CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 39: GATHERING (1ST UPDATE, ASKING FOR VOTES!)

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After Xiao Lin finished showering, he waited for about ten minutes. Meanwhile, dinner was ready. During the first half of the meal, the two ate in silence. Xia Xue’s usual sharp tongue was nowhere to be seen. Xiao Lin found it a bit strange and glanced at Xia Xue. Since holding Xia Xue’s hand earlier, Xiao Lin planned to tell her some personal things if she asked.

However, even though Xiao Lin was prepared, he found that Xia Xue had no intention of asking anything, just like a beautiful woman who’s completely undressed, ready to be embraced by her lover, only for the lover to suddenly become impotent – leaving her feeling stuck and uncomfortable.

"Um... Xia Xue, isn’t there anything you want to ask?" Xiao Lin looked at Xia Xue, who was eating demurely, unlike yesterday when she seemed as if she hadn’t eaten in days.

Xia Xue was in a very calm mood. Hearing Xiao Lin’s question, she glanced at him and looked at him with a curious expression before asking, "Ask what?"

"A woman in love really does lose her IQ!" Xiao Lin looked at Xia Xue’s seemingly clueless gaze and felt a bit out of place. However, since Xia Xue didn’t ask, although Xiao Lin wanted to say something, he ultimately didn’t.

After dinner, Xiao Lin contemplated whether he should help clean up the dishes, but Xia Xue stood up proactively, tidying up like a perfect housewife, embodying the five thousand virtues of Huaxia.

Xiao Lin felt a hint of warmth in his heart, so he didn’t insist on helping with the dishes, and said to Xia Xue, "I’ll go to the room and play then!"

"Hmm, go ahead!" Xia Xue replied calmly, as if they had been living together for over a decade, familiar with each other’s habits, knowing each other’s everything.

Xiao Lin returned to his room, turned on the computer, and browsed the news. There was no new information about the HTC4 mutant virus, so he logged onto QQ, intending to play a few games with Lonely and Moon.

As soon as Xiao Lin logged onto QQ, numerous messages popped up. They were from his usual close friends: Moon, Iron Flood, Pure Little Sister, Xiang Fei, Purple Dragon, and Chopin. Except for Pure Little Sister, whom he met a few days ago, the others had been friends with Xiao Lin for over three years in the guild, and they got along well.

Without exception, they were asking if Xiao Lin was online, which made Xiao Lin curious. Even though he hadn’t logged on for several months, he had never received so many messages. He checked the guild’s QQ group, which already swamped with nearly a hundred messages. Xiao Lin was a bit stunned. It only took him thirty minutes to read all the messages. Besides the initial twenty chat logs saved, in that time, over eighty messages had been sent in the group.

"Since when did the group become so lively?" Xiao Lin muttered to himself. Usually, although there were people chatting, most were arranging teams with guild members, and it was never so lively.

Xiao Lin opened it and was greeted by messages mostly from the friends who had messaged him earlier. He carefully looked through them.

"Chopin, the place you mentioned is too expensive, even if we split the cost, we couldn’t afford it. Moon and Lonely just graduated, and Little Sister is only in high school, where would we get the money to spend?" Purple Dragon said.

"Don’t worry about me, I can cover it. I may not have much, but I’ve got a bit of cash!" Little Sister said arrogantly.

"Lonely, say something, where are we going?" Chopin asked Lonely.

"I think we should just go to Nine Songs on Minghua Road. It’s relatively cheaper there, and the sound equipment is good too!" Lonely sent a helpless emoji.

"That place is a bit dodgy!" Xiang Fei chimed in, "Last time we went there, there was a huge brawl with dozens of people; I almost got hurt! It’s too chaotic!"

Xiao Lin only looked at the visible chat logs without scrolling up. Seeing how lively they were chatting, he sent a message, "Hey everyone, what are you talking about?"

"Military Doctor’s here!"

"Military Doctor, why are you online so late?"

As soon as Xiao Lin sent a message in the group, Moon, and others started greeting Xiao Lin, while Lonely quickly typed out the situation and sent it to the group.

"Military Doctor, our guild in Yanjing is planning to go karaoke tonight, but the location isn’t settled yet. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Xiao Lin immediately understood – the guild was organizing an outing. Moon, Lonely, Iron, and Xiang Fei often gathered, and Chopin, a violinist who joined the guild over a year ago, often traveled worldwide to perform. He had little time to hang out with them, but he just returned to Yanjing to attend his family elder’s birthday, so he had some free time, leading to the above conversation.

"I really don’t have any good suggestions. I just arrived in Yanjing a few days ago and am not familiar with the place!" Xiao Lin replied honestly.

"Why hesitating so much? How about we just go to Dragon and Tiger World on Yanda North Lane? It’s my turf, and with me there, no one would dare cause trouble. The cost is moderate too. I can get the VIP suite on the fourth floor at a 30% discount!" Little Sister boasted fearlessly.

"Military Doctor, are you joining? If you are, let’s just go to Yanda North Lane, both you and Little Sister are in that area!" Chopin suddenly suggested.

Xiao Lin thought for a moment. He had nothing planned for the evening, and these were comrades he met online years ago. They often mentioned meeting up if ever in Yanjing. Xiao Lin even quipped that if Moon and Lonely ever married, even if he couldn’t attend, a gift would definitely be sent.

"Sure, no problem. Just let me know the location!" Xiao Lin agreed without hesitation.

"Then it’s settled, Dragon and Tiger World on Yanda North Lane. Any objections?" Little Sister was quite happy to hear her suggestion being accepted.

Everyone respected Xiao Lin a lot. Considering that the Military Doctor just arrived in Yanjing and wasn’t familiar with the city, setting the location at Yanda North Lane seemed reasonable, so there were no objections.

"Should I book the suite then?" Little Sister asked.

"Go ahead, but I’m a bit far. I’ll only arrive at nine, you guys can start without me!" Chopin said.

"No problem, go ahead and book!" Moon responded with a smile emoji.

Two minutes later, Little Sister sent a message: "Dragon and Tiger World, Yanda North Lane, Room 407! Contact number: 13907842233." Little Sister was straightforward, even sharing her contact number in the group.