Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 509 Sister Lan’s friends, meeting at the interview site [1 update]

Chapter 509: 509 Sister Lan’s friends, meeting at the interview site [1 update]

After this sentence landed, the entire living room fell silent.

"..."

Lin Huaijin’s eyes widened, Xiang Shaoyu’s smile froze, and Rong Qi pressed his head, his expression growing more complex.

Rong Yu, completely oblivious to any issues, said excitedly, "If Uncle Lin wants it, we can send it to you as well."

With a clang, the thermos Lin Huaijin was holding finally smashed to the ground.

Xiang Shaoyu slowly turned his head, staring at Rong Yu, "What kind of ridiculous nickname are you calling me?"

"Ah? Ridiculous?" Rong Yu looked innocent, "But I heard people on the street calling you that, considering the many emperors your ancestors were."

Xiang Shaoyu smiled, his fists beginning to clench.

Just then, Huo Yunyi, with his arms crossed, said in a tone neither cold nor hot, "I’m quite unaware, since when did you acquire such a nickname."

Although Huo Yunyi’s tone was flat, having grown up together and known each other for years, how could Xiang Shaoyu not detect the mocking undertone in his words?

Xiang Shaoyu laughed coldly, "It’s better than what they call your younger brother – he’s known as the Buddha’s Son of the Capital Circle."

Huo Yunyi, "..."

Huo Yunyi, "What the hell?"

He doubted his hearing at that moment, as he couldn’t make out the words clearly.

"Capital, Circle, Buddha, Son." Xiang Shaoyu enunciated slowly, then raised an eyebrow, "If you’re fond of the nickname, go to the Cold Hidden Temple, drag your brother out, and become a monk yourself."

Huo Yunyi and he exchanged a glance, then coldly turned their heads away.

"Ding-a-ling—"

The sound of a cellphone ringing broke the tense atmosphere.

Lin Huaijin abruptly jumped up and dashed into the yard with his cellphone.

"Uncle, Wenli and I have landed," Ye Wanlan’s voice came through the receiver, "You and Aunt don’t need to worry about us, my friends from the Global Center will take care of us."

As soon as Lin Huaijin heard the word "friends," he couldn’t stay calm: "Ah Lan, you didn’t mention that these friends you called are from the Five Great Families of Yunjing!"

He was now somewhat alarmed and couldn’t sit down to have a proper face-to-face conversation with Xiang Shaoyu.

If he truly didn’t recognize the name Xiang Shaoyu, he certainly knew Xiang Shaoyu’s identity and status as the "Capital Circle’s Crown Prince."

"Oh?" Ye Wanlan raised her eyebrows, "Uncle, could it be they have bullied you?"

"That’s impossible," said Lin Huaijin, caught between laughter and tears, "It’s just that you didn’t give me a heads-up, I wasn’t mentally prepared."

"Uncle need not be overly anxious, treat them as ordinary people," Ye Wanlan said with a light smile, "With them around, you and Aunt will quickly become familiar with Yunjing."

Lin Huaijin was speechless.

That would indeed make them all too familiar.

"Ah Lan, you and Wenli be careful at the Global Center too," Lin Huaijin began to prattle, admonishing, "Uncle and Aunt have everything prepared here so well, there’s no need to worry."

The phone call ended, and the airplane’s door opened as well.

Ye Wanlan picked up her bag and disembarked from the plane with Lin Wenli.

"Sister, where are we staying?" Lin Wenli was still somewhat reserved.

"I don’t know yet," Ye Wanlan checked the time, "Someone is coming to pick us up, and we’ll find out what the arrangements are then."

The two of them followed the crowd out of the airport terminal.

This was Lin Wenli’s first time at the Global Center, and he looked around curiously like a hamster, left and right.

They say that the Global Center is the most developed place in the world, be it in the economy, culture, art, or high-tech.

But likewise, when civilization reaches a certain height, society may paradoxically regress.

The Global Center is a place where civilization and savagery coexist.

On the surface, it appears as a bright and advanced region.

But in reality, darkness lurks everywhere, with tumultuous undercurrents where the sunlight cannot reach.

Ordinary people, upon entering the Global Center, find their living space further squeezed.

Yet, despite that, people from all over the world still long to go to the Global Center.

It was also the biggest airport Lin Wenli had ever been to, even larger in land area than Harbor City.

The flow of people surged like the tide – some hurried along quickly, and others strolled leisurely.

In this place, the class differences were exceptionally clear.

After following Ye Wanlan out of the airport, what came into view was a vast and splendid city with towering buildings lining up in succession, as well as some futuristic transportation vehicles that Lin Huaijin had only seen in books.

Ye Wanlan was on the phone, "Where are you now?"

The voice didn’t come from the handset, but from the left.

"YN Sister." This was a man in black with a covered face, "Over here!"

"Dressed like that, skulking around." Ye Wanlan looked Wen Chaosheng up and down, "Could it be that you’ve resigned and started a new career as a thief?"

"Of course not!" Wen Chaosheng panicked, "YN Sister, you don’t know the half of it, lately our unit really doesn’t treat employees like humans, if I don’t dress this way, I’d definitely be dragged back to do overtime."

Ye Wanlan nodded, "So that’s how it is."

"We’ve been waiting for the two of you for a long time." Wen Chaosheng rubbed his hands together, and when his gaze fell on Lin Huaijin, his eyes lit up, "So this is YN Sister’s cousin, right? Truly handsome and distinguished!"

Lin Huaijin reached out his hand, "Hello."

"Hello, hello." Wen Chaosheng shook his hand vigorously, "I’m a friend of your cousin, known her for six or seven years, don’t be formal with me."

Lin Huaijin fell silent for a moment.

Why did he always feel that his cousin’s friend was a bit neurotic and extremely unreliable?

Wen Chaosheng hummed a tune, bouncing and hopping along in front.

"Sister," Lin Huaijin asked in a low voice, "which unit is he from?"

"That unit isn’t suited for you." Ye Wanlan said, "They have a lot of work, and they don’t deal with the living."

Lin Huaijin’s reaction gradually became dull, and he asked half a beat late, "What do you mean they don’t deal with the living?"

"The Supernatural Affairs Office specializes in investigating and studying various supernatural events around the globe," Ye Wanlan said casually, "In short, anything current science can’t yet explain clearly falls under their jurisdiction."

There was a similar organization within Shenzhou, except such matters were nearly impossible to occur in Shenzhou, so the Supernatural Affairs Office’s business wasn’t as busy.

Lin Huaijin looked at Wen Chaosheng with a touch of sympathy.

No wonder he wasn’t quite normal, turned out he was driven to this by his work.

"YN Sister, Rich Sister has been busy with quite a few meetings lately and couldn’t make time, but she arranged for one of her hotels for you," Wen Chaosheng spoke again, "She said that with the card she gave you, you can go in whenever you want."

Ye Wanlan nodded slightly and asked, "The Roundtable Conference?"

"YN Sister, you actually know about the Roundtable Conference!" Wen Chaosheng was surprised, "But it’s not the Roundtable Conference; the Roundtable Conference discusses matters that could shake the foundation of the Global Center. Ah, I wonder if I’ll ever get the chance to attend."

Twenty minutes later, the trio arrived at the heart of the main city.

Kristin had already informed in advance, and the check-in went very smoothly.

Lin Huaijin pondered the name "Rich Sister" and thought to himself that it matched the actions quite well.

"YN Sister, I’ll be going then," Wen Chaosheng said, "Call me if you need anything, I’ll abandon my work and come find you."

"Goodbye." Ye Wanlan nodded at him, then set down her luggage.

Lin Huaijin broke the silence, "Sister, all of your friends are..."

"To be precise, they’re chat group members." Ye Wanlan’s tone was light, "We’ve known each other online for a long time, it’s easy to get acquainted when meeting offline."

Lin Huaijin again began to wonder just how many people were in that group, and what their identities were.

The interviews would start tomorrow, but they had to check-in at four o’clock this afternoon.

After a simple meal, Ye Wanlan took Lin Huaijin to Shenzhou University.

At this time, Shenzhou University hadn’t closed for the holidays yet, and the road was bustling with people.

Lin Huaijin observed his surroundings intently.

It seemed, there wasn’t much difference from an ordinary university.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

"Thanks to Le Jia’s blessing, we can also enter Shenzhou University," Old Madam Kang said with a beaming smile, "Once Le Jia gets into Shenzhou University, we can come here often."

Old Master Kang also smiled, "Le Jia is so bright, he’s bound to make it."

Being able to nurture a promising student for Shenzhou University, Father Kang and Mother Kang were also filled with pride.

"Grandfather, let’s have a good stroll around the main city after I finish checking in," Kang Lejia said.

Old Master Kang nodded, "No problem."

The group of five from the Kang Family also headed to the check-in location.

They had just arrived, and on their heels, Ye Wanlan arrived with Lin Huaijin in tow.