Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 283 Someone's Always Trying to Steal His Cookies

Lu Chusheng: "..."

He stared at Yu Shijiu somewhat dazedly, only to see that she was already walking quickly toward Xu Han and He Lingling, carrying a large, puffy bag of bear-shaped cookies.

"Why are you feeding it to Lu Chu, Captain Lu? Cough cough."

He Lingling slammed on the brakes, called out Lu Chusheng's full name, and coughed.

Yu Shijiu: "Oh, Captain Lu used to send me a lot of cakes and meals. You even ate that big cake!"

He Lingling: "..."

She instantly recalled the scene when Yu Shijiu first entered the town, and remained strangely silent for a few seconds.

—At that time, Lu Chusheng had just come out of a game instance. If I remember correctly, Lu Chusheng had even crippled a player who was mentally unstable... Although he later strangely gave Yu Shijiu a cake.

Looking back now, it seems that neither Lu Chusheng nor Yu Shijiu could really be considered a perfect opening scene for their acquaintance...

"???"

Xu Han was visibly stunned for a second by those words. He felt a sense of unease at being excluded and muttered under his breath:

"What cake? I don't know anything about it! Did you guys steal some cake?!"

"You big dummy, stealing food!"

He Lingling pinched his arm, and Xu Han cried out in pain.

The other players in their rooms, still debating whether to go downstairs for dinner: "..."

What's going on? It's strange that monsters are coming out to kill people in broad daylight? What kind of game instance is this, where no one has a chance to survive?!

Xu Han let out a howl, his face contorted, and he pulled his arm back, his gaze resentful:

"What are you doing? What are you doing? It's like your hand doesn't feel right if you don't pinch me every day..."

Twisting someone's arm like that every day must really hurt!!!

"Pain teaches us lessons."

He Lingling remained indifferent, seemingly wanting to turn back and pinch him again, which startled Xu Han so much that he retreated until he was level with Lu Chusheng—he almost tripped over his own foot in his panic.

Lu Chusheng, who witnessed the whole thing: "..."

He reached out to steady Xu Han, who almost tripped. "Be careful, watch your step."

This was during the day. If it were nighttime and Xu Han were in such a panicked and disoriented state that he tripped and fell, he could very well lose his life.

Xu Han was deeply moved by being helped up, and grabbed Lu Chusheng's hand, shaking it vigorously up and down:

"Brother Lu! You really are a great person!"

"?"

A huge question mark slowly surfaced in Lu Chusheng's mind after he was suddenly given the "good guy" card.

He looked at Xu Han and once again understood why some players said Xu Han was a person with a peculiar way of thinking.

It's really quite unique.

When the four of them arrived downstairs, there were already quite a few players seated at the luxurious and enormous long dining table. At a rough glance, there were about ten people, and the old lady who was the housekeeper was still standing next to them.

In this rather large villa, there was only one person serving the household: an elderly woman who was also the housekeeper.

Very strange.

But when players thought about the shadowy figures emerging from the kitchen, they weren't surprised anymore.

The shadowy figure and the old woman who was the butler might just be background NPCs in this game instance; there's no need to pay too much attention to them.

Mr. Xiao, who had just returned to the villa, was still nowhere to be found.

Yu Shijiu didn't care about that. He casually took a seat, pulled out a chair, and sat down. He even stuffed a cookie into his mouth before carefully holding the cookie bag in his arms.

He had an expression that suggested he was afraid of leaving anything behind.

The players who noticed this scene were speechless.

No, is Yu Shijiu afraid they'll steal his cookies? They really won't, it's not like they can't afford food—

"...That bag of cookies looks kind of familiar."

A seemingly quiet female player leaned close to the male player next to her and whispered in his ear:

"It reminds me of that new cookie that recently came out in town stores..."

"how is this possible?"

The male player quickly shook his head. "That bag of cookies is supposed to have a stimulating effect, though it's very weak. Besides, a bag of cookies costs nearly eighty points. What idiot would buy something so useless as a waste of money?"

The price alone is unacceptable, isn't it?

"..." The female player remained silent for a few seconds, but still couldn't help glancing at Yu Shijiu a few more times.

Strictly speaking, she glanced a few more times at the bag of bear-shaped cookies in Yu Shijiu's arms.

Yu Shijiu, noticing someone secretly watching him, exclaimed: "??!"

He keenly glanced back in the direction of the female player and saw her hurriedly lower her head, then bury her head in the arms of the male player next to her as if trying to hide her embarrassment.

Yu Shijiu: "???"

What does that mean? What's the significance of suddenly snuggling into the arms of the person next to you?

At that moment, Lu Chusheng was one step ahead of Xu Han and pulled out the other chair for Yu Shijiu and sat down.

Behind him, Xu Han, who was a step behind, gritted his teeth and finally chose to sit with He Lingling.

Although Lu Chusheng is capable, the two of them are not familiar with each other yet.

"what happened?"

Lu Chusheng, who noticed Yu Shijiu's unusual mood as soon as he sat down, glanced at the players at the dining table.

Yu Shijiu looked at him, thought seriously for a few seconds, and hugged the little bear biscuit in her arms even tighter.

Lu Chusheng: "?"

"I think someone is trying to steal my cookies."

Yu Shijiu said it with an air of importance.

"?" Lu Chusheng was surprised to hear this answer and his eyes were blank for a second.

"what?"

“Someone’s trying to steal my cookies,” Yu Shijiu said seriously. “She’s been staring at the cookies in my arms.”

As he spoke, he secretly pointed in the direction where the female player was, as if he couldn't breathe.

Lu Chusheng, realizing what had happened amidst Yu Shijiu's worried voice, was speechless.

The female player who was suddenly pointed at: "?!"

Her pupils contracted, and she felt her heart skip a beat for a moment.

Why is Yu Shijiu suddenly pointing at me... Could it be that there's something wrong with her?

The male player was clearly also somewhat frightened. He looked down cautiously at his girlfriend who was leaning against him, not understanding why Yu Shijiu had suddenly pointed at them earlier.

"What's going on..." The female player was extremely anxious and grabbed her boyfriend's thigh, causing him to groan in pain.

"He keeps staring at me. Why is he staring at me? Did I...did I do something to offend someone last night?"

The female player, who had no idea that she was actually just suspected of trying to steal the bear-shaped cookies, couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried.

The boyfriend felt an excruciating pain in his thigh, so he quickly grabbed the female player's hand and held it in his own, letting out a sigh of relief.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. He probably thought we were saying bad things about her because we were looking at her earlier..."

It has to be said that, in some respects, the male gamer's statement was true.