Chapter 220: First Trip Together

The following week was calm and peaceful.

Some members of the Black Room were intensively strengthening their training, while others who had nothing to do had already set out on an early “trip.”

Chu Ge slightly reduced his update frequency and started accumulating a portion of his manuscript each day.

Qiu Wuji continued her routine of studying manga in the morning, learning to drive in the afternoon, and studying traffic regulations for subject one in the evening. After attempting several sets of mock test questions, she felt uncertain… so she memorized all the traffic laws.

On the day of the exam, Qiu Wuji entered the exam room for ten minutes and then came out. She said to Chu Ge, who was waiting outside to pick her up, “Isn’t this ridiculously simple? They should have told me it was this easy; I wasted so much time studying.”

The examiner raised an eyebrow.

Chu Ge facepalmed.

——In matters of modern life, Chu Ge felt like Qiu Wuji had overtaken him in certain areas… At the very least, he couldn’t memorize all the traffic laws.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Why be so serious about it? It’s just a subject one test…

Well, she wasn’t actually that serious about it. She claimed to be studying at night, but every night was reserved for something else – practicing the Plum Blossom Fist with Chu Ge. In between the practice, they exchanged flirtatious glances, playfully pushing and shoving, until finally leaning against the wall and closing their eyes. Then they would part ways, blushing, to take a shower.

With so many things going on, they still managed daily tasks like buying groceries and cooking. The house was still well-organized, which reminded Chu Ge of his childhood confusion – where did his mother find the time?

Between writing a book and practicing martial arts, he hardly had any time. He also had to make time to be close to Qiu Wuji, but her time was limited too.

Their current situation was actually quite good.

In the past, even a minor interruption, like the sound of the neighbor Zhang Qiren opening the door to make tea or using the restroom, or simply being mentioned in a group chat, could disrupt his flow of thoughts. It could take half a day to regain his focus, and a chapter written under such circumstances might be disjointed and unsteady.

The title “Short Ge” was a remnant of those days, when he averaged four thousand words per day… which he still carried even though he’s not so “short” anymore. Back then, he didn’t want to be called “Short Ge.” Who wouldn’t want to write more and earn more money? But the constraints of the situation left him no choice. It wasn’t that he had slow hands; his typing speed could never match his mental slowness.

Fortunately, Qiu Wuji had cured his sleaziness… well.

He could even save drafts now!

Checking the more than twenty thousand words of manuscript accumulated in the past few days on his computer, Chu Ge uploaded them chapter by chapter to the platform, carefully scheduling their release over the next two and a half days. Finally, he let out a sigh of relief and said, “Old Zhu has booked the tickets, we’ll be taking the flight early tomorrow morning.”

The feeling of having a reserve is truly wonderful!

Qiu Wuji, who had just finished her exam, was in a good mood. She experienced a modern girl’s exam and would be experiencing a flight tomorrow. Seeing that Chu Ge could indeed save drafts, her mood improved even more, indicating that they could indeed go to Hainan for the Lunar New Year.

Well, there was no need to wait for Hainan. This time, going to Shanghai was already a proper trip!

“Hey, what should we bring when traveling? An ID card?”

“I want to bring your laptop. If I have time, I can write a few words and reach the word count for three days…”

Qiu Wuji sighed sympathetically, “Alright, you’re too demanding. So… how many clothes should we bring?”

“Probably just a couple of days, one set for changing clothes should be enough…” Chu Ge subconsciously replied, then felt something was off, “Uh, wait, I’ll bring one set. You don’t need to bring anything. Why are you concerned about this? When did the Sect Master Qiu ever think about such things?”

“I’m a modern girl now!”

“Alright, then you can bring two sets…”

“Is it troublesome to do laundry while traveling?”

“Hotels have laundry services… right? If not, you can just wash them yourself. It’s not too cold now, and the clothes aren’t too much trouble…”

Qiu Wuji looked at him sideways.

Chu Ge scratched his head, “What are you looking at?”

She circled around him, tilting her head, making a clucking sound, “So it turns out… you’ve never stayed in a hotel before…”

Chu Ge’s face turned red, “A scholar who doesn’t leave his home knows everything about the world! I, I’m just a writer. Why would I go on a long trip?”

“Understood, an agoraphobic shut-in who’s never been outside.” Qiu Wuji tapped his shoulder with a cold tone, “This time, going out with me, This sister will take care of you.”

Chu Ge crossed his arms, “If you keep talking like that, you won’t get a one-star card.”

“Humph.”

“Actually, I’ve stayed in a hotel before…”

Qiu Wuji became alert, her eyes narrowing instantly.

Chu Ge nonchalantly said, “A seaside hotel. I’ve stayed there with you.”

Qiu Wuji: “…”

Yes, how many rooms should they book this time? Standard rooms or king-sized beds? Qiu Wuji’s gaze drifted, lost in thought…

Chu Ge lazily stretched and went to take a shower, “So, I should get bonus points for never staying in a hotel. If I were very familiar with hotels, you should consider how much I’ve experienced.”

Qiu Wuji thought about it, and that did make sense. Her mood became even brighter, and she rushed back to her room, “I’ll start packing.”

Although she learned the dressing habits of modern girls, Qiu Wuji found traveling to be more convenient than for most girls. She didn’t need to bring makeup, including all those bottles and jars for skincare, hand care, and lip balm. Not a single one was needed.

She had bought handbags before, but because women’s dresses were often not convenient for carrying a phone, the small bag she usually carried only contained a phone, keys, and tissue paper. Since it was so spacious with nothing in it, she decided to stuff a small umbrella in it, just to show that her bag wasn’t empty… In stark contrast to the magical bags similar to Doraemon’s pocket that other girls carried, Zhu Mengmeng called hers the most boring bag in the world.

One can imagine how simple the luggage was.

Including the clothes prepared for Chu Ge, all their belongings fit into a single 20-inch suitcase. They didn’t even need to check it in; it could be carried on board directly.

Half an hour later, the young couple squatted in the living room around a small suitcase, hands in their pockets, exchanging glances. Suddenly, they felt that even the sense of ceremony for traveling far away had diminished a lot. How could it be so simple… Qiu Wuji had brainstormed to try to bring more things, but ended up realizing there wasn’t much that needed to be brought…

They hadn’t even intended to use their ability to manipulate personal space for this trip. They deliberately wanted to experience what it was like to travel far away, and this was what they got…

“Could we encounter a hijacking?” Qiu Wuji suddenly looked up and asked, her big eyes blinking rapidly. “I’ve read many novels that write about this. It’s so scary…”

Chu Ge: “… Is that the expression of fear? It looks like you’re eager for it to happen.”

“If it happens, you will become even more famous… and there could be bank robberies too…”

“Come on, those kinds of novels stopped writing like that ten years ago.”

Qiu Wuji’s shoulders slumped, looking rather pitiful.

Chu Ge stood up and patted her shoulder, “Next time, let’s go on an adventure in the book. It’s better to live a peaceful life here…”

…………

Early the next morning, they met with Old Zhu at the airport, and both of them realized they were really quite young.

Thought they had brought few things?

Old Zhu hadn’t brought anything.

Well, he did bring one person.

Looking at the charming female secretary behind Old Zhu, Chu Ge’s expression twitched, and he didn’t know how to greet her for quite a while.

This secretary is probably even younger than Zhu Mengmeng!

Is this the style of a wealthy individual who casually invested a hundred million?

Qiu Wuji stared in shock, “Can I tell Mengmeng?”

Old Zhu waved his hand with authority, “She’s my daughter, not my mother, tell her if you want. Besides, I’m a legitimate investor, here for business negotiations. Is it really that surprising to have an assistant? You young people these days, always thinking in strange directions.”

Your explanation would have worked without that first sentence; it just gave everything away…

But come to think of it, Zhu Mengmeng probably wouldn’t care too much about this kind of thing. As long as Old Zhu doesn’t bring her home as a stepmother…

Old Zhu glanced at Chu Ge sideways, “Hanged at such a young age, it’s really a pity.”

Qiu Wuji raised an eyebrow.

“Cough.” Old Zhu quickly backtracked, “Let’s go, let’s go, time to check in.”

Chu Ge listened blankly, “Go check what?”

“Chec…” Old Zhu started to say a word, then burst out laughing, “Not that. Hey, you’re not telling me you’ve never been on a plane before, are you?”

Chu Ge felt indignant. He was laughed at by Qiuqiu yesterday and now by Old Zhu today.

So what if I haven’t been on a plane before as a homebody? I can fight, and I have a girlfriend who can fight too!

But why did it feel even more embarrassing in front of that seductive female secretary…