CHAPTER 597: CHAPTER 185: [THREE POISONS]

But it doesn’t matter, he used the Transformation Technique to change his appearance.

After leaving this internet cafe, Chen Yan quickly disappeared into the night streets, ran into a deserted alley, and transformed into a bird to fly away.

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Over half an hour later, Chen Yan walked back into the Extreme Internet Cafe.

The lady boss behind the counter looked up at him, her expression peculiar.

Chen Yan was about to walk to his seat when the lady boss quickly got up from behind the counter, circled around, and blocked him.

"What did you just do outside?" Her eyes showed a hint of concern.

"Mm, went out for some air." Chen Yan smiled lightly and took a deep breath: "Feeling much clearer now."

The lady boss scrutinized Chen Yan with a complicated look, bit her lip, and grabbed his arm: "Come with me!"

As she spoke, without waiting for Chen Yan to respond, she dragged him towards the stairs.

Chen Yan was taken to the third floor by the lady boss and pushed into a bedroom. Afterward, she turned around and left.

Less than two minutes later, she returned, threw a clean black T-shirt at Chen Yan.

"Put it on. It’s my second brother’s shirt, clean, just washed yesterday." She closed the door behind her, frowned at Chen Yan: "You went outside to fight, didn’t you?"

Chen Yan pursed his lips and smiled.

"You’re smiling! You think I can’t tell?" She frowned: "Every time my brother fights outside, he comes back with that exact face like he’s finally letting out a bellyful of anger!"

"You’re deducing I fought just from my expression?" Chen Yan chuckled.

The lady boss kept a stern face and pointed at his clothes: "Look at yourself."

Chen Yan looked down and nodded.

The clothes were stained with some blood.

"Take off the dirty clothes and put on the clean ones—I’ll wash your clothes later."

"Just throw them out, they’ve got blood, I don’t want them." Chen Yan stood up casually, turned his back on her, and took off his shirt.

In the summer, he was wearing only a T-shirt anyway, and once removed, his bare upper body was revealed.

Even though it’s really nothing for a guy to be shirtless in summer, nor could it be considered rude, especially since Chen Yan turned away.

But the lady boss glanced over, and her face instantly turned crimson.

Chen Yan’s physique had been nurtured by Primordial Qi, strengthened multiple times, usually unnoticeable under clothes, but once shirtless, even facing away...

The muscle lines of his back, the tapered waistline, were exactly what women supposedly liked—a v-shaped torso.

The lady boss glanced once and somehow thought of something, her eyes quickly darting away, yet they seemed to sneak back for another peek, then dart away again...

Chen Yan had already changed into her brother’s shirt, turned around, and looked at her. Despite his ordinary expression, it made her instinctively step half a pace back, her breathing a bit unsteady.

"You... really have grown up, Xiaoyan." She feigned composure, barely smiling, as if trying to hide her blush with a casual tone: "Looking much more robust, you used to be quite skinny."

"Mm, been eating better lately." Chen Yan casually replied.

Suddenly, she frowned, walked over, and pinched the muscle on his forearm: "Are you working out now?"

"..." Chen Yan coughed: "Yeah, been working out recently."

"So you started working out, felt stronger, and learned to fight?" She frowned, stepped closer: "Xiaoyan! Don’t think you’re young and full of energy, a bit strong, and go causing trouble outside, you..."

"You’re overthinking it, boss lady." Chen Yan laughed: "I won’t get into trouble."

She wanted to say more but suddenly thought of something, her face dimmed: "Ah... I shouldn’t have spoken, you’re not just a regular student, you... you’re rich, aren’t you... why would you be afraid of causing trouble."

Chen Yan looked closely at her, pondered for a bit, then replied with a smile: "It’s not what you think."

He took a deep breath: "Boss lady, I know you care about me, and I appreciate that concern."

She mumbled an acknowledgment, lifted her eyelids to glance at him, then quickly looked down again.

Her mind was filled with chaotic thoughts.

What am I imagining now! Xiaoyan is young, handsome, wealthy, such good prospects.

I’m much older... never attended college...

Am I going mad with this absurd thinking!

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Chen Yan and the lady boss went downstairs back to the lobby.

She returned to the counter but couldn’t concentrate, uninterested in watching dramas anymore. Sitting behind the counter in a daze, her eyes involuntarily sneaked glances at Chen Yan across the computer screen.

From her position, she could just see his side profile.

Watching for a while made her blush again, she shook her head, took out a bottle of water, and drank a few sips.

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Chen Yan hadn’t noticed the "peeking" from her side, logically speaking, with the strength of his Primordial Spirit, he should sense such secretive gazes.

However, this internet cafe was noisy and chaotic, filled with keyboard clicks, cigarette smoke swirling, constant swearing and shouting.

Plus, Chen Yan was immersed in his game, emotions fluctuating dramatically, letting himself be fully absorbed in some kind of state.

Yeah, seems like this thing about anger isn’t easy to see through...

Thinking of tonight’s events, Chen Yan couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Tried enduring but couldn’t.

Though he did hold back.

If he let loose, with the current strength of his body, a slap could break that guy’s neck! But now, it was just letting him suffer some flesh wounds.

A swollen face can heal, hair can regrow if pulled out, or just be bald!

If teeth fall out, then...

Forget it, he doesn’t matter, that trash is probably worthless, deserved it.

But Chen Yan decided to temporarily set aside the emotion of anger, not bother with understanding it.

He feared he’d lose control and do something outrageous.

Realized now isn’t the optimal state for seeing through "anger."

Your power shift let you challenge the world’s rules—such mindset just started to dissolve and restrain.

At this critical moment, deliberately immersing in anger, how could you possibly endure?

Whenever thinking: that furious bastard annoying me, I could crush him easily with a slight finger move, without consequences or blame!

In such a state, you couldn’t possibly endure?

Worried, continuing to dwell on "anger," he’d make a killing spree or something drastic.

Forget it, change the target!

Seated at the computer, he pondered momentarily, starting searches, then downloading games.

Moments later...

Several single-player games appeared in the newly downloaded game folder.

"Civilization"!

Yeah, six, seven, eight, nine, downloaded several generations.

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"Attachment, right! Lust, right?

Come, come! Let me savor the flavor nicely!"

Computer screen light illuminated Chen Yan’s face, his eyes gleamed, started the game.

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[Back from leave, this is Friday’s regular update, there’s more at twelve o’clock, for Saturday~]

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