The next day, Guo Xuyang was woken up by a call from Jiang Qixin.
"Hello. Who is this? Disturbing my sleep so early in the morning."
Guo Xuyang fumbled for the phone with his eyes closed.
"Yangzi, it's Jiang Qixin. What time is it and you're still asleep?"
"Oh. President Jiang. I slept too late yesterday, and haven't opened my eyes yet."
"You've been lying there so long your butt would be sunburned. Get up, take a piss, and then go back to sleep."
Jiang Qixin joked.
"I'm really calling you at this hour because there's something I need to tell you."
"The people upstairs have principally agreed to let you participate in the interstellar scavenging. However, you'll need to undergo an ability test to finally decide if you can join. I wonder when you'll have time?"
"When are they planning to leave?"
"They've been ready for a long time and can leave at any moment. What's the matter? Do you have something scheduled?"
"Brother Hui is getting married on the eighth of this month. I need to attend the wedding before I leave."
"Isn't that just a few days away? How about you come over first for a test, and if you pass, we'll wait until you're done with your business before departing together."
"Alright then. I should be able to reach the capital this afternoon."
"You probably won't make it this afternoon; it's almost one o'clock now. Don't rush. You can just come tomorrow afternoon. The test is very quick. You can head back the day after tomorrow to continue with Brother Hui's matters."
"Alright then. I'll depart tomorrow morning."
"Okay. Goodbye."
Guo Xuyang hung up the phone and found that Ye Zi had also woken up.
"Are you awake? Get up. It's already noon."
Guo Xuyang put on his clothes but found Ye Zi still under the covers and not moving.
"Put on your clothes. What are you doing?"
"I don't think I brought up the clothes I bought yesterday," Ye Zi said, blushing.
Guo Xuyang didn't expect Ye Zi to be shy. He said, "Have Xiao Xi help bring them up."
"Xiao Xi, I was thinking of helping Ye Zi by bringing up the clothes we bought yesterday," he said, calling Li Minxi.
A moment later, Li Minxi came up, holding several large bags.
"Here, these are yours. Can you dress yourself?"
"Thank you, Sister Xiao Xi," Ye Zi said.
"Don't mention it. Just don't kick me," Li Minxi said grumpily.
"What's going on?" Guo Xuyang asked.
He had fallen asleep in the car yesterday and missed the exciting scene of the two women fighting.
"It's none of your business, shut up," Li Minxi yelled at him.
What kind of person is this? He was doing those shameful things in front of the three sisters in the car and also made me get kicked.
Ye Zi laughed heartily at Guo Xuyang's embarrassed state.
"Serves you right. You shouldn't give him a good face. Look how many women he has around him, and he's still thinking about flirting with this one and that one."
"You should say less," Li Minxi glared at Ye Zi.
"Who was it yesterday? Acting all coy, but then making a fuss in the middle of the night."
"Are you a dog? You bite everyone. If you can do it, you do it, don't beg for mercy."
Ye Zi was not to be outdone and revealed Li Minxi's embarrassing moments.
"Who exactly are you? How do you know everything?"
"Just call me Ye Zi. You don't need to know how I know."
"Yangzi, who exactly is she?" Li Minxi was almost driven mad by Ye Zi.
"You told me to shut up. I can't speak."
Guo Xuyang deliberately teased her, seeing Li Minxi about to lose control.
"You're speaking now, aren't you? Who is Ye Zi? How does she know about our affairs?"
"Ye Zi is just Ye Zi. She's been with me since the first time I came back from Alaba. That's why she knows everything that happened between us," Guo Xuyang said.
Li Minxi felt a chill down her spine. She imagined how strong one's psyche had to be to continue such intimate acts while someone was watching from the side.
"You mean she's been with you all along?"
"That's right. She's never left my side."
"Then why haven't we met her before?"
"She used magic to shield you from her," Guo Xuyang began to spout nonsense.
"Why didn't you tell us? And then you did that with us?"
"What could I do? I couldn't drive her away."
"But you should have told us."
"If I told you, wouldn't you feel pressured?"
"And you don't feel pressured?"
"He doesn't feel pressured at all. He's even enjoying it," Ye Zi chimed in.
"Pervert, scumbag," Li Minxi cursed and turned to leave.
"Are you satisfied? Are you happy watching me get scolded?"
"Of course. Who told you to be such a scumbag?"
This sentence left Guo Xuyang speechless. Thinking about it, he was indeed a bit of a scumbag. It seemed he hadn't let any of the girls around him go. And he thought he could move through a field of flowers without a single petal sticking to him? Bullshit. He had screwed them all.
When they came out, Li Minxi, Guo Yiyang, Iliana, Xiao Yun, and Xia Li were all waiting downstairs. They looked like they were preparing to demand an explanation.
"Why is everyone here today? Is everything alright? What are you all sitting here for?" Guo Xuyang asked.
"Who is Ye Zi? What exactly is going on?" Li Minxi asked.
"Xiao Yun knows Ye Zi."
"I've never seen her. How would I know her?" Xiao Yun said.
"Ye Zi followed us from Alaba."
"What? You mean she..." Xiao Yun covered her mouth, looking incredulous.
Guo Xuyang nodded.
"Yes, she's the one you first met."
Li Minxi was confused by their cryptic conversation.
"Who exactly is she? Why is it so difficult to explain?"
"I don't know how to put it. You might not believe me if I said it," Xiao Yun said.
"She's a mermaid."
"A mermaid? Are you kidding me?" Li Minxi didn't believe in mermaids at all.
"She's like us, where is she a mermaid?"
"I mean she used to be a mermaid, a very beautiful mermaid. I didn't expect her to come to our world, and even less that she would follow Yangzi all this time."
Xiao Yun described the situation of meeting Ye Zi in detail, and everyone was very surprised.
"Ye Zi, how did you come to this world? Can you really travel through space freely? What is your world like? What planet is it?" Li Minxi bombarded her with questions like a curious baby.
"Sister Xiao Xi, I'm hungry," Ye Zi said.
"I'll get you something right away."
Li Minxi scurried to the kitchen like a sycophant and brought out some pastries and a thermos.
"These are specially saved for you. Eat up. Can you really travel through space freely? Can you teach me?"
"Thank you, Sister Xiao Xi. I could before, but not anymore. I can't go back."
"Why not? You could before but not now, has your magic disappeared?"
"No. You can blame Yangzi for that. He defiled my body."
"Ah? There's such a saying? So, you didn't have it before..." Li Minxi rubbed her thumbs together.