Chapter 7: Mysterious Domain

As the country developed and became more powerful, the living standards of the lower classes also clearly improved. In recent years, the porters who competed for work everywhere in Guishe City had become much fewer. Because of this, labor costs had become much more expensive.

Sister Mei had three tons of sand that needed to be carried up to the sixth floor. Actually, it was the fifth floor, because there was a slope downstairs and the first floor was sunken underground. The sand delivery truck basically unloaded the river sand on the second floor.

Lü Yang suggested a price of three hundred yuan to Sister Mei, which was the current market rate. However, Sister Mei only offered two hundred and fifty yuan to the porter. The porter disagreed, saying he wouldn’t do it for less than three hundred yuan.

Sister Mei refused to agree to three hundred yuan and insisted on only paying two hundred and fifty. The porter was also firmly unwilling to agree. After the two sides failed to reach an agreement, Sister Mei had to call Lü Yang and leave that building materials store. They went to two other building materials stores farther from the residential area to negotiate.

The price for three tons of river sand couldn’t be negotiated down to two hundred yuan at either store. However, the labor cost at the other two stores started at three hundred and fifty yuan, and could only be bargained down to three hundred at most. Also, they were relatively far from the residential area and not very convenient. Reluctantly, Sister Mei followed Lü Yang back to the previous building materials store.

Three hundred yuan. After everything was settled, Sister Mei asked the shop owner to arrange for the river sand to be delivered early. Then she brought Lü Yang into her duplex apartment in Qingyuan Residential Area to continue today’s renovation work.

Lü Yang’s main task today was to cut grooves in the walls to bury electrical wires. Once the stone cutting machine started, the whole room was filled with dust. Sister Mei couldn’t stand it and hid on the balcony. At eleven o’clock, Sister Mei said she was going back to make food and asked Lü Yang if he wanted her to bring him some. Lü Yang refused. Then Sister Mei pushed the door open, ready to go back.

Lü Yang suddenly thought of something and quickly called out to stop Sister Mei. He asked her, “Sister Mei, have you seen my girlfriend Yi Yi?”

“Who is Yi Yi? Isn’t your girlfriend that little designer Yi Ya?” Sister Mei looked at Lü Yang with some surprise.

Lü Yang’s heart sank. If it was possible for Lin Yin to conspire with Yi Ya to trick him, then Sister Mei absolutely could not be in league with them. If even Sister Mei didn’t know about Yi Yi’s existence, then Yi Yi must have been erased from this world. Besides him, Lü Yang, no one else knew she ever existed!

“You don’t know Yi Yi? The girl around twenty years old who brings me food every day. Oh right, she lives with me. You often saw her when you delivered pork rib soup.” Lü Yang unwillingly explained to Sister Mei again.

Sister Mei stared at Lü Yang, then after a while she laughed. “Alright, Little Lü, besides your Xiao Ya, you have another situation? You seem so honest, but you’re actually dating several girls at once?”

Lü Yang was stunned. He suddenly remembered something, and quickly took out his wallet. He opened it and showed the large double portrait photo inside to Sister Mei. “Sister Mei, look, this is the girl I’m talking about! Her name is Yi Yi!”

“Isn’t that Xiao Ya?” Sister Mei looked at the double portrait photo and replied to Lü Yang somewhat puzzled.

Lü Yang looked at Sister Mei with confusion. He brought the photo in the wallet back to look at himself, and couldn’t help but be stunned.

The girl in this portrait photo with him wasn’t Yi Yi at all! It was clearly Yi Ya!

“She is my girlfriend?” Lü Yang himself was confused now.

Was it the Butterfly Effect? Yi Yi was gone, and as a result Yi Ya became his girlfriend?

Impossible, right? Yi Ya said she would only marry a billionaire in this lifetime. How could she possibly be interested in a street renovation worker like him?

“Every time I delivered pork rib soup, wasn’t she with you? Also, this apartment was originally designed with her help…” Sister Mei looked at Lü Yang as if she had seen a ghost, probably somewhat unable to figure out what was wrong with him.

Lü Yang shook his head. His mind was getting more and more confused.

“That… Yi… Yi Yi is your ex-girlfriend?” Sister Mei was also confused, so she tried to make sense of Lü Yang’s unusual words herself.

“Heh, I made a mistake. Sister Mei, you can go back.” Lü Yang waved his hand at Sister Mei. He needed to calm down and sort out his thoughts.

“You can mix that up?” Sister Mei had a face full of doubt, but didn’t feel she could ask more. She glanced back at Lü Yang a few more times, then pushed the door open and left.

After Sister Mei left, Lü Yang sat down in a daze. He carefully and repeatedly examined the double portrait photo in his wallet. Indeed, it was correct. The little beauty pressing her cheek against his, smiling like a flower – who else could it be but Yi Ya?

If because of the Butterfly Effect, she really became his girlfriend, then why did she blush this morning at the base of her rented apartment building when he pulled her arm? If they were a couple who had even taken such an intimate portrait photo together, why would holding hands be a big deal?

Also, if Yi Yi was really erased from this world, why could he, Lü Yang, still remember her?

Although Lü Yang had previously always fantasized about Yi Ya, now that Yi Ya had inexplicably become his girlfriend, he couldn’t feel happy at all. Because he had never even considered this possibility. If Yi Ya really became his girlfriend, he would feel a lot of pressure.

Lü Yang was full of questions but had nowhere to ask them. Finally, he took out that Apple Eerie Computer from his bag again. He opened it and studied it carefully.

When this Apple started up, most of the applications inside were no different from other Apples. You could also go to the Apple official website to download various paid and free applications. However, there was one additional application option: Mysterious Domain.

After touching Mysterious Domain with his hand, many items appeared inside: Account Information, Task System, Card System, etc.

Lü Yang touched the Task System. A message immediately popped up on the screen: “You chose to restore the previous owner’s records, so you must complete the tasks that the previous owner Yi Yi accepted but did not finish before you can accept new tasks. Continue?”

Lü Yang looked around himself, confirming he was still in the real world. Then he looked back at the computer screen and selected ‘Yes’ between ‘Yes’ and ‘No’.

“The previous owner Yi Yi accepted two tasks. One blue text task: Must help an old lady cross the street before Zero Hour tonight. Task reward: 1 Eerie Point. There is also one red text task: Must break a cat’s leg before Zero Hour tonight. Task reward: 1 Eerie Point. Do you want to complete these two tasks for the previous owner Yi Yi? Default acceptance in ten seconds.”

Lü Yang hesitated for a while, but the ten-second countdown quickly ended automatically. The system defaulted to Lü Yang selecting ‘Yes’.

“Please complete all accepted tasks before Zero Hour tonight. Ensure your account’s Phantom Points are not negative. Otherwise, you will be erased by the system before tomorrow morning.” After the screen displayed another warning message, it exited Mysterious Domain and returned to the initial interface.

“Erase your grandpa!” Lü Yang glared hatefully at the computer screen. If Yi Yi was really erased by it, then if he didn’t complete these tasks, he would likely be erased too. And erased completely – Yi Ya, Sister Mei, and others would treat him just like Yi Yi, completely forgetting he ever existed.

Being erased – wasn’t that just like dying? He was still a virgin. It would be such a waste to die now.

Sure enough, picking up something and not returning it brings retribution!