Abyssal Invasion, I Wield Dark Authority – Chapter 20

Ch 20: Heartwarming

“It’s okay, the doctor said it’s just a bruise. Kids recover quickly, she’ll be fine in a day or two.”

At this point, Lin Yun’s face showed gratitude: “I really have to thank you today. If it weren’t for you, I really don’t know what I would have done. If Ningning had any problems, then I…”

“Sister Yun, you’ve thanked me several times today. I said it’s okay, it’s good that Ningning is fine. Sister Yun, you’re being so polite, I’m the one who feels embarrassed.”

Qin Jin-nian quickly interrupted Lin Yun, who was getting more and more emotional.

Lin Yun paused, then exhaled lightly: “That’s what you say, but I should still thank you… well, I bought a lot of groceries today, just to invite you to my house for dinner. This is the only way I can think of to express my gratitude… you haven’t eaten yet, have you?”

At the end, she seemed to remember that Qin Jin-nian might have eaten, and she looked up at him, clearly a little nervous.

“I…”

Qin Jin-nian really wanted to say he had eaten, but looking at Lin Yun’s nervous eyes, he couldn’t say it.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Jin-nian said with a smile: “I was just about to order takeout… alright, since Sister Yun is so warmly inviting me, then I have to try Sister Yun’s cooking. But, don’t say thank you anymore, or I’ll turn around and leave.”

Lin Yun felt that she owed him a favor and wanted to repay it in her own way. If Qin Jin-nian didn’t go, it would always be on her mind…

Although they hadn’t interacted much, from today’s interaction, Lin Yun’s personality was still very gentle and kind… otherwise, on the night of the Blood Moon, how many people in this world would dare to approach someone who had been unconscious outside the door all night to ask if they were okay?

There were so many residents on the eighteenth floor. When he woke up in the morning, every household opened their doors and secretly looked at him, but only Lin Yun had the courage to talk to him, asking if he was alright.

Even when she went downstairs, she knocked on his door and invited him to deal with the mental pollution…

The matter was small, and it could even be said to be insignificant.

But for Qin Jin-nian, a stranger, in such a strange and dangerous world, this insignificant kindness was enough to make him feel his heart warm.

Sure enough, upon hearing Qin Jin-nian’s reply, Lin Yun immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on her face became a few points more radiant, and she said with a smile: “Okay, okay, I won’t mention it again…”

Qin Jin-nian immediately closed the door and went to her house with Lin Yun.

Actually, it was just next door.

As soon as he entered the house, the entire room was visible at a glance, and the layout was almost the same as the room he rented. It was a small room, no more than thirty square meters.

Although it was small, it wasn’t messy. The clothes were neatly folded and placed in a portable wardrobe near the head of the bed. Besides that, there was a bookcase, and the bookcase was filled with many books, but mostly children’s books.

The kitchen was on her balcony, which she had obviously renovated later.

And the dining table was right at the foot of the bed, with a small table set up, and the table was filled with dishes.

Seeing Qin Jin-nian enter and curiously look around, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Lin Yun’s face, and she said apologetically: “It’s a small place, a bit messy…”

Qin Jin-nian came back to his senses, and then laughed: “This room is exactly the same as my house, what’s there to be messy or not. “

After saying that, he didn’t care, and then he saw the little girl Ningning sitting at the dining table, waiting quietly.

As soon as he entered, Ningning’s gaze locked onto him, but she no longer had the shy expression from their first meeting in the morning, and her big eyes were very bright.

Qin Jin-nian walked over with a smile: “Ningning, you haven’t called me yet.”

Lin Yun was just about to let Ningning call him, but Ningning had already called out in a soft voice: “Uncle.”

“Oh, so good…”

Qin Jin-nian couldn’t help but reach out and rub the little girl’s head again. The soft touch was really irresistible.

“Wow, did your mother make so much delicious food today? Is there anything Ningning especially likes?”

After thinking seriously, Ningning pointed to a plate of braised carp: “I like to eat fish.”

“Hahaha, then Ningning is just like Uncle, a carnivore…”

Seeing Qin Jin-nian and Ningning’s happy interaction, Lin Yun was slightly stunned, but finally, a gentle smile appeared on her face, and then she walked over and began to serve the food.

Seeing this, Qin Jin-nian immediately stood up and said: “Sister Yun, let me do it myself…”

Lin Yun shook her head, and said with a smile: “You told me not to be polite, and you shouldn’t be polite either… the house is so small, there’s no room to move around, you can just sit back and eat.”

Hearing this, Qin Jin-nian couldn’t argue, and smiled: “Then I’ll trouble Sister Yun.”

Lin Yun served the food skillfully, and soon the three of them had their meals served. Lin Yun asked: “By the way, Xiaonian, do you drink?”

Qin Jin-nian was taken aback, and then spread his hands: “Sister Yun, I’m still a student…”

“Alright… then let’s use a drink instead of wine.”

She poured a few glasses of drinks, then held them up, and said to Qin Jin-nian with a serious expression of gratitude: “I guarantee this is the last time… today, sister thanks you. Cheers.”

With that, she picked up the drink and drank it all in one gulp.

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Qin Jin-nian was a little helpless, and also drank a glass, and then smiled: “Okay, that’s it for this matter, if you mention it again in the future, I’ll really leave…”

“I won’t say it, I won’t say it.” Lin Yun shook her head with a relieved smile.

“Come on, let’s eat… Ningning, you like to eat fish, right? There are a lot of fish bones, can you remove the bones?”

“I can remove them.”

“Oh, let me see… hey, you really removed them very cleanly. Hahaha, Ningning is so good.”

Lin Yun no longer thanked him, and the three of them had a very pleasant meal.

Qin Jin-nian really liked this little girl Ningning, and from time to time, he put food in her bowl, and also talked to her, making Ningning’s eyes brighter and brighter.

Although there was no smile on her little face, she sat there with her little short legs swinging non-stop, and it could be seen that she was in a very good mood.

Lin Yun also had a smile on her face, and from time to time, she put food in Qin Jin-nian and Ningning’s bowls, and occasionally chatted.

“Xiaonian, where are you from?”

“Tianxin Road, does Sister Yun know?”

“Tianxin Road… well, I probably know. Do you live there alone?”

“I’m still in school, and my home is too far away, so I rented a house over here.”

“Well, since that’s the case… if it’s not convenient for you over there in the future, come to my place for meals.”

“Ah? This, isn’t that necessary?”

“Are you being polite with sister?”

“Hahaha, it’s not being polite, it’s just that I have to go to school every day until eight or nine o’clock in the evening, and I eat at the cafeteria.”

“Then what about weekends? Do you order takeout when you’re alone at home?”

“This…”

“Alright, let’s settle this matter, come to my place to eat on weekends in the future. Anyway, Ningning and I also have to eat, it’s just a matter of paying for extra chopsticks… it’s better to eat less takeout, it’s not hygienic.”

“Then… hehe, alright, I’m really tired of takeout. Sister, your cooking is really amazing.”

“It’s good if you like it.”

A normal dinner, eaten to the satisfaction of both host and guest.

After eating and drinking his fill, Qin Jin-nian said goodbye. Before leaving, he rubbed Ningning’s head again, and the little girl also obediently let him rub it.

Lin Yun sent him to the door, and after seeing him open the door and enter the house, she closed the door.

Back home, lying in bed, Qin Jin-nian still had a smile on his face. After staring blankly for a while, he exhaled a long breath.

Today’s dinner was the most stable meal he had eaten since coming to this world.

Sure enough, once a person’s mentality changes, everything around them seems to change with it.

Because of his superpowers, Qin Jin-nian finally had the confidence to face everything in this world. The change in emotions was the most significant.

“Keep up the good work, and strive to level up my mental strength in the next two days.”

Qin Jin-nian thought, got up to wash up, and then got into bed…

Although his mental strength had grown by leaps and bounds, he hadn’t slept last night, and he had been up all day today, and he still felt some fatigue.

Soon, he fell into a deep sleep.

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Early the next morning, Qin Jin-nian rushed to the early bus and came to the side of Qinghe Lake, and began his leveling journey.

“Right, today I’ll leave a big fish… to give the little girl a surprise.”

Qin Jin-nian remembered that Ningning had said she liked to eat fish yesterday.