237: Chapter 237 Hidden Dangers

Back at home, perhaps because the bed was too comfortable, or perhaps due to the common ailment of many college students, Zou Luyao still hadn't gotten out of bed.

After having breakfast with two vibrant women and seeing them off, he went upstairs to knock on the door.

Zou Luyao, with sleepy eyes, opened the door a crack and muttered, "What's the matter so early in the morning?"

Her pajamas were fluffy and modest, so there wasn't really anything to see.

"It's already nine o'clock."

"What! Is it already that time!"

Zou Luyao immediately regained her energy, slammed the door shut, and after a quick wash, came out fully dressed. However, just as she was about to leave, she stopped.

"Maybe I should just skip my morning class. My mom might go to the school to intercept me today, and if I run into her, I'll be in trouble."

"That's fine. Why don't you help me with some Meditation guidance? I'm feeling a bit tired."

"Tired so early in the morning? Is your health failing you?"

"Whether my health is failing or not, you'll find out later."

Zou Luyao, not understanding the implication, didn't mind and began to earnestly set up the space.

Ever since successfully breaking through the task rank during the last Meditation, he hadn't been able to make another breakthrough in the past few days, although he could feel that he was making some progress every day due to his increased Comprehension.

But if he could get the rewards faster, why not do it?

It was just that his luck seemed to have run out. The daily lucky wheel basically just gave him various blind boxes—some with cash, some with real estate. What was excessive was a transportation blind box that yielded a Yadea electric scooter; he couldn't even be bothered to go claim it.

Adjusting the lighting to the right level and connecting his phone to the home audio system via Bluetooth, the two sat facing each other and began the Meditation guidance.

"Let your consciousness follow my words. Focus on your thumb, then your index finger..."

There was indeed a big difference between having guidance and not having it.

Especially since he had specifically asked Zou Luyao to adjust her vocal tone to the one he found most comfortable, which greatly enhanced the effect of the guidance.

[Task: Advanced Meditation]

[Stage Seven Task Goal: Achieve the effect of seven hours of sleep through Meditation within one hour]

[Completed]

[Control + 4, multiplier card pack (10), Health Rating increased]

[multiplier card * 5]

[multiplier copper card * 4]

[multiplier silver card]

This time, it only took 50 minutes to complete the task's stage goal.

"As expected, the reward for Control has increased a bit more. With this kind of positive feedback, even if the difficulty continues to rise later on, it won't be too hard."

This Meditation guidance session reminded Zhao Xiaoshuai of the time when he first met her.

"Come to think of it, we met in a Meditation guidance class just like this. I see you've mastered this technique quite well; why did you sign up for a class back then?"

"My mental state was very poor at that time, and I had been suffering from insomnia for a long time, so I wanted to find someone to help me see if I could get some proper rest."

"Then why didn't you go back after just one session?"

"My mom watched me every day; it was very difficult to get out even once. Later, my mood got worse and worse, and I became a bit self-destructive. After that, I was just working on that plan."

"Are you still self-destructive now?"

"Not anymore. Now I'm full of anticipation for life! The old me was stuck in a rut, and looking back now, I think I was a bit silly."

Cognition is the boundary of a person's behavior. The former Zou Luyao had always lived under her mother's shadow; she had never known there was a path to walk away from her mother.

"Then it's time to start your new life. Hurry up and buy everything you need for work."

Upon hearing this, Zou Luyao's eyes lit up. "In order to better serve my boss, I'm going to pick the best of everything!"

"That goes without saying. Since you are the first to serve me, of course, we have to pick the best."

The two opened a certain "Little White Dog" app and started placing orders frantically.

Online shopping is convenient and fast nowadays; many self-operated items can be delivered to your door in the afternoon if you order in the morning.

"Let's get a 3Dio microphone. For the camera, let's use Sony. And we also need stands, soft lights..."

The bulk of the expenses was mainly on various electronic devices for ASMR and various small props needed, but adding it all together, it was less than one hundred thousand yuan.

As for things like cosplay costumes, custom-made ones are slow, not necessarily fit well, and the quality is poor. Usually, cosplayers make them themselves, so she only bought the raw materials, only buying finished products for some popular accessories.

"You know how to sew too?"

"A little bit! It's a required course for every cosplayer!"

"I see many people using 3D printers to make accessory prototypes now. Let me buy one for you too."

"Huh? That would be great, but I don't know how to use it."

"If you don't know how, then learn. You're so young; it's never too late to learn anything."

"You have a point."

Today's shopping trip made Zou Luyao exceptionally happy. She had never experienced the feeling of adding whatever she liked to the shopping cart without having to worry about the price at all.

The child support her mother obtained for her wasn't much. Plus, her mother had squandered her youth, had neither a degree nor any skills, and came from a poor family background.

And her mother herself was unwilling to stoop to those jobs that sacrificed her looks for quick money, so life had been very difficult for them over the years.

Thinking of her mother, she couldn't help but feel a little worried. "My mom must have gone to school to intercept me today. I hope she can't find me and that she won't be too angry."

Just as Zou Luyao feared, her mother, Zou Jialing, had gone to great lengths to take time off work today to specifically go to the school to intercept her, but she came up empty-handed.

She asked many students, all of whom claimed they didn't know anything about Zou Luyao. In a fit of anger, she found the child's counselor, but still didn't get a satisfactory result. In the end, she even made a scene at the principal's office, but it was still useless.

"Ms. Zou, student Luyao is already an adult and has the right to choose her own lifestyle."

"The school only approved student Luyao's formal and reasonable application. I personally still suggest that you relatives sit down and communicate more, and you should also give the child more freedom..."

Zou Jialing naturally couldn't out-argue Li Xiyuan, but she couldn't accept such a result.

Her daughter Luyao was the embodiment of all her hopes. With her daughter out of her control, her own life seemed to have lost its meaning.

She wandered alone and dejectedly near her daughter's former classroom.

Suddenly, a handsome male student, after looking at her with confusion for a few moments, walked straight over.

"Excuse me, are you Luyao's sister? I'm her classmate; you look very similar."

Although Zou Jialing still retained her charm, she couldn't help but feel very happy being complimented by such a handsome boy.

"How could I be that young? I'm Luyao's mom. I'm looking for her; could you take me to see her?"

"Oh, so you're her auntie! I really couldn't tell! Luyao transferred classes yesterday. Although I can't contact her, I know where she transferred to."

Looking at this big boy with a sunny smile, Zou Jialing's mood improved significantly.

"That would be wonderful! This auntie really has to thank you!"