194: It's a ghost!

"This must be the stone, right?"

Hanging from the tree trunk, Ye Su used his headlamp to peer into the bird's nest and immediately spotted a black stone, smaller than his thumb, with a pitted fusion crust on its surface.

It was said that once touched by a human, the birds would never return to the nest.

Ye Su didn't know if it was true, but he still carefully pinched the meteorite, trying his best not to touch the nest.

As soon as he picked it up, Ye Su felt that the meteorite was heavy; its density was likely higher than that of an ordinary stone.

Who would have thought that a stone picked up at random from a bird's nest could actually be exchanged for an apartment in an ordinary county town!

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to the Host for successfully picking up the target item [meteorite], gaining 5 points of durability for [Working Cat]. Do you wish to claim it?]

"Yes."

There was no time to admire this meteorite, which was over twenty times more expensive than gold.

The system had already indicated that the meteorite had no radiation, so Ye Su had no reservations. While claiming the [hidden easter egg] reward, he stuffed the meteorite directly into his pants pocket and quickly climbed down to the ground.

"It seems the upgrades to [Physique] and [Strength] over this period were indeed useful; climbing up and down the tree like this doesn't even make me feel tired."

After expressing satisfaction with his current physical condition, Ye Su quickly returned to the car and drove back to the residential complex.

Under the influence of the [Sleep Aid Service], Chen Xinyi knew nothing about Ye Su's trip out and was still having a sweet dream at this moment.

Ye Su wasn't afraid of waking her up; after turning on the lights, he took out the meteorite, wanting to see what a stone that could sell for up to twenty thousand yuan per gram actually looked like.

"Such a small stone can sell for up to six hundred thousand!"

"If this were dropped on the street, the sanitation workers would probably sweep it straight into the trash can, right?"

Casually flipping the meteorite over to the back, Ye Su discovered that a small piece of the attached fusion crust had flaked off at some point.

He guessed it had been on Earth for too long, and the surface fusion crust had started to flake off due to weathering, and then it was brought back to the nest by the birds. It was during this process that the crust fell off.

"This meteorite is actually quite pretty!"

Ye Su saw that, unlike the dull black fusion crust formed on the surface when it landed on Earth, the body of the meteorite displayed a deep, profound black, and under the illumination of the light, it actually reflected colorful rays of light.

Only now did Ye Su understand what [colorful black] meant.

"The universe is truly amazing!"

Ye Su held up the meteorite, examining it repeatedly under the light, constantly marveling at the uncanny workmanship of the universe.

After admiring it for a while, Ye Su picked up his phone to check the current market prices for meteorites.

He discovered that the price of a normal meteorite was generally between a few hundred to a few thousand per gram.

To reach the astronomical price of over ten thousand per gram, it had to be a rare meteorite like a pallasite, moldavite, or one with a unique shape.

Such rare meteorites were also commonly used to make high-end jewelry.

"The intelligence said it could sell for up to twenty thousand per gram; I guess that takes into account the special nature of this meteorite and that it can be used to make high-end jewelry, right?"

Since that was the case, there was no doubt that the buyer for this meteorite would be the Poyun Group.

"This meteorite is quite large, just right for making that batch of high-end jewelry for [Fei Wenyuan Silver Shop]."

Looking at the meteorite in his hand, Ye Su hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and made a decision:

"Forget it, I'll just give this thing to Miss Li."

Ye Su wasn't actually shameless.

Relying on his relationship as a [fake couple] with Li Mengyao to get the contract for a ten percent dividend from Poyun Group, Ye Su felt a bit embarrassed.

He estimated that the contract should bring a return of about a million or so.

A unique copy of [Fei Wen Yuan Silver Shop · Gold Diamond Emerald Jewelry Design Drawing], plus this meteorite, meant Ye Su was still making a profit, but he didn't think he was being too greedy.

Furthermore, since it was about human relations and reciprocity, it was only natural to have give and take.

"Alright, that's settled."

There would be another level 4 intelligence report next week; who knows what good things might refresh then.

Ye Su stopped agonizing over the meteorite issue and decided to use it to resolve a small knot in his heart.

Pulling out a few tissues, he hastily wrapped up the [six hundred thousand], hid it in the gaming room, then changed into his pajamas and went back to his room to sleep.

"Calling you a pig really isn't doing you an injustice..."

After getting into bed, he discovered that Chen Xinyi was lost in some sweet dream, with a hint of moisture glistening at the corner of her mouth.

Ye Su first took out his phone, snapped a high-definition photo, sent it to Chen Xinyi, and then disdainfully wiped her mouth clean.

Finally, Ye Su used a [Sleep Aid Service] on himself and comfortably entered a state of deep sleep.

...

"Ye Su!"

Early in the morning, before the alarm went off, Ye Su was completely jolted awake by a roar that seemed to pierce his skull.

Before he could even open his eyes, a pair of cold hands had already gripped his throat.

Bumped into a ghost!

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Su instantly shouted the name: "Yang Jian, save me!"

He didn't get Yang Jian; only a familiar voice rang out again:

"Still calling for Yang Jian? Even Taishang Laojun can't save you today!"

Opening his eyes, Ye Su realized that the thing gripping his throat wasn't a ghost, but Chen Xinyi's pair of hands, chilled by the air conditioning.

"What are you doing!" Ye Su asked in terror: "Trying to murder your husband while I'm sleeping!"

"What did you do last night!" Chen Xinyi let go and thrust her phone screen in front of Ye Su: "Why didn't you sleep in the middle of the night, why did you take a picture of me, and why did you make it look so ugly!"

"What do you mean 'make it look ugly'?" Ye Su stood up for his phone:

"My phone is the most honest; how it takes the picture is how you actually look. Don't let your usual beauty filters fool you."

"You're the one who looks like that!" Chen Xinyi threw the phone aside, climbed directly onto Ye Su, grabbed his shoulders, and started shaking him: "Delete the photo right now, or I won't let you get away with this!"

"Fine, I'll delete it, I'll delete it."

Worried that the bed would collapse and that the neighbors downstairs might suspect him of 'doing the deed' early in the morning, Ye Su had to compromise and, in front of Chen Xinyi, deleted the chat history and the picture from his phone.

Confirming that Ye Su had deleted the photo of her drooling, Chen Xinyi fiercely waved her little fist:

"I'm warning you, if there's a next time, I won't let you get away with it!"

It was just that her 'milk-fierce' appearance clearly had zero threat.

So, after Chen Xinyi went into the bathroom, Ye Su went into his phone's trash bin and recovered the photo he had just deleted.

On thursday morning, Ye Su's third and fourth periods didn't start until 9:50, so he didn't need to leave too early.

After Chen Xinyi left for work, Ye Su bit into a piece of bread, went into the gaming room, and turned on the computer he had just set up last night.

"A corporate elite like Miss Li should be up by now, right?"

While the game was downloading, Ye Su also sent a message to Li Mengyao.

[Are you free this afternoon? I have a gift for you.]