160: If only you were the Joker.

This world is truly marvelous.

Without either party expecting it, the deed was done.

It was eight in the morning, and the sky outside was already bright.

The curtains blocked the sunlight outside, but the light still streamed into the bedroom through tiny gaps, meaning the room was no longer pitch black.

On the bed.

A faint blush appeared on Ning Fengya's pale face.

She lay sprawled on Lin Du's body, her beautiful eyes slightly unfocused.

Lin Du reached out and pushed Ning Fengya aside, humming a tune as he headed to the toilet to relieve himself... Hearing the rushing water sound from the bathroom, Ning Fengya found it hard to believe everything that had just happened.

The thing she had always feared, now that it was over, didn't seem so terrifying after all.

Instead, it left her with a very strange feeling in her heart... After Lin Du returned to the bed, Ning Fengya draped herself over him again.

They didn't speak, just lay there quietly.

Lin Du had now fully recovered his senses.

Thinking back on everything that had happened, he felt both regretful and deeply satisfied.

The regret stemmed from the fact that he originally didn't want to become intimate with Ning Fengya.

After all, the day he would leave the Ning Family was not far off, and Lin Du worried that if he slept with Ning Fengya now, he wouldn't be able to shake her off later.

The satisfaction was... well, all men would understand!

Conquering a cold, stunning woman like Ning Fengya brought an immense sense of accomplishment... "Wife, push me up."

"I'm going to grab something to eat!" Lin Du said, stretching.

Ning Fengya glared at Lin Du.

Lin Du had never dared to make demands of her before, but now he was acting so presumptuously!

Seeing Lin Du's bandaged arm, Ning Fengya frowned, but still gave him a hard push.

Yet, with that push, Ning Fengya actually failed to move him.

Lin Du's upper body was halfway up, but as Ning Fengya stopped pushing, Lin Du's body crashed back onto the bed.

Ning Fengya subconsciously tried to catch Lin Du.

Bang—

They collided completely.

"Sigh!"

"Forget it, no food."

"Let's eat something else..."

...Eleven in the morning.

The two of them collapsed onto the bed, utterly exhausted.

Lin Du was panting heavily, unable to muster even an ounce of strength.

The resentment that had been building up in his heart for the past half year was thoroughly vented!

Ning Fengya covered her face with the blanket, no longer daring to look at Lin Du.

"Wife, go get some food."

"I'm too hungry," Lin Du said weakly.

Ning Fengya lightly nodded her head, haphazardly put on her pajamas, and prepared to flee the bed.

But the moment her feet touched the floor, her body went soft, and she collapsed weakly back onto the bed.

Thud—

Ning Fengya blushed deeply.

Lin Du smiled at the sight, picked up the bedside phone, and dialed a number.

"The Miss is hungry."

"Go prepare some Sea Cucumber, Abalone, Donkey Penis, and Lamb Testicles... and brew a pot of Goji Berry Tea and send it over immediately."

"What? You say Fengya doesn't eat these things?"

"Nonsense, hurry up and make it!"

Hanging up the phone, Lin Du rested his head on Ning Fengya's lap.

They continued to stare blankly, their eyes fixed vaguely on the ceiling above.

Ning Fengya's eyes suddenly flickered, and she casually asked a question.

"Lin Du, do you want to enter the game?"

Lin Du's scalp tingled.

This damned question that could cost him his life, again!

Lin Du forced a smile onto his face. "I don't want to. I think the life we have now is pretty good."

After speaking, Lin Du forcefully pinched Ning Fengya's body.

"I wouldn't trade this kind of heavenly life for anything!"

No emotion could be discerned on Ning Fengya's face.

Staring at the ceiling, she said lightly, "Lately, I've encountered a very interesting person in the game."

Ning Fengya continued narrating on her own.

"That person awakened the most useless profession, the Clown, yet they have accomplished one unbelievable feat after another..."

Lin Du's heart skipped a beat.

How did the conversation turn to him?

He dared not interrupt randomly, so he just listened quietly.

Ning Fengya said, "The Supreme Secret Realm that the Ning Family struggled for a long time to conquer, he broke through easily."

"Zhao Yunsou of the Imperial Capital Zhao Family was tricked by him, losing not only money but also several lives."

"Even I have been tricked by him more than once..."

Hearing this, Lin Du displayed a look of shock on his face.

"Wife, who exactly is this Clown? How could he even deceive someone as smart as you?"

"That's truly unbelievable..."

Ning Fengya gave a self-deprecating smile. "I always thought my intelligence was high enough, but in front of him, I feel like I am the one being fooled, the real Clown."

Lin Du wore a look of shock, seemingly trying hard to process this news.

Ning Fengya suddenly turned her head to look at Lin Du.

"Do you know why I mentioned him to you?"

Lin Du shook his head blankly.

"I don't know."

Ning Fengya stared into Lin Du's eyes and said, word by word, "Because... that person resembles you greatly!"

"His physique is almost identical to yours!"

"Especially when you wear a Purple Suit, from the back, I can barely tell the difference between the two of you..."

Boom—

Lin Du was terrified internally, but his expression remained calm.

He deliberately put on an overly dramatic expression of surprise.

"Wife, what a coincidence!"

"Then what about this person's face? Does it also look like mine?"

Ning Fengya looked deeply at Lin Du, then shook her head.

"He wears a clown mask over his face; I haven't seen his true appearance."

Lin Du softly said, "Oh."

"That's a bit of a shame then..."

Ning Fengya stroked Lin Du's chest muscle and muttered to herself, "If only you were that Clown, I wouldn't have to be so tired."

Ning Fengya let out a long sigh.

There was regret and a hint of pity on her exquisite face... When Lin Du heard this, an imperceptible smile curled the corner of his mouth.

If Ning Fengya knew that the Clown was currently lying right beside her, he wondered how spectacular her expression would be.

Ning Fengya's tone was heartfelt, but Lin Du wasn't foolish enough to jump out and walk into the trap himself... Lin Du chuckled foolishly, scratching his head.

"I'm sorry, Wife."

"I really can't help you with things inside the game."

"Everyone says the game is too dangerous, and I'm afraid of danger, so..."

Ning Fengya gave Lin Du a dissatisfied side-eye.

"Are you even a man?"

"Useless trash!"

Lin Du: ???

"How dare you!"

"Now, I'll show you whether or not I'm a man!!"

...After a day of exertion, Ning Fengya left the bedroom with unsteady steps when night fell.

Inside the conference room.

Ning Fengya dialed Qin Guanguan's number.

Only 29 days remained in the Year of Death One, and the previous agreement could no longer take effect; conditions now had to be adjusted.

The video call connected, and Qin Guanguan appeared on the screen.

Qin Guanguan was currently nestled on a sofa, smoking, petting a cat with one hand, and not even glancing at the video screen.

"Fengya, go tell Ning Tianxiong."

"The previous agreement is completely void. I will not help the Ning Family anymore."

"Let him fend for himself in front of the Zerg Hive!"

Beep—

The video call ended...