204: role model

Xue Qingqiu led Luo Chen directly to a bedroom. She stopped, glanced back at Ning Kexin behind Luo Chen, and a hint of awkwardness and shyness appeared on her face.

A man and a woman—for her, it was too challenging.

But the mission had to be completed within an hour, so she couldn't worry about anything else. Her gaze settled on Luo Chen, and she asked, "Mr. Luo, do you want to take a shower first?"

"Okay! Where's the bathroom?" Luo Chen nodded. The more time he could stall, the better. Ideally, he'd stall until Jiang Miaoxuan completed her awakening, at which point he could just have Ning Kexin take him back.

"Over there!" Xue Qingqiu pointed to a small cubicle in the corner of the room.

"That's a bathroom?" Luo Chen was a little surprised; he remembered this style of bedroom didn't have a bathroom.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Xue Qingqiu nodded, puzzled by Luo Chen's question.

"Nothing!" Luo Chen shook his head and walked over.

Observing it up close, he noticed that the exterior wall of this cubicle was of poorer workmanship than the bedroom, appearing to be handmade.

Entering the bathroom, this feeling intensified. The white squat toilet and handheld shower were exactly like those on Blue Star.

"This seems to be a modification they made themselves. Do they have the ability to modify the Train? It should be related to Artisan Destiny, right?" Luo Chen had a guess.

The Great Qin's previous name was Great Qin Heavy Industries, which was already connected to artisans. Especially since they also possessed the rare Token of the God of Artisans, everything pointed to a connection with Artisan Destiny.

"Perhaps I should pay more attention to Jiang Miaoxuan's Artisan Destiny," Luo Chen pinched his chin, remembering Fei Lan once said that every Destiny has value, otherwise it wouldn't exist. The continued existence of Artisan Destiny proved it had an indispensable role.

"Mr. Luo, haven't you found the switch? There's a switch in the corner of the wall; pull it to the left for hot water." Xue Qingqiu's voice came from outside.

"Found it!" Luo Chen responded, knowing he couldn't delay any longer, and began to undress and shower.

Outside, Xue Qingqiu and Ning Kexin sat on the bed, staring at each other, not knowing what to talk about.

Finally, Xue Qingqiu broke the silence and asked, "Hello, you just heard, my name is Xue Qingqiu. Are you a passenger on Mr. Luo's Train?"

"My name is Ning Kexin." Ning Kexin first introduced herself, then replied, "You could say that, but I'm not a passenger; I'm the co-conductor."

"I really envy you all. Not only can you awaken, but you can also live for a very long time. A hundred years from now, when we've turned to dust, you'll probably still look the same." Xue Qingqiu's tone was full of envy.

"This..."

Ning Kexin was about to say, 'What's there to envy? You can also awaken,' but suddenly remembering the consequences of Sister Meng Yue leaking information earlier, she quickly stopped herself and awkwardly said, "This is just good luck. Maybe one day you'll also awaken!"

"Perhaps!" Although Xue Qingqiu also had some hope, she knew it was impossible. Even if it were, with so many people on the Train, it wouldn't be her turn.

"I heard that Mr. Luo's Train is full of beautiful women and there are very few people. So your life must be very comfortable, right?"

"It's alright! I feel like your place isn't bad either! It's not much worse than ours."

"Hehe! I wonder if Miss Ning has ever heard this saying: What you see is what others let you see." Xue Qingqiu said with a hint of deeper meaning.

"What do you mean by that?" Ning Kexin was very confused.

Xue Qingqiu smiled slightly, offered no explanation, checked the time, and then turned to Luo Chen in the bathroom, asking, "Mr. Luo, are you still not done?"

"Not yet, wait a little longer." Luo Chen's voice came from inside.

Xue Qingqiu stared at her watch, knowing she couldn't wait any longer. She stood up, took off her clothes, disregarded Ning Kexin, and walked directly into the bathroom... The ensuing process is extremely familiar to all readers, and will not be elaborated upon here... An hour later, Luo Chen walked out of the room feeling refreshed, while Ning Kexin beside him kept her lips tightly pressed, staring at him with a resentful expression.

Behind the two, Xue Qingqiu's brow was slightly furrowed, her pale body covered by the quilt, having fallen into a deep sleep.

The two hadn't walked two steps when Ying Xi approached with his son, Ying Qian.

"Xiao Chen, how do you feel?" Ying Xi asked with a templated smile, feigning friendliness.

Luo Chen looked at the two who suddenly appeared, somewhat suspecting that these two good-for-nothings had been secretly observing from the doorway.

But he couldn't help but marvel at how polite his cheap father-in-law and brother-in-law were. Not only did they take him for a 'grand massage,' but they even ordered a 'first-timer' – truly good people.

After all, in this universe, where would you find a father-in-law and brother-in-law taking their son-in-law for a 'grand massage'? They were truly role models.

"Very good, thank you, Father-in-law and Brother-in-law. However, considering how much she put in, I suggest you improve her treatment and give her more preferential treatment as her compensation." Luo Chen nodded, suggesting.

"No problem, if you like her, taking her back is also fine." Ying Qian said magnanimously.

Luo Chen's eyes lit up, but his face showed an embarrassed expression: "Wouldn't that be a little inappropriate?"

Ying Qian was about to agree, but Ying Xi quickly pulled his hand, stopped him, and then smiled at Luo Chen, saying, "Then next time! The cooperation is achieved, next time if there are beautiful women, we'll send them to you."

Luo Chen glanced at Ying Xi, a little disappointed.

It would be even better if he could take Xue Qingqiu back. With his current conditions, giving every beautiful woman a home was no problem at all, and he wouldn't mind giving the classical beauty Xue Qingqiu a place.

At this moment, Jiang Miaoxuan and Li Shishi were also brought over. Seeing this, Luo Chen instantly forgot about Xue Qingqiu and quickly said, "Alright then! Since Miaoxuan has completed her awakening, let's go back."

"Okay! Take care, come again often." Ying Xi smiled and nodded.

Although he really wanted to keep Luo Chen, he knew it was impossible. On one hand, he didn't have the means, and on the other hand, to obtain the core, he had to let him go back.

The obtained core would only appear on Luo Chen's Train. If they forcibly kept Luo Chen, they still wouldn't be able to get the core they wanted.

They would gain no benefits while also incurring the hostility of the Voyage. It was not worth it no matter how he thought about it.