Chapter 280: [228~229] The fourth omnipotent Transcendent! Old Gods Association is shaking things up, exploding (asking for monthly tickets)_1
The young member of the special combat team, Old Liu, stuffed a thick stack of red envelopes into Pei Jinye’s hands.

“Don’t refuse, this is the team’s rule, just don’t think it’s too little.”

Pei Jinye wasn’t polite: “If you need anything in the future, just call on me.”

“Definitely.” Upon hearing this, the young Old Liu suddenly leaned in and whispered, “Brother Pei, are you interested in joining our special combat team? Your marksmanship, honestly… I truly admire it.”

It was bizarrely good.

The bullets would appear out of nowhere, and you would never know from which angle they’d come.

As a result, the entire special combat team felt that Pei Jinye’s marksmanship was bizarrely good.

However, Old Liu, the young man, was disappointed, as Pei Jinye declined his invitation.

…

As evening approached,

Pei Jinye left the base in Brother Bi’s car.

Soon after,

he waved his hand and watched as Brother Bi took Zhou Ye away.

Turning around, he entered the cake shop next door.

“Could you make me a six-inch cake…”

December 20th, the day after tomorrow, was his mother’s birthday. He had heard by chance that this cake shop was quite popular, so he had come to see for himself.

“Student Pei?”

A familiar voice came from behind him.

The staff at the front desk greeted the arriving lady with various respectful calls.

Pei Jinye was somewhat surprised: “Sun Ruofan?”

Sun Ruofan approached, looking at the cake brochure in Pei Jinye’s hand with some hesitation: “Are you here to order a cake?”

“Yes, this shop?”

“Yes, it’s mine. I loved cakes when I was a child, so my dad opened this cake shop especially for me.”

Sun Ruofan moved to the front desk: “This is my friend; his order is on me.”

“Alright, Miss.”

Sun Ruofan turned to Pei Jinye with a smile: “When will you join me for hotpot next time?”

“Sure, definitely next time.”

“…” Sun Ruofan was stunned for a moment.

“Just kidding, if you have time tonight, let’s go together,” Pei Jinye suggested.

Sun Ruofan came back to her senses, barely holding back a laugh.

The cake was on the house, and Pei Jinye expressed his gratitude, but for Sun Ruofan, all these small gestures were done effortlessly.

“Is it your birthday?”

“My mom’s.”

“Oh really?”

“Of course, why else would I buy a cake? As a snack?”

“Then let me buy a gift for your mom.”

“That’s too much; no need.”

Unable to resist Sun Ruofan’s enthusiasm, Pei Jinye followed her to the neighboring cosmetics store. The staff bent over in greeting when they saw Sun Ruofan.

Pei Jinye paused, signaling: “This isn’t also your shop, is it?”

With some embarrassment, Sun Ruofan nodded her head.

Pei Jinye silently raised a finger: “I’d heard before that your family was rich, but I didn’t think you were this wealthy—an actual rich young lady. I apologize for my previous rudeness.”

Sun Ruofan was amused by Pei Jinye’s words: “Not really, it’s okay.”

The young lady seemed genuinely unaware of just how wealthy her family was.

She led Pei Jinye around the cosmetics store, inquiring about Mother Pei’s skin type, but Pei Jinye had no idea that cosmetics could be so fastidious.

She simply gave Pei Jinye a full set.

“Take these back for your mother to choose from. If she has time, she can visit Dazzling Stars.”

“Dazzling Stars?” Pei Jinye was a bit puzzled, “What’s that?”

“It’s a chain of beauty salons under my family’s brand. There are four in Da Peng City that I remember. Have your mother mention my name… for a SPA or skincare treatment. We have exclusive care specialists hired by my dad who are Transcendents. The effects are quite good.”

Sun Ruofan opened her small bag and found a black and gold card: “Give this card to your mother.”

Pei Jinye raised an eyebrow secretly.

They had even hired Transcendents as technicians.

Sun Ruofan’s father really wasn’t lacking in abilities.

“This is too precious,” Pei Jinye declined politely.

He couldn’t accept so many gifts from the young lady with a clear conscience.

After all, their relationship was quite delicate to begin with.

He hadn’t kept up with Sun Ruofan and her friends for a while and didn’t know how their little organization was doing now.

Sun Ruofan had no choice but to let it go.

She stayed by Pei Jinye’s side, introducing the effects of each skincare product as if reciting treasures from home.

Pei Jinye couldn’t help but ask curiously, “These products aren’t also produced by your family, are they?”

“No, no,” Sun Ruofan hastened to deny, “Only the ingredients are provided by my family.”

“…”

Pei Jinye couldn’t help but marvel… the real wealthy lady was right before his eyes.

“I apologize for not seeing it earlier.”

Sun Ruofan laughed.

Not long after, the two arrived at Pei’s Dalhae Lao.

Mother Pei wasn’t there.

Pei Jinye took Sun Ruofan to a private room, with dedicated servers attending to them.

“What kind of hotpot did you eat yesterday?”

“They ordered the four-grid, I had the seafood mix.”

“Do you want to try the tomato base?”

“Sure.”

“Let’s go with the Nine grid then.”

Pei Jinye was returning the favor, treating her to good food and drinks.

…

Around 9 p.m.,

as the two dined in their private room, they suddenly heard an explosion from afar.

Even though it was a distance away, they both felt the ground shake.

“What happened?” Sun Ruofan looked like a frightened deer, and she lost her appetite for the beef in her dish.

“Don’t be anxious.” Pei Jinye stood at the door, instructing the restaurant staff to reassure the customers.

Just as he was about to turn back into the room,

he suddenly received a message from Silver Art.

[Ran into people from the Sand Flame Association.]

[It seems they wanted to bomb Da Peng City Port, but they were discovered by the Investigation Team.]

[They detonated the explosive device…]

Pei Jinye typed: “You guys aren’t hurt, are you?”]