The concert ended perfectly.
After Tangning removed her makeup, she heard Xie Yunting's invitation: "Xiaoning, come back to my house today. Mom has prepared a celebration party—"
"Sorry, I'm a little tired. I want to go home and rest." Tang Ning interrupted Xie Yunting. He didn't want to go back to the Xie family because he remembered that the Xie family had a formation that prevented ghosts from entering.
There is only one night left today. If that gaze at the concert was not his illusion, then that person must be observing him in some dark corner.
"Okay, you've worked hard today, I'll take you home." Xie Yunting said with concern.
"No, I'll go by myself." Tangning rejected Xie Yunting again.
Xie Yunting did not force Tangning to leave. He took off his coat and put it on Tangning, "It's a bit cold at night."
Xie Yunting opened the thermos cup again, and inside was the honey tea he had prepared earlier. "Take a sip to warm yourself up first. You've been singing all day, and your throat must be tired."
Tang Ning held the water cup and took a sip. It was of just the right temperature, as if it could soothe her heart. The sweetness was just right, and any more would be too sweet, just like Xie Yunting.
If he had met Xie Yunting first, he would probably like him very much.
He is handsome, gentle and considerate. He won't pursue you relentlessly. He knows how to keep his distance just right, and he has a warm family.
But what he wanted was not Xie Yunting.
"Goodbye." Tangning put down his water cup and placed Xie Yunting's coat on a chair. He put on a mask and walked out through the secret passage.
The autumn night was indeed very cold, and the chill was so intense that Tang Ning drove back to his small house alone.
He sat quietly for a long time.
During this time, many people sent him messages and called him constantly, but Tang Ning just sat there quietly, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After a long while, Tang Ning washed up and lay down on the bed to sleep.
When he opened his eyes again, a cold system voice rang in his mind: Players are requested to select cards for the fifth day.
Tang Ning stared at the simple decoration above his head. This was a new house. He looked at the decoration of the bedroom, which was quite expensive.
What is my situation now
40 years old, single, living alone, a well-known singer.
There were not many signs of aging on the 40-year-old Tang Ning's face. He did not hesitate to choose a card and said directly: I will choose the card of the lettuce thief.
This was the result of his thinking all night.
Although dealing the princess card can force the prince to see him, it will also attract the witch. He had confirmed yesterday that the prince was following him secretly without the special card. The other party was very powerful and had been protecting him from harm by ghosts. In this situation, no one could stop the prince's freedom. The other party did not see him because she simply did not want to and was unwilling to see him.
As for why he didn't want to or was unwilling to do so, he had a guess in his mind, but he couldn't be sure.
So he wanted to give this card a try.
The player uses the "Lettuce Thief Card"
Lettuce Thief Card Setting 1: Eat the lettuce planted by the witch and you will get the child you always dreamed of
Lettuce thief card setting 2: You are destined to lose the stolen child
After using the card, a plate of stir-fried meat and lettuce suddenly appeared on the bedside table. Tang Ning stared at the lettuce and felt uneasy: System, will I get pregnant if I eat it
Suddenly, the sound of a baby crying was faintly heard outside the house.
Tang Ning breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stood up and walked out of the house. He now lived in a single-family villa. When he opened the door, he saw a baby in a cardboard box at the door.
The child was probably just one month old, and his face had turned red from crying. Tang Ning quickly held the child in his arms. However, Tang Ning had never held such a young child before, and his posture was wrong. But strangely enough, as soon as Tang Ning held the child in his arms, the child stopped crying and started laughing.
"Hello." Tangning smiled and said, "I'll just call you Little Lettuce, okay?"
Little Lettuce stared at Tangning with red eyes, full of attachment.
"Little lettuce." Tangning shouted.
Lettuce smiled so much that her eyes narrowed.
It was winter and it was very cold outside. Tangning carried Little Lettuce back to the room. He rubbed his palms together to make them warm, then held Little Lettuce's cold hands.
There was no milk powder or diapers at home, so Tang Ning asked a runner to go to the supermarket and buy some necessities.
While waiting for the takeaway, Tang Ning checked the surveillance camera to see why the child suddenly appeared, but the surveillance camera was broken at that time.
Tang Ning frowned and opened the group chat to learn about the current situation of his teammates.
With Tang Ning's help, Lin Yun and his friends no longer had a tight financial situation, but they could only afford to eat and wear warm clothes. In the year when the players turned 40, the world's technology had made a major leap forward, and many positions could be automatically promoted. Lin Yun couldn't find a suitable job, so he said that he wanted to be a volunteer. Anyway, he couldn't save much money with his physical condition, so he might as well do something to accumulate virtue.
Zhou Kang did not escape the fate of getting married. He said that he was forced to get married at the age of 32. His marriage partner was an NPC he did not know. Now, when he opened his eyes, he had a wife who respected him and a child who was a money-eating beast. What's worse, their company was laying off employees recently, and it might be Zhou Kang's turn.
Jiang Mianmian said in the group that she was living a good life, but no one else could believe it except her.
Li Haoyuan made a lot of money in the pet business, but the dog that accompanied him for twenty years passed away today. He did not have deep feelings for the dog, but the game probably judged that the "Li Haoyuan" in the game had deep feelings for the dog, so from going to bed this morning until now, Li Haoyuan has felt chest tightness, shortness of breath, fatigue, and no appetite. This is incredible for the healthy Li Haoyuan, and he will go to the hospital to check if he is sick later.
Si Tai had several copyrights bought by Yun Ning. He is not worried about Ji now. He is asking in the group how to arrange the raising of Ji today, because the sudden death on the fourth day sounded the alarm for Si Tai. In the past ten years, Si Tai quit smoking and drinking, and actively exercised. At the age of 40, he has a stronger body than that in his twenties, and even the dark circles under his eyes have disappeared.
Tang Ning watched the ten changes in his teammates in the group chat. For a moment, he really felt like he was in a dream.
It seemed as if they were still walking on the primary school campus yesterday, each of them talking about their expectations for the future.
Lin Yun: "What about you? Tangning?"
After Tang Ning said that she was raising a child, the group messages suddenly increased.
Si Tai: "You picked up a baby? Dad, you are done. The baby wakes up three times a night and wakes up crying after sleeping for a while during the day, asking for comfort and hugging. If you take care of the baby by yourself, I am worried that your body will not be able to bear it."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment. He had never raised a child and had never paid attention to these things.
Lin Yun: "Just hire a nanny. Tangning doesn't need money anyway."
Zhou Kang: "We need to hire a nanny, but we can't leave everything to the nanny. What do you mean by not caring? Didn't I say that I have a child now? That child is not close to me at all. The way he looks at me during the day makes me a little scared. I feel like he is an ungrateful person who can never be tamed. But I just checked the system and found that I have been a completely irresponsible father. In this case, it is impossible for the child to be close to me."
Zhou Kang: "If Tangning wants a child, it's to have a good parent-child relationship. Not only should she give money, but she should also give time, energy, and love. Although children at this age don't remember much, this is a very critical time for children to establish a parent-child relationship with adults. After three or four years old, it will be difficult for you to cultivate such a relationship."
Zhou Kang: "I am now frantically looking up parenting information, trying to find out how to repair the father-son relationship with a seven or eight-year-old child."
"Ding Dong~" the bell rang.
Tangning went downstairs to get takeout. He was a little hesitant as he mixed the milk powder, tested the temperature, and fed it to Little Lettuce. He also spent a long time researching the internet to learn the correct feeding posture.
After a while, little Lettuce started crying again. Tang Ning was so anxious that he couldn't get his diaper wet.
The problem of "milk" and "diaper" was solved. Tang Ning thought everything was fine. But after a while, the little Rapunzel in his arms started crying again. The baby's crying was annoying. Tang Ning quickly sent a message to the group for help. Zhou Kang suggested, "Hold the baby and walk around. Some children just want to be carried around."
Tangning quickly did as she was told, and little Lettuce stopped crying. However, once Tangning got tired and wanted to sit down to rest, the angel baby who was still smiling a second ago immediately burst into tears.
More than ten minutes passed as far as Tangning knew, but it seemed like two months had passed in the dungeon. The lettuce had grown a lot bigger, and Tangning's shoulders, neck, waist and wrists were aching terribly.
If he looked in the mirror again at this time, he would be surprised to find that he had thick dark circles under his eyes, his eyes were listless as if they had lost their luster, and there was a white hair on his temples. He looked much more haggard than at the beginning.
"Ancestor, can I cry with you too?" Tang Ning said with tears in his eyes.
Before she could wait for her ancestor's response, Tang Ning received another schedule notification from her agent. It turned out that the program she was about to attend was a singing program that Tang Ning had signed up for before. Her agent asked Tang Ning to prepare to leave.
How can this be possible
Not to mention that he would not be able to take care of his child if he participated in the program, even if he did not have a child, Tang Ning could not participate in this program because he no longer had the mermaid card on this day, he had lost his heavenly voice, and he did not have a very high singing skill, so his true colors would be exposed on the program.
Tang Ning could only tell his agent that he had a serious illness and his throat was damaged.
The manager didn't believe it at first, but when he video-called Tangning and saw how haggard she looked, he was shocked.
"How did you become like this?!" Before the agent could recover from the shock, a piercing cry of a baby made the agent pale with fear, "Did I just have tinnitus? Why did I hear a baby crying!"
Tangning thought for a moment and said frankly, "This is the child I picked up."
The agent's expression was unpredictable. He seemed to have imagined countless bizarre things in the entertainment industry in an instant, and finally said solemnly, "Okay, I understand."
Tangning: “…” You know something.