Compression, night talk, sense of imbalance.

After dinner, Dong Feihong works on his painting, while Chi Xiaochi watches a video of skating on Dong Feihong's computer. The atmosphere is harmonious and unobtrusive.

It was snowing lightly outside, but inside the house the heating was on full blast, and ice shavings formed a light white silver frost on the windows. Inside the house, there was the sound of the oven roaring, and even from a distance, I could imagine the tart in the baking pan gradually emitting a tantalizing aroma of eggs and fluffing up the golden crispy edges.

Chi Xiaochi looks up from her computer and turns her head.

Dong Feihong, who was buried in a pile of line drawings, wearing gold glasses, put down the blue pencil in his hand, raised his hand to touch a tear mole under the corner of his eye, as if pondering something, and pondered for a long time before reaching for the eraser.

Chi Xiaochi watched him move, concentrating in a way that wasn't normal.

061 thought Chi Xiaochi looked a little off, "What's wrong?"

Chi Xiaochi turned back to her eyes, naturally changing the subject, "Dong Ge's feelings for Lou Sifan, eight years of catching up plus five years of love, thirteen years in total."

After doing some simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, Chi Xiaochi posed a very practical question: "If every world is so long, when I finish my mission, I go back, open my eyes in my hospital bed, say "I", and boom, I die of old age, who am I going to talk to then? "

061 couldn't help himself, "Haven't you noticed? There's a card in the warehouse, called a 'compression card'."

Chi Xiaochi really noticed it, but it was the most expensive of the premium cards.

20 points of Remorse, or 40 points of Favor, to exchange for a low-level Compression Card.

There's a reason for the high price tag on these things. But when going through the warehouse, Chi Xiaochi at most glances at the price tag and makes a brief note of it in his head.

In Chi Xiaochi's opinion, it's a very unaffordable move to blindly kryptonize premium cards when you don't have a lot of money on hand.

And a tantalizingly good thing is futile to even look at if you can't get it for a while.

Chi Xiaochi clicked on another skating competition video while continuing to discuss the matter with 061: "When I read the synopsis, I thought 'compression' meant item compression."

"...... refers to time." 061 said, "After the card is used, it will affect the time flow of the entire world. For example, if you use a low-level compression card, the time flow of the entire world will become six times faster. The duration of the acceleration is unlimited, but the card is disposable. Once the user decides to stop this acceleration, it is automatically voided. If you want to use it again, you need to redeem it."

Chi Xiaochi translated this, "One verse is better than six?"

061 laughed, "It could be interpreted that way."

Many of the former hosts that 061 had brought with him had gritted their teeth and saved their strength, refusing to spend points on other redemption items, preferring to grovel and ingratiate themselves to the mission objects, just to redeem this kind of card as soon as they could brush up their goodwill, so that they could finish this long role-playing game as soon as possible, and get back to their own lives.

But it was the first time that the experienced 061 had experienced this long run of relationships that lasted thirteen years, and surprisingly included a period of teenage admiration.

This means that Chi Xiaochi will not be able to find an opportunity to get in touch with the target of his mission for a long time.

And whether you're brushing up on goodwill or remorse, you have to be in contact with the person you're questing with in order to do so.

......061 Only smacked the matter a little, and perceived the disgust of it.

Chi Xiaochi didn't have much of a reaction, lowering his head and doing mental math for a moment before looking up and saying, "In short, if you want to accelerate the skipping of this world, you need 20 points of remorse at the very least, right?"

061: "Uh-huh."

He clicked on the warehouse again and went to inventory the contents, while asking, "...... or 40 points of goodwill?"

061: "...... hmmm."

As 061 grew vaguely anxious, Chi Xiaochi simply said, "Steady, we can win."

When he spoke, he looked pale, but there was light in his eyes.

That glow belongs not to Dong Ge, but to the soul in this shell, and is more titillating than any wink.

Before 061 could figure out what the slight movement in his mind was all about, he heard his voice change, "...... Holy shit."

061: "What happened to ......?"

Chi Xiaochi said, "We forgot one thing."

He took a photo from storage that hid old colors and creases.

The photo is of Shen Zhangqing and Herp from the previous world, and the people in the photo have a formal and gentle smile.

Chi Xiaochi thought, wondering if he'd ever get back his ability to laugh without fear now.

But now that he was in the next world, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to find a way to return this old photo.

Chi Xiaochi puts the photo back in storage, "If I had torn up that Zhou Kai stamp set before my hospital bed back then, I'd probably have gotten a dozen premium zip cards."

061 Thinking about it, he thought so.

However, he didn't want Chi Xiaochi to think narrowly, so he held back his regret and said, "It's all right. It's all in the past."

"I just said that casually." Unexpectedly, Chi Xiaochi said with a natural attitude, "I left that stamp collection to Shen Zhangqing on purpose."

"...... Hmm?"

Shen Zhangqing and Cheng Yuan have different situations and personalities," says Chi Xiaochi. For Shen Zhangqing, he needed an outlet that he could control. Leaving him a stamp collection is the most intuitive and easiest way for him to let it out."

Zhou Kai kills Shen Zhangqing's Herp, and Shen Zhangqing gives him a tattered stamp collection, which is barely a fair trade.

Chi Xiaochi succinctly summarizes, "To put it bluntly, it's all about giving him a good time."

061: "Available ......" He could understand Chi Xiaochi's thoughts, but when he thought about Chi Xiaochi's loss in this world, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him.

Chi Xiaochi, however, without any unnecessary regret, asked 061, "Do you think it's cool?"

061 brainstormed that scene and honestly said, "...... seems pretty cool."

Chi Xiaochi chimed in, "That's not enough."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Dong Feihong over there seemed to have heard something funny and suddenly burst out laughing.

He gripped his pen, his already playful brow adorned with a smile that made it even more vivid and relatable.

Chi Xiaochi immediately switched to Dong Ge mode and looked at him in confusion.

Dong Feihong laughed and waved his hand, "A funny thing came to mind. Did it disturb you?"

Chi Xiaochi shook his head.

Dong Feihong stood up, drew a wet wipe, and wiped his hands blackened by the graphite, "Have an egg tart. Eating just one won't make you fat."

Chi Xiaochi said, "Okay."

He then watched Dong Feihong enter the kitchen, and some emotions rose in his eyes.

And Dong Feihong can't help but laugh softly as he steps into the kitchen.

...... Chi Xiaochi is really an easy mood turner.

And the following Monday, Chi Xiaochi practiced jumps in a small corner on the sidelines after doing basic flexibility, speed work and regulation graphics.

This time he tried the Axel jump, one of the six basic moves.

He attempted a week and a half of spinning and landed perfectly with one success.

Then it was two and a half weeks.

As he managed to land again, he vaguely heard the sentiment "Crap" from the corner.

Chi Xiaochi pretended not to hear, took the compliment for himself and started skating on the ice again.

Jump, drop the ice, another ice splash.

The teenager's figure looked like a supremely beautiful butterfly under the illuminating lights, the silhouette cast under the translucent ice soft and moving.

Though he didn't do 3A perfectly this time, the teenager didn't look much chagrined, sliding in place in a circle while casually moving his body, breaking his legs over his shoulders or stretching out his arms as if searching for sensation.

He's helping Dong Ge adjust his mindset.

In the past, Dong Ge was more arrogant than subdued, so even with his good looks and excellent grades, there was still a group of viewers who very much disliked him, thinking that he pushed too hard and was full of heartfelt intentions to win.

Now, his gaze is still characterized by Dong Ge's melancholy stubbornness, but with a touch of Chi Xiaochi-style carelessness added to it.

Unlike the average crosser who is afraid to show his age-inappropriate excellence for fear of attracting suspicion and attention, Chi Xiaochi did not hide or suppress his excellence, showing Dong Ge's excellence and the experience he has gained from more than ten years in the field for all to see.

-No need to be authenticated and approved by anyone, the old man is a genius.

At the side of the rink stands the coach who scolded Dong Ge last time for trying to jump without learning how to walk, Dong Ge's coach, and the head coach of the skating team.

The former is the one who just made the "crap" comment.

Compared to the former's nonchalance, the head coach stared at Dong Ge for a long time.

He had observed this child before and judged that although his standard was superb among the children of his age, he had a bad personality, was too impatient and adventurous, too eager to prove himself, and had to be kept for more polishing and polishing, and could not be sent to the field in a hurry.

Otherwise, once he achieves something, he will either become complacent or hungry for more wins.

Such a vicious cycle can never be good for his growth.

But since the provincial coach came by and talked to him twice last week, when I saw him again today, it was like he was transformed.

That diffidence with a bit of seriousness is the glow of confidence.

The head coach asked, "He hasn't played in an official big game yet, has he?"

Coach Dong Ge nodded his head in slight surprise, "Uh nah."

The head coach said, "Sign Dong Ge up to try out for the National Junior Figure Skating Series in three months."

As soon as the competition list was posted, Dong Ge became the talk of the school.

The ...... tournament authorities only gave the school three spots, and how could it not be surprising that someone with virtually zero major tournament competition experience and only a few regional tournaments would be participating in what is the highest rated and most highly regarded event for junior skaters on a national scale as soon as he does?

The gaze toward Dong Ge was envious, yearning, but more than anything else, it was a jealousy that could not be suppressed.

Chi Xiaochi fooled around with 061: "Hee hee hee hee."

061: "......" silly.

Chi Xiaochi : "I just love it when they look at me and can't do anything about it."

061: "......" Is this kid just a heart dangle or is he childish.

But 061 always had the Raider mission object on his mind.

According to the current data, Lou Sifan's initial favorability value towards Chi Xiaochi is not low, with a score of 50, but his remorse value is zero.

As of now, Chi Xiaochi has no intention of going to Lou Sifan early to bond.

And no contact means no change in value; and no change in value means Chi Xiaochi must tarry in this world.

Chi Xiaochi didn't seem to mind at all, calling Dong Feihong as soon as he learned the news.

He went back last week and gave Chi Xiaochi a cell phone.

The first and only number stored in the cell phone was Dong Feihong's. The cell phone was used for the first and only number stored in the cell phone.

Upon learning the good news, Dong Feihong brought him chicken soup stewed with mushrooms as a reward.

As Chi Xiaochi sits in the car purring chicken soup, he tightens up the sharp edges that belong to Dong Ge, and also tightens up Chi Xiaochi's eyes, looking down to reveal shaggy swirls of ebony hair that look good to touch.

...... At this point he was just a kid far from home, pursuing his dreams.

His quiet demeanor was so well-behaved that it made one's heart ache, Dong Feihong couldn't help but raise his hand and rub his hair: "Good job."

Chi Xiaochi shook, and some of the chicken soup in the spoon spilled out.

Seeing his reaction, Dong Feihong immediately regretted it.

To his surprise, Chi Xiaochi just wiped his mouth and continued to drink without changing his color.

061, Dong Feihong: "......" Huh.

Wasn't it impossible to even get a stranger to shake your hand before.

061 also had to spend a lot of time with him before he could act slightly intimate, and Chi Xiaochi didn't throw up in his mouth when he first got in contact.

061 frowned slightly, a subtle sense of imbalance arising in his heart.