"Li Qing, are you free to watch a movie this weekend? I found a really good horror film called ’Zhenzi vs Gourd Kids.’ I heard it’s gaining rave reviews lately! I want to go alone but I’m really scared. Could you accompany , please?"
"Sorry, I have to play Luke this weekend, so I can’t go."
Li Qing stared sadly at his phone, looking at the woman he had marked with a red heart, sending him a ’smile’ emoji.
He wondered where he went wrong for her to send a deathly ’smile’ emoji, considering he was handling serious business, working hard to earn money and save up for a down paynt.
He actually always liked this woman, even though she’s three years older than him... But as the saying goes, a woman three years older is like holding a gold brick.
"Sigh!"
He sighed deeply, then silently opened his phone browser, skillfully opened a certain website, and picked up the tissues nearby...
...to wipe the grease off the corner of his mouth.
He looked at the hot-blooded video clips on his phone from a small platform and sighed again with long Qi.
Today is his thirtieth birthday. People say you stand firmly at thirty, but for him, it’s just thirty.
In his disorderly rented room, there was leftover takeout on the table, old posters on the walls, casually placed clothes, and a computer monitor with a shimring screen still on, streaming sothing from a certain live platform.
This is the typical ho of a single man, chaotic but orderly, and Li Qing is intimately familiar with the placent of things.
He turned back to look at the live stream on the computer, stroking his face.
"I don’t look bad, so why can’t I find a girlfriend till now, it’s really..."
Truthfully, it’s tough. From childhood to adulthood, Li Qing has been associated with just two words:
diocre!
Despite having a fair and clear appearance, which might seem refined and gentleman-like, it’s a plus point, and friends around have introduced quite a few people too. However, once it gets to the conversation stage, the initial blurry affection dissipates into thin air.
Not a trace remained.
Li Qing was troubled by this. He consulted many female friends, asked questions, and even simulated scenarios.
The final consensus was that Li Qing’s way of speaking was incorrect. In other words, he was harder than iron, comparable to the latest ultra-tough alloys.
His words kill invisibly, causing harm to won to a max extent.
So much so, after simulating dialogue scenarios with him, those earnest female friends didn’t talk to him for three days.
Thinking about this, Li Qing felt troubled and wanted to do sothing practical, but everything ended in a ss, except for a bunch of oddities.
Just as he was preparing to pick up his takeout for a quick bite, his phone suddenly vibrated.
Li Qing paused, his motion, looking at the unusual caller ID displayed above, sowhat puzzled. It’s late at night, and soone is calling—is soone rembering his birthday?
No, no, it can’t be that. His parents disappeared when he was fourteen and never heard from again. Since then, he lived alone to have a more comfortable life in this super tropolis, renting out his apartnt and then renting a single room.
No one else would know today is his thirtieth birthday.
Perhaps it’s work-related.
He couldn’t help but answer with a touch of resignation.
"Hello?"
"Zzz..."
Listening to the electrical noise from the phone, Li Qing frowned slightly, about to hang up when a male voice suddenly ca through.
"Hello, hello, is this Mr. Li Qing?"
Listening to the sowhat cheerful and amused voice, Li Qing had a suspicion.
Probably soone’s prank.
Li Qing responded indifferently, "Yes, who are you?"
"Ah, congratulations! You truly are the luckiest person in this world, you know... Oh, here, let first wish you a happy thirtieth birthday, as well as congratulations on thirty years of being single, hahaha..."
The male voice seed unable to hold back laughter, seemingly cracking up.
This soured Li Qing’s expression: "Is my thirty-year single life really worth your ridicule?"
"No, no, I just thought of sothing amusing."
"What is it?"
"My wife is giving birth..."
Li Qing could no longer hold back: "Do you think I haven’t watched a movie before? Please don’t bring these lousy jokes into the conversation. Don’t go too far, I advise you to stop!"
Just as he was about to hang up, the person hurriedly said: "Wait... I haven’t finished. This is a call that will change your life, aren’t you willing to spend ti listening?"
Li Qing hesitated for a mont, finally calming his anger, and said: "Go ahead."
The person cleared his throat twice and introduced himself: "My na is Zhuang Xu, an admissions tutor at Gray Magic Academy. Congratulations on qualifying and successfully being admitted to our school... Um, believe your admission letter will soon be sent to your place..."
"...What the hell, Magic Academy?"
Li Qing was puzzled, even in deception, talk sothing normal. This sounds like sothing only a fool would believe.
Listening to this, Li Qing beca interested, it was the first ti he received such a scam call.
"So, tell why I qualified to enter this Magic School?"
Zhuang Xu’s voice suddenly beca deep: "Have you heard such a legend? If a man can remain innocent until thirty, he can beco a Mage and use magic."
Li Qing was stunned: "Wha... what the hell?"
"It’s true, a man turning thirty while still being single can change career paths to Mage, learning various magic. Trust , this is your life’s turning point, please..."
Snap!
Li Qing hung up the phone expressionlessly. This nutcase, how did he get his number, especially to bother him on this day?
Knock knock knock!
Li Qing was slightly startled, turning to look at the window, suddenly shocked to see a silhouette perched on the window ledge, its green eyes watching him eerily.
Its head bobbed up and down, making the ’knock knock knock’ sound.
An eerie and terrifying atmosphere suddenly surfaced in his mind, making him feel a tingling sensation all over, his legs weak and nearly unable to stand.
Gulp!
Li Qing swallowed hard, stood still for about thirty seconds, and seeing that the thing didn’t move, he mustered the courage to inch closer step by step.
Upon closer inspection, Li Qing let out a sigh of relief, then cursed: "Scared the hell out of !"
It was an owl, but the owl was entirely covered in jet-black feathers without the slightest speck, and its eyes were extrely human-like, like two embedded black gems, looking at him with a disdainful gaze.
Disdain?!
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