The Only One With a Mouth in the CEO Novel - Chapter 41: I Am a Materialist

Chapter 41: I Am a Materialist

In the novel world,

Although Ye Jin didn’t deliberately save money, the numbers in her bank account gradually accumulated.

So Ye Jin simply bought a Land Rover Range Rover and took the time to get a driver’s license in this world.

This made it convenient for her to take Border Collie and the system out for fun during weekends.

Ever since reuniting with Border Collie, Ye Jin had never mistreated him. The dog enjoyed the highest standard of care.

Even the dog trainer who frequently visited said Ye Jin was practically raising an emperor.

[But buying us a car? Isn’t that too extravagant?] the system couldn’t help commenting.

Ye Jin held the steering wheel in the driver’s seat, driving slowly as she adjusted to the vehicle.

Hearing the system’s words, Ye Jin explained, There are too few pet-friendly ride-hailing services. With our own car, you can go wherever you want to play.

The system fell silent.

It realized Ye Jin was really good at living life.

Whoever ended up living with her would be very happy.

The rear window slowly rolled down.

Border Collie happily stuck his head out, grinning as he watched the scenery outside.

They had arrived in the suburbs.

The road was wide and completely empty. Tall green wild grasses swayed gently in the wind along the roadside.

Seeing this scene through Border Collie’s eyes, the system relaxed, setting aside its tangled thoughts to fully enjoy the view.

After a while, Ye Jin parked the car.

Their destination was a moderately-sized natural lake. The water surface shimmered with sparkling ripples, and the lakeside was covered in green grasscompletely wild and undeveloped, yet it attracted many people for outings.

Ye Jin chose a secluded spot, removed Border Collie’s leash, and let him run around freely.

She set up the tent she brought and leisurely took an afternoon nap.

The tent was left slightly open.

When Ye Jin woke up, Border Collie was sleeping beside her.

Stepping out of the tent, Ye Jin played fetch with them for a while, and the day slowly came to an end.

Huh?

Ye Jin looked at the lake and suddenly said, Why does this lake look exactly like the one in the park when I first crossed over?

The system took a closer look and confirmed: [It does.]

It explained: [Actually, the differences between the novel world and the real world are minimal. Most of the data overlaps, such as land area, geographical features, and social systems.]

Ye Jin nodded in understanding.

I asked the last person who saw Ye Jin. He said it was right here.

At the same location in another timeline.

Skinny guy and the others gathered together, searching for traces of Ye Jin.

And then? She couldn’t have just disappeared into thin air, right?

Yeah, she must have gone somewhere else.

No more clues. We can’t find anything.

The trail went cold here.

After a moment of shared silence, Chang Shan suddenly said slowly, Do you think… Ye Jin might be dead?

Then who’s posting those videos? A ghost?

Maybe it really is a ghost. We’ve searched everywhere in our province for the locations in Ye Jin’s videos, but they simply don’t exist.

And nobody knows any of the people who appear in Ye Jin’s videos. It’s like they appeared out of nowhere.

A cold wind blew past.

They all shivered simultaneously.

It’s getting dark. Let’s head back for now.

A color-printed missing dog notice drifted to Niu Yongjun’s feet, only to be kicked away by him. Let’s go. This place feels strangely eerie.

Woof! Woof woof!

The sky by the lake gradually darkened as Ye Jin packed her things to leave, but she noticed the Border Collie barking fiercely in one direction.

System. Ye Jin straightened up and called out to it from a distance, What does the Border Collie see?

The system sounded confused: There’s nothing there.

Then what’s wrong with the Border Collie?

Ye Jin wondered to herself, called the dog back, and drove away from the area.

That night.

The familiar lake stirred memories in Ye Jin, leaving her tossing and turning unable to sleep. She simply took out her phone.

Ye Jin to Yan Rong:

Do you believe in parallel worlds?

Gu Chenxi was working when he suddenly saw Ye Jin’s question. Without thinking, he typed: I’m a materialist.

Before he could select the word materialism, he deleted the entire sentence.

Yan Rong to Ye Jin:

I believe.

Gu Chenxi didn’t really understand.

But he guessed that couples probably enjoyed discussing such mystical topics during romance.

Yan Rong was working overtime with Gu Chenxi.

They were communicating via WeChat.

Gu Chenxi: [Keep an eye on projects in Rwanda. Follow up on suitable opportunities appropriately.]

Yan Rong: [Is this the Rwanda I’m thinking of, President Gu?]

Gu Chenxi: [Yes.]

Receiving the confirmation, Yan Rong scratched his head in frustration at his computer.

Why would President Gu suddenly want to do business in Africa?

And wasn’t he the boss’s trusted right-hand man? Why were his assignments getting farther and farther away?

Yan Rong thought about recent events, growing increasingly uneasy.

Yan Rong: [Boss, have you been having difficulties lately?]

This was the only explanation Yan Rong could come up with.

It must be true.

President Gu must be having a really tough time at Vastness, constantly at risk of everything collapsing. That’s why he needed to send Yan Rong far awayto preserve strength for a comeback after the downfall.

Meanwhile.

Gu Chenxi was asking an AI: What are parallel worlds?

While waiting for the AI’s analysis, Gu Chenxi glanced at Yan Rong’s message and typed back without any guilt: [Mhm.]

Making a materialist believe in parallel worlds was indeed difficult.

Soon, the AI’s response came through.

Gu Chenxi read it carefully word by word.

His phone chimeda new email from Ye Jin.

Ye Jin to Yan Rong:

Haha, I just wanted to see if you were still awake. I didn’t actually expect you to believe in parallel worlds.

Don’t be naive. How could parallel worlds possibly exist? Go wash up and get some sleep.

Gu Chenxi: … … … …

Satisfied? Ye Jin showed her phone to the Border Collie.

Good thing you covered it up.The system sighed in relief.

Rewind to three minutes earlier.

Ye Jin had been messaging while holding the dog, so naturally, the system saw everything.

The system immediately let out a long cry of despair: How could you discuss such things with others! What if your time-travel secret gets exposed?

This startled both Ye Jin and the dog.

Relax, not many people believe in this stuff anyway. I was just making conversation, Ye Jin comforted the system. Besides, Yan Rong is definitely a materialisthe wouldn’t believe it.

Really?

The system was half-convinced but added: Still, no more discussions. Your time-travel secret must not be discovered.

Ye Jin immediately agreed.

After seeing the email from Yan Rong, Ye Jin casually clicked to open it.

Yan Rong to Ye Jin:

I believe you.

Ye Jin!! He said he believes you!!!The system let out another crashing wail, We’re done for! He must have researched parallel worlds – we’ll be exposed easily!!!

Ye Jin really wanted to ask what the consequences would be if her time travel was discovered.

But now didn’t seem like a good time to ask.

Because she was currently suffering the consequences of ‘almost being discovered’ – the system’s sonic attacks.

So Ye Jin could only write that passage, using a joking manner to smooth things over.

The system was satisfied, but Ye Jin sighed helplessly.

Having been toyed with like this.

The other party must be very angry, right?

Ye Jin’s phone chimed again.

Yan Rong to Ye Jin:

Mm, you too, good night.