Death Stranding: I Return from the Beach

Chapter 17 Breaking the Ice with Coconut

The farce ended, and the square returned to its previous lively state.

Chen Wang stood next to the coconut, running the stall alongside her. After that, there were no more random customers.

"Actually, I also want to have a cat." Bored, Chen Wang saw the cat cage on the table, observed it for a while, and muttered to himself.

Chiral cats are actually quite cute. They are very lively and sometimes even grow body parts that don't belong to traditional cats.

For example, the one he liked had two small wings growing on its back, just like the cat in the game Death Stranding.

It can't fly, but it's very cute.

"What's up?" Coconut asked lazily. "Which one do you like? I'll give it to you."

"How could I possibly accept that!" Chen Wang exclaimed, beaming with joy. "I love this one the most!"

Coconut smiled, took a piece of paper out of his jeans pocket, and stuck it on the Chiral cat.

Chen Wang looked at it and saw that it said "Sold".

"She will be delivered to your house tomorrow."

Chen Wang looked at the coconut in front of him and thought that although she looked arrogant, she was actually quite warm-hearted.

The simulated sun gradually set behind the western mountains, casting its last rays. The two packed up their stall, then packed up the pets sold that day and deposited them with a pet delivery service.

Then they prepared to go back together.

The scenery within the first ring road is breathtaking, not only because of the towering buildings, but more importantly, because even the pedestrians seem less hurried. They are all smiles and look exceptionally content.

As they passed a giant building, Chen Wang proudly announced:

"This is where I work, the Superhuman Dispatch Center."

Coconut nodded. The massive glass curtain wall made her dizzy. She shielded her eyes with her hand and said to Chen Wang, "It's quite impressive, but it must be tiring too. I won't work here."

"That's right, you're a small business owner after all, how can you compare to a working-class person like me?" Chen Wang smiled wryly, but then seemed to realize something, staring at Coconut's pretty face and asking, "Are you also a superhuman?"

Coconut chuckled, "There aren't that many superhumans in Rainbow City!"

That's true. If everyone were a superhuman, then normal humans would become highly sought after.

In fact, in the Eastern Continent, only about one in five people possesses superhuman abilities. Furthermore, the aptitude of superhumans is also divided into different levels; many people, although nominally superhumans, have rather mediocre personal abilities or skills.

"Coconut, how about... we go get some food?" Chen Wang couldn't think of a good reason, so he could only speak frankly.

"I'm not hungry," Coconut said casually.

"Oh." Chen Wang was turned away and could only look ahead.

"But I'm a little thirsty," Coconut said again. "Let's go get some coffee, it's on me."

"Great!" Chen Wang thought to himself, secretly pleased.

Coconut asked him, "Are there any good shops nearby?"

After a moment's thought, a stylish shop suddenly came to mind. He took the coconut and headed straight for the coffee shop that Li Mengyao had chosen when they met.

Coconut didn't care about the shop's appearance; she was genuinely craving coffee.

Just as the two were about to enter the store, they heard a shout from across the street: "Chen Wang?!"

Huh? Chen Wang turned his head and looked over, his eyes wide open.

Li Mengyao! What's she doing here?

In the past, he would have completely disregarded it, simply waving as a greeting before continuing with his own business.

However, ever since he saved Li Mengyao last time, Chen Wang has frequently received her intentional or unintentional flirting, and the frequency of her messages is more than a hundred times that of before.

Faced with this situation, he didn't know whether meeting Li Mengyao was a blessing or a curse, and he just hoped that she wouldn't go too crazy.

But who is Li Mengyao? She is naturally carefree and seemingly innocent, but in reality, she is very shrewd. She doesn't want to give a second glance to men she doesn't like, and she wants to be captured by men she wants to climb up to in a heartbeat.

When she saw Chen Wang walking with a tall, mature woman, she became even more furious.

Oh, you! You give me perfunctory replies when I message you, sometimes even pretending not to see them. So you have another woman!

I, Li Mengyao, am naturally beautiful. I have been confessed to by countless boys since I was a child, yet I have always maintained my integrity. Now I look at you, Chen Wang, with different eyes and want to give you more opportunities to get to know me, but you turn around and look down on me.

When she uttered "Chen Wang," she had already contained all her dissatisfaction and jealousy.

"Hi, Li Mengyao," Chen Wang waved his hand somewhat awkwardly, "What are you doing here?"

"How did I end up here?" Li Mengyao asked, her hands behind her back and leaning forward, looking incredibly youthful. "You forgot, this is where we first met."

Chen Wang wanted to argue, "Don't talk nonsense, it's clearly our first time meeting."

But then I thought about it again, and it seemed pointless; it would only make things more confusing.

He didn't want Coconut to misunderstand, even though he had some instinctive affection for her.

"Oh, so it's your friend."

At that moment, the coconut opened steadily.

In contrast, Coconut is like a seasoned teacher, with a steady and moving voice and an elegant and dignified demeanor, completely different from Li Mengyao.

"Shouldn't you introduce yourselves?" she reminded Chen Wang.

The latter slapped his forehead: "Yes, yes! Let me introduce it."

"This is Li Mengyao. I've taken orders from her before, so we're friends."

"This is Coconut, yes, her name is Coconut. She is... my neighbor."

Li Mengyao pouted, looked at Chen Wang and then at Coconut, and gave him a bad look.

After Chen Wang finished speaking, he found that no one responded.

Looking at the two women, they were glancing at each other casually, seemingly lost in thought.

"Li Mengyao, Coconut and I came here for coffee, what about you?" Chen Wang broke the ice first.

"What a coincidence, me too," Li Mengyao said, echoing Chen Wang. "That's perfect, let's go together!"

Without waiting for Chen Wang's follow-up explanation, she walked straight into the coffee shop.

Chen Wang shook his head slightly and winked at Coconut, probably to say that this is just how she is and you shouldn't mind her.

"It's alright, they're just kids, I've seen plenty of that."

As she spoke, she went into the store.

Chen Wangze completely lost the initiative and had no choice but to go into the store with him.

As long as the two women communicate normally, it's fine.

If the two of them start arguing, I'll just interrupt them.

The three of them found a spacious spot to sit down and started scanning QR codes.

"Chen Wang, what would you like to drink?" Li Mengyao suddenly asked.

At that moment, Coconut turned around, her gaze suddenly becoming tender and affectionate, and asked in a voice that sent chills down your spine, "Would you like me to order two of the same thing?"

Chen Wang's face was swollen and red, and he wished he could put a pillow on his head.

"Chen Wang?!"

Another greeting came from inside the coffee shop.

What? There are even experts?

What's wrong with me today? I don't know many people, but why do I feel like a big star, with people coming and going wherever I go?!