I'll pick you up tomorrow morning.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Su Yang prepared four simple European-style breakfasts.

At nine o’clock, Qingxia’s bedroom door opened, and she walked out wearing a loose beige nightdress.

“Wow, that smells amazing! Su-san, what did you make?”

Su Yang had just finished setting the breakfast on the table. He smiled and said, “Fried eggs, grilled sausages, bacon, toast, cheese, and coffee.”

Qingxia ran over to the table and licked her lips. “Let me wash my face first!” With that, she turned and ran toward the bathroom.

Yoshie also came out of her room. After changing clothes, she walked over and sat down at the table.

“Huh? They’re still not up?”

“Qingxia’s awake. She’s washing up. Yuanying… Yuanying hasn’t made a sound yet.”

“Then I’ll go wake her.” Yoshie smiled, stood up, and headed toward Li Yuanying’s room.

When she reached the door, she knocked and called, “Yuanying~ Are you up? Su Yang made breakfast. Come eat.”

“Yuanying~”

Only after Yoshie called twice did Li Yuanying answer, “Oh… okay, I’ll be right there.”

“Hurry up, or it’ll get cold.”

“Okay.”

Li Yuanying sat on the bed and took a deep breath. “Forget it. It’s already happened, so what else can I do?”

She put on her slippers, opened the door, and walked out.

When she saw Su Yang, she forced herself to stay calm and pretended that nothing had happened. Walking over, she greeted him with a smile. “Morning.”

“Morning. Come and have breakfast.” Su Yang was just as natural, without showing the slightest trace of anything unusual.

“Okay.” Li Yuanying replied, inwardly cursing, What the hell? Is this for real? He’s acting even more normally than I am! What a jerk!

Just then, Qingxia came out of the bathroom as well. The four of them sat around the table, eating and chatting.

Su Yang, Li Yuanying, and Yoshie all acted perfectly normal. None of them mentioned cleaning that morning, and they certainly weren’t going to bring up anything else.

After breakfast, they went out into the yard and lay around while digesting their food.

Around noon, Su Yang took the three women boating on a lake not far from Dream Hill.

It was already late October, and the temperature had begun to drop. Even during the day, it was only twelve or thirteen degrees Celsius, and the feeling of autumn had grown even stronger.

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, two days had gone by.

The house fifty meters away from theirs had already been booked by Su Yang.

It had been more than seven days since he arrived in Europe. After completing the system’s mission, he received two “small goals” and three bonus-point cards.

His balance had now risen to around fifteen.

At three in the afternoon, inside the house, Yoshie, Li Yuanying, and Qingxia were curled up on the living-room sofa watching a movie.

Su Yang was alone on the balcony, scrolling through Douyin and burning incense.

Just then, a WeChat notification sounded.

A message popped up at the top of his phone screen. Su Yang switched to the chat window.

Meng Wenzhou: “Old Su, you’re in Grindelwald, Switzerland, right?”

“That’s right. Have your visas come through?”

“We’re already on the plane. We take off at nine-thirty, fly to Modu first, and then go straight from Modu to Zurich.”

“That was fast. You’re finally coming. Come to think of it, we haven’t seen each other for more than half a month this time.” Su Yang typed back.

“Yeah. The girls can’t wait to come see you. They’ve been talking about you every day.”

“What have they been saying about me?”

“That you’re an old scumbag, two-timing, and a playboy,” Meng Wenzhou replied.

Su Yang was stunned when he saw that. He smiled helplessly. “That’s just them complaining, right?”

“Haha. You know what they’re like. They’re all talk.”

“Actually, I was planning to return home in the next couple of days. But since you’re suddenly coming over, we might as well spend some more time here. We have plenty of time left on our stay.”

“Exactly. It’s been ages since I last went to Europe too, especially Switzerland. I’ve never been there.”

“Then hurry up and come. It’s autumn here now, and the scenery is incredible. It’s every bit as beautiful as the landscapes in Xinjiang and Tibet back home.”

“Soon. We’re about to take off. Oh, by the way, what time is it where you are?” Meng Wenzhou asked.

“Three twenty in the afternoon.”

“It’s nine twenty at night here.”

Su Yang thought for a moment before replying, “You’re flying into Zurich, right? Then you should land around five or six tomorrow morning, Swiss time. Zurich isn’t far from here—just over ninety kilometers. I’ll go pick you up tomorrow morning.”

“Why are you coming to get us? There’s no need to go to all that trouble. With me here, do you really think I can’t get everyone to your place?”

“It’s not that I’m worried about that. I just thought I should personally come and welcome you.” Su Yang added a smiley face.

“Haha, but we’re arriving first thing in the morning. What time would you have to leave? Let’s forget it. I’ll just book three cars and have them drive directly to wherever you’re staying.”

“No, no. You don’t have to worry about anything. Leave it all to me. I’ve already booked accommodations for everyone.”

“Really?”

“Of course. It’s right next to the house I’m staying in—a breathtaking place. You’ll see when you arrive.”

Meng Wenzhou replied, “Haha, all right, all right. So we don’t have to worry about anything? You’re in charge.”

“OK. Oh, and remember to send me the flight details.”

“Sure. I’ll send them to you after we get to Modu. We’re taking off soon.”

“All right. Have a safe flight~”

After replying with his final message, Su Yang exited the chat with Meng Wenzhou.

He thought for a moment, found Aleia’s number, and called her.

The phone rang several times before she answered.

“Hello, Mr. Su.”

“Hi, Ms. Aleia. I’d like to ask you about something.”

“Go ahead.”

“I have several friends from China arriving in Zurich tomorrow morning around five or six. Do you know anyone nearby who offers airport pickup services? I’d like to book three cars.”

“Three cars?” Aleia sounded surprised.

“What’s wrong? Is that not possible?”

“No, no, arranging cars is a small matter. I know several people who could help you. But since they’re your friends, Mr. Su, you actually only need to book two cars.”

Su Yang smiled. “Two cars probably won’t be enough. There are eleven people, not to mention all their luggage, so I estimate we’ll need three.”

“What I mean is, I can drive my own car and help you out. Wouldn’t that save you the cost of one car?” Aleia said with a smile.

Su Yang was a little surprised. He hadn’t expected her to think of saving him money.

“That would be too much trouble. We’d probably have to leave around three or four in the morning to reach the airport before they land.”

“Oh, right. Your friends are arriving around five or six in the morning. I don’t sleep very well, so I probably wouldn’t be able to get up. How about this? I’ll have my daughter drive you there, and I’ll arrange two more cars for you. That way, three cars will be enough in total.”

“Your daughter?” Su Yang was stunned.

“Yes. Haha, I forgot to mention that I have a daughter.”

“Really? I honestly don’t want to trouble you and your family. I’d already be very grateful if you could just help me find the cars.”

“Mr. Su, it really isn’t a problem. Please don’t feel bad about it. You paid me more than three times the normal rent for that house afterward. The least I can do is help you with something this small.”

“All right, then. I’ll have to trouble you.”

“No problem. I’ll help you arrange a car in a moment, and I’ll give your phone number to my daughter. She’ll contact you shortly.”

“Okay, thank you, Ms. Aleia.”

“Don’t mention it. I’ll go arrange the car for you first.”

“Okay.”

After hanging up, Su Yang leaned back on the sofa and checked how long it would roughly take to drive from the small town of Gelindeva to Sulis Airport.

According to the information online, it would take about two hours.

If he landed at six, he would have to leave here at around 3:40 a.m.

“Hmm, that settles it. We’ll leave at three-thirty or three-forty.”

……