Chapter 1036: JIAO JIAO'S VALENTINE (I)

YU JIAO didn't expect Luo Yan to ask such a question, so she was completely unprepared. No, even if she somehow expected it, she still wouldn't be able to give a quick answer. After all, what happened that day was a bit... hard to explain.

Thinking of that, she couldn't help but remember what happened on that day, February 14th.

Yu Jiao woke up early to prepare breakfast. Since it's winter vacation, she told her mother that she could make breakfast for the both of them and that there's no need for her to wake up early. It's just that she couldn't really follow through since her mother still woke up earlier than her.

Hopefully, today would finally be the day that she could make breakfast for them.

She stood up and walked to the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth. Then she went out of her room and walked straight to the kitchen. But when she did, she saw her mother already there, just turning on the rice cooker.

"Mom, didn't I say yesterday that I will make breakfast today?" Yu Jiao said helplessly.

Her mother glanced at her with a smile. "It's fine. I love making breakfast for you. But if you really insist, then we can just cook together."

Yu Jiao shook her head. It seemed like the only way she could cook breakfast for her mother was to help her. And so, she joined her in the kitchen and helped her prepare the ingredients.

After almost 20 minutes of preparing the dishes, the two of them finally began eating breakfast.

"By the way, Jiao Jiao, do you have any plans today?" her mother asked while they were eating.

Yu Jiao was confused why the other suddenly asked this. But she still answered, "No. I just plan to log in the game and finish some of the weapons other players ordered in my shop."

Her mother gave her a worried look. "You're on vacation and yet you're still working this hard. Should mom also look for a job so our Jiao Jiao can at least have a time for herself?"

Yu Jiao smiled. "Mom, we already talked about this. What I earned in Arcadia is more than enough for the two of us. And this job is not like a real job, it's more like a fun hobby. Besides, working inside the game doesn't really make one tired. As long as I log out at the right time, then there's nothing to really worry about.

Her mother still had a guilty expression on her face. "But still."

Yu Jiao stretched out her hand and held her mother's hand. "It's really fine, Mom. Truly."

Finally, she managed to calm her mother. Every once in a while, they would have this conversation. Maybe her mother was feeling bored in the apartment. That's why she would often talk about finding a job.

Should she help her mother start a small business?

That thought stayed in her mind until they finished breakfast.

After she helped her mother cleaned the dirty dishes, she walked back to her room, planning to put the VR helmet, when her phone suddenly rang. Wondering who it was, she picked it up. She saw the name on the caller ID. It was Luo Ren.

As soon as she saw the name, she quickly answered the call. "Brother Ren?"

"Jiao Jiao, are you busy today?"

She felt a sense of déjà vu because of the question. Probably because her mother asked her a similar question earlier. "Not really. I just plan to spend most of the day in the game."

There was a pause on the other end, then Luo Ren said, "If you don't have any other plans, do you want to go out with me somewhere?"

Now it was Yu Jiao's turn to take a pause. For some reason, her heartbeat just accelerated because of that invitation. "Ahm, s-somewhere? Where exactly?"

"Oh, it's not somewhere far, just at the art gallery located on Moganshan Road. A famous artist is having an exhibition. My secretary bought two tickets a few months back when the artist announced that she's doing an exhibition here at S City. I might not look like it, but I'm a bit of an art enthusiast.

"He thought that it would be just in time for my birthday, but he actually got the date wrong. The exhibition is actually a little more than two weeks early. Today is the last day of the exhibition. I don't really want to waste the tickets. And I heard from Yan Yan that you like art, so I thought that maybe I could invite you.

"What do you think? Would you like to go?"

There was a lot of information about that explanation. Like, the amount was almost overwhelming. It almost felt like it would overload Yu Jiao's brain.

First, Luo Ren was inviting her to an art exhibition. Because he had tickets that he didn't want to waste. There were a lot of questionable things about that. Like, he could just go there himself or just invite someone else who's also interested in art. As a second generation rich young master, there's no way he didn't know anyone like that. So, why invite her?

Also, today was a weekday, Friday to be exact. Shouldn't he be busy with his job? Did he really have time to go to an art exhibition?

But a single fact overshadowed all those questions. That Luo Ren's birthday was just a little more than two weeks from now.

That's the only thing that kept on circling in her mind.

"Jiao Jiao?"

Luo Ren's call finally pulled Yu Jiao to the question the other had asked. Because her mind was such a mess, she couldn't really think through of what her answer should be. In fact, before she could even think of an answer, she already found herself saying;

"Yes, I would love to go."

"Great!"

Yu Jiao could hear the joy and excitement in the other's voice. Suddenly, she felt very glad that before she could think of how to answer the other, her mouth had a mind of its own and answered for her.