"Appeal, I want to appeal!" Jiang Yuan shouted excitedly into the phone.
"Dear player, please don't get agitated. Please state the specific reason for your appeal." The customer service representative showed no sign of displeasure at Jiang Yuan's shouting, still speaking in a gentle voice.
Holding his phone, Jiang Yuan rambled on, detailing everything from the arena to the report against him to the customer service.
"Dear player, your appeal has been recorded. Now transferring you to the *Myriad Worlds* game detection hotline. Please do not hang up."
After about ten seconds, a young male voice came through the phone, asking Jiang Yuan to provide his game account for inspection.
"Dear player, after inspection, your recent game data does show anomalies. If you wish to apply for an unban, please bring a copy of your ID, an unban application form, and your recent充值 transaction records to the *Myriad Worlds* Longguo operations branch for an on-site application." The inspector on the other end delivered a lengthy speech before hanging up.
"Great! I can apply for an unban!" Hope reignited in Jiang Yuan's heart. He put down the phone and began preparing the materials needed for the unban application.
His ID was in his wallet, the template for the unban application could be downloaded from the relevant section of the *Myriad Worlds* official website, and his recent充值 transaction records were also accessible on the official site.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!" About ten minutes later, just as Jiang Yuan finished filling out the unban application, a forceful knock came from outside the dormitory door.
Jiang Yuan opened the door and froze on the spot at the sight of the person standing there!
At that moment, Heng Yuwei, dressed in a black trench coat, stood before Jiang Yuan with a bodyguard in a black suit, smiling at him. The bodyguard behind Heng Yuwei looked familiar—it was Zhang Ergou, the president of the Cloudrise Guild, whom he'd met at the Jinsongling gathering!
"You... how do you know where I live?" After a long pause, Jiang Yuan snapped out of it and said to Heng Yuwei, who stood at the door.
"Don't you remember? You mentioned you study here during the gathering, and since I know your real name, finding your place wasn't hard." Heng Yuwei—also known as Jiang Yuan's boss in the game, the president of the Genesis Guild, Hamster Pudding—smiled brightly, her grin like warm spring sunshine that melted Jiang Yuan's heart.
"Brother Jiang Yuan, you disappeared all night, didn't answer calls or texts—we were all worried!" Zhang Ergou stepped forward, giving Jiang Yuan a big hug and patting his back.
"Thanks, Brother Zhang!" Feeling the concern from his guild brothers, a warm current surged in Jiang Yuan's heart. He patted Zhang Ergou's back in return and spoke softly.
"How's the account issue going?" Seeing that Jiang Yuan, who'd been out of touch all night, wasn't in a bad state, Heng Yuwei breathed a sigh of relief and asked about the account.
"Well, I'm just preparing the materials. The official inspector told me to bring them to the *Myriad Worlds* Longguo operations branch for an on-site unban." At this, Jiang Yuan turned slightly, pointed to the computer in his dorm, and said to Heng Yuwei. Then he quickly ran to the computer, sent the filled-out unban application and his recent充值 transaction records to Heng Yuwei's WeChat.
"Miss Heng, could you help me find a place to print these out? I'll book a high-speed rail ticket to Longping now." Jiang Yuan said, pulling out his phone and starting to operate it.
"No need for all that trouble. Come with me!" Heng Yuwei extended her slender hand, blocking Jiang Yuan's phone screen, said to him, then turned and walked out.
Jiang Yuan had no choice but to put away his phone and follow closely behind her.
Following Heng Yuwei through twists and turns, Jiang Yuan grew more puzzled, wondering why she was leading him to the sports field of Songjiang University.
Heng Yuwei, Zhang Ergou, and Jiang Yuan now stood on the vast sports field of Songjiang University. Heng Yuwei pulled out her phone, dialed a number, spoke a few low words into it, hung up, crossed her arms, and silently looked up at the sky.
"What's this rich girl up to?" Jiang Yuan grumbled inwardly but dared not show it, instead mimicking Heng Yuwei and staring blankly at the sky.
Soon, a tiny black dot appeared on the distant horizon, rapidly growing larger in Jiang Yuan's eyes.
"Rumble!" As the dot approached, a rumbling sound reached Jiang Yuan's ears.
"Holy crap!" As the noise grew louder, Jiang Yuan gradually made out the shape of the dot, his face filled with shock!
That initially insignificant black dot was actually a black helicopter!
"Rumble!" The helicopter slowly landed on the sports field of Songjiang University, the gusts from its rotors making Jiang Yuan's clothes flap loudly.
Nearby, college students in gym class suddenly saw a helicopter land on the field, pointing and whispering in Jiang Yuan's direction.
"Let's go. We'll take my private plane." Heng Yuwei's flowing hair danced in the wind. She turned to glance at Jiang Yuan, brushed a strand of hair from her eyes, and smiled at him.
So Jiang Yuan followed Heng Yuwei step by step, boarding her personal black helicopter.
The space inside the helicopter was small. Zhang Ergou sat in the co-pilot seat, while in the back, Jiang Yuan and Heng Yuwei sat side by side. Due to the cramped space, they were almost touching.
Jiang Yuan sat upright, hands on his knees. Being so close, he could even catch the faint fragrance emanating from Heng Yuwei.
The helicopter slowly took off, and the cabin fell into an awkward silence.
"Miss Heng, is this your private plane?" To break the tension, Jiang Yuan spoke up, shattering the quiet.
"Yes, it was a birthday gift from my father when I turned eighteen." After Heng Yuwei said this, Jiang Yuan fell silent again, inwardly muttering, "I don't understand the world of the rich!"
He racked his brain to recall what birthday gift he'd received at eighteen, finally remembering after a long while: a Little Genius phone watch!
"Brother Jiang Yuan, I really have you to thank this time. This is my first time riding the boss's private plane too." Zhang Ergou, sitting in the co-pilot seat, turned back with an excited grin.
Just then, a violent gust of wind slammed into the helicopter's exterior, causing the smoothly flying aircraft to lurch sharply!