"Ha ha ha, if I don’t buy it now, who knows in the future..."
Cui Yeqing chuckled, but felt a bit disappointed inside. Even Jiang Yisen said so, it seemed he was indeed overthinking.
The group boarded the Gulfstream G450. Zhou Wang walked down the aisle and surveyed the cabin space in front of him.
(Gulfstream G450 interior picture—since it’s custom-made, each plane of the same model may have different interior spaces, for reference only.)
Hmm... it was narrower than he imagined, but the carpet was very soft, and the seats looked comfortable. Plus, he could smoke—directly solving Zhou Wang’s cigarette craving, which made him quite satisfied.
Looking around, Zhou Wang specifically chose a seat further inside and sat down. With a glance, he signaled Miao Ying to sit next to him, while Yun Rou and Yun Lan sat across from him.
This way, Cui Yeqing was left to chat with Jiang Yisen, and Zhou Wang enjoyed the peace.
During the wait for takeoff, Zhou Wang first took out his phone and replied to Shen Yutong’s message, which he had missed earlier. Noticing her mood was still a bit downcast, he comforted her with a few words and directly transferred 200,000 over.
After some thought, Zhou Wang found Shen Yurou’s WeChat, which he had forcibly added last night, and transferred another 200,000.
Shen Yutong did not reply, probably still filming, but Shen Yurou responded very quickly, almost immediately returning Zhou Wang’s transfer.
Zhou Wang sent it again, and she returned it again. After several repeats, Zhou Wang finally grew annoyed, changed the amount, and transferred 50,000 over.
"If you don’t accept it this time, I’ll forcibly open your third archive next time."
Faced with Zhou Wang’s threat, Shen Yurou stopped responding.
It took several minutes before Shen Yurou finally replied, "Then I’ll keep it for you, and transfer it to you when you need it."
Zhou Wang nearly laughed out loud at her words—do you need her to keep 50,000 for him?
However, Shen Yurou’s mindset was quite cute, so Zhou Wang just replied with a "hmm," telling her to accept the transfer first.
At this moment, the roar of the plane’s engines began, and the flight attendant in black stockings came by to remind everyone to fasten their seatbelts.
Fifteen minutes later, the Gulfstream G450 carrying everyone soared into the sky.
Once the plane leveled off, Zhou Wang thought about it, stood up, and asked Jiang Yisen, who was staring blankly out the window, "I might not have slept well last night. Can I go to the rest area inside and take a nap?"
"Of course you can, as you please."
Jiang Yisen waved his hand, unconcerned.
Zhou Wang nodded and then quietly instructed Miao Ying beside him, "Once I’m inside, try not to let anyone disturb me, but if I’m in there for more than two hours without any movement, come in and check on me."
Miao Ying was taken aback but did not ask more, just nodded seriously.
Zhou Wang believed she wouldn’t let him down. After smiling and saying a word to the others, he walked alone into the rest area in the aft cabin.
After closing the cabin door, Zhou Wang leaned back on the independent bed, checked his status again, put on an eye mask, and let his consciousness sink into the system’s warehouse interface. Then he gently touched the "gear" that shimmered with white starlight.
A piece of information suddenly popped up—
[Gear of Time from Kiran (No. 006)—After use, will engage with the Time River, generating a forgotten period of time.]
[Base Coordinates: January 11, 2023]
[Expected Extraction Time: 20 days]
[Activate immediately?]
...
"Yes."