<h4>Chapter 176: Face-to-Face Meeting</h4><h4><strong>Editor: </strong>Dragon Boat Trantion </h4>


    Nan Yan turned around and saw Bai Haoxuan.


    Bai Haoxuan had a smile on his face. "Congrattions, Nan Yan. You won the first round so beautifully."


    When Nan Yan and her team entered thepetition, his own team was also in the middle of a match. It wasn’t until they sessfully advanced that he saw the trending topics. He then searched for Nan Yan’s video and couldn’t believe her skill. She had such strength!


    Naturally, Bai Haoxuan wasn’t genuinely congratting Nan Yan. On the contrary, he was infuriated to the point of going crazy. He absolutely couldn’t let her continue participating in the uing matches.


    He had thought that by removing An Xiran from the equation, AEG would perform poorly and might not even advance. Yet, the new addition, Nan Yan, turned out to be even better than him!


    Bai Haoxuan was tempted to smash his phone at that moment. However, he remembered that she still owed him a meal. This was the perfect opportunity to prevent her from participating in the next matches. AEG would surely be eliminated in the second round.


    "Thank you. Congrattions to your team for advancing as well," Nan Yan replied to Bai Haoxuan with a slightly mischievous smile. "I hope we can meet in the second round."


    A glint of darkness shed in Bai Haoxuan’s eyes, quickly suppressed as he changed the topic. "Miss Nan, you still owe me a meal. How about tonight?"


    Nan Yan raised an eyebrow, the teasing glint in her eyes deepening. "Sure, you choose the ce for tonight, and I’ll treat you to that meal."


    She had encountered people seeking trouble, but she had never encountered someone so eager to throw themselves into danger.


    Originally, she had thought of keeping him around until the end of thepetition.


    However, it seemed that he found the wait too long, as if her money were burning a hole in his pocket.


    "Great, it’s settled then."


    Bai Haoxuan failed to grasp the underlying meaning in Nan Yan’s eyes. Instead, a satisfied smirk appeared on his face. "Miss Nan, are you leaving? If so, I won’t keep you. See you tonight!"


    At that moment, he was already anticipating the taste of this woman.


    With her looks, it was bound to be quite a treat!


    Just thinking that she was An Xiran’s sister, Bai Haoxuan couldn’t contain his excitement.


    Nan Yan lifted her eyebrows and curved her lips into a smile. "See you tonight."


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    Bai Yiqi asionally nced towards the entrance, looking at the time. Unable to resist, he sent a message to Nan Yan: [Y Lord, have you arrived?]


    Nan Yan happened to push open the door and read the message. She replied casually: [I’m here.]


    Bai Yiqi: [Where are you? Have you entered?]


    Nan Yan had already spotted him and casually put her phone back into her pocket before walking over to him.


    Ba Yiqi was anxiously waiting for his "Y Lord."


    Then he saw a woman wearing a mask and a baseball cap walk up to the opposite side of his table, ready to take a seat.


    He quickly stopped her, saying, "Don’t sit here. There’s someone here. Go somewhere else."


    Ignoring his words, Nan Yan sat down gracefully.


    Ba Yiqi furrowed his brows, displeased, and said, "I told you, there’s someone here. Can’t you understand? Don’t think you can just flirt around because you have some looks. I’m not in the mood today, so leave."


    Ba Yiqi was quite good-looking and dressed in a well-fitted suit, giving off an air of a social elite and a wealthy second-generation.


    Usually, he took advantage of his looks to flirt with innocent young girls.


    Of course, there were also those who actively approached him to try and catch his attention.


    Under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t refuse.


    But now, he had important matters on his mind and no time for this.


    Removing her mask nonchntly, Nan Yan’s indifferent gaze lingered on him as she calmly said, "Then when do you ever have the mood?"


    "What do you mean..." Ba Yiqi was about to say he was busy all the time.


    But as soon as he saw Nan Yan’s face, his eyes seemed to be enchanted, fixed on her.


    Even his words changed, "I have time right now. Beauty, what do you want to eat? I’ll treat you!"


    "But didn’t you have something to do?"


    "No, no!" Ba Yiqi changed his tune faster than flipping a book, "It’s just that my mood wasn’t great earlier. But now, seeing a beautiful woman, my mood has improved."


    "Beauty, how about we be friends on WeChat?"


    As he spoke, he eagerly took out his phone, opened the scanning app, and aimed to scan Nan Yan’s QR code.


    Nan Yan cooperatively took out her phone and generated her own QR code.


    Ba Yiqi scanned it excitedly and when he saw the name that popped up, his expression froze.


    Y.


    Nan Yan’s WeChat name.


    Ba Yiqi’s reaction was quick, his voice trembling as he asked, "Y Lord?"


    "Mhmm~" Nan Yan rested her chin on her handszily, responding nonchntly.


    Ba Yiqi: "..."


    Ba Yiqi: "!!!"


    Damn it, Y Lord was actually a woman!


    And not just any woman, but an incredibly beautiful one!


    He was about to explode!


    This woman in front of him, she couldn’t be more than eighteen or neen years old, and herputer skills were actually so extraordinary?


    "Y Lord, heh... Well, hello, Y Lord. I’m Bai Yiqi..." Bai Yiqi broke his usual pattern and sounded cautious and nervous, struggling to speak clearly.


    "Alright, what’s next?" Nan Yan calmly observed him.


    Bai Yiqi promptly signaled for the waiter. "Y Lord, what would you like to eat? Feel free to order anything, no need to worry about the cost."


    Still trying to process Y Lord’s stunning beauty, Bai Yiqi was in a daze. He remained somewhat out of focus until halfway through the meal, when he finally epted that the girl before him was indeed Y Lord.


    "Y Lord, what brings you to T City this time? If you need assistance, just let me know!" Bai Yiqi patted his chest, showing determination. "After all, I’ve been in T City for so many years. I’ll do my best to help."


    Nan Yan responded casually, "It’s not a big deal. I’m here to participate in an esportspetition."


    "Y Lord, are you seriously taking part in an esportspetition? Aren’t you embarrassed?" Bai Yiqi couldn’t hold back his surprise and blurted out his thoughts.


    He couldn’t believe that aputer genius like her wouldpete in an esports event. It was like an adultpeting against children!


    Nan Yan looked at him indifferently, as if her gaze could see right through him. Bai Yiqi quickly realized he had spoken out of turn and covered his mouth, fearing her reaction.


    After a couple of minutes passed without Nan Yan responding, Bai Yiqi’s curiosity got the better of him, and he asked, "Y Lord, are you in such dire need of money to do this?"


    He remembered that Y Lord often needed money and rarely turned down any task, oftenpleting them in just one night.


    Honestly, he felt she deserved better pay and had even considered offering her a highermission rate in hispany. Yet, despite the potential for greater earnings, she always declined.


    He couldn’tprehend her reasoning.


    Nan Yan looked at him nonchntly. "It’s free."


    "What do you mean?" Bai Yiqi didn’t quite grasp her words.


    "Participating in thepetition is free."


    Nan Yan ced her utensils down, wiped her mouth with a napkin, and continued, "I’m doing it for someonepeting out of friendship."


    Bai Yiqi felt a surge of indignation and eximed, "Y Lord, how could you fall for a gamer??"


    "That’s too demeaning!"


    Bai Yiqi pped his thigh in disbelief and gestured towards himself. "What do you think of me?"