[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to":3,"chapter-after-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to-after-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to-chapter-77":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After Becoming a God Among Humans, I Just Want to Lie Flat",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2302216,4502,"Chapter 77: Drinking","after-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to-chapter-77",77,"\u003Cp>Although she clearly knew what she wanted, a stifling gloom pressed within her heart, like a volcano buried for over twenty years, desperate to erupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi stepped out of the reception hall, stood dazed at the entrance for a moment, and suddenly had no idea where to go or what to do next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She often felt this way—lost and adrift—as if she were the only person in this vast universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she stood there, a group of workers drove in with construction vehicles loaded with cement and gravel, began unloading right before her, while others used shovels and tools to clear the shattered concrete ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh—what fell down and made such a huge hole…” she heard a worker say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, do stones just fall from the sky? Weird!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi’s face flushed crimson; though the workers hadn’t noticed her standing nearby, she felt utterly humiliated and wished she could cover her face and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Liancheng strolled over with a grin, glanced at the workers laboring, then patted her shoulder. “Feeling good after showing off?” He added admiringly, “The logistics department moved fast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi’s toes dug into the floor as if carving a castle. “...Deduct the repair cost from my salary!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! Who’d dare? Didn’t you see logistics didn’t even dare to breathe—they immediately hired workers to fix it. Even if you’d torn down the Jueguan Bureau, Director Zhou would say you did great, did brilliantly, then apply for funds to rebuild an even better one just so you can tear it down again, hehe…” Feng Liancheng exaggerated dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi covered her face with her hands. “Ah—please stop. I won’t do it again…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, this is great! Releasing emotions helps maintain mental balance. You’re just too repressed—holding everything inside. If you keep this up, you’ll eventually fall ill. Today, seeing this big hole made me genuinely happy. Why? Because you finally showed your feelings—and right here in our Jueguan Bureau. That means you feel a sense of belonging! Don’t think Director Zhou doesn’t care—he’s even happier than I am!” Feng Liancheng slapped her shoulder hard, treating her not like a woman but like a brother, casually and loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi had been startled by his phrase “fall ill from holding it in,” but hearing his next words, warmth spread in her chest—yet she couldn’t find any words of gratitude. She pressed her lips tightly shut and smiled silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Liancheng patted her shoulder, then draped an arm around her back as he led her out. “Come on, let’s drink! Director Zhou wanted to come, but said he’s too old and feared we’d find him annoying. Actually, he’s afraid that with us young people around, he won’t be able to relax!” He laughed heartily. “Hah! He thinks too much. Today’s youth are the generation reshaping the workplace—why fear our leaders? If he shows up, we’ll give him a lesson!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi understood his intent. Feng Liancheng knew her past better than anyone, and certainly knew about her family ties—he was comforting her now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi appreciated his gesture and followed his steps outward. “I’m recording this. I’ll play it back for Director Zhou.” She joked lightly—she always valued kindness shown to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No no no, you can’t do that! We say this only among ourselves—never in front of our superiors!” Feng Liancheng feigned terror, begging with exaggerated gestures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Jueguan Bureau, a few hundred steps to the right stood a Hunan restaurant. Inside the private room, Wei Chang’an, Chen Yushu, and Zhang Ningning were already seated, flipping through the menu ordering dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We got off the plane and heard Feng was treating us—unbelievable! Feng, you actually paid for a meal? Yang Yi, don’t hold back—we’re going to drain him dry!” Wei Chang’an shouted the moment they entered, grinning like he’d won a prize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi laughed in reply. “Exactly my thought.” But her eyes unconsciously drifted to Chen Yushu’s right arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yushu’s right arm was perfectly fine—the newly regrown skin was tender and pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yang Yi stare at his arm, Chen Yushu paused, lifted his right hand, cleared his throat, and volunteered: “Wucheng had a large cluster of awakened due to an A-rank threat. One of them had healing abilities—he fixed me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at Yang Yi again, fell silent for a long while, then struggled to speak: “I’m sorry… Back then… when my arm broke, I thought my life was over. I was shaken, and said those things… I’ve thought them before, but I was too emotional then, and…” He was always quiet and awkward with words; the more he explained, the more tangled he became, until his face turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand,” Yang Yi smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes met, and both smiled—each smile carrying deep relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them reconciled, Wei Chang’an grew even more delighted, nearly banging the table in excitement. “Waiter! Bring the dishes! Bring several bottles of good liquor! White liquor! Oh, Zhang Ningning—you can handle white liquor, right? Yang Yi, what about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been dragged to a team-building event on her first day, Zhang Ningning was nervous. “I can! White, beer, red—I can drink all of them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can drink too,” Yang Yi said, then sat beside Zhang Ningning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back so soon? Did you finish sorting things out at school?” Yang Yi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not quite, but most of it’s done. The rest I can handle remotely. I’ll just pop by occasionally to finish paperwork.” Seeing Yang Yi sit beside her, Zhang Ningning grew even more nervous. “Director Zhou said I should report in as soon as I returned—I rushed back afraid he’d forget…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha! You look so delicate, but you’re a rush-job type!” Feng Liancheng roared with laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, waiters flowed in, setting dish after dish on the table until it was overflowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Liancheng stood, filled every glass to the brim, then raised his own. “Why am I treating you today? First—to celebrate you handling two A-rank threats and protecting the public’s safety…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t say that—I’m blushing,” Wei Chang’an said, nudging Yang Yi with his chin. “It’s all her doing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi shrugged and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yushu smirked. “Feng, stop the grand speeches. There’s no one else here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Liancheng ignored them and continued: “Second—to celebrate Yang Yi breaking free from her past. From now on, the sky is wide, the sea is vast—she can roam wherever she pleases!” He downed his drink first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Chang’an and Chen Yushu turned to Yang Yi, raised their glasses, and drank. Feng Liancheng had already briefed them beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Zhang Ningning was confused. She was a woman, and happened to know Yang Yi well enough to be invited as a token presence—otherwise, with Yang Yi the only woman, it would’ve been awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was sharp. She quickly grasped her role, saw no one elaborating, and smiled as she drank her glass dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Yi looked at these colleagues—few who qualified as friends—and understood their kindness. Her heart stirred with warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You see, some things, some people in this world, are still worth it. Yang Yi thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since we’re here tonight, let’s drink until we’re drunk.” Yang Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Liancheng was right—sometimes you need to release a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drinking with everyone, at least, was louder than countless nights of solitary drinking. She thought.\u003C\u002Fp>",1215,"2026-06-20T07:52:47.920Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a1c8e052e0e234fb010e7d444ccacbeb21039109f13307bc0730eaeac7738586","after-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to-chapter-78","after-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to-chapter-76",246,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-becoming-a-god-among-humans-i-just-want-to-cover.jpg"]