Sigh, there really are so many beautiful girls in this world, and all with such tall figures.
I just wish I had ten pairs of hands and twenty pairs of eyes, or else I’d want to pour my energy into all of them.
But they’re not even girls, you know~
Unfollow, unfollow, unfollow!
“Su Moli, why are you giving them 300 yuan?”
“Of course it’s the carrot and the stick. You have to know that in society, you never do things to the absolute extreme. You have to leave room for maneuver. Otherwise, with so much pressure in modern life, who knows what extreme things she might do? Besides, we’re all classmates. There’s no need to make things so tense, like mortal enemies. It’s pointless.”
“Oh, I see.”
On the way home from school, the two walked side by side.
Meng Siyu listened to Su Moli’s explanation, feeling a little lost inside.
They were the same age, but when it came to dealing with people, she really felt she was on a completely different level.
Moreover, she couldn’t understand Su Moli at all.
Other people always had some purpose behind their actions, but Su Moli seemed to do whatever she wanted, whether it was giving money to the thugs or cutting her own palm with a knife…
“By the way, where do you live?”
“Huh? Around here…why?”
“Oh, nothing. Don’t be nervous, I’m just asking if it’s on the way. I live around here, so bye for now~ see you tomorrow.”
Su Moli found Meng Siyu’s body twitching subconsciously when asked about her home.
It was kind of cute, so she decided not to tease her anymore today.
Hearing Su Moli was leaving, Meng Siyu quietly nodded.
For some reason, she suddenly felt a pang of sadness—maybe because Su Moli was her only friend.
Or maybe just being with her made everything interesting, even without doing anything.
But once she left, her dull and boring life would cover her again.
“1, 2, 3, 4…7, 8…”
“By the way, Meng Siyu, there’s one more thing I forgot to tell you.”
Just as Meng Siyu was about to turn the corner, Su Moli suddenly called her back.
Seeing her run back excitedly, Su Moli felt a surge of joy.
“Hm? What’s up?”
Hearing Su Moli call her, Meng Siyu immediately ran back, eyes full of eager curiosity, wondering what she had to say.
“I almost forgot. Here’s the 100 yuan registration reward for playing ‘Thousand Love, Ten Thousand Blossoms.’”
“Huh? For me? Can I have it too?”
“Of course. After all, you’re going to represent me in battle, fighting those evil Demon Lords and successfully rescuing the Princess, brave Warrior.”
“How could I not get any initial equipment at all?”
“If you win the final match, you’ll get 400 yuan as the Champion Reward.”
“……”
Looking at the bright red 100 yuan bill in front of her and hearing Su Moli’s extremely over-the-top words, Meng Siyu lowered her head and tried hard not to laugh.
“All right, the capture mission has been issued, and initial equipment given. Go home and start grinding levels.”
After saying this, Su Moli waved her hand dismissively, signaling Meng Siyu to leave quickly.
Her youthful JK girl energy had been completely used up for the day.
Now she was about to turn back into a boring, worn-out 30-year-old uncle who just wanted to go home and watch adult animations.
“Ah? Okay…bye bye, meat.”
Seeing Su Moli leave, Meng Siyu obediently turned and walked away.
Holding the 100 yuan in her hand, which was roughly her monthly meal budget, she felt warm inside but also extremely uneasy and conflicted.
Having accepted so many favors, how would she ever repay them?
Did she really have to offer her body?
But she wasn’t even pretty.
Meng Siyu disdainfully rubbed her soft belly.
“Should I go on a diet—?”
Late afternoon, near dusk, in Zhang Sisi’s room, the other two younger sisters were also there.
The three had taken off their shoes but kept their socks on, sitting around on the bed, each holding a phone, frantically searching the internet.
What exactly is ‘Thousand Love, Ten Thousand Blossoms’?
Why isn’t it in the Application Store?
Why isn’t it on the Little Black Box?
And what does it mean you need to use a VPN to play?
And you have to download it from the Dark Web?
A game called Forbidden Girl-Copper Game?
“Transform into a boy to romance shy girls? And multiple girls at that? This is completely against the natural order!”
In an instant, the room was filled with the sound of lightning strikes, Zhang Sisi and the others felt like they’d been hit by thunder.
They had thought it was just a game, probably like Honor of Kings or some competitive game, and with their decent gaming skills, victory was definitely possible.
But they didn’t expect it to be some weird 2D game from a back-alley developer.
These girls, who were used to rough social life, had never played anything like this before.
And just looking at the content made Zhang Sisi and the others feel sick.
“Ah! This has to be humiliation! A harsh humiliation!”
“Not only physical blows, but mental torture too? Su Moli is really heartless!”
“Boss, what do we do?”
“We can’t even find the download link. How can we win?”
“Uh…let me think of something…”
Seeing their hopeful eyes, Zhang Sisi, as the boss, had to keep her composure and not panic.
But thinking back to Su Moli’s crazy look in the alley this afternoon made cold sweat break out on her forehead.
She could only say with forced calm: “Things have come to this. Let’s go home and eat. We’ll figure something out tomorrow.”
“Okay, boss.”
“We’re off then.”
Night, Meng Siyu’s home, dinner table with only three dishes: stir-fried green peppers with pork, stir-fried cabbage, and stir-fried tofu.
Four family members sat around the table, mostly silent.
Only the stay-at-home dad ate while picking food for Meng Siyu and her younger sister.
“Eat more, you two. You’re at the age to grow, need to get enough nutrition.”
Looking at the piled-up green pepper pork in her bowl and then at her parents’ bowls filled only with tofu and cabbage, Meng Siyu felt bitter inside.
After hesitating for a long time, she finally mustered the courage to say,
“Mom, Dad, you should eat some green pepper pork too. You work so hard, you need to eat more meat for your health.”
“Ah? Oh, okay, we’ll eat, but you two are still growing, don’t starve yourselves.”
Hearing her parents agree but only symbolically put a little meat in their bowls, Meng Siyu felt especially oppressed and uncomfortable.
“I’m done eating. You two eat.”
Meng Siyu quickly finished her meal and put her bowl in the kitchen.
“Leave it there, I’ll wash it later.”
Hearing her dad, Meng Siyu didn’t respond, instead quickly ran back to her room, locked the door, took out her phone, and opened Bilibili.
She randomly clicked on a video she liked to feel a bit better inside.
She didn’t understand why her parents worked so hard but still had to save on every bite, just to let her and her sister eat more.
Didn’t they know that long-term overwork and no meat would make their health fail?
And no matter how many times she said it, they wouldn’t listen!
After a while, her parents finished eating and cautiously came to her door to remind her, “Remember not to play on your phone too late, you have school tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
Lying on the bed, Meng Siyu answered painfully and numbly, her heart heavy and distressed.
Her grades were so bad; she felt she disappointed her parents terribly.
Every time she played on her phone, she felt a deep sense of guilt.
But if she didn’t play, how could she ease the suffocating pressure inside her?
“If only I had money…”
Meng Siyu took off her slippers, jacket, and pants, twisting and turning in bed until she finally climbed to her desk.
She looked at the 100 yuan bill lying there—
Su Moli’s gift.
For the sake of her life, she had to win the ‘Thousand Love, Ten Thousand Blossoms’ championship!
Seeing hope, she immediately got up and began searching skillfully on the computer, using years of experience hunting for resources.
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