Chapter 21: Successfully Joining the Company

Everyone in the park was watching.

They were watching the tall girl—she was the Society President of the ACG Club.

Most people knew that, because they’d seen her in videos.

But what really caught everyone’s attention was the shorter, white-haired girl in front.

She seemed like a new member of the ACG Club.

But there was also a sense of familiarity, like they’d seen her somewhere before.

So white.

“What’s wrong? Why are you staring?”

Xiaoyun had just said she’d help, but then this girl froze and didn’t move.

Was she too moved?

Well, it was true—not many people got her help.

If you succeeded, you should repay her well.

Thinking that, she couldn’t help but feel a bit pleased.

“Ah, thank you,”

After who knows how long of staring, Su Xiaoxiao finally snapped out of it and thanked her.

She’d looked too long—how embarrassing.

“It’s not too late to say thanks after things work out. Now that you’re already part of our Club, is there anything you want to say?”

Xiaoyun slowly stood up, placing her hands on the young girl’s delicate shoulders.

“Something I want to say…”

“Did you want to join our Club because you like cosplaying, or dancing?”

“Or, do you want to be a streamer? We can support you.”

The orange-haired girl listed off a bunch of things Su Xiaoxiao had hardly ever heard of.

None of those three were her reasons.

No, it wasn’t that simple.

Was this a test?

Actually, joining the Club wasn’t that easy, or else why couldn’t so many people get in, even though there were so many girls?

Did you have to go through a tough Q&A, and the earlier stuff was just tricking yourself?

What to do…

She could only answer honestly.

After all, honest people made great subordinates, didn’t they?

“I want your Club’s Xiao Li.”

She spoke the most honest words in a flat tone.

“……”

She froze.

Was the answer unsatisfactory?

She tried again.

“I like a Club with Xiao Li in it.”

“…..”

Xiaoyun still didn’t speak.

Her gaze grew more complicated as she looked over every part of Su Xiaoxiao again and again.

“Are you two friends?”

After a long moment, she finally spoke, her eyebrows trembling slightly.

“We just became friends yesterday, but that’s not why I joined.”

“Then why?”

The girl pressed Su Xiaoxiao.

So, continuing to ask meant she could proceed to the second round?

Hmm, it looked like her first answer had been good.

But, did she really have to say it…?

There was no helping it.

“Because I like Xiao Li.”

A bit shy, but she still said it.

Her second confession—delivered like this.

“…..”

The girl was stunned for a third time.

?

Coming to our Club to chase a girl—how is this any different from those annoying boys who fail the screening?

The motives are the same.

If it were before, the girl would have just turned around and left.

But things were different now.

“Fine. I know your motive. Tomorrow afternoon, meet outside the Society Room during Activity Time. Got it?”

Her face wasn’t looking too good.

She pressed her hand hard against her forehead, but agreed to this person’s request to join the Club.

“Oh, thanks, sis!”

Once she’d passed the Q&A, all the tension vanished from her face, replaced by a bright smile.

See?

The Q&A that other girls couldn’t get through, Su Xiaoxiao passed.

Why?

Because she was honest!

“No need to thank me. You said you had things to do this afternoon, so go ahead.”

With complicated feelings, the girl waved farewell to the slightly shorter, younger girl.

“Mm.”

The white-haired girl strode off, slowly disappearing across the Playground.

“Let me be alone for a while…”

Xiaoyun sat down on the bench, clutching her head in pain.

She’d worked so hard to manage Club Activities, hoping to attract more girls with similar dreams and hobbies.

And now, after so much effort, someone who met the standards finally appeared—and this was her reason.

She didn’t hate the idea of same-sex x or whatever.

It just left her feeling strangely unsettled inside.

***

“Passed~ So happy.”

Afterwards, Su Xiaoxiao bounced along an empty path, wanting to express her joy.

A reward earned through effort was always the sweetest.

“Tomorrow afternoon, the last two periods are Activity Time.”

That meant school-sanctioned Club Activity time.

Before, she’d always spent those periods sleeping alone in the classroom.

But now, it was like she’d gained two more periods to watch Xiao Li.

“Hmm hmm, this is great.”

Excited, Su Xiaoxiao started looking forward to tomorrow’s Activity Time.

But before that, she had to earn tonight’s fifty yuan.

Otherwise, if she went hungry all day, she’d have no energy to sneak looks tomorrow.

Even watching took effort.

Determined to work hard tonight, Su Xiaoxiao set off on her work journey.

***

“Di,”

Back at home, the ACG Club’s Society President posted a selfie of the new member who joined today into the QQ Group, letting the girls get acquainted.

[@All Members New member (image.jpg) Met offline just now. It’s real. Very cute, but…..]

[Wow, so cute! Is this real? I have to hug her tomorrow.]

[Xiaoyin, don’t fight me for this one. I’ll take care of this underclassman.]

[President’s amazing, another one tricked in~]

For a moment, the Club group grew lively, and no one noticed the last part of the girl’s message.

Everyone just focused on the cute, petite new member in the photo.

***

“34 yuan.”

“15 yuan.”

“9 yuan.”

“It’s ten thirty. You can go home now. Here’s today’s fifty yuan.”

“Thank you, Boss Lady!”

(bow)

Su Xiaoxiao was still struggling away at the convenience store.

After another four hours, she finally received her second day’s pay.

Time to buy eggplant again!

This time, no scary people appeared.

She ate at the same spot and went home.

Everything went smoothly today, except she didn’t see that girl in black long stockings tonight, leaving her feeling a little empty inside.

“Ding,” Back home, she excitedly opened her phone.

Seeing the Club’s group she’d joined successfully, she was overjoyed.

Time to say hi.

After all, they’d meet tomorrow.

Hello, everyone, I’m Su Xiaoxiao.

I just joined today!

Her heart was pounding.

Her hands trembled.

She hesitated a long time before hitting send.

She realized her username was still a period, which the original owner must have set.

It didn’t look good, so she changed her name in the group to Xiaoxiao.

[You’re the cute little one in the photo, right? Why did you only speak now?]

[Want to video chat? I was about to sleep, but looking at a beautiful girl before bed helps me sleep better~]

At this hour, the group’s activity was much lower than in the afternoon.

Only two people replied.

[Xiaoxiao: Because I just touched my phone….]

“Let’s not video.”

[Love Life’s Xin Requests to add as a friend]

She was approached directly.

They were upperclassmen, so it was hard to refuse.

(Agree)

[Xin: (Video call request)]

(Agree)

“Slurp. So cute, just as I thought.”

On the slightly blurry screen, a beautiful girl sitting on a bed appeared.

She was wearing pajamas, ready for sleep.

Her figure was neither too small nor too big—just the right proportions for a high schooler.

“Hey, hello.”

Su Xiaoxiao responded as well.

This girl’s reaction to seeing someone attractive was even more exaggerated than her own, as if she was about to drool.