Chapter 106: If I Don’t Send Something Soon, I Think I Will Lose My Advantage

If, from the moment you were born, you could see a person’s future,
would you fall in love with her?

In the quiet, empty nights, in the days when her body was weak,
the young girl lay in bed, her eyes always seeing that witch—
in a world line where she herself did not exist.

She saw that girl open her eyes, bewildered and unaware, facing a strange magical world.
She saw her tie up her long hair, revealing her fair neck, studying diligently at a desk at night.
She saw her roll up her sleeves, exposing her pale wrists, seriously preparing potions in her workshop.
She could see her alluring figure without a stitch of clothing, and she could also see her fragile self, asleep after overexertion on a sickbed.
She saw her in dazed, confused moments, and also saw her coldly and ruthlessly strike down an entire planet.

That girl wandered through different worlds as a sage teaching people, and also descended into hell to rule over countless spirits.
She guided heroes to observe the trajectory of civilizations, and sometimes transformed into an apocalyptic demon, confronting a decaying world alone.
She was both good and evil, yet she always smiled adorably, and occasionally, in a fleeting glance backward, made young Annie’s heart race and her face flush.
She was a very bad girl, stealing the hearts of countless people.
She was also a very good girl, putting herself in danger for her friends.

She was someone impossible to judge.
But in young Annie’s heart, the Jiang Cha she saw was her invisible companion.

Through countless days and nights, under the guidance of the Jiang Cha fragments in her future visions, Annie studied magic, closed her eyes to take a light nap, and broadened her horizons while traveling through countless worlds.
In that endless stretch of time, through her precognition, Annie had accompanied that Jiang Cha for so long, it felt like a dream.
So long that her young heart had been completely filled by Jiang Cha.

If that were the case, would you fall in love with that girl?
Annie’s answer was yes.
Even though Jiang Cha was emotionally “bad”—reckless, irresponsible—she still deeply, irreparably loved this girl.

“It’s okay. I know Jiang Cha can’t accept my feelings yet.”
Annie did not reveal these memories to Jiang Cha; they were a secret hidden deep in her heart, another world line unknown to anyone.
She simply smiled brightly, shyly standing on her tiptoes under the mysterious blue light of the teleportation portal, gently touching noses with Jiang Cha.

“It’s okay. Just being able to stay by your side is enough for me.”
“Leave your shop to me. When you get hurt, you always return there to heal, right?”
“Rest assured and leave it to me.”

Annie’s voice grew softer, but her cheeks turned redder.
By the last sentence, she could no longer speak, so she turned and ran.
Her bouncing footsteps could not hide her joy.

‘I want to be your strongest support.’
Those unsaid words were transmitted precisely through magical energy to the girl, like a fairy dancing in the night.
Quiet, romantic, beautiful, and utterly silent.

“Really… how can I refuse that?”
Watching the figure disappear into the portal, Jiang Cha held her forehead and sighed gently.
Annie’s behavior even left her unable to say anything to ruin the moment.
It was heart-wrenching.

But she knew that after today, Annie would still be Annie—she wouldn’t overstep, and she wouldn’t make Jiang Cha uncomfortable.
Today was just a clumsy explanation when Annie sensed her doubts but couldn’t speak the truth.

“Cha Bao~ is she completely yours now~?”
Lina appeared from somewhere, tiptoeing and wrapping her arms around Jiang Cha’s neck, smiling cheerfully.

“Why are you suddenly so close? Do you have any interest, Lina?”
Jiang Cha’s expression didn’t change; she just glanced at her, eyes half-lidded, teasing.

“Eh—I’m blonde! So this is my duty, my job!”
The golden-haired girl released her hands, flipped her hair, and stood proudly in front of Jiang Cha, fully confident.

“Then can you explain why you’re here?”
“Just happened to pass by on my way back to the dorm, so I came along. Didn’t expect to see such an explosive scene! Cha Bao really moves fast.”
“To take down an heiress from a big family so quickly? Amazing! If fortune comes, don’t forget me, Cha Bao!”

Lina giggled and leaned in, sniffing Jiang Cha’s chest. “Hmm! Sure enough, it’s Annie’s scent. Already done, huh?”
“What nonsense.”
Jiang Cha rolled her eyes.

Annie really was a family heiress.
But honestly, she didn’t seem to have anything to do with Jiang Cha.
Whether you call it fussiness or a bit of conscience, Jiang Cha just couldn’t bear to deceive such a young girl as Annie.

“Don’t be fooled by Annie’s appearance. She’s actually been physically weak since childhood. Her life force is seriously insufficient, which is a hereditary trait in her family and a huge burden—let alone that Annie inherited three of them.”
“She may seem fine, but before she turned ten, she never left the house. Very innocent, very easy to trick.”
“I wanted to take a shot back then, but alas—she didn’t choose me.”
“If she had chosen you, that would’ve been strange, blonde loli.”

Jiang Cha nodded but didn’t comment on Annie’s childhood, just tugged at Lina’s face and teased.
“Eh—so redheads and blondes will never get along?”
“No, it’s just your personality problem… I’m not blue-haired either.”
“True.”

They chatted casually and arrived at Jiang Cha’s dorm.
Just as Jiang Cha was about to step into the portal, Lina suddenly stopped. Jiang Cha, still holding her hand, had to stop as well.

“What’s wrong?” she asked, tilting her head.
“Cha Bao, do you want to invest?”
Lina asked directly, expression still relaxed.

“Not really, why ask?”
Jiang Cha currently didn’t need more resources. She already had enough things to study—necromancy magic, creation magic, wisdom magic, and the legacies left by Mortel and the mage tower master.
Just these alone would keep her busy for at least half a year.
Anything more wouldn’t help.

“Because I feel like…”
Lina nodded, expression still light.
“If I don’t give some gifts soon, I feel like I’ll lose my advantage.”

Jiang Cha: “?”