Chapter 30: A Request for Protection

As the person shouted, the whole warehouse erupted in noise.

Guards, teachers, and logistics staff all rushed over.

Gu Qianqian watched anxiously. “She wasn’t really discovered, was she?”

“Sss… what do I do… I need to think of something to distract the guards.”

“How about setting a fire?”

She looked at the dry firewood piled outside the warehouse.

It was all for the cafeteria.

Just as Gu Qianqian was about to move, someone grabbed her little hand. Then came a voice that made her heart leap.

“Gu Qianqian, what are you doing?”

Actually, Lin Feiyu had seen the little thing muttering to herself and looking anxious just now.

It surprised her.

By all rights, before today, this stupid thing was exactly the same as Yu Ni: bullying the weak and fearing the strong, with a vicious heart.

But today she seemed like a different person.

From Lin Feiyu’s view, she had threatened her today, which was unlike her, and she had also made Gu Qianqian do quite a few dangerous things.

Even if Gu Qianqian had never enjoyed bullying her, a normal person treated this way should feel resentment.

So no matter how well she pretended, when the person involved wasn’t around, she should show her true colors.

If she herself was really trapped in the warehouse, this stupid thing should reveal her true face and be happily cursing here. That would be the normal reaction.

This was one reason Lin Feiyu had deliberately not shown herself right away, but had quietly hidden nearby.

She wanted to see whether, when she wasn’t around and might even be in danger, this little thing would expose her true nature and secrets.

The reason for her personality change, the reason she feared her, the reason she had broken with Yu Ni…

And her secret.

Unfortunately, Gu Qianqian’s reaction disappointed Lin Feiyu.

Nothing.

Nothing but worry about her.

‘Damn thing…’

‘At a time like this, she still has to act?’

Looking at Gu Qianqian’s surprised and scared expression, Lin Feiyu felt for the second time since her rebirth that some things had slipped out of her control.

An inexplicable panic rose in her.

The girl’s sincere gaze was inconspicuous in the darkness, but Lin Feiyu saw it clearly.

Even her heartbeat trembled along with it.

“You, you’re back!?” Gu Qianqian was startled at first, then looked at Lin Feiyu with some delight. “You weren’t discovered?”

“You sound like you wish I had been.”

“Uh, no… the warehouse… I was afraid you’d be caught…”

“Heh, no one can catch me. Besides, they only found the magic crystals stolen. They didn’t see me.”

Phew.

Hearing this, Gu Qianqian let out a breath of relief.

She was also glad she had taken the things out beforehand and put them in the backpack. Otherwise, if the female lead opened it and found nothing inside, where would she pull a trick from?

Was she supposed to take them out of the System in front of her and toss them into the backpack?

Fortunately, nothing went wrong.

The female lead’s retrieval had been dangerous but safe. She hadn’t been discovered. Good.

“Th-then that’s good… Did you get it?” Gu Qianqian didn’t have the female lead’s strong night vision, so she couldn’t tell if she had really brought back her backpack.

Lin Feiyu tossed the backpack to her and took the box containing the magic crystals, as well as the wooden box.

“Got it.”

“These are for you.”

They had agreed beforehand that she would give her an enhancement potion and magic crystals as payment. This stupid thing had completed her task excellently, so Lin Feiyu didn’t go back on her word.

But what surprised her was that Gu Qianqian didn’t reach out to take them.

Instead, she said in a soft, sticky voice: “Um, can I not have these?”

“Hm?” Lin Feiyu’s outstretched hand stiffened. She put the things back in her pocket. “You don’t want them? Then what do you want?”

This stupid thing was getting harder and harder to understand.

She didn’t want the magic crystals and alchemy potion that ordinary people would envy?

What did she want?

Damn…

Suddenly, Lin Feiyu thought of a possibility, and her face turned ugly.

This damn thing wouldn’t push her luck, would she?

Before Gu Qianqian could speak, she coldly refused first: “Gu Qianqian, don’t play tricks with me. I said it already, I don’t like women.”

“Even if it’s you… if you dare bring up something like a kiss again, believe it or not, I’ll kill you right now!?”

Obviously, the female lead had misunderstood.

But her words did make Gu Qianqian a little tempted.

She hadn’t even tasted that kiss from the day yet.

It was good, but not satisfying at all.

Still, since Lin Feiyu had said that, Gu Qianqian had no doubt that provoking her again would bring disaster. So she quickly explained: “No, it’s not that.”

“I mean, I’ve never absorbed magic crystals. If you give me these, I don’t know if I can even use them.”

“As for the enhancement potion, Zu Xingyu gave it to you. I don’t want it, and it has side effects.”

Gu Qianqian’s explanation made Lin Feiyu frown. “You don’t want magic crystals or alchemy potions? Even if you don’t use them yourself, you could sell them for money. You’re not short on money?”

“I…” Gu Qianqian paused. It would be a lie to say she didn’t want them. She really was short on money.

But there was something more important right now.

“I mean, if you give me these, I can’t hide them either.”

She pointed toward the warehouse, which had started to boil after the loss of so many magic crystals.

“If they find out something’s missing and search me, then what?”

There was another reason Gu Qianqian didn’t want them: these things were payment for a deal with the female lead, not an act of favoritism.

She had asked the System. Even if she took them, there would be no favorability points, so she didn’t want them.

Lin Feiyu understood. “That’s true. You stupid thing can’t hide anything. Then leave them with me for now.”

“I’ll give them to you after we return to the academy.”

“No, it’s not that.” Gu Qianqian refused again. The little girl looked at her hesitantly. “I, I mean… I’ve realized it’s really dangerous outside…”

“It’s just… um… can I use this payment to ask you to protect me a little for the next two days?”

Huh?

Lin Feiyu’s face darkened. Then she seemed amused and angry at the same time. She said viciously: “You… you’ve got some nerve, Gu Qianqian. Asking me to protect you?”

“Never mind that you bullied me together with Yu Ni and those bitches before. Even if you were hiring me for protection, do you think this little bit of stuff is enough for me to agree?!”

What did she mean, ‘this little bit of stuff’?! Lin Feiyu, why don’t you go ask the market how many gold coins magic crystals and enhancement potions cost?

What kind of hands do you have, so expensive and hard to get?

Though she complained inwardly, Gu Qianqian still looked pitiful on the outside. “Th-then can I add one more payment? You, you’ll definitely agree…”

Seeing how certain she was, Lin Feiyu couldn’t help but want to kick her hard.

Stupid thing, what bargaining chip do you have to hold over me?!

Hm?

Poor, stupid, no background, and delusional.

Besides this face and cute body, what else…

Lin Feiyu unconsciously licked her lips, as if recalling that cheek kiss from the day.

A faint milky scent, soft and tender.

Damn…

When she realized what she was doing, Lin Feiyu’s face turned even uglier. She actually thought letting this shorty pay with her body wouldn’t be bad?

Could the cafeteria food be poisoned and making her hallucinate?!

Gu Qianqian, if you dare say the other payment is yourself, I’ll kill you right now, believe it or not!?

Inexplicably irritable, Lin Feiyu’s eyes turned red, as if she would start a fight at any moment.

Then she heard Gu Qianqian say weakly: “Actually, I… I know a very powerful alchemy potion.”

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