41. Five Years of Blood Money, Death Penalty Not a Loss
“Host, your behavior of skipping breakfast is unscientific and unhealthy. According to this system’s investigation, the money saved from not eating breakfast is insufficient to treat stomach diseases!
Right now, who knows how many young people are working part-time outside. Not only have they not saved up money, but they’ve also developed stomach diseases from skipping breakfast due to work, and the money they earn in the end isn’t even enough to cover medical treatment! Moreover, the host’s biological clock is extremely chaotic. It is recommended to adjust your schedule and refuse to stay up all night.”
Su Qi was already awake at noon when he heard the system’s caring voice as soon as he got up, making him feel quite warm inside.
But since he couldn’t eat breakfast, he could only hurry to eat lunch.
Su Qi ordered an affordable grilled meat rice bowl. The store was having a promotion and also gave a free bottle of iced black tea. After using a membership coupon, raising the 5% to the store’s 8% coupon, and taking advantage of the store’s discount for reaching a minimum spend, he only needed 8 yuan to enjoy a filling lunch. This was with Su Qi arbitrarily adding a yuan for salad dressing, otherwise it would’ve been even cheaper.
After washing his face and brushing his teeth, Su Qi felt his spirits brighten. Walking to the fridge, he knew there were still quite a few leftovers inside! He took out an orange, ready to satisfy a craving. Su Qi even found a good excuse for himself.
Fruits kept in the fridge for a long time are prone to spoiling. It would be a pity if they went bad.
“System notification: Oranges have strong acidity. Fruit and other foods are mostly cold in nature. The correct way to eat them is after a meal. Eating them directly will harm the stomach and intestines. Also, the host just finished brushing his teeth, so eating immediately will affect the taste.” The system reminded.
Hearing this, Su Qi couldn’t help but feel the system seemed to overlap with his mother.
Before he ran away from home, when he was in middle and high school, his mother would always tell him these things. Thinking of it made him a bit nostalgic. But Su Qi still bit into the orange cut into four pieces.
Juices flowed in his mouth. The sour-sweet flavor exploded in his oral cavity. The deliciousness made Su Qi’s large eyes squint slightly. Two dimples also appeared unconsciously on his face. His entire being exhibited the delicate charm of a little girl.
Only after swallowing the orange did Su Qi respond to the system: “What you said makes a lot of sense, but my father once said that as a man, one shouldn’t focus on details or be long-winded and effeminate!”
“Don’t quite understand the host’s theory. This system only knows it’s bad for the body. Recommend the host follow a normal diet!” After saying this in its cold voice, the system went offline, making Su Qi feel like it was a bit angry.
At this time, Su Qi had not noticed the changes in himself. Recently, the number of times he mentioned his parents had noticeably increased. Perhaps this represented that as the host gradually feminized, it was also slowly changing his thinking?
Su Qi turned on the computer, reviewing some anime while waiting for the takeout.
Without a Bilibili membership, he could only go to other anime websites. Plus, Bilibili didn’t have Yosuga no Sora which ranked first.
In the end, he still chose the Sakurako Anime website.
This site was especially conscientious. It had no long commercials and required no payment. The resources were also complete. If there were downsides, it would be that the video quality wasn’t Blu-ray and there was no bullet screen interaction. In addition, the site would occasionally crash. But compared to the word “free”, these shortcomings were hardly worth mentioning.
Watching Sora and Haruka sitting on the train, with Sora hugging a teddy bear in one hand, her slender figure and white hair—even Su Qi who had seen it no less than three times still felt it was quite eye-catching.
Her timid appearance sticking close to her brother’s back, her jealous look seeing her brother together with another woman, her flushed face, her desperate appearance walking to the river’s edge, her tear-stricken face while riding on top of Haruka soaking wet with water droplets sliding down her shoulders, and finally her happy appearance ignoring the eyes of the world to be with Haruka…
Each time seeing the ending with the siblings together, riding the same train as when they came, unlike the crowd when they first arrived, this time the train compartment only had the two of them. Sora boldly straddled Haruka’s lap, sharing Pocky snacks with him until their lips met. The train departed far away. It always gave Su Qi the satisfying feeling of ah, Sora finally got her wish.
Although the male protagonist Haruka was technically the protagonist of this show, all the limelight was stolen by Sora, this tsundere brother-con little sister, to the point that many people recognized Sora but didn’t know the name of the show. Haruka was even more neglected.
If Su Qi had to think of another drama where the female protagonist stole the show this successfully, it would be Dream of the Red Chamber. When he was young, he read it at his mother’s request. But unlike Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, or Journey to the West, it depicted the twists and turns within a large family.
Young Su Qi didn’t understand and only felt that with Lin Daiyu as the female protagonist, after Lin Daiyu died, Su Qi thought the female protagonist died so how could the story continue, and abandoned the book. It wasn’t until high school that he finally finished reading this famous work.
Su Qi quickly captured these images and then flipped through them one by one to see which picture he should cosplay in the end while wearing the clothes given by the system.
“The host only needs to understand the story theme. When selecting photos, this system will inform the host of the poses and provide some assistance. The system recommends that the host should go downstairs to get the meal now.” The system replied.
Oh oh, right. Haven’t eaten yet. After calling to leave it downstairs just now, he had actually been exclaiming over Sora.
How does the system seem so considerate today?
Putting on the green hoodie of the sweatshirt, it covered most of Su Qi’s face. His lively and animated eyes were also hidden under the bangs. Paired with a set of uniquely styled attire, it made people unconsciously focus their gaze on the clothes rather than pay attention to the person.
Su Qi was quite satisfied, but after finishing picking up the takeout, he was actually pulled into the security room.
Bai Miao looked at this suspiciously dressed person. In her impression, there were no proprietors with such strange attire in this housing complex. Plus, with the green hoodie, who wouldn’t be suspicious of this person!
“Are you a proprietor of this housing complex? Please provide your address.” Bai Miao asked. Seeing the cheap packaging of the takeout in Su Qi’s hand made her even more doubtful.
Was this perhaps a petty thief stealing takeout?
“No, I’m a tenant of unit 1507. I just signed the lease yesterday.” Su Qi explained as he took off his hood. Explaining a bit hurriedly, he forgot about his voice.
Bai Miao recognized Su Qi with one glance at his small face. Stunned by his beauty, she couldn’t help but feel this person seemed to become more and more feminine by the day.
And those eyes, how did they seem to have grown several sizes compared to before? The eyes were like starry skies, extremely pitiable at a glance. Plus, this soft and sweet voice made Su Qi’s entire being seem even more gentle and cute.
Bai Miao only felt her body wanting to make the motion of embracing him.
After seeing Su Qi’s eyes, there was only one thought left in her mind – spoil her!
“No, weren’t you male yesterday?” Bai Miao recalled that Su Qi’s ID he handed over yesterday clearly stated he was male.
“Uh, Sister, it’s not that I was male yesterday. I’ve always been male!” Su Qi said in a hoarse voice after calming down. It’s just that after exposing himself just now, this move still couldn’t escape Bai Miao’s discerning eyes.
Su Qi’s big eyes stared at Bai Miao, her figure reflected in his black pupils. Bai Miao only felt those eyes would suck her in.
Seeing those somewhat moist big eyes made her unconsciously soften her heart. The Bai Miao who originally wanted to have a good discussion with Su Qi about not privately altering ID details also admitted defeat.
Damn, with such an innocent pair of big eyes looking at her, who could say harsh words! Can’t resist, can’t resist!
Bai Miao and Su Qi chatted for a while longer. This time it wasn’t like the previous official business, but more like a casual chat.
After a few minutes of interaction, Su Qi’s taut nerves gradually relaxed. He held the cup of water Bai Miao handed over, drinking in small sips, like a porcelain doll, well-behaved and adorable.
Su Qi actually wanted to leave, but in his friend circle, besides Wang Zijin, Wang Yun, and Anning whom he recently met, he had no other females.
And he didn’t know how to interact, so he kept sitting there, waiting for her to give orders.
However, he didn’t expect this obedient appearance to hit Bai Miao’s moe points. She had always wanted a little sister, but her family was full of stinky older and younger brothers, making her quite distressed.
She never imagined she would encounter an ideal little sister here. Although she cross-dressed as a male, looking very mysterious, it didn’t hinder her cuteness at all!
“Miss Bai, the chairman is calling, saying he has important matters to find you for!” At this time, an urging male voice came from outside the security room door.
Chairman, looking for Bai Miao, could it be because she was chatting with him, angering the chairman?
Su Qi had no exposure to society, always at school or on the way to school. But he still learned about some of society’s inside stories through his QQ group.
Especially regarding bosses and employees, seeing his group friends lamenting their unscrupulous bosses with grief and indignation every time they had to work overtime during holidays… Occasionally a few group friends would also start complaining about their bosses finding fault for no reason!
Su Qi quickly placed Bai Miao in the position of being found fault with by her boss for committing a minor mistake.
“Sister Miao-miao, I’ll go first then. You go ahead and work!”
Su Qi put down the disposable plastic cup, a bit anxious to leave, afraid that this part-time female worker who had a pleasant chat with him would lose her job because of him.
But Bai Miao held him back. “Wait, you’re only eating this little for lunch? Isn’t this the time when you’re still growing? I have some more food here. Take it with you!”
Before Su Qi could react, a nice-looking food box that was tightly wrapped was handed over. Su Qi only felt it was quite heavy to carry.
“No, no need. This is enough for me to eat!” Su Qi pushed the food box he received back.
But Bai Miao easily pushed it back again, even causing him to bump into the wall behind him.
Is this woman’s strength that great? Su Qi rubbed the back of his head with his right and.
Wow, this little sister is so soft and cute. Feels like she’ll fall over with a push. This was Bai Miao’s thought.
Then she saw Su Qi rubbing the back of his head, looking a bit pained. His big eyes seemed to be brimming with tears, as if he would cry at any moment.
Seeing Su Qi’s little expression, Bai Miao’s heart ached. She hurriedly stepped forward to hug him, gently stroking the place he bumped.
Getting closer, the faint fragrance in the air became even richer. Bai Miao discovered the reason this room smelled nice wasn’t due to some air freshener but this little girl’s scent.
So fragrant, and this girl felt so soft to hug. Bai Miao gently caressed the place that got bumped. Su Qi only felt the back of his head being slowly stroked by a gentle hand, very comfortable.
And unexpectedly, under Bai Miao’s OL outfit, her figure was quite ample. Su Qi really had no ability to resist this soft and tender embrace.
“Miss, the chairman is looking for you!” Another voice came from outside the door, scaring Su Qi into escaping from Bai Miao’s arms.
“I, I’m not hurting anymore. It’s fine now!” Saying that, he opened the door and ran out, even forgetting to push the food box back to Bai Miao.
Bai Miao only felt that without Su Qi in her arms, it seemed like something was missing. Greedily sniffing the faint lingering fragrance in the air, she reluctantly left the room.
Picking up her phone, she dialed a string of numbers.
“Dad, if you don’t have anything urgent, then you’re dead meat.”
Bai Changshan: “Daughter ah, how was the meal today? Why don’t you come home tomorrow? Are you suffering outside?”
Bai Miao: “Not coming back, not coming back for this lifetime! Humph.”
Then she hung up the phone.
Bai Changshan listened to the busy tone on the phone, a bit stupefied. What’s going on? Is my concern wrong now?
Also at a loss for words, he thought he should let things cool down a bit before calling again. After all, he only had this one precious daughter.
“It’s all your mother’s fault for insisting she go out into society to experience things. Experience what? Can our own daughter endure hardship? Don’t you think so, Little Liu?”
Assistant Liu frantically nodded. This was a life-or-death question!
Su Qi exited the security room. The security guard on duty paused. Wasn’t that the young miss’s lunch? How did it end up in his hands? Could it be that he snatched it?
But with those skinny arms and legs, he definitely couldn’t beat the young miss. So the young miss must have given it to him.
Su Qi didn’t know that the security guard was silently criticizing his weak physique in his mind at this time. Right now, he was communicating with the system.
“What’s going on? I feel today’s Bai Miao is a bit different from yesterday.” Su Qi asked.
“This is all the effect of the Eyes of Innocence. Purity has increased. It just so happens Bai Miao also likes pure and innocent types, so isn’t this a perfect match? That’s why her favorability towards you has risen, making intimate gestures accordingly.” The system replied.
“Oh oh.” Su Qi nodded, then recalled the side effects of the Eyes of Innocence.
“System, do you really think there are people who can withstand these eyes, get the idea to imprison me, and then dye me in his/her color?” Su Qi asked.
“This system has looked through a lot of internet information, including QQ and Tieba. In the end, it came to a conclusion about what would most likely be said after the event.”
“What is it?” With the system putting it that way, Su Qi also grew a bit curious.
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