Ch 42: No Sales, No Future

Three people surrounded her, a siege in the middle of the bustling cafeteria, their gazes occasionally falling upon her.

The circle tightened. Rui Bu Si, having no choice, took the bottle of potion from Ya Ya, her small face taut, staring at the bottle as if it contained not nutrient solution, but deadly poison.

After a long while, the group finally sat down to eat peacefully.

Only the empty bottle on the table proclaimed what had just happened. Jian Ni patted Rui Bu Si’s shoulder:

“We were only thinking of your health.”

If Rui Bu Si hadn’t seen the barely concealed schadenfreude on their faces, she might have believed them a little.

Ya Ya placed the bottle under the table, the nutrient solution incident thus dismissed.

Perhaps.

At least temporarily dismissed for today.

“I’m so envious of President Eric! I wish so many girls liked me too.”

On Valentine’s Day, neither he nor Jian Ni received a single chocolate, but it was said that President Eric received so many chocolates that his table couldn’t hold them all.

Swallowing her food, regarding Lan Bao’s aspirations, Rui Bu Si slowly uttered a single word:

“Difficult.”

Ya Ya happened to bring them each a cup of warm water. Hearing this, she looked at Lan Bao several times, ultimately unable to offer a word of comfort.

“Lan Bao and I will be eating off this handsome face in the future,” Jian Ni put his arm around Lan Bao, expressing dissatisfaction with their distrust. “Don’t be envious of us then!”

The person being hugged nodded hastily. Rui Bu Si pulled a mirror from Ya Ya’s pocket, looked at herself, then pointed the mirror at them.

The moment the mirror reflected back, the two across from her confidently admired their own handsome appearances, their confidence growing with each glance.

Perhaps this is a common ailment of this age. Glancing at the three of them, Ya Ya put down her water cup and took the mirror from Rui Bu Si’s hand.

Children of this age always possess bewildering self-confidence.

Among this group, the one most likely to eat off their looks is, of course, her.

Their thoughts coincided perfectly at this moment. Mi Ya Xing, passing by, glanced at them, seeing on each face an inexplicable sense of superiority.

Strange.

It’s best he stays away from them today.

“By the way,” after finishing their meal, Rui Bu Si asked a question she cared deeply about, “Why were you guys blocking me in the cafeteria… kindly reminding me to drink the nutrient solution?”

“Mi Ya Xing said so,” after eating the last piece of meat, Jian Ni rubbed his stomach contentedly. “He said you’ll always find someone at the cafeteria during mealtimes.”

“Originally, Head Nurse Da Tiantian wanted to personally supervise you drinking it, but she seemed to have important business during mealtime, so she entrusted the nutrient solution to us.”

To be precise, she entrusted it to Lan Bao.

After becoming one of the Ten Stars, besides occasionally being called to the attic for meetings, Lan Bao’s life hasn’t changed much.

When he received Head Nurse Da Tiantian’s request, he agreed without hesitation.

Receiving so much extra allowance, he’d feel bad if he didn’t do anything.

But honestly, every time he’s called to the attic for a meeting, he doesn’t quite understand what they’re talking about.

But Rui Bu Si would definitely understand, right?

She seems to easily blend into any environment.

Unfortunately, Naiya, Eric, and Mi Ya Xing repeatedly emphasized that the meeting contents couldn’t be told to anyone.

Completely unaware of what Lan Bao was thinking, Rui Bu Si was fuming.

—Mi Ya Xing again!

The gold coin incident was still fresh in her memory; old grievances unresolved, new ones added.

One day, she’ll catch him and force-feed him ten bottles of nutrient solution at once!

While Rui Bu Si was seething, people at the next table were gossiping about recent Meng Academy events.

From Xiao Fu Die’s possibly jeopardized fiancée status to the suspected discord between Eric and Naiya, the conversation gradually shifted to a girl’s fantasy of a beautiful campus romance.

The object of the fantasy was self-evident.

After saying their goodbyes, Rui Bu Si never imagined she would coincidentally encounter one of the gossip’s protagonists on her way home.

She was crying quite sadly. Combining what she knew from the gossip, she probably heard something rather harsh from Eric.

After pondering for a while, she felt it wasn’t appropriate for her to go over.

—She didn’t have any extra toilet paper.

And it seemed Xiao Fu Die was running low on toilet paper.

Soon, a familiar figure appeared in her sight.

Rui Bu Si remembered him vividly.

Quan Ba Senior, who had recently described her beloved chocolate as trash.

There are only so many comforting words. After the crying stopped and the two left together, she slowly emerged from the corner.

Hmph, what’s the Love Comes and Goes Magic Mirror that Quan Ba mentioned?

It’s in the Magic Warehouse… She remembered the Student Handbook she had read, which specifically highlighted several forbidden areas in large letters, the Magic Warehouse being one of them.

It seems to be a place for storing dangerous magical artifacts.

Suppressing her curiosity, her top priority was to complete her daily tasks. If she didn’t finish early, she’d probably have to stay up all night doing homework.

After calculating, it seems she’s both working part-time and attending school…

“System, I feel your after-sales service is lacking.”

There was no answer.

“If those instruments can’t detect Shi Juan Shi abnormalities, why is there a need for a nutrient deficiency?”

That nutrient solution gave her a terrible feeling!

【No sales, no after-sales service.】

?

【Sales exist, so does after-sales service.】

This means extra money.

“How much do you want this time?”

【Two gold coins.】