Not only is things not going well in the game, but the situation in reality is not optimistic either.
Since I became the "free labor" of the student union, my hard life officially began. Every day I was ordered around like a little follower. Even if there were thousands of beasts roaring in my heart, I still had to smile on my face. In Ling Hanfeng's words, "Even if you are a temporary worker, you represent the image of the student union, and 'smiling service' is a must."
"You just keep finding fault with me. Some people have cold faces and don't smile at all. Why don't you do something about it?" I protested.
Ling Hanfeng raised his eyebrows, pushed up his glasses, and smiled slightly: "Some people? Are you talking about Mo Qianjing?"
I shuddered immediately, but the words had already been said, so I could only grit my teeth and nod stiffly.
Ling Hanfeng always had a smile on his face, but his eyes behind the lenses were so sharp that I didn't dare to look him in the eye.
"Why has she looked so cold these past few days? Don't you really know the reason?"
I swallowed, turned my head and pretended not to hear.
"Do you need me to remind you what you have been doing these past few days?"
"No, no need..." I smiled awkwardly, pretending to suddenly remember something, knocked my palm with my fist, and exclaimed, "Oh! By the way, Zhou Xiang asked me to count the equipment in the student activity room. I, I'll go first!"
Then I slipped away quickly.
Actually, you can't blame me for bringing up something that is not relevant. Regarding Mo Qianjing's case, I really feel that I am wronged. The specific situation is this - last week Mo Qianjing wore a beautiful and unique crystal hairpin to school. It is said that the hairpin was brought back by her father from abroad, and it is a limited edition.
I have to say that the hairpin is really beautiful, outrageously beautiful! Wearing it on Goddess Mo's long black and smooth hair, it is even more dazzling. Lu Yuxiang secretly took several beautiful photos and sent them to me, praising his goddess all the time. The girls in the class were also talking about Mo Qianjing's beautiful hairpin. Listening to everyone's envy and sighs, I suddenly had an idea - so many people actually like this kind of hairpin, this is a huge business opportunity!
I usually like to do some small handicrafts. When I was helping out in the student union, I was even closer to Mo Qianjing. I used various excuses to stick to her and carefully observed the hairpins on her head. I went back and drew a sketch. I used the materials purchased from the small commodity market and finally copied a batch of hairpins with similar shapes. Once these hairpins were launched, they were immediately sought after by girls on campus. Overnight, long-haired girls all wore crystal hairpins similar to Mo Qianjing's style, which seemed to have set off a new trend of crystal hair accessories.
I was very proud of the success of this business, but unexpectedly, Mo Qianjing came to my door not long after. As soon as she saw me, she angrily said - counterfeiting is shameful!
She was probably very indignant that her beautiful hairpins were suddenly downgraded and became cheap goods all over the campus. She couldn't do anything about those girls who used counterfeit products, so she could only vent her anger on me, the maker. But I had sufficient reasons - my classmates had needs but couldn't afford high-end products like yours. I started my own business and worked hard for three all-nighters to make that batch of crystal hairpins. This spirit of serving the public is so commendable!
In the end, we naturally parted on bad terms. Ling Hanfeng soon found out about this matter, and he only said two sentences to me at the time, oh no, one and a half sentences.
The first sentence: "If you do this kind of speculative thing again, our contract will be invalidated."
Second sentence: "After the contract is voided, I will report your violation of school rules, and your scholarship..."
He didn't finish the second half of the sentence because I interrupted him. I burst into tears and decided to change my ways. I cried and swore - "I was wrong! I was really wrong! There won't be a next time! Never again!"
So Ling Hanfeng was satisfied and relieved, while I was depressed and sad.
"Ling Hanfeng, this bastard, will cut off my financial resources..." My heart went cold when I thought of this financial resource that was cut off. I was walking listlessly on the road when someone suddenly patted my shoulder hard, followed by a loud shout that scared me so much that I almost jumped up.
"Chi Junjun!"
I turned my head in shock and saw Lu Yuxiang pouting and looking at me with dissatisfaction.
"Finally you responded! I called you several times just now, but you didn't hear me."
You're scaring me to death, don't you know that?
I slapped his hand off my shoulder in annoyance and asked, "You didn't come to me just to say hello, did you?"
"Of course not." Lu Yuxiang waved his hand, then grinned and revealed a brilliant smile, "I came to see Miss Gold Rush, so of course I have business to entrust you with!"
"If it's homework-writing business, I won't take it - I'm very busy recently and this business is suspended."
"It's not that!" Lu Yuxiang looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to us, so he pulled me into the bushes beside the road. As soon as we stopped, he immediately turned around and looked at me with shining eyes.
"Chi Junjun, I heard that you have infiltrated the enemy?" Lu Yuxiang's tone sounded excited.
"Huh?" I was stunned. "What do you mean the enemy is inside?"
"It's the Student Union!" Lu Yuxiang patted my shoulder vigorously. "Haven't you always been saying that they are your sworn enemies? When I heard others say that you were helping the Student Union, I was really shocked!"
I was shocked too! I never thought that one day I would be a runner in the student union! And for free!
Things are unpredictable...
"It's good to join the student union. Wouldn't it be a blessing to work with Goddess Mo?" Lu Yuxiang covered his chest with his hands, looking intoxicated.
I:"……"
I think I should not tell this guy that I have become enemies with Goddess Mo because I copied her hairpin...
I coughed and decisively changed the subject.
"You just said you had something to talk to me about. What was it?"
Lu Yuxiang's expression immediately became serious. He looked around vigilantly, and after making sure that there was no one around, he leaned close to my ear and began to speak in a low voice.
"I want to teach Ling Hanfeng a lesson and put a dent in his arrogance!"
I was stunned for a moment, but I wasn't really surprised. As much as Lu Yuxiang liked Mo Qianjing, he hated Ling Hanfeng, the "suspected rival in love". In the past, he had secretly tripped Ling Hanfeng up, but it never caused a big stir - I guess Ling Hanfeng didn't even know this person existed.
But this is the first time since I met Lu Yuxiang that he has entrusted me with the task of "dealing with Ling Hanfeng" as a serious business.
"Want to punish him? How?" I said, "Although I have learned a little karate, I don't like fighting!"
"I won't resort to such tasteless and violent means that would lower my status!" Lu Yuxiang waved his hand disdainfully, "Let's try something smart this time!"
I don't mean to belittle Lu Yuxiang, but I really think that the words "high IQ" are very funny when they come out of his mouth, so I couldn't help laughing.
"Oh? Are you planning to outwit me? How exactly are you going to do that?"
Lu Yuxiang chuckled twice, put on an unfathomable expression, and raised his eyebrows at me.
"In another month, it will be the student union's year-end performance review. You know this, right?"
Tianyin College has a long-standing tradition. At the end of each year, the Student Union will hold a performance report speech. On the one hand, it is a summary of the work of the past year, and on the other hand, it introduces the Student Union’s activity plan for the new school year, so that everyone can better understand the work content of the Student Union and supervise it. Every year, the Student Union will hold a grand performance of the performance report speech, and the President of the Student Union is the core figure of each speech event.
"I want you to steal Ling Hanfeng's speech and make him look ridiculous!" Lu Yuxiang proudly announced his plan.
"Steal the speech? " I was stunned for a moment. "How do you know he has prepared the speech now?"
"I've already found out. Because the student union has a lot of things to do at the end of the year, Ling Hanfeng usually prepares the manuscript a month in advance. He did this last year." Lu Yuxiang said, "Even if he suddenly finds out that the manuscript is missing a few days before the speech, he will definitely be in a panic. Our purpose of dampening his arrogance has been achieved, hahaha!"
"Then do you know where this manuscript is?"
"As far as I know, it should be in his laptop! Chi Junjun, you are working in the student union now, so you have a great chance to get access to his computer. It shouldn't be too difficult for you to find the right time to get the manuscript out. How about it, do you want to take this job?"
To be honest, I'm very excited.
I have been suppressed by Ling Hanfeng recently, and my resentment has been accumulated. I am very happy to use this opportunity to dampen his spirit, but I have the upper hand in Ling Hanfeng's hand. If I fail to gain anything, I will never be able to turn things around. This is really a difficult choice...
"I know you are short of money now. After the task is completed, I will not give you a penny less in compensation." Lu Yuxiang said, showing five fingers.
"Deal!" I made the decision without hesitation, my voice was crisp and clear, and it was moving...
The next day after school, I went to the student union activity room, full of energy and joy.
"Good afternoon, everyone!" I greeted everyone in the room enthusiastically, but it attracted a lot of incredible attention, especially Zhou Xiang. He seemed to be drinking water, and he didn't pay attention and spit it all out with a "puff".
"Senior Zhou Xiang, please concentrate on drinking water." I took a rag very smoothly, helped the sports minister wipe the table, and then smiled at him.
"Although I am happy to serve you, spraying water randomly is an unethical act that wastes water resources, don't you understand?"
Zhou Xiang opened his mouth wide, as if his jaw was about to drop. He pointed at me and stammered for a long time: "You...you are wearing this..."
"What's the matter?" I looked down at myself - I was wearing a school uniform, no different from everyone else, except that I wore a pair of shoe covers, a large dark apron, a pair of sleeves, a dust hat on my head, and a bucket in my hand filled with cleaning tools.
"Isn't today the day for cleaning the activity room? I am responding to the call and actively participating!" I announced happily.
Not only Zhou Xiang, but everyone else in the activity room was about to drop their jaws. I shrugged my shoulders, ignored the group of people making a fuss, took out a feather duster from the bucket, and started to dust everywhere.
A full quarter of an hour passed before the whispers of people could be heard in the silent activity room. Although they huddled together and tried their best to lower their voices, every word they said reached my ears without missing a word.
"What's going on? Didn't she always look dead before? It's as if she was killing me to help her for free. Why did she change her attitude today?"
"Could it be that I took the wrong medicine? Otherwise, there is really no way to explain it."
"I think so."
"So pitiful... Has she finally gone crazy because of the free service she's been providing for too long?"
I:"……"
The door was suddenly pushed open and Ling Hanfeng walked in.
The student council members immediately surrounded their president as if they had seen a savior. Looking at their eagerness, those who didn't know would think that I, a big bully, had bullied them badly. Even Ling Hanfeng showed a rare look of bewilderment.
Why make such a fuss? A bunch of little people who have never seen the world!
I was complaining in my heart, but I still kept a warm smile on my face. They were chattering over there, reporting the situation to Ling Hanfeng, and I was busy . After a while, the room seemed to be quieter, and then I felt someone approach me and stop.
Without looking back, I could guess who this person was.
"Why are you so active today?" Ling Hanfeng's voice was as pleasant as ever, giving people the illusion that he was sincere and gentle - but if you let your guard down because of this, you're doomed.
"Haha." I turned around, smiling as sincerely as I loved money, "No, no, I'm just serving the people."
Ling Hanfeng's smile became more friendly: "If someone is too attentive to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. Tell me, is there anything you want to ask of me?"
Brother, if you hand over your speech obediently, I will spare your life!
——Of course I don’t have the courage to say that.
"No!" I blinked innocently. "I just saw you working diligently for your classmates, toiling and devoting yourself to them... I was very moved, so I wanted to help you solve your problems and express my admiration. Is that not okay?"
There was a sudden booing in the room.
I pretended not to notice the questioning looks from everyone and waved the feather duster in my hand proudly: "Today, all cleaning tasks in the activity room will be contracted by me, Chi Junjun!"
I turned my gaze and suddenly called out his name: "Zhou Xiang!"
"Ah?" The boy whose name was called looked confused.
"Didn't you say last time that your laptop was running very slowly and the temperature was very high? It must be because you haven't cleaned out the dust inside for a long time. I'll help you clean it up later!"
"Oh, that's great!" Zhou Xiang smiled happily. "Are you going to help us with personal hygiene during the spring cleaning? I'll leave it to you."
Mo Qianjing, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interrupted in a lukewarm tone.
"Miss Gold Rush, since you are so diligent, why not do a good deed to the end and clean up the computers in the activity room while you're at it!"
"No problem!" I gave Mo Qianjing a super invincible smile that was brighter than 24K gold, "Thank you for your understanding and support of my cleaning work! Goddess Mo!"
Perhaps she was shocked by my cheesiness, Mo Qianjing opened her mouth but didn't say a word. Ling Hanfeng looked at me with more and more meaningful eyes, but I just looked at him with a smile.
"Mr. President, would you like me to help you clean the dust off your notebook?"
The key ball was hit!
I was very nervous. This scene was arranged to lead to this sentence naturally. At this moment, Zhou Xiang had already actively handed his notebook to me, and several other student union members also expressed their hope that their computers could be cleaned up. I responded with a smile, and then quietly urged Ling Hanfeng again.
"Free laptop dust cleaning, don't miss this opportunity!"
Ling Hanfeng stared at me for a while, probably not noticing anything wrong, so he finally nodded slowly.
"Okay, then you can help me clean it up too."
I was ecstatic as I watched him take out a laptop from his schoolbag, handed it to me, and then... a strange smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"I suddenly remembered that I just cleaned the dust myself a few days ago." The boy smiled gently, his eyes behind the glasses seemed pure and innocent. He suddenly leaned close to me and whispered in my ear.
"So you don't have to worry about my notebook anymore, Miss Gold Digger."
My heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Was I being too obvious? Why could he see through it?
"What are you talking about? Hahaha..." I forced a smile awkwardly, "I just wanted to help clean up the dust, what do you care about?"
Ling Hanfeng's smile remained warm: "Although I don't know what your purpose is, when you stared at my notebook, you acted like a dog staring at a bone. This kind of stupid expression can only be seen when you think of some stupid idea to make money."
“…”
Ling Hanfeng suddenly turned around and waved to the people in the room.
"Today's scheduled task is to clean up. Since someone is doing it for you, then everyone can just sit back and relax, right? I'll treat you, let's go have dinner together."
"Wow! The boss is treating us! I'm so happy!"
"Go, go, go! Eat, eat, eat! Play, play, play!"
"Boss, we love you!"
Amid enthusiastic cheers and praises, the Student Union Activity Room was cleared in an instant. Ling Hanfeng walked last, and before leaving, he turned around and gave me a smile.
"The spring cleaning is left to you, Miss Gold Digger. If you don't clean well, the number of days of voluntary labor will be increased!" He closed the door with a smile.
There was silence in the empty room for a few seconds, and then a hysterical roar was heard.
"Ling Hanfeng! Who are you calling stupid? I'm not done with you!"
The mission started off badly.
It was more than a disadvantage, it was a complete failure. After I finished cleaning the activity room by myself, I was so tired that my back and legs ached and I was trembling when I went down the stairs.
But the most hateful thing was that the next day Ling Hanfeng extended my free volunteer time for another three days, saying, "I found three hairs in the corner and a few pieces of paper scraps under the table. How could you be so careless in cleaning?"
I really wanted to fight Ling Hanfeng to the death. At that moment, I fully understood Lu Yuxiang's feelings - Ling Hanfeng, this hateful smiling tiger, must severely dampen his arrogance!
But the other party seemed to have seen through my ill intentions towards his laptop, which made me very troubled - how could I steal the speech without anyone noticing?
For several days in a row, I have been thinking about this problem, even to the point of being obsessed. To outsiders, I have been unusually quiet these days, and the members of the student union are very satisfied with this - compared to my bright smile, enthusiasm and positivity, they are more accustomed to my unwilling and sad style of being a free volunteer.
What made me even more angry and crazy was about to happen - the construction of the school website was officially launched. The student union was in charge of this work. After a series of discussions and planning in the early stage, the plan was finally finalized. Because there was a "database" section in the website, a large amount of information needed to be entered, so people from all departments contributed their efforts. Naturally, I, a non-staff member, was also drafted in. As soon as school was over, I had to sprint 100 meters to the activity room of the student union, sit in front of the desktop computer that was as slow as an old cow pulling a broken cart, and painfully enter densely packed information.
I had to look for various opportunities to steal the speech manuscripts, and I had to devote myself to the boring data entry work. After a few days, I felt very exhausted.
That day, I was sitting in front of the computer in the student union activity room, entering data as usual, while constantly glancing at Ling Hanfeng who was using a laptop on the desk opposite. Suddenly, his cell phone on the desk rang, and Ling Hanfeng answered it, walking out of the activity room while talking on the phone.
Chance!
I looked at the notebook on the table, and I was excited. Because only Ling Hanfeng's notebook had a wireless network card installed and could access the Internet, when people in the activity room needed to search for information online, they would usually borrow his computer, and he himself had never refused. If I went over and used that notebook now, others would at most think that I was searching for information, and would not have any other suspicions.
Without further ado, I rushed over. But perhaps because I was too excited, I accidentally bumped into the table when I stood up. After a violent shake, I heard the person sitting opposite me exclaim, followed by an angry shout.
"Chi Junjun!"
I was stunned. The person behind the computer opposite had already stood up. It was Mo Qianjing. Her face was livid, and she looked like she was about to explode.
"Chi Junjun! Why did you suddenly bump the table just now?" She seemed really angry, and even ignored her usual ladylike image, and yelled at me directly, "You caused the power cord on my side to loosen, and the computer restarted!"
The noise here had already attracted everyone in the room. When they heard Mo Qianjing's words, someone immediately let out a soft cry.
"Restart? Did you save it?"
Mo Qianjing shook her head, glared at me fiercely, and lowered her head to fiddle with the computer. Suddenly, she froze for a moment, her expression became more anxious, and her keyboard movements became more impatient. Several people had already circled behind her, and when they saw the information reflected on the screen, they were also shocked.
"The data is damaged. All previous archived data cannot be opened." Mo Qianjing finally gave up the operation, pushed away the keyboard, stood up again and looked at me.
"Everyone took turns to input the data, working hard for days, and just like that, it's gone." She looked at me with resentment, "Miss Gold Digger, how are you going to take on this responsibility?"
How to worry?
I am totally unable to bear this responsibility.
Although I also tried to operate Mo Qianjing's computer, as she said, the forced restart caused by the power outage not only led to data loss, but also damage to the database. All the data that everyone had entered into this computer before had been burned.
It was like being pushed into an ice cave, and I felt cold from head to toe. With new hatred and old grudges added to it, Mo Qianjing, who already had a grudge against me, became even more rude at this moment.
"You've been absent-minded these past few days. If you don't want to be a free volunteer here, that's fine, but don't waste other people's hard work and sweat! Do you have a grudge against us and want to do something like this on purpose? Tell me!"
Mo Qianjing's prestige in the student union was second only to Ling Hanfeng. When she spoke, the onlookers all agreed. For a time, I became the target of public criticism. Under Mo Qianjing's instigation, the crowd was excited and some even started to push me.
“Get out!”
"Get out of the student union!"
"We don't want a stumbling block like you!"
Amid the chaos, a voice suddenly interrupted.
"What's going on? What are you all arguing about?!"
It’s Ling Hanfeng.
He probably finished his phone call, and when he came back he saw the chaotic scene, and hurried over to stop it. The indignant people immediately told Ling Hanfeng what had happened, and after some exaggeration, my accidental collision with the table was interpreted as an intentional act, and at this time I became a villain with ulterior motives who deliberately came to sabotage the work of the student union.
After hearing the whole story, Ling Hanfeng's face darkened. He glanced at me and no longer had any intention of coming to dissuade me. I was alone in the middle of the circle, continuing to accept the condemnation of everyone. I didn't make any excuses or rebuttals. From beginning to end, I just repeated one sentence -
"I will make up for this loss."
"How are you going to make up for it?" Mo Qianjing sneered, "With money?"
I pursed my lips and said nothing more.
The sun was setting and the sky was getting darker. The storm of criticism and condemnation finally came to an end as time went by. People left the activity room one by one, and in the end, only Ling Hanfeng and I were left in the room.
When I was criticized, Ling Hanfeng just stood by and watched without saying anything. I didn't feel any resentment towards him for staying out of the matter. Strictly speaking, our relationship could only be considered as that of an enemy. I was already very grateful that he didn't take advantage of my misfortune like Mo Qianjing did. How could I still expect him to help me?
No one would stand by me, let alone speak for me, because I was a gold digger, a public enemy against this group of people - I had this awareness since the first day I came to the student union.
With an inaudible sigh, I walked to the door and pressed the switch on the wall. The incandescent lamp on the ceiling was lit up, and the room was bright. I turned on Mo Qianjing's computer again, took out the thick documents from the cabinet, and started to enter the data from the beginning. In the silent room, there was only the rapid clicking of the keyboard for a long time. If I hadn't heard the voice suddenly, I would have thought I was the only one here.
"Why didn't you leave when everyone chased you away?" the man asked, his voice calm and emotionless. "You didn't want to stay here in the first place, so wasn't the situation just now a good opportunity to escape? Why don't you leave?"
My hands that were typing on the keyboard stopped for a while before I started typing again.
"I really don't want to stay here for even a minute." I didn't look back, but just kept looking at the computer screen in front of me. My hands moved efficiently and neatly. "But we have an agreement. You are my employer. Although I can't make any money, once the deal is done, I must work hard to complete it. This is my principle, my responsibility, and the bottom line of being a human being. Besides, the data damage was my fault. It is completely reasonable for them to scold and accuse me. What reason do I have to abandon the mess and run away cowardly alone?"
There was no more sound behind me, but I could feel Ling Hanfeng's eyes on me. I don't know how long it took, but I heard a door open softly, and then the sound of footsteps gradually fading away.
Ling Hanfeng also left. I was finally the only one left in this empty activity room.
I didn't go to dinner, and stayed in the activity room alone, silently doing data entry work. It wasn't until my knuckles started to ache that I realized more than three hours had passed.
There was still a lot of information piled up on the table. Sure enough, it was a bit difficult for me to catch up with the input progress by myself. Rubbing my tired eyes and shaking my sore arms, I decided - I would stay up all night tonight!
"Let's fight!" In order to boost my morale, I made an Ultraman attack gesture towards the documents piled on the table and shouted slogans.
"Destroy the data devil! Oh oh oh——"
"You are very motivated, not bad."
A teasing laugh suddenly came from behind me, and I almost bit my tongue. I turned around in horror and saw Ling Hanfeng push open the door and walk in with a teasing smile on his face.
"The posture is very standard." His eyes were still on my gesture.
I quickly stopped what I was doing, but my face started to get hot - what could be more embarrassing than having your childish side seen by your enemies?
Ling Hanfeng was holding a box in his hand. When he put the box wrapped in a white plastic bag in front of me, I immediately felt the hot temperature and smelled the aroma - it was oden in a plastic lunch box.
"This is the only thing you can buy outside now." He took out a pair of disposable chopsticks from the bag very naturally, broke them open, and then handed them to me.
"You haven't had dinner yet? Eat it while it's hot."
I opened my eyes wide and looked at him in disbelief.
Ling Hanfeng ignored my reaction and simply grabbed my arm and stuffed the chopsticks into my hand.
"I don't want anyone to come to me and claim it as a work-related injury because they said they had a stomachache from working in the student union."
My eyes suddenly lit up: "Can it be considered a work-related injury? Is there any subsidy? Can it be reimbursed?"
Ling Hanfeng glanced at me expressionlessly: "Not eating is self-torture, and self-torture does not count as a work-related injury."
Although I was grumbling in dissatisfaction, I couldn't help but smile like a fool. A strange feeling spread in my heart, so gentle, so warm. Although I didn't want to admit it, I was indeed moved - this guy who always made things difficult for me, maybe... he wasn't as annoying as he looked?
Just as I was feeling grateful and waving my chopsticks to devour the food, I suddenly heard another sentence from the other party.
"This is not a free service. After eating this meal, your free volunteer service in the Student Union will be extended by three days."
I almost smashed my lunch box.
Screw you! Who would eat that?
Just when I was about to cut off all ties with this box of oden and swear never to see it again, I heard the man add another sentence in a cold tone.
"If you don't eat it, it will be wasted. Wasteful behavior is not allowed in the student union. If you waste, your free volunteer time will be extended by three days."
I:"……"
Me: "So whether I eat or not, I have to do free labor for another three days?"
Ling Hanfeng: “That’s right.”
Me: “…Can you still be reasonable, Senior?”
Ling Hanfeng: “No.”
I knew it, I knew it! There is no such thing as a free meal in this world, Ling Hanfeng, you exploitative capitalist!