The fact that my online gaming business is going on in full swing is also inseparable from the sudden drop in stress in my real life.
After completing the data entry, the construction of the school website is still going on. Although I have to go to the student union to help every day after school, the chores assigned to me are obviously much less, which was simply unimaginable in the past - you know, because they don't like me, everyone in the student union is like a stepmother who squeezes Cinderella, and even asks me to do trivial things like helping to pour a cup of hot water. Now, I can leave with ease as long as I complete the assigned website construction tasks. It's incredible!
I thought, either they had a change of heart or I was just lucky, otherwise there was really no way to explain this strange situation. The answer to this question was that one day when I left the Student Union Office and went back because I forgot to bring something, I accidentally overheard a conversation inside the door and finally understood the truth.
"Tell me, why did Ling Hanfeng suddenly stop us from sending Miss Taojin?"
I was just about to push open the half-open door when I heard these words, and my hand froze instantly.
"I'm also confused. Didn't the president let Miss Gold Digger join the student union just to dampen her arrogance and stop her from going against us in the future? Why is he defending her now?"
"Does he think he can stop now? After all, she's just a junior high school girl. It's not something worth bragging about for us to bully her by taking advantage of our seniority."
"Stop? Oh, do you think she has any remorse? Is she?"
There was an eerie silence in the room.
After a while.
"...Perhaps they feel that the high-pressure policy is useless, so they have switched to a softer policy?"
This speculation was echoed by many people. When everyone began to imagine "what new methods the president would use to deal with Miss Gold Digger", a voice interrupted everyone's discussion at an inopportune time.
"Perhaps Ling Hanfeng is not planning to deal with Chi Junjun, but is really protecting her?"
This voice is so familiar to me - it's Mo Qianjing.
"Maybe you haven't noticed, but I can see that... Ling Hanfeng no longer hates Chi Junjun as much as before." Mo Qianjing's voice sounded cold and a little hateful.
There was silence in the room for a moment, then it broke out into laughter.
"Hahaha, how is that possible!"
"Haha, Mo Qianjing, are you jealous? Don't worry, Ling Hanfeng doesn't like that little girl who reeks of money!"
"That's right, how could that gold-digger be compared to you, the campus goddess? You and Ling Hanfeng are the recognized golden couple!"
Although Mo Qianjing argued a few more times, everyone just laughed and joked, obviously not believing her.
——Of course, I don’t believe it either.
Although I was surprised that I was no longer "enslaved" because of Ling Hanfeng's instruction, but from my understanding of Ling Hanfeng, he is definitely not soft-hearted, and he is probably planning to use some new tricks to deal with me. As for Mo Qianjing's "jealousy", I just want to say -
People who are in love really have lower IQs! Hey, Goddess Mo, wake up!
Although I had a clear conscience, after overhearing that conversation, I began to avoid suspicion with Ling Hanfeng. The two of us were no longer alone together, and sometimes when we met on campus, I would pretend not to see it.
Unfortunately, the wind does not stop even though the tree wants to be still. I thought I had no place to be suspected, but Mo Qianjing's hostility towards me became more and more obvious. She would refute anything I said and find fault with anything I did. Later, she even played tricks on me in secret, such as replacing the chair I usually sat on in the activity room with a broken one, causing me to fall down in public and embarrass myself; hiding my schoolbag, making me look for it for a long time... and so on, which really made me angry and funny.
To such a person, giving in will only make him more aggressive. After I figured this out, I felt relieved. Well, since you are so aggressive, don't blame me for using a big move to kill you instantly one day. And the opportunity to use a big move soon came.
It was one evening after school.
The weather forecast clearly said "it will be sunny today", but when school was about to end, the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder. As the school bell rang, the sky seemed to have a gaping hole, and heavy rain poured down, worrying a large number of students who didn't bring umbrellas.
At first, everyone waited patiently at the door, hoping that the rain would come and go quickly, but as the sky became darker and darker and the clouds became more and more dense, everyone knew that the rain might not stop all night.
And I made my debut at this moment.
"Auction, auction!" I raised my voice, held high the things in my hands, and shouted hard.
"A brand new umbrella! A must-have for traveling, a great helper to keep out the rain! Honey, what are you waiting for, why don't you get one?"
The crowd gathered at the door immediately became agitated, and all kinds of discussions followed.
"Who is this person?"
"She is the famous Miss Gold Digger! Don't say you haven't heard of her!"
"Ha, you are worthy of being Miss Gold Digger. You really know how to pick the right time. Now I really want to buy an umbrella and go home quickly."
"Me too, but unfortunately there is only one umbrella. I wonder if I can buy one..."
Seeing that many people were interested, I was overjoyed. Just as I was about to start the auction, a discordant voice suddenly interrupted me.
"Miss Gold Digger, why are you here again? Auctioning umbrellas? Oh, you're so smart! You can only use your intelligence in this kind of place."
I turned around and saw Mo Qianjing coming down the stairs. Many people knew her and made way for her. Mo Qianjing walked in front of me unimpeded, like a princess being treated politely by everyone.
"Chi Junjun, put away your umbrella. The school is a quiet and sacred place for learning. Auctioning is not allowed." Mo Qianjing looked down at me.
"Minister Mo, which school rule says that auctions are not allowed?" I smiled, but my voice was a little cold. "I didn't harm the interests of your student union this time. Aren't you meddling too much?"
"Who said there was no damage?" Mo Qianjing raised her eyebrows and raised her voice a few notches. "Once the auction begins, it will inevitably cause a lot of noise, and even attract more people to watch, blocking the entrance to the teaching building. This kind of behavior that seriously disrupts public order is not a violation of school rules?"
"Oh, that's easy." I smiled, then raised my hand and pointed to a classroom in the corridor, and shouted to the crowd gathered at the door, "The student union's announcement director has said that our umbrella auction will be held in that classroom, so as not to cause trouble to others. Everyone, please cooperate!"
Because school is over, there are many empty classrooms on this floor. As long as the people are diverted to an empty classroom, the order at the entrance of the teaching building will not be disturbed.
"You!" Mo Qianjing didn't expect me to do this. She rushed forward in one breath, but couldn't find a way to suppress me. I thought I had won this fight, but unexpectedly, Mo Qianjing's eyes suddenly lit up and waved to the other side of the corridor.
“Ling Hanfeng!”
My heart skipped a beat, and the crowd crowding at the door started to get agitated.
"Wow, it's the president!"
“No matter how many times I see him, he’s still so handsome!”
"I really want to join the student union, so I can work with the president..."
As a campus idol, Ling Hanfeng can always spark discussion wherever he appears. He obviously heard Mo Qianjing's voice and looked over here. I don't know if it was my illusion, but when Ling Hanfeng saw me, his eyes flashed and the faint smile on his lips suddenly became stronger.
My heart tightened. As expected, Mo Qianjing's eyes immediately swept over me like a knife, and the fire of jealousy in it could burn a person. I really wanted to hold my head and wail - is this what they call being shot even when lying down?
"Ling Hanfeng!" Mo Qianjing took a few steps forward and met Ling Hanfeng who was walking towards her. At the same time, she raised her hand and pointed at me, saying angrily, "Chi Junjun is engaging in speculation and profiteering again, and you don't care about her?"
"Oh?" Ling Hanfeng raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at me, "What's going on?"
I immediately turned my head away and pretended to look around. Of course, Mo Qianjing would not let me play dumb, so she took over and told me the whole story.
After listening, Ling Hanfeng nodded thoughtfully, and then asked me: "Is that so, Chi Junjun?"
If it were in the past, no matter who Ling Hanfeng was, even if he was the principal, I would not be afraid of him. But now, he has the upper hand over me. No matter how much I am dissatisfied, I dare not challenge him openly. I can only face Mo Qianjing's gloating eyes and murmur unwillingly.
"Yes...but, I didn't disturb public order, why can't you let me..."
Before I could finish my words, I was interrupted by the other party's next words.
"Well, then you do it."
I was stunned for a moment.
What?
...What did I just hear?
Perhaps my wide-open eyes completely gave away my true feelings, Ling Hanfeng's smile deepened and he repeated it directly.
"I mean, if you want to auction it, just do it quickly. Can't you see that everyone is waiting impatiently?"
My mind went blank, and Mo Qianjing's face turned even paler - judging from her reaction, she probably thought it was a dream, and a nightmare at that.
"Ling Hanfeng, what did you just say?" The dreaming Goddess Mo finally woke up.
Ling Hanfeng pushed his glasses up on his nose, but smiled without saying anything. He glanced at me calmly, and I immediately understood what he meant.
"President Ling said that as long as I don't disturb others, the auction can go on. Did you hear that?" I said to Mo Qianjing seriously, then waved my hand and turned to announce to the crowd gathered around, "Students who want to participate in the auction, please go to classroom 1-3. The auction will start soon!"
Students who wanted to buy umbrellas immediately rushed to the empty classroom. It was still raining heavily outside, but Mo Qianjing's face was even gloomier than the gray rain curtain. She looked at Ling Hanfeng, but he ignored her and followed the crowd into the classroom. In the end, only Mo Qianjing and I were left in the corridor.
Having been in the student union for a long time, I have seen many versions of Mo Qianjing - cold as ice, arrogant, smiling like a flower, furious, but I have never seen her like this - her eyes are full of resentment, but revealing a kind of helpless sadness, which makes people dare not get close to her, but can't help but sympathize and pity her.
"It's not my illusion." She whispered, as if she was talking to herself, but I could clearly hear her, "He really is starting to treat you differently."
I knew what she was talking about, and I knew that if I wanted to deal her a heavy blow, now was a golden opportunity. But when the sarcasm came to my lips, it turned into -
"He doesn't seem to have brought an umbrella either..." I said nonchalantly as I walked towards the classroom. "Actually, it's quite romantic to use the excuse of holding an umbrella together and then walk home in the rain with the person you like, right?"
It is better to resolve a feud than to create one. In business, harmony brings wealth. Although Mo Qianjing was unkind to me, I have severely weakened her prestige through Ling Hanfeng. I think it is time to stop. As for what happened next, I can use that sentence - Senior Mo, I can only help you up to this point.
The umbrella auction will officially begin soon.
Although there were quite a few people in the classroom, many of them were there to watch the fun, and not many people actually bid. I was presiding over the scene seriously, and just when the price was about to be fixed at "70", suddenly a voice directly finalized the transaction price -
"I'll give you 100."
In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to the owner of the voice - Mo Qianjing walked in from outside, leaning against the door with an expressionless face. Many people had seen the dispute between Mo Qianjing and me before, and it was beyond many people's expectations that Mo Qianjing would take the initiative to participate in the auction. There was a whisper at the scene.
But I wasn't surprised at all, I just smiled slightly and raised my voice.
"100 once, 100 twice, 100 three times... OK, deal!"
I slammed the eraser in my hand, announced the end of the auction, then walked down the podium with a smile on my face and handed the blue umbrella to Mo Qianjing.
"Congratulations, Senior Mo, this umbrella is yours. Let's exchange the money for the goods!"
The wealth of Mo Qianjing's family was no secret in the academy. She snorted, threw out a red bill, glared at me unhappily, grabbed her umbrella, turned around and walked out of the classroom.
I put away the money with a smile, and walked out slowly after everyone in the classroom left. When the auction results came out, I saw Ling Hanfeng had already gone out the back door. Mo Qianjing, who got the umbrella, must have chased after him. I heard that they lived in the same community. Ling Hanfeng should have no reason to refuse Goddess Mo's invitation to go home with him holding an umbrella. I just hope Lu Yuxiang doesn't see this scene, otherwise he will definitely say "I'm heartbroken, come and comfort me" in my ear a hundred times.
Thinking of Lu Yuxiang's funny look of being startled, I couldn't help but chuckle, and then I heard a joking voice in my ear.
"It's just a hundred dollars, can it make you so happy?"
I turned my head quickly and saw Ling Hanfeng with his arms folded, leaning on the corridor window sill, looking at me with a smile.
My mouth opened so wide that my jaw almost dropped.
"Why are you here?"
"Why can't I be here?"
"Didn't Mo Qianjing invite you to go home with her?" I said as I looked towards the door, but I didn't see Mo Qianjing among the group of classmates hiding from the rain.
"She did invite me, but..." Ling Hanfeng shrugged, "I refused."
"Why?" I immediately asked questions like a machine gun. "It's raining heavily outside. If you don't hold an umbrella with her, how are you going to get home? Run back in the rain? Will your family come to pick you up? Or will someone else go with you?"
Ling Hanfeng said nothing.
Then I saw him reach into his schoolbag and slowly take out an umbrella.
I:"……"
Me: "If you had an umbrella, why did you enter the classroom just now?" Is it fun to deceive a girl's heart? Senior!
Ling Hanfeng: "Can't I just join in the fun? Besides, I think it's pretty fun."
Okay, this guy really does this for fun.
I held my forehead with my hand, and then I felt great sympathy for Mo Qianjing - I can completely imagine that when Mo Qianjing saw Ling Hanfeng take out an umbrella and smiled and said to her, "No, I have an umbrella, you go back first", the goddess Mo felt like countless divine beasts were whistling through her heart...
"Senior Ling, do you really not understand or are you pretending to be stupid?" I looked at Ling Hanfeng with complicated eyes, "Mo Qianjing bought that umbrella from me just to go home with you under it. You rejected her so unromanticly. Isn't it too cruel?"
"It's because I know how she feels that I have to refuse." Ling Hanfeng shook his head and said calmly, "I can't give her what she wants, so it's better to stop her from thinking about it before she gets too deep into it."
I was speechless.
Is this an inhumane cruelty or a gentle and considerate attitude?
"Let's go."
Ling Hanfeng's words brought me back to my senses. I saw him start to walk towards the entrance of the teaching building and signaled me to follow him with his eyes. I quickly ran over with my schoolbag on my back and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'll take you back."
"What?" I stopped running and stared at him in disbelief. "What did you say?"
"Didn't you sell your umbrella? I'll take you back to the dormitory." Ling Hanfeng looked as if it was a matter of course.
"You're waiting here, aren't you just going to take me back to the dormitory?"
"Otherwise, what do you think?"
"If Mo Qianjing knew this, she would hate me to death!"
Ling Hanfeng nodded seriously: "Well, if you don't let me send you off, the free volunteer period will be extended for another week."
I:"……"
Me: “What if I ask you to deliver it?”
Ling Hanfeng smiled slightly: "As a reward for thanking me, the free volunteer period will also be extended for another week."
I said expressionlessly: "So you are blackmailing me?"
Ling Hanfeng smiled like a spring breeze: "Haha, otherwise why do you think I would allow you to hold an auction?"
I knew it would be like this!
The sadness in my heart is like a river flowing backwards.
Finally, I waved my hand and shouted in a tragic voice: "It's useless if I don't send you off. Let's go!"
I returned to the dormitory with a completely fearless attitude.
When I was at the door of the teaching building and hid under the umbrella held by Ling Hanfeng, I felt that the jealous looks from the girls behind me were enough to make me die and come back to life a thousand times.
However, I don't regret my choice.
——Just kidding, whether I use the umbrella or not, the free volunteer service will be extended for another week! If I give up the tangible benefits because I am afraid of other people's eyes, can I still be called Miss Gold Digger?
However, judging by the speed at which rumors spread in the academy, Mo Qianjing should know about this very soon. I couldn't help but feel a headache when I thought about how that young lady would vent her anger on me. At this moment, the only way to comfort my frightened little heart was to make money quickly!
Today is Friday. Tonight is the peak time for players to go online, and it is also a good opportunity for me, a gaming mercenary, to shine and make a fortune. So, as soon as I returned to the dormitory, I couldn't wait to turn on the computer and logged into "Ao Shi Fei Xian" with great interest.
I currently have quite a few miscellaneous tasks on hand, the most important and profitable of which is the "undercover mission to break up Ao Hantian and Han Qing Momo". However, after much investigation and research in recent days, I have discovered that -
Ao Hantian and Han Qing Momo seem to be... innocent...
The relationship between these two is just an ordinary teammate, simpler and clearer than a poor man's wallet.
——Where did you say you were always together? Where did you say you were devoted to each other? What on earth is going on?
I was completely dumbfounded and went to ask who the Chanyu was, but the other party insisted that Ao Hantian had ill intentions towards Han Qing Momo, but he hid it too deeply and was difficult to detect.
I thought about it and felt that the direction of the mission should be adjusted. Since it was Hanqing Momo who called out that Shanyu was in love, then all I had to do was let Hanqing Momo admit in person that she didn't like Ao Hantian!
After setting this goal, I worked more actively to build a good relationship with Hanqing Momo. Every time I went online, I would talk to her. Today was no exception. After logging in with the account of "Zuimengchi", I immediately checked the friend list and saw that the name of "Hanqing Momo" was dark. I was a little disappointed.
Not online?
Then I'll do other tasks first, and then get close to her after she gets on.
So I let "Zui Mengchi" stay in the resurrection point and stare blankly, while I opened another small account to do mercenary tasks. Unexpectedly, after just a while, the "Zui Mengchi" account sent a private message notification sound. I switched windows and took a look, and was stunned.
Message content: Are you there? If you are free, can you chat with me?
Sender: Momo with deep affection.
Before, Hanqing Momo had never taken the initiative to chat with me. This was the first time that she had taken the initiative to extend an olive branch to me! After rubbing my eyes repeatedly to make sure I was not seeing things, I was excited.
Could it be that I have finally succeeded in winning the girl's heart and she now regards me as a close friend with whom she can confide?
Hahahaha! That’s great!
"Of course I'm free!" I replied enthusiastically, typing away on the keyboard. "Momo, are you having any troubles? Tell me!"
Perhaps Hanqing Momo was really eager to talk, and her reply speed was faster than ever before.
"Zuimengchi, what do you think of me?"
"I think you're great!" I replied, "You have good skills, a high level, and good popularity in the gang. Everyone likes you!"
"Then why doesn't the person I like like me?"
Huh? My eyes widened immediately - is Hanqing Momo experiencing emotional confusion? God is really helping me! This is a great opportunity to sever her relationship with Ao Hantian!
"That guy must be out of his mind, how could he not like a girl as good as you?" I replied indignantly, and then asked, seemingly unintentionally but actually with long-planned intention, "But... who is the person you like? Could it be the gang leader Ao Hantian?"
I just waited for the other party to deny it, then took a screenshot and sent it to Whoever Called What Shanyu, and then——
"Um."
Um.
Um……
Um?
I almost hit my head on the keyboard - Miss, this plot development is wrong! Is it true that as "Calling What Shanyu" said, Hanqing Momo and Ao Hantian are lovers, but they just hide it too deeply?
etc!
Just now, Han Qing Momo seemed to be saying that... the person she likes doesn't like her? I'm dizzy, isn't it the man who is entangled with the woman, but the woman who is chasing the man? Han Qing Momo has a one-sided love for Ao Hantian?
I was feeling disheveled over here, but Hanqing Momo was completely chatty over there, sending messages one after another.
"Actually, Ao Hantian and I know each other in real life. I came to play this game for him."
"He has always been very good to me, and I thought I was special to him, but something happened recently that made me realize that his heart is not with me."
"I'm really sad. Why did he not appreciate my efforts?"
"Zuimengchi, you are also a boy, tell me, if a girl is too nice to a boy, the boy will get used to it and take it for granted, so that he will not know how to cherish her at all?"
I'm not a man, how would I know?
"Uh... maybe..." I typed guiltily with my mouth twitching.
"Okay, I understand." The reply from the other end revealed a resolute determination, which instantly gave me a bad feeling. Sure enough, the next second, I saw a new message from Hanqing Momo -
"Zuimengchi, let's form a relationship."
Let's form a bond...
Let’s form a bond…
Love bar...
Bar……
…
Wait a minute! Girl, did you get the wrong script? What kind of a development is this?
"I don't want to waste time on Ao Hantian anymore. I'm so tired. Although we haven't known each other for long, I can see how good you are to me." Momo said affectionately, "Although I can't fully respond to your feelings, I don't mind forming a relationship with you."
Feelings? What feelings? What kind of feelings? Girl, you have a big misunderstanding!
In an instant, I felt completely unwell!
I'm here as an undercover agent, not to pick up girls! If "Hansha Shanyu" knew about this, let alone paying me, he'd be lucky enough not to hire someone to kill me!
Hanqing Momo didn't send any more messages. I guess she was waiting for my response, and then...
I was so spineless that I went offline and escaped.
It's not that I don't dare to face it, but I really don't know how to deal with it. If I say "good", my mercenary mission will definitely fail; if I say "bad", Hanqing Momo will fall out with me, and I won't be able to complete my mercenary mission. Before I come up with a perfect response plan, I can only perfunctorily say "Ah, I have something urgent to do here and I have to leave for a while. I will continue to talk to you later."
After logging off the internet, I didn't even have the mood to continue doing the mercenary missions. I stared blankly at the blank computer screen. Just as I was thinking about how to deal with this crisis, the text message alert on my phone suddenly rang. I opened it and found that it was a message from Lu Yuxiang.
——Miss Gold Rush, how did you complete the task of stealing the speech? Next Friday is the student union's performance speech day!
I held my forehead.
It's not that I forgot about this mission, it's just that I haven't found an opportunity recently, and before I knew it, time is running out...
I thought about it and then sent a reply.
——Don't worry, I will find a way to handle it.
Although I promised Lu Yuxiang with all my heart, I really had no idea how I had stolen Ling Hanfeng's speech.
The next day was Saturday. After racking my brains in the dormitory to no avail, I decided to go to the student union activity room to check it out - to simulate a situation on the spot, and maybe I would suddenly have an idea for a good way to steal the speech?
In fact, I should have felt something was wrong when I used the key to open the door - I was the one who locked the door of the Student Union Activity Room on Friday night, but this time when I opened the door, there was no sign of it being locked at all. I just twisted it lightly and the door opened smoothly.
There was already someone sitting inside.
Hearing the door opening, the man looked up in surprise, and then his eyes met with mine as I walked in.
…
Why is it him?
Although I really wanted to turn around and run, our eyes had already met. In order not to arouse the other party's suspicion, I could only force a stiff smile and greeted him weakly.
"Good morning, Senior Ling... Senior Ling Hanfeng..."
Ling Hanfeng was wearing casual clothes today, which made him look much more approachable than his usual serious school uniform. He gently pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and looked at me with interest.
"It's really strange that you would come to the student union on your day off? Don't you hate coming here normally?"
I smiled awkwardly: "The internet in the dormitory is not very good, I...I want to come here to use the internet."
"Really?" Ling Hanfeng had a smile on his face, but his eyes were sharp.
I quickly started acting, looking innocent, nodding like a chick pecking at rice: "Of course it's true!" and quickly changed the subject, "Senior Ling, why are you here too?"
"We didn't finish the website test yesterday, so I'll continue it." Ling Hanfeng said with a smile, "You came at the right time, can you join me?"
How dare I disobey my employer's orders? I was forced to do hard labor, and with tears streaming down my face, I tested the website with Ling Hanfeng.
But the trip was not entirely without gain.
I saw it clearly—Ling Hanfeng actually brought his notebook with him and placed it on the table next to him. If he leaves halfway, even for a moment, I will have a chance to steal the speech!
Unfortunately, the opportunity I had been waiting for did not come until noon. As the test was about to be completed, I was really anxious - if Ling Hanfeng took the computer and left after the test, how could I have the chance to take action!
Maybe God was moved by my "sincerity". When the test progress reached 99%, the computer suddenly buzzed and the screen went black.
Ling Hanfeng was startled, and I was shocked too. When I pressed the power button again, the computer had completely stopped working and there was no movement at all.
"It looks like there's something wrong." Ling Hanfeng patted the mainframe and shook his head helplessly, "Take it to the repair shop."
There are many small computer repair shops outside the school. When Ling Hanfeng and I carried the broken computer case to the nearest repair shop to the school gate, we met an unexpected person.
"Senior Mo Qianjing?"
Mo Qianjing was carrying an exquisite lady's bag, wearing black leather boots and a pink coat, and she bumped into us as we walked into the repair shop. She didn't expect to meet us, and was obviously stunned for a moment, her eyes fixed on Ling Hanfeng and couldn't move away.
"Han Feng? What a coincidence, why are you here?"
Hey, don't ignore me so obviously!
Perhaps she was still a little upset about what happened yesterday evening, so Mo Qianjing's expression was not very natural. However, Ling Hanfeng was calm and composed, just like usual, with his smile as peaceful and gentle as usual.
"The student union's computer is broken, so we brought it over to fix it. What about you? Why are you here too?"
"I came to school to pick up something, and I came here to print some study materials."
"Oh." Ling Hanfeng nodded, and said no more. He winked and asked me to move the computer into the store with him. Mo Qianjing hesitated at the door for a moment, but finally did not leave and followed.
The maintenance man in the store came over to inquire about the situation. Ling Hanfeng negotiated with the other party, while Mo Qianjing and I listened on the side.
From beginning to end, Mo Qianjing didn't even look at me. She just looked at Ling Hanfeng quietly, with a mysterious emotion surging in her clear eyes like autumn water. I think what happened after school yesterday must have really hurt her heart, but she couldn't give up this emotion freely, so she stayed here despite knowing it was embarrassing.
I sighed softly in my heart, and couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Mo Qianjing. Unfortunately, the sympathy mode didn't last long, and I began to daydream again - I thought, if I launched a service called "Here comes the love god! Help you successfully chase the man of your dreams", would Mo Qianjing become my first customer? A white, rich and beautiful woman like her would spend a lot of money just to make the man of her dreams smile, and she would definitely not frown at all. If I made this deal, getting rich overnight might not be a dream anymore! Hahaha! It's so exciting just thinking about it...
Just when I was intoxicated with my delusion of making money, I suddenly felt a pain in my forehead, as if someone had flicked my forehead with a finger.
"What are you thinking about? You're laughing so hard that your saliva is dripping."
I suddenly woke up and met Ling Hanfeng's smiling eyes.
After wiping the corners of my mouth subconsciously for a long time——
"Nonsense, where am I drooling?"
Except for Mo Qianjing who had a stern face and didn't react, everyone in the store started laughing. Ling Hanfeng shook his head, his eyes curved with laughter, and his eyes were clear as if they were sprinkled with starlight.
"You, sometimes you are so smart that it makes people grit their teeth, and sometimes you are so stupid that it makes people want to laugh... Could this be the legendary schizophrenia?"
"That's better than a black-bellied devil like you who appears gentle on the outside but is cruel on the inside!" I muttered, of course, in a voice so low that no one else could hear it.
"Let's go." Ling Hanfeng waved his hand.
"Leave?" I was stunned for a moment, "Where to?"
"Were you really in a daze just now?" Ling Hanfeng looked helpless. "The host computer needs to be reinstalled. Before that, I need to back up the data. Let's go have lunch first. When we come back after lunch, I think the backup will be done."
I immediately turned around and saw a laptop running next to the host computer, backing up the contents of the host computer's hard drive.
My heart suddenly started pounding.
——That is Ling Hanfeng’s notebook.
- It is running, no password is required. And if there is data loss, it can be completely assumed that there was a problem in the backup process.
——This is absolutely the best time to steal a speech, no doubt about it.
"I just happened to not have had lunch... How about we join in?"
I heard Mo Qianjing say this to Ling Hanfeng.
"Okay." Ling Hanfeng nodded and was about to walk out of the store.
"You two go ahead. I'm not going yet." I suddenly said.
The boy's movement of pushing open the door paused for a moment, he turned around and looked at me in confusion.
"You're not going?" He raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "It's my treat, you don't have to pay."
How stingy and money-loving does this guy think I am! My first reaction is that I don’t want to pay?
"It's not about the money. I just think we should leave someone here to watch over it. What if someone takes your notebook away?" I said righteously.
"No, we will keep an eye on it for you !" the uncle in the store immediately said enthusiastically.
...Please, uncle, can you not be so enthusiastic?
"I'd better stay here." I insisted, "I'm worried."
"That's true..." Mo Qianjing also chimed in, "Why don't we go eat first and bring back a portion for Sister Chi."
Ling Hanfeng frowned, and looked at me with a more inquiring look: "...would you be so kind?"
What kind of bad image do I have in your mind?
However, I really didn’t have good intentions…
"It's better to be safe than sorry!" I kept calm and urged them, "Go quickly and bring me a copy!"
I really couldn't be persuaded, so Ling Hanfeng and Mo Qianjing finally left first. Mo Qianjing was obviously very happy, so that she could be alone with the person she loved. I hope she can hold Ling Hanfeng back, the longer the better!
After confirming that the two people had really gone far away, I rushed to Ling Hanfeng's laptop and started to execute my plan. When I saw Ling Hanfeng's computer desktop, I was slightly stunned - Huh? There was actually a running icon for "Ao Shi Fei Xian"? Does he also play this online game? It's really hard to imagine what that guy looks like when he plays online games...
Although I was a little surprised, I didn't think much about it, but put all my energy into finding the speech. There were a lot of files in Ling Hanfeng's computer, and because I didn't know the name of the manuscript, I could only open the folders one by one to find it.
Time passed minute by minute, and finally, a folder called "Performance Speech" caught my eye.
My breathing quickened slightly. I clicked on it and sure enough, I saw a document - this was exactly what I was looking for!
I decided to go all out and immediately plugged the USB drive that I had prepared long ago into my laptop. When I was about to cut the file into the USB drive, the shop door was suddenly pushed open and Ling Hanfeng and Mo Qianjing came back.
How could it be so fast?
I was horrified, but forced myself to calm down quickly.
"Wow, why are you back so soon?" I asked casually.
Ling Hanfeng raised the lunch box in his hand: "There are many people in the store, why don't we pack some and bring it back to eat together."
"What are you doing sitting in front of someone else's laptop?" Probably because the chance for the two of them to be alone was gone, Mo Qianjing was in a bad mood and fired directly at me.
"I'm so bored waiting that I'll just play a game for a while... Senior Ling, you don't mind, right?" I smiled ingratiatingly and controlled my hands at a crazy speed. When Mo Qianjing came over, what she saw was the game screen of "Ao Shi Fei Xian" occupying the entire screen.
"No way? Are you playing this?" Mo Qianjing raised her eyebrows and moved slightly closer to the screen. After seeing the character's ID on the screen clearly, Mo Qianjing suddenly opened her mouth.
"Are you drunk and dreaming?"
Her unbelievable scream scared me so much that I almost fell off the chair. From the looks of it, Mo Qianjing also seems to be playing "Ao Shi Fei Xian". I can't be so unlucky that I happen to be in the same zone as her, right?
“This is indeed my number...what’s wrong?” Maybe because the other party’s gaze was too cold, I felt my voice became a little timid.
Mo Qianjing didn't say anything, but just stared at me until my hair stood on end. Then she suddenly turned her head away, put her bag on her back, angrily opened the store door, and walked out.
I:"……"
What happened? What's going on?
Ling Hanfeng was putting the packed lunch boxes outside, but when he looked up, he saw Mo Qianjing slamming the door and leaving. He was also very confused.
"What's wrong?" He looked at me immediately. "What did you say to her? Did you make her angry and run away?"
"I don't know either!" I felt so innocent.
Later, Mo Qianjing never came back. When Ling Hanfeng called to ask what happened to Mo Qianjing, I quickly cut the speech into my USB drive, doing it perfectly.
The mission was successfully completed and I was in a good mood. When I had lunch, I even ate Mo Qianjing's portion. Ling Hanfeng looked at the two empty lunch boxes and was silent for a long time.
"I finally understand why you work so hard to make money. Most people can't afford to support you."
I:"……"
Hey, don't make me sound like a spendthrift foodie!
After lunch, the computer data was backed up. The uncle in the store reinstalled the host. When we left, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. Because the computer broke down in the middle of the test, the tests done in the morning were wasted. After Ling Hanfeng returned to the student union office, he immediately went back to work and decided to catch up and do it again.
"Is it really necessary to work so hard..." I looked at the sky outside and shook my head, "It will take at least night to finish this, right?"
"If you have something to do, go back first." Ling Hanfeng's eyes never left the computer screen, and his fingers were as nimble as flying. I stared at his face for a long time, but he was completely unaware of it. It was obvious that his attention was all focused on the work in his hands.
This is the first time I see Ling Hanfeng doing something so focused. In the past, he was always careless and could do anything calmly. Maybe this is genius, because everything is easy, so it is difficult for him to treat those "simple" things with all his strength. Testing the website is not a very difficult task, it is just a little tedious. I think the reason why he showed such a serious attitude is not because of the difficulty of this matter, but——
——This matter has significance that deserves his serious consideration.
"Do you take this website very seriously?" I couldn't help asking. "Is it really that important to you?"
"It's not that I think it's important, I just want to do it the best I can." Ling Hanfeng said as he operated the computer, "Because this website will be officially launched on the day of the job report speech."
Perhaps because I felt guilty, my heart skipped a beat when I heard the words "performance speech".
Ling Hanfeng didn't notice my strangeness and continued, "After all, I am a senior in high school. This is my last time to give a job report as the president of the Student Union. Not only me, but every senior member of the Student Union wants to leave something for the school before graduation - it can be regarded as a graduation gift, so everyone is doing their best."
My heart tightened and I opened my mouth, but nothing came out.
Although I could find an excuse to leave, in the end, I stayed and worked overtime with Ling Hanfeng until nine o'clock in the evening, and finally finished the test. I helped so actively not because I was "enthusiastic", but because... I felt a little guilty.
Lu Yuxiang hired me to steal the speech because he didn't like Ling Hanfeng and wanted to play a trick on him. I also thought that this behavior was harmless, so I readily agreed. But we never thought about how much weight this performance report speech contained to Ling Hanfeng, and even to the entire student union.
When we said goodbye in front of the gate of the activity building, I didn't rush back to the dormitory. Instead, I looked at Ling Hanfeng's back as he walked away. After a long time, I couldn't help but sigh softly.
I don’t understand why I, who have always been concerned about making money, would have any hesitation about this mission.
Should I give up this mission?
Is it still too late to pull back now?
The USB drive containing the speech was in my pocket, but I suddenly felt that it seemed so heavy. This complex feeling was so strange to me. Who can tell me what I should do?