Chapter 6 : Be a Bed Warmer or Get Married — Your Choice

Human nature is, for the most part, a matter of compromise.

The lightning freak before her… no, to be precise, even Yijinmo was not immune to convention.

As the eldest daughter of her family, Luo Shiyun might not be as perceptive as her mother, who could see right through people’s hearts, but she at least understood how to get what she wanted.

Although she desperately wanted to know where Yijinmo had been these past three years, why she had vanished without a trace, and how she’d been mistakenly declared dead, Luo Shiyun could only suppress her restless curiosity for now.

The most important thing at this moment was to trick this living, breathing little beauty into coming home and marrying her!

“Yes, marry me.”

Ever since she was a child, when her toys were taken away, her books borrowed, or her snacks eaten by others, Luo Shiyun never reacted too much… To her, almost everything was dispensable.

If it was lost, then so be it.

It wasn’t as if she couldn’t go on living.

But this beauty before her was different.

She didn’t want anyone else to touch her.

This fallen leaf belonged to her!

Only she could claim it!

“This… This is too fast… We only just met.”

“Time isn’t an issue. Flash marriages are quite common these days.”

“…Aren’t you afraid I’ll scam you, get married and divorced in a flash, then run off with all your money?”

“It’s fine. You won’t be able to beat my Lawyer Team. Even the judge and Jury could be my people.”

Although she had withdrawn her hand, no longer directly provoking Yijinmo, Luo Shiyun still pressed in relentlessly, practically pinning the girl in the corner against her chest.

Gulp… What should I do?!

In her two lifetimes, totaling just about forty years, she had never encountered such a dangerous situation!

As expected, the young lady really was the second most dangerous creature in the world!

“I, I… Why me…? I’m just an ordinary person.”

“No, you’re not ordinary. In my eyes, you’re as precious as a gemstone, the only color in my world, irreplaceable.”

“…Are you serious?”

“Very serious.”

Being proposed to by a beautiful girl—Yijinmo had never even imagined it.

In her previous life, she’d thought about falling in love, but all her energy went into her career.

This life, survival left her with no room for anything else.

Having Vita by her side was enough.

Thanks to her bad luck, she didn’t have the ability to truly take responsibility for another girl.

“But there’s a huge gap between us. You’re the eldest daughter at a noble school, I’m just a penniless Slum rat. No matter how you look at it, it’s not right…”

“If that’s how you see it, then it’s even better.”

“Right, there’s a big gap between us. And we just met, it’s barely been an hour… Wait? What do you mean, even better?”

“I’ll take care of you.”

“I have money, you don’t, so I’ll support you. You don’t need to do anything—just stay by my side forever.”

“!!”

To be honest, it was really tempting.

The price was just her own body…

And what she’d get in return was a perfect life.

Not to mention, the other party was a top-tier beauty with silver hair, the ultimate weapon for a Chuuni—no matter how she looked at it, she wouldn’t lose.

But… but…

There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Even if one did fall from the sky, it would never land right on your head!

The conditions offered by this young lady were indeed great, but what about the price?

She would forever become the other’s possession, pet, toy.

Such a life—she, the mighty lightning freak, would never accept it!

Even if she always acted weak and fragile in front of people, as if a single hit would make her cry for ages, don’t forget—before her Dao Heart shattered, she had once dominated all of Jiangnan City as the strongest freak!

Heh, a mere young lady wants her to bow and scrape?

No way!

“I have my pride too, Sponsor Miss! Let me make it clear—I will not bow for five pecks of rice!!”

“I understand. Give me your phone and open your payment code.”

“Eh…”

What now?

Though she’d already guessed the other’s intent, the sponsor’s orders could not be defied.

Yijinmo carefully rose from the bathtub, maneuvering between its edge and the other’s chest, to retrieve her five- or six-year-old knockoff phone.

“WeChat Pay, five thousand yuan!”

“!!”

“That’s your bath fee.”

Watching her balance jump from two digits after the decimal point to four digits before it, Yijinmo’s whole body trembled.

“Th-that’s it… I already said I wouldn’t bow for—”

“WeChat Pay, fifty thousand yuan!”

“You really know how to read people, Miss!”

A moment ago, Yijinmo had been the mighty lightning freak.

In the blink of an eye, she transformed into a soft, obedient little maid, massaging and scrubbing the silver-haired beauty before her.

Money really is the most wicked thing in this world!

Though her heart was unwilling, Yijinmo’s body responded all too eagerly.

A look of satisfaction spread across Luo Shiyun’s face.

Although she had plenty of expenses in her daily life, those were all family-related.

Spending money on a private, personal need like this… was a first.

No, it wasn’t an extra need anymore.

After tonight, it would become a necessity.

“That was tonight’s bed-warming fee. Of course, I won’t force you to do anything. Just sleep with me—nothing more, is that okay?”

“O-of course!”

“WeChat Pay, ten thousand yuan.”

“That’s a tip.”

“Guh.”

In the blink of an eye, sixty-five thousand landed in her account.

Though it was nothing compared to the millions she used to make in minutes in her previous life, for Yijinmo now, it was a timely blessing.

She was earning money almost as fast as when she sold her panties!

Even if bathing someone else was embarrassing, spurred on by the power of money, the girl completed her task perfectly.

…

“Well done.”

Sitting at her dressing table, Luo Shiyun admired in the mirror the scene of the girl behind her blow-drying her long hair.

Compared to being forcibly carried home, a night of companionship was clearly easier for someone to accept.

Add a financial assault, and no girl could keep her composure.

Even the lightning freak was no exception.

“Tonight, it’s really just sleeping together, right…”

“Mm, don’t worry. I’m a woman of my word. I hope you’ll fulfill your work duties as well.”

“Of course!”

Yijinmo’s technique was gentle, just right.

Combined with the girl’s unique fragrance, even the hot air from the blow dryer didn’t feel so annoying.

“…By the way, I don’t think I know your surname yet, Sponsor Miss?”

“Luo Shiyun.”

“Alright, Miss Luo.”

Hmm… this name…

She’d never heard of it.

That sense of familiarity from earlier still lingered.

Though the disgust had faded, for Yijinmo to approach her on her own… Sorry, she really couldn’t do it.

Unless she gave her another ten thousand!

“Yijinmo, did you just start working here?”

“Mm-hmm.”

“Are you in urgent need of money? Is that why you’re doing this?”

“Pretty much…”

If she couldn’t make some money soon, she’d have to say goodbye to her rented room.

“Then why not accept my support?”

“Because I have my pride! I may be poor, but I’m not so down-and-out that I need another girl to support me!”

“…So that’s self-respect. I think I understand. Well, I’ll keep coming to you for this kind of transaction in the future.”

“Eh?”

Before Yijinmo could react, the silver-haired girl continued on her own.

“I’ll negotiate with the manager and have you take only my orders. I’ll also try to make time every night to see you.”

“T-this is still being kept, isn’t it…”

“It’s not. This is just normal business. Unless you’re willing to come home and warm my bed. If you agree to marry me, all of this can be avoided. After marriage, my assets will be yours.”

“Stop steering the conversation to marriage!”

“In short, Yijinmo, your goal is to make money and change your life, and mine is to marry you. There’s really no conflict between us.”

No conflict, huh…

“Marriage is out of the question. No matter how much you pay me, it won’t happen.”

“Can I ask why?”

“Because, because…”

“Boom boom boom!!”

The ground suddenly trembled violently beneath their feet.

A deafening noise came from outside, even shattering the window glass.

Yijinmo grabbed the chair in time, barely avoiding a fall.

“What’s going on?!”

An explosion, or—?

“It’s a freak.”

Still seated, Luo Shiyun lifted her head slightly and spoke softly to the girl, “Quick, go find a safe place.”