Su Yao didn’t realize that Chi Qingyao, standing right beside her, was having a mental storm.
But Chi Qingyao had nothing to ask her, and she couldn’t guess what was going on either.
The best course of action would be to take Chi Qingyao for a walk around the school, then end the evening by getting some food.
Chi Qingyao was still deep in thought.
Her eyes kept glancing at Su Li.
But how could she possibly be an NPC?
She was someone with ambitions and aspirations!
She was different from everyone else!
So first, rule out the possibility that she’s an NPC.
Chi Qingyao reached a conclusion.
Su Li is an NPC.
The cute older sister revolving around Su Li—her own sister—could be either a person or an NPC.
The evidence that they were NPCs was that they would give her gold coins.
And based on the NPC settings, they all revolved around Su Li.
It was as if Su Li was the center of their world.
They would even go against their nature to give her gold coins.
After all, Su Li was a novice, and Chi Qingyao felt the cost efficiency wasn’t that high.
But the point that made them human was…
They would try to win Su Li over and gain her affection.
Only humans would try to gain an NPC’s affection.
Chi Qingyao looked at Su Li, her interest in her growing intense.
Was she the key clue to the secret of her world?
Standing behind Su Li, Chi Qingyao observed the others, noticing that most people’s attention was focused on her.
But she couldn’t determine whether it was on her or on Su Li.
If it was on Su Li, that meant the NPCs in this area had their own life logic.
From her angle, there was no evidence to support that, so she continued cautiously.
If it was on her, it meant that she, as the protagonist, attracted everyone’s attention.
After all, she was the protagonist—it was perfectly normal for her to draw others’ eyes.
She had realized this since she was a child.
Su Li.
Chi Qingyao stood behind Su Li. When they reached the edge of the artificial lake, she looked at her.
The artificial lake was covered with leaves, and the shadows of clouds swayed like tails.
The glass curtain wall of the library was cut into gold by the setting sun.
A student in a hoodie stepped on the rustling fallen leaves as they hurried along, their schoolbag hit by the wind-blown hem of their clothes, and the expelled air lightly pushed into the twilight.
Chi Qingyao looked at this scene, which resembled a game world, and decided to test Su Li first.
Su Li looked at Chi Qingyao, a little confused.
“Please give me money.”
Her sister would give her money.
Her cute little sister would also give her money.
So looking at Su Li, would they be the same? If she just asked Su Li, would she hand over her money?
She would keep so much money stored up, all neatly organized.
She helped her buy fruit, and her little sister gave her money too.
And regarding Chi Qingyao helping her clean her room, Chi Qingyao also gave her money.
Chi Qingyao felt that her family were like NPCs, but had no proof.
Now that she’d met Su Li, she thought she could prove it all.
“Transaction complete, no refunds.”
“Do you have any complaints about my service?”
Su Li spoke calmly, looking at Chi Qingyao, thinking it might be because she hadn’t sufficiently studied the names and background stories of the school buildings she’d introduced earlier.
Chi Qingyao had asked her to show her around the school, but she hadn’t done enough prior preparation.
So she couldn’t really discuss those things.
A part of her felt she was slacking off.
Another part might be because making money had come too easily recently, making her forget herself.
She had developed an arrogant attitude toward the 200-yuan service.
Although her emotions didn’t show on the surface.
Her body language still revealed something.
Even in the face of all this, Chi Qingyao showed no fear at all. Instead, she looked at Su Li and fell into deep thought.
Mainly because she felt she was facing a very important choice.
What she said next could affect Su Li’s subsequent behavior.
But no options appeared above Su Li’s head.
Chi Qingyao felt that what she was about to say was crucial—it could cause Su Li to develop a certain opinion of her…
Maybe she could increase the affection.
Or if she said the wrong thing, Su Li’s affection might drop.
Affection, huh? So she really is an NPC, after all?
Although Chi Qingyao mainly played King of Glory, she had actually tried quite a few games.
But she got bored easily—anyway, she spent more time playing than the principal did.
Chi Qingyao fell into thought.
She suddenly became even more certain that Su Li was an NPC.
The only thing that didn’t quite fit was Zhang Zhenzhen for a bit—the surrounding time was still passing.
Other students were still walking along the roadside.
But Su Li had stopped moving.
Su Li stood still in front of her, not making any move.
It was as if she had completely paused.
Chi Qingyao didn’t get that feeling when she talked to others.
And Su Li was like an NPC that wouldn’t move if there was no dialogue.
“No, it’s just that I felt you were too quiet, so I wanted to push things a bit.”
As Chi Qingyao spoke, she felt that if she asked for the money, Su Li would definitely give it to her.
But her affection would probably be drained dry.
If Su Li’s affection for her was high enough, maybe she could even get Su Li to give her money.
That was what she was most looking forward to.
Not just NPCs—this already had evidence.
Ah, her sister—whether she was an NPC or not—and her cute little sister…
She didn’t know how to comfort them anymore.
But Chi Qingyao felt that Su Li was probably pretty rich.
She just didn’t know what behavior would let her get money from Su Li.
Maybe it was all about raising affection?
She wondered if she married Su Li, could she split half her property when they divorced?
All kinds of thoughts floated through Chi Qingyao’s mind.
Seeing that the other party clearly felt the tour lacked life, Su Li said:
“Wait for me a moment.”
“Huh?”
Chi Qingyao didn’t understand, but then she saw Su Li take out her phone, as if looking for something.
Meanwhile, her own sister’s chat with her was still showing as “typing.”
Chi Qingyao felt a little speechless and didn’t reply to her sister.
“Alright, let’s continue.”
During that brief moment, Su Li had gone to the school’s official website and memorized the information about some of the notable buildings.
Now she was a qualified tour guide.
Su Li thought about whether she could stand at the school gate as a guide for new students when the semester started.
But then she dismissed that idea.
The cost efficiency was too low.
A lot of college students were pretty broke.
It would be better to see if there were any high-end clients.
Clients like Chi Qingyao, who paid two hundred yuan for a tour, were quite rare.
Maybe one day, if Bai Huizi wanted to visit the university, she could give her a thorough introduction.