Su Li was already used to the rather greasy things Xiao Yuyu would say to her.
As she casually opened the surrender vote again and glanced at the countdown displayed—
[Can’t Afford Qiao Dies to Lanling (Xiao Qiao): Hurry up and surrender, noob. All you know in this game is how to give up.
[Gummy Bear (Hou Yi): 0-14 and you still have the nerve to talk? Beneficiary of the elo system. Go clean yourself up. Let your simp boost your rank properly. ]
[Can’t Afford Qiao Dies to Lanling (Xiao Qiao): What a jinx. Spent your funeral savings hiring boosters, huh?]
Her teammates were still engaging in their friendly banter.
Su Li, bored out of her mind, cast her skills at the minion wave while continuing to chat with Xiao Yuyu.
“Baby, am I your Prince Charming?”
Su Li looked at the character Xiao Yuyu was playing— Ma Chao. Well, Ma Chao did ride a horse.
And technically, she was riding on top of his character’s head.
So calling it a “white horse” wasn’t entirely wrong.
“Yes, baby. Baby, you’re amazing!”
At that moment, Xiao Yuyu had just successfully taken down the first tower on the solo lane.
The enemy solo-laner clearly didn’t want to waste more time on her and had gone off to assist other lanes instead.
“Gagagagaga~”
Xiao Yuyu laughed gleefully, staring at her reflection on her phone screen.
Her cheeks began to wobble with her laughter, and even her body began to tremble with joy.
“Baby, do you like chubby girls?”
“Mhm. I like all cute girls.”
Su Li replied seriously, which only made Xiao Yuyu laugh even harder.
In Cute Yuyu-chan’s heart, she was precisely that kind of cute girl.
And Su Li liked her very much.
No matter what, Su Li would always stay by her side!
She gently stroked the image of YaoYao on her phone, gulping as she felt her heart start to pound violently.
She…
…seemed to have fallen in love with Su Li!
Overcome with happiness, Xiao Yuyu felt itchy all over with excitement.
She quickly muted her mic, grabbed the bag of chips on the table, and dumped them straight into her wide-open mouth.
Chewing loudly on the chips, she laughed in bliss.
Still not satisfied, she picked up the nearby 2-liter bottle of cola and gulped it down in huge swigs— ton ton ton.
Her phone screen reflected her now flushed face, though the blush was barely visible beneath her round cheeks.
Delicious food, tasty drinks, and the person she liked all in one place— there was nothing more perfect in life.
After Chi Qingya woke up, she immediately smelled that familiar scent in the air.
Her body instinctively rolled to the side, trying to grasp something beside her.
But seeing the empty surroundings, she froze for a moment.
She felt absolutely awful. Her body was unbearably heavy, like it had been filled with lead.
She had no strength left in her at all, and her cheeks were faintly burning.
Especially her head— it felt like a watermelon teetering on the edge of a table, about to crash to the floor and split open. The pain was splitting and unbearable.
She wished she could just take it off and swap it out for one that didn’t hurt so much.
The urge to vomit grew stronger and stronger.
Leaning over the side of the bed, she could only manage to retch up some bitter bile.
Her stomach felt like a storm was raging inside it.
Looking around, Chi Qingya noticed her blanket had somehow ended up on the floor, and there wasn’t even a piece of clothing nearby that she could wear.
That’s when she realized— she had actually fallen asleep completely naked last night.
And only now did it hit her— sleeping like this was really uncomfortable…
So when Su Li woke up like that the other day, just how awful must she have felt?
Chi Qingya suddenly remembered peeking through the crack in the door and seeing Su Li lying there without even a blanket over her.
But she didn’t have time to think about it now.
A violent wave surged in her gut. She quickly clenched her thighs together and ran toward the bathroom, hands clutching her butt.
A long time passed before Chi Qingya finally emerged from the bathroom, bracing herself against the wall.
The air still reeked of spoiled, rotting food.
The floor was covered with dirty footprints that made her want to gag.
And around the food, a cloud of fruit flies had somehow materialized out of nowhere.
They buzzed in circles, some even landing right on the food like little kings surveying their feast.
Chi Qingya instinctively took a step back, gagging into her hand.
She kept retreating, trying to distance herself from the flies — as if once they were done with their meal, they’d fly off on their own.
She still had class today. She had to get to campus right away.
So she picked out a random outfit and threw it on.
Her eyes briefly glanced at Su Li’s room— then moved on without a second thought.
She simply lifted the trash off the table with a look of deep disgust in her eyes.
She was born to enjoy life— so why should she have to deal with dirty and exhausting chores like this?
As long as you have money, you can always find someone to handle it for you.
And yet, for some reason, the moment she stepped out the door, her heart began to race violently.
She felt… a little nervous.
There was a specialized class today.
She’d probably see Su Li there, right?
It had already been exactly 20 hours, 13 minutes, and 14 seconds since she last saw Su Li.
She wondered if, in all that time, Su Li had started to regret her decision— how she had let her anger get the better of her and walked away from someone who had fed her, housed her, and treated her so well… for free.
Someone she had even ungratefully deleted as a friend.
If Su Li hadn’t been so willful yesterday, would all that delicious food have been left out on the table to rot?
If she were still around, maybe Chi Qingya could’ve had a taste of it too.
People are capable of doing anything when they’re in the heat of the moment.
Su Li transferring her 50,000 yuan and leaving without a word— after nearly a day, she must be regretting it by now.
Chi Qingya hoped Su Li wouldn’t stay stubborn.
Maybe when she got to class later, Su Li would take the initiative and come apologize.
And if Su Li was willing to lower her head, Chi Qingya wasn’t above giving her a little grace.
Everyone makes mistakes. Su Li was just hitting her rebellious phase a little late.
Chi Qingya didn’t believe for a second that Su Li had the ability to come up with 50,000 yuan on her own.
After all, every gift from fate comes with a hidden price tag.
That 50,000 yuan of Su Li’s definitely came with a heavy price.
Of course, Chi Qingya— kindhearted as she was— was still willing to give Su Li another chance.
After all, they had lived together for quite some time.
There was some feeling there.
She could be the one to pull Su Li back from the edge and warn her just how dangerous debt really was.
One more chance— if Su Li was willing to take it and turn over a new leaf, all the better.
Because if Su Li didn’t come back soon…
This house was really going to start stinking!