Because Bai Xia’s minimalist room was honestly a bit too bare, Bai Xiaoya brought them into her own bedroom.
“Let’s do it here. Want something to drink?”
As the eldest miss of the Bai Family, her room wasn’t just spacious—it had everything you could need.
The soft little sofas were open to sit on, the mini fridge’s drinks were free for the taking, and the plush toys on the couch could be squeezed at will.
Except for Bai Xiaoya herself, anything in the room was open for guests.
“Yesterday was too sudden, so there were some things I didn’t get to say.”
Bai Xiaoya squeezed her small hands.
“Thank you for coming to save me.”
Yaya had always been one to repay kindness.
Last time, Bai Xia saved her in the trading area, and afterward, she let her knead for half an hour.
“It’s fine, they originally wanted to catch me.”
Su Qingyu had just sat on the small sofa and immediately spoke.
“And I was so scared I was trembling all over.”
After speaking, she blinked, looking pitiful and delicate.
But Bai Xiaoya spoke sincerely.
“I think you’re already super brave. If it were me, I definitely couldn’t have done that.”
Su Qingyu’s lips twitched.
Although she was praised, this wasn’t the effect she wanted…
Off to the side, Bai Xia had just taken a few bottles of drinks from the fridge.
Turning back, she saw Su Qingyu’s little expression and couldn’t help but pause.
Wait.
Got it.
Little Green Tea did it on purpose, wanting to show her weakness so Bai Xiaoya would mock her, thus triggering a Task.
But Yaya wasn’t that kind of person. Usually, even if she teased small fry, it was just for fun.
When it came to serious matters, she was fair and honest.
Bai Xia silently glanced at Su Qingyu.
Good grief, coming to my house to trigger Tasks, that’s really pushing it.
“None of this matters,”
The girl suddenly interrupted.
“What matters is… it’s not important.”
Su Qingyu instantly understood her plan.
Was this meant to demonstrate the proper way?
The two girls’ little thoughts were completely seen through by each other, leaving only Bai Xiaoya feeling lost.
“Emmm, I feel like neither of you got enough rest. Why don’t we eat something first? I’m hungry anyway.”
The big-chested girl stood up.
“What do you want to eat? I’ll have the kitchen make something.”
Bai Xia and Su Qingyu weren’t thinking about food.
They casually said a few words, leaving Bai Xiaoya to decide.
Once she left, the two girls suddenly looked at each other.
“Is this how you usually act cute?”
Bai Xia made the first move.
“Your acting’s not great.”
Su Qingyu put on an innocent expression.
“You’re no better. The way you spoke was missing your usual effortless stupidity—it was too forced.”
Acting like you succeeded—didn’t we both fail? What’s there to be smug about?
However, what they didn’t know was that the failure wasn’t because they didn’t do well enough…
Well, they really didn’t, but the main reason was that Bai Xiaoya’s desire to tease today was a bit low.
After obtaining the high-level Reward pie from the System, at least for the next few days, she didn’t care much for Free Mode Rewards.
But this couldn’t be blamed on Yaya.
Every time she drew a Reward in Free Mode, it was from the Primary Prize Pool, and all that came out were things like jade feet, jade legs, jade fragrance, jade rabbit.
If this kept going, it would probably become jade face, jade hair, and jade butt.
It was driving Yaya jade-jade crazy.
So, the Limited Task’s pie was just too tempting.
Bai Xiaoya was very happy, even humming while ordering dishes in the kitchen, making the chefs feel… strangely cheerful too.
Facing a smiling, big-chested girl, who wouldn’t be happy?
“Miss, what would you like to eat?”
“Hmm, first a Strawberry and Mango Platter, then Crystal Shrimp Dumplings, Glutinous Rice Steamed Ribs, and Kung Pao Chicken Balls…”
The big-chested girl happily reported the menu in the kitchen.
Meanwhile, the two girls in her bedroom gradually calmed down and began an unprecedented friendly negotiation.
Though their expressions didn’t seem too friendly.
One kept a cold face, pretending to be an expert, while the other’s face wore a green tea smile.
Neither was particularly amicable.
“So what exactly did you want to say, chasing me all the way here?”
“Because I discovered something.”
Su Qingyu patted her little skirt, suddenly sitting upright, her face turning serious.
“Did you know, theoretically, a Mysterious Item should only have one living owner? But this conclusion comes from our known experience. It’s a limited summary—like how if people have only eaten fruit and rice, they conclude that all food grows from the ground.”
Bai Xia set down her drink, frowning slightly.
“Why are you telling me this?”
The drink was a peach oolong tea from Bai Xiaoya’s mini fridge.
Su Qingyu pointed around the room, then made a big gesture at her chest.
And Bai Xia actually understood what she meant.
“What does this have to do with Yaya? She’s a person, not an Item.”
Su Qingyu spread her small hands.
“‘Mysterious Item’ is just a label, defined as anything we can’t explain with supernatural abilities.”
Look at that white-haired, big-chested woman—she earns Rewards just by being extraordinary.
The more superhuman, the stronger.
Is that natural or not?
Absolutely unnatural.
“Even if that’s true,”
Bai Xia became serious.
“What are you trying to say?”
Su Qingyu said solemnly.
“We might need to cooperate.”
To Bai Xia, those words were shocking.
“Why?”
The cooperation she understood and what Su Qingyu meant weren’t quite the same, but there was no time to explain now.
“Bai Xiaoya already broke precedent by having two of us. Given that, who can guarantee two is the limit?”
Su Qingyu retorted.
“What if there’s a third, or even more?”
Bai Xia fell silent.
That was indeed possible, but was that a reason to cooperate?
Rationally, the first two to arrive joining forces would give a temporary numbers and information advantage, which actually wasn’t a bad idea.
But could Bai Xiaoya handle it?
And she herself had never planned to work with anyone else, so that was a bit…
Bai Xia was about to refuse when she heard Su Qingyu continue:
“Remember last week, when I told you the two of us shared the same trait? At the time, I was just joking. But yesterday, when I learned that Aya was captured and rushed into the Unfinished Building, I confirmed it.”
The blonde loli put on a serious face, her blue eyes unwavering.
“Our first shared trait is that we’re both willing to do anything for her.”
To willingly face that many gun barrels and even take a shot with a dodge—thinking about it now, her heart was pounding.
Who knew how she found the courage at the time.
Bai Xia was silent.
In yesterday’s operation, Su Qingyu was definitely the riskier one.
If the action was a gamble, her own chips were Su Qingyu’s life.
Though Bai Xia had never said it, after yesterday’s ordeal, she already recognized her.
Of course, seniority and order still needed to be maintained, with hard power as the deciding factor.
“And I think there are more shared traits than just this.”
Su Qingyu had no idea Bai Xia was stuck in a mental storm over a small misunderstanding.
She calmly analyzed:
“We must have other similarities too, like, um…”
She glanced at the girl’s pretty face and tentatively asked:
“Bai Xia, do you also have a past you can’t bear to look back on?”