Chapter 221: Chapter 221: New Boy

Ni Jia felt that his desire to rebel against his family had reached its peak.

He could hear the voices of many people around him, all clamoring for this story to be adapted into a TV series or a movie.

He saw immense profit in the idea.

But right now, he suddenly found it all rather pointless. He was a man who put profit above all else, greedy and miserly.

All this time, he had never actually wanted to find a partner.

Ni Jia had known since he was little that he was different from other males.

Other males would give the female they liked two star coins even if they only had one.

He was different. He wouldn’t even be willing to spend half a star coin on a female; he’d even try to swindle her out of the one she had…

That was why, even when it came to marriage, he wanted to maximize his own benefit.

He would marry someone advantageous to him, not someone he liked.

’What is love? Love is what turns a person into a dog.’

So he didn’t want love. He didn’t need his female master to love him; he just needed her to be useful.

Even then, he had long ago prepared various methods to hide his own assets.

Because the Star Coins he earned were going into the grave with him. He loved money; he wanted to die with his money and be a rich man even in death.

As for a female master and cubs, if he ever did get married and have any, he would give them enough money to live out the rest of their lives in comfort, but he would never give them his all.

But at this moment, he actually had a thought… ’If it’s for *her*… maybe being a dog wouldn’t be so bad after all…’

He even found himself thinking about how much profit he could create for her with this song and this story.

’How terrifying. Love is terrifying.’

Looking dazed, Ni Jia slipped out of the crowd, turned, and left, planning to find a different check-in spot.

’I must not be fully awake. How could a businessman possibly make a losing deal?’

***

The crowd was large and dense, but Jiang Qin’s gaze was fixed on Yun Xie most of the time.

As a result, she didn’t notice at all that someone had joined the crowd, only to leave again.

Then, another person came forward to request a custom song.

“That last song was too intense. I didn’t like it. I want to hear something a little happier.”

Naturally, Jiang Qin agreed.

She collected her emotions, put away her zither, and stood up, holding her guitar.

The moment she turned, her brilliant smile caught the sunlight, shining into everyone’s eyes:

“Yes, I see sunshine everywhere

Happiness is floating over the city

The new century arrived like a dream

Making me feel all warm and fuzzy…”

[OMG, Jiang Qin is incredible. She said she’d sing something happy, and she’s radiating happiness.]

[This is so weird, it feels like my body has a mind of its own. I just want to get up and sway.]

[Waaaah… Don’t stop me, I’m going to Neptune! I have to see this girl with the brilliant smile, and I want to see the beaches and the sea too!]

[Smash the light! Smash the light! I’m smashing all my lights for her!]

[Is this really 500 Star Coins’ worth of quality? I bet you couldn’t commission a song this perfect even for 5,000!]

…

Yun Xie couldn’t help but smile along with her.

He smiled like a fool, placing a hand over his heart.

The THUMP-THUMP-THUMP of his heart seemed to be playing in accompaniment to her song.

’This dazzling girl is actually my partner. She’s my morning star, right here within my reach. It really feels like a dream.’

’So what Dad said was right. The brave are the first to possess the world.’

He had thanked himself more than once for being the person who, just from a single backward glance, had wanted to hold her.

***

The enthusiasm of the passersby was so great that the street became completely impassable.

And what Jiang Qin reaped was a mountain of Star Coins.

Despite their pleas, she couldn’t leave even after earning 4,000 Star Coins. It wasn’t until she hit 6,000 that she decisively packed up her things to go.

No matter how high a price they offered, she didn’t relent.

She remembered she was here on vacation, not to work.

Holding two tickets, she happily handed one to Yun Xie.

Yun Xie took a silver-white combination lockbox out of his Space Button and carefully placed the ticket inside.

Jiang Qin blinked. “…Ah, what’s this ceremony for?”

’Is he enshrining the ticket? So that next autumn he can harvest a bunch of… ticket babies?’

Yun Xie’s downcast eyes held deep affection as his fingers caressed the box.

In a gentle tone, he said, “You worked so hard to earn this ticket. I can’t bear to use it.

Besides, this is the thirty-seventh gift you’ve given me. I’m going to treasure it, and when I’m old, I’ll take it out and reminisce.”

After speaking, he looked up at the floating camera. “Did you all see that? I have a ticket. My female master gave me a ticket.

So, I have a ticket. I don’t have to use this one; using a different one is just the same.”

[Yeah, yeah, we get it, you have a female master. You can stop now. I’m not the least bit envious.]

[Heh heh heh… it’s only thirty-seven gifts… heh heh heh…]

[LMAO, it’s just a 1,999 Star Coin ticket. You don’t really think we can’t afford one, do you? Haha, who’s the jealous one here? WAAAAAHHHH. T_T]

[Posting a high-priced bounty! Are there any master thieves out there? I want that lockbox in that wretched male’s hands.]

[Note: You can only steal it, not rob him.]

[Damn it, I’m afraid that if he gets hurt, Qin Bao will be heartbroken.]

No matter how salty, jealous, or envious the viewers in the livestream were, they could only watch helplessly as Yun Xie hid the box in his Space Button.

Then, right there on the spot, he took out an energy mine and traded it with a fan in the crowd for a ticket into the tunnel.

Just like that, openly and brazenly, he swapped out the ticket Jiang Qin had bought for him.

Jiang Qin: ’…As long as he’s happy.’

…

They finally entered the underwater tunnel without a hitch.

They began today’s check-in mission.

It was a romance variety show, after all, so of course the check-in missions were best completed with a photo together.

So she and Yun Xie took tons of photos inside the tunnel.

And there was one other person who also took tons of photos.

That person was her most loyal fansite master, Beta. As soon as she heard Jiang Qin was participating in the variety show, she immediately followed her.

It just so happened to be the Mecha competition season, so Federation people were allowed into the Empire.

However, access was limited to Immortal City.

To follow them to Neptune, she had gotten into a flash marriage with a male from the Empire.

To be precise, she forced herself on him. After whimpering and feigning refusal a couple of times, he gritted his teeth and gave in.

After all, if the male had truly been unwilling, she wouldn’t have succeeded even if she’d jumped up to push him.

Satisfied with the many beautiful photos she had captured, Beta casually planted a lipstick-red kiss on the cheek of the male beside her.

’Not bad, not bad. He’s a little useful after all.’

In the future, whenever Qin Bao came to the Empire on business, she would have an excuse to follow.

To plan ahead, she felt she should probably “conquer” a male from the Myriad Races, too. That way, if Qin Bao went to the Myriad Races on business in the future, she, the universally acknowledged top fansite master, wouldn’t be left behind.

…

Jiang Qin glanced back.

She didn’t see anyone she knew, but she felt a familiar presence.

She knew it was Beta.

Yun Xie chuckled. “That fansite master of yours is quite something. She even managed to follow you all the way here.”

“She… is certainly something else.”

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