Chapter 53: She Seems Closer to Me
Lu Zhiyin was focused on her phone, filling out orders. Because her hand was injured last night, she couldn’t help but make mistakes due to the soreness when operating her character, which slowed down her progress in ranking up.
However, fortunately, she could still persevere in playing games and didn’t have to cancel orders right after accepting them. That would be too terrible, not only would she not get paid, but her reputation might also be ruined.
Those in the business of carrying accounts probably prioritize reputation, right? After all, if their reputation is too bad, customers won’t place orders at all.
Thinking this, as the words “Game Victory” popped up on her phone again and again, the sky had already brightened without her realizing it.
And the culprit who brought Lu Zhiyin a bad mood had also slowly woken up.
In the bedroom, Leng Qing Qiu slowly sat up from the covers. The blanket slid down from her body, revealing her white pajamas.
“Yawn…”
She yawned. She had slept poorly last night, which led to her poor state of mind today.
Perhaps it was due to guilt towards Lu Zhiyin, or some other emotion, but in any case, Leng Qing Qiu did not have a good night.
She had many strange dreams, and the protagonists in her dreams were almost always her and Lu Zhiyin. In her dreams, she and Lu Zhiyin did many happy things together.
Going out shopping together, playing games together, eating together, having picnics together, even leaning on her legs for a lap pillow, and even sharing a wonderful night.
Unfortunately, all of it was ruined by the last scene.
Leng Qing Qiu dreamed that she, dressed in a wedding dress, killed Lu Zhiyin.
“A very inexplicable dream.”
Staring blankly at the computer desk not far away, Leng Qing Qiu touched her lips, recalling more details from her dream.
In her dream, she was not like her true self. In her dream, she did many childish things she shouldn’t have done.
However, which one was her true self? Leng Qing Qiu couldn’t tell.
What was certain was that if her parents hadn’t died, she probably would have been an ordinary girl.
Unfortunately, there are no “ifs.”
Taking her phone from the bedside table, she opened Qiuqiu on a whim, wanting to see if her childhood friend had sent her any messages.
“…Don’t want to make breakfast? That’s okay too.”
Glancing at the message from Lu Zhiyin, Leng Qing Qiu got out of bed in a daze. She didn’t plan to change her clothes either. Anyway, it was a holiday, and she didn’t need to go out. Being a little lazy for a day should be okay, right?
Thinking this, Leng Qing Qiu walked out of the bedroom barefoot.
The early autumn morning was a bit cold, and the ceramic tiles on the ground were very cool. A wisp of coldness surged up from the soles of her feet, quickly waking Leng Qing Qiu up.
She looked around and suddenly realized that there were still many things to do today.
The bloodstains left in the room from dragging the man’s body had not been cleaned up yet, and the three men in the basement had not been dealt with. She also had to repair the car and prepare anti-inflammatory medicine for her childhood friend in advance.
“Tsk…”
Touching her forehead, Leng Qing Qiu began to feel a bit troubled. Even slow-witted as she was, she knew that she had hurt her childhood friend’s feelings yesterday, and she should spend more time with her today.
Well… probably.
“…Hmm? Good morning…”
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Lu Zhiyin slightly raised her head and glanced at Leng Qing Qiu, then immediately averted her gaze.
Although she couldn’t resist Leng Qing Qiu or leave her for now, Lu Zhiyin still didn’t want to meet her gaze.
What happened last night… was simply too absurd.
“Good morning, Zhiyin.”
Nodding, Leng Qing Qiu walked to the side of the sofa and sat down.
Lu Zhiyin had told her last night that she could do whatever she wanted, which was a tacit agreement to be her “toy”?
Her identity had changed, but Leng Qing Qiu couldn’t adapt to it for a while.
Should she be more assertive now, or the same as before? She wasn’t sure.
Her gaze swept over Lu Zhiyin, finally resting on the phone in her hand.
“Playing games so early in the morning?”
Touching Lu Zhiyin’s shoulder, Leng Qing Qiu felt inexplicably dissatisfied.
“…”
Sensing the touch on her shoulder, her body trembled, and her hand movements became distorted. Fortunately, she still managed to win the team fight and the game again.
“Mhm… I’m taking orders to earn money.”
With Leng Qing Qiu sitting beside her, Lu Zhiyin had to temporarily stop her account-carrying work. What if Leng Qing Qiu suddenly had an episode? That would be terrible.
“Carrying accounts?”
Tilting her head, Leng Qing Qiu knew a little about the account-carrying industry.
“Mhm, I’ll pay you back.”
Placing her phone on her lap, Lu Zhiyin’s hands nervously gripped the sofa fabric.
Leng Qing Qiu noticed this small movement.
She grabbed Lu Zhiyin’s left hand and applied slight pressure, her nails sinking into the flesh on the back of her hand. The slight stinging sensation caused Lu Zhiyin’s body to tremble again.
Her childhood friend seemed overly sensitive to pain. Perhaps this was one of the reasons why her cries of pain could arouse her?
Looking at the person beside her who was timid and fearful, Leng Qing Qiu, on impulse, picked up the girl and placed her on her lap, resting her chin on the girl’s right shoulder.
The girl was very light. Holding her was no pressure for Leng Qing Qiu, who exercised regularly.
Closing her eyes slightly, Leng Qing Qiu thought, since she was already her toy, it wouldn’t hurt to hug her a little, right?
To be honest, she really didn’t understand what was happening to her. She had never been this intimate with Lu Zhiyin in the past so many years.
The relationship seemed to have gotten closer in the past few days. In the past, although her impression of Lu Zhiyin was not bad, their relationship was not good.
Of course, Leng Qing Qiu wasn’t the only one who found it strange.
Lu Zhiyin also found it inexplicable. The Leng Qing Qiu hugging her now was almost a different person from the Leng Qing Qiu in the game.
The Leng Qing Qiu in the game, except for the ending, had never threatened the protagonist, never imprisoned the protagonist, and never harmed the protagonist.
The Leng Qing Qiu in the game, although also a murderer, was very kind to people who had done nothing wrong, right?
So many unexpected things had happened. It was probably just because she had accidentally discovered her identity as a murderer earlier…
Ultimately, it was her own stupidity. If she had brought a key on the first day she arrived in this world, she wouldn’t have had to go to Leng Qing Qiu’s house, and naturally, she wouldn’t have stumbled upon her identity as a murderer, thus becoming a so-called toy.
At this moment, Lu Zhiyin only felt regret. In addition to regret, there was also unease and a bit of shyness.
After all, her mind was still that of a man, and she couldn’t quite accept sitting on someone else’s lap.
“Actually, there’s no need to be so rushed. I don’t have any urgent need for money right now.”
Leaning against Lu Zhiyin’s shoulder, Leng Qing Qiu nuzzled her face like a large dog.
As she said this, Leng Qing Qiu took out a few hundred-yuan bills from under the coffee table and stuffed them into Lu Zhiyin’s hand.
“Here’s six hundred yuan. Consider it payment for accompanying me to find the prey yesterday.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Leng Qing Qiu let go of Lu Zhiyin and went to make breakfast on her own.
