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Zhao Mingyue woke up in a hurry, washed up in a rush, didn’t even have time to pack her things or eat breakfast. She just changed into her work clothes, bit into a slice of bread, and hurriedly went out the door. She even forgot to take her cell phone until Bai Yu reminded her.

There was no police cordon outside Sunshine Apartments, but Zhao Mingyue did see quite a few police officers moving around. Many people were standing in the corridors from the first to the third floor, chattering noisily about something.

When she reached the ground floor, she pushed her bicycle out, not bothering with anything else. She held the handlebar with one hand and the slice of bread with the other.

Zhao Mingyue’s quality of life was very poor, especially when it came to food. The only reason she could maintain such fair and delicate skin was because of her strong genes.

She never took the initiative to care for her skin. In her words, the money spent on face masks would be better used on a few pounds of her beloved chicken wings.

For her, even facial cleanser was considered a luxury. The only thing she used to care for her skin was water.

Riding her bike while eating bread, she inevitably choked due to the rush, her cheeks turning red before she could swallow. Unfortunately, she was in such a hurry that she didn’t bring any water or milk, leaving her with a dry mouth and a pitiful expression.

Choked by the bread, with a parched mouth, the worst part was that she was really sleepy!

Ding-a-ling.

The copper bell hanging on the door frame rang out with a crisp sound. Sure enough, the wind chime hanging in front of the window rang again as Zhao Mingyue entered the convenience store.

“Manager, I’m sorry I’m late again.”

She was late yesterday and late again today. Zhao Mingyue felt a little embarrassed.

“It’s okay, it’s only ten minutes, no big deal. You young people are under a lot of pressure, I understand.” The manager said with a smile, not saying much more before tidying up and leaving.

Zhao Mingyue was left alone in the large convenience store, something she was already accustomed to. The boss trusted her, and she would take responsibility, never touching anything in the store.

However, today she couldn’t help herself.

She was really thirsty, so she had no choice but to take a bottle of mineral water from the shelf and pay for it with money from her own pocket.

Bai Yu, hiding in her shadow, clearly saw that she initially wanted to take the milk on the top shelf but hesitated for several seconds before choosing the cheapest mineral water from the bottom shelf.

“Mingyue, if possible, I hope you can be kinder to your body,” Bai Yu’s gentle voice, which sounded devoid of any emotion, echoed in Zhao Mingyue’s heart. “At least strengthen your physical fitness.”

Zhao Mingyue picked up the mineral water and took a big sip in a very unladylike manner. Hearing Bai Yu say this, she sat in the chair and sighed softly, “But I have no money. It’s really hard to make money these days.”

“I’ll tell you how to make money later.”

“Really!” Zhao Mingyue’s eyes lit up.

“Imagine, the tasks ahead will only get tougher. Can you endure a life of day and night reversal? So, I’ll try to help you in this aspect as much as possible.”

“Yay, I knew Sister Bai Yu is the best!”

“You were just looking at that bottle of milk, right? Go get it.”

“Mhm, mhm, mhm!”

Zhao Mingyue decisively got up, swiftly took the twelve-yuan bottle of milk from the counter, scanned the code and transferred the money with practiced movements, opened the cap and took a sip, narrowing her eyes in enjoyment.

Sometimes, there’s no choice. Zhao Mingyue was so poor that she probably wouldn’t buy a bottle of milk even once in three years.

Bai Yu worried that someday some rascal might deceive her away with just some snacks.

To be honest, before meeting Zhao Mingyue, Bai Yu never thought she would one day have to consider all these things, worrying whether Zhao Mingyue might be seduced away or might one day starve to death.

Seeing Zhao Mingyue’s enjoyment, Bai Yu smiled in spite of herself. It was also at this moment that she suddenly realized something.

Did she just smile?

Smiles also vary depending on the situation, whether it’s a sneer, a mockery, even madness, or a heartfelt smile.

In fact, no matter which kind of smile, it basically never appeared on her face, especially the last kind.

She really couldn’t figure out under what circumstances she would inadvertently reveal a heartfelt smile.

Killing an enemy? Completing a mission? Achieving a plan?

In her view, none of the above were worth smiling about. There were always endless enemies to kill. After killing the enemies in front of her, there were more enemies waiting for her to deal with. Being careless would only cost her life. The latter two were the same.

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For the rest of the day, Zhao Mingyue discovered one thing, which was that Bai Yu didn’t seem to pay much attention to her. Although the situation was similar yesterday, it seemed to be more serious today. When she spoke to her, she either didn’t reply or only replied very briefly.

Not only during the day but also at night, Bai Yu still had no interest in talking to her and was even unwilling to come out of her shadow.

She even went back to the bedroom and specifically looked at her shadow, making sure it was the silhouette of a girl with twintails and a long skirt, indicating that Bai Yu had not left.

Zhao Mingyue felt strange but she didn’t say much. She tidied up the room, ate dinner, finished the rest of her homework, and after taking a shower, sat on the bed looking at the notification on the black cell phone.

She completed the task, and the black cell phone rewarded her with a chance to draw a lottery and 【Strength +1】, but unfortunately, Bai Yu was unwilling to pay attention to her now, so she could only ask tomorrow.

“Bai Yu, I don’t know what’s wrong, but good night, see you tomorrow morning.”

The light in the bedroom went out, and the room fell into darkness. Not long after, when Zhao Mingyue was fast asleep, Bai Yu appeared and sat in front of her bed.

It wasn’t that she was ignoring Zhao Mingyue today, nor was she angry. She was simply pondering a question.

What exactly happened to her?

Her mentality seemed to have changed too much after only two or three days of contact with Zhao Mingyue.

What she had to do with Zhao Mingyue was to make her sincerely fall in love with her in order to complete her mission, and she absolutely could not invest too much emotion in her.

The reason was simple. After completing the mission, she would inevitably leave this world.

At that time, if she had developed feelings for Zhao Mingyue, would she leave or not?

There was also another point. When the task was completed in the future, if Zhao Mingyue learned that her true identity was not a kind female ghost but a murderous demon, how disappointed would Zhao Mingyue’s eyes be?

This wasn’t her thinking too far ahead, even thinking about future emotional matters, like a boy who hadn’t even confirmed a relationship fantasizing about his life with a girl after marriage.

It was because she had seen no less than ten such cases.

The protagonists in these ten cases all died without exception in the end.

The Scum Game doesn’t care about your feelings or emotions. If you don’t want to leave, then die here. It’s that simple.

Just as the image of a man who died because of this flashed through Bai Yu’s mind, Zhao Mingyue’s phone suddenly rang.

Someone was calling her through a chat app, and the caller’s profile picture was of a very handsome man.