Best Friends Join Forces

"Mm, I just ate. I won't be eating later! Let's schedule something for a couple of days from now! Okay, bye." Su Qi hung up the phone with An Ning.

Su Qi felt a headache coming on, unsure how to handle her relationship with An Ning. An Ning was the famous Campus Belle of Su University, and the people who liked her could form a line from campus sector A to campus sector B.

In contrast, Su Qi herself was frail and not good at sports. Her wallet wasn't just empty; she was actually in debt. And now, she wasn't even considered a man anymore!

Did she like her?

Of course, she did. A girl who was beautiful, had a sweet voice, a great figure, and secretly liked her. Unless she had water in her brain or was gay, she would definitely like her!

It was just that Su Qi was afraid that if they actually became a couple, An Ning would discover she was also a woman, which would be misleading.

That's why when An Ning called earlier to ask her out for a meal, wanting to improve their relationship, Su Qi refused.

The microwave was sizzling as it heated up the Bulgogi Bibimbap from yesterday, which hadn't been opened yet. Su Qi's thoughts drifted to the restaurant An Ning had described on the phone, Poseidon Moer, which sounded incredibly fancy. Thinking about the shrimp and other dishes she mentioned made Su Qi's mouth water.

She increasingly felt like she had missed an opportunity to latch onto a rich woman.

Swallowing a large mouthful of rice, Su Qi imagined them as the various shrimp she had just described. Reality proved that imagination couldn't be eaten.

Su Qi only ate half the amount she normally would for this meal before her stomach started signaling that she was full.

This caught Su Qi by surprise. Thinking about it, she hadn't eaten for nearly 20 hours. How could she be satisfied with so little? Could she have contracted some serious illness?

After inquiring with the System, Su Qi was relieved to learn that everything was normal. However, the System still advised, "Host, please allocate your time and meals reasonably. Do not binge eat, and be mindful not to consume too many cold foods."

Su Qi nodded in acceptance but had no intention of following the advice. She felt her actions were very much like a smoker's: knowing smoking was unhealthy but unable to quit.

Su Qi felt the same. As an adult, she knew the scientifically correct way to live, but very few people could actually do it.

She felt her flat stomach, smooth and lustrous without a single pimple, a cool, slippery sensation that was hard to describe.

She poured herself a glass of ice-cold milk from the refrigerator and drank it in one gulp, feeling the cool milk slowly slide down her throat and into her stomach, the refreshing sensation unparalleled.

From her dwindling fruit stash, she found a large apple. It was bright red and very juicy. Using the fruit knife Wang Yun had left behind, she carefully peeled it and took a big bite, instantly flooding her mouth with juice, both sour and sweet.

After eating the large apple, Su Qi looked at the core in her hand. Wasn't she already full? Why did she eat another huge apple? Strange, strange.

Feeling full and content, Su Qi somewhat hesitantly opened the tattered brocade pouch. She remembered how she had almost died from exhaustion practicing swordplay the day before, the memory still vivid.

Although there was a sense of release after exercising that was quite addictive, it was also genuinely tiring.

Her trembling hands opened the third page, and then Su Qi felt her body move beyond her control, the soft manual in her hands dancing more nimbly.

After a few moves, Su Qi felt she had improved dramatically compared to the previous two days.

Especially the backbend move from yesterday, which had nearly taken her life, she could now do it with ease. Could her body have developed muscle memory? At this rate, she could finish this Secret Manual within two days.

Su Qi didn't know that this flashy sword-dancing Secret Manual was originally created for women, with a high proportion of performance elements. To accentuate the charming and graceful demeanor of a young lady, it incorporated various soft martial arts techniques that only women could perform.

The reason Su Qi's progress had been slow before was mostly due to the fact that male bone joints were denser and less flexible than female ones.

However, Su Qi's body had been completely transformed overnight, her bones becoming as soft and flexible as a girl's, which was why her progress was so rapid today.

An Ning, after a big argument with Bai Miao, returned to her dorm and found only Wang Zijin there. Gu Panpan had already disappeared somewhere, likely off to have some fun.

Her gaze fell on Wang Zijin, whose face had an unnatural blush. Her eyes were fixed on the computer screen, looking as if she were watching something illicit. Was she watching a pornographic movie?

She tiptoed behind Wang Zijin. Because Wang Zijin was wearing headphones, she didn't notice An Ning behind her at all. An Ning saw a simple game interface on Wang Zijin's computer screen.

Wang Zijin was currently controlling a small, chibi female character and talking to someone. Seeing this, An Ning thought it was a normal game.

However, when she shifted her gaze to the small illustration on the right side of the game, the female protagonist had an unnatural blush and some suspicious liquid on her body. An Ning felt something was off!

Could this be the legendary ero-game??

At this moment, the character was deeply engrossed in the plot. The female protagonist was drinking in a tavern when she was drugged by the unscrupulous owner, who then tied her to a bed in a shameful pose.

Afterward, the female protagonist slowly woke up, her face pale with fear at her situation. The dorm was very quiet, and An Ning could even hear the female protagonist's fearful voice coming from Wang Zijin's headphones.

The hotel owner, with his beer belly, narrowed his eyes and smiled, picking up a rope in his hand. He said to the female protagonist, "If you walk from here to here, I'll let you go."

Then he picked up one end of the rope, revealing the knots tied along its length. Even without understanding this trope, An Ning could tell what kind of game it was.

From An Ning's headphones came the female protagonist's muffled moans, escaping through her teeth, naturally seductive.

At this moment, Wang Zijin seemed completely absorbed in the game. Her slender legs were pressed tightly together, rubbing against each other. Her fair, smooth hands slowly moved towards the hem of her skirt but ultimately stopped at the hem due to her upbringing as a lady.

An Ning, who had already quietly taken out her phone, felt a pang of disappointment. It would have been fun to take a picture of her best friend masturbating.

Perhaps because An Ning's movements were too large, Wang Zijin noticed someone behind her. With a "snap," she closed her expensive laptop, making the desk tremble. She looked at her best friend An Ning in alarm and asked, "When did you get here!?"

An Ning found her best friend, who looked like a startled rabbit, quite amusing. How long had it been since she had seen her flustered? Eight or nine years.

With a bit of mischief, she said, "From the moment you entered the tavern, when your little protagonist was... by the tavern owner."

Wang Zijin felt a bit dizzy. How could she explain being caught playing an ero-game by her best friend?

If there had been a hole in the ground at that moment, Wang Zijin would have jumped into it without hesitation.

For the next hour, An Ning lectured Wang Zijin, ostensibly on moral character, but in reality, she was deeply mocking her.

Looking at her best friend's phone, which displayed a photo of herself and the game's character illustration, Wang Zijin felt angry but unable to speak. Having a handle on her like this was truly uncomfortable.

Seeing her best friend lying on the bed like a deflated fish, no longer reacting, An Ning decided to let her off the hook and said, "I think we need to consolidate our intelligence."

"What intelligence?" Wang Zijin asked weakly.

"Of course, it's about Su Qi. By the way, I already know that you know Su Qi's home address!"

Wang Zijin sat up from the bed, hearing her information had been exposed.

She looked at An Ning with surprise, her apricot eyes questioning, "You know everything, so why talk about cooperation?"

An Ning looked at her best friend, who still seemed to be hiding something, and said helplessly, "Your family runs hospitals, how did they produce a businesswoman like you?"

"Maybe I'm an anomaly, a genetic mutation!" Wang Zijin replied.

"I think we really need to join forces! If I lose to you, I'll accept it, but if the two of us are competing for Su Qi, and an outsider snatches her away, I'll be very unhappy. So, can we, as best friends, have a little less scheming and a little more sincerity?" An Ning's peach blossom eyes held sincerity.

Wang Zijin stared at her phone!

After An Ning deleted the photo in front of her, Wang Zijin finally spoke.

"The outsider you're talking about, is it my sister? You already know Su Qi's address, so it must be her. She's that charming!"

Wang Zijin knew her own sister. Although they had played such a big joke on Su Qi that day, her sister only wanted to see her lose control. She only had a good impression of Su Qi, not considering her a rival.

But when An Ning heard this, she was furious, "What, you have a sister involved in this?"

Wang Zijin was also stunned, "Ah, the person you're talking about isn't my sister?"

The two looked at each other, feeling that things were not that simple. Wang Zijin finally got out of bed, sat up straight, and picked up her laptop. An Ning also brought her computer. If Gu Panpan were here, she would be greatly surprised.

The two had actually created a table with Su Qi's existing information, marking it with multiple notations. Even the scene descriptions and dialogue were meticulously designed.

If someone were to mistakenly enter this dormitory at this moment, they would most likely think it was a legendary pyramid scheme organization.