Yuanen's Embarrassing Misunderstanding, Na'er Is Moved

"Yeah, Yuanen. Neither of us has ever earned contribution points, so we really don't know any especially good ways to earn them. Sorry to disappoint you."

Na'er said as much.

As she spoke, she glanced at Gu Yue beside her, a mischievous smile tugging at her pretty face.

"Call me Sister Na'er, and I can sponsor the resources you'll need for your Battle Armor afterward~"

"Heh." Gu Yue crossed her arms and sneered.

As if she lacked resources.

With Heavenly Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu backing her, and as a core trainee of the Spirit Pagoda, how could she possibly lack the resources needed to forge Battle Armor?

Gu Yue's progress was not far behind Na'er's.

She already had a One-Word Battle Armor of her own as well.

Looking at the three of them, who had no worries whatsoever about resources and clearly had no idea of the hardships of ordinary life, Yuanen Yehui felt a pang in her chest.

How could the gap between people be so enormous?

Since Ling Luo had no connections, Yuanen Yehui could only think of a solution herself.

If all else failed, she would use the crudest method: earning contribution points by completing the academy's assignments.

Though that would certainly consume a great deal of time and affect her cultivation progress to some extent.

But Yuanen Yehui had no other choice.

She still had to make her Battle Armor.

After all, whether it was for the requirements of the Youth Genius Class or for improving Yuanen Yehui's own strength, Battle Armor was indispensable.

From Yuanen Yehui's question just now, Ling Luo had roughly understood her current predicament.

With Ling Luo's status, it would not have been a problem for him to cover all the resources Yuanen Yehui needed to make her Battle Armor.

But he would not do that.

Ling Luo did indeed have thoughts of recruiting Yuanen Yehui.

If Yuanen Yehui were already one of his people, Ling Luo would not have minded investing resources in her.

But although Yuanen Yehui might have some favorable feelings toward him now, their relationship was, at best, barely that of friends.

If Ling Luo proposed covering all the resources Yuanen Yehui needed for her Battle Armor at this point.

For an ordinary girl, such a lavish gesture might already be enough to make her give up ninety-nine percent of everything.

But given Yuanen Yehui's personality, it was highly likely that not only would it fail to improve her impression of him, it might even make her wary and think Ling Luo had ulterior motives.

Moreover, Ling Luo knew well that investing too much in a girl without a clearly defined relationship was not a rational choice.

He had no desire to be taken for a fool.

So Ling Luo chose another approach.

"Although I don't know how to earn contribution points, I can help you solve the problem of Battle Armor resources."

Ling Luo spoke softly.

Hearing this, Yuanen Yehui recalled Ling Luo's undoubtedly extraordinary background and assumed he wanted to provide her with Battle Armor resources. She hurriedly waved her hands.

"No, I can't accept that!"

Although Yuanen Yehui was deeply troubled by the resources for her Battle Armor, she and Ling Luo were neither related nor particularly acquainted. Strictly speaking, they had only met once.

Yuanen Yehui certainly did not want to accept such a major gift.

After all, she was not some gold-digger who could accept everything with a clear conscience, believing she was entitled to it all.

But at the same time, a question could not help but arise in Yuanen Yehui's heart.

Why was Ling Luo treating her so well?

Could it be that he liked her?

But she was not even in her original appearance right now—she was disguised as a boy!

Could it be that Ling Luo liked boys?!

Yuanen Yehui's pupils trembled.

She had heard that quite a few people among the upper class and noble descendants had such preferences.

"Why not?"

"Isn't it perfectly normal to work in exchange for compensation?"

"You earn contribution points by doing assignments for the academy, and you can earn them by working for me too. There shouldn't be any problem with that, right?"

Ling Luo was confused.

He had not even explained himself yet, so why had Yuanen Yehui already refused?

That made no sense.

Based on his judgment, considering what Yuanen Yehui currently thought of him, she should have had no reason to refuse.

"Huh?!"

Hearing Ling Luo's words, Yuanen Yehui froze.

"Work in exchange for compensation?"

"That's right." Ling Luo nodded.

"I recently took over a restaurant in Shrek City, but I haven't found anyone to manage it yet. If Yuanen is interested, you can apply for the position of manager."

"Don't worry, the pay is quite good. It won't let you earn enough for a full set of One-Word Battle Armor resources all at once, but one or two years of salary should be enough."

The moment Yuanen Yehui heard Ling Luo's words, she realized she had misunderstood.

Thinking about how she had assumed Ling Luo wanted to give her resources for free—and had even imagined that he liked her—Yuanen Yehui realized she had been flattering herself. Her pretty face instantly flushed crimson.

Her gaze drifted about, and she barely dared to look Ling Luo in the eye.

How embarrassing!

If Ling Luo had known about the misunderstanding in her heart just now, Yuanen Yehui would have wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

"Ling Luo, why did you take over a restaurant?"

Na'er asked curiously.

How had she not known about this?

Ling Luo rolled his eyes.

"Isn't it because of you, you little glutton?"

"Didn't you keep saying how great it would be if you could eat delicacies from all over the continent anytime, anywhere?"

"Shrek City's food scene has plenty of variety, but much of it has quality issues. So I took over a decently sized restaurant, and later I'll hire several chefs from all over the continent who specialize in different cuisines."

"Then you can eat whatever you want, and it can count as your birthday present."

That really was the reason, rather than something Ling Luo had made up on the spot to curry favor with Yuanen Yehui.

After all, he had not considered Yuanen Yehui's resource predicament before this.

The original purpose of the idea had simply been for Na'er, that little glutton.

After all, they had spent six years together. Although Ling Luo and Na'er often bickered, they genuinely had a very good relationship.

"Haki Luo, you..."

Light shimmered in Na'er's beautiful eyes, and she felt deeply moved.

Though Ling Luo could be incredibly infuriating with his usual words, he truly did care about her.

Thinking that she had initially approached Ling Luo with ulterior motives, Na'er could not help but feel a trace of guilt.

"You're so good to me."

Na'er threw herself into Ling Luo's arms.

"Did you take the wrong medicine?" There was no warm, tender exchange. Ling Luo's response was as explosive as ever.

Na'er, who had just been in an emotional mood, was instantly pulled out of it.

Fine, Ling Luo was still as irritating as ever when he spoke.

But unlike Na'er, Yuanen Yehui's attention was focused more on the fact that Ling Luo had taken over a restaurant.

Shrek City was a place where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.

And judging by the number and variety of chefs Ling Luo planned to hire, the restaurant's scale could not possibly be small.

In a place like Shrek City, just the cost of the space alone—without even counting renovations or the chefs' expenses—would be astronomical!

And this was merely a birthday gift Ling Luo was giving Na'er...

Yuanen Yehui's inner self silently squatted on the ground and drew circles.

She was going to fight these rich people to the death!