"I'd only been gone for five minutes, Principal. What were you doing, Principal?"
"Huh? I wasn't doing anything. A few students passed by and asked to take pictures with me. I was so nervous I nearly died!"
So it turned out that passing students had mistaken Theresa for a theme park mascot. After taking pictures, they even gave her money. They certainly seemed to come from well-off families.
A cute girl was a cute girl—she could make money even standing perfectly still.
He picked up the bills one by one and pocketed them, then stayed close beside Theresa as he led her back to the dormitory.
Once she took off the mascot head, Theresa finally relaxed completely and let out a long breath.
"It's so hot... What's this?"
Theresa was panting rapidly like a puppy. When she looked up and saw Zhao Bai handing her several bills, she immediately asked warily.
"This is your salary."
The principal's dignity was already hanging by a thread. Zhao Bai truly couldn't bear to tell Theresa that the students had given her the money as if they were handing out charity, so he could only tell a well-intentioned lie and lower her guard.
The money was handed over, lightly tapped against Theresa's palm, then returned to Zhao Bai's hand.
"Principal, consider it part of your debt repayment."
"Ugh—"
Theresa was utterly baffled as to why Zhao Bai was teasing her. Her pitiful, fawn-like eyes couldn't move a capitalist's heart of stone.
Theresa instinctively felt that something was off.
Chapter 49: This Is an Order
"Nothing happened, right?"
Theresa asked doubtfully as she removed the mascot suit. Her petite body was soaked in sweat. If she hadn't possessed a Honkai Beast-level physique, she would have fainted from electrolyte imbalance long ago, but to Theresa, this