Zhu Zhuqing sat across from Su Chen, watching him order dish after dish. She quietly touched her purse.
She suddenly had a feeling.
This meal might cost more than everything she'd spent during her flight.
Before long, the table was piled high with dishes.
Su Chen and Xiao Wu devoured the food like a whirlwind, one eating while the other snatched.
Xiao Wu guarded her plate, cheeks puffed out, and still remembered to glare at Su Chen.
"Boss, I ordered all the rabbit heads!"
Zhu Zhuqing had been injured and didn't have much of an appetite, so she quietly ate a few bites.
When it was time to pay, she stood up of her own accord.
The moment her purse grew limp, the corner of Zhu Zhuqing's eye twitched.
Su Chen picked at his teeth and glanced at the wounds on Zhu Zhuqing's body.
What a tough cat. She hadn't made a peep!
He casually exchanged a bottle of special-effect wound medicine from the system shop and tossed it onto the table.
With a slap, the medicine bottle landed on the table.
"This is wound medicine. It works wonders on external injuries. Apply it, and I guarantee you won't even have a scar. Your skin will be smoother than a peeled egg."
Su Chen stood, hands in his pockets, his tone indifferent. "Consider it payment for your meal."
He was the very picture of cold arrogance.
Su Chen knew exactly what he was doing. There were tricks to pursuing beautiful women.
With a cool on the outside but sensitive on the inside little cat like Zhu Zhuqing, he absolutely couldn't act like a lovesick puppy.
He had to win her over with push and pull, with the force of his personality.
A man had to be aloof if he wanted a woman to grow curious about him.
When Xiao Wu saw Su Chen head upstairs, she immediately scampered after him like a little tail.
"Boss, wait for me! I promise I won't grind my teeth tonight!"
Only Zhu Zhuqing remained by the table, sitting quietly by herself.
She lowered her head and looked at the bottle of medicine, her expression complicated.
Ever since her Martial Soul Awakening, no one in her family had treated her well. No one had ever acted toward her so casually, so naturally.
Though this person spoke complete nonsense and behaved in the strangest ways,
his actions had somehow made her feel a little warmth.
Zhu Zhuqing picked up the bottle, gripped it tightly, then turned and headed upstairs to her room.
She entered and closed the door.
She peeled off her tattered black leather outfit, revealing countless fine cuts across her skin.
She opened the bottle, and a cool medicinal fragrance wafted out.
As she applied the medicine, a cool, soothing sensation spread across her wounds.
Zhu Zhuqing watched her wounds slowly heal in the mirror. Before she realized it, the image of that nonsense-spouting boy had surfaced in her mind.
The next morning.
Su Chen opened his eyes to find Xiao Wu clinging tightly to him like a koala.
One long leg was draped over his stomach, and the glistening drool at the corner of her mouth had smeared all over his clothes.
Su Chen's face darkened. The rabbit even drooled in her sleep.
He grabbed Xiao Wu by both rabbit ears and lifted her up.
"Ow! That hurts!"
Xiao Wu drowsily opened her eyes, all four limbs flailing. "Boss, what are you doing? It's way too early to wake someone from a good dream!"
"You're awake? The surgery was a success. You're a eunuch now."
Xiao Wu jolted in fright and hurriedly felt between her legs, then rolled her eyes. "Boss, are you crazy? I'm a girl to begin with!"
After washing up, the two went downstairs to grab breakfast.
As soon as they reached the lobby, they spotted a cool, aloof figure sitting there, with breakfast laid out in front of her.
There was enough for three.
Zhu Zhuqing had changed into a clean, black, close-fitting outfit.
It wasn't as tantalizing as last night's battle-damaged leather outfit, but it clung tightly to her body, and her figure was still so magnificent it was hard to look away.
The fine scars from last night had already faded until they were almost invisible.
A product of the system was always a quality product.
When she saw Su Chen come downstairs, Zhu Zhuqing stood and went to greet him.
"Master Su Chen, did you sleep well last night?"
Her tone was somewhat stiff, clearly showing that she rarely spoke to people first.
"Not bad. I was just a little short of breath with a certain rabbit lying on top of me."
Su Chen pulled out a chair, sat down, and unceremoniously picked up a meat bun from the table and took a bite.
Xiao Wu glared at him angrily from the side, then watched Zhu Zhuqing warily.
This woman had been waiting here first thing in the morning.
She was definitely after Boss!
Zhu Zhuqing hesitated, then asked, "Young Master Su, where are you going next?"
"Suotuo City."
Her eyes lit up. This was exactly what she'd been waiting to hear. "To be honest, I'm heading to Suotuo City too. Would it be all right if I traveled with you?"
After asking, she tightened her fingers slightly.
She knew all too well that if she traveled alone and ran into Star Luo Empire assassins again, she'd have no chance of survival.
Following this strange but terrifyingly powerful boy made her feel completely safe.
At those words, the radar atop Xiao Wu's head began blaring.
"Warning! Warning! Warning!"
Well, well, there went the fox's tail!
Using the excuse of traveling together to get close to Boss?
This busty cow's schemes were truly terrifying.
Xiao Wu was about to slap the table and refuse when a flash of inspiration suddenly struck her.
Wait.
Boss was clearly interested in this busty cow.
There was no way she could stop him by force.
What if Boss thought she was being unreasonable and cast her aside?
Xiao Wu's eyes rolled as her intelligence came online.
If you can't beat them, join them!
If I turn her into my best friend, then she'll be on my side.
If Boss likes her, that means he likes me too. By the time you count it all up, Boss still likes me best!
This logic was absolutely perfect!
Xiao Wu instantly put on a warm smile, shoved Su Chen aside, sidled up to Zhu Zhuqing, and hooked her arm around hers.
"Oh, Sister Zhuqing's going to Suotuo City too? That's wonderful! I was just worrying I'd have no one to chat with along the way!"
Zhu Zhuqing stiffened at this sudden burst of enthusiasm.
Just yesterday, Xiao Wu had looked at her with nothing but hostility.
She'd called her a busty cow.
How had her attitude done a complete one-eighty overnight?
She hesitated. "Uh, Xiao Wu, you can just call me Zhuqing."
"Okay, Sister Zhuqing!"
Xiao Wu slapped the table, full of swagger.
"From now on, stick with me. I'll protect you! Anyone who dares bully you, I'll use my Lightning Eight-Fold Kick to kick them into an idiot!"
Zhu Zhuqing's mouth twitched, but in the end she didn't object.
Su Chen looked completely baffled!
What was going on? Had the rabbit eaten something strange this morning?
But as he watched the two beautiful girls, so different in style, huddle together, he silently gave Xiao Wu a thumbs-up.
All those spicy rabbit heads he'd fed her hadn't gone to waste.
You really were what you ate.
Xiao Wu turned her back to Zhu Zhuqing and frantically winked at Su Chen. Rising onto her tiptoes, she leaned close to his ear and whispered proudly,
"Boss, I get you! This is called having a big-picture perspective! You don't let the good stuff go to outsiders!"
After whispering, Xiao Wu patted Su Chen on the shoulder. "Boss, don't worship Sister Xiao Wu too much, okay~!"
Xiao Wu finished speaking, then sat beside Zhu Zhuqing and began enjoying breakfast.
Su Chen didn't say a word. He simply sat there, quietly being handsome.
Watching the two of them, Zhu Zhuqing felt the tension in her heart inexplicably ease.
She'd thought traveling together might be difficult, but it had gone surprisingly smoothly.
After eating their fill, the three left the hotel and officially set out for Suotuo City.