Chapter 158: Repulsive Visage

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Qingqing deposited the money into her bank card. Then she bought a bunch of ingredients and went home to have her mother cook something delicious. After dinner, she realized her phone was dead—life suddenly felt so bleak. Habitually, she’d open her phone to play games or snatch big treasure chests in Nora Star, but with no battery, she couldn’t even connect to the internet. She wasn’t energetic during her gaming sessions either, and when she logged into the “Easy to Know, Hard to Do” expert account, none of her expert friends were online, nor did anyone invite her to join a dungeon run. The Grim Expert had logged in once and asked how her day was. She replied, “Super happy! Today I hit the jackpot—money just kept pouring down like a waterfall. Even people I used to find repulsive didn’t seem so unbearable today.” The Grim Expert responded with a simple “Oh” before logging off. Feeling disheartened, Qingqing finished up early and went to sleep.

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At Yuzhen Shi’s home, it was breakfast time again.

“Dad, is my phone fixed yet?” Huihui Shi asked.

De Dong Qin returned the phone to Huihui. “The technician didn’t find any problems, but they re-flashed the system. It should be fine now.”

“That’s good. Two days ago, tickets bought with red envelopes cost only fifty cents each. Yesterday, they jumped to five yuan. Who knows how high they’ll go today. If you want to buy tickets, you have to act fast. My ranking was seventh in the whole school, but after yesterday, I’ve slipped to fifteenth. The top ten all have over a thousand votes now. What am I supposed to do?” Huihui fretted.

Yuzhen Shi scolded, “How can people at your school be like this? No one’s stopping this vote rigging? It’s so unfair! I’ll send you five thousand yuan today; buy a thousand tickets with that.”

“Okay, send it quickly, I’m watching for it,” Huihui said eagerly.

Just as Yuzhen Shi was about to send a WeChat red envelope, De Dong Qin interrupted, “Wait.”

“What’s up?”

“Send a hundred yuan first, to test if the virus is still there.” De Dong Qin supported the vote buying too. Huihui’s handwriting was already good, but if she could push it into the top ten, he’d have more credibility to show off. When it came time for the Zhan family’s prince to present awards, he could sneak a photo or two. Later, he could brag to others, “This is my daughter, and here she is with the Zhan family’s prince—see, we’re connected…” Maybe that would even intimidate some people.

He and Wei Dong Shi were both banned by Hengyuan, and although Wei Fang Shi was anxious like ants on a hot pan, De Dong Qin was steadier. Getting upset wouldn’t help; he planned to take it slow. Even with a bad hand, he could still play it. Plus, with solid family resources, there was no need to rush.

Yuzhen Shi realized this and said, “Alright, I’ll send a small envelope of 100 yuan first.”

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Huihui received it without any problem. The anonymous virus hadn’t snatched it away... Yuzhen Shi tried sending another 100 yuan—still no issues. Only then did she send the rest to Huihui.

“Okay, today I’ll definitely claw my way back into the top ten. Wait for my good news!”

(The red envelope system’s unspoken message: It’s not that this system ran out of power that your mother and daughter can send red envelopes smoothly—hmm, you’re overthinking it! This time I’ll let you off, but go ahead and court disaster, mortals!)

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Classroom 17.

Xiao Mian Zhang exclaimed excitedly, “Ha ha ha, today tickets are selling for seven yuan each! Qingqing, did you sell any tickets today?”

“No. My phone’s dead.” Qingqing lay face down on the desk, looking utterly disheartened.

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