Chapter 61: I’m Straight!

Shi Qingqing was thoroughly satisfied.

If she could get a few more lucky candies, she wouldn’t need to do anything else—she could specialize in scavenging bosses’ corpses and collecting legendary weapons for top players in games. That would be quite a lucrative career!

Shi Qingqing sent the Grim God a flying kiss emoji.

Without waiting for a reply, she logged off in high spirits and went to bed.

Her phone! Her phone!

It had sat under the desk lamp all night, yet the battery remained at 15%. It hadn’t charged a bit.

Shi Qingqing found the charger for her old phone, but no matter how she looked, she couldn’t find a port to plug it into…

The phone didn’t even have a charging port.

She was rather crestfallen.

Perhaps it really was solar-powered and had to be placed under sunlight to recharge.

Shi Qingqing decided to wait until the sun came out tomorrow.

For now, sleep came first.

This wasn’t just a phone—it was the magical tool that would make her rich and beautiful and lead her to the peak of her life!

No matter where she put it, she couldn’t feel at ease, so she simply hugged it to her chest and drifted into sweet dreams.

***

Zhan Su watched as the avatar of Ace Power-Leveler on his friends list went dark. Unconsciously, his hand drifted away from the mouse.

He turned to get a glass of water.

The room was vast, cold, and luxurious. The brilliant crystal chandelier cast its light on his sharply sculpted features, making them glow.

His obsidian eyes, usually cold and forbidding, showed a rare moment of relaxation.

He turned on his phone. Earlier, his mother had called to ask if he’d suffered any aftereffects after being bumped into by a woman yesterday, but his phone had died and he’d switched it off to charge.

Now, it was nearly fully charged.

Several missed calls and a number of voice messages awaited him.

“Xiao Su! Come stay in the old house for a few days. If you start feeling unwell, the resident family doctor can help…” That was his grandmother.

“Master Su, this is Secretary Liu. Vice President Zhan is busy with state affairs recently, but the President cares deeply about your health and studies. The Vice President will return on Wednesday next week to visit you…”

…

Zhan Su’s expression didn’t change.

The last message was from Luo Hua.

A video.

Zhan Su opened it.

It showed Shi Qingqing leaving the Golden Emperor International, entering the underground supermarket at Yida Commercial Center to shop. The footage fast-forwarded until she entered a scarf shop and was pulled into a fitting room by a large hand…

That hand was unmistakably a man’s!

A shadow flickered in Zhan Su’s eyes.

This girl looked so ordinary she was easily forgotten, and yet she was accosted while shopping?

Zhan Su shifted in his seat and kept watching the video.

After several minutes, Shi Qingqing emerged supporting an old woman…

He was taking a sip of water and nearly choked.

If he hadn’t been sure that was a man’s hand earlier, he’d have believed that really was an old woman.

…

The video continued to the end, revealing the old woman’s true identity…

Just then, a private message notification chimed in the game.

Zhan Su strolled over and clicked it open.

[Private Chat] Douglas: You haven’t given me my share yet. I’m dying of poverty here. I don’t care about a mere hundred thousand gold, but it’s still my money.

Zhan Su tapped his finger on the desk and replied.

[Private Chat] Grim: I was about to send it, but I’ve changed my mind now. Your “old woman” role-play today was lacking—how did you ever win your Best Actor award?

[Private Chat] Douglas: Shameless! You actually followed me? Are you secretly in love with me? Listen, I’m straight! Don’t even think about trying to turn me. I’d rather die than give in!