Following Ryuri Chiba in the direction of Ginza, Su Yu furrowed her brows. She could vaguely guess what she was going to do.
After the silver-haired girl changed out of her school uniform in the restroom of the shopping mall, she seemed to have taken off her disguise. The expression on her face had become much richer. It was probably because she was exhausted from maintaining a perfect image of etiquette in school.
Su Yu didn't care about her school uniform. She took out the compass that she used at Atobe's house and began to wander around, trailing behind the silver-haired girl.
Ryuri Chiba didn't do anything shocking. She looked around as she walked, as if she was just out for a stroll. The innocent and sweet girl walked alone on the street, quickly attracting the attention of many people.
After a while, her eyes were fixed on a passerby on the street. The man was wearing a well-ironed suit and looked like he was in his early thirties. He was holding a briefcase in one hand. At first glance, he looked like an ordinary office worker, but when she looked carefully, she found that the material of his suit was expensive, and the wristwatch exposed from his cuff didn't seem to be that simple.
The man obviously noticed the girl's gaze. He hesitated for a moment before walking towards Ryuri Chiba. He nodded politely at her and said, "Miss, are you free now? Would you like to have a cup of coffee together?"
It was the first time the man tried to strike up a conversation with such a young girl. He felt a little guilty, but in the next second, he heard the girl reject him. "No, I'm going home. But there's something I need your help with."
The man was stunned. He looked at her, but his gaze was stolen by her pair of amethyst-like eyes.
"I'm running out of pocket money recently. If possible, I hope uncle can give me some." She looked at the man with wide eyes. Her smile gradually relaxed. "Cash will do."
Seeing the man start to take out his wallet in a daze, Ryuri Chiba felt as if a huge stone had been lifted from her heart.
Thankfully, there was nothing wrong with her power. She could still easily take over other people's minds, but why was that? When she was facing Atobe, this trick was practically useless …
Just as she was frowning in thought, a girl suddenly appeared behind the man. She was wearing the familiar Ice Emperor uniform. She only glanced at them, then turned and ran away.
Not good. If she goes to school and casually says something to others …
Ryuri Chiba quickly left the man in front of her and ran after her.
Fortunately, the girl's speed was not fast. Ryuri Chiba, who had exchanged her sports talent at Mary Sue's grocery store, easily caught up with her. After grabbing the girl's wrist, she realized that this person was her classmate, Su Yu, who had just transferred over a while ago.
Thinking of her former motherland, Qianye Liuli's attitude became gentler. She heaved a sigh of relief and asked, "You're Su Yu, right? Didn't you see me? It's rude of you to run away without saying goodbye."
The girl wearing thick glasses in front of her mumbled an apology, then stopped talking and obediently let her grab her wrist.
When Qianye Liuli first heard that Su Yu was from Tibet, she had suspected that Su Yu was from another world. However, Su Yu rarely spoke in class, so it was easy for people to forget her existence. She had never appeared in front of anyone in the tennis club, and her appearance was too ordinary. She didn't have any distinguishing features that would make people remember her. Over time, Qianye Liuli stopped paying attention to her.
But now that she had seen the scene just now, she had to control this girl immediately!
"Why are you lowering your head? I'm not going to eat you." Ryuri Chiba tried to make herself look friendlier. She hadn't talked to girls for a long time. She almost forgot how it felt to talk to girls. "Speaking of which, you transferred from Hawaii to here. Is there anything you're not used to?"
Under her condolences, the introverted girl finally raised her head ….
Now's the time!
Ryuri Chiba opened her eyes wide. Her eyes glowed and caught the girl's gaze in an instant.
Su Yu's expression froze for a moment before he regained his composure.
Was this the effect of her ability?
Looking at the girl who didn't seem to have changed much, Ryuri Chiba muttered in her heart. She pursed her lips and asked tentatively, "Did you see … anything on the street just now?"
How was she supposed to act like she was under her control?!
Su Yu felt helpless. She thought about it and said truthfully, "I saw Chiba classmate and a man …"
Seeing the silver-haired girl in front of her show suspicion, she quickly added, "Um … if Chiba classmate doesn't have enough pocket money, I still have some …"
As she spoke, she took out her wallet and handed it to the girl.
It seemed like she was under control.
Ryuri Chiba secretly sighed in relief. She looked at the girl in front of her and hesitated for a moment. She accepted the wallet without hesitation, "Okay, thank you. I'll take care of you in school in the future."
She opened the wallet and counted the amount inside. She couldn't help but turn around and look at the girl in front of her with surprise.
She didn't expect her to be so rich. Was she the daughter of a rich businessman? If that was the case, she didn't need to look for rich middle-aged men for the time being.
"Let's go. Today is the first day we met. We'll be friends from now on. Let's go have dinner together." She happily put her arm around the girl's shoulder, but suddenly realized that the girl was much taller than her. She was about 170 cm.
This girl, if she dressed up properly, she might look good.
But she definitely wouldn't help her.
With her other hand, Qianye Liuli ran her fingers through her silver hair and smiled with her eyes narrowed.
Su Yu, who was hugged by her, could only smile bitterly in her heart.
Originally, she only wanted to stop her from robbing her out of a sense of morality. She didn't expect Ryuri Chiba to use her as her long-term meal ticket. As expected, in her heart, she didn't want to be entangled with middle-aged men who were older than her.
Su Yu thought for a moment and understood why she did this. Most of the people who came from another world to be reborn here had the same family background. Everyone's starting point was very fair. They wouldn't have outstanding family backgrounds, nor would they have broken families. However, Ryuri Chiba was famous in school for being high-profile. Behind her high-profile behavior, she needed a huge amount of financial support. She didn't have Atobe's assets, and she wanted to be the princess of the Ice Emperor. She could only secretly find other ways to achieve it.
Looking at the girl who was temporarily happy by spending money, Su Yu sighed inwardly.
Probably because she was sure that Su Yu would follow her unconditionally, Ryuri Chiba revealed a different expression than she did in school. It was as if after throwing away the burden of being an idol, she turned from a princess who was admired by thousands back to a somewhat willful girl.
It was just some money. There were many common currencies in the store. It was good to let her be happy. After all, she would soon take away everything she had now.
Su Yu quietly followed behind her, pretending that she was just a mobile ATM.
The happy shopping soon came to an end.
"Sorry, Su Yu, I spent all your money." Ryuri Chiba turned to her with a smile. There was no trace of apology in her expression. "There's still some change left. Is it enough for you to go home? Or call your family to pick you up?"
In fact, she did it on purpose. She wanted to see what kind of car Su Yu's family would drive if they came to pick her up.
"No need, I can go back …" Su Yu lowered her head, carrying out her introverted persona to the end.
"I see. Alright then, see you at school tomorrow." Qianye Liuli waved at her nonchalantly. Just as she was about to turn around, Qianye Liuli seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at her again. "We're good friends now, right?"
When she said this, her eyes widened again. Under the cover of the night, there seemed to be a fluorescent light flashing in her eyes. Su Yu nodded and said, "Yes."
"You won't betray me, right?"
"No."
"That's good." Ryuri Chiba smiled with relief. She took a step back and waved at Su Yu. "Be good friends forever."
The silver-haired girl skipped around the corner of the street and disappeared. This time, Su Yu did not respond.
She stood there in silence for a moment. Then, she took out a simple bronze key from her pocket and inserted it into the door. In the next second, a somewhat shabby wooden door appeared on the originally empty wall.
Store Manager's Key. As the name implied, with this key, Su Yu could open her store door on any surface.
The girl pushed the door open and closed it. After that, she seemed to hear the sound of the key turning, and the wooden door disappeared into thin air.
— —
In the following half a month, Keigo Atobe, with his short rainbow-colored hair, became more and more popular in the school. Almost no one could hear his name from the mouths of the students. What was even more frightening was that his charm did not matter whether it was male or female, old or young. As long as someone saw him, they would be attracted by his dazzling charm.
With such a strong influence, Ryuri Chiba gradually stopped being surrounded by people. However, she seemed to have adjusted her mentality and did not lose her composure again. Rather than saying that she recognized reality and was content with the status quo, it was more accurate to say that she was gradually influenced by Atobe's powerful Mary Sue aura.
"… Then, during class today, he wrote my surname in his notebook." The silver-haired girl waved her chopsticks excitedly. At this time, she was hiding in the corner of the school's rooftop with Su Yu. She did not have to worry about anyone seeing the princess's lack of manners. "Chiba … Ah, how can his handwriting be so beautiful?"
That's just Chiba Prefecture, right?
Su Yu ate her lunchbox silently. In order to fulfill Qianye Liuli's image of her as a rich girl, she had asked someone to make her lunchboxes look luxurious. It was just right for her to share her lunchboxes.
Ever since the two of them met by chance in Ginza, Ryuri Chiba seemed to have let down her guard around her. Because she believed that Ryuri Chiba was under her control, she became more and more relaxed in front of Su Yu. Apart from her usual reserved and pretentious behavior, Ryuri Chiba was just a little girl who cared a lot about her face.
When the two of them approached each other, Nana Kawakami came to Su Yu once in disbelief. Ever since the resurrection of the cheerleading squad, Su Yu did not participate in any activities. When she saw her again, she became friends with Ryuri Chiba. Nana Kawakami, who had a one-track mind, threw out a bunch of words and left angrily.
Su Yu stood there for a long time in silence, but in the end, she did not chase after her.
Anyway, she would leave soon. What was the use of maintaining a friendly relationship with others?
While he was in a daze, his arm was suddenly shaken by the person beside him. Qianye Liuli said with some dissatisfaction, "Hey, I'm asking you, Su Yu. Do you think I should take the initiative to confess to Jing Wu?"
"Huh?" When did this topic come up? Su Yu froze for a moment, then nodded indifferently. "If you want to go, then go."
"Why are you so cold …" Qianye Liuli pouted and grumbled softly. Fortunately, she did not intend to ask for her opinion in the first place. "But if I take the initiative to confess, a girl's value will drop. I already feel that my popularity has been dropping seriously recently. If I take the initiative to confess …"
The girl lowered her eyelashes as she muttered to herself. No matter how good her appearance was, she would still feel uneasy when faced with this kind of situation. Seeing this, Su Yu reached out and patted her on the head, comforting her. "Don't think so much. The main purpose of confessing is to convey your feelings to him."
"Su Yu, you think so too, right?" Hearing this, Ryuri Chiba's eyes lit up. "I just want to confess. Even if he doesn't agree, I have to tell him. After all, we're deskmates. We can slowly cultivate feelings in the future. Yes, let's do it!"
It seemed that she had made a decision in an instant. Su Yu raised her eyebrows, praising the girl's decisiveness in her heart.
But in the next second, she could not smile anymore.
"Su Yu, help me pass the love letter. Just ask him out!" Ryuri Chiba turned to look at her expectantly, her eyes shining.
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