Although they had only been roommates for two years, Wang Xin had genuinely treated the original host as a best friend, and their relationship had truly been good. In the novel, Gu Cheng had been somewhat rebellious, liking to go everywhere and frequent noisy, crowded places—perhaps feeling less lonely that way. She liked sticking to Wang Xin and asking her to accompany her everywhere, so Wang Xin’s older brother had always disliked her, thinking she was leading his sister astray by taking her to messy places and letting her meet all kinds of dubious people.
But that Big Boss was currently her only support. Hugging her best friend’s thigh was equivalent to hugging the Big Boss’s thigh.
After thinking it through, she couldn’t help but smile again at Wang Xin. As expected, best friends were the most reliable people in the world.
When Wang Xin saw Gu Cheng’s smile, she got goosebumps all over her body. She felt that today’s Gu Cheng was strangely like someone who had been “taken over.”
Unexpectedly, Wang Xin had actually hit the truth.
After breakfast, Gu Cheng prepared to go to her grandmother’s house to intercept the Storage Space. It was known that the Storage Space was a bracelet. After her grandparents passed away, the house had been left to Gu Cheng and her cousin Jiang Li, each getting half as a dowry.
Right now, Jiang Li was living in the house, and Gu Cheng rarely went there. She already had her own property, so there was no need to interact too much with that green-tea woman.
It was an old, run-down small apartment in the city center, but in a good location with a slightly refined, middle-class vibe nearby. It had a two-bedroom, two-living-room layout. Although small, it was warm and comfortable.
Gu Cheng went straight into her grandmother’s room and rummaged through the jewelry box, but did not find it. In the end, she found a well-protected box in the drawer of the bedside cabinet. Inside was exactly what she was looking for—the bracelet, made of icy jade white jade. At a glance, it was clearly extraordinary.
Gu Qian took the bracelet to the kitchen, picked up a fruit knife, and gestured toward her own finger. In the book, it required blood to activate it. She did not understand it, but she respected it. However, she still found it a bit hard to bring herself to do it. Then she thought again—if she didn’t do it, it would just benefit the green-tea Jiang Li.
She quickly brought the blade down and cut a small wound on her finger. Blood dripped onto the bracelet, and a burst of white light emerged. In her consciousness, a boundless Storage Space appeared. Humans could not enter it; it could only store items.
So this was the jade bracelet Storage Space? It seemed ordinary enough. Others usually had spiritual springs or villas.
The book said that time inside the Storage Space was frozen, so it had a preservation function, meaning stored food would not spoil.
Successfully intercepting the Storage Space, taking the first step against the Female Lead, Gu Cheng happily hummed a slightly off-key tune and went to a real estate agent. She planned to sell her apartment at 500,000 below market price, requiring full cash payment, and handed the keys to the agent for easier viewing.
Since she was already out, she asked Wang Xin to help her request leave for the afternoon class.
She also asked the agent to help her rent a warehouse, initially for one week. Because she was selling a property, the agent was very efficient and immediately made inquiries and secured a warehouse for her.
Gu Cheng went to the mall and splurged, buying 50 sets of men’s outdoor jackets and 50 sets of women’s outdoor jackets. She also bought 20 winter down jackets for men and 20 for women, 100 sets of sportswear for men and 100 sets for women, multiple styles of outdoor sports shoes, 10 pairs each, totaling 50 pairs. Because they were all well-known brands, she spent over a million yuan.
Since she was a big client, the brands provided very attentive service and even arranged express delivery. Gu Cheng had everything sent directly to the warehouse she had just rented.
She only bought these for now, thinking she could later “zero-cost loot” more.
After finishing the purchases, Gu Cheng wandered around the mall. Whenever she saw cakes, bread, milk tea, or restaurants she wanted to try, she ordered them through delivery apps and had them all sent to the warehouse as well.
When it was about time, Gu Cheng drank a cup of milk tea and took a taxi to the warehouse to collect her goods.
Not long after she arrived, the items began to be delivered one after another. After everyone had left, Gu Cheng stored everything into the Storage Space. The warehouse was quite good—not too large, and it even had shelves. She stored even the shelves together.
Tired from the entire afternoon, Gu Cheng returned to the dorm carrying only a cake and two cups of milk tea, trying to flatter her best friend.
All other items were ordered online; there was still enough time for delivery. Shopping online was more convenient than going to wholesale markets herself. To avoid suspicion, she still had to attend classes during the day so no one would find her behavior strange.
When she returned to the dorm, Wang Xin had just come back from class. They went out together for dinner. Gu Cheng suggested going to the snack street to stock up on food, and also asked Wang Xin to drive. Wang Xin’s older brother truly doted on her and even provided her with a car.
Wang Xin’s mother’s family was in business and wealthy. After her older brother graduated, he inherited the family business. Her father was a researcher, so after her brother took over, her mother accompanied her father into scientific research and was usually almost “missing in action.” They did not contact their children, and their children also could not contact them.
At the snack street, Gu Cheng asked Wang Xin what she wanted to eat, then bought 50 portions of everything and had them packed and sent to the car, sweeping through the entire snack street. The vendors were very happy to see such a big customer, thinking it was a group banquet, and even enthusiastically gave extra snacks.
Wang Xin was extremely confused the entire time by Gu Cheng’s behavior, but she held back from asking, afraid of triggering her and causing her to “lose it” on the way back. She planned to talk properly after returning.
She guessed whether Gu Cheng had been under too much pressure recently or suffered some kind of shock, causing a mental breakdown. Otherwise, her behavior today was far too abnormal.
If Gu Cheng knew her best friend was thinking this about her, she would truly be speechless.
After finishing their sweep of the snack street, the two waited in the car for the vendors to deliver the goods. Gu Cheng noticed Wang Xin looking like she wanted to speak but hesitated, occasionally glancing at her with worried, doubtful, and even sympathetic eyes.
Gu Cheng sighed, thinking this was her future big support pillar. She decided to come clean: “Xinxin, are you wondering why I bought so many things?”
Wang Xin nodded, then shook her head. “Chengcheng, as long as you’re happy. If anything is bothering you, just say it. Don’t keep it all inside. If you have emotions, we can release them. Do you want me to accompany you to a bar to let it out?”
Seeing how concerned her best friend was, Gu Cheng felt very warm inside. “Actually… I have something I don’t know how to say. I’m afraid you won’t believe me and will think I’m crazy.”
Hearing this, Wang Xin thought: it’s bad—she’s really gone crazy. Is she going to have an episode right here? Should I block her with something? There’s nothing in the car. I’d better calm her down first.
“Uh… Chengcheng, don’t get excited. Take a deep breath first, then speak slowly. Don’t go to extremes. We’re still young—I still have a good life ahead. If something happens to you and you can’t take it anymore, I can avenge you… but don’t drag me with you. You’d better not go either.”
Gu Cheng: …What kind of plastic friendship transformation is this?
Gu Cheng cooperated and took a couple of deep breaths to increase her credibility, then said, “I had a dream yesterday. I dreamed that the apocalypse is coming very soon. It felt extremely real. After waking up, I kept thinking about it, and later I found a way to verify it. This is not just a dream—it’s a prophetic dream.”
After Wang Xin heard this, her mouth remained open for a long time without closing. The worry and heartache in her eyes deepened, and her eyes even grew misty with tears.
She choked out, “Chengcheng… what exactly happened to make you like this? It’s okay, I’ll stay with you. I’ll call my brother to take you to see specialists. Everything will be fine. I won’t abandon you. I won’t give up.”