What is unknown to others is known to heaven and earth?
“Cang Wei, do you want to walk to school together tomorrow morning?” Gu Lai blinked at Cang Wei, her voice carrying a hint of pleading.
Cang Wei turned and looked at her.
Behind Gu Lai, there seemed to be a tail wagging back and forth. If Cang Wei refused, the next moment, Gu Lai would burst into tears and cry out loud.
“Okay,” Cang Wei replied, then stepped into her room.
Having gotten her wish, Gu Lai hummed a little tune as she walked into Apartment 302. Ever since transmigrating into the book, Gu Lai finally had the time to properly look around this apartment.
It was a small apartment with three bedrooms and one living room, and the interior decoration was thoroughly minimalist. In other words, it was as barren as could be; there was absolutely nothing in it.
A wave of sweat dropped down Gu Lai’s forehead. No wonder the system gave her money—it turned out she had to furnish everything herself.
However, as the saying goes, food is the fuel of life. Gu Lai thought to herself that her top priority right now was to fill her stomach.
Ding-dong.
At that moment, her phone chimed with a notification. She picked it up and saw that Cang Wei had sent her a message.
[What is it?]
Gu Lai felt puzzled. She opened the chat window with Cang Wei and realized that she had accidentally tapped and sent a few emojis to the other girl earlier at noon.
Remembering how she had looked at Cang Wei’s social profile earlier today, Gu Lai rubbed the tip of her nose.
[Accidental tap,] Gu Lai explained, attaching a cute cat sticker for good measure.
Soon, the pure white avatar on the other end replied with two characters,
[No worries.]
Gu Lai held her phone and tapped her fingers on the screen,
[What time are you going to school tomorrow?]
[7:30.]
Thinking about this morning, Gu Lai sent another message,
[Taking the bus?]
[No.]
Seeing that the other person was typing, Gu Lai waited for a moment. A slightly longer sentence popped up in the chat box,
[The bus driver drives like a pilot; I get motion sickness from his driving.]
Reading this, Gu Lai almost burst out laughing. She could vividly picture Cang Wei’s expression when she typed those words, as if seeing her right through the screen.
Relieved to find someone sharing her exact misery, Gu Lai hurriedly chimed in agreement,
[I almost got thrown flying this morning. Crying.jpg]
After waiting a moment and seeing that Cang Wei hadn’t replied, Gu Lai changed out of her uniform to take a shower.
When she came out of the bathroom, her phone showed that Cang Wei had replied with a comforting sticker, accompanied by two words,
[Don’t cry.]
This person really is… Gu Lai didn’t know whether to laugh or cry for a moment. After thinking about it, she still replied with an emoji sticker,
[Uh-huh.jpg]
[You have been invited to join the group chat — Class 7, Senior Year]
After Gu Lai joined the group, the two of them stopped talking.
Wiping her hair, Gu Lai walked into the bedroom, where a desktop computer sat in the corner. Gu Lai turned on the rather antiquated screen and browsed the pages.
Taobao occupied a section of the screen. Gu Lai clicked into it, and she found the items inside to be full of novel surprises.
[System,] Gu Lai called out solemnly.
[Bank card has been linked.]
Before she could say anything else, the system had already taken care of it. Gu Lai began a wild shopping spree on the e-commerce platform.
A flower that sings?
Buy.
A stool that shakes its head?
Buy.
A water cup that blows bubbles?
Buy.
A terrifying horror movie disc that scares people to death?
She will skip this one.
Gu Lai broke into a sweat. Of all things, she was most afraid of watching such content; a single glance at ordinary times would give her nightmares.
After buying some daily necessities, Gu Lai looked at the empty living room and felt she should furnish it with some basic furniture. However, she didn’t have time on a school day, so she would have to wait until the weekend.
By the time she finished shopping, it was already evening. Gu Lai stroked her stomach and realized she couldn’t order food delivery.
“System…” Gu Lai spoke into the empty air.
This time, the system flickered. After it vanished, no delicious meals magically appeared in the room.
According to the memories provided by the system, there were restaurants and convenience stores near the residential complex. But the moment Gu Lai thought about having to go out and come back again, her laziness instantly defeated her hunger.
Things have come to this, so I might as well just go to sleep.
Lying in bed, Gu Lai sorted through her thoughts, inevitably feeling a wave of mixed emotions.
Through their interactions so far, she found that Cang Wei was completely different from what she had imagined. She couldn’t imagine how someone so aloof and cold could ever act so subservient and compliant.
It was simply absurd.
In Gu Lai’s view, Cang Wei was kind-hearted, despite her somewhat proud and aloof nature. This gave Gu Lai a bit more confidence in her mission.
How could she guide Cang Wei away from the male lead? Gu Lai pondered, then thought of her five million, and her lips curved upward involuntarily as she drifted off into a sweet sleep.
[301]
The bedroom glowed with a warm yellow night light. Cang Wei had a piece of candy in her mouth, leaning back in her chair.
Gu Lai. Cang Wei’s slender fingertips tapped rhythmically against the back of her hand. The apartment in 302 had been vacant for a very long time; how could she have suddenly moved in there?
As a “neighbor,” Cang Wei was certain that nobody had lived in that apartment before today. Did she just move in today?
Buzz— Her phone vibrated with a notification. It was an image of a square watch face with a red outer ring.
GW-M5601-1 (G-SHOCK)
Listed price: 1,398.00
Huo Heya had sent it over, but Cang Wei showed no expression.
Her mother had passed away, and her father had started a new family abroad, sending Cang Wei two thousand yuan a month for living expenses.
Cang Wei lived casually with low material desires, and two thousand was enough to live on, even with some money left over. However, Huo Heya would ask her for things every once in a while, none of which were cheap.
This resulted in Cang Wei living a rather tight and frugal life.
There was an envelope in her drawer containing the two thousand she had withdrawn a few days ago. Cang Wei pulled out fourteen hundred and shoved it casually into her schoolbag.
This money felt burning hot to hold, but handing it over could count as a form of redemption. Cang Wei turned off the lights and went to bed early.
Sighing, Cang Wei picked up her phone after all.
[Has 301 been rented out?]
Huo Heya was stunned by Cang Wei’s message. He frowned,
[Impossible.]
Cang Wei didn’t reply to him again. He didn’t even know what was going on with his own family’s property—absolute fool.
With her eyes closed, Cang Wei’s mind remained crystal clear. She lay there for two or three hours, burning calming aromatherapy, yet she stayed completely awake.
It was very late. Tiredly, Cang Wei sat up. Without turning on the light, she felt around for a box, shook out two pills, and swallowed them dry without any water.
Collapsing back onto the bed, Cang Wei glanced at her phone: 3:40 AM.
A long-delayed wave of sleepiness finally washed over her, and Cang Wei slowly drifted off to sleep.
Bang, bang.
A burst of urgent knocking rang out. Cang Wei had an extremely light sleep, and at this moment, she felt as though she had just fallen asleep only to be rudely awakened.