The system was having a serious conversation with its Host.
Of course, the seriousness might have been entirely one-sided on Barbara’s part, because its Host was currently holding a plate of tiny cherries, tossing them into the air one by one, then opening her mouth to catch them.
Mmm, so sweet! Yinyin narrowed her eyes in delight.
Barbara was a little nervous.
It had always thought that its Host was a clueless rookie. It had even kindly advised her to consider developing in a more popular division.
It had never expected that the only rookie was itself!
What rookie could casually produce an item worth at least six figures in mission points?
What did six-figure mission points represent?
Take the Quick Transmigration Bureau’s missions, for example. Missions involving important protagonist roles carried greater risks, but the rewards were equally high, and so were the mission points.
If one could perfectly complete a protagonist-world mission and unlock various achievements, then, once the mission ended, one might earn more than ten thousand points with a bit of luck.
The most popular product in the Quick Transmigration Bureau’s mall was Attribute Points.
Every 1,000 points could be exchanged for one Attribute Point. Attribute Points could be added to a Host to improve their physique, appearance, charm, and even their soul, innate potential, and other aspects.
Most of the Quick Transmigration Bureau’s employees were drawn by the Points Shop.
Of course, the Tool Person Division was known as the poorest division in the Quick Transmigration Bureau. It was impossible to obtain as many points from a mission as the protagonist could.
But its advantage was obvious as well: as tool people, they had low levels of participation in missions, few scenes, and fewer risks.
Those who came to the Tool Person Division either had limited abilities and qualifications or simply wanted to muddle through life.
Among the Tool Person Division’s missions, the ones with slightly higher levels of participation were like Yinyin’s current mission: becoming an important assistant by the protagonist’s side. The work was somewhat more tiring, but the final settlement would also yield a few more points.
At other times, the Tool Person Division would be assigned to make up the numbers, playing various passersby. This included, but was not limited to, being part of the cheering crowd beneath the stage, praising and applauding while the protagonist slaughtered everyone in sight; being an innocent passerby caught in the crossfire while the protagonist slaughtered everyone in sight; or even being the cannon fodder who was killed while the protagonist slaughtered everyone in sight…
In short, missions in the Tool Person Division yielded as little as around a hundred points and, at most, barely more than a thousand.
An item worth several hundred thousand points?
Barbara did not dare even imagine it.
It cautiously began, “Host… you’re actually a big shot from the Protagonist Department who came to our Tool Person Division to experience life, aren’t you?”
It had already decided in its heart that even in the Protagonist Department, anyone who could casually produce an item like this had to be one of the few renowned big shots on the rankings.
Unfortunately, Barbara was merely a system that had just completed its probationary period and had never seen a big shot in person.
Yinyin burst out laughing. She reached up, took the little ball from her shoulder, placed it in her palm, and rubbed it soothingly.
“You’re overthinking it. I told you on my very first day that I’m a new employee.”
Barbara did not believe a single word!
Yinyin explained to it, “I got this item from my previous job. I was relatively lucky and managed to retire successfully, so I received quite a lot of bonus points and exchanged some of them for a few things.”
She said it so casually.
Barbara asked doubtfully, “Really?”
“Of course it’s true.” Yinyin smiled brightly. “In any case, there can’t be anything wrong with my identity. If there really were a problem, your Main God would definitely have discovered it, right?”
Barbara thought about it with its little head and realized that this was indeed true!
Recruiting a new employee would certainly require approval from the Main God and the Main System.
There was nothing wrong with its Host’s identity, and she even possessed such an impressive item, which would make completing missions easier. It ought to be grateful that it could benefit from her points.
The little ball immediately became happy. The change was visible to the naked eye—even its body became much brighter.
Han Qingzi came out carrying something and smiled when she saw the childlike female butler eating fruit.
“Butler Yinyin, his dizziness has eased considerably over the past two days, and his appetite has improved a lot as well.”
Suxin had arranged the menu throughout this period, and it had indeed been very effective in helping Shen Dongjun recover. Everyone in the Shen family was deeply grateful to her.
During this time, Han Qingzi had personally taken care of Shen Dongjun and had not entrusted the task to anyone else. Suxin was naturally very tactful. Unless it was necessary, she never appeared in front of the two of them.
Through her actions, she clearly demonstrated that she had no interest in the Young Master Shen, leaving nothing for those who harbored dark suspicions about her motives to say.
Han Qingzi had treated her well from the very beginning, and after more than ten days, the two had grown much closer.
Suxin thought for a moment and said, “He should recover in another two or three days, Young Master.”
The aftereffects should be almost gone by then as well.
“Really?” Han Qingzi asked delightedly.
Watching her leave with light, graceful steps like a fluttering butterfly, then go upstairs and enter the bedroom not long afterward, Zhu Yin and Barbara both fell into deep thought.
For more than ten days, Han Qingzi could be said to have taken meticulous care of Shen Dongjun. The atmosphere between the two had been excellent. Anyone with eyes could easily tell that there were feelings between them.
If they had feelings for each other, why did they argue every day?
To answer that, one had to bring up the entanglement between them.
Shen Dongjun and Han Qingzi’s marriage was a family alliance.
Shen Dongjun’s grandfather, Old Master Shen, had been close friends with Old Master Han for many years.
Because of what had happened to Shen Dongjun’s parents, Old Master Shen had made up his mind to choose a wife for his grandson who excelled in every way.
Because of Shen Xin, Shen Dongjun had developed an almost pathological aversion to anything involving romantic feelings. He rejected every expression of goodwill from men and women outside the family.
As for Han Qingzi, when she was young, she had had a white moonlight whom she had secretly loved for many years.
At that time, the Han family’s business had run into trouble, and Old Master Han had also been diagnosed with a terminal illness. It had been a time of complete chaos.
Old Master Shen offered his assistance and went to the hospital to visit his old friend. There, he saw Han Qingzi. The obedient and polite little girl he remembered had already grown into an elegant and captivating young woman.
He thought of his own grandson, and his heart stirred. He proposed bringing the two children together.
At the beginning, their marriage was uneventful.
At first, they merely treated each other with mutual respect. Although they were not particularly close, they got along harmoniously and courteously.
Han Qingzi was delicately beautiful, gentle in temperament, and quite talented. With such an outstanding beauty by his side every day—and one who was also his wife—Shen Dongjun could not help but fall for her.
Likewise, Shen Dongjun was handsome, capable, and disciplined. He had none of the bad habits typical of a wealthy second-generation heir. After spending a long time with someone like him, it was difficult not to develop feelings for him.
Under normal circumstances, this should have developed into a sweet urban romance about falling in love after marriage.
But if things had truly been that normal, Suxin would not have needed to come.
Just as the atmosphere between them was gradually improving, Han Qingzi’s white moonlight returned.
Someone deliberately leaked Han Qingzi’s past to Shen Dongjun, embellishing it with exaggerated details and transforming a secret youthful crush into a deep, unforgettable love—making it seem as if Han Qingzi still could not let go of him even now.
Han Qingzi also received an audio recording in which Shen Dongjun said that he hated this marriage and did not like Han Qingzi. He had married her only to fulfill his grandfather’s wish.
Their relationship completely froze.