She spoke softly and gently, with a warm and pleasant tone that made people like her easily.
She was tall and graceful, with a good temperament—if she wore a formal dress while performing, she would shine even more brilliantly.
Yun Shu said goodbye to Sister Hui and walked out of the music shop, feeling the warm sunlight on her body. She took the system out of her backpack.
“System, look—the sunlight is so nice.”
“Master, congratulations on getting hired.”
“Thank you, System.” She now felt more and more confident that her illness could be cured.
“Come on, System, I’ll take you to the next interview location,” Yun Shu said cheerfully.
“Master, weren’t you already hired? Why go to another one?” the system asked, confused.
Yun Shu flicked the system lightly on the head with her finger. “Silly! That job isn’t fixed. I only get to perform when there are bookings. If there are no bookings, I’ll just be stuck at home. How am I supposed to collect enough affection points then?”
“So I think performing daily at a restaurant would let me collect affection points from customers.”
“Master, won’t that be too tiring for you?”
“It’s okay to work hard now. I want to collect enough affection points as soon as possible and drink all the essence. Once my heart condition is cured, I won’t have to work this hard anymore. And I’ll be able to live happily and healthily without being affected in the future.”
“Master, then you must take care of your body.”
(That works too. Once it has enough energy, it can return to the interstellar world.)
“Let’s go!”
Yun Shu hailed another taxi by the roadside and headed to the restaurant for her next interview.
When she arrived, she saw it was a music restaurant. The signboard and exterior looked quite upscale.
There was a greeter at the entrance. Passing through the revolving door, she entered the restaurant, which was decorated in an elegant and refined style.
She went to the front desk and explained her purpose. The receptionist asked her to sit on the nearby sofa and wait while she called the manager.
Yun Shu sat down and looked around. There was no performance at the moment, but there were still a few customers dining inside.
According to the job listing, performances were only needed during dinner hours.
After about five or six minutes, the receptionist returned with a man in a suit, his hair neatly styled.
He was tall with long legs and a good posture. As he approached Yun Shu, he immediately smiled.
Yun Shu quickly stood up and introduced herself, “Hello, my name is Yun Shu. I saw online that your restaurant is hiring a violinist, so I came to ask if the position is still available.”
“It is, it is. Did you study this professionally? My surname is Li—just call me Manager Li,” he said.
“Yes, I graduated from Huaqing Conservatory in the capital. I have a certificate.” She reached into her bag to take it out.
“Come with me,” Manager Li said, leading her to an office on the second floor.
He gestured for her to sit on the sofa. Yun Shu sat down and placed her certificate on the coffee table.
Manager Li picked it up and looked at it. He wasn’t a professional and couldn’t fully understand it, but seeing “Level 10” on the certificate made him feel she must be quite good.
“Here’s the situation—we’re looking for a violinist. Working hours are from 6 PM to 9 PM, with a daily pay of 360 yuan.”
Yun Shu nodded. It matched the job posting she had seen online.
“Are there days off?” she asked.
“Yes, four days off per month.”
“We already have one violin teacher, but due to scheduling, we need another so the two of you can rotate shifts.”
“Okay, I understand. When should I start?”
“Come tomorrow. We’ll have a music professional evaluate your performance first, alright?”
“Alright.” Yun Shu felt there was no problem. Unless it was a solo, performing songs would require coordination with other musicians.
After saying goodbye to Manager Li, she went back to the first floor. Seeing the pleasant atmosphere of the restaurant, she decided to have lunch there.
She found a relatively quiet seat, and a waiter immediately came over with a menu.
Yun Shu glanced at it—the dishes looked good—so she casually ordered two.
About ten minutes later, the food arrived. She took a bite—mm, it tasted quite good.
After finishing her meal, she left the restaurant and stood by the roadside to hail a taxi home.
Just as she was about to call one, a car across the street suddenly lost control, broke through the barrier, crashed into several vehicles, and sped straight toward her.
Yun Shu stood there blankly, unable to react at all.
“Ah—!”
“Move! Get out of the way!”
“Ah—!”
She could no longer hear the screams and shouts of the people around her. All she saw was the car getting closer and closer.
Just as she thought it would hit her—
The car suddenly swerved.
It brushed past her shoulder and crashed into a tree behind her.
“Bang!”
Black smoke began rising from the car’s hood. Pedestrians rushed toward her.
A buzzing sound filled Yun Shu’s ears, as if the whole world had gone silent. The only thing she could hear was the pounding of her own heartbeat.
“Meow…” A weak sound came from her backpack.
An older woman ran over, grabbed Yun Shu’s hand, and looked her up and down. Seeing she wasn’t hurt, she finally relaxed and let out a deep breath.
“Oh my goodness, girl, you’re really lucky! You scared us to death! Why didn’t you move? Why were you just standing there?”
She pulled Yun Shu away from the car to a safer distance.
Seeing that Yun Shu was still in a daze, she thought she had been scared senseless and quickly patted her back.
“Snap out of it, snap out of it. It’s okay, don’t be afraid…”
Yun Shu turned to look at her. Seeing that she responded, the woman let go and went off to join the crowd watching the accident.
“Meow…”
Yun Shu slowly came back to her senses.
She… had almost died again.
“Meow…”
She looked down at her backpack. The system lay inside weakly, its tongue slightly out.
“System, what’s wrong?” Yun Shu quickly took it out.
“Mas…ter… I… just… used up… all my energy… I… might… need to… go into… dormancy… for a while…”
“System… it was you who used your energy to save me just now, right?” Yun Shu’s voice choked.
But the system made no reply.
Its body slowly became transparent, turning into a streak of golden light that entered Yun Shu’s forehead.