Chapter 308

Page 118 Reverting Back

【18:20】

“Alright, alright! It’s just twenty thousand blocks! Is there really a need to nag about it all day like a debt collector?”

I clung to Ling Shàojié and begged shamelessly for my pay, and she reluctantly took the money out of her mouth and transferred half of it to me. The other half was to be paid as a final installment after the next batch of school magazines were shipped.

I grumbled, “Uncle Lin promised to give you that house, and you haven’t even mentioned the previous rent. Do you really need to be so greedy?”

She shrugged indifferently in response to my discontented complaints.

“He said he would give it to me, but I haven’t received it yet. The money I have is already invested in running the News Club. I really don’t have any extra cash… Besides, I didn’t ask you to compensate me for all the drones that were destroyed.”

Should those drones be counted against me?

Although they were indeed smashed by Cherry Sauce.

Feeling somewhat disheartened, I whispered, “Forget it, ten thousand will do… At least there’ll be enough for Yòu Zi’s perfume money.”

“Perfume money? Are you going to keep your promise to Xiao Dongwu too?”

I rolled my eyes at her and said sarcastically, “Yòu Zi is a marten, but in my eyes, she’s no different from a human. But if even Senior Sister doesn’t plan on keeping her promises, it’s understandable that you wouldn’t understand.”

Noticing my displeasure, she tried to appease me with a smile, “Little Lingmèng, don’t be upset. Miss AJ has returned, you can now transform for Long Tao. Hurry up, hurry up.”

“That’s true…”

It’s pointless to reason with someone like Ling Shàojié, who lacks any sense of propriety. Not only does it lead to nothing, but it also brings bad luck.

I thought solving the mystery of my origins might bring about some positive changes, but she perfectly inherited the Lin family’s business acumen and is a thoroughgoing shrewd merchant.

“A Sister.”

I looked at AJ, who was feeding Long Tao an egg tart beside the bed. Yòu Zi was still hiding in her hair, unwilling to come out.

“It’s time for Long Tao to revert back permanently… but he wants to wait for you to return. If there’s anything you want to say to each other, do it now. Once we’re done eating, we’re heading over to Mǐ Hóngqū’s place for execution.”

AJ gave me a disdainful glance.

“Come on, with so many people watching us, even if we had something to say, we wouldn’t be able to say it, right?”

“Do you want us to leave?”

“No, it’s not like it’s a life-and-death situation.”

AJ wiped the tomato sauce off Long Tao’s mouth and added, “Long Tao wants me to witness his last moment.”

At first, it sounded strange, but it wasn’t a problem since it would just be Sister Tāo left afterward.

“You really don’t get serious until the very end.”

I asked Long Tao directly, “Brother Tao, can we start now?”

“Mmm, since I’ve promised you… The effects of the ibuprofen have worn off, and my face is starting to hurt again. You’d better hurry.”

He made a pained expression but urged me on instead.