Chapter 4: Meeting My Childhood Friend Again… Like This?!
Ah!
When Mayonnaise realized something, she suddenly felt very uneasy.
“Cough, cough… sorry, Miss Editor. I caught a bit of a cold… cough!”
Hearing it was just a cold, Mayonnaise let out a breath of relief.
“Dear, are you okay?”
Seeing her act was working, Mu Yi tilted her head, looking weak and helpless. “Mm, the doctor said I just need to drink more hot water. Miss Editor, you called me… cough!”
It was like every cough hurt Mayonnaise as well. She frowned in worry.
Coughing like that… can she still write? What if she gets a high fever and hurts her brain?
“If you’re not feeling well, you should rest properly. We can talk about that matter after you recover.”
Mayonnaise rubbed her forehead, worried.
She would have to talk to her brother properly. Sigh… why did Mu Yi suddenly get sick?
But lately the seasons were changing, so catching a cold was normal. She should also remind her brother to take care.
“I understand. Miss Editor, I won’t disturb your lunch break… cough. Goodbye.”
After ending the QQ call, Mu Yi let out a light breath.
She didn’t know what the editor wanted, but delaying it for now was good enough.
Unlike people in her neighborhood, the editor knew her very well and even had her ID information. She couldn’t just casually go out and meet her.
To be honest, who would believe that someone turned into a girl overnight?
Most people would think she secretly had surgery or took some kind of medicine.
And once they confirmed that wasn’t true…
She would become a special case, a subject for research.
Just thinking about it was terrifying.
Mu Yi didn’t let herself stay in negative thoughts. She picked up the French bread and continued eating.
Mm…
It was really hard, but there was a lot of it, and it was cheap. She should buy more next time.
After drinking some water, Mu Yi was about to scroll through her social feed.
At that moment…
A message came from a stranger on QQ.
The profile picture was a cat.
Little Chubby: “Do you still remember who I am?”
Seeing this, Mu Yi fell silent. She really didn’t remember.
Even though it seemed like the other person remembered her, asking like this right away was very direct. Wasn’t he afraid she would say something that hurt him?
But when she saw the username, her eyes trembled slightly, and she held her breath.
Little Chubby…
Could it be?!
Mu Yi tried hard to remember, but couldn’t recall his name. Still, deep down, she felt her guess was right.
“The chubby boy from Ruolan Town.”
She replied like that.
But the next moment, she suddenly remembered that scams had been very common lately.
So was it possible that…
An idea came to her.
Little Chubby: “Yes, it’s me. I didn’t expect you to still remember. That really surprised me.”
His reply was exactly what Mu Yi expected. Keeping a straight face, she replied,
“So it’s really you. You still owe me 100 yuan, right? You’re not trying to avoid paying it back, are you?”
Of course, that never actually happened.
Little Chubby: “Hmm… really? Maybe I forgot because I’ve been too busy.”
Right after that message appeared, a shining QQ red envelope popped up on her screen.
“???”
Mu Yi blinked, a bit surprised.
Such a smooth response, clearly an experienced scammer. He was probably trying to give up a small amount of money to trick her out of something bigger later. Many people must have fallen for this.
But there were also many scammers who got tricked instead.
“Finally… my turn?” Mu Yi puffed her cheeks slightly, her eyes shining with interest.
Don’t rush things.
So she didn’t accept the red envelope right away. Instead, she chatted with him casually. The more they talked, the more it felt real. As the conversation went on, she almost started to believe he really was that person.
And from start to finish, Little Chubby never mentioned money again.
But even so… what if the other person was just being patient, trying to catch a bigger target?
A “big target”…
Mu Yi wasn’t one.
She was so broke that she had already used up her credit limit.
Just as Mu Yi started doubting herself, Little Chubby suddenly asked,
“You should still be in college now, right?”
College?
Mu Yi froze for a moment before coming back to her senses.
She hadn’t even finished middle school before dropping out, then came alone to Ganlan City…
Eighteen years old…
That really was the age for college.
She took a bite of bread, chewing as she replied, “Yeah, I got into the best university in the city. I even found a very beautiful girlfriend. What about you?”
The other side didn’t reply right away.
Mu Yi lay on the soft sofa in silence. She still wasn’t sure if he was a scammer. Even if he was real, she wouldn’t tell the truth.
She was just thinking about her own feelings. She didn’t want to look bad.
It wasn’t that she was worried he would feel sorry for her if he knew she wasn’t doing well.
Little Chubby: “Me? Just average. By the way, Mu Yi, do you still play the piano?”
Seeing this, Mu Yi’s eyes widened.
She had never mentioned that she could play the piano…
Was he really that chubby boy?
After leaving her mother, she had never touched a piano again. Now, her hands were only used for typing.
But why did he suddenly bring it up?
Back then, he didn’t understand music at all. No sense of rhythm, no musical talent.
More than once, he had fallen asleep while she was playing.
But if he wasn’t a scammer, then she had been treating him like one this whole time… If he found out, he would probably be angry. No, definitely angry!
Still, she couldn’t help it. You had to be careful with strangers.
In her memory, there was once a poor girl who was tricked by a scammer pretending to be her boyfriend. He took both her money and her, and even left her with a child.
Mu Yi looked at the unopened red envelope and patted her chest.
Luckily.
But if he found out later and wanted to argue about it…
Hmm…
Forget it, she’d deal with it later. Thinking too far ahead was just a waste of brain power.
So she replied, “I play sometimes. And about that red envelope earlier—haha, I was just joking. You’re really too honest.”
Little Chubby: “Uh…”
“By the way, why did you suddenly contact me and ask about the piano?” Mu Yi asked honestly.
This time, Little Chubby replied quickly.
Little Chubby: “I just happened to see someone playing the piano and thought of you.”
Little Chubby: “And that person didn’t play as well as you.”
“……”
Mu Yi almost couldn’t hold back her reaction. It sounded like praise, but still…
She suddenly became curious, just how bad was that person’s playing to get such a comment? Or was it just because he was biased?
Anyway, being praised should be something to feel happy about, right?
“Hmm…” Mu Yi glanced again at the red envelope. She really needed money right now.
Got it!
She immediately sat up and turned on her computer.
On her external drive, she had stored all kinds of materials she had collected over the years, from suggestive pictures and stories to more private content.
A full 2 terabytes.
Even just looking at the covers made her cheeks turn red, and she let out a soft sigh.
Anyway, now that she had turned into a girl, she didn’t need these anymore.
She might as well exchange them for a little money. Of course, it was just “sharing between friends,” and the other person just felt embarrassed and gave her money in return.
It definitely wasn’t selling.
She sent the packaged files to Little Chubby, even including her original adult stories from the other site.
As expected, Little Chubby felt embarrassed. On top of the earlier red envelope, he sent her even more money, insisting she accept it.
Mu Yi felt very happy.
After chatting a bit more, she found an excuse to go offline and opened WPS.
Time to work!
First, she would write two or three chapters of “Miss Bai Qiu Who Refuses to Lose.”
While her book was still on the bestseller list, she needed to write more.
That way, she could earn more money, and then she could relax more and rest longer.
Hehe~