Chapter 30

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Chapter 30: Integrity? Not Needed

“This is the place—a newly opened restaurant. The food’s pretty good, and they even have discounts~”

Li Yitong brought Su Li to the entrance of a newly opened restaurant. Looking through the window, they could see the bustling interior. Since it had just opened and was offering discounts, it made sense that quite a few people would come to check it out.

Following the waitress inside, Su Li and Li Yitong were lucky—they got the last table. Any slower and they probably would’ve had to wait in line.

While the two of them browsed the menu, Ling Luo quietly seized the timing and approached. But to her surprise, the restaurant was already full. To eat here, she’d have to queue up!

That instantly ruined her whole plan. Just the need to line up threw everything off. Forget blending into Su Li’s group—she couldn’t even pretend to bump into them now.

Just then, Ling Luo suddenly saw Shen Qingxia quietly heading toward the restaurant across the street. Wait—when did Shen Qingxia show up? Why hadn’t she noticed at all?

As if sensing Ling Luo’s gaze, Shen Qingxia turned back and glanced at her briefly, then walked into the restaurant opposite Su Li’s and picked a seat by the window. From that position, she’d be able to see Su Li the moment she appeared.

Ling Luo hesitated for a moment, then also walked into the restaurant where Shen Qingxia was. If she waited in line here, by the time she got in the food would be cold. She might as well wait for Su Li to appear, then step outside and pretend to have a chance encounter—and then find a way to blend into her group.

That was the only option left now.

On the other hand, Li Yitong had already finished ordering. She looked out the window at the street scene, thinking that the two who had been tailing them must be feeling pretty frustrated now.

She hadn’t expected their luck to be this good. Otherwise, there’s no way they would’ve been able to shut those two out.

Actually, even if the other two had gotten in, it wouldn’t have been a big deal. But right now, she wanted to probe a little deeper into Su Li’s true nature. If those two were around, it might complicate things.

At this moment, Su Li had her head lowered, looking at her phone—not pretending, just casually browsing the news. It had already been a few days since she transmigrated, and she wanted to see if there had been any unusual changes in the world.

So far, nothing major seemed out of place. But that could change with time.

Still, this wasn’t a bad thing. A world in flux meant this one would no longer follow the original timeline from before her rebirth, but instead head down a path of unknowns.

That would keep people with good memories from comparing specific past events and figuring out she was a reborn person.

Now, everything could be blamed on the butterfly effect.

Yes—exactly that.

“What are you looking at so intently, Xiao Li?”

“N-nothing, really. Just casually scrolling through the news.” Su Li showed her phone screen to Li Yitong, then kept casually scrolling, without displaying anything suspicious in front of her.

“By the way, what made you want to become a teacher?” Li Yitong asked with a perfectly timed look of curiosity.

“Maybe… it’s just something I was interested in. Ever since I was little, I always thought it’d be nice to become a teacher when I grew up~” Su Li said a bit shyly, a faint blush even rising to her cheeks.

“Really? That’s amazing, holding on to that dream since you were a kid~”

Li Yitong looked at Su Li. It was the same question she had asked Su Li before her rebirth—and this was the same answer, which meant it wasn’t wrong. After all, it was still Su Li, and even though the gender was different, having the same reasoning was understandable.

So this couldn’t be used to prove anything.

Li Yitong thought, if the current Su Li really was someone reborn, then her acting skills were truly incredible. But she wasn’t surprised—Su Li before her rebirth had also been just as good at acting~

She didn’t know what exactly crossed her mind, but a strange expression briefly flashed in Li Yitong’s eyes.

After that, Li Yitong casually chatted with Su Li about some other topics. While they all sounded trivial on the surface, if Su Li didn’t answer carefully, she could easily slip up and reveal something.

You had to admit—Li Yitong was formidable.

Fortunately, the dishes they ordered soon arrived. As they ate, they kept chatting, but the topic naturally shifted to more girly matters—makeup, skincare, clothes—basically everything under the sun.

At that moment, Su Li felt incredibly relieved that she actually had a good handle on girls’ products. Talking about these things with Li Yitong came to her naturally, like second nature.

“Speaking of which, Xiao Li, you really know your cosmetics, but I’ve never actually seen you use them~”

“Normally, I don’t need to wear makeup, okay!”

Su Li proudly puffed out her not-so-large chest and declared with full confidence. With a face this cute, who needed makeup? She could still make people gush blood from the sheer adorableness.

Just then, Su Li noticed Li Yitong reaching toward her. Before she could react, Li Yitong gently scraped her cheek with a finger—and came away with a single grain of rice.

Li Yitong glanced at it casually and popped it into her mouth. “After all, can’t waste food, right?”

“Mmm… yeah.”

Su Li lowered her head a little awkwardly. Wasn’t that move something she had once used on Li Yitong? Why did Li Yitong look so practiced at it now? But thinking from the other perspective, if she were Li Yitong, she’d probably be pretty good at that move too.

Back then, even when the other person didn’t have a single grain of rice on their face, she could still pull it off. As long as you hid the grain of rice on your finger well enough, it worked like a charm.

Honestly, that trick was super useful. Of course, it wasn’t something you could just throw out at random. Normally, there had to be a solid base level of mutual affection.

Otherwise? Try pulling that move on a girl you just met—guaranteed you’ll never get a second dinner with her.

That’s why Su Li, based on her own experience, had shown that slightly embarrassed reaction—one that also carried a hint of bashfulness. That kind of response was very much in line with her current position.

Hah? Dignity? Who needs it? If you’ve already been turned into a hot weapon, what’s the use of dignity? You’d probably end up losing your chastity too, right?

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Translator’s Note: I’m more interested in my other Projects and decided to drop this Novel. Any other Translator is free to pick this Novel up.