Chapter 52

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Chapter 52: Triggering The Side Quest Item

[Ten draws: Repeating memories…]

[Ten draws: Repeating memories…]

…

[Memory Fragment 114514: ]

I don’t know how many times I’ve drawn, but I finally unlocked a new memory.

In this memory, a young boy huddled on the ground, clutching his head, surrounded by four girls. They were relentlessly stomping on his clothes with their small shoes. Even though the boy struggled with all his might, it was impossible for him to win against four girls.

At that young age, boys often couldn’t defeat girls, let alone four of them against one.

Faced with this unfair situation, the young Mi Xiaoliu, who was around the same age as them, clenched her fists and rushed forward without saying a word.

She joined the four girls in kicking the boy.

“…”

After accessing this memory, Mi Xiaoliu froze for a moment.

She had always been a bad child.

She clicked the last ten-draw pull.

[Memory Fragment 114513: ]

It was just before the memory she had just unlocked.

In the first-grade girls’ locker room, Mi Xiaoliu had just entered and hadn’t even taken off her clothes when she suddenly pointed at the window and shouted, attracting the attention of all the other girls.

The boy who had just been surrounded and kicked in the previous memory was peeking from the window.

“…”

“Ah, right, master, when your outfit is revealing, make sure not to let others see you, especially men! The standard for revealing outfits is…”

Mi Xiaoliu didn’t understand much of what Sasha said about the clothes, but she understood the part about not letting others see her in her current state—because she was sitting naked in the bathtub.

Every time she took a bath, she couldn’t resist opening the lottery.

While listening to Sasha’s advice, Mi Xiaoliu looked at the little Circle beside the bathtub, where it was licking its own bathwater off the edge, its tongue sticking out repeatedly. Mi Xiaoliu lifted her right foot, using her pearly white toes to flick its whiskers.

The little Circle, confused, thought it was some new way of petting a cat, so it licked her toes as a form of flattery.

Mi Xiaoliu flicked it aside.

“Don’t look.”

“No, the cat can’t be considered anyone else’s property, right?” It wasn’t even a human.

After finishing her bath, Mi Xiaoliu carried the little Circle out of the bathroom and poured herself a glass of milk.

The milk was from Heli. She had told her to drink it for nourishment. Mi Xiaoliu didn’t like the taste, but she couldn’t waste it.

Her phone displayed a message from Lu Mingxue: “Don’t come today, let’s go tomorrow. Don’t tell Yiwen, this is very important!”

So she was stood up.

Mi Xiaoliu repeatedly tapped the screen, refreshing it until Lu Mingxue set up an automatic reply.

After changing clothes, just as she was about to leave, she heard the door lock click, scaring the little Circle, which knocked over the milk in Mi Xiaoliu’s hand and rushed back into its little den.

The milk spilled all over Mi Xiaoliu.

Ever since that crazy woman, Gloria, had come around, the little Circle had become very wary of the sound of the door opening.

Heli walked in, pulled a hot dog out of her pocket, and handed it to Mi Xiaoliu. “Just finished your bath?”

Mi Xiaoliu took a bite of the hot dog, deciding that next time, if Gloria tried to use food to bully her again, she wouldn’t run away.

Noticing the sticky white liquid on Mi Xiaoliu’s clothes, Herli furrowed her brows. “Take it off.”

Mi Xiaoliu complied, ignoring Sasha’s earlier advice.

Owner > Sasha

By mid-April, the weather had started to heat up, and the first batch of mosquitoes had already appeared. However, the female mosquitoes in Mi Xiaoliu’s room were becoming fewer and fewer.

Even though they could suck her blood, it seemed to be in vain.

In such weather, after taking a bath, Mi Xiaoliu wore just one layer on the outside, while the inside was completely bare, as she didn’t need any undergarments—just the clothes on her lower body.

Heli frowned again and included a child-sized bra in her next outing plan. It was the kind of flat one that only worked for that level of chest.

She took out a bottle of suspicious liquid and poured it onto Mi Xiaoliu’s clothes. After a quick rub, the milk that had seeped in was cleaned off at an eye-visible speed. Not only did it feel clean, but after two or three seconds, it was dry.

It was like magic, and the effect was quite impressive.

Heli was very satisfied. Then she poured some of it on Mi Xiaoliu’s body, rubbed her smooth, soft belly, and cleaned off the remaining milk stains.

Her stomach and waist were very slender, the kind of body that men would like. But Heli suspected that maybe she hadn’t been feeding her properly.

Though using plain water would have sufficed to clean her, with the progress of the times, everything was made easier. People work hard and strive to become wealthy to enjoy a better life.

Looking at Mi Xiaoliu taking off her glasses and contact lenses, her face appearing even cuter under her blue eyes, Heli hesitated for a moment and handed her two small boxes. “Can you run an errand for me?”

Mi Xiaoliu lowered her head and glanced at Heli’s right pocket, where her wallet was placed.

But then, she was tapped on the forehead.

“Little ungrateful one, I cook for you every day.” Heli knew Mi Xiaoliu wanted an errand fee, but this time, Heli chose to let it slide.

She didn’t want her to develop a materialistic habit.

“One box is for you to keep, the other to be delivered to the principal’s office at school… The items are the same, and it’s used to clean stains from drinks or paint, without needing water.”

As a wealthy person, money wouldn’t be enough to sustain the position of the principal of a school without some side businesses.

She could casually hand over twenty million to herself, and if the principal didn’t own a few companies, it wouldn’t be possible.

The principal had not made much progress with her research, so of course, to gain her continued support, she needed to provide products that would help her make money.

Like the item she was holding now, which cleaned stains from clothes without water. All tested stains were removed, regardless of fabric type. Theoretically, with long-term use, even tattoos could be erased.

If the price was right, the advertisement was effective, and with enough marketing channels, customers would see it as another handy lazy product. The keyword was “lazy.”

It would soon become a household essential.

Helping Mi Xiaoliu into her clothes, Heli sent her out the door.

“Go, and remember, don’t drink this.”

After Mi Xiaoliu’s departing figure disappeared, Heli nodded in satisfaction.

She figured that Mi Xiaoliu might not be too happy about going to school this weekend. Perhaps she should cook her a nice meal.

Even though Mi Xiaoliu had removed her badge, many people still avoided her on her way to school. This road was well-known because she had once been a C-rated ability user. Her thick glasses and slender build made her stand out on the way to high school.

It was like a former convict who had served time—no matter how much they had reformed, they would still encounter difficulties because of their past.

“You can just sell it to me, right? I’ll pay you double,” a faint dispute could be heard from the supermarket.

“There’s no such thing as a claw machine like that. Auntie, if you really can’t find it, try the toy store at the crossroad,” the young clerk was clearly impatient.

“I just came from there! I’ve checked a few stores already and didn’t find one.” The aunt was getting frustrated. She’d been tossed around all day, and even the most patient person would reach their limit.

“You see, no one’s selling that doll. Auntie, want to check something else? The person who designed it isn’t that great either.”

“Try saying that again!”

The clerk’s words seemed to have completely irritated the aunt.

“Ding, Side Quest Triggered: Resolve the Dispute.”

Sasha’s voice accompanied the text: “What’s with this game-like feeling? It’s like getting a key item and then having a related quest immediately pop up.”

“Quest?”

“Ah, master, don’t worry about it, just ignore it. It’s not a real quest.”

There were so many people and things in the world, it wasn’t like the protagonists in games who had to get involved in everything.

“Mmm.” Mi Xiaoliu ignored the unexpected event and walked past.

She didn’t expect the troublesome kid to come back, forgetting the lesson she taught him earlier and throwing something at her.

For some kids, if you don’t stand your ground, they’ll only get worse.

The aunt, who had just left the supermarket, quickly used her bag to shield Mi Xiaoliu and glared at the kid. “Whose child are you? No manners at all.”

Of course, there was no response. After last night’s incident, the mischievous child turned and ran away with his friends.

Auntie with the flax-colored hair and dangerous hairstyle looked at Mi Xiaoliu for two seconds, “Are you okay, girl?”