Shuyu really wanted to say that of course, Ye Ning was good and Si Yiheng was bad.
But Shuyu could still clearly distinguish who her sugar daddy was.
LittleFishSwimming: He isn't too bad either.
Si Yiheng was so amused by Shuyu's blatant favoritism that he laughed out of anger.
ATM: Little ingrate.
Shuyu blinked. Had she just unlocked a new animal persona?
But she didn't want a new animal persona. Si Yiheng had asked her so many questions today, yet he still hadn't sent her any money.
She needed to drop a hint that it was time for him to pay up.
LittleFishSwimming: Brother, I miss you.
ATM: What do you miss about me?
LittleFishSwimming: [Kitten peeking.jpg]
LittleFishSwimming: Brother, how old are you?
Shuyu suspected that Si Yiheng was getting old. She had hinted so obviously, yet he still hadn't sent the money. Was it because he was getting older and his memory was failing?
ATM: 22.
LittleFishSwimming: Twenty-two, Brother, you are so big.
Si Yiheng: "..."
ATM: Watch your words.
Shuyu blinked. She was speaking properly! But when she looked up and read the message she had just sent, she fell silent.
Shuyu: "Iron Egg, if I say I meant 22-year-old Si Yiheng is so old, would he believe me?"
Iron Egg was about to die laughing: [He definitely won't believe you. He'll just think you're trying to cover it up.]
Iron Egg added: [After all, your reputation precedes you. You even sent him a dirty book before.]
Shuyu: 〒▽〒
LittleFishSwimming: Brother, I'm so pitiful staying in the hospital. I can't eat or sleep well, and I'm in a bad mood.
Si Yiheng could almost picture Shuyu drooping her head, her eyes brimming with tears.
Being sick was indeed uncomfortable.
LittleFishSwimming: If only a tiny bit of money could comfort my injured little heart.
Si Yiheng: "..."
ATM: Transferred 1,000,000.
LittleFishSwimming: Brother, I'm sleepy. I'm going to take a nap now. Good afternoon, Brother.
Si Yiheng: "..."
Si Yiheng was somewhat amused out of exasperation. So the only reason she had exchanged those few extra words with him was to remind him to transfer the money.
*
In the laboratory.
Si Yiheng's junior colleague walked past him and noticed cat hair on his clothes, finding it a bit strange.
Si Yiheng was always meticulous about his attire. Wrinkles were rarely seen on his clothes, let alone cat hair.
Junior colleague: "Senior, why is there cat hair on you?"
Si Yiheng glanced down at the orange cat hair rubbed onto his trouser leg by Little Orange. His tone was indifferent, as if he were talking about something trivial, "Yeah, it's the cat I'm raising with my girlfriend."
After saying that, Si Yiheng walked past him, leaving his junior with a head full of question marks.
Did he ask if Si Yiheng had a cat?
Did he ask who Si Yiheng was raising a cat with?
Soon, the junior slapped his forehead in sudden realization. Spring was already over, and it was midsummer, yet Si Yiheng was having a delayed spring awakening.
Having a girlfriend sure was something to show off about.
He was becoming increasingly curious about who exactly Si Yiheng's girlfriend was. To be able to make someone like Si Yiheng look this pleased when bringing her up was no small feat.
*
Shen Qinghan checked the surveillance cameras several times but never saw Shuyu open her door.
He even started to suspect if something had happened to her.
Unable to hold back, Shen Qinghan sent Shuyu a message.
Shen Qinghan: Are you not home?
Shen Qinghan: Should I ask Si Yiheng to go look for you?
Shuyu: "..."
Shuyu felt very angry looking at the messages Shen Qinghan sent. How was this any different from threatening her?
Shuyu was on the verge of a breakdown: "Iron Egg, why doesn't this second male lead Shen Qinghan go look for the female lead? What is he doing keeping an eye on me?"
Iron Egg: [He's definitely afraid that something might happen between you and Si Yiheng. He's monitoring you on behalf of the female lead.]
Iron Egg also found Shen Qinghan very annoying: [There's no other way, you'd better pacify him first.]
Shuyu was in despair.
LittleFishSwimming: Don't worry, in the days you haven't seen me, I haven't been doing well, I haven't gotten rich, and I haven't been secretly happy. I've been constantly elbowed by life.
She was already this unlucky; she really didn't have time to be with Si Yiheng.
To put Shen Qinghan at ease, Shuyu took a photo of the hospital and sent it to him.
LittleFishSwimming: I'm hospitalized. I'm really not living a happy life with Si Yiheng.
Shen Qinghan had been laughing at Shuyu's previous message, thinking she was quite interesting.
But when he saw her later message saying she was hospitalized, his smile faded.
Shen Qinghan: You are sick and hospitalized, yet Si Yiheng isn't even going to take care of you. What kind of boyfriend is he?
Shuyu really wanted to say that it was none of Shen Qinghan's business how Si Yiheng acted as a boyfriend.
After all, Si Yiheng sent her so much money every day. Other than not being physically present, he was a very competent boyfriend.
Shen Qinghan: A boyfriend like that is worse than having none at all. You might as well break up with him.
Seeing this, Shuyu believed Iron Egg's words even more. Shen Qinghan was definitely keeping an eye on her for the female lead and helping to facilitate her breakup with Si Yiheng.
Shen Qinghan truly lived up to being the female lead's loyal simp.
Shuyu even wanted to come up with a new contact name for him.
Thinking this, she immediately did so.
She instantly changed Shen Qinghan's note from "Shen Qinghan" to "LoveSimpAndHomewrecker".
LoveSimpAndHomewrecker: Why aren't you saying anything? Are you reluctant to break up with him?
Shen Qinghan was really noisy, truly a very noisy simp.
Shuyu was completely out of ideas on how to deal with his noise.
LittleFishSwimming: Don't worry, I will break up with Si Yiheng. When the time comes, I'll do it.
LoveSimpAndHomewrecker: When are you breaking up?
Shuyu: "..."
Did she really have to give Shen Qinghan a specific timeline for her breakup?
LittleFishSwimming: In four months at most, I'll break up with him.
Her mission duration was half a year. In the original plot, she had an online relationship with Si Yiheng for six months. On the day they finally met, she saw Si Yiheng exchange a single sentence with the female lead.
In a fit of rage, she pushed the female lead to the ground. Because Si Yiheng hated it when she got physical with others, he broke up with her.
She was currently executing the plot very successfully. She had also raked in over twenty million, almost thirty million in cash.
If all went smoothly, she should be able to rake in a hundred million over the remaining four months.
Once she reached that plot point, she could successfully break up with Si Yiheng.
Right after that, she would complete the final plot point—sleeping with Si Yiheng—and then her mission would be complete, allowing her to start a new life.
LoveSimpAndHomewrecker: Really?
LittleFishSwimming: Really. If I don't break up with him in four months, I'm a puppy.
Seeing this message, the corners of Shen Qinghan's lips curled up, though he still felt that four months was a bit too long.
LoveSimpAndHomewrecker: Can't you break up earlier? Don't tell me you've fallen for Si Yiheng.
Shuyu: "..."
LittleFishSwimming: I really can't break up any earlier.
She was just a tool acting out the plot. How could she possibly fall for Si Yiheng?
Shuyu didn't like asking for trouble, nor could she accept being unchosen and unloved once again.
She couldn't choose her family, and she had suffered from not receiving their love.
So Shuyu would absolutely not be so recklessly foolish as to fall for Si Yiheng, knowing full well that his destined girl would eventually be by his side.
She wasn't crazy.
LoveSimpAndHomewrecker: Once you break up with him, I'll introduce you to someone who will truly care for you.
Shuyu felt a little helpless. Why was Shen Qinghan, this simp, so obsessed with playing matchmaker?
Every time he reached out to her, it was to set her up on a date.
However, Shuyu had no choice but to agree.
LittleFishSwimming: Alright, introduce me to someone who is a great cook, handsome, wealthy, and the quiet type.
