Chapter 33

Meanwhile, on the other side, Han Shuangshuang had already been working in the dessert shop for an hour.

She had gotten up at six in the morning.

Although no one liked waking up early, as long as she had something on her mind, once it reached the time she needed to get up, she would immediately become clear-headed.

Yesterday, the shop manager had told her that the dessert shop required early starts and that she would need to do some prep work. The wage for the morning shift was one and a half times higher than usual.

In other words, she could earn forty-five yuan an hour.

Han Shuangshuang suddenly felt that if she worked at the dessert shop long-term, it would also be a considerable income.

[System: Host really is hardworking!]

Han Shuangshuang did not have any grand, beautiful daydreams.

She did not think that just because she had transmigrated, she had to become the main character and possess everything.

After all, in her original world, she had lost her parents at a young age and lived under someone else’s roof. She had endured even those bitter days.

When she had arguments with others bailiantales.com at school, she never explained herself, because she knew no one would support her.

She did not have the capital to cry.

After transmigrating into this book and gaining the identity of a malicious cannon-fodder female supporting character, she could instead vent her emotions freely.

Moreover, she also had things she needed to do, and she did those things with a purpose.

Compared to before, life was much better.

For someone like her, who had no attachments, transmigrating into a book was like changing places to live.

Besides, after getting along with Shen Yuru during this period, she knew Shen Yuru was actually someone with a cold face and a warm heart.

She was not as aloof and difficult to approach as she looked on the surface.

If doing these things could save Shen Yuru and also change her own destined fate—

Wouldn’t that be killing two birds with one stone?

She had never had any particularly grand ambitions. She felt that no matter where she lived, as long as she did not suffer indignity, it was enough.

If she wanted to avoid suffering indignity, she had bailiantales.com to be financially independent. She could not reach out to the Han family for money.

So she had to leave the shop manager with a good impression of being diligent.

Han Shuangshuang readily agreed to come to the shop in the morning to help.

Han Shuangshuang wore a white apron and a dessert chef’s cap, revealing a pair of clear and innocent puppy eyes as she seriously worked on whipping cream and beating eggs.

In the back kitchen, the shop manager watched Han Shuangshuang’s orderly and busy back. The more she watched, the more satisfied she became.

“Little Han, it’s seven thirty. Hurry and go to school, or you’ll be late. When you leave, take two pieces of bread from the shop and use them as breakfast.”

Han Shuangshuang changed out of her uniform, folded her hat and clothes neatly, and placed them properly inside the cabinet. Hearing the shop manager’s words, she turned her head. “Okay, thank you, Manager.”

Her tone was cheerful and full of sunshine.

Whoever saw that warm smile would have their mood unconsciously improve.

Han Shuangshuang had that kind of infectious power.

It was as though she had endless energy, forever vigorous and lively, forever bright and upward.

But Han Shuangshuang only took the cheapest, most ordinary bread in the shop.

After Han Shuangshuang left, the remaining two old employees walked over and said to the shop manager, “I think I’ve heard of her. My younger sister goes to the same university as her. I heard Han Shuangshuang’s family is pretty rich. I didn’t expect her to come here to work. She’s probably here to experience life.”

Seeing the shop manager like Han Shuangshuang so much, the old employees all felt a sense of crisis.

After all, Han Shuangshuang was too hardworking. With Han Shuangshuang as a comparison, the two of them both seemed lazy.

If the person recruited had been a newcomer who knew nothing, they could order the newcomer around and slack off at the same time.

“Now that you say it, I remember too. I joined that university’s group chat, and someone in there mentioned a person named Han Shuangshuang. I don’t know whether she has the same name as this kid or not. Anyway, the Han Shuangshuang they talked about is very famous at school. They said she’s an arrogant, domineering young miss. I feel like it probably isn’t the same person. This Han Shuangshuang is so diligent, and her temper is good too. The bread she just took was the shop’s most basic style. She doesn’t take advantage of small benefits at all.”

The shop manager heard what the two said but did not comment. “All right, hurry and work. There are quite a lot of school orders this morning. It’ll already be good if we can finish them.”

Hearing the shop manager speak, the two old employees could only go back to work resentfully and no longer dared gossip behind Han Shuangshuang’s back.

Just as Han Shuangshuang reached the university entrance, she saw Shi Nianxue waiting for her not far away.

Shi Nianxue carried breakfast and soy milk as she walked in front of Han Shuangshuang and stuffed them into her hands.

Han Shuangshuang was stunned, not understanding what Shi Nianxue meant. “I already took bread. I don’t need these. Keep them for yourself.”

Shi Nianxue ignored Han Shuangshuang’s refusal and instead spoke on her own. “If you don’t want to live at school, that’s fine too. Recently, I’ve been looking for a place outside. I know where Shen Yuru’s residence is, and I also asked about the layout of the houses near Shen Yuru’s place. They’re all small duplexes with only one bedroom. Sleeping on the sofa every day must be very uncomfortable for you, right? But don’t worry. Soon, you’ll have your own room.”

Hearing Shi Nianxue say this, Han Shuangshuang’s face reddened slightly, because she and Shen Yuru were squeezing onto the same bed. She was not sleeping on the sofa at all.

The moment she thought of Shen Yuru, Han Shuangshuang suddenly remembered that yesterday, she had forgotten to increase Shen Yuru’s heart healing progress.

[System: Yes, Host. Host finally remembered. However, no punishment was triggered. But from now on, Host still needs to be more careful and cautious. Because Host did not complete that day’s mission, some small cracks in the plot will appear, causing minor changes in certain future plotlines. If it creates a chain of butterfly effects, it may lead to plot developments that catch Host completely off guard.]

Han Shuangshuang could only call out in shock. How could it be this serious?

Seeing Han Shuangshuang freeze, Shi Nianxue thought Han Shuangshuang was moved into silent acceptance.

Shi Nianxue said, “Once I find a place, I’ll send you a message. You can move out from Shen Yuru’s place and live with me. Don’t worry. I won’t charge you rent. I’ll cover your food and lodging, and you won’t need to go work anymore.”

Han Shuangshuang did not want to trouble Shi Nianxue. “Um… I think you really shouldn’t do that. I didn’t agree, and you shouldn’t make decisions for me. I already said that I walked out of the past a long time ago. I’m living quite well right now. Why won’t you believe me?”

Han Shuangshuang returned the soy milk and breakfast in her hands to Shi Nianxue.

The two tugged back and forth at the school gate, drawing quite a few people’s attention.

And when Shen Yuru arrived at the school gate with a shoulder bag, what she saw was exactly this scene: Han Shuangshuang stuffing the hot soy milk and steaming buns into Shi Nianxue’s hands.

Shen Yuru’s face darkened with a swish. Her phoenix eyes also became [read the original at bailiantales.com]much gloomier. Even the people around Shen Yuru could not help shivering.

“That shouldn’t be right. It’s still summer. Even in the morning, it isn’t cold. Why do I have goosebumps?”

“Let’s go, let’s go. The person beside you is Shen Yuru. Did you see who those two in front are? They’re Han Shuangshuang and Shi Nianxue. Shi Nianxue is Han Shuangshuang’s rumored ex-girlfriend, while Shen Yuru is Han Shuangshuang’s rumored current girlfriend. When love rivals meet, their eyes turn especially red. Let’s stay far away from the battlefield so we don’t get dragged in.”

“Shen Yuru’s expression looks really bad. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Shen Yuru basically didn’t live on campus before. Her roommates used Shen Yuru’s luxury cosmetics every day and even randomly used Shen Yuru’s things. Shen Yuru never spoke up to stop them before, so they all thought Shen Yuru was easy to bully. They even posted Shen Yuru’s things in group chats and resold them secondhand. A few days ago, I brought this up with a friend, and my friend secretly told me that Shen Yuru’s roommates all went behind bars for theft and were all expelled by the school. But the school probably wanted to save face, so they didn’t even issue an announcement. So this Shen Yuru isn’t just aloof-looking. She really, really isn’t someone you should mess with.”

“I’ve heard some of that too. But I heard Shen Yuru gets along relatively well with her classmates. Probably those roommates of hers were just too greedy and had their eyes blinded by money.”

Once two people began whispering, the others also joined in the gossip, and the range of the discussion grew larger and larger.

The topics they discussed also became more and more numerous.

“Shen Yuru’s family is good. She probably didn’t care about those things at first. But that group of roommates really went too far.”

The people who studied at this school were either rich or noble.

Only a small number had been specially recruited because their grades were exceptional.

So they could all understand that at the beginning, Shen Yuru had been too lazy to fuss over that group of petty people. But greedy people were like that. The more you ignored them, the more excessive they became, pushing their luck and thinking you were easy to bully, until they finally climbed right over your head.

“Damn, Han Shuangshuang is still enjoying romantic blessings. Although her reputation isn’t as bad as before, her luck with beauties is still no joke. Shi Nianxue is an exchange student who just came back, the newly promoted goddess of the sophomore year, and a great beauty on par with Shen Yuru. Ever since Shi Nianxue appeared at school, the forums have exploded several times.”

“Why am I suddenly a little jealous of Han Shuangshuang?”

Among the gossiping crowd, someone said this abrupt sentence, and everyone’s eyes immediately looked at that person in unison.

“But why do I suddenly feel Han Shuangshuang isn’t bad-looking either? When these three are together, each one is more pleasing to the eye than the last.”

“Damn, finally, someone has the same opinion as me. Back when Han Shuangshuang’s reputation was rotten, I already felt that the reason Han Shuangshuang could play around so much was because she was good-looking. After she was later cleared up, I felt even more that Han Shuangshuang really does look good. Those big eyes of hers are all sparkling, and she’s over 1.7 meters tall too. A proper mature older-woman figure. She’s just a little silly.”

“Hey, what smell is this? It’s drifting over. Why is it sour? Did you dip your buns in vinegar this morning?”

“No. I feel like the direction it’s drifting from is… Forget it, forget it. Don’t get involved in this spectacle. Hurry and leave.”

The girl who had originally wanted to gossip turned her head and saw Shen Yuru standing not far from her, her face completely dark, her whole body emitting a faint, ominous aura that made her seem extremely difficult to provoke.

Those phoenix eyes carried cold air as they gloomily stared at Shi Nianxue and Han Shuangshuang in front.

How should that expression be described? It was like someone had abducted the little wife from her family.

Han Shuangshuang stood at the school gate, her attention completely on Shi Nianxue.

After pushing the breakfast back, Han Shuangshuang turned her head in a daze, planning to return to the classroom and wait for class.

She did not notice the people not far from the school gate, nor did she notice them chattering and gossiping.

She also did not see Shen Yuru behind her, nor that gloomy gaze.

Not far from Shen Yuru, Yun Yun quietly watched and subconsciously pushed up the glasses in front of her.

Not far from Yun Yun, Yan Huan secretly revealed half her head and took a photo.

Seeing this situation, Yan Huan secretly broke into a cold sweat for Han Shuangshuang.

Although there was still a Yun Yun’s distance between her and Shen Yuru, she could still feel Shen Yuru’s aura spreading outward.

Han Shuangshuang was really muddled. How could she be tangled up with her ex-girlfriend?

But even so, Yan Huan still firmly stood on her own sister’s side. Han Shuangshuang definitely had her difficulties.

She was helping both reason and kin!

Because sisters were always right.

Only… Shen Yuru’s appearance clearly showed she had misunderstood.

And with that aggressive aura, she was definitely very angry.

Shi Nianxue was not troubled because the breakfast had failed to be delivered. Instead, she turned around, the corner of her mouth curving. Those exquisite doll-like eyes carried smugness as she looked at Shen Yuru, whose face was gloomy not far away.

She had deliberately calculated the timing, calculating it so Shen Yuru would see this scene.

Shi Nianxue held the breakfast as though it were treasure and unhurriedly walked in front of Shen Yuru. She lifted the soy milk and waved it in front of Shen Yuru. “Senior Shen, I’m really sorry. You saw us again. Shuangshuang got up very early and bought me breakfast from a shop north of the school. I like that shop’s soy milk the most. Shuangshuang queued for forty minutes before she managed to buy it for me. I felt sorry for her and told her not to buy it, but she said my stomach is weak and drinking more soy milk can warm my stomach. What could I do? I could only not let down her feelings.”

Shi Nianxue slightly lifted her chin. Seeing Shen Yuru’s brows furrow slightly, her face expressionless and her lips pressed together, Shi Nianxue’s tone became even more provocative.

“After all, I’m the one who has lived with Shuangshuang for more than ten years. How could feelings from just ten days or half a month compare to love that grows slowly over time?”

Shen Yuru looked at Shi Nianxue. In Shi Nianxue’s eyes was blatant smugness.

For a moment, doubt appeared in Shen Yuru’s mind.

Han Shuangshuang had been avoiding her lately, and today, she had gotten up very early. Could it be that she had gone to buy soy milk for Shi Nianxue?

But Shen Yuru disliked other people provoking her.

Although she was too lazy to get involved in storms, that did not mean she was afraid.

Shen Yuru suddenly gave a cold laugh. The corners of those phoenix eyes lifted slightly, and a trace of laziness surfaced in her aura. She looked like a powerful person of high status reclining on golden silk, disdainfully gazing at a mortal below who dared provoke her.

“Is that so? Last night, Han Shuangshuang was so tired she didn’t even have the strength to fight me for the blanket, yet this morning, she could still get up early and buy breakfast for you. Then tonight… I’ll have to punish her by making her sleep on the sofa.”

Seeing the smile on Shi Nianxue’s face instantly freeze, Shen Yuru slightly lifted her chin and let out a soft scoff.

She walked around Shi Nianxue and entered the school.

The smile on Shi Nianxue’s face was still barely maintained, but her hand gripping the soy milk bag had already tightened.

Why was Shen Yuru completely unaffected by her?

What exactly did she have to do to make Han Shuangshuang return to her side?

Meanwhile, after Shen Yuru returned to the classroom, she saw Yun Yun sitting beside her.

Yun Yun originally wanted to say something, but Shen Yuru raised her hand and interrupted her.

Shen Yuru said, “I know what you want to tell me, but you don’t need to say it.”

Yun Yun frowned. “You seem angry. Pay attention to [bailiantales.com]your body. Don’t have such large emotional fluctuations.”

The corner of Shen Yuru’s mouth curved into a cold smile. “You saw wrong.”

She was not angry. She was not angry at all.

It was only that, for some reason, her heart kept tightening, aching with a sour pain.