Chapter 2 - Shu Meibai

"Ah! OMG eek!" Gu Jianyue shouted and squealed as there were spikes and edges midst fall, "Sy~stem! Be more helpful please!" She wailed in the void, holding her head-up to not look down, 「E m, I am af r ai d i c an n ot h e lp y ou-」

Gu Jianyue stopped crying and looked up at the voice's direction, "@§*$#£&%¥€!!!!" She cursed, "FML!!!!!!!!" The system angled the light rays to make a distinct red robot midst the black void, 「T ho u gh, I ca n he l p if yo u c an ac c e pt a t i m el i ne ch a ng i n g.」

"Oh gladly," Jianyue smiled evilly, 'I will get all the beauties* on my side!' She fantasized whilst on a hardcover bed, wait wasn't she just in a void? Eh, "๓-๓ίรร!" A shaky voice called out to the tranced Gu Jianyue, "Eh?"

She snapped out of her trance-like state to find a beautiful (and tacky) room full of glittery-shiny, or unnecessary things she kept for a more /stylish/ room.

'System, what the fffrick is this?' Jianyue furrowed her brows and looked up at the red light-bending machine, 「I t is y ou r p a st ro o m. Is n' t it th e o ne wh en y ou p la ye d as [G u Ji an y ue]?」 The clueless system asked, tilting it's head robotically.

'Ehh!? So these are the things those men gave to me?' Jianyue's eyes widened at the messily stacked boxes of jewelry, heavily embroidered with sparkly gems that shone whenever light casted upon them, in a blinding way.

"Wuwu!" The maid cried, hugging Jianyue's waist tightly, "Ah ah! You feel like a corset!" She screamed breathing in and out, "Wuwuwu!" The maid kneeled down and apologized, "Sorry, wuwu, miss!" She cried a bit softer.

"Aish, it's ok just don't hug me again," Gu Jianyue smiled angelically and massaged her waist tiredly, "Ok, get a plain white robe for me," She ordered the maid, "Yes miss!" The maid got up instantly and flashed to the wardrobe,

It was full of so many glittery gifts that the maid got knocked down the moment she opened it, "Wuwuwu!" The maid cried, poking a hand out of the glittery goods, "Em, are you okay- uh-" Gu Jianyue had never really paid attention to the mob characters..

"Miss! You were in such deep sleep you forgot this maid?" She cried, pulling out a simple white handkerchief and biting on it, "This ones name Shu Meibai!" Meibai kneeled, kowtowing three times in respect to Gu Jianyue.

"Ah, ok Meibai," Jianyue stared at Shu Meibai apologetically, "Sorry for forgetting your name," She said,

"Nonono! Miss, you don't need to apologize to a lowly maidservant like me!" Meibai exclaimed as she sat down on the floor- covered in sparkly clothes, arms waving around surprised that she was the one who got apologized to instead of her apologizing to the miss for dropping her precious gold, ruby, diamond, emerald, lapis embedded dresses, they were simply splendid.

"Ah, ok," Gu Jianyue raised her head and sat, waiting for her clothes, "Please stand, miss," Meibai bowed, holding out a plain white silk robe embroidered with a lovely gold, "Much appreciated,"

Jianyue said that out of sympathy, and appreciation, as she didn't want to go wardrobe diving to find a good outfit for herself.

Meibai raised her head in surprise once more, "Miss you-" She got hushed mid-sentence as Jianyue covered Meibai's mouth with her hand, politely snatching the clothes out of her hands, going behind the sakura branch cover.

"....." Meibai sat down on the ground in-front of where the covers were, with a face that clearly said- I give up with this.- And yes, she did give up on trying to coax her miss to have herself do the work as she knew her stubborn miss wouldn't just sit and look at the sky, so she just stopped trying.

"Meibai?" Jianyue got out in-front of the sakura branch covers, "Yes miss!" Meibai stood hurriedly and awaited orders from her miss, "Go fetch me some osmanthus cakes!" Jianyue licked her dry lips and imagined the sweet treat melt in her mouth.

'Gotta wait for that!' She thought as she walked to her bed and flopped on it, face first to the silky sheets, 'Uwah! I never got to try these in my previous life, if I did, it was in-game!' She smelt an aromatic scent outside her room-door,

"Miss- ah," Meibai gently placed the plate of osmanthus cakes on the short round table in the middle of the room, "Have a good dream, miss," Meibai tiptoed back to the door, shutting it gently with a quiet clack.

"Mm.." Jianyue let out a sweet moan as she fell into the a trance-like state of deep-sleeping.