On the way back to the dormitory from the equipment room, Shu Cheng had forgotten how she moved her feet.
The words the system had said echoed in her mind, and she felt it was unbelievable.
So, someone swapped her fate with Lin Qingxue's!?
The reason she became a jinx, causing her mother's death, being driven out of her home and becoming an orphan, living a life of hunger, was all because of this!?
Shu Cheng couldn't control herself anymore, she squatted down halfway and cried her heart out.
She had blamed herself for so many years, from the initial resentment to later calmly accepting the fact that she was a jinx. She had suffered so much, and it turned out that it was all because someone had harmed her.
Why?!
"Beep!"
The sudden sound of a car horn startled Shu Cheng, she quickly raised her head and realized that she was squatting on the main road of the campus, with a car stopped in front of her.
Shu Cheng's face flushed, and she quickly stood up, bowed apologetically, and retreated to the side.
Many classmates gathered around, chattering amongst themselves—
"Wow! A Rolls-Royce Cullinan!? And a limited global edition!"
"What's a 'Cullinan'? Is this car very expensive?"
"Expensive? It's not just about having money; you might not even be able to buy one. A regular Cullinan costs tens of millions, and a limited edition is simply unimaginable."
Shu Cheng listened from the side, momentarily forgetting her tears, a sense of desolation welling up inside her.
Luxury cars and mansions, these things could have been a part of her life too...
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.
The luxury car drove away for a while, and the driver, still behind the wheel, was cautiously observing the man in the back.
"I'm sorry, Young Master Rong. I don't know why that female student suddenly squatted down. Were you hurt by the sudden braking?"
Young Master Rong had just returned to the country and was invited by his alma mater to visit today. It was the driver's first day driving for him.
He had heard that this master had a bad temper, so his predecessors had reminded him to drive steadily.
Unexpectedly, he didn't know where this girl came from. He was driving fine, and then he had to slam on the brakes.
Looking at Young Master Rong's complex expression, he didn't know if he was angry...
After a long while, the man seemed to have just returned to his senses.
"It's okay, just keep driving."
"Yes, Young Master Rong."
The driver breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, it seemed his job was safe.
In the back seat, Rong Yin narrowed his eyes, the face of the tear-streaked girl from earlier appearing in his mind. A familiar feeling began to unfold in his heart.
How strange, had they met somewhere before?
——
Pushing open the dorm room door, three pairs of eyes immediately landed on Shu Cheng.
Their eyes held curiosity, sympathy, and a hint of schadenfreude.
"Shu Cheng, are you okay? We... we just saw Qiao Manman's post on Moments."
Shu Cheng was taken aback. She opened her phone and saw that Qiao Manman had just posted an official announcement photo with Du Mingze.
In the photo, Du Mingze was holding Qiao Manman, looking happy, their faces close together.
Tian Shuang walked over and patted Shu Cheng's shoulder, "It's okay, if you want to cry, just cry."
"Tch, I knew you two wouldn't last long. You should look at Du Mingze's conditions, how could he possibly be interested in you?"
"Alright, Mo Yu, say less!"
Dorm leader Yu Xinyi, who had some authority, also awkwardly comforted Shu Cheng, afraid she might do something rash.
Only a few people didn't expect that Shucheng would smile at them.
"You guys should be congratulating me for breaking up with a scumbag, right? Come on, it's my treat today, let's go out for some good food!"
The three roommates looked at each other, not reacting for a moment.
Tian Shuang reached out to feel Shucheng's forehead, "Are you running a fever?"
"Why would I have a fever? Let's go eat, it's been a long time since our dorm had a meal together!"
Mo Yu rolled her eyes, "Isn't that because you didn't have money to split the bill with us?"
Shucheng was speechless.
She hadn't hung out much with her roommates before, and it wasn't entirely because of money issues.
Mainly, she usually lived outside, so she didn't spend much time with her roommates and didn't have much of a bond with them.
She was too busy with part-time jobs on weekdays, and any free time she had was spent on Du Mingze.
Now that she thinks about it, she was really stupid before, spending all her time on a scumbag!
Thinking of Du Mingze, Shu Cheng suddenly realized something.
She needs to return those 12,000 yuan shoes as soon as possible!
Opening her phone, she found that the shoes had already been shipped, so she could only return them when they arrived.
Fine, let it be troublesome then.
...
After much persuasion, the three roommates finally agreed to go out for dinner with Shucheng.
However, when they saw where Shucheng had brought them, they were too scared to go inside for a moment.
"Wangjiang Pavilion!?"
Tian Shuang swallowed hard, "Shucheng, are you sure your brain isn't fried?!"
"You're not planning to treat us to a meal here, are you? Do you even know what kind of place this is!"
"Shucheng, we're already happy that you're treating us. Let's just go to the food stalls at the school gate."
Shucheng gave the three of them a mysterious smile.
"My heartbreak is such a big celebration, how can we go to a food stall."
"That's true, but Wangjiang Pavilion costs about two thousand per person. It's not something we poor students can afford."
Normally, Shucheng wouldn't even dare to glance at a restaurant with this level of consumption.
But now it's different. She was dumped by a scumbag today and almost got hit by a car, and suddenly there were tens of thousands more in her card.
She checked when she came, and there was already about 160,000.
It's just a meal, it's nothing.
"Let's go."
They dragged the three of them in, kicking and screaming. They absolutely refused to go to a more expensive private room, so the four of them could only sit in the hall on the first floor.
"A steamed fish for 888? What kind of fish is this, a golden dragon fish!?"
"Stir-fried greens actually cost 249? My grandma would be thrilled to know that, she grows two acres of greens."
"I'll have a Coke... Whoa, a Coke that costs three yuan outside is 80 here?!"
The waiter listened to their chatter, a hint of disdain in her eyes.
She coughed, "Are you still planning to order? We have a minimum spending requirement here."
"Order, of course, we'll order."
Shu Cheng knew that his roommates were embarrassed to say anything, so he simply ordered seven or eight dishes without even looking at the prices.
The first dish served was called 'Golden Jade Abundance,' which was basically shrimp dumplings. The outer skin was wrapped around large shrimp, and one bite was juicy and tender.
Tian Shuang almost cried out after taking a bite.
"Oh my god, this is so delicious! It's definitely better than the nine-yuan-ninety-cent steamed shrimp dumplings we usually get. There are four shrimp in this one!"
Four?
Shu Cheng looked down at his, and there were only two.
This unlucky constitution, it's just unbelievable...
[System: Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have eaten a shoddy version of shrimp dumplings, successfully experiencing bad luck. This reward is a limited-time mission. Host can choose whether to accept it.]
Shu Cheng's eyes were vacant as she communicated with the system in her mind.
[Shu Cheng: What's the task?]
[System: The host needs to spend all the money within twenty-four hours. The amount will be returned to your account in double the amount after twenty-four hours.]
Shu Cheng's eyes lit up. There's such a good thing!?
[Shu Cheng: Accept!]