Collecting Rent From All Realms, Even Empresses Must Pay Tribute
Ch. 28 - Do You Like Me?

Before leaving the room, Ye Chuan reminded Bai QianShuang not to say anything strange.

Luo Xi had already set the table. 

Seeing Bai QianShuang come out of the room, she gave a sweet smile. "Hello, I'm Luo Xi."

Bai QianShuang nodded and subconsciously began, "This humble one is from the Jade Void…"

"Cough!"

She stopped abruptly, seemingly embarrassed. 

Under Ye Chuan's warning gaze, she said softly, "Bai QianShuang."

Ye Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai QianShuang's expression remained impassive, her ahoge sticking up. Good, no slip-ups.

She was so witty, not stupid at all.

Luo Xi didn't mind Bai QianShuang's attitude and invited her to sit down. The three of them began to eat.

"ChuanChuan, look, the Taekwondo Club is deliberately stirring things up. Why don't you just skip school this week?" Luo Xi handed her phone to Ye Chuan. 

Ever since Ye Chuan's reply post, Huang Haotian, whom he had called "Huang Mouse," had been fuming and relentlessly hyping up the duel.

Not only were the members of the Taekwondo Club paying attention, but almost everyone who frequented the school forum was following the drama. 

Not only had the president and several members of the Taekwondo Club been defeated by a single person in a "sneak attack," but the cigarette incident and Ye Chuan's arrogant response were also highly entertaining.

He even heard that the school newspaper was preparing an article about it.

Silver Mountain Academy was a combined primary, secondary, and high school, so this incident had attracted the attention of over ten thousand people.

"Skip school?" Ye Chuan chuckled and said to Luo Xi, "Actually, I know immortal techniques and sword flight. Dealing with Huang Mouse is a piece of cake."

Bai QianShuang froze. Wasn't Ye Chuan afraid of exposing her?

Luo Xi rolled her eyes. "And I know magic."

Luo Xi obviously didn't believe him. Hearing their conversation, Bai QianShuang chose to eat silently, taking small sips of the soup until she finished it.

She got up to refill her bowl of rice, and after returning to her seat, Luo Xi asked her a question, 

"Miss Bai, why did you choose to rent a room here?"

This question stumped Bai QianShuang.

Why did she choose to rent a room here?

She had simply woken up here, with no other options. She hadn't even learned how to survive in this world yet.

Except for eating, she had mastered that.

But she couldn't be blamed. Bai QianShuang now needed food to sustain herself; it was a temporary measure since she couldn't absorb spiritual energy.

It wasn't that she was greedy.

That's what she thought.

Seeing Luo Xi ask Bai QianShuang, Ye Chuan said, "Of course it's because my house is great, right, Miss Bai?"

"Mm." Noticing Ye Chuan's gaze, Bai QianShuang nodded towards Luo Xi.

A great house?

Luo Xi hesitated to speak, afraid of making a bad impression on Bai QianShuang, after all, she was a rare tenant.

She didn't want to jeopardize Ye Chuan's income.

A moment of silence hung in the air.

Bai QianShuang sensed the strange atmosphere. Seeing Luo Xi's hesitant expression, she felt she should say something good about Ye Chuan.

After a pause, Bai QianShuang spoke softly,

"Ye Chuan is very good to me and has helped me a lot, so I want to stay and repay him."

"Becoming his wife is also an option."

Her words stunned not only Luo Xi but also Ye Chuan.

Wait, who taught you to talk like that?

"Oh, I see, so that's why…" Luo Xi recovered and forced a smile, though it was a bit strained. But her confusion was finally cleared.

This girl had clearly fallen for Ye Chuan!

And she even wanted to be his wife!

"Um, ChuanChuan has no money, and his personality isn't great either. He used to deceive girls for free meals, Miss Bai, maybe you should reconsider?" 

Luo Xi said with a forced smile.

(TL: Ye Chuan catching strays)

Ye Chuan: "?"

Hey, why are you badmouthing me?

"Ye Chuan is very good," Bai QianShuang immediately refuted, hearing Luo Xi's words.

"Really not good~"

"Very good."

"No!" Luo Xi suddenly raised her voice, but noticing Ye Chuan and Bai QianShuang's gazes, she lowered her voice and coughed lightly.

Luo Xi said, "Miss Bai, you should really think it over. ChuanChuan is a player."

Bai QianShuang was puzzled and asked, "If you're Ye Chuan's friend, why are you speaking ill of him?"

Luo Xi froze. 

"I-I'm not speaking ill of him, I'm just… giving you a heads-up. It's definitely not because I'm afraid you'll steal… No, that's not it, I… I'm just… as his… dad, I have an obligation to… you know… make sure he doesn't do anything bad…"

Luo Xi started rambling, then lowered her head and slurped her soup, mumbling incoherently.

"I will judge Ye Chuan's character for myself," Bai QianShuang said indifferently.

"Oh." Luo Xi replied, wondering why Bai QianShuang spoke so formally.

Ye Chuan found Luo Xi's reaction strange. He hadn't seen her this agitated when he had girlfriends before. 

She had always been supportive, like a good buddy, even gossiping about his relationships.

Why was she acting like a cat whose tail had been stepped on just because Bai QianShuang praised him?

Bai QianShuang proceeded to clean out all the dishes on the table, even finishing all the rice in the rice cooker.

"Wow, Miss Bai has quite the appetite," Luo Xi whispered to Ye Chuan.

"It's fine, a good appetite is a blessing," Ye Chuan said with a smile. Nothing made him happier than seeing Bai QianShuang eat her fill.

The way to a woman's heart was through her stomach.

Hearing Ye Chuan's words and seeing him smile at Bai QianShuang, Luo Xi's eyes flickered, and she straightened up slightly. 

"ChuanChuan, I'll do the dishes."

"I'll help you," Ye Chuan said.

"No need, you can chat with Miss Bai."

"Huh?" Ye Chuan crossed his arms, sensing the dejection in Luo Xi's voice. 

"Do you like me? Why do I smell jealousy?"

"Ew, don't flatter yourself." Luo Xi immediately made a disgusted face, wrinkling her nose cutely. 

"I'm just afraid you'll hurt such a nice girl."

"Oh." Just then, Ye Chuan felt his phone vibrate and took it out—

[Obtained a Bai QianShuang-related item, do you want to claim it?]

Seeing that he had received an item, Ye Chuan put it in his backpack and checked.

It was a new pill.

[Item: Marrow Cleansing Pill

After use, removes impurities and strengthens the body.]