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"Miss Xiang Yi, how are you going to take responsibility for me?"

In the dark room, Xiang Yi awoke to the sound of a low and mischievous male voice.

Her brain was still spinning as she squinted, taking in her surroundings.

It seemed to be a hotel suite. She was curled up on the bed, while the voice came from a man sitting on the nearby sofa. Xiang Yi could only make out his silhouette.

He was young, wearing his black shirt slightly unbuttoned and sitting cross legged. Clasped between his long fingers was a cigarette; its scarlet flame flickered just enough to illuminate half of his clavicle and a distinct throat.

She just couldn't see his face.

Xiang Yi immediately calmed down and began to speak in a calm and polite tone. "Send me your bank account, thanks."

"Cheh." The man's chuckle contained a hint of ridicule. "Hush money? Wouldn't it be possible to make a fortune just by sleeping with you a few times?"

"Thump thump thump!" The banging sound on the door was accompanied by a sharp female voice. "It's here! I saw with my own eyes, that little ***** Xiang Yi entered Gege's* room!"

When she heard the familiar but distant voice, Xiang Yi was in a momentary trance. She rolled off the bed and approached the man.

"Bank account," she calmly said.

The man tsk-ed in an inexplicable way, his thin lips curving into a playful smile.

How can a person completely change their personality in just the span of a few minutes?

Xiang Yi didn't waste more time with him. She then rattled off a string of numbers. "If you want to discuss terms, you can call this number." Her voice was originally gentle, but now it has been stained with a touch of hoarseness, unintentionally making one feel soft in their bones. "Excuse me."

She pulled the curtains aside, and the man, who did not have time to move sideways, became enveloped by the curtain's fabric.

"...."

There were no swords flying about or interstellar spacecraft. This was an ordinary, realistic world, and the world that Xiang Yi had lived in for twenty years.

She was back.

A sense of sorrow tugged at her heart, but in an instant, it had been replaced by the feeling of stability and steadiness.

Although the world was different, her skills were still applicable. The fair-skinned girl pushed against the balcony railing, then nimbly disappeared into the darkness.

When the man got up and saw this scene, his eyebrows began twitching fiercely.

If he remembered correctly, this was… the sixth floor?

Meanwhile, the door was opened with a universal keycard, and a hoard of people took over the room. Leading them was a slightly chubby girl.

She had received news just now that Xiang Yi was trying to seduce her favorite idol!

She turned on the main light source and fiercely said, "Take it! Take the damn photos! Xiang Yi, did you lose your mind thirsting for fame? I will personally send you right onto tomorrow's headline! Gege, please cover your face so I don't film you too..."

Everyone saw the slender figure idling in the room.

"!!!"

"Shi… Shi Yingdi**?"

The man standing in front of the window did not turn his head. He put out his cigarette and spoke in a soft and cool voice. "It seems like I will make the newspaper headlines tomorrow?"

"No no no, it was my mistake, I'll delete all the photos uwuuuu..." The slightly chubby girl began to cry with just a word from him.

Xiang Yi had deduced from the landmark on the ground floor that they were in a hot spring villa.

As she was about to leave, a man with rainbow-colored hair screamed out as he tossed his umbrella and ran towards her. "My good dear, did you really ruin that little idol?!"

'The little idol? The guy whose face she couldn't make out just now was an entertainer?'

"..." Xiang Yi paused for a moment, then gave an objective evaluation. "I might have succeeded, might have failed."

"Oh right, hello, who are you?"

The manager's eyes turned even darker.

—Author's notes—

This novel is based in a modern era, where all settings and contexts are made up by the author.

In pursuit of dramatic conflict and contradiction, the face-slapping/dumbass/god-tier operation plots are for entertainment purposes only. It's just for a good laugh! Do not believe it, or try to imitate it, or try to one-up it!

If you are a student, you should work hard on your studies and do not get addicted to online novels. The novel won't have changed after you finish your homework and write your exams.

In addition, please do not mention Ah Nuan's works, character names, plots of the book, etc. Our community is naturally adorable; see you guys in the reviews column~

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Half an hour later...

Xiang Yi finally realized who this feather duster—oh no, this man with colorful hair—was. Turns out, it was her manager, Ah Nan.

A year ago, she had been in a car accident. When she woke up, she was bound to a system just like the ones mentioned in various web novels, and thus began her fast time-traveling career.

Today was the day she concluded her missions, and the day she returned to earth.

But contrary to Xiang Yi's expectations, her body had been not in a vegetative state or in a state of coma… Instead, it had been inhabited by someone else for a year.

Standing in front of the full-length mirror, the girl in front of her appeared to be overly skinny, dressed in a sweet girl group style crop top and a red checkered skirt, revealing a pair of pin-straight legs and a fair, slender waist.

Her hair was tied up into pigtails and adorned with numerous tacky bows, hair clips, and barrettes that were currently trendy on the internet.

The countless time-traveling experiences through different worlds made it easy for Xiang Yi to quickly adapt, but facing this person with a head full of hair clips, she showed a dazed expression, a very rare occurrence in her lifetime.

"Uwuuu..." Ah Nan was still clutching a tissue box as he cried. "My sweet dear, you've lost your memory! What are we going to do?"

Xiang Yi pointed at her hair clip and said, "Help me take these out, thanks."

Ah Nan followed the order. His hands were nimble, and his actions were swift and light.

He didn't realize how much of a bully Xiang Yi had previously been, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. In front of her bosses, she was a coward; but in front of her driver and her maid, she was beyond arrogant.

Before, he would only listen to her out of habit; but now, he couldn't help but truly surrender.

Xiang Yi asked, "How much will it cost to cancel the contract I signed?"

Ah Nan continued to cry as he took out the hair clips; he was a multitasking master. "My sweet girl, if you end the contract, you'll owe them one billion dollars! My poor, poor girl waahh..."

Xiang Yi: ???

'Was the person who had inhabited her body an idiot? How could she sign such an unfair contract?'

'Where was your brain? Haven't you used one before?!'

Ah Nan, who was taking out the elastics and hair clips from her hair and even helped in combing out her frizzy hair, advised:

"Sweetie, the company's terms for you are considerably good, except for the termination clause. If our dear works hard every month, she can buy her favorite purse! Let's not think about cancelling the contract, okay? Where else are you going to get this much money?"

Xiang Yi calculated how much she had in liquid capital, other finances, and real estate. She sighed. "Yeah. Still missing a bit."

She only had ninety million or so.

Ah Nan did not take her words into consideration. Even if he were drunk on fake wine, he wouldn't believe that Xiang Yi had the means to pull out a billion dollars.

"Sweetheart, I'll run the hot water and you go take a lovely little bath. Remember to post a few selfies afterwards to signal your business..." Ah Nan continued to rattle on as he headed into the bathroom. Just then, the doorbell rang. He suspiciously looked through the fish-eye lens. Realizing it was Xiang Yi's boyfriend, he then let him in.

"Mr. Xiao, you came to check on our sweetheart..." Ah Nan forced a smile, but when he saw a meek-looking girl hiding behind Xiao Yang, his expression changed.

Xiao Yang was holding her hand, whispering in reassurance, "Don't be scared, your husband will break up with that stupid woman right now!"

"Mhmm, Ah Yang gege is the best!"

Ah Nan exploded. "Xiao Yang, you are shameless! My sweetheart is so good to you, and you dare to cheat on her!"

"You sissy, what right do you have to speak to me?" Xiao Yang rudely said to him as he rolled his eyes. He then arrogantly said, "Hey, I'm here to break..."

He suddenly choked up.

The meek girl looked toward his gaze and couldn't help but freeze as well.

The stupid woman with the last name Xiang… Has she always been this pretty?!

Under the warm light, the girl was so fair she seemed to be glowing. Her long hair hung loose around her shoulders, and she was wearing a baggy apricot sweater, absent-mindedly browsing her phone.

Hearing the commotion, she raised her head to look over.

Someone like Xiao Yang, whose language grades were garbage, could still think of two adjectives to describe the scene:

'Bright eyes, shining like white teeth.'

The prideful yet calm temperament emanating from her figure was simply too attractive in particular...

"Ah Yang-gege..." A glimpse of anxiety passed through the meek-looking girl's heart as she grabbed onto Xiao Yang's arm.

Xiao Yang snapped back into reality and thought of how Xiang Yi had clung to him like an eager dog wanting to go out. Every time he would mention breaking up, she would cry and scream and would even buy him various expensive gifts to please him. Suddenly, he felt confident.

He didn't really like Xiang Yi, but men were inherently drawn to trouble, and he did enjoy the feeling of Xiang Yi clinging on to him.

"Uhm, Xiang Yi, I'm sorry, I love Ruo Ruo now. I know you're a kind person, so you will wish us well, right?" His tone was bold and confident.

"You are?"

"Sweetheart, this is your boyfriend," Ah Nan explained. He then glared at Xiao Yang. "Our sweetheart lost her memory, she doesn't remember you!"

Xiao Yang didn't believe him. He sneered, "Xiang Yi, what are you playing at now? You think I'll believe you? Amnesia? Why not just say that you time traveled!"

Ruo Ruo pulled at his shirtsleeves. "Ah Yang-gege, don't say such things. Sister Xiang Yi is in the entertainment industry, all artists are romantics at heart."

"Her? An artist? She's nothing but a variety show personality. Before, she could make it onto some TV shows, but now she only does online shows..." Xiao Yang said in disdain.

Xiang Yi interrupted him. "Are you here to ask me for a breakup fee?"

Xiao Yang: ???

Ruo Ruo: ???

"Is one million enough?" Xiang Yi politely asked. She didn't feel anything toward being cheated on. After all, these were the feelings of the one who had been occupying her body, not hers.

Like the faceless man from the hotel, this meant one thing to her: trouble.

If something can be resolved with money, then it couldn't get any better.

Xiao Yang faced her calm eyes, which were as tranquil as a still lake. He began to panic and started to get angry. "What do you mean? Who are you trying to insult? Can our relationship be measured by money?"

"Okay, I understand," Xiang Yi nodded, expressionless. "Not enough? Two million then."

Ah Nan's mouth was in the shape of an O. 'Dear god, has the little dear been triggered?'

But… this felt freaking great!

It was his first time to see this sc.u.mbag's face turn green with anger!

Being a variety star sounded quite embarrassing, but Xiang Yi's income was still much higher than that of an ordinary person.

Hence, Ah Nan believed that although two million was a hefty sum, it was still worth the price just to see the sc.u.mbag riled up!

Xiang Yi found Xiao Yang's account number on her phone and casually entered a number.

"Ding—!"

"Your XX account has received 2 million RMB—"

Xiao Yang was from an affluent background and didn't lack money. He had always been the one to throw money at other people. This was his first time on the receiving end, and that made him feel stunned!

"Xiang Yi, you're trying to humiliate me!"

The fair-skinned girl lazily leaned on the sofa and said in an incomprehensible tone, "Humiliate you? Wasn't it only a matter of time? You smoke, you drink, you cheat, yet you're still a decent guy?"

Xiao Yang almost choked.

"Get lost." Xiang Yi's temperament was gentle, but she would not show any extra formalities toward this kind of sc.u.m.

Xiao Yang's eyes widened, but he was too shocked to speak.

Ruo Ruo, who was standing next to him, took this opportunity to fan the flame. "Ah Yang-gege, why is Xiang Yi like this? She has no manners at all..."

Xiang Yi cupped her cheek with one hand as if deep in thought. After pondering for a while, she said, "Then… can you both please get lost?"

Xiao Yang: "..."

Ruo Ruo: "..."