CHAPTER 18: CHAPTER 18: STRIVE ON, WORKING WARRIORS (PART 1)

Yang Leqi immediately raised her hand, "I know this! The heavens and the earth!"

"The Emperor and the Earth."

Qin Yun’s eyes lit up. She knew this one and immediately chimed in.

Didn’t expect both of them to speak at the same time.

After Yang Leqi said it, she vaguely felt something was off.

"Correct answer. Congratulations to Yang Leqi and Qin Yun for each earning a point."

"Sister Yun! We scored!" Yang Leqi, thrilled with her points, beamed with joy and reached out to high-five Qin Yun.

Qin Yun was in a good mood too. Scoring points meant she was one step closer to breakfast. She encouraged, "Keep it up!"

"Okay! We’ll work hard together!" Yang Leqi’s confidence soared after getting a question right.

"Only one point, huh? I won’t go easy on you for the next question!" Wang Sirui shouted, urging the director to quickly move on with the next question; he wanted to take first place.

"Bring it on, as if I’m scared of you," she retorted defiantly.

Qin Yun realized she didn’t know the answers to their questions, so she immediately called on Little A for help in her mind.

Little A sensed Qin Yun’s thoughts and immediately refused sternly, "Your Highness, cheating is not acceptable. Please rely on yourself to answer the questions."

"Little A, look, no matter what, I’m representing the Heavenly Court, right? If I lose to humans, wouldn’t it be a bit embarrassing for our Heavenly Court?"

"Precisely because of that, Your Highness should strive even more to uphold your dignity as an Upper God!" From Little A’s always flat voice, Qin Yun inexplicably heard a hint of encouragement.

"Aren’t you afraid that your refusal will make me give up and just lay flat?" Qin Yun narrowed her eyes, threateningly.

"Not afraid. If you give up, the most that will happen is I’ll be recalled and reassigned, whereas, for you, that might not be the case," Little A calmly responded.

Qin Yun was left speechless.

This was worse than not letting her take on these challenges with memories intact.

At least everything would start anew.

The next few rounds saw questions of such depth that even Wang Sirui’s strategy was of no use.

Yang Leqi was completely clueless, ending up as a comedic duo with Wang Sirui.

And Qin Yun, lacking Little A’s assistance, was equally speechless, knowing nothing.

Instead, it was Chen Yao and Qin Hao who were neck and neck, with one scoring five points and the other three, ultimately granting them the privilege of eating breakfast.

Qin Yun watched as the crew laid out breakfast on the table, unable to eat, her stomach growling with hunger.

"Slurp... delicious, authentic soup dumplings." Chen Yao prodded a large soup dumpling, sucking the broth dry and eating the skin.

Qin Hao finished a bowl of tofu pudding and, seeing the three of them staring, realized they were filming a reality show, suggesting, "The director didn’t say those who lost can’t have breakfast, did they?"

"Right, we won, so it’s no problem to share our breakfast with them," Chen Yao followed up, handing a bowl of freshly made oil-splash noodles to Qin Yun while looking at the director.

Inviting the others to eat, "Come on, eat what you like, no need to be shy."

There was plenty of breakfast, and more would be made immediately if it ran out. Qin Yun tried a bit of everything, picking out two favorites and taking some more in front of her.

Yang Leqi was dumbfounded, although she already knew something about Qin Yun’s appetite, but as a female celebrity, Qin Yun was the first she had seen dare to eat like this.

"Sister Yun, where are you putting all that food? With your figure, you don’t seem like you could eat so much."

Qin Yun was 171 cm tall, and her weight, as required by the company, was less than 90 pounds, all due to constant hunger in her original body.

"Because... I have a stomach that can hold a lot, plus it doesn’t gain weight." Qin Yun whispered mysteriously into her ear.

Yang Leqi: "..."

A stomach that can hold a lot and still eat whatever she wanted without gaining weight!

This was excessive.

It’s every girl’s dream.

"No worries, anything you want to eat but can’t finish, you can hand it over to me, and I’ll eat it for you." Qin Yun generously comforted her.

Yang Leqi: "..."

She didn’t feel comforted at all.

But then again, having a friend who can eat all the delicious food you can’t, without gaining weight, is rather enviable!

She quickly perked up, "Rest assured, I’ll send you lots of tasty treats when we get back, determined to fatten you up!"

Unaware that Qin Yun had exchanged with the system for a figure that wouldn’t gain weight, Yang Leqi was intent on fattening Qin Yun up, thinking that the lack of weight gain was due to her not eating enough!

If she ate more, she’d surely gain weight.

"Really?" Qin Yun turned her head to look at Yang Leqi, her eyes twinkling brightly.

Yang Leqi suddenly felt a little nervous being stared at, as if a wolf was eyeing its prey, but she quickly brushed off the feeling, "Eat as much as you want, I’m really rich!"

For effect, she even patted her bag.

Qin Yun felt at ease, as she no longer had to worry about going hungry.

Now she had Pei Yan’s card, and the wealthy Little Heiress Yang Leqi, both ready to support her, she needn’t ever worry about not having enough to eat again.

Thinking this, Qin Yun decided to foster a better relationship with Yang Leqi, um... some delicious snacks could be shared with her, just one bag.

From her pocket, she pulled out a piece of candy, handing it to Yang Leqi as a bridge to deepen their friendship, saying seriously, "For you."

After giving her the candy, she looked down and continued eating the half-finished bowl of oil-splash noodles.

Yang Leqi looked at the newly acquired candy in her hand, blinking. If she remembered correctly, didn’t Sister Yun change her clothes this morning?

When did she stash this candy in her pocket?

But she was usually carefree, only wondering for a moment before forgetting about it.

"Thank you, Sister Yun."

She unwrapped the candy and popped it into her mouth.

"Sister Qin Yun, I want one too," Wang Sirui pleaded upon seeing Yang Leqi with candy.

Qin Yun, engrossed in her meal, pretended not to hear him.

"Sister Qin Yun~" he continued to call out.

Yang Leqi interrupted him, jibing, "Early in the morning, eating so much, aren’t you afraid of getting fat! Sister Yun, don’t give him any! Giving him candy is like throwing buns at a dog, eaten for nothing."

"If you’re not afraid, why would I be? I work out, do you?" Wang Sirui might not have much to say in other areas, but when it came to maintaining his figure, he was confident.

Being slender, yet muscular and appealing, achieving a look that’s slim in clothes but muscular when unclothed, is quite challenging.

So in this area, he had a lot to say.

"You—!!" Yang Leqi flushed with anger, on the verge of an outburst.

The director intervened in time, "Finished eating, right? If so, let’s head out to the streets to earn our meal budget for the day."

Wang Sirui couldn’t care about arguing with Yang Leqi anymore, quickly shouting, "What? We just finished breakfast; can’t we catch a break..."

"Director, the doctor said that right after eating, strenuous exercise isn’t suitable; it can lead to stomach issues," Yang Leqi whined, trying to evade the work with her cuteness.

The director’s words shattered Yang Leqi’s hopes, "The car is just outside."