Chapter Six: Do Not Disturb, Depression Ensues

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Ye Mingqiu left the conference room with a complex mood. Immediately, he changed his communication avatar to a suited Tom Cat smoking with his head tilted back, and his status message to: “Life is not worth it.”

Then, he spent a full twenty yuan to buy an energy stimulant he usually wouldn’t splurge on.

It looked somewhat like a cigarette, but it was actually a vapor that stimulates mental growth—not very cost-effective, but it came in various flavors and carried a certain stylishness, so it had a decent market.

As he inhaled the energy booster, feeling his spirit stimulated in multiple ways, his mood turned melancholic, like a pitiful soul forsaken and wounded by the world.

Soon after, Chen Ran arrived at the rooftop. Seeing Ye Mingqiu standing alone at the edge, puffing on the energy booster, he tentatively asked, “What’s wrong? Dumped by a rich woman?”

“Emotions are meaningless things; they only slow me down from becoming stronger,” Ye Mingqiu replied.

“Looks like you really got dumped,” Chen Ran whispered, patting his shoulder with a sympathetic look. Saying nothing more, he joined him in gazing at the school’s scenery, sharing the sorrow and desolation carried by the high-altitude wind.

“Ding!”

Abruptly, a notification sounded from Ye Mingqiu’s communicator, drawing both their attention.

“Transfer received: two hundred thousand exactly.”

Chen Ran froze, staring blankly at Ye Mingqiu beside him, mouth agape, silently pointing at him. He wanted to speak but found no words.

Damn, there’s a dog here!

A dog indeed!

“N—no, it’s not what you think,” Ye Mingqiu hurried to explain.

But Chen Ran didn’t listen. He turned and ran off, shooting Ye Mingqiu a fierce glare before disappearing.

Damn it, I was kindly keeping you company here, worried you’d get depressed, and you hit me with a twenty-thousand transfer notification—my mental state just shattered. Are you even human?

Betrayal! Bare-faced betrayal!

“Sigh.”

Ye Mingqiu was heartbroken.

He opened his communicator and saw a transfer of two hundred thousand from Tang Ruobing. His expression twisted, pain mounting.

Kiriame: Here’s your companion fee!

Kiriame: Scram!

Ye Mingqiu stared at those unfamiliar, hurtful words and tears streamed uncontrollably. The girl he loved most in his heart was so perfect—clever, cute, kind—how could she say such painful things?

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Why?

Why did it end like this?

It’s not my fault; it’s this world’s!

He stood atop the rooftop, the cold wind tossing his hair wildly, unable to accept that the junior schoolmate he once treasured so dearly could transform into this.

But… is there a possibility to reclaim the online junior schoolmate who belongs to him?

There is, my friend, there is!

This world is ultimately one where power rules—the awakening of psychic abilities. As long as he kept getting stronger, gaining enough power, he could force Tang Ruobing to change her attitude towards him, and thus regain everything he once desired.

Decided!

I will keep growing stronger and then win over Tang Ruobing, forcing her to chat with me online just as she used to—bringing back my adorable junior schoolmate!

What a grand, magnificent goal!

A genius plan!

After making up his mind, Ye Mingqiu promptly took action. He pulled out his communicator and without hesitation sent a message to Tang Ruobing.

[Payment received successfully]

Ye Mingqiu: Give me a strength-enhancement plan.

Kiriame: Die!

Ye Mingqiu: Tang Ruobing, you wouldn’t want your mom to find out how much you’ve spent on the game, right?

Kiriame: Scram!

Ye Mingqiu: Behave.

Kiriame: Get lost!

Ye Mingqiu frowned slightly as he read the chat. It seemed it was time to use that move—though he really didn’t want to resort to it unless absolutely necessary.

Sigh!

According to his online knowledge of her, her continued insults after his threat to expose their chat logs were not because she feared exposure, but because she was confident he would never actually do it. And indeed, Ye Mingqiu valued their chat records highly and certainly wouldn’t reveal them lightly.

If he truly did, she’d be devastated and heartbroken—he could sense it instinctively.

However, his threat wasn’t entirely ineffective. At least, Tang Ruobing’s choice of words shifted from “die” to “scram,” a significant drop in hostility—an encouraging sign.

He absolutely could not give up easily!

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Ye Mingqiu: Ha, you wouldn’t want your mom to find out you’ve spent tens of thousands on the game, right?

Kiriame: You bastard!

Ye Mingqiu: Thanks.

Kiriame: Ahhh!

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After a brief fit of impotent rage, Tang Ruobing finally sent a spending guide. It detailed various methods to improve attributes, which ones couldn’t be stacked and what harm that could cause, which combinations worked well, and why.

Excellent! A very solid guide!

Holding two hundred thousand in capital, Ye Mingqiu felt invigorated, as if an inexhaustible power surged through him. He even considered spending the entire sum on life supplements to try unlocking a fourth talent, further boosting his strength.

But he gave up on that idea. Though gaining talents had great value, his current base stats were too low, making attribute enhancement more efficient for now.

Next, I must convert this two hundred thousand into attributes as quickly as possible, catch up to and surpass Tang Ruobing, and reclaim my Kiriame.

For the junior schoolmate!

For the junior schoolmate!

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In the class support group chat, news about Ye Mingqiu spread like wildfire, but Chen Ran maintained his integrity and didn’t reveal the twenty thousand transfer—after all, it was just rumors without concrete proof.

If he claimed to have evidence and outright exposed everything, Ye Mingqiu might face serious trouble.

A good brother scolds when needed but also helps at critical moments. One must never recklessly expose crucial information and cause the other to fall into a disadvantageous situation.

“No way, I need to check on my son... my grandson’s rich woman, see if there’s any bad news—just in case,” Chen Ran rushed to the front lines of gossip, quickly scouring the internet for anything related to Tang Ruobing, following every little clue.

How much was to help his big grandson and how much was just idle curiosity, he didn’t know. But that didn’t matter; what mattered was that he was looking for information. If he found a scoop, he’d share it willingly.

“Huh?”

There really was news about her online!

Chen Ran suddenly found a lead—a forum thread exposing Tang Ruobing, with many resonating comments underneath.

Let me see what’s going on!