Chapter 10: Jian Suiyu Skillfully Makes Wu Yue Accept a Billion Crystals

Chapter 10: Jian Suiyu Gets Wu Yue to Accept 100 Million Crystals

Entering the room arranged by Aunt Chen, Wu Yue felt her eyes nearly pop out in shock.

The entire room was pink. While it was undeniably cute and girly, it made her want to cringe hard enough to dig a hole!

Aunt Chen asked in a bossy tone, "Wu Yue, do you like what you see?"

Like she'd dare say no.

Wu Yue nodded and smiled, "Aunt Chen, I love it."

Aunt Chen nodded approvingly, "I knew it! What girl doesn’t like pink?

Oh, and check out the closet—I ordered all these outfits online for you!"

Wu Yue walked to the closet, took a deep breath, and pulled open the door to the closet, which was larger than her entire previous dorm.

She expected a wardrobe full of pink Lolita dresses, but to her surprise, while there were indeed Lolita dresses, most of the outfits were badass combat gear.

In addition to the clothes, everything was pre-matched into complete outfits.

Even shoes and bags were paired, so she could just put them on without thinking.

Seeing the astonishment on Wu Yue’s face, Aunt Chen grinned proudly,

"I heard girls nowadays like sweet-cool styles, or sweet-spicy styles—like those TikTok trends, so I prepared fifty sets of each for you.

But everyone has different tastes, so from now on, if you want to buy clothes, just use Suiyu’s card."

As she spoke, Aunt Chen bumped her comm against Wu Yue’s.

With a "beep," a black card under Jian Suiyu’s name popped up on Wu Yue's screen.

Aunt Chen told Wu Yue, "Wu Yue, you might not fully understand just how important Suiyu is to me and to Blaze.

But you only need to know one thing—from now on, the entire Blaze will treat you as its most important member and most trusted comrade."

Wu Yue felt this was way too much. When she had saved him, she hadn’t expected any of this, and now this is too much pressure!

"Mom, if you keep talking like this, Wu Yue might bolt in the middle of the night."

Jian Suiyu’s arrival finally rescued Wu Yue from Aunt Chen’s smothering affection. Ducking behind him, she nodded vigorously, "Yes, Aunt Chen, just treat me like an ordinary member. This is actually terrifying!!"

Aunt Chen shot them a look and snorted, "Fine!

Yueyue (short for Wu Yue), I’ll head out now. Contact me anytime if you need anything."

Wu Yue nodded repeatedly.

After Aunt Chen left, Wu Yue heaved a huge sigh. She never thought the day would come when being spoiled rotten could be scary.

Jian laughed, "That’s just how my mom is. I hope you don’t mind."

Wu Yue waved her hands hastily, she added quickly, "No, no, it’s just that I’m used to being alone. Aunt Chen has been amazingly sweet to me.

Oh, right—Aunt Chen linked your card to my communicator, and I tried just now but couldn't undo it."

Jian Suiyu nodded, "That’s because your communicator’s version is too old. You need a software update first."

Wu Yue, "...Oh." She really was sorry—it was all because she was such a dirt-poor loser.

Jian Suiyu, "Come on."

Wu Yue, "Where to?"

Jian Suiyu, "As promised, I’ll give you the crystals.

Also, your equipment from the Shadow organization is too outdated in every aspect—it all needs to be replaced."

Wu Yue hesitated, "Won’t that be too expensive?"

Jian Suiyu gave her a sidelong glance, "I don’t want to be scolded in the middle of the night by my mother standing at my bedside for neglecting my savior.

As a knowledge worker, sufficient sleep is very important to me."

Wu Yue imagined the scene—someone standing silently by the bed in the dead of night, watching.

That really was terrifying!

Wu Yue, "...Alright, then I appreciate it."

Jian Suiyu led Wu Yue to his private vault.

In her previous life, Wu Yue had seen Chen Zhou’s dormitory. Though it was much better than those of ordinary team members, something like a private vault was absolutely impossible.

Now in Jian Suiyu’s private space, Wu Yue felt out of place.

Jian Suiyu told her, "Make yourself at home. The team has stored a batch of ancient books from pre-apocalypse times, but as you know, people nowadays are too busy just surviving to sit down and read.

I like collecting books, so I had a warehouse set aside specifically for these ancient texts.

Actually, at first, this warehouse was open to everyone.

But over time, no one came, and it somehow became my private vault."

Wu Yue looked at Jian Suiyu in surprise, "Vice Captain, has anyone ever told you that you’re really thoughtful?"

Jian Suiyu, "No, they all say I’m a heartless machine."

Wu Yue insisted, "That’s a complete misunderstanding!

People who love books can’t be bad!"

Jian Suiyu smiled, "Then between dungeon runs, you’re welcome to come read here."

Wu Yue bobbed her head eagerly, "Definitely!"

Jian Suiyu handed Wu Yue a large package, "Open it."

Wu Yue, puzzled, opened it—and instantly, her face lit up crimson from the glow of tens of thousands of crystals.

With her broke girl's limited understanding...

No, her brain had blue-screened.

She asked dumbfounded, "Holy shit! What is this?"

Jian Suiyu, "This is all the crystals currently in my personal possession. That's about close to 100 million Alliance points. Use all these to power up your Doll Wind Chime."

"Combined with the ones from the flying shuttle, it should be enough to activate two star points on your Doll Wind Chime."

Wu Yue immediately closed the package and returned it to Jian Suiyu intact. "No way! Not a chance!

No matter what you say, I won’t accept it!

If I take these crystals from you, forget staying in Blaze—I’d feel guilty just existing!"

Jian Suiyu replied calmly, "Hear me out first."

Wu Yue crossed her arms. "No matter how you frame it, there’s no way I’m taking these!"

Jian Suiyu sighed. "Honestly, I’ve been bothered too by this whole 'savior' dynamic between us.

So my idea is to use these crystals to close the book on this. That way, in the future, we can interact normally as deputy captain and team member within the base.

Wu Yue, you don’t want this hanging over me forever, do you? Or worse, have it used against me by others?"

For a moment, Wu Yue looked stunned. Seriously, for a so-called villain, how could Jian Suiyu have such a strong moral compass?

Why couldn’t he just be as shameless as Shen Qingci or Su Mo?

Why couldn’t he just shrug it off and forget about it without a second thought?

Seeing Wu Yue silent and unresponsive, Jian Suiyu’s eyes gleamed faintly as he dropped the bombshell:

"Or is it, Wu Yue, that you actually have feelings for me and want to keep this 'savior' bond between us forever?"

The moment those words left his mouth, Wu Yue’s face twisted in horror. She all but pounced on him, snatching the package from his hands and feeding every last crystal to her Doll Wind Chime without hesitation.

Jian Suiyu smirked faintly, pleased with how things had unfolded, though his tone was dripping with fake remorse:

"I never expected you to act like I’m toxic, Wu Yue."

Wu Yue gritted her teeth. "Can you stop with the theatrics?!"

Jian Suiyu instantly returned to his usual demeanor. He’d figured it out now—

To deal with someone like Wu Yue, who had high moral standards, you just had to throw shame out the window.