The game's heroine has come true? The aloof school beauty is in tears.

Lu Yuan opened his eyes, and the white ceiling came into view. He was still lingering in the wonderful dream he had just had the night before.

I had a good night's sleep.

Since I can't move anyway, I might as well close my eyes and savor the dream.

Just as he was about to close his eyes again, he found Huang Zhiyu staring at him with his eyes open by the bedside.

"When did you arrive?"

"last night."

"You didn't sit up all night with your eyes open, did you?"

Judging from Huang Zhiyu's tired expression, it was obvious that she hadn't slept at all last night.

"What are you doing sitting there instead of sleeping?"

Huang Zhiyi can definitely find a place to sleep if he wants. This is a private sanatorium, and there are currently no other patients in the entire facility except for the fact that it is far away. There are plenty of places to sleep.

"I have to keep an eye on him."

Huang Zhiyu's gaze wasn't on Lu Yuan, but rather on Wu Yazi, who was fast asleep not far away.

"He's safe; there's no need to keep an eye on him."

Wu Yazi is a loyal man, so there's no need to be wary of him.

"It's very necessary."

Upon hearing this, Huang Zhiyu gave Lu Yuan a cold glance, his expression extremely solemn.

This brings me to what happened last night after I witnessed Wu Yazi putting on the collar.

For Huang Zhiyi, having the collar he prepared put on a fool was undoubtedly a huge provocation.

She scolded Wu Yazi: "Is this something you should be wearing?"

"Wasn't this originally prepared for me?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yazai realized he had misunderstood and could only obediently put the collar back into the box.

A hint of regret appeared on his face.

Unfortunately, Huang Zhiyi caught this hint of regret.

"What are you regretting?"

"I thought it was a symbol of status."

Wu Yazai thought this was the same as the checkered square scarf worn by the Ya Gang back then, a symbol to distinguish between friendly forces and enemies.

A symbol representing "one of us".

But after he said those words...

Huang Zhiyu's pupils widened instantly, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

"You also want to obtain this status?"

"Although it may seem a bit insulting, if this makes us one of our own, I don't think it's a problem."

Wu Yazai spoke very frankly.

Although the collar may seem insulting, you have to consider who is insulting you when it comes to insults.

"The strong should humiliate the weak; this is the bond between me and the Crown Prince."

What is the bond of teeth?

Explaining the bond of teeth to someone who doesn't understand it is incredibly difficult.

This stems from the brutal hierarchical bullying culture of the Ya Gang, where the strong can ruthlessly humiliate the weak.

"For example, the crown prince slapped me."

Wu Yazi had been slapped by "Xu Xiaoyuan" many times before, and at that time Wu Yazi did not even know that Xu Xiaoyuan was the Crown Prince.

"Slap in the face?"

The three short words were drawn out with long vowels because Huang Zhiyi's teeth were practically grinding to powder.

A burning flame of jealousy raged in her heart.

Nobody knows what's so enviable about being slapped.

But she did indeed feel jealous.

Because in a corner that Huang Zhiyu was unaware of.

Wu Yazai had actually formed some unknown bond with Lu Yuan long ago through slapping each other.

She never received such treatment, yet Wu Yazi beat her to it.

At that moment, Huang Zhiyu's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

Could this so-called three-tiered maid position be reserved for Wu Yazi?

There was no need for doubt, because Wu Yazai had already walked ahead of her, leaving her far behind.

Whether it's a good or bad way to get through it, once you get it right, everything else will fall into place.

This even explains why Lu Yuan wanted to keep Wu Yazi in the ward.

It must be because of the distance that they would prefer Wu Yazi to accompany them.

Huang Zhiyu felt ridiculous at that moment. Did she know how hard she was trying to restrain her treacherous instincts and follow Lu Yuan's goals in this incident?

If it weren't for the special reward called "Three-Layer Maid," she would have already started doing whatever she wanted.

Huang Zhiyu spent the entire night in sorrow and confusion.

Sorrowful and heartbroken.

She couldn't understand why, despite all her careful planning, the person who stole her final reward turned out to be an idiot, and even a man at that.

...

The scenes from last night kept replaying in Huang Zhiyu's mind like a movie.

A strange sadness crept into her eyes as she looked at Lu Yuan.

"Has someone in your family died?"

Lu Yuan didn't know where this sorrow came from, because Huang Zhiyu hadn't shown any grief even when her father died.

My heart is dead.

"How old are you to still be doing this non-mainstream stuff?"

Lu Yuan truly couldn't understand Huang Zhiyu; he could only follow the script Huang had pre-set.

"Huang Zhiyi, you did a great job this time."

"Really?" Huang Zhiyu curled the corners of his mouth, but there was no real smile; he looked as if someone in his family had died. "So what if it's done well? It still can't compare to others."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan realized that his praise had come too late.

Obviously, a few words of praise won't be enough to fool people now.

"That's not right. You're the biggest contributor to this whole affair. Since you didn't betray me this time, I forgive your previous acts of betrayal."

Lu Yuan deceived Huang Zhiyu three times, and Huang Zhiyu betrayed Lu Yuan three times in return, so they were even.

This can also be considered as putting into practice the first, second, and third principles of the Five Lakes Gang.

"You did a really great job." Then Lu Yuan pointed to the collar next to the drawer and said, "So I also agree to your promotion to a third-level maid."

"I see."

If it weren't for Wu Ya-zai's incident, Huang Zhi-yu would be happy right now.

Because she achieved her goal.

He had given the praise he deserved, and he had even put on the necklace that symbolized his status.

But after Wu Yazi's incident, she couldn't be happy no matter what.

Because she knew that her position as a third-level maid was just an empty title.

She had the name of a three-tiered maid, but not the actual function of one.

Huang Zhiyu remained silent, his eyes fixed sadly on Wu Yazi's retreating figure.

Lu Yuan, of course, noticed the strange look in her eyes.

He was wondering what Wu Yazi had done to offend Huang Zhiyu.

But he can't care about that now.

He still needed Huang Zhiyi's help, so the most urgent thing was to get Wu Yazi to apologize to Huang Zhiyi.

"Wu Ya-zai, wake up from your damn sleep and get up right now to apologize to your older sister."

With a shout from Lu Yuan.

Wu Yazai was suddenly awakened, and while still half asleep, he quickly read Lu Yuan's meaning.

Then he rolled off the bed and slid to his knees at lightning speed.

He knelt down in front of Huang Zhiyu with a thud: "Big Sister, although I don't know what I did wrong, please forgive me."

The whole process went smoothly, and when Wu Yazi realized that Huang Zhiyu wasn't reacting much, he simply banged his head on the ground.

This kind of thing is too childish for him.

When they couldn't get enough to eat, they often led their underlings to other people's funerals to kowtow and beg for food.

Faced with this situation, Huang Zhiyu turned to look at Lu Yuan.

She clearly saw the approval in Lu Yuan's eyes; it was obvious that Lu Yuan genuinely thought Wu Yazi had done a great job.

Faced with this situation, Huang Zhiyu's grief was not alleviated in any way.

Instead, she felt more and more like an outsider.

Only a true "insider" can command Wu Yazi so freely, without any reservations, and genuinely believe that he is doing a great job.

Respect is for outsiders; what Huang Zhiyu wants is not politeness or respect.

"I made him apologize to you, so calm down."

Seeing that Wu Yazi's apology was so persuasive, Lu Yuan decided to get straight to the point:

"I happen to have a favor to ask of you."

"Beg me?"

"Yes, because this is quite difficult for you," Lu Yuan said. "Can you actively participate in the election for elected representative? Of course, I know there are many people criticizing you right now, but I really need you to treat them with a smile, visit struggling businesses, and do charity work for the poor..."

Lu Yuan himself was too embarrassed to say it.

They just caused a city-wide uproar over someone else's misdeeds, and now they expect that person to greet them with a smile despite the insults.

That's really not fair.

Therefore, Lu Yuan's attitude was exceptionally respectful: "I'm begging you this once."

"You actually begged me?" Huang Zhiyu said, almost word by word.

"Don't even mention begging, I'd kneel down for you."

Huang Zhiyi doesn't do anything, and if the road is too far, you can't get away.

So he simply adopted a very humble attitude.

I have to beg her to do it, no matter what.

"You actually begged me."

At that moment, an overwhelming sadness welled up in Huang Zhiyu's heart.

She felt that everything she had done was so ridiculous.

Unexpectedly, in the end, all I got was a "please".

"I refuse."