Zongman, gain super powers after helping others

However, despite the change in attitude, Yukinoshita is not one to readily accept kindness from others.

"No need. Although it's a bit harder to get a taxi at night, this is a busy downtown area, so worrying about not being able to get one is really unnecessary."

"Huh? You have a free ride and you're going to pay for a taxi? Are you out of your mind?" Miura Yumiko couldn't understand Yukinoshita's thought process at all. She had already said all that, and the other party was still planning to refuse her.

Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that this happened on her turf (in her opinion), Miura Yumiko wouldn't have bothered to care whether Yukinoshita got home safely.

Yukino raised an eyebrow, about to say something, when she heard Miura Yumiko continue, "So, did you two finally clear things up with that guy?"

"This is none of your business," Yukinoshita replied coldly.

Yumiko Miura was also annoyed by Yukinoshita's cold attitude and retorted, "It's true that it has nothing to do with me, but your hesitant and indecisive attitude is really annoying. Why not just go home and sleep? In terms of efficiency, there's no difference."

"Is it hard to understand? Indeed, it's difficult for an ape-like brain like yours to process such complex problems. Since you don't understand, why not just shut up? Observe more and talk less, so as not to expose your shallow nature." Yukinoshita was also going all out.

Lin Qianshu, sandwiched between the two emperors, felt as if he was about to be crushed. He hurriedly said, "Stop, stop, I said stop."

"Shut up!" x2

Having no other choice, Lin Qianshu could only wave to Kawasaki Saki, who was intently wiping a glass not far away.

Noticing the guest's actions, Saki Kawasaki's attempt to avoid getting involved in the trouble by pretending to be busy backfired.

"Guest, what kind of help do you need?" Kawasaki Saki glanced at the two women who were exchanging sharp glances, then lowered her eyes and added, "We do not provide emotional services here."

"Kawasaki."

Saki Kawasaki looked up, her expression puzzled.

"Excuse me, may I ask who you are?"

To be honest, if the other person hadn't called out her surname, Kawasaki Saki wouldn't have wanted to waste any more words with him. After all, in her opinion, Lin Qianshu was the kind of playboy who liked to toy with women's feelings, and he had just tried to flirt with her.

"Ha, they're clearly classmates, yet you didn't recognize her." Miura Yumiko sneered.

“Even classmates don’t necessarily have to know each other, but if it’s Lin Qianshu, then it’s understandable,” Yukinoshita said.

Not sisters? Are you helping me or insulting me?

Kawasaki Saki's pupils contracted slightly upon hearing the words "classmate," but she quickly regained her professional expression and said in a cold voice, "Oh, is that so? What do you want? If it's to flirt, forget it. Take care of your two female companions first."

"Who is his female companion?" Miura Yumiko looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and she looked like she was about to yawn.

“Miura…” Kawasaki Saki narrowed her eyes, her expression turning dangerous upon recognizing Miura Yumiko. Her gaze then shifted to Yukinoshita beside her, and she softly murmured her name: “Yukinoshita…”

Seeing that they were all his classmates, Kawasaki suddenly smiled, seemingly knowing their purpose, and did not offer any further explanation.

"If you've come to advise me, please leave."

As she spoke, she stopped maintaining the image of a female bartender, shrugged, crossed her arms, and leaned against the wall—a typical social defensive posture.

Perhaps because the truth had come out, she became indifferent to everything.

"Would you like to order anything else, young masters and ladies?"

Hearing Kawasaki Saki's words, which were soft yet barbed, Lin Qianshu couldn't help but pinch the bridge of his nose and said, "Let's have a glass of ice water, one for each of us."

After serving the iced water, Kawasaki Saki continued, "So, what are you doing here? It can't be a threesome, can it? Has Miura-kun fallen for someone else?"

"Huh?" Yumiko Miura raised an eyebrow. "Looking for trouble?"

Yukino interrupted the two before the dispute began, saying, "Because of the request."

"Commission?"

"Dazhi is very worried about you, so he asked me to talk to you. Also, I will tell your brother where you work; I must make this clear in advance."

After all, Kawasaki Taishi's request was to help figure out what his sister had been doing these past few days, and Lin Qianshu was only responsible for the wish points.

"Tsk... whatever you want." Kawasaki Saki clicked her tongue, then added, "You all came all this way just to talk about this? That must be exhausting. But do you think I'd just obediently listen to a bunch of strangers lecturing me and then quit?"

"Of course not. After all, if even his own brother couldn't persuade him, how could we outsiders possibly do the same?" Lin Qianshu shrugged.

"Since that's the case, why waste words? Besides, I don't know how Dazhi met you, but I'll tell him myself when we get back. You don't need to interfere... In other words, don't have anything to do with Dazhi anymore!"

As she said this, Kawasaki Saki stared intently at Lin Qianshu, as if she were looking at some kind of pollution source.

After all, in Kawasaki Saki's view, Lin Qianshu was obviously a frivolous guy, and if her younger brother had any contact with him, he would inevitably be led astray.

“Although I don’t know who Daishi is, I have a reason to stop you. The boss here is a good friend of my father. Your act of lying about your age and concealing the fact that you are a student is undoubtedly a violation of the recruitment requirements. If someone finds out, it will cause you a lot of trouble.” The threat in Miura Yumiko’s words was self-evident.

"Is that so? Then let your father's friend fire me. Even if I'm fired here, I can just find another job elsewhere."

Saki Kawasaki emphasized the word "father," as if she were mocking Miura for relying on his father to threaten others.

"Huh? You think I'm joking with you?"

"No, please make yourself at home. Also, even if the owner here is your father's friend, you still have to pay."

"you……"

Seeing that the conversation was drifting further and further away, Yukinoshita interrupted the spellcasting once again: "So why are you working here?"

"Isn't it obvious? I need money."

Kawasaki felt that talking to these young masters and ladies was like talking to a brick wall; how could they possibly understand him when they had been raised in comfort since childhood?

“I can understand that,” Lin Qianshu interjected.

However, upon hearing Lin Qianshu's words, Kawasaki's expression immediately stiffened and even became somewhat gloomy.

"How could you possibly understand... how could someone who jokes about their own future possibly understand?"

"Um...when did I ever joke about my future?" Lin Qianshu said, feeling wronged.

Yukinoshita felt that Lin Qianshu was not wronged at all, and kindly reminded her: "The top science student came here to apply for arts."

Huh? It seems that's really true, there's absolutely no way to refute it.

“I need to correct something, that was not a joke.”

"Oh? If you're not joking, then it means you're still a kid, and you're taking life way too lightly!"

Lin Qianshu blinked. With the Willpower System, his life was already on easy mode, right?

Of course, he couldn't say this to Saki Kawasaki. The system was his biggest secret, and he would never tell anyone about it in his life.

“You…no, not just you, but also Yukinoshita and Miura, none of you would understand. I don’t work for money to play around with. Don’t lump me in with those idiots!”

Kawasaki Saki stared intently at Lin Qianshu, the intense emotion conveyed in her beautiful eyes was palpable even to Lin Qianshu, who didn't need to use his emotional perception.

Perhaps due to excessive excitement, or for some other reason, Lin Qianshu could clearly see a thin mist covering the girl's eyes.

Is she strong? Or is it more like she has to put on a protective shell because of life?

Since the other party needs money not for entertainment, it must be related to their future and dreams.

“As Miura just said, her father is a close friend of the owner here, and Yukinoshita’s father is said to be a member of the prefectural council, right? As for you… I don’t know your parents’ identities, but being with them, they can’t be simple people…”

“You’re wrong. I don’t have parents,” Lin Qianshu suddenly said.

“You…ah?”

Kawasaki was clearly taken aback by Lin Qianshu's sudden remark and momentarily forgot how to continue.

Her expression was no longer as cold and hard as before; she looked like a little girl who had made a mistake and didn't know what to do. She opened her mouth but couldn't say anything.

Yumiko Miura was so shocked by Chisato Hayashi's shocking statement, "I have no parents," that she forgot her anger towards Kawasaki and instead looked at Chisato with some unease, wondering if she had been too rude to him earlier.

Yukinoshita, on the other hand, didn't show any surprise because she already knew about this. After seeing Miura and Kawasaki's reactions, she felt like laughing, but considering that it was really inappropriate to laugh at this time, she forced herself to hold it in, which was quite difficult.

After saying this, Lin Qianshu sighed, his expression somewhat lonely, and said, "The reason I can stand here with Yukinoshita and the others is not because my family is rich, nor are my parents any high-ranking officials or nobles. It's simply because we are classmates."

"As for what you said before, that I joked about the future is utter nonsense. I studied humanities after careful consideration, and my grades have already caught up. You can ask Yukinoshita if you don't believe me."

Upon hearing this, Yukinoshita subconsciously nodded. She had seen Lin Qianshu's progress these past few days. Although Lin Qianshu was likely to be worse than her in humanities subjects, it was still unknown who would win in the overall score.

"If you still don't believe me, you can wait until this regular exam is over and compare the results, then you'll know I wasn't lying."

"What...what does this have to do with me?"

From Lin Qianshu's perspective, Kawasaki Saki's guilt was almost overflowing, but her mouth remained stubbornly closed.

“I’m not doing this to gain sympathy, but to say that I understand you. In fact, after their accident, my quality of life also dropped significantly. Although I’m not at the point where I can’t afford to eat, it’s not good either. I’m also short of money.”

"In fact, I pretty much know what you want the money for. It's all for your future, right?" Lin Qianshu stared intently at Kawasaki Saki, his burning gaze making it difficult for her to look directly at him. She had no choice but to look away, feigning weakness.

"What...what does this have to do with me..." The girl murmured, her tone no longer as cold and hard as before, but rather like a kitten driven to the brink of despair, only able to hide her weakness with a weak cry.

"I know, but I want to remind you to think about your family, think about Dazhi. They don't want to stop you, they're worried about you. Whatever your difficulties are, can't you explain them to them?" Seeing that his emotions had been building up, Lin Qianshu decided to use his final trump card.

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, for ye may ye have no flowers left to pluck." - Kawasaki-kun.

Although he couldn't understand the meaning of Lin Qianshu's last sentence, Kawasaki knew that Lin Qianshu was right.

I really should have explained things clearly to my family instead of making them worry.

Saki Kawasaki took a deep breath, just about to speak.

"Young Master Qian Shu?"

A middle-aged man in a suit was standing in the middle of a group of people, looking at them with a surprised expression. On the outermost edge of the group, Kawasaki Saki saw the owner of the bar.

And the way the other party addressed Lin Qianshu... Young Master?

Combined with Lin Qianshu's passionate and eloquent speech, Kawasaki Saki's gaze towards him gradually lost its luster and became extremely dangerous.

Is Lin Qianshu right?

What the hell!

Chapter 42 A Small Shock to Capitalism

"Uncle Li?"

Lin Qianshu never expected to run into the other person here.

The middle-aged man in front of him was a good friend of Lin Qianshu's father and a member of the Lin clan from another family. After his father died in a car accident, the man took on the responsibility of taking care of him. Whenever he encountered any difficulties in life, from a clogged toilet to being hospitalized, he could basically ask the man for help.

He was the elder that Lin Qianshu was most familiar with and closest to since she transmigrated.

When Lin Qianshu was in a car accident, Uncle Li personally handled the hospital admission procedures, including subsequent contact with the vehicle involved in the accident, insurance, and many other interpersonal interactions.

Unless Lin Qianshu calls him first, Uncle Li doesn't interfere too much with his daily life. He meets with him about once a week. Since neither of them is very good at cooking, Uncle Li always packs a large table of food and brings it to Lin Qianshu's house every time they meet.

The only downside is that he's too old-fashioned. Whenever there are outsiders, they always call him "Young Master," even though he's just a member of a collateral branch of the family.

Several times Lin Qianshu told Uncle Li not to call him Young Master, but to call him Lin Qianshu or Qianshu, but the other party just smiled and called him whatever he wanted.

"It really is Young Master Qian Shu." Uncle Li was somewhat surprised, obviously not expecting to run into Lin Qian Shu here. Then he noticed the three beautiful girls with very different styles beside Lin Qian Shu, and the expressions on their faces, which were either surprised or displeased.

Is this... a chaotic scene?

Uncle Li's brain raced, and he imagined Lin Qianshu being caught by the other two girls after a date with one of the three girls. A relieved smile appeared on his face.

Young master has grown up.

But growing up is one thing, but as a student, it's obviously abnormal for him to be in a bar so late. Even if Uncle Li thinks Lin Qianshu is very sensible and has enough self-control, and there must be a reason why he's in a bar so late, it doesn't mean that he, as an elder, can turn a blind eye to it.

Of course, Uncle Li had no intention of lecturing Lin Qianshu. Not to mention that the location was inappropriate, just considering the beautiful girls around Lin Qianshu, Uncle Li couldn't possibly embarrass Lin Qianshu in front of them.

Uncle Li knew very well that young men like Lin Qianshu valued their reputation highly, and he didn't want his young master to lose his right to choose a partner during his high school years because of him.

Thinking of this, Uncle Li turned around and gave a few simple instructions to his subordinates before breaking away from the crowd and walking towards Lin Qianshu's location.

However, Uncle Li did not go up to greet Lin Qianshu and the others directly. Instead, he found a place to sit down not far away, ordered a glass of lemonade, and seemed to be planning to wait until they finished talking before coming over to take Lin Qianshu home.

Thanks to Uncle Li's interruption, Lin Qianshu's verbal attack on Kawasaki Saki vanished, and even backfired.

"So this is what you mean by being short of money, young master?" Kawasaki Saki said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Cough, is it possible that 'Young Master' is my nickname?" Lin Qianshu felt that there was still a chance to salvage the situation.

Kawasaki Saki no longer wanted to talk to this guy who was spouting nonsense. All that talk about being an orphan, having a declining quality of life, and needing money was a lie!

Oh, it might be true that both parents died, but the last two are definitely fake!

What young master would be short of money?

Not to mention the middle-aged man who called Lin Qianshu "Young Master" earlier. He was clearly from a wealthy family and was surrounded by so many people. He could simply say a few words and then ignore everyone else and drop his drinking party to come and wait for Lin Qianshu. Even the owner of this bar could only stand on the outermost edge and couldn't even get a word in edgewise.

Given this situation, how could Kawasaki Saki possibly believe Lin Qianshu's nonsense?

Lin Qianshu knew that his credibility with the girl with the beauty mark in front of him had been completely destroyed. No matter what he said, she probably wouldn't listen anymore, and it might even provoke her to resist.

What a failure...