After sending Qin Xiangxiang away in a huff, Ji Xiaoli generously took Tao Tao and Yang Xiaoyang to Starbucks.
While waiting for their coffee, Tao Tao had already told Yang Xiaoyang everything that had happened the previous day in great detail.
"Oh my god! What a stroke of luck! Why don't I have a mom who's a tycoon? Waaaaaa!!"
Yang Xiaoyang was in floods of tears as she listened.
Ji Xiaoli, however, brushed her hand away and said coolly, "Because you've never been abandoned as a child."
A cold smile played on Ji Xiaoli's lips.
Wei Yanlan probably thought she was too young to remember and could distort the fact that she was abandoned into her getting lost. But in reality, Ji Xiaoli remembered it all.
She remembered how heartlessly they had left her in the bustling park back then, and she understood that they just wanted to make up for it with money now.
"Since they want to make up for it, then let them!" Ji Xiaoli shrugged nonchalantly. "Maybe the more money I spend of theirs, the more at ease their consciences will be?"
Looking at the shocked Yang Xiaoyang and Tao Tao, Ji Xiaoli tilted her head and smiled.
[Wow, congratulations, Xiaoli. You've already spent 3,104 today, and your good - luck value has risen to 30~~]
The electronic voice in her head rang out again.
Out of the corner of her eye, Ji Xiaoli saw that the bar graph of the good - luck value had indeed risen a pink segment.
[Reminder for Xiaoli. Every time the good - luck value rises by 50, a good - luck event will be triggered. The upper limit per week is 250, and the lower limit is 100~~]
[If the good - luck value is less than 100 in a week, the player will face inhumane punishment!!!]
Ji Xiaoli's eyes lit up, and she was as happy as if she had found a treasure.
Holy cow!! This meant that the more money she spent, the higher the good - luck value would be??
The higher the good - luck value, the more good - luck events would be triggered??
Was it really that magical???
"……Damn it! I knew there was no such thing as a free lunch!" Yang Xiaoyang said indignantly over there. "So they abandoned Xiaoli when she was a kid and now they want to make up for it!! It's so unfair!!"
"Exactly!! Can this little bit of money make up for the family affection Xiaoli has missed out on all these years?"
Tao Tao angrily slapped Ji Xiaoli on the shoulder: "Xiaoli's right! Spend all her money! If she wants to make up for it, let her do it to her heart's content!!"
"From now on, our Xiaoli is going to be a happy, good - for - nothing rich second generation!!"
After Tao Tao said this as if taking an oath, she exchanged a look with Yang Xiaoyang and nodded indignantly.
Just as Ji Xiaoli was about to be moved to tears, she heard Tao Tao add:
"Xiaoli, don't be polite to us! We can help you with this!"
Ji Xiaoli: "……"
Help her with what?
Spend money???
However...
Ji Xiaoli thought that since she couldn't spend all the money by herself, it might be good to have these two spendthrifts help her...
...
Qin Xiangxiang was fuming in the dormitory for an entire afternoon.
She never expected that poor girl Ji Xiaoli would suddenly come into such a large fortune!
From what they said, it seemed that Ji Xiaoli had suddenly gained a mom who drove a Maybach?!!
Qin Xiangxiang was so angry that her teeth were grinding. When she turned on her computer and saw the empty inbox, she let out a pained wail -
Oh my god!
Tomorrow's Starlight still hadn't replied to her email!
It had been two weeks with no news. This probably meant that her manuscript hadn't been accepted, right?
Qin Xiangxiang rolled around in pain on her bed. Then she thought it was only to be expected.
After all, a big literary company like Tomorrow's Starlight might say they were accepting manuscripts from the public, but in fact, they just wanted to attract the attention of a group of contributors and gain some popularity.
As for the manuscripts they received, they probably wouldn't even bother to open them...
A burst of laughter came. It was Ji Xiaoli and the others, arm in arm, coming back.
Qin Xiangxiang immediately perked up and put on her usual haughty expression.
Unfortunately, before she could say anything, Yang Xiaoyang's words shocked her so much that her delicate face cracked.
"Wow, Xiaoli! You're amazing! Your manuscript has been accepted by Tomorrow's Starlight!!"
"What's so amazing about it?" Ji Xiaoli smiled. "It's all just luck!"
Actually, she wasn't wrong.
A few hours ago, when she had spent 5,000 yuan and her good - luck value had risen to 50, the system had, as promised, triggered a good - luck event. Soon after, the acceptance notice from Starlight Literature had arrived...
"Your - manuscript has been accepted by Tomorrow's Starlight??"
Qin Xiangxiang looked utterly incredulous: "— Bullshit! How could you possibly!!"
Maybe she was too shocked, because Qin Xiangxiang even swore. "Tomorrow's Starlight is such a big literary company. Why would they take a fancy to your manuscript? For this kind of manuscript - soliciting competition, they basically have their regular writers. As for someone like you, they probably won't even look at it before rejecting it!"
After ranting angrily, Qin Xiangxiang suddenly realized something.
She raised her Korean - style tattooed eyebrows and looked at Ji Xiaoli meaningfully. "Xiaoli, you're not just boasting to save face, are you? Isn't this a bit of an over - exaggeration?"
Hearing this, Ji Xiaoli laughed without restraint.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Yang Xiaoyang and Tao Tao about to defend her, and she quickly stopped them. She slowly took out her phone, tapped a few times, and then showed the opened page to Qin Xiangxiang.
"Xiangxiang, don't always try to undermine others' achievements. Think about why you're so mediocre instead."
Qin Xiangxiang's eyes almost popped out at the screen!
There, clearly, was the acceptance notice from Tomorrow's Starlight!
This...
How was it possible!!
"Hey, by the way," Tao Tao suddenly said with a smile. "Xiangxiang, weren't you also submitting manuscripts to Tomorrow's Starlight before?"
"Did you... get accepted?"
Qin Xiangxiang was so angry that her face turned deathly pale and her body trembled. She wanted to roar: She didn't! She hadn't! Don't talk nonsense!!
However, her mind was in a complete mess at the moment, and all she could think was - Fuck! What kind of insane luck did Ji Xiaoli have!!!
Ji Xiaoli curled up in her blanket, studying her "insane - luck system".
Today's manuscript acceptance was also a result of the good luck brought by the system. Come to think of it, this manuscript had actually been submitted two weeks ago. Now that she had a wealthy mom, she actually didn't really care about this little bit of manuscript fee.
But...
Ji Xiaoli thought of the incident of her "getting lost" and sneered.
She should still work hard on her own. Otherwise, who knew when she might "get lost" again, right?
The system now showed that her good - luck value had risen to 56. The pink progress bar was gradually turning into a faint orange.
After today's showdown, Ji Xiaoli finally understood.
For every 1,000 yuan she spent, the good - luck value would rise by 10. This meant that if she wanted to reach the weekly good - luck value of 100, she had to spend 10,000 yuan every week.
As Ji Xiaoli calculated this, she suddenly hesitated.
Was it really... that simple?
She frowned. However, there was something else that intrigued her even more - Could she choose the good - luck events herself?
[Good - luck events are mostly based on chance. Insane luck is all about luck and can't be chosen at will~~]
The system voice rang out again.
Ji Xiaoli's face darkened when she heard this.
So, whatever good luck came her way was what she'd get, right??
What if the system just made her find 100 yuan after triggering a good - luck event???
Just as she was full of questions, the system voice replied playfully: [Hehe.]
He...he...
Watch your attitude!!
Ji Xiaoli was speechless.
Forget it! There was class on Monday, so she should go to sleep. She'd deal with the rest later.
She pulled the blanket over herself and fell asleep in a daze.
The whole dormitory was pitch - black. But the system voice rang out again:
[Although good luck can't be predicted, the punishment is fixed. Do you want to take a look, player?]
By then, Ji Xiaoli was already fast asleep.
In her dream, she was living a life of luxury, surrounded by thousands of handsome guys. While being embraced on both sides, she was secretly criticizing herself: Ji Xiaoli, you're not a good - for - nothing rich second generation! You're a decadent emperor!!
A decadent emperor who never attended court in the morning!!
For the next week, Ji Xiaoli was extremely busy.
The manuscript she had submitted to Tomorrow's Starlight was a short story with only a 30,000 - word beginning. After receiving the acceptance notice, Ji Xiaoli quickly added the contact information of the editor - in - chief and promised to finish the manuscript as soon as possible.
So, during this week, Ji Xiaoli carried books to attend her professional classes during the day and went back to the dormitory to continue writing at night.
It wasn't until 8 p.m. on Sunday that Ji Xiaoli typed the last word and finally completed the manuscript.
"Phew, finally finished..."
Ji Xiaoli rubbed her sore arms and quickly organized the document and sent it to the editor - in - chief, Song Yuan.