Chapter 42 – She’ll Win

What was Xia Xun like?

In one word:

Perfect!

Lin Xi said, “Xia Xun is powerful and righteous. She’s excellent in both character and academics, and she’s insanely good at games too. Doesn’t the internet call her the Hexagonal Warrior, the once-in-a-thousand-years super-perfect magical beauty girl? I think Xia Xun deserves every bit of it.”

“Xi, aside from eating with her and watching a movie with her, you even played games with her?!”

“Yeah. I’m telling you, Xia Xun, she-“

Zhao Xinning cut Lin Xi off and asked coldly, “What else did you do with her?”

“Nothing else,” Lin Xi replied.

Zhao Xinning fell silent for a moment, calming herself down. “Right. Xia Xun is so perfect, everyone must like her. You want to become good friends with her too, don’t you?”

“No,” Lin Xi said. “Being ordinary friends with Xia Xun is enough.”

Lin Xi wouldn’t dare get too close to Xia Xun. If her identity as a witch was exposed, wouldn’t she be walking right into a trap?

She vaguely heard what seemed to be Zhao Xinning letting out a sigh of relief on the other end of the phone???

“Xi, that way of thinking is absolutely correct!” Zhao Xinning affirmed. “Ordinary girls like us should be satisfied with being ordinary friends with Xia Xun. She’ll only see you as an ordinary friend too, so you mustn’t invest too much emotion in it.”

“Mm, that’s what I think too,” Lin Xi said. “But Xinning, you’re not an ordinary girl. You’re also a super-perfect beauty girl.”

In Lin Xi’s heart, Zhao Xinning was like an angel.

After coming to this world, having a good friend like Zhao Xinning right from the start was what Lin Xi considered her greatest stroke of luck.

Sometimes she wondered if that damn God, afraid her life was going too smoothly, had arranged for Shi Yu, that Scum of Humanity, to torment her…

Speak of Shi Yu, and Shi Yu appeared.

The bedroom door was pushed open, and Shi Yu, freshly washed up, came in.

Before she could speak, Lin Xi quickly made a shushing gesture.

If Zhao Xinning heard Shi Yu’s voice, there would be no explaining it.

Shi Yu stayed silent and went off on her own to look for a manga to read…

“Xi, honestly. A super-perfect beauty girl? I’m not that great.”

“You are. Xinning, you really are a super-perfect beauty girl.” Lin Xi nearly let the word “angel” slip out. “Someone like me is the truly ordinary girl. A mass-produced product from the assembly line. Background Character A in a game world.”

“You are not. Don’t belittle yourself. Xi is also a super-perfect beauty girl!”

“Hahaha, Xinning, let’s stop with the mutual flattery. Anything else?” Lin Xi was truly so sleepy she could barely keep going. “If not, I’m hanging up. See you tomorrow.”

“Mm. Good night.”

“Good night.” Lin Xi put her phone aside, collapsed onto the bed, and went straight to sleep.

Shi Yu put down the manga. “Were you on the phone with Zhao Xinning? Are you trying to conquer her with sweet talk and sugar-coated bullets?”

“I’m not a pervert, and I’m definitely not scum.” Lin Xi pulled the blanket over herself. “Stop talking to me. I’m sleeping.”

“Also.”

“The friendship between Xinning and me is unbreakable!”

…

“The bond between Xi and me is unbreakable!”

Zhao Xinning held up her phone in delight, bouncing up and down.

“Xi and Xia Xun are only ordinary friends. I was worrying over nothing and overcomplicating things.”

“She said I’m her best friend, and she even praised me as a super-perfect beauty girl…”

“This is so embarrassing!-“

“Good thing it wasn’t a video call.”

Zhao Xinning covered her flushed cheeks, using her hands to physically cool them down.

“But still, she went out to eat with Xia Xun, watched a movie with her, and even played games with her…”

Both envious and jealous, Zhao Xinning murmured, “Another day, I’ll make Xi ‘pay me back double.’ I want to eat with her, watch a movie with her, and play games with her too.”

To cater to Lin Xi’s interests, Zhao Xinning had learned all sorts of film-related trivia, and had even practiced her gaming reflexes at home.

“In terms of strength, I really did lose to Xia Xun.”

“It can’t be helped. She’s a Magical Girl, and I’m just an ordinary person.”

“But in every other area, I absolutely can’t lose. I have to win!”

“I will win!”

Zhao Xinning was brimming with confidence. So what if Xia Xun was perfect? Xi was only willing to be ordinary friends with her.

That meant Zhao Xinning had this in the bag!

“Aside from Xia Xun, I need to ask Xi carefully tomorrow about her relationship with Shi Yu.”

“And Lu Yi, too.”

Any girl who got close to Lin Xi was someone Zhao Xinning had to keep an eye on.

“What a shame Xi and I aren’t in the same class.”

“If I keep getting first place this semester, and keep winning the sprint events at the School Sports Festival, I should be qualified to apply for a class transfer.”

Zhao Xinning was determined to give it everything she had. “I need to stay right by Xi’s side and protect her properly~”

After the roller coaster of emotions she’d gone through tonight, Zhao Xinning couldn’t sleep.

So she simply got up, Photoshopped Xia Xun out of the group photo, and replaced her with herself.

“I’m the only one qualified to be by Xi’s side~”

…

“This casual little group photo? Not too shabby!”

After washing up, Xia Xun lay lazily on her soft, expensive sofa.

Holding up her phone, she admired the photo she and Lin Xi had taken today.

Xia Xun lived in a duplex high-rise overlooking the sea and the river.

In her luxurious, spacious home, she was the only one there.

“I really have to thank you for making today so much fun,” Xia Xun said with a beaming smile to Lin Xi in the photo.

She knew very well why she’d had such a good time today.

It was because of Lin Xi. Lin Xi was pure.

She watched movies purely for the sake of watching movies, and played games purely for the sake of playing games. Unlike Xia Xun’s other friends, who used having fun as an excuse to ask her for favors.

Xia Xun decided she would print the photo out and put it in a frame. “Today is definitely a day worth remembering.”

“Time to sleep early.” Xia Xun headed toward her bedroom. “I’ve got school tomorrow. I have to find time to visit Lin Xi in Class 1.”

She had just lain down when her phone rang. It was Zhao Xing.

“Hello? Captain?”

“Mm, Xun, it’s me. So, uh, did you have fun today?”

“I had a lot of fun,” Xia Xun said. “But you’re not calling at this hour just to ask how my day went, are you?”

“Hahaha, Xun, you’re sharp as ever. Sorry, I’ll only take a few minutes,” Zhao Xing said. “Here’s the thing. He Mingyuan, the representative from Shuguang Technology, is planning to help us solve the case.”

“Is that so? Did he tell you what was inside the safe in the vault?”

“No. He only revealed that the safe does indeed exist. Those three bank robbers really were after whatever was inside it.”

“So in other words, he talked a lot and said absolutely nothing?” Xia Xun grew slightly annoyed. “He still isn’t willing to tell us.”

“It’s not that he isn’t willing,” Zhao Xing said. “His clearance isn’t high enough. He doesn’t know what’s inside either.”

“Huh?” Xia Xun was puzzled. “If what’s inside is that important, why put it in Jinrui Bank, where the security is basically nonexistent?”

“According to He Mingyuan, Jinrui Bank was chosen at random. They used random site selection specifically to ensure the item’s safety.”

“Then how did the criminals find out?”

“There’s a mole inside Shuguang Technology.”

Xia Xun was starting to get irritated. “Forget it, Captain. Just tell me straight. How does He Mingyuan plan to help us solve the case?”

“A sting operation,” Zhao Xing replied. “We’re going to lure those three bank robbers into making another move.”