The earsplitting jeers and the dazzling white light envelop Ji You’s vision as she clutches her heart with one hand, uttering in disbelief, "No—it can’t be!"
"It has to be an illusion!"
Yue Qiguang can’t help but burst into laughter, clutching his belly and his thighs as he exclaims, "Idiot! I knew you wouldn’t get picked! Just as I thought—green is the ugliest color in the world, bar none."
Yue Qiyuan smiles: "A typical ending, that’s all."
Zhang Yexiao laughs heartily: "Another unfortunate soul is born into this world. Nice, really nice."
Lou and Lance both sigh in unison, saying, "We’re all in the same boat, why mock a broken heart?"
Xuzhou opens his mouth but says nothing.
Shen Changqing presses his lips together, not uttering a word, only his gaze towards Ji You carrying a hint of sympathy.
Come on, tell me straight, what is that look supposed to mean?
I considered you a brother, and you see me as an unfortunate soul?
Ji You’s face couldn’t get any more unsightly.
Xie Lingzhi smirks: "Listen to commands? Hmm?"
Lea smiles and says, "Alright, You has suffered enough. Let’s not twist the knife further in her heart, considering it’s already riddled with holes, there’s nowhere else to poke."
Sister Liya, I never expected you to be , Sister Liya. I was wrong about you.
Chu Jiaojiao skips over, staring at Ji You’s face for a few seconds before saying, "Ji You, don’t worry. I won’t reject you just because you’re down on your luck."
Sheng Qingyan continues to maintain her distance, covering her mouth as she says, "You guys gotta see this... the dead unlucky girl is rolling her eyes... Oh... she’s frothing at the mouth just breathing... should we call an ambulance...?"
Ji You grinds her teeth with a fierce intensity and snarls, "Sheng Qingyan!!! I’ve disliked you for so long! Come here! I’m going to beat you up right now!"
Sheng Qingyan, with a wary face, steps back and says, "Don’t come any closer... I don’t hang out with jinxes."
Watching this scene unfold, Xie Chuanqiong slightly exasperated, says to Lea at his side, "You seems to get along quite well with these classmates."
Lea smiles and responds, "You is becoming livelier now, that’s really good."
Xie Lingzhi disagrees, curling her lips and saying, "Livelier? She’s just gotten thicker-skinned, that’s all."
Previously, Xie Lingzhi couldn’t get along with Ji You because she thought Ji You was too soft, too timid to retaliate when bullied. It frustrated her to the point where she scolded Ji You, and this silly fool became even softer.
But now, she has become cheerful, which is great. It’d be even better if her skin were a little thinner.
The white light flares a few times, then disappears.
Ji You feels like she’s been stabbed in the heart and ridiculed by her friends, making her heart ache even more.
She becomes withdrawn.
During all this, the starry sky suddenly vanishes, silently shifting the store’s interior to a lush green grassland.
In an instant, every down-on-their-luck face tightens.
Lea explains with a smile, "The store’s mascot is about to make an appearance. If the mascot takes a liking to someone, it can promote them directly."
Is that even allowed?
And then, amidst the anticipation of the crowd, an animal with four legs planted firmly on the ground and a long neck bounds out. It has white fur, short ears, and an adorably lethal face...
Ji You glared with disbelief:
"Isn’t this an alpaca?"
The scientific name is ’llama’?
Alpacas exist in this world?
Then, the divine alpaca bounced around, passing by each customer. As it passed by others, it would stick its head out, sniff them over, and seeming uninterested afterward, would turn away without hesitation.
Customer A: "Mengmeng, choose me! Choose me! I’m super sweet!"
Customer B: "Mengmeng, choose me! Choose me! I’m super fragrant!"
Customer C: "Mengmeng, choose me! Choose me! I’m super strong!"
Mengmeng walked and sniffed around, leaving behind a trail of crying faces.
After a while, Mengmeng reached where Ji You and her group were standing. Chu Jiaojiao grinned, giving Mengmeng a sycophantic smile.
Yue Qiguang bent down, trying hard to hide the ferocity in his face, "Mengmeng, it’s Daddy..."
Mengmeng didn’t even give Yue Qiguang a glance.
Lea and Xie Lingzhi crowded over, saying in unison: "Mengmeng, you’re so cute."
Mengmeng completely ignored them.
Zhang Ye jogged to keep up, saying: "Choose me, eh? I can grow grass, I’ll bring you green grass to eat in the future."
Mengmeng stretched out its hind leg and kicked Zhang Ye away.
Mengmeng passed by Lou, Lance, and Xie Chuanqiong without a sideways glance, not even deigning to sniff them. Watching all this, Ji You understood that this alpaca was being selective about whom to sniff.
Those it found uninteresting, it wouldn’t even bother to sniff.
The alpaca approached Ji You, who was a bit nervous. She stared wide-eyed, wondering what to do to catch this alpaca Mengmeng’s attention, when suddenly she saw Mengmeng stop and its black eyes obscured by thick fur fixated on her.
Ji You’s heart leapt to her throat.
I have all the poses you like!"
Ji You’s eyes were wide, but inside she was screaming frantically, hoping...
Then, she saw the alpaca actually turn its head away, suddenly running to sniff Shen Changqing next door.
This stinky alpaca, not cute at all.
A jerk alpaca should be slaughtered for its meat.
As the alpaca’s head gradually got closer to Shen Changqing, Shen Changqing’s calm face couldn’t help but break into a smile, he raised his hand, wanting to stroke the alpaca’s head...
The seemingly docile alpaca took a sharp 180-degree turn just as Shen Changqing’s fingers were about to touch it, and darted towards Ji You.
Ji You was struck by the force of the collision, nearly tumbling to the ground, but luckily she steadied herself.
The alpaca that realized it had caused trouble looked up blankly, gazing at Ji You, "Ow ow..."
Ji You realized this alpaca had a humorous habit of fooling around with people.
Determined not to be toyed with again, Ji You decided to stand her ground.
Ji You kept a straight face, arrogantly said: "Are you picking me? If not, then go! Don’t try acting cute with me!"
Acting cute is despicable.
Ji You was immovable as a mountain.
Seeing that Ji You remained still, the alpaca took small steps closer to Ji You, and like a little dog, it stretched its head over to nuzzle into Ji You’s embrace: "Ow ow..."
The store owner’s loud voice rang out: "Congratulations to this student, you’ve won Mengmeng’s affection and become the only Lucky Goose in the competition!"