Wish to Get Rich But Wear a Scumbag A - Chapter 7

Yan He sometimes wished she could just kneel down and beg herself to have some common sense. But when she actually knelt, she realized she couldn’t even see the female lead’s eyes.

Qi Xingwan stared at the Alpha who had inexplicably knelt before her, disgust flickering in her eyes.

“Apologies and kneeling?” she scoffed softly. “Miss Yan, if you want something, just say it directly. I don’t believe in these sudden ‘repentance’ theatrics.”

Yan He didn’t understand why she had suddenly knelt either. It was probably her brain’s emergency measure to salvage the situation after her mouth, that pig-headed teammate, had spoken out of turn.

“I want to sleep with you.”

“Just sleep! Literally!”

“If you’re worried, you can tie me up!”

Aside from final exams, she had never begged anyone so desperately.

If she had any experience asking for favors, she wouldn’t have blurted out such ridiculous things.

Listen to this awful conversation!

The surprise in Qi Xingwan’s eyes nearly overflowed.

She had assumed Yan He had obtained another new drug and come here to humiliate herself. But judging by her expression, she really just wanted to sleep.

Is she out of her mind?

Qi Xingwan decided to test her one more time.

“Come in,” Qi Xingwan said, letting her in and immediately rummaging through her drawers.

Yan He stood awkwardly by the bed, fidgeting. “W-what are you looking for?”

No way… is she really going to tie me up?!

Please, you’re the female lead! How can you do something like this?!

“A sturdy rope,” Qi Xingwan said, pulling a bundle of rescue rope from the emergency kit.

White, new, and ready to use once the hooks were removed.

Qi Xingwan walked to the bedside, looked at Yan He, and said, “Sorry, I only know how to tie a square knot.”

Yan He, now too afraid to back out, reluctantly extended her wrist for Qi Xingwan to bind.

Qi Xingwan raised an eyebrow, her fingertips gliding along Yan He’s sleeve before tucking the rope under her wrist and deftly rolling up the sleeve.

“Hey, hey, hey! You, you’re tying it directly against my skin? Am I being treated like a pig being trussed up?”

Qi Xingwan’s lips curved into a faint smile as she stared at Yan He, her expression unreadable. “Are you planning to sleep in your clothes tonight?”

“What else would I do? I’ve already showered,” Yan He retorted, pulling down her sleeve to protect her wrist.

If this rope stays against my skin all night, it’ll be red in the morning!

Qi Xingwan’s smile slowly faded. After wrapping the rope around Yan He’s wrist several times, she suddenly yanked it tight, as if trying to sever the limb.

Yan He gasped sharply. “Ouch, ouch, ouch! Loosen it!”

Qi Xingwan did loosen the rope slightly, secured it with a square knot, and pressed Yan He back onto the bed.

Yan He let out a small sound, her toes fidgeting nervously. “Do you need to tie my legs too? I’m not trying to back out, I just… I need to use the bathroom tonight!”

Yan He rattled off a string of excuses, but Qi Xingwan ignored them all.

By the time Qi Xingwan had tidied up the excess rope, Yan He was already lying comfortably under the covers, staring blankly ahead. She even had the audacity to ask Qi Xingwan to find a stand for her phone.

The room was eerily quiet, the rustling of fabric against the sheets the only sound.

Yan He returned from the bathroom, yawning as she plugged in her phone. “It’s half past eleven. Aren’t you going to sleep?”

Qi Xingwan blinked her dry eyes, shifting her gaze from the tablet to Yan He’s face, as if trying to discern every pore.

Yan He tilted her head in confusion. Could this be a female lead who likes to stay up late?

Not that it’s a problem, but I’m too mentally exhausted to stay up tonight.

She turned off the room light and her bedside lamp, yawning repeatedly. “I’m going to sleep now. Good night.”

No good night in return, as expected.

Immediately afterward, the light on the other side of the room went out as well.

In the pitch-black bedroom, Qi Xingwan took a soft breath, her voice trembling slightly—not from fear, but from something else.

“She likes to sleep naked.”

These five words struck Yan He like a bolt from the blue, leaving her both scorched and tender as she sat up straight in bed.

“You want me to tie you up while I’m naked?!”

“I never would have guessed, Qi Xingwan. So this is your thing?”

“Tsk tsk tsk, keep dreaming! That’ll cost extra!”

For the first time, Yan He was grateful for her mouth’s tendency to act independently. Even if she had a year to think, she couldn’t have come up with a worse response.

Qi Xingwan, completely unprepared for such a reply, was momentarily flustered.

To be fair, that was a perfectly reasonable explanation. Could it be that I was just overthinking things?

“But… didn’t you say you couldn’t sleep comfortably in clothes?”

“It’s safer to wear clothes when we’re sleeping together,” Yan He snapped, her voice strained with forced nonchalance.

Wait, was the Original Host insane?

If you hate sleeping in pajamas, why did you buy so many?!

Are you just playing around?!

A rustling sound came from behind her, and Yan He felt Qi Xingwan shift away slightly. She laughed bitterly, gritting her teeth. “Relax, I’m not interested! We’re just roommates!”

The moment the words left her lips, the rustling stopped abruptly.

Yan He pulled the blanket tighter around herself, suddenly feeling the air around her grow several degrees colder.

Qi Xingwan gazed out at the hazy night through the gauze curtains, a self-deprecating expression on her face.

How utterly foolish of me. I forgot that old saying: “Rivers may change their course, but a person’s nature remains the same.” Even if Yan He’s lost her mind, she’s still a hypocritical Alpha.

Qi Xingwan’s Favorability -50

Yan He, half-asleep, blinked in confusion. “???”

Fine, fine! You’ve poked the bear!

If I can’t mess with the female lead, I’ll mess with the System!

Xiao Qi! Xiao Qi! Get out here! Why didn’t you give me an off-screen warning this time?!

007: Get real. I’m an outstanding employee of the Adjustment Department, not a pervert. How am I supposed to know what’s not written in the book?

Yan He brushed that aside for now.  Why does my mission still show as incomplete?!

007: You two need to actually sleep! You’re both staring wide-eyed like you’re trying to outlast each other!