"The empty streets make me want to find someone to confide in..."

When her phone rang, Lin Xue had already finished receiving the plot and was sitting in her rented room in a daze.

This is a very ordinary 2-bedroom, 1-living room rental apartment. The environment is very basic, and there is not much furniture.

A dining table, and some pots and pans in the kitchen—these are all traces of daily life.

Two bedrooms.

The door to one of the bedrooms was open, and the contents had been packed away, making it look somewhat empty.

" Hello?"

Lin Xue answered the phone, but the number was not saved in her contacts, so she didn't know who was calling.

Is that Xiaoxue?

"This is Dean Yan! You haven't called back in a long time, so I was a little worried and called to ask how you're doing over there?"

Dean Yan is the director of the orphanage where Lin Xue lives. She is a very kind director.

"Director, why did you change your phone number?"

Lin Xue recognized the other person's voice, so she softened her tone as well.

"My old phone accidentally fell into the water, and both the SIM card and the phone were damaged, so I went to get a replacement!"

Lin Xue knew the phone the director mentioned; her mother, the director, had been using it since she was very young, and it was still in use when she left the orphanage.

That phone was so choppy that it would lag when making calls, and sometimes it wouldn't even charge, but the headmistress never wanted to throw it away.

I don't know how I fell into the water this time; I guess it was one of the girls from an orphanage who did it.

"Dean, this phone is much better than the previous one. Before, when I tried to call you, the call was always choppy and I couldn't hear you clearly!"

"I'm doing okay here, but I couldn't finish my previous job because someone was causing trouble for me. I'm thinking of finding another job now!"

"But don't worry, my rental agreement still has a long way to go, and I have plenty of food and drinks, so I won't have any problems with living here for now!"

Lin Xue did not choose to hide it, but told the dean her recent situation in detail.

Since that scoundrel left, the original owner of this body has actually not been living a good life.

I was fired from my previous job for no apparent reason.

She didn't have much money in her account at all. The money she had earned before was not only used to support the two of them, but also to buy all sorts of clothes and supplies for that bastard.

She hadn't sent money to the orphanage in a long time.

"I'm glad you're okay. If you really can't make it out there, remember to come back."

"We have many kind people here who often visit the children. We can ask them for help in finding a job!"

They are all children I've watched grow up; the dean can tell whether they're lying or not just by listening.

Although the director knew the child wasn't doing well, he wasn't really at his wit's end, so he wasn't too worried.

What she fears most is the kind of person who only reports good news and not bad news, who is clearly having a terrible time but stubbornly refuses to say anything.

Those kinds of children worry her the most.

"Director, I've already decided on the job I want to do, so I won't go back for now. But if I ever really can't make it there, I'll definitely go back and bother you!"

"Once I'm done with this busy period, I'll go back to visit you and the children!"

After chatting with Dean Yan for a while, Lin Xue hung up the phone.

Looking at the empty house, this was where the original owner and that scoundrel had lived for several years.

Lin Xue didn't plan to stay here indefinitely, but even if she were to move, she needed to make money first.

Looking at the clothes in the wardrobe, they all seemed to have a simple and unpretentious feel to them.

Lin Xue didn't want to wear such clothes; as the saying goes, clothes make the man and a saddle makes the horse.

If you don't dress up nicely, it's not easy to find a decent job.

Wearing the original owner's clothes, one can only find manual labor jobs.

Just like the original owner did before, she worked in a restaurant doing cleaning or dishwashing jobs—dirty and tiring work.

Lin Xue searched through her spatial storage and found a casual outfit that wasn't too conspicuous to wear.

Then she slung her small bag over her shoulder and went out the door.

"Host, it's been a long time since I've been to the modern world. Can I go shopping at the mall?"

Although 629 is a system, it is also a complete foodie.

The food it had stockpiled in the modern world had been almost completely consumed, so now that it had returned to the modern world, it wanted to buy some more in bulk.

As a law-abiding and good baby, it certainly can't steal things, since it's not short of money anyway.

"Go ahead, go ahead!"

"If you see anything delicious, remember to bring me some too!"

After dismissing her own system, Lin Xue headed towards one of the upscale restaurants.

The original owner was, after all, a college graduate. If it weren't for her lack of fashion sense and her orphanage background, she wouldn't have gotten along with the other students at school.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have lost contact with any of her classmates after graduation, which led her to make Gu Sheng her everything after meeting him.

Just as I was about to enter the restaurant, I was bumped by a little girl who rushed out from the roadside.

"I'm so sorry, sister!"

"I was playing hide-and-seek with my friends, that's why I didn't see the road behind me!"

When the little girl realized she had bumped into someone, she quickly bowed and apologized.

"It's okay, it's okay, don't worry about it, it's good that you're not hurt!"

As a cultivator, Lin Xue possesses an extremely powerful physique.

How could someone get hurt just from being bumped by a little kid?

And the girl apologized, so it doesn't seem like it was intentional.

"Big sister, you are such a kind person. This red rose is for you."

Seeing that Lin Xue didn't seem to mind, the little girl smiled and thanked her, then handed her a red rose she was holding.

Then he ran away without looking back.

She won this rose in a competition with her friends!

She just needs to find a place to hide quickly, otherwise she'll lose this round.

Lin Xue glanced at the rose in her hand; it was actually fresh, as if it had just been picked from somewhere.

She didn't mind; it was a kind gesture from the young girl, and Lin Xue naturally wouldn't just throw it away.

So he walked into the restaurant holding that rose.

There weren't many customers in the restaurant, and a few waiters were moving back and forth between the tables.

Lin Xue looked around, found a seat by the window, and casually placed the roses on the table.

"What would you like to drink, miss?"

When the waiter saw a customer arrive, he immediately came to greet him.

"Give me a cappuccino and a plate of your signature desserts!"

Lin Xue glanced at the menu, made a couple of random clicks, and then sat by the window, pondering her future life.

She wasn't used to doing low-level jobs; after all, she was used to being a boss, and who would want to be a subordinate?

She had no connections to find a good job, and the higher the salary, the more it tested one's patience.

The thought of a life of getting up early and going to bed late made Lin Xue feel quite resistant.