"You want special treatment?" Tong Su looked at Xuan Ting with amusement.
Xuan Ting didn't know what her smile meant, but he felt a little uneasy for no reason, as if he had fallen into a trap she had dug. He couldn't help but feel flustered, so he mustered up his courage and said, "Yes."
“Okay,” Tong Su smiled and pulled out a calculator. “Let’s be business, I won’t rip you off. The Feng family got my civilian version, which ranges in price from 800,000 to 2 million. If you want the military version with 100% capacity, the price will be several times higher than the civilian version… and with a monopoly, the price will be three times higher…”
Xuan Ting: !!!
"What special treatment did our revolutionary camaraderie give us?"
"Oh, I almost forgot, if you want special treatment, then I'll just double the price for you."
Wait, wait!
Special treatment? Is it just a matter of adding more and more fees?
What kind of special treatment is this?!
"An'an, you can't do this..." Xuan Ting looked up at her, feeling a little wronged. "We have a relationship, how can you bully me like this?"
"Relationship? What relationship do we have?"
Xuan Ting was taken aback.
Seeing Tong Su's expression, he realized she wasn't joking. A sudden urge struck him: "Our relationship...we are—"
But--
But what is it?
What is their relationship?
Ordinary friends? No, that's not appropriate.
Benefactor and rescued? No, that's too distant.
A fellow sufferer in misfortune? No, he was the only one in distress; it was for him that she embarked on this arduous journey.
That is...
The person you like?
Yes! She's the person he likes, the person who makes him happy just seeing her, the person he wants to be close to—that's how close they are!
Xuan Ting felt a surge of sweetness in his heart and was about to speak when he looked up and saw Tong Suqing's clear and bright eyes and her indifferent face. No matter what he did, he couldn't utter those words.
But he was the one who always liked her, and did she like him too?
For the first time, Xuan Ting knew what nervousness and guilt meant.
She never seemed to show any affection for him. From beginning to end, she only treated him as an ordinary friend. She only agreed to help him because he pressured and threatened her, and he was so mean to her...
She smiles so easily at everyone and is so kind to everyone. What makes her so special compared to others?
"I—I want to be with you—I like—"
He opened his mouth to speak, but hesitated and dared not utter the next word.
Xuan Ting felt very apprehensive.
He had always thought that he was just being delusional. They could still get along peacefully now, but if she didn't have any feelings for him and coldly rejected him, wouldn't they be unable to even be friends?
He liked her so much that he could give her his heart, and if he confessed his feelings and she coldly rejected him, he felt he would be devastated.
And even if he told her how he felt, how could she possibly agree to be with him?
Yes, he has a good background, he has a high status, he is the crown prince who commands the expeditionary force, but now—
He was merely a spirit without a physical body.
When she asked for payment, he was so poor that he couldn't afford a single penny. All talk of wealth, status, and glory was for after they successfully returned to the Imperial Star System!
Now, he's just a gigolo who lives off her, a burden. What makes him worthy of her respect?
He wasn't even as good as Steward Li Wen; at least they could push a food cart and deliver food to her.
But what is he anyway?!
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