Chapter 3: The Theatre

Chapter 3

502 said, "Host, if you need the currency of this world, you can directly exchange it with points. One point is worth 100 yuan."

"Ah..."

Qin Zhao looked at her point balance, 450,000, not much or little. But this stuff loses points when exchanged, and points can be used to exchange for money, but money can't buy points, an unfair transaction.

"No need, I can rely on myself."

Not wanting to be treated as a useless system, 502 gave advice based on the plot of the book, "Host, you can go to bars and sing for money. There are many rich women there, just meet one, and you can avoid struggling for ten years!"

Qin Zhao: "..."

"Shut up, why don't you go sell yourself."

The system didn't speak again, silently curling up into a ball.

Qin Zhao stood outside the community for a while before walking in. The faint urine stench drifting in the corridor made her speechless.

No matter how broken this place is, there should at least be toilets instead of people relieving themselves everywhere. Why haven't those struck by lightning yet?!

Holding her breath and quickening her pace, Qin Zhao finally took a shallow breath when she reached the door of the rented room. She went inside the room.

The first thing Qin Zhao did was turn on the computer to search for information about this book world.

Although she knew the direction of the plot and main storyline, she knew very little about the details. Learning more would help plan future actions.

After searching, she discovered that the female lead was actually a celebrity in the business world, mainly because she was the heir to the Nan Group. The media was very concerned about who her other half would be.

Of course, this kind of concern was malicious.

The female lead was a spoiled rich girl who spent money like water and had not shown any business talent yet. If a man could marry her, it would be like getting the Nan Group.

In slang terms, it was eating a widow.

Smart people understood this logic, so there was never a lack of fawning men around Nan Yue.

Qin Zhao curled her lips. She thought, these men don't stand a chance anymore, the position by Nan Yue's side belongs to her.

Through media reports, Qin Zhao got to know a little about Nan Yue's hobbies.

Such as liking stage plays and being a VIP guest at Yuncheng Grand Theater. She was also enthusiastic about collecting antiques and rare gems, all hobbies of wealthy families.

Qin Zhao checked the bank balance of the original owner, 65,530.60 yuan.

The original owner was a hardworking woman who had over 60,000 yuan in savings just after graduation. It was very good, but far less than what Qin Zhao needed now.

In real life, Qin Zhao was engaged in the art industry and was a top student at the Academy of Fine Arts.

She was good at painting and sculpture. She also learned some skills while completing quick transmigration tasks, and could make money if given suitable jobs.

But in order to follow the storyline, she had to stay at the male lead's company for the time being and could only do part-time work in her spare time.

She had to think carefully about making money.

After sitting in front of the computer for some time, Qin Zhao felt discomfort in her lower back. She got up to stretch her body, then went to the bathroom to wash up and lay in bed.

Before falling asleep, she finally figured out what to do.

She had a dreamless night.

Arriving at the company on time, as soon as she entered, she noticed meaningful looks in everyone's eyes when they saw her.

A smile appeared at the corner of Qin Zhao's mouth. If everything went as she expected, she would meet the female lead soon.

She had just sat down at her desk when Zhou Ying came out of the president's office and walked straight towards Qin Zhao.

Zhou Ying was Ye Chenxi's secretary. She was quite pretty. Before Qin Zhao appeared, she was favored the most by Ye Chenxi, so she disliked Qin Zhao a lot.

"Qin Zhao, the president wants to see you." Zhou Ying said.

Qin Zhao nodded, "Got it."

In the next few days, Ye Chenxi restrained himself a little, but would ask Qin Zhao out on dates whenever there was a chance, only to be rejected every time.

Qin Zhao wondered why Nan Yue still hadn't come to make trouble for her when Ye Chenxi was acting like this.

"502, help me see what Nan Yue is doing?" Qin Zhao finally remembered she had a system.

502 checked Nan Yue's movements and replied, "The female lead has been watching plays at the theater these past two days. A classic stage play is being performed at Yuncheng Grand Theater."

"Mm."

Qin Zhao took out her phone to check the theater's news.

The play the female lead was watching was called "The Metamorphosis of a Strange Doctor". Qin Zhao happened to have seen it before. The protagonist was a doctor with dual personalities.

By day he was kind as an angel, healing and saving people. By night he turned into a demon, using murder to release his dark side.

This drama had dazzling scenes and heart-wrenching plotlines, no wonder it made the heroine watch it over and over again.

Since the heroine didn't come looking for her, she'd just have to go find the heroine instead.

After asking the system which seat the heroine had bought tickets for tonight, Qin Zhao immediately booked a neighboring seat.

Fortunately, the most expensive tickets at the theater were only 4,000 yuan. Although not cheap, she could barely afford it.

Nan Yue was at home checking the messages sent by the insider she had planted in Qiyue Game.

The sentence "Rumors are circulating in the company about ambiguous relations between President Ye and his assistant Qin Zhao" was extremely jarring.

Nan Yue threw her phone aside in irritation and continued selecting the outfit to wear to the theater tonight.

Clearly, compared to going to teach that vixen Qin Zhao a lesson, she'd rather go see the play.

Without Ye Chenxi's company, Nan Yue didn't want too high a profile.

In case someone saw her lonely and pathetic look, she dressed like she was going to work undercover.

A face mask, baseball cap, and dark casualwear - dressed like this, you couldn't even tell her gender without looking closely.

Nan Yue turned in front of the mirror and, finding no issues, headed out.

15 minutes before the start of "Miracle Doctor's Transformation", the theater was already filled with spectators. Qin Zhao had also arrived early and sat in her seat, looking at the empty seat beside her left, feeling somewhat disappointed.

If Miss Nan didn't come, her 4,000 yuan would have been wasted.

With 10 minutes left before the start, the lights had already dimmed in preparation for the opening. Only then did Nan Yue leisurely stroll in.

She sat down looking out of breath, as if she had rushed here all the way.

She had run into rush hour traffic and got stuck about 1 km from the theater, forcing her to get out and walk the rest of the way. That's why she was late.

When getting out of the car in a hurry, she had forgotten to bring her bag. Now her forehead was beaded with fine sweat, and she couldn't even find a tissue.

She furrowed her brows, wondering if she should borrow someone's phone and call her driver to bring her bag over. Just then, a hand stretched out in front of her, holding a pack of tissues.

The lighting was too dim for Nan Yue to see the face of the person beside her. She took the tissues and politely thanked them.

Then a somewhat familiar voice sounded next to her ear, "You're welcome."

A trace of unease flashed through Nan Yue's mind, along with Qin Zhao's face.

But she quickly dismissed her guess. Soon after Qin Zhao had appeared by Ye Chenxi's side, Nan Yue had sent people to investigate her background.

She didn't know much, but she could be certain that Qin Zhao did not come from a wealthy family.

Otherwise she wouldn't have spent all her spare time in college doing part-time jobs.

So Nan Yue did not believe that Qin Zhao would buy VIP tickets to watch a play.

In fact, Qin Zhao probably didn't even know what a stage play was. After all, even normal tickets for stage plays were not cheap.

Just then, the curtain opened, and the stage lights shone onto the VIP area. Nan Yue saw Qin Zhao's face...