Chapter 2: The Deal

Chapter 2

One month ago

Luo Manman sat on the windowsill of her attic, on the verge of falling.

Her long hair obscured her expression, her naturally ugly face, no matter how hard she tried could not achieve an ordinary person's mediocre figure.

Just as she was a little tempted to end it all.

[Would you like to get a good skin? In exchange for a different life?] A voice called Pandora sounded in her ear.

Luo Manman was a little surprised. An alien product? Or an illusion? She also felt it was laughable. No matter what it was, how could it help?

Might as well answer this ridiculous question first.

Luo Manman hooked the corner of her mouth and gave an unexpected answer: "Of course.....I don't want to."

[.....Why?] not interested.]

[Are you sure? Your experience tells me you need it.]

[You read my memories.] Luo Manman's face turned completely cold, wanting to end this conversation.

Who the hell do you think you are, such an unequal transaction.

Luo Manman leapt forcefully, but was bounced back by some unknown force.

[Hey! I did read your memories. Anyway, you have no will to live, why not make a deal with me! Haven't you been bored with your life for so many years? Don't you want to have some fun?] The unnamed creature Pandora said in a panic, fearing that this lord would insist on her suicide mission if offended.

If she died, it would be very straightforward. It would be hard for herself to find another trading partner.

[Fun?]

[I can provide you with different skins, brand new identities. Every period of time you can change into a different skin, different skins have different usage times and prices, but you have to complete the tasks I give you - pump everyone around you to their extremes.] The voice was tempting, stirring people's hearts.

[Extremes?]

[If you agree to trade with me, I'll go into more details.] Pandora was keeping something back.

Luo Manman gathered her expression and looked out of the window, her eyes empty and confused, not knowing what she was thinking.

All the gifts bestowed by destiny are secretly marked with a price.

Luo Manman fell silent.

Just as Pandora thought Luo Manman would insist on her suicide plan, Luo Manman suddenly spoke out: "Okay."

There was a smile on Luo Manman's hideously ugly face. It didn't seem to be happiness, more like the relief at the end of the road...

There was nothing left to lose, was there?

Ha....how funny.

Yan Xi’s account was almost blown up by friend requests, and they were all from boys.....over 80.

There were 30 boys max in a class. Even if each had two accounts, that would be 60. It seemed someone had leaked her account.

This face really attractedadmirers like bees to flowers.

Worth 100 extreme points indeed.

"What are you giggling about? Luo Manman." The driver said, looking back from the back seat. He was a well-maintained middle-aged man.

"Panny, am I pretty?" Luo Manman asked the middle-aged man in front of her.

"How could the faces produced by this trading place not be beautiful? Your mobile must have been flooded with requests?" The middle-aged man answered calmly.

Luo Manman smiled charmingly at the middle-aged man, lazily leaning against the backrest.

Possessing the middle-aged man, Pandora spoke solemnly: "Don't forget your task. I've prepared the information of 5 people with extreme points to develop. Have you read it?"

"Tu Qingluan, Zhou Zhou, Qi Yili, Qi Shi, Ji Yao." Luo Manman counted off the 5 names one by one on her fair fingers, looking very innocent.

"I did see Tu Qingluan today. Didn't see Zhou Zhou. His name was on the seating chart though, I heard he took sick leave." Luo Manman said doubtfully, adding: "Can't I earn other people's extremes? I saw many little cuties today."

"You're quite the player. Apart from the task targets, you can earn extremes from others too, just that each one is 100 points, while task targets are 500 each. Don't forget, you only have this skin for 1 year. After a year, if you don't make the extremes, I might have to find another trader." Pandora warned Luo Manman not to play tricks and focus on the important tasks.

Luo Manman neither agreed nor disagreed. Her slender fingers slid across the phone screen.

When her fingers slid across the ID "Tu Qingluan", they paused for a moment, then......she hit agree for all the IDs except "Tu Qingluan".

Then she threw the phone aside and said loudly to Pandora, "I want to browse the skin shop."

"I'm driving now! You can check when we get back."

"Aren't you some kind of AI? How can you not handle something so simple?"

"I'm not a lowly AI powered by data, I'm a higher dimensional....." Pandora stopped abruptly mid sentence.

Higher dimension? Luo Manman lowered her eyes.

"If you're not afraid of damaging the vehicle or loss of life, be my guest and try me!" Pandora tried to change the subject. She was done in by this mad woman acting on a whim!

Try and perish?

"Fine." Luo Manman lost interest and gave up.

The car took several turns and exited the suburbs, stopping in front of a duplex bungalow.

This was the house where Luo Manman had lived for a month. As for where she lived previously?

Luo Manman had burned it down with a fire.