8: I wanted to be a salted fish

The private car was moving fast, and with the school not too far away, Song Yu and her brother soon arrived near the school. However, while waiting at the intersection for the red light to turn green, the driver found a corner to park the car.

Song Qi, carrying his backpack, opened the door and walked out without looking back.

Song Yu instinctively lifted her foot to follow.

But with a turn of her memory, she remembered that she and Song Qi had agreed not to get off at the same place before the start of the new semester.

Although neither side deliberately indicated they were not siblings at school, it did reveal a few hints.

"It seems that if I want to openly say to my cheap brother in the future, 'Work hard, rely on you in the future,' I'll have to put in more effort." Song Yu blinked her eyes, looking at the chic figure of the white hedgehog head walking away, silently lamenting that her task was still a long way off.

 

*****

 

The car door was closed, and the car continued to move forward with a rumbling sound.

As the vehicle traversed through the crowd, Song Yu saw numerous students carrying backpacks, their heads forming a dense mass.

Among these students, some got off public buses, some got off private cars, and a small number were brought by Beasts. Whenever a Beast carried someone to the school gate, it would attract many onlookers.

However, the most eye-catching were the group of high school seniors' parents gathered around the school gate, talking nervously with their children. There were also several soldiers in camouflage uniforms, standing tall and chatting lowly. They even had buns in their mouths. However, no one dared to underestimate them!

Because these soldiers were professional Tamers from the Sixth Military Region of Jiangnan Province!

They were also part of the team that escorted the Beast cubs and set up the contract venue overnight.

Many students and parents even cast envious glances at them.

Unlike the college entrance examination, the matter of the Initial Beast contract has no issues of cheating or not cheating.

Whether all high school seniors can form a contract with a Beast and what kind of contract they can form depends solely on talent, luck, and whether they have enough financial resources.

The first two are not discussed here; the latter, although somewhat unfair...

Raising a Beast itself is an extremely energy- and money-consuming task.

Without sufficient funds, unless talent and luck are outstanding, high-quality Beasts are just a waste of societal resources following someone else.

So, on the day of the Initial Beast distribution every year, the school not only does not close off exam venues.

They even welcome first and second-year students to observe and learn the "hooking" skills of senior students after class!

However, to maintain order, parents still have to wait outside the school gate as usual.

Nervousness, anticipation, uneasiness, excitement—almost visible in physical form, filling every street at the school gate.

Affected by this, Song Yu sighed while opening the door and getting out of the car. "It's a good thing I didn't plan to become a Tamer. Just in Jianghuai City No. 1 High School, there must be at least five thousand high school seniors."

Walking at the school gate, Song Yu could even see several parents stuffing spiritual plants and spiritual minerals into their children.

"The first step in becoming a Tamer is to burn at least ten million..."

Song Yu blinked her eyes and couldn't help sighing to herself. "The Song family is just an ordinary second-tier wealthy family in a third-tier city. I don't know what the situation is like in those second-tier cities, first-tier cities, and super-first-tier cities..."

If Grandpa Song and Mr. and Mrs. Song had directly exchanged the spiritual fruits and spiritual minerals they gave her for money, it would be enough for her to lie down at home for a lifetime...

"Indeed, being an ordinary person is still better."

Song Yu rubbed her chin and thought, "If I become a Tamer in the future, the Song family can't give me so much money every time, right? Won't all the pressure be on me?"

The seventh-stage Grandmaster Jiang mentioned in the Jiangnan Weekly today owed a staggering 22 billion.

Song Yu shivered and shook her shoulders; so much money, even if she sold herself, she wouldn't be able to pay it back.

"Fortunately, in these days, although I've been lying in bed watching videos and movies every day, I've also thought about what major to study in college..."

As someone who doesn't want to become a Tamer, just wants to laze around, there's nothing more suitable for her than a performance major!

In these two days, she even figured out the reasons...

—Grandpa, I'm sorry; it's because I'm not good enough that I can't become a professional Tamer.

—Grandpa, I've thought for three days and three nights. Since I can't become a professional Tamer in real life, I want to fulfill my dream in movies and TV shows.

As for whether to engage in the performing arts industry after college, Song Yu thinks it's too early to think about it now. This complicated matter can be discussed after graduating from college in five years, right?

"Actually, being a blogger, eating and drinking every day, recording these and posting them online, is not bad."

"I don't need to make a lot of money; just find an editor and cameraman, and it's good enough." Song Yu pondered as she walked forward, and upon careful consideration, she thought this profession was also suitable for her.

The corners of Song Yu's mouth involuntarily lifted up. While thinking about the problem, she didn't pay much attention to the road.

As a result, she didn't know what happened, but suddenly, when turning a corner, a person appeared abruptly and collided with her!

Song Yu stumbled and almost fell forward!

Fortunately, this body had good balance. In her past life, she even learned some dance for the sake of shooting a TV show.

After stumbling forward a few steps, Song Yu managed to stop herself!

Just because of inertia, Song Yu instinctively grabbed the person's arm and staggered forward two steps with him.

The boy's body temperature was a bit hot, his arm covered with a thin layer of muscle. When Song Yu grabbed his arm, she could even feel the strong pulsation of his blood vessels through the skin and the explosive force under that thin layer of muscle.

"Sorry, sorry, really sorry!" Song Yu felt a bit embarrassed. After stabilizing herself, she quickly let go of his arm and apologized to him.

It was really her being distracted while walking, not paying attention to the surroundings, and not expecting someone to suddenly appear at the turn.

However, hearing her apology, the person opposite seemed to be unable to react for a while, not saying a word for a long time.

Song Yu's eyelids jumped, tentatively looking up...

The boy, carrying a backpack and wearing the simplest white school uniform, stood tall and seemed exceptionally tall. His features were rugged, his eyes stern, and his pitch-black eyes were like the finest black gemstones, especially the almost translucent porcelain-white skin that appeared even more stern and restrained in the sunlight.

Staring at her without saying a word, only a hint of confusion flashed in his cold and restrained eyes, and his brows slightly furrowed.

Song Yu's heart skipped a beat, thinking it's bad.

Could this person be an enemy of the original owner?

Song Yu instinctively activated her brain's memory, trying to recall.

Different from transmigrators who accept all memories at once and can comprehend them immediately, she, although having received the original owner's memories, didn't know whether the original owner couldn't remember unimportant things or if the original host's memories were too numerous. Her brain automatically entered a protective mode, and many things and people needed a moment to be able to react to them after seeing them.

The handsome boy in front of her seemed somewhat familiar, but she couldn't immediately remember.

Time seemed to have passed for a long time, but in reality, it was less than three seconds.

Suddenly...

A cheerful male voice from the side interrupted Song Yu's thoughts.

"Yuhan! Bai Yuhan! Why are you stupidly standing there?! Hurry, hurry, hurry! Let's go upstairs quickly! The Initial Beast contract is about to begin! I'm so nervous!" The tall boy behind her, wearing a black T-shirt, with a buzz cut, took two steps forward, hugged Bai Yu Han's neck, and directly dragged him forward.

Bai Yuhan? 

Bai Yuhan???

Song Yu was stunned, her eyes widening suddenly, feeling like thunder had struck on a clear day!

The guy she had just collided with turned out to be the male protagonist of this world?! Bai Yuhan?!

It's over! She's doomed! No wonder the way he looked at her was so strange.

Can it be any other way?

A month ago, she arrogantly came with her boyfriend to break off the engagement, and he didn't even react. Instead, she needs to apologize to him.

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