"What is all this?"
Yao An rubbed her forehead.
The AI's first two answers were ambiguous, and the system might not accept them.
Nurturing a baby certainly met the requirements, but gradually adapting to a female body was one thing; asking her to breastfeed a baby was something she absolutely couldn't do.
As for being a maid... it seemed she really could.
Yao An looked at her foxy face reflected in her phone screen and unconsciously imagined herself in a maid outfit with cat ear headbands.
She blushed.
It was too embarrassing; she couldn't even look at herself.
Maybe she should just skip this task; there was no penalty anyway.
"An'an, look at that person. Isn't that Zhou Xiaoyu from your class?"
Yao An looked up, putting the task aside for now.
Following Jiang Jingya's gaze, she indeed saw two familiar figures.
Zhou Xiaoyu, and beside her was... her former best friend, Lu Guan.
She hadn't expected such a coincidence, running into him so soon after her gender change.
It was hard to say if it was fate at play.
Yao An began to recall memories of Lu Guan.
Although they were classmates, she didn't have many impressions of Lu Guan in this timeline.
In scattered memories, he sat in the last row of the classroom, wasn't good at studying, was very abstract, and seemed to love telling dirty jokes.
Yes, it was the Lu Guan she was familiar with.
As for Zhou Xiaoyu, three words: gold digger.
How did these two end up together?
Yao An was a bit confused.
Zhou Xiaoyu didn't seem like someone who would be interested in Lu Guan, as he didn't fit her 'rich and powerful' criteria for a partner.
Neither point fit.
Moreover, Lu Guan only liked 'floating machines' (a slang term for women with large breasts), so he should be completely uninterested in gold diggers.
Zhou Xiaoyu, wearing a camisole and ultra-short shorts, walked ahead, with Lu Guan following behind, carrying large and small bags.
Lu Guan spoke to her in a fawning manner, while Zhou Xiaoyu treated him indifferently, even with a hint of annoyance in her eyes.
Seeing her best friend's humble demeanor, two words unconsciously popped into Yao An's mind: "simp."
No way... Could it be that Brother Guan had changed completely after losing her, his strategist?
"Should we go say hello?"
Yao An shook her head.
"My relationship with Zhou Xiaoyu isn't good."
Both before and after her transmigration.
In her first year of high school, Zhou Xiaoyu had tried to use her as a backup, but after he clearly stated that he was so poor and he only had his looks, she very decisively cleared her favorability.
In fact, Yao An didn't think much of her either, for two reasons: not attractive enough, and incompatible values.
"Oh, then never mind. Let's go browse the trendy toy store. There seems to be a Sanrio collaboration recently, and I want to buy some blind boxes."
Just as they were about to walk away hand in hand, Yao An's peripheral vision caught sight of the two familiar classmates in the distance seemingly having an argument.
Zhou Xiaoyu first forcefully pushed Lu Guan away, then began to curse, using terms like: "idiot," "pauper," and "creepy guy."
Their shouting attracted many passersby to stop and look.
Everyone eagerly started to gossip.
"She's saying such nasty things."
In this timeline, Jiang Jingya had no interaction with Lu Guan; she simply had a natural dislike for people who used foul language.
Especially in front of so many people, the other party clearly had no intention of saving the young man any face.
What a deep grudge.
"An'an, let's go."
She tugged her best friend's hand, and seeing no reaction, Jiang Jingya, with her keen mind, grasped her thoughts.
"You and that guy... are you very close?"
Yao An shook her head, then nodded slightly.
"I don't know if it counts as close."
"Huh? What kind of answer is that?"
Seeing the little fox fall silent again, Jiang Jingya asked uncertainly:
"So, you're going to stand up for him?"
Yao An didn't speak.
She didn't know.
Because she didn't seem to have any standing to stand up for him now.
After all, they were completely "unfamiliar."
But after seeing Zhou Xiaoyu splash half a cup of milk tea on Lu Guan, Yao An still started to walk.
He was never a well-behaved child, but he had poor physical health since childhood and couldn't win a fight against anyone.
In middle and high school, whenever they got into trouble, it was always Lu Guan and Fanchou who bravely charged to the front, acting as the warriors.
Yao An would hide behind them, playing the role of the strategist, offering advice to the team.
Every time they encountered trouble, they were his strong backing. There was no reason for him to be present when they faced difficulties and stand by idly due to his internal struggles.
"You only ride shared bikes when we go shopping, use group deals for milk tea, order set meals for dinner, and you hesitate for twenty minutes just to buy me a 400 yuan outfit."
"Others send me red packets of 520, 1314 on holidays, but you? You send 5.2 yuan. When I'm with someone else in a hotel, that money isn't even enough to buy a contraceptive. You don't even deserve to have any sense of participation."
"And you dare to ask me to be your girlfriend? Don't you have a mirror at home, or at least some pee? I beg you, please take a good pee and look at what kind of ghost you look like, okay?"
Zhou Xiaoyu's mouth was like a machine gun, pointing at Lu Guan's nose and unleashing a barrage of insults.
Her sharp words caused many passersby to snicker.
They looked at Lu Guan as if he were a clown in a circus.
Some also felt that the girl's actions were a bit excessive; if she didn't agree, she didn't agree, but there was no need to humiliate the boy in front of so many people.
However, those with such thoughts were ultimately a very small minority.
"If someone like you can find a girlfriend, I'll say my name backward..."
Before she could utter the word "write," a clear voice, tinged with a hint of laziness, came from not far away.
"Lu Guan, are you still going to waste time here?"
Another expert?
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a tall, foxy woman.
The foxy woman had a cold demeanor, captivating eyes, and impossibly long legs.
Just by standing there, she made most of the women present fade into insignificance.
Of course, that didn't include the cute girl beside her who was pretending to be a mature woman.
"Yao An?"
"Yao... Yao An?"
Zhou Xiaoyu and Lu Guan spoke simultaneously.
However, the former was puzzled, and the latter was surprised.
"What are you doing?"
Zhou Xiaoyu frowned; she hated being interrupted.
Yao An didn't look at her; she walked directly in front of Lu Guan.
Lu Guan was 184 cm tall, and even with her heeled leather shoes, Yao An's height barely reached 176 cm.
But even so, her aura was still strong. Although she had to look up slightly at him, in Lu Guan's perception, it felt as if he was the one who needed to look up.
"Yao..."
Lu Guan looked at her, stunned.
"Come with me. There are more important things waiting for you."
Lu Guan's face was full of question marks.
"You even read 'Dragon Raja'? If I remember correctly, that's a male-oriented novel, isn't it?"
The carefully crafted atmosphere immediately shattered.
A vein popped out on Yao An's forehead.
But with her bangs covering it, no one else could see it.
However, Lu Guan, who was closest, still sensed that she was two parts embarrassed, three parts speechless, and ten parts furious.
"I'll count to three. Come with me."
Yao An commanded.
"3!"
Lu Guan didn't know what this campus belle was up to, but because her tone was unfriendly, he hesitated for two seconds and could only meekly follow behind her.
Seeing his simp inexplicably being led away,
Zhou Xiaoyu was extremely displeased and frowned, scolding:
"Yao An, are you crazy? What does this have to do with you!"
Yao An didn't stop, leading her childhood friend and best friend as she turned and left.
Being ignored from beginning to end, Zhou Xiaoyu felt an inexplicable surge of anger.
"How dare you ignore me? How dare you steal my things? Is it just because you're pretty?!"
She started to shout.
"I thought you were some kind of aloof, pure white lotus, but it turns out you don't even let go of trash like this. You're really a desperate slut who's starved for love!"
The surrounding tourists immediately fell silent. The noisy shopping mall seemed to suddenly become quiet.
Oh-ho, this gossip is juicy.
Yao An finally stopped.
The next moment, a crisp "smack" echoed around them.
Decisive, clean.
The people around were stunned, looking at the figure who was too cool to be described in words.
A woman among women, a female among females!
Damn it, how could there be such a cool woman in the world!
Zhou Xiaoyu had a clear handprint on her face, and her eyes were filled with disbelief.
Maintaining her head-tilted posture for seven or eight seconds, she finally realized she had been slapped hard.
"You... you dared to hit me?!"
Her voice suddenly became shrill, and she raised her hand to scratch the foxy woman's face.
But after meeting the other party's icy gaze, a sudden moment of panic arose, and her raised palm stiffened in mid-air.
"Just try to move!"
Jiang Jingya was like a kitten, baring her teeth in a threatening, defensive posture, as if if the other party dared to move, she would use her signature moves.
Raise her hand forcefully, poke eyes, deep squat jump, pull hair.
After much deliberation, she ultimately didn't dare to slap back.
After all, there were many people on the other side.
And Yao An's gaze always made her feel that if she slapped back, there would be very serious consequences.
She didn't dare to try.
"You idiot, you just wait for me."
Zhou Xiaoyu seemed to curse to save face, then picked up the scattered shopping bags beside her and hurried away.