Bai Qiaoqian slowly tore small pieces from a bun and ate them, only eating the skin and avoiding the filling entirely, attracting a few curious glances.

"I’m afraid of gaining weight." Seeing everyone staring at her, Bai Qiaoqian said, "The filling is all meat, including fatty meat, which makes it easy to gain weight. Luckily, I didn’t take a sugar bun, which is filled entirely with sugar; I’d die of fatness."

Ma Qin looked a little displeased: "You’re already dead, not in a physical state now, worried about gaining weight? Hurry and eat, if you’re not full and a crisis occurs, what will you do?"

"But even if you’re not in a physical state, you still gain weight, almost the same as when in a physical state; all the sensations are exactly the same. Here, you get full, hungry, and even pain, no difference." Bai Qiaoqian pouted, "Some people just got fat from eating too much, didn’t they?"

They had been monsters for a long time, and when they earned enough points, those memories of being monsters remained. Of course, only the memories about Adventurers remained; the memories of the levels were completely blurred, impossible to remember even a little.

"Finish your food." Shi Lingmeng suddenly said, "Didn’t you hear Uncle Zhicheng talking yesterday? Those who waste food are not welcomed in Food Village. If you don’t want to be kicked out, finish your food. If you don’t like it, you shouldn’t have taken it."

"It’s up to you." Leaving behind these words, Shi Lingmeng didn’t say anything else.

Ah Chen’s group originally wanted to remind her too, a reminder wouldn’t hurt, as a small favor.

However, since Shi Lingmeng was aware, there was no need to say more.

"I really don’t want to eat it." Bai Qiaoqian sighed, glanced around, and her gaze fell on Yan Hui. She walked over to him with small steps, "Brother Yan, could you help me eat the filling? If I had known it was a meat bun instead of a sprout bun, I really wouldn’t have taken it."

"It’s just a little filling, do you really need someone to help you eat it?" Ma Qin interjected, finding the scene quite displeasing.

Bai Qiaoqian looked at Yan Hui pitifully: "Brother Yan, next time I’ll make sure to ask clearly, otherwise, I won’t eat. Please, help me this time."

"Sorry, I’m already full." Yan Hui refused Bai Qiaoqian’s request, looking serious, even stepping back two steps.

Bai Qiaoqian stomped her foot, sighed in distress, and her gaze swept over to the others present.

The bun in her hand was torn into small pieces, not bitten, making it not unsanitary.

Shi Lingmeng ignored her, Ma Qin didn’t get along with her, and considering they didn’t have as much appetite as men, she didn’t intend to ask them for help. Her gaze lingered on Jiang Le and Shen Yunliang.

"I took three, can’t finish them, and want to eat something else later." Jiang Le said.

Shen Yunliang said, "Maybe leave it and eat it later when you’re hungry. As long as you don’t throw it away randomly, it should be fine." Obviously, he didn’t want to add more, nobody wanted to eat something someone else didn’t want.

Bai Qiaoqian held the bun looking pitiful, her gaze turning towards Ah Chen’s group, mainly scanning Bai Xingwen, Huo Jingchen, and Wei Yao, almost giving none to the women in Ah Chen’s group.

"Bai Xingwen, could you help me?" Bai Qiaoqian summoned courage to approach Bai Xingwen, as if it would be a crime if he didn’t agree.

Bai Xingwen smiled kindly but refused firmly: "Sorry, unless not eating means starving to death, I won’t eat someone else’s leftovers."

"Huo Jingchen, could you help me?" Bai Qiaoqian’s eyes turned red, seeming even more pitiful.

"Give it to me." Before Huo Jingchen replied, Wei Yao spoke, indifferent to whether Xi Chen agreed or not, feeling it was just a bun’s filling, something resolved in one bite.

He didn’t understand why others refused, they were part of a team, not considering it, leaving Bai Qiaoqian in an awkward situation. He decided to help, resolving their awkwardness. He originally thought their team wasn’t very harmonious, but now seemed okay.

"Thank you." Bai Qiaoqian’s eyes were filled with tears, evoking sympathy from Wei Yao.

"The bun wasn’t bitten, it was torn by hand. I really didn’t know it was a meat bun, otherwise, I wouldn’t have eaten breakfast."

She raised her head, offering the bun to Wei Yao, looking extremely pitiable, eyes full of gratitude towards him.

Wei Yao felt touched, quickly taking the bun Bai Qiaoqian handed over: "No problem, it’s just a bun, resolved in a bite or two."

"Thank you, you’re really nice." Bai Qiaoqian said sadly, "I know it’s hard to get really close to anyone here, everyone’s guarded and cautious, can’t blame them. I reckon many people dislike my overly sensitive behavior, but that’s just me. Doing unfamiliar things makes me uncomfortable inside."

"After all, I don’t even know if I can get out, living one day at a time."

Wei Yao felt some resonance: "Anyway, don’t give up. There’s no hope without perseverance, but perseverance always leaves a glimmer of hope."

Bai Qiaoqian is beautiful, even more than the beauties Wei Yao encountered while working with Huo Jingchen. He had good education, but average looks, never praised for being handsome. Before Jingchen returned for him, no girl had pursued him.

Once bitterly won girlfriend during school, shortly after graduation, they broke up because she felt there’s no future with him, considering reality, proposed breakup.

After that, his career fell into a dip.

So when he rose again, he no longer cautiously pleases women like before.

With his achievements, beautiful women flocked to him, indifferent to whether they genuinely liked him; he’s not sincere, liking only their beauty.

Now, in this place without status or prestige, even embarrassed by Li Chen, unexpectedly helping someone eat a bun full, received sincere gratitude, something previously erased all depression.

Even if Bai Qiaoqian is overly sensitive, she’s different from those women who flock to him because of money and status.

Not all women in this world love money and status, he firmly believed.

Wei Yao suddenly realized he’s been a little lonely here for these few days; a kind of emotional loneliness, always present but never pondered, distracted by many things and people.

Until now, no regrets entering, Jingchen is his brother. Without Jingchen, he’d never have his later achievements, regardless, this journey was necessary.

Huo Jingchen looked at Wei Yao and Bai Qiaoqian chatting and laughing, furrowing his eyebrows, sensing Bai Qiaoqian is a bit troublesome.

Yet, she wouldn’t harm Wei Yao; nobody helped but Wei Yao acted, her sticking with Wei Yao seemed reasonable.

"So sensitive, how long be alive here?" Wei Wenlan couldn’t help but mumble.

Ah Chen whispered in her ear, audible only to her: "Becoming monsters without losing sanity and even earning enough points to re-challenge, can their psyche be fragile? Lanlan, never underestimate anyone here."

"Those who returned after being monsters don’t have any simple ones."

The simple ones lost themselves as monsters, no longer have chances.

Wei Wenlan’s heart jolted, right! She almost overlooked it, seeing only the surface without noticing the essence.

Here, many probably deceived by Bai Qiaoqian’s fragile and sensitive facade, even Ma Qin who dislikes her most.

Wei Wenlan looked over, indeed saw Ma Qin’s expression of hatred.

"Bro, suddenly realized using ’male allure’ can’t succeed." Xiao Pan said, "Sudden ’handsome guy temptation’ here definitely feels odd!"

Bai Chao:...

Well, he initially wanted to try, doesn’t work?

Ah Chen laughed, her eyes almost bending into crescent moons, not necessarily, you know.