Chapter 6 - Brainstorming

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  The apartment was a 3BHK located in an run down neighbourhood with some distance to the City Centre. With one room occupied by the parents-in-w, one room taken up by Linda and her daughter, and the st room kept as a study. The hall was used to entertain guests or to be used as a dining area.

  Dressed in a nightgown, Linda entered her bedroom, finding her daughter sleeping cutely on the right side of the bed. A smile came upon Linda's face as she observed the little angel closely for a while before lovingly patting her hair and adjusting the bnket over her body.

  According to the mother-in-w, her daughter Diane had a kindergarten css tomorrow and needed to attend it. Especially after having taken nearly two weeks off. The sudden loss of her father and the subsequent accident suffered by her Mother disturbed the normal lifestyle of the small family, to which Linda now wished to restore normalcy.

  Rory, the te husband, had been his parents' only child, and his loss had a huge impact on them, both financially and emotionally.

  Linda sat on her bed, recalling the prior system notifications, realising that to make money off it, she needed to win over a beauty. And not just any beauty, but a system designated beauty.

  However, the problem was that the system hadn't yet specified how to find or detect the target beauty. Having no hints or clues, Linda was mostly on her own to accomplish the search.

  'I'd better try scouting the pces flocked by young women first, like the nightclubs or Bars. The city's nightscene must be vibrant, full of potential targets. With a higher chance of encountering beauties open to discussing the meaning of life with.'

  'However, I don't think that many of them would come flocking to me, especially because it's somewhat rarer to find a same sex lover. But, even bisexual women might be a target, right? Although I won't be willing to get involved in some crazy mff threesome, why would I not agree to a one-on-one with a sexy dy?'

  'To speak from my own perspective, my new body looks rather nice. The bance of the specs is good, not too slim, not too busty. And the most attractive feature of mine happens to be... the face itself. Not being a narcissist, but this face looks really charming, just like that of an enchantress. Getting id shouldn't be a problem.'

  'Anyways, it would surely be much easier than trying to hit on beauties as my past male self. Hehehe... I feel some mischievous excitement in showing my 'surprise' to the one who agrees to spend the night with me.'

  Linda decided her next steps of action before she y down to rest and called it a day, cuddling her daughter as sleep overwhelmed her quickly.

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  Linda woke up the next morning, feeling all rexed and lightheaded. As she turned her gaze next to her, however, she couldn't find her daughter at all. Dazed and confused, Linda looked around the room, but couldn't find her little treasure anywhere.

  The bedsheet was still a bit warm, retaining her daughter's body heat from before, so Linda didn't doubt it was just a dream.

  As Linda came across the full-length mirror, she saw a charming dy dressed in a nightgown, making her lower body excited. Staring at her raging morning wood, Linda felt somewhat ashamed at getting erect at her own reflection. Still, she was more worried about her daughter, so Linda changed into a casual dress and walked out towards the hall area, finding her father-in-w having his breakfast while sipping hot coffee.

  "F-Father-in-w... Diane, where is she..?"

  Her father-in-w, Mark, looked over to Linda and smiled as he replied,

  "Oh? Diane, huh? Olivia got up early and helped Diane get ready for her kindergarten csses. They left not too long ago. Linda, we know that you must have been exhausted, especially... after everything that happened recently. No need for worries, though, your mother-in-w and I don't have much to be busy with during the day, so you can leave little Diane with us at ease. We old people, don't have much left other than you and our granddaughter, so we wish to cherish you both as much as we can."

  "Ah, right. How forgetful of me. Would you like to have some breakfast? I can serve it for you in a bit."

  Linda waved her hands in refusal as she spoke,

  "No, no, it's fine really. Thank you for asking, Father-in-Law. Maybe I should rest in my room for a while longer."

  Mark nodded in agreement as he spoke,

  "Sure, you go ahead. I will be going to the neighbourhood for a meeting, so I might be absent for a while. Lock up if you leave for somewhere, alright?"

  "Yes."

  Linda felt somewhat guilty upon seeing her father-in-w's smile. internally feeling remorseful for having troubled the old couple so much early in the morning.

  'No, I can't let this go on. I must act responsibly for my new life. My dear ones should live in ease and happiness. Troubling my parents-in-w hadn't been in my pns at all.'

  After returning to her room and taking a cold shower, Linda sat down to contempte the system task and her strategy for the day.

  'What other pces may be worth a shot trying to find a beauty at? College girls might have been nice, but I am not currently enrolled in any studies. Rather, my choices may be limited by the funds at hand. My present family cks the funds to try anything special. So, elite clubs and stuff are out too.'

  'Something not very costly, hmm... maybe some popur coffee shops or some local dance clubs? And shopping malls too, right? But what about the library? That won't cost much at all. Okay, I must try to interact with the dies at one of those pces to see if the system reacts to someone there. That's what I would be doing for now, I guess.'

  Having a proper pn in her mind, Linda set out of the house, leaving a memo behind for her in-ws to see if they return. Not wanting to come back home without success, Linda was prepared to be out the whole day.

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