Chapter 36

Chapter 36: Departure

A new week, a new day, and a fresh start.

Yuan Xiaoling woke up from her dream and didn’t see Bai Ling’s figure around.

Her mobile phone received an email. Inside, there was 4538 yuan for living expenses and also a letter from home.

[Dear Xiaoling, greetings upon reading this, how was your May Day holiday? Even though the vacation is over now, I wish you every day to be as joyful as the long May Day holiday.

Dad’s May Day wasn’t so great. When I came back home, I didn’t bring any gifts, and the elders were already not pleased with me. Coincidentally, your second uncle’s child awakened their spiritual power, and since they reached the initial Second-tier level, they were invited to dine at the adults’ table. With them coming, there wasn’t enough room at the adult table, so I had to sit with the kids.

All those growing children ate like tigers; Dad couldn’t compete with them and ended up not eating enough.

However, it wasn’t all bad that day. Your uncle secretly slipped me a red envelope with two thousand yuan inside, telling me to treat myself to a good meal.

So I went out and ate some roast duck. After eating just a little more than half, it tasted bland, but I didn’t dare to take it home because Mom would definitely scold me.

The leftover money, along with your living expenses, has been sent to you. Don’t tell your mom.

Love, your dad.]

“Wow, this.”

It was Yuan Xiaoling’s first time communicating with her parents in this world, and she was greatly shocked.

So this was what her father was like in this life.

Regardless of anything else, the senior members of her family were really too cruel. Yuan Xiaoling grabbed her mobile phone, ready to reply—

At the same time, far away in another province in Chunhai City, a middle-aged man anxiously stared at his phone.

Having no status in the family or at home, he could only vent his grievances to his adorable daughter.

But would she reply? She never did before. She probably thought Dad was stupid, sigh.

Right at that moment, the phone buzzed, and there were only eight short words on the screen—

[Tolerate temporarily, avoid the sharp edge]

For the first time waiting for a reply from his adorable daughter, the man was moved to tears.

…

Yuan Xiaoling originally wanted to write “Second-tier Initial-level troublemaker, wait till I have time to go back and make him cry,” but after thinking about it, when she would have the time was uncertain, so she changed the wording.

And besides, she herself had worries.

“Ah,” sighed Blonde-haired Maiden, “what should I do?”

Today, besides receiving the letter from home, she also got a notification from the System—

[Ding dong, a new week has arrived. Please keep going strong, host. Below is the Weekly Task:

As the heroine survives her tough first weekend, life seems to be getting better. But as the antagonist, how can you let her rise smoothly?

Task requirement: Publicly provoke her harshly once. Rewards will depend on completion.]

See? That’s the situation.

“Really hope one day the first part of what you say matches reality,” Yuan Xiaoling grumbled, “but her first weekend wasn’t tough at all.”

No matter how pitiful Bai Ling’s previous life was, this life, it was Yuan Xiaoling who suffered.

To be honest, if she wanted to complete this task, it wouldn’t be hard at all. Not just Yuan Xiaoling, any villain could easily accomplish it.

Just look at Zhang Shanshan, who used to provoke Bai Ling daily, pulling hatred tightly.

The challenge lies in surviving after provoking her.

Yesterday, Bai Ling’s cold-blooded killer mode was somewhat intimidating, and Yuan Xiaoling was a bit afraid. Although recently she felt they were getting along well, Bai Ling wasn’t exactly normal.

Polite way to describe it: darkened. The impolite version: mental instability.

Especially today, she left without even calling her…

Hmmmm, is it my turn now?

It’s possible, and there’s motive. Yesterday, after Bai Ling avenged her greatest grudge, she relaxed and confided some heartfelt words to Yuan Xiaoling. But once she calms down, she might regret it.

Like, “I’m sorry you saw my vulnerable side, but as a seeker of revenge, I cannot afford any weaknesses. So please help me keep this secret, burying yesterday’s conversation in your grave” or something similar…

Click.

As Yuan Xiaoling was pondering, suddenly the door opened. The room wasn’t lit, the curtains weren’t drawn, only a faint light leaked in from the corridor outside.

Bai Ling quietly stood by the door. Due to the backlighting, her front was completely shadowy, and only a silhouette could be seen standing there, like the sinister black shadow staring at you from behind in a horror movie. Especially since she was holding a long object in her hand, looking like a murder weapon…

Tap, she took a step forward.

“Kyaaa! Don’t kill me, don’t kill me, I’m still useful,” Yuan Xiaoling screamed nonsensically, “if necessary, I can be useful later!”

Her survival instinct was very strong.

After taking one step, Bai Ling stopped. A few seconds later, she raised her hand and pressed it against the wall. Click, the light turned on, and brightness returned to the small room.

“Are you crazy?” she asked indifferently.

Finally, Yuan Xiaoling could clearly see her face… It seemed… no different from usual. The long object in her hand was actually a shovel.

“You, where did you go,” Blonde-haired Maiden cautiously asked, “you weren’t in the room early this morning.”

“Dealing with corpses.”

Upon hearing these four words, the sense of terror returned again. Yuan Xiaoling shivered before realizing she was talking about the bodies from yesterday.

“You… do you need to handle it personally,” she looked at the shovel in Bai Ling’s hand, “with this?”

“Burying them didn’t require tools,” Bai Ling said indifferently, “this one is for repairing my parents’ tombstones.”

“Oh, I see,” Yuan Xiaoling chuckled awkwardly, “that makes sense. Manual labor shows respect.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she wanted to slap herself twice. Why didn’t she learn from past mistakes?

Fortunately, Bai Ling didn’t pursue it, possibly out of habit. She put the shovel aside and sat down to drink water.

“We’re going to the bar tonight.” she said.

In these few minutes, Yuan Xiaoling’s mood swung wildly, and her brain hadn’t caught up yet: “Going to the bar to celebrate?”

“To find someone at the Queen Avenue bar,” Bai Ling gave her a glare, “did you get dumb yesterday?”

If we were celebrating, why go to the bar? We could’ve done it at the hotel.

“No no, I just woke up, I’m feeling a bit low on blood sugar,” Yuan Xiaoling quickly made up an excuse.

She could endure everything else, but being called dumb was unacceptable. If it weren’t for her smart little head, she wouldn’t have survived while completing tasks!

Look at the other villains’ fates, learn from them—it’s all about technique.

After eating, she sent a leave message to the Academic Advisor via her mobile phone, using the excuse of work internship. Unexpectedly, right after sending it, the advisor quickly replied—

[The people from Yunhai Company said you didn’t show up, and they asked me to urge you. Where are you doing your internship?]

Yuan Xiaoling: [Preparing for the internship, I’ll definitely come in a couple of days.]

“Are you ready?” Bai Ling called her from the doorway, “We should go.”

The suburban area is a bit far from the city center, so they needed to leave early.

“I’m coming, I’m coming.”