Chapter 137

Chapter 8: No Way

The crescent-shaped eyebrows, the cherry lips slightly parted, revealing a small and delicate canine tooth.

But Bai Ling knew this wasn’t a happy and healthy smile.

It was the girl getting ready to start mocking.

“Oh my, what’s wrong? Didn’t someone say before that growing up is such a hassle?”

“Still, it’s understandable for beauty-conscious girls to want to grow a bit.”

“Who says a 28-year-old can’t have a youthful heart, ne ne~”

Bai Ling clenched her fists, her face darkening.

Yuan Xiaoling crossed her legs, the Dragon King’s感应appeared, and she quickly regained her composure.

“Actually, I meant to say, this one doesn’t work, but mine does… We need to take it slow, don’t rush.”

Drinking Wecome isn’t useful at all; it has to be Ningning.

Bai Ling furrowed her brows, originally wanting to retort, “What do you know?” But then thought better of it—big-chested girls really do understand.

So she changed her words to ask, “Then what should I do?” But then thought again—it seemed like she was eager to grow up or something.

While she was having an internal storm, Yuan Xiaoling seized the opportunity and slipped away.

“I’ll go do today’s diary summary, I’ll be back later.”

Hmm? Oh, diary summary? Oh.

It wasn’t until a few minutes later that Bai Ling managed to clear her thoughts and come to her senses.

No way, you went berserk at the Municipal Building today, what diary summary?

This is an excuse to run away!

Bai Ling angrily gulped down a big mouthful of Wecome Papaya Milk, finishing it off, but then remembered Yuan Xiaoling saying it wasn’t useful.

If she says it’s not useful, then it’s not useful? On what basis?

Besides, if everything Yuan Xiaoling said was gospel truth, wouldn’t Bai Ling just become a henpecked wife? She’s getting too arrogant now. Who knows how things will end up if this continues.

Bai Ling felt it was necessary to cast some “opposing votes” in life to curb Yuan Xiaoling’s arrogance.

……

“Phew, finally got out.”

Yuan Xiaoling rushed into the lobby downstairs, guzzling water.

Gu Hui, who had just returned, looked puzzled: “What’s wrong, Xiaoling?”

You haven’t been this nervous since being at the Municipal Building.

“It’s nothing, just escaped a calamity.” Yuan Xiaoling casually replied.

Still, only Ningning possesses the Dragon King’s感应. If anyone else were there, they’d already be lying on the bed, utterly defeated.

“By the way, how did your day go? Let me see.”

On a whim, Yuan Xiaoling picked up Gu Hui’s meeting notes. The first sentence on the notebook read—Wow, this girl’s chest is so big.

“Uh, I forgot who it was,” Gu Hui cautiously said, “There were too many people, sitting too closely together.”

“That’s fine, it’s pretty normal.” Yuan Xiaoling waved her hand.

There were several more lines, all evaluations made upon seeing her during the meeting, targeting appearances and her unstoppable aura.

“Wow, this young person.”

Summarizing it all, it boiled down to that line.

Then came the hearing process thoughts, the first page was all relatively normal, just minor surprises and doubts, along with a bystander’s attitude towards gossip.

Yuan Xiaoling wanted to see something intense, so she flipped further, but found only one page.

“Nothing else?”

“Nothing else. My ability can only read surface thoughts,” Gu Hui shrugged innocently, “Their minds are too deep.”

“…Alright, makes sense.”

However, despite their depth, these thoughts revealed one thing—

“They don’t seem to oppose much,” Yuan Xiaoling said.

If they truly felt strongly uncomfortable or strongly opposed, even with their profound thoughts, some phrases would still slip out. Even those shouting “youths” from below were merely going through the motions.

As for Director He, there was no great mind game either. He simply wanted to try and gain more initiative, not letting the newly taken over Countermeasures Group Office become a hollow shell. He tried moving around a bit, but it had no effect and almost got him into trouble, breaking out in cold sweat.

“Hmm… Maybe because they’re confused too right now,” Gu Hui said.

A new round of spiritual energy eruption is coming, and Tianhai City has been experiencing non-stop incidents recently. No one knows where it will lead.

At this point, a blonde-haired maiden stepping forward to shoulder the burden alone… well, let her shoulder it then.

“In that case, Boss Luo should proceed smoothly as well, probably close to finalizing the deal,” Gu Hui said.

Yuan Xiaoling nodded, returned the diary, and sat on the couch to rest her eyes.

Everything was going smoothly, everyone was motivated, and she needed to double down.

So, let’s focus on this week’s task.

How to “go against” Bai Ling, Yuan Xiaoling hadn’t figured out yet, but before that, she could lay some groundwork. For example, by pleasing Bai Ling a little to make her feel good, so even if she acted recklessly later, Bai Ling would cut her some slack due to today’s “favor.”

As for how to please her, of course, use Ningning herself.

Yes, that’s the plan.

In the evening, Luo Zou Cheng brought back good news. Tomorrow, advertisements would begin full-scale broadcasting. Other places might be weaker, but within Tianhai City, it would definitely achieve 360-degree coverage.

Yuan Xiaoling had everyone celebrate briefly, then returned to the bedroom to find Bai Ling.

The white-haired maiden was still sitting by the bed, not reading, but holding a mobile phone, looking at something unknown.

“Bai Ling, what are you doing?”

While asking, Yuan Xiaoling took off her socks, quietly climbed onto the bed, and started unbuttoning her collar.

“Looking at messages,” Bai Ling didn’t even look up, “I asked someone to help find clues about a few people, and one of them has a slight lead.”

Still from that dream confrontation, the victims of the Four Squares Academy incident who were washed down by the Milk Waterfall, searching for the whereabouts of their families.

In the Four Squares Academy incident, the bodies and souls of the victims were absorbed by the Inner Stone of the Mind, completely controlled by the other side. But the level of control varies, like the strength of magnetism. Weak control equals weak magnetism, unable to hold on.

Being washed down by the Milk Waterfall indicates weak control by the Inner Stone of the Mind, meaning they resisted its power, which means they likely possess their own Wu Bian.

Bai Ling had obtained a clue, and when it becomes clearer in a few days, she could find the people, investigate the specific scenarios of the Wu Bian, and utilize them in the battle against the Inner Stone of the Mind…

“A slight clue, but not found yet. Since not found, let’s do something else~” came the soft voice near her ear.

“I’ll keep checking, anyway there’s nothing else to do…”

Pfft~ Just as Bai Ling finished speaking, she felt something soft brushing against her shoulder, slowly inching up toward her neck.

She didn’t need to turn around to know what it was. In half a second, her brain was filled with snow-white thoughts, and her breathing instantly became heavy.

But at that moment, certain thoughts from earlier surged back.

Henpecked husband, following every word, obeying her, arrogance…

Yuan Xiaoling heard her heavy breathing, unsurprisingly, just like before. All she needed to do was embrace the swan-like neck of the maiden, bury her head in Dabeitù…

And then, she saw Bai Ling twist her shoulder and roll over to the other side.

“No.”

Yuan Xiaoling: “?”