RoCD Chapter 79

The woman had black hair and snow-white skin.

A perfectly tailored black suit accentuated her tall and sharp stature.

But the woman’s expression and aura were too cold. Whenever he met that pair of pitch-black, emotionless eyes, Bai Youjun would feel a chill run down his spine.

Well, he figured they had completely dropped all pretenses of civility now.

Looking down at Youyou, who was obediently letting him cover her mouth without struggling or showing dissatisfaction, Bai Youjun’s mouth twitched, and he let her go with resignation.

“You just can’t go one day without causing trouble for your brother, can you?”

He had been overjoyed to see her looking so pure and innocent, like a hibiscus emerging from clear water, but how long had it been? And she’d already provoked someone like this for him.

He poked Youyou’s cheek. Seeing his sister tilt her head slightly and look up at him in confusion, her eyes unexpectedly clean and crystal-clear, he instantly felt his heart take a direct hit.

Whoa, holy crap, I can’t be fooled by this girl’s innocent appearance, but… but she’s so cute, ahhhhh, I really want to pinch her cheeks!

Forcibly pulling his wretched hands back from his sister’s face, Bai Youjun cleared his throat, shielded his sister behind him, and said to Mo Qingwu with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, “My little sister is simple and naive. I don’t know who could have misled her into saying what she just did. I hope President Mo can be magnanimous. She’s just a child who doesn’t understand anything.”

“A child… who doesn’t understand anything?”

The woman’s voice was chilling, like shattered jade, a coldness that seeped into the bones. Mo Qingwu ignored Bai Youjun’s warning and entered the office, walking toward them step by step.

“Come out.”

Her gaze was locked intensely on the spot behind Bai Youjun. Mo Qingwu’s expression was extremely impatient. She did not have a good temper; she was uptight and easily angered, and she detested all people and things that displeased her. And now, this woman had the audacity to say such things. Mo Qingwu thought she would teach… her… a… good… lesson.

“President… Mo.”

Bai Youjun’s tone grew heavier, and his handsome face, which had been smiling, turned cold.

“Come… out.”

Ignoring Bai Youjun, Mo Qingwu lowered her voice in a sinister threat.

Youyou: …

What in the world is happening? Why is the atmosphere so tense?

Timidly, she peeked her head out from behind Bai Youjun. Youyou looked shyly at Mo Qingwu and said cautiously, “I-I don’t think I know you.”

This short-haired woman in a suit was very beautiful, but she also looked far too fierce. Involuntarily, she clutched the corner of Bai Youjun’s jacket. Youyou, who wasn’t good at reading people, didn’t notice that her action had made the woman’s expression even more dangerous.

“Whose claws do you think you’re putting where, hmm?”

Somehow, those words just came out. Mo Qingwu’s anger flared, and her fierce eyes ruthlessly bored into Youyou’s hand.

The fingertips of that hand were translucent like jade, and against the pure black fabric, they were so white they seemed to glow. Mo Qingwu’s eyesight had always been excellent. She could clearly see that the girl was afraid of her, and this fact displeased her even more.

“Ah?”

Staring at the short-haired woman with a baffled expression, Youyou slowly let go of Bai Youjun, truly at a loss for what to do.

“President Mo, aren’t you overstepping a bit? Youyou is my little sister. She can put her hands wherever she wants. Shouldn’t President Mo be heading back now?”

Seeing his little sister being frightened by Mo Qingwu, Bai Youjun’s brows furrowed tightly. While shielding Youyou, he began to bluntly usher her out.

“Since it has come to this, I see no need to discuss this collaboration any further. President Mo, I offer you a sincere apology for my sister’s earlier slip of the tongue. However, I will be the one to take my sister home and teach her a lesson, so we won’t trouble you any further.”

Bai Youjun’s meaning was clear: whether she accepted his apology or not, she was not to retaliate against his sister in the future. A dangerous, cold smile curved Mo Qingwu’s lips. Just as she was about to say something, she met the girl’s gaze.

The girl—well, let’s call her a girl for now. Aside from her dreadful hair and that awful dress, she did indeed look like a little girl.

Her heart was suddenly struck by something unknown. Mo Qingwu suppressed the urge to retort with cold sarcasm, to fly into a rage. Under the girl’s slightly flustered expression, she said in a cool, detached voice.

“No need. The collaboration will proceed as planned. As for Miss Bai’s behavior, I’m sure she will give me a reasonable explanation, will she not?”

Find someone stronger than her, acquire her company, crush her.

Mo Qingwu didn’t understand why this person wanted to eliminate her. They had never met before, had they?

Half-lidding her eyes to hide the coldness at their depths, Mo Qingwu looked up again, a slow smile suddenly blooming on her lips.

She lightly raised her right hand, her gaze fixed directly on Youyou, and her red lips parted. “Hello, Miss Bai. A pleasure to make your acquaintance. My name is Mo… Qing… Wu. Also known as that… super… villain… you mentioned.”

Youyou: …

Although she had a faint inkling, the woman’s words still made Youyou’s heart tremble. Trembling, she extended her right hand and made a grasping motion in the empty air. Her face flushed red as she stammered, “H-hello.”

To have her bad intentions found out by the supervillain… Youyou was so scared she was on the verge of tears.

On the brink of tears, she hid behind her brother and peeked timidly at Mo Qingwu. “I-I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were here.”

That one sentence completely exposed her true thoughts. Bai Youjun’s eyelids twitched, and he desperately wanted to clamp his hand over his sister’s mouth again.

Unfortunately, what should and shouldn’t have been heard, Mo Qingwu had already heard it all. Narrowing her eyes slightly, Mo Qingwu said in a passive-aggressive tone, “Is that so?”

Was she blaming her for showing up at the wrong time?

Unsure of her own thoughts, Mo Qingwu rubbed her brow and asked earnestly, “What have I done to make Miss Bai hold such a strong prejudice against me?”

“Well…”

That one question stumped Youyou. She scratched her head awkwardly and said nothing.

After all, she couldn’t just tell Mo Qingwu directly, “You’re the remaining soul fragment of the ring spirit, and you’re going to merge with it later and become Shui Sisi’s golden finger,” could she?

In reality, Youyou wasn’t looking for someone to actually crush Mo Qingwu.

She just wanted to befriend someone more powerful than Mo Qingwu, so that Mo Qingwu wouldn’t have the chance to crush her and the Bai family in the future.

She really didn’t know how to explain this to Mo Qingwu, so in the end, Youyou could only say “sorry” once more.

Because the original body’s wish was to acquire Mo Qingwu’s company and make Shui Sisi lose her golden finger, they were destined to be opponents.

Keenly sensing that the girl’s expression and tone had suddenly turned cold, Mo Qingwu’s pupils constricted slightly, but she quickly returned to normal.

“Can the meeting begin?”

She shifted her gaze to Bai Youjun. Mo Qingwu pursed her lips and said coldly, “The ten minutes are almost up. Can the meeting begin?”

Bai Youjun: …

“If President Mo has no objection, then naturally, neither do I.”

Forcibly suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, Bai Youjun turned to his sister. His brow furrowed slightly as he worriedly instructed her in a gentle voice.

“Be good. Your brother is going to a meeting now. Just stay here and play games. If you get really bored, you can go out, but just don’t cause any more trouble, you hear?”

Nodding vigorously, Youyou waited until both Bai Youjun and Mo Qingwu had left. She clutched her chest and said softly, “That was terrifying. That last look from Mo Qingwu… she really lives up to the name supervillain, sob.”

Having failed to get an answer from Bai Youjun, Youyou simply pulled out her phone and sent a text to the original body’s eldest brother, Bai You’an, to ask.

The result was predictable. Bai You’an, who frantically called the moment he saw the text, first confirmed Youyou’s safety, and then proceeded to lecture her nonstop for a good half hour. He finished by earnestly warning Youyou to never, ever provoke Mo Qingwu—that woman who was murderously fierce when angered.

“But I already provoked her,” she mumbled guiltily under her breath after hanging up. Youyou curled up on the sofa and said worriedly to Xixi, “This situation isn’t good. Mo Qingwu seems super powerful.”

[It’s fine, host. This world is full of hidden masters. There’s bound to be someone.] Although Xixi was also panicking, it couldn’t exactly show it, could it?

After all, its host was very fragile. What if she couldn’t take it and had a breakdown?

“That’s true.”

Comforted by the system, Youyou quickly broke into a sweet smile again. She got up, opened the president’s office door, and prepared to go to the 66th floor to see the female lead.

According to the plot, by this time the female lead had already obtained the ancient ring and used its medicinal pills to cleanse her marrow and refine her bones, making her even more beautiful and aloof.

Youyou wanted to see just how beautiful the current female lead was.

As she passed the conference room, Youyou deliberately lightened her footsteps. She didn’t even dare to sneak a peek; she just held her breath and ran past.

It was only three floors. Taking the stairs would be fine.

Youyou walked briskly toward the stairwell, but the moment she stepped in, her eyes met those of the supervillain, who was leaning against the wall smoking.

Her conditioned reflex was to turn and run. But no matter how agile Youyou was, she wasn’t faster than Mo Qingwu.

With one strong arm, she imprisoned Youyou in her embrace. Mo Qingwu dropped the burning cigarette, crushed it out with the toe of her shoe, and blew a puff of smoke in Youyou’s face in a roguish manner.

“What are you running for?”

A lazy, magnetic voice, tingling and numbing, traveled into Youyou’s ear. Youyou struggled, trying to get away, but Mo Qingwu took her earlobe into her mouth.

The gray-white cloud of smoke blurred Mo Qingwu’s face and concealed the complexity in her eyes. It was intended only as a test, but she hadn’t expected this… she really was special.

It could be said that she herself had been acting strangely ever since seeing her this morning—disregarding her subordinates’ shocked gazes to follow her, not getting overly angry even after hearing those words, and just moments ago, she was still agonizing over whether to seek her out. It was truly, truly strange.

“L-let me go!”

Youyou, who had always been delicately pampered by everyone, was suffering this kind of treatment for the first time. Her eyes reddened instantly, and her voice was already tinged with greivance.

Mo Qingwu: …

She hadn’t expected the girl to get flustered so easily. Mo Qingwu secretly clicked her tongue, but her expression didn’t show it.

As requested, she lightly released the girl. Mo Qingwu hooked her lips and said pointedly, “Just this, and Miss Bai feels wronged and wants to cry? Then what about me? Having been treated with such hostility by Miss Bai, shouldn’t I also have a good cry?”

Hearing this, Youyou pressed her lips together and remained silent, just glaring mutely at Mo Qingwu.

Bad guy.

“Ahem. Alright. Where are you off to, Miss Bai? How did you end up here?” Shoving her hands into her suit pockets, Mo Qingwu raised an eyebrow. Her refined, cold face, now smiling, possessed a strange, demonic sort of beauty.

Youyou huffed lightly. When she thought of Shui Sisi, her expression finally brightened a little. “I’m going to see a fairy. A huge beauty. Do you want to come?”

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