Chapter 377 Slap in the Face

Jiang Liyue felt that she shouldn't have told Chu Li her true preferences.

After realizing that Jiang Liyue truly liked him, Mr. Chu became increasingly brazen, repeatedly asking her if she liked him.

They changed into various poses and styles throughout.

Jiang Liyue was so exhausted that she couldn't even move a finger.

Jiang Liyue had thought Chu Li was already crazy and capable enough, but after that night, she discovered that he had actually been hiding something before.

Who would believe that a guy who once had three clones in a dungeon actually kept them? He actually has even more powerful ones.

Good, good, at least in terms of novelty, Chu Li has it all figured out perfectly.

Even the next morning, Jiang Liyue still felt like she was half-dead.

However, since they had agreed to come to this city to have fun, Jiang Liyue certainly couldn't let most of her time be wasted in the hotel room.

While most people's travels are just about changing locations to play on their phones, Jiang Liyue didn't want that.

So, on the afternoon of the same day that she recovered quickly, Jiang Liyue took her out for a stroll.

Mainly for buying things.

The city is very popular, so the shopping malls and other places are still intact and have maintained their state before the eerie arrival.

Jiang Liyue can redeem points for cash and splurge on clothes and jewelry in the mall.

In short, the main goal is to ensure that whatever you want every month, you get every month.

The points can be redeemed for a considerable amount of real-world currency, and Jiang Liyue receives especially generous rewards from each dungeon run.

All I can say is that it's more than enough; there's simply no way it can be used up.

Who would have thought that when she first transmigrated into this novel, she was a penniless nobody with only 2.5 yuan in her phone balance, almost starving to death in her rented room.

It took less than a year to achieve such a turnaround, no wonder some people are willing to risk their lives to enter the bizarre game.

This is truly an exciting achievement.

Of course, no one can be like Jiang Liyue, who completes every dungeon mission 100% of the time, gets the most screen time and rewards, and survives after going through more than a dozen dungeons.

But the promotional slogan that lures people into the dungeon by the eerie game is indeed true—wealth and status, you can have whatever you want.

It's just a matter of whether you're lucky enough to get it.

Jiang Liyue kept buying things, and Chu Li obediently became his bag carrier. Both of them were top-notch in appearance, and they were indeed quite eye-catching.

Passersby often cast glances at them, but Jiang Liyue was used to it, and Chu Li didn't care; it didn't affect them at all.

Unexpectedly, when Jiang Liyue was about to leave the mall, she ran into an acquaintance.

Or rather, it should be someone familiar to this body, since Jiang Liyue herself hasn't met her since transmigrating into the book.

—The original owner's adoptive mother, who is also the mistress of the Jiang family and Jiang Lingxue's biological mother, Chen Ruolan.

Chen Ruolan was in her forties and looked much older than she remembered. She had obviously experienced a lot since the strange occurrences. However, she was now dressed in a luxurious manner, as if she had the words "I am very rich" written all over her face.

After the original owner was kicked out of the rented house, Chen Ruolan never came to see her again. Later, Jiang Liyue moved out, making it even more impossible for them to meet.

So when Jiang Liyue caught a glimpse of the other person, she didn't even recognize him.

Chen Ruolan noticed two conspicuous people in the mall and exclaimed in surprise, "Jiang Liyue! How are you still alive!"

Her voice was somewhat shrill, and she walked directly towards them in her high heels, causing Jiang Liyue to frown in disdain.

But she seemed oblivious, first sizing up Jiang Liyue, then looking Chu Li up and down behind her, before speaking with a disdainful tone: "So that's why you're still alive, you've hooked up with a man."

This is the mother who raised the original owner of the body; how could she say such sharp and sarcastic things?

Jiang Liyue's body no longer showed any trace of heartache or sadness.

Clearly, the original owner no longer cared about the other person.

Chen Ruolan continued, "You didn't like the men we chose back then. It turns out you wanted to pick them yourself. You're just relying on men all along. That's all you can do."

She knew about Jiang Liyue entering the dungeon, after all, Jiang Lingxue had told her before, and also said that she only cleared the dungeon by relying on a man.

Therefore, Chen Ruolan naturally felt that she relied on Chu Li.

“Our Jiang family raised you all these years, and you not only don’t know how to be grateful, but you also turned a blind eye to your brother in the dungeon and caused his death. You are so heartless.” Chen Ruolan’s expression turned ferocious when she mentioned her son’s death.

Jiang Liyue laughed upon hearing this: "I killed your son, is that what Jiang Lingxue told you?"

Back in the prison instance, she did kick Jiang Zhou a few times, but wasn't it Jiang Lingxue who really killed him?

So the female lead can also distort the truth? This makes her sound even less like the legendary female lead.

Shouldn't the female protagonist in the novel be described as kind, brave, and righteous, using every positive adjective imaginable?

Jiang Liyue seems to be more interested in the so-called original work.

Seeing her smile only fueled Chen Ruolan's anger, and she retorted like a shrew, "You really did kill your brother on purpose! Don't you have any conscience? He was the best person to you back then!"

Their argument also drew the attention of others around them.

When they first heard this, they wondered if there really were such heartless people. But when they saw that the person being accused was actually an incredibly beautiful young girl, they were surprised to find out.

The middle-aged woman opposite her, who was accusing someone, had a ferocious expression and an ugly face.

Everyone: ...There might be more to it than meets the eye.

How could someone so good-looking be a bad person? There must be some misunderstanding here!

Yes, this is a world that values ​​appearance so much, not to mention the stark contrast between the two sides.

They simply couldn't believe that such a beautiful young girl could be such a wicked villain.

Chen Ruolan seemed oblivious to the attitudes of those around her, assuming that everyone was on her side. She put on an even more dramatic act, wiping away her tears as she spoke: "Liyue, our family has raised you for over twenty years. Even after we found out you weren't our biological child, we still kept you in our home."

"We're not trying to force you to get married, it's just that you're too scared to enter the instance, so we need to find someone to take care of you."

"You look down on them because they're ugly and old, but they've cleared several A-rank dungeons and are the ones who can truly protect you. We haven't harmed you, have we?"

Hearing this, the passerby was a little surprised. After all, it's the apocalypse, who cares about looks anymore? If he really cleared several A-level dungeons, this kind of man is really not bad.

Who wouldn't praise adoptive parents for considering their adopted daughter in this way?

Seeing her sobbing, Jiang Liyue smiled and tilted her head: "When you say 'older and uglier,' do you mean an ugly man in his fifties with yellow teeth and moles on his face? I really can't accept that."

"Look at my appearance, and then look at my boyfriend's appearance. Do you think it's a good match?"

Before Chen Ruolan could speak, a young girl watching nearby suddenly shouted, "That's not appropriate! Beautiful lady, you should be dating a handsome guy!"

“Exactly, exactly. I used to think I could endure humiliation to survive, but when I actually met a man like that, I felt I'd rather be dead.” Another girl chimed in.

Jiang Liyue smiled at the girls watching, then looked at the angry Chen Ruolan: "Ms. Chen, as far as I know, you've never been into a dungeon before, have you? I think the gentleman you mentioned is quite suitable for you, and your ages are about the same. Why don't you give it a try?"

Chen Ruolan launched into a tirade of curses.

The people around weren't fools either. This time, they finally realized that the other party was no pushover. They didn't believe her tearful complaints at all, and instead echoed Jiang Liyue's words to persuade her.

Seeing that things were not going well, Chen Ruolan angrily grabbed her bag and left.

With the drama over, the people around dispersed. Jiang Liyue noticed that Chu Li was in a bad mood and shook their clasped hands: "What's wrong, honey? You're not angry because of someone like that, are you?"

Chen Ruolan's level was too low; she couldn't even evoke a single emotion in Jiang Liyue.

Teasing her just now was like playing with ants on the ground.

"I don't like it when people talk to you like that." Chu Li looked intently in the direction Chen Ruolan had left.

Jiang Liyue knew what he was thinking, but she didn't stop him. Instead, she leaned closer to his arm and looked at him with watery eyes: "I don't like it either, so what are you going to do to her, husband?"

"Don't kill her outright, let her suffer and endure the pain, okay?"

As long as she doesn't get involved, Jiang Liyue doesn't bother with the original owner's entanglements.

But since you've already provoked her, and you're still jumping around in front of her, then don't blame her for showing no mercy.

Hearing Jiang Liyue's words, Chu Li didn't see anything wrong with them at all, and instead nodded in agreement: "Okay."

He and Yueyue have always been the best accomplices.