Chapter 40 "The Working Girl" Saving the Villain's Childhood (Part 3)...

Qiu Xiaoya is six years old this year. She is not very good-looking; she is probably the kind of ordinary child that you can find everywhere.

Against the backdrop of the child-model-like villain, Ye Xiqing began to wonder: was this a story of an ordinary female protagonist entering a prestigious academy and being loved by many wealthy young men, or a story of an ugly duckling growing up to become a beautiful swan and stunning everyone?

Ye Xiqing pondered with great interest, but Qiu Xiaoya had no idea what the aunt across from her was thinking; she was terrified...

For the residents of this building, the crazy woman on the sixth floor is "that woman" that everyone talks about.

She likes to drink and act out when she's drunk. She beats and scolds her children when she's drunk, and the neighbors can't stand it.

She was dressed in a way that suggested she was involved in a shady profession, and nobody wanted to mess with her.

Adults were reluctant to communicate with her, and children were even more afraid.

Every time the child cries, the parents say, "Cry, cry, cry! If you keep crying, the crazy old woman on the sixth floor will take you away!"

Because of this, Fu Yunzhen, dressed in a red dress, has a kind of intimidating power in the children's minds, like a ghost in red from a fantasy novel.

Qiu Xiaoya hiccuped in fright, looking at Ye Xiqing with trembling eyes, and said with great fear, "Auntie... I want... I want to find Xiaoze... Is he home...?"

Ye Xiqing seemed unaware of her fear and said gently with a smile, "He's gone, and he won't be coming back. You don't need to look for him anymore."

ah?

Qiu Xiaoya was terrified. What did you mean, "gone"?

Like the stepmother in "Jin Songzi," she tricked Ozawa into going to the apple crate, chopped off his head with a sharp iron lock, and then boiled him into soup and disappeared?

Qiu Xiaoya's tears were about to fall, but she dared not cry. The younger sister in the story also cried secretly and buried her brother's bones.

Taking a step back, she withdrew from Ye Xiqing's shadow and said cautiously, "Then...then...I won't look for him anymore...I'm going back...I'm going back..."

He rushed into his house, slammed the door shut, and through the poorly soundproofed walls, the girl's terrified cries echoed loudly—

Once that woman finishes eating, she'll definitely keep Ozawa's bones safe! Waaah!

Ye Xiqing smiled and entered the room with the two steamed buns she had just seized.

I took a bite; it was filled with cabbage and pork.

She doesn't like cabbage filling in anything with a filling, but this bun was surprisingly delicious.

The meat filling is all fatty meat. Both the cabbage and the fatty meat are chopped very finely. Steaming them in a pot perfectly neutralizes the unpleasant "mushy taste" of cooked cabbage and removes the greasiness of the fatty meat. With the help of the soft outer skin, it looks very moist.

Ye Xiqing ate one in a few bites and was shocked. What kind of good life did the little villain live? Even the warmth he casually gave was so heartwarming.

Now that the villain is gone, she can enjoy the food all to herself.

Two steamed buns were quite filling, so Ye Xiqing was too lazy to examine her poor bag of noodles. She boiled some water for herself and left it to cool.

Looking at the untouched dirty bowls and chopsticks on the table, she picked them up with disgust and put them into the sink, longing for the carefree life of a wealthy heiress.

No, no, life is full of ups and downs. Being rich is rare; being poor is the norm.

I desperately wanted to work myself to death, and then I started thinking about how to change my life.

The original owner was a graduate of a political science and law university. Although she had not studied literature and law in a specialized field, she was not unbalanced in any subject, which was acceptable.

According to the original owner's memories, she not only obtained her diploma, but also many lawyer's licenses. Isn't this a windfall?

Many professional exams are just entry-level screenings to get a certificate. For real professional knowledge, you can just do some research while working.

If there's a gap in work for a few years, it will be a bit troublesome, but it's not a big deal.

Her stereotype of lawyers is that they are quick-witted and good at exploiting legal loopholes, and she is quite good at both of these.

There are only a few fixed laws and regulations. Within that framework, it's all about who can play the game the best.

Full of confidence, Ye Xiqing immediately made a career plan.

But when she reached for the dusty law books on the table, the system yelled as if its tail had been stepped on: "Wait!"

Ye Xiqing: ...

"What's up?"

The system was in a real hurry, looking at Ye Xiqing with great anxiety: "Host, haven't you noticed that the original owner's career plans have changed?!"

Ye Xiqing scoffed: "What does it have to do with me if she changes her mind?"

"Moreover, a woman who graduated from a political and law university and was terrified of having contact with men, started going to bars full of all sorts of people after being hurt by a man, wearing sexy clothes and singing and dancing energetically."

"Is this plot even something a human could come up with?"

system:……

Why can't the original owner be deeply affected, give up on themselves, and undergo a drastic change in personality?

However, it never won when trying to reason with Ye Xiqing, so it could only try to persuade her from other angles.

"But host, this world doesn't have any other cheat codes, only singing-related ones!"

"You're insulting me. Does the legal profession really require a magic touch to succeed?"

"I'll give you my singing prowess for free!"

Ye Xiqing stopped what she was doing. This would work.

Turning to look at the system, his expression instantly changed: "What cheat code?"

The system was heartbroken, but in order to prevent Ye Xiqing from running wild like a runaway horse and straying aimlessly from the plot, it still sent out its cheat code—[The Siren's Voice].

Upon assembly, one immediately gains a seductive voice like that of a siren. Any carbon-based life form with emotions will be moved by the siren's song. However, because the assembly world is an ordinary world, one will not gain the siren's destructive power.

This is an extremely advanced cheat code. The world reset doesn't erase the effects, and the Extraordinary World also has attack power. It would sell for 8888 in the system shop.

Ye Xiqing glanced at it and was somewhat tempted.

But despite the attraction, Ye Xiqing still had to stick to certain principles. She reached for the thick book again: "No matter how advanced it is, it can't start automatically. I still have to sing and dance myself. I don't like physical labor."

System: Hmm?

If it can activate automatically, why don't I just get an AI singer? She'd be even more obedient than you!

The system was furious at Ye Xiqing's arrogance, and then snorted coldly: "Then you'll see, don't blame me for not warning you."

Ye Xiqing glanced at it, wondering what mischief it had gotten itself into now.

It doesn't matter, that idiot system always ends up shooting itself in the foot when it tries to do something bad, but this time Ye Xiqing was still too hasty.

When she opened the book, the words seemed to come alive. She recognized every single word, but for some reason, she couldn't understand their meaning.

Ye Xiqing refused to believe it and read it again, finally confirming it before closing the book.

"System, could you turn the live stream off for a moment?"

This time, the system acted very confidently: "Host, this time we're not trying to make things difficult for you. After the original owner was raped, she developed severe PTSD, which made it impossible for her to read professional books. That's why she went to sing at bars."

"This is the core program rooted in this body. In this world, you will be using the original owner's body completely, unlike Lin Wanxing in the previous world, who could be easily 'sent away'. So, host, give up."

Ye Xiqing: ...

"You mean I was sexually assaulted, and then I developed PTSD?"

"If I castrate you, will your data center go haywire?"

Ye Xiqing is usually a bit sharp-tongued, but generally quite refined. The system never expected her to utter such outrageous remarks, and the entire system was utterly shocked.

"Host! What are you saying! Don't you have any empathy?!"

"Being raped is such a devastating thing for a girl. What kind of psychological trauma could she possibly suffer after such an event! How could you say something like that!"

"Furthermore, as a digital life form, the system has no gender. Please do not apply primitive human concepts to the system."

Ye Xiqing: ...

Even more unexpectedly, something happened that damaged the original owner's brain with PTSD more precisely than what was intended—

"You're not male?"

system:……

What are you doing?! The system is a digital life form, isn't it normal for it not to have a gender?! What do you mean by "male"? That sounds awful!

The system retorted angrily, but Ye Xiqing remained indifferent: "Then why do you always speak in a human male voice?"

The system said with a touch of pride, "Previous hosts and viewers loved this kind of voice."

"Change it for me."

"The system's voice is still very appealing."

"Change."

system:……

Reluctantly, she had no choice but to change it. Under Ye Xiqing's insistence, she switched to a child's voice whose gender was indistinguishable.

After the change was complete, the system couldn't resist being cheeky again, perching on Ye Xiqing's shoulder and smiling, "Host, you really do have a thing for children~"

Ye Xiqing turned to look at it and answered quite responsibly, "Actually, it's because of your stupidity. Only the Juvenile Protection Law can protect you. If you continue to use that voice, one day I will want to kill you."

system:……

What are you doing? It wasn't scared!

But it's just a matter of changing the voice and the mood. The two people still need to cooperate, so there's no need to be constantly at odds.

The system was essentially giving in to Ye Xiqing, and also explaining to the audience outside the screen who were booing at the "precise PTSD" comment after Ye Xiqing pointed it out: "This time it really is a plot from the original book. Longtime viewers know that as a core setting, even the system can't change it."

"So, host, dominating the music scene is your destiny, Queen of Pop! Please debut!"

Such an exciting performance quickly overshadowed the previous controversy. Audiences are fickle, and they also began to find watching the "genius" perform very interesting!

Ye Xiqing glanced at the system, stuffed the books back into their original places, and left again without looking back.

The system was overjoyed. Thank goodness, the plot hadn't completely gone astray. If Ye Xiqing entered the music scene, she would still have some interaction with the male lead.

This world is different from other worlds; Ye Xiqing and the male protagonist have, after all, a "fruit of their love."

With the child involved, will the situation really remain so tense?

The system was filled with excitement and anticipation, but this excitement froze completely when it saw Ye Xiqing's destination.

Looking at the scene that could never appear in a romance novel, he asked with his mouth agape, "Host, what do you want to do?"

Ye Xiqing crossed her arms and haggled with the shop owner, finally paying 2,800 yuan in full for an electric scooter.

As a result, she only had 5208 left in her account, and now she only has 2408 left. Fortunately, the rent is paid annually, and this year's rent has already been paid.

Looking at the remaining balance and the shop owner's eagerness to give her two extra batteries, Ye Xiqing felt that she had still overpaid.

But after looking at them for so long, this one is the most stylish, so it's worth paying a little more for its value.

She was satisfied, but the system looked at her in shock: "Host, why did you buy an electric car...?"

Ye Xiqing continued to take out her phone and search for information, verifying the original owner's PTSD and where the boundaries were.

Fortunately, her limitations were limited by her professional knowledge, and she could understand even nonsensical information. Since that was the case, she was relieved.

Relieved, Ye Xiqing casually replied to the system: "Actually, every high school student has some secret impulses during high school. For example, my impulse is that I don't want to study anymore, I want to go out and deliver food, and ride an electric bike all over the world."

"But if I said that in the original world, my mother and my teachers would think I was crazy."

"Now that's great, the world not only insists on making me illiterate, but also requires me to do manual labor, so I can finally pursue my dreams in peace."

"Starting today, I will begin delivering food."

system:……?