"Oh, I see. I just saw this and was wondering if you guys might benefit from it~"
Mingmei gave an awkward smile.
Then, she pretended to complain, saying that she was making unfounded accusations and that she felt everything she saw was important information.
Yuan Fang nodded in agreement, saying he shared the same sentiment.
The two laughed it off, then lowered their heads, concealing the fleeting glint in their eyes.
What the other person said wasn't the truth!
They both gave each other a stamp – “There’s a problem!”
Even though they knew they were being suspected, both sides managed to maintain a basic level of peace.
At this moment, Mingmei couldn't help but think of the shop owner NPC who seemed like a hidden master. In all these days, Mingmei had only met one NPC who spoke in a very distinctive way, with a clear mind and a strong sense of self.
Even if the enforcer says that the world is entirely under the BOSS's control, and that she can change the plot of this world according to her will.
However, as the law enforcement officers said, Mona must have a strong grasp of the characters she envisions and who need to appear in her stories.
However, she doesn't remember or think about characters like these, whom you wouldn't even glance at on the street, so she doesn't feel as constrained.
Some NPCs, while gaining consciousness, are not under the control of a BOSS and can simply lie around like ordinary people without any consequences.
In Mingmei's eyes, the shop owner she had chatted with a couple of days ago was that kind of person.
He wasn't even in the BOSS's script; in the storyline of a collapsing world, they just developed on their own in that neglected place...
However, that area is just as well-developed as this one.
Mingmei even suspected that Mona might have attended Chengdong Middle School before.
Thinking this way, Mingmei was still wondering if Bai Xiao and her husband were related to the matter of Chengdong Middle School. If there were traces of the BOSS in this, it would explain why the Chengdong area was set up so meticulously in the game.
And the number of people who died in the fire at Chengdong Middle School—nearly half—almost matches the number of evil deeds Mona committed in reality.
As for Bai Xiao and Yuan Fang, Mingmei glanced at Yuan Fang again, looking at the amputated limbs. It seemed that Yuan Fang had never said why he had his limbs amputated.
All the doubts and speculations need to be investigated by Mingmei and Muchen later.
Mingmei calmed her increasingly chaotic thoughts and once again focused on Lu Xiaoyao's situation.
What she needs now is more observation!
Just as Julian and Zhen Hu were having a parent-teacher meeting, Lu Xiaoyao and Mona sat down on the playground, each carrying a hot dog.
While Mona held the hot dog without touching it, Lu Xiaoyao had already started munching away. Her wolfing down of food made Mona think she hadn't eaten for three days and three nights if she hadn't seen Lu Xiaoyao finish all her food and eaten a lot of nuts and fruits at noon.
This completely stunned Mona.
"You, you eat slowly."
"Ugh...uh!" Just after being advised by the BOSS, Lu Xiaoyao choked, waving her hands up and down in the air looking for water. If Mona hadn't handed her a glass of water in time, Lu Xiaoyao might have created a new way to die in the game.
The player choked to death and was eliminated.
"call--"
After swallowing the hot dog that had choked her, Lu Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You have to eat this kind of high-calorie junk food in big bites to really enjoy it!"
"Tsk! This hot dog is a bit too salty, and the bread is a bit dry, which affected my performance. Otherwise, I could have given you a demonstration of swallowing the hot dog whole!"
Mona: "..." She didn't seem too excited. (cascoo.net)
Mingmei: "..." Why the hell did you have to belittle her hot dog when you ate it in one gulp?!
"But... Dad bought this. Isn't it inappropriate to eat it like this?"
"Why isn't it good? Can't we eat what Dad bought?"
Lu Xiaoyao continued eating her hot dog, completely unaware of what Mona was thinking. She then remembered Julian's reminder that the BOSS's thought process might be a little different from that of ordinary people.
"It's edible..."
Stared at by Lu Xiaoyao, Mona was at a loss for words for the first time.
She had just said it was edible and was about to say something more when Lu Xiaoyao turned around and continued to devour the hot dog, saying as she ate, "Yeah, if you can eat it, then eat it. After all, this stuff doesn't have a long shelf life, and it'll spoil in a couple of days if you don't eat it. Are you going to just watch it grow moldy?"
"This shelf life isn't that long, is it?"
Mona seemed to be talking to herself, or perhaps asking Lu Xiaoyao.
"Of course, food doesn't last long." Lu Xiaoyao was very focused on eating. If someone tried to talk to her, she either wouldn't hear them or would just say whatever came to mind.
For example, right now—
"If it has a permanent shelf life, it should be like a gemstone."
"gem?"
"Yes? Like a wedding ring, a gemstone necklace. Or something durable and easy to preserve, anything will do~"
Mingmei was already speechless after hearing Lu Xiaoyao's explanation.
From expensive gemstone jewelry to durable and shatterproof items, Mingmei could already imagine Mona's reaction upon hearing this.
"A wedding ring...can I give it to someone even if we're not married?"
"Sure, as long as you have the money."
After Lu Xiaoyao finished speaking, she swallowed the last bite of the hot dog and completely relaxed. When she turned her head, she saw Mona still holding the hot dog in a daze. For a moment, Lu Xiaoyao was confused and took two more sips of water, wondering if she had said something wrong.
Hmm, I don't think I instigated any murder or arson, did I?
Lu Xiaoyao was still half asleep when she heard Mona remind her, "Forget it, let's not think about this anymore! Let's go back to the dorm and pack up first. We'll be going home with our parents after the parent-teacher meeting."
When the topic of going home came up, Lu Xiaoyao heard a rare hint of excitement in the other person's voice.
"Haha, yeah, going home! School is nowhere near as fun as home!"
Lu Xiaoyao stood up, stretched, and was about to pull Mona back to the dormitory when a student suddenly came up to her and said that someone was looking for her.
"Where are you? Who is it?"
"It was a cleaning lady who said she would wait for you in the restroom on the east side of the first floor."
Upon hearing what the visitor said, Lu Xiaoyao already had someone in mind.
Among the people she knew, wasn't Bai Xiao the only one who played a cleaner?
Without hesitation, Lu Xiaoyao told Mona to go back first, and after sending her away, she headed towards the place Bai Xiao had arranged to meet...
"I'm so sorry, I was a little late leaving get off work today. I apologize."
Just as Mingmei was wondering what Bai Xiao wanted to talk to Lu Xiaoyao about, her shop door was suddenly pushed open, and then Mingmei saw Bai Xiao walk in.
"Why are you here? Aren't you..."
The words were on the tip of her tongue when Mingmei's expression changed, and she secretly thought to herself, "This is bad!"
Now that Bai Xiao is here, who at school is looking for Lu Xiaoyao?
Still using Bai Xiao's excuse?!
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