Chapter 63 Steadfast my foot! I'm your mother!
Yun Yang jolted awake and sat up abruptly.
She then realized that she had been resting her head on Shen Mingyue's lap.
The scenery outside the car window rushed past, and the unfamiliar road made her heart sink.
How did I get here?
As if presenting a treasure, Shen Mingyue took out a small glass bottle from her exquisite Hermès bag.
There was a label on the bottle with three large characters and a line of smaller text printed on it.
"Very popular sleeping pills."
"The medicine is very potent; one pill is enough to knock you out."
Shen Mingyue shook the bottle and said smugly, "I was the one who drugged you, but you're also at fault. I tricked you into going shopping with me, but you didn't fall for it, so I had to drug you."
Yun Yang's fist hardened instantly.
Shen Mingyue seemed to sense her anger and quickly waved her hand, "Oh dear, this has nothing to do with me!"
"It's that mute guy; he insisted that I bring you here."
"He even threatened me, saying that if I didn't bring you along, he would immediately tell my mom to cut all my fur off!"
As she spoke, she shoved her phone in front of Yun Yang.
On the screen was a text message from Fu Xiaoting.
Yun Yang was so angry that her temples throbbed.
Fu Xiaoting!
Is he crazy?!
They actually drugged her?!
When she gets back, she'll grab a handful of chili peppers and stuff them into his still-healing anus!
【Let me tell you straight, that text message was sent by me impersonating the male lead; it has nothing to do with him!】
Familiar electronic music suddenly exploded in my mind.
[The situation is extremely urgent! If you don't come, countless people will die today!]
Yun Yang rolled her eyes inwardly: 【Am I some kind of savior now?】
"The female lead is the savior," the system coldly corrected her. "You're just working in her place."
Yun Yang was even more annoyed: [Then why not find someone else?]
According to backend data analysis, among all currently available characters, you have the highest success rate in stopping the male lead.
Yun Yang was completely speechless.
To stop the male protagonist?
What does that mean?
Could it be that Fu Xiaoting, that seemingly tyrant but actually cowardly guy, has suddenly decided to go on a killing spree today?
How is that possible?
He'd probably wet his pants if he watched a horror movie.
Just as she was struggling against the system to its limits, the car gradually slowed down and eventually came to a smooth stop.
"We're here!" Shen Mingyue cheered.
Yunyang subconsciously looked out the window.
She was stunned by the sight before her at first glance.
A wide river stretches as far as the eye can see, shimmering in the midday sun, like a blue ribbon studded with diamonds.
On the river, countless giant cargo ships, like mobile steel fortresses, shuttled back and forth in an orderly fashion, their deep whistles blaring.
In the distance, the river flows into a vast expanse of blue, where the water meets the sky.
Is this the Golden Canal that connects to the sea?
"Isn't it spectacular!"
Shen Mingyue stretched out her slender fingers and, like a child, tapped around on the window to count the boats.
“I’m telling you, this canal is that mute man’s private property.”
"See those ships? Each one that passes through has to pay a toll of three million. And after six o'clock this afternoon, the price will increase by another five hundred thousand."
Yun Yang almost choked on her breath listening to Shen Mingyue's nonchalant introduction.
She recalled that a few days ago, she had taken it upon herself to give each of the manor's servants a bonus of ten thousand yuan.
That's a narrow-minded view. Even if each person received ten million, what would that mean to Fu Xiaoting?
How come Xiaoting, that brat, has such a lucky life?
No wonder so many people wanted to kill him.
She wants to kill him now too.
How hateful he is!
...
Yunyang had made up her mind not to get out of the car and to stay inside.
But everyone has to go to the bathroom sometimes.
She drank too much water with that dry breakfast in the morning.
Right now, a strong urge to urinate is surging through her bladder.
I couldn't hold it in any longer.
With no other option, she had to push open the car door and get out.
As soon as they stood still, they saw Fu Xiaoting and Jujiluo walking towards them from not far away.
Both men were dressed in sharp black suits, with sunglasses that covered half their faces, and their expressions were as cool as if they were going to collect protection money.
However, they were standing on an electric scooter that looked extremely out of place.
The two of them stood upright on the balance bike, drifting forward in a strange yet smooth motion.
Jujiro also dutifully held up a huge black umbrella for Fu Xiaoting, shielding him from the sun overhead.
Behind them followed a long line of bodyguards dressed in black suits, each carrying a gleaming baseball bat, looking menacing.
Yunyang gets angry at everyone she sees now.
She lowered her head, her eyes darting around for a sign for a public restroom, then rushed off in that direction without looking back.
But when she ran to the toilet door, she discovered a devastating truth.
The toilet has an automatic coin acceptor.
One coin for each trip to the toilet.
Xiaoting!
What wicked capitalists! They're making so much money! They even charge for using the toilet!
She didn't bring any cash, just the phone in her thermal pants.
Left with no other choice, she could only turn back with a dark expression.
"Shen Mingyue, do you have any money? Coins."
Shen Mingyue blinked and took a sparkling diamond earring off her ear. "I don't have any coins, but would you like an earring?"
Yun Yang: "..."
She took a deep breath and, with a death-defying resolve, walked toward the master and servant who were drifting towards her, undergoing hemorrhoid removal surgery.
[A little brewing? Why is she here? Wasn't she saying she wasn't coming?]
However, her arrival is just in time; I feel much more at ease now that she's here.
Yun Yang mentally screamed: "Steady my ass! Am I your mother?!"
She walked up to Fu Xiaoting expressionlessly and succinctly explained her purpose.
"Lend me some money, I need to use the restroom."
Fu Xiaoting paused for a moment, then pulled out a crisp 100-yuan bill from his suit pocket and handed it over.
Here, I'll give you 100 yuan's worth. You can stay as long as you want.
Yun Yang's temple throbbed, and she gritted her teeth as she said, "Coins only."
Upon hearing this, Fu Xiaoting silently put away the hundred-yuan bill and turned to look at Jujiro beside him.
Gujiro understood and immediately began to search his own body.
He turned all his pockets inside out, then shrugged, finding not a single coin.
Just as Yunyang's bladder was about to explode, the system's voice rang out again.
【Host, let's make a deal.】
[If you can promise me you'll persuade Fu Xiaoting not to scatter money from the platform later, I'll open the toilet door for you right away.]
Yun Yang ignored it completely.
She turned around abruptly and rushed to the nearest bodyguard.
Before the bodyguard could react, he snatched the baseball bat from his hand.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, she grabbed a baseball bat and headed straight for the toilet, her expression menacing.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
She swung her arm and pounded on the poor toilet door with all her might.
How come I didn't anticipate that you had a mental illness?
The system was clearly stunned by her actions, and its voice even crackled with a slight electrical buzzing.
[Did you know? Every year when Fu Xiaoting throws money around here, serious stampedes occur as people rush to grab it! This is a matter of life and death! How can you be so indifferent!]
Yun Yang pounded on the door while shouting at the top of her lungs, "I won't do it! I won't do it! I just won't do it!"
Don't morally blackmail her.
She's the kind of person who never even participates in supermarket egg sales or bargain hunting!
Haven't you heard the saying, "Trying to gain a small advantage will lead to a big loss"?
These people are willing to risk their lives for a little money; that's their own choice!
"Cloud Butler!"
Giulio, riding his Segway, glided over in a flash and stopped beside her.
"I've already sent someone to get the keys, will you wait a moment?"
Yunyang responded with a series of thumping sounds.
Gukiro asked, puzzled: "Can't you even stand being a little late?"
"I can't take it! I can't take it!" Yun Yang didn't stop, and smashed even harder.
"Crack—"
With a loud bang, she finally broke the lock.
She threw down the baseball bat, turned around and shouted at the dumbfounded Shen Mingyue, "You, come here and guard the door!"
Shen Mingyue opened her mouth, looked at her, then at the baseball bat at her feet, and obediently walked over.
When you go crazy, you find the whole world becomes gentle.
When Yunyang finally finished relieving herself and walked out of the toilet feeling refreshed.
She overheard Jujiro whispering to Fu Xiaoting about crickets.
"Sir, Butler Yun seems to be in a somewhat unstable mental state. Should we get her a doctor to take a look?"
Fu Xiaoting's inner thoughts followed immediately: [Hmm... let's observe further.]
Yun Yang was too lazy to pay attention to these two lunatics.
All she wants now is to get out of this awful place as soon as possible.
She walked straight towards the car she had just been in, intending to drive herself back.
Seeing this, Shen Mingyue jogged a few steps to catch up and grabbed her arm.
"Hey, where are you going?"
"You can't leave now, look down there."
Shen Mingyue pointed to the open area below the dock, "The roads are all blocked, and those poor people are waiting to rob us later."
Yunyang looked in the direction she was pointing.
One glance was enough to leave me completely stunned.
The open space below the dock was packed with people.
Those weren't the same elderly people she'd seen in the supermarket, the ones dressed neatly and pushing each other over a few dollars' worth of eggs.
Most of the people in front of me were tanned dark, with rough skin and eyes filled with an almost numb expectation.
They wore loose, tattered clothes whose original color was no longer discernible, and many were even barefoot.
There are many... skinny children...
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