205. The Temperamental Young Woman
Xie Wenling stood by the pavilion, listlessly brushing his fingertips across the wildflowers, his posture relaxed, but the aloofness in his eyes was like a thin layer of ice.
Dou Shichen clenched his teeth as soon as he saw him.
"Shining Bean Prince?" The little dumpling tilted its head to look at him.
Dou Shichen looked at her, then at Xie Wenling, and finally jumped off the carriage. He grabbed the little girl's hand and said earnestly, "Princess, I'll protect you from now on! Let's be best friends. Don't play with Xie Wenling anymore. He's always putting on airs; it's not nice at all!"
The little dumpling paused for a moment, then her little brows furrowed slightly: "Why? Brother Xie is so good to Yue'er, he even brought Yue'er to prepare a surprise for you!"
"He's faking it!" Dou Shichen hurriedly defended himself, raising his voice slightly. "If you play with me, I'll buy you a house, give you land deeds, you can have whatever you want. It's much more interesting than being with him!"
The little dumpling still shook her head: "Yue'er doesn't want to break up with Brother Xie! Brother Xie is the best Brother Xie!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Xie Wenling's voice came from behind him, tinged with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness, Princess."
He stepped forward, bent down and picked up the little dumpling, then glanced back at Dou Shichen: "If the young master still wants to stay by himself, then rest slowly. We'll go back first."
Dou Shichen was absolutely certain that the look he received from that man was definitely provocative! Absolutely!
The oblivious little dumpling nestled in Xie Wenling's arms, not forgetting to turn back and wave to Dou Shichen: "Shining Bean Prince, Yue'er will come to see you again tomorrow!"
"Hey?! You guys just left me like that?!"
The little dumpling nodded silently.
She found the Radiant Bean Prince rather annoying, as he actually wanted to ruin her relationship with Brother Xie.
I don't want to play with him anymore.
Dou Shichen, unaware of her thoughts, tried to catch up with her.
Unfortunately, Xie Wenling was tall and had long legs, so he walked very fast.
He took two steps to catch up, but couldn't. He could only helplessly watch the two figures leave.
The warmth I felt earlier has dissipated, leaving only a feeling of stifled frustration.
The thought of Xie Wenling's confident demeanor brought tears to his eyes again, making him feel like a fool no one cared about.
The hot-tempered young prince finally lost his temper: "Aaaaaah, Xie Wenling! I'll never forgive you! Never forgive you! You bastard, you bastard! I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!—"
[Task Completed]
[You did something to sabotage his return journey as planned.]
It was successful, but not entirely.
Dou Shichen is still alive, but he has suffered severe injuries.
It seems that he won't have another chance to escape for a long time to come.
You're a little disappointed.
However, sparing his life for a bit of fun isn't out of the question, is it?
[Reward Obtained: Damage Transfer Rune]
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"Mother! Yue'er is back!"
Xie Wenling escorted the little girl to the front gate, watched as the housekeeper led her inside, and then left.
As soon as the little dumpling stepped through the gate, her soft, sweet voice drifted into the main hall.
Jiang Xiyue, who would normally greet him with a smile, was frowning, clearly preoccupied.
The little dumpling stopped in her tracks, blinked her round eyes, and slowly sidled up to her mother's knees, gently tugging at her clothes with her little hand: "Mommy, why aren't you smiling?"
Jiang Xiyue looked down at her daughter's bewildered expression, her voice soft but heavy: "Yue'er, your father's subordinate, Uncle Tao... has passed away. Your father just set off for the Tao family for his funeral and is bringing Uncle Tao's daughter back. From now on, she will be your sister."
"Gone?" The little dumpling tilted its head, not quite understanding what "gone" meant.
She only grasped the key phrase at the end, and her eyes lit up immediately: "Little sister? Is this the little sister we talked about before? The little sister who can play with Yue'er?"
Seeing her daughter's sudden burst of joy, Jiang Xiyue felt a little relieved and nodded.
The little dumpling immediately jumped up excitedly: "Yay! Yue'er has a new friend!"
His expression was full of anticipation.
Looking at her daughter's small figure, Jiang Xiyue finally smiled gently.
I hope everything goes well.
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This is a pure white, boundless space, with a huge projection screen floating in front of you.
As you can see, this is a world within a book.
This world has been operating on its own since it was created.
According to the original plan, the story would officially begin when the female protagonist appeared in the book, and everything would proceed according to the plot.
But now, as you can see, something unexpected has happened.
Are you listening?
A skinny girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a tight cropped T-shirt, tight capri jeans, loafers, and terrible smoky makeup, was pacing back and forth in this system space in a fit of rage.
Ms. Tao Wanbi, are you listening?
Tao Wanbi immediately cursed, "What the hell am I supposed to listen to! You damn garbage system! I was just walking down the street, and you suddenly sent me to this godforsaken place! And you want me to listen to you? Listen to your head?!"
The system in front of me had no physical form, and its voice came from all directions; it was a man's voice.
...It's a bit like Siri on her iPhone Pro Max 17.
[...]
Ms. Tao Wanbi, I deeply understand your feelings...
"You don't understand anything! Do you even have a brain?!"
Please calm down...
"I'll calm you down, you bastard! You try being kidnapped and see what happens!"
Perhaps you have some misunderstandings about me, but this is not kidnapping...
"You son of a bitch, you're absolutely hilarious! What is this if not kidnapping?! You're a human trafficker, don't you know that?!"
[...]
The system fell silent.
Tao Wanbi cursed in this system space for more than half an hour without repeating herself, and by the end, her voice echoed throughout the space.
Finally, she got tired of yelling.
She collapsed onto the ground, panting, "What the hell do you idiot system want?"
The system froze for half an hour before coming back to life.
[We talked about this earlier...]
"Idiot, I wasn't talking to you."
[...]
"Alright, alright, hurry up and say it."
As we mentioned earlier, the world displayed on the screen is a world within a book, and it operates on its own like the real world...
"Isn't something that can operate on its own the real world?"
[That's one way to put it. However, the difference is that from the very first chapter when the female protagonist appears, everything will proceed according to the book's plot.]
But then, something unexpected happened.
To help you understand, I will send you the original book content.
"What? I hate reading the most!"
Please be aware of receiving this message.
"Can't you even understand human language? I didn't say I agreed! I said I hate it the most—uh!"
[Transmission complete.]
Tao Wanbi had a headache for a while, but she quickly understood the plot of the book.
She was somewhat shocked.
If she had this ability when she was in school, she wouldn't have been one of the worst students in the whole school... Getting into Tsinghua or Peking University would have been a piece of cake.
But soon, she was drawn into the plot.
She gave a disgusted look: "What a disgusting plot, so cliché and mindless."
"As soon as the female lead enters the house, the female supporting character's parents, brother, male lead, and male supporting character all fall in love with her. Then, the female supporting character becomes evil out of jealousy and frames the female lead, and in the end, she is hated by everyone... It's such a cliché plot. Does the author even have a brain?"
"Does anyone really think it's reasonable for the female supporting character's parents to inexplicably fawn over the female lead who has just entered the house, only to forget about their own daughter as soon as they turn around?"
"So you've been living with thin air all these years? You're not even as good as a stranger? Is that reasonable, I'm asking you."
"Those two older brothers are pretty outrageous too. Before long, they stood on the female lead's side and accused the female supporting character's younger sister."
"I'll eat this human. This is a damn opportunist who was forced to change the author's mind."
"The male lead is even more outrageous. He falls in love with the female lead at first sight! Wow! You don't think the readers will say, 'So sweet! So sweet! We're shipping them!'"
"If you can't write a romance storyline, then don't bother, OK? Take a look at this and see if it looks good."
"This plot is disgusting. When the female supporting character gets jealous, her whole family scolds her for being 'petty and vicious.' When the female lead bullies the female supporting character, it's said that she 'accidentally' or 'didn't mean it.'"
"This double standard is really something else."
"In the end, it has to be that the female supporting character turns evil, leading her group of girlfriends to become vicious female supporting characters, and finally being abandoned by everyone and suffering a miserable end, right?"
"Screw you, you son of a bitch!"
"Is this reasonable? Is this reasonable?! The female supporting character hadn't done anything bad before the female lead arrived, but suddenly became vicious after she came?"
"The princess and the female supporting character teamed up but couldn't beat an orphan girl? Wow, awesome! 666."
"And that male lead, he's a simp and a love-struck fool, and he's supposed to be a prince?"
"No wonder he was designated as the sole heir to the throne. Otherwise, I'd be doing a handstand while washing my hair if he could even ascend the throne with a brain like that."
"Heh, this dynasty is doomed."
The system remained silent for a long time.
Ultimately, the system decided to pretend it didn't hear anything.
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