Will the Villainous Lady Face Retribution from the Second Playthrough’s Protagonist?

After saying these words, Luo Zhoucheng silently put the cigar back in its box.

“Can you find a more formidable enforcer?” Bai Ling asked.

Her tone was calm, as if she didn’t care about everything she had just heard.

But only Yuan Xiaoning knew that whenever Bai Ling encountered these things, the fire in her heart would slowly start to accumulate.

It seemed fortunate that the blonde girl wasn’t here, otherwise little strawberry would suffer greatly again.

Luo Zhoucheng thought for a moment, then shook his head: “There are those more formidable than Lei Sen, but none who could match you.”

He had seen many spiritual awakeners and witnessed various powerful abilities. His initial assessment of Lei Sen had come from his own mouth.

But the power Bai Ling demonstrated today was beyond his realm of understanding.

“Should I refuse?” Luo Zhoucheng took the initiative to ask.

Bai Ling didn’t answer, her fingers tapping on the table one by one.

She was thinking.

However, since the other party was sensible, there was no need to continue being confrontational. Bai Ling raised her hand and snapped her fingers, though it didn’t make much sound.

…In her previous life, she couldn’t snap her fingers. She wasn’t too used to it yet.

The beautiful woman who had been maintaining her smile resumed movement. Just as she was about to light a fire, she realized the cigar in the boss’s hand was gone.

“You may go now,” Luo Zhoucheng said.

The beautiful woman softly acknowledged and put the lighter back, calmly retreating behind the side door.

She had no sense that she had been paused for a few minutes.

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“You… you…” 

A-Lan’s words got stuck, not knowing why, but she had just blanked out for a moment and then forgot what she was saying.

“You were saying that you could tell at a glance that we were that kind of relationship,” Yuan Xiaoning prompted her, “How could you tell?”

“Oh, right, yes, we could tell at a glance,” A-Lan finally reconnected her thoughts, “The way she looks at us and others is cold and emotionless. But when she looks at you, there’s warmth hidden in her eyes. That fleeting spark contains countless words.”

Yuan Xiaoning was dumbfounded: “Really?”

Is it that mystical?

“It’s true, let me tell you, she…”

“Alright, Sister Lan, stop teasing her,” Tingting interrupted, “Actually, we can see the monitors during our shift. We saw your behavior in the hall and heard what she said when she helped you block the drink.”

“…So that’s how it is.”

Yuan Xiaoning thought, no wonder you forgot what you were going to say after being paused for a while. It turns out you were making it up on the spot.

A-Lan, having been publicly exposed, felt a bit embarrassed. So she said, “This might not be easy to see, but I noticed something else. She… must be ravishing you every day, indulging excessively, right?”

Yuan Xiaoning was startled: “How can you tell?”

As soon as she said it, she wanted to slap herself. She fell for it again. What if the other person was just bluffing this time?

However, A-Lan wasn’t surprised and had a confident expression: “I can tell from two aspects, one about you, and one about her. Let’s start with you. You’re so beautiful, and so well-developed at such a young age. She couldn’t possibly resist.”

Yuan Xiaoning nodded continuously.

Indeed, when she first saw the preview image sent by the system before transmigrating, she couldn’t help but feel excited. It’s just that dead people don’t have physical reactions, otherwise, she would definitely have been aroused.

“The second point is about her. Look how thin and frail she is, like a gust of wind could blow her away. Even though she’s clearly older than you, her nutrition is so much worse,” A-Lan said, “It’s obvious that she’s been expending too much energy on you and can’t keep up.”

This time even Tingting nodded in agreement.

Yuan Xiaoning’s face reddened slightly. Goodness, are women outside always this bold when chatting?

But it makes sense, this is a bar after all, with all sorts of people.

“I’ve seen plenty of young people who suddenly gain power and become overconfident,” A-Lan said with the air of an experienced person, “They’re young and have power, but lack a steady personality. They think they can do anything, feel so cool, and sometimes even want to use their special abilities for naughty purposes.”

Yuan Xiaoning couldn’t help but nod.

It’s true, last time she used the time-stop system to threaten me.

“But you can’t really let her do whatever she wants. Letting her indulge excessively will only harm herself in the future. You should find an opportunity to persuade her to be more restrained.”

“You’re right, I also want to persuade her to be more restrained,” Yuan Xiaoning sighed, “But it’s not possible. She has a bad temper.”

She was afraid that instead of successfully persuading her, she might make her indignant and want to prove herself on her body.

“This is where you need to use strategy—be tactful, indirect, or use some playful jokes between couples…”

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“You can agree to his request and try to contact his specific location,” Bai Ling said after careful consideration, “If you can’t contact him, then forget it.”

The other party’s mission was to eliminate her, or at the very least, prevent her from uncovering the truth. So they were certainly the ones in a hurry.

Luo Zhoucheng nodded, indicating his willingness to cooperate.

Bai Ling looked at the time. It was already very late. She stood up and said, “Let me give you a piece of advice: don’t think about establishing a new order in Tianhai City. Your strength isn’t enough to keep things under control, and your prediction of the future is too conservative.”

In Luo Zhoucheng’s eyes, spiritual ability users could at most operate on the fringes of order, like now, occasionally taking on commissions for murder and robbery for money. This was probably the limit.

No wonder he smoked traditional cigarettes.

Bai Ling hadn’t heard of Luo Zhoucheng’s name in her previous life. There was no place for him on the future stage of Tianhai City, not even as much as Lei Sen, whom she had just killed.

Luo Zhoucheng wasn’t offended by these blunt words, but hesitantly asked, “Are there many powerful individuals in Tianhai City?”

“What’s your current level?” 

“Late stage of Level 3.”

Bai Ling thought for a moment and asked him, “Do you know about the girl who came with me?”

Luo Zhoucheng tentatively said, “Is she your wife?”

A very beautiful and cute girl, just a bit silly, making one want to protect her and bully her at the same time.

Bai Ling didn’t deny it, only leaving a sentence: “You’re about the same as her.”

Then she turned and left.

Luo Zhoucheng sat stunned in his chair, unable to come to his senses for a long time.

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“Life interests, sense of humor, little jokes, make her both amused and not angry, while also realizing her own mistakes.”

“Mm-hmm.”

A-Lan shared some mature advice, and Yuan Xiaoning just memorized it regardless of whether it would be useful or not.

Then she heard Bai Ling’s voice: “What are you talking about?”

“We’re discussing how to make you… ahem, nothing,” Yuan Xiaoning reacted in time, “Are you done with your talk?”

She quietly observed Bai Ling’s expression, which was calm and serene. It seemed no one had died.

It appears that the previous time pause was just a “display of firepower.”

“It’s done, let’s go,” Bai Ling said.

“Okay, right away.”

Yuan Xiaoning grabbed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from the table, stuffed them into her pocket, then waved goodbye to A-Lan and Tingting.

“Bye-bye, come again when you have time,” A-Lan winked at her, “Don’t forget the methods I taught you, try them when you get the chance.”