In short, the moment the class bell rings, she will immediately walk to Xiao Fen’s seat, grab the textbook she is drawing in, and heap praise upon her artistic skills.
After that, with her grand exaggerations, Meng Wange—who is also skilled at drawing—will certainly be unable to resist looking back to see what exactly Xiao Fen has drawn.
…But it won’t work. At that time, she will immediately lift the textbook high, raise an eyebrow provocatively at Meng Wange, and say with a light chuckle—
“Oh? No way, Meng Wange. Do you really think you can just wander over and enjoy this? I haven’t given you that kind of permission, have I?”
Then, she will smile and pat Xiao Fen’s shoulder, saying in a deep voice:
“Xiao Fen, I didn’t realize your drawing skills had reached this level. It’s much better than a certain someone’s and really fits my aesthetic. When you’re free later, draw a full-body portrait for me.”
Yes, the greatest fear is the unknown. She would not let Meng Wange see Xiao Fen’s true strength.
Setting aside how much of Meng Wange’s skill Xiao Fen actually possesses, even if she truly could stand as Meng Wange’s equal, Meng Wange might not necessarily feel jealous or ashamed over such trivial matters.
Unless she is unable to see the actual gap between the two and can only rely on Su’s subjective evaluation to judge, thereby crushing her confidence and causing her to doubt herself.
‘I need to find a method to create a sense of crisis in Meng Wange’s heart, making her realize she can be replaced at any time.’
This plan should be able to effectively achieve those goals…
However, just imagining such a scene in her mind for a moment caused a vague sense of crisis to arise in Su Wanli’s heart first, even making her shudder.
She felt that if she really acted according to the plan, it might lead to some serious consequences…
‘It’s a hallucination, right? It must just be my imagination.’
‘Don’t overthink it. Since I’ve finally come up with a method to complete the task, I shouldn’t hesitate anymore. I should coordinate with Xiao Fen in advance. It would be bad if she looks confused and lets something slip when the time comes.’
Su Wanli patted her own forehead, tore off a piece of draft paper, scribbled a few words on it, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it toward Zhang Shiyu’s desk.
*Thud.*
The paper ball hit Zhang Shiyu’s desk squarely, bounced twice, and landed on her drawing.
“…Huh? Who was that!?”
Zhang Shiyu, who was still immersed in adding two extra strokes of a mustache to a historical figure, was startled by the sudden paper ball, nearly sending her black pencil flying.
But after noticing Su Wanli’s frigid gaze, she immediately sat up straight. She took the lollipop stick out of her mouth and tossed it into her desk.
“Wait, Old Boss Su? Do you need us for something?”
Su Wanli’s lips twitched slightly. She didn’t say much, only motioning with her eyes toward the paper ball in front of Xiao Fen.
Zhang Shiyu, finally coming to her senses, hurriedly smoothed out the paper ball and leaned in to read it carefully.
“Coordinate with me later and perform well in front of Meng Wange. Don’t say anything unnecessary.”
“…Hmm?”
Zhang Shiyu subconsciously glanced at Su Wanli, then at Meng Wange, who was sitting upright in front of her as if she knew nothing.
‘What… does this mean?’
‘How am I supposed to coordinate? What should I perform? What counts as unnecessary?’
Looking at the note, maybe…
Before Xiao Fen could figure anything out, the note was suddenly snatched from her hand.
The paper was placed between Da Zhuang and Potato Thunder.
They only needed a glance before their expressions shifted to one of sudden realization.
“Mhm, I see. So that’s how it is.”
“Eh? You guys understood? What does it mean? What is the Old Boss asking us to do?”
“Huh? Xiao Fen, is your brain rusted over?”
Da Zhuang curled her knuckles and lightly tapped Xiao Fen’s Sun Acupoint.
“Didn’t the Old Boss just have us investigate Meng Wange’s whereabouts after class?”
“Uh, that’s true, but didn’t Meng Wange just go to…”
Before Xiao Fen could finish, Potato Thunder immediately cut in.
“She only went to the Teacher’s Office.”
“Right, I know that too. But what does that have to do with the note?”
“It has everything to do with it! Looking at the situation this morning as a whole… the Old Boss and Meng Wange must have had a fight!”
Hearing this, Xiao Fen raised an eyebrow in confusion.
“A fight?”
“Exactly. Didn’t the Old Boss and Meng Wange skip school yesterday? It must be that! You know, those common occurrences in cohabitation—trivial little things. If they aren’t dealt with in time, they keep building up in both hearts until they form a massive rift.”
“…So, basically, there’s some conflict between them?”
Though still a bit lost, Xiao Fen grasped the main point.
“So… what does the Old Boss want us to do? Go pressure the Eldest Sister-in-law a bit so she knows who the real Master is?”
“…Idiot!”
Potato Thunder and Da Zhuang denied it in unison.
“If the Old Boss really wanted to teach someone a lesson, would she need us to do it? You should understand just by looking at the note!”
“She’s… asking us for help!”
“As—Asking for help?”
“Exactly.”
Potato Thunder adjusted her non-existent glasses frame, analyzing with a serious face.
“Since it says ‘coordinate with her and perform well in front of Meng Wange,’ it means the Old Boss has realized her mistake and… wants to make peace with Meng Wange.”
“That’s it, but the Old Boss is certainly too embarrassed to say it herself,” Da Zhuang added with a nod, as if it were a matter of fact. “That’s why she needs our coordination. After all, some things are inconvenient for the Old Boss to say, so we have to say them for her.”
“Eh? Is that so? But since the Old Boss had us investigate Meng Wange’s movements, doesn’t that mean Meng Wange might be the one who did something wrong?”
Xiao Fen scratched the tip of her nose and whispered:
“If we act on our own, won’t it make the Old Boss even angrier?”
Da Zhuang and Potato Thunder took a deep breath at the same time, silently shook their heads at Xiao Fen, and wore expressions of deep grief and regret.
“No way, Xiao Fen.”
“Has your drawing made you stupid? Is your mind not clear?”
“If the probability of Meng Wange doing something wrong is 1%, what’s the probability of the Old Boss doing something wrong?”
“…”
After thinking for less than 2 seconds, Xiao Fen finally nodded in sudden realization.
“—The Old Boss must have lost her temper again and accidentally lashed out at Meng Wange! So she wants us to help her put on a show to coax Meng Wange and fix their relationship!”
Seeing that the three of them finally shared the same perspective, the Trio of Villainess Henchmen nodded to each other. They huddled together again and began to silently deliberate their upcoming actions on a piece of paper.
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