A sliver of dawn light passed through the wide floor-to-ceiling window in Su Wanli’s room, piercing precisely through the gap between the curtains, shining right onto Su Xiaoli’s eyelids.
Su Wanli frowned, tossing and turning on the bed to no longer face the window. But the reflected light from the walls was just as harsh, quickly extinguishing the lingering traces of drowsiness in her mind.
“Help! Too bright! I’m going to die…”
The System’s voice rang irritatingly in Su Xiaoli’s ear—
[Hello, Host. Today is Tuesday, the fourth day since you arrived in this world. It is currently 7 AM. You should wake up from your dream and get ready for school.]
So, it was just a dream?
Hearing the System, Su Xiaoli slightly lifted her eyelids but soon closed them again, then pulled the blanket over her head, hoping to return to that dream.
—Back then, the System wasn’t a useless snack dispenser like now. I only needed to open my mouth a few times, complete a couple of villainess missions, and gain endless power, riches rivaling nations, and the world’s fortune.
After that, I spent just two or three days crushing all the powers on Earth, becoming the undisputed King of Earth recognized by all humans, and with my personal strength, I terrified the mysterious forces stirring beyond Earth to surrender and flee.
Finally, after signing a pact with the Evil Gods never to invade the Solar System, I was nearly done.
King of Earth Su Xiaoli stood inside the space station she had built herself, one hand holding a wine glass resting on the shoulder of her beautiful empress, the other pointing at the blue planet before them—
“… Wange, time really flies. Just a few days ago, we had so many unpleasant disputes at school. Now, we can raise a glass together like this, sleeping side by side. How unpredictable life is.”
Wearing elegant attire, Meng Huange smiled softly, taking the wine glass from her hand and gently pinching her own shoulder twice.
“… Really, Miss Su, you’ve definitely had too much again.”
“Hehe, just a few cups of sour plum soup, how could I be drunk? And why are you still calling me Miss Su? What should you call me now?”
“Wanli.”
Looking at Meng Huange’s ears flushing red, Su Wanli smiled and shook her head, lightly brushing her fingertip over her cheek, sighing silently.
“But I’ve done everything I could in this world. It’s time for me to leave. Wange, the future Earth will be yours.”
“… You mean you’re leaving?”
“Of course, I can’t stay here forever. I have other things I need to do… Huh!?”
The moment she said she was leaving, a cold iron sword suddenly pressed against her throat.
“… No way, Miss Su, this won’t do.”
Meng Huange, once gentle and lovely as an empress, suddenly changed expression. Coldly pressed against Su Wanli’s ear, she whispered in that signature gentle voice—
“Do you think this world is a place you can come and go as you please?”
“… Meng—Meng Huange, what do you want to do? I am the King of Earth…”
“Hehe, Miss Su, do you really think a mere King of Earth is my match?”
With that, Meng Huange snapped her fingers lightly at the window of the space capsule—
The sun suddenly flickered on and off, emitting a ticking sound like a bomb’s lit fuse.
“… Stay here with me, forever.”
The next moment, a violent explosion erupted, and a blinding light surged into Su Xiaoli’s eyes—
Su Wanli silently held her forehead, eyes falling on the tote bag and battered twelve-sided die on her bedside table.
Phew, thankfully it was all fake.
What King of Earth nonsense, this is good—right now, this is just fine…
Su Wanli patted her chest, tidied the messy strands of hair on her forehead, and sat up in bed.
There was no need to dwell on that dream any longer. Humans really should keep looking forward.
Meanwhile, the useless, annoying System kept nagging in the corner of the room—
[Host, today is a relatively relaxed day. Your main mission today is to pass Baiying Academy’s entrance exam and raise your grades to mid-class level to meet the requirements for entering the Bai family’s evening banquet.]
Yawn.
Su Wanli walked to her desk, grabbed the white bun, and stuffed it into her pocket. Then she pulled open the curtains, letting sunlight flood the room.
[Additionally, during the exam break, please maintain your Villainess Persona and assist the heroine Meng Huange in finding two more plot triggers. Once all triggers are completed, the Marketplace Interface will open, allowing you to freely select needed items.]
“All right, all right, got it. It’s all a bunch of useless junk anyway, with so many rules and boxes.”
Stretching her arms toward the scenery outside, Su Wanli also pocketed the twelve-sided die.
But really? Will today be a relatively quiet day?
After all, there’s still an exam ahead. The birth System should know how hard I’ve had it and would ease some pressure for me.
First Chinese, then Math, and in the afternoon, English…
Only three subjects, yet Meng Huange had already prepared a ton of materials in advance. But can my brain really handle high school exams?
Whatever, I’ll just take it one step at a time. Worst case, I copy Meng Huange’s answers. If I’m lucky, I might even get second place in the school.
But too much improvement might make Su Heng suspicious. Better just rely on the lucky twelve-sided die from the System.
Su Wanli casually rolled the die in her pocket, put on some lipstick using the vanity mirror, tidied her hem, and pushed open her bedroom door—
“Miss Su, good morning.”
Her beautiful empress stood in the corridor carrying the white canvas bag she’d used in earlier years. She looked like she’d just gotten up and was about to go downstairs.
… Ahem, I mean Meng Huange.
Looks like this one isn’t always so punctual. She got up even earlier than yesterday but probably still planned to wait for me in the banquet hall downstairs.
Su Wanli gave Meng Huange a cold eye-roll and headed downstairs.
I said the System hadn’t assigned me any bullying missions today, but I still had to maintain my persona.
Besides… even though what just happened was only a dream, seeing Meng Huange’s face again made my heart involuntarily throb a little.
—“Stay here with me, forever.”
… To think Meng Huange would blow up a sun just to keep me by her side, that girl…
Ah, looking at it this way, I should be a bit nicer to Meng Huange outside of missions too, just in case she gets too violent in her revenge later on.
Couldn’t manage to get away in time again…
It seemed like the System hadn’t assigned any strange bullying missions today, so I’d be a bit nicer to Meng Huange just a little kindness within the allowed range of Villainess Value.
That way, in the final plot, I could clutch my big belly while holding Meng Huange and say something like, “Look at everything I’ve been through for you, please spare me.”
Tsk tsk, seeing a former villain sobbing and begging the heroine for forgiveness is one of the highlights of a big female protagonist’s feel-good story. I was already completely convinced.
According to the System, we villains were made for exactly this.
Leading Meng Wange into my family’s banquet hall, Su Wanli quietly sat down in her chair and gave Meng Wange a reserved nod—
“Meng Huange, have a seat.”