“Ugh, let go, cough…”
After leaving the doors of the banquet hall, Su Wanli immediately shed her arrogant posture and locked her gaze on the restroom sign down the hallway.
She gritted her teeth, enduring the soreness in her legs, and used her last bit of strength to reach the restroom. She bent over the toilet and retched a few times.
It was so uncomfortable; she felt like her heart was going to jump out of her chest.
Luckily, Meng Wangge had arrived just in time. Otherwise, once that surge of anger passed, she would have performed a live fainting spell in front of everyone…
After easing the discomfort in her chest, Su Wanli wiped the corners of her eyes and turned around with a sigh, observing herself in the mirror.
An exquisite and gorgeous face, sharp eyebrows, and pupils slightly tinged with a hidden color, yet possessing exceptionally glamorous bright red corners.
Aside from wearing a school uniform, she looked exactly like a standard, lethal villainess…
From the outside, no one would ever guess that she would feel pressured by the gaze of the crowd, let alone run into a bathroom to dry heave.
Sigh, she had been a villainess for five or six days now, yet her psychological resilience hadn’t improved at all. She hadn’t even been able to stay in the best position to admire Meng Wangge’s performance tonight…
[It is alright, Host. Your performance just now was excellent. Your Villainess Value has been maintained at around 93; you are already an extraordinary, genius villainess.]
“Is that so?”
True, she wasn’t some kind of superhuman. The system hadn’t granted her any special abilities. Being able to achieve this level was already quite impressive, right?
If it were the version of her that had first arrived in this world, her legs would have gone weak the moment she stepped into the banquet hall.
After only a few days, she could say such harsh words in front of so many people. Just as the system said, she was already a total genius villainess!
Moreover, she hadn’t forgotten the task the system gave her at the beginning.
While facing off against Bai Hewei, she even found time to shift the topic to Meng Wangge, giving her a perfectly logical reason to showcase herself. She was a genius… no, she was simply the Goddess of Villainesses!
Spending a little time to regain her confidence, Su Wanli lightly patted her chest. She then took off her school uniform blazer, tied it around her waist, and made a cool, arrogant expression toward the mirror.
Not bad, there was nothing to be afraid of. From the current situation, their halo-clad female lead, Meng Wangge, was targeting Bai Hewei with full force!
As the second-ranked target for revenge, she was safe for the time being. It would be a waste to stay in the restroom alone and miss out on seeing the first-ranked target, Bai Hewei, make a fool of himself!
After giving herself a little pep talk, Su Wanli strode out of the restroom and prepared to head back into the banquet hall—
“Bang!”
Just as she reached the door, a loud noise erupted from inside the hall, followed by several gasps of surprise from the guests.
What happened? Could it be that in less than a few minutes, Bai Hewei couldn’t take the pressure and started using force?
—She remembered Meng Wangge saying she was some kind of national second-class track and field athlete. Even if she couldn’t win a fight, she should be able to run away, right?
Su Wanli’s brow furrowed, and she quickly stepped forward to push open the banquet hall doors—
“Ah, Miss Su, have you finished your rest?”
Inside the hall, Meng Wangge was standing behind Bai Hewei, nodding to Su Wanli with a smile.
“Meng Wangge, are you okay…”
The words of concern almost slipped out, but Su Wanli immediately realized she was in front of hundreds of people.
This ordinary bit of concern might directly drop her Villainess Value by twenty points, so she forced herself to swallow it back.
Looking at Meng Wangge’s composed and steady appearance, how could anything be wrong? Even if there were trouble, it should be the bastard across from her who was in it.
Su Wanli’s gaze silently bypassed Meng Wangge and looked at the pale young master standing in the center of the stage behind her.
Bai Hewei, who had been arrogantly spouting nonsense in front of her earlier, was now standing before a piano. His fingers were trembling as they rested on the keys, and his entire being looked lifeless.
“What… what happened to him?”
“Oh, it’s actually nothing. Mr. Bai was just a bit slow in his finger movements and couldn’t keep up with my rhythm. He also happened to have his fingers pinched by the piano strings.”
Even though she was being mocked publicly by Meng Wangge, Bai Hewei said nothing. He only silently clenched his fists. The guests around the stage were as silent as cicadas in winter, as if they had just witnessed an epic duel.
—I only went to the restroom for a few minutes. Exactly how many big scenes did I miss…
However, as long as they won, it was fine. She had successfully allowed Meng Wangge to show off her skills at the banquet.
[That is correct. Actually, Host, your words successfully forced the protagonist Meng Wangge to challenge the host of the banquet, Bai Hewei, and shine in front of everyone. The second task has been successfully completed.]
That… that fast…
Despite this, Meng Wangge didn’t look like she had just done something major. She simply smiled, walked forward, took Su Wanli’s hand, and whispered in her ear—
“Mission accomplished, Miss Su. Next, it is time for you to reap the rewards.”
She looked toward Bai Hewei, who was sitting in the center of the stage, and said with a smile—
“Mr. Bai Hewei, just as we agreed before, the person who bet their life should apologize to the person they once bullied. Don’t you agree?”
Bai Hewei stood up silently from the piano, a forced, ugly smile appearing on his face as he bowed slightly toward Meng Wangge—
“I apologize, Miss Meng Wangge. It was my lack of insight that led me to underestimate you…”
“Not to me, but to Miss Su Wanli.”
Meng Wangge shook her head slightly, took a glass of champagne from a nearby tray, and swirled it gently in her hand.
“—Judging by what just happened, I believe you indeed do not have the qualification to confess to Miss Su. So, please apologize using the method we agreed upon.”
“You…!”
Bai Hewei gritted his teeth in resentment, but he still turned his body toward Su Wanli—
“I am sorry, Miss Su, I shouldn’t have…”
“If I remember correctly, the apology method we agreed on seems a bit different from this, doesn’t it?”
Bai Hewei took a deep breath, his cold gaze sweeping across the faces of Su Wanli and Meng Wangge.
“…Meng Wangge, do not go too far.”
Meng Wangge only smiled slightly, pulling Su Wanli to sit in the nearest seat. She raised the glass in her hand toward Bai Hewei from a distance—
“Mr. Bai, as the future successor of the Bai family, surely you wouldn’t go back on your own promise?”
She tightened her grip slightly, interlacing her fingers with Su Wanli’s, her gaze smiling as it watched Su Wanli’s eyes.
“Please apologize to Miss Su Wanli in the most sincere manner—by prostrating yourself on the ground.”