“Alright, students, class is about to begin. Everyone return to your seats, okay?”
Xiaohua Teacher stood on the lecture platform of Class Three, Year Two, clapping her hands at the rowdy students in the classroom.
Of course, due to the presence of Su Wanli, Xiaohua Teacher had always upheld a teaching style of ‘manage as little as possible, and if you can ignore it, ignore it.’ Consequently, her words were as ineffective as ever.
However, this time, within ten seconds of her speaking, the classroom immediately fell silent.
It wasn’t because Xiaohua Teacher’s authority had suddenly surged overnight. It was simply because the black-haired girl at the very back of the classroom had, for some unknown reason, slammed her desk several times. This caused the students to fall silent in unison, not daring to even breathe too loudly.
Even Liu, the homeroom teacher, couldn’t help but hold her breath for a moment. It was only after she realized Su Wanli wasn’t going to do anything else that she breathed a sigh of relief and quietly flattened her teaching materials on the lecture platform.
“…Ahem, since the bell has already rung, everyone please open your textbooks to page…”
Although she acted as if nothing were wrong, many questions had quietly surfaced in Liu’s mind.
‘Huh? What’s going on? Is Su Wanli… assisting me in managing the classroom order?’
‘Could it be that, just as she said during the examination, the First Bully of Baiying Academy really wants to try and improve the school’s atmosphere?’
Of course, the truth was nothing of the sort.
Su Wanli was currently clutching a lock of her hair, her other hand balled into a fist, striking the desk repeatedly as a form of venting.
The words Meng Wange had whispered in her ear earlier continued to echo in her mind —
“I understand, Miss Su. I am sorry for making you feel lonely.”
“However, if you have such feelings again in the future, you can tell me directly, okay?”
‘Lonely? She said I… felt lonely?’
‘Me! What lonely!? Who’s lonely!? You’re the lonely one! Your whole family is lonely!!!’
The moment she was caught carving words into her desk by Meng Wange, Su Wanli felt as if her cheeks were being roasted over a fire. Even now that class had started, her face was still burning in waves.
‘Calm down, calm down. Even if Meng Wange found out, the task was completed, wasn’t it? The System already judged it as such.’
‘That’s right, everything is in the past…’
Su Wanli habitually buried her head in the crook of her arm, pressing the back of her hand tightly against her forehead, trying to use physical cooling to regain her composure.
‘…That hateful Meng Wange, she definitely did it on purpose! On one hand, she pretended to say something like ‘I won’t stay here and be an eyesore to you,’ while on the other, she quietly doubled back to observe what I was doing. Isn’t she just teasing me!?’
First the Empty Fort Strategy, then Playing Hard to Get, and then Secretly Moving Across Chencang… Meng Wange must have seen through her frustration over the cold shoulder this morning. That was why she appeared suddenly while Su was carving, using this nonsensical method to toy with her!
All that talk about ‘sorry for making you feel lonely’ and ‘you can tell me directly’ was a blatant mockery. She was laughing at the fact that Su would get anxious and restless after being ignored for just a little while, just like a small pet that couldn’t bear to be away from her!
“Hmph!”
Su Wanli let out a resentful snort from her nose. She then used the black pencil in her hand to viciously draw a crooked priest figure with fox ears and a staff on a piece of scrap paper, marking a large ‘X’ over its face.
**[What is the matter, Host? Your heart rate seems abnormal. Does the System need to play some classical music to soothe your emotions?]**
‘…Heh, I’m in a great mood. I’m just feeling genuine joy for successfully completing the task and ruthlessly humiliating the Heroine!’
Su Wanli rolled her eyes at the System in her mind.
Of course, she understood this was just a way to reclaim a bit of dignity in front of the System. That plan earlier couldn’t even be considered a humiliation. If anything, she was being played like a fiddle by the Aura of Main Heroine, Meng Wange…
Whenever she thought of the faint, lingering smile in the corner of Meng Wange’s eyes when she said those words, Su Wanli felt her teeth begin to itch.
‘No, this can’t go on.’
—
Although the System would approve the task regardless of how she completed it, if she continued to be led by the nose by Meng Wange, she would lose her confidence as a Villainess.
As a Villainous Eldest Young Lady who was supposed to be a match for the Heroine, shouldn’t she at least firmly hold the initiative in the early stages of the plot!?
At some point, she seemed to have started following Meng Wange’s lead. No matter how wicked the plan the System proposed or how malicious her actions were, Meng Wange always managed to deflect them with a ‘soft touch’ or even counter-attack, leaving Su in a predicament where her Female Villain Value kept sliding…
**[Host, the recent instances where your Female Villain Value dropped below 80 do not seem to have a direct connection to the Heroine.]**
“Close your mouth. Sometimes, humans just need to learn how to blame others.”
Su Wanli silently pinched the white dumpling in her pocket. Then, she lifted her head and gazed at Meng Wange’s profile, which looked exceptionally focused.
That’s right — it was that always-calm appearance, as if everything was within her grasp.
Although the System kept claiming she was a Genius Villainess, so far, she hardly felt like an equal to Meng Wange. Instead, her plans were suppressed the moment they unfolded. That had been the norm these past few days.
If this continued, her dignity as a Villainess…
Just as Su Wanli was becoming increasingly agitated, the second task of the day surfaced in her mind at the perfect time —
**[Two: Find a way to create a sense of crisis in Meng Wange’s heart. Make her realize that if you wish to replace her, you can do so at any time, causing her to lose her standing in Sujia!]**
‘Make Meng Wange feel a sense of crisis… let her know that she isn’t indispensable…’
‘…I see! I really have overlooked this point these past few days. Theoretically, I am Meng Wange’s ‘boss.’ I should be the one who is calm and composed!’
‘That’s right! Go do something to break Meng Wange’s self-righteous composure! Let this arrogant Heroine understand that I am never short of tools that can replace her.’
‘If you don’t want to be replaced, then pull back that wandering gaze of yours. It’s enough for you to just look at this young lady!’
The corners of Su Wanli’s mouth curled up slightly. She let her gaze drift over Meng Wange’s shoulder, slowly scanning the classroom of Class Three, Year Two.
Aside from a few exceptions, most of the students were whispering to each other, and the faint sounds of gaming consoles occasionally drifted from under the desks.
‘…Forget it. I won’t consider these useless ordinary students. Let’s look at the three loyal subordinates the System prepared for me.’
Du Xinxin was pressing her lips together tightly, one hand flipping through a thick, leather-bound book that looked shrouded in mystery. Her other hand was twisted into a strange pose, and she was muttering something under her breath.
Wen Manman had propped up a Chinese textbook in front of her while her entire body was slumped over the desk. Even so, her massive frame left her shoulders exposed to the teacher’s sight, and the faint sound of snoring made her current state quite obvious.
As for Zhang Shiyu…
She was scratching her chin while using a paintbrush to doodle all over her textbook, turning the historical figures in the book into all sorts of bizarre characters.
Unknowingly, the curve of Su Wanli’s lips gradually became stiff.
‘…Make Meng Wange feel a sense of crisis?’
‘Wait, with the way these people look, what am I supposed to use to create a sense of crisis!?’