“……Hmph. She still hasn’t replied to my messages.”
Su Wanli sat in the car, commanding the driver to race toward Yunsheng County, while viciously swiping through her phone.
Staring at her chat history with Meng Wange, she couldn’t help gritting her teeth.
‘It seems my authority as the villainess still isn’t established well enough.’
‘Just because I left Meng Wange to come alone to a small county, she dares to blatantly ignore my messages?’
So far, the only message Meng Wange had sent her was a single “Arrived safely.”
And after that? What is Yunsheng County like? Did the travel guide lie? Why didn’t she take a photo for her?
It’s not like she was kidnapped right after getting off the car, with her hands and feet tied. Even if she was busy investigating everywhere, she could at least take a picture!
…Ah.
As soon as that thought entered her mind, Su Wanli silently covered her mouth.
‘Meng Wange… she shouldn’t be in any danger, right?’
She is the main heroine of this world, blessed with fortune. Logically, she couldn’t mess up in a small county, but…
But even this world’s system is so useless. Who knows if the fortune blessing is also a scam!
“Hey, hey, hey, are you there? You weren’t kidnapped by locals, were you?”
Su Wanli subconsciously typed a message and sent it to Meng Wange, then quickly patted the driver’s backrest.
“Hey, driver… Old Jin, I mean Mr. Jin, can you drive faster?”
The driver, somewhat flattered, turned back to glance at Su Wanli, but helplessly shook his head.
“Miss Su, we’re already at the maximum speed on this road. If I go any faster, we’ll get caught and it’ll be trouble.”
“How much will it cost if we get caught?”
“Uh, probably at least two or three…”
“That’s it? Just drive. If we get caught, go to my dad and ask for triple.”
“Understood, Miss Su. Hold tight!”
Anyway, she set her destination to the “Cloudborn Ocean Hotel” marked on the travel guide.
Forcibly suppressing her nausea, Su Wanli silently got out of the car and looked around the old street.
The promotional photos in the guide weren’t wrong. The environment in Yunsheng County was indeed nice. Just from a quick glance, she had already spotted many shops she wanted to visit together with Meng Wange.
But…
Wasn’t this Saturday just after nightfall? It should be the busiest time, yet it was this desolate?
Is Yunsheng County even a tourist attraction anymore?
Forget it. No matter what, she had to find Meng Wange first.
Su Wanli swiped open her phone screen, confirmed that Meng Wange still hadn’t replied to her messages, and then pushed open the door of the inn in front of her.
“—Welcome.”
The lazy, easygoing older sister at the counter glanced at Su Wanli.
“…Uh, another high school girl?”
Su Wanli curled her lips and casually nodded.
“Let me guess. You wouldn’t happen to be looking for a female classmate with the surname Meng who arrived at the inn before you, would you?”
‘Arrived at the inn before me, and a female classmate with the surname Meng… so…’
“So, Meng Wange came to your inn? And then, where is she now? Did she tell you where she went?”
Looking at Su Wanli’s somewhat anxious expression, the female shop owner lightly raised an eyebrow.
“Oh? Could it be that since that female classmate came to Yunsheng County, she hasn’t reported her itinerary to you? Not even a single message?”
“Tsk tsk, that’s really mean, Meng Wange. I clearly saw her coming in and out of the inn all afternoon. I thought she was playing happily with a friend, but it turns out she abandoned her friend to have fun alone. And now she’s left her friend waiting downstairs without even replying to messages.”
The shop owner gently rubbed her chin, glanced at the computer screen in front of her, and said—
“I can’t stand this. Miss, although it’s against the rules, I can give you the key card to her room in advance. It’s Room 203 upstairs. Go meet up with Meng Wange.”
“…Meng Wange spent the whole afternoon coming in and out of the inn?”
Su Wanli, grinding her teeth, took the key card from her hand and nodded at the shop owner.
“Heh, you’re quite accommodating. If you need anything later, mention my name. I’ll help if I can.”
With a casual promise, Su Wanli angrily climbed the stairs two steps at a time.
Li Yunsheng just shrugged indifferently and then looked down at Room 203, which hadn’t had any record of being opened today.
Imagining the scene Meng Wange would face next, Li Yunsheng couldn’t help curving her lips.
‘Heh, a little adult, huh? High EQ, huh? Mocking me, huh?’
‘She said she’d scope out the place in advance for someone else, but didn’t share updates, didn’t stay in the room, and didn’t even say hello.’
‘Now, I’ll see how you deal with this noble young miss who clearly isn’t easy to mess with.’
Well, the result was already clear.
After swiping the card and seeing the room with no traces of habitation except for a backpack by the door, Su Wanli immediately realized—
Meng Wange had definitely gone off to have fun on her own!
‘That damned girl. Next, I have to teach her a proper lesson!’
But how exactly should she do it?
She frowned and ground her teeth.
Although not replying was indeed her fault… as a girl who had rarely had the leisure to travel in her life, it was actually pretty normal for Meng Wange to get carried away playing.
After weighing the merits and demerits this way, a vague plan slowly formed in Su Wanli’s mind…
And then it developed into the current situation.
That main heroine, Meng Wange, had pulled her into her arms and deeply breathed in her hair.
She even whispered in that ambiguous tone right by her ear—
“Miss Su, I missed you.”
“…Huh?”
Hearing this, Su Wanli’s eyes widened in shock.
‘M-missed me… does that mean…’
‘It’s only been a short day, and Meng Wange already…’
[Compose yourself, Host. This is merely a lie and trick fabricated by the heroine to escape blame because she doesn’t want to go downstairs and move things. If you let your heart flutter over this, where will your dignity be placed?]
The system warned Su Wanli coldly with its electronic voice.
‘…But how is that possible!’
Who would say something as ambiguous as “I missed you” to their rival just to avoid going downstairs to move things?! And she even leaned close to her ear…
[Is it really impossible? Please think carefully. Meng Wange got up early today, traveled all the way to this remote town for you, walked who knows how many steps, and met who knows how many people.]
The system’s voice echoed silently in Su Wanli’s ears—
[Maybe her heart is already overwhelmed, you know?]
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