[Ru Xi, Host, you have successfully completed the first Main Mission of the day: A Step Ahead.]
[By ruthlessly pushing the female lead, Meng Wange, into the car and sending her off to school all by herself, you have thoroughly expressed your unwillingness to associate with someone of her lower status, and you have left Meng Wange… bewildered and hesitant.]
[Evil Woman Acting Skill: Bizarre]
[Rewards will be settled together after the series of missions is complete.]
“Pei, how crude…”
Watching the pink-purple Maybach speed off, Su Wanli gently brushed aside the stray hairs on her forehead and curved her lips into a smirk.
“So that’s it? That’s all? Was this supposed to be hard for me?”
Wasn’t it just that I can’t ride in the same car as Meng Wange, and yet she still had to arrive at school on time for that self-introduction thing?
If, due to road control, only one car from Sujia could take someone away, then the person left behind would definitely be late.
Heh, isn’t that simple? I’ll just be the one who’s late.
Anyway, my persona is already well-established. I’m sure everyone at school knows the real Su Wanli by now. Being late once or twice shouldn’t matter; the glory of the Sujia master will still shine on me.
Su Wanli stuffed the slice of bread she’d been holding all morning into her mouth and took a fierce bite.
Now, I can leisurely head back to the Yan Hui Ting and eat at my own pace. After all, the Driver still has to take Meng Wange to school and then come back to pick me up.
As for that lousy high school, whoever wants to go can go. Every second I spend away from it is a second gained.
Su Wanli lazily stretched toward the bright sunlight shining in the courtyard. She was just about to call out to Zhang Ma, who stood at the door, to prepare a bit more meat for her to replenish her nutrition, when the System’s electronic voice suddenly sounded—
[Apologies, Host, though it’s a bit abrupt, your second mission for today has arrived.]
[Upon seeing Meng Wange on stage, presenting herself with the grace of a noble and elegantly introducing herself, Su Wanli is instantly consumed by rage—without the Sujia, how could she possibly deserve to stand here!]
[Thus, you speak up and expose Meng Wange’s true nature: she is merely an orphan lodging at your Sujia, and only as your ward does she have the right to stand in this prestigious school!]
Su Wanli silently inhaled, then exhaled heavily.
She closed her eyes and clenched her fists tightly.
No, I’m not even going to comment on how absurd this mission is, but are you telling me I actually have to go to school with Meng Wange now!?
How is that possible!? I just came up with a plan in that dire situation—making sure Meng Wange arrives on time without having to ride in the same car as me! Now the only car at home has already left. Under these traffic restrictions, how am I supposed to…
“Uh, Miss Su…”
Zhang Ma had been silently watching the pink-purple Maybach race off together with Su Wanli. Then she turned back to look at Su Wanli.
“Are you still planning to go to school today?”
“Yeah.”
“Ah, then why did you let the car take Miss Meng directly…?”
“Because I don’t want to ride in the same car as Meng Wange.”
Zhang Ma’s brain froze for a moment, struggling to digest the logic behind that sentence.
Because you didn’t want to ride in the same car as Meng Wange, you got out and shoved her in instead…
Well, that makes sense. After all, Miss isn’t really going to school to study, but this…
Realizing Su Wanli was still standing at the door, staring after the departing car, Zhang Ma hesitated for a long while before finally pulling a set of keys from her pocket.
“Um, Miss Su, would you like me to take you to school?”
“What’s that?”
“My electric scooter key.”
The corners of Su Wanli’s mouth twitched slightly as she stared at the small, glinting metal keys in Zhang Ma’s hand, shining under the sun.
No way, could it be…
“Zhang Ma, your electric scooter—are you saying it can get me to school on time with a passenger?”
“It’s still fully charged right now. The trip from home to school should take about twenty minutes, so you’d just barely make it as class starts.”
Su Wanli took a deep breath and smacked her own forehead.
What the heck!? So this is how the original story solved it!?
Meng Wange, you little…!!!
[Ahem, after all, she is the female lead. Most of the time, Host, you really don’t need to worry about her being in any danger. Many things will naturally work out for her.]
The System’s electronic voice seemed to carry a hint of schadenfreude.
[Just as the System said before, the female lead will always find her own way to arrive on time.]
…Then why didn’t you say something earlier!? Why did you only come out after I did all that!?
[Host, your actions were too fast just now, I didn’t have time to stop you.]
Aren’t you supposed to be able to read my mind before I act? Go ahead and read it, then!
[Apologies, Host, the System was actually compiling yesterday’s report and didn’t have time to monitor your situation. But your handling of the recent mission was indeed very clever—truly worthy of you.]
Don’t think a few compliments can cover this up! You stupid System!
Watching Su Wanli’s face shift from green to red and back again, Zhang Ma coughed lightly. Just as she was about to put the keys back in her pocket and start apologizing, the black-haired girl in front of her suddenly placed a hand on her shoulder.
“Zhang Ma, you just said your electric scooter can get me to school on time, right?”
“If we leave now, we should still make it…”
Su Wanli kept a cold face as she strode forward, waving Zhang Ma to follow.
“Then stop wasting time and let’s go.”
“Wait, Miss Su, my scooter is on the other side—”
Upon hearing Su Wanli’s order, before Meng Wange could react, the Driver immediately floored the gas pedal.
Su Wanli, who had been right next to Meng Wange, was suddenly left far behind.
“Su…”
Instinctively, Meng Wange reached out toward the door, then reminded the Driver up front,
“Driver, Miss Su is still outside. She hasn’t gotten in yet…”
But the Driver just shook his head and pressed the gas pedal even harder.
“Miss Meng, don’t worry about her. Miss Su always has her own ideas—she must have her own reasons.”
He didn’t know what deeper meaning there was to Su Wanli’s move of getting out and making Meng Wange get in, but as the Driver, he knew that if he dared question Miss Su’s orders again, his job would be at risk.
“But, Miss Su…”
Meng Wange frowned quietly, trying to figure out Su Wanli’s intentions.
Why did she pull me into the car and then jump out herself, and then immediately have the Driver drive off?
Was she trying to show she didn’t want to ride to school with me? Would she take another car later?
But that can’t be right. If that were the case, she could have just locked the door and not let me in, so why wait for me to go upstairs, get my bag, and come back down…
Besides, isn’t this car clearly Su Wanli’s? If there was another car, why wouldn’t she be the one to take it?
Unable to figure it out, Meng Wange quietly bit her lip.
…Something’s off. Maybe I should think further back—why did Su Wanli suddenly rush out of the Yan Hui Ting when she heard Zhang Ma say time was running out?
Was she in a hurry to do something…?
While she was lost in thought, a black shadow flashed past the window, catching Meng Wange’s eye.
That was… several heavy-duty maintenance trucks.
“Excuse me, Driver, those trucks are…?”
“Oh, those are the ones sent by President Su for electrical maintenance. They’d been blocking the road, but after Miss Su got in the car, she had me contact them so they would clear the way.”
The Driver answered honestly, but concealed the fact that Su Wanli had just insisted on leaving first without Meng Wange. In this line of work, it was most important not to reveal unnecessary information.
Meng Wange gently massaged her temples.
So…
Could it be that Su Wanli rushed out just to get those trucks to move, to clear the road for me?
Then her sudden exit… was it just because she didn’t want to go to school?
…That barely makes sense, but it’s still strange.
Meng Wange gazed at the Su Residence, growing smaller behind her, and sighed softly.
Honestly, no matter how I analyze it, no matter how I try to figure her out, there’s always a shroud of mystery around her…
Recalling the events of the past few days, the corners of Meng Wange’s lips unconsciously curled up.
…Miss Su, you truly are irresistibly fascinating.
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