Chapter 95 : That's How a Shameless Woman Is
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The black-haired girl, who had been feeling smug and thinking about how to show off her intelligence to her senior sister, clearly froze for a moment when she heard the question, "Was she injured?"
This was followed by unmistakable guilt.
How did she know...
Although there was no actual relationship, Mu Mu was still her rumored girlfriend according to gossip. Going out on a date—no, going out to play together with her, was that not appropriate?
But after feeling guilty for just a couple of seconds, Bai Yuyu quickly realized something.
Wait, we just have a pure friendship, why should I feel guilty?
I should be confident!
"I, I... I have something to do, I'm going home first!"
Although she was thinking about being firm, and her standing posture was also firm, when the words reached her lips and she saw Shen Yao's ice-cold eyes, Bai Yuyu somehow became a coward.
Rattling off her words like a machine gun, Bai Yuyu didn't give Shen Yao a chance to ask further, and turned to run.
Leaving behind only a guilty back.
In the office, Shen Yao was wordlessly silent, not knowing what to say.
"Aren't you... just acting guilty like a thief?" Shen Yao sighed.
Actually, at first, Shen Yao hadn't planned to ask this question, since it was none of her business who Bai Yuyu went out with.
But later, after hearing that she had obtained a good item, she couldn't help but frown and ask the question.
Because she already had a guess in her mind.
Or rather, an answer.
Shen Yao wasn't socially inept, just not used to socializing. For the very understandable and familiar Little Bai, she could tell what excuse she would use to take leave just by how she moved.
Combined with the fact that a certain bad woman hadn't been home for days, she felt there was no need to guess further.
There was only one truth!
"If you won't tell me, can't I just go find her?"
Shen Yao was puzzled, and couldn't help but rest her chin on her hand, frowning as she muttered:
"When did they become so close, sneaking out to play behind my back?"
"I remember, I was the one who introduced her to Bai Yuyu."
Shen Yao found it strange:
"Given Bai Yuyu's smug nature, she would immediately come to me to brag after doing anything, but this time..."
"A secret?" Shen Yao raised an eyebrow and began to ponder.
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Without even saying goodbye to her colleagues, Bai Yuyu ran to her room and let out a sigh of relief.
She didn't know why she was hiding the fact that she had gone out with Mu Mu from her senior sister, but when she saw her, Bai Yuyu had instinctively done so.
'Why am I feeling guilty?'
Bai Yuyu frowned, reflecting on herself.
But soon, the optimistic young girl put this matter behind her and unwrapped the white cloth, grinning foolishly at her newly acquired weapon.
"Mu Mu is so nice."
She held the staff, wielding it vigorously in her room, creating gusts of wind.
Her destiny trait was special, requiring activation after birth.
But how to activate it, she actually had no clue. Now that she had the key, what remained was the work of gradually fitting the key into the lock. No rush.
First, she needed to get familiar with this weapon.
'And how to tell Grandfather and the others about this is also a question,' Bai Yuyu couldn't help but think.
This matter definitely had to be reported to her family, and as soon as possible. Otherwise, if her family spent great effort to help her find a weapon, but she didn't need it anymore, that wouldn't be good.
But that didn't stop smug Little Bai from wanting to shock her grandfather.
That'll teach you to always think I'm stupid!
"I'll ask Mu Mu tomorrow morning. When I go home tonight, I won't take this jade pestle with me yet," Bai Yuyu decided happily, while also setting her schedule for tomorrow morning.
For some reason, thinking about seeing Mu Mu filled the young girl with energy.
"I'll practice a bit more and then go to sleep."
That's what Bai Yuyu thought.
Although she had just obtained the weapon today and should celebrate properly, Bai Yuyu wouldn't neglect her daily practice.
In her view, since Mu Mu had given her this treasure, she had to work hard to make this item fulfill its value, to prove to Mu Mu that she hadn't misjudged her. How could she not?
Bang!!
The tip of the staff struck the air, producing a dull explosion like a whip cracking.
The jade staff body was flawless and lustrous.
As she practiced, Bai Yuyu became more and more proficient with the staff and liked it more:
'This is the first gift Mu Mu has given me!'
'I need to think about how to return the favor when I get the chance…'
If Mu Qinglan knew she was thinking this way, she would definitely put on her selfless good friend face and say something like "I don't want anything in return, we're just friends..."
But in her heart.
Well, Mu Qinglan was thinking that sooner or later you'll deliver yourself to my bed anyway, so before that, consider this as dressing you up and promoting you.
After all, the more expensive the wine, the more satisfying it is to drink, just like Louis XIII or Petit Lafite—people don't drink those for the taste.
The same goes for young girls.
The more powerful a young girl is, and the more she likes you, the more satisfying it is to play with her...
Hehe.
That's how a shameless person is.
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In Prince Qi's mansion, in the young girl's boudoir, Mu Qinglan lay on the bed, reviewing the gains and losses of her recent outing.
First, she had definitely captured the young girl's heart.
She could tell.
After all, nobody can resist preferential treatment. Normal courting methods have average effects, but compared to the cold workaholic Shen Yao, Bai Yuyu's sense of happiness instantly increased.
Giving her items as gifts, deliberately letting her win in gambling, and so on.
Think about it, had she ever done such things for Miss Shen Yao?
No!
"You and Shen Yao are both my good friends, but I only favor you. When recalling our memories together, they're full of my kindness to you. If this isn't preferential treatment, what is?"
They say those who are favored become fearless.
But in this world, who doesn't want to be favored?
Of course, this favoritism can't be too common or vulgar.
And the timing must also be right, because only favoritism that enters someone's heart can be called favoritism. If you have no place in someone's heart, it's not favoritism, it's being a simp!
Back to the unique gift matter.
She had certainly given gifts to Miss Shen Yao, and had even declared it, just a few days ago!
But did Bai Yuyu know? No!
What's unknown doesn't exist! As long as Shen Yao didn't go crazy, Bai Yuyu would never know that Mu Qinglan had given Miss Shen Yao a belated birthday gift a few days ago.
Mu Qinglan wouldn't mention it either.
And even if she found out later, it wouldn't matter, because the combo had already been executed.
The damage was already done, so why bother with hindsight?
After briefly reviewing her shameless woman tactics, she turned her thoughts to the debuff matter.
'As expected, I should find Ning Shuyu to solve this. With her second-rank strength, it would be a piece of cake.'
'I remember the Moon Lady at her peak was only third rank, and now she's just a remnant soul. It's questionable whether she even has sixth-rank strength in a confrontation. It's a minor issue.'
'However, how to reasonably bring it up is a problem.'
Mu Qinglan frowned. She still needed to maintain her identity as a beginner magician. When facing Ning Shuyu, she couldn't just directly say, "An annoying old hag is after me, please kill her."
Calling for a hit? That would ruin her character setting a bit too much.
It would be better to go to her and say that she had been feeling a bit off lately. Being a genius, just feeling odd would be enough to get her attention.
And with her second-rank strength, she shouldn't fail to notice the Moon Lady's mark.
Actually, the best person to help in Mu Qinglan's mind wasn't her.
It was someone outside of Heyang.
According to her impression, the Moon Lady's mark would be an excellent thing to have in common with that person in the early stages, since that person, though laid-back, had always been interested in things like the moon and stars.
If she could meet her, Mu Qinglan was 100% confident she could become friends with her based on this matter.
Unfortunately, she wasn't in Heyang.
The bad woman's hands couldn't reach that far for now.
Sob.
So that's decided then. Tomorrow morning, she would sleep in, rewarding herself for the hard work of the past few days, and then go find Ning Shuyu to remove this debuff.
Keeping it hanging around wasn't a good idea.
Mu Qinglan lay on the bed, closed her eyes, and gradually fell asleep.
...No, she couldn't sleep.
After a while, she frowned, called out Ah Qi who was sleeping soundly, and forcefully hugged the drowsy cat into her arms. With the familiar feeling in her arms, her brow finally relaxed.
Now she could finally sleep.
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The next day, not long after Mu Qinglan got up, she saw Little Bai running over to ask for advice.
After hearing Little Bai's request, Mu Qinglan was slightly surprised.
Make her grandfather's jaw drop?
Isn't this precisely her specialty?
Looks like I'll have to checkmate her again.
Please call her Mu "Friend of the Elderly" "Old People's Nemesis" Qinglan.