After Being Forced Into a Facial Paralysis, the Villain Said I’m Such a Drama Queen - Chapter 6

Is it… over???

It was over. There was no cliché scene where someone talked nonsense for ages while waiting for backup to arrive, nor was there any irritating moment where the female lead’s “Saint Mary” heart acted up, trying to persuade the criminal to turn over a new leaf.

Sorry, Streamer, I admit I was speaking too loudly just now.

Our Sister Xia is a tough one; she doesn’t talk much, she just acts.

That felt good.

Xiao Xia, a lot of people left just now. Do you want us to go find them and bring them back for you? After everyone finished cheering, they realized something. They weren’t sure if the argumentative bullet-chat messages from earlier had been seen.

If Sheng Xia had seen them, she must be feeling terrible. Moreover, the number of people in the livestream room had visibly decreased.

Sheng Xia had bought a shredded pancake (shouzhua bing) on the road. She was surprised that they would come out to comfort her like this and felt that these ghosts were actually quite cute.

“Actually, I think they’re all pretty good. They’re high-quality ghosts who clearly graduated smoothly from nine-year compulsory education.” If they didn’t like it, they just left; they didn’t intentionally post venting comments just to assert their presence. Their quality was very high.

Sheng Xia told them that she had once read about this livestreaming format in a book, and the comments in those books were truly foul.

Even though she hadn’t caused them any loss, people would start shouting the moment something didn’t go their way. People who simply leave when they aren’t interested are already quite decent.

Some ghosts in the livestream felt their “DNA stirring,” and their text scrolled in bold:

I know! In our demon realm, those kinds of people are called ‘Bar-spirits’ (trolls), ‘KY-spirits’ (clueless), and ‘I’ll-say-whatever-I-want spirits.’ Their representative quote is: ‘I only greeted your ancestors for eighteen generations, but you’re the one making me feel uncomfortable!’

#Seriously speechless, I don’t get why anyone would make braised fish. Isn’t steaming it better? Ptooey!#

The ghosts in the livestream were so scared by these words they didn’t even dare to sniffle. They hadn’t expected that even after the world changed, it wouldn’t be entirely filled with happy and beautiful things.

It’s like you like apples but don’t like watermelons. When you’re out having fun and see a watermelon stall, you just walk past. Why do you have to spit on the stall and curse before leaving?

Floor above! It’s summer! How could anyone refuse a cold, icy watermelon!

+1, summer without melon is like life without her.

Sheng Xia watched them and couldn’t help but laugh. “Watching you guys talk about this makes me want to eat watermelon too.” After packing her eccentric clothes into her backpack, the previous incident was treated as a minor interlude; she wasn’t affected by it.

Sheng Xia finished work early today and planned to stop by the supermarket to buy some supplies. When the original owner of the body left home, she hadn’t brought much money, and life had been a bit tight. However, since Sheng Xia was living a new life, she naturally didn’t want to keep living so frugally.

She had saved over a month’s wages and could buy some basic daily necessities, especially food she had been craving for a long time.

Sheng Xia accidentally glanced at the screen and noticed an “Individual Balance” section. She asked curiously, “What is this?”

It should be from someone giving tips just now. For example, if we throw a watermelon, the Underworld’s conversion standard turns it into a corresponding price. After deducting platform fees and other costs, you can withdraw the money, Streamer.

This money can also be used to buy things in our mall, but the prices are very high. Speaking of which, someone else threw a watermelon, and the balance increased by five yuan.

Sheng Xia smiled somewhat shyly and expressed her thanks, only to realize when she looked up that she had accidentally walked back the way she came.

Streamer, it should be left, not right.

A few minutes later, the people in the livestream were nearly dying of laughter at Sheng Xia’s “road-blind” attribute. Although these alleys did look quite similar, she had guessed wrong several times now. What kind of luck was that?

“It’s fine. It’s a good chance to get familiar with the roads and look for a place to rent while we’re at it.” Su Tong knew where the previous place was, and she was worried there might be unnecessary trouble later.

Sheng Xia walked through several alleys. A few places were up for rent, but none were quite right either too big or too small. There was one place where the price and environment were suitable, but unfortunately, the owner wasn’t home to negotiate. Since her current funds wouldn’t allow for much anyway, she could only note the location for now.

“Er Wen, Brother Long’s path is closed to us. What should we do?” Several days had passed since the last robbery attempt. Not only was Brother Long avoiding them, but other gangs had also refused to let them in because Wang Long had put the word out.

“If we can’t go, we won’t go.” Er Wen didn’t really like Wang Long’s way of doing things anyway. Da Hu was too reckless; under Wang Long’s thumb, he would have suffered sooner or later.

Er Wen frowned, thinking about what Wang Long had wanted to do to that little girl last time.

“But we’ve come this far; we can’t just do nothing. Our money is almost gone. Why don’t we go find something to do?” Da Hu rubbed his tattooed arm, his tone hesitant.

“Brother, they won’t hire us.” Er Wen tore a piece of bread in half, handed half over, and said, “How about we go to Li—”

Before he could finish, Su Tong walked over and interrupted, “Are you short on money?”

Ever since Su Tong left the convenience store last time, he had felt increasingly uncomfortable. He felt he couldn’t swallow his pride, especially since Sheng Xia’s attitude gave him a sense of crisis.

Originally, he had planned to ask Brother Long for help to scare Sheng Xia one night so he could swoop in and play the hero, but for some reason, he hadn’t been able to find the man for days.

He was about to head back when he spotted Da Hu and Er Wen.

The tattoos on their arms took up almost the entire limb, and their muscles looked solid. Sitting by the roadside, they looked like total thugs. Seeing them eating such meager food, he guessed they were broke. It didn’t matter who he hired.

“What? You want something?” Although Da Hu was simple-minded, even he could hear the disdain hidden in Su Tong’s tone.

When he kept a straight face and didn’t speak, he was quite intimidating. Su Tong’s heart skipped a beat, but he forced a smile. “How should I address you two brothers?”

Seeing that they didn’t speak and seemed completely unresponsive, Su Tong added, “I just heard that you brothers seem to have something on your minds. I happen to have one too. Why don’t we help each other out?”

“I want to pay you brothers to do something for me.”

Da Hu and Er Wen exchanged a look. That night, they appeared on time to lie in wait at the alley entrance.

After failing to bully a student last time, both Da Hu and Er Wen thought they wouldn’t be able to survive in the underworld anymore. They hadn’t expected someone to actually pay them to bully a young girl. Although it was a bit immoral, it counted as “promoting a romance,” and it would surely be the “first shot” fired to help them join a gang.

The two of them marched forward with their chests out and an arrogant stride, blocking Sheng Xia’s path. Their noses were pointed at the sky: “Hey, little sister, don’t you know it’s dangerous to wander around outside at night?”

Looking at the layers of gauze plastered over Da Hu’s nose, Sheng Xia immediately burst out laughing.

Wasn’t this an old acquaintance?

“Behave yourself and hand over all your money. Don’t make me scare you into crying.” Although he didn’t know why Sheng Xia’s smile made his nose feel even more painful, it didn’t stop Da Hu from saying his lines.

Sheng Xia looked at the two thugs in front of her. Remembering that they had shown a shred of conscience last time by not immediately attacking, she asked in a very good-tempered manner, “Are you sure you want to rob me?”

Even though they didn’t know where this sudden chill was coming from, seeing Sheng Xia’s small frame, Er Wen swung the steel pipe in his hand. “What? Scared? If you’re scared, just take out the money so I don’t have to get physical.”

As for anything worse than robbery, they wouldn’t do it. Bullying a middle schooler was already pretty low-class.

They were still pondering how to cross the moral hurdle of scaring her without leaving too much of a psychological scar when they suddenly found themselves pinned to the ground.

Da Hu and Er Wen were twins. Da Hu was the dim one while Er Wen was smarter, but right now, their expressions were identically dazed.

How on earth did they get flipped onto the ground?

Refusing to lose, Da Hu stood up and lunged. Looking at Sheng Xia’s delicate face, he subconsciously held back some strength. Then, his nose exploded in pain. He felt his recently healed nasal bone suffer another heavy blow.

After tears fell uncontrollably, Da Hu’s self-esteem was wounded. He threw a full-force punch while Er Wen grabbed one of Sheng Xia’s arms from the side, intending to pin her down.

Then, Sheng Xia grabbed one 1.8-meter-tall man in each hand and literally lifted them up, slamming them into each other.

Both had hard bones, and colliding like that was no different from being hit with a sledgehammer. They lay on the ground for a long time, feeling like their vision was full of stars.

Sheng Xia watched for a moment. Once they were mostly conscious, she reached out with a beaming smile. “Give me whatever money you have.”

The two of them were stunned.

What? Give her money?

So, they failed the robbery and got robbed instead? Holy crap, this would be too embarrassing if word got out! The two looked at each other in disbelief and shook their heads in unison. However, after seeing Sheng Xia pinch and flatten the steel pipe with one hand, they shrank back together.

“Sister, we don’t have any money. If we had money, we wouldn’t be out here robbing.” Thinking that while this kid might have a lot of strength, she probably still had some sympathy, Er Wen pinched Da Hu’s hand, making him cry out in pain.

Though Da Hu secretly wanted to kick him into the sky, he followed along and said, “Yeah, sister, we really don’t have any money. I probably don’t even know as many words as you do. After all, I dropped out before I even finished middle school.”

As he cried, he actually started feeling genuine emotion. After all, in the seventh grade, he had been the top student in his class.

Sheng Xia could tell they weren’t lying about that part. She nodded. “How pitiful.”

As she spoke, she reached out and snatched the wallets they were hiding. Her eyes paused when she caught a glimpse of a photo. Just when Da Hu and Er Wen thought she was going to soften her heart, she started counting the money right in front of them.

“Thank you for being willing to donate your money to me during such a difficult time. I will definitely put it to good use.”

???

“No, I… I don’t want to—” Da Hu wouldn’t give up and wanted to struggle a bit more, but before he could finish, he saw Sheng Xia bend the steel pipe back straight.

He swallowed hard and didn’t dare speak again.

Sheng Xia put the money away. Then, under the longing gazes of the two men, she pulled out two 50-cent bills. “Thanks for your support. Take this money and buy yourselves two lollipops.”

With that, she truly walked away without a single shred of guilt. She seemed to be in a good mood, even humming a song.

“I’m walking by the side of the road, and I find a penny~”

The “demonic” singing pierced their ears, causing the two grown men in the corner to hug each other in agony.

Da Hu looked at the 50 cents in his hand and couldn’t help but wail out loud, “Er Wen, this robbery thing doesn’t seem to be working. Are we still doing this?”

Two jobs in a row. Not only did they fail to steal anything, they got beaten up.

Not only did they get beaten up, they got robbed.

“…”

What a disaster!

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