Forced to Act out a Strange Script with a Rival - Chapter 22

The distance between the two instantly shortened to the point where their breaths could be…

As the “Obsessive, Masochistic Prisoner,” there are three tasks:

1. Resist the Warden to receive disciplinary punishment.
2. Trick the Warden into kissing.
3. Acquire the Warden’s personal treasure.

Ten minutes ago, Li Ting received the system’s mission and character profile.

“Your role in this world is to play—the Obsessive/Masochistic/Prisoner.”

From the very beginning, Li Ting noticed that this time seemed a little different from before.

Because the first person who appeared before her to interrogate her was a faceless NPC.

“Speak! Where did you hide the treasure?”

The person’s tone was very stiff, and Li Ting instantly judged that this was not a real person.

The system, perhaps, had been upgraded.

Harboring caution towards this new development, Li Ting chose to remain silent.

The NPC displayed the programmed anger and said to her: “The Warden will be here soon. Her interrogation methods are not ordinary. I advise you to quickly confess the location of that treasure!”

The Warden?

Li Ting recalled the three missions highly related to the “Warden.”

It seemed that Si Xiaoxiao’s role this time would be the Warden.

As Si Xiaoxiao pondered, time suddenly began to flow backward.

The NPC repeated the lines again: “The Warden will be here soon. Her interrogation methods are not ordinary. I advise you to quickly confess the location of that treasure!”

What’s going on? Is it because I didn’t answer the NPC?

The system’s voice suddenly rang out in her mind.

“Attention, this world is different from the novice world. It requires strict adherence to the plot character profile, or you will suffer severe punishment.”

The word used was “Attention,” not “Warning.”

It seemed the time reversal was the system’s doing, and it probably wasn’t aimed at her.

However, completely failing to respond probably wouldn’t work either.

Obsessive Masochist?

Li Ting thought for a moment and decided to act out the Masochist trait first: “Come on, punish me. I can’t wait.”

The NPC mechanically continued with the script: “I’m telling you, the Warden won’t go easy on you!”

With that, the NPC stood up, walked out, and not long after, the door opened again.

This time, the person who entered was Si Xiaoxiao.

Li Ting subtly sized up Si Xiaoxiao. Her attire was very much that of a Warden and highly conformed to the system’s taste, greatly emphasizing the female figure’s curves.

And Si Xiaoxiao was indeed that Si Xiaoxiao; her first sentence upon meeting directly shattered the “character profile” that the system had repeatedly stressed, as she blurted out: “Li Ting, what’s your mission again? We…”

What an idiot!

How could she not know? The system had specifically reminded them not to break the character profile.

“Warning, Warning, the Host has maliciously violated the character profile!! Detected as the third instance here. Severe punishment is now being activated!!”

After the sharp system tone sounded, Si Xiaoxiao’s face instantly turned pale, filled with pain.

“Warden, what’s wrong? You look very distressed.” Li Ting decided to test if the character profile restrictions were also effective on the system.

Unexpectedly, the test succeeded.

The pain on Si Xiaoxiao’s face vanished, her eyes regained their clarity, filled with the relief of a narrow escape, as if she had just died and come back to life.

It looked like the system’s punishment this time was very severe.

Li Ting felt a bit uncomfortable.

However, when under someone’s roof, one must bow one’s head.

Li Ting remembered that the first question the NPC asked when she first arrived in this world was about some “treasure.” Therefore, Li Ting guessed that one of Si Xiaoxiao’s missions likely also involved this so-called “treasure.”

So, she asked.

“Then, Warden, what brings you here? Are you here to ask me about the location of the treasure?”

And Si Xiaoxiao replied: “Prisoner, if you don’t hand over the personal treasure, my disciplinary methods will not be easy for you to endure.”

Very good, it seemed the direction was correct.

Si Xiaoxiao wouldn’t mention the word “discipline” for no reason, so this must also be one of her tasks.

This corresponded with Li Ting’s first mission.

Li Ting’s brain worked rapidly. The keywords she could currently piece together for Si Xiaoxiao’s two missions were “discipline” and “treasure.”

However, Li Ting knew clearly that she had no treasure, and the system had hinted that she needed to acquire the treasure from Si Xiaoxiao’s person.

So, after a moment’s thought, Li Ting offered her counter-response: “Warden, what do you want me to hand over? Isn’t the treasure on your person?”

The system did not prompt a character profile breach, so it seemed Li Ting was right; this statement fit the story’s logic.

From the criminal’s perspective, she genuinely wouldn’t know the treasure’s whereabouts.

Si Xiaoxiao’s cat-like eyes widened, looking very angry: “Impudence! Are you slandering me? It seems you won’t tell the truth without some coercion!”

Now that’s good acting.

Li Ting wondered what she should say next.

This irregular system was indeed not very regular, so what kind of plot development was it hoping for?

Li Ting decided to increase the intensity, after all, her character profile also included the words “Obsessive.”

“The truth? I am speaking the truth. You sweet-talked me in bed before, coaxing me to give the treasure to you, and now you put on a skirt and pretend not to know me.”

“It seems you won’t see the light until you’re staring at the gallows.” Si Xiaoxiao cooperated and retorted: “Prisoner, I have decided to search you immediately!!”

Search? Here it comes, this should also be one of Si Xiaoxiao’s missions.

So, she seized the opportunity and replied:

“Fine, then please, Warden—personally—come and do it.”

Let’s see how difficult Si Xiaoxiao’s mission is.

The Warden stood up abruptly, elegantly approaching Li Ting on high heels, her leather-gloved hand beginning to roam from the shoulder.

Although she was “touching,” Si Xiaoxiao was actually very timid in her exploration, strictly keeping her “lady’s hand” to only areas covered by fabric, and touching so lightly there was barely any weight.

She was clearly cowardly, yet she had to pretend to be tough on the surface.

“Prisoner, it seems you are still dishonest!” She flew into a rage: “Speak, where is the treasure hidden! Don’t force me to use torture on you!”

Li Ting adopted a playful, reckless posture, deliberately provoking and teasing: “Oh my, Warden, coming to interrogate me dressed like… that, are you planning to use your beauty as a new ‘torture’ method?”

This should count as “resistance” in line with the character profile, but she didn’t know if it counted as mission completion.

She continued her dedicated performance: “Isn’t the button on that white shirt you’re wearing underneath buttoned too tightly? It makes one want to help you unbutton one. Your lips are as pink and tender as cherries; I truly want to kiss them, to eat you up.”

In fact, these were not entirely false words. Teacher Si Xiaoxiao, from every perspective, seemed quite delicious.

Si Xiaoxiao felt a surge of heat rush to her cheeks, instantly cracking the icy facade she had painstakingly constructed. She stood up straight abruptly, the corners of her eyes turning crimson, and in her shame and annoyance, she almost forgot her identity, instinctively slamming the table: “Li Ting! You… you be serious! This is an interrogation!”

The heavy iron table gave a muffled thud from her slap.

Did that not count as a character profile breach?

Li Ting looked at Si Xiaoxiao’s cheeks, slightly flushed from shame and anger, and those bright, vivid eyes that were practically spitting fire, the playful look in her own eyes deepened.

Far from being frightened, she gently moved her wrists, which were locked in shackles.

Then, she would continue to infuriate the Warden, making her display more of these expressions.

The metal chains let out a crisp clinking sound as she leaned slightly forward, reaching out to touch Si Xiaoxiao’s face. Although restricted by the iron chains and seemingly in the inferior position, her every move carried a sense of bestowal.

“Interrogation?” Li Ting’s voice was lowered further, carrying a strange magnetism that echoed clearly in the empty, cold room, like the whisper of a demon: “Why don’t we do something happy together instead.”

Li Ting didn’t know how Si Xiaoxiao’s mission was progressing, but with her “lady’s hand” method of touching, it was unlikely to satisfy the R20 system.

Therefore, she had to find a way to complete the mission herself; all this was just for the mission.

So, she took action.

The hand that was initially touching the girl’s face moved to her chin. The chains wrapped around it like a venomous snake, making clanging metal sounds, not only restricting Li Ting but also being used by her as a weapon to trap Si Xiaoxiao.

Her index finger and thumb held Si Xiaoxiao’s chin with a force that was almost frivolous, yet implied absolute control.

“What are you trying to do! Prisoner, I am the Warden!” The high and mighty Warden pushed Li Ting hard, trying to break free. She was like a small tiger whose life force had been controlled, clawing desperately, but ultimately unable to escape the hunter’s cage.

The relationship of superior and inferior instantly reversed.

The system still showed no reaction, suggesting it was happy to see this plot development.

The distance between the two instantly shortened to the point where their breaths could be felt.

Li Ting could even clearly see her magnified reflection in Si Xiaoxiao’s eyes, see her slightly trembling, butterfly-wing-like eyelashes, and see her lips, which were slightly parted in shock and nervousness, the color of a freshly bloomed rose.

Time seemed to be infinitely stretched and frozen at this moment.

Continue to play the role.

A voice tempted Li Ting.

She pressed her lips against hers. The softness belonging to the girl elicited a sigh of satisfaction from the bottom of her heart.

Her palm instinctively smoothed down Si Xiaoxiao’s slender waist, pulling her tightly into her embrace, listening to the girl’s sudden, rapid gasps shattering between their teeth.

Amidst their intertwined breaths, Si Xiaoxiao’s flushed eyes began to well up with tears, and her entire face was flushed due to lack of oxygen.

Li Ting felt something explode in her brain. Her rationality was completely devoured. She was only supposed to be completing a mission, and should have retreated at this point, but for some reason, she wanted more.

It was as if a giant gluttonous beast was hidden in her body. She was so hungry. She wanted to disassemble and consume the delicacy before her; only then could the dampness in her body be quelled.

Si Xiaoxiao’s mouth carried a sweet, fresh scent, like some kind of fruit candy or the fragrance of sun-dried grass.

Her tongue was soft and inexperienced, panicking and trying to retreat under Li Ting’s invasion, yet it was easily entangled, guided, gently but dominantly sucked and explored by Li Ting.

Lip met teeth, exchanging their scorching breaths, creating a subtle, heart-racing sound of moisture.

“Li Ting! You!”

Si Xiaoxiao violently pushed Li Ting away. Her face was cold, her ears crimson, and a glistening wetness remained on her lips, looking particularly tempting under the orange-yellow light.

In her rage, she drew a thin whip from her waist and pointed it at Li Ting.

It was a slender disciplinary whip, about two feet long. The dark wooden handle was smoothly polished, and the tip was connected to a section of flexible black leather. The whip itself was thin and tough, gleaming with an ominous light under the lamp.

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