Forced to Act out a Strange Script with a Rival - Chapter 36

“Tell me about it, Miss Xiaoxiao~ Why the sudden…”

Si Xiaoxiao generally didn’t do her own hair and makeup, but when she did, it was extraordinary.

The entire process took nearly four hours.

When Si Xiaoxiao finally stood at the hotel entrance, wearing strappy sandals adorned with fragmented crystals and colorful glass beads, and carrying a matching shimmering clutch, the sun had already sunk below the horizon, leaving only a hint of burnt orange in the sky.

The evening breeze, carrying a salty, damp scent, rustled her meticulously curled golden hair and swept over the peacock blue and gold-threaded off-the-shoulder gown she wore. The layers of sheer fabric and tassels danced lightly in the wind, making her look like an exotic princess.

The Husky, who was restless and nearly tore the hotel apart, was also tidied up by Si Xiaoxiao.

You Yilin had changed out of her training gear and was now sporting a cool black leather short jacket, paired with matching work pants and studded combat boots.

You Yilin was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle with sharp lines and an all-black body, exuding a powerful aura.

Si Xiaoxiao carefully sat sidesaddle on the back of the motorcycle, one arm wrapped around You Yilin’s lean waist, the other pressing down her fluttering skirt, and specifically instructed, “Drive steady! My outfit can’t handle any rough riding!”

“I promise!” You Yilin grinned, showing off her white teeth, and twisted the throttle.

The engine let out a low, powerful roar, instantly tearing through the quiet night of the island, and the motorcycle shot onto the coastal road like a black streak of lightning.

The cool sea breeze rushed at them, bringing a sense of freedom.

“I feel like my luck is kind of bad today, it’s all red lights on the way.”

The car had just left the hotel a short distance before You Yilin couldn’t help but complain.

Si Xiaoxiao thought this was very normal and casually said, “Aren’t red lights a normal thing? It’s just forcing you to slow down!”

No sooner had she spoken than the meticulously chosen peacock feather-shaped sapphire hairpin on her head was precisely plucked off as if by an invisible hand, and “whoosh,” it flew out, drawing an elegant arc in the air.

Then, with a “plop,” it dropped with uncanny accuracy into the waves churning in the crevices of the roadside reefs, instantly swallowed up without a trace.

“Ah! My hairpin, my favorite one!!” Si Xiaoxiao cried out in heartbreak, “Is the wind too strong?!”

You Yilin, who was just complaining, immediately acted like the bad friend she was, trying to comfort Si Xiaoxiao, though her tone couldn’t hide a hint of schadenfreude: “It’s fine, out with the old, in with the new!”

So, the motorcycle continued to move forward, speeding along the winding coastline. When approaching a curve, You Yilin habitually tapped the brake, wanting to slightly slow down to assess the road conditions.

Click…

An extremely faint sound of metal snapping, which instantly made both ladies’ skin crawl, came from the brake lever.

Immediately, You Yilin’s face drastically changed!

She urgently squeezed the brake lever—it offered no resistance!

That meant the brake cable… was broken!

“Xiaoxiao! Hold on tight!” You Yilin’s voice instantly became taut, filled with unprecedented solemnity and tension. All her muscles immediately tensed; her SWAT officer’s emergency instincts were triggered to the extreme.

She first tried to use the guardrail to slow down, but since it was a downhill slope, the heavy Harley, now without the restraint of the brakes, had a huge inertia, like a runaway horse.

You Yilin’s pupils were sharp as a hawk’s, instantly locking onto a relatively open buffer zone covered with coarse gravel and sparse weeds on the left side of the mid-point of the downhill road.

She thought she had to reduce the speed.

“Hold on tight!” You Yilin roared, her voice fragmented but exceptionally clear in the wind.

The next second, she violently twisted the out-of-control handlebars to the left. The heavy motorcycle body let out a screeching friction sound at high speed. The tires intensely rubbed against the asphalt, raising a puff of blue smoke. The motorcycle, at a near-tipping angle, dangerously spun off the deadly main road, obliquely charging toward the gravel buffer zone.

“Ugh!” The huge centrifugal force threw them violently to one side.

Si Xiaoxiao felt like she was about to be flung off, but she knew the consequences of being thrown off in this state, so she desperately clung to You Yilin, refusing to let go.

You Yilin gritted her teeth, large beads of sweat breaking out on her temples, mixing with the wind-blown hair sticking to her face.

The moment the motorcycle rushed into the buffer zone, she suddenly lifted her right foot, clad in heavy combat boots, and, seeing the timing, stomped it hard onto the ground.

At the same time, her left foot quickly left the footrest, joining this “foot-braking” tug-of-war with death.

The soles of her boots scraped against the coarse, sandy ground, creating a grating, teeth-chilling noise.

Sparks flew!

The soles of the expensive, studded, limited-edition combat boots were visibly and furiously wearing down.

All of You Yilin’s strength was poured into her legs, her core was tightened to the extreme, using her entire body weight and friction to desperately fight against the Harley’s wild forward momentum.

Fortunately, her decision was correct, and she successfully brought the motorcycle to a halt.

After the vehicle stopped, both of them felt the lingering fear of having returned from the gates of hell.

Looking at the scarred motorcycle, You Yilin’s heart was bleeding: “This bike is borrowed…”

Si Xiaoxiao, supporting her still-shaky legs, used You Yilin’s own words to tease her back: “Out with the old, in with the new.”

“??” You Yilin was utterly confused.

Si Xiaoxiao’s gaze fixed on the bike: “What should we do now? Go back? Or wait for a good samaritan?”

You Yilin immediately stood up. The pained expression from a moment ago was instantly replaced by an unusual determination.

She shook off the sand-covered hands, her eyes unusually firm, even carrying a hint of unquestionable resolve: “Wait? We can’t wait! The party is about to start! Of course, we keep going!”

“Keep going?” Si Xiaoxiao completely doubted her ears: “Sister, are we walking?”

She keenly captured the unusual hint in her friend’s eyes, feeling that something was strange, but now was not the time to delve into the reason why her friend was so insistent on going to that party.

You Yilin pulled out her phone from her pocket: “I’ll call a taxi.”

However, the prominent “No available vehicles nearby” alert on the screen, and the long estimated wait time, splashed cold water on them.

They tried all the mainstream apps; the result was surprisingly consistent—no response from any car.

Si Xiaoxiao sighed, a flash of realization hitting her. She instantly remembered something.

It was impossible for a normal person to be this unlucky, so the reason for her current bad luck must be that “System.”

[This reward is Destiny Bond: The closer the two people are, the better their luck will be; conversely, their luck will decrease.]

She hadn’t expected the so-called decrease in luck to be this severe, and she and Li Ting weren’t even that far apart!

So, she urgently called out to the System in her mind: “System, System! I don’t want the reward anymore, can you take it back?”

To her surprise, the System immediately appeared: [This reward is a dual reward. Both parties must confirm its cancellation simultaneously.]

This System…

A huge sense of powerlessness and self-abandonment welled up. She resignedly looked at You Yilin, who was still desperately refreshing the ride-hailing app, and her voice carried a tone of tired surrender: “Stop wasting your energy, we won’t get a ride. Let’s call instead.”

“Call who…” You Yilin looked up blankly.

“Call. Li. Ting!” Si Xiaoxiao said word by word, her eyes sharp as a knife.

“Tell her! Now! Immediately! To come and pick us up!” She stared at You Yilin, her gaze intense.

You Yilin’s first reaction was naturally to deny it: “How would I have her phone number…”

Si Xiaoxiao’s eyes were sharp, and a knowing smile, revealing she saw everything, played on her lips, directly interrupting her friend’s argument: “Don’t think I don’t know, you went to Li Ting’s birthday before. Don’t tell me you don’t have her number!”

She knew this, too?

You Yilin gave an awkward laugh, somewhat guilty, and pulled out her phone, finding Li Ting in her contacts.

Mainly, she was a mutual friend of the two, but unfortunately, their falling out made her feel awkward in the middle.

Every time she came back, she had to meet them separately for a meal.

As the phone ‘ding’ rang, You Yilin belatedly reacted: “Wait, why call Li Ting? Is she also on this island? Why are you calling her, for a duel?”

Unfortunately, Si Xiaoxiao did not intend to explain, merely urging with a cold face: “Never mind why, she’s here.”

You Yilin found her attitude even more peculiar and the curious Husky continued to press: “And how did you know I went to her birthday party?!”

Si Xiaoxiao completely ignored her, just anxiously staring at the phone.

The call connected after four or five rings.

A gentle but habitually distant female voice came through the receiver, sounding unusually clear by the empty seaside, even carrying a slight static noise: “Hello? A-Lin? What’s wrong?”

“President Man, are you free?” Since they knew each other from childhood, You Yilin still hadn’t changed her habit of calling Li Ting by her nickname.

“I’ve run into some trouble…” Li Ting’s tone held a hint of fatigue and she sounded hesitant in response to You Yilin’s question.

Si Xiaoxiao suddenly realized that since it was a dual reward, Li Ting must also be having bad luck right now!!

No, she had to quickly close the distance with Li Ting.

“Li Ting, if you don’t want any more bad luck, come and find me!” Si Xiaoxiao snatched the phone and shouted into it.

Li Ting’s cold voice carried a rare, almost signal-loss-like… astonishment and hesitation:

“…Si Xiaoxiao? Where… are you? You’re not at the hotel? No wonder…”

“Don’t worry about it! Just come over as fast as you can!!” Si Xiaoxiao looked around and reported the most prominent landmark to Li Ting.

Luck is changeable; in other words, the closer she gets, the luckier Li Ting will become.

And Li Ting, on the other end, made a decisive choice: “I know where that is. Don’t move, I’ll come to you.”

Si Xiaoxiao hesitated for a moment, then finally managed to say, “Then… be safe.”

As soon as the call ended, the eyes of the ‘Husky’ beside her instantly lit up. She folded her arms, her tone relaxed.

“Tell me about it, Miss Xiaoxiao~ Why the sudden ‘head over heels’ with your arch-rival?”

She intentionally emphasized the words “arch-rival” and “head over heels.”

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