System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 16

Chapter 16

◎Quickly Stop Her!◎

A confession of love to Yun Wenzhou—this wouldn’t be strange for anyone. Anyone could find a reason to like her.

At least, Mo Jiu thought so.

However, when this matter concerned Mo Jiu herself, Mo Jiu felt an unnameable awkwardness.

Yun Wenzhou was the villain she needed to help achieve greatness as an NPC, and the way to achieve this was by bullying her from childhood to adulthood.

She couldn’t bring herself to be truly harsh to Yun Wenzhou, but she had laid hands on her before.

They shared many memories, but most of them weren’t pleasant, making the current Mo Jiu want amnesia, or for Yun Wenzhou to have amnesia.

She understood why Yun Wenzhou didn’t kill her. In contrast to those despicable couple, doing nothing became an achievement, not to mention Yun Wenzhou sensed she was faking it, so viewing her as an ally rather than an enemy was understandable.

But Yun Wenzhou liked her?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

So, that sentence, the question of why she wouldn’t confess, was most likely just a joke.

Since that was the case, Mo Jiu’s response was: “I do like you.”

Yun Wenzhou’s heart skipped a beat.

But immediately afterward, she heard Mo Jiu’s inner thoughts.

Unworthy? Doesn’t exist. What am I supposed to match her with? There’s no matching, so how can there be ‘unworthy’?

“I like you the most!” Mo Jiu raised her hand and stroked Yun Wenzhou’s head.

The dear is showing signs of lacking love. I need to give her more loving encouragement.

Yun Wenzhou: “…”

So that’s how you see me?

Mo Jiu finished stroking Yun Wenzhou’s head, assuming she would be satisfied. To her surprise, Yun Wenzhou not only didn’t smile but stared intently at her with a pair of dark eyes, looking as if she wanted to devour her.

Mo Jiu looked at her in confusion: “What’s wrong?”

Why is she unhappy after the ‘confession’? Does she want to hear me say I don’t like her?

Of course not. Yun Wenzhou wanted Mo Jiu to confess, but not a verbal one—a sincere, heartfelt confession.

Sister’s inner thoughts are strange, sometimes intimate, sometimes distant, as if there is an invisible barrier between them. Sister can cross the barrier to kiss her at any time, but she cannot cross over.

If she could, Yun Wenzhou really wanted to question her: Why not? Didn’t you think Yue Xinghe was like a daughter and I was like a wife? If so, why not make me your real wife?

—Didn’t you want to lock me up and keep me hidden from everyone? Then lock me up!

But if the secret of her mind-reading was exposed, how would her Sister see her?

Yun Wenzhou dared not gamble.

So, she could only stare fixedly at Mo Jiu, trying to discern a second layer of inner thoughts from her.

Perhaps Sister’s inner thoughts are the opposite of her inner thoughts, too?

But she was disappointed.

Mo Jiu’s inner thoughts remained consistent.

Did I raise her to be a masochist? Is she uncomfortable if I don’t scold her?

But I don’t have a reason to scold her now?

Or does she really like me?

Is she crazy?

Is she crazy?

Ha.

“Nothing,” Yun Wenzhou responded faintly, turning her back to Mo Jiu. “If Sister wants to stay, then we’ll stay. Sister, get some rest.”

“Where are you going?” Mo Jiu was still worried about how they would sleep on one bed when Yun Wenzhou looked like she was planning to leave, so she asked suspiciously.

“I still have work,” Yun Wenzhou replied without turning her head, her tone flat.

“Oh, then good luck.” Mo Jiu lay down.

Oh, right. Guards have night patrol.

In that case, does she need to catch up on sleep during the day? What about eating three meals a day when she’s working opposite shifts?

Yun Wenzhou closed the door and walked away without looking back.

Sister cares about her, but that care is the care of a Sister for a younger sibling, not love.

When she was trapped in that home, Yun Wenzhou thought she would be satisfied as long as she could take her Sister and escape, feeling that anywhere was fine as long as she could travel with her Sister.

But now, she realized she wasn’t satisfied.

Even if her Sister slept right beside her, as long as her Sister’s heart wasn’t with her, she wouldn’t be satisfied.

Look at me, Sister.

Don’t look at anyone else. Only look at me.

Mo Jiu lay on the bed and closed her eyes, thinking she could finally get some good rest.

However, the image of Yun Wenzhou smiling and leaning close to her flashed in her mind, along with that slightly frivolous question. Then, is the reason Sister hasn’t confessed to me also because she feels unworthy of me?

Mo Jiu tossed over. In her mind was Yun Wenzhou’s indifferent expression after hearing her answer.

Mo Jiu tossed over again.

If her response had been, “Does a dog even deserve to beg its owner for a confession?”, would Yun Wenzhou have smiled with relief, or would she have instantly killed her, concluding her proper ending?

If she had confessed seriously, would Yun Wenzhou have refused her with an awkward look after being stunned, or would she have mocked her for actually taking her words seriously?

Regardless, she could only have responded the way she did.

Her response was fine.

After figuring this out, Mo Jiu not only failed to fall asleep peacefully but kicked off her blanket, feeling inexplicably irritated.

Why, even though she didn’t say or do anything wrong, did she feel like she hadn’t performed well?

Regret, but she didn’t know what she was regretting.

Just as she was feeling frustrated, the system’s voice suddenly rang out.

System: Bad news, Host! Something big has happened!

Mo Jiu: You scared me! What is it? I’m lying properly on the bed doing nothing!

Her first reaction was that Yun Wenzhou was having “private time” with someone else again, but if she didn’t know about it, she wouldn’t be OOC even if she didn’t intervene, right?

She was completely unprepared for the system’s next sentence: Yun Wenzhou is trying to steal the Anomalous Crystals! If she is caught and kicked out of the shelter prematurely, it’s over! Host, quickly stop her!

Mo Jiu: Huh? Why?

The Director repeatedly emphasized the danger of the Anomalous Crystals. A normal person should steer clear of them. Why would anyone want to steal them?

System: It’s like this: in the original book, the villain Yun Wenzhou relied on collecting Anomalous Crystals to synthesize an Anomalous Core, controlling the anomaly army to rule the world. But she learned that Anomalous Crystals could control anomalies much later in the plot. I don’t know why she’s starting to collect them now. Anyway, Host, quickly stop her!

Mo Jiu: Actually, it wouldn’t be bad to finish the final plot ahead of schedule…

System: Mission issued—’Preventative Measure.’ Quickly stop her! Time limit 10 minutes, go!

Mo Jiu: …Fine.

The system could only see the surface of the world, not the deep thoughts of every person.

So, it only knew that Yun Wenzhou was trying to sneak into the meeting room, but not the exact reason why.

But the only notable item in the meeting room was the Anomalous Crystals.

Yun Wenzhou indeed planned to steal the Anomalous Crystals, but not to keep them, but to—throw them away.

Anomalous Crystals cause madness. Since her Sister refused to leave the shelter and stay away from the Anomalous Crystals, then she would make the Anomalous Crystals stay away from them.

By listening to the inner thoughts of the people in the meeting room, she confirmed it was empty before picking the lock and entering.

Any door or lock was useless against her telekinesis ability.

She didn’t turn on the light and groped her way to the chair the Director had been sitting in, pulling open the drawer.

She had only held a slight hope—maybe the Director hadn’t moved the Anomalous Crystals after the meeting?

It turned out that the bag of Anomalous Crystals was indeed lying safely in the drawer.

The crystals, which were fragmented during the meeting, had now completely fused into one whole, emitting a faint red glow in the darkness.

Yun Wenzhou picked up the bag of dangerous objects from the drawer. Just as she was about to examine it closely, suddenly, accompanied by a sound of hurried footsteps, the light in the meeting room switched on with a “click.”

Mo Jiu sprinted through the shelter, rushing toward the location of the meeting room.

The system guided her: Wrong way! Turn left further ahead!

Mo Jiu: I know. Dodging someone.

She had to hurry, but she couldn’t be discovered. Otherwise, if Yun Wenzhou had already succeeded in stealing it by the time she arrived, and the Director found the Anomalous Crystals missing afterward, the witnesses would point the finger at her—that would be ridiculous.

However, a slip-up occurred—she dodged everyone on the way, but she couldn’t dodge the person who had already entered the meeting room.

The lights came on. Yun Wenzhou saw the person who had turned on the light at the door—a strange man.

“What are you doing here?” the man questioned her, and before she could answer, he saw the red crystal in her hand. “Stealing?”

What is this? It’s quite pretty.

From a distance, he couldn’t see the vein-like impurities inside the crystal, which was why he thought it was pretty.

But this inner thought proved that the man was not present at the meeting. He was likely neither a guard nor an ability user.

Yun Wenzhou stuffed the bag of crystals into the pocket of her dress in front of him. Just as she was about to pull out the boning knife she’d taken from the kitchen from her other pocket, a voice suddenly sounded from behind the man.

“Excuse me, please move aside!”

It was Mo Jiu’s voice.

Yun Wenzhou’s motion to draw the knife froze. Her eyes widened in disbelief.

How?

How did Sister know she was here?

Mo Jiu pushed the man aside and saw Yun Wenzhou, sighing in relief: “It’s just a game, why are you taking it so seriously?”

The man was bewildered, and so was Yun Wenzhou.

Mo Jiu explained to the man: “Oh, we were playing Truth or Dare. She drew a dare to take something from the meeting room, and she actually came.”

Then, she said to Yun Wenzhou: “What did you take? Put it back quickly!”

Damn it, how did someone see her? Since she’s been seen, she can only put it back. I’ll use this excuse if anyone asks about it later.

Yun Wenzhou pulled the bag of Anomalous Crystals out of her pocket expressionlessly.

Although she didn’t know why her Sister was here, it was obvious that her Sister had come to bail her out.

Since that was the case, she didn’t want her Sister’s effort to be wasted.

Yun Wenzhou put the Anomalous Crystals back in the drawer and cooperated: “No matter what, I took it. I win this round.”

“Yes, yes, you win. Come out quickly and come back with me,” Mo Jiu thought to herself, Win what? There’s no winning or losing in this game!

It was a shame that the man at the door wasn’t so easily fooled.

“What game? You two are here to steal something, aren’t you? Since I saw you, you’re trying to fool your way out of it.” He said, pushing Mo Jiu, making her stumble into the room. He closed the door and leaned against it.

Yun Wenzhou’s temper instantly flared up—Who gave you permission to lay a hand on my Sister?

Mo Jiu didn’t feel much, her only thought was: [Crap, what do I do now? I can’t possibly kill the guy, can I?

The man blocked the doorway, looking at the two women in the room, his expression somewhat smug, like a rogue who had accidentally gained leverage in a transaction and wanted to take advantage of it.

He did indeed want to make a deal with them: “I can pretend this never happened, but it depends on your sincerity, understand?”

“I don’t understand. What do you mean?” Mo Jiu frowned slightly.

He can’t possibly mean that, can he? No way?

The man truly meant that: “You, or her, sleep with me once, and I’ll cover for you. How about that? Just one night. It’s a bargain, right?”

Mo Jiu: “…”

I admire people who can still think about that kind of stuff in an apocalypse setting.

Mo Jiu: “Xiao Zhou, if I said I wanted to kill him, would you think I’m heartless?”

“No, because—” Yun Wenzhou pulled out the 15 cm long boning knife from her pocket and smiled. “I’ve wanted to kill him for a long time.”

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