System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 22

Chapter 22

◎Waiting for Someone? Who?◎

Mo Jiu returned to the entrance of the shopping mall.

It was afternoon. Although still far from winter, the sky darkened quickly.

The setting sun dyed the entire sky blood-red, a bizarre sight, yet it gave Mo Jiu a sense of peace.

“Sister, where are we going next?” Yun Wenzhou didn’t understand why Mo Jiu didn’t leave through the other exit of the mall. They had clearly seen that exit, yet they had turned back.

However, her sister must have her reasons for turning back, so although Yun Wenzhou didn’t understand, she still followed.

Mo Jiu didn’t answer her question, instead looking at the sky and saying, “Xiaozhou, don’t you think this color is beautiful?”

Yun Wenzhou looked up: “Mhm, like blood.”

The tone was perfunctory.

Yun Wenzhou didn’t like dusk; she preferred the dark night.

When she saw red, she could only think of the people who died by her hand, the bastard couple who caused her mother’s death, and the creepy man who coveted their bodies.

Their blood stained the ground, her vision, and her rationality.

Only the night could bring her peace.

Mo Jiu had always been particularly fond of dusk, but it had nothing to do with the color of the sky and everything to do with the time of day.

Whenever the sky darkened, she knew she wouldn’t have to deal with more tasks. She could return to her own room and be at peace with herself.

Unexpectedly, this feeling of relaxation had become habitual. Even after leaving that home, her fondness for dusk hadn’t diminished one bit.

Mo Jiu found a stone bench at the mall entrance and sat down. Yun Wenzhou walked in front of her, bent down, and asked, “Sister, are you tired?”

‘A little, but not too much. Mostly, I’m waiting for someone.’

Mo Jiu replied internally, but completely changed her words aloud: “It’s almost night. We have to figure out where to stay. We don’t have a home anymore, and I don’t know if there are any hotels nearby.”

Yun Wenzhou looked at her silently, without a trace of a smile on her face.

Waiting for someone? Who?

Yun Wenzhou was happy to have left the shelter.

Even though her sister had selfishly monopolized almost all the Abomination Crystals, with no intention of sharing them, she was happy as long as she could stay by her sister’s side.

No matter what, this was the two-person world she had dreamed of!

Whether her sister liked her or not, she only had her by her side.

However, unlike her, whose heart and eyes were only for her sister, her sister’s mind actually contained someone else?

Someone she met at the shelter? Did they agree to meet here? When did they arrange that?

Yun Wenzhou pursed her lips. A strong sense of crisis engulfed her, but she quickly calmed herself down—No one but me would be willing to leave a safe haven for Sister. Sister won’t be able to wait for that person. Sister is still hers alone.

However, just as she finished this thought, annoying footsteps appeared behind her.

Yun Wenzhou expressionlessly turned to look behind her.

Someone was coming, two people.

One had a high ponytail and looked gallant, the other had long, slightly curly chestnut hair and was as pretty as a doll.

Ye Lan, Yue Xinghe.

At that moment, Yun Wenzhou almost opened her mouth to question—Was her sister waiting for them?!

Fortunately, the last shred of her rationality stopped her.

She feigned surprise and said, “Huh? Why are they here?”

Mo Jiu also feigned surprise: “Good question. Were they also kicked out of the shelter?”

Ye Lan and Yue Xinghe were equally surprised to see them. Their surprise was entirely genuine, as their inner voices proved.

Ye Lan: ‘It’s Jiu Jiu! She really came here! As expected of Xinghe, my strategist! But why is she sitting by the door?’

Yue Xinghe: ‘What a coincidence, it’s as if she’s waiting for us.’

The two walked up to Mo Jiu and Yun Wenzhou.

Ye Lan was the first to raise her hand in greeting: “Yo, what a coincidence.”

Mo Jiu smiled in response: “It really is quite a coincidence. Did you two also come to search for supplies? Were you also kicked out of the shelter like us?”

“No, we weren’t,” Ye Lan replied. “I came to…”

“You came to kill us on the Director’s orders to silence the witnesses?” Yun Wenzhou interrupted her.

Ye Lan paused, then refuted with a helpless expression: “No, no. Can you stop being so cynical? We really did come looking for you, but not to kill you, but to check on your safety.”

“Huh?” Mo Jiu raised an eyebrow in surprise.

She genuinely thought the two were here to search for supplies… The reason she came to the mall entrance to wait for them was to tell them that this place had been “stripped bare” and that they wouldn’t find what they needed here, so they should look for it farther away.

If she didn’t tell them, and the two wandered around here for a long time without finding anything edible, being forced to return to the shelter early, she wouldn’t have time to complete the mission of guiding the SS-class Abomination to destroy the shelter.

But it turned out the two were here to look for them?

To check on their safety? What kind of joke is this.

“Aren’t you being a bit too kindhearted?” Mo Jiu couldn’t help but complain to Ye Lan. “There’s no evidence proving we are the murderers, and no evidence proving we aren’t. Aren’t you afraid of caring for the wrong people and wasting precious time on bad people?”

“Bad people wouldn’t call themselves bad people,” Ye Lan smiled brightly. “Besides, you looked really cool when you rushed out of the room and used your ability to protect someone else!”

Mo Jiu: “…”

She really couldn’t refute that. Even the System didn’t allow her to save that inspector, but she still stepped in.

However, a minor task could be bent, but the main mission must be completed no matter what.

That inspector might die in the process of the SS-class Abomination destroying the shelter. For that, Mo Jiu could only apologize.

Of course, this wasn’t the plot Mo Jiu wished for, but a villain needed a villain’s awareness—put away unnecessary sympathy and firmly do what must be done. Only then could she save Yun Wenzhou from the villain’s path.

Thinking this, Mo Jiu calmly said, “We appreciate your kindness, but the shelter needs you. Don’t disregard the safety of others for the sake of the two of us.”

“Don’t worry, we’ll go back after settling you two down,” Ye Lan said, then asked Yue Xinghe beside her, “Xinghe, do you know where there’s a hotel? And…”

“Enough!” Yun Wenzhou couldn’t bear it any longer. “Didn’t you hear my sister? We appreciate your kindness, as for the rest, you don’t need to meddle in our affairs!”

Through Ye Lan and Yue Xinghe’s inner voices, Yun Wenzhou learned that they hadn’t arranged to meet her sister here, but her sister was waiting for them, as if she had guessed they would come.

Heh, given Ye Lan’s personality, it’s certainly possible for her to come.

Was her sister waiting here for her so she wouldn’t worry?

Sister called Ye Lan too kindhearted, but wasn’t Sister herself the same?

But that was enough. A meeting was enough. If they involved themselves in their lives any further, Yun Wenzhou wasn’t confident that she could monopolize Mo Jiu’s attention.

After yelling at Ye Lan, her heart pounded. She was afraid—afraid that Mo Jiu would deny her words and agree with Ye Lan’s suggestion.

And even more afraid that Mo Jiu would dislike her because of this…

She had acted impulsively. She had wanted to perform well in front of her sister and redeem her previous “crazy” impression.

But just imagining the sight of her sister walking side by side with Ye Lan made her incredibly distressed.

I want to kill Ye Lan. I want to kill her, kill her, kill her!

Yun Wenzhou forcibly restrained her murderous intent while awaiting Mo Jiu’s judgment.

Unexpectedly, what she received was the touch of Mo Jiu’s palm.

Mo Jiu’s warmth and softness covered the back of her neck. Like restraining a snarling beast, it controlled her, causing a moment of blankness in her mind.

With one hand grasping the back of Yun Wenzhou’s neck, Mo Jiu said to Ye Lan, “I apologize. My sister is very insecure and doesn’t trust arrangements made by others. We will figure out a way to live on our own.”

‘Xiaozhou really dislikes Ye Lan.’

Is there a natural clash between the aura of the villain and the protagonist?

‘It looks like I won’t be able to entrust Xiaozhou to them.’

Hearing these two inner thoughts, Yun Wenzhou was stunned. Her slowly restarting thoughts stalled again.

Mo Jiu’s next sentence was: “I didn’t expect to run into you again. I suppose it’s fate. As a kind reminder, we’ve looked through this mall. There’s nothing valuable. If you want to search for supplies, I suggest trying your luck elsewhere.”

“That’s all. We’ll be going now. Make yourselves comfortable.” With that, Mo Jiu released the back of Yun Wenzhou’s neck, took her hand, and pulled her away.

Yun Wenzhou obediently let Mo Jiu lead her, feeling the warmth and sensation of her palm. She pursed her lips.

After walking some distance, she apologized softly: “I’m sorry.”

“Hmm? What are you apologizing for?” Mo Jiu was a little confused.

“I can’t control my emotions and I’m causing trouble for Sister.”

Yun Wenzhou was relieved that she had held back the urge to kill Ye Lan. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

So the reason Sister waited for Ye Lan at the mall entrance was to entrust her to Ye Lan? So she could be taken back to the shelter by Ye Lan.

After all, the Director only identified her sister as the murderer.

But…

Sister is so foolish.

Those two, Ye Lan and Yue Xinghe, trusted her sister more than they trusted her, believing her sister was framed and that she was the real murderer.

But it doesn’t matter. None of that matters.

It’s enough to know that Sister cares about her.

Yun Wenzhou reached out and hugged Mo Jiu’s arm, resting her head on her shoulder and rubbing against her.

“What are you doing?” Mo Jiu tried to push her away, but the more she pushed, the tighter Yun Wenzhou clung, like a python that had caught its prey.

In the end, Mo Jiu did not use her ability to forcibly break free from her embrace.

‘Forget it. I can’t separate from her for the time being anyway. Let her be dependent, then.’

‘Consider it compensation for her emotional neglect all these years.’

Mo Jiu: System, the location of the nearest hotel.

System: The nearest hotel is 2300 meters away in the southwest direction.

Mo Jiu: Then forget it. Are there any unoccupied houses nearby?

System: There are houses everywhere.

Mo Jiu: Help me choose a clean one with minimal damage.

System: Understood. System filtering in progress.

‘First, I’ll find a place to settle Xiaozhou. Once she’s asleep…’

‘…then I’ll destroy the shelter.’

Yun Wenzhou, who was clinging to Mo Jiu, heard this thought, paused, and blinked her eyes in astonishment.

Destroy the shelter?

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