The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 34

Proud people like this should be locked in prison, where they’ll be tormented day and night.

“You’re really ruthless.”

“Not as ruthless as you,” Ji Mingxiao said with a gentle smile.

“Heh, really? Nan Yu, how exactly did you get the surveillance footage?” Su Mian narrowed her eyes. After she came in, she understood everything—it was all a trap set by Ji Mingxiao.

“Guess,” Ji Mingxiao looked at Su Mian. “Do you regret it?”

Su Mian laughed. “Regret? What do you think? But I do regret one thing: I regret not bringing more bombs back then.”

“That’s all you regret? Not even a tiny bit of remorse for what you’ve done?” Ji Mingxiao raised an eyebrow. “You really are shameless.”

“Why should I regret it?”

“Tsk, yeah, of course. Everything is someone else’s fault and has nothing to do with what you’ve done, right? Just keep telling yourself that. You were dealt such a good hand, and you played it so poorly.” Ji Mingxiao leaned closer to the glass.

“You were planning to ruin my reputation and take down the Nan family, weren’t you?”

Su Mian froze for a moment.

“I knew everything. So, I had no choice but to strike first, tsk.” Ji Mingxiao smiled.

Ji Mingxiao’s smile was bright, lovely, and charming, but Su Mian felt a chill run through her.

“You’re even more terrifying than I am.”

“If people don’t offend me, I won’t offend them. I never proactively harm anyone,” Ji Mingxiao tapped on the table. “This is called self-defense, called a counterattack.”

“Su Mian, your mistake was thinking you were too smart, thinking the whole world was under your control. It’s not.” Ji Mingxiao glanced at the time, stood up, and waved to her. “I won’t be visiting you again, but I want you to know that I’m living a very happy life out here.”

“Use your imagination to fantasize about how good my life is.”

Su Mian punched the glass. “Nan Yu! You b**ch!”

“Pathetic rage, Ms. Su. How pitiful.” Ji Mingxiao shook her head, looking regretful.

After saying that, she turned and left. Someone else came in and grabbed Su Mian, leading her away.

Walking out of the prison, the sky outside was bright, and the sun was shining.

When she returned to the villa, the system cheered, “Mission complete!”

Ji Mingxiao breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried Su Mian would stubbornly hold out.

She was probably just being tough on the surface. How could she not regret it deep down? She wasn’t an idiot.

Ji Mingxiao thought Xi Ruan had already gone back, but she was still there.

[Ruan Ruan: Why so fast? I thought it would take some time to break someone who had been corrupted like that.]

[Xiao Xiao: Didn’t you want to go back quickly?]

[Ruan Ruan: The main thing is I just bought movie tickets.]

[Xiao Xiao: How many?]

[Ruan Ruan: Two. It’s a comedy, tomorrow night. Want to go together? We can go back after the movie.]

[Xiao Xiao: Okay.]

Ji Mingxiao leaned on the sofa and couldn’t help but laugh.

“What’s up? Laughing like an idiot,” Nan Cheng looked at Ji Mingxiao.

“She asked me to go to the movies.”

Nan Cheng: …

“Tsk,” Nan Cheng twitched his lips. “When?”

“Tomorrow night.” Ji Mingxiao rubbed her neck. “It wasn’t easy.”

Although Ji Mingxiao and Ruan Shaojia used to go to the movies together often, it was different now.

“Should you dress up nicely?” Nan Cheng looked at Ji Mingxiao.

“Duh,” Ji Mingxiao said, grabbing her phone and heading upstairs. “Bro, you need to work harder too.”

Nan Cheng: ???

“How come you don’t have a single potential partner? You’re not getting any younger,” Ji Mingxiao poked her head out from upstairs and shook it at Nan Cheng.

Nan Cheng: ???

“What do you mean ‘not getting any younger’? Get down here!”

“Mom! Bro’s trying to hit me!” Ji Mingxiao yelled.

Nan’s father walked out of the study and glared at Nan Cheng. “You’re a grown man, and you’re still bullying your sister? Was she wrong?”

Nan Cheng: …

Ji Mingxiao raised an eyebrow at Nan Cheng and then went back to her room.

Although it wasn’t her own face, she couldn’t show her how beautiful she was, but she could show her taste in fashion.

Nan Yu had a lot of clothes, and after she arrived, she had even more. The style also became more varied, probably changing little by little. Nan Yu’s parents didn’t especially notice, or maybe they did and didn’t say anything.

She didn’t know what kind of style Xi Ruan liked, so she decided to stick to her own original style.

This was the first time Xi Ruan had asked her out since she arrived here.

Although it was for a movie at night, the two of them met in the afternoon.

When Xi Ruan saw Ji Mingxiao, she was taken aback and looked her up and down. “What’s the occasion today? You’re so dressed up.”

“A person with taste is always well-dressed,” Ji Mingxiao said, smiling at Xi Ruan. “Besides, this is the first time you’ve asked me out on your own.”

“Haven’t I before?”

“The first time since your rebirth.” Ji Mingxiao looked at Xi Ruan and lowered her voice. “You used to adore me and would ask me to go out all the time.”

Xi Ruan frowned, looking at Ji Mingxiao. “Don’t lie to me.”

System A: “Dear host, please be mindful of what you say.”

Ji Mingxiao sighed inwardly and insisted, “Anyway, you really like me. You have to believe that.”

Xi Ruan: …

System A: …

“Has your skin always been this thick?” Xi Ruan frowned, looking confused.

“That’s called confidence,” Ji Mingxiao said, looking at Xi Ruan’s lively outfit.

In this world, Xi Ruan was a few years older than Ji Mingxiao, but you couldn’t tell at all.

And from her overall demeanor, Xi Ruan looked even younger.

Xi Ruan rolled her eyes at Ji Mingxiao in exasperation.

The two of them ate a lot of food, basically eating their way down the street.

It was probably because they were about to leave, and also because no matter how much they ate here, they wouldn’t gain weight.

“I don’t even need dinner now,” Xi Ruan said, burping. “This dessert shop’s stuff is really good. It’s a shame we won’t be able to eat it when we go back.”

“Then why not stay here a little longer?”

“I’ll lose points, silly. Didn’t you know?”

Ji Mingxiao was stunned. “No one told me.”

“Then your rules must be different from ours. After all, I’m just a normal NPC, and you’re a special character,” Xi Ruan said, eating an ice cream.

System A suddenly realized. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. You can only stay here for a maximum of half a month.”

Ji Mingxiao: …

“What’s the point of having a system like you, seriously?” Ji Mingxiao was a little speechless.

“I’m at the bottom of the ladder right now. I don’t know when I’ll ever be able to move up,” Xi Ruan said, propping her chin on her hand.

Ji Mingxiao reached out and rubbed Xi Ruan’s head, then gave her a firm flick.

Xi Ruan: ???

“What was that for!” Xi Ruan frowned, clutching her head. “That hurt so much.”

Ji Mingxiao looked at Xi Ruan. “I don’t like that tone of yours. Who says you’re at the bottom of the ladder? You’ve learned for so many years that all people are created equal, and you’ve just forgotten?”

Xi Ruan pursed her lips, huffed, and stopped talking. Although she really wanted to argue, Ji Mingxiao’s serious expression scared her a little.

She didn’t have her memories and wasn’t sure what had happened before, but judging by Ji Mingxiao’s reaction, she probably didn’t like her being so self-deprecating.

Still, it really hurt.

Xi Ruan glared at Ji Mingxiao again.

The movie was about to start, and Ji Mingxiao and Xi Ruan each held a bucket of popcorn.

Both buckets belonged to Xi Ruan. In her words, she wanted to eat until she was full this time, so one bucket wasn’t enough.

“Weren’t you already full just now?” Ji Mingxiao asked, confused.

Xi Ruan was silent for a few seconds, then looked at Ji Mingxiao. “Oh, I want to be stuffed. Is that a problem?”

“Be careful you don’t get a stomachache tonight. I can’t carry you.”

Xi Ruan turned her head to look at Ji Mingxiao and gave her a sweet smile. “Excuse me? Could you repeat that?”

Xi Ruan: ???

System A: “My dear, is this how you woo girls?”

“Eat a little less,” Ji Mingxiao said, eating a piece of popcorn.

Xi Ruan snatched the popcorn from Ji Mingxiao’s hand. “You said it was for me to eat.”

“Not even one piece?” Ji Mingxiao leaned closer.

Xi Ruan narrowed her eyes and then pushed the popcorn back to her.

A smile appeared in Ji Mingxiao’s eyes.

The movie had already started.

There were many children, and two of them were sitting right next to Ji Mingxiao.

They were noisy from the beginning of the movie, climbing up and down and kicking the seat in front of them. The people in front had already turned around and told them off a few times, but it was no use.

Xi Ruan had looked at the two kids many times.

“Can you two please stop being so loud?” Ji Mingxiao patted Xi Ruan’s hand, then turned her head to look at the two kids. “Where are your parents? Why aren’t you doing anything?”

“What’s it to you? You’re an adult making such a fuss. Can’t you just let kids be kids?”

It was a middle-aged woman with a loud voice. More people in the theater turned to look at them.

Ji Mingxiao was annoyed. The kid kicked Ji Mingxiao’s leg, and the sticker on his shoe snagged her dress, pulling a thread.

“Your child ripped my dress,” Ji Mingxiao said, frowning.

“It’s just a dress, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, eighty-nine thousand. Pay up,” Ji Mingxiao said, her voice flat and low.

The woman shrieked again. “You’ve got to be kidding! Eighty-nine thousand for a dress?”

Ji Mingxiao took out her phone and took a few pictures of the child’s foot and her dress.

“I’ll have my lawyer contact you.”

Not many people were watching the movie anymore. The children’s crying and the adult’s screaming were simply too jarring.

Xi Ruan stood on the side, not knowing what to say.

The commotion quickly attracted the movie theater manager.

“I apologize for disrupting everyone’s movie. I’ll give everyone a double refund, except for this lady and her children,” Ji Mingxiao said, looking at the woman standing beside her.

Those who were a little annoyed before said nothing and found the drama more entertaining than the movie.

“You’re so rich, it’s just a dress…”

“My money is my business. It doesn’t mean you don’t have to pay for the damages. I told you, I’ll have my lawyer contact you.” Ji Mingxiao lowered her head to look at her dress, then turned back to Xi Ruan. “Sorry.”

“It’s fine,” Xi Ruan shook her head and looked at the woman. “What kind of upbringing produces a child like this? Don’t you know any better?”

Ji Mingxiao smiled. “If she had any upbringing, she wouldn’t be like this.”

The woman’s eyes were wide, and she wanted to curse but didn’t have the guts.

Someone had already laughed out loud. These days, “bear kids” and “bear parents” had made a lot of enemies. This time, they met their match and got a taste of their own medicine. You could watch a movie anytime, but a show like this didn’t happen every day. They were out to have fun anyway, so it didn’t matter what they were watching.

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