The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 58

After Zhao Yuan was formally imprisoned, Zhao Kou went to the prison alone.

Although they were father and son, there was not a trace of warmth in their meeting.

Zhao Yuan looked at Zhao Kou like a stranger, while Zhao Kou looked at him like an enemy.

Because he was an illegitimate child, Zhao Kou was not included in the Zhao family’s ranking. His birth was the result of a drunken accident of Zhao Yuan’s. Zhao Kou couldn’t understand why his mother, who was completely blameless, was the one who had to bear all the consequences.

The Zhao family kept him at the age of three and drove away his critically ill mother. After that, though the Zhao family raised him, everything they gave him felt like a handout. The feeling of being dependent on others was terrible.

He didn’t want to stay in the Zhao family either, but he had no choice. He was very clear that he could only destroy the Zhao family by using their name to rise to power.

The two of them sat facing each other.

Zhao Yuan stared at Zhao Kou, his eyes icy.

“Mom must be very happy to see you like this,” Zhao Kou said, staring at Zhao Yuan with a smile.

“Without the Zhao family’s support, you won’t go far in the future,” Zhao Yuan said coldly. “This is a self-defeating move.”

Zhao Kou smiled widely. “With the Zhao family as my stepping stone, do you think I’m afraid of not going far? Besides, my relationship with Lin Yuan is pretty good. To me, the Zhao family is a disgrace. Now that blood transfusion technology is available, once I’ve saved up enough money, I’ll go and replace this dirty blood.”

Zhao Yuan took a deep breath. “The Zhao family has treated you well.”

“That’s only how it seems to you.” A hint of madness appeared in Zhao Kou’s eyes. “I’m just an illegitimate child. In your eyes, simply giving me a meal is probably considered good enough. And what about my mother? Don’t you feel any guilt at all?”

“Zhao Yuan, you’re an animal.”

“Goodbye, I’m leaving. Time’s up. I won’t come to see you again in the future.” Zhao Kou said, then got up and walked out. He laughed as he walked, and finally couldn’t help but burst into a loud laugh. “Hope you have a good time in there.”

Zhao Yuan stared at Zhao Kou’s retreating figure. He knew this son was not simple, but he never imagined he would be so extreme as to directly destroy the Zhao family.

“What a mess,” Zhao Yuan sighed.

The war on the front lines was over, but Lin Yuan’s parents still had not returned.

Ji Mingxiao had also been promoted to a senior in college. For some reason, she could feel that Xue Qingran had already come to regret her actions, but the mission was still not complete.

As System A put it, it just hadn’t reached that point yet.

Xi Ruan had become completely zen and started living a true slacker’s life. Without the Zhao family, the Lin family became more prominent in the Alliance and also more dangerous. However, the Lin family’s style hadn’t changed at all. General Lin was still fighting on the front lines.

Xue Qingran truly realized her regret when Ji Mingxiao graduated from college.

On the day of graduation, Xi Ruan and Xue Qingran watched the live broadcast from the villa. Xue Qingran’s body had recovered for the most part, but she still couldn’t move. To Xi Ruan, she wasn’t a threat at all. The two of them never spoke because they still hadn’t removed what was in Xue Qingran’s mouth, and it had pretty much grown into her flesh. Simple tasks like washing her face were difficult.

Looking at Ji Mingxiao standing on the podium on the TV, Xue Qingran suddenly started to cry, which startled Xi Ruan.

“What’s wrong with you? Why are you crying?”

Xue Qingran opened her mouth and spoke a few words, and blood began to seep out.

Xi Ruan didn’t hear her clearly, but she more or less understood. She averted her gaze.

Ji Mingxiao, who was in the middle of her speech, paused. When she heard the mission completion message, she smiled. She had specifically asked Xi Ruan to bring Xue Qingran to watch the graduation ceremony with her because of this very moment.

How could she not regret it?

One wrong step, and every step after was wrong. If not for her greed, she would have been standing here, too, welcoming a bright future.

But now, her life was ruined.

Xi Ruan looked at Xue Qingran again and said nothing. She felt the person was quite pathetic now, but she had long ago heard what Xue Qingran had done to Lin Yuan from Ji Mingxiao. The pity was followed by a deep feeling of disgust.

For her current state, Xi Ruan only had one thing to say: “Serves her right.”

Ji Mingxiao had finished her speech. She looked at the hall, then smiled and said goodbye to the camera.

Xi Ruan looked at Ji Mingxiao and blinked, understanding her meaning. She glanced at Xue Qingran, then got up and went to the living room, ready to leave.

“Host, you seem to be in a bad mood. Is it because Ji Mingxiao didn’t come back to say hello to you?” The system, which hadn’t appeared in ages, spoke up again.

“What are you talking about?” Xi Ruan frowned. “Did you get checked? Why are you saying so many weird things lately?”

System: “…”

“I don’t have a problem.”

“I think you have a lot of problems.” Xi Ruan didn’t want to continue the conversation with the system. This chat made her inexplicably flustered. She directly hit the teleport button to stop the system from talking.

Ji Mingxiao went straight back after getting off the podium. She knew Xi Ruan would understand what she meant.

Even if she didn’t, it didn’t matter. The moment she left here, Xi Ruan would go back as well.

Even though she hadn’t stayed here for many years, she just felt tired.

After returning, she was still in her state of lying on the bed.

She opened her bracelet and took a look.

Name: Ji Mingxiao Code Name: Xiao Xiao Worlds Completed: S(2), A(1), B(0), C(0), D(0), F(0) Points: 16800 Rest Duration: 600 days Point Ranking: 97867th

Ji Mingxiao stared at the points for a while and raised an eyebrow. She never expected the side mission to reward so many points.

Xi Ruan was also shocked. She looked at her points, having received a reward of 6000 points from the last world.

This was unprecedented; it was too many.

She bounced on the bed a few times. At the system’s reminder, she sent a “thank you” to Ji Mingxiao.

Ji Mingxiao saw the message and smiled.

【Xiao Xiao: You’re welcome. Trust me, Xiao Xiao will take you to the top.】

Xi Ruan looked at the words on her bracelet and smiled.

【Xi Ruan: Okay, I don’t know if we’ll meet in the next world though.】

【Xiao Xiao: We will. We’re destined.】

Ji Mingxiao yawned and stared at the ceiling. This time, she didn’t teleport right away. After telling Xi Ruan, she closed her eyes, ready to sleep.

Going on missions was a very mentally taxing thing. Eating in a mission world was no different from eating outside of it, but sleeping was different.

After all, it was a job, and no job is easy.

System A saw Ji Mingxiao sleeping and voluntarily dimmed the room lights, becoming quiet.

Meanwhile, Xi Ruan walked out of her room. As soon as she stepped out, she heard someone greet her.

“Ruan Ruan?”

Xi Ruan looked at the person, frowned, and took a step back. “I’m sorry, who are you?”

The person’s face was about three-parts similar to Ji Mingxiao’s. Her head suddenly started to ache.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m sorry, I don’t know you.” Xi Ruan took a step back, avoiding the hand the other person extended.

The person frowned at Xi Ruan. “Did you have your memory wiped?”

“I don’t know you, please stay away from me.” Xi Ruan’s expression was blank. “You must have been someone I met in my first or second world. I chose to wipe my memory most likely because the people in that world gave me a bad feeling.”

“I’m sorry,” the person still frowned. “I didn’t mean to, I…”

“Stay away from me.” Xi Ruan walked past the person.

Her mind was a little confused, especially when she saw that person’s face.

Xi Ruan rubbed her temple. It seemed that her relationship with Ji Mingxiao when she was alive was indeed good.

She could probably guess what was going on; she wasn’t an idiot.

Xi Ruan’s good mood instantly soured after seeing that person.

Ji Mingxiao, who was halfway through her sleep, suddenly woke up and stared at the ceiling.

“Dear, what’s wrong?”

“I don’t know.” Ji Mingxiao rubbed her temple. “I had a nightmare.”

She picked up her bracelet and sent a message to Xi Ruan.

【Xiao Xiao: Are you okay?】

【Xi Ruan: Someone just stopped me. She looks a little like you.】

【Xi Ruan: Apparently she was someone I met in my first or second world.】

Ji Mingxiao probably guessed what happened, too.

【Xiao Xiao: Just because she looks like me, you got close to her?】

【Xi Ruan: …】

【Xiao Xiao: But it’s normal. You used to be very dependent on me, crying and insisting on playing with me. I couldn’t even shoo you away.】

【Xi Ruan: I suspect you have that backward.】

【Xiao Xiao: I’m a little dog if I’m lying.】

Xi Ruan looked at her bracelet and smiled, feeling much better.

She felt that Ji Mingxiao wouldn’t lie to her, though she didn’t know why she felt that way.

The person was still following behind Xi Ruan. Seeing her smile, she followed a few steps closer.

“Why are you still following me?”

“Is she dead too?”

Xi Ruan’s heart skipped a beat, but her expression didn’t change at all. “Who?”

“Ji Mingxiao.”

Xi Ruan: “…”

“I’m sorry, I don’t know that person.” Xi Ruan was a little annoyed. “How many times do I have to tell you? Stop following me. What do you want?”

“I just wanted to say hello to you.”

Xi Ruan walked around her. “You’ve said hello, goodbye.”

She suddenly lost the desire to walk around and went to accept a mission, returning to her room.

The moment she closed the door, her mind was in chaos.

【Xi Ruan: You’re not going out, are you?】

【Xiao Xiao: No, why?】

【Xi Ruan: The person who was looking for me just now also knows you… I guess I might have accidentally let it slip before.】

【Xiao Xiao: It’s okay.】

Xi Ruan felt a bit flustered.

Ji Mingxiao didn’t feel anything, after all, she had never been harmed because of her name.

【Xi Ruan: I’m sorry.】

【Xiao Xiao: When you first arrived and missed me so much, it seems perfectly forgivable to call my name at someone who looks like me.】

Xi Ruan had a mountain of apologies ready, but after reading Ji Mingxiao’s message and imagining her smug expression, she suddenly felt like punching her.

【Xiao Xiao: I’m starting the next mission.】

【Xi Ruan: Okay.】

Ji Mingxiao put away her bracelet and stared at the ceiling.

“System.”

“Hmm?”

“Let’s start. Enter the next mission.”

“Okay,” System A said.

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