Free Web NovelChapter 251: Chapter 251: More Than Just Kissing
Bai Yiyi never expected to see Jiang Qingli here.
The Bai Family had frozen her accounts to force her out of hiding.
With her current massive weight, she needed a lot of food every day. Her punishment wasn’t over yet, and she couldn’t see her Beast Husbands looking like this, so her only option was to ask the system for help.
The system told her this party was for some other nobles and that all she had to do was serve drinks. It even said she might get to talk to some high-quality males and raise their affection levels. Even though Bai Yiyi didn’t want to go out looking like this, she had no choice but to come.
Who would have thought she’d run into Jiang Qingli and knock her to the ground?
Yuan Shiyao, who was a short distance away, strode quickly in their direction. Bai Yiyi gazed at his well-defined hands, ignoring the other servers who were trying to help her up, and looked at him with a hint of expectation.
However, Yuan Shiyao didn’t even glance her way. He simply helped Jiang Qingli up, his expression filled with a concern that Bai Yiyi had never seen before. "Did that hurt, Qingli? Are you okay? Should I check you over?"
’Qingli?’
’When did he and Jiang Qingli get so close?’
’What has Jiang Qingli been up to while I was gone?’
Bai Yiyi was in disbelief. She clenched her fists, her eyes filling with venomous hatred.
"Don’t be so dramatic. I’m fine."
Jiang Qingli waved her hand dismissively, then turned to see the female server still on the floor, glaring at her with a cold, dark look.
Their eyes met, and the server hastily lowered her head.
"Are you all right?" Jiang Qingli asked.
"She’s new, please don’t be angry! We’ll get out of your way!" A nearby server, afraid of angering Jiang Qingli, quickly signaled the others. They worked together to haul the person off the floor and drag her away in another direction.
Jiang Qingli watched them leave, a slight frown on her face.
"What is it?" Yuan Shiyao asked.
"Nothing." Jiang Qingli’s eyes narrowed. Before heading downstairs, she called over a server and whispered a few words to them.
The server nodded and followed the bloated figure downstairs.
...
「The night grew deep.」
The cruise ship rode the sea breeze, sailing toward the middle of the ocean.
Groups of young people were playing games, their laughter infectious in the summer night.
Inside a narrow bathroom stall, the sound of Jiang Qingli’s concern and the sight of Yuan Shiyao’s indifferent face flashed wildly through Bai Yiyi’s mind. On the verge of a breakdown, she demanded to know when the system would let her recover.
The system’s voice sounded somewhat weak. [There is a way, but it all depends on whether you’re willing to do it.]
Bai Yiyi said hatefully, [What way? Just tell me! I’ll do it!]
The system said, [Although you have no points right now, you can take out a loan from me, the system. Sign the contract, and the system will lend you an item. By next month at the latest, you can regain your former charming heroine image.]
A contract materialized in front of her.
Bai Yiyi glanced at it and was shocked by the exorbitant number of points. ’Isn’t this just a loan?’
’A high-interest loan, at that!’
Bai Yiyi started to back down. [But what if I can’t pay it back...?]
[Once you get your looks back, I’ll set you up with Jiang Youchen and Yuan Shiyao, not to mention those single Princes. They’re all high-quality males.] The system coaxed her, its voice like a devil’s whisper. [Besides, you still have the Charming Fruit. Once you get the points, you’ll have more than enough to pay it back.]
Just as Bai Yiyi was hesitating, the door was suddenly thrown open.
Several servers swarmed in, and someone shouted, "Grab her!"
Bai Yiyi was scared stiff. She screamed and tried to escape, but they caught her in seconds and began dragging her out.
One server muttered, "Didn’t they say she has an offensive Superpower? She has no fight in her at all. You don’t think that lady got the wrong person, do you?"
"Shut up and hurry up and take her over there," another server snapped.
The group dragged Bai Yiyi outside. Seeing that they were about to haul her into a cabin, Bai Yiyi screamed for the system.
The system said impatiently, [Jump into the sea!]
Bai Yiyi refused. [I’ll drown!]
The system shot back, [Do you want to die now, or do you want to be captured by Jiang Qingli and then die?]
Bai Yiyi gritted her teeth and, taking advantage of their momentary distraction, leaped into the sea!
The servers crowded around the railing, frantically calling for someone to fish her out.
But after she went into the water, her figure was nowhere to be found, as if she had suddenly vanished from that patch of sea.
Just before she drowned, the system transported her to the shore.
She lay wretchedly on the shore, violently coughing up briny seawater. Shivering from the cold, she weakly asked the system, [If you could transport me away, why didn’t you help from the start?]
The system let out a soft chuckle.
It sounded like mockery, yet also like contempt.
The next second, however, it spoke in an aggrieved tone. [I’m running out of energy.]
[My power comes from your points. Now that Jiang Qingli has stolen the high-quality males that belong to you, she’ll steal your protagonist’s halo next. And you can only watch helplessly as it all happens... Once my energy runs out, you’ll be stuck like this forever.]
Bai Yiyi shivered violently. [I’ll sign!]
As if clutching at the last straw, she scribbled her name on the contract.
It was as if she didn’t stop to think about who had sent her here, who had told her to jump into the sea, or why the system, which had never been detected before, was suddenly noticed by Jiang Qingli...
In her daze, the system let out a triumphant laugh and said condescendingly:
[Host, let us continue on our path of the heroine.]
BOOM—
Fireworks exploded overhead, their brilliant, flowing colors illuminating everyone’s faces.
Song Zhizhou looked up at the sky and sighed with emotion. "It’s been a long time since I’ve seen fireworks this close. They’re so beautiful. I should take a picture for my female master."
He took out his terminal to take a picture, only to find Jiang Youchen standing beside him with a grim expression.
While everyone else was looking up at the fireworks, Jiang Youchen was looking down at the dark surface of the sea not far away.
Song Zhizhou found it odd. "What’s wrong now, Grand Marshal? What are you doing here if not to watch the fireworks?"
Before he could finish his sentence, Jiang Youchen suddenly stood up and walked off in another direction.
He had only taken a few steps when he came face-to-face with a black-haired young man.
Yuan Shiyao greeted him politely.
Seeing that he was alone, Jiang Youchen asked coldly, "Where is she?"
The fireworks flickered, casting light and shadow, but Yuan Shiyao could clearly see the anxiety and restlessness on the other male’s face.
He had seen such emotions more than once.
The last time was on his twin brother’s face.
It was as if a string in his mind was pulled taut and then snapped.
In that instant, Yuan Shiyao suddenly understood why, on the night of the banquet, Yuan Shimo had actually breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Qin Muye take Jiang Qingli from Jiang Youchen’s arms.
’Ah, so that’s how it is.’
Yuan Shiyao looked at him and said slowly, "Qingli is busy. It would be best if Marshal Jiang didn’t disturb her."
As he said this, he stepped aside, gesturing for the other man to look up, allowing him to see the scene clearly—
Beneath the dazzling fireworks, a young man held a girl’s face, their noses touching and lips brushing against each other, their silhouettes a picture of intimacy.
Gu Nian gently pecked the corner of Jiang Qingli’s lips, cooing in a soft, wheedling voice:
"Sweetheart..."
"Like in the dramas, do something improper to me, okay? Please? I’m begging you—"
Out of her line of sight, the young man’s rabbit tail emerged, trembling slightly.
Jiang Qingli beckoned with her finger, and he obediently lowered his head, resting his chin in her palm.
Her eyes curved into a smile. "How about we play a game? If you win, I’ll grant your wish."
"And not just with a kiss."
