Free Web NovelChapter 55: Chapter 55: Malice
’System, System, are you there? The goal is to push a child to study and improve, right? Well, can I push myself? I’m a child, too! I’m my mom’s child—and as long as you have a mom, aren’t you always her precious baby?’
’System, System—’
Fu Mingxue called out repeatedly in her mind.
She didn’t know if a sentient system existed, but the screen of light flickered, confirming for her that it did.
Sure enough, after a long silence, the system was finally forced to appear.
"Host, you can. The mission panel has been updated."
After saying that, it vanished.
Fu Mingxue: ...?
’It’s confirmed. This system is the cold, aloof, and tight-lipped type.’
But that suited her just fine. After all, she didn’t like chatterboxes either.
She delightedly checked the system’s interface screen. The mission was no different, except the target was now herself.
’Why push someone else to improve?’
’To spend my past life pouring my heart and soul into raising three ungrateful elites?’
’Heh, my own progress is what’s most important.’
Besides, there were rewards. This was just too good to be true.
She was drooling over that meat—after all, the monthly meat rations were so meager.
Fu Mingxue’s gaze fell on the daily missions.
The first was to read for one hour. The reward was one pound of grain coupons and a random drop of one pound of either grain, rice, flour, oil, or meat.
Composing herself, she found her high school textbooks. freewebnσvel.cѳm
She began to read with a calm heart. Although a lifetime had passed, she had spent several years in her previous life preparing for the college entrance exams.
In the decades that followed, even though she was no longer preparing for the exams, she still made a habit of reading for a while late at night when all was quiet.
Besides, she had tutored those three ingrates for years in her past life. If it weren’t for her meticulous guidance...
’Could they really have gotten into college?’
’Heh—’
An hour passed quickly.
Just as it ended, the system’s notification sound chimed.
"Today’s Mission 1 is complete. Reward has been delivered to the space."
Fu Mingxue was overjoyed to hear this.
She hurriedly checked the space and found the items were already there.
The random food this time was—meat?
A whole pound of pork belly.
Fu Mingxue was ecstatic.
’Oh god, this is real.’
’It really works.’
’This system is just too considerate—’
Mission two was to practice calligraphy for an hour. This wasn’t difficult.
She took out paper and a pen—
An hour later, the system notification sounded again, rewarding her with one pound of meat coupons and one pound of rice.
...
That night, Fu Mingxue slept incredibly soundly.
She woke up early the next morning.
She checked the space, saw that all her things were still there, and confirmed the system hadn’t disappeared. It seemed this was all real, not a dream.
She couldn’t help but break into a wide grin.
’Being reborn is amazing!’
Bai Siqi, on the other hand, was not doing so well.
She’d had nightmares all night.
In her dreams, Fu Mingxue and her mother were chasing her with knives.
She got out of bed, looking listless.
"Mom, I’m heading out to find Song Yan."
"Okay!" Mrs. Bai added worriedly, "Be careful on your way out, and especially watch out for human traffickers."
Bai Siqi had been listless, but when she heard the words "human traffickers," a glint flashed in her eyes. freёwebnoѵel.com
’How could I have forgotten about that?’
’There are plenty of human traffickers these days! What if Fu Mingxue were abducted and sold off to some poor, remote mountain village?’
’Would she still be able to go to college then?’
At this thought, Bai Siqi’s breathing quickened.
’That bitch Fu Mingxue is good-looking. Traffickers love the delicate, fair-skinned types like her. After all, they fetch a good price.’
’Heh, so she doesn’t want to be a stepmother to his children, is that it?’
’Fine, then! She can just go be a wife to some old bachelor in a poor mountain village.’
’I guarantee that bitch Fu Mingxue will end up popping out eight or ten kids.’
