Chapter 9
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It seemed the future villainess had not truly learned her lesson at that time...
Today's afternoon was already at its late moments. Before Jiang Li could step out of the gate, that gothically dressed woman appeared before him again. He instinctively wondered if it was to pollute his innocent and pure eyes. Her violet-wigged girl was beside her, also seemingly ambushing him.
Before doing anything, Jiang Li promptly studied the expressions of the two girls and checked if they have malicious intentions towards him. His cautiousness had a reason for it since yesterday's events were still fresh in his memories. With the exception of Cao Hua's presence and the venue, everything was almost the same with what happened at the Business Administration Building.
'... Hmmm.'
Jiang Li looked at the two expressionlessly. Nothing changed about Xie Na, her eyes shooting fire at him. Cao Hua was quite the 'reasonable' girl though, only giving him an apologetic look.
"Jiang Li!" The villainess' furious voice rang out, piquing the interest of those around them. There were quite a lot of students and professors nearby and all of them turned their heads to the direction of the voice.
"I'm sorry!" These were two words that unexpectedly came out of the lips of the woman.
Oddly though, instead of getting surprised or something along with that, Jiang Li's face turned dark.
'... Impression - 100 again. An apology with no sincerity.'
Another hundred was deducted from the negative numbers in his head when the villainess, before he could even say anything in response, hurriedly turned around, dragging her equally weird-looking friend away.
With no change of expression from his face, he watched as the two sauntered away in great haste.
Remembering what kind of face was shown to him when she said her insincere sorry, he told himself, it seemed that before this mission ended, his opinion of this world's villainess would dive down to the negative hundred thousands.
...
"... Thanks for your hard work in advance. I will count on you for this, Philip...."
With a bored look on and a pair of headphones plugged in his ears, Jiang Li stared at the laptop screen flashing with a soft light. Its current background was black, with an image of a cute-looking musical note at the center. At the left bottom corner, a countdown timer was ticking, its digits changing every passing second.
"It's no biggies, Sir Client. Once I'm done studying Mr. Jiang's voice from the recorded conversation, I'll read the script you handed me and then send you the file."
"Wonderful. I believe in your skill. I hope to get that before tomorrow comes. I would like to make it my lullaby starting tomorrow until the important D-day."
At the same time as his second uncle's laughter began to sound out from his hearing device, Jiang Li yawned. Since he locked his room and nobody apart from him was around, he didn't bother stifling it or covering it up with his hand.
He then scoffed, laughingly commenting, "Such a perverted taste. What is he? The type who can only sleep while listening to a man's nonsense? Or is this ugly second uncle of mine just so happy with gaining a fake ace up his sleeve?"
Jiang Li made a disgusted face. As expected, that bespectacled man yesterday was an omen of disaster, an expert in voice phishing. He made this guess since the earring in that suspicious dude was something he saw once before, from his own world. It was a small recording device. Jiang Wen, his Second Uncle, looked to be fervently preparing for whatever dethroning plans he had cooked up against Jiang Liuxian, his father and the real head of the Jiang household.
Jiang Li really hated this schemer. He greatly disliked those who used underhanded means just to steal away properties, wealth, or anything that was not theirs. Why couldn't people just be content with what they have? Being ambitious was actually not a bad trait. But it becomes a felony once a particular ambition was reached through improper ways. Worst if it was something that wantonly trampled on others' hard work and lives.
The incensed man resumed the recording. A boring talk came after, with Jiang Wen telling that Philip how much would be wired over to his account and what other instructions should be additionally spoken by 'Jiang Liuxian'.
'Second Uncle mentioned a script. It only means that they plan to consolidate the fake evidence with a voice recording of something nasty using Dad's voice. Wow. Quite thorough.' In his mind, he conjured up a jaded chibi him, making it clap three times.
A minute more passed, and just when Jiang Li's face was about to slip down the palm supporting his chin, an interesting gossip entered his hearing. By this time, the one conversing with Jiang Wen was no longer that voice faker, but his own wife. Jiang Li did not cut off the audio since he had a feeling that the Second Madam was not in the dark regarding her husband's plans.
Sadly, their talk did not mention anything new, just the husband sharing his 'exploits' with his wife. That was until they shifted into another topic, his female cousin who finally went back home.
"Dear, my heart is still very uncomfortable whenever I remember what that beast did to her. I really hope our Xin-er gets passed what she's currently going through. My heart is also badly wishing for retribution to fall upon that Cheng Yijun!"
Amidst the fake sobbing noises, her husband replied, "My wife, my heart is aching too. This is why once we take hold of elder brother's company, I'll start our retaliation against that bastard! Believe in me. Justice will be bestowed to our beloved daughter!"
'... Oh. We finally have one thing in common then? Our desire to kill the male lead?' Soft chuckle drifted all over the blue-themed room.
However, the next thing that sounded out of his laptop's built-in speaker made him widen his eyes a bit.
Second Madam Jiang pleadingly said, "Dear, if possible, once that day arrives, I want that jerk to realize the extent of damages she did to our daughter!"
"I'll make sure to do that. To put both our minds at ease."
Viciousness echoed together with the woman's voice. "Cut off that useless tool of his! Since that Cheng Yijun ruined our daughter when he forced her to abort the child, make him pay this debt in full by ensuring he won't ever produce an heir for the Chengs!"
"T-that... that's a good idea..."
The husband's voice suddenly seemed so small, as though he had just had the scare of his life. Jiang Wen must have been momentarily surprised by his wife's nefarious thoughts. And Jiang Li would have loved to laugh out loud at his uncle's reaction if it weren't for his brain being busy processing the information he just heard.
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It seemed the future villainess had not truly learned her lesson at that time...
Today's afternoon was already at its late moments. Before Jiang Li could step out of the gate, that gothically dressed woman appeared before him again. He instinctively wondered if it was to pollute his innocent and pure eyes. Her violet-wigged girl was beside her, also seemingly ambushing him.
Before doing anything, Jiang Li promptly studied the expressions of the two girls and checked if they have malicious intentions towards him. His cautiousness had a reason for it since yesterday's events were still fresh in his memories. With the exception of Cao Hua's presence and the venue, everything was almost the same with what happened at the Business Administration Building.
'... Hmmm.'
Jiang Li looked at the two expressionlessly. Nothing changed about Xie Na, her eyes shooting fire at him. Cao Hua was quite the 'reasonable' girl though, only giving him an apologetic look.
"Jiang Li!" The villainess' furious voice rang out, piquing the interest of those around them. There were quite a lot of students and professors nearby and all of them turned their heads to the direction of the voice.
"I'm sorry!" These were two words that unexpectedly came out of the lips of the woman.
Oddly though, instead of getting surprised or something along with that, Jiang Li's face turned dark.
'... Impression - 100 again. An apology with no sincerity.'
Another hundred was deducted from the negative numbers in his head when the villainess, before he could even say anything in response, hurriedly turned around, dragging her equally weird-looking friend away.
With no change of expression from his face, he watched as the two sauntered away in great haste.
Remembering what kind of face was shown to him when she said her insincere sorry, he told himself, it seemed that before this mission ended, his opinion of this world's villainess would dive down to the negative hundred thousands.
...
"... Thanks for your hard work in advance. I will count on you for this, Philip...."
With a bored look on and a pair of headphones plugged in his ears, Jiang Li stared at the laptop screen flashing with a soft light. Its current background was black, with an image of a cute-looking musical note at the center. At the left bottom corner, a countdown timer was ticking, its digits changing every passing second.
"It's no biggies, Sir Client. Once I'm done studying Mr. Jiang's voice from the recorded conversation, I'll read the script you handed me and then send you the file."
"Wonderful. I believe in your skill. I hope to get that before tomorrow comes. I would like to make it my lullaby starting tomorrow until the important D-day."
At the same time as his second uncle's laughter began to sound out from his hearing device, Jiang Li yawned. Since he locked his room and nobody apart from him was around, he didn't bother stifling it or covering it up with his hand.
He then scoffed, laughingly commenting, "Such a perverted taste. What is he? The type who can only sleep while listening to a man's nonsense? Or is this ugly second uncle of mine just so happy with gaining a fake ace up his sleeve?"
Jiang Li made a disgusted face. As expected, that bespectacled man yesterday was an omen of disaster, an expert in voice phishing. He made this guess since the earring in that suspicious dude was something he saw once before, from his own world. It was a small recording device. Jiang Wen, his Second Uncle, looked to be fervently preparing for whatever dethroning plans he had cooked up against Jiang Liuxian, his father and the real head of the Jiang household.
Jiang Li really hated this schemer. He greatly disliked those who used underhanded means just to steal away properties, wealth, or anything that was not theirs. Why couldn't people just be content with what they have? Being ambitious was actually not a bad trait. But it becomes a felony once a particular ambition was reached through improper ways. Worst if it was something that wantonly trampled on others' hard work and lives.
The incensed man resumed the recording. A boring talk came after, with Jiang Wen telling that Philip how much would be wired over to his account and what other instructions should be additionally spoken by 'Jiang Liuxian'.
'Second Uncle mentioned a script. It only means that they plan to consolidate the fake evidence with a voice recording of something nasty using Dad's voice. Wow. Quite thorough.' In his mind, he conjured up a jaded chibi him, making it clap three times.
A minute more passed, and just when Jiang Li's face was about to slip down the palm supporting his chin, an interesting gossip entered his hearing. By this time, the one conversing with Jiang Wen was no longer that voice faker, but his own wife. Jiang Li did not cut off the audio since he had a feeling that the Second Madam was not in the dark regarding her husband's plans.
Sadly, their talk did not mention anything new, just the husband sharing his 'exploits' with his wife. That was until they shifted into another topic, his female cousin who finally went back home.
"Dear, my heart is still very uncomfortable whenever I remember what that beast did to her. I really hope our Xin-er gets passed what she's currently going through. My heart is also badly wishing for retribution to fall upon that Cheng Yijun!"
Amidst the fake sobbing noises, her husband replied, "My wife, my heart is aching too. This is why once we take hold of elder brother's company, I'll start our retaliation against that bastard! Believe in me. Justice will be bestowed to our beloved daughter!"
'... Oh. We finally have one thing in common then? Our desire to kill the male lead?' Soft chuckle drifted all over the blue-themed room.
However, the next thing that sounded out of his laptop's built-in speaker made him widen his eyes a bit.
Second Madam Jiang pleadingly said, "Dear, if possible, once that day arrives, I want that jerk to realize the extent of damages she did to our daughter!"
"I'll make sure to do that. To put both our minds at ease."
Viciousness echoed together with the woman's voice. "Cut off that useless tool of his! Since that Cheng Yijun ruined our daughter when he forced her to abort the child, make him pay this debt in full by ensuring he won't ever produce an heir for the Chengs!"
"T-that... that's a good idea..."
The husband's voice suddenly seemed so small, as though he had just had the scare of his life. Jiang Wen must have been momentarily surprised by his wife's nefarious thoughts. And Jiang Li would have loved to laugh out loud at his uncle's reaction if it weren't for his brain being busy processing the information he just heard.
It seemed the future villainess had not truly learned her lesson at that time...Today's afternoon was already at its late moments. Before Jiang Li could step out of the gate, that gothically dressed woman appeared before him again. He instinctively wondered if it was to pollute his innocent and pure eyes. Her violet-wigged girl was beside her, also seemingly ambushing him.Before doing anything, Jiang Li promptly studied the expressions of the two girls and checked if they have malicious intentions towards him. His cautiousness had a reason for it since yesterday's events were still fresh in his memories. With the exception of Cao Hua's presence and the venue, everything was almost the same with what happened at the Business Administration Building.'... Hmmm.'Jiang Li looked at the two expressionlessly. Nothing changed about Xie Na, her eyes shooting fire at him. Cao Hua was quite the 'reasonable' girl though, only giving him an apologetic look."Jiang Li!" The villainess' furious voice rang out, piquing the interest of those around them. There were quite a lot of students and professors nearby and all of them turned their heads to the direction of the voice."I'm sorry!" These were two words that unexpectedly came out of the lips of the woman.Oddly though, instead of getting surprised or something along with that, Jiang Li's face turned dark.'... Impression - 100 again. An apology with no sincerity.'Another hundred was deducted from the negative numbers in his head when the villainess, before he could even say anything in response, hurriedly turned around, dragging her equally weird-looking friend away.With no change of expression from his face, he watched as the two sauntered away in great haste.Remembering what kind of face was shown to him when she said her insincere sorry, he told himself, it seemed that before this mission ended, his opinion of this world's villainess would dive down to the negative hundred thousands...."... Thanks for your hard work in advance. I will count on you for this, Philip...."With a bored look on and a pair of headphones plugged in his ears, Jiang Li stared at the laptop screen flashing with a soft light. Its current background was black, with an image of a cute-looking musical note at the center. At the left bottom corner, a countdown timer was ticking, its digits changing every passing second."It's no biggies, Sir Client. Once I'm done studying Mr. Jiang's voice from the recorded conversation, I'll read the script you handed me and then send you the file.""Wonderful. I believe in your skill. I hope to get that before tomorrow comes. I would like to make it my lullaby starting tomorrow until the important D-day."At the same time as his second uncle's laughter began to sound out from his hearing device, Jiang Li yawned. Since he locked his room and nobody apart from him was around, he didn't bother stifling it or covering it up with his hand.He then scoffed, laughingly commenting, "Such a perverted taste. What is he? The type who can only sleep while listening to a man's nonsense? Or is this ugly second uncle of mine just so happy with gaining a fake ace up his sleeve?"Jiang Li made a disgusted face. As expected, that bespectacled man yesterday was an omen of disaster, an expert in voice phishing. He made this guess since the earring in that suspicious dude was something he saw once before, from his own world. It was a small recording device. Jiang Wen, his Second Uncle, looked to be fervently preparing for whatever dethroning plans he had cooked up against Jiang Liuxian, his father and the real head of the Jiang household.Jiang Li really hated this schemer. He greatly disliked those who used underhanded means just to steal away properties, wealth, or anything that was not theirs. Why couldn't people just be content with what they have? Being ambitious was actually not a bad trait. But it becomes a felony once a particular ambition was reached through improper ways. Worst if it was something that wantonly trampled on others' hard work and lives.The incensed man resumed the recording. A boring talk came after, with Jiang Wen telling that Philip how much would be wired over to his account and what other instructions should be additionally spoken by 'Jiang Liuxian'.'Second Uncle mentioned a script. It only means that they plan to consolidate the fake evidence with a voice recording of something nasty using Dad's voice. Wow. Quite thorough.' In his mind, he conjured up a jaded chibi him, making it clap three times.A minute more passed, and just when Jiang Li's face was about to slip down the palm supporting his chin, an interesting gossip entered his hearing. By this time, the one conversing with Jiang Wen was no longer that voice faker, but his own wife. Jiang Li did not cut off the audio since he had a feeling that the Second Madam was not in the dark regarding her husband's plans.Sadly, their talk did not mention anything new, just the husband sharing his 'exploits' with his wife. That was until they shifted into another topic, his female cousin who finally went back home."Dear, my heart is still very uncomfortable whenever I remember what that beast did to her. I really hope our Xin-er gets passed what she's currently going through. My heart is also badly wishing for retribution to fall upon that Cheng Yijun!"Amidst the fake sobbing noises, her husband replied, "My wife, my heart is aching too. This is why once we take hold of elder brother's company, I'll start our retaliation against that bastard! Believe in me. Justice will be bestowed to our beloved daughter!"'... Oh. We finally have one thing in common then? Our desire to kill the male lead?' Soft chuckle drifted all over the blue-themed room.However, the next thing that sounded out of his laptop's built-in speaker made him widen his eyes a bit.Second Madam Jiang pleadingly said, "Dear, if possible, once that day arrives, I want that jerk to realize the extent of damages she did to our daughter!""I'll make sure to do that. To put both our minds at ease."Viciousness echoed together with the woman's voice. "Cut off that useless tool of his! Since that Cheng Yijun ruined our daughter when he forced her to abort the child, make him pay this debt in full by ensuring he won't ever produce an heir for the Chengs!""T-that... that's a good idea..."The husband's voice suddenly seemed so small, as though he had just had the scare of his life. Jiang Wen must have been momentarily surprised by his wife's nefarious thoughts. And Jiang Li would have loved to laugh out loud at his uncle's reaction if it weren't for his brain being busy processing the information he just heard.
