Will the Villainous Lady Face Retribution from the Second Playthrough’s Protagonist?

A new week, a new day, a new atmosphere.

Yuan Xiaoning awoke from her dream, not seeing Bai Ling’s figure.

She received an email on her phone containing 4,538 yuan for living expenses, along with a family letter.

[Dear Ning Ning, I hope this letter finds you well. How was your May Day holiday? Although the break is over now, I wish you happiness every day as if it were still the long holiday.

Dad’s May Day wasn’t too pleasant. When I went back home, I hadn’t prepared any gifts, and the elders’ attitude towards me was already not good. Coincidentally, your second uncle’s child had awakened their spiritual energy, reportedly at the early stage of the Level 2, so they were invited to dine at the adults’ table. With him there, there wasn’t enough space at the adults’ table, so I went to sit with the children.

All growing children, they eat like tigers. Dad couldn’t compete with them, so I didn’t eat enough.

But that day wasn’t all bad. Your eldest uncle secretly slipped me a red envelope with 2,000 yuan, telling me to treat myself to a nice meal.

So I went out for Peking duck. After eating about a third, I found it tasteless, but I didn’t dare take it home, or your mom would surely scold me.

I’ve sent you the remaining money along with your living expenses. Don’t tell your mom.

Love, Dad.]

“Wow, this…”

Communicating with the parents of this world for the first time, Yuan Xiaoning was greatly shocked.

So this is what her father was like in this life.

Regardless, the elders of the main family were really bullying him too much. Yuan Xiaoning grabbed her phone, ready to reply—

Meanwhile, in Spring Sea City in another province, a middle-aged man anxiously watched his phone.

No status in the main family, no status at home either. He only dared complain about his grievances to his lovely daughter.

But would she reply? She had never replied before. Maybe she also thought her dad was stupid. Sigh.

Just then, the phone lit up with a buzz, displaying only eight characters—

[Endure for now, avoid confrontation]

Receiving a reply from his lovely daughter for the first time, the man’s eyes welled up with tears.

⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱⊰⋆⋅⭑⋅⋆⊱

Yuan Xiaoning had originally wanted to write “Level 2 early stage is nothing, wait till I have time to come back and make him cry,” but thinking about it, she wasn’t sure when she’d have time, so she changed her wording.

Moreover, she had her own troubles.

“Sigh,” the blonde girl sighed, “What am I going to do now?”

Besides the family letter, she had also received a system notification this morning—

[Ding dong, a new week has arrived. Please continue your efforts, here’s your weekly task:

As the protagonist has overcome a difficult first weekend, life seems to be improving. But as the villain, how can you watch her rise smoothly?

Task requirement: Provoke her harshly in front of others once. Rewards will be based on completion.]

See, this was the situation.

“I really wish that for once, the first half of your message would match reality,” Yuan Xiaoning grumbled, “Unfortunately, her first weekend wasn’t difficult at all.”

No matter how miserable Bai Ling’s previous life was, in this life, it was Ning Ning who was suffering.

To be honest, this task wouldn’t be difficult to complete at all. Not just Yuan Xiaoning, even a real villain could easily accomplish it.

Look at Zhang Shanshan, she used to provoke Bai Ling every day, building up solid hatred.

The difficulty lay in surviving after the provocation.

Bai Ling’s cold killing-machine mode yesterday was still quite terrifying, and Yuan Xiaoning was a bit scared. Although she felt their relationship had been quite good recently, Bai Ling wasn’t a normal person.

To put it nicely, she had turned to the dark side. Less nicely put, she was mentally disturbed.

Especially since she had left early this morning without even calling out to her…

Hmm, could it be my turn now?

It’s possible, and there’s motive. Yesterday, Bai Ling achieved her major revenge, relaxing and sharing some heartfelt words. But when she calmed down, she probably regretted it.

For example, “I’m sorry for showing you my vulnerable side, but as an avenger, I can’t have any weaknesses, so please help me keep this secret. Bury yesterday’s words in your grave” or something like that…

Click.

Just as Yuan Xiaoning was thinking, the door suddenly opened. The room was dark, with curtains still drawn, only faint light from the corridor outside seeping in.

Bai Ling stood silently in the doorway. Due to the backlight, her front was completely shadowed, only a silhouette visible, like a dark figure staring at you from behind in a horror movie. Especially since she was holding something long in her hand, like a murder weapon…

Tap, she took a step forward.

“Eek! Don’t kill me, don’t kill me, I’m still useful,” Yuan Xiaoning blurted out in panic, “If really necessary, you can use the back too!”

Her survival instinct was truly strong.

Bai Ling took one step and then stopped. A few seconds later, she raised her hand to the wall. Click, the light came on, brightness returning to the small room.

“Have you gone mad?” she asked coolly.

Yuan Xiaoning finally saw her clearly. She seemed… no different from usual. The long thing in her hand was an iron shovel.

“Where, where did you go,” the blonde girl asked cautiously, “Not in the room so early in the morning.”

“Disposing of bodies.”

These four words brought back the sense of terror. Yuan Xiaoning shuddered before realizing she meant the bodies from yesterday.

“You… need to do it yourself?” she looked at the iron shovel in Bai Ling’s hand, “With this?”

“I didn’t use tools to bury them,” Bai Ling said flatly, “This is for repairing my parents’ tombstones.”

“Oh, I see,” Yuan Xiaoning laughed nervously, “Right, handmade shows respect.”

As soon as she said it, she wanted to slap herself twice. Why couldn’t she learn her lesson?

Fortunately, Bai Ling didn’t pursue it, perhaps used to it by now. She put the shovel aside and sat down to drink some water.

“We’re going to a bar tonight,” she said.

Yuan Xiaoning’s emotions had been on a rollercoaster these past few minutes, and her brain hadn’t caught up yet. “Going to a bar to celebrate?”

“Going to a bar to find someone. The bar on Queen’s Boulevard,” Bai Ling glared at her, “Did yesterday’s shock make you stupid?”

If it were for celebration, why go to a bar? They could do that in the hotel.

“No, no, I just woke up, a bit low on blood sugar,” Yuan Xiaoning quickly found an excuse.

She could tolerate everything else, but being called stupid was unacceptable. If not for her quick-witted little brain, how could she have completed tasks and survived until now?

Look at the fates of other villains and learn. It’s all about technique.

After eating, she sent a leave request message to her counselor on her phone, using the excuse of a work internship. Unexpectedly, the counselor replied quickly—

[The people at Cloud Sea Game Company said you didn’t go. They even asked me to urge you. Where are you interning?]

Yuan Xiaoning: [Preparing, preparing for the internship. I’ll definitely go in a couple of days.]

“Are you ready?” Bai Ling called from the doorway, “It’s time to go.”

The suburbs were quite far from the city center, so they needed to leave early.

“Coming, coming.”