Do You Like Me That Much? Miss Villainess-Chapter 35 : This Child Is Quite Cute Indeed

When she woke again, it was already noon.
The white-haired girl struggled to support herself as she sat up. Her slender legs wrapped in white stockings tensed slightly, her toes arched as she lightly touched the ground, carefully testing as if searching for her footing.
But before she could find it, a black cat came out from under the bed with quick little steps, moving quite cheerfully.
The cat placed the shoes she was carrying in her mouth on the ground, then patted them with her paws.
As if indicating for Mu Qinglan to put them on.
The girl looked at it.
The car also sat properly across from her, staring at her with a serious posture, though her tail swayed happily.
—Why did she seem a bit like a dog?
Mu Qinglan's mouth twitched.
"Ah Qi, is there something?" she asked.
Mu Qinglan knew that Ah Qi liked to sleep curled up in her shadow, and generally wouldn't come out to move around unless she called.
Although her current mimicry was that of a cat, Ah Qi hadn't inherited cats' lively and active nature.
She had only inherited the tactile sensation.
"Mama, there are two people waiting for you outside," the black cat replied obediently.
Someone waiting for me?
Mu Qinglan instinctively searched through her mind for who might come visit her. She felt it was Shen Yao, but wasn't certain.
Because when Shen Yao came over before, she was always alone, never with anyone else.
"Who is it?"
"Cold one, warm one."
Mu Qinglan was stunned for a moment, then understood that the cold one referred to Shen Yao, but who was this warm one?
Whatever, she had to go see regardless.
What kind of host doesn't come out when guests arrive?
Mu Qinglan called for a maid, having her convey that she was changing clothes and asking them to wait a moment. From the maid, she learned it was indeed Shen Yao, along with another young Six Bureaus constable.
However, Shen Yao had also sent word introducing this as her junior sister who was curious and wanted to come see.
Finally, she said that if it was inconvenient, she could find an excuse not to meet.
Mu Qinglan's lips curved. Inconvenient?
No, she was very convenient right now.
She hadn't done anything guilty, so what was wrong with meeting a Six Bureaus constable? As everyone knew, only lawbreakers would fear Six Bureaus constables.
She hadn't broken any laws.
Just as heart arsonists weren't criminals, heart thieves weren't thieves either.
So she wasn't afraid at all, and was even somewhat expectant, wondering what kind of person this junior sister of Shen Yao's was, whether she was interesting, and if she was an important character in the game's plot.
Hehe, maybe she was some little cutie.
The kind she could easily toy with.
Thinking this, Mu Qinglan slowly got dressed, struggling to change into new white stockings. Ah Qi had somehow crawled back into her shadow to sleep, so only the rustling sounds of silk fabric against skin remained in the room.
It was somewhat suggestive.
'Three days, the Human Gate is over, I'm now an eighth-rank magician, but there's no need to tell Shen Yao this news yet.'
It's better to use this as a trump card at the right time.
'People who can't hide anything and have to share as soon as they know something aren't called outgoing, they're called idiots.'
Mu Qinglan reminded herself, forcibly suppressing her desire to see Shen Iceberg's expression crack.
—Although that would be fun, now wasn't the time.
At least not the optimal time.
Mu Qinglan thought this way, her eyes downcast.
"Don't rush, little by little..."
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Guest hall.
The side hall of Prince Qi's mansion was quite large with bright lighting, and servants occasionally came by with fruit platters, their attitudes respectful.
Bai Yuyu sat curiously in her chair for a while but finally couldn't contain herself.
"Do you think your little girlfriend is still not up? It's almost noon!" Bai Yuyu looked around, and after confirming no one was paying attention to her, she relaxed and quietly complained to Shen Yao.
"Mind your own business," Shen Yao said coldly.
"Tsk!" Bai Yuyu clicked her tongue with a mischievous smile. "I'm just asking. Why are you so impatient? So protective of your little girlfriend, huh?"
She deliberately drew out the "huh" with a slightly rising intonation.
After speaking, she swept Shen Yao with that smug look.
As if she had discovered a secret.
Shen Yao was somewhat speechless: "She's not some little girlfriend, just an ordinary friend I was assigned by Master to protect."
"Hmph! Ordinary friend!"
"Ordinary friend," Shen Yao confirmed.
Bai Yuyu smiled without saying anything, but didn't take Shen Yao's explanation seriously at all.
Everyone in the Six Bureaus knew that Constable Shen was naturally aloof and never spoke much with others. Only the cheerful and outgoing Miss Bai could exchange a few words with her. But now, this Miss Shen actually had a new friend and would even occasionally space out—wasn't this abnormal?
This newly made friend was probably not a friend, but a girlfriend!
Everyone speculated this way.
Although Bai Yuyu didn't really think so, she was very curious, so driven by curiosity, she got up particularly early today and pestered Shen Yao to come see.
Shen Yao had no choice.
She could have refused firmly—after all, almost no one could persist under her cold stare and icy aura.
But remembering that Mu Qinglan had once said she wanted to interact with her colleagues, she unconsciously agreed.
Now Shen Yao regretted it greatly.
She even felt somewhat restless.
Fortunately, this restless time quickly passed.
After the maid came to relay the message, within ten minutes, Mu Qinglan was slowly wheeled over by another personal maid.
She wasn't the type who liked to keep people waiting. Perhaps some people at gatherings liked to deliberately arrive late, making everyone wait for them to highlight their importance, but Mu Qinglan always felt that was very low-class.
She didn't need to do such things.
If she wanted, she could become the center of everyone's attention at any time.
The only question was whether she wanted to or not.
And this Miss Mu Qinglan, who could steal the show at any time, today wore a dress in darker tones with a black fabric base and red accents in a few places. At first glance, it gave one more of a melancholic, fragile, sickly beauty impression.
—This was the outfit she had carefully chosen for meeting Shen Yao's friend.
When Bai Yuyu saw her, she immediately understood this was that princess, the rumored little girlfriend of Shen Yao, and her heart grew curious.
So she widened those light green eyes of hers.
This also made Mu Qinglan notice the little girl's presence.
Honestly, Mu Qinglan's first glance was still at Shen Yao, because this iceberg miss had such an impressive aura that just standing there was like having a refrigerator, constantly emitting cold air.
But the little girl's presence wasn't low either.
Because her gaze was really too curious, and her whole demeanor had a striking contrast with Miss Shen's.
Mu Qinglan observed unobtrusively.
Bai Yuyu was considerably shorter than Shen Yao, her small face more baby-faced, with bright eyes and white teeth, an adorable smile, and light green eyes that sparkled with clear and lively light.
One could tell at a glance she was that kind of very cute, very lively little girl.
"This is my junior sister, Bai Yuyu. We're visiting unexpectedly today, please excuse the rudeness," Shen Yao introduced.
Little Bai also ran over to greet her, introducing herself as an amazing constable.
Mu Qinglan looked at her in surprise.
"How amazing."
Receiving such a surprised look, Bai Yuyu felt secretly pleased, unconsciously puffing out her chest, her eyes squinting from smiling.
Mu Qinglan also smiled.
So it was her—what a pleasant surprise.
But this silly child was indeed quite cute, just as simple as described in the plot introduction. How about...
Come to my side in the future, don't be an unpromising villain boss anymore.