Do You Like Me That Much? Miss Villainess-Chapter 36 : Miss Shen, Could It Be That You're Jealous?

"So you're Constable Bai! I've heard your famous name before!"
"Where? Where?"
"That case you handled a few months ago—when I heard about it, I was truly impressed and thought I must meet you someday. And here we are, meeting!"
"Hehe..."
"Miss Bai is truly amazing."
"I'm the youngest constable in the Six Bureaus!"
"Indeed..."
Listening to Mu Qinglan's praise, Bai Yuyu felt smug inside, thinking this Miss Mu was truly someone with a keen eye for talent, with intelligence almost matching her own.
She was also so beautiful, giving one an impulse to protect her.
No wonder Senior Sister Shen would like her.
She liked her too, though it was the kind of liking one had for an admired friend.
Meanwhile, Mu Qinglan looked at her with an admiring smile, but was thinking in her heart that this Miss Bai was so foolish it was almost cute.
No wonder she was so popular.
This Miss Bai had always been the little disciple of the Six Bureaus' Chief Constable. Later, she would be imprisoned due to her entire family's extermination, fortunately rescued by a mysterious person and escaped from prison, ultimately forced to defect from Great Xia and become a dungeon boss that players had to defeat on their path of growth.
Her personality in the future would naturally be difficult to get along with.
But right now...
"Why did Miss Bai think to come find me today?"
"Don't you know? Everyone in the Six Bureaus is saying that Senior Sister Shen has been absent-minded lately, and they all suspect she has someone she likes!"
"Someone she likes?"
Mu Qinglan seemed very surprised: "Who is it?"
"Hehe, Miss Mu is so slow... I won't say, won't say."
Bai Yuyu said with a grin.
The two chatted quite happily and had much in common, like long-separated friends who were finally reunited and naturally had to chat to their hearts' content, becoming all lovey-dovey.
Moreover, they hit it off immediately, giving them even more to talk about.
Unfortunately, this made things difficult for the big iceberg Miss Shen. She couldn't join the conversation and sitting on the side was even more torturous.
'You're so confused…'
Shen Yao looked at Bai Yuyu, feeling frustrated at her failure to meet expectations.
'Didn't you say you were a genius at reading people? How can you not see through Mu Qinglan's disguise? She could even threaten me with secrets—maybe she's set her sights on you too.'
She just stared at them both coolly.
Silently complaining in her heart.
But when she heard that string of clear laughter from Bai Yuyu and saw the slight smile at the corners of Mu Qinglan's mouth, she couldn't help thinking—
Whether it was real or fake laughter, but...
She had never chatted this happily with me.
Critical hit.
So was Miss Mu, who was at the center of their conversation, truly happy or fake happy?
Her mood was indeed not bad, because in this short time, she had almost tricked out what color underwear Bai Yuyu was wearing today.
At the same time, she also learned an unexpected but reasonable piece of news.
—Bai Yuyu was the Miss Bai she had encountered in the Human Gate.
This was quite surprising.
Because although that Miss Bai seemed somewhat naive, she still had vigilance and gave off a very reliable feeling, completely different from this Miss Bai in front of her who only giggled foolishly.
Perhaps she was more relaxed in front of people she knew?
Mu Qinglan speculated.
"If Miss Mu has any trouble in the future, you can also find me! I'll cover for you! This young lady is a genius who passed the Human Gate in just over two months!" Bai Yuyu patted her chest seriously.
Shen Yao couldn't help but interject: "You're only eighth rank."
Eighth rank and you want to cover for others? Wait until you reach my strength level.
And if you're covering for her, what am I here for?
Bai Yuyu said indignantly: "Can't eighth rank cover for people? It's not like I won't get stronger! And I have a purple destiny trait too!"
Mu Qinglan glanced at Shen Yao, grateful for the divine assist she had provided, and said with a smile:
"Then this little woman's safety will depend on Miss Bai from now on."
Bai Yuyu's eyes lit up.
That sounded so good! "Little woman"—listen to that, her protective instincts surged immediately! It made her feel like she was a great hero!
"Leave it to me!"
Bai Yuyu said in a very reliable tone.
She felt she was truly too smart, making friends with that county princess of Prince Qi's household right from the start.
This way, she could not only investigate those royal scandals she learned about in the Human Gate ritual and understand the truth from back then, but also kill two birds with one stone by helping Shen Yao keep an eye on this new friend of hers.
Though she called it keeping an eye, Bai Yuyu had already finished her assessment in her heart.
Identified as—
A pure and cute little sister.
"..."
Shen Yao turned her head and said nothing.
Mu Qinglan maintained that shallow smile throughout, acting like a fragile and powerless little woman who needed Miss Bai's protection, never mentioning that she had also been in that Human Gate.
She didn't plan to reveal her identity yet.
Because this information could also be held in her hand and played as a trump card at the right time.
This was the bad woman's calculation!
After interacting with the little girl, Mu Qinglan turned and asked softly: "What did Miss Shen come to find me for today?"
Shen Yao complained in her heart—you speak so pleasantly with her, but now when it's my turn you use such a businesslike tone?
Have I wronged you somehow?
But she still said seriously: "I brought some magician notes, thinking they might be helpful to you."
"Thank you."
"Mu Mu, you're a magician?" Bai Yuyu said nervously: "Are you more amazing than me?"
"Of course not," Mu Qinglan laughed: "I just awakened a few days ago and am only ninth rank. Naturally I'm nothing compared to Miss Bai."
"Ninth-rank magicians are also very amazing!"
Bai Yuyu said somewhat dejectedly: "When I was little, I also thought about becoming a magician in the future, but when I looked at those magician notes and spells, talking about understanding and comprehension, my head would spin."
"That's normal."
Mu Qinglan smiled and casually made up a reason.
"It's very normal for people with talent in martial arts to be slightly inferior in other areas."
"I wonder if you've heard what a Martial Saint of our Great Xia once said: 'The timid are not martial, the worried are not martial. We martial artists should have single-minded focus and move forward fearlessly.'"
"Since you have talent in martial arts, naturally you wouldn't be suited for those roundabout magician things."
She comforted thoughtfully:
"So this isn't your fault—it's because your talent is too good. Such strong talent doesn't allow you to take other paths."
Bai Yuyu: "?"
Shen Yao: "?"
This speech left both of them stunned. Shen Yao was still pondering whether what this bad woman said was true or false, but Bai Yuyu had already chosen to believe it and started becoming happy, feeling she had found the reason why she couldn't learn those roundabout magician things.
Hmph! Grandpa said it was because she was too stupid!
Clearly it was because she was too talented!
"I see!" Bai Yuyu had an epiphany: "I knew it definitely wasn't my problem."
After chatting for a while, Bai Yuyu excused herself to leave. She hadn't done her work for the day, and she was also eager to go back and convince her grandfather.
Shen Yao remained in place.
Her cool eyes unblinking.
Mu Qinglan smiled slightly, moved forward a few steps, gently took her hand from the front, her fingers caressing it twice, then looked up with a fox-like smile curving her lips:
"Why is Miss Shen looking at me like that? Could it be... you're jealous?"