Do You Like Me That Much? Miss Villainess-Chapter 45 : Daring to Bully Her Little Cutie? Really Tired of Living

Indeed very sweet.
Even by the bad woman's standards, Bai Yuyu belonged to that top-tier sweet girl category.
Sweet enough to make one's teeth fall out.
But truly likeable.
The bad woman quite liked her too—the kind of liking that made her want to trick the little girl into bed.
A very pure kind of liking.
So after accepting the candied hawthorn Bai Yuyu handed over and taking a shallow bite with her cherry lips, Mu Qinglan rarely offered an evaluation:
"It is a bit sweet."
Whether she was talking about the candied hawthorn or the little sister was unclear.
Bai Yuyu didn't think that much, only assuming Mu Qinglan was agreeing with her taste. Her eyes were practically curved into crescents from smiling as she put her hands on her hips:
"Hmph, look whose taste this is."
"Bai Bai's taste in clothes is also quite good," Mu Qinglan said.
Today, both Six Bureaus constables weren't wearing uniforms.
Because the eastern district had been quite chaotic recently, and this trip didn't require mobilizing other Six Bureaus subordinates for assistance, the two simply wore regular clothes.
Shen Yao wore a black jacket.
The color of night sky.
Whether due to personality or something else, this cool Six Bureaus constable seemed particularly fond of these dark tones, at most adding other colors as accents.
Ordinary people couldn't carry off this cool, icy temperament.
But Shen Yao was different.
Perhaps due to martial training, Shen Yao had a tall, slender figure with a perfect build—a natural clothes hanger. Combined with her inherently cool nature, she could perfectly carry off this temperament.
She had quite the feeling of an ascetic beauty.
Little Miss Bai wasn't to be outdone either. Wearing a goose-yellow dress paired with small boots embroidered with cloud patterns, she looked even more adorable.
A completely different type from Constable Shen.
But Mu Qinglan quite liked both.
—She was rather broad-minded in her affections.
"Of course," Bai Yuyu said. "Ever since I joined the Six Bureaus, I haven't been out shopping in ages. Those people in the bureau are all like blockheads—boring and scheming. Even Constable Shen is so stuffy, really no fun at all."
Bai Yuyu spoke quite loudly, with no intention of avoiding Shen Yao.
She wasn't worried about Shen Yao knowing she was complaining about her. On the contrary, she deliberately let her hear it.
Because their relationship was indeed quite good.
"Miss Shen is actually like that? I'll have to have a good talk with her when I get the chance," Mu Qinglan also said deliberately.
"..."
Shen Yao was speechless, only feeling they were both childish.
There really were quite a few people in Tianyin Ward, but it would be hard to find another trio as good-looking as these three.
So Shen Yao inevitably heard the gossip from passersby.
"Who's that little girl in the wheelchair? Haven't seen her in the ward before."
"The one pushing the wheelchair is pretty too."
"Those two are obviously a couple. If you're so curious, why don't the bold ones among you go ask?"
"Better not. Those kinds of people aren't ones we can approach. If I went up to chat now, I might end up in the mass grave outside the city tonight."
"True."
"What about that cold, icy beauty over there? She's all alone, clearly has no friends."
"With that kind of aura, I wouldn't dare approach her either..."
Shen Yao originally didn't think there was anything wrong with what they were discussing, but when she heard them say she was all alone, she couldn't quite maintain her composure.
She even couldn't help but coldly glance at them.
Scaring them all away.
Then she couldn't help but silently look at the two figures chatting and laughing ahead, her feelings somewhat complex.
It seemed like what those people said wasn't wrong at all. Three people strolling through the ward, the front two stuck together happily while she followed far behind—it didn't look like they came together at all.
So why exactly did the bad woman treat her so differently?
Was it because she was too cold, or some other reason?
Shen Yao couldn't help wondering.
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After strolling through Tianyin Ward for a while, it was meal time, and the three finally arrived at the time to visit Xihong Courtyard.
Outside the courtyard, before even entering, they could hear the sound of strings and bamboo instruments from inside, apparently entertaining guests.
"Please follow me, three ladies."
A maid approached and respectfully led the three inside.
While walking, she softly introduced that today's hostess entertaining guests was Yoo Shi, a courtesan with some fame in Heyang.
Xihong Courtyard wasn't large, but with flourishing flowers and trees, artificial mountains and streams, and scattered pavilions, it had its own unique beauty.
The three quickly attracted attention here.
After all, these three newly arrived women were all quite beautiful—many even felt they were much more beautiful than the courtyard's hostess. Why would they come to such a place?
'This is indeed the place from the quest.'
Mu Qinglan thought silently.
In her memory, the Xihong Courtyard incident was the starting quest for investigating the demon clan storyline in Destiny version 1.0. That quest was quite complex, with such a long chain of events that it could take several days of consecutive playing to complete.
Coming here now, she felt a strange sense of familiarity from having wasted so much time here before.
'These three are quite exceptional young ladies.'
After secretly observing for a while, Yoo Shi smiled.
As a courtesan with some fame in Heyang City who had dealings with many nobles, she naturally had her own unique ability to judge people.
In her view, these three girls were either wealthy or noble, perhaps even with higher status than the prominent families in the city she had previously associated with.
Naturally worth flattering.
However, since she was the hostess, she only smiled friendlily and said no more.
But then, a discordant voice suddenly rang out in the venue.
"Oh! Isn't this the self-proclaimed Constable Bai? How do you have the leisure to visit these pleasure quarters that only we vulgar folk enjoy today?"
"Even bringing along a little sister in a wheelchair."
"Could it be that Constable Bai has such tastes?"
Hearing this, Bai Yuyu looked over with obvious displeasure.
As soon as she heard this voice, she knew who it was—Sun Zhu, another Six Bureaus constable who was always arrogant and didn't get along with her.
So she said unhappily:
"Sun Bamboo Pole, I'm here for a bureau case. What are you here for—don't you have any idea yourself?"
Everyone also looked in that direction.
The speaker wore green robes with a tall, thin build that indeed fit his "bamboo pole" nickname.
Bai Yuyu sneered again:
"With how often you come here, even a martial artist's body can't handle it! No wonder you haven't made any progress these past years. In a few more years, lying in bed needing others to serve you wouldn't be surprising!"
But what surprised her was that Sun Zhu actually retorted:
"If you can come to investigate, why can't I? I'll be frank—I'm here for the deceased's belongings from last night. What about you?"
Bai Yuyu's tone was unfriendly:
"Retrieving evidence is my task. How did you receive the same assignment?"
"Don't use the Six Bureaus' name as an excuse for hanging around here!"
Sun Zhu spread his hands:
"Just investigating a case, no comment."
Bai Yuyu was somewhat angry. She had originally thought this was just a small task to retrieve evidence, but unexpectedly it created so many complications, even implicating Mu Qinglan in mockery.
She looked at Mu Qinglan somewhat apologetically.
Little did she know, Sun Zhu was also suffering inside.
This morning he had received orders from the Crown Prince to handle a piece of evidence his subordinate had carelessly left behind.
Originally he thought this would be easy—as a Six Bureaus constable with considerable authority, as long as the item wasn't being watched, taking one thing from a pile of relics would be quite simple.
But unexpectedly...
He ran into Bai Yuyu and Shen Yao.
Sun Zhu's heart was full of wariness. Unable to state his real purpose, he could only strike first, claiming the right to take the victim's belongings.
But now with two of the constables appearing, whether Xihong Courtyard would give him the items was also unknown.
Thinking of his confident promises to the Crown Prince earlier, Sun Zhu's expression became somewhat uncertain.
'This damn brat, why did she think to bring a little cripple on a mission today?' he cursed inwardly.
Mu Qinglan looked at him thoughtfully.
This guy was quite distinctive, so after hearing his name, Mu Qinglan easily connected him with an NPC from the game.
—Six Bureaus' Sun Zhu, the Crown Prince's lackey.
What was the Crown Prince's dog doing here?
Could it also be for the demon clan storyline? That made sense—in the game, the important evidence was obtained only after great difficulty completing the quest chain, but now, judging by the timing, that crucial evidence should be right here, most likely not yet taken.
Now that was interesting...
Mu Qinglan's eyes flickered with a dangerous glint.
An opportunity—an opportunity delivered to her door.
If handled properly, she might be able to use this as a springboard, leveraging this important evidence about the demon clan to deal a heavy blow to the Crown Prince's faction in the short term!
She hadn't yet repaid the previous assassination attempt!
Thinking this, the white-haired girl looked up at the thin man across from her.
Her eyes were deep as an abyss.
Just a stupid dog of the Crown Prince, daring to bully her little cutie—really...
Tired of living.