Chapter 18: Chapter 18: Your Group C Friend ’Ugly Freak’ Has Sent a Video Request

Furious, Jiang Yunnuan immediately called out to her system.

"You damn system! I can accept that the original owner had no looks, no smarts, no skills, and no family, but why is she so broke?"

She had less than a hundred Star Coins. How was she supposed to survive?

’Fine, I don’t have a cool Flying Car. But now, I can’t even show my face at the Empire’s largest shopping mall and trading center.’ Jiang Yunnuan felt like dying. Gritting her teeth, she reluctantly gave up on the idea of visiting them.

[You said it yourself, Host. The original owner had nothing. So how could she have any money? Does money fall from the sky?]

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

’Damn it, that actually makes sense!’

But her brow furrowed a moment later. ’Wait, that’s not right. Didn’t the original owner have four workhorses?’

’Those four workhorses are handsome and diligent about their missions, and missions pay very well. So why was the original owner still so broke?’

She frowned and thought about it, and the reason soon came to her. Turns out, she was this poor because the original owner was a total spendthrift.

Ever since being assigned to her, those four "workhorses" had handed over plenty of Star Coins. But in the end, she’d spent it all on gifts to win over Ling Ze. Even the cool Flying Car Ling Yuexi was just driving had been a gift from the original owner.

At this thought, Jiang Yunnuan’s heart ached so much she wanted to beat her chest and stomp her feet. ’What a spendthrift! She didn’t even have a car of her own but bought one for someone else.’

’If I had remembered earlier that the original owner had given her that car, I would have demanded it back no matter what.’

’No, no, I’m going to get it back right now. I can’t stand it for another second.’

"System, find Ling Yuexi for me."

[Location sent to Host.]

Jiang Yunnuan quickly opened the message. The location showed that Ling Yuexi was over a hundred kilometers away, and the distance was still increasing.

’A Flying Car is really something else. It’s so fast.’ It had covered that much distance in just a few minutes. How could she possibly catch up?

"What about Ling Ze? Send me his location too!"

She couldn’t catch up to Ling Yuexi, so she would go find Ling Ze. She had to find a way to get back the blood she’d bled.

The original owner had given the gifts willingly, so it would be a bit shameless of her to ask for them back, but who cared? Could she eat her pride?

She was this broke—what use was having face?

When the system sent Ling Ze’s location, Jiang Yunnuan was dumbfounded. ’How is there an entire planet between us? The distance is measured in light-years?’

’This is ridiculous!’

"System, is there a problem with the location?"

[The location is fine. It couldn’t be more precise. Ling Ze has gone to another planet for a mission.]

Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

’Damn, I thought his sister was far enough away, but this guy went to a whole other planet. No, I can’t just let this go.’

The more Jiang Yunnuan thought about it, the angrier she became, and the angrier she got, the more she obsessed over it. She couldn’t let it go, so she turned her attention back to Ling Yuexi.

She couldn’t catch up to Ling Yuexi, but she could trick that girl into coming back. After all, with a Flying Car that fast, turning around would only take a few minutes.

*

The Flying Car, set to smart mode, soared through the sky. Ling Yuexi clutched her seatbelt, her mind replaying the image of Jiang Yunnuan mocking her. She was so mortified she wanted to jump out of the car.

’Sob, why did that ugly hag have to find out about that?’

’That ugly hag will definitely make fun of me all the time now. Before long, every woman in Central City will know about this embarrassing incident. This is so humiliating!’

Just then, her Light Brain lit up, and a video call request popped up.

"Hello, Master. Your Group C friend, ’Ugly Hag,’ is sending a video request. Would you like to accept or decline?"

"Decline! Decline!!!"

Ling Yuexi barked the command furiously. ’That ugly hag dares to send me a video call? Was humiliating me once not enough? Does she have to chase me down with a video to do it again?’

’Hmph, I won’t let that ugly hag’s scheme succeed.’

However, the moment the call was disconnected, a message popped up. Because she hadn’t set up a block, her Light Brain automatically read it aloud before Ling Yuexi could reject it.

"Ling Yuexi, I bought gifts for you and Ling Ze, but I was so angry earlier that I forgot to give them to you. Hurry back and get them. Otherwise, I’ll go straight to Ling Ze. You don’t want me pestering Ling Ze again, do you? I’ll give you ten minutes. If I don’t see you, I’m going to find Ling Ze."

Ling Yuexi: "..."

’We just finished insulting each other, and now that damn ugly hag is telling me to come get a gift?’

’And didn’t that ugly hag say she would never bother my brother again? How could she go back on her word so quickly? I knew I couldn’t believe a single word she said.’

"Don’t go looking for my brother. Stay where you are. I’m on my way."

Ling Yuexi replied through gritted teeth.

In truth, she was still mortified and didn’t want to see that damn woman Jiang Yunnuan in the slightest. She wanted to refuse outright, but she was worried Jiang Yunnuan would actually go and pester Ling Ze.

Ling Ze already had a Contract Master. If this pestering continued, something bad was bound to happen sooner or later.

Ling Yuexi didn’t want to see the day her brother was ruined by Jiang Yunnuan. So, despite her reluctance, she braced herself and set the Flying Car to turn around. She was going to give that woman a harsh warning to never bother her brother again.

「Meanwhile.」

Seeing the reply, Jiang Yunnuan’s mood improved immensely. She curled her lip into a smile, turned off her Light Brain, and sat on a roadside bench to wait.

A few minutes later, the cool, eye-catching Flying Car reappeared. After it landed and came to a stop, Ling Yuexi unbuckled her seatbelt, got out, and walked toward Jiang Yunnuan with a cold expression.

"I’m here. Hand it over!"

Looking at the slender, elegant, and beautiful hand extended before her, Jiang Yunnuan couldn’t help but feel an urge to laugh.

’Tsk, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen a girl this naive and gullible. Her brain isn’t much better than the original owner’s. If it weren’t for the special nature of this world, she probably would have been sold off and would still be counting the money for her traffickers.’

"What are you laughing at?"

Seeing the woman before her just smiling without a word—and an especially sinister smile at that—Ling Yuexi frowned. She snatched her hand back and glared angrily, a flicker of alarm rising in her heart.

’This damn woman... she’s not messing with me, is she?’

Jiang Yunnuan got up from the bench, raised an eyebrow at her, and said, "Ling Yuexi, you’ve got some thick skin. I say I have a gift for you, and you really have the nerve to come back and get it?"

’How is this my fault?’

’This is completely unreasonable!’

Ling Yuexi’s brow furrowed, and she burst out in uncontrollable anger, "You ugly hag, have you no sense? Weren’t you the one who threatened me to come here? If you hadn’t threatened me, who would care about your stupid gift? And I’m warning you, don’t you dare pester my brother ever again, you hear me?"

"It’s best you don’t care..."

Jiang Yunnuan’s mood brightened, and she looked at her with a beaming smile as she spoke.

"Since you don’t care for them, then you can return everything I ever gave you and Ling Ze, converted to its cash value. As long as you pay me back in full, I swear I will never bother Ling Ze again. Otherwise, this isn’t over."

Hearing this, Ling Yuexi understood everything.

’That ugly hag calling me back for a gift was a complete lie. Her real goal was to get back all the things she’d given us before.’

’Oh my god, how can something so bizarre happen in this world?’