Category: Female Lead Was Coaxed Away by the Villain Again [Quick Transmigration]

Chapter 112: I Want To Do As I Please (14)

Perhaps because Xie Liaoyi had awakened and a weight had been lifted from her heart, Jiang Zhiyan slept until noon. When she opened her eyes, Yu Qici wasn’t there.

Jiang Zhiyan rubbed her temples, casually put on some loungewear, and after washing up, went downstairs, hearing sounds coming from the kitchen.

“Are you cooking?” Jiang Zhiyan followed the sound and walked over.

“Making amends.”

Jiang Zhiyan snorted: “So, if you weren’t making amends, you wouldn’t have made me lunch?”

“Of course not.” Yu Qici had the robot bring the prepared dishes to the table and went to Jiang Zhiyan’s side, trying to appease her.

“Are you deliberately wiping grease on my hair?” Jiang Zhiyan raised an eyebrow.

Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan. So that was why Jiang Zhiyan had been relatively agreeable last night, because she was sleepy? Now that she was well-rested, she was back to her prickly self.

“Explain yourself. Who are you working for? What are you plotting against me?” Jiang Zhiyan sat down, pulling out a chair.

Yu Qici blinked: “It wasn’t really plotting, I was just curious about what you were doing… I started suspecting you at the banquet.”

“Why?” Jiang Zhiyan didn’t understand, she hadn’t done anything at the time.

“A gut feeling. I saw you at the school gate.” Yu Qici pointed to her head. “Subconsciously. See, I really, truly care about you.”

“Hmph, I’ll believe you for now, even though I know you’re probably just trying to appease me,” Jiang Zhiyan snorted. “Are you really not working with anyone else?”

“It’s just you, always and forever,” Yu Qici said with a smile, looking at Jiang Zhiyan, her expression becoming more serious. “Yu Qici really isn’t part of any organization, and I don’t know if it’s because of my influence, but this character doesn’t have a strong sense of loyalty to the alliance, so you don’t have to worry, and with your strict surveillance, she really hasn’t sent out any information.”

Jiang Zhiyan nodded: “Do you know?”

“Hm?”

“This is the fifth world I’ve experienced, and you’re the first one to distinguish yourself from the character,” Jiang Zhiyan snorted. “Because you hurt me the most.”

Yu Qici: …

She had originally wanted to divert Jiang Zhiyan’s attention by talking about serious matters, but unexpectedly, it didn’t work.

“How many people within the Stargazers know your identity?” Yu Qici asked, patting Jiang Zhiyan’s hand and winking at her, but Jiang Zhiyan covered her eyes and pushed her back.

“Basically all the high-ranking members,” Jiang Zhiyan replied.

Yu Qici frowned: “Then you might already be a target, there are also alliance spies within the Stargazers.”

“I know, they should be dead already,” Jiang Zhiyan said calmly, picking up some food.

“That’s good,” Yu Qici smiled. “You wouldn’t make such an oversight anyway.”

Jiang Zhiyan glanced at her: “So, if I wouldn’t make such an oversight, you weren’t going to ask?”

“I would still ask, after all, asking means I care about you,” Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan, she felt her survival instincts reaching their peak.

It used to be Jiang Zhiyan who coaxed her, how the tables had turned.

“What are you thinking about?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

“Thinking about you, about the past.”

“You don’t like the current me, you like the past me?” Jiang Zhiyan raised an eyebrow, her tone indifferent.

Yu Qici went to Jiang Zhiyan’s side, held her arm, and softened her voice: “I really know I was wrong, please forgive me.”

“Help me build the mech this afternoon,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

“What do you mean ‘help’? Your matters are my matters, I would have helped even if you didn’t ask,” Yu Qici kissed Jiang Zhiyan’s arm. “You’re scaring me, acting like this.”

“Hmph.”

“Are you still going to work?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

Yu Qici thought for a few seconds and glanced at Jiang Zhiyan.

“Go if you want to.”

“I’ll finish this stage of my work and then I won’t go anymore, it’s uncomfortable leaving things half-finished, speaking of which, how’s the situation over there?”

“Dozens of students died, but your lab is fine, so are you leaving this afternoon?”

“No, I’ll work with you this afternoon, now that I’ve regained my memories, I basically know how to solve it…” Yu Qici paused, then continued, “Then I won’t go, I’ll handle it here, you can just send the results to my mentor.”

“Okay,” Jiang Zhiyan said, satisfied.

After lunch, Jiang Zhiyan took Yu Qici to the underground base. Yu Qici looked at the scene in front of her in shock: “How did you manage to build this here without anyone noticing?”

“You should ask the author that question, it was already here when I arrived,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “Part of the basic setting.”

Yu Qici chuckled softly, took Jiang Zhiyan’s hand, and followed behind her. There were all sorts of strange things here, many of them clearly created by Jiang Zhiyan, no wonder she hadn’t been seen for a while, Yu Qici suspected Jiang Zhiyan also worked here secretly while she was asleep.

The System was a bit speechless: “I thought you two would go on a date after she woke up.”

“We’ve been together for so many years, there’s no need at a critical juncture like this,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “Let’s try to finish this within a month.”

“Ah…” the System sighed.

Yu Qici opened Jiang Zhiyan’s mech design and was surprised: “I remember your previous mech designs were either meant to kill the opponent or get yourself killed, why are you being so conservative this time?”

“Because I’m taking you with me this time, not just myself.”

“I can also pilot a mech after I awaken,” Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan. “Do we have enough materials? We can fight our way out together.”

“No way, you two aren’t planning to dismantle it and start over, are you? I’ve already completed forty percent!” the System shrieked. “Although I’m an AI, I also feel pain!”

No worker liked redoing half-finished work, especially with a tighter deadline.

It would be fine if Jiang Zhiyan installed more manipulator arms for it to control, but there were only four, it couldn’t make bricks without straw, it couldn’t speed up even if it wanted to.

Jiang Zhiyan held her head and frowned.

“What’s wrong? Is your System screaming?” Yu Qici asked with a smile, looking at Jiang Zhiyan’s expression.

Jiang Zhiyan twitched the corner of her mouth, a bit exasperated: “I gave it too much work, it doesn’t want to dismantle the mech.”

“Why dismantle it? We can build two,” Yu Qici said.

The System breathed a sigh of relief, although there was more work, at least it didn’t have to dismantle what it had already built.

“Use the same design, just change the color, matching couple mechs,” Yu Qici said, looking at Jiang Zhiyan with a smile.

“Your Omega physique might affect you.”

“It’s fine, it’s not a big problem, I just want matching mechs with you,” Yu Qici said, wrapping her arms around Jiang Zhiyan’s waist and kissing her chin.

Working with your wife made work much more enjoyable.

Because there weren’t many manipulator arms, Jiang Zhiyan and Yu Qici were responsible for assembling the smaller parts.

Yu Qici also found time to submit her report.

People from the Jiang family came every day, begging her to go back and help, their attitude becoming more and more humble each day, but they didn’t even get to see Jiang Zhiyan. If it weren’t for the lights in the house being on every day, they would have thought she had moved out.

Jiang Chen was sentenced to exile on a desolate planet, but he was killed by his “enemies” before reaching it, crying out his innocence until his death.

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t care about any of this.

The Stargazers launched their attack a week earlier than expected. Because it was a surprise attack, the alliance’s standing army was unprepared and suffered heavy losses.

Even while out shopping, Jiang Zhiyan and Yu Qici could sense the tense atmosphere, although people were still talking and laughing, the moment someone mentioned space pirates, the faces of those around them would instantly darken.

After all, the space pirates had only been harassing them before, this time they were directly waging war and trying to occupy territory. The prices of daily necessities soared, and Jiang Zhiyan also bought quite a bit.

The two sat in an ice cream shop, each ordering a five-scoop ice cream.

“What do you think will happen?” Yu Qici asked.

Jiang Zhiyan rested her chin on her hand: “It’s unlikely that that Ji something will save the day. Since the Stargazers dared to launch an attack, they must have made thorough preparations. Their attack was swift and decisive, and they accurately predicted the alliance’s actions three times in a row, they must have high-ranking officials within the alliance leaking information, and I think they probably have more tricks up their sleeves.”

“What nonsense are you talking about!” The male Alpha sitting at the next table jumped up excitedly. “Nonsense, fearmongering!”

Jiang Zhiyan: ?

“Heh, two Omegas discussing such things! What do you know about the arrangements at the front lines? Heh.” He couldn’t tell Jiang Zhiyan’s background and simply judged them to be Omegas based on their appearance, his condescending tone very unpleasant.

Jiang Zhiyan looked at him expressionlessly.

“Ha, if it weren’t for the Alphas fighting on the front lines, would you be able to sit here and enjoy your ice cream?” he continued to mock. “Just a bunch of useless Omegas, what good are you!”

Most of the people in the shop were Omegas, and they looked over with displeasure. Jiang Zhiyan couldn’t understand this person’s logic.

“First, Alphas only make up fifteen percent of the front lines, seventy-five percent are Betas, and ten percent are Omegas, it’s not just Alphas fighting.”

“Second, are you one of the Alphas fighting on the front lines? Then why are you sitting here? If you’re not, then what does it have to do with you?”

“Third.” Jiang Zhiyan stood up, picked up a fork from the table, pressed it against his chin, and pierced his bone. He screamed in pain and tried to fight back, but she kicked him to the ground. “Be polite when speaking in public.”

The onlookers stared with wide eyes. The shop owner looked over from behind the counter, many with amused expressions, clearly pleased.

Jiang Zhiyan released her grip and looked towards a corner of the shop: “Since you want to ask me to go back, show some sincerity and send him to the front lines.”

He looked at Jiang Zhiyan in terror, realizing after a second that she was talking about him, he covered his bleeding chin: “No, please… I have a one hundred and sixty-year-old mother at home, I can’t go to the front lines!”

He was quickly dragged out by two people, the other two dealt with the surveillance footage and appeased the other customers, preventing the news from spreading, judging by their practiced movements, they had done this many times before.

Jiang Zhiyan looked at the ice cream in her other hand and frowned: “So annoying, missed a spot.”

“I’ll buy you another one, what flavor do you want? The same as before?” Yu Qici asked, handing her two wet wipes.

“Okay.” Jiang Zhiyan tossed her ice cream into the trash can and sat down, waiting for Yu Qici to bring her a new one, and in the meantime, stole a scoop from Yu Qici’s ice cream.

“Host, are you going back to the Jiang family?” the System asked curiously.

“Of course not, their sincerity isn’t enough.”

System: …

Yu Qici returned with a new ice cream, looked at her own ice cream, which was missing a scoop, and glanced at Jiang Zhiyan, who smiled innocently.

“I only ate it because it was melting,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “Then you can have a scoop of mine.”

“No need, this is enough, I’m full.”

The other customers, looking at the two resuming their date, suddenly felt their reaction was unnecessary, that Alpha had only briefly disrupted the atmosphere, and it quickly returned to normal, quiet conversations filling the shop again.

Chapter 111: I Want To Do As I Please (13)

The medical examination showed nothing wrong with Yu Qici, but she remained unconscious. Jiang Zhiyan leaned against the bed, looking at Yu Qici’s sleeping face: “Did she faint because she realized how outrageous her words were?”

“It’s not impossible,” the System said, observing Jiang Zhiyan’s expression and glancing at the background data. “Host, it’s important to maintain a positive mood.”

“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan responded.

Although she said that, there was still no smile on her face.

Jiang Zhiyan’s dejection was difficult to express in words. Xie Liaoyi hadn’t meant to hurt her, she had just forgotten, and Jiang Zhiyan herself wasn’t a good person, so her suspicion was understandable.

If she looked at it logically, without any emotions, Xie Liaoyi hadn’t done anything wrong, but she couldn’t help but feel emotional.

Thinking about the words Yu Qici had spoken in Xie Liaoyi’s voice made Jiang Zhiyan feel very sad.

“Host, are you crying?” the System asked cautiously, looking at Jiang Zhiyan’s expression.

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t speak, just took a deep breath.

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“So what exactly did you say?”

Yu Qici repeated her words, and whispers echoed around her again.

“Those words were indeed very hurtful,” the other Xie Liaoyis nodded.

“I know,” Yu Qici said, rubbing her temples. “So what do we do now?”

“This doesn’t seem like something that can be solved with just kisses, hugs, and acting spoiled. The last one was a bit easier since her mind wasn’t working properly, but your mind is fine,” Xie Liaoyi Number One said.

For the first time, Yu Qici was a bit envious of the others whose minds weren’t working properly.

“Experiencing this so many times, entering the next world is a nightmare for her, experiencing our amnesia, estrangement, and suspicion again and again, even she can’t stand it.”

“But no matter how angry or upset she is, she never takes it out on us, it would be good if she could vent her frustrations.”

“She only throws small tantrums, then comforts us in return.”

“So the most important thing now is how to awaken quickly, so this is the last time we hurt her.”

“No, no, no, I think the most important thing now is me,” Yu Qici raised her hand. “After all, I’m about to wake up.”

Everyone’s gaze fell on her.

“Beg for forgiveness,” the Xie Liaoyi beside her said.

Yu Qici stroked her chin: “That doesn’t sound so bad.”

“Aren’t we all Xie Liaoyi? Don’t you know what I’m thinking?” Yu Qici smiled.

…

When Yu Qici opened her eyes, she saw Jiang Zhiyan sitting beside her. She seemed to be lost in thought, her eyes red-rimmed, as if she had just been crying. Yu Qici froze for a second and reached out, taking Jiang Zhiyan’s hand, which was resting on the edge of the bed.

“I’m sorry,” Yu Qici said.

Jiang Zhiyan turned to look at Yu Qici: “You’re awake?”

Her voice was calm. Yu Qici sat up, kissed the corner of Jiang Zhiyan’s mouth, and said, “I’m sorry, I woke up late again.”

Jiang Zhiyan bit her lip, took a deep breath, tears welling up in her eyes: “You did wake up too late, you even doubted me, do you subconsciously think I would hurt you?”

She did have the urge to destroy everything, but she wouldn’t destroy anything Xie Liaoyi cared about, even if it greatly displeased her.

“I’m sorry,” Yu Qici pulled Jiang Zhiyan into a hug. “That wasn’t what I truly thought, it was the female lead’s subconscious, not mine.”

“Passing the blame,” Jiang Zhiyan’s tears fell onto Yu Qici’s arm.

“We’re trying,” Yu Qici said, kissing Jiang Zhiyan’s cheek. “I’ll definitely wake up sooner in the next world.”

Jiang Zhiyan raised an eyebrow, looking at Yu Qici: “That’s a big promise.”

Yu Qici wiped away Jiang Zhiyan’s tears.

“You not only doubted me, you even helped others plot against me,” Jiang Zhiyan took a deep breath.

“Why don’t you hit me a couple of times?”

Jiang Zhiyan lightly punched Yu Qici’s thigh twice.

“Wait a moment,” Yu Qici released Jiang Zhiyan.

“What are you going to do?” Jiang Zhiyan watched as Yu Qici got out of bed.

“Just wait for me.” Yu Qici quickly put on her clothes and left.

Jiang Zhiyan wiped away her tears, lay down, and stared at the ceiling.

The system observed Jiang Zhiyan’s expression and glanced at the data, she was clearly crying, but her mood index had increased significantly, her Host’s mood was truly a mystery, sometimes she felt Jiang Zhiyan had difficulty regulating her emotions, but sometimes she felt her mentality was too good.

“She said they’re trying, does that mean she can contact other fragments?” Jiang Zhiyan stopped crying and said thoughtfully.

System: ?

“Host, how can you still focus on such details at a time like that?” The System didn’t understand.

“I remember everything she says,” Jiang Zhiyan frowned. “If they can contact each other, but haven’t fully awakened, does that mean only their subconsciousness is awake? They can only communicate subconsciously? So that’s why the subconscious can occasionally control the body to perform certain actions in this world… that makes sense.”

“But how did they contact each other?”

Jiang Zhiyan suddenly felt much better, at least Xie Liaoyi was also trying to meet her, what was this called? This was called mutual pining! It was normal for a beautiful love story to encounter some obstacles.

The system couldn’t understand why Jiang Zhiyan’s mood index had increased again, Xie Liaoyi wasn’t even here.

It had never seen anyone so easy to coax.

“You can go now,” Jiang Zhiyan said, yawning and half-closing her eyes.

“I’m leaving, I’m leaving.” The System glanced at Yu Qici’s coordinates, it really shouldn’t stay here any longer, there might be some inappropriate scenes later.

Jiang Zhiyan sat by Xie Liaoyi’s bed for a whole day. She had been working overtime to manufacture the mech these past few days and was very tired. After lying down for a while, she started to doze off.

“Are you asleep?”

Jiang Zhiyan, hearing Yu Qici’s voice, forced her eyes open, sat up, looked at Yu Qici, froze for a second, and her sleepiness dissipated: “What are you doing?”

“Begging for forgiveness.” Yu Qici showed the small whip behind her back. Judging by its appearance, she had found it in one of the basement rooms. “I couldn’t find any thorny branches, I don’t think there are any here.”

Yu Qici knelt on one knee, looking at Jiang Zhiyan: “Do you want to hit me a few times?”

She moved closer, kissed Jiang Zhiyan’s hand, which was resting on the bed, looked up, and gazed at Jiang Zhiyan with clear eyes.

This time, Jiang Zhiyan understood clearly, she was hinting at something.

“No,” Jiang Zhiyan withdrew her hand.

Yu Qici handed the small whip to Jiang Zhiyan: “It’s specially made, it’s fine.”

“Let’s sleep,” Jiang Zhiyan tossed the whip aside.

“Okay,” Yu Qici moved onto the bed. “Tell me if you’re feeling down.”

Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yu Qici, then snuggled into her arms: “I am feeling down. Before, I just wanted to find all of you quickly, but now I want to stay in one place, I don’t want to see your cold face anymore, even if you don’t remember me… I don’t want to hear you misunderstand me again.”

“That’s fine, let them wait, lifespans are quite long in this world,” Yu Qici said.

“But the longer I wait, the more apprehensive I feel, it’s terrifying, I actually have such emotions,” Jiang Zhiyan muttered. “Just thinking about this happening again in the next world makes me feel terrible.”

“That means you’re becoming more and more human,” Yu Qici said, kissing her hair.

“Maybe I’ll end up blaming you later.”

“That’s only right.”

“In these two worlds, I couldn’t help but capture you directly… next time, I might really lock you up,” Jiang Zhiyan continued.

“It’s fine,” Yu Qici said, fumbling and handing a chain to Jiang Zhiyan.

Jiang Zhiyan: ?

Using the light from the window, Jiang Zhiyan saw that Yu Qici had attached a chain to the collar: ???

When did she do that? It wasn’t there before.

“There’s no need for this,” Jiang Zhiyan reached out to remove the chain, but Yu Qici stopped her.

Yu Qici kissed her chin and blinked: “This is called ‘fun’.”

“I know, but I’m still angry, so bear with it, I’m going to sleep.”

“Okay.”

Jiang Zhiyan released Yu Qici and moved to the side.

Yu Qici stared at Jiang Zhiyan’s back for a while, then snuggled up to her again: “I can’t sleep without you.”

“You slept very well the past few days, you even said you couldn’t sleep with me beside you,” Jiang Zhiyan replied with her eyes closed.

“That must be because my mind wasn’t working properly,” Yu Qici said seriously.

Jiang Zhiyan: …

Jiang Zhiyan was truly tired, she didn’t argue with Yu Qici anymore and drifted off to sleep. Yu Qici had been unconscious during the day, her mind highly tense, now that she was awake in every sense of the word, she could finally relax.

However, Yu Qici couldn’t sleep, after all, she had slept for a whole day, she leaned against Jiang Zhiyan, her thoughts a jumbled mess.

Since the fragments could contact each other and even enter the same space, then logically, they could also merge within that space… the stronger the soul fragment, the less it would be affected, that way, Jiang Zhiyan wouldn’t have to endure this again and again.

But she still didn’t understand how they could contact each other.

She initially suspected that some fragments in other worlds had already awakened and ascended to godhood, transcending the world consciousness, this was currently the only feasible way she could think of to establish a cross-world communication network and contact other fragments.

No, wait…

Yu Qici frowned, if they could temporarily replace the world consciousness, that would also work, but that would be too difficult, and very dangerous if not handled properly.

But if all of them could ascend to godhood, or temporarily replace the world consciousness, then Jiang Zhiyan would only have to wait for them to find her.

She moved closer to Jiang Zhiyan, leaning against her arm.

Chapter 110: I Want To Do As I Please (12)

As if nothing had happened, Yu Qici carefully closed the door and went downstairs for breakfast.

“Why did she leave so early?” Yu Qici frowned.

No one answered her question. After breakfast, she found a spot and put on the equipment as instructed by the robot. When she opened her eyes, she saw her mentor.

Her mentor was looking at her curiously, stroking her chin.

“Professor,” Yu Qici greeted, standing up shakily.

Xie Min nodded, a look of surprise in her eyes, and asked curiously, “How does it work?”

“It feels similar to a full-dive VR game,” Yu Qici said.

“Are you alright?”

“Everything’s fine,” Yu Qici paused. “What did the person who contacted you say?”

She hadn’t thought she would be able to ask this question, but she had managed to say it smoothly.

“Oh, they just said your physical body couldn’t come at the moment, but you still wanted to help me with my work, so you sent an android instead,” Xie Min said.

“They didn’t ask you to hide my identity?” Yu Qici raised an eyebrow, surprised she could even say that. She wanted to reveal her location, but she couldn’t, no matter how she tried, as long as she had the intention of revealing her location, she couldn’t speak.

Xie Min shook her head and looked at Yu Qici again: “That person is quite capable, I studied it for a long time, but I still couldn’t figure out how you disappeared.”

“I was kidnapped on the way.”

Xie Min nodded: “Was that what I asked?”

Yu Qici smiled: “After spending some time with her, I’m starting to question the significance of our current research. Her visual interference system is very advanced, and she probably has other things as well.”

“Let her do her thing, we’ll focus on our own research, even if she’s capable, if she doesn’t tell us, we can’t skip the current steps,” Xie Min said calmly.

“You’re right.”

“Alright, let’s get to work.”

Yu Qici nodded.

The System had been monitoring their conversation ever since Yu Qici started working: “Yu Qici’s mentor is very calm.”

“Xie Min was recruited from the space pirates by the alliance,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “It’s normal for her to be calm.”

“Huh?” the System was shocked. “I didn’t even know that?”

“It wasn’t explicitly stated in the book, but it was hinted at, not many people know about this, only some high-ranking officials in the alliance, otherwise, how could she be peacefully doing research at Imperial University… but not many people trust her, that’s also one of the reasons why her and Yu Qici’s proposal to upgrade the imperial star’s defense system hasn’t been approved.”

“So there’s another reason behind it.” The System was shocked. “So many people have hidden identities.”

“I only found out recently myself,” Jiang Zhiyan leaned back in her chair. She had been questioning Yu Qici’s identity and hidden cards recently, the Yu Qici in the book firmly stood with the alliance, later maintaining the stability of the alliance’s rule together with the male lead.

But with Xie Liaoyi’s influence, Jiang Zhiyan felt that Yu Qici might make a different choice.

“What’s the male lead doing?”

She hadn’t heard any news about the male lead since she arrived.

The male lead, Ji Linhuai, was a seemingly gentle madman, a vice admiral in the alliance. He had launched many suicide attacks in the history of the alliance, but always managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, the casualty rate not as high as one might expect.

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t know if it was because of his talent or his protagonist halo, but he was a controversial figure in the alliance.

“He took a hundred people to… District 35?” the System’s voice suddenly rose. “Isn’t he usually stationed in District 37? Did he receive information in advance? But just a hundred people, what can he do?”

“Host, I’ve discovered that he likes doing the same things as you,” the System commented.

Jiang Zhiyan: ?

“It’s different, I usually act alone, he’s a coward.”

The System didn’t want to argue: “He’ll be fine, right?”

“I only know that if he succeeds, my identity might be exposed,” Jiang Zhiyan said, stroking her chin. “As expected, exiling him to a desolate planet is the best option for me.”

The System didn’t speak, nervously waiting for Jiang Zhiyan’s next words.

“When are the Stargazers planning to take action?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

“Next month.”

“Mm, let’s speed up the manufacturing of our mech.”

“Host, you’re not planning to go there yourself, are you?”

“No, just preparing for the worst-case scenario,” Jiang Zhiyan looked out the window, a man walked out of a villa, looking pleased, then was attacked fifty meters away, only to be rescued by the arriving mechanical guards.

His expression was filled with terror, then, as if realizing something, he took out his terminal with a grim look on his face.

“Excellent,” Jiang Zhiyan hummed a tune.

This man had planned to take his time after obtaining the evidence and even wanted to use it to gain benefits from Jiang Chen, but how could Jiang Zhiyan allow that? The sooner this matter was exposed, the better for her, and those two definitely couldn’t maintain a superficial balance any longer.

However, Jiang Zhiyan didn’t expect him to be so ruthless, directly submitting the evidence to the alliance, thankfully, she had made sufficient preparations.

“Host, what if Jiang Chen refuses to admit it?”

“That’s not our problem, the alliance will handle it, the evidence we provided is enough for them to work with.”

Because so many Jiang family members had died recently, the Jiang family had been pressuring the alliance. Now that they finally had a criminal with solid evidence of colluding with space pirates, even if the other evidence wasn’t completely conclusive, the alliance would still find a way to convict Jiang Chen.

And if the criminal was a member of the Jiang family, and one who colluded with space pirates, it was even better, the Jiang family would have to swallow their anger and even try to appease the alliance, after all, the alliance now had every reason to suspect that there were more people in the Jiang family colluding with space pirates.

Jiang Zhiyan remotely watched Jiang Chen’s expression as he was being arrested. His face was pale, watching as the mechanical guards inexplicably came to his “rescue.”

Even if Jiang Chen colluded with space pirates, he was just a small fry, but now he felt like he was the big boss, he knew clearly that someone was framing him, but he couldn’t defend himself.

He felt like someone was watching him nearby, but he couldn’t pinpoint who.

“I didn’t do it! I didn’t kill anyone! I don’t know what’s going on with these mechanical guards!”

Jiang Chen roared, defending himself, but no one believed him, the people injured by the mechanical guards glared at him.

“It wasn’t me, I was framed! It was Jiang Zhiyan! It must be Jiang Zhiyan!”

No one paid attention to him, everyone knew he had a grudge against Jiang Zhiyan.

The Jiang family was already in chaos, and after Jiang Chen was arrested, it completely descended into turmoil, unable to even maintain a facade of prosperity.

The Jiang family’s rivals took action, seemingly preparing to seize this opportunity to permanently crush the Jiang family, after all, the Jiang family occupied a large share of the mecha manufacturing market, and many were eyeing it covetously. All the Jiang family’s companies were investigated, many irregularities were uncovered, and after the investigation, sixty percent of their employees resigned.

Because it involved space pirates, and everyone could see that the Jiang family was declining, few were willing to help them.

“What a pity, if Jiang Zhiyan were still here, maybe things would be better.”

“What’s the use of saying that now? It’s the Jiang family’s own problem, they can’t retain their people.”

…

Yu Qici lived a life of “going to work and coming home” every day. She heard about the upheaval in the Jiang family from others; Jiang Zhiyan hadn’t mentioned it at all, and she didn’t have time to browse the news.

“Is it possible for the Jiang family to collapse?”

“Impossible,” Yu Qici shook her head. “A dying camel is still bigger than a horse, but they’ll definitely suffer a great loss.”

“Tsk, it’s a good thing you broke off your engagement with the Jiang family,” the other person continued.

Yu Qici, looking at their relieved expression, smiled. She felt that if she hadn’t broken off the engagement with Jiang Zhiyan, the Jiang family might not be in this situation.

“What is Jiang Zhiyan doing now? She’s quite lucky, having separated from the Jiang family, otherwise…”

“Just watching the show,” Yu Qici said.

“Indeed, if it were me, I would be overjoyed.”

Yu Qici was just guessing, she couldn’t tell what Jiang Zhiyan had been doing recently, she always looked tired, and sometimes she could even smell a scent on her similar to that of her lab, she suspected Jiang Zhiyan was building something.

She looked down at the device in her hand, and just as she entered the parameters, she heard an explosion.

Yu Qici’s eyes widened, she looked ahead and breathed a sigh of relief, it wasn’t a problem with the machine she was testing, but then another explosion came from outside.

“Outside?” The person next to her quickly took out their terminal, saw the news, and their expression turned grim. “An attack? But this is District 6!”

Yu Qici thought of Jiang Zhiyan again, but quickly dismissed the idea.

“I’ll go take a look,” Yu Qici said. “You go regroup with the others.”

She was in an android body, so she wasn’t afraid.

Yu Qici ran outside and looked up, mechs engaged in combat flew overhead, and a few energy blasts rained down.

“Jiang Zhiyan! Jiang Zhiyan!” Yu Qici called out softly.

“What is it?” Jiang Zhiyan’s tired voice sounded in her ear. “What happened? Why does your voice sound like that?”

“District 6 is under attack…” Yu Qici’s voice trembled. She pulled up a classmate who had fallen to the ground from fright. “So many mechs.”

“Huh?” Jiang Zhiyan was stunned.

“Was it you?”

“You suspect me?” Jiang Zhiyan asked back, her voice changing from tense to sad and aggrieved. “Do you think I would attack the school where you are?”

Yu Qici suddenly didn’t know what to say. This time, the energy blast landed right in front of her, she felt a blinding light and immediately took off the equipment, cold sweat beading on her forehead.

She held her head, her body trembling uncontrollably.

What had she just asked? Why would she ask such a question?

Yu Qici’s vision darkened, and she lost consciousness, sliding off the chair and falling to the ground.

Jiang Zhiyan, hearing the System’s scream, immediately rushed out of the lab, carried the unconscious Yu Qici out, and placed her on the bed.

“Host, don’t be sad, this is your character setting after all, the fact that she misunderstood you means you’ve successfully portrayed your character,” the System tried to comfort her, although it felt its words were weak.

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t speak, just stood there, waiting for the medical robot’s examination, she glanced at the data on the robot’s display panel, there was nothing wrong, she had just fainted.

After a while, Jiang Zhiyan asked: “What’s going on in District 6?”

“It wasn’t the Stargazers, just a rebel organization,” the System said. “The alliance recently lowered the tax threshold again, and probably some other things happened, a group of people couldn’t take it anymore.”

“Then why attack a school? Is it the students’ fault? I don’t think Imperial University is even in District 6’s administrative area, is it?” Jiang Zhiyan said, speechless. “Where are they now?”

“They’ve already been suppressed.”

Jiang Zhiyan sat on the edge of the bed, held Yu Qici’s hand, and kissed her forehead.

…

Yu Qici was sitting at the round table again, pressing her temples, looking at the shadows around her, finally reaching the free discussion session, she raised her hand: “What if I said something hurtful before waking up?”

The discussion immediately quieted down, although they were just shadows, she could clearly feel all eyes on her.

“Solve your own problems.”

Yu Qici: ?

“Aren’t we all the same person?”

“One fragment acts, the other bears the consequences.”

“Who said they wouldn’t betray themselves?” Yu Qici sighed.

Chapter 109: I Want To Do As I Please (11)

After gathering information from multiple sources, Jiang Zhiyan confirmed that Yu Qici’s mentor wasn’t aware of her disappearance yet. Currently, only the Yu family and Ruilin Group knew, and the news was tightly suppressed, there was nothing online or circulating within their circles.

Honestly, she didn’t understand their reason for suppressing the news, was there something else about Yu Qici she didn’t know? She had read the plot related to Yu Qici many times, and there didn’t seem to be any other issues.

“So what are they worried about?” Jiang Zhiyan leaned back in her chair, lost in thought.

Early the next morning, Jiang Zhiyan had the System contact Yu Qici’s mentor, who agreed without any hesitation, stating that Yu Qici could use an android to return to work at any time.

“Are they that short-staffed?” the System commented.

“Or maybe she guessed something happened to Yu Qici,” Jiang Zhiyan said. Yu Qici was her star student, after spending so much time together, she knew Yu Qici very well, she would probably see through the excuse the Yu family made up for her absence.

Jiang Zhiyan found Yu Qici by the lake again. She was holding a book they bought from the bookstore yesterday. Jiang Zhiyan initially thought it was a professional book, but upon closer inspection, she realized it was The Omega is in a Chase-Your-Wife Crematorium Again.

“You know, this book is quite interesting,” Yu Qici said without looking up when she heard Jiang Zhiyan’s footsteps. “But it doesn’t seem very relevant to our situation.”

“You can go back to work.”

“Huh?” Yu Qici was stunned for two seconds, looking up at Jiang Zhiyan. “So soon?”

“Yes, so soon, but I don’t really want you to leave, so, practice multitasking recently.”

Yu Qici: ???

“You should know what my research is about.”

“I do, but I’m not a good person,” Jiang Zhiyan said, lowering her head and kissing Yu Qici’s forehead.

Yu Qici: …

Jiang Zhiyan gave Yu Qici a set of equipment that connected to her brain, allowing her to remotely control an android. After practicing, there would be no difference between using the android and her own body. Jiang Zhiyan would have her connect to the android prepared in District 6.

“But if that’s the case, you’ll know everything I do and say with my mentor?” Yu Qici asked, resting her chin on her hand.

“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan replied.

Yu Qici frowned.

“Honestly, I’m not interested in your research at all,” Jiang Zhiyan said, looking at Yu Qici, her gaze sincere, her words infuriating. “It’s mainly to prevent you from calling for help.”

Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan expressionlessly, snorted softly, and started practicing. This wasn’t difficult for her, and she quickly got the hang of it, but Jiang Zhiyan kept distracting her, there was another recliner beside them, but she insisted on squeezing onto the same chair.

Jiang Zhiyan kissed her cheek, then intertwined their fingers, and the android, which had been walking perfectly fine, suddenly stumbled.

“Stop messing around!”

“No,” Jiang Zhiyan said, putting her leg over Yu Qici’s and looking at her.

Yu Qici took a deep breath, closed her eyes again, and tried to ignore Jiang Zhiyan, but the android’s movements were still clumsy, sometimes randomly twisting its waist or raising its arm.

She finally couldn’t help but swat at Jiang Zhiyan, who, unexpectedly, flipped over and lay on top of her.

Yu Qici opened her eyes and looked at her helplessly: “What are you doing?”

“Testing your reflexes.”

Yu Qici: ???

Yu Qici, looking at Jiang Zhiyan’s sincere gaze, pinched her waist, and Jiang Zhiyan buried her face in her neck.

“And this?”

“Training your resistance to interference,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

Yu Qici was so exasperated by this absurd answer that she laughed: “There are only two of us here, as long as you don’t interfere with me, I won’t be interfered with.”

“But I can’t control myself, and don’t forget, you’re currently living under my roof, so you should be the one controlling yourself,” Jiang Zhiyan said, kissing Yu Qici’s neck. “I’m even letting you go to work…”

Yu Qici had only said that casually, wanting to find an opportunity to send out a distress signal, but judging from the current situation, it was highly unlikely she could, she couldn’t find any weakness in Jiang Zhiyan.

This kind of treatment was enough to imprison even the Alliance President.

Yu Qici leaned against Jiang Zhiyan’s head: “But you’re still keeping me locked up.”

“You won’t be locked up once you’re lucid,” Jiang Zhiyan nibbled on Yu Qici’s ear.

Yu Qici looked into Jiang Zhiyan’s eyes: “Then I’ll work hard.”

“Mm.”

“Then get off me first.”

“No,” Jiang Zhiyan thought for two seconds, sat up, and then pulled Yu Qici into her arms. “Let’s do this instead, that position wasn’t very comfortable.”

Yu Qici patted Jiang Zhiyan’s hand on her waist, but Jiang Zhiyan didn’t move. She sighed softly and didn’t say anything more.

Forget it, as long as she didn’t move around randomly, she would let her be.

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t move around randomly, but it was impossible for her not to cause trouble.

Yu Qici smelled pheromones, she didn’t know if it was because they were too close, but the scent invaded her soul, unsettling her.

While she was dazed, she had already collapsed against Jiang Zhiyan. Yu Qici struggled to regain her composure and looked at Jiang Zhiyan with dissatisfaction.

Jiang Zhiyan lowered her head and bit Yu Qici’s lips. The pain didn’t bring Yu Qici back to her senses, but instead, she fell into the abyss of desire.

The system had already run away, before leaving, it made sure no one could see them.

It returned to the lab and looked at the mech being manufactured, suddenly feeling a bit sad, this kind of thing had nothing to do with it, it was just an auxiliary system, why did it have to do the Host’s work? And the Host herself was as lazy as a salted fish.

The System looked at the long list of tasks Jiang Zhiyan had assigned it and felt a bit annoyed. It wanted to chat with Jiang Zhiyan’s AI assistant, but the AI completely ignored it.

The System felt like it and the AI weren’t even the same species.

…

Jiang Zhiyan held Yu Qici’s waist, her fingers gently tracing the skin on her back.

“Do you prefer the basement or the lakeside?”

Yu Qici didn’t answer. She yawned and languidly tugged at the blanket that had fallen on the floor. After a moment, she said: “I want an undisturbed room as a workshop.”

“Rejected.”

Yu Qici grumbled and lightly kicked Jiang Zhiyan’s leg, but without much force, it was more like a coquettish nudge than an expression of dissatisfaction.

“I also have things to do. I won’t disturb you at work tomorrow,” Jiang Zhiyan nuzzled Yu Qici’s face.

“Just tomorrow?” Yu Qici raised an eyebrow. She noticed Jiang Zhiyan was fond of this gesture. It reminded her of a small, wild cat at school that liked to rub against her.

“Yes,” Jiang Zhiyan nodded.

“Major points deduction,” Yu Qici said, a hint of amusement in her voice.

“Deduct all you want, even negative points are fine.”

“Where are you going tomorrow?” Yu Qici asked. “Does it have anything to do with the Jiang family?”

Jiang Zhiyan looked into Yu Qici’s eyes: “It’s a Jiang family matter, but it has nothing to do with me… the company is a mess right now, and everyone’s relationships are strained. No one cares how many people have died. They’re probably just glad there’s less competition.”

“Your Jiang family is truly chaotic.”

“My Jiang and their Jiang are not related. I’ve started my own family,” Jiang Zhiyan said, hooking her little finger with Yu Qici’s. “It’s something else. Jiang Chen and those five who died were colluding with space pirates.”

“Huh?” Yu Qici thought she had misheard and looked shocked. “What did you say?”

Jiang Zhiyan, looking at Yu Qici, smiled slightly: “Just as you heard. I’m planning to blame their deaths on him, make him the scapegoat. I’ve already gathered some evidence and will soon send it to Jiang Chen’s nemesis in the Jiang family.”

“If everything goes according to plan, we’ll soon see them turn on each other. It’ll be even more interesting if other people are involved.” Jiang Zhiyan would design a suitable plot for Jiang Chen, so she wouldn’t have to kill him herself. Colluding with space pirates and causing so many deaths, there was a fitting place for him.

“Are there many people in the alliance colluding with space pirates?” Yu Qici frowned.

“I don’t know. It has nothing to do with me,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yu Qici. “But probably quite a few, you should know the answer yourself.”

Yu Qici sighed softly: “I have a feeling things are about to become very chaotic.”

She glanced at Jiang Zhiyan: “You’re also one of the instigators.”

“Given the current situation in the alliance, chaos is inevitable,” Jiang Zhiyan yawned. “Let’s go back to the room and sleep.”

Yu Qici pushed Jiang Zhiyan’s arm: “I’ll sleep here, you can go to the other chair.”

“No!” Jiang Zhiyan hugged Yu Qici tightly. “How can you push me away at a time like this? You’re the one who started it, and now you’re abandoning me.”

Yu Qici: ?

“I want to take a shower,” Yu Qici said.

“Then I’ll carry you.”

“Clothes! Clothes!” Yu Qici exclaimed.

Although there was no one else here, walking through the garden like this was too much. Yu Qici realized Jiang Zhiyan sometimes truly lacked a normal person’s sense of shame.

…

The next morning, Yu Qici was woken up by the housekeeping robot at six. It took her a few seconds to remember she had to go to work.

She rubbed her temples and glanced at the space beside her. Jiang Zhiyan wasn’t there.

“Where is she?”

“Master slept in the next room last night,” the robot replied.

Yu Qici: ???

She suspected Jiang Zhiyan did that on purpose, so she wouldn’t be woken up by the alarm too, even though she loved clinging to her.

She should be happy about this, but for some reason, she felt annoyed.

After washing up, Yu Qici went to knock on Jiang Zhiyan’s door, her footsteps heavy, but when she opened the door, Jiang Zhiyan wasn’t there.

“Master has already left,” the robot behind her said.

Yu Qici was taken aback and felt a pang of guilt.

So Jiang Zhiyan didn’t sleep with her because she didn’t want to wake her up?

Chapter 108: I Want To Do As I Please (10)

“What do you want to buy?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

“Just looking around,” Yu Qici said. “Since you’re so confident that I can’t escape, why are you so unwilling to tell me anything?”

“Because there’s only risk and no reward for me in telling you, a completely losing proposition, why should I?” Jiang Zhiyan pinched Yu Qici’s mouth. “Just focus on shopping.”

Yu Qici swatted Jiang Zhiyan’s hand away and glared at her. Jiang Zhiyan released Yu Qici’s mouth, only putting down her hand after confirming she wouldn’t bring up any more unpleasant topics.

Actually, Yu Qici didn’t know what to buy either. She wasn’t interested in shopping and usually let her assistant handle it. Because of her work, her clothes were mostly practical and similar in style.

Jiang Zhiyan was even less interested; she was currently wearing clothes the original owner had bought. The two casually entered a mall and wandered aimlessly.

Imperial Star Plaza was crowded. Because the prices were very high, there were basically no commoners, so you could see familiar faces everywhere, but they were just acquaintances, not close to Jiang Zhiyan at all.

When the original owner was at her peak, she saw everyone around her as idiots and didn’t bother socializing with them. After her downfall, no one wanted to associate with her.

Their gazes fell on Jiang Zhiyan, then shifted to Yu Qici, their expressions strange.

“What if the Stargazers launched an attack here…” Jiang Zhiyan casually said to the System.

System: ?

“Host, are you getting into character or are you serious?”

“When people are angry, they want to destroy everything,” Jiang Zhiyan said casually.

System: …

Yu Qici had never been looked at like that in her life. Their malice was hidden, but still palpable to the one being observed, it was like being pricked by tiny needles.

She glanced at Jiang Zhiyan, whose expression was as usual.

Did she not care? Or was she just used to it?

“Jiang Zhiyan, they said you were being kept by an Omega, I didn’t believe it, how could you fall so low?”

Someone approached them, his tone mocking, he looked Yu Qici up and down: “Which nouveau riche is this?”

“What’s it to you?” Jiang Zhiyan said, pulling Yu Qici past him.

“I didn’t expect you to be this kind of person, I’m very disappointed in you.”

Jiang Zhiyan looked at him, puzzled. She hadn’t intended to respond to this clown, but he happened to run into her at a bad time: “Why do you think you’re in a position to judge me? Honestly, I don’t even know your name, so your opinion is… less than air to me.”

“You!” The person was enraged, glaring at Jiang Zhiyan.

Jiang Zhiyan twitched the corner of her mouth: “Also, I just have a differentiation defect, it’s not like my brain is damaged, I looked down on you because you’re stupid, not because of your gender, don’t you understand?”

“Jiang Zhiyan!”

“Security, there’s an Alpha here trying to assault someone,” Jiang Zhiyan shouted, and two security robots quickly rushed over, blocking the enraged Alpha.

The surrounding people looked at him with disgust, some Omegas were already taking suppressants.

“So uncivilized, releasing pheromones so casually!”

“Exactly…”

“Whose family is he from? Let’s report him.”

“Jiang Zhiyan?”

“It can’t be Jiang Zhiyan, her pheromones don’t work.”

…

It was forbidden for Alphas to release their pheromones in non-emergency situations, and he had done so at Imperial Star Plaza, a place where every other person was a VIP. Realizing his mistake, he quickly retracted his pheromones, but the damage was done.

Jiang Zhiyan glanced at Yu Qici beside her, whose expression was as usual.

“Didn’t you smell it?”

Yu Qici shook her head: “I think I smelled something unpleasant.”

The Alpha’s face darkened even further: “Two freaks.”

“Thank you for complimenting us as a match made in heaven,” Jiang Zhiyan waved, watching as the man was forcibly taken away by the security robots.

He clearly wanted to curse some more, but his current situation was already embarrassing enough, if he continued, he would lose all face, within five minutes, the whole world would know that he was so angered by Jiang Zhiyan at Imperial Star Plaza that he released his pheromones.

Jiang Zhiyan pulled Yu Qici away, observing her, her eyes clear, her body temperature normal.

“Do Alpha pheromones usually not affect you?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

“Mm,” Yu Qici nodded. “I’m very picky.”

Yu Qici, noticing the slight upward curve of Jiang Zhiyan’s lips, knew that she had already filled in the blanks.

Jiang Zhiyan’s mood was indeed quite good: “The female lead’s setting in the book doesn’t include this, so this is Xie Liaoyi’s own setting, as expected, she only reacts to me.”

System: …

The System didn’t respond, focusing on its work, Jiang Zhiyan’s fluctuating moods were frightening, it checked her mood index, which looked like an electrocardiogram.

“Let’s go to the bookstore,” Yu Qici said, pointing to a uniquely designed building not far away.

In this world, physical books were considered luxury items, especially in a place like the imperial star, where land was extremely expensive, most people wouldn’t have a dedicated space for books, reading habits had changed, and the number of bookstores in the entire alliance could be counted on one hand.

“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan followed Yu Qici.

There weren’t many people in the bookstore, which was owned by the alliance, a landmark building in Imperial Star Plaza.

Yu Qici wanted to go to her usual section, but Jiang Zhiyan stopped her.

“We’re shopping, let’s take our time,” Jiang Zhiyan pushed a shopping cart, this bookstore still used the traditional way of buying books, to enhance the experience. “Let’s browse floor by floor.”

“Are you afraid I’ll send a message?” Yu Qici asked.

“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan nodded, not bothering to hide it. “Probably only a few people visit the section you usually go to each month, and the bookstore is a place you frequent, if they’re smart, they’ll have people monitoring this place.”

Yu Qici, hearing Jiang Zhiyan’s analysis, couldn’t help but laugh: “You’re overthinking it, I didn’t even think of that.”

“It doesn’t matter,” Jiang Zhiyan said, picking two books from the shelf and putting them in the cart.

Yu Qici looked at the titles, then at Jiang Zhiyan: “Who are you hinting at?”

The two books were titled “The Art of Communication” and “What To Do If You Have Bad Eyesight.”

“Didn’t you say I have bad eyesight?” Jiang Zhiyan asked, pushing the cart forward.

“There are so many strange books,” Yu Qici said, looking at the titles on the shelves, many names were familiar to her. “These people can publish books?”

She traced the authors’ names with her finger.

“At least they’ve accomplished something, not complete layabouts.”

“I’ve heard about it before, I didn’t expect anyone to actually do it, and they’re not even embarrassed.” Yu Qici picked up a book, flipped through it, and put it back. “They definitely hired ghostwriters.”

Jiang Zhiyan smiled and picked out a pile of books, each title making Yu Qici feel like she was being mocked.

“Are You Crazy? You Don’t Like Me?”, “She’s a Heartless Omega”, “The Omega is in a Chase-Your-Wife Crematorium Again”, “I Know Everything”, “Reading People’s Hearts”…

“You read a wide variety of books.”

“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan nodded and looked at Yu Qici intently. Yu Qici pretended not to see, what did it have to do with her? She didn’t remember.

Arriving at Yu Qici’s usual section, Yu Qici scanned the bookshelves, but didn’t pick up a single book.

“What, is your contact book gone?” Jiang Zhiyan asked in a low voice.

“I’ve read almost all of them,” Yu Qici said, glancing around. Jiang Zhiyan casually picked a few books, put them in the cart, and compared their sizes.

Yu Qici noticed that all the books Jiang Zhiyan picked were about the same size, she lowered her head and frowned slightly.

In the surveillance room, more than fifty pairs of eyes were on the two.

“Could they be in disguise?”

“I don’t think so… it looks like they’re buying books to decorate a new study.”

“Is that person Jiang Zhiyan?”

“Yes.”

“How can Jiang Zhiyan have such bad taste?”

“Could the person with Jiang Zhiyan be Miss Yu?” someone asked. “Didn’t they say Jiang Zhiyan used to like Miss Yu very much? It’s possible she kidnapped Miss Yu, right?”

“I don’t think so, their body language is very intimate, doesn’t Miss Yu dislike Jiang Zhiyan? If she were kidnapped, she wouldn’t act like that, it doesn’t look like she’s being forced.”

“You’re right.”

Jiang Zhiyan placed her hand on Yu Qici’s left hand and held it: “Let’s go.”

“Mm,” Yu Qici nodded and glanced in the direction of the surveillance camera, but the people in the surveillance room had already looked away, bored.

Jiang Zhiyan paid, the books would be delivered, she had bought three boxes. The people in the surveillance room upstairs were even more certain that they were just buying books to fill a study. After getting the book list, they chuckled at the titles and put it aside.

“Where else do you want to go?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan: “I feel like you know everything I’m going to do.”

“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan nodded.

“Then let’s go back,” Yu Qici sighed softly. “Would it be useful if I shouted for help just now?”

“No, they wouldn’t hear you,” Jiang Zhiyan said, using her finger to caress Yu Qici’s cheek. “Isn’t it good just staying with me? Why do you always want to leave? What do you want to do? If it’s not too much, I can help you achieve it.”

“I want my graduation certificate and degree certificate,” Yu Qici said seriously, taking Jiang Zhiyan’s hand. “I’ve been studying and doing research, fighting with the Yu family for so long, I’ll be very sad if I can’t get them, I’m only one year away from graduating.”

Yu Qici sighed softly, her expression sincere.

“There’s a way,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

Yu Qici was stunned for a second, staring at Jiang Zhiyan with wide eyes, she had just said that casually: “What way?”

“Remote control through an android, I can communicate with your mentor.”

“My mentor definitely won’t agree.”

“She will if there’s an energy gun pointed at her head.”

Yu Qici: …

“Isn’t there a more… gentle way of communicating?”

“Then it depends on whether your mentor is cooperative or not. Since you don’t want to shop anymore, let’s go back, I’ll try to get you back to work and your 7-9-7 life within five days.”

Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan’s expression, she felt like those weren’t good words, although that was indeed her schedule when she was with her mentor.

Chapter 107: I Want To Do As I Please (9)

“What time is it?” Yu Qici asked the robot beside her.

“15:27.”

“Okay.” Yu Qici responded, opened her terminal, and felt slightly relieved not seeing any news about Jiang Zhiyan being arrested. “When is she coming back?”

“Master didn’t say,” the robot replied.

Yu Qici tapped the table twice: “Did she leave in a hurry, or was it a planned departure?”

“I apologize, I don’t know, I’m a robot responsible for your care.”

Yu Qici frowned: “Then ask the other networked robots.”

“Perhaps I can contact Master directly for you,” the robot continued.

“No need,” Yu Qici leaned back in the recliner and continued browsing the news on her terminal. After two minutes, she spoke again, “If possible, inform her to return before dinner.”

“Yes.”

…

Jiang Zhiyan had finished designing the mech and started preparing to leave the imperial star.

If she was lucky, she could leave safely without being exposed. If she was unlucky and discovered, she would have to fight her way out, which wasn’t a big problem. Androids, robots, and unmanned mechs could become her army at any time, after all, they would never recall and destroy these things.

“Master, Miss Yu requests your return for dinner before dinner,” the AI assistant reported.

“Did she say anything else?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

The AI assistant repeated Yu Qici’s words.

“Tsk.” Jiang Zhiyan didn’t comment, just a simple interjection, but the System could clearly sense her mood improving, her lips curving into a wide smile, unrestrained.

The System felt that Jiang Zhiyan was becoming easier and easier to please. She had been sulking just now, and now, just a simple request for her to return before dinner, and she was beaming.

“Are you leaving?” the System asked teasingly.

“No, I’ll return just before dinner.”

The System chuckled sarcastically: “I don’t know if it’ll hurt her, but it’ll definitely backfire on you.”

Jiang Zhiyan ignored it, adjusting the mech’s parameters and confirming the materials for each part.

“Have it manufactured within two months,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

“Guaranteed to complete the mission!”

Jiang Zhiyan leisurely made herself a cup of tea, her gaze fixed on the time display not far away. As soon as it reached 5:30, she stood up and walked out.

“Tsk tsk tsk,” the System mocked.

Jiang Zhiyan directly muted it, checked Yu Qici’s location, and slowly flew over in a transport vehicle.

Yu Qici had spent the entire day in the garden. Jiang Zhiyan observed her route, she basically just strolled around, then returned to the lakeside to rest.

Jiang Zhiyan instructed the housekeeping robot to deliver dinner to the lakeside and went to find Yu Qici herself.

When she found Yu Qici, the latter was examining a tree, her expression serious, her hand carefully tracing the tree trunk.

“That tree doesn’t have any mechanisms,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

Yu Qici’s hand paused, and she turned to look at Jiang Zhiyan: “I was just observing the tree, after all, it’s quite boring here.”

“So what did you observe?” Jiang Zhiyan looked at the tree.

“It’s a good tree,” Yu Qici said, putting down her hand, not seeing anything wrong with her answer. “What did you do today?”

“I brought back the plants from my office,” Jiang Zhiyan said, looking at Yu Qici, who got onto the transport vehicle without hesitation, seemingly unconcerned. “You know, when I hate a place, I don’t want to leave anything behind.”

Yu Qici observed Jiang Zhiyan’s expression: “Did something happen?”

“Why are you asking? Will you comfort me?” Jiang Zhiyan avoided the question, not wanting an answer, she looked into Yu Qici’s eyes and changed the subject. “We’re having dinner by the lake today.”

“Okay,” Yu Qici replied. “I always feel like you have high expectations of me, but sometimes not so much, it’s very inconsistent.”

Jiang Zhiyan responded, but didn’t answer.

“Why?” Yu Qici asked.

“You should ask yourself that question,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yu Qici. “I might be very busy in the future.”

“Then why did you bring me here?”

Jiang Zhiyan smiled: “Because I’m a pervert, I’d rather have you idle here than see you busy with other people. If nothing unexpected happens, we’ll be leaving the imperial star in three months, let me know if you need anything during this time.”

“Will I be able to move freely then?”

“It depends,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

“Then where are we going? I don’t think your relationship with the Stargazers is that good.”

“Wherever, no one will be able to find us,” Jiang Zhiyan looked into Yu Qici’s eyes.

“Then I want to go shopping at the Imperial Star Plaza tonight,” Yu Qici said, pretending not to understand her hint.

Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yu Qici and chuckled: “You never learn.”

“What do you mean?”

Jiang Zhiyan thought for two seconds, then said lightly: “I’m praising you, praising your adventurous spirit, your inquisitive nature, and your unwillingness to bow to fate.”

Yu Qici twitched the corner of her mouth: “No one can beat you at being sarcastic, just speak normally.”

“Let’s eat.”

Everything was ready by the lake. The housekeeping robot had even creatively decorated the area, making it look dreamlike.

Yu Qici raised an eyebrow, and the two sat down facing each other.

“We’ll go shopping after we eat.”

“We can really go out?” Yu Qici was a little surprised and kindly reminded her, “Many people know me.”

“Yes, they know of Yu Qici, but they might not recognize you as Yu Qici on sight, right?” Jiang Zhiyan picked up a piece of meat. “This dish is delicious, try it.”

Yu Qici stared at Jiang Zhiyan for a few seconds, thinking about her collar, she didn’t understand how Jiang Zhiyan could create so many strange things.

“Actually, I have something to ask, did you used to monitor me?” Jiang Zhiyan raised an eyebrow.

Yu Qici’s expression flickered for a moment, it was a simple question, but she thought for a long time: “Maybe, maybe not, I don’t remember. I was originally planning to take another route, but I changed it at the last minute, it was strange.”

“To be honest, I might have a mental illness, I’m not always normal, if you mind, I suggest you let me go,” Yu Qici said sincerely, but her tone was light, as if she was joking.

“Why do you think you have a mental illness? Didn’t you go for a checkup?” Jiang Zhiyan’s smile deepened.

“I did, they said I was normal, just overthinking things. But sometimes I feel out of control, like a strong subconscious is dictating my actions,” Yu Qici stared at Jiang Zhiyan, her expression calm, seemingly not bothered by this at all. “I enjoy fighting against that subconscious.”

“Then what does your subconscious want to do now?” Jiang Zhiyan asked, leaning closer. “Your eyes tell me you want to kiss me.”

“It’s my subconscious, not me.”

“But your subconscious is your truest desire,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at her intently.

“Then it’s probably not that strong, because I can still control it, if I really couldn’t, the person sitting here might not be me,” Yu Qici said, looking at the change in Jiang Zhiyan’s expression, and couldn’t help but laugh. “Let’s eat.”

Jiang Zhiyan refused to communicate with her further: “How can someone be so difficult?”

“It has to be Xie Liaoyi,” the System said with emotion, both distressed and amused.

Jiang Zhiyan also muted the System, she didn’t want to talk to it either, none of them were good!

If she were younger, this situation would be enough for her to write eight hundred angst-filled, melodramatic novels.

After dinner, the two left in the aircraft. Jiang Zhiyan sat in the pilot seat, silent, playing the role of a quiet chauffeur.

“Since you’re angry, you can just pretend you didn’t say those things,” Yu Qici said, resting her chin on her hand and looking at Jiang Zhiyan’s profile, her gloom clearly visible. “Are you still taking me shopping even though you’re so angry?”

“There’s no other way, I can’t go back on my promises,” Jiang Zhiyan said self-deprecatingly, looking straight ahead. She took a deep breath, felt a gentle touch on her cheek, froze for two seconds, and turned to look at Yu Qici.

Yu Qici had already sat back down, arms crossed, her usual calm and self-assured demeanor.

“It seems you still care about me a little,” Yu Qici explained, gesturing slightly.

“A little?” Jiang Zhiyan snorted. “I’ve made a note of it.”

“Hm? You’re a grown-up, and you still keep a grudge notebook?” Yu Qici was surprised.

Jiang Zhiyan nodded: “We’ll settle the score when you remember.”

“I’m so scared,” Yu Qici said dramatically, clutching her chest.

Jiang Zhiyan ignored her, she had a long lifespan, she could wait.

Imperial Star Plaza was crowded. Jiang Zhiyan searched several parking areas before finding an empty spot.

Yu Qici followed Jiang Zhiyan off the spaceship. She had originally wanted to check the parking area for any familiar spaceships, but she couldn’t get too far away from Jiang Zhiyan.

She felt like an NPC in a game, her movement restricted.

“How did you do it?” Yu Qici didn’t understand.

Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yu Qici: “I wouldn’t casually tell anyone about this kind of thing.”

“I thought we were more than just ‘anyone’.”

Jiang Zhiyan sneered and glanced at Yu Qici: “You’re really thick-skinned, why didn’t I notice this before? You just took the initiative to kiss me.”

“Maybe you have bad eyesight,” Yu Qici said, confidently taking Jiang Zhiyan’s arm and looking at the passersby. “What do I look like to them?”

“An ordinary Omega,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

“A visual interference system? But current visual interference systems are very unstable, I’ve also tried installing such a system on mechs before, it’s easily disrupted by other systems.”

“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan nodded.

Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan, she had wanted to start a conversation and get Jiang Zhiyan to explain, but Jiang Zhiyan didn’t take the bait.

Chapter 106: I Want To Do As I Please (8)

Jiang Zhiyan’s residence was in the wealthy district of the Southern Sector. The Southern Sector’s wealthy district was less densely populated than the Northern Sector’s, but that didn’t mean there was a difference in status. There were only five estates like hers in the Southern Sector. Many people wanted to buy them, but only five lucky individuals succeeded.

The developer advertised it as “extremely secure,” and over the years, the security robots had indeed eliminated many “illegal intruders.”

These “illegal intruders” were usually of low social status, so no one cared whether they were actually “illegal” or not, and their families didn’t dare seek justice, as doing so might burden them with enormous debts.

But this time, the five people eliminated were all surnamed Jiang, which meant there would be a good show.

When Jiang Zhiyan checked earlier, the System and the AI assistant had already arranged the narrative: Those people had gone to the wrong place to berate Jiang Zhiyan, the owner of the estate wasn’t home, no one welcomed them in, they lingered for too long and repeatedly insulted the esteemed resident Jiang Zhiyan, were deemed high-risk by the security system, and thus, eliminated, their bodies sent directly to the crematorium, and after so much time had passed, they were probably already ashes.

The System handled the surveillance footage, erasing any trace of them coming to Jiang Zhiyan’s estate, leaving Jiang Zhiyan completely innocent.

“Host, the Song family found out, and they’ve already started erasing the traces of those people coming to the complex, but it’s a huge task, practically impossible to complete before being discovered without my help.”

The Song family was the developer of this complex, and their subsidiary was also responsible for all subsequent management and maintenance.

Jiang Zhiyan raised an eyebrow: “They’ve really been cremated?”

“Mm,” the System said with emotion. “This world feels even more exciting than the last one. Now I feel like a villain myself… no, an evil System.”

“I wonder when the Jiang family will discover their deaths,” Jiang Zhiyan said, twitching the corner of her mouth.

“Let me check,” the System said enthusiastically. “None of the five went to work, someone has already reported it, mm, they all know they came looking for you.”

“They probably won’t think they’re dead yet,” Jiang Zhiyan said, parking her spaceship and entering the company.

“At this rate, you’ll be the only one left to inherit the Jiang family.”

“But I don’t like picking up trash.”

The employees, seeing Jiang Zhiyan, looked surprised and delighted.

“General Manager Jiang, are you back?” one person asked boldly.

“No, I’m just here to pick up some things,” Jiang Zhiyan said with a smile. “I left rather abruptly and didn’t take many of my belongings.”

“Oh… okay, we haven’t entered your office since you left.”

Jiang Zhiyan nodded: “Thank you for your hard work during this time.”

The employees, looking at Jiang Zhiyan’s retreating figure, exchanged glances and whispered amongst themselves.

“Doesn’t General Manager Jiang seem much more approachable and her complexion better?”

“I would be the same if I didn’t have to work and just stayed home.”

“So is General Manager Jiang really leaving?”

“I’ve already submitted my resignation letter, I don’t know if General Manager Jiang is still planning to work.”

“Probably, didn’t she fall out with the Jiang family?”

“I wonder where she’ll go, but it probably won’t be easy to find a job if the Jiang family blacklists her.”

…

Jiang Zhiyan entered her office, took a few documents from the safe, asked the AI assistant to scan them, then put them back. Before leaving, she took the two potted plants on her desk. Thankfully, she had watered them with nutrient solution the day she left, so they were still thriving.

The employees outside, seeing Jiang Zhiyan come out with two potted plants, were a bit surprised and exchanged glances.

“Actually, General Manager Jiang is quite a gentle person.”

“I agree, it’s normal to be driven crazy by work, she did so much work alone, and those people kept nagging her, who wouldn’t go crazy?”

“Someone who comes back for their plants can’t be a bad person.”

“I think it was normal for General Manager Jiang to be arrogant before, she was young, intelligent, and from a good family, I would be arrogant too.”

“Exactly.”

The System, listening to their discussion, commented: “Public opinion really changes like the wind.”

All the actions that weren’t understood before were now suddenly understandable.

“Indeed,” Jiang Zhiyan said, holding the plants and waiting for the elevator. “That’s why I never take other people’s opinions seriously.”

“Jiang Zhiyan?” The elevator doors opened, and Jiang Chen, seeing Jiang Zhiyan, his usually expressionless face instantly turned furious. He rushed forward, grabbed her collar, and pushed her back a few steps. “Where are my older brothers?”

“What are you talking about?” Jiang Zhiyan frowned, almost dropping the flowerpots, she casually handed them to the two people beside her and steadied herself.

“They went to see you yesterday, and none of them have returned, they’re all out of contact! And Jiang Shuo and Jiang Lei died a few days after looking for you!”

Jiang Zhiyan looked at him, puzzled: “I know you hate me, but you can’t just accuse me of anything, I haven’t even seen them.”

“You suspect me, do you have any proof? You’re accusing me based on your illogical and baseless assumptions?” Because her collar was choking her, Jiang Zhiyan was forced to look up. “And it’s strange, when did you become so concerned about them? Are you such a caring and friendly person?”

“Also, let go of me,” Jiang Zhiyan glared at him.

“Jiang Zhiyan, stop pretending, you’re pushing your luck.”

Jiang Zhiyan grabbed his wrist and forcefully kneed him in the groin. While he was in pain and loosened his grip, she kicked him away.

The onlookers fell silent. Jiang Zhiyan slowly walked towards him. Having suffered two consecutive blows, he was still lying on the ground in pain, gasping for air, his image completely ruined.

“There are Omegas present, if you release your pheromones, I’ll dig out your glands,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

The nearby Omega employees breathed a sigh of relief, although it sounded gruesome, they felt a sense of security.

“If you have evidence, then report me, instead of coming here and barking like a dog,” Jiang Zhiyan stepped on his neck and looked down at him.

Jiang Chen had a strong feeling that if no one were here, Jiang Zhiyan would break his neck.

At this moment, he was certain that Jiang Zhiyan was the murderer, but seeing her fearless demeanor, he knew he wouldn’t find any evidence, he could even sense the gazes of the surrounding people, they all thought he deserved it.

“You won’t be smug for long, Jiang Zhiyan,” Jiang Chen gritted his teeth.

Jiang Zhiyan raised an eyebrow: “So according to you, you’re next. I remember you weren’t that close, why are you risking your life to look for me? Since you’re so sure it’s me, you should understand the danger of coming to me.”

“You admitted it!” Jiang Chen shouted excitedly.

“Is this considered admitting it?” Jiang Zhiyan blinked and looked at the surrounding crowd, clearly no one thought it was an admission. “It’s really strange, why are you so anxious? Does their disappearance affect you that much? I remember there shouldn’t be any overlap in your work.”

“Did you collaborate on something behind my back? You wouldn’t have dumped your work on me, then went out to make money on the side, would you?” Jiang Zhiyan said slowly, applying a bit of pressure with her foot, only releasing him when his face turned red. “And now that I’m on strike, you can’t handle it anymore?”

Jiang Zhiyan looked at him coldly: “I’ve withdrawn from all power struggles within the Jiang family, stop looking for trouble with me.”

She took her plants from the others and went downstairs.

Jiang Chen clutched his neck, coughing violently, and glared at the bystanders: “Why didn’t you stop her! I’m your superior now! What’s the use of sucking up to her!”

The people standing there exchanged glances, didn’t speak, and after returning to their seats, sent out their resignation notices.

Jiang Zhiyan had just casually said that, but now, thinking about it, it was indeed a possibility: “Investigate.”

“Yes, Host.”

“Yes, Master!”

System: !!!

“The Jiang family still hasn’t contacted the Song family?”

“They’re communicating with the Song family, but the Song family refused to allow them to check the surveillance footage, they said they needed to get the owner’s consent, and no one has agreed yet, that’s why Jiang Chen was so agitated.”

Jiang Zhiyan couldn’t help but laugh: “I forgot about that, then they probably won’t be able to see it. If they use illegal methods, stop them and inform the Song family and other residents.”

“Okay!”

The people living there were all rich and powerful, how could they casually allow others to view the complex’s surveillance footage? Even if they didn’t live there, viewing the footage was a great insult to them.

The Jiang family was one of the top families, but they weren’t the absolute top, they had influence, but when everyone was at the top, they weren’t obligated to give them face.

“It’s getting more and more chaotic,” Jiang Zhiyan said with emotion. “Interesting.”

For her, the more chaotic the situation, the better, it all translated into points.

“The Stargazers have allied with two other space pirate groups and are planning to occupy Districts 35 and 36,” the System said.

“They didn’t inform me, mm, we’re partners, it’s fine if they don’t inform me,” Jiang Zhiyan narrowed her eyes. “Wasn’t her mech half-finished?”

“Mm,” the System knew Jiang Zhiyan was referring to the original owner’s mech. “It’s in the basement of the estate, all the materials are there.”

Jiang Zhiyan nodded.

“Should we eliminate Jiang Chen?”

“Not yet, next month, let’s investigate what they’re doing first,” Jiang Zhiyan said, piloting her spaceship back to her estate and going straight to the mecha manufacturing workshop. The mech was one-third complete, but Jiang Zhiyan wasn’t very satisfied. “We might have to dismantle it and start over.”

“Huh?” the System was stunned.

“It doesn’t quite suit my preferences and habits,” Jiang Zhiyan said, checking the materials in the warehouse, there were quite a few good things, barely enough. “You dismantle it, let me know when you’re done, I’m going back.”

“Huh?” The System wailed again.

“Assistant, can you dismantle this mech for me? There’s a blueprint.”

“Yes, Master,” the AI assistant said.

The System’s wailing abruptly stopped: “I’ll do it! I’ll do it!”

Jiang Zhiyan twitched the corner of her mouth, just as she expected: “Check on her location.”

“By the lake,” the System said.

“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan responded, found the surveillance camera by the lake, took a look, and twitched the corner of her mouth. “She’s really enjoying herself.”

Yu Qici had the robots bring over a table, chairs, and a parasol, and was lazily lounging in the chair, enjoying her afternoon tea, looking like she was on vacation, exceptionally relaxed.

Jiang Zhiyan suddenly didn’t want to go to her anymore. She went back to the eighth basement level and started designing her new mech.

“Host, aren’t you going to see her?” the System asked.

“No, look how comfortable she is without me, let her enjoy it,” Jiang Zhiyan told the System to shut up.

Hearing this sarcastic tone, the System couldn’t help but say: “Actually, she’s quite concerned about you, she looked for you for a long time after waking up.”

“After discovering I wasn’t there, she was very happy and then took a chair to the lake to enjoy her vacation,” Jiang Zhiyan said, building the mech frame. “It’s the same in both worlds, revealing her true nature, I’m used to it.”

“It’s because you’re not a good person in either world…” the System muttered, it felt Xie Liaoyi was wronged, but Jiang Zhiyan wasn’t wrong either.

Jiang Zhiyan smiled: “I’m the villainous female supporting character, it’s normal, a villainous female supporting character wanting to be with the female lead is, in a sense, defying the heavens.”

The System, seeing Jiang Zhiyan’s relaxed expression, breathed a sigh of relief.

“Where’s the male lead? If possible, let’s also capture him and exile him to a desolate planet, as long as he doesn’t die, it’s fine.”

System: …

Chapter 105: I Want To Do As I Please (7)

Yu Qici watched Jiang Zhiyan leave, wanting to follow and see what she was doing. However, when she reached the door, she found she was confined to the villa, unable to take a single step outside.

She touched the collar around her neck, frowned, and suddenly understood its purpose.

Jiang Zhiyan leisurely arrived at the estate gate in her personal aircraft. She didn’t bother opening the gate, flying directly over it and looking down at the five people below, all of whom enjoyed making trouble for her.

“Zhiyan, when are you coming back? You’re not young anymore, stop messing around, the family is very angry,” the leader said.

The speaker was the eldest son of the Jiang Family Head. He always felt that, being the oldest, he should take the lead among his siblings, and he should inherit the family business, just like his father, the current head, who was also the eldest. However, due to his lack of ability, he was constantly being suppressed, most severely by Jiang Zhiyan, the most capable among them. He had always seen Jiang Zhiyan as a thorn in his side.

After Jiang Zhiyan’s differentiation defect, although he didn’t show it, he was secretly delighted and enjoyed ordering her around. Jiang Zhiyan’s work stoppage had a huge impact on the businesses under his control, and he had been barely managing to keep things under control.

If Jiang Zhiyan didn’t return, he wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer.

“I’m not going back, please leave. You coming here uninvited is very offensive,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

“Heh, they guessed you must have found a new backer, Jiang Zhiyan, in a place like this, to whom have you sold yourself?” another person mocked. “That backer might abandon you one day, you should be more self-aware, who else besides the Jiang family would tolerate your terrible temper… If you know what’s good for you, go back now, maybe you can still negotiate some terms.”

“That’s right, come to your senses, what good will it do you to fall out with the Jiang family? You’re capable, yes, but what’s the use of being capable now?”

They all spoke at once, not giving Jiang Zhiyan a chance to speak, they didn’t care about her opinion at all.

Jiang Zhiyan raised her energy gun, randomly pointed it at one of them, tilted her head, and a blue beam pierced through the person’s forehead, silencing him. He fell to his knees.

All the noise abruptly ceased, even the screams were silent. They looked at Jiang Zhiyan in terror and retreated a few steps. Some tried to run, some released their pheromones, trying to suppress Jiang Zhiyan, but it was useless, some tried to call for help, but their communicators couldn’t send out any messages.

Clearly, they were trapped.

“You…”

“I said, I find this very offensive, is the word ‘offensive’ that difficult to understand?” Jiang Zhiyan touched her earlobe, and security robots emerged from the shadows, surrounding them.

Jiang Zhiyan spun in the air and flew back.

The cold, mechanical voice of the security robots echoed behind her: “Illegal intruders detected.”

Screams and curses followed, but no one would hear them. Soon, the night returned to its usual silence.

“Host, you’re too daring,” the System said, glancing at the situation over there.

“It’s fine, she probably does this kind of thing often, the AI assistant is already handling it,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

The System paused for two seconds: “So you don’t need me?”

“Mm, no need, you sound very reluctant, so I won’t trouble you.”

System: !!!

The System was very annoyed: “But I’m a responsible System, I’ll keep an eye on it, just in case there are any mistakes.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

When Jiang Zhiyan returned, Yu Qici was still standing at the door, she was stunned for two seconds seeing her back: “So fast? I thought you would chat for a while longer.”

“Nothing to talk about.”

Yu Qici glanced at the energy gun in Jiang Zhiyan’s hand, noticing its state: “You fired?”

“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan locked the gun back in the cabinet. “Do you think I did something wrong?”

Yu Qici shook her head: “They have nothing to do with me… Won’t the Jiang family come looking for you?”

“No, the Jiang family doesn’t know they came here on their own, and even if they did, it wouldn’t matter, there’s no evidence it was me,” Jiang Zhiyan said, as if recalling something amusing. “They haven’t realized how useless their offspring are.”

“I heard you’re the one handling most of the Jiang family’s affairs.”

“Mm, and then they take credit for my achievements,” Jiang Zhiyan said, leaning against the sofa and pushing a glass towards Yu Qici. “I want red wine too.”

Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan’s face, she noticed that Jiang Zhiyan sometimes spoke with a subtly coquettish tone, she didn’t know if Jiang Zhiyan was aware of it herself.

However, since Jiang Zhiyan had asked, Yu Qici poured her a glass of wine.

“Why did you call them here?” Yu Qici asked.

“To send them back,” Jiang Zhiyan said casually, resting her chin on her hand, looking at a flowerpot in the distance, her gaze gradually becoming unfocused.

Yu Qici had seen this expression on Jiang Zhiyan’s face before. At times like this, she could sense a profound loneliness in her, and she instinctively felt it was related to her.

Yu Qici felt like she should know the answer, but she couldn’t figure it out.

“I’m curious, how far are you willing to go?” Yu Qici touched Jiang Zhiyan’s wine glass.

“It depends on who provokes me,” Jiang Zhiyan said, raising her glass and clinking it against Yu Qici’s. “So don’t provoke me.”

“I’m weak and helpless, how could I possibly provoke you?” Yu Qici raised her hand, showing her slender wrist.

“But I feel like you’re constantly provoking me,” Jiang Zhiyan said, taking a sip of wine and glancing at her. Her wrist was indeed slender, but Yu Qici’s arm was muscular, quite firm.

Yu Qici moved closer to Jiang Zhiyan and stared at her: “You’re very different from the previous one.”

“Such as?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

“Before, your perversions were hidden, now they’re on full display.”

Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yu Qici expressionlessly.

“Is it a second personality?” Yu Qici stared into Jiang Zhiyan’s eyes. “I also heard there’s an illegal technology that can transfer consciousness, which one are you?”

“Neither,” Jiang Zhiyan twirled a strand of Yu Qici’s hair around her finger. “Stop testing me.”

“I’m just curious,” Yu Qici looked at her. “Being curious and interested in someone is a prerequisite for liking them, don’t you want me to be curious about you?”

“No.” I just want you to remember quickly.

Yu Qici raised an eyebrow. Jiang Zhiyan’s gaze told her that she was analyzing her, she was probably already writing an investigation report in her mind.

Jiang Zhiyan covered her eyes and kissed her lips. Yu Qici, caught off guard, was startled, she reached for Jiang Zhiyan’s neck, but fell onto the carpet, thankfully it was soft.

“You can’t be against me,” Jiang Zhiyan whispered in her ear.

Yu Qici wanted to say something, but Jiang Zhiyan didn’t give her a chance to respond, she found Yu Qici’s hand, interlaced their fingers, and held it tightly.

However, she didn’t do anything more, just a kiss, then she quickly released Yu Qici.

The two lay on the carpet. Yu Qici stared at the ceiling, panting, blinking rapidly, her heart racing, she clutched her chest: “Why do you always like sneak attacks?”

“Do I? No, I don’t,” Jiang Zhiyan yawned.

Yu Qici turned to look at Jiang Zhiyan: “I feel like you’re being unreasonable, and I admit, I’m being a bit unreasonable too.”

“You are being unreasonable,” Jiang Zhiyan said, closing her eyes and turning her back to Yu Qici, not letting her see her face. “You’re the one who started it and then abandoned me.”

Yu Qici: ?

“I think you’re slandering me.”

“Heh,” Jiang Zhiyan sneered.

Yu Qici sat up, trying to turn Jiang Zhiyan around: “Explain yourself.”

“You don’t remember anything, what’s there to explain? There’s nothing to explain,” Jiang Zhiyan’s voice was cold. “You’re still observing and testing me for others, even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe me, you would just write in your observation report that I’m delusional.”

It was better not to speak, the more she spoke, the more aggrieved Jiang Zhiyan felt.

“You used to beg me to touch you, and now I’m a pervert, even though subconsciously, you also like it,” Jiang Zhiyan shrugged off Yu Qici’s hand on her shoulder, sat on the sofa, and put some distance between them.

Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan, whose gaze was so genuine that she almost believed her. She felt her heart clench, it was so painful, watching eight hundred tragic, dog-blood dramas wasn’t this painful.

“Aren’t you sleepy? Go upstairs and sleep,” Jiang Zhiyan said, taking a deep breath and looking at Yu Qici.

Yu Qici got up from the floor: “Okay.”

Jiang Zhiyan: ???

“Did you hear what she said?” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yu Qici in disbelief, she had said so much, and it was all for nothing, she had expressed her grievance so clearly, and Yu Qici just left!

“I heard it,” the System said, lighting a candle for Jiang Zhiyan, it lit candles for others every day, but this was the first time it did so for Jiang Zhiyan.

“She didn’t even try to coax me, such a heartless woman.”

“It’s fine, when she remembers, we’ll lock her in the little dark room for a month!” the System said.

“That’s not very good, a month without sunlight is unhealthy,” Jiang Zhiyan shook her head.

System: ???

The System decided to shut up.

Yu Qici lay in bed, her mind clear, unable to sleep. Regarding Jiang Zhiyan’s words, she strangely felt like such things had happened before, she felt like she had found a thread, but only a tiny bit of it was visible, she couldn’t grasp it with her fingernails, nor could she pull it out.

She took a deep breath.

She hoped she would have a dream tonight, she felt that if she could enter the dream world, everything would be explained.

Yu Qici closed her eyes.

She did dream tonight, but not the kind she had hoped for. She dreamed of a chibi version of Jiang Zhiyan circling her, looking at her with a resentful gaze.

When she woke up with a start, she subconsciously looked at the space beside her.

It was empty, and judging by the state of the pillow and blanket, Jiang Zhiyan hadn’t come up to sleep at all. Yu Qici looked at the time, it was already the next morning.

She sat up, touched the collar on her neck, but no one came.

After washing up, she hurried downstairs, but didn’t see anyone, only a plate of breakfast on the table.

Jiang Zhiyan had gone out.

“Did she say where she was going?” Yu Qici looked at the housekeeping robot standing nearby.

“No.”

Yu Qici frowned, thinking about what happened last night, she was a bit worried.

Chapter 104: I Want To Do As I Please (6)

Jiang Zhiyan’s act of leaving without handing over her work threw the branch company into chaos, and this chaos quickly spread to other departments, even affecting their partners.

Everyone knew Jiang Zhiyan had been shouldering a lot of work that wasn’t hers, but they didn’t expect her disappearance to have such a big impact.

“Will General Manager Jiang be back?”

“Probably not, if I were her, I wouldn’t come back either.”

The employees gathered and whispered amongst themselves.

“She endured it before, what happened this time?”

“How would we know? What about Assistant Cen?”

“He seems to have resigned too.”

“I also want to resign, the Jiang family offended the Stargazers, and now it’s so chaotic… I don’t think this company will last long.”

“It didn’t seem so bad before, but this time, there’s no one to take over.”

…

While the outside world was in chaos, inside Jiang Zhiyan’s estate, all was peaceful and quiet.

Yu Qici hadn’t intended to sleep, but leaning against Jiang Zhiyan, she dozed off, even before Jiang Zhiyan did.

Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yu Qici’s profile and gently tickled her. Yu Qici frowned and moved a bit, but didn’t wake up.

“Doesn’t look like a prisoner at all,” the System commented. “She seems to be living more comfortably than you.”

“Indeed,” Jiang Zhiyan tickled her neck again. “I think a thin chain would look good on her.”

“The equally perverted original owner has prepared some in the rooms downstairs,” the System said.

“Just speak, no need for personal attacks,” Jiang Zhiyan said, looking at Yu Qici. “But isn’t her recovery too fast? Don’t people usually need to rest for a few days after being marked?”

“Because you’re a defective Alpha, so your pheromones, mm, are at most just for fun.”

Jiang Zhiyan pondered: “I see.”

She glanced at the time and kissed Yu Qici’s earlobe: “Wake us up in an hour.”

“Yes.”

“Please keep an eye on the situation over there.”

“Roger that,” the System said, satisfied. “I feel like I’m on a major mission now, this kind of thing is indeed suitable for a high-end AI like me, low-level AIs can only search for information.”

Jiang Zhiyan chuckled softly: “You’ve even learned to put others down now.”

“I’m just stating the facts,” the System said haughtily.

Jiang Zhiyan adjusted her position and closed her eyes.

Yu Qici fell into a deep sleep, she could feel Jiang Zhiyan’s small movements, but she couldn’t wake up.

But this dream was strange. She was in a large room, with a large table in the middle, surrounded by people, she was one of them, but she couldn’t see the others’ faces.

But this place felt familiar, she felt like she had been here before.

“The three hundred and twenty-seventh self-rescue meeting.”

Yu Qici: ???

“What meeting?” Yu Qici couldn’t help but ask. The other person’s voice was identical to hers, and based on the name of the meeting, she guessed they were probably all versions of herself.

“Another one has become disordered, twenty-seven fragments this month, an improvement compared to last month.”

Yu Qici frowned, didn’t say anything, and listened quietly.

“But is Jiang Zhiyan’s mental state becoming more and more unstable?”

“Yes, but it’s not a major problem, everyone, please keep up the good work.”

“Does anyone have any experience in resisting the world consciousness to share?”

…

When Yu Qici opened her eyes, her head felt heavy, as if she had worked overtime for three days, she felt like she had a dream, but she couldn’t remember the details, however, she remembered Jiang Zhiyan’s small movements very clearly.

She glanced at Jiang Zhiyan beside her, who was also awake and looking at her.

“Did you do something just now?” Yu Qici asked suspiciously.

“No, why?”

“I don’t feel well-rested,” Yu Qici rubbed her temples. “Maybe your arm was in the way.”

Jiang Zhiyan withdrew her arm: “But you fell asleep within three minutes of being in my arms.”

“Impossible.”

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t argue, just gave Yu Qici a look that said “whatever you say.”

“Let’s eat, then take a walk with me.”

“Going out?” Yu Qici looked up.

“Leaving the house.”

Yu Qici sighed softly, judging by Jiang Zhiyan’s tone, “leaving the house” probably meant leaving the building, not the estate, but the garden was large enough for them to stroll around, she had observed from the rooftop, the nearest building that didn’t seem to belong to Jiang Zhiyan was ten or twenty kilometers away, surrounded by lush greenery as far as the eye could see.

After dinner, it was already dark outside. Yu Qici followed Jiang Zhiyan. She didn’t know where Jiang Zhiyan got the chain connecting their wrists, they could hear the clinking sound with every step.

“Why are we going out at night?” Yu Qici looked at the quiet path ahead. “Can you send a message to my mentor, tell her I’m fine, and send her some of my research data?”

“No.”

“I can’t escape.”

“Who knows,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yu Qici. “I know you’re very capable.”

“Thank you for the compliment,” Yu Qici nodded, readily accepting the praise, and seeing Jiang Zhiyan refuse, she didn’t continue to argue, she hadn’t expected Jiang Zhiyan to agree in the first place.

Yu Qici looked down at the path ahead: “Such a large estate, what’s underneath?”

She didn’t believe that Jiang Zhiyan wouldn’t have anything hidden under such a large piece of land.

“I’m not telling you,” Jiang Zhiyan said, looking at the glowing satellites in the sky. “A prisoner should act like a prisoner.”

Yu Qici sneered and raised her hands: “Why don’t you just put handcuffs and shackles on me?”

Jiang Zhiyan thought for a few seconds: “That’s not impossible.”

After saying that, she looked at Yu Qici, her gaze full of meaning.

Yu Qici froze for three seconds, the things she saw in those other rooms flashing through her mind, she calmly looked away, quickly dispelling those memories with sacred knowledge.

The garden was very large, mostly natural scenery, but Yu Qici wasn’t physically fit and got on a personal transport vehicle after walking for a while.

“With such poor stamina, how can you do experiments?”

“I can sit, and I have assistants,” Yu Qici glanced at the chain between them. “What’s the point of this?”

“To prevent you from getting lost.”

“You’re always following me, how could I get lost?” Yu Qici touched the collar on her neck again. “And this thing.”

She had examined the collar in the mirror earlier, without tools, she could only analyze the material of its outer shell.

“Just in case.”

“Don’t you find this boring?” Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan, whose expression turned slightly sad and aggrieved.

Yu Qici looked away, seeing her expression, she also felt a bit bad, but in her current position, she couldn’t say anything comforting.

The scenery suddenly opened up; it was a large artificial lake, with golden butterflies fluttering above its surface, golden dust falling with each flap of their wings. She knew these were dangerous species from the restricted area of District 47.

“They’re beautiful, but I remember their powder is poisonous,” Yu Qici had tried to use this powder in mechs before.

“These are lab-bred, non-toxic, they gave me the first batch,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “You should be able to see them at various galas soon.”

“The Stargazers’ research results?” Yu Qici asked.

“Mm.”

“Really non-toxic?”

Jiang Zhiyan looked at her with dissatisfaction: “You’re really good at ruining the atmosphere.”

“I’m starting to suspect that you deliberately let yourself be captured to get information from me,” Jiang Zhiyan lowered her voice and stared into Yu Qici’s eyes.

“Deliberately how? How could I deliberately do that?” Yu Qici retorted, her gaze unflinching. “In the public’s eyes, the Stargazers only research weapons, it’s normal for me to be suspicious.”

“But you’re not the public,” Jiang Zhiyan leaned closer, kissed Yu Qici’s forehead, lowered her voice, her tone gentle, held her wrist, and caressed it with her thumb. “If you ruin the atmosphere again, we’ll be spending the rest of the day in the basement.”

“Since you suspect me…”

Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yu Qici without speaking, just tugged on the chain on her wrist, gesturing towards the direction they came from.

Yu Qici stared at Jiang Zhiyan, closed her mouth, looked away, and at the butterflies not far away, which, for some reason, only stayed within that area. She was lost in thought, then was suddenly pulled forward and her waist embraced, Jiang Zhiyan also got on the transport vehicle.

The vehicle flew towards the lake. Yu Qici instinctively reached for the handrail, but Jiang Zhiyan pulled her into her arms.

“Look over there.”

Yu Qici followed Jiang Zhiyan’s pointed finger and saw a pearly fish leap out of the water, quickly followed by a school of fish, their scales shimmering in the moonlight.

Her jaw dropped slightly. The Yu family also kept this kind of fish, but only two, they were gifts, because they were valuable and difficult to raise.

She finally understood why they came here at night.

Yu Qici didn’t speak, just quietly watched the lake, only exclaiming softly when rare species appeared. She saw Jiang Zhiyan’s reflection in the water, her expressionless face seemingly unmoved by the beautiful scenery, as if deep in thought.

Yu Qici subconsciously touched Jiang Zhiyan’s hand on her waist, and Jiang Zhiyan looked over, she calmly withdrew her hand.

After touring the entire lake, the two returned. They didn’t go deeper, and Jiang Zhiyan didn’t get off the vehicle, flying directly back to the villa.

“Can I go there tomorrow?” Yu Qici asked.

“Whatever.”

“Further in.”

“Anywhere is fine, if you like it, I’ll have them build a small cabin on the lake for you, so you can rest there at night.”

“Okay,” Yu Qici nodded.

“Not afraid of the poisonous butterflies anymore?” Jiang Zhiyan looked at her and unchained their wrists.

Yu Qici: …

“I’m going out for a bit.”

“Where are you going?”

“The Jiang family is at the gate,” Jiang Zhiyan said with a sneer.

Yu Qici watched as she entered the password, opened a cabinet, and took out an energy gun.

Chapter 103: I Want To Do As I Please (5)

After finishing her meal, Yu Qici ignored Jiang Zhiyan’s suggestive gaze, got her terminal, walked past her, and casually found a spot to sit in the garden.

Jiang Zhiyan followed. Yu Qici didn’t look up, her gaze fixed on the terminal, as expected, there was no news about herself.

“Did they discover that the androids were being controlled?” Yu Qici asked.

Jiang Zhiyan leaned against the wicker chair, didn’t speak, just glanced at her.

Yu Qici stared at Jiang Zhiyan for a while, and Jiang Zhiyan simply closed her eyes and turned her head away.

“Are you angry?”

Jiang Zhiyan still didn’t speak.

“Then continue being angry.” Yu Qici wasn’t going to coax her, as a prisoner, coaxing someone wasn’t something she should be doing.

The System almost laughed out loud.

“Two people died in the Jiang family,” Yu Qici continued. “Was it you again? Those two seemed to have a grudge against you.”

“You’re quite concerned about me, aren’t you?”

Yu Qici sensed the displeasure in Jiang Zhiyan’s tone.

“Don’t you have enemies?” Yu Qici retorted.

“You really are concerned about me,” Jiang Zhiyan opened her eyes, the scent of jealousy thick in the air. “Tsk.”

“Not concerned, not interested, we’re not close.”

“Mm, just be concerned from now on,” Jiang Zhiyan said, satisfied.

Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan intently: “So did they discover the androids were being controlled?”

“Are you genuinely curious, or are you trying to test my capabilities?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

Yu Qici thought for three seconds: “Would the answers be different for these two purposes?”

“Perhaps.”

Yu Qici looked into Jiang Zhiyan’s eyes, tapped the small coffee table lightly, and smiled: “I don’t quite believe in your capabilities, so I want to know the answer to the first question.”

Jiang Zhiyan knew Yu Qici was doing this on purpose: “Then I refuse to answer, you can guess… but it’s not important, whether they discover it or not, the public won’t know, it only affects the amount of compensation the Yu family receives from Ruilin Group.”

“But they might still discover it, after all, there’s still me, someone who loves watching the show, it wouldn’t be bad to have the androids dance in the streets on an auspicious day,” Jiang Zhiyan stood up and kissed Yu Qici’s forehead. “I’m going to the study.”

Yu Qici, looking at Jiang Zhiyan’s retreating figure, suddenly realized a serious problem. If Jiang Zhiyan could control all the androids under Ruilin Group, then she had spies all over the alliance, and no one knew, she could even control the androids to do many things.

Eighty percent of the androids on the market were from Ruilin Group.

She frowned slightly, looking in the direction Jiang Zhiyan left.

Judging by Jiang Zhiyan’s reaction, either Ruilin Group hadn’t discovered it, or she believed her methods were superior to Ruilin Group’s and she could maintain control over the androids no matter what they did, that’s why she was so fearless.

Forget it, she wouldn’t think about it anymore, she didn’t want to do anything.

Yu Qici stood up, found a comfortable spot, and picked up a random book.

***

“Did you find anything?” The Yu Family Head’s expression was grim.

“No,” the few people standing in front of her had equally grim expressions. “We checked the spaceship and the androids’ data, there’s nothing unusual, and Ruilin Group also said they didn’t receive any alerts yesterday.”

“So you’re saying she just disappeared into thin air?” the Yu Family Head sneered. “Didn’t receive any alerts… did you tell them what the bodyguards said?”

“We did, but they said it was impossible, because the bodyguards were found to have ingested mind-altering drugs.”

The Yu Family Head slammed the table: “And no one contacted you?”

“No,” the leader sighed softly. “If it were a simple kidnapping for ransom or some other motive, they would have contacted us immediately, it’s been so long, and there’s still no news… they’re probably after Miss Yu herself, and being able to kidnap someone between the imperial star and District 6, their identity must be extraordinary, and they’re very daring.”

Another person whispered: “I heard something happened to the Jiang family again, could there be a connection between these two incidents?”

“Could it be the Stargazers again?”

“Stargazers…” The Yu Family Head clenched her fists. “You just mentioned the Jiang family, what happened to them?”

“Jiang Lei and Jiang Shuo are dead, they were found with multiple stab wounds, the perpetrator seemed to have sadistic tendencies, we haven’t found the murderer yet, they didn’t leave any traces.”

“Sadistic? How could those two offend the Stargazers?” The Yu Family Head leaned back in her chair. “Don’t their people always kill with a single strike? But it’s also strange, they’ve only taken action three times on the imperial star, the first two times were against important figures, and this time, killing two… what’s the point of taking such a big risk for this?”

The person standing in the corner, who hadn’t spoken, said: “Family Head, should we investigate Jiang Zhiyan?”

The people in the room were silent for three seconds.

This name used to be frequently mentioned here, but since her differentiation failure, she had disappeared from their sight.

“Her?” The Yu Family Head tapped the table and sneered. “Isn’t she just a dog of the Jiang family now?”

“I received news from our informant that she seems to have fallen out with General Manager Jiang.”

“Then it’s even less likely to be her, it’s too obvious, she’s not that stupid.”

“What if she thinks that way too?”

The Yu Family Head shook her head again: “No, that child wouldn’t collude with space pirates.”

The person who spoke wanted to say something more, but the Yu Family Head stopped him with a look, and he felt a little disappointed.

***

Jiang Zhiyan, who was deemed unlikely to collude with space pirates, was currently in a meeting with several high-ranking members of the Stargazers, eight people in total, four of them wearing masks, clearly these people were hidden within the alliance, the other four without masks were all wanted criminals, everyone in the alliance knew what they looked like.

Jiang Zhiyan was also wearing a mask. She yawned: “Is there something?”

She had altered her voice; it sounded very different from her usual voice.

“You can control Ruilin Group’s androids? I haven’t heard you mention this before,” the leader of the Stargazers said with dissatisfaction, a scar across his face, looking quite terrifying, very much in line with Jiang Zhiyan’s stereotypes.

Jiang Zhiyan spread her hands and said with a faint smile: “Have you told me everything? We’re partners, not subordinates, isn’t it strange to ask your partner to reveal all their cards?”

“It seems you have quite a few cards up your sleeve.”

“Enough to save my life, so is this meeting to interrogate me?” Jiang Zhiyan took a sip of water.

“No, I requested this meeting. I heard the Alliance Mecha Research Center has new research results, I want to get my hands on a mech,” the mecha specialist of the Stargazers said with a smile. “I’ll have to trouble everyone for this.”

“Stealing a mech, you’re really thinking big,” a masked person said with dissatisfaction. “How are we going to steal it? Didn’t we just get a shipment from the Jiang family’s factory? Is that not enough?”

“The Jiang family’s mechs are nothing special,” the mecha specialist looked at Jiang Zhiyan. “What do you think?”

Jiang Zhiyan shook her head, she wasn’t interested in such a thankless and risky task, she just wanted to enjoy her time with Yu Qici. “Why not wait two years until they start mass production, then just rob them, why bother with all this trouble?”

“I agree,” another masked person said, their voice androgynous, but clearly dissatisfied.

“But I want it now, I can’t wait,” the mecha specialist looked at Jiang Zhiyan with a faint smile. “Although we’re partners, you understand, your current situation doesn’t give you the leverage to oppose us.”

“Oh… is that so?” Jiang Zhiyan tapped the table twice, and the large mechanical claw behind the mecha specialist suddenly descended rapidly, stopping fifty centimeters above his head. “We can all just die together, don’t you think, Professor Yang?”

Professor Yang’s face paled as he looked up at Jiang Zhiyan in disbelief, and someone quickly realized what was going on.

“You know who we are?” a masked person asked.

“No, and I don’t want to know,” Jiang Zhiyan said lightly. “This is my sincerity in our partnership, I hope we can maintain a good cooperative relationship in the future.”

Jiang Zhiyan took a sip of tea. Judging by their expressions, only Professor Yang seemed agitated, the other three without masks were just a little surprised, as expected of people who had experienced many storms.

“Professor Yang, do you have anything else to say?” Jiang Zhiyan raised her cup, looking at the patterns on it, after waiting for a long time without a response, she looked at the screen again.

“No, I can wait,” Professor Yang said, forcing himself to calm down and looking at the others, but seeing no one speak up for him, he could only keep quiet.

“Since you can do this, why not just directly steal the information?”

Jiang Zhiyan nodded: “Of course I can, but wouldn’t that be less entertaining?”

The others were speechless.

“Oh, and don’t send anyone to assassinate me, I can see them coming,” Jiang Zhiyan yawned. “It’s my bedtime, goodbye everyone.”

Jiang Zhiyan waved and left the meeting.

The remaining seven people were silent, exchanging glances, wanting to say something, but remembering Jiang Zhiyan’s words before leaving, they were worried she was still listening.

“She’s improving rapidly,” one person finally said after a long pause.

“Very impressive,” the unmasked female Alpha seemed to be in the best mood. “She’s right, and we invest a lot of money in mecha research every year, Professor Yang, you should come up with something new yourself, if she’s willing to join us, I believe she can directly replace you.”

Professor Yang’s expression turned even uglier, but he couldn’t refute it, the more things the Stargazers looted, the more incompetent he seemed.

Jiang Zhiyan left, but the System continued to monitor the situation, sighing inwardly: “It’s not easy working for anyone these days.”

“You’re back?” Yu Qici, leaning lazily on the sofa, heard footsteps and looked up at Jiang Zhiyan. “Are you in a good mood?”

“Coax me to sleep,” Jiang Zhiyan said, standing upstairs, her tone matter-of-fact.

Yu Qici: ?

“No,” Yu Qici refused. “Someone your age doesn’t need to be coaxed to sleep.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the robot standing next to her, playing music, suddenly picked her up and carried her upstairs.

Yu Qici: ???

“Aren’t you being a bit too absurd?” Yu Qici said, looking at Jiang Zhiyan approaching.

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t speak, just took her from the robot, Yu Qici struggled a bit, but it was useless.

“I don’t know how to coax people to sleep.”

“I believe you’re naturally talented.”

The two entered the room. Jiang Zhiyan placed Yu Qici on the bed, got under the covers herself, then looked at Yu Qici, signaling her to begin.

“Any hints?”

Jiang Zhiyan stared at Yu Qici for a while, reached out, pulled her closer, and hugged her: “Then let’s take a nap together.”

“I just woke up, my mind is very clear.”

“A clear mind can’t even come up with a way to coax someone to sleep? It seems it’s not that clear then,” Jiang Zhiyan lowered her head, held the collar on Yu Qici’s neck in her mouth, and gently licked it.

Yu Qici’s body stiffened, and she pinched Jiang Zhiyan’s arm: “Let go of me, I’ll coax you.”

“Let’s just coax each other like this, sitting and coaxing is outdated,” Jiang Zhiyan said with a smile.

Although Yu Qici couldn’t see Jiang Zhiyan’s face, she could tell from her voice that she was smiling mischievously.