Mo Qingwu: ……
“Oh? Youyou doesn’t believe me?”
Narrowing her eyes dangerously, Mo Qingwu leaned closer to Youyou, her expression uncanny.
“I’d advise you not to doubt it.”
“Uh, I-I don’t.”
The tips of her ears flushed a faint red. Youyou did her best to meet Mo Qingwu’s gaze, but her clear, limpid eyes couldn’t help but dart about, like twinkling stars in the sky, causing even Mo Qingwu to lose herself in them for an unguarded moment.
“I was just… just very astonished, that’s all.”
After all, the Great Demon King is terrifying, isn’t she? Just looking at her is frightening enough. How could I have possibly fallen in love with her?
The girl’s thoughts were written all over her face. Mo Qingwu was inwardly amused, but her expression remained perfectly serious.
Unable to resist, she kissed the corner of Youyou’s lips, a touch as fleeting as a breath. Seeing Youyou’s startled expression, Mo Qingwu ambiguously licked her own lips, a playful glint flashing in her deep, obsidian-like eyes.
“So sweet. You taste so sweet, Youyou.”
“You… you…”
A pink blush crept up her fair cheeks. Youyou covered her mouth, flustered.
“What about me? I was just helping you confirm the truth, wasn’t I?” Tilting her head with a feigned look of confusion, Mo Qingwu gave Youyou a particularly cute blink. “I’ve heard that when two people are in love, even if they lose their memories, a trace of the other remains deep within their souls. So, Xiao Youyou, did you recoil from my kiss?”
“Did you feel awkward, uncomfortable, or even disgusted?”
Youyou: ……
“Um?”
Pondering the Great Demon King’s words seriously, Youyou thought for a moment, then shook her head.
“See? Deep down, you still remember me. I’m so happy.”
Her exquisitely demonic face became all the more beautiful with its soft expression. Mo Qingwu was adept at reading people, and nearly every word she spoke struck Youyou’s softest spot.
“I won’t force you to accept me right away. Though the lonely nights are truly hard to bear, I will give you time.”
A soft smile touched the corners of her lips as she gazed at Youyou, the affection in her eyes so dense it could drown a person.
And though Youyou didn’t fully understand, she felt her ears burn for some reason. Pondering Mo Qingwu’s words carefully, she gave a shy nod and softly said, “Okay.”
“Then thank you, Youyou.”
Casting a meaningful glance at the softly beautiful girl’s pink lips, Mo Qingwu forcibly suppressed the urge to taste and ravage them, striving to appear courteous and pure.
From her gradually returning memories, Mo Qingwu knew the girl was simple, easy to deceive, soft-hearted, and adorably clueless. That person, Na Lian, from before had made the girl fall for her through a disguise. If Na Lian could do it, then she, Mo Qingwu, certainly could as well. The girl before her would never escape the palm of her hand.
Of this, she was certain.
…
Mo Qingwu possessed a high IQ and EQ. When she applied this intelligence to winning Youyou over—by exploiting the weaknesses in her personality and emotions to gain her favor—the results were remarkably effective.
In the spacious, bright, and warm breakroom.
Mo Qingwu and Youyou were nestled on the sofa, playing a card game together.
Because Mo Qingwu’s intimidating aura had completely vanished, Youyou was no longer very afraid of her. She would occasionally tilt her head to ask for Mo Qingwu’s opinion. Staring at the massive pile of gold coins on the computer screen, Youyou smiled so widely her eyes nearly disappeared.
Waaah, the Great Demon King is so amazing!
When Bai Youjun knocked on the door of the breakroom, this was the scene that greeted him. Arching a brow imperceptibly, Bai Youjun stood in the doorway and said to Mo Qingwu, “I didn’t expect you to still be here, CEO Mo.”
“Ah, I suppose I should be getting back to work.”
Intentionally trying to win Bai Youjun’s favor, Mo Qingwu didn’t retort. Instead, she lowered her head and spoke with great gentleness to Youyou, who was looking up at her.
“I have to go now. When you have time, will you call me?”
With her impeccable looks and sincere tone, Youyou let out a hum as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, suddenly finding the Great Demon King very good-looking.
Amused by Youyou’s reaction, Mo Qingwu touched her own face—different from before, but still more than enough to entice this girl—and left in a pleasant mood.
“Let’s go. Time for lunch.”
When facing his little sister, Bai Youjun’s attitude was incredibly soft. Youyou obediently followed with a hum, her eyes shining.
After a spicy feast, Youyou sat in the passenger seat holding a fruit tea, humming contentedly. Seeing this, Bai Youjun, who was sitting beside her, couldn’t help but smile and tap her on the forehead. He took a napkin and handed it to her, his voice a mix of exasperation and amusement. “Didn’t you used to dislike spicy food? Why the change in taste?”
The hand Youyou was using to hold the napkin trembled, and the napkin fell onto her lap.
Bai Youjun acted as if he hadn’t noticed. As he drove, he said to her, “Eating like this all the time isn’t good for you. Let’s try something different tomorrow.”
Bai Youjun continued to chat, but Youyou’s mind was already in turmoil.
She hung her head sullenly, the fruit tea straw in her mouth, her eyes growing misty.
‘Xixi.’
Has Bai Youjun figured it out?
[Host, there’s no need to feel guilty. She gave up this identity of her own accord.]
Knowing what was making its host panic, Xixi’s reply was uncharacteristically cold. [The Main God Space owes no karmic debts, and neither do you, Host.]
‘Oh.’
Turning her head to look out the window, Youyou furrowed her brow slightly, lost in thought.
The atmosphere gradually fell silent.
A look of understanding, the kind that comes after a suspicion is confirmed, flashed in Bai Youjun’s eyes. However, his observations over the past few days had left him with no ill will toward this “sister.” So, after he parked the car in the company’s underground garage, he unbuckled his seatbelt and said gently to Youyou, “I’m sorry if I scared you. It’s just… I want to know where my real sister is.”
“Huh?”
The sudden question left Youyou completely bewildered. She turned to look at Bai Youjun, and only after a long moment, prompted by Xixi, did she repeat its words in a soft, sticky voice.
“She’s in another world. She’s five years old, and many people dote on her.”
“Is that so?”
Unsure if he felt happy or wistful, Bai Youjun curved his lips into a smile and asked again, “Then what’s your name? How many people are in your family? How old are you?”
He had privately thought that this well-behaved girl occupying his sister’s body must be very young. But in the next second, he was stunned by her words.
“My name is Youyou. Bai. You. You. In my family, there’s me, my big brother Bai Qu, and that bad guy Su Ling. As for my age… I think I’m a few hundred years old.”
Although Youyou was a bit dense, she could still do simple math.
Completely unaware of what kind of bombshell she had just dropped, nor how Bai Youjun, this emperor of overthinking, would weave elaborate theories and speculations about her and Mo Qingwu’s identities in the future, Youyou sat silently in the car waiting for him to come to his senses, her heart gradually settling.
“Ahem, ahem, ahem.”
Unable to stop himself, Bai Youjun slumped over the steering wheel, coughing muffledly. The corners of his eyes were red, and his lips twitched as he said, “I… I really couldn’t tell.”
And by the way, he thought, being a few hundred years old is terrifying, okay?
Pinching his itchy throat, Bai Youjun thought for a moment before finally asking Youyou, “I’m going to tell Mom, Dad, and Big Brother about this. Do you object?”
Although this sister was cute and well-behaved, making him feel very protective of her, he had also doted on the mischievous, rebellious sister from before. He had to let his family know the truth about her disappearance. Otherwise…
…he wouldn’t be worthy of being her older brother.
Hearing this, Youyou shook her head. Remembering her mission, she scratched her head and said, “In that case, can you take this opportunity to have Mom and Dad pay attention to their health? Have them get regular check-ups at the hospital, without missing a single month?”
Although the plot stated that Father and Mother Bai’s health had completely collapsed from mental and physical exhaustion due to the original Youyou and the subsequent bankruptcy of the Bai Corporation, Youyou still felt it was better for them to get checked out.
As Youyou silently calculated the mission’s progress in her mind, she was unaware that her words had caused Bai Youjun’s already soft gaze to gain a little more warmth.
He said “okay” in a low voice, then patted the little girl’s head and comforted her with a smile, “No matter what Mom, Dad, or Big Brother think, our relationship won’t change. So, lil Youyou, can you tell me how all of this started?”
This little girl is also named Bai Youyou.
It seems we really are bound by fate.
“Huh?”
Youyou froze at his words. She consulted with Xixi in her mind and then agreed. However, the things Youyou said were dictated to her word-for-word by the system. The story was a mix of truth and lies, concealing any trace of the Main God Space and the system itself. It only mentioned that the original Youyou knew her own future would be unfortunate and full of hardships, so she had given up her identity of her own accord. As for how it would be full of hardships, Youyou fell silent.
She didn’t have the courage to re-watch those bloody and desperate memories, so she didn’t want anyone else to know what the original Youyou had once suffered.
Seeing the girl’s solemn expression, Bai Youjun’s gaze darkened slightly.
He asked a few more detailed questions, and then stopped.
As for Youyou, whose identity had been exposed, she acted no differently than before. As if nothing had happened, she holed up in the company to continue playing games, leaving Xixi utterly speechless.
[Host, aren’t you afraid that Bai Youjun is a bad person?]
Gazing at its carefree host, Xixi felt a pang of distress. It deliberately made its words harsher, hoping to make its host a little more vigilant.
[If Bai Youjun or the Bai family don’t believe you, your situation could become very dangerous. …They might kill you, or imprison you, or even dissect you…]
The system’s voice was eerie and grim, making Youyou shiver all over.
She weakly let go of the mouse, hugged herself tightly, and retorted in her mind: ‘But you’re the one who approved it, Xixi. You wouldn’t harm me, would you?’
Xixi: ……
Ahhhh, Host, you’re not playing fair!
Covering its face shyly with its paws, Xixi twitched its cat ears and said unnaturally: [That’s because the Great Demon King is in this world. Xixi believes that no matter when or where, the Great Demon King will protect you and keep you safe.]
After all, the Great Demon King was perverse to the bone. With her by the host’s side, those so-called bad guys wouldn’t stand a chance.
Compared to the Great Demon King, they were on a completely different level.
“The Great Demon King, huh.”
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