Chapter 210: It’s A Regret, You Did Not Complete The Lv2 Mission
Fried Ice Cream, after hearing Jiang Yuan’s words, was already in tears.
She looked at Jiang Yuan on the screen and choked out, “But my mom… how does she know I’ll definitely succeed if I go on a blind date?”
Jiang Yuan looked at her sad appearance, a flicker of sympathy in her eyes, “So, from the beginning, Chocolate wanted me to tell you not to go on the blind date, because your stepmother planned to drug you, have you directly get involved with the man, and then bring your relatives to catch you in the act, forcing you to marry him.”
【 Too cruel! 】
【 This stepmother is truly vicious. 】
【 If Chocolate hadn’t discovered this, wouldn’t Ice Cream’s life be ruined… 】
Fried Ice Cream’s reddened eyes widened suddenly, her teeth biting her lip, her fingers unconsciously curling, clenching into a fist.
Are these all true?
How is this possible…
She was clearly so good to me!
Jiang Yuan asked worriedly, “Qi Qi, are you okay?”
Tears fell drop by drop from her eyes. Fried Ice Cream raised her hand to wipe them away, sniffled, and said, “I understand. Tomorrow I’ll find an excuse not to go on the blind date.”
【 Silly girl, why look for an excuse? Just tear down the pretense and ask directly! 】
【 Yes, if it were me, I would definitely make a huge scene and wouldn’t take back a single penny! 】
【 Exactly, with a stepmother comes a stepfather; you’re an outsider in this family. 】
Fried Ice Cream lowered her head and murmured softly, “I also want to be like my sisters said, but I think about how good she was to me…”
Jiang Yuan said lightly, “After the money you gave the family became two thousand, did your stepmother ever send you anything?”
Fried Ice Cream thought back and slowly shook her head, “No.”
Jiang Yuan: “So isn’t it very obvious?”
“I understand.” Fried Ice Cream tried hard to control her emotions, not letting herself cry anymore.
She looked at Jiang Yuan and said gratefully, “Yuan Yuan, thank you.”
“No need to thank me.” Jiang Yuan chuckled, “Thank Chocolate.”
She glanced at the time; it was almost three in the morning.
Jiang Yuan raised her hand to cover her face and yawned, “I’m really sleepy. We’ll end the stream here today. See you next time.”
After saying that, she ended the stream amidst the audience’s reluctant pleas for her to stay.
Jiang Yuan locked her phone screen and fell asleep on the bed.
At six in the morning, the system notification chimed: 【 Regrettably, you have not completed LV2 mission: Collect blessings from two pets; commencing punishment channel: Ten Thousand Needles Piercing the Heart; time limit: ten minutes. 】
Jiang Yuan woke up in pain.
A dim wall lamp illuminated the room. The girl lay on the bed, a few weak rays of light falling on her pale face. Her smooth forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and her brow was tightly furrowed from the piercing pain.
Pain! So much pain!
Jiang Yuan felt as if she were tightly bound by painful threads, each one deeply constricting her internal organs, her limbs and bones feeling as if they were being pierced by countless steel needles.
Sharp stinging sensations struck her again and again, making even breathing difficult.
She was in so much pain she could barely breathe.
It was f***ing painful.
This pain lasted for ten minutes, but for Jiang Yuan, it felt as long as ten years.
Every second was agonizing.
She lay weakly on the bed, all her strength drained. Her clothes were soaked in cold sweat, clinging tightly to her skin, bringing a damp, cold chill.
“Hoo…” Jiang Yuan sighed deeply and, after a moment, said lowly, “I completed the mission, why am I being punished?”
【 System 009: I’m very sorry, you did not complete the mission within the specified time. You only collected the blessing of one small animal. 】
“Impossible!” Jiang Yuan’s tone was firm, “This is revenge!”
【 System 009: You only collected Oreo’s blessing, not Chocolate’s blessing. 】
Jiang Yuan’s brow furrowed. After recalling carefully, she realized it seemed to be true.
She had been too focused on discussing Ice Cream’s stepmother’s vicious behavior and had not asked Chocolate for a blessing before ending the stream.
So sleepy!
So angry!
To have endured ten minutes of pain for nothing!
Jiang Yuan didn’t dare to move at all; the shadow left by the previous pain was too great.
She lay quietly on the bed, and after about half an hour, she fell asleep again.
**
In the early morning, the horizon quietly turned fish belly white, and a ray of morning light pierced through the clouds like a sharp sword.
Fried Ice Cream sat on the bed with her knees bent, hugging herself tightly with both hands, her eyes vacant as she stared blankly out the window. Chocolate curled up beside her.
She hadn’t slept all night, replaying every moment of her interactions with her stepmother over the years.
When she was five years old, she finally had a mother like other children, and she was very happy.
Relatives and neighbors all said she was lucky to have such a good stepmother.
Fried Ice Cream had always thought so too; her stepmother was the angel God had sent her.
But after hearing Jiang Yuan’s words last night, as she recalled her stepmother’s kindness, it all seemed to have changed.
Her stepmother always praised her in front of others as a diligent and sensible good daughter, a great and selfless older sister.
Now that she thought about it, these were all her stepmother’s schemes.
Chocolate woke up from a nap and found its owner still in the same position as before it slept.
“Meow~” Qi Qi!
Sensing its owner’s sadness, it leaned over and rubbed its furry head against her.
“Meow~” Don’t be sad.
Fried Ice Cream slowly lowered her eyes, reached out to touch Chocolate, and murmured, “Do you know? She praised me for being diligent so I would do chores, praised me for being sensible so I wouldn’t cry or make a fuss, and praised me for being great and selfless so I would always accommodate my younger brother…”
“Meow~” I know, she’s a bad guy!
Fried Ice Cream smiled, held Chocolate in her arms, and rubbed her cheek against its soft fur, “Chocolate, I’m glad I have you. I only have you.”
Half an hour later, the room door was knocked from the outside, followed by a gentle voice, “Qi Qi, get up for breakfast.”
She used to think her stepmother was showing concern for her, but now she realized her stepmother didn’t want her to sleep too late, using breakfast as an excuse to get her up, then pretending to be very busy, which would make her feel sorry for her stepmother and take on all the chores.
Fried Ice Cream stared indifferently at the door.
The knocking and the voice sounded again, “Qi Qi, it’s time for breakfast!”
Fried Ice Cream got out of bed, opened the door, and said in a flat tone, “I’m not eating.”
“Not eating breakfast is bad for your stomach. You have to eat, be good.” The stepmother said with a smile, “Mom made your favorite red bean buns. After breakfast, you still have to meet that boy. Dress up nicely, and he won’t dare to treat you shabbily.”
“I’m not eating the red bean buns, and I’m not meeting that boy either.” Fried Ice Cream stared at her stepmother, finding her extremely hypocritical.
“Qi Qi, what’s wrong?” A flicker of displeasure crossed the stepmother’s eyes as she asked with concern, “Tell Mom about it.”
