“Shen Qingling, your eyelashes are so long.”
“......”
“Hey, is it long there?”
Shen Qingling was cornered against the wall by the woman, with nowhere to escape.
This was the type of woman Shen Qingling had mentioned, one who, after too much to drink, became infatuated with him.
He wondered if she would go crazy when she sobered up and remembered what she had done.
The story began a few hours earlier.
Shen Qingling’s part-time job was at a coffee shop near Jiangcheng University.
Originally, he only worked there on weekends and didn't need to come on weekdays.
However, because Shen Qingling planned to accept Song Zhining's invitation to have dinner at the Song Family this weekend, he had swapped shifts with a colleague in advance.
To avoid causing a commotion, Shen Qingling usually wore a mask while working part-time, and today was no exception.
From Monday to Friday, there weren't many people, so Shen Qingling rested for a while after being busy.
Just then, the system's voice rang out: “Detected a conquerable character: Ruan Mingyi.”
“Name: Ruan Mingyi”
“Goddess Level: A-rank”
“Identity: Eldest Young Lady of the Ruan family”
“Personality: Abstract, Sharp-tongued, Lacking Love”
“Plot Relevance: 30%”
“Ending: Insufficient points, unable to unlock”
Shen Qingling looked up at the entrance and saw one woman helping another woman walk in.
From their attire, it was clear that both were wealthy and distinguished, obviously young ladies from rich families.
The woman being supported was Ruan Mingyi, Shen Qingling's target.
Shen Qingling asked, “I don't remember that name. Does she have a role in the original novel?”
077: “Yes, the host might not have noticed. She is a mortal enemy of your future fiancée, Sheng Xia. At a banquet, the two had an argument, and Ruan Mingyi splashed Sheng Xia with red wine.”
“When Gu Yijin came out to defend Sheng Xia, Ruan Mingyi cursed him out, leaving him utterly humiliated. Gu Yijin held a grudge against Ruan Mingyi ever since and sent people to disfigure Ruan Mingyi’s face... The rest of the plot you’ll have to unlock yourself.”
077 had revealed enough, and Shen Qingling roughly knew what would happen next.
Ruan Mingyi had humiliated Gu Yijin in front of so many people. Given Gu Yijin's personality, he would definitely retaliate, and her fate would be no better than the original owner's.
Shen Qingling secretly observed Ruan Mingyi and the other woman.
Ye Qiao helped Ruan Mingyi sit down at a window seat.
As soon as they entered, they attracted many people's attention.
Ruan Mingyi was very beautiful, not with the innocent look of a pure girl, but with the striking beauty of a bright and sharp woman. Her features were very delicate, and her eyes were a deep sapphire blue, suggesting a mixed heritage.
Her captivating and eye-catching fiery red lips exuded a myriad of charms, and her voluminous wavy hair was casually draped behind her shoulders. Due to being drunk, her eyes were a little hazy.
Shen Qingling used Ye Qiao's ordering opportunity to lean closer, hoping to hear what they were saying. As soon as he approached, he heard Ruan Mingyi say indignantly, “How can I compete with her? Her chest is bigger than my head.”
Ye Qiao took the menu Shen Qingling handed her, looked at it, and said, “Your chest isn't small. Besides, what are you comparing yourself to her for? She's just a big-breasted, brainless idiot.”
Ruan Mingyi sighed, “But he just likes that kind of stupid woman. If happiness were a piece of land, I'd be the eternally sleeping husband and the silent passenger in the car...”
Ye Qiao quickly coughed, “We're in a coffee shop, don't say that.”
Ye Qiao pointed to the coffee on the menu: “Two of these, please.”
As Ye Qiao looked up, her eyes met Shen Qingling's attractive ones. She paused, thinking, *Such beautiful eyes...*
Shen Qingling acknowledged her and walked away.
Ye Qiao nudged Ruan Mingyi's hand. “Hey, did you notice that waiter just now?”
“Waiter? What about the waiter?”
“My intuition tells me he's a big hottie.”
“Stop it, Qiao Qiao. I've completely given up on men. I, Ruan Mingyi, will never fall for another man in this life!”
Ye Qiao pouted. How could she not know her best friend's nature? She often fell for one man after another, but her mouth was too sharp, and no man could stand it, so she hadn't had a proper relationship yet.
“Which man have you liked for more than a month?”
“That's not my problem; it's that they can't keep me entertained.”
“......Yes, yes, you're always right.”
Just then, Ye Qiao's phone lit up; it was a call from her boyfriend. Ye Qiao's eyes brightened.
“Mingyi, Qi He called me. I'm going out to take this call. You sober up here.”
“Got it, love-struck fool.”
Ye Qiao giggled, picked up her phone, and went out.
Ruan Mingyi, however, completely ignored her and didn't sober up obediently. Instead, she pulled out the unfinished red wine from her bag and continued drinking.
Two men at the next table had been watching Ruan Mingyi for a while. Seeing her sitting there drinking alone, they couldn't help but go over to chat her up.
“Beautiful, why are you drinking alone here? Are you in a bad mood? Would you like us to drink with you?”
Ruan Mingyi looked at the two men with hazy eyes, then a mocking smile appeared on her lips.
She was already in a bad mood today, and now seeing ugly men hitting on her made her even more annoyed.
“Don't you look in the mirror before you leave the house? How dare you try to pick me up?”
The man's smile stiffened. The man next to him stepped forward and said, “Miss, your words are a bit too much. Isn't my friend handsome?”
Ruan Mingyi raised an eyebrow. “Handsome? Then I think you're even handsomer.”
The man was happy for less than three seconds before Ruan Mingyi lazily took another sip of wine and continued, “I think you're a bit of a charming rogue, especially your eyes, they're like rogue eyes.”
The two pick-up artists: “......”
The other man was still not giving up. It was precisely this kind of fiery beauty that was interesting. He put on a smile again and said, “We just want to be friends with you, Miss.”
Ruan Mingyi frowned. Her attitude was already so clear; why was this person still pestering her?
“You, wanting to be friends with me? When your salary comes in, you'll think something you bought on Pinduoduo got refunded.”
“No need to joke, I drive a Rolls-Royce Phantom.”
“Your temperament is more like a Rolls-Royce Phantom that's been corroded into an Emma electric bike after a night in the rain.”
“You! Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean I don't have one!”
“Alright, stop showing off in front of me. The only thing you can show off with now is your underwear. Rolls-Royce Phantom, you're purely hallucinating.”
Shen Qingling finally understood why the system had labeled Ruan Mingyi's personality as abstract and sharp-tongued.
The two men were still saying something to Ruan Mingyi. Shen Qingling walked over, preparing to persuade them to leave, but Ruan Mingyi splashed cups of wine at them.
The red wine that should have splashed the two men's faces was blocked by Shen Qingling.
Ruan Mingyi realized she had splashed the wrong person. She swayed as she stood up, intending to say something to Shen Qingling, but with another raise of her hand, she knocked over the red wine beside her. The wine spilled all over her, and Ruan Mingyi was furious.
Why was she so unlucky today?!
She looked up, intending to curse at the two men, but instead, she saw Shen Qingling taking off his mask.