Volume 1 Chapter 49: Choose a Suitable Person to Take Care of Her
“The Special Investigation Department has legally begun an investigation into the developer of the amusement park located in the suburbs. The missing children were previously found there. The full details of the case are still under further review...”
At the top floor of a tall building, a thin middle-aged woman stood with her hands behind her back, staring at the ruined amusement park shown on the television.
A mocking smile rested on her face.
She was Liu Li, the owner of the construction company that had originally taken the project to build the amusement park.
Even though many business partners had called her all morning because of the news, Liu Li was actually in a very good mood.
Let the Special Investigation Department investigate if they want...
What could those useless fools possibly find?
That amusement park had only been chosen as a temporary test site in the first place.
Even if no outsiders had interfered last night, it would have been abandoned sooner or later.
And with the collapse of the underwater tunnel, all those dark and shameful “little secrets” had been buried under the ruins.
No matter how suspicious the department was, no matter how much they investigated, they would never find any clues.
At most, it would only look like this.
A failed amusement park built by her company had coincidentally become the nest of a Disaster Beast.
That was all.
Losing such a rare Disaster Beast was truly a pity.
But that was a headache for “that person.”
Her own job was simply to do what she needed to do and take the benefits that belonged to her.
Everything else had nothing to do with her.
When she imagined those people from the Special Investigation Department working overtime, searching everywhere yet finding nothing, growing angry and helpless, the smile on Liu Li’s face deepened.
In all her thirty-plus years of fighting through the business world, she had never enjoyed such a wonderful victory.
The only pity was...
“That little girl from the Bai family actually escaped...”
Leaning back in a chair and gently shaking the wine glass in her hand, Liu Li clicked her tongue in disgust.
“Even that didn’t kill her in the amusement park?”
“Tch. That lucky little brat!”
If that girl had really died there, then sacrificing one abandoned amusement park and one Disaster Beast would have been absolutely worth it.
Once the Bai family fell into chaos, she could have taken action and benefited from it.
What a shame...
But according to the information given by “that person,” the girl had escaped smoothly because a magical girl was protecting her.
And the Disaster Beast had also been killed by that magical girl.
“Hah... magical girl, magical girl... where do all these magical girls keep coming from!?”
“They ruined my plans...”
Liu Li squeezed the wine glass in her hand until it made cracking sounds.
If those meddling women had not interfered, she would have achieved even more by now...!
Still, what was done was done.
There was no point regretting it now.
As long as that person’s plan succeeded, she would truly enter the upper class. She would stand equal with the powerful figures who now only existed in rumors. She would gain wealth and status far beyond what she had now.
So what if it was the Bai family?
So what if it was magical girls?
So what if it was the Special Investigation Department?
When that day came, with Disaster Beasts and strange monsters protecting her from behind…
Who in all of Wangdu would dare oppose her?
Back when she had been thrown out of the Bai family like a stray dog, she would never even have dared dream of such a future.
Liu Li did not really know the true identity of that person.
But with that person secretly helping her, all her business rivals had been smoothly removed.
At first, Liu Li had doubts.
But now, she had completely submitted herself beneath that person’s feet.
Disaster Beasts and monsters were dangerous.
People could die.
So what?
The dead are nothing but a meaningless statistic, only the money flowing into my pocket is real!
She gritted her teeth, and a cruel smile appeared on her face.
She opened her computer. The photo that person sent her yesterday, showing Bai Muxue attending the memorial service, appeared before Liu Li.
“Strange…”
After looking at the photo again and again, she showed a puzzled expression.
She had already studied this photo many times over the past two days. But the more carefully she looked, the stronger her doubts became.
“I remember... the young miss of the Bai family didn’t look like this before, right?”
Heh, forget it. A small matter like this is not important.
After all, it had already been seven years since she last saw the Bai family’s young miss. Wasn’t it normal for her looks to change?
As long as she killed this girl, the Bai family would become nothing more than a stepping stone for her!
In Liu Li’s mind, she could already see herself reaching the peak of life, receiving cheers and praise. The smile on her face became even more twisted.
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“Whoa... 39 degrees Celsius? Are you serious?”
Tang Xingwan looked at the bright red number on the thermometer gun and clicked her tongue in shock.
She had worked so hard to carry Bai Muxue back to her home. On the way, she had received many surprised looks from people around them. She had thought Bai Muxue only had a cold and heatstroke, but after seeing the temperature reading, sweat instantly ran down her back.
In this situation, she really should call an ambulance, right? But...
Feeling troubled, Tang Xingwan placed a cup of warm water on the bedside table and looked worriedly at the girl lying on the bed with closed eyes.
At this moment, Bai Muxue’s skin looked pale in a sickly way. Her whole body felt like burning hot iron. Her lips were slightly cracked from dryness, and a hoarse low sound came from her throat.
“Miss Bai? Miss Bai? Can you hear me?”
“How about waking up first and drinking some water?”
Tang Xingwan bent down and softly called to her. She also gently patted Bai Muxue’s shoulder, trying to wake her up.
But after hearing someone calling her, Bai Muxue only frowned slightly. Her trembling eyelids seemed as heavy as stone. She moved her soft body restlessly, but never opened her eyes.
Hmm, she reacted? Then she should be able to hear me? Miss Bai really looks weak... so she should drink water first, right? But in this state, how can she drink any?!
“Ahhh... in the end, I really have no idea how to take care of a sick person!”
Tang Xingwan shook her twin tails in frustration. Her head dropped, and a troubled look appeared on her pretty face.
If only... Dad were still here...
Without meaning to, that thought suddenly appeared in her heart.
If her father were still alive, she would not need to worry about this at all. He alone could arrange everything and take good care of Miss Bai.
Usually, she always complained that he talked too much and controlled everything. Whenever they argued, she always thought it would be great if she could become independent sooner.
But now that she was truly alone, that hard-to-describe loneliness and sadness almost swallowed her whole.
When Dad was around, she could let herself become a little foolish and freely act like a spoiled girl.
But now Dad was gone. She could only hide inside her shell and use the things she liked to protect and numb herself.
No matter what happened in the future, she would have to face it alone.
“Now isn’t the time to think about this... Classmate Bai still needs me to take care of her...”
Tang Xingwan took a deep breath and quietly wiped away the moisture deep in her eyes.
But... even if she was unreliable, she could ask someone reliable for help.
Thinking this, Tang Xingwan took out her phone and slowly typed a message.
“Classmate Xiyao, sorry to bother you at this time. One of my friends has a fever. May I ask how I should take care of her?”