Chapter 160: Chapter 160: Mingjing Alone, Superior to Thousands of Troops
Si Mingjing felt too embarrassed to eat. Holding the grilled fish, she asked the child, "Little Liangliang, what would you like me to do for you?"
Clever girl!
Liangliang stared at the ring on Si Mingjing’s middle finger.
"Big Sister, Liangliang wants to make a phone call!"
Si Mingjing couldn’t help but laugh, initially thinking the child had some important matter. She unlocked her ring phone, slipped it off her finger, handed it to Liangliang, and then focused on eating her fish.
Liangliang held the ring phone like a precious treasure, enlarging its holographic screen. A virtual holographic screen, the size of a computer monitor, floated before her.
Liangliang entered a phone number.
It took a long time for the call to connect.
On the holographic virtual screen, a picturesque face appeared—a man with a ponytail, exuding a noble, artistic, and dignified temperament.
At first glance, Si Mingjing found him familiar.
This man... where have I seen him before?
Si Mingjing thought for a moment. Yes! At Song Pianlan’s funeral! This was the handsome man who came with the Huo Family!
What was his name again? Right, Sheng Liuyun!
Mo Yinhe also noticed the person in the video. Could it really be one of his arch-nemeses, Sheng Liuyun?
Mo Yinhe decisively stood up and walked away.
"Uncle! Uncle! BOO HOO HOO..."
"Liangliang was kidnapped by a bad woman and taken to a little island with nothing to eat or drink! I could only chew on leaves every day! Liangliang has become so skinny, there’s barely any meat left on me!"
Liangliang stretched out her chubby little hands and dramatically pinched her baby-fat cheeks, which had actually gained two pounds.
Tears streamed down her face in an instant, her wailing loud enough to reach the heavens.
Even Si Mingjing and Mo Yinhe felt a pang in their hearts at the little crier’s soft, whimpering voice.
If it weren’t for the pile of fish bones on the ground nearby, they might have almost believed her pitiful act.
"Uncle, you nearly lost your little treasure!"
"BOO HOO HOO HOO HOO!"
Little Liangliang continued her woeful tale. Only when seeing a true relative did she dare to show her grievances, crying buckets of real tears, truly feeling wronged.
Sheng Liuyun had no idea Liangliang was missing.
He hadn’t returned to Mu Continent in days.
Nor had anyone reported the incident to him.
If Liangliang hadn’t called, he might still have believed his dearly spoiled little niece was at home, living in luxury, pampered and doted on by everyone.
"Liangliang, don’t cry. Tell Uncle, where are you now?"
"BOO HOO HOO... Liangliang doesn’t know! Liangliang met a kind big brother and a kind big sister on the island!"
Tired from crying, Liangliang sniffled hard.
So hungry, so hungry! Oh, Liangliang wants to eat fishy!
Liangliang handed the ring phone back to Si Mingjing. She would leave the rest to the kind big brother and kind big sister.
She was going to focus on eating her fishy now.
Looking at Sheng Liuyun on the video call, Si Mingjing greeted him, "Mr. Sheng, what a coincidence. We meet again."
"Miss Si, how can it be you?"
Si Mingjing explained, "There’s a natural hot spring on this deserted island. I came to soak in it and unexpectedly found a little girl. It turns out she’s your niece. Don’t worry, she’s in good condition and isn’t injured. However, she said she’s been here alone for half a month."
Si Mingjing raised the roasted sea fish in her hand. "Luckily, this child knows how to roast fish. Otherwise, the consequences would be unthinkable. I wonder who could have abandoned her here?"
「...」
At this very moment, a group of people were landing on the island.
The woman leading them possessed an extraordinary, graceful, and luxurious demeanor.
It was Bai Jiusi.
"Are you sure Liangliang is on this island?"
The woman following close behind Bai Jiusi replied, "Positive. We did as you instructed and left the child on this island. With Little Liangliang’s wilderness survival skills, she should be able to last half a month. Your finding her now is like providing vital help in her moment of need; you will surely capture Liangliang’s heart."
Bai Jiusi bent to pass under a low-hanging branch and muttered, "It’s not that I’m heartless, but this child is too difficult to win over. If she were like other children, happy with a piece of candy and willing to call me ’Mommy,’ I wouldn’t have had to resort to such a tactic."
"Second Miss, rest assured, Liangliang will certainly accept you this time. You are no longer who you once were; you are no longer Bai Qingshui, the second daughter of the Bai Family. You are now Bai Jiusi, who has caused a sensation across the entire Undersea World!"
Bai Jiusi’s lips curved into a smirk.
That’s right, I am Bai Jiusi now!
The Bai Jiusi who dared to publicly divorce Mo Yinhe!
And I will be the Crown Princess Consort of Gendaya Country!
For every day the real Bai Jiusi doesn’t return, I can be Bai Jiusi!
If the real Bai Jiusi never returns, then I can be Bai Jiusi for life!
This has the tacit approval of the Bai Family.
Unless the real Bai Jiusi returns, I can openly and legitimately be Bai Jiusi!
"When you see Liangliang later, remember to tell her how arduously I searched for her—how I went without food, drink, or sleep for fifteen days to find her... As for how to play up the misery, use your discretion. But today, we must break through her defenses once and for all and make her feel close to me, and only me!"
The attendant confidently patted her chest. "Second Miss, don’t worry, I’ve already memorized the script."
Bai Jiusi turned and glared at her. "Call me the Eldest Miss of the Bai Family! I am now Bai Jiusi, the Eldest Miss of the Bai Family!"
"Oh, yes, yes, Eldest Miss, Eldest Miss," the attendant immediately said, her tone fawning.
「...」
By the hot spring pool, Si Mingjing was still on the video call with Sheng Liuyun, briefing him on the situation.
"Mr. Sheng, are you still in the Imperial Capital? If so, I’ll be returning there tomorrow as well. How about letting Liangliang stay with me for now? I’ll bring her to you tomorrow."
"Then I’ll have to trouble you, Miss Si. I am indeed still in the Imperial Capital. But, how did you end up on a deserted island?"
Not far away, Mo Yinhe waved his hand at her.
Si Mingjing said, "I’ve had too many troubles lately, so I came out to sea to clear my mind. I haven’t been on Earth for long and haven’t seen many of its beautiful sights, so I’m following a travel guide, exploring to broaden my horizons."
Because Song Pianlan’s mother had tried to frame Si Mingjing using the president’s granddaughter as a pawn, an incident that ended with the police taking her into custody, it had caused a small stir on the Imperial Capital’s trending topics.
When Si Mingjing mentioned she was out to clear her mind, Sheng Liuyun assumed she was referring to this incident. He expressed his gratitude repeatedly, "Then I’ll have to trouble you, Miss Si."
Afterward, Sheng Liuyun spoke with Little Liangliang again, "The young lady is someone Uncle knows. Stay with her, and she will bring you to Uncle tomorrow. Don’t be afraid."
"Liangliang isn’t scared; Liangliang is just really, really angry!"
"Don’t worry, Uncle will thoroughly investigate this matter, find the bad woman, and get justice for Liangliang."
Her uncle’s words gave Liangliang a sense of security.
Liangliang rolled into Si Mingjing’s arms and said in a sweet, soft voice, "Big Sister, Liangliang will stick with you then, okay? It’s so good to meet you, Big Sister! Otherwise, Liangliang would have starved to death! BOO HOO HOO..."