When Wen Runan saw the game console, she was extremely delighted. She immediately wrapped her arms around Li Mo’s neck, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed her, saying, “Thank you—”
The corners of Li Mo’s mouth curved slightly. “This is the watch you wanted last time. Try it on.”
Wen Runan didn’t overthink it and quickly picked up the mechanical watch and put it on her left wrist. She then pulled Li Mo’s left hand closer to compare them side-by-side.
“Is the one I’m wearing not the latest model? It seems a little different,” Wen Runan observed seriously, quickly noticing some subtle differences.
Li Mo’s eyebrows moved slightly. “Don’t you like it?”
“I love it. I’ll always wear it,” Wen Runan said with a smile, her expression completely natural, as if she hadn’t noticed anything amiss.
Wen Runan’s cooperation improved Li Mo’s mood, completely dissipating the displeasure brought on by her father’s visit.
Time fast-forwarded to 2:30 PM. Wen Runan woke up from her nap thanks to her biological clock. She planned to roll around in bed as she did yesterday and then get up to play games in the living room.
“Hmm?” After realizing she had run into an obstacle and couldn’t roll, Wen Runan opened her eyes in confusion, which still held the traces of unshed tears.
“Li Mo, why didn’t you go to work?” After realizing Li Mo was still in bed, Wen Runan rubbed her eyes, her voice slightly hoarse. “Did I sleep until evening?”
“I don’t work this afternoon.” Li Mo, leaning against the headboard, slowly turned a page of her book, her voice languid. “I’m staying home to keep you company.”
“Really?” Wen Runan immediately sat cross-legged on the bed, her eyes sparkling. “Then will you play games with me?”
Li Mo put down the book. Her inky black eyes concealed her true emotions. “You want me to play games with you?”
Wen Runan ran her fingers through her unruly wisps of hair and asked with slight hesitation, “Is that not allowed?”
“It is.” Li Mo gave a slight smile and said meaningfully, “In return, I hope you’ll play a game with me tonight.”
“Of course, I can!” Wen Runan pretended not to understand and agreed very quickly. “I chose a two-player game! If you don’t have to work tomorrow either, we can play all night!”
Li Mo chuckled lightly, not refuting the idea of staying up all night. She allowed Wen Runan to hold her hand and very cooperatively sat down in front of the large screen, picking up a controller to start learning how to play the game.
Just as Li Mo figured out the rules and was getting into the swing of the game, the phone she had placed aside rang at an inappropriate time.
Li Mo glanced at it, saw it was a call from her assistant, and immediately pressed the connect button. “Hello, this is me.”
“President Li, the police station is preparing to release young President Li,” the assistant’s voice came through the microphone. “His secretary came forward and voluntarily took most of the blame.”
“And then the police released him?” Li Mo’s brow furrowed. “The documentation I gave you should contain direct evidence showing the money was transferred from his personal account, shouldn’t it?”
“Young President Li’s side…” The assistant paused here, his tone quite complex. “He presented a certificate of mental illness, confirming that young President Li has been simultaneously suffering from anxiety and depression during this period, and everything he did was at the instigation and guidance of the secretary.”
Hearing this explanation, Li Mo was also stunned, falling into a brief silence.
It wasn’t that Li Mo hadn’t considered Li Beichen using mental illness to escape punishment. But this was the worst possible strategy; publicly admitting to a mental illness was practically handing a weakness over to her.
For a large listed company like Jiaheng, how could the CEO be mentally ill? Even if the board and shareholders agreed, what about the vast number of retail investors? They would definitely have concerns.
“I understand. Inform Lawyer Wang that I will be adding an extra three million in fees,” Li Mo considered for a moment. “Since that secretary has stepped forward to take the blame, ensure he spends the rest of his life in prison.”
The assistant quickly understood and immediately responded, “Understood, President Li. I’ll make the arrangements right away.”
After ending the call, Li Mo met Wen Runan’s curious gaze. She hadn’t deliberately avoided her during the call, and at such close range, Wen Runan had likely heard most of the conversation.
“Was Li Beichen taken away by the police?” Curiosity and gossip were written all over Wen Runan’s face. “When did that happen?”
Li Mo placed her phone aside and answered truthfully, “Yesterday morning.”
Wen Runan blinked. “Was it because he took me away?”
“Half of it.” Li Mo calmly picked up the game controller again. “He had people tamper with my car, trying to make me have an accident.”
“There’s that, too?!” Wen Runan suddenly widened her eyes. “Li Beichen tried to kill you? Aren’t you two biological siblings?”
“Evidently, blood ties are worthless in the face of sufficient profit,” Li Mo’s tone was completely unchanged. “Are you ready? I’m going to end the pause now.”
“Huh? Oh, oh.” Wen Runan instinctively gripped the controller, looking at the large screen to continue controlling her character through the level.
“066! Why didn’t you tell me about such an important matter!” Wen Runan immediately called out to the system in her consciousness.
“Host, the System only provides warnings when the host’s own life is in danger. Li Mo’s safety is not within the scope of notification,” 066 quickly replied.
Wen Runan wasn’t buying it and continued to argue, “Li Mo is now my ‘Male Lead.’ If she gets into an accident, my mission will fail, 066. You know what I’ll face if the mission fails, right?”
066 was silent for three seconds. “Li Mo has been bound as the detection target. If the target’s physical indicators show an abnormality, the System will notify the Host immediately.”
“It’ll be too late once the indicators are abnormal. Can’t you provide an early warning?” 066’s answer didn’t satisfy Wen Runan.
“Host’s current rank is too low. To implement early warning, you need to pay points to upgrade the system function.”
“…” Points again! Isn’t this clearly taking advantage of her now that her points have been cleared to zero!
“Host, a hidden mission has been detected. Would you like to view it?”
Hearing the four words “hidden mission,” Wen Runan immediately became wary. “I am only viewing it, which does not mean I am accepting it.”
“The System has detected that the ‘Male Lead’ Li Beichen’s Blackening Value has reached eighty. Within the next seven days, there is an eighty percent chance that he will die with the Host. Please select a mission.”
“Mission 1: Inspire Li Beichen’s conscience and lower his Blackening Value to below fifty. Mission 2: In—”
“No need to say more. I choose Mission 2.” Without waiting for 066 to finish, Wen Runan made her choice.
“Host has successfully accepted the hidden mission. Mission Objective: Kill Li Beichen before his Blackening Value reaches one hundred points. Mission Completion Reward: two hundred points. Mission Failure Penalty: None.”
“No penalty?” Wen Runan was slightly surprised. “That doesn’t seem like the Bureau’s style.”
“Host, if your hidden mission fails, Li Beichen will likely die with you,” 066 reminded her.
The Blackening Value is a very mysterious thing. Perhaps a small provocation would cause his Blackening Value to shoot straight to one hundred. Moreover, Li Beichen is currently one of the ‘Male Leads,’ so killing him would not be a simple matter.
Wen Runan was noncommittal about this; she wasn’t a rookie, so she naturally knew this common sense.
She was even clearer in her heart that if she were to contact Li Beichen now, the one who would become ‘Blackened’ wouldn’t just be Li Beichen, but Li Mo.
Li Mo is much more formidable than Li Beichen. If her Blackening Value were to reach one hundred, then Wen Runan would probably have a death rate of ten out of ten.
Oh, not necessarily. There’s also a high possibility that Li Mo would lock her in a small, dark room for the rest of her life.