Why Are the Psychos Obsessed with a Mere NPC?
Chapter 40: Bad Women Get Everything

Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Bad Women Get Everything

"We’ve told Chief Ling everything we were supposed to."

On the floating screen, the faces of several men were clearly visible.

The brooches pinned to their chests were either red or orange.

"We’re doing this for you at the risk of offending the Xu Family. When can we get the medicine you promised us?"

They were getting impatient, afraid the masked person on the other end would go back on their word.

"We don’t care why you want to help that special admission student. Once we have the medicine, we’ll act like we’ve never met."

"But if you back out, we’ll take that special admission student, Jian Yu, down with us, even if it means we die."

They had followed the instructions, revealing all of Xu Shaoqing’s plans in exchange for six bottles of medicine that could cure the side effects of genetic modification.

Chief Ling showed no mercy. If Xu Shaoqing found out they had betrayed her, they’d be in for a world of hurt.

"What’s the rush? The remaining bottles of the Genetic Potion will be in your hands within a week."

An androgynous voice spoke, and they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The person was mysterious, but since they could produce so many rare medicines at once, the men didn’t dare to offend them any further.

After hurriedly giving their address, both parties ended the call.

Xu Jianjuan took off her hat and removed the fake skin covering her face.

She disconnected the voice changer and packed a few things into her bag.

Ever since Xu Shaoqing’s last warning, basically no one had bothered her anymore, so she no longer had to hide out in the lab.

But she wasn’t rich. The medicine she’d promised those men could only be developed by her.

As an outstanding student of genetic biopharmaceutics, even after being locked away for many years, the Alliance hadn’t completely given up on her.

Having lived a second life, developing a few bottles of Genetic Potion was incredibly easy for Xu Jianjuan.

Weis Lan Noble Academy was loaded, so even with her low EV value, she could exchange it for a good amount of pharmaceutical materials after saving up for two weeks.

Unfortunately, these medicines hadn’t been officially invented yet, so she had to conduct her work in secret.

"Jian Yu."

Xu Jianjuan gazed at the empty bed across from her, stopped in her tracks, and whispered the name softly.

The image of that pure, innocent face appeared in her mind. Even when she had a cold expression, she still looked so soft, cute, and well-behaved.

Xu Jianjuan couldn’t help but think of a little sister she knew in her childhood.

She also had skin so fair it seemed to glow, beautiful and adorable. When she smiled, it looked like she was trying very hard, giving her a somewhat fragile look.

Especially when she was called "baby," she would become so shy and timid. Forget Xi Yu, even Xu Jianjuan herself felt the urge to tease her.

’Xi Yu might be faking it, but at least he’s willing to put on an act for Jian Yu.’

’It’s impossible not to be jealous. After all, when they face me, they can’t even be bothered to pretend.’

For a moment, Xu Jianjuan didn’t even know who she was jealous of.

’Who would have thought? In my past life, what others saw as special treatment from Xi Yu and his friends—letting me enter and leave the villa, live in the villa, and allowing me to get close to them—was actually just a ’cooperation’.’

’They were just watching for entertainment, feeding my desires step by step, wanting to see if I would be assimilated by them.’

’The medicine had given me faint signs of a second Awakening. They wanted to observe me, so they threw out some bait and benefits to lure me in.’

’Or when I was in danger, they would occasionally step in to protect me a few times.’

’It was always just mutual exploitation. In the end, I just wasn’t as good at playing the game as they were.’

’I’d heard too many people at the academy say that they liked me...’

Xu Jianjuan’s thoughts descended into chaos, her head splitting with pain.

She pulled a bottle of pills from her bag and swallowed a handful.

Her memories of her past life were too chaotic. She always felt like she had forgotten something very important.

...

"Dean Mom," Jian Yu said, making a voice call while taking a bath.

The dean grew suspicious. "Why no video?"

She suspected the person on the other end wasn’t Jian Yu.

"Password."

Jian Yu’s voice was crisp. "Bad girls get everything!"

The password was correct.

The dean relaxed. "Is anyone with you?"

"No." Jian Yu glanced at the closed door. "They went out."

She had heard the sounds of a fight.

"Let me ask you, honey, how many are you seeing? Of course, for the record, Mom doesn’t mean to blame you."

’She doesn’t know how long she has left, so she should enjoy life. I’m not going to interfere with how many boyfriends my daughter has.’

"Two, I guess," Jian Yu hesitated. ’Does a forced relationship count as dating?’

"Yu." The dean’s breathing grew heavier, her voice dropping to a whisper.

"You must not let yourself get hurt. Also, that special medicine I sent you, take it when you need to. Don’t feel bad about using it."

’Special medicine?’ Jian Yu retrieved the Star Delivery Box from her Space Ring.

She opened it and saw a bottle containing over twenty pills.

"Did you strike it rich, Mom?" Jian Yu asked in surprise, clutching the bottle.

They were 100,000 Star Coins a pill, able to alleviate the pain of various symptoms.

When the doctor gave her a terminal diagnosis, Dean Mom had bought it for her once—only once—and she’d been so pained by the cost that she didn’t speak to Jian Yu for two hours.

"I have saved a little," the dean said with a proud laugh. "They probably transferred a huge sum to me because they were afraid I’d ask you for money."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jian Yu noticed that twenty million Star Coins had been deposited into her account.

The dean chuckled happily.

"Whoever gives you money is king. You can humor them occasionally, maybe spoil them once a month? No, once a month is too much. Better to have them spoil you."

The dean thought for a moment and couldn’t help but ramble on.

"They gave you money, but not for you to waste it. Don’t be a spendthrift."

"Why buy so many pretty dresses? You can’t wear them all. One a day is enough. Buying a dozen or so, plus your seven school uniforms, is plenty."

"See, Mom told you this Noble Academy was a good place to make money! You’ve made it, you’ve made it, my good girl Yu. Two golden bachelors."

Jian Yu wasn’t pleased.

"Did they just pay you off because they think you’re a bad person?"

The dean’s tone faltered.

"Mom made herself sound a little bad to them. If they think I’m bad, they’ll dote on you more in the future."

"But, Mom didn’t do it to make you think you’re actually a bad person. It’s my fault for introducing you to some classless men."

The dean continued, trying to comfort her worriedly: "They said you were difficult, selfish, and a gold-digger, but that’s actually because they’re incompetent and couldn’t take advantage of you. This isn’t your fault, Yu. You can think more about their flaws instead of reflecting on yourself."

Jian Yu pursed her lips and asked, "What if Xi Yu and the others use this to attack me, saying no one cares about me?"

’Xi Yu? The name sounds a little familiar.’ The dean couldn’t place it and pushed the thought aside.

She hummed nonchalantly, "Did you lose the key card I gave you?"

"No." The corners of Jian Yu’s mouth turned up.

"Then what nonsense are you talking about?" the dean taught her patiently.

"You have to make them spoil you, make them invest in you. Once their sunk costs are too high, they won’t be able to let you go. How would they dare attack you about your family then?"

"You need to make them feel that getting close to you means getting close to pain, but that leaving you also means leaving happiness behind."

"What’s best? Those damn men, none of them can handle a deep and sincere love, so you don’t need to love them much at all. Getting what you want, that’s what’s best."

Jian Yu digested these words and couldn’t help but ask for more advice. "What if they don’t listen to me?"

The subtext: How do I tame them?