The Destiny Villainess Wants Me To Work!-Chapter 141: Exposed!
"What did you say to Sister Xulin?" Su Mo asked. "It looked like she wanted to come along."
"Someone needs to keep an eye on Du Wuchen," Yang Qingxi replied calmly. "I left her for that."
"Du Wuchen..."
Su Mo acknowledged it.
"I see."
He didn’t question it further.
[Miss Yang is becoming more cautious. Though strictly speaking, it wasn’t necessary. Little Goldie is already watching him. Still... it doesn’t matter.]
Yang Qingxi heard everything.
But she didn’t respond.
Did she care? Not at all.
She wasn’t being cautious.
What was the truth? Only she knew the reason.
Anyway, her purpose was achieved. Looking at his back, she felt happy in her heart.
The two continued flying in silence.
—
The outskirts of the city came into view.
Buildings thinned out.
Roads stretched longer, emptier.
Su Mo’s connection with the insect helped him navigate.
"He’s moving fast," he said. "Toward the outer highway. Should be in a vehicle."
Yang Qingxi narrowed her focus. "Let’s catch up."
They increased speed.
The wind grew sharper as they descended slightly, maintaining a safe height while closing the distance.
Soon, a truck appeared on the road below.
It was moving steadily out of Jiangnan City.
Inside, Lin Fan sat in the passenger seat.
---
A few minutes earlier—
The truck had slowed to a stop at the roadside.
The driver, a slightly chubby man with a thick moustache, leaned out lazily. Music played softly inside the cabin.
Lin Fan had stepped forward.
"Big brother, I need to reach Yanshan Town as soon as possible."
"Yanshan Town?" the driver repeated, glancing at him. "That’s on my route."
He shrugged.
"Hop in."
Lin Fan’s eyes lit up.
"Really? Thank you, big brother."
He quickly got into the truck.
As the vehicle started moving again, the driver gave him another look.
"You look kind of familiar..."
Lin Fan’s heart tightened slightly. He kept his expression steady.
"Maybe we’ve met somewhere before."
The driver frowned, thinking.
"...Maybe."
Then he shook his head.
"Still, I feel a bit of... disgust. Strange."
Lin Fan’s smile stiffened.
"Big brother, that’s a bit rude."
"Haha, sorry, sorry."
The driver laughed casually.
"My name’s Dong Ming. Just call me Brother Dong."
Lin Fan nodded.
"My name is Han Jie."
He didn’t reveal his real identity. Who knows if this driver recognises him by his name? He might get kicked out. Better to avoid unnecessary trouble.
The truck continued forward.
—
Above them, two falcons flew silently.
"They’ve entered the highway," Su Mo said.
Yang Qingxi followed his gaze.
"Yanshan Town... So that’s his destination."
Her tone remained calm, but her focus sharpened.
"What do you think his opportunity might be, Su Mo?"
"Who knows? Maybe meeting an important person or some item." Su Mo shrugged. "Anyway, whatever it is. We just need to interrupt or snatch it."
"Right..." Yang Qingxi nodded.
Below them, the truck moved steadily into the fading light.
***
Back in Jiangnan City.
Leng Shuang had spent the entire morning searching for traces of Ye Chen. Based on the locations where he might be hiding, she locked herself inside the office and hacked into surveillance systems one after another, scanning through countless camera feeds with quiet focus. Yet even after hours of effort, nothing useful appeared.
’I guess... only Spider can help now.’
When she finally left the company building, intending to return to the villa and contact Spider again—
"Miss Leng, can we talk?"
The voice stopped her in her tracks.
Leng Shuang raised her eyes.
At the entrance of Ankang Biotech stood Chu Jing.
For a brief moment, her pupils shrank slightly. But the change disappeared just as quickly.
"Who are you?" she asked calmly, her tone steady, as if she had never seen the person before.
Chu Jing didn’t answer right away.
She simply looked at her.
Very carefully and quietly.
Her gaze lingered on Leng Shuang’s face for a few seconds longer than necessary, as if confirming something she already knew. Then a faint smile appeared.
"...Maybe a week isn’t enough to truly know someone, right?" she said softly.
There was a slight pause.
"Xiao Mu?"
The name fell lightly.
Leng Shuang fell silent.
Outwardly, she remained composed. But inside, a rare shock surfaced. This was the first time her disguise had been exposed and not by accident or guess, but deliberately.
After a brief moment, she spoke.
"...Let’s talk somewhere else."
Chu Jing nodded.
They walked to a nearby park. The evening light filtered through the trees, stretching long shadows across the ground. The place was quiet, with only a few distant figures passing by. They found an empty spot and stopped.
For a moment, neither of them spoke.
Then, Chu Jing broke the silence.
"When I found out... I was quite surprised."
Her voice was calm, almost too calm.
"I didn’t expect Xiao Mu to actually be a woman."
She paused slightly, as if adjusting to the thought even now.
"...It took me some time to accept it."
Leng Shuang stood quietly, listening without interrupting.
"You were very careful," Chu Jing continued. "Your habits, your tone, even your behaviour were like a normal man... There were almost no flaws."
A faint pause followed.
"...Almost." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
There was no accusation in her voice.
Only a quiet statement.
Leng Shuang finally spoke.
"So you’ve known for a while?"
"Not really."
Chu Jing shook her head slightly.
"Actually, I was never suspicious. Maybe I wouldn’t have found out at all."
Her gaze lifted again, meeting Leng Shuang’s eyes.
"If not for your last night’s slip-up..."
Silence settled between them again.
Then—
"You were the assassin who killed my uncle, right?"
The abrupt words came suddenly.
Leng Shuang’s body tensed slightly. It was subtle, but it was there. Her gaze sharpened, and the air between them grew faintly cold.
But before anything could escalate—
Chu Jing continued.
"Don’t think too much."
Her tone remained calm.
"I was the one who issued the bounty."
This time—
Leng Shuang was genuinely surprised.
A faint flicker passed through her eyes.
