“The range of mental perception is clear within a fifteen-meter radius, but it decays rapidly beyond that. Sensing emotions and malice consumes very little mental power.”
She recorded her findings once again.
As for Consciousness Interference and Mental Shock, she had no way to test them yet, as there were no suitable experimental targets here.
【Time remaining until automatic travel back to original plane: 00:00:10】
As the countdown hit zero, the familiar slight vibration and sense of spatial dislocation arrived as expected.
After a brief moment of dizziness, Su Wan opened her eyes.
She was back on Blue Star.
Immediately, she held her breath and focused, attempting to mobilize the power within her body.
In her chest, the steadily pulsing energy core remained clear! The enhancement of her five senses and the feeling of her body being filled with strength had not diminished in the slightest!
The improvements to her ability and physical fitness had indeed followed her back to Blue Star!
She looked down at her hands.
They were fair and seemingly delicate, but the power contained within them was now entirely different.
“I’m still not proficient enough,” Su Wan whispered to herself, the excitement in her eyes settling into calm reflection.
The immediate priority was to perfectly master her newly acquired power.
“I won’t go out today.” Su Wan turned around, her gaze sweeping across the room.
Unopened mineral water bottles on the table, empty cardboard boxes in the corner, the pillow on the bed, the broom behind the door...
These were all ready-made “practice props.”
...
The confrontation with Su Wan outside the Luxury Exchange had nearly driven Bai Ruochu insane.
Su Wan’s cold, calm eyes, that phrase “a bitch for a dog,” and especially that crisp backhanded slap...
They were branded into Bai Ruochu’s mind, burning her insides until they churned.
Dinner was held at the top-tier French restaurant that Gu Huaiyu frequently visited.
She wore this season’s haute couture, her makeup was impeccably refined, and she smiled and chatted brightly, doing her best to play the part of Gu Huaiyu’s most elegant and appropriate companion.
However, she keenly captured Gu Huaiyu’s distraction.
His movements as he cut his steak were as graceful as ever, and his responses to her words were flawless, but a trace of absence would occasionally flicker through those eyes that were always filled with gentle smiles and deep calculation.
His gaze would unconsciously drift toward the window, as if chasing a shadow that had long since disappeared.
It was Su Wan again!
That haunting bitch!
Bai Ruochu nearly crushed the stem of her wine glass.
She knew Gu Huaiyu too well. This man was as cold and hard as iron to his core, with an extremely strong desire for control. Su Wan’s starkly different resistance and indifference today was likely a first in over a decade.
To Gu Huaiyu, this might no longer be pestering, but an anomaly that had escaped his control.
This caused Bai Ruochu more panic and jealousy than if Su Wan had continued her obsessive pursuit!
She would never allow even the slightest bit of Gu Huaiyu’s attention to fall on Su Wan again!
The dinner ended in an atmosphere that was harmonious on the surface but surging with hidden undercurrents.
Gu Huaiyu gentlemanly escorted her to her doorstep, and his parting kiss was gentle and restrained.
But as soon as Bai Ruochu returned to her empty, luxury apartment and kicked off her high heels, the smile on her face vanished instantly, leaving only a distorted, venomous resentment.
“Su Wan... you brought this on yourself,” she muttered, staring at her beautiful face in the mirror, which was now slightly hideous with jealousy.
Through some shady means, she had tracked down Su Wan’s current place of refuge in her desperate straits.
That famous unfinished building at the foot of the mountain on the edge of Jiangcheng.
A former wealthy young miss, reduced to living with dust and mosquitoes—it was truly a delightful thought.
She had plenty of ways to ensure Su Wan wouldn't even have peace in that filthy hovel!
She elegantly picked up another phone she rarely used and scrolled to a saved number.
The owner of this number was none other than Li Bao, also known as “Brother Leopard,” the small-time leader of the loan sharking company who had used the safety of Su Wan’s sister-in-law and nephew to push her to a near-breakdown on the phone a few days ago.
Rats in the gutter like him were excellent tools at times.
The phone rang six or seven times before it was picked up. The background noise was deafening music and wanton laughter, mixed with the clinking of glasses.
“Who is it? Which one?” Li Bao’s voice carried the annoyance of being interrupted and a clear sense of intoxication, with a woman’s coquettish pouting in the background.
Bai Ruochu frowned slightly, as if she could smell the low-class stench of tobacco, alcohol, and cheap perfume through the phone.
Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried a condescending coldness and detachment. “Leopard, it’s Bai Ruochu.”
“Bai... Miss Bai?” The noise on Li Bao’s end significantly quieted down. It seemed he had covered the mouthpiece or moved to a quieter spot. The impatience in his tone was instantly replaced by a deliberate caution.
“Oh, Miss Bai, calling so late. Do you have instructions for me?”
He naturally knew who Bai Ruochu was—the daughter of the Bai family and the woman currently by Gu Huaiyu’s side. She was someone a street thug like him absolutely could not afford to offend.
“I wouldn't call them instructions,” Bai Ruochu said flatly, as if stating a trivial matter.
“I just have some news that I thought you might find useful.”
“You haven't forgotten Su Wan, have you?”
“Su Wan? The one who owes us money?” Li Bao reacted immediately. “Of course I haven't. Miss Bai, you mean...?”
“I know where she’s hiding now.” Bai Ruochu’s lips curled slightly, her tone carrying a trace of imperceptible contempt.
“The western suburbs of Jiangcheng, at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, the unfinished Jinxiu Garden building.”
“She’s living in that building.”
Li Bao was clearly stunned for a moment on the other end, and then his tone became even more respectful. “Oh, this... this is truly a big help, Miss Bai! This news is too timely! We were just worrying about not being able to find that brat!”
His mind began to race. For Miss Bai to actively provide information, she was clearly dissatisfied with Su Wan and wanted to use their hands to do something.
“No need for thanks.” Bai Ruochu interrupted his hypocritical pleasantries, her voice remaining cold. “I’ve found the person for you. You have three days... handle it as you see fit.”
“I just feel that some people need to recognize reality. They need to know where they belong and who they shouldn't provoke.”
“Going to give her a reminder in the dead of night might be even more effective.”
“Don’t you think?”
Her words were subtle, but the meaning was crystal clear.
She didn't just want Li Bao to collect the debt; she wanted them to intimidate and humiliate her, making Su Wan suffer in despair and fear.
Li Bao was a shrewd operator and immediately understood the subtext, quickly promising:
“Understood, understood! Don’t worry, Miss Bai. we will definitely give her a ‘good’ reminder, making her remember to pay back the money, and even more so... making her remember that some people aren't to be trifled with.”
“Mhm.” Bai Ruochu gave a faint response. “That’s all then. I’ll send you the address.”
She didn't wait for Li Bao to say anything else and hung up the phone immediately.
Setting down the phone, Bai Ruochu walked to the massive floor-to-ceiling window and looked down at the city lights glittering like a river of stars. The smile on her face finally widened, cold and malicious.
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