Chapter 124

Chapter 124

Judging by Fatty’s tone, he really had been angered by what Jiang Li said.

He even walked with a furious huff.

“Since I said that person wasn’t me, then it definitely wasn’t me!”

Fatty had a breath of resentment lodged in his chest.

He yanked Jiang Li by the arm, and the two of them braced themselves against the fierce Black Wind as they headed toward the window.

Jiang Li felt secretly relieved.

Good thing this Fatty was heavy and solid.

Against a wind this violent, Jiang Li would’ve struggled to take even a step on her own.

But with Fatty leading, Jiang Li managed to keep her footing. Step by step, they moved closer to the window.

Meanwhile, the transparency in Jiang Li’s body had already spread from her palm up to her forearm.

If they didn’t shut the window and just let the Black Wind keep eating away at her like this, then by tomorrow morning, Jiang Li would probably be just like everything else on the second floor-her whole body turned transparent.

Fatty guided Jiang Li around the people lying on the ground to rest, advancing toward the windowsill bit by bit.

When there were only four or five meters left, a woman’s voice rang out.

“Hey, Wang Xiaopang, why are you holding that woman’s hand?”

Jiang Li couldn’t see anyone.

But from the familiar voice alone, she could tell the one blocking them was the same “hot-tempered girl from Room 205” she’d run into at the Guest Elevator entrance.

With that one call-out, the Fatty holding Jiang Li’s arm instantly flushed hot with embarrassment. He awkwardly let go of her.

Jiang Li couldn’t see his reaction at all.

So when he suddenly released her, her body went light, and she nearly got blown off her feet by the gust.

If Jiang Li hadn’t reacted fast and reached back to grab Wang Xiaopang’s collar at random, she would’ve been blown straight back to where she’d started.

“Cough, cough-urk…” Wang Xiaopang nearly got strangled when Jiang Li yanked his collar.

Once Jiang Li finally steadied herself, she immediately seized Wang Xiaopang’s arm again and reminded him, “Sir, you were going to the windowsill to confirm the names. Don’t forget.”

“Oh, oh, right.” Wang Xiaopang looked at the girl in front of them. “Ran Xinxin, move. Don’t get in my way.”

The girl named Ran Xinxin clearly didn’t want to.

She seemed to be holding a grudge over the fact that Jiang Li hadn’t helped her back at the Guest Elevator.

“The wind’s crazy over there by the window. What’s so important that you have to go talk at the window?” Ran Xinxin blocked them, refusing to let them pass.

Jiang Li’s head started to ache.

The window was only four or five meters away-she was practically about to reach it and close it-when this troublemaker jumped out.

The wind whipped Jiang Li’s hair into a mess. She shoved Fatty lightly, urging him onward.

“Ran Xinxin, don’t block the way,” Fatty said, growing impatient. “The Service Staff said someone was scribbling over there by the window. I’m going to check whether my name’s on it.”

The moment Fatty finished, Ran Xinxin snickered.

She laughed at Wang Xiaopang. “They say you’re dumb, and you really are! She says there are names over there and you just believe it? Who knows if someone has other intentions-deliberately trying to trick you into going over?”

Ran Xinxin and Jiang Li were in “opposing camps.”

Back at the Guest Elevator entrance, Ran Xinxin had already tried once to deliberately lead Jiang Li into breaking the rules.

And now, with things like this, she was clearly trying to sabotage Jiang Li again and stop her from getting things done.

After hearing Ran Xinxin, Fatty’s tone turned noticeably uncertain.

“Service Staff, are you really lying to me?” Wang Xiaopang asked Jiang Li.

Jiang Li smiled and shook her head. “Of course not. I never lie.”

It was just that sometimes, for the sake of completing a task, she might lie to a Specter.

“Oh? That confident?” Ran Xinxin refused to let up. She thought for a moment, then continued.

“Then how about this-you guarantee it in front of me. As long as you swear, ‘Everything you said is true,’ I’ll let you go!”

Swearing to prove you weren’t guilty wasn’t a big deal by itself.

But the pitfall wasn’t in “proving yourself.”

It was in… “swearing”!

Jiang Li’s gaze turned icy.

If she really swore an oath to Ran Xinxin’s face, she would immediately violate the rule of “cannot respond to a Non-guest’s request”!

That sly Ran Xinxin-she was trying to pull something dirty again!

“Tsk tsk, can’t say it, huh?” Ran Xinxin folded her arms, provoking her with words. “See, Wang Xiaopang? Was I right? Stop being so stupid all the time, trusting just anyone.”

If Jiang Li swore, she’d fall straight into the trap Ran Xinxin dug and die for violating the rules.

But if she didn’t swear, Ran Xinxin could ride that momentum and stir Fatty up so he wouldn’t take Jiang Li to the window.

Break the rules, and she’d die.

Fail to close the window, and with her body turning transparent as she got stuck here-there was no difference from death.

No matter what Jiang Li did, Ran Xinxin could still achieve the goal of “killing Jiang Li.”

Ran Xinxin smacked her lips. “A thing born of a mother but not raised by one-just a petty Service Staff. I asked you to help open the elevator and you refused. What are you even putting on airs for?

Throwing your weight around all day, acting like you’re better than everyone… You really think you’re something, huh?”

Ran Xinxin spat on the floor, humiliating Jiang Li.

Jiang Li’s face sank as her fists slowly clenched tight.
“Oh? Getting all worked up just because I said a few words? What, are you actually planning to hit me?” Ran Xinxin asked, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

Judging by the sound, Ran Xinxin was putting on airs as she approached Jiang Li, pacing back and forth in front of her with smug satisfaction.

Sensing that Jiang Li was at a loss for words, Ran Xinxin’s voice became even more boastful.

“Some people look decent enough on the outside, but who knows what kind of filth they’re hiding in their hearts! Wang Xiaopang, you’d better not be-”

Before Ran Xinxin could finish, a sharp *slap* echoed through the air, followed by a stinging, burning pain on her face.

Jiang Li withdrew the hand she had used to strike Ran Xinxin. “Is your mouth still trashy?”

Jiang Li had originally been worried that she might not be able to pinpoint Ran Xinxin’s exact location.

Who would have thought that Ran Xinxin’s non-stop yapping would provide the perfect sound source for Jiang Li to land a massive backhand right on her face?

“You…” The force of the slap was considerable.

In that patch of invisible air, a single tear of pain fell to the ground.

Without waiting for a response, Jiang Li grabbed Ran Xinxin by the collar and pinned her to the floor.

“Let me go! Ah!! What are you doing?!” Ran Xinxin screamed in a panicked struggle.

Jiang Li straddled her, pinched her chin, and delivered several more heavy slaps in quick succession.

“Slap!”

Jiang Li: “This slap is because your big sister here looks ‘decent enough.'”

“Slap! Slap!!”

Jiang Li: “These two slaps are because your big sister here is ‘full of filth.'”

“Slap! Slap! Slap!”

Jiang Li: “These three slaps are because your big sister here was born but never raised properly. Do you understand now?”

Clear Spring Hotel Waiter Rules:

[Remember, the customer is God. Never provoke a customer at any time.]

Ran Xinxin was not a real guest.

Since she wasn’t a guest, why did she think Jiang Li would just stand there and take her abuse without fighting back?

Ran Xinxin could use the rules to deal with Jiang Li.

But Jiang Li could just as easily exploit the loopholes in those rules to deal with Ran Xinxin!

“Wang Xiaopang, what are you just standing there for! Help me!! Ah!!” Ran Xinxin shrieked, calling out to Wang Xiaopang for help.

But at that moment, Wang Xiaopang was like a man possessed. His eyes were glazed over, and he stood frozen with a foolish, vacant grin on his face.

In his hand was a piece of crumpled candy wrapper.

And in his mouth was a piece of candy given to him by Red Infant.

After eating the candy from Red Infant, Wang Xiaopang had become immersed in a Dream Fragment, entering a state of mental dissociation.

Unless Red Infant woke him up, Wang Xiaopang wouldn’t be coming back to his senses anytime soon.

“Ah!! Stop hitting me, ah!!…” Ran Xinxin continued to take a beating while pinned beneath Jiang Li.

Jiang Li felt a surge of relief as she vented her frustration.

So what if they were Aberrations?

As long as Jiang Li didn’t violate the rules, these ghostly things couldn’t kill her.

Even if they wanted to retaliate and cause her some harm, all those injuries would simply be transferred to Jiang Lianlian anyway.

The more severe the injuries, the better.

In Jiang Li’s eyes, this was nothing more than “dog eat dog.”

After Jiang Li had finished pummeling Ran Xinxin, she reached out and snatched something from her.

“What are you doing! That’s mine!” Ran Xinxin screamed.

Jiang Li stepped on Ran Xinxin, holding a small, pitch-black object in her hand.

“What was it you said earlier?” Jiang Li looked down at her. “You said that a lowly waiter like me is acting like a tyrant and thinks too much of herself?”

Since the mud had already been slung at her, Jiang Li felt that if she didn’t actually do something, the accusation would be a waste!

Jiang Li clicked her tongue and shook her head. “You’re right! I *am* a tyrant.

And this Black Gold Bead of yours has just been stolen by a tyrannical waiter. Do I make myself clear?”

With that, Jiang Li lifted her foot.

As she did, Ran Xinxin let out a scream as she was swept up by the gale and slammed heavily onto the floor.

Jiang Li weighed the Black Gold Bead in her hand, the corners of her lips curling upward.

She had noticed it earlier.

There was definitely something wrong with Ran Xinxin being able to stand so close to the window without being blown away by the wind!

Jiang Li had guessed then that Ran Xinxin must have some kind of Aberration tool with wind-resistant properties.

She hadn’t expected to actually find it after a bit of blind searching.

Since it was an Aberration item anyway, she might as well take it.

Jiang Li held the Black Gold Bead, and despite the fierce wind raging by the window, her body didn’t budge an inch.

This really was a good item.

Jiang Li waited a few seconds until she heard the sound of Ran Xinxin hitting the floor and screaming. Then, she took three quick steps to the window, pushed it shut with effort, and engaged the Lock.

After closing the window, Jiang Li turned back.

As she passed through a corridor, she bumped into a transparent figure.

“Sorry.” Jiang Li lowered her head and tried to step aside to continue walking.

Unexpectedly, she bumped into the person again.

It seemed… the person was intentionally blocking her path.

“I wasn’t lying to you about closing the window, was I, Jiang Li?” the girl with the sweet, delicate voice spoke.