Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!

Chapter 331 - 323: I Don’t Mind

"A simple ’Didn’t know better’ and you think it’s over? Why do all of you like using this excuse to dismiss things?

If you’re wrong, you’re wrong. Whatever punishment is due should be faced. Even a seven or eight-year-old knows that if they recite their lessons wrong, they’ll get the teacher’s cane. Are you saying they’re less intelligent than a child and can’t think for themselves? Or what?

Or maybe you should just tie her to your waist, so she doesn’t cause any more messes if you’re not careful."

Those few words left the people who had been pleading, red-faced and at a loss for words.

"If you’re not smart enough, don’t try copying others to incite rebellion. Don’t you know your own worth? And you, Miss Ke, can’t even settle down while pregnant, manipulating others to fight for you. Does that give you a sense of achievement?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao stared at Ke Mengyao’s stomach.

"What, what do you want to do!" Ke Mengyao shrank back in fear, holding her belly protectively, her face full of vigilance as she looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao.

"He should be moving by now, right? A baby with its own consciousness already, facing such a venomous mother every day, how could he bear it? Would he regret being born into your belly, experiencing human malice before he even arrives? You’re truly unfit to be a mother."

Those words left Ke Mengyao stunned. She hadn’t considered that her actions could also affect the baby inside her.

After a long daze, she finally found her words, "You, you’re spouting nonsense. If you frighten my baby, I’ll, I’ll never let you off."

"Keep arguing. He’s watching you, you know. With a mother who’s all talk and nonsense, how will he grow up to be a decent person? Tsk tsk, how pitiful."

"Ahhhh! You vile woman, I’m going to tear you apart!" Ke Mengyao had never heard such cruel words before, making her so angry she lost all reason.

Just as she lifted her foot to step forward, the guards pulling her back.

Suddenly her belly cramped painfully, causing her to arch her back and her face to turn pale.

"Ha, retribution has come, right? Children are the purest beings in the world, they can’t stand to see ugliness like yours."

In contrast, as the person in front of her looked on with schadenfreude, Ke Mengyao shakily raised her hand, "You, you..."

The pain brought her a bit of clarity. Once she felt slightly better, she spoke word by word, "Stop slandering me, do you have proof?"

Now, Ke Mengyao’s aura weakened significantly, maybe due to her pregnancy, her thoughts weren’t as coherent, leaving many gaps in her actions.

Or perhaps she just wanted to vent her anger, hoping to see Cheng Xiaoxiao suffer.

She didn’t expect to be caught so quickly and scolded thoroughly.

"Then you tell me, five days ago at the third hour of the ’yin’ time, who did you meet with and what did you discuss? And three days ago at one ’mao’ time quarter, what were you doing?

And yesterday at the end of ’xu’ time, behind the small hill on the left, you and Yang Ying were mumbling for such a long time, did you really think no one heard you?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao pointed out the times and places.

Ke Mengyao broke out in a cold sweat.

"Were, were you stalking me?"

It turned out all her actions were under the other party’s nose. She thought she was being very discreet, but it was all a joke.

Gazing at the evasive Ke Mengyao, Cheng Xiaoxiao sneered, "Got anything else to say? If not, you can pack up and leave."

"I’m not leaving, I won’t leave."

Ke Mengyao held her slightly eased belly, shaking her head desperately.

Her pleading eyes turned to the two elders of the Lu Family. Seeing them ignore her, she looked to Lu Jingtian and Fang Zheng.

She pleaded, "Brother Lu, Brother Fang, please help me. My father was always kind to you. Can you bear to see his only daughter out in the cold, to freeze to death?"

Ke Mengyao looked pitiful and tearful as she almost pleaded aloud, "Please help me, boo hoo hoo, I won’t do such things again."

Fang Zheng and Lu Jingtian hesitated. They could ignore Ke Mengyao living poorly, but they couldn’t bear to see her die, especially since she was Governor Ke’s only daughter and was pregnant.

"Mr. Cheng, though Miss Ke was in the wrong, she hasn’t caused any major messes. Is there any way to change the punishment?" Fang Zheng interceded.

Lu Jingtian, also unwilling to be cruel, spoke, "If she goes out into the cold, it means two lives lost."

"Am I the one not wanting her to live? It’s she herself who doesn’t want her own life."

Cheng Xiaoxiao paused briefly and continued, "Her small tricks aren’t a one-time thing. If not for Governor Ke, she’d have been kicked out already. I’ve said, on my turf, I won’t cater to slackers. You keep providing for her? Ignoring my words like air, I haven’t even settled accounts with you all yet."

All of them guiltily lowered their heads.

Indeed, they often secretly aided Ke Mengyao.

If it weren’t for those with such misguided kindness, how could Ke Mengyao live so comfortably?

She loafed around the camp all day, doing nothing useful, just thinking up bad ideas. Thinking about this made her furious.

"So, who’s enabling her to do evil? It’s your indulgence. If she lacks food and warm clothing and has to work for it, would she have the mind to think of other things?"

"Don’t think you’re all blameless. Helping with good intentions that lead to harm is also unforgivable. Everyone gets 20 points deducted as a warning.

I won’t kick her out, but from now on, she must earn everything she needs herself. If anyone aids her privately again, I’ll deduct 40 points for each time, doubling successively. Let’s see who has so many points to waste."

The group fell silent, daring not to plead any further. Twenty points was a lot, and having 40 points deducted upon being caught again was too harsh a punishment.

Everyone was terrified, but the involved party wasn’t. Without anyone aiding her, how would she live?

"I don’t agree, I don’t agree, how can you be so cruel? I’m just a defenseless pregnant woman, and you’re indirectly sending me to death by doing this, aren’t you?"

Ha ha!

"You can choose to die now, I have no objection."

Seeing the other’s calm expression, not like joking at all, it was only then that Ke Mengyao realized the reality. Her good days were over; no one would aid her anymore.

She would have to work and fend for herself, which was too cruel for her. Having grown up with luxury, she’d already suffered enough. She couldn’t imagine the struggle of the coming days.

With zero life skills, Ke Mengyao was unable to accept this.

"No, no, that’s not how it is. My father was kind to you, you can’t treat me like this."

"Either accept the arrangement, or leave the team. Your choice," Cheng Xiaoxiao said gently.

"Boo hoo! You’re all bullying me." Ke Mengyao couldn’t care less about her image anymore, sitting on the ground.

"When you do wrong, you pay the price. If you think it’s unjust, you can seek justice from your father. I don’t mind..."