“Young Lady, how about it? Are you behaving now?”
Under Penelope’s guidance, Su Mengdie had finally finished dealing with the company’s affairs for the time being.
Now, she finally had the free time to discipline the little maid who had tried to launch a sneak attack on her earlier.
“Xiao Die… can you turn it down a bit? I know I was wrong. I’ll do it again next time.”
Penelope squeezed her legs together and rubbed them slightly, but this did nothing to alleviate the embarrassing situation she was currently facing.
If she wanted to be set free, there was no other way unless Su Mengdie accepted her apology.
“Turn it down? Sure. But first, the Young Lady must promise me that she will wake up on time from now on, dress properly, stop wasting money, and stop being obsessed with games all day…”
Su Mengdie listed the Young Lady’s usual bad habits and willful behaviors one after another as if she were reading from a menu.
The list was long, but with the Young Lady’s memory, it was no trouble at all to remember them.
“Xiao Die, I really can’t promise anything other than dressing properly… Ugh!”
“Young Lady, what did you say? There was some sudden static just now, so I didn’t hear you clearly,”
Su Mengdie said as she leaned closer, pretending she couldn’t hear.
What did she mean, static?
Penelope knew very well that the noise was clearly her doing.
Cursed Xiao Die.
We’ll swap back sooner or later.
Just you wait and see if I forgive you then.
At this moment, however, Penelope chose to be practical.
“I promise! I’ll agree to everything Xiao Die said, okay… Hurry, turn it down, please!”
She would agree to everything for now.
Whether she actually followed through was a problem for the future.
It wasn’t like she had sworn a Summoning Oath, right?
“Good. Since the Young Lady is being so obedient, I’ll give you a reward.”
If there was punishment for mistakes, there should also be rewards for obedience.
Su Mengdie didn’t want others to think she was abusing her power or intentionally punishing the Young Lady.
However, her reward seemed to be a bit too intense for Penelope.
The moment she gave Penelope the promised reward, the girl let out a few cries before her body stiffened, and she collapsed to the floor as if she had lost consciousness.
“Oh no! Did I press the wrong button?!”
Seeing the Young Lady’s reaction, Su Mengdie subconsciously thought something had gone wrong.
Panicking, she turned the device off and immediately stepped forward to check on her.
Penelope’s cheeks were flushed, and her slightly parted lips let out rapid, shallow breaths.
But other than that, everything seemed fine.
Su Mengdie knelt down and was about to touch Penelope’s bright red cheek when her wrist was suddenly grabbed and she was pinned to the floor.
“Eh?!”
A look of shock appeared on Su Mengdie’s face.
She hadn’t expected the Young Lady to be faking it.
“Where is it?”
Penelope gripped Su Mengdie’s hands and sat on top of her.
Although she didn’t have much strength left after the earlier discipline, she still had more than enough to handle Xiao Die.
“Where is what?”
Faced with this sudden turn of events, Su Mengdie truly didn’t know what she meant.
“Don’t play dumb! Give me the control device!”
Penelope was clearly getting desperate.
Without waiting for Su Mengdie to speak, she began searching her pockets with her free hand.
The ticklish sensation forced tears to gather in Su Mengdie’s eyes.
She really wanted to laugh.
However, she knew that laughing out loud would definitely provoke the Young Lady, so she desperately held it in.
“Young Lady, it’s in my right pocket. You’re really overcomplicating things. I was planning to end this anyway…”
Attacking one’s master was clearly more serious than being disrespectful.
With the Young Lady acting so recklessly, wasn’t she afraid of being punished again?
What Su Mengdie didn’t know was that Penelope’s mind had been so hazy from enduring everything that she couldn’t think that far ahead.
She only knew that if this didn’t end, her head was going to go completely blank.
“Ah! Found it… Hmph. Xiao Die, if it weren’t for the fact that you told me the truth, I’d really want you to experience that kind of humiliation too.”
Following Su Mengdie’s hint, Penelope found the item in the right pocket.
“Ahem. Young Lady, can you let me go now?”
Su Mengdie wasn’t afraid of her.
She currently had the backing of the Chief Steward and the support of the Head Maid.
With the Young Lady’s current status as a maid, what could she possibly do to her?
“I can let you go, but Xiao Die, you have to swear a Summoning Oath that you won’t punish me for what I just did.”
Penelope wasn’t stupid.
Now that she had calmed down, she realized how bad her actions were and immediately thought of a way to protect herself.
“Fine, I swear…”
Su Mengdie hadn’t intended to pursue the matter anyway, so she agreed.
Perhaps she could make use of this favor later.
Only after hearing the oath did Penelope release her hands and slowly climb off.
Even though the two had just gone through such a farce, the bond between them hadn’t weakened.
If anything, it felt a little closer.
After resting for a short while, the two sat together to play a game again.
“Xiao Die, you need to work harder. You saw the company’s situation just now. If we can’t get that money back in the end, the family business might go bankrupt by next week.”
Penelope put her arm around Su Mengdie’s shoulder, guiding her movements hand-in-hand.
Although they were very close, Su Mengdie didn’t feel shy at all.
Instead, she just wanted to perform well in front of the Young Lady.
“Yes, I’ll work hard.”
“Working hard isn’t enough. Xiao Die needs to come up with some tricks of her own. Playing by the book makes it too easy for others to target you.”
It was as if Penelope had predicted the opponent’s move.
The moment she finished speaking, Su Mengdie was caught off guard by an unexpected play from the enemy.
“Do you understand now?”
Penelope pinched Su Mengdie’s cheek with a mischievous grin.
“Ugh… By the way, Young Lady, what time did you agree to meet the Earth Goddess?”
Su Mengdie asked with teary eyes while holding her reddened cheek.
The Young Lady was clearly taking revenge on her.
How annoying.
Yet she couldn’t complain.
“It’s also tomorrow.”
Seeing Su Mengdie look aggrieved yet unable to do anything, Penelope felt extremely pleased.
“What?! Is it that urgent?”
Su Mengdie knew her own level.
With her current skills, she wasn’t even worth the opponent’s time.
“It can’t be helped. Time is tight. If Xiao Die lacks confidence, I have a way to help you win the match.”
“Young Lady, you don’t mean…”
If she guessed correctly, the Young Lady wanted to play dirty.
And Penelope’s uncontrollable smile confirmed it.
“You’re right. It might be a bit shameless, but who says you can only win a game inside the game itself?”