Chapter 175: Chapter 175: A New Punishment Has Appeared

"He actually said something like that to Grandpa?" Michelle Fuller’s hands at her sides clenched into tight fists, her eyes burning with rage. "He made Grandpa pass out from anger and then just took off!"

Renee Jennings frowned, her face clouded with disapproval. "That cousin of yours is a real scumbag!"

"He’s an animal!" Michelle Fuller seethed.

Hearing them, Green Hat blinked curiously. "Are you scolding that male who met the old human? Is he a bad person?"

"Yes," Renee Jennings nodded, then glanced at her watch. "It’s getting a little late. We’ll see you next time."

Green Hat instantly grew excited. Its two sharp claws scratched at the glass as it stared with wide eyes. "You’re leaving already? Won’t you chat a little longer?"

Having finally met a human who could talk to it, Green Hat was reluctant to let her leave.

"It really is getting late today." Renee Jennings raised a slight eyebrow. "I’ll come visit you again when I have time."

Green Hat squawked disappointedly. "Alright, see you next time then."

After leaving Mr. Fuller’s, Michelle had Renee drive. She sat in the passenger seat and called Ronan Fuller.

Whether it was due to a guilty conscience or not, the phone rang several times, but no one picked up.

"You son of a bitch, you don’t even dare to answer your phone!" Michelle Fuller cursed as she kept redialing.

She tried a couple more times, but the voice prompt changed to say the phone was now off.

Michelle clenched her fists, grinding her teeth. "That piece of trash!"

Renee Jennings held the steering wheel and glanced at her. "Even if he had answered, he wouldn’t have admitted to making Grandpa pass out and then running off."

"Sigh." Michelle Fuller put down her phone. "I never knew someone so shameless could exist in this world."

Renee Jennings frowned. "It’s truly disgusting, but the world is full of disgusting people."

"I’m so pissed!" Michelle Fuller rolled down the window for some air.

"Calm down," Renee Jennings soothed her softly. "Let’s just be glad your grandpa is okay."

"Yeah." Michelle Fuller nodded. "If anything had happened to Grandpa, I would never have let him off the hook."

Back at the hospital entrance, Renee Jennings returned the car keys to her, reaching out to pinch her cheek. "Call me if you need any more help. I’m heading home for now."

Michelle Fuller gave her a hug. "Text me when you get home."

**

「The next day.」

Renee Jennings was woken from her sleep by a notification sound from System 009.

[System 009: Congratulations on completing the hidden mission "Save the Victim." Reward received: Spider Dictionary, 500 points, 2 million cash.]

[System 009: Congratulations on completing the Level 2 mission "Ruin Cousin’s Wedding." Reward received: 50 points, 500,000 cash.]

Renee Jennings groggily opened her eyes, feeling as if she’d been woken up by a pile of money falling on her.

"009, you finally showed up."

[System 009: Miss Jennings, my apologies. I was urgently recalled the past couple of days and didn’t have time to inform you.]

Renee Jennings was puzzled. "Recalled for what?"

[System 009: I’m sorry, that information is classified.]

"Fine," Renee Jennings muttered. "It’s not like I’m interested anyway."

She rolled over, gazing at the sliver of light filtering through the gap in the curtains. "I have a question. What’s the difference between a hidden mission and the missions you issue?"

[System 009: Hidden missions have no time limit and no penalty for failure.]

Renee Jennings: "..."

’She couldn’t tell if she had asked a meaningless question, or if 009 had just stated the obvious.’

Renee Jennings threw off the covers and got out of bed. She pulled open the curtains and, closing her eyes, tilted her head back slightly to feel the warmth of the sun.

"Mom, morning," Renee Jennings said as she passed through the living room on her way to the bathroom.

"Renee, you’re up," Rhea Dempsey said while arranging flowers. "There’s breakfast on the table."

"Got it."

After breakfast, Renee Jennings was thinking that since she had nothing planned for the day, she could go browse some furniture stores.

She sat down on the sofa, and just as she was about to ask Rhea Dempsey to go out with her, the system’s notification sound rang out again.

[System 009: New Level 2 mission triggered: Listen. Mission reward: 50 points. Time limit: 5 hours. Penalty for failure: Personality Control.]

’Personality Control...’

’A new penalty has appeared.’

[System 009: If Miss Jennings is curious about what Personality Control entails, she can simply ignore this mission and experience the penalty firsthand.]

Renee Jennings gave a dry laugh. "My curiosity isn’t *that* strong."

"What are you talking about?" Rhea Dempsey looked up at her.

"Nothing, it’s nothing." Renee Jennings forced a smile and stood up. "I’m going to be busy in my room for a bit. By the way, where did you put the package that arrived for me a few days ago?"

Rhea Dempsey brought the package out for her and asked with a grin, "Going to do a livestream?"

"You figured that out already?" Renee Jennings raised an eyebrow slightly.

Rhea Dempsey: "The box said ’phone stand’."

"Not bad, Rae." Renee Jennings gave her a thumbs-up. "Very observant."

She finished unboxing the package and took the phone stand into her room.

Rhea Dempsey smiled. "I’ll go cut up some fruit for you."

"You’re the best, Rae. So thoughtful." Renee Jennings winked at her.

Rhea Dempsey beamed.

Renee Jennings went into her room, set up the phone stand, and turned on the beauty light.

The moment she started her stream, a large number of viewers flooded into the chat room.

[Whoa, she’s live!]

[Finally, I’ve been waiting for you, good thing I didn’t give up~~~]

[I thought you forgot about us!]

[The streamer looks even prettier today!]

"Haha!" Renee Jennings laughed. "It’s probably because my new phone stand has a beauty light."

[The streamer’s keeping it real.]

[With the streamer’s looks, she’s gorgeous with or without a beauty light.]

[How many people are you connecting with today? I hope I get to be a lucky one.]

"I’m not sure how many people I’ll connect with." Renee Jennings’s eyes flickered. "How about we play it by ear?"

[Then hurry up and start!]

[Pick me!]

A random connection was made with the viewer "Steady Summers."

Renee Jennings’s full screen split into two smaller ones. A girl with long, wavy hair and a radiant smile appeared in the split-screen next to Renee’s.

"Hi Renee, hi everyone in the chat! I’m Summer. I can’t believe I’m the first lucky viewer," Steady Summers greeted them cheerfully.

"Hi, Summer," Renee Jennings responded with a smile. "Do you have any pets?"

Steady Summers was walking outdoors. She nodded. "I do. It’s not a fancy breed, though, just a regular domestic cat."

Renee Jennings: "I have a tuxedo cat at home, too."

"What a coincidence!" Steady Summers’s face lit up with surprise. "I have a tuxedo cat too! I just stepped out to pick up a package, I’ll be home in a minute."

On her way home, Steady Summers told everyone that she was currently preparing for her wedding, and the package she had just picked up was the wedding invitations she was about to send to friends and family.

Hearing this, a happy expression appeared on Renee Jennings’s fair face. "Congratulations! May you two grow old together and be forever in love."

The viewers also filled the screen with comments congratulating her.

"Thank you!" Steady Summers said happily as she got into an elevator. "With so many blessings, I’m sure my marriage will be a very happy one."

She got home and immediately introduced her tuxedo cat. "This is my cat. His name is Crowe, because I found him on the weekend."

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