Transmigration: The Narcissistic Cinderella - Chapter 136

When Lee Eunmi approached her with the offer of going outside with her, Moon Jiwoo had no reason to decline the female. Staying inside of the palace felt too stuffed to her, and regardless of how large the place was, going outside seemed like a really good option to her.

It would be a breath of fresh water to Moon Jiwoo.

Although Moon Jiwoo had given Sookyung her word on how she will not be trying to escape from the place, he still doesn’t trust her enough to let her out of the mansion.

Seeing that Eunmi was presenting her with such an opportunity, she was exhilarated. Moreover, now, rather than being alone, she had someone to hang out with when she was outside.

Certainly, Oh Sookyung wasn’t ready to let her go out yet, and that’s why, Eunmi decided to sneak out of the palace with her. Although Jiwoo had no clue on the female will be doing so, she trusted her with it.

One thing Moon Jiwoo was curious to know was how Eunmi found a way out when Jiwoo was unable to find anything after putting in all that effort into it.

This once again showed to her how idiotic she was. Although she had a photogenic memory, that bȧrėly helped her in this life of hers, and it was quite frustrating.

A smile formed on Moon Jiwoo’s face as she jumped down of the wall, following Lee Eunmi, and seeing how she was finally outside of the palace walls caused excitement to fill Moon Jiwoo.

Turning to face Eunmi, she cheerfully vocalised, “Thanks a lot for this. This would be risky for you, but I am really grateful to you doing this.”

“It’s alright. I doubt that Sookyung would be able to do anything against it. Staying inside that palace might feel horrible to you,” Eunmi voiced out, “Coming out once in a while will definitely be the best for you.”

Moon Jiwoo nodded at the female.

“So, where will we be going?” Jiwoo questioned.

“Why don’t we go shopping? I have heard from Sookyung how you are fond of that. That’s why, let’s go around the shops and look at them,” Eunmi suggested.

“That sounds great,” Jiwoo spoke out, “I am curious as to how you found out about this place. I searched through the entire palace for a place to escape from, but even after days of careful planning, I was unable to do something like that.”

Eunmi let out a chuckle and stated, “Let’s just say that I came upon this place upon chance, and seeing how Sookyung has no guards around here, I am sure he didn’t expect for you to show up at here.”

Moon Jiwoo understood what Eunmi was trying to imply by those words. The place did appear to be quite dirty to her, and it didn’t seem to be somewhere she would come to look around, judging from its condition alone.

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“Ah! I am tired,” Moon Jiwoo voiced out as a groan escaped from her mouth.

Pulling the chair, she sat down upon it while Eunmi was seated opposite to her. Both of them were inside the café, and a maid came towards them, placing their orders before both of them.

“Yeah, that did take a lot of energy out of us,” Eunmi spoke out.

“It was really fun though. A long time had passed since I have last hung around with a friend. With all that drama that had been going around me, this truly felt really refreshing. I am really thankful to you for bringing me outside.”

“You don’t need to thank me. I also wanted to hang out around with someone. Even though I am friendly with you, I really don’t have any friends around here, and this something I quite wished to do.”

“I bȧrėly have any friends at here as well,” Jiwoo said, “Due to Oh Sookyung, everyone looks at me as if I am their rival in love, and that’s why, I just get antagonized at here. No matter where we are, girls are always the same, not that I am one to judge.”

“Oh! I remember hearing about how you are from surface. Do tell me stories about how the things are up there. I have never been to the surface, and I am curious to see how things are up there,” Eunmi voiced out.

“Sure, I have no problem with that. Better than that, why don’t we just go to the surface? Let’s try to sneak out to the surface right now,” Moon Jiwoo suggested, “Oh Sookyung wouldn’t be able to catch us if you are with me since it seems that you are able to outsmart him.”

Giggling, Eunmi expressed, “It seems that you are overestimating me. There is no way I will be able to accomplish something like that. Today was merely luck.”

“I doubt that,” Jiwoo vocalised, “If you put your mind into it, I am sure both of us can run away to the surface. Let’s leave Sookyung at here, and do that.”

She chuckled and said, “You don’t seem to realize how tight his Majesty’s hold on you is. He basically knows where you are every second.”

“Well, he doesn’t know where I am right now. I am sure he would have dragged me back to the palace if he was aware of where I am right now,” Jiwoo pointed out.

“There can be some exceptions,” Eunmi vocalised.

“I guess so,” Jiwoo stated, “I am really curious about what you and Sookyung are planning. He wants to keep this entire thing a secret from me, and I am not really fond of that.

A part of me is afraid that he is doing something really dangerous. I guess although I am happy that he is willing to go that far for me, I feel anxious at times too and don’t want for him to do anything dangerous for my sake.”

“That man knows what he is doing. You don’t need to be afraid of that. You know how he is. Trust me when I say that, regardless of how hopeless the situation appears, he is one step ahead of everyone.

I don’t know where he gets his idea from, but he is born to win at everything he wants. That’s the type of man Oh Sookyung is. I really admire him for that.”

“That’s a nice way to put how overbearing and selfish that man is,” Jiwoo voiced out, “But are you really not telling me about what both of you are planning? I don’t even see the use of keeping this entire thing as a secret from me. Can’t you see that the curiosity is killing me?”

“There is no use in acting cute with me. Sookyung already warned me about how you will try to get the answer from me, and he mentioned to me about how I will be dead if I inform you about everything.

He says that you will be getting stupid thoughts in your mind if I tell you about that, and that is one thing that can not be done. His words, not mine.”

Moon Jiwoo let out a groan and spoke out, “That ȧsshole! This sucks! I am starting to lose sleep over this already.”

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After both of them were done with having their snacks at the cafe, Eunmi stayed up in order to chat with one of her acquaintances for a while as Jiwoo decided to wait for her downstairs.

As Jiwoo shifted her weight from one leg to another, she stood outside of the cafe building, waiting for the girl to come out.

While many thoughts went around Moon Jiwoo’s mind in that instant, she didn’t realize as someone pulled away the bag from her hand.

When she felt that the weight in her hand was no more, Jiwoo’s eyes widened, and she noticed the figure that was running away with her bag in his hand. Jiwoo didn’t expect to encounter a thief at s place like this.

Angered by the one who had run away with her bag in this hand, Jiwoo did not waste a second before making a run behind that man. Seeing how the streets were not crowded in that moment, she was able to run behind of that man.

If it was before, Moon Jiwoo would have been able to catch that man without any difficulty. However, seeing how her powers were decreased, she had a tough time keeping up with the man’s speed.

Seeing how the thief made a sharp turn towards the alley, Jiwoo did the same as well. Anger was clearly shown upon her face while she shouted after the thief.

Seeing how the thief stopped once he was at the alley, Jiwoo was able to snatch her bag away from him.

However, what happened next managed to shock her. The thief let go of her bag, and as the bag fell on to the ground, the man disappeared into the thin air. The strange actions of that thief caused creases to appear between both of Jiwoo’s eyebrows.