Chapter 73: Leashing You Up

“Sigh, what was the reason?”

Recalling how she saw the two of them having a candlelit dinner together yesterday, Stone Fang subconsciously thought their relationship was something special.

“Our relationship isn’t what you think it is; yesterday was just an accident…”

Seeing Stone Fang’s expression full of disbelief, Na Naya couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful.

She should have just directly told that waiter to take away the candles yesterday, and been a bit firmer in her tone.

With no other choice, Na Naya had to explain how she caught Meng Linna betting on horses yesterday.

“Teacher Meng actually bets on horses?” Kelly on the side even showed a surprised expression.

“Betting on horses isn’t a good thing at all; it’s said to be about watching the horses’ performance, but it’s really no different from gambling.”

Stone Fang on the side chimed in as well: “Yeah, yeah, Miss Na Naya, as the person closest to Teacher Meng, you absolutely have to keep this gambling addict on a tight leash!”

One moment it was “Teacher Meng,” and the next it was “this gambling addict”? Harsh Stone, you jerk…

Stone Fang’s words were full of too many punchlines, to the point that Na Naya didn’t even know how to respond at first.

Meanwhile, Meng Linna said unwillingly from the side:

“What do you know? I’ve already researched it thoroughly; whether it’s from muscle mass or the condition of the hooves, as long as I buy according to my method, I can definitely make a fortune!”

“Ah, there it is, the classic theory of a gambling addict!” Stone Fang didn’t take Meng Linna’s words to heart at all.

“As long as the odds open up, everything will be fine!”

“What do you know!” Meng Linna snatched the remote control from Miao Miao Niya’s hand on the side.

“If you don’t believe me, just watch; the champion of yesterday’s horse race was definitely my most trusted Little Su Hat!”

Amid Miao Miao Niya’s dissatisfied expression, the TV started broadcasting the results of yesterday’s horse race: “The champion is—Little Donkey from the CIS!”

“Are you messing with me, you b*stard? What do you mean the champion of the horse race is a donkey!”

Hearing this result, Meng Linna was so angry that she laughed out loud, her whole body collapsing straight onto the ground, her face showing a look of utter despair.

It definitely wasn’t this result in her previous life, right? Could it be that she did something to interfere with the operation of this world?

But Meng Linna’s reaction only made Stone Fang even more convinced of her judgment:

“See, Little Ya? This is the classic behavior of a gambling addict—after losing, she can’t believe reality at all and collapses on the ground. If you keep indulging her, who knows, she might even bring ruin to your family!”

“I already said we’re not the kind of relationship you think we are!”

Unfortunately, Na Naya’s rebuttal was magnificently ignored by Stone Fang:

“Anyway, for a gambling addict like this, you absolutely have to leash her tightly and manage her to death—no matter if it’s for your future happiness or for her own sake, you can’t indulge her like this anymore!”

With that, Stone Fang pushed Na Naya toward Meng Linna.

After all, it was for her own good, right?

Though she’d always harbored some hatred toward Meng Linna for nearly ruining her life before, the thought of that big sister from her memories turning into a gambling addict obsessed with betting made Na Naya feel a bit unwilling to just watch.

This was for her own good too!

Na Naya dragged her back to the small chapel.

***

After a long period of thinking, Meng Linna finally figured some things out.

That was, as long as she found a way to make a fortune, Na Naya would suddenly show up and mess it all up.

Not only did Na Naya beat her to the lottery that could have made big money before, but the ruins she could have monopolized alone also couldn’t be reported in advance because of Na Naya, so there was no reimbursement for the exploration costs this time, and now even the horse betting got stirred up by Na Naya.

This woman—could she be deliberately using her system to mess with her?

Na Naya noticed Meng Linna’s gaze tinged with resentment and sighed helplessly: “Not letting you touch that stuff is for your own good; after all, the essence of that thing is basically gambling, you get it?”

“Of course I get it,” Meng Linna really wanted to shout, but thinking of the final result of yesterday’s race, her tone involuntarily dropped. “I just made a little mistake this time; after this, I probably won’t touch that stuff anymore.”

Na Naya had a face full of disbelief: “Really? For real?”

Just now, she’d also looked into these gambling matters a bit. Though the church strictly forbade clergy from gambling on ordinary days, it hadn’t explained the harms in detail.

But after truly understanding the harms of gambling, Na Naya confirmed Stone Fang’s words—for gambling addicts, you had to leash them tightly.

Though the scumbag lady was behaving for now, some determined gambling addicts were very good at disguising themselves!

The ones clamoring to go gamble were the addicts, and the ones saying they wouldn’t were the well-disguised addicts.

Meng Linna just replied flatly: “Of course it’s true.”

“How come I don’t quite believe that?” With that, Na Naya pulled out an iron chain from who-knows-where. “As expected, just like Stone Fang and the others said, I should leash you up like a dog!”

Without a doubt, what Na Naya held was a dog leash, and Meng Linna, who absolutely didn’t want to be treated like a dog, desperately resisted: “Did they say something like that?”

“Of course they did,” Na Naya kept advancing. “Poor memory is caused by gambling too, right?”

“What kind of twisted logic is that!”

Unable to match Na Naya in strength, Meng Linna could only keep retreating, eventually backed into a corner.

“Coming up with every excuse to defend your gambling—you really haven’t changed at all!” Na Naya straightened the iron chain in her hand. “I’m definitely leashing you up!”

“Nooo!”

She looked like such a fragile loli, but combined with her freakish strength and the iron chain in her hand, she inexplicably exuded a frightening S vibe.

But Meng Linna wasn’t some M!

“I won’t listen to your excuses!” Na Naya opened the chain. “Stop struggling!”

“Who’s going to listen!”

With her back to the wall, Meng Linna had no choice but to struggle with all her might.

Though the potential burst from her desperate last stand even made Na Naya, who had the advantage in strength, feel a bit tricky, that was as far as it went.

“I have to leash you up properly!”

Pinned down by Na Naya, Meng Linna slumped in the corner, her hands restrained by one of the other’s hands, and could only watch wide-eyed as the other looped the iron chain around her neck.

Sitting on Meng Linna’s lap, Na Naya finally completed this major task and let out a long breath, only then properly facing Meng Linna.

Because of the earlier tussle, their bodies were now almost pressed together, their noses just inches apart. The breath Na Naya let out basically hit Meng Linna’s face directly, making her cheeks flush red in an instant.