Title: The OOC Villainess and the White Moonlight Heroine are BFFs
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 1 - Host… you're the one that's very strange! (1)
The cicada outside the window chirped for the third time.
Yue Xia woke up to dappled light. Her eyes gradually focused, and she was taken aback.
"Huh?"
The first thing she saw was a large 4k UHD monitor. It was playing a variety show with unfamiliar celebrities. The sunshine from the floor-to-ceiling window was just right, and the hour hand of the clock was pointing to 9.
The decor of the room was very unfamiliar. This wasn't her room. Where was she?
Just as she was doing her best to recall what she had been doing before going to sleep, there was the creaking sound of the door opening. An unfamiliar young man walked into the room.
He had short, neat, black hair and sharp and cold eyes. His thin lips were slightly pursed. Saying that he was unfamiliar wasn't quite right. Yue Xia blankly looked at his face and had an inexplicable feeling of familiarity.
"Did you stay up all night? Are you really not afraid of suddenly dying from sleep deprivation?" His personality matched his appearance. The young man opened his mouth, and each question was like being slashed with a cold blade.
He crossed his arms and said, "Give up on those thoughts. Dad is right. We were too soft-hearted. That's how things have gotten to this point."
Huh? What was he talking about? Who was this person? She was sure that she had never seen him before.
Seeing that she was remaining silent and her unhappy face was fragile and pale, the young man frowned. His tone became heavier. "Do you understand? Say something if you understand."
Just as Yue Xia was about to speak, time froze. With a "ding", a mechanical-sounding voice suddenly spoke.
[Detecting that Host 001 has entered the world. I'm your companion system. I'm affiliated with the JJWXC branch. This is our first meeting, good morning.]
[You've entered a novel called The White Moonlight and the Red Rose. As the name implies, this is a melodramatic novel about the love entanglements of a wealthy family. However, you're neither the white moonlight or the red rose. You're just a cannon fodder villainess.]
Yue Xia reflexively replied: [I transmigrated into a novel?]
The system wasn't annoyed. [That's right. Don't worry, transmigrating is very common.]
Yue Xia: [... Okay.]
The system: [In this novel, the male protagonist, Shi Qingyin, and his first love, Jiang Shuyao, were separated for some reason. Yue Xia took advantage of his heartbreak to volunteer to be a substitute and had a relationship with him for several months. However, what's stolen can't be kept. Jiang Shuyao returned back to China after completing her degree. Shi Qingyin naturally got back together with her. As for Yue Xia, she went crazy with jealousy and hate and caused difficulties for them. She even did many things that challenged the moral bottom line.]
Yue Xia: [Wait a second.]
The system: [Please say.]
Yue Xia: [It's the male protagonist that's challenging the moral bottom line.]
Yue Xia open-mindedly asked: [Jiang Shuyao just went abroad. It's not like she went to be a war correspondent. Why can't he contact her? While dearly missing someone, he can still have a relationship with someone else. His heart died, but his lips didn't. How terrible.]
The system: [...]
Unable to refute, the system stiffly changed the topic.
[The Yue family and Shi family used to be close and would be happy to see a marriage between their children. They didn't expect that Shi Qingyin would willfully insist on marrying Jiang Shuyao. Shi Qingyin only saw Yue Xia as a crazy woman that wouldn't give up on him.]
[After Jiang Shuyao and Shi Qingyin got married, you went to hassle them again, which led to the two people briefly separating. After going through melodramatic events one after another such as pregnancy, miscarriage, etc, Shi Qingyin met a woman as ardent and beautiful as a red rose.]
What happened next didn't need to be said. Yue Xia asked: [So I'm just a tool?]
[Don't talk to yourself like that.] The system thoughtfully comforted: [Tools will be used multiple times at least. An analogy for your situation should be a pair of disposable chopsticks.]
Yue Xia: "?"
Its EQ was so high. She was comforted, really. Thank you…
"Yue Xia." Time resumed. The young man in front of her was silent for a moment as if he had nothing left to say. In the end, he finally coldly said, "Not just for yourself, but for our family, stop doing these embarrassing things."
If she were to guess based on the contents of the novel, he was probably Yue Qing, Yue Xia's older brother. She could also figure out why his attitude was so bad.
After all, every time Yue Xia caused trouble, he was the one to clean up her mess. They received news of Shi Qingyin's upcoming marriage last night. Yue Xia cried and shouted that she would jump into the river. Yue Qing had pulled her out of the water three times last night. During those forceful rescues, he was kicked two times, shoved away five times, and slapped six times. His experience was extremely miserable.
The image of a furious old hen guarding her chick slowly appeared in Yue Xia's mind.
…. Looking at it that way. It wasn't easy for him to remain even-tempered and calmly stand here and talk to her. Amen.
"Got it," Yue Xia was worried that Yue Qing would go off like a volcano if she disagreed with him. "I won't do that anymore."
As soon as she spoke, her voice scared her. Whether it was because she had swallowed too much water or screamed too much last night, her voice was raspy and gravely like a decade-old rock-n-roll singer. It sounded like her throat was damaged from years of hard drinking and smoking.
"..." Yue Qing had thought she was being silent again to express resistance. He was surprised by her reply, and he slightly opened his eyes wider. He quickly fell back into stillness and suspiciously asked, "Are you up to some dirty tricks again?"
Yue Xia shook her head like a rattle-drum.
Yue Qing's suspicious gaze met her sincere one. They looked each other in the eyes for a moment. Yue Qing looked away. It was uncertain whether he believed her or not. "Wait here."
Yue Xia: "Oh."
He went back, got something, approached her, and said with a cold expression, "Open your mouth."
Yue Xia: "Ahh."
Her mouth felt cool, and the scent of mint spread in her mouth. Yue Qing had tossed a lozenge into her mouth. The medicine gently soothed her sore throat. After that, he turned around and left without saying another word. Yue Xia heard the sound of the door closing followed by the click of a door being locked.
… If she calculated the time, today happened to be Shi Qingyin's engagement party.
Yue Xia said: [System, he left.]
[Loading information, please wait for the task to be released.] The system meticulously inquired: [How do you feel?]
"Pretty good." Yue Xia sighed and said, "His sister is an adult, and he still hand-feeds her medicine. Although this is a wealthy family, their relationship is unexpectedly very good."
The system was silent.
Yue Xia innocently blinked her big eyes. "System? What's wrong?"