Title: The OOC Villainess and the White Moonlight Heroine are BFFs
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 23 - Was this how a woman would change after she was betrayed?! (2)
It would take at least a week before the next plot point began. During this period, Yue Xia texted Shuyao several times, but it was like throwing stones in the sea. Shuyao never responded.
Shuyao's behavior was completely normal. Although from Yue Xia's perspective, she had only deceived her to complete the task, it was undeniable that Shuyao had been hurt by it.
Of course, she had hurt Shuyao emotionally and hurt Shi Qingyin physically.
On the third day, Yue Xia suddenly called out: [System, what is Shi Qingyin doing right now?]
The system: [...]
The system thought; Yue Xia normally didn't think about him, but she now showed concern for him after hitting him. Was this what the humans called humanitarian aid?
Yue Xia: [I want to see him.]
And so, the system displayed footage, and they observed Shi Qingyin together. He was in an unusually bad state.
Firstly, as a normal male, he felt it was an unforgivable humiliation to be slapped in public, especially because he had rolled five times like a Michelin tire. No matter what, he wouldn't easily let Yue Xia off, but she wasn't someone that he could easily deal with.
In the past, Yue Xia was always throwing herself at him without care for her dignity, so he didn't find it difficult to control her. However, thinking about it now, he realized that the Shi's and Yue's were on good terms with each other. Their families had close contact and cooperated together in business. In other words, squabbles were fine, but it was absolutely not okay to escalate them into serious matters.
Moverover, Yue Xia was her parents' darling child. She had an older brother that would get angry on her behalf and defend her even when he knew she was in the wrong. Taking a step back, he was the one that requested her to hit him. Yue Xia simply hadn't been polite about it.
And so, the matter was strangely stuck in the position of it was neither too serious nor too trivial. He definitely didn't want to let her off. Shi Qingyin thought hard for a long time and came to the ironclad conclusion.
He really couldn't do anything to Yue Xia.
He had already been vexed enough. To make matters worse, Jiang Shuyao had been giving him the cold shoulder for the very first time in their relationship and seemed to want him to apologize. No way! He was dejected and depressed because of these two women. There was even acne on his chin because he was so angry.
While Shi Qingyin was sad, others were mirthful. When Yue Xia and the system saw that his handsome face was swollen like a steamed bun, they laughed without restraint or sympathy.
"Haha!" Yue Xia really couldn't laugh anymore. "Did you see that? His face is so swollen that it could reach the door when he's on his bed…"
The system mechanically laughed. It sounded like a ticker timer marking a piece of tape.
But no matter what, the plot must go on.
***
On the fifth day, which was the day before Yue Xia would visit the Shi's, she changed out of her pajamas, got into the car, and headed straight for a second-handed furniture store.
The system watched in confusion as she picked through the vases for a long time. Finally, it asked: [What are you doing?]
Yue Xia: [Getting a gift.]
The system was puzzled. [A gift? Who are you giving it to?]
Its CPU quickly analyzed. Vase, an item used for decoration or flower arrangement? Who had a hobby that would want this item? Scanning through the list of characters. Eh, was it Jiang Shuyao?
Yue Xia silently waited for five seconds. The system's scream was like an earthquake. [What are you up to?! You can't be trying to get her to forgive you, right? Isn't the current situation perfect?!]
How many female protagonists like the villainess? And even more so, how many female protagonists had to like the villainess?
[Don't be so narrow-minded. Be more open-minded.] Yue Xia calmly said. [Isn't it only right that I bring a gift the first time I visit? It would be too rude not to. Besides, you can totally see it as a provocation. If I have to disgust him, I have to go all out in disgusting him. Doing this will let me complete the task as soon as possible.]
The system hesitated again. [Ah… so it's like that?]
Yue Xia: [Nope, I'm lying. ~=v<★]
The system: [...]
Carbon-based lifeform, why can you say such things without any psychological burden?
Everything was ready except for one crucial item, but there were accidents that even the system couldn't predict.
***
The next day, just as Yue Xia was about to ring the Shi's doorbell, she bumped into a group of troublemakers.
"Hey, isn't this Yue Xia?" The crew cut guy looked her over. His tone was inexplicably ambiguous. "Are you here to look for Shi Qingyin?"
Yue Xia was wearing a skirt suit with ankle boots. Her black hair was behind her ears and held in place with hair clips. Other than the red on her lips, she was black and white from top to bottom. She looked calm and warm.
In the past, the crew cut guy didn't think she looked that pretty. Looking at her now, he thought she looked quite hot. He pulled Shen Yu's arm and was about to joke around with his buddy when he noticed that Shen Yu's movements were stiff.
Faced with Yue Xia's cold gaze, he responded with a forced smile. "Y-You're here too."
"Yu-ge, of course she came." A familiar cutesy voice sounded. Zhuang Xiaohan deliberately said, "Shuyao just made up with Shi-gege, and a certain someone can't stand it. Of course, I don't have any objections. It's pretty good to bravely pursue love."
"Well, she's closer to the right track today." The crew cut guy joked and laughed. "It's just that her skirt is a bit too long. She's not smart enough."
If this was past Yue Xia, their combined words would have poked all of her sore points. She would have been ashamed enough to run away, but now…
Shen Yu had been thinking "Shut up!" If they kept this up, he was going to start sweating. As if he was suddenly waking up, he looked up and met Yue Xia's black eyes. He had goosebumps on the back of his neck and an ominous feeling.
In the next moment, his vision became blurry. There was the sound of wind as Yue Xia's palm approached him. His pupils dilated. As he remembered Shi Qingyin's miserable appearance that day, his soul almost flew away in fright. He hoarsely shrieked and skillfully fled five meters away and crouched down with his hands covering his head.
"I'm ringing the doorbell." Yue Xia calmly pressed a number. Then, she looked at the unknown object on the ground and complacently covered her mouth. "Ah, Shen Yu, what are you doing? Why did you fall to the ground? Are you picking up something to eat?"
Shen Yu: "..."
The crew cut guy: "..."
Zhuang Xiaohan: "..."
The world suddenly felt silent.