Title: The OOC Villainess and the White Moonlight Heroine are BFFs
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 53 - This sort of "like" was beyond worthless (3)
Yue Xia rarely harshly criticized others, so her mood wasn't good. She asked about Shi Qingyin's situation. [System, what's Shi Qingyin doing?]
The system dutifully answered: [He's having a hard time using the bedpan.]
The male protagonist was a wonderful tool for cheering her up. Yue Xia silently hooted with laughter.
May he RIP. Qingyin, everyone is worried about you. And now, you might not be able to use the toilet normally after leaving the hospital.
In the original novel, he would have appeared at this business banquet. The author wrongfully thought there was a cleverly written foreshadowing in this chapter.
[... passing through the hallway, a woman's sharp jaw was hidden by the light. She was as seductive as a rose, but she had hidden thorns." - The White Moonlight and the Red Rose]
In other words, the red rose should also be present.
Yue Xia looked around, but her search was futile. She didn't know what the red rose looked like, so she could only search for her amongst the crowd based on how the original novel described her temperament.
The system abruptly said: [The male protagonist didn't come, so Shi Yunjian came in his place.]
Yue Xia was more concerned about the red rose. [Oh.]
The system: [He's right in front of you.]
Yue Xia: [?]
There was a thick and heavy curtain blocking the cold air up ahead. Yue Xia saw Shi Yunjian's back. Just like the previous times, he was wearing a suit.
As he walked past by the curtain, he instinctively turned to look and saw Yue Xia, who was standing three meters behind him.
This distance was quite awkward. Unable to tell if she was going to come this way too, Shi Yunjian hesitated before calmly holding the curtain open and waited for her to come over.
Yue Xia wanted to go look for Yue Qing, so she walked over and passed through the curtain.
There was only one path to take. They waited for the elevator. Shi Yunjian had nothing to say along the way and was as silent as an ice sculpture. It was only when they entered the elevator that he lowered his eyes and asked, "Which floor?"
Yue Xia didn't clearly hear him. "Huh? What did you say?"
As if Shi Yunjian thought it was impolite to not face someone when speaking, he finally turned his head and asked, "Which floor are you going to?"
Yue Xia was taken aback.
It wasn't because of her question, but because he was motionlessly looking ten centimeters above her eyes. He was like a boulder.
She lowered her head to look. Jiang Shuyao had altered the dress to be off-shoulders. At this angle and distance, even if Shi Yunjian wasn't intentional, if he looked her in the face when talking, he might see something that he thought would be impolite to see.
Wow.
Yue Xia hadn't said anything, but Shi Yunjian noticed her lowering her head to examine herself.
And then, in the next 20 seconds, she clearly observed Shi Yunjian's reaction like she was observing an experiment. His pupils trembled, and his eyelashes shook. He rapidly blinked, and a light red appeared at the base of his ears and spread to his cheeks.
The system: [...]
Yue Xia: [...]
Yue Xia lamented: [System, there's an particularly apt phrase to say right now.]
The system: [He's a rare man of virtue. Don't scare him…]
Full of heroic spirit, Yue Xia retorted: [Look me in the face, you b*stard!]
The system: [?]
Somewhat flustered, Shi Yunjian quickly pressed the button to open the elevator.
The system: [Please, be quiet.]
Yue Xia: [Oh.]
Just as Shi Yunjian was hesitating, Yue Xia said, "Third floor."
Third floor.
Just like him.
Shi Yunjian withdrew his hand and quietly stood in the corner. He looked calm and peaceful, but Yue Xia felt that he was like an autistic mushroom, and it was the kind that needed to be sprinkled with powder from time to time.
Bored, Yue Xia observed Shi Yunjian: [System, does this BUG have mysophobia? The type of person that washes his hands five times to disinfect every day when he gets home.]
It didn't seem like it. He had fed fish with her when she was at the Shi's last time.
It was just weird because they didn't speak the entire time. They stood at opposite sides of the pond and looked at each other from afar. Yue Xia wasn't the only one confused. Even the fish were confused. Which side should they go to eat?
Thinking about it this way, he seemed even more autistic.
The system: [I haven't detected that he has mysophobia.]
Yue Xia was confused: [Could it be that he has social anxiety?]
The system: [...] What apt phrasing. If Yue Xia remained its host for a few years, it might also develop social anxiety.
Yue Xia was very curious. [I'll test it out.]
The system: [?] Wait, what did she mean by testing it out?
The banquet hall wasn't big, and the expected flow of people was small. The situation of a large group of people crowding into the elevator like in an office building wouldn't happen here, so this elevator was on the small side.
Yue Xia had originally been peacefully standing to the side, and there was a polite social distance of half a meter between them. But now, she crossed her arms and naturally shifted a bit towards the center of the elevator.
Shi Yunjian took a step towards the side in response.
Yue Xia stood on one leg, crisscrossed her legs, and moved one step closer to the center.
Shi Yunjian continued edging towards a corner.
Yue Xia's patience was running out. She simply stood right in front of him.
Shi Yunjian: "..."
[Almost there.]
The system couldn't stand its host's bullying behavior and spoke out to stop her: [If you continue, he'll be sticking to the wall.]
Yue Xia looked at him from her peripheral vision and discovered that his expression hadn't changed. He still looked expressionless like a robot that hadn't been loaded with coding to express emotions, but he was trying his best to shrink further into himself as much as possible. He looked like a weak, helpless, handsome gecko.
Yue Xia was about to die from laughing. [Haha haha!]
The system could hear the joy in her laughter. It quietly said: [... You're so bad.]
She did this on purpose. Saying that she wanted to test it out was a lie. She was up to no good from the start.
T/N: More parts to be posted at 10:25 PM EST.