After Teasing the Heroine and Running Away, I Was Forced into Love - Chapter 6

The saying that beauty alone is a curse holds true. In just one month of her internship, countless men, both intentionally and unintentionally, tried to flirt with Shi Qing.

Even a couple of women joined the fray.

The main reason was her overwhelming beauty, which made people overlook all her flaws.

This face had allowed Shi Qing to easily find part-time jobs, but it had also brought her endless trouble in the workplace.

But now… Shi Qing could finally breathe a little easier.

Her mother’s medical bills were covered, and she no longer planned to endure in silence. Instead, she would leverage the He Family’s power to turn the tables, using the tiger to devour the wolf and eliminate the man who constantly harassed her.

Without hesitation, Shi Qing subtly hinted to the manager who had been harassing her all day.

She hoped to receive flowers after work.

The manager predictably fell for the bait, nodding eagerly.

“Shi Qing, why didn’t you say so sooner? Someone like you is bound to receive flowers! Just wait, a delivery boy will bring you a big bouquet after work!”

Shi Qing feigned surprise, her smile strained and insincere. Beneath her beautiful facade, her soul remained ice-cold.

A woman like her wouldn’t retaliate immediately after being humiliated. Instead, she would lie dormant, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with deadly precision.

After enduring the day’s torment, Shi Qing called He Roushuang almost the moment her shift ended.

“I’m off work.”

Hearing Shi Qing’s slightly cool voice, He Roushuang instantly snapped out of her focus on the documents. To be honest, as someone with little business experience, suddenly handling the files of a senior group manager felt like the words recognized her, but she didn’t recognize the words.

Though she had an assistant and secretary who could be subtly questioned to figure out how to approve these documents, constantly feeling clueless was truly frustrating.

Sigh…

At times like these, He Roushuang desperately envied the systems in other people’s novels—the kind that provided a comfortable life without requiring any effort.

“Okay, I’ll come pick you up,” He Roushuang replied quickly, standing up to head downstairs. But after a few steps, she hesitated. While meeting the Female Lead alone would indeed be quite intimate, her extensive experience reading novels told her that something was bound to happen in such a situation.

After all, where the Female Lead was involved, things never remained calm. If the protagonist’s life lacked dramatic twists and turns, what would readers even bother reading?

So, He Roushuang turned back and sent messages to her driver and bodyguards before waiting for the car to arrive.

After settling into the bulletproof, bombproof luxury sedan, He Roushuang finally felt a sliver of relief. She directed the driver to pick up the Female Lead.

I need to be on high alert for any villains or unexpected incidents that might arise on the path to conquering the Female Lead, He Roushuang thought.

The driver sped along, taking secret shortcuts known only to him. They arrived at Shi Qing’s company building in no time. Before He Roushuang could even step out of the car, someone moved faster than she did.

The driver eagerly swung open the car door with lightning speed, clearly having been reprimanded by the Original Owner for past delays.

This worked to He Roushuang’s advantage. Sometimes, a mere glance was enough for her subordinates to understand her unspoken commands.

As He Roushuang stepped out of the car, she saw Shi Qing standing nearby, waiting anxiously. No wonder she’s the Female Lead—she looks stunning even in formal attire.

With her long hair partially tied up, Shi Qing exuded an even more innocent charm. But before He Roushuang could fully appreciate her lover’s beauty, an unwelcome figure arrived to interrupt.

The man, dressed in a formal suit, held a large bouquet of roses. His intentions were unclear, but he leered at Shi Qing with a lascivious gaze.

“Shi Qing, you mentioned wanting flowers earlier today, so I bought you these. They’re the most expensive roses in the shop. I hope you like them.”

He extended his hands, presenting the bouquet to Shi Qing.

He Roushuang: …

Though she knew the Female Lead always attracted a lot of unwanted attention, this was excessive!

She’d only come to pick Shi Qing up for the first time, and already she’d encountered a “rotten peach blossom”?

“What’s your deal?”

“Can’t you see someone’s here?”

Since she was playing the villainess, He Roushuang dropped the pretense and unleashed her unrestrained, foul-mouthed persona—no need to worry about breaking character.

If the arrogant original owner suddenly became polite and reasonable, people would suspect she’d been possessed by a ghost.

“Who are you?”

The man seemed taken aback, clearly not expecting He Roushuang to intervene. After all, he’d met most of Shi Qing’s close friends.

He occasionally picked Shi Qing up after work, but he’d never seen anyone who looked like this.

If someone this beautiful had been around, he would have remembered her.

“Who I am doesn’t matter. What matters is you’re harassing her. Can’t you see she’s not interested?”

The original owner of this body had relished using her power to bully others, but He Roushuang herself preferred reasoning.

But if they refuse to listen…

Hmph… then they can’t blame me for resorting to villainous methods.

“What do you mean she’s unwilling? Besides, she’s my team member. As the team leader, isn’t it natural for me to look out for her?”

The man’s tone was dismissive and hostile. He glared at the newcomer with undisguised malice, thinking, Anyone who interrupts my flirting is trash!

Though the woman before him was beautiful, her personality seemed difficult to handle. He had no interest in such types.

He preferred women who appeared pure and docile, the kind who wouldn’t cause trouble in bed. Domineering women were too much to handle; you needed real skills to keep them in line.

Even emperors couldn’t control someone like Wu Zetian. How could he possibly manage that?

“Your ‘concern’ is sending flowers? Sexual harassment?”

Despite being a villainess, He Roushuang hadn’t actually done anything villainous since transmigrating. But today, she felt a sudden urge to act the part.

She glanced disdainfully at the wilted, cheap-looking bouquets, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

After delivering her cutting remark, He Roushuang glared at the man and forcefully pulled Shi Qing into her car. The driver wasn’t at the wheel of He Roushuang’s personal luxury vehicle, but rather the company’s standard-issue car, a model that still cost over a million yuan—reserved exclusively for the CEO.

Thank goodness I transmigrated into the body of the novel’s CEO, He Roushuang thought. If I had to buy this car myself, I’d still be paying it off even if I’d started working when He Roushuang was just a cell.

The driver opened the car door, allowing He Roushuang to guide Shi Qing inside without obstruction before closing it behind them.

But He Roushuang had no intention of letting the man off so easily. She still needed to thoroughly humiliate him to ensure there was no connection between the Female Lead and any other man. This, she believed, was the key to preventing the Female Lead’s tragic fate from unfolding.

This was a crucial insight He Roushuang had gleaned from countless sleepless nights spent devouring the novel.

As for why this was necessary, well, proximity to scummy men inevitably leads to misfortune. At least, the Female Lead’s constitution seemed to attract them like a magnet.

Hence, distance was essential.