After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Bent by the Villainess (GL) - Chapter 12

Gu Xin left, but he left Xia Chuci with a major problem—how to coax Su Yiming back!

The day Gu Xin left, she immediately ran after Su Yiming, searching the classrooms, the sports field, and the cafeteria one by one, but she was nowhere to be found.

For the past few days, Su Yiming had vanished into thin air. She couldn’t be contacted, didn’t answer calls, and didn’t reply to WeChat messages. For some reason, Xia Chuci felt uneasy and empty inside.

After racking her brains for a long time, she finally understood this sense of loss—it was just unfamiliarity.

If a person occupies a large part of your life, when that person suddenly withdraws, a large amount of time is freed up, and the feeling of loneliness and emptiness follows.

In the previous period, the two would eat together every now and then, and interact online daily. Although it was just Xia Chuci unilaterally checking in and making conversation, Su Yiming would still reply a few times, no matter how busy she was.

Now Su Yiming was avoiding her completely. She didn’t even have a chance to beg for forgiveness. To be honest, she would rather be scolded, questioned, or even retaliated against than be ignored and neglected.

At ten o’clock in the evening, Xia Chuci decided to try her luck at Su Yiming’s dormitory. If she hadn’t left school, she should be in her dorm at this time.

But the school’s dorm management was very strict. There was access control on the ground floor of each dorm building, and only students living inside could swipe their cards to enter.

They didn’t live in the same dorm area, after all, their backgrounds were vastly different.

Xia Chuci lived in the ordinary student dorm, a four-person room with a loft bed over a desk. Su Yiming lived in the premium dorm area, which featured a one-bedroom, one-living room unit with a separate kitchen and bathroom, and each unit was single-occupancy.

Those who could live in the premium dorm area were either professors/lecturers or students from wealthy or noble backgrounds.

Xia Chuci couldn’t get in without an access card. She could only pin her hopes on the dorm manager Auntie in the security booth. But after much pleading, the auntie still refused to let her in.

She had no other skills, but she was certainly thick-skinned enough.

She used every bit of cajoling and cuteness she had ever learned. Finally, the auntie, unable to resist her, relented. She called Su Yiming’s dorm, said someone was looking for her, and asked if she could be allowed in.

The auntie put down the phone, her eyes showing some sympathy, and said awkwardly, “Student, she said she doesn’t know you. I’m sorry, it’s my duty, I can’t let you in.”

Damn it, Su Yiming, how dare you say you don’t know me! All that good favor I worked so hard to build up was for naught!

Xia Chuci’s lips curved down slightly. She said disappointedly, “I understand, Auntie. Thank you. I’m sorry for taking up so much of your time.”

The auntie was also a kind-hearted person. Seeing her both thanking and apologizing, she advised, “It’s normal for friends to have a small spat. You’re just young girls. It’ll be fine in a couple of days. It’s getting late now. Hurry back and rest.”

Xia Chuci nodded, said goodbye to the kind auntie, and turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, before she could take two steps, someone called out her name. She didn’t need to turn around to know who it was, because no one else would call her name with such a mix of three parts arrogance, three parts contempt, and four parts disgust, except for Su Qirong.

“I’ve seen shameless people, but I’ve never seen anyone as shameless as you. Tell me, do you know how to write the word ‘shame’!”

Xia Chuci had always looked down upon this kind of arrogant, brainless cannon fodder character. If it were before, she would have chosen to ignore her and continue what she was doing. But the frustration she had accumulated from Su Yiming over the past few days seemed to find an outlet at this moment.

The corner of her mouth lifted slightly, and she let out a cold, contemptuous laugh: “Oh, you don’t know how to write it? You should have said so earlier. I’ll teach you! It’s free, out of consideration for Su Yiming.”

A moment ago, Su Qirong had answered the dorm manager’s call in Su Yiming’s room. Upon hearing that Xia Chuci was visiting, she decisively refused. After hanging up, she rushed to the balcony and looked down at the security booth, and indeed saw the woman she utterly despised.

When she saw Xia Chuci being rejected like a stray dog, the gloom in her heart was instantly swept away.

How could she miss such a good opportunity to humiliate the mistress!

So, she seized the chance while Su Yiming was still washing up and unaware of the situation downstairs. She quickly found an excuse to sneak away and appeared at the security booth before Xia Chuci left.

And now, Xia Chuci wasn’t dispirited at all, but actually arrogant. She was furious, but suppressed her anger and sneered, “I advise you not to expect to use those tricks you use on men to coax my sister. Let me tell you, my sister won’t fall for your act.”

Xia Chuci shrugged indifferently, spreading her hands, “Whether she falls for my act or not, won’t we know once I try? Why are you in such a hurry?”

Su Qirong was exasperated and shouted, “Even if you hang around here all night, my sister won’t spare you a glance. Do you think she cares about a ‘green tea’ like you?”

“Whether she cares about me or not, she certainly doesn’t care about you, you know that without me saying it.”

Xia Chuci felt like she was Su Qirong’s nemesis. A hot-tempered, quick-witted person against a slow-witted person who specialized in hitting where it hurts. The hot-tempered one would be lucky not to be angered to death by the slow-witted one.

As expected, Su Qirong was half-dead with rage. She raised her hand and pointed forcefully at the other person’s nose, saying venomously, “You! Hmph! Don’t be too smug too soon. Just you wait.”

Having successfully angered Su Qirong away, Xia Chuci continued to linger under the streetlights, looking up at the brightly lit balcony of Su Yiming’s dorm.

She probably hadn’t gone to sleep yet. She wondered if she would come out to enjoy the moonlight late at night and coincidentally see herself, who was practically turning into a rock waiting for her husband, downstairs.

However, her wish was probably too outlandish, so much so that even the heavens couldn’t bear to watch.

A moment ago, the stars were still shining brightly. Now, a wind suddenly picked up, the leaves rustled, and large raindrops suddenly landed on her face.

Instantly, the rain intensified from scattered drops to a downpour. Xia Chuci didn’t have time to seek shelter and was drenched into a soaked chicken in the blink of an eye.

It seemed today was destined to end in failure. In this situation, she could only retreat and fight another day.

What Xia Chuci didn’t know was that the person she was thinking about was watching her departing, miserable figure at that moment, her eyes flickering with an obscure, dark fire.

In the study room, Xia Chuci slumped over the desk dispiritedly, sighing constantly. She looked at her phone from time to time, unable to concentrate on studying. She had just promised to focus on her studies not long ago, but she was already breaking her word so quickly.

Zhao Wenyang tapped her head with a pen: “Not studying properly again! What are you thinking about!”

She cried out “Aiya,” hugged her head, and gave him a wronged look, saying weakly, “I’m troubled right now.”

Zhao Wenyang gently stroked her messy hair, transforming into a caring older brother, and asked with concern, “Then tell me what’s bothering you. Maybe I can help.”

Xia Chuci was completely unhopeful and sighed, “You wouldn’t understand a girl’s thoughts.”

He raised an eyebrow, continued to gently rub her hair, and said softly, “What, do you have a crush on someone? Tell me, I’ll help you.”

Xia Chuci rolled her eyes at him and complained, “What are you talking about? Of course not. I’m asking you, if you made a mistake and angered your good friend, what would you do?”

Zhao Wenyang smiled, “Then I would apologize sincerely and try hard to make amends. I believe the other person must also be waiting for your apology and explanation.”

“But she’s completely avoiding me. I’ve been sending her WeChat messages to apologize since last night, and she hasn’t responded at all. I wish she would just scold me a few times! She won’t answer her phone either. Even if I want to make amends, she won’t give me a chance. She must hate me to death, which is why she’s ignoring me.”

Zhao Wenyang pondered for a moment and hit the nail on the head: “Although she hasn’t responded to you, she hasn’t blocked you either. That means she doesn’t want to cut ties with you yet, so there’s still room for reconciliation.”

Xia Chuci’s eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, “You’re right! Why didn’t I think of that!”

As long as there was a glimmer of hope, she couldn’t give up. Clinging to the thigh is serious business!!!

Since she couldn’t get into the dorm, she could only try to find her in the classroom.

So, Xia Chuci secretly inquired about Su Yiming’s class schedule, preparing to wait by the rabbit hole and stake out the location.

Perseverance paid off. With her persistent efforts, she finally caught the sulking rabbit one afternoon.

Of course, the inseparable Su Qirong was also there. She wasn’t a student at this school; she was just clinging to Su Yiming under the pretense of auditing classes.

Su Qirong instantly erupted in fury upon seeing her, pointing at her nose and about to swear at her. Xia Chuci was prepared to endure the scolding without talking back or fighting back. As long as Su Yiming could vent her anger, this little bit of grievance was nothing.

To her surprise, a single look from Su Yiming stopped the imminent storm. Su Yiming probably also disliked her loud and unreasonable cousin embarrassing the Su family.

Xia Chuci completely ignored the scowling Su Qirong, but she couldn’t ignore the gossip-filled glances from the surrounding students, who were all whispering. She didn’t want to be treated like a spectacle, so she pleaded softly with Su Yiming, “I have something very important to tell you. Can we talk somewhere private?”

Su Yiming didn’t refuse but stared intently at her, seemingly trying to find a trace of hypocrisy in her eyes, so she could completely sever ties with her.

But Xia Chuci didn’t give her that chance. The sincerity in her eyes was practically overflowing, and it was the heartfelt kind of sincerity.

Su Yiming’s frosty expression finally showed a slight thaw. She said annoyedly, “I truly can’t understand you. Am I too stupid, or are your acting skills just that good? You’ve managed to deceive me again and again.”

Xia Chuci was deeply hurt and felt wronged. Accepting Gu Xin’s confession was a task forced upon her by the system. She really didn’t want to steal her friend’s boyfriend.

Although it wasn’t her intention, she had indeed done things that hurt Su Yiming. Being forced by circumstance couldn’t be an excuse to absolve her of guilt.

Su Qirong couldn’t stand her delicate, pitiful facade the most. Seeing that Su Yiming was about to be swayed, she absolutely couldn’t let Xia Chuci succeed, and quickly said, “Sis, let’s go. The company meeting is about to start. We’ll be late if we don’t hurry.”

Su Yiming regained her senses, turned, and walked away.

Su Qirong smiled smugly and scoffed, “Xia Chuci, put away your delicate and pretentious face. My sister might have been temporarily bewitched and fooled by you, but I’m not so easily tricked. Hmph, I warn you, you better be sensible. If you dare to pester my sister again, you’ll face the consequences.”

She dropped a threatening statement and left. Xia Chuci naturally didn’t take her words to heart. A cannon fodder trying to harm the dignified heroine? Hmph, delusional.

God wouldn’t allow it, and neither would the system.

However, the major villain, who gave her the biggest headache, was another story. The protagonist’s invulnerability rule could only save her life; it couldn’t protect her from suffering.

No, she absolutely couldn’t allow their relationship to deteriorate any further. For now, she had to take a leap of faith, betting on whether the good favor she had painstakingly accumulated would cause even the slightest ripple in Su Yiming’s heart.

Xia Chuci opened Su Yiming’s chat window, typed, and sent: “Tomorrow night at seven, I’ll be waiting for you at Luqing Square. If you don’t come, I will wait until dawn.”

Although doing this was a bit shameless, carrying a hint of moral coercion, she was betting that the other party still cared a little about her as a friend and wouldn’t be cruel enough to let her, a girl, wait in the square all night alone.

As expected, the message sank into the sea, without even a ripple.

So, she went to check her ‘Moments’ (social media feed). After checking for a long time, she didn’t see a single word from Su Yiming. Instead, she came across a post shared by Liu Yixin. The caption was simple but deeply meaningful:

A group of adorable stars Guarding the star in my heart

The caption was accompanied by two pictures. One was of children learning to sing, and the other was of him playing games with the children.

Although he didn’t mention Bai Zhimei at all, and she wasn’t in the photos, Xia Chuci still understood his meaning. On the surface, he was talking about guarding the children in the orphanage, but the person he truly wanted to guard was Bai Zhimei, who taught the children to sing.

The fact that Liu Yi was staying meant one more life-saving amulet for her. She was in a good mood and happily gave it a thumbs-up.