After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Bent by the Villainess (GL) - Chapter 13

Under the dim streetlights, Xia Chuci stood in the cold wind for over two hours, but Su Yiming still hadn’t appeared. She wasn’t replying to messages either. It seemed she would have to wait here all night.

She rubbed her hands together, feeling inexplicably desolate. What’s with this feeling?

After another three hours, the grandmas doing square dancing had left, and the surrounding shops had closed. The whole street suddenly fell silent.

Now, besides desolation, she felt a tiny bit bored. She should have brought a power bank. Her phone now had 25% battery left, and she didn’t dare to use it, as it would be even worse if it ran out and turned off.

Just as she was boredly looking up and counting stars, a light set of footsteps approached. Has the person I was waiting for finally come?

Xia Chuci turned around in surprise. There was no pleasant surprise, but plenty of shock.

Su Qirong stood there with a cold smirk on her face, her eyes fixed on Xia Chuci. That pretty face looked particularly sinister under the dim light.

With her arms crossed, she spoke condescendingly: “Heh, you really thought my sister would come to see you, didn’t you? You’re daydreaming.”

Xia Chuci answered with an indifferent “Oh,” and continued counting stars.

Seeing her lukewarm, perfunctory attitude, Su Qirong’s cheeks twitched with anger.

But she hadn’t forgotten the purpose of her trip. Taking a deep breath to suppress her rage, her eyes darted around, and she said maliciously: “Even if you wait until dawn, my sister won’t come. Instead of wasting time on this meaningless wait, why don’t you beg me? If I’m happy, maybe I’ll take you to see her.”

No one would believe this kind of nonsense, not even children. Xia Chuci rolled her eyes and scoffed: “Now that Su Yiming is ignoring me, you must be itching to beat drums and throw a banquet to celebrate. Do I have the word ‘Idiot’ written on my forehead? Do you think I’d believe your nonsense?”

Su Qirong sneered: “I think you just refuse to lower yourself and beg me. You keep claiming to be my sister’s good friend, yet you won’t even do this much. What kind of friend are you?”

Xia Chuci stood up, brushed the dust off her pants, and said: “Say whatever you want. It’s impossible for me to beg you, even in my next life.”

With that, she turned to leave, not wanting to waste time with this malicious person.

“Seducing Gu Xin on one hand, and getting involved with Su Yiming on the other. What exactly do you want to do?”

Su Qirong blocked her path and continued: “If you just want to marry into a wealthy family and get Gu Xin, you could easily have a falling out with my sister and become sworn enemies. But why do you keep clinging to and trying to please her? I just can’t figure out what you’re up to.”

Xia Chuci absolutely didn’t want to discuss the topic of her severe character breakdown with a cannon fodder character. I’m floating in the river of fate; I can’t help myself, got it!

Xia Chuci crossed her arms, squinting: “I’m happy to do it. It’s none of your business.”

“Hmph, who wants to control you!” Su Qirong’s face was ashen, her teeth grinding audibly from anger.

She continued: “If it weren’t for my sister getting drunk and heartbroken at the bar, constantly muttering your name, and absolutely refusing to come home with me, I wouldn’t bother coming to find you.”

“Is that so?” Xia Chuci muttered skeptically, giving her a suspicious look.

“Of course. Are you coming or not? If you don’t come, I’m leaving.” With that, she turned and walked away.

Although Su Qirong’s words were untrustworthy, Xia Chuci had no choice at the moment. It was a one-time opportunity. Moreover, she had the protagonist’s halo protecting her. At worst, she’d suffer a little loss, but she wouldn’t die no matter what.

So, upon weighing the pros and cons, it was worth the gamble. Go all in, and maybe the bicycle will turn into a motorcycle.

Having figured out the key dynamics, Xia Chuci quickly hurried to follow.

Su Qirong led her to a private room in a bar. Waiting for her was not the drunken Su Yiming, but several bodyguards in black suits and sunglasses.

Xia Chuci sighed, resigned: “I must have been desperate to believe your nonsense. Tell me, what do you really want to do?”

Su Qirong showed her ferocious side, laughing triumphantly: “Haha, Xia Chuci, the time has come for you to fall into my hands. This time, let’s see who can save you.”

She signaled the bodyguards with a look and continued: “If you surrender obediently, I might be happy and show you mercy.”

Xia Chuci thought inwardly: If I still believe your words, I must have a hole in my head.

However, circumstances outweighed her will. Even if she resisted, a weak girl like her couldn’t defeat these burly men. So, she could only pretend to be weak and wait for the opportunity to strike back.

A few bodyguards stepped forward and twisted her arms behind her back. Xia Chuci didn’t resist. The pressure on her shoulders forced her to kneel.

Su Qirong grabbed her by the collar, fiercely slapped her twice, then grabbed her chin, saying disdainfully: “Tsk tsk, besides this vixen face, what else do you have? Do you really think you’re qualified to fight my sister for a man? Ptooey!”

Xia Chuci was spit on, but instead of getting angry, she smiled triumphantly: “Thank you for the high praise for my beauty. What can I do? Gu Xin likes girls like me. What can you do to him?”

“Heh, I can’t do anything to him, which is why I came for you.”

Su Qirong released her, clapped her hands with disgust, and instructed: “Beat her up mercilessly. Just make sure she stays alive.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Chuci was pushed to the ground. After a flurry of punches and kicks, she stopped moving. The bodyguards didn’t dare to continue, afraid of accidentally killing her and being unable to report back.

One of them squatted down, checked her breathing, and finding that she was still alive, stood up and reported to Su Qirong: “Miss, she’s passed out.”

“How useless, passing out so quickly. Let me see.”

Su Qirong put down her goblet, stood up from the sofa, walked over to her, then kicked her twice. Seeing no reaction, she ordered for wine.

A large glass of wine was splashed onto her face, forcing Xia Chuci to wake up.

When she was being beaten, she curled up and protected her vital organs. Although it hurt a lot, she wasn’t critically injured. She only pretended to faint to avoid more suffering and to create a chance to sneak attack Su Qirong.

However, Su Qirong merely kicked her twice and then woke her up by splashing her with wine. The sneak attack plan failed.

To escape from here, the only option for the vulnerable Xia Chuci was to capture the ringleader first. Only with Su Qirong in her hands would these bodyguards dare not act rashly.

Xia Chuci lay weakly on the ground, completely powerless. Su Qirong pulled out a sharp little dagger, held it against Xia Chuci’s cheek, and said smugly: “If a few scars appeared on this face of yours, tell me, would those men still look at you twice?”

No way! The disfigurement trick again. That’s so cliché. Does the female lead really only have a good face as her one advantage?

Jiaoshini used this trick, and Su Qirong is using it again. Can’t they come up with something new? Xia Chuci rolled her eyes in exasperation.

She didn’t rush to resist, pretending to be terrified, sobbing and begging the other party to let her go.

It was precisely this display of vulnerability that caused Su Qirong to momentarily relax her guard.

In a flash, Xia Chuci grabbed the hand holding the knife, raised her leg, and drove her knee into Su Qirong’s abdomen. The other party cried out in pain, “Aiya,” and curled up on the ground.

Before the bodyguards could rush over, Xia Chuci quickly snatched the small knife, grabbed Su Qirong by the collar, and threatened: “Nobody move! Otherwise, you can wait to collect this young lady’s corpse!”

She pressed the small knife tightly against Su Qirong’s neck. In just one second, Xia Chuci could sever her carotid artery.

Su Qirong’s face was pale, and her breathing became rapid. Whether it was from abdominal pain or fright, she stammered: “If you dare to hurt me even a little, the Su family won’t let you off.”

The tables were turned. Xia Chuci was unmoved by her threat, her eyebrow raised smugly: “Oh? Is that so? Those with nothing have nothing to fear. I have a cheap life. Being able to drag a rich young lady like you down with me is worth dying for. We can look out for each other on the road to the underworld, can’t we?”

Su Qirong hadn’t expected her to be so reckless. She trembled for a long time, unable to utter a single word.

Heh, little girl, I can handle you! If you want to live, shut up obediently.

Xia Chuci: “System, this person is too much trouble. Can I send her off early?”

System: 【The character “Su Qirong” still has an important mission to complete. She cannot go offline prematurely.】

Xia Chuci: “Mission? Hmm… are you referring to the plot where Su Qirong kicks Su Yiming while she’s down, after the ‘True and False Heiress’ reveal?”

Speaking of which, Su Qirong is a classic example of a fan turning against her idol. When Su Yiming was glorious, she worshipped her like a goddess, blindly adoring her, and wouldn’t allow anyone to provoke the favored daughter of heaven in her mind. But when Su Yiming fell into the dust, she treated her like mud, wantonly stepping on and humiliating her, joining in the attacks.

System: 【Correct. When the major villainess loses power, she needs to experience the tragic reality of human nature’s coldness, so that the blackening process is more complete.】

Xia Chuci: “Tsk tsk, I seriously suspect you are the ‘System for Forcing Villainesses to Blacken.'”

System: 【Conflict is necessary to drive the plot forward, reach a climax, and increase Reader Satisfaction.】

She suddenly felt that Su Yiming was truly pitiful. Her life’s tragedy was merely to satisfy the readers.

Although this was just a paper character, Xia Chuci’s heart welled up with a few pangs of sympathy and sorrow. But all she could do was mourn for her for three seconds.

The bodyguards looked at each other, not daring to act rashly. Although dealing with a defenseless girl wasn’t hard, they couldn’t risk Su Qirong’s life. If anything happened to her, their own lives would be forfeited here.

Furthermore, Xia Chuci’s stance of being ready to drag everyone down with her genuinely fooled the bodyguards. After all, they had never seen such a reckless, desperate air on a female university student before. It was dangerously captivating. It was hard to imagine what terrifying action she might take next.

Seeing that force wouldn’t work, they had to try a gentler approach.

The leader raised both hands and said appeasingly: “Don’t be impulsive, don’t be impulsive. Let’s talk nicely, little girl. Tell us your conditions. We can discuss this properly.”