After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Bent by the Villainess (GL) - Chapter 27

Good taste in people?

Could it be that Su Yiming saw that Li Heng was bad news even at this early stage?

It makes sense, though. Su Yiming is a major villainess with both high intelligence and emotional quotient. She must have this level of discernment when looking at people.

“Chuci, when you meet him again, you must stay far away from him, understand?”

“Hmm? Why?”

Su Yiming sighed: “He has wicked intentions toward you. I’m afraid he might try to harm you.”

“Don’t worry, he won’t. Although Li Heng is lustful and promiscuous, and not a gentleman, he is relatively upright and wouldn’t resort to despicable methods.”

“Oh? Is that so? You only met him today. How do you know him so well?”

Xia Chuci stammered, then glossed over it: “Ha, just a hunch. A woman’s sixth sense.”

Su Yiming clearly didn’t believe her and raised an eyebrow: “My sixth sense tells me you’re hiding something from me.”

Xia Chuci blurted out a denial: “No, absolutely not!”

This guilty look was not at all convincing, but Su Yiming was always reluctant to pressure her, and indulged her: “Mm, if you say no, then no. You know, no matter what you say, I’m willing to believe it.”

Uh… why does that sound strange? The Major Villainess is going further and further down the road of OOC (Out of Character).

Su Yiming suddenly leaned closer, reached out, and pinched Xia Chuci’s chin, saying: “Do you know that your eyes have hooks? They can lure a person’s soul away.”

Xia Chuci shuddered violently, and a passage of text appeared in her mind:

【Under the dim light, Su Yiming sneered: “Do your eyes have hooks? How else could they lure people’s souls away and make everyone revolve around you?” With that, she grabbed Xia Chuci’s hair, pointed at several transparent wine jars on the shelf, and said excitedly: “Digging out your eyes and pickling them in wine will surely make them even more delicious, hahahaha…”】

Xia Chuci felt a dizzy spell. The Su Yiming in front of her gradually blurred, slowly merging with the Su Yiming from the original novel. Fear surged into her heart. She pushed the other party away forcefully, her face pale, and cold sweat breaking out.

Su Yiming was completely unprepared. With such a strong push, her lower back hit the corner of the table, causing a sharp pain. But she ignored her own injury and immediately rushed over to ask if Xia Chuci was alright.

Xia Chuci was also pulled back to her senses by the sound of Su Yiming hitting the table. After realizing the foolish thing she had done, she felt remorse: “Ah, I’m sorry. Did you get hurt? Quick, let me see.”

As she spoke, she reached out to lift Su Yiming’s clothes, wanting to check if her back was injured.

Su Yiming held down her hands and comforted her: “I’m fine, don’t worry. I’m not hurt.”

In the instant of impact just now, she felt an intense pain and knew her back must be bruised, but Xia Chuci’s emotions were unstable right now, and Su Yiming didn’t want her to feel guilty.

Xia Chuci insisted on checking. Su Yiming had no choice but to send her away, saying: “Assistant Zhang is at the headquarters today and is in the Chairman’s office. She asked you to go over when you have a moment. It’s getting late. You should hurry.”

“Alright. Then, can I give you a massage tonight?”

Su Yiming rubbed her small, round face, which was on the verge of tears with guilt, and nodded: “Mmm, go quickly. Don’t make Assistant Zhang wait too long.”

Xia Chuci looked back three times, dawdling for a few minutes before finally leaving the door, and then went straight to the office of the Chairman, Su Wenhu.

Besides Su Wenhu and Assistant Zhang, Chu Xi was also there. When the three saw her enter, their expressions were solemn, which did not seem like a simple reunion.

Assistant Zhang hadn’t seen Xia Chuci for some time and looked concerned, but she excused herself and left after only a few words of greeting.

Su Wenhu and Chu Xi silently observed her, their expressions complex.

Xia Chuci became more reserved. The air was filled with a subtle awkwardness, but it seemed only she felt awkward; the other two showed no sign of it.

Chu Xi reached out and held her hands, comforting her softly: “Good child, don’t be nervous. We just want to ask you a few things.”

“Yes, Aunt Xi, please ask.”

“A few days ago, I saw Yiming wearing a longevity lock. She said you gave it to her. Is that true?”

Huh? Is my background about to be revealed?

This isn’t right. If she remembered correctly, in the original novel, Xia Chuci’s background was exposed by Su Wenchang. Why does it seem like Chu Xi has already noticed something now?

Xia Chuci suppressed the questions in her heart and calmly replied: “Yes, I did give her a longevity lock.”

“Who gave you that longevity lock?” Chu Xi asked anxiously.

“I was an abandoned baby. When my grandmother found me, that longevity lock was hanging on an ankle chain.”

Chu Xi’s tears immediately streamed down. Su Wenhu reached out and stroked her back, comforting her.

“Aunt Xi, why are you suddenly crying for no reason?” Xia Chuci asked, pretending not to know.

Chu Xi tightly held her hand, sobbing uncontrollably.

Su Wenhu seemed much calmer, saying: “Child, you don’t know this, but that longevity lock was personally designed and custom-made by A-Xi. It was lost when she gave birth in the hospital that year.”

“So, you suspect someone picked it up and happened to put it on me?”

“No, we suspect that you are actually our daughter.”

Xia Chuci said in disbelief: “How is that possible?”

Su Wenhu adjusted his glasses and said: “We did a DNA test, and the results show that you are genetically related to us. So, when A-Xi gave birth that year, something unknown must have happened, leading to you and Yiming being swapped. Whether it was an accident or deliberate, I will definitely get to the bottom of it.”

Xia Chuci lowered her eyes, unsure how to respond.

Chu Xi wiped the tears from her face, sobbing: “Child, you’ve suffered all these years. It’s my fault. I actually lost my own child for more than twenty years. I truly am the most failed mother in the world.”

“Aunt Xi, you can’t blame yourself. No one could have predicted this would happen.” Xia Chuci comforted her.

“Can you call me Mom?”

Xia Chuci opened her mouth but ultimately didn’t call it out. She didn’t know why, but at this moment, Su Yiming was the person who popped into her mind.

The thought of taking everything from her made Xia Chuci’s heart ache, feeling as though she was betraying her.

Chu Xi saw Xia Chuci’s hesitation and looked disappointed: “It’s okay. It’s okay if you can’t say it. I know it’s all my fault. You’re unwilling to forgive me…”

“Mom… Mom, I have never blamed you.”

Xia Chuci couldn’t bear to see her disappointed and guilty look. She ultimately softened her heart.

The tears that Chu Xi had just managed to stop immediately rushed out again. She tightly hugged Xia Chuci, wanting to make up for the hugs she had missed over the past twenty years.

Just as the mother and daughter shared this heartwarming moment of reunion, Su Wenhu poured cold water on them: “Now is not the time to make this public. If this was intentional, we must first find the mastermind, so we won’t be led by the nose.”

Xia Chuci nodded in response: “Yes, Chairman.”

Seeing how sensible she was, Chu Xi felt both comforted and heartbroken, reminding her: “When we’re alone, don’t keep calling me Chairman. Call me Dad.”

Xia Chuci: …

Why does being urged to call someone “Dad” sound so weird?

The plot’s direction was increasingly deviating from the original work, leaving Xia Chuci somewhat flustered. She tapped the System:

“System, the Su couple already know the female lead’s background ahead of time, and they don’t seem like they’re going to abandon Su Yiming, their daughter. Since objective factors are preventing the major villainess from blackening, which is beyond my control, doesn’t that mean the mission won’t count as a failure?”

System: 【The mission is the villain’s blackening. Regardless of the reason, if the villain does not reach the blackening value when the time comes, it will be considered a mission failure.】

Xia Chuci: “Hey, didn’t you see that the fuse for the villain’s blackening is gone? The Su couple has no intention of cutting off their parental relationship with Su Yiming. Are you seriously telling me to meddle and sow discord?”

System: 【If conditions do not exist, creating conditions is one of the methods to complete the mission.】

Xia Chuci: …

The System truly doesn’t hesitate to push her into the fire pit for the sake of the mission. No humanity!

After the private reunion with her birth parents, Xia Chuci noticed that Su Yiming was acting very strangely.

For example, she often went out for social engagements and didn’t come home at night. If Xia Chuci asked a few more questions, Su Yiming would evade the subject, even avoiding eye contact.

Another example: Su Wenchang frequently came to see her to discuss work, and the two would talk behind closed doors for over an hour. Even weirder, Su Yiming would find an excuse to send Xia Chuci away every time.

Yet another example: Su Yiming was often distracted, breaking several coffee cups. She looked troubled all day and always seemed to want to say something to Xia Chuci but held back. When asked, she wouldn’t speak.

Unusual events suggest a hidden problem. All signs indicated that Su Yiming was also hiding something from her.

Today, Su Wenchang came again. As usual, Su Yiming instructed Xia Chuci to personally deliver the project proposal to the collaborator, and then she shut the door with a dark expression.

As an assistant, Xia Chuci naturally couldn’t refuse the work assignment and had to run the errand as instructed.

Although the collaborator’s office was not far from the Su Group, the round trip would still take at least an hour by car. She contacted the person in charge of the project liaison in advance and informed them that she was coming to deliver the documents.

Luckily, that person was handling business nearby and directly said she didn’t need to make the trip; they would come to pick it up themselves. Thus, Xia Chuci completed the task of delivering the documents in less than half an hour.

But she didn’t tell Su Yiming. Instead, she rushed back to the office quickly. She needed to figure out what Su Yiming was hiding from her and what exactly Su Wenchang was up to.

When Xia Chuci returned, the door to Su Yiming’s office was closed, indicating Su Wenchang hadn’t left yet.

Since her workstation was right next to Su Yiming’s office door, she sat down at her desk, opened her computer, and pretended to work. In reality, she was secretly straining her ears to gather information from inside.

But separated by a door, she could only vaguely hear fragmented words from Su Wenchang: “At that time… knew… biological… good friend… forgive…”

Xia Chuci speculated: Could Su Wenchang be using the secret of her background to make a deal with Su Yiming?

No wonder Su Yiming’s behavior had been abnormal recently. So, she already knew her background. Xia Chuci was very curious about what she would do next.

“Impossible. Give up on that idea. I won’t agree no matter what you say!”

Suddenly, Su Yiming’s angry roar came from inside. Xia Chuci’s heart skipped a beat. She held her breath and concentrated on listening to the activity inside.

“Don’t rush to refuse. I’ll give you three days. Think carefully about whether you can bear the consequences.”

“Get out!”

Then, a door opening sound was heard. Xia Chuci looked up and immediately met Su Wenchang’s gaze. She forced a smile, politely nodding a greeting.

Su Wenchang was surprised to see her, but he quickly put on a false smile. He gave her a meaningful look before leaving.

Suddenly, the sound of a cup breaking came from inside. Xia Chuci burst through the door. Su Yiming was squatting on the floor, picking up glass fragments. The two exchanged a look of shock.