After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Bent by the Villainess (GL) - Chapter 28

“Stop picking them up. Let me do it. Be careful not to hurt your hand.”

Xia Chuci wanted to pull her up, but Su Yiming was uncooperative and continued to pick up glass shards with her head down.

“It’s okay. I’ll be done soon.”

Xia Chuci sighed in helplessness and had no choice but to squat down and help her. Unexpectedly, the moment her hand touched a shard, she was cut, and a streak of bl00d appeared on her fingertip.

Xia Chuci: …

Does the heroine have some kind of injury-prone constitution? She gets cut just picking up glass shards.

The male lead isn’t here, so there won’t be any classic Mary Sue scene of “the male lead gently licks the heroine’s wound with tender concern”!

Besides, licking wounds is how animals stop bleeding. As humans who stand at the top of the food chain, we’ve evolved for thousands of years, not to lick things!

Human and animal immune functions are different. 99% of saliva is water, and the remaining 1% only contains trace amounts of lysozyme and clotting factors. The sterilizing effect is minimal!

Moreover, there are many bacteria in the human mouth. Licking a wound might transfer these bacteria to the wound, causing an infection. Even though the probability is small, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

So, when dealing with wounds, we have much better options, such as cleaning with water, disinfecting with alcohol, or using a Band-Aid to stop the bleeding… Which one isn’t more scientific and effective than licking a wound?

Just as Xia Chuci was happily complaining, Su Yiming suddenly took her hand and put it in her mouth to suck on it.

Xia Chuci was startled. She tried to pull her hand back, but it was firmly grasped by the other person. Unable to retract it, she asked, “What are you doing?”

Su Yiming spat out the bl00d and said, “Sucking out the glass fragments.”

Xia Chuci placed her hand on her forehead, comforting herself that there was no need to make a fuss. It wasn’t the first or second time the major villainess had stolen the male lead’s plot points; she should have gotten used to it by now.

Su Yiming pulled her up, settled her on the sofa, and then went to get the first-aid kit.

“It’s just a small scratch. No need for medicine, right? I’m not that delicate.”

“If the wound isn’t treated in time, it’s easy to get infected.”

Ha! You know about infection? Who just licked the wound directly?

Xia Chuci pouted and said ungratefully, “You just love to worry unnecessarily.”

Su Yiming smiled helplessly, dutifully treated her wound, and finally quickly cleaned up the glass shards on the floor.

It was proven that without Xia Chuci’s “interference,” Su Yiming handled these matters with ease.

“Is something troubling you lately?”

Su Yiming froze, her expression grave, and remained silent.

“Is it about me?”

The other person still kept quiet.

Xia Chuci continued, “If it’s about me, I hope you can tell me.”

Su Yiming slightly frowned and said in a deep voice, “Mm, I’m afraid…”

She stopped speaking again.

Xia Chuci sighed inwardly. Su Yiming had indeed learned the truth about her background. Now their relationship was completely different from the original novel. She wondered how her way of handling this matter would differ from the original plot.

“What are you afraid of? Can’t you even tell me? What did I do to make you lose this much trust in me?”

Xia Chuci lowered her eyes, her expression looking a little lonely.

“No, it’s not like that. Don’t overthink it. It’s not your problem. It’s me. I’m sorry to you. I’m afraid you’ll blame me, so…”

Huh? You haven’t conspired with Su Wenchang to kidnap me yet, have you? How exactly are you sorry to me? Or are you and Su Wenchang plotting to kidnap me right now?

“What exactly happened? If you don’t tell me, I’m going to get angry.”

“Then promise me that no matter what you hear, you won’t ignore me. You can hit me or scold me, but you just can’t ignore me.”

“Okay, I promise.”

Su Yiming took a deep breath, putting on a look of facing death with dignity, and said, “When we were born, someone swapped us. And you are the Su family’s biological daughter.”

“Is that all?”

Su Yiming was stunned and asked, “You’re not surprised? Or did you already know?”

Xia Chuci said calmly, “Mm, I knew a long time ago. Not only do I know, but the Chairman and the General Manager also know. They were the ones who told me.”

Su Yiming’s mind went blank. The buzzing echoes in her ears were like a bolt of lightning striking her forehead.

She muttered incredulously, “H… How could this be? Why?”

“What?”

Xia Chuci didn’t clearly hear what she was muttering to herself, but seeing her struck-by-lightning expression, she could guess that her heart was in utter shock.

“Why… you knew a long time ago. Why did you keep it from me?”

Su Yiming fought back tears as she questioned, her usual radiance and confidence gone, replaced by sadness and vulnerability, like an injured little white rabbit.

In the years they had spent together, Xia Chuci had witnessed her decisiveness, enjoyed her gentle thoughtfulness, and experienced her extraordinary wisdom… but she had rarely seen her panic and helplessness. It was precisely this fragile demeanor that most easily stirred her compassion.

Xia Chuci couldn’t bear it and pulled Su Yiming’s head into her embrace, comforting her, “The Chairman said we should catch the mastermind first. Besides, if this matter is made public, the impact on the Su Group probably won’t be small.”

Su Yiming took the opportunity to push her down onto the sofa. Like a small wolf cub, she lay prone on Xia Chuci’s body and buried her face in the crook of the person’s neck below.

Xia Chuci felt a little itchy and uncomfortable on her neck, but she didn’t push her away, allowing her to rub against her. She knew that Su Yiming was seeking a sense of security from her.

Su Yiming said in a muffled voice, “The company’s top management hasn’t been peaceful lately, and several major shareholders are restless. Now is indeed not a good time to make this matter public.”

Xia Chuci put her hands on her back and gently stroked it, agreeing, “Mm, the big picture is the priority.”

Su Yiming’s tightly wound heart slowly began to relax. She asked, “What about you? What are you thinking? Don’t you hate me? I took everything that should have belonged to you.”

“This is not your fault. You are also one of the victims. And I never felt that everything you have now should belong to me. What is yours is yours.”

“For the past two decades, I was the usurper, enjoying the wealth and privilege that should have been yours, as well as the love and nurture of our parents. Meanwhile, you lived such a hard life. Now, whenever I think of you growing up in such a miserable family since childhood, I just… can’t forgive myself.”

For the original heroine, this was indeed an irreconcilable hatred. Xia Chuci, as an outsider, felt she had no right to casually say the word forgiveness.

But similarly, she had no standing to hate Su Yiming. She couldn’t change the past; she could only grasp the present and strive to change the future.

Su Yiming suddenly raised her head, looking directly into her eyes, and said solemnly, “I’ve been thinking about it all these days. Whether you forgive me or not, after the company’s situation stabilizes, I will fully assist you in taking over the Su Group.”

System, you hear that? The major villainess is actively abdicating! No scheming, no tearing each other apart, only mutual affection. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just end the story here with confetti!

Speaking of the devil, the devil appears.

System: [Ding—Reader satisfaction +200]

Xia Chuci: “Huh? System, are you glitching?”

System: [Self-test shows the system is operating without anomalies.]

Then why the sudden reward of satisfaction points?

Before, I only had satisfaction points deducted for every disagreement. Now, why is it suddenly adding points without a sound?

Xia Chuci was increasingly confused. Not only were the plot and character settings severely off track, but why was the reader satisfaction also becoming so inexplicable?

Just as the two were opening their hearts to each other, the door was suddenly kicked open, and a person rushed in with fiery intensity.

The two people embracing each other on the sofa simultaneously turned their heads to look at the newcomer. They saw Su Qirong standing there, glaring with blazing anger.

Su Yiming was about to scold her for her recklessness, but Su Qirong beat her to it, yelling insults: “Xia Chuci, you shameless b1tch, what are you doing!”

Before Xia Chuci could react, Su Yiming was already furious: “Shut up! Get out!”

This sharp reprimand shocked the irrational Su Qirong back to her senses. Her mouth drooped, and two streams of tears fell.

She choked out her accusation: “Sis, what kind of spell did this woman cast on you? Why do you always defend her? I’m your cousin! How can you… how can you completely forget what you once said for the sake of an outsider?”

Xia Chuci was full of question marks: Why does this feel like the scene of a scumbag getting caught cheating by his original wife? Did I miss some important plot point in between?

Su Yiming stood up, sat back in her office chair, and said coldly, “I don’t have time for your unreasonable tantrums. Say what you need to say, or go back home.”

Xia Chuci muttered internally: Your change of face is too quick! That injured little white rabbit just now must have been my hallucination!

Su Qirong continued to sob and lament, “You once said that as long as I was good and obedient, you would always be good to me. But after this woman appeared, you’ve never given me a good look again. Why… why can’t I even scold her a little when she’s stealing my things?”

Wait a minute. Why does this plot sound so familiar? Xia Chuci felt like she had become the mistress again.

Su Yiming had a headache from her noise. When Su Qirong was little, she liked to cling to her, being fussy and tearful. Su Yiming was truly annoyed, but due to their family relationship, she couldn’t just throw the little burden out. She had to placate her, saying she could stay by her side as long as she was good and obedient.

She didn’t expect her cousin to be so stubborn. She was indeed obedient and well-behaved in front of Su Yiming, but she was spoiled and bossy in front of others. Su Yiming had tried to guide her a few times, but she continued her ways. Later, as long as she didn’t do anything too outrageous, Su Yiming left her alone.

After Su Yiming and Xia Chuci became close, Su Qirong constantly found fault with her and picked fights.

And Xia Chuci happened to be Su Yiming’s bottom line. Su Qirong looking for trouble with her was equivalent to stepping on Su Yiming’s tail.

“You’d better understand clearly that I was never your possession. I’ll give you two choices: one, you leave yourself; two, I’ll have security escort you out.”

Su Yiming had reverted to the cold, ruthless major villainess. Xia Chuci secretly praised her.

“No, I won’t leave. I have an urgent matter to see you about.”

Su Qirong wisely backed down, wiped away her tears, and finally remembered the main reason she was there. She pleaded, “Sis, Uncle is going to send my dad to jail. Please help him. Uncle only listens to you. Please!”

Xia Chuci muttered internally: Well, well! Her own father is about to go to prison, and she was just putting on a ridiculous romantic drama here. Having such an unreliable daughter, Su Wenchang is getting his just deserts.