After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Bent by the Villainess (GL) - Chapter 7

“Stop it, Jiaoshini. The grievance is between you and me. There’s no need to involve someone irrelevant.”

Ah! What a beautiful voice!

The consciousness that was about to fade was pulled back. Xia Chuci knew whose voice it was—Su Yiming had saved her life.

The hand clamped around her neck suddenly released. Her legs went weak, and at the instant she lost support, she fell to the ground with a “thud.”

Xia Chuci knelt on the ground, gulping air. She had finally retrieved her life, sighing: The System didn’t deceive me!

Jiaoshini brushed her hands off with distaste and said smugly: “Tsk tsk, Miss Su is still so good at pretending. It’s been years, and that hypocritical face hasn’t changed at all. Fine, as long as you surrender obediently, I’ll let her go.”

After being rescued, Xia Chuci scoffed at Jiaoshini’s arrogance, murmuring inwardly: Surrender? Hmph, overestimating yourself! She is the ultimate major villainess. How dare a minor cannon fodder like you run wild!

However, reality was cruel, and the slap came swiftly.

Su Yiming lowered her guard, and several NPC henchmen immediately rushed forward, quickly twisting her hands behind her back.

Jiaoshini raised her leg and delivered a merciless kick to Su Yiming’s stomach, then fiercely slapped her twice across the face.

Listening to the smacking sounds, Xia Chuci felt her own face sting in sympathy.

Jiaoshini punched and kicked while grinding her teeth and cursing: “Aren’t you so amazing, huh? Now you’re still like a dead pig, left to my mercy.”

The System kindly reminded Xia Chuci, who was enjoying the drama:

【The female lead defeating the major villainess is one of the novel’s main plotlines. If the major villainess goes offline prematurely, it will severely affect Reader Satisfaction, leading to an elimination warning.】

Xia Chuci rolled her eyes: I know. I haven’t forgotten my side job as a bodyguard.

“Hey, if you keep hitting her, she’ll die. If Su Yiming dies by your hand, the Su family won’t let you off.”

Xia Chuci’s reminder brought Jiaoshini’s out-of-control emotions back into check. She finally stopped the violence.

Su Yiming had tightly protected her vital areas just now. Although she wasn’t critically injured, she had many small wounds all over her body. The slightest movement brought a surge of sharp pain.

Jiaoshini’s eyes rolled, and she gave Xia Chuci a sinister smile: “Heh, you’re right. If I kill her, the Su family definitely won’t forgive me. In that case, you do the honors.”

Damn it! I’ve brought trouble upon myself.

Oh, heavens, you want me dead!

Kill Su Yiming, and the novel is eliminated, and the protagonist dies.

Don’t kill Su Yiming, and Jiaoshini will slaughter me immediately.

Resist? Those four NPCs could kill me just by twitching a finger!

Xia Chuci felt utterly despairing: Death either way. Who can tell me how to break this deadly impasse?!

Su Yiming was sprawled on the ground. Jiaoshini stepped on her, contemptuously saying: “Su Yiming, aren’t you so noble? I’ll grant your wish. Trade your life for the cheap life of your love rival. How about that? Isn’t that great? Hahaha, ptooey! This is the price for poking your nose into other people’s business.”

Xia Chuci inwardly muttered: This woman is truly insane.

Su Yiming spat out the bl00d in her mouth and said with disdain: “You are truly pathetic. For a man, you’ve turned yourself into something neither human nor ghost. All this does is destroy yourself; it won’t hurt anyone else.”

“Shut up! It’s not up to you to manage what I do.”

Jiaoshini was utterly enraged. She grabbed a handful of Su Yiming’s hair and yanked her up, her face distorted in fury.

Su Yiming not only didn’t shut up but pressed the advantage, saying coldly: “Yes, you degrade yourself, and others can’t control you. But if you try to harm others, then you can’t blame others for lending a hand and becoming your enemy.”

Wow, my great villainess is amazing! Is this really your dialogue?

Tsk tsk, as a major villainess, she was even more righteous than the female lead. If the situation weren’t so dire, Xia Chuci would be applauding, cheering, and whistling for her.

Jiaoshini was beside herself with rage but laughed instead: “Haha, good, good. You are righteous, you are kind. You are all good people, and only I am the villain. Since you sympathize so much with these sluts, then go to hell with her!”

She tossed a dagger in front of Xia Chuci and said sinisterly: “Kill her, and I’ll let you go.”

Before acting, Xia Chuci knocked on the System and asked:

“System, what is the terrain like here? Will I survive if I roll down?”

System: 【The slope is relatively gentle, overgrown with weeds. The survival probability of rolling down is seventy percent.】

That’s good. It’s worth a gamble.

Xia Chuci picked up the dagger from the ground and, without anyone noticing, also picked up the flare gun by her feet, secretly tucking it into her pocket.

She walked toward Su Yiming, every step echoing her pounding heartbeat. Her palms were sweating from nervousness.

Jiaoshini was very satisfied with her choice and signaled the NPC henchmen to move aside, clearing the stage for this spectacle of mutual destruction.

Without external restraint, Su Yiming stood up unsteadily. She looked Xia Chuci directly in the eyes, her face cold, and said: “Do you really think that if you kill me, she will keep her promise and let you go?”

“Whether she’ll let me go if I kill you, I don’t know. I only know that if I don’t act, she will kill me right now. Every man for himself, so don’t blame me.”

Xia Chuci glanced sideways, seeing the several spectators leaning against the surrounding tree trunks, eagerly waiting for the show to begin.

Since the perverted Jiaoshini loved watching them kill each other, she would give her an ample show!

Xia Chuci wiped the dagger in her hand and asked: “Do you have any last words? If so, speak quickly. If not, I’ll send you on your way. Let’s be clear first: I am forced to do this. The wrongdoer is the one to blame, so don’t you dare haunt me after you die.”

“Why did you help me that night?”

Su Yiming stared intently into her eyes. The clear, stubborn gaze struck deep into Xia Chuci’s core.

“That night” referred to the night of Gu Miao’s birthday banquet. Both of them knew exactly what it was. At the time, Xia Chuci helped her purely to preemptively defuse a bomb for the future.

She hadn’t expected Su Yiming to be so easily touched by kindness. It seemed that clinging to her leg was a very correct strategy, but now was not the time to gain favor. Escaping the immediate predicament was paramount.

Xia Chuci felt a tingling scalp under her intense gaze. She avoided Su Yiming’s eyes and said guiltily: “I happened to be standing by the stage and noticed your dress zipper was snagged. I just lent a hand. I would have helped anyone else who encountered that situation; it wasn’t specifically to help you.”

Su Yiming persisted: “What about the note?”

Xia Chuci opened her mouth, ready to deny it, but Su Yiming cut her off: “Don’t deny it. I had the handwriting analyzed. It was yours.”

Xia Chuci massaged her forehead and was forced to use the male lead as a shield: “That’s right, I did write that note. I overheard someone coaching Miao Miao to plot a prank against you.”

She lowered her eyes and continued to spout nonsense: “But that was the Gu family’s banquet. Miao Miao is still young and doesn’t understand the big picture, but I couldn’t just stand by and watch Gu Xin lose face too. I couldn’t dissuade Miao Miao, so I could only warn you…”

Su Yiming’s gaze suddenly turned fierce, and she asked angrily: “So you mean you only helped me for Gu Xin’s sake, is that right?”

Uh…

Xia Chuci inwardly muttered: You really know how to seize the key point, but how am I supposed to answer such a direct question?

Since transmigrating into this book, she hadn’t seen Su Yiming this emotionally distraught.

In her memory, pre-blackening, she was a cold, dignified goddess. Post-blackening, she was an icy, crazy pervert.

Despite the drastic change in temperament, Su Yiming was always shrewd and composed. When had she ever lost her composure like this?

Pushing down her inner confusion, Xia Chuci pretended to be disdainful: “Of course. What else could it be for? Do you actually think I was helping you? Don’t be ridiculous. We have no acquaintance whatsoever. Why would I risk offending Miao Miao to help you?”

Su Yiming’s face darkened, and she said unwillingly: “Then what about this afternoon? Giving me the sandwich, getting me out of a tight spot—what was the reason this time?”

Xia Chuci shattered her illusion: “You helped me this morning, and I helped you at noon. We’re even.”

“Heh, ‘We’re even,’ you say so lightly. You never intended to help me from beginning to end. All of this was just wishful thinking on my part, wasn’t it!”

Aahhh~ I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Once the OOC is lifted, I’ll bring you tea, pour you water, give you a back rub, and apologize for everything!!!

Seeing that Jiaoshini next door was completely invested in the drama, Xia Chuci had to follow her lead: “I never said I wanted to help you. It was all wishful thinking on your part. How can you blame me?”

Su Yiming scoffed: “Wishful thinking, haha, fine, fine. Then I’ll ask you one last question: Did you never care about me, not even for one second?”

Heaven, please send down a lightning bolt and strike me dead!

What is all this? She’s asking me such a heavy question, teary-eyed, voice trembling, and choked up. How am I supposed to answer?

Someone tell me, what on earth is happening? Why do I have to be questioned like some scumbag?!

Seeing that Jiaoshini was about to crack open her sunflower seeds, Xia Chuci had to bear the immense pressure and continue the act: “No, never.”

This wasn’t working. If she kept stabbing her heart endlessly, it would be beyond repair later. She needed to resolve this quickly.

Taking advantage of Jiaoshini and the NPCs being completely absorbed in the melodramatic plot, Xia Chuci swiftly raised the dagger and stabbed toward Su Yiming. Just as it was about to reach her chest, she retracted the force in her wrist. With her other hand, she shoved her forward, pushing her off the cliff.

Su Yiming’s look of disbelief as she fell deeply stung Xia Chuci’s eyes.

No one had anticipated Xia Chuci would do this. By the time Jiaoshini and the others reacted, Su Yiming was already lost in the darkness.

Jiaoshini was furious. The NPC henchmen also rushed forward.

In the blink of an eye, Xia Chuci rapidly fired the flare gun, then leaped down the same slope where Su Yiming had rolled, disappearing without a trace, leaving only one phrase behind: “Bye-bye, now.”