Competing with the Male Lead for the Female Lead (Transmigration) - Chapter 8
In less than half a day, the entire Ancheng knew that Sheng Baihe had been seriously injured by the Wen family’s young lady and expelled from the Wen family, temporarily residing in the Lin family.
As for the reason, apart from a few involved parties, no one knew the real cause, but this didn’t prevent people from exercising their rich imaginations and completing the entire story.
The most popular version was still a grand love triangle.
After returning to the Wen family, Lan Feier became a salted fish, lazing around since her life wasn’t in danger within the Wen household.
Like her, many disciples from outside the family were recruited by the three major families of Ancheng. Sheng Baihe was also an outsider disciple of the Wen family.
If their talent was like Sheng Baihe’s, they might be chosen to go to a major sect for cultivation in the future. If their talent was poor, like Lan Feier’s, they would stay to guard the Wen family estate.
Lan Feier had no lofty ambitions. With the protagonist looming over her, even if she had any, she’d pretend not to. Did she still want to live?
Therefore, she didn’t care about staying in the Wen family to guard the estate for the rest of her life.
Staying away from the protagonist meant fewer troubles.
As for the plot gradually deviating from the main storyline, she couldn’t control it. It was already difficult enough to mind her own business behind closed doors.
“Lan Feier, you’re skipping morning lessons again! If Master finds out, you’ll be in big trouble!” A loud roar sounded outside the room. The ginseng doll, who was fanning Lan Feier, was so frightened that its hand trembled, and the fan fell.
Lan Feier lightly kicked it, but she still didn’t leave the bed. She raised her voice lazily, “I’m still feeling a bit unwell today. If Master asks, please help me explain.”
“I see you full of energy. Where are you unwell? You’re just lazy!”
Lan Feier coughed heavily twice, sent the ginseng doll out to deliver a string of fruits she had picked in Tomb Mountain to this nosy fellow disciple, and turned over to continue sleeping.
Her consistent belief was: when working, she would be duty-bound and never ambiguous; when resting, it was best if no one bothered her.
At this moment, Sheng Baihe was also lying in bed. He didn’t understand Wen Wuning’s reaction. Fortunately, he had been prepared. He had hooked up with Lin Niaoniao. Affectionate men were most attractive to women. He had portrayed himself in front of Lin Niaoniao as deeply in love with Wen Wuning, willing to risk danger just to win a smile from the beauty. During those days in the interspatial space, he had repeatedly saved Lin Niaoniao from perilous situations.
He had taken great care of this young lady from the Lin family, yet always maintained a polite distance. After all, his current persona was that of a deeply affectionate gentleman, dangling this maiden in the prime of youth and making her completely infatuated with him. Therefore, in just a few days, the Lin family’s young lady had gone from having a good impression of him to being completely and deeply in love.
If it hadn’t been for Lin Niaoniao clearing his name and creating a deeply affectionate image for him, this would have truly become a stain on his life.
Wen Wuning.
Muttering this name in his heart, Sheng Baihe sneered. So strong-willed, one day he would make her kneel at his feet and beg him to take her.
“Baihe, you’re awake?!” Lin Niaoniao’s joyful voice came from the door. This young girl fluttered to the bedside like a bird, her eyes already swollen from crying, and now tears were about to fall again. “Baihe, I thought… I thought…”
During these days in the Lin family, Lin Niaoniao had been taking care of him. This girl, with both status and looks, was so deeply in love with him. Sheng Baihe’s inner *diaosi* (loser) mentality couldn’t help but sneer secretly. Just a change of handsome face, and these women would cling to him, wanting to die for him. Not to mention his current persona, if he hadn’t changed his appearance to his original face, would this woman have fallen in love with him?!
Resentful in his heart, he was very polite on the surface. Sheng Baihe said gently, “Miss Lin has been troubled these days.”
Lin Niaoniao cried again upon hearing this. “Why must you be so polite with me? I am doing this willingly. You saved me so many times; it is only right for me to repay you with my life.”
A coldness flashed in Sheng Baihe’s eyes. The handsome ones were repaid with their lives, while the ugly ones probably wouldn’t even get a second glance. Thinking this, Sheng Baihe said something else entirely, “My heart only holds Wuning.”
The only woman he wanted to obtain now was Wen Wuning. He had been thwarted by this woman, and he wouldn’t be able to move past this hurdle in his heart if he didn’t get his revenge.
In the original book, Wen Wuning became the cinnabar mole in the protagonist’s heart because she was his first woman. But this time, she had inadvertently become Sheng Baihe’s obsession, simply because of that saying, “The unattainable is always the most alluring.”
Although Sheng Baihe’s true nature was that of a *diaosi*, and he would definitely accept any woman willing to be with him, living as Sheng Baihe for so long had raised his standards. Moreover, Wen Wuning was a rare beauty, and the first beauty he had seen in this world, leaving an indelible impression on his heart. Seeing Lin Niaoniao and others like her was just ordinary in comparison.
Sheng Baihe felt unhappy because from the first glance he had of Wen Wuning, he had already regarded her as his own. Now, this situation was like something that originally belonged to him being taken away, and anyone would be unhappy in such a situation.
In the original book, he had entered Lingyun Mountain as a disciple of the Wen family. Not wanting any more surprises, it was best for him to return to the Wen family as soon as possible. As for how to return, it wasn’t difficult for someone who knew the plot of the book well. However, he looked pitifully at the woman by the bed. He was afraid he would have to let down this woman’s deep affection for him.
The Wen family had morning lessons every other day, which all Wen family disciples attended, including Wen Wuning. In the past few days, she had been preoccupied, but today she suddenly thought of her junior sister Lan Feier and searched for her in the assembly hall. The Wen family, including outside disciples, numbered five or six hundred. Although there were many people, it was still quick for Wen Wuning to find someone, but she didn’t find Lan Feier.
After the morning lessons ended, she had a roll call and confirmed that Lan Feier was absent.
Wen Wuning still remembered the disciples who had been close to Lan Feier in the interspatial space that day. She found them and asked for the reason, only to learn that she was sick. She immediately sent someone to take her to visit.
Wen Wuning had no doubts. In her impression, this junior sister, although occasionally childish, was mature and thoughtful at crucial moments, a reliable person.
She would never have thought that such a person was someone who disliked cultivation to the point of making up lies to be lazy.
So, when she saw the girl sleeping soundly in bed, Wen Wuning was stunned and didn’t react for a moment. Observing her good complexion, and the bedside table full of snacks, with the little ginseng doll tidying up the fruit peels and cores on the ground like a little laborer.
Tears welled up in the little ginseng doll’s big eyes. It remembered Wen Wuning and wanted to act spoiled and cry for comfort, but Wen Wuning’s natural aloofness when she wasn’t smiling made it only dare to continue cleaning up the trash with a grievance.
Wen Wuning sat down by Lan Feier’s bed. “I heard you weren’t feeling well. Shall I have a physician take a look?”
Lan Feier had already woken up as soon as Wen Wuning entered the room. Although she was in her own room in the Wen family, it didn’t mean she would completely relax her vigilance. She hadn’t opened her eyes because she didn’t know who had come. By the time she felt the familiar aura, Wen Wuning had already realized she was pretending to be asleep.
To be honest, Wen Wuning was very pleased to know that she was pretending to be asleep. This proved that this junior sister was indeed clever and cautious.
Lan Feier opened her eyes and looked innocently at Wen Wuning, blinking. “Senior Sister, I was just exhausted from the other day and need some time to recover.”
Wen Wuning didn’t call her out and nodded. “Indeed.”
Unexpectedly, Wen Wuning was so understanding. Lan Feier quickly flattered her, “Senior Sister is truly considerate.”
Wen Wuning nodded. “There are extra rooms in my courtyard. You can move in and live with me. Living closer, it will be easier for me to take care of you.”
“Ah?!” Lan Feier immediately shook her head like a rattle drum. “No need, I have the ginseng doll. It’s very obedient and can take care of me.”
Her reaction made Wen Wuning chuckle. She had indeed wanted to tease her, but it wasn’t entirely for teasing. She had seriously considered it.
Wen Wuning stood up and looked around her room. “You being so—”
The word ‘lazy’ was stopped in time. She continued, “It’s inconvenient to attend morning lessons, and your usual cultivation must also be neglected.”
She wasn’t even willing to go to morning lessons, let alone cultivate on her own.
“Living closer, I can also help you, saving you the trouble of running around.”
In other words, she wanted to supervise her cultivation. Lan Feier’s face was so twisted that she didn’t know what expression to make.
Wen Wuning’s intentions were good, which she naturally knew, but this kindness was a death warrant for her.
She didn’t want the protagonist to know of her existence. She didn’t want to die. Even if the protagonist didn’t target her, it wouldn’t work because whenever something happened, those cannon foddered were often the people around the protagonist.
“You don’t have many things. I’ll help you move now.”
Ah?! When did she agree?! Before making a decision, wouldn’t it be better to consider the opinion of the person involved?!
“Senior Sister, how is Senior Brother Sheng’s matter?” Lan Feier quickly changed the subject.
Wherever there were mouths, there were rumors, and the Wen family was no exception. Those uninformed onlookers acted as if they had been at the scene, describing the emotional entanglements of Wen Wuning, Sheng Baihe, and Lin Niaoniao with vivid detail.
The version Lan Feier heard the most was that Wen Wuning and Sheng Baihe were originally a couple, but Sheng Baihe was drugged in the interspatial space and had a relationship with Lin Niaoniao. Wen Wuning was furious and broke off all ties with Sheng Baihe. However, Sheng Baihe was unwilling. He had only been driven by the drug with Lin Niaoniao, and the one he loved was still Wen Wuning alone. That was why the scene in Ancheng had happened.
Lan Feier was dumbfounded, especially the part describing Sheng Baihe’s relationship with Lin Niaoniao. It was truly erotic, and the positions were bold and anti-human. If Lan Feier hadn’t known the truth, she would have believed it.
Wen Wuning probably didn’t know these rumors, as no one would spread such things in front of the person involved.
As soon as Sheng Baihe was mentioned, Lan Feier noticed that Wen Wuning’s expression changed. Actually, she had always been a bit strange. With Wen Wuning’s personality, she wasn’t an impulsive or brainless person, but as soon as the protagonist was involved, she seemed to lose her intelligence.
Just like her reactions after leaving the interspatial space, Lan Feier had thought she would wait until they returned to the Wen family and handle it behind closed doors. In the Wen family, Wen Wuning was in her home turf. Even if Sheng Baihe didn’t die, he would be skinned alive and definitely have his reputation ruined.
But Wen Wuning’s handling of the matter…
Although Sheng Baihe had been stabbed, it was nothing serious for him. Not only did it not damage his reputation, but it even created a deeply affectionate persona for him.
She could even let go of Lin Niaoniao’s public slap, but she couldn’t even endure this moment regarding Sheng Baihe?
Or did ancient people really value chastity so much? But she hadn’t even been taken advantage of by Sheng Baihe.
“The matter is over. Don’t mention this person again,” Wen Wuning’s tone was very cold.
“Oh.” Lan Feier felt complicated. She was afraid that things wouldn’t go as Wen Wuning wished. This matter wouldn’t just pass, and this person was destined to be a significant part of Wen Wuning’s life.
But none of this had anything to do with her.
Lan Feier sat up from the bed and said sincerely to Wen Wuning, “Senior Sister, I’ve rested enough. I will definitely go to morning lessons on time from now on.”
The implication was that she was declining Wen Wuning’s kindness.
Wen Wuning thought for a moment and sat back down by the bed, looking down at this little junior sister. She had a pair of bright, large eyes, which occasionally held a depth that shouldn’t belong to someone of her age, but now they were purely innocent. Wen Wuning asked, “Do you want to go to Lingyun Mountain?”
The two were very close. Wen Wuning still had a cold face, but her voice suddenly lowered a degree, sounding inexplicably gentle. The gentle voice paired with a cold and stunning face made Lan Feier’s heart flutter slightly, in a way that even she barely noticed.
“Senior Sister, are you mocking me?” Lan Feier put on a slightly exaggerated expression.
This was no different from asking a student who did poorly in school if they wanted to go to Peking University.