I Marked the Villain After Transmigrating into a Scumbag A - Chapter 6

Gu Zhijing was put on house arrest the moment she returned to the Gu family residence. She could only get updates on the outside world from Qin Guanghui. She heard from Qin Guanghui that Ye Chimu was recovering well and was preparing to be discharged from the hospital. As a celebrity, she couldn’t stay in the hospital indefinitely.

Gu Zhijing asked about the medical fees and compensation.

Qin Guanghui said they hadn’t reached an agreement yet. Ye Chimu’s agent was asking for a lot and was trying to push for the marriage, hoping to finalize it quickly.

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Meanwhile, in the past two days, Gu Shichang had been busy. He sent four or five doctors to examine Gu Zhijing’s brain, and they all said the same thing: there was no precedent for her condition anywhere in the world, and it required extensive research. They even suggested shaving Gu Zhijing’s head and performing a craniotomy.

Shaving her head? Gu Zhijing, who was usually good-tempered, instantly flared up and swept the things off the table.

“Father, are you trying to turn me into a lab rat?” Gu Zhijing pretending to be angry.

Gu Shichang was worried about his daughter, and he also didn’t agree with the doctors’ suggestions. After all, it was a first-of-its-kind case, and he couldn’t risk killing his only child without any certainty. He waved the doctors away, telling them to come back only when they had a concrete cure. He sat on the edge of the bed, his expression serious, his fingers intertwined, pressing on his thumb joints.

Gu Zhijing said, “Father, don’t worry. I know my own condition. It’s not a big deal. I’ve also come to understand a lot of things these past two days.”

“What have you understood?” Gu Shichang sat up straight.

“To do good deeds every day and be a good person.”

Gu Shichang looked at her face, then at her hair. Her hair is fine, so why is she suddenly so… Zen?

“It’s my own personal enlightenment,” Gu Zhijing said, enunciating each word with great seriousness.

Gu Shichang said, “I don’t care about your enlightenment. You must get engaged this year.” This incident had cemented his decision. As a businessman, he had to prepare for the worst. If Gu Zhijing really couldn’t continue, she had to leave him an heir, or the Gu family would eventually be devoured by their rivals. The Gu family business was vast and diversified, primarily focused on real estate.

“There’s a charity gala coming up. Go attend it. The online comments about you are very bad right now.”

These charity events were just places for rich kids to have fun. Gu Zhijing didn’t want to go; it would only worsen her reputation. “No, Father,” Gu Zhijing refused. “My head hurts, so I can’t go to crowded places. The doctors also advised me to rest.”

Gu Shichang looked at her head. “Then forget it. I’ve already notified Ye Chimu’s agent, and I’ll go meet with her personally…”

“Wait,” Gu Zhijing stopped him.

“Father, I’ll go.”

“Doesn’t your head hurt anymore?”

“It still hurts a little, but I think seeing her will make it stop.”

Gu Shichang ignored her.

“Father,” Gu Zhijing called out again.

“What is it?”

“My credit card.”

To go out with a girl, she needed money to buy her things. Gu Zhijing had to face the reality that she was no longer a CEO, but merely a CEO’s daughter.

“It depends on your performance,” Gu Shichang said.

Before the charity gala, Gu Zhijing carefully observed the Gu family’s home. It was a 500-square-meter villa, a bit smaller than her original home, and the family assets were naturally much less. In her original world, Gu Zhijing was a CEO. She was also in real estate, but her main focus was e-commerce and investments. She loved investment projects and made so much money she couldn’t count it all. She had once thought making money was the most boring thing in the world. Her parents were alive, and she was an only child. She didn’t have many friends, only three, but each one was interesting.

The System started talking in her head, trying to tempt her. 

【Do you want to go back? Life here is so lousy. Why don’t you do what I say, provoke Ye Chimu until she becomes a villain, and I’ll guarantee you…】

Gu Zhijing said, “Ye Chimu is already trending and people are talking about her. The mission is complete. What more do you want?”

Indeed, Ye Chimu had been trending for the past few days, but Gu Zhijing was getting all the blame, and netizens were sympathizing with Ye Chimu.

The System said furiously, 【But she hasn’t turned into a villain! You’re exploiting a bug! This is skirting the rules and doesn’t count as fully completing the First Step of Darkening!】

Gu Zhijing retorted, “Got a problem with that?”

The System gritted its teeth. “Yes! I’ve never seen a host like you!”

“Have you had other hosts? Have other people transmigrated before?”

The System, filled with hatred, shut up. How could there be a host like this, who set traps in every sentence?

In the mirror, Gu Zhijing still looked the same. Her face was stern, her eyebrows sharp, and she stood at 178 cm. Her lips were thin, making her look especially cold when she didn’t smile. Her suit and tie were meticulously arranged, and she even made sure there were no wrinkles on her chest pocket. She folded her pocket square and adjusted its angle. Noticing a slight imperfection, she reached up and made sure the collar button was securely fastened.

Gu Zhijing said coldly, “Don’t interrupt unless I tell you to speak.”

At 6 p.m., Gu Zhijing’s car arrived at the charity gala. This was a place for celebrities. A bellboy greeted her as she got out of the car. As soon as she was on her feet, someone hugged her tightly.

“Hey, Zhijing.”

The person had a head of big, curly hair, fiery red lips, and large br3asts that pressed against Gu Zhijing. She smelled strongly of roses. This was the original host’s good friend, Qin Lingyue, also an Alpha.

Her sudden distance caused Qin Lingyue to freeze for a moment. Her friend seemed different. She was wearing a perfectly straight suit and had become the kind of prim Alpha they usually despised.

Qin Lingyue offered her a glass of wine, but Gu Zhijing didn’t take it. Gu Zhijing had developed a deep-seated fear of alcohol. She held her own water bottle and drank from it, a look of profound shock on her face as she looked at Qin Lingyue.

Qin Lingyue stared at her water bottle with a look of disgust. “Don’t tell me you’re drinking wolfberry tea from a thermos. Did you really go crazy?”

Bad news travels fast. The story about Gu Zhijing losing her mind had spread like wildfire. Everyone was saying she wanted to sleep with Ye Chimu but got her head smashed instead.

Gu Zhijing found some dark humor in the situation. At least the news about me being “impotent” didn’t spread. Ye Chimu is better than the others, after all.

Thinking of which, Gu Zhijing had a friend in her real world named Qin Lingyue, too. But the name was a homophone—Qin Lingyue, like the moon on a lofty mountain, untouchable. This Qin Lingyue looked exactly like her friend, even having a mole under her eye. But her way of speaking and walking was completely sensual and charming, like a completely unrestrained version of her friend.

“No, I just have a bad headache, so I’m drinking some warm water,” Gu Zhijing said after observing her for a moment, suppressing her surprise. This wasn’t her friend.

As she spoke, Ye Chimu arrived.

She was wearing a black, low-cut gown, revealing a beautiful curve of her chest. The thin fabric hugged her slender waist, and a high slit showed off her pale thighs. Even with only a sliver of light on her, it couldn’t hide her radiance; she shone like a black obsidian stone. Her hair had been cut short, and when she turned, her scent gland was visible at the base of her neck. A small scab was forming on the fair skin, a testament to her being marked, adding a touch of sexiness to her already beautiful gland.

Ye Chimu didn’t pose on the red carpet like other celebrities. She walked quietly along the side, pulling her black dress up slightly, her expression cool and serene, untainted by the darkness around her. She was truly beautiful.

“Oh, you’re hooked,” Qin Lingyue said, putting an arm around Gu Zhijing. “I heard a rumor that you two might be getting engaged. Are you really going to marry her?”

Gu Zhijing raised an eyebrow, puzzled as to how Qin Lingyue knew.

Qin Lingyue’s tone shifted. “You’re such a scumbag, though. You promise to get engaged to her one minute, and the next you’re here at a matchmaking event.” This was why Gu Zhijing didn’t want to come. This kind of event might be called a charity gala, but it was really a matchmaking event for the children of the rich. Gu Zhijing had too much experience with this in her original world.

Ye Chimu’s agent, Sister Qiu, was with her, whispering in her ear to not be ungrateful. “You have to seize the opportunity yourself. You might despise Gu Zhijing, but many people in the industry want to marry her and can’t even get their foot in the door.”

Ye Chimu turned her head and noticed Gu Zhijing. In a cosmic way, their paths were intertwined once more.

Gu Zhijing, under the light, was wearing a black suit with straight eyebrows and thin, red lips. The light from the large crystal chandelier caught the champagne glasses next to her, and the jewels on her black suit cuff sparkled with a golden light. In terms of looks, there was no denying Gu Zhijing was beautiful.

The woman next to her offered her a cigarette. Gu Zhijing shook her head and didn’t take it. She stood tall and elegant, like a lonely crane in a place of fame and fortune.

Since being marked, Ye Chimu’s sense of smell had become very sensitive. She could pick up a faint scent, but she had to get closer to distinguish the specific smell. She controlled her breathing.

The back of her neck began to feel hot. She had been marked by Gu Zhijing, and the Alpha pheromones would make her restless, craving an Alpha’s comfort. The long-term restraint had pushed her body to its limit. She showed no signs of this on her calm face.

A long, wide red carpet separated the two of them. A director blocked their view of each other and offered Ye Chimu a drink. She shook her head.

Gu Zhijing took the opportunity to move away from Qin Lingyue. Qin Lingyue scoffed. “No way. Is our Scumbag Alpha afraid of her fiancée now? You have to keep your distance?”

Looking at Qin Lingyue’s face, which was identical to her friend’s, Gu Zhijing lowered her voice and gave her a warning. “You’d better not offend Ye Chimu easily.”

With everyone present, the charity gala officially began. Everyone took their seats. It seemed to have been a special arrangement, as Gu Zhijing’s seat was next to Ye Chimu’s. Ye Chimu sat down first, her seat a bit further inside.

Being so close, Gu Zhijing could smell a faint scent of apples, so subtle that only she could probably detect it. Gu Zhijing put her hand in her pocket, squeezing the suppressor patch. She turned her head and glanced at Ye Chimu’s neck.

Ye Chimu sat up straight, looking at the display stage in front of them. “Why are you staring at me?” she asked coldly.

Gu Zhijing handed her the auction paddle, saying with gentlemanly generosity, “If there’s anything you want, feel free to bid on it.”

Ye Chimu took it, looked at the number on the paddle, and then back at the display stage, which was full of jewels and jade. She said calmly, “Then… I want it all.”

“…”

What am I going to do? My dad only gave me one million.