Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 178

Sheng Nuan immediately recognized that the girl in front of her, dressed in a floral shirt and wearing pigtails, was the original female lead, Sheng Xi.

Seeing Sheng Xi’s encouraging look, constantly pushing her to speak up, Sheng Nuan clicked her tongue, full of sarcasm.

At this moment, another educated youth across from her asked, “Sheng Nuan, why aren’t you saying anything? Who are you looking for?”

The other educated youth, looking at Sheng Nuan, who was painted like a yaksha, burst into another round of laughter.

At this moment, Sheng Nuan also caught a glimpse of her current appearance in the mirror provided by customer service: eyebrows drawn with burnt matchsticks were thick and black, lips painted with red paper, looking as if she had just eaten a child. The whole person looked hideous and ugly.

And her good cousin Sheng Xi had been the one to lead her all the way to the educated youth station, constantly encouraging her to go find Xie Ze.

Facing the mocking gazes from across the way, Sheng Nuan spoke up, “I came to find Educated Youth Li Qingmu to borrow some high school textbooks.”

Li Qingmu, who had been hiding in a corner reading, suddenly froze, raising his stupidly, “You’re looking for me?”

Sheng Nuan nodded immediately, smiling brightly as she asked, “I want to study the high school curriculum on my own. Can I borrow your textbooks?”

Li Qingmu was a typical bookworm who never paid attention to anything else. Hearing someone ask to borrow books, he didn’t hesitate and replied, “I’ll sort through them over the next two days, and you can come pick them up.”

Sheng Nuan immediately thanked him, “Thank you, Educated Youth Li.”

Everyone else was momentarily stunned.

Borrowing textbooks… what tricks was this village girl playing now?

At this moment, Sheng Xi suddenly spoke up, “Nuan Nuan, weren’t you here to find Educated Youth Xie? Why are you borrowing books instead?”

The other educated youth immediately understood… as expected, pretending to be something she’s not, the uglier someone is, the more tricks they play.

But then, Sheng Nuan spoke up again.

She glanced at Sheng Xi and spoke loudly, “Sister Xi, wasn’t it you who said you wanted to find Educated Youth Xie but were too shy to ask, so you had me say it instead? I thought it wasn’t right for you to keep using my name like this. Educated Youth Xie doesn’t even know how you feel about him.”

Sheng Xi was immediately stunned. Seeing the surprised looks from the educated youth across the way, she stammered, shaking her head, “I-I didn’t.”

Sheng Nuan exclaimed, “What’s wrong, Sister Xi? Didn’t you just say for me to dress up and come with you to find Educated Youth Xie? Don’t be shy, Sister Xi, you’re so beautiful, Educated Youth Xie is sure to like you. I think you should be brave and let him know how you feel.”

Sheng Nuan threw Sheng Xi’s words right back at her, then patted the now completely stiff Sheng Xi before turning around and quickly walking away.

By the time Sheng Xi snapped out of her daze, Sheng Nuan was already gone. Across from her, the male and female educated youth at the station were all watching her, whispering to each other with different expressions.

Sheng Xi blushed bright red and fled in embarrassment.

Throughout the whole ordeal, the subject of everyone’s conversation, Educated Youth Xie Ze, never even showed up.

Inside one of the rooms at the educated youth station, a young man in a white shirt sat there.

His features were the kind of androgynous beauty that made it hard to distinguish between masculine and feminine, but his long, narrow eyes didn’t make him seem effeminate. Instead, one would only marvel at how someone could be born so strikingly handsome. One look at him will make you nearly lose your mind.

This was Xie Ze, the male lead of the original plot.

Before him lay a book and a letter… a letter from his father.

Listening to the commotion outside, he sneered, tugging the corner of his mouth mockingly, then without even looking at the letter, he tore it to pieces and tossed it into the trash.

Meanwhile, Sheng Nuan left the educated youth station, her expression cold as she walked back.

With just one encounter, she confirmed that the so-called female lead, Sheng Xi, was no good… what kind of cousin would make her own cousin dress up like a ghost to chase after someone and even praise her for looking good?

It must’ve been to use Sheng Nuan as a contrast to herself.

She had seen plenty of this kind of green pond¹ before.

As for her mother, Ma Fang, she wasn’t any good either. Knowing full well that Ma Laibei’s family had a history of domestic violence, she still introduced her niece to them.

The original host thought that since the one who recommended was from her own family, there shouldn’t be any problem. Who would have thought it would end up like that?

The educated youth station was in the village, so Sheng Nuan quickly arrived home. As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she heard loud voices coming from the main house, as if there were many people inside.

Not wanting anyone to see her yaksha makeup, Sheng Nuan quickly covered her face and darted into the side room… the moment she pushed the door open, she froze, feeling a bit dumbfounded.

In the room, a tall man was standing there with his upper body naked. He seemed just as startled by her, his brow slightly furrowed as he looked at her.

The noise from the main house seemed to be approaching, and Sheng Nuan’s immediate reaction was… to close the door behind her.

If she went out now and got caught like this, there would be no explaining it.

The man frowned, about to speak, but Sheng Nuan quickly gave him a “shh.” Hearing the sounds outside the courtyard, the man remained silent, pulled over the jacket beside him, and put it on—it was a military green uniform.

It was then that Sheng Nuan remembered that in the original plot, a military unit had been stationed in Qingshui Village. They seemed to be training and conducting shooting exercises while also setting up a communication base… The village headquarters couldn’t accommodate so many people, so the soldiers were dispersed to live in the villagers’ homes.

Sheng Nuan’s family had five people. Her eldest sister Sheng Xia was already married, and Sheng Nuan, along with her second brother Sheng Fei and their parents, lived in three rooms in the main house. Two of the three empty rooms in the courtyard had been given to the soldiers.

Ever since these soldiers moved in, the courtyard had always been kept spotlessly clean, the water tank was constantly filled to the brim, and even the firewood in the corner that hadn’t been chopped yet was split and stacked neatly.

The man standing in front of Sheng Nuan was named Pei Shuo, a company commander who lived alone in one of the rooms.

He was normally taciturn and reserved, and both his soldiers and the villagers were somewhat afraid of him… In truth, Pei Shuo was quite handsome, with sharp, chiseled features like they were carved by a blade. However, his perpetually cold expression, combined with his tall and imposing figure, made him especially intimidating.

Thinking of the other party’s muscular build and overwhelming presence, Sheng Nuan clicked her tongue.

At that moment, Sheng Nuan noticed a full bucket of water nearby and a basin filled with fresh water. It seemed like he had been about to wash up, but the door latch had been a bit loose, and she had accidentally pushed the door open.

Sheng Nuan awkwardly apologized in a low voice, “Sorry, I forgot someone was living here. I didn’t do it on purpose.”

The man replied with a nonchalant “mm” without expression.

Sheng Nuan pointed to the basin, “Can I wash my face? If my mom sees me looking like this, she’ll break my legs.”

The man’s eyes swept over her yaksha makeup without showing any reaction, and he gave a cold “mm” in response.

Sheng Nuan quickly washed her face… and casually used his soap as if it were her own, afraid she wouldn’t be able to get it clean otherwise.

She quickly finished washing her face, and the sounds in the courtyard had quieted down. Sneaking over, Sheng Nuan peeked through the crack in the door, and after confirming with customer service that everything was clear, she finally opened the door.

Before leaving, she remembered something and quickly turned around, smiling as she apologized, “Thank you… comrade.”

The term “comrade” was something she had suddenly remembered…

Now that her face was clean, her lively eyebrows were visible, and she smiled with eyes that curved into crescents. Then, like a wild cat, she slipped away in a flash.

The room returned to silence. Pei Shuo glanced at the water in the basin, picked it up, and poured it into the dirty water bucket beside him. Then, he refilled the basin with fresh water, removed his jacket, and began washing up again.

His complexion is a healthy wheat color, and he is tall and muscular. He wipes his upper body with a towel as water flows down his taut muscles, following the mermaid line and soaking into the waistband of his trousers…

1. green pond – Chinese internet slang, a phonetic play on the English word ‘b1tch’ since 碧池 (bì chí) sounds like b1tch. ↵