The Real Daughter Needs Saving by This Vicious Female Cannon Fodder? - Chapter 29

Sister?

A-Lin immediately went on high alert.

She did know that President Gu had a younger sister.

Back when the younger sister was in high school, President Gu would frequently receive messages from the homeroom teacher, sometimes even canceling meetings to attend parent-teacher conferences.

Could it be that President Gu’s sister is in a relationship?

A-Lin’s quick-witted mind immediately connected this with President Gu’s earlier instruction to have HR reserve a position.

Could some country bumpkin with dyed hair have stolen the heart of President Gu’s treasured younger sister?!

Honestly, she was kind of envious.

Getting close to President Gu’s sister was practically the same as marrying into wealth!!!

“A-Lin, what are you thinking about?”

“Did you have any insights about what I just asked you?”

Gu Lindong always felt there was something off about Ning Anran’s gaze when looking at her sister—not exactly friendly, but not hostile either.

It was hard to describe.

“President Gu, as your secretary,”

“I feel it’s my duty to inform you that your sister is most likely in a relationship.”

What she really wanted to say was “unrequited love,” but valuing her position as the president’s secretary, she opted for the safer “in a relationship.”

“In a relationship?”

“You’re saying someone who was still arguing with her a few days ago would be in a relationship now…”

As she said this, Gu Lindong herself felt unconvinced. It suddenly dawned on her that her sister and Ning Anran hadn’t argued in quite a while.

……

Steam filled the bathroom.

As warm water cascaded over her, Gu Xia happily scrubbed away. Ning Anran’s favorability had risen from -100% to -39%!

What an excellent sign.

Gu Xia could already see her tragic cannon-fodder fate being rewritten—her beloved parents and dear sister wouldn’t end up as disposable characters in this story!

These comfortable days of soaking in a luxurious bathtub would never leave her!

She could become Ning Anran’s best friend and walk hand in hand with the female lead toward a happy life.

As for the male lead? He could go kick rocks!

This was the true essence of the Villainess Survival System!

“Host, do you really just want to be the female lead’s best friend?”

“This system doesn’t think so~”

“Don’t lie to yourself, host~”

What’s with the system’s teasing tone? It didn’t sound like cold data at all!

“What do you mean by that? Do I look like some shallow human who’d throw myself at anyone good-looking?”

“Clearly, this young lady is not!”

The system ignored its host’s denial and continued bluntly.

“Host, as the Villainess Survival System, I must seriously inform you that we detected and awakened your consciousness because of your immense resentment before death.”

“You had unfulfilled wishes and refused to become a mere tool stripped of free will by the author.”

“As for what those wishes are, this system believes you already know.”

Gu Xia froze at the system’s words.

Her unfulfilled wishes?

“Knock, knock.”

Someone rapped on the bathroom door.

Ning Anran stood outside holding a towel, her brows slightly furrowed with concern that Gu Xia might have fainted from soaking too long.

“Gu Xia, don’t soak for too long.”

Hearing Ning Anran’s urging voice, Gu Xia realized she had been soaking until her whole body was burning hot. She tried to stand up, but her legs felt weak and limp, unable to muster any strength.

Two splashes echoed in the bathroom, and Ning Anran’s heart clenched at the sound. She knocked on the bathroom door again, her movements slightly hurried.

“Gu Xia, are you okay?”

The bathroom door wasn’t locked tightly, and Ning Anran didn’t hesitate—after all, she had seen every inch of Gu Xia’s body before.

She had even helped wash her many times.

Most of those times, Gu Xia was dead drunk, insisting on bathing because she couldn’t stand the stench of alcohol on herself.

Afraid she might hurt herself alone in the bathroom, Ning Anran had simply bathed her instead.

Gu Xia enjoyed her care without the slightest guilt, as if it were only natural.

Even in her drunken stupor, she could still make demands, like asking Ning Anran to blow-dry her hair a little longer.

“Ning Anran… why… did you come in?”

As the door opened, Gu Xia saw Ning Anran’s figure and felt her body grow even hotter than before.

“I was worried you’d drown in here.”

Her tone was cold, but her actions were gentle. A dry towel draped over Gu Xia’s wet hair, and then Ning Anran carefully wiped the water droplets from her cheeks.

“I’m fine… I just soaked too long, and my legs felt weak…”

The more she spoke, the guiltier she felt. Gu Xia lowered her eyes, staring at the bathtub, not daring to meet Ning Anran’s dark gaze.

“You call this ‘fine’?”

“Gu Xia, it doesn’t matter if you don’t apologize to me.”

“But if something happened to you, what would I do?”

Her slender fingers pressed against the towel as Ning Anran forced Gu Xia’s guilty eyes to meet hers.

Strangely, Gu Xia saw genuine concern for her in Ning Anran’s gaze.

“Congratulations, Host. The female lead’s favorability has increased by +1.”

This can raise favorability too?

Isn’t that just ridiculous?!

“Host, sometimes you really shouldn’t underestimate your own charm. You are the villainess beauty, after all~”

Heh. Though the words were infuriating, she couldn’t help but like hearing them.

“Ning Anran, were you worried about me?”

Gu Xia didn’t know what had come over her—she just wanted to ask, to know what Ning Anran truly thought.

“Of course I was worried. If the Second Miss Gu died, wouldn’t I become the prime suspect?”

Gu Xia: “…”

Fine. She really couldn’t win against Ning Anran’s sharp tongue!

“Stop soaking in the water. Get up already.”

“Any longer, and you’ll dissolve into the bath.”

Ning Anran carefully helped Gu Xia out of the tub, cautious not to use too much force. The bathroom was filled with steam, and the slightest misstep could lead to a fall.

“Alright, then hold me tight—”

Before she could finish, Gu Xia’s feet slipped, and she lost control, tumbling forward!

Without time to think, Gu Xia felt her entire face bury into something soft. The water droplets on her body and the splashes from the tub nearly soaked Ning Anran completely.

Ning Anran’s breathing quickened, her arms trembling slightly, but thankfully, she reacted fast enough to prevent Gu Xia from crashing headfirst into the bathtub.

Water sloshed, and the steam thickened. Gu Xia’s wet hair clung to Ning Anran’s neck.

Her heartbeat is so fast.

Mine is too.

“You really… what am I going to do with you?”

Ning Anran no longer had the heart to scold her. She was just grateful she had arrived in time to protect Gu Xia.

As long as she was alright, nothing else mattered.

“I’m sorry, Ning Anran, I didn’t mean to.”

Gu Xia lifted her pitiful eyes, her mind foggy and dizzy from soaking too long in the hot water, her consciousness nearly slipping away.

She really shouldn’t have stayed in the bath for so long.

“Don’t move.”

“I’ll carry you out.”

Without another word, Ning Anran scooped Gu Xia out of the bathtub and wrapped her in a nearby towel.

“Leave the rest to me.”