The Villainess Is Pretending to Be Sweet Again Today (Transmigration) - Chapter 17
Long Huaichang had somehow managed to find a tutor. The moment Nuo Yang entered the room, she found the woman exceptionally amiable—a quiet, gentle-looking girl radiating intellectual charm.
“Sis,” Long Huaichang introduced her to Nuo Yang, “this is my former tutor. She agreed to help me with my studies.”
The woman smiled slightly and said to Nuo Yang, “Hello, I’m Lu Jin—’Jin’ as in ‘prudent words and cautious actions.’ I’ll be tutoring Huaichang for the time being.”
Nuo Yang nodded without much objection. Since this was Huaichang’s former teacher, she must be decent at her job. After all, Huaichang attended an elite school, so she’d know best what kind of tutor suited her.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Huaichang led Lu Jin to her room.
Sitting down, Lu Jin glanced around the shabby little place and remarked, “You live here now? It’s so… humble.”
Huaichang replied calmly, “It’s fine. I chose to stay here.”
Given her current circumstances, having a room of her own was already a blessing.
Lu Jin was indeed Huaichang’s former tutor, but she was also one of the few people Huaichang could call a friend. Looking at her, Lu Jin couldn’t help but nod approvingly. “I heard about your family situation. That Nuo Yang must be a really good person to take you in.”
Huaichang smiled faintly. “Yeah, she’s genuinely kind.”
It was rare for Lu Jin to see Huaichang smile like that, and it lifted her spirits. “Staying away from the Long family might be for the best. What’s the point of living just for money? Anyway, let’s not dwell on that. Show me the practice tests you’ve done. We only have a week left, so we need to focus on key areas.”
As she spoke, Lu Jin watched Huaichang pull out a stack of test papers and casually picked up the first one.
When she saw the English test score—barely over 40—Lu Jin felt like her breath had been knocked out of her.
Noticing her expression, Huaichang quickly said, “You grabbed the wrong one. That’s my sister’s.”
Lu Jin exhaled in relief and laughed awkwardly. “I was about to say, there’s no way you’d score in the 40s. Where’s yours? Let me see—”
Before she could finish, Lu Jin stared at the test in her hands—this one barely scraping double digits—and her smile froze.
Huaichang scratched her head sheepishly. “Time’s tight. Let’s get started.”
Lu Jin: “…”
This score was worse than the 40-something one earlier!!!!
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Meanwhile.
In the office of Punk Night, Long Yingjun sat in his leather executive chair, chain-smoking furiously.
The reason? A few of the club’s hostesses had been arrested recently, and he was fuming over it.
The manager stood nearby, trembling slightly. After all, Long Yingjun was not just the boss—he was from the Long family. Crossing him was out of the question.
“Explain,” Long Yingjun exhaled smoke angrily. “Didn’t we warn them not to take private gigs? Why didn’t they listen?”
The police already had their eyes on his club. Dancing and harmless flirting inside the venue was one thing, but stepping out to meet clients? That was a whole different problem.
The manager lowered his head and said, “The nightclub business hasn’t been doing well lately. It’s been over a week since any customer spent over 100,000 yuan. The girls have to make a living too, so…”
“Make a living?” Long Yingjun said angrily, “Have I been shortchanging their salaries? I let them work as waitresses at the nightclub, and those who can dance perform occasionally. They make at least six or seven thousand a month. Was it necessary for them to turn to prostitution?!”
The manager replied, “But boss, you know… this way brings in money faster.”
Those nightclub girls were used to the party scene. Six or seven thousand a month wasn’t even enough to buy a decent bag. Without extra income, they’d really be strapped for cash. Moreover, this wasn’t the first time something like this happened in their circle. No one expected Long Yingjun to get so angry.
“Alright, alright, let’s not talk about that for now,” Long Yingjun said, sitting back in his chair. “Tell me, who started this? One getting caught is one thing, but how did a whole group end up arrested?”
“Here’s what happened!” Seeing that blame wasn’t being assigned, the manager quickly explained, “One of our girls was with a client during the day and ran into another woman. That woman apparently went looking for a training class and accidentally wandered into the alley. When the police raided the area, they took both of them in. Once in custody, our girl couldn’t keep her mouth shut and ended up exposing all her fellow workers…”
Long Yingjun was speechless with anger. Talk about fake sisterhood!
“Who looks for training classes in back alleys?!” Long Yingjun fumed. Some idiots had caused this mess, making him get hauled in for questioning by the police multiple times. “Keep a close eye on things from now on. And the website too—make sure all those 18+ videos are properly stored. Same goes for the live streams. If there’s even a minor issue, you’re fired!”
With that, Long Yingjun stood up and left without another word.
The manager secretly sighed in relief once he was gone but couldn’t help muttering resentfully, “If anything goes wrong, you’ll wash your hands of it, and I’ll be left holding the bag.”
The thought filled him with frustration, but what could he do? He was just an employee after all.
Returning to his seat, the manager picked up the phone and called one of his subordinates.
The call connected quickly. “Get some money together and bail our people out,” the manager said. “They’ve been locked up for days now. Any longer, and we won’t be able to do business. Once they’re out, have the girls clean up and come see me first thing tomorrow for a meeting.”
The subordinate agreed and hung up to handle it.
The manager couldn’t help but wonder—who in their right mind would look for a training class in an alley? Could it have been an undercover cop?
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A week later.
Long Huaichang’s transfer exams had concluded. As she walked out of the school gates, she saw Nuo Yang waiting for her under the shade of a tree.
Nuo Yang waved, and Long Huaichang quickly walked over.
“How did it go?” Nuo Yang asked excitedly. “Weren’t the results supposed to be announced right away?”
Since it was just a transfer exam, the process wasn’t overly strict. Only about a dozen kids were in the classroom, and the atmosphere had been relaxed.
Long Huaichang smiled faintly. “Of course I passed. Those questions were too easy to trip me up.”
Nuo Yang was overjoyed and immediately took Long Huaichang’s hand, smiling brightly. “That’s great! Let’s skip dinner at home tonight and go out for a feast!”
“Okay,” Long Huaichang replied, loving the feeling of Nuo Yang holding her hand and the way she smiled at her. She couldn’t help but chuckle softly. “So, what should we eat?”
Hand in hand, Nuo Yang led the way as she suggested, “How about hot pot? Eating hot pot in the middle of summer sounds refreshing, doesn’t it?”
“Sounds good. What flavor should we get?”
“Hmm… how about a split pot?”
“Deal.”
That evening, they enjoyed their hot pot meal and afterward headed to the mall to buy some clothes and stationery.
Long Huaichang had been staying at home for over three months, so she needed to restock on school supplies. Nuo Yang also noticed that she had grown quite a bit taller—her jeans now looked more like cropped pants.
Though Nuo Yang wasn’t particularly fond of shopping, she did enjoy splurging now and then. Dragging Long Huaichang into every suitable store they passed, they ended up buying quite a few things by the end of the night.
Long Huaichang sighed helplessly, holding the bags of clothes Nuo Yang had insisted on buying for her. With each new outfit, Nuo Yang would gush about how perfect it looked on her, how beautiful she was, and how they should probably buy two more of the same.
When they passed by a jewelry store, Nuo Yang stopped in her tracks again.
“How about this one? Do you like it?” Nuo Yang asked excitedly, pointing to a bracelet with black beads engraved with golden Sanskrit characters. At its center was a large, plump golden bead meant to bring good luck, inscribed with the words “Five Blessings Arrive.”
It looked tacky and outdated.
Long Huaichang wasn’t fond of such accessories, but as her gaze wandered to the necklaces on the wall, a silver pendant caught her eye.
Noticing her fixed stare, the shop assistant asked, “Would you like to try it on? I can take it down for you.”
Long Huaichang didn’t refuse. Once the silver pendant was handed to her, she simply said, “I’ll take this.”
“Would you like it gift-wrapped?”
“No need.”
After paying with her phone, Long Huaichang didn’t even wait for the packaging. She walked straight over to Nuo Yang, who was still browsing the gold and jade jewelry at the counter.
Nuo Yang was examining a few bracelets when something suddenly dangled in front of her—a delicate silver pendant shaped like a daisy.
“Sis,” Long Huaichang said softly, “this… is for you.”
Puzzled, Nuo Yang took it. The little silver daisy was simple and clean, except for one petal painted orange, giving the otherwise plain pendant a touch of charm.
“Why are you giving me this?” Nuo Yang asked curiously. Though she had lent Long Huaichang 200,000 yuan before and never asked for it back, she had never seen the girl spend money on anything. She had assumed Long Huaichang was saving up.
In a quiet voice, Long Huaichang replied, “Sis, I don’t have the means to give you anything expensive right now. But when I grow up, I’ll get you whatever you want.”
Nuo Yang looked into Long Huaichang’s sparkling eyes—they shone with a mix of adorable fierceness, like a young leopard waiting to be petted.
“Alright,” Nuo Yang couldn’t help but smile. “I’ll wait for you to grow up then.”
The first of next month would mark the start of the new school term. All Nuo Yang hoped for was that Long Huaichang could leave the shadows of the Long family behind and focus on her studies and life ahead.
As long as Long Huai lived a happy and carefree life, Nuo Yang felt this time travel journey was completely worth it!
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