LATEST UPDATES

Published at 6th of April 2023 06:58:12 AM


Chapter 123

If audio player doesn't work, press Stop then Play button again




Villainous Stand-in (21)

Song Xu Yi was left speechless in response to Li Yuqing’s accusations. She attempted to speak, but found herself unable to do so.

While it was true that Li Yuqing had actively seduced her, Song Xu Yi had also kissed her that fateful night when she was struggling with her own emotions.

As for the fact that Song Xu Yi was the inspiration for a character in the manga, she was unsure of how Li Yuqing had discovered this, but acknowledged that it was indeed true. Additionally, due to Li Yuqing’s beauty, Song Xu Yi found herself drawn to her and had a desire to protect her.

Given Li Yuqing’s perspective, her accusations appeared justified and it was understandable for her to feel outraged.

However, was it fair to label Song Xu Yi as a despicable woman?

Song Xu Yi began to question her life choices as she reflected on her behavior during her time with Li Yuqing.

The system interjected, unable to watch as Song Xu Yi was unfairly dragged into the argument. “Xu Yi! She’s twisting the truth! It’s evident that she was the one who seduced you first…”

“But now she conveniently claims to have forgotten everything,”

Song Xu Yi replied with a soft sigh. As she looked at Li Yuqing, who appeared on the brink of tears with red eyes, Song Xu Yi realized that no matter how much she explained, it seemed futile. Li Yuqing simply refused to believe her, and Song Xu Yi was left to endure the label of a “despicable woman.”

The system was taken aback, realizing that the villain was remarkably cunning and could manipulate the truth. Even if Song Xu Yi provided a hundred excuses, Li Yuqing would likely find a way to refute them.

The system could only curse Li Yuqing for her sinister and cunning ways and turned around with a hum, feeling there was no way out.

However, with the system’s intervention, Song Xu Yi finally felt a bit relieved from the embarrassment she had been experiencing.

Summoning her courage, she looked up at Li Yuqing, who met her gaze with teary eyes, reflecting complex emotions. Li Yuqing let out a sad laugh, biting her lip and causing her eyes to appear even redder.

Song Xu Yi sighed inwardly, as she struggled to navigate the emotional entanglements between them.

While she believed she wasn’t a bad person and that Li Yuqing had misunderstood her, she felt incapable of handling the situation. She yearned to ask Li Yuqing, “What do you want?” but knew she couldn’t. If she did, Li Yuqing would likely become even more furious…

Song Xu Yi was at a loss for words and struggled to figure out what to say. Eventually, she glanced at Li Yuqing’s wet hair ends and sighed softly, before hesitantly taking her hand. “Don’t be angry. Let me help you dry your hair before you catch a cold and get sick from being outside in the cold.”

To her surprise, Li Yuqing didn’t pull away her hand as she had expected.

Feeling relieved, Song Xu Yi quickly led Li Yuqing into the room and found a hair dryer to blow dry her hair.

Li Yuqing remained quiet, but her movements were gentle as she lowered her head to allow Song Xu Yi to blow dry her hair.

Li Yuqing’s black hair was exquisite, fine, soft, and silky to the touch. Song Xu Yi carefully worked on it, worried that she might accidentally break Li Yuqing’s hair and make her even more resentful.

After finishing drying Li Yuqing’s hair, Song Xu Yi felt uncertain about what to do next.

In an attempt to fill the awkward silence, she grabbed a comb and began running it through Li Yuqing’s hair while sharing a hair care tip passed down by her grandmother, “My grandmother always said that if you comb your hair a hundred times at night, your hair won’t fall out.”

Trying to buy time and avoid the tension, Song Xu Yi’s words were met with an unexpected response from Li Yuqing. Li Yuqing turned to her with a blank expression and questioned the authenticity of the story. “Xu Yi, your grandmother passed away before you were even born, and Uncle Song left the family due to the circumstances surrounding your grandmother. Which grandmother are you referring to?”

This caught Song Xu Yi off guard, and she struggled to respond, feeling embarrassed and wishing to disappear into thin air. She blushed and hung her head in shame

Meanwhile, Li Yuqing’s dissatisfaction became even more apparent.

Li Yuqing turned and held Song Xu Yi’s chin firmly, giving her a dangerous look. “So, what’s your plan for us?” she asked.

Song Xu Yi carefully considered Li Yuqing’s expression before answering, “What do you want? I’ll go along with your decision.”

Li Yuqing appeared doubtful, “Are you being honest?”

“Absolutely,” Song Xu Yi replied, nodding her head vigorously, eager to move past the awkwardness.

“Okay,” Li Yuqing said, her lips curving into a smile, surprising Song Xu Yi. She had expected Li Yuqing to need time to think, but instead, Li Yuqing beamed at her and her eyes sparkled. “I want to be your girlfriend!”

“What?” Song Xu Yi’s eyes widened in disbelief. For a moment, she thought she might be hearing things.

But Li Yuqing seemed determined not to let Song Xu Yi avoid the question. Slowly, she leaned closer to Song Xu Yi’s face, bracing her hands on both sides of Song Xu Yi’s chair, and repeated her statement: “I want to be your girlfriend!”

Song Xu Yi gazed into Li Yuqing’s eyes.

They were bright with an unabashed affection and a determined spirit, but there was no trace of the playful teasing that Song Xu Yi had expected.

Was Li Yuqing really not joking?

Song Xu Yi felt a sudden rush of panic as her heart began to beat faster. She avoided looking at Li Yuqing’s captivating face and nervously asked, “But what about your fairy sister? Weren’t you always thinking about her?”

Li Yuqing seemed to have predicted this question and sneered, leaning closer to Song Xu Yi’s cheek.

“My fairy sister is a senior whom I respect and cherish. This does not conflict with my desire to be with you,” she replied, emphasizing the word “senior” with a hint of bitterness. However, Song Xu Yi was too frazzled to pick up on it. Her mind was racing and she blurted out, “Aren’t you a bad person? You keep thinking about your White Moonlight Fairy Sister while wanting to be my girlfriend…”

The next moment, Song Xu Yi’s words were silenced by Li Yuqing.

Li Yuqing couldn’t bear to listen to Song Xu Yi’s words any longer, so she silenced her with a kiss…

Song Xu Yi’s knees buckled under the force of Li Yuqing’s intense kiss. Her mind went blank, and she could only focus on Li Yuqing’s beautiful, cold and angry, bright eyes.

Li Yuqing’s kissing skills were remarkable. She didn’t hide her longing and desire for Song Xu Yi, who was powerless to resist.

When Li Yuqing finally pulled away, both of them were red-faced and gasping for air. Li Yuqing continued to stare at Song Xu Yi and said, “Xu Yi, will you agree or not…” It was evident that Li Yuqing was implying she would go for another round if Song Xu Yi didn’t agree.

The most alarming thing was that Song Xu Yi’s face turned redder once again. It seemed like she didn’t dislike the intimate experience with Li Yuqing and even enjoyed it a little.

Song Xu Yi began to wonder if she would feel the same with someone else.

Song Xu Yi scanned the faces of everyone she knew and realized that, in comparison to Li Yuqing, no one else could hold a candle.

With a clear plan in mind, she couldn’t resist whispering to the system, “Can I date Li Yuqing? I will work hard to complete the mission. I seldom meet someone I’m fond of, but since this world is for me to take a break, falling in love shouldn’t be an issue, right?”

The system quietly chastised, “In previous worlds, you didn’t have the luxury of taking a break, yet you still fell in love.” Exhausted from its internal cursing of the villain who duped Song Xu Yi, the system opted not to speak.

Interpreting the system’s silence as agreement, Song Xu Yi gathered her courage and addressed Li Yuqing, whose stare was turning icier by the second. “Yuqing, I’m not really ready for a girlfriend at the moment, but I’d be willing to give it a shot with you.”

Li Yuqing stood there, utterly dumbfounded.

In that moment, she couldn’t help but wonder if she was in a dream.

She had been prepared for a lengthy, arduous battle to win Song Xu Yi’s heart, but to her surprise, Xu Yi had agreed almost instantly.

So, it seemed that Xu Yi also felt the same way about her…

It dawned on Li Yuqing that perhaps she had been putting on a facade of toughness all along!

As Song Xu Yi gazed at Li Yuqing, who was standing still and looking stunned yet cute, a mischievous thought popped up in her mind, prompting her to curve her lips into a playful smile.

Without much hesitation, Song Xu Yi leaned in and planted a peck on Li Yuqing’s cheek. Even though she had always admired Li Yuqing’s beauty, Song Xu Yi had never dared to entertain such thoughts before. However, now that Li Yuqing had become her girlfriend, kissing her felt like a natural thing to do. She continued to tease Li Yuqing, “What’s wrong? Is my girlfriend scared?”

Suddenly, Li Yuqing narrowed her eyes, and a strong storm brewed within them as if a fire had been ignited.

She made no effort to hide her overwhelming possessiveness.

The intensity of Li Yuqing’s emotions made Song Xu Yi uneasy, and she felt like running away. However, before she could make a move, Li Yuqing swiftly wrapped her arms around Song Xu Yi’s waist, pulled her in close, and spoke in a deliberately coquettish voice, “I’m so scared, Xu Yi. You have to take good care of me.”

On that night, Song Xu Yi found herself half-persuaded and half-forced to fulfill her girlfriend duties and begged Li Yuqing countless times, pleading “wife, spare me!” However, her pleas fell on deaf ears as Li Yuqing showed no sympathy towards her.

The following morning, Song Xu Yi woke up with tears in her eyes, deeply regretting her momentary foolishness.

Little did Song Xu Yi know, this was only the beginning of her regrets.

Half a month later, as her manga approached the final ending of the first small world, she initially planned to let the female lead die and leave the world as per the original plan. However, a certain reader who followed the serialization convinced her to change the ending. “Xu Yi, if I were a female celebrity, every day after the heroine’s death would be like living as a walking corpse. It’s even more impossible to fall in love with someone else and have a happy ending with them,” the reader persuaded. As Li Yuqing looked on with intense emotions, Song Xu Yi had no doubt about the authenticity of her words.

This made Song Xu Yi bite her lip tightly and feel an inexplicable discomfort in her heart. After much deliberation, she decided to change the ending of her manga. In the new ending, after researching and developing a medication to treat insomnia, the female lead felt a strange emptiness in her heart. She discussed with the system and eliminated the hidden dangers of the original body, choosing to stay in this world. Ultimately, after being persuaded by the female celebrity, she lived together with her.

Apart from the system grumbling to itself, “I’m not that easy to deal with,” both Song Xu Yi’s readers and she herself, along with a certain little fairy, were extremely satisfied with the ending.

However, while Song Xu Yi was working on the second story, the little fairy had a different opinion.

“You think that the Omega scientist would be happy living in an equal and happy interstellar world? Xu Yi, you have underestimated her affections for the female lead. The female lead is the main reason she can feel happiness and equality. After the female lead’s death, that Omega scientist would never be able to move on.”

Under the little fairy’s repeated pleading, Song Xu Yi had to change the ending again: “When the five-year period was over, the female lead convinced the system to remove the original body’s poison, and together with the Omega scientist, they continued to work hard to build a peaceful and prosperous interstellar society.”

To prevent Li Yuqing from bothering her again to change the ending, Song Xu Yi arranged for the female lead to fall in love with the villain in the third world. During this time, the little fairy unexpectedly showed great understanding and was easy to work with. However, when she heard that Song Xu Yi wanted to arrange for a cannon fodder character to die and take the two main characters with them, the little fairy fiercely argued with Song Xu Yi that night. She didn’t bring up any issues with character development this time and bluntly told Song Xu Yi, “Your ending hurts me, it must be changed.”

Song Xu Yi eventually gave up on the system’s insistence that “tragedy is eternal art” and gritted her teeth to create happy endings for each world. Surprisingly, these endings became popular in the market.

At the same time, Li Yuqing’s plan for revenge was also in motion.

Before striking the Song family, Li Yuqing had a conversation with the male lead, Song Shi. It turned out that Song Shi had discovered that Li Yuqing’s family’s car accident was related to his grandfather, but he could not bring himself to report his grandfather due to his guilt, which led to his psychological illness. Li Yuqing had already deduced this during their interactions.

When Li Yuqing laid everything out, Song Shi closed his eyes in pain: His last shred of respect for his grandfather was depleted due to the latter’s targeting of the caregiver female lead. He finally realized that he was merely a puppet in his grandfather’s hands. After coming to terms with this, Song Shi resigned from his position in the company and left with the caregiver female lead for abroad.

With Song Shi gone, Grandfather Song did not trust any other members of the Song family and was forced to come out of retirement to lead the Song Group again.

After years of laying low, Li Yuqing launched an attack on the Song Group. Grandfather Song’s ruthless methods were no longer suitable for the current era, and the company eventually went bankrupt, as described in the plot summary.

As creditors chased after them, Grandfather Song drove off a cliff and died on the spot.

After Grandfather Song’s death, Li Yuqing’s company grew stronger and stronger.

Song Xu Yi had assumed that Li Yuqing would be too busy managing the company to spend much time with her, but to her surprise, Li Yuqing became even more clingy than before, sticking to her all day long after getting her revenge.

Together, they traveled to every corner of the world, and Song Xu Yi learned to appreciate life as the system had hoped, discovering new scenery and experiences.

During this journey, one night Song Xu Yi suddenly woke up from a dream, filled with fear and hugged Li Yuqing tightly.

“What’s wrong?” Li Yuqing’s voice was groggy.

“If I had chosen to end the small worlds tragically, would the villain hate the female protagonist?” The new plot consumed her thoughts, and Song Xu Yi dreamt of herself as the female lead, with Li Yuqing as the villain who ignored her forever.

“It’s possible.” Li Yuqing yawned. “But in the end, she would still choose to forgive the female lead.”

“Why?” Song Xu Yi asked, not comprehending why Li Yuqing sounded so certain.

“I’ll tell you if you kiss me.”

Song Xu Yi was not suspicious and had intended to kiss Li Yuqing’s cheek. However, her lips ended up on Li Yuqing’s lips instead. Li Yuqing did not let go of the opportunity that presented itself, and their lips intertwined for a while before she whispered into Song Xu Yi’s ear, “Silly, it’s because of love!”

“Love?” Song Xu Yi asked, puzzled.

“Yes, because of love,” Li Yuqing confirmed.

“Because I love you, even if I’m upset, your smile can make all my frustration and resentment disappear in an instant… The happiness you bring me through your love can also overcome any sadness you may bring me. Your presence is my greatest source of joy.”

In this small world, Song Xu Yi regrets many things, but she never regrets accepting Li Yuqing’s proposal to be her girlfriend.

Twenty years later, the planet “XY,” named by Li Yuqing after purchasing the naming rights, suddenly exploded. The small world’s space-time magnetic field became extremely chaotic, sweeping Song Xu Yi and Li Yuqing, who had previously intersected with the field, into a space-time vortex.

Song Xu Yi was worried about Li Yuqing’s safety, although she knew she wouldn’t die. Enduring the weightlessness and dizziness, she finally revealed something she had kept hidden: “I am your fairy sister.”

“I always knew,” Li Yuqing laughed, memories flooding her mind. Her eyes shone brightly, and she held Song Xu Yi’s hand tightly. “Xu Yi, don’t be afraid of separation. We’ll meet again in the next world.”

Song Xu Yi was stunned by Li Yuqing’s words.

In the next moment, familiar darkness swept in…

The author has something to say:

To the little angels who were shouting to send me razor blades in the first three worlds, the HE (happily ever after) you wanted has finally been fulfilled for you by Xu Yi in this world~~~

~~~O (∩_∩) O~~~ Be proud!

Next world: Mascot Little Princess * Cunning Eunuch Villain.




Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!


COMMENTS