Achieving A Happy Ending With The Tragic Female Lead [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 60.1

Su Mi frowned at him: “I was busy, but I don’t believe I need to report to you.”

“Fang Qian, this must be the ‘Sister Su Mi’ you’ve been talking about for all these years. Meeting you is better than hearing about you, you truly are beautiful.” A guy roughly the same age as Fang Qian walked over laughing and threw an arm around Fang Qian’s shoulder.

Fang Qian’s brow furrowed slightly, but he didn’t push the guy away. “Sister Su Mi, don’t mind him. He’s just like that.”

Su Mi had no interest in their clumsy teamwork and prepared to bypass the two.

At that moment, seeing her about to leave, Fang Qian’s friend suddenly said: “Are you shy, CEO Fang? Sister Su Mi, you have no idea, our CEO Fang has been devoted to you for years. He even hired an intern recently just because her face…”

Su Mi suddenly snapped: “Fang Qian!”

Her voice, mixed into the noisy banquet hall, was just loud enough for the small group of people nearby to hear.

Su Mi placed her glass on the table, her eyes chilling as she glanced over: “Your parents should have taught you from a young age what kind of people to associate with and what kind to stay away from.”

Fang Qian immediately distanced himself from the guy, stepping forward: “He’s not really a friend, just a classmate I helped out a bit.”

Su Mi stepped forward two paces, and as she passed his side, she whispered with her eyes narrowed: “Then they should have also taught you how to control yourself and the dogs you keep.”

Fang Qian was stunned by the mocking tone. By the time he recovered, Su Mi had already walked away.

He wanted to chase after her, but thinking of her parting words, he blamed his rude attitude entirely on the big mouthed guy. He turned back to the man and leaned in close to his ear: “Do you really think that just because you know a few things about me, you’re actually someone important?”

The man, who had been laughing a moment ago, now had an awkward smile. He whispered, “I was wrong, bro. I didn’t think it would turn out like this. I’ll go apologize to her privately later. There are still so many people around, bro, it doesn’t look good.”

“Get lost. If you ever dare to show up in front of her again, I’ll send you back home to sell fish.” Fang Qian looked at him coldly. When he turned back around, he raised his glass to the people nearby and smiled, as if nothing had happened.

The crowd also smiled and resumed their conversations, no one dared to come forward and gossip.

“I’m sorry, Professor Su. I… I shouldn’t have shown her the phone. She wasn’t happy at all after seeing it,” Yan Han said, jogging behind Su Mi, her face full of regret. “It makes sense, right? No one likes to be told they’re just a replacement. The people in those groups have such loose lips. It’s my fault.”

Su Mi had no energy to manage her expressions or emotions right now. “Did she say where she was going?”

“No, I just turned around to talk for a second and she was gone.”

“You go back first. I’ll find her,” Su Mi said, her voice as calm as possible.

Yan Han wanted to say more: “But…”

Su Mi’s voice turned cold and sharp: “Go back.”

This immediately silenced Yan Han, who bowed and ran off, fearing she’d get frostbite if she stayed any longer.

“Meiqiu, help me find where she is,” Su Mi asked her accompanying system.

【Understood, please wait a moment.】

Meiqiu provided the exact location within seconds.

Su Mi followed the route. Her high heels clicked against the floor, a hint of urgency in the crisp sound.

She walked quickly to the restroom entrance and heard the sound of running water. Through the mirror, she saw the person standing there with her head down, washing her hands.

Hearing the footsteps stop abruptly, Lin Nanyue instinctively looked up. She didn’t expect to meet Professor Su’s eyes in the mirror. She withdrew her hands and turned around. “Professor Su, you also came.”

Su Mi walked over and grabbed her wrist. Just as she was about to speak, someone else walked out of a stall to wash their hands. She kept her mouth shut and pulled Lin Nanyue out.

The pulled along Lin Nanyue looked dazed until they reached a viewing balcony after several twists and turns.

Su Mi turned around and cupped the girl’s face, looking at her intently.

“What… what is it?” Lin Nanyue still hadn’t figured out the situation.

Su Mi’s expression was serious: “You saw those messages?”

Lin Nanyue finally realized what she was talking about. Her eyes lowered, and the corners of her mouth drooped.

“Professor Su, have you known him for a long time?”

Su Mi told her everything: “Our parents are close, so I knew him when I was little. But later I went away to school and we rarely met. In the last few years, we haven’t seen each other at all, and we barely even chat.”

Lin Nanyue lifted her eyelids and gave her a soulful, melancholic glance: “Then did you always know… the reason he hired me?”

This question stumped Su Mi. To say she didn’t know would be a lie since she knew from the start, but if she said she did, would Lin Nanyue think she had approached her intentionally and doubt her feelings?

Seeing her hesitation, Lin Nanyue asked, “Is that a hard question to answer?”

“No,” Su Mi took a deep breath. “I didn’t know at the very beginning, but I found out later.”

She left the timeline vague so as not to reveal too much.

“You don’t need to care about what those people say,” Su Mi thought quickly. “Have you ever heard of the ‘bystander effect’? It’s when many people do the same thing, and even if the behavior is immoral or illegal, they feel like the responsibility is shared among the crowd. So their words…”

Watching the professor start “giving a lecture,” Lin Nanyue suddenly couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Su Mi stopped talking and looked at her. “Not angry anymore?”

Lin Nanyue hummed softly: “I already knew our profiles looked similar from the side. I’m not angry because they said that.”

“Then what are you angry about?” Su Mi moved closer.

Lin Nanyue looked up at her, her lowered voice full of dissatisfaction: “I just don’t like… him coveting you. You’re clearly mine.”

“Professor Su, you’re too conspicuous. Too many people are attracted to you. I want to make sure you aren’t snatched away, but there are so many people, sometimes I don’t even know where to look.”

Su Mi was silent for a long time before finally letting out a sigh.

In this corner where no one could see, the usually cold and self-restrained Professor Su pinned Lin Nanyue against the wall, her nose nuzzling the other’s intimately. “It’s okay. You only need to look at me.”

Ding!

The elevator arrived at the floor with a chime. The footsteps of the two people stepping out sounded hurried.

“Outside the elevator… careful someone sees,” Lin Nanyue managed to say, her voice fragmented.

Su Mi answered her: “It’s fine, this is a private elevator for this unit.”

“Even so, we shouldn’t mgh…”

Because Su Mi’s fingers were slightly sweaty, the fingerprint unlock failed a few times before finally opening.

Once inside, Lin Nanyue didn’t dodge like before. She wrapped her arms around Su Mi’s neck, accepting the moist and lingering kiss in a posture of complete surrender.

Su Mi kissed her while leading her stumbling deeper into the apartment.

The two didn’t even have time to turn on the lights, only the motion sensor light at the entryway provided illumination.

Su Mi brought her to the edge of the dining table, placed her hands on Lin Nanyue’s waist, and lifted her onto it.

Her cool fingertips occasionally grazed Lin Nanyue’s neck, slowly moving down to trace her collarbone.

Lin Nanyue was wearing a long dress today, and now the hem of the dress was bunching up at her waist under Su Mi’s movements.

Su Mi kissed her jaw, following the elegant lines gradually downward. Light, hot kisses fell on her neck, feeling the other’s slightly trembling response.

These intermittent kisses caused Lin Nanyue’s body temperature to rise, and her perception of the outside world faded. All her senses were focused on the places where she was being touched.

As the motion light in the entryway went dark, she closed her eyes tremblingly, only to feel the other person pull away.

“Are you really ready?”