After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Entangled by a Crazy and Beautiful Villain - Chapter 36

“I… I’m so sorry…”

Song Linlin looked down at the person beneath her, suddenly unsure what to do. She had been far too audacious just now. The moment her mouth found its target, she lost control of her subsequent actions, her mind a complete muddle. If the other person hadn’t stopped her, Song Linlin didn’t dare to imagine what might have happened.

Beauty is truly a snare!

Recalling what she had just done made Song Linlin’s face burn. She quietly swallowed the saliva generated by her nervousness, her fingers intertwining in a knot, completely at a loss for where to put her hands.

Song Linlin nervously met the gaze of the person lying below her. Seeing the fair skin of the neck, now marked with red traces left by her own actions, only intensified her panic. At the same time, a certain inexpressible emotion welled up from the depths of her heart.

Chi Qianying watched her silently, her crimson eyes meeting the other’s dark-blue ones. But after only a few seconds, she deliberately averted her gaze, turning her head slightly to reveal her flushed ears.

What was even more devastating was that Song Linlin spotted a faint tooth mark on her earlobe. The thought that she was responsible for this mark made Song Linlin too embarrassed to look at her directly, so she, too, shifted her gaze away.

“Get… get off,” Chi Qianying managed to say, her voice slightly breathless, her head still turned away.

“Oh, okay!”

Only then did Song Linlin realize she was still sitting on Chi Qianying. She nodded immediately, scrambling off the other person, using both hands and feet. She didn’t dare to get too close, settling instead right next to the edge of the bed.

Song Linlin lay stiffly, her posture rigid, feeling uncomfortable no matter how she positioned herself. This prompted her to pull the blanket up over her face, covering most of her head.

Her heart was still racing, refusing to calm down. Song Linlin could only force herself not to look at her, avoiding the awkwardness of eye contact, while inwardly screaming:

“Song Linlin, are you a pervert?! How could you do something like that!”

If she could, she would desperately want to go back a few minutes in time and give herself a hard knock on the head to wake up.

But now that the deed was done, Song Linlin couldn’t change anything; she could only silently accept reality. The atmosphere was too awkward, so all she could do was hide herself and try to comfort herself internally:

If I can’t see, it’s not awkward.

Neither of them spoke again. For the first time, Song Linlin felt the night was unbelievably long. Before, she always felt that sleep time was too short, never enough. But now, she lay there with her eyes closed for a long time, her mind still in turmoil, unable to fall asleep.

The night passed without a word. Song Linlin finally drifted into a fitful sleep just before dawn. It wasn’t a peaceful rest; she had barely closed her eyes before she had to get up, as it was nearly time for the morning lecture.

Song Linlin quietly climbed out of bed, still too afraid to look at Chi Qianying. Despite having been awake for essentially the entire night, she was still a Golden Core cultivator; going without sleep for several days was an easy feat for her.

After quietly washing up, Song Linlin finally spoke one sentence before leaving the room: “Um… I’m heading out for the morning lecture. I’ll be back before noon.”

She didn’t dare say she’d return right after class. There was plenty of time left after the morning lecture, and she wouldn’t have much to do if she came straight back. Currently, seeing Chi Qianying made her feel intensely awkward. Until she figured out how to break the ice, Song Linlin thought it best to avoid her.

Carrying this complicated mood, she walked all the way to the lecture hall. Once again, Song Linlin sat in an obscure corner at the back, trying to minimize her presence.

However, she had barely sat down when a person across the aisle from her looked around and suddenly spoke to her: “Song Linlin, where’s the person who was sitting next to you yesterday? Why don’t I see that junior sister’s shadow?”

Song Linlin lethargically turned her head to look at the man opposite her. This fellow truly knew how to bring up an awkward subject. Without much enthusiasm, she opened her mouth and countered, “Are you asking about Lin Qianqian?”

“Ah, is she called Lin Qianqian? Yes!”

The person nodded. Clearly, Chi Qianying’s brief visit yesterday had left a deep impression on the people nearby. As the two of them spoke, many people’s eyes turned towards them, filled with curiosity.

The person opposite her continued to press: “Will Junior Sister Lin be coming over today?”

“How should I know…”

The questioning made Song Linlin feel inexplicably annoyed. She had no desire to keep talking to the person, so she responded perfunctorily: “Don’t ask me, I don’t know either.”

“Well, alright then.” The person sounded a little regretful. Since Song Linlin claimed ignorance, he couldn’t push any further, letting out a sigh of disappointment. The others also retracted their gazes.

Song Linlin suddenly felt a burst of irritation seeing these people. She came looking for me yesterday, so why are you all still thinking about her after only seeing her once?

It really is best not to let Chi Qianying show her face too much, or she’ll attract too much unwanted attention.

The morning lecture passed by in a blur, as usual. Song Linlin’s mind was still in disarray. She couldn’t focus on the lecture to begin with, and now that it was over, she didn’t even remember what the duty lecturer looked like, having spent the whole time spacing out.

It wasn’t until Ye Tingran actively greeted her after class, calling out her name, that Song Linlin finally snapped out of it, realizing that most of the people had left and she was still sitting there.

Ye Tingran walked closer to her, asking with concern, “Junior Sister Song, what were you thinking about?”

“Nothing.”

Song Linlin managed a slight smile. She certainly couldn’t let anyone else know what was on her mind, so she could only offer this vague response.

Seeing that she had come to her senses, Ye Tingran, with Zhiyu standing beside her, suggested: “Junior Sister Song, will you come with us to the Spirit Gathering Array today?”

With only a month left until the competition, everyone had become more diligent recently. Even those who usually enjoyed slacking off had started working hard. Everyone wanted to strive for a spot to enter the Mirror Moon Secret Realm.

The appearance of Secret Realms is time-bound and rarely occurs; this is especially true for large-scale Secret Realms. Many Inner Disciples have been with the sect for years and have never been to a major Secret Realm or ruin.

Only Song Linlin felt a strong desire to avoid any Secret Realm.

“Hmm… Sure, I’ll go!”

Song Linlin thought for a moment and agreed. She had paid for her time relatively late yesterday, so she still had some remaining time. Not using it would be a waste, wouldn’t it?

The cost of that place was so high; Song Linlin couldn’t bear to waste it. Besides, she had told Chi Qianying she would be back before noon. This time would be perfect for her to figure out how to ease the awkwardness she felt every time she saw Chi Qianying.

“Did Shen Wanyi not come?”

Song Linlin noticed that apart from herself, there were only Ye Tingran and Zhiyu. It seemed that Shen Wanyi had bolted right after the lecture.

“Junior Sister Wanyi?”

Zhiyu looked around but couldn’t find her. She said, “Junior Sister Wanyi said she had something to take care of, and then I didn’t see her. I guess she went to handle something else.”

Song Linlin nodded. “Alright then.”

She only asked about Shen Wanyi because going to the Spirit Gathering Array with just Ye Tingran and Zhiyu would be too boring. Both of them were focused entirely on cultivation, and she naturally wouldn’t want to disturb them, as they were both working hard for a spot in the Mirror Moon Secret Realm.

Only Shen Wanyi, who claimed she wanted to go, found it hard to concentrate on cultivation. Song Linlin could chat with her to avoid getting bored there.

But since she wasn’t around, so be it. Having some quiet time alone for reflection wasn’t bad either.

“Then let’s go!” said Song Linlin.

The three of them walked into the Spirit Gathering Array. Unlike Song Linlin, who only had a little time left, Ye Tingran and Zhiyu had purchased several days’ worth of sect contribution points at once, clearly planning to spend the next few days there.

Sitting cross-legged on the cushion, Song Linlin boredly watched the others, mentally replaying last night’s events. Thinking about them now didn’t make her blush, but she still felt an inescapable sense of awkwardness when facing the other party involved.

Reflecting carefully on the events of the past few days, Song Linlin seemed to find a connection, realizing that whenever she and Chi Qianying slept together at night, things always spiralled out of control and developed in strange directions.

Of course, this was partly due to Chi Qianying being in her estrus period, combined with the fact that Song Linlin was not a person of particularly strong will.

But besides these factors, she also felt her own excessive idleness was a fault.

As the saying goes, full stomach, dirty thoughts—essentially, having nothing to do all day, being idle, naturally leads to certain things happening. Song Linlin felt that the wisdom of the ancients was quite profound.

She was truly too idle. If she were busy every day, an impulsive young person like her would exhaust her energy outside. After coming home, she would surely only want to sleep immediately and not think about doing anything else.

After figuring out the reason, Song Linlin was in a dilemma. She really didn’t have the desire to cultivate; it was too bothersome, and her unique physique made cultivation more difficult than for others.

Forget about cultivation…

That meant she could only go and take jobs for the sect. Since there were so many tasks at the Mission Hall, Song Linlin felt working for the sect was a good idea. It could give her something to do, consume her excess energy, and make her days more fulfilling, instead of not knowing what to do every day.

Most importantly, she could earn contribution points!

Having grasped all of this, Song Linlin felt a lump in her chest finally dissolve. In no time, she had planned out everything she would do for the next few days.

She stood up proactively. Just as the time remaining on her jade token was running out, Song Linlin said to Ye Tingran and Zhiyu, “Two Senior Sisters, I have things to do, so I’ll be leaving first!”

Song Linlin walked out of the Spirit Gathering Array, handed her jade token back to the person on duty, and then left the area. It was almost mealtime, so she decided to eat first. After eating her fill, she would go home, let Chi Qianying know, and then go work for the sect.

Actually, she could have gotten takeout from the eatery, but she would then have to deal with the food waste afterward. That was too much trouble. She hadn’t even cleaned her own room in days; she wasn’t willing to do such a thing.

Having eaten her fill, Song Linlin walked back to her living quarters with a light step. She pushed open the door and subconsciously called out to the person inside, “I’m back!”

Having worked things out, Song Linlin no longer felt particularly awkward. However, her voice was met with no reply. Song Linlin didn’t mind her not answering, but oddly, she looked around and didn’t see Chi Qianying anywhere.

That’s strange. Where did she go?

Song Linlin retreated to the living room and looked around, even checking the kitchen, a place she never went herself. The result was still the same—she couldn’t find her.

This discovery left Song Linlin perplexed. Chi Qianying had disappeared without a trace. Where could she have gone?

Even if she had gone out, she should have at least left a note…

Song Linlin couldn’t figure it out. She returned to the bedroom, sighed, and sat on the bed. The blanket was still exactly as she had left it.

She turned her head to look at the inner part of the bed. It was flat, not at all like someone was lying beneath the covers. Song Linlin lifted the innermost part of the blanket without much expectation.

What greeted her eyes, however, was not the bedsheet, but a small, silver-white snake. It was coiled into perfect rings, tucked beneath the blanket, its silver scales flashing with iridescent light. Just like its human form, it was a truly beautiful creature.

Its eyes had been tightly closed, but the sudden lift of the soft blanket by Song Linlin caused it to slowly open its eyes, those crimson eyes looking up at the human before it.

Song Linlin looked at it with delight. She leaned forward, getting closer to the small snake. It had been many days since she had seen Chi Qianying in this form, and Song Linlin found the sight incredibly novel.

Song Linlin couldn’t help but reach out a finger and gently stroke the small snake’s head, smiling as she said, “Wow! So you were here! I thought you had gone out.”

She hadn’t had much chance to appreciate Chi Qianying in her snake form up close before. Now, Song Linlin took a good, long look at her.

After days of getting used to Chi Qianying’s cold and detached human appearance, looking at this small snake now, Song Linlin found it increasingly cute.

The small snake didn’t dodge as she stroked its head. It just watched Song Linlin with its eyes open, and even rubbed against Song Linlin’s fingertip in return.

The smooth scales gliding across her finger brought about a peculiar sensation. Song Linlin was immediately charmed and couldn’t help but exclaim, “Why are you so cute!!!”

If Chi Qianying had rubbed against her in her human form, Song Linlin would have felt awkward. But now, even though she knew it was Chi Qianying, she couldn’t control the feeling of finding her adorable.

Subconsciously, she wanted to move her face closer for a snuggle, but Song Linlin stopped herself halfway, remembering the words she had been repeating to herself on the way back.

No, no. I said I needed to calm down!

Full stomach, dirty thoughts. I’ve just eaten; I need to control myself!

So, Song Linlin reluctantly sat up. However, she grabbed the small snake coiled on the bed, disregarding whether it agreed or not, and said to herself, “Let’s go. I’ll take you out to play this afternoon.”