After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Marked by the Beautiful Mad Villain - Chapter 10

Su Ciyu and Shen Han’s mothers were old friends and best friends. Later, when the Su family’s fortunes declined, it was Shen Han’s mother who had been helping them out.

In the original plot, the family background of the cannon fodder Su Mi was not introduced in detail. One could only roughly know that after Shen Han’s mother passed away, Shen Han took caring for the Su family as one of her mother’s last wishes. She was closer to the Su family than to actual relatives and even recognized Su Mi as a god-sister.

But in reality, Shen Han almost completely disregarded what the original host did while holding the title of this god-sister.

Indifference was also a form of indulgence. After differentiating into a Beta and experiencing a psychological gap, the original host’s greed grew stronger and stronger. She constantly caused trouble and bullied the female lead, who, in her eyes, had “stolen” her position.

It wasn’t until someone exposed the original host’s secret oppression of Xu Nanqiao to Shen Han that Shen Han learned what this little follower had been doing.

Shen Han did not cherish any “old feelings”—if such a thing even existed in a one-in-ten-thousand possibility—and quickly revoked all the privileges the original host and the Su family had obtained through her protection.

Despite the original host’s bitter pleading and admissions of wrongdoing, from beginning to end, Shen Han never gave her a single glance.

Therefore, Su Mi, who knew the original plot, naturally did not believe a single word of the nonsense Shen Han said about “Sister will take care of you.”

But on the surface, she still acted very moved.

She blinked her eyes, failing to squeeze out any tears, but it didn’t matter.

She looked at Shen Han with heartfelt sincerity and declared her loyalty: “I understand, Sister. I will also do my best to help you!”

Shen Han raised an eyebrow, not quite understanding.

On her calm and expressionless face, it was clearly written: What could you possibly help with?

But she wasn’t interested either.

At some point, the “cigarette” that Shen Han had been holding in her left hand had vanished.

She lowered her gaze and waved her hand listlessly.

“Alright, go out. If you need anything, find Secretary Zhuang.”

Su Mi naturally obeyed and agreed, but before leaving, she paused hesitantly.

She asked, “Sister, am I still taking Nanqiao to Nanyuan tomorrow?”

Shen Han: “Mhm.”

Once she left the observation room and the heavy door closed, returning her completely to the brightly lit corridor, Su Mi finally dared to let out a deep sigh of relief.

It felt as if her back was covered in a cold sweat, and her earlobes were inexplicably hot.

Su Mi reached out to touch the star earring on her earlobe.

It was noticeably burning.

This earring usually maintained a special icy sensation, but at this moment, its temperature made Su Mi’s earlobe and even the side of her face feel somewhat scorched.

Su Mi first asked for the way to the restroom. Once there, she cupped several handfuls of cold water and splashed them onto her ears and the side of her face.

Physical cooling.

In the bright reflection of the restroom mirror, the young girl with shoulder-length pale gold curly hair looked up, staring at her pale-pink face in the mirror.

Water droplets slid down her cheek, and Su Mi tilted her head, slowly feeling the heat in her earlobe subside.

The girl in the mirror also tilted her head.

Her expression was somewhat flat.

Su Mi tried to imitate the expression Shen Han had just shown in front of her.

A tiny curl of the lips into a smile, lowering the eyes as if looking down from a height, raising an eyebrow…

Okay, the performance looked completely brainless.

That kind of dominant aura was indeed something she couldn’t pull off.

Su Mi sighed deeply and walked out of the ladies’ room, nearly jumping in fright.

Secretary Zhuang was standing quietly at the door.

Su Mi patted her chest and said speechlessly, “Secretary Zhuang, you could scare someone to death.”

You’re a male Alpha; don’t you think it’s strange to stand right outside the female Beta restroom!

Secretary Zhuang’s expression didn’t flicker as he said, “My apologies.”

There was no sincerity, but Su Mi accepted it.

Taking advantage of the walk out while Secretary Zhuang led the way, Su Mi tossed out her curious question: “Secretary Zhuang, why are those six people in there?”

Secretary Zhuang gave a very official explanation: “The place you were just in is the back of An Se, which is also a branch of a hospital under the Shen Corporation. It specializes in working with supervisory agencies to handle special medical conditions. An Se’s security is excellent. Keeping those six people here completely avoids the possibility of enemies coming to find them due to their past criminal records.”

Su Mi thought about it and grasped the meaning.

It seemed the “younger sister” who had acted against them wanted to send people to silence them.

Su Mi asked again, “But those people seem to have been processed into Betas?”

Secretary Zhuang said uprightly, “Please rest assured, the Shen Corporation has always been the most law-abiding enterprise in the capital. We have a friendly relationship with the capital’s supervisory agencies and never involve ourselves in gray areas. For criminals involved in infringing upon Omegas, processing their glands is perfectly legal. The only thing President Shen intervened in regarding this matter was to ensure a swifter and harsher sentence and to make them suffer a bit during the surgery.”

Su Mi let out a soft breath.

As long as it was legal, it was fine.

The priority now was that she was a bit hungry.

Su Mi had been picked up by Secretary Zhuang as soon as school ended. Although Loran Public School dismissed at five o’clock, which was quite early, after all this tossing and turning, it was now past seven.

After finally relaxing, a sense of hunger immediately swept over her.

Su Mi sat in Secretary Zhuang’s business car and asked, “Secretary Zhuang, have you eaten?”

Secretary Zhuang: “I have eaten, while you were in the room.”

Su Mi: “…”

She immediately looked at Secretary Zhuang with an accusing gaze.

The stiff secretary’s expression did not change. He naturally reached out to pull open the compartment between the seats, took out a small box, and handed it to Su Mi.

Su Mi opened the box skeptically and was surprised to find that the bag inside contained various loose snacks: small cookies, chocolates, milk candies, small breads…

“…” Su Mi stared at this small bag of snacks for a while before asking, “Secretary Zhuang, was this… put here by your partner?”

After all, Secretary Zhuang looked like the type who would only eat healthy simple meals outside of work, and occasionally, when free, would grind his own beans to brew coffee and sear steaks at home.

Sugar abstinence should be his primary tenet, right?

Secretary Zhuang said, “This is mine. Thank you, Miss Su, for your affirmation.”

Su Mi: “…Thanks.”

She wasn’t polite either. She took out a piece of chocolate and two candies, closed the box, and put it back in the middle compartment.

The car drove into the neighborhood of Su Mi’s home. From a distance, she could recognize the lights glowing in her house.

Once Secretary Zhuang parked the car, she thanked him again and practically sprinted into the house clutching her schoolbag.

Pushing open the door, a gentle man with pale gold hair was sitting on the sofa reading a book.

Su Mi changed her shoes and greeted him obediently, “Father.”

Wen Zisu put down the book in his hand, looked up, and asked, “Have you eaten?”

Su Mi shook her head, deliberately pouting and rubbing her stomach, acting pitiful: “I was picked up by Secretary Zhuang to see Sister right after school. I didn’t even have time for a single bite of food…”

Hearing this, the expression on Wen Zisu’s face turned into one of heartache. He stood up, pulled Su Mi toward the kitchen, and nagged, “Next time such a situation happens, you must fill your stomach no matter what before going to do things for your sister. People are made of iron while food is made of steel. Your stomach was never good to begin with, and with your health not being great because of your glands, you especially need to eat well to nourish your body, understand?”

Su Mi agreed repeatedly.

Then, looking at Wen Zisu who had entered the kitchen, she asked curiously, “So now we are?”

Wen Zisu gave her a helpless look and said, “Are you hungry to the point of being silly? You haven’t had dinner, so I’ll stir-fry a small dish for you.”

“Oh, oh!” Su Mi’s eyes lit up, and she leaned against the door in anticipation.

They had an auntie who cooked at home. Occasionally, Wen Zisu and Su Ciyu would make some simple fast food for breakfast, but as for the main meals, they were basically all made by the auntie.

She hadn’t eaten food cooked by her parents yet.

Su Mi clung to the kitchen doorframe, watching Wen Zisu take ingredients out of the refrigerator, put on gloves, and don an apron…

It seemed Wen Zisu really did not cook often. He fumbled behind his back for a long time and still couldn’t tie the strings of the apron.

While Su Mi was watching the fun, she heard Wen Zisu call out to her helplessly, “Yaya, help me tie this.”

!

Su Mi hurried over, leaned in close, and seriously tied the apron strings, even making a beautiful bow.

Then she refused to leave the kitchen.

Like a little puppy begging for food, she followed Wen Zisu around. Whatever Wen Zisu picked up, she had to take a look.

When Wen Zisu finished preparing the ingredients for the first dish and took the cooked meat out of the pan, Su Mi leaned even closer and asked expectantly, “What will this taste like?”

Wen Zisu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He used chopsticks to feed Su Mi a piece of meat. Watching the scene of Su Mi chewing with a look of pure satisfaction, he said helplessly, “Are you usually deprived of food? You’re so greedy now.”

Su Mi said seriously: “It’s delicious!”

Wen Zisu asked, “Then should I not add seasonings? Just let you eat this meat stir-fried with only salt and soy sauce, do you want it?”

Su Mi squinted her eyes and nodded seriously: “Yes!”

“Out, out, out,” Wen Zisu said helplessly. “Don’t cause trouble for me here. Your younger brother kept asking ‘where’s sister, where’s sister’ during dinner tonight. Go upstairs and play with him for a bit. I’ll call you when it’s time to eat.”

Su Mi felt it was a pity: “Alright then…”

Just as she turned around, she heard Wen Zisu say, “Xiao Yi is a bit rowdy. How about eating two more pieces of meat? Or it won’t be too late to go find him after you’ve finished eating.”

Su Mi turned back and grinned at Wen Zisu, saying with a smile, “No need, Father, take your time cooking. I haven’t seen Xiao Yi all day; I miss him terribly.”

Wen Zisu: “Fine, go on up then.”

Su Mi waved: “Bye-bye~”

Wen Zisu: “You’re going out? Why say ‘bye’?”

Su Mi happily went upstairs.

In the past week, Su Mi had completely adjusted to the daily routine of her current family.

During the day, because both Wen Zisu and Su Ciyu had proper jobs, they would usually send Su Yi to a specialized daycare center in the neighborhood. Sometimes Wen Zisu would take Su Yi to his company, but that was rare.

So, usually after dinner was their family activity time, where they would play games or read storybooks together with Su Yi.

Of course, the original host before the differentiation period basically did not participate in such family interactions. As a girl at the end of her adolescence, the original host spent most of her evenings out shopping and visiting exhibitions with her girlfriends, never returning home until the curfew.

Su Mi’s timing of crossing over was quite coincidental. It happened to be after the adult differentiation period. The original host had spent a few days at the institution during the differentiation, and after returning home, she had to rest quietly for a while.

Even though the differentiation period had technically ended, because she was disguised as a Beta and her body hadn’t actually fully recovered, she was required by Wen Zisu and the others to come home straight after school and eat well.

Every day after school, Su Mi would come home and eat with her parents and brother, then return to her room—Wen Zisu and the others probably thought Su Mi was playing games in her room—but in reality, she was studying seriously, occasionally exchanging problems with Xu Nanqiao over the light-brain. When she got tired of studying, she would go to her brother’s room to “snuggle” him and play for a bit.

She maintained a rhythmic, healthy life pace that didn’t seem out of character at all.

However, at this moment, Su Mi walked up the stairs but didn’t rush straight to her brother’s room.

Instead, she leaned against the wall and hesitantly searched for something she had been thinking about.

“What kind of cigarette has a blue flame?”