After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Marked by the Beautiful Mad Villain - Chapter 14

It was Shen Han.

Looking from a slight angle behind him, Su Mi saw Shen Han wearing a somewhat displeased expression, his brows slightly furrowed as he stood in front of her, shielding her.

At the same time, a team of security personnel quickly separated the Yang family members, leaving only the family of three standing before Su Mi and the others.

Father Yang opened his mouth, saying sheepishly, “Pre—President Shen, I’ve let you see something embarrassing.”

Shen Han let out a hum, a smile that wasn’t quite a smile playing on his lips. “Taking advantage of my sister’s good temper and thinking I wasn’t around, you dared to bully her like this?”

As the sound of his laughter faded, something happened—the atmospheric pressure in the surroundings suddenly dropped.

Su Mi felt her breath hitch for a moment. In the next second, she saw sweat suddenly pouring down Father Yang’s face like rain, while Yang Er fainted outright.

Mother Yang let out a gasp, but immediately went silent as if her throat had been squeezed shut.

Su Mi was momentarily astonished. She poked her head out from behind Shen Han’s back to look, seeing that Yang Er had already been caught by Mother Yang; she didn’t seem to be in any major danger.

Was that… Shen Han using his mental power?

Su Mi’s mind was filled with guesses, but at the very least, she realized they were safe now.

Looking down, she discovered her hand was still being held by Shen Han.

Well, the villain had probably forgotten to let go after pulling her away earlier.

However, the villain’s hands were also very good-looking—the skin was a cold white, the fingers long and slender with distinct knuckles. Currently, he was loosely gripping her hand, as if he could envelop it entirely.

…It actually felt quite secure.

In front of them, Father Yang was still stammering, “We really didn’t mean it that way, we—we just wanted to ask Miss Su for a little help…”

His knees buckled as if he wanted to kneel, but he staggered, somehow failing to complete the gesture.

Father Yang’s sweat flowed even more profusely. He kept wiping his brow with his sleeve, acting in a lowly and subservient manner as he said, “Please, President Shen, show some mercy. Our Yang family has worked hard and struggled in the capital for so many years… We—we don’t even need you to do anything. We can yield three of our top shopping malls… I heard you’ve recently been interested in investing in that piece of land in the east of the city…”

Shen Han was clearly impatient with his words and interrupted him directly, saying, “When you sent so many people to bully my sister and Xu Nanqiao, why didn’t I see you acting like this? Did it take you this many days to realize what you did was wrong?”

“This…”

Father Yang appeared speechless.

Shen Han had no desire to speak further with them, saying coolly, “I stand by what I said. If your Yang family wants to leave the capital in one piece, then be quiet, and seek the forgiveness of the two parties involved with sincerity. Seeking me out is useless.”

After saying this, Shen Han shifted his body, revealing Su Mi behind him.

The girl with pale gold space buns blinked, looking like a puppy suddenly pushed to the front of the stage. Her hand was still being held by Shen Han, and her appearance was utterly well-behaved and innocent.

“…”

With Father Yang and Mother Yang staring intently at her, Su Mi scratched her cheek and said vaguely, “If Xu Nanqiao is willing to forgive you.”

After all, she hadn’t really been affected by this storm.

The two of them immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had already obtained Su Mi’s forgiveness. It was as if they had passed a major hurdle, and they began showering Su Mi and Shen Han with grateful words.

Su Mi felt somewhat bewildered by their sudden gratitude, feeling like the fox in the idiom “the fox assuming the tiger’s majesty.”

Furthermore, based on her understanding of the female lead, she likely wouldn’t easily forgive what Yang Er and the others had done.

Su Mi turned slightly and retreated behind Shen Han.

In a tiny voice, she said, “This family feels a bit difficult to deal with. Should we send someone to protect Nanqiao?”

“Mhm.”

Shen Han presumably agreed. He let go of Su Mi and tilted his head toward the car.

Su Mi took the hint. After getting into the car, she breathed a sincere sigh of relief, watching as Shen Han said something more to the security captain before returning to the vehicle.

As the car door closed, the noise and chaos outside were shut out.

Su Mi sat upright on the other side of the backseat, mulling over what had just happened.

The villain had watched the show for so long without calling the security; he must have indeed developed some suspicion regarding her level of involvement in this matter.

She rubbed the hand that had been held, feeling as though a cold sensation still lingered there.

Su Mi steadied her mind and asked, “Sister, is that family going to leave the capital?”

Shen Han gave an “Mhm” and said, “In a sense, yes. In the future, when you make friends, you need to be more careful.”

Su Mi obediently complied, then thought of the Su family’s ending in the original plot.

After some thought, she decided to be honest and admit her mistake first.

“Sister, I indeed didn’t think this through,” Su Mi cleared her throat, showing a hint of embarrassment as she said hesitatingly, “I knew they had other motives for playing with me, but I thought they just wanted to gain some benefits for their families. I didn’t expect someone would be plotting… I only told them a bit more because I wanted them to be nicer to Nanqiao. I didn’t expect her to harbor such evil intentions. If I had known, I wouldn’t have said so much to them…”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Shen Han answered calmly. He propped one hand on the seat armrest and turned his head to look over, his expression lazy.

“From a process perspective, your intention in telling them those things wasn’t malicious; it was simply taken and exploited by someone with an agenda. From a result perspective, you saved Xu Nanqiao in time, and I can conveniently deal with these people. Furthermore, I was the one who asked you to take care of Xu Nanqiao at the public school, so naturally, I considered the fact that you are a dummy. You don’t need to take such easily resolved matters to heart.”

Su Mi: “…”

She was a bit moved, but also not that moved.

The villain’s perspective was quite sharp, leaving Su Mi unable to even think of a rebuttal to the “dummy” comment.

She said dejectedly, “Alright then.”

Shen Han looked at the visibly depressed Su Mi. When she pouted, it seemed like her two little buns drooped along with her, making her look like a puppy drenched by the rain.

Mhm… a little Golden Retriever.

Shen Han smiled and said, “Su Mi.”

Su Mi looked up at the sound of her name, facing Shen Han.

Shen Han said, “Don’t be afraid of making such small mistakes. As long as you don’t go down the wrong path, your sister can solve them for you.”

The car was driving steadily toward the so-called sunset viewing point. Shen Han sat with his back to the window, and the light of the approaching sunset poured in from behind him, filtering through the strands of his hair and falling into Su Mi’s eyes.

Su Mi remembered the original plot mentioned that the villain rarely smiled and always had a gloomy appearance.

But whenever he smiled in front of her, the corners of his thin lips would curl slightly, and a light seemed to circulate in the depths of his dark eyes. Combined with the words he spoke, it exuded a particularly…

Su Mi abruptly said to the system, “A particularly arrogant and overbearing aura.”

Then she added, “If I go down the wrong path, he will ‘solve’ me.”

System: “…” That didn’t seem wrong.

Su Mi tapped her fingers, opened her optical computer, and began looking at a map.

The system observed for a while before asking hesitantly, “Can you even understand map directions?”

Su Mi closed the map, her expression steady as she said, “Maybe I just have a hobby of looking at maps.”

System: ?

It dropped a question mark and went offline again.

Before long, the car pulled over at the side of the road.

This was a viewpoint halfway up the back mountain of Nanyuan. Like Nanyuan, it was planted with many flowers and was lush and green.

Shen Han walked to the railing at the edge of the observation deck. There were a few benches there; he brushed away the leaves and petals from a seat and beckoned to Su Mi: “Come here, just in time.”

Su Mi hurried over. Seeing the villain sit down, she gathered her skirt and sat beside him.

It was indeed just in time. The disturbance caused by the Yang family at the gate had delayed them a bit. Now, sitting on the observation deck and looking away from the city side, a round, orange-red sunset was descending over the rolling mountains.

Even the continuous clouds in the sky were dyed orange-pink, reflecting the glow of the sunset, beautiful as a brilliant oil painting.

This was probably the first time Su Mi had seriously watched a sunset.

Originally, it was just an excuse she made, but Shen Han had taken it seriously… This was also reflected in the original plot; the villain seemed to always be a person who strictly kept his promises.

Su Mi inexplicably turned her head and glanced at the person beside her.

Shen Han was also looking into the distance. The mountain breeze blew a few strands of hair across his face, the hair brushing against the tip of his nose. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and he wrinkled his nose almost imperceptibly.

Does even the villain get an itchy nose from strands of hair?

Su Mi stared at the tip of Shen Han’s nose, somewhat lost in thought.

Then, the villain’s gaze shifted, and he turned his head to look at her quietly.

In those deep eyes, the light of the sunset was rarely reflected, along with a small dark silhouette of Su Mi. Even the small mole at the corner of his eye seemed to carry a glow.

Su Mi was stunned.

Then Shen Han reached out and, without much emotion but with great elegance, pressed her head, forcefully turning it back.

Shen Han’s voice was indifferent: “Watch properly.”

Su Mi: “…”

No pressing my head! I just became an adult, I still need to grow taller!

When she looked back at the sunset, she realized that the speed of its descent was much faster than she had thought.

The time she spent staring at Shen Han was only a moment, but looking back now, the sun was already pressing against the mountain peak, approaching the mountain at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not long after, the sunset fell behind the mountain top and disappeared.

The temperature in the mountains seemed to drop suddenly. Shen Han led her back to the car and had the driver take Su Mi home first.

Su Mi finally thought belatedly, “Sister, what were you originally planning to do when you left the house?”

Shen Han said, “Nothing much.”

If there was nothing much, why didn’t he send the female lead back?

Su Mi began to worry.

E—Even if the villain hasn’t realized his feelings for Xu Nanqiao yet, he shouldn’t leave the task of taking her home entirely to Secretary Zhuang, right?

If this continues, the world might be destroyed before the day the villain realizes his feelings.

Su Mi decided to give a hint.

She tried to start a conversation, asking, “Sister, have you ever liked anyone?”

Shen Han: “Why are you suddenly asking this?”

Su Mi tried her best to sound natural, saying, “I’m just a bit curious all of a sudden.”

Shen Han said, “Maybe I have, maybe I haven’t.”

Su Mi: “…”

Su Mi cleared her throat, trying to maneuver the topic for a hint.

“Plato said that everyone is born lacking another half, and many people spend their entire lives looking for that other half of themselves. Often, the more powerful a person is… an Alpha, the lonelier they are inside, though they may not realize it. Subconsciously, they might be craving their other half, thus unconsciously treating certain Omegas specially…”

She peeked at Shen Han’s expression and continued, “As the saying goes, ‘Suddenly looking back, that person is there where the lights are dim’…”

“Su Mi,”

Shen Han frowned and interrupted, asking, “What nonsense are you talking about?”

Oh!

Su Mi immediately stopped the topic, put on a professional smile, and said, “I meant to ask, did you and Nanqiao get along well today?”

Shen Han answered listlessly, “It was alright.”

After a while.

Su Mi still couldn’t help it and said, “Sister, don’t you think you’re quite special toward Nanqiao? If you spend more time together, would it be even more pleasant…?”

Shen Han gave her a chilling look.

“Su Mi, if you have nothing to do, you can get out of the car and walk back.”

Su Mi shut up.

She sat obediently until the car arrived in front of the Su family home.

Shen Han said, “I’m not feeling very well today, so I won’t go in to visit your parents. Give them my regards.”

Su Mi hurriedly replied, “Okay, okay.”

Walking into the courtyard, she waved at the black sedan through the low gate. Only after watching the car leave did she hop up the steps and slip into the house.

Tonight, Su Ciyu and Wen Zisu had taken Su Yiyi to a banquet. Only a few lights were left on in the empty house. Su Mi cooked a bowl of noodles for herself. While eating, she read a few novel snippets the system had recently recommended about how to pursue someone.

Her hand slipped—she swore her hand just slipped.

She conveniently shared them with Shen Han.

Su Mi: Sharing a good read.