After Transmigrating into a Book, I Was Marked by the Beautiful Mad Villain - Chapter 19.2

She relied on money presumably given by Xu Nanqiao’s biological father and short-term odd jobs to raise Xu Nanqiao with great effort.

The original plot never mentioned who Xu Nanqiao’s biological father was, but Xu Rou loathed Alphas.

Su Mi’s guess was that the person who had abandoned Xu Rou was likely a powerful and wealthy Alpha.

In the original plot, at this point in time, the female lead already harbored feelings for the male lead.

By a stroke of bad luck, when Xu Rou attended the parent-teacher meeting, she discovered scratch paper in Xu Nanqiao’s seat covered with the male lead’s name. Believing Xu Nanqiao was in a premature romance, she caused a huge scene and fainted from anger—it was the male lead who rushed her to the hospital.

Because of this, the relationship between the male and female leads deepened.

They maintained this unspoken affection until graduation and only officially got together in university. Then, the original host exposed this to Xu Rou, who slit her wrists to force them to break up…

The original host was always involved in these messy plot points that deepened their feelings.

But things were different now. Under Su Mi’s interference, the romantic plotline between the leads hadn’t progressed at all. The scene at the parent-teacher meeting wouldn’t happen.

As Su Mi was calculating everything in her head, she suddenly heard Xu Nanqiao gasp beside her.

Xu Nanqiao looked at her optical brain, her expression panicked. She said, “My mom fainted on her way here and was sent to the hospital by a passerby. I…”

Su Mi: No way?

This isn’t an essential plot point, so why is it still happening? Does her mother absolutely have to faint today?

She froze for a moment, then quickly asked, “Should I take you there? Which hospital?”

Xu Nanqiao shook her head. “The meeting is about to start. I’ll just call a cab. I’ll have to trouble you to ask the homeroom teacher for a leave of absence for me.”

Su Mi followed her out.

She still wanted to go to the hospital to check. If it really was the male lead who sent her… but according to the original plot, the male lead should be at school right now, right?

She was undecided. She accompanied Xu Nanqiao to the school gate to wait for the car.

Pursing her lips, Su Mi decided to confirm first, asking, “That person was quite kind. Was it a boy or a girl?”

Xu Nanqiao said, “Judging by the voice, it was a girl.”

That’s good then!

Su Mi was relieved.

She patted Xu Nanqiao’s shoulder and said, “Be careful when you go. Let me know if there are any problems. I… well, I do have a bit of money.”

Xu Nanqiao smiled: “Alright, don’t worry.”

She had called a car online, but it hadn’t arrived for a long time. The two of them huddled together to look at the map, studying where the car was stuck in traffic.

A car horn sounded in front of them.

Su Mi looked up, following the sound: …?

Why is it Shen Han’s car again?

Su Mi turned her head to look at Xu Nanqiao, feeling a rare bit of touched emotion in her heart.

Could the villain have really understood after my hint last time?

How does she seem to have a tracker on her? Wherever the female lead is, she follows!

Such an intense offensive!

Su Mi marveled inwardly.

The black extended sedan stopped in front of them. The car door opened, and the first thing to step out was a pointed high heel.

Unlike her business attire from previous meetings, Shen Han was dressed exceptionally formally today—from the strapless dress suit that looked incredibly expensive to the shimmering pearl necklace, and her beautiful red lips beneath sunglasses. Only the suit jacket draped over her shoulders slightly suppressed her aura.

Even so, as soon as she stepped out of the car, she drew all the attention at the school gate.

Intimidated by her presence, everyone just watched from a distance.

Su Mi looked at the tall woman in front of her in shock. The latter closed the door, took off her sunglasses, and revealed her deep, beautiful eyes.

Shen Han looked composed and asked, “What are you two doing here?”

As soon as these words came out, Su Mi immediately dropped her earlier admiring thoughts and gave Xu Nanqiao a small nudge.

She took the initiative to say, “Nanqiao’s mother is in the hospital. I’m staying with her while she waits for a cab, but the car just won’t come…”

After saying that, she looked expectantly at Shen Han, hoping she would understand her meaning.

Even though Shen Han looked like she was going to a banquet today, showing off in front of your crush is a rare opportunity! You get it, right? You get it!

Facing Su Mi’s expectant gaze, Shen Han spun her sunglasses in her hand. The diamond-encrusted ring at the base of her slender finger sparkled.

She nodded slightly and said, “Social vehicles can’t get in easily when Loran Public School holds a parent-teacher meeting. How about taking my car?”

Wonderful, you’ve finally seen the light!

Su Mi was moved to tears inside, while she signaled Xu Nanqiao with her eyes: Agree to it!

At a time like this, family matters were naturally more important.

Xu Nanqiao didn’t act stubborn. She thanked Shen Han and got into the passenger seat of the vehicle.

Su Mi waved goodbye to her, and also waved at Shen Han.

Quick, get in the car and build your feelings… eh?

What are you doing?

She saw that after Xu Nanqiao closed the car door, for some reason, the driver actually just drove away.

Su Mi stood frozen on the spot.

Shen Han tilted her head toward her: “Well?”

Su Mi was a bit lost. She opened her mouth and asked dryly, “Sister, do you still have business here? Back at the school for a meeting?”

Shen Han gave Su Mi a gentle smile that made her skin crawl, and she nodded.

“I’m here for a meeting.”

Maybe it’s a continuation of the meeting from the other day.

Su Mi breathed a sigh of relief, her “lackey” attribute coming online. She said with a smile, “Then Sister, I’ll walk you in. It’s on the way.”

She stepped half a pace ahead of Shen Han, slightly turned, leading Shen Han inside with great enthusiasm.

As they walked onto the campus, Shen Han gave an “Mmm” and asked, “Aren’t you curious what meeting I’m here for?”

Su Mi: “It must be an important business meeting with the school. I won’t ask too much!”

Shen Han smiled.

“A parent-teacher meeting,” she said slowly.

Su Mi slammed on the brakes, frozen in place.

She turned back in shock, looking at Shen Han.

No, you, me, this…

Does the villain have an illegitimate daughter at this school?

Su Mi’s expression was too obvious. Shen Han gave her a look, her face darkening, and said warningly, “Su Mi.”

Th—then it’s…

Su Mi swallowed. It was unbelievable. “Who are you attending the parent-teacher meeting for?”

Shen Han gave a gentle smile. “Take a guess.”

Su Mi didn’t want to guess.

With a look of resignation, she shook her head and said, “Suddenly I’m not curious anymore, Sister.”

Shen Han stepped half a pace forward, leaning down, her fingers gently brushing Su Mi’s bangs.

Her styled, slightly wavy long hair fell over her shoulders, her pearl necklace swaying. Shen Han’s expression softened with an uncharacteristic gentleness.

She said, “After all, since my sister is so caring and considerate, as an elder sister, I must also show my care. Right?”

Su Mi: …

No.

Sister, you are truly sick.

Su Mi sincerely felt that this action was enough to make her wake up at 3 AM just to curse: Villain, are you out of your mind?

She had been looking forward to this parent-teacher meeting for so long, only to have the villain show up. Su Mi’s heart was practically crumbling.

Was it just because I casually called you an elder? Do you have to be this petty?

Su Mi felt wronged, but she didn’t dare say it.

She hung her head, following behind Shen Han toward the teaching building with a pitiful air.

She opened her optical brain and saw the message Su Ciyu and the others had left for her.

It said they had an emergency meeting and had to go on a business trip. There was a problem with a project on Wen Zisu’s end as well. It just so happened they had asked Shen Han to attend the meeting in their place.

Once the meeting was over, Su Mi would have to go to the daycare herself to pick up Su Yi and bring him home.

Su Mi sniffled. Thinking that after dealing with the villain, she could go home and cuddle her little brother, her mood improved slightly.

She stared blankly at Shen Han’s high heels.

Speaking of which, the villain should be around 170-something centimeters tall, nearly 180cm, about half a head taller than herself.

The high heels she was wearing were probably five or six centimeters.

Even taller, and the sense of pressure was stronger.

The heels clicked against the stone tiles of the tree-lined path.

Suddenly, they stopped.

Su Mi nearly bumped into Shen Han’s back.

She hurriedly took two steps back, clutching her nose which had barely escaped a collision, and subconsciously let out a small “ow.”

The high heels in her vision turned, facing her own uniform shoes.

Su Mi looked up, blinking.

“Sister?”

Shen Han’s face was calm, her mood unreadable.

She reached out, her beautiful fingers pinching Su Mi’s cheek, tilting it upward.

The two made eye contact. Shen Han narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, “So wronged? Are you unhappy that Sister is attending your parent-teacher meeting?”

Su Mi wanted to shake her head, but her face was being pinched, making her unable to move.

She mumbled her loyalty, saying, “How could I! It is my greatest honor!”

Once Shen Han let go, she wracked her brain to find some words of praise, flattering Shen Han from every angle.

This included a very insincere claim about how much she had been looking forward to Shen Han coming for the meeting.

Of course, she looked perfectly sincere. The girl spoke with sparkling eyes, occasionally adding exaggerated gestures.

She was quite cute.

Shen Han folded her arms, listening with interest, as if watching a play.

When Su Mi stopped talking, she gave an “Mm,” as if in approval.

“Well said. Have you considered majoring in performing arts?”

Su Mi: “Does Capital University even have a performing arts department?”

Shen Han was stunned.

She gave Su Mi an indescribable look.

She raised her hand and tapped Su Mi’s forehead with her bent index finger.

“Let’s go.”

The force wasn’t heavy, but Su Mi still made a show of saying “Mmm.” The back of the figure walking ahead with the wind didn’t react, so she trotted to keep up.

Why does the villain like getting physical so much lately?

Because they had wasted some time at the gate, there were already many parents in front of the teaching building. The long corridor that previously only had student council members setting things up was now filled with parents and students visiting.

Compared to some of the parents who had already arrived, Shen Han’s outfit didn’t stand out at all; in fact, because it was mainly black and white, it looked somewhat low-key.

However, with her height and aura, she was the center of attention wherever she went.

In the short walk to the teaching building, many people were already glancing at them, both openly and secretly.

Among the numerous gazes, someone actually came up to greet them.

“President Shen!”

The newcomer was a slightly plump noblewoman, dressed in a qipao made of clearly expensive fabric, wearing an exceptionally lavish gemstone necklace. She looked affluent and enthusiastic.

“President Shen, what are you doing here?”

Shen Han stopped. Before the woman reached them, she sighed softly and whispered to Su Mi, “See? We shouldn’t have wasted time; I’ve been caught.”

Su Mi was in a fog: What does “caught” mean?

She watched as the woman approached, followed by what should have been her daughter, who wore the school uniform. Her straight black hair made her look very cultured, and her temperament was somewhat similar to Xu Nanqiao’s.

An unfamiliar face, likely a student from another class.

Shen Han nodded politely: “Mrs. Zhang.”

“Oh, President Shen still remembers me. Are you also here for the parent-teacher meeting?” Mrs. Zhang was beaming, enthusiastically praising Shen Han’s outfit and aura today.

Shen Han said, “Yes. This is my sister, Su Mi.”

Su Mi was suddenly pulled to the front. She said obediently, “Hello, Mrs. Zhang.”

Mrs. Zhang acted as if she hadn’t noticed Su Mi’s surname, saying with a smile, “Ah, as expected of President Shen’s sister, just as beautiful as you.”

Su Mi: …Ah?

Shen Han said flatly, “You flatter us.”

Mrs. Zhang said, “Why aren’t you at headquarters today? Before leaving today, I heard my old Ren saying he was going to look for you to talk about the project in the east of the city.”

Shen Han said, “It’s the same whether I’m at headquarters or not. The project is handled by a specialized department; I won’t interfere in the early stages.”

Mrs. Zhang’s smile remained unchanged. “Oh, then I’ll have to tell old Ren later so he doesn’t make a trip for nothing… By the way, this is my daughter, Yueyue. Come here, her name is Ren Yue. She just came to Loran this semester. I wonder if President Shen’s sister has met her?”

Su Mi flipped through her memory; there was no such person.

She had almost never experienced being taken along for socializing like this. She scratched her face awkwardly and greeted the girl opposite her.

Mrs. Zhang clearly didn’t care about her answer. She said again, “President Shen, do you remember? Yueyue played on the swings with you at the old residence when she was little. You even said she was delicate back then. She has also differentiated into an Omega now, and her pheromone scent is simply…”

Ren Yue immediately pulled Mrs. Zhang’s wrist: “Mom! What are you saying?”

Mrs. Zhang quickly tapped her own mouth in an exaggerated way and said, “Look at me, I almost said something I shouldn’t have again.”

She pivoted and said, “Last time when we went back to the old residence for dinner, Wanwan also went back. The Old Madam had a deep impression of her. Hearing that she’s about to graduate from Loran Public School, she even said Wanwan should ask you for more advice. Why don’t you add her on Guangxun? Oh, that thing you young people like to use for chatting…”

…Wait, what?

Su Mi listened from the side, feeling dazed. The amount of information was suddenly too much.

She couldn’t help but shrink her neck.

Am I hearing some rich family secrets? No Old Residence or Old Madam ever appeared in the original plot!

And is this a blatant matchmaking attempt? If the Old Madam is Shen Han’s elder, doesn’t that mean the higher-ups are arranging a marriage for Shen Han? Ah, can I put it that way?

Su Mi couldn’t help but feel nervous and turned her head to look at Shen Han expectantly.

Shen Han seemed to glance back at her. Her expression remained very calm as she said, “I rarely use those things. Moreover, the Old Madam might have remembered incorrectly. I haven’t studied much since graduating; I’m afraid there’s no need for advice.”

Mrs. Zhang wasn’t discouraged and smilingly encouraged Ren Yue: “Then how about adding the younger sister’s Guangxun? You’re in the same school; it’ll be good for communication later.”

Now it was her turn.

Su Mi felt she had no reason to refuse. She hesitated for a moment before reaching out to add Ren Yue on Guangxun.

Shen Han waited for them to finish and nodded. “If there’s nothing else, I’ll take Su Mi to the classroom.”

After saying that, she didn’t actually wait for their reply and turned to leave.

The two of them entered the elevator. Once the doors closed, she saw Shen Han turn around, her brow clouded with a bit of gloom.

Shen Han said, “Delete her.”

Su Mi: …Eh?

Su Mi stared blankly at Shen Han for a moment, then quickly reacted.

She lowered her head to operate her device, deleted the newly added contact, and raised her wrist to show Shen Han, saying, “Deleted.”

To be honest, Su Mi was curious about who those two were.

In the original text, the villain was incredibly arrogant—the sole person in charge of the Capital’s Shen family and a one-in-a-billion SS-rank Alpha. She had never seen her show weakness to anyone.

But why did she seem somewhat wary of this Mrs. Zhang, who appeared worldly and profit-driven?

It might be related to that “Old Madam” who hadn’t appeared in the original text.

Come to think of it, how could such a large corporation and family really be under the sole control of Shen Han? Like in the novels, there were bound to be a bunch of side branches wanting to fight for the family property, and maybe some illegitimate children…

Perhaps there would be a family banquet where a bunch of people surnamed Shen would gather, one saying “President Shen, look at my daughter,” another saying “President Shen, can my son enter the headquarters?”

And then Shen Han would slap their faces.

Or go crazy on the spot and use a mental pressure crush!

Su Mi was happily daydreaming.

The elevator reached the floor of Su Mi’s classroom, and the two of them stepped out.

Shen Han massaged her temples, let out a breath, and said, “I’ll go sit in the lounge for a bit. You go to the classroom first.”

Su Mi knew the villain was in a bad mood and agreed obediently. She took two steps toward the classroom, then suddenly remembered to check the blackening value.

When they left the hot spring resort a few days ago, the blackening value was at 85%.

It hadn’t increased much over the last few days, reaching only 88%.

But now, the dark red numbers of the blackening value were trembling slightly, like the numbers on a slot machine. They shook twice and flipped up by one—89%.

Then, both digits began to shake, looking as if they were about to flip into the 90s.

Wh—what are you doing?!

Su Mi was stunned.