I Just Want to Spoil and Run Away with the Abused Female Lead [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 37.2

Shen Yishu happened to overhear these remarks as she passed by. Her icy eyes flickered with an unreadable emotion, it seemed her own work efficiency had decreased as well.

Cat Ears was a bit bewildered. Was this still the Shi Xingrao it knew?

Cat Ears: “Host, is your new persona that of a sweet, soft beauty?”

Shi Xingrao: “What do you think? My acting skills are pretty good, right?”

Cat Ears: “…”

Shi Xingrao was really putting on a performance—one so convincing it left people speechless.

It wasn’t that Shi Xingrao’s acting was poor, but for those who knew her true nature, the deception felt particularly strong.

With the dead liar’s acting skills improved, the number of victims was skyrocketing.

Shi Xingrao blinked innocently, “Duoduo, am I not sweet?”

Just as Shen Yishu pushed the door open and entered, before she could say anything, she heard Shi Xingrao obediently ask, “Auntie, are we going home now?”

She was very well-behaved and obedient, waiting patiently all day without a hint of impatience.

She truly was a pleasing lucky charm and seemed to bring good fortune. Since Shi Xingrao had been here for just a day, Shen Yishu had found a breakthrough to resolve matters she had been preparing for a long time.

Shen Yishu: “Mm, let’s go home.”

Yang Xiao spent the entire day in a daze. He had entered the Shen Corporation today, right? But now he had been kicked out, and he hadn’t even warmed his seat yet.

He was the one who had been beaten, so why was he the one getting fired? He couldn’t quite understand it.

It was only the ping of a message notification on his phone that pulled him out of his stupor.

[Today was just too dramatic, wasn’t it? Someone was boasting this morning about being Shen Zong’s boyfriend, and by the afternoon, he was kicked out of the company.]

[I almost believed he was Shen Zong’s boyfriend. If it weren’t for Miss Shi’s reminder, I would have been completely fooled.]

[It’s clear who Shen Zong likes and who she dislikes. Someone tried to bully Miss Shi, and Shen Zong immediately took her to her office to keep her safe.]

[Shen Zong’s office… Doesn’t Miss Shi feel cold? With Shen Zong’s icy presence there, I wouldn’t dare stay in her office.]

[More than just an ice machine, I feel like Shen Zong is a literal iceberg. Just walking past her makes me feel like I’m freezing to death.]

“Miss Shi really doesn’t put on any airs at all she’s so sweet and gentle. She even brought us pastries at work today. Miss Shi is genuinely such a wonderful person.”

“The pastries Miss Shi brought were absolutely delicious. She must have put a lot of effort into making them. Nowadays, not many people like Miss Shi take the time to personally make treats for everyone. She’s so sincere.”

“Yang Xiao is just hard to describe.”

“Why even bring up that unpleasant person? Let’s keep talking about Miss Shi.”

“Little Wu in a good mood: Exactly, exactly! Let’s not mention that unpleasant Yang Xiao. Miss Shi, who brought everyone pastries on her first day at work, is nothing like Yang Xiao, who just goes around trying to cozy up to people from day one.”

Yang Xiao was already frustrated, and seeing the entire group chat praising Shi Xingrao made him even angrier. So it was Shi Xingrao who had set him up.

Sweet and gentle? Were these people blind or just clueless?

If Shi Xingrao was sweet and gentle, then he should be treated like a precious darling. How could someone like Shi Xingrao, with her cold, disdainful looks, be called sweet and gentle? What kind of world was this? Even a villain like Shi Xingrao was being praised as sweet and gentle.

And were those pastries even made by Shi Xingrao? He was the one who made them! Shi Xingrao was really something he was the one who got burned, yet she was the one getting all the praise.

Cat Ears: “Rao-jie, Yang Xiao is about to lose his mind.”

Shi Xingrao: “Oh, really? It probably wasn’t me who upset him. I’m the kind-hearted Miss Shi so gentle and never one to provoke others.”

Her tone carried a hint of innocence and confusion.

Cat Ears: “…”

Shi Xingrao was getting more and more into her act.

If it weren’t for the fact that Yang Xiao’s emotional spikes, all triggered by Shi Xingrao, were skyrocketing in the backend, it might have actually believed her.

“Auntie, aren’t we going to wait for Sister Shen Yun?”

Hearing another woman’s name suddenly mentioned by Shi Xingrao, Shen Yishu narrowed her icy eyes. Shi Xingrao was always calling the secretaries “sister” and showering them with the same flowery compliments about their beauty. Had that sweet-talking mouth of hers also praised Shen Yun as “beautiful as a flower”?

“Since when have you and Shen Yun gotten so close?”

Shi Xingrao tilted her head slightly in confusion. Huh? Why was the big shot suddenly changing the subject?

Shi Xingrao: “Sister Shen Yun and I have always been close.”

Shen Yishu lowered her gaze, a dark, unreadable emotion flickering in her cold eyes. “It’s good that you two get along well.”

But Cat Ears let out a sharp, frantic beep. “!!! Rao-jie! Shen Yishu’s corruption value is rising!”

This wasn’t the first time Shi Xingrao had encountered the term “corruption value.” During her break in the system space, she’d read posts explaining that corruption value referred to the level of darkness in a character’s psyche. A rise in corruption value often occurred when the host harmed the protagonist, either physically or emotionally.

If the protagonist’s corruption level became too high, they might do things beyond the control of the Quick Transmigration Bureau. Excessively high corruption values could even lead to the entire small world being sealed off.

Shi Xingrao was a bit baffled. Had she harmed Shen Yishu?

Shen Yishu seemed to be in good spirits, but was she actually the type to quietly lose her mind?

Shi Xingrao looked at Shen Yishu, who on the surface still showed little reaction. But just as Shi Xingrao glanced her way, Shen Yishu spoke up, “I have matters to attend to. Go back by yourself.”

With that, Shen Yishu got into her car and drove off.

Shi Xingrao muttered, “Did I upset her?”

Cat Ears replied, “Didn’t you?”

If it wasn’t Shi Xingrao who had provoked Shen Yishu, then who else could it be?

Shen Yishu’s mental state was truly something else unpredictable, prone to sudden outbursts. While waiting for a ride, Shi Xingrao couldn’t help but whisper to Cat Ears, “If we earn enough emotional points, can we choose our own world?”

“I want to pick a character like Shen Yishu someone who can go crazy at any moment. I feel like I could definitely pull it off.”

“No wonder Shen Yishu seemed so agreeable today. She hadn’t lost it all day she was saving it for now.”

Cat Ears: “…”

“You, what are you doing here?” Shi Xingrao turned toward the voice and saw Shen Yun, who had likely just gotten off work, holding a stack of documents. The logistics department’s work was always tedious, stuck in a middle ground where anyone could criticize them.

It seemed Shen Yishu had intended to train Shen Yun from the start, so no one was likely cutting her any slack.

It was like the alpha wolf raising a young one once the young wolf was capable of pulling her down from her position, Shen Yishu would gradually delegate authority until the young wolf could fully replace her. Then, Shen Yishu would step down.

If not for that scumbag Yang Xiao, this aunt-niece pair might have followed that path, not turning against each other or causing harm.

Shi Xingrao blinked slowly. No need to wait for a ride now, she could just hitch a ride with Shen Yun.

“Shen Yun, are you just getting off work?” Before Shen Yun could respond, Shi Xingrao continued in a pitiful tone, “It’s all because of Auntie. I don’t know how I upset her, but she just left me here.”

The girl’s voice was soft, her complaints tinged with frustration. She didn’t hold back, even knowing the delicate relationship between the two, sharing her grievances with Shen Yun in bits and pieces.

Her moist lips moved continuously as she whined, as if treating Shen Yun as the closest person to her.

Coy and delicate, sweet and soft.

[Miss Shi is truly so sweet and soft.]

Shen Yun inappropriately recalled the group chat’s praise of Shi Xingrao, yet felt it was perfectly fitting at this moment.

Their Miss Shi was genuinely sweet and soft, even the way she complained was so endearing it made one want to claim her, to have Miss Shi complain only to her.

Shen Yun’s gaze darkened, her eyes completely enveloping Shi Xingrao as she chimed in, “How could Auntie bully Raorao like that? It’s really too much. Auntie’s emotional state is sometimes unstable. It’s better if you keep your distance from her.”

Hearing Shen Yun’s agreement, Shi Xingrao continued, “Shen Yun, can I go home with you? Waiting for a ride will take forever.”

Shen Yun: “Of course. I’m not like Auntie, I won’t bully Raorao.”

“Tomorrow, I can wait for you too, and we can go home together.”

Shi Xingrao: “Shen Yun is so much more emotionally stable.”

Cat Ears: “…”

Not necessarily.

Just as Shen Yishu’s car circled back to the company entrance, she saw Shi Xingrao getting into Shen Yun’s car. Shen Yishu watched coldly as the two drove off together.

It seems Shi Xingrao wasn’t lying her relationship with Shen Yun is genuinely good.

“President Shen, shall I invite Miss Shi over?”

Shen Yishu: “No need. Drive.”

Shen Yun and Shi Xingrao arrived home before Shen Yishu. The moment Shi Xingrao stepped through the door, she spotted the furious madman at the entrance, his eyes practically spitting fire.

Looks like the madman is here to demand an explanation.

Yang Xiao had been simmering with frustration all day. While everyone else at Shen Corporation had found their place, he despite being assigned to the best department had been kicked out in less than a day.

The Shen family servants chatted and laughed intermittently. He didn’t even need to listen to know they were definitely mocking him. If even the servants dared to laugh at him, what status did he even have left in this household?

Shi Xingrao wasted no time fanning the flames the moment she got out of the car. “Uncle, why are you back so early?”

Feigning ignorance with a deliberate question, Shi Xingrao, that little drama queen, covered her mouth as if she had just realized something. “Ah! I’m sorry, I forgot that Uncle was kicked out of the Shen Corporation just after working a half-day shift.”

“But honestly, Uncle, being expelled from the Shen Corporation is a blessing many would beg for.”

Before Yang Xiao could voice his accusations, Shi Xingrao had already infuriated him to the point where he could only point at her, speechless.

“Shen Yun and I have been swamped all day. Uncle, you’re so lucky you don’t even have to work anymore.”

Yang Xiao grew even angrier. Was it his choice not to work?

Shen Yun raised an eyebrow. Swamped? Hadn’t Shi Xingrao spent the entire day as a mascot in Shen Yishu’s office? It seemed their Miss Shi wasn’t just sweet and soft-spoken she also had a knack for provoking people.

“It’s all because of you! If you hadn’t sent those messages in the group chat, would I have been fired? If you hadn’t started arguments with others, would people have questioned me and attacked me on sight? It’s all your fault that the people at Shen Corporation are targeting me.”

Yang Xiao’s face was still swollen, clearly showing that the supervisor hadn’t held back when hitting him earlier.

Shi Xingrao stared at his face and let out a soft laugh. “Who’s targeting you, Uncle? The Shen Corporation has always operated by these rules for years. Don’t spout nonsense with your eyes wide open the Shen Corporation has it tough… Uncle, maybe you should reflect on yourself. Have you been working hard enough?”

Yang Xiao: “…”

Shi Xingrao, how could she be so malicious?

A venomous woman truly venomous. He had never met anyone more vicious than Shi Xingrao.

Standing there, Yang Xiao was fuming. He’d been humiliated at the company, criticized in the group chat, and now, when he tried to confront Shi Xingrao, she twisted his words. Had he come to the Shen family just to be a punching bag?

“Xiao Yun, please reason with her.” Yang Xiao, utterly exasperated, looked to Shen Yun for support, only to find her gazing intently at Shi Xingrao, focused and serious.

Yang Xiao: “…”

He felt like a clown.

Shen Yun spared him a brief glance. “You really should reflect on whether you’ve been working hard. If you had, you probably wouldn’t have been fired.”

Shen Yun then turned to Shi Xingrao. “Rao Rao, let’s go eat. Weren’t you saying you were hungry in the car?”

Watching the two walk away, Yang Xiao’s anger began to mix with panic. Shen Yun was no longer on his side. It was only through her support that he had secured a place in the Shen family. Without her backing, what future did he have left?

If he couldn’t win Shen Yishu’s favor soon, all his schemes would come to nothing.

Shen Yishu returned home very late. By this hour, both Shen Yun and Shi Xingrao should have been asleep. Yet, tonight, she found them curled up on the sofa in the darkened second-floor living room, a movie still playing.

Shi Xingrao was whispering something to Shen Yun, their closeness unmistakable.

“It’s so late. Why aren’t you two asleep? Planning to nap at the office tomorrow?” Shen Yishu’s voice was cold and heavy, dripping with displeasure.

The moment she reached the second floor and saw Shi Xingrao and Shen Yun acting like the closest of sisters, her irritation spiked.