I Stole the Male Lead's White Moonlight [Transmigration] - Chapter 2

After Zhu Xinya made her choice, the “god” said, 【As you wish.】

Fang Fang, whom she had been holding, was no longer frozen. She gently pushed Zhu Xinya away and asked in surprise, “Weren’t you standing over there just now?” Then she muttered quietly, “Did I misremember?”

The moment Zhu Xinya chose to stay, she had decided to forget the past.

Now, she was Zhu Xinya, and the woman before her was her mother.

“I jumped over in an instant,” Zhu Xinya said.

Fang Fang nodded, more concerned about something else. “By the way, earlier you asked if Li Heng was your fiancé.”

Zhu Xinya quickly laughed it off. “I was just joking.”

Fang Fang visibly relaxed. “You little rascal.”

She stood up and said to Zhu Xinya, “Mom is going to take a shower. You should take one too. There’s not much time left, don’t keep Li Heng waiting.”

After Fang Fang left, Zhu Xinya felt a momentary dizziness, and then memories of the “original” Zhu Xinya flooded her mind.

Following these newfound memories, Zhu Xinya made her way to the bathroom. As she soaked in the tub, she pondered what to do next.

The novel she had transmigrated into was titled The Obsessive CEO’s Dark Love. Just from the title, it was clear the male lead was a dark, obsessive CEO, and the object of his forced affection was the female lead.

Her current identity? The cannon-fodder fiancée of the dark male lead.

A cannon-fodder fiancée destined to be bankrupted, crippled, killed, and have her family destroyed by the male lead in the future.

A year ago, Li Heng, who had graduated a year prior, returned to the university to give a speech. After the speech, he “coincidentally” ran into “Zhu Xinya,” the only daughter of Dragon City’s wealthiest man, Zhu Yin.

Li Heng’s appearance was flawless. Fresh out of college, he had become the general manager of a company and, within a year, successfully quadrupled its performance. The naive and innocent only daughter of the wealthy man, “Zhu Xinya,” had already admired Li Heng after hearing his speech. After their “chance encounter,” she fell deeply under his spell.

Li Heng claimed it was love at first sight and began pursuing her fervently after their “coincidental” meeting. In less than a month, he became “Zhu Xinya’s” official boyfriend.

Two months later, they met each other’s parents. Because Zhu Xinya insisted, and Zhu Yin and Fang Fang felt Li Heng came from a good family, was talented, and handsome enough to be a match for their daughter, they agreed to let the two get engaged first and marry after “Zhu Xinya” graduated.

In reality, Li Heng was merely an adopted son of the Li family. The family also had a biological son, Li Yue, who was fifteen years younger. Most of the Li family’s assets would undoubtedly go to Li Yue in the future, leaving Li Heng, the adopted son, with very little. His relentless pursuit of “Zhu Xinya” was driven by his desire for the immense wealth of the Zhu family.

As Dragon City’s wealthiest man, Zhu Yin’s only daughter had always been the focus of attention. Countless men in Dragon City dreamed of marrying “Zhu Xinya” to skyrocket to the top.

Naturally, Li Heng was no exception.

What his adoptive parents couldn’t give him, he would obtain by any means necessary even if it meant hurting innocent people.

When Zhu Xinya had read the novel, she hadn’t minded the male lead’s dark turn. In fact, she found it somewhat thrilling. As long as the story was engaging, it didn’t matter if the male lead was insane and lacked morals.

But now that she had become the cannon fodder destined to be tormented by the male lead, Zhu Xinya no longer felt that way.

Thrilling? Engaging? Insane and immoral?

No, thank you.

Let the male and female leads have their forced love story. She just wanted to live a peaceful and happy life here, without getting tangled up in their drama.

First, she needed to break off the engagement with the male lead.

Zhu Xinya didn’t rush herself just to save time. She took a leisurely bath, and by the time she was done, over half an hour had already passed.

After stepping out of the bathroom, Zhu Xinya slowly dried her hair. Her light, fluffy black hair framed her snow-white cheeks, and the cute bob cut made her palm-sized face appear even more delicate and adorable.

Zhu Xinya spent another hour or so applying makeup and changing her clothes.

By the time she went downstairs, the male lead, Li Heng, was already sitting on the European-style sofa downstairs, chatting with Fang Fang.

Zhu Xinya and Li Heng had agreed to meet at eleven o’clock, but it was already 11:40, she was forty minutes late.

Li Heng was quite skilled at charming Fang Fang with his words, but the more considerate and attentive he was, the more guilty Fang Fang felt.

Seeing Zhu Xinya descending the spiral staircase, Fang Fang’s eyes lit up as she said to Li Heng, “Yaya was so excited about her date with you today that she couldn’t fall asleep until very late last night. That’s why she overslept. I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.”

Li Heng smiled gently and replied, “Auntie, Yaya is my fiancée. It’s only right for me to wait for her.”

He stood up from the sofa and approached Zhu Xinya just as she stepped off the final stair. “Auntie mentioned you had trouble sleeping. It seems I’ll have to make last-minute plans with you from now on.”

Zhu Xinya’s gaze fell on Li Heng’s refined and handsome face. Due to “Zhu Xinya’s” memories, her heart fluttered for a moment, but she quickly suppressed that fleeting emotion.

Falling for the male lead was absolutely out of the question unless she had a death wish or felt her life was too carefree.

Zhu Xinya narrowed her eyes, smiling before she even spoke. The faint blush on her snow-white cheeks was just right as she gave a half-truthful explanation: “Mom misunderstood. I didn’t have trouble sleeping.”

Li Heng smiled knowingly. “I understand. Yaya didn’t have trouble sleeping,” he said, taking the initiative to hold her hand.

The moment Zhu Xinya’s hand touched Li Heng’s cold one, she felt an immediate chill. Hurriedly pretending to be shy, she withdrew her hand and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

Though Li Heng appeared refined and handsome, with a smile as warm as spring, beneath the surface, he was overwhelmingly controlling, deeply paranoid, and would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Li Heng was only with Zhu Xinya for the Zhu family’s wealth. If she proposed breaking off the engagement now, he would never agree. A blackened male lead was capable of anything, and Zhu Xinya didn’t want to take that risk.

There was still some time before her cannon fodder fate would unfold. Breaking off the engagement had to be done gradually and carefully planned. It would be best if Li Heng initiated the breakup himself to avoid provoking his retaliation.

Zhu Xinya and Li Heng bid farewell to Fang Fang and left the Zhu family villa.

A sleek silver luxury car was parked outside the villa. Li Heng quickened his pace, considerately opening the car door for Zhu Xinya and placing a hand on the doorframe to prevent her from bumping her head.

The more attentive Li Heng was, the more cautious Zhu Xinya became.

The male lead didn’t treat people kindly without reason.

Once inside the car, Li Heng tried to help Zhu Xinya fasten her seatbelt, but she quickly stopped him, blushing, and deftly buckled it herself.

“I can manage on my own,” Zhu Xinya said to Li Heng after securing the seatbelt, her voice soft and gentle, like a little lamb bleating, utterly harmless.

Li Heng’s eyes flickered briefly. After fastening his own seatbelt, he said gently, “I know you can handle it yourself, but I still hope Yaya will give her fiancé a chance to be attentive next time.”

Zhu Xinya pretended to lower her head shyly and remained silent.

Receiving your attentions comes at the cost of the entire Zhu family fortune and the lives of the whole family. You’d better direct your flattery toward the female lead instead.

At least she is your true love she might suffer, but she won’t die.

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