I Was Just a Scumbag Extra, But She Loved Me Anyway [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 44

Since there had been an agreement beforehand, Su Chenli and Pei Nanxu tacitly agreed to conceal Yu Xi’s whereabouts together. Pei Nanxu wasn’t shy about asking for help either—any troublesome matter was simply handed over to Su Chenli. Some contracts were even handled entirely by Su Chenli herself.

Right now, Yu Xi was resting in a house arranged by Pei Nanxu. Officially, she was said to be “considering her next steps,” but in reality, all contact with Chu Ningxin had been severed. She was just about ready to flee.

At this pace, the “Chu Ningxin returns to win back her lover” plotline could officially begin at any moment.

Even the system couldn’t help but feel a little emotional about how shameless Su Chenli was.

System: “Host, aren’t you afraid that Scumbag A will lose it with you? Once she returns and finds Yu Xi missing, you’re the first person she’ll go to. If she finds out you were behind it all,  she might just go insane.”

Su Chenli: “It’s not like I’m the one who mistreated her wife and drove her away,” she replied righteously. “My values are perfectly sound. What, should I be helping the villain instead of standing for justice?”

System: “…Well, that’s… fair,” it muttered hesitantly.

Su Chenli still held a stack of documents in her hand as she walked down the corridor, reading as she went.

Not long after Pei Nanxu had left Su Chenli’s room that day, Su Chenli began to seriously reflect on their partnership.

She figured the beautiful older woman didn’t actually dislike her—she just didn’t trust her. It wasn’t that Pei Nanxu didn’t want a long-term relationship; it was more that she never believed the two of them could last. That’s why she agreed to a partnership but didn’t dare to fully admit to liking her.

…In the end, the original host really had been too unreliable.

Pei Nanxu never thought she could outmaneuver the original host’s overbearing father, so she never considered a lasting relationship. But Su Chenli wasn’t Scumbag A—what she wanted was something enduring. Once she realized this, she threw herself into her work at the company with renewed dedication.

Honestly, it was thanks to the intense training from Xie Xunyu in the previous world that Su Chenli could now make sense of the financial reports before her. She still worried about whether she had enough time, though.

As she pushed open the office door, she sighed with a hint of anxiety.
“Do you think there’s a way I could stall the progress between Scumbag A and her canary Omega just enough to stay in this world longer—so I can spend more time with the pretty older sister?”

System: “…” It was speechless. In this little world, there was almost nothing its host wouldn’t dare to do.
“In theory, yes. But… that’s kind of immoral.”

“Tch.” Su Chenli placed the documents on her desk. “How is it immoral? It’s not like I’m adding extra drama for Chu Ningxin.”

Of course, she was mostly just joking.

Even though everyone else in this small world—aside from the beautiful older sister—was just playing a role, and their relationships were scripted, Su Chenli still remembered that Chu Ningxin had been genuinely helpful during this time.

Say what you will—Chu Ningxin had contributed sincerely, and Su Chenli appreciated that. Outside of the plot requirements, she wouldn’t intentionally screw her over.

Still… she really did need to think more about what leverage she could use to convince the original host’s father…

She quietly opened the file again, but before she got through even a couple of pages, her phone chimed. A message from Chu Ningxin popped up—anxious and angry.

Su Chenli glanced at it… and couldn’t help but marvel at the coincidence. Speak of the devil, and she appears.

Grabbing her phone and taking her coat off the hanger, she calmly went downstairs, drove toward the apartment Yu Xi had previously stayed in, and headed straight there.

Following the directions Chu Ningxin sent, Su Chenli quickly found the right floor. But the moment she stepped out of the elevator, she saw that the apartment door was already open.

…Was Chu Ningxin in the middle of an outburst?

Su Chenli had read the original novel, so she knew very well that once Chu Ningxin found out Yu Xi was gone, she would absolutely lose it. Honestly, Su Chenli didn’t have the energy or interest to watch her spiral into another emotional breakdown.

But to her surprise, when she opened the door, the room was unusually quiet. Half of the floor-to-ceiling curtains in the living room had been drawn for some reason, leaving the space dim and shadowed.

Chu Ningxin was sitting right in the middle of the couch, her elbows resting on her knees, both hands covering her forehead. Even when she heard Su Chenli come in, she didn’t look up.

Su Chenli paused.
“…That’s not a good sign.”

She slowly stepped into the room, taking a quick look around. The place was still a bit of a mess—clear evidence that Chu Ningxin had thrown a fit earlier—but she seemed calm now.

“Hey,” Su Chenli crouched down beside her and looked up. “What’s with all this drama?”

“…Yu Xi is gone.” Chu Ningxin didn’t lift her head. Her voice was low and hoarse, as if she’d been speaking—or yelling—for too long. “I’ve looked everywhere. The company has no record of her leaving. And the few contracts she had left were all canceled without even going through her manager. I can’t find her. At all.”

Su Chenli lowered her eyes, letting out a quiet sigh. She gave a half-hearted reply, mostly just to say something:
“She’s not a bird—she couldn’t have just flown off. You’ll find her eventually.”
Still, it was surprising how hurt Chu Ningxin actually looked. If she cared this much… why hurt her in the first place?

“You’re right,” Chu Ningxin said quickly, her tone suddenly sharp. “There’s no way Yu Xi pulled this off on her own. Someone had to be helping her. If I find out who it is…” She clenched her jaw. “No wonder she’s been arguing with me so much lately. I knew something was off. Someone new must be in the picture.”

Her voice was full of anger and bitterness, and Su Chenli couldn’t help but silently groan:

That’s… completely wrong.
So far from the truth, it’s almost impressive.
Sure, that’s how it went in the original story—but still. Is this really how Chu Ningxin saw her wife? No wonder she ends up alone.

“Chenli,” Chu Ningxin said, her hand gripping Su Chenli’s shoulder, face tense. “Keep an eye out for me, alright? There aren’t many people in H City with the resources to pull something like this off. I’m going to find out who stabbed me in the back.”

Su the actual backstabber Chenli cleared her throat awkwardly.
“…Yeah. I’ll keep an eye out.”

Of course she would. But only after the story played out and Chu Ningxin had gone through the full cycle of regret. When the time was right, she could give Yu Xi back.

As she left Chu Ningxin’s place, Su Chenli sighed deeply and drove straight to the company headquarters.

The original host’s father had been deliberately holding Pei Nanxu back to train her, so while she didn’t hold a top position, she did have a spacious, private office.

Su Chenli wound her way through the halls and finally found Pei Nanxu’s department. As soon as she stepped inside, she closed the door behind her.

Pei Nanxu looked up from the stack of documents in front of her, her expression calm and unreadable.
“What are you doing here?”

“Here to talk about Yu Xi,” Su Chenli said casually as she dragged a chair over and sat down. She looked straight at Pei Nanxu and added with a hint of sarcasm,
“Or would you rather the whole office hears about it too?”

Pei Nanxu paused for a moment, then looked away.
“If you keep this up, people are going to think there’s something going on between us.”

Su Chenli didn’t seem the least bit concerned. She casually propped her elbow on Pei Nanxu’s desk.
“That’s fine. I’ll just put on an annoyed face when I leave—everyone will think I came here to argue with you.”

Pei Nanxu’s lips curled slightly into a faint smile.

For a brief moment, sunlight poured in through the window, landing just right on Pei Nanxu. It made her skin look almost translucent, as if glowing. Light seemed to catch on her long lashes like fragments of glass.

Su Chenli, still leaning on the desk, found herself staring—just for a second, completely mesmerized.

“Weren’t you going to talk about Chu Ningxin?” Pei Nanxu gave her a glance, reminding her to get to the point.

But Su Chenli wasn’t really in the mood to talk business. Her mind was still stuck on how stunning Pei Nanxu looked a moment ago. She reached out, gently hooking her finger around Pei Nanxu’s and holding it.
“You’re not working late tonight, are you? Why don’t you come to my place later? …We can sneak back quietly afterward.”

The last part of her sentence was spoken in a low, almost whispery tone—intimate and teasing.

Pei Nanxu glanced down at their joined hands. Her ears flushed red almost instantly. She cleared her throat softly and quickly turned away, flustered.
“Stop talking nonsense. I asked you a serious question.”

Su Chenli looked confused as she leaned in a little closer.
“How is that not serious? Didn’t you enjoy it too? Just the other night, you—”

Pei Nanxu immediately clapped a hand over Su Chenli’s mouth, her voice low and embarrassed.
“Chairman Su is coming home tonight from his business trip!”

“…Oh.” Su Chenli responded with clear disappointment, clicking her tongue under her breath.

Pei Nanxu pressed a hand to her forehead and sighed.
“Can we talk about Chu Ningxin now?”

“She came back and realized Yu Xi was gone,” Su Chenli said, propping her cheek lazily on one hand. “Now she’s trying to figure out who helped Yu Xi disappear. I’m guessing she’ll start by investigating how the contract cancellations were handled.”

Pei Nanxu frowned slightly, murmuring to herself,
“That’s going to be a problem. If that’s the case, we won’t be able to keep it under wraps for long. Yu Xi really needs to leave the city soon. Were the documents I asked you to handle ready?”

Su Chenli let out a sigh.
“Do you think it’s that easy? The people in our circle all share information. If I go through any familiar contacts, it could blow up faster than you helping Yu Xi cancel those contracts.”

Pei Nanxu thought for a second.
“Then maybe the safest option is still getting Yu Xi out of H City first.”

Su Chenli rested her chin in her hand again and sighed dramatically.
“Funny how you’re laser-focused when it’s about Yu Xi, but the moment I ask you to stay the night, it’s suddenly a no.”

Pei Nanxu: “…”

It’s not that she didn’t want to—it’s just that Chairman Su really was coming back to the family villa tonight. How could she possibly risk doing that with Su Chenli again?

Of course, simply reasoning with Su Chenli rarely worked. With a sigh of helplessness, Pei Nanxu handed her own cup to Su Chenli.
“Go make me a cup of coffee, will you? Thank you.”

Su Chenli listlessly took the cup, muttering as she walked out:
“Great, now even making coffee is my job. So much for being the pampered young lady.”

Pei Nanxu blinked, sitting there for a moment before realizing what Su Chenli had just said—and nearly burst out laughing.

The Su Chenli now… was a lot more adorable than she used to be.

The break room was a fair distance from Pei Nanxu’s office. Su Chenli dragged her feet on the way, then took her time brewing a cup of coffee.

She more or less understood that Pei Nanxu was probably dealing with matters related to Yu Xi.

They had an agreement: anything involving Yu Xi that Su Chenli didn’t need to handle, she wouldn’t be told about—just in case she accidentally let something slip in front of Chu Ningxin.

Sighing, Su Chenli finally finished making the coffee and started heading back. But just as she turned the final corner toward Pei Nanxu’s office, she noticed a group of people gathered outside. Even those who weren’t right at the door had stood up from their desks, craning their necks to see what was going on.

Su Chenli stopped in her tracks.

This definitely looked like something big had happened.

Then, a strange man’s voice rang out from inside Pei Nanxu’s office—sarcastic, accusatory, and self-righteous all at once:
“You’ve climbed this high in Su Group—what kind of connections do you really have? There’s no need to hide it from me, is there? In this world, aside from the chairman’s wife, who could possibly know you better than I do?”

Pei Nanxu’s cold voice followed shortly after:
“If you have something to say, come inside. Standing out there talking all day won’t get you what you want.”

…Judging by that tone, could this be the man Cheng Xi once mentioned? The so-called “uncle” who had threatened to expose the truth about how Pei Nanxu was brought into the Cheng family?

And now he had the nerve to come threaten her right in the company?

Looking at the employees crowding outside Pei Nanxu’s door, watching the drama unfold, Su Chenli’s expression darkened.

Pei Nanxu had always cared deeply about appearances and reputation. She’d never let herself be seen as weak in public. This guy from the Cheng family… he was absolutely vile.

Face grim, Su Chenli stepped forward and placed the coffee cup into the hands of a nearby onlooker.

The employee froze, staring down at the cup in confusion.
“Y-Young President Su?”

Su Chenli didn’t respond. She walked straight to Pei Nanxu’s door and grabbed the handle. Then she turned back briefly to glance at the crowd of gawking employees, her cold gaze sweeping across half the office floor.

“What?” she snapped. “No work to do? Or are you all tired of having jobs?”

Her tone was so sharp that no one dared say a word. The crowd awkwardly looked around, then quickly dispersed.

With a frustrated scoff, Su Chenli turned back and pushed open the office door without hesitation.

Inside the office, the unfamiliar man was still shouting at Pei Nanxu. He didn’t look much older than Cheng Xi, but there was already a heavy air of decay and viciousness about him—the kind that clings to a habitual gambler.

The moment Su Chenli laid eyes on him, she felt an instant wave of irritation.

“And who are you?” the man sneered. Dressed in a chaotic mix of streetwear and worn-out accessories, Cheng Shijing looked Su Chenli up and down with a crooked, arrogant smirk, like a thug eyeing a potential mark.

Pei Nanxu frowned and said in a low voice, “Why are you in here? Step outside.”

“Outside?” Cheng Shijing raised his voice before Su Chenli could even speak. “Where do you expect her to go? And what’s with this Alpha hanging around you like you’re so close—what’s that supposed to mean? Have you forgotten what my brother taught you back then?”

Just from those words, Su Chenli could more or less guess what Cheng Shijing was implying. She casually pulled over a chair, sat down, and replied in a flat voice,
“My last name’s Su.”

Cheng Shijing froze for a second. His whole expression shifted instantly—turning from aggressive to polite in the blink of an eye. He looked at Su Chenli with forced warmth.
“Oh? Your last name is Su? That’s interesting. Who’s your father—what branch of the Su family are you from? Do you know Su Chengrui? How well do you know Su Chenli?”

Su Chengrui—that was the name of the original host’s father.

Su Chenli gave him a faint, sarcastic smile and said slowly, one word at a time:
“I. Am. Su Chenli.”

Cheng Shijing was briefly stunned, then lit up with excitement. The gleam in his eyes was almost manic.
“Good, good—very good…”

Pei Nanxu gave Su Chenli a disapproving glance and opened her mouth to say something, but Su Chenli casually raised a hand to stop her.

“And you are?” Su Chenli asked calmly.

“Ah,” Cheng Shijing snapped out of it. He shot a warning glare at Pei Nanxu before turning back to Su Chenli with a falsely friendly smile.
“I’m Cheng Xi’s uncle. Just dropped by to catch up with Nanxu, that’s all. Nothing serious—just checking in. Seeing you two together like this really puts my mind at ease.”

“Is that so?” Su Chenli smiled, then deliberately added,
“Funny—I thought Mr. Cheng came here because he was strapped for cash. If that’s the case, you should’ve said something. I am a Su, after all. Wouldn’t it be easier to ask me than Nanxu?”

As she spoke, she casually pulled out her phone and waved it slightly.
“Need me to transfer you something for emergencies, Mr. Cheng?”

At the mention of money, Cheng Shijing immediately forgot everything else. He rushed over, beaming,
“That’d be wonderful! You’re a lifesaver, Miss Su. Really. Seeing the two of you together like this—it’s such a relief…”

Behind her, Pei Nanxu tugged lightly at Su Chenli’s sleeve.

“It’s fine,” Su Chenli murmured softly, glancing back at her.

Pei Nanxu frowned but said nothing else.

Cheng Shijing, thrilled with the cash, was practically glowing as he turned to leave. Su Chenli stayed seated, calmly watching him head toward the door. Just as he was about to walk out, she said one last thing:

“If you’re ever short again, Mr. Cheng, feel free to come to me.”

Cheng Shijing immediately turned around and agreed enthusiastically, eyes shining. The look he gave Su Chenli before leaving was the same way one might look at a walking moneybag.

Pei Nanxu’s expression tightened in disgust. She couldn’t help but ask,
“Why did you get involved? Didn’t I tell you not to give him money?”

“Don’t worry,” Su Chenli said gently, her gaze still fixed on the door Cheng Shijing had just walked out of. Her voice was low but firm.
“I’m not letting him off the hook.”

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