Take Away My Sickly Beauty [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 3

The scene originally designed to make Chen Jiyu lose face had, instead, resulted in the founder of Cupid giving her a helping hand.

Now, every person of status and influence in the circle knew that the Chen family had a chance to make a comeback. As long as that woman, Chen Jiyu, was willing to pay any price to cling to Ye Wuming, the “sparrow with a broken leg” known as the Chen family would soon fly onto the branches and transform into a phoenix.

“Smash!”

After being slammed violently onto the ground, the phone screen shattered into a spiderweb pattern.

Hua Lingling stared malevolently at those cracks, looking as furious as if she were staring at her own imperfect plan.

She was an outsider a transmigrator. As a newcomer to the Transmigration Bureau, she had been tossed into the H2-level world cluster as “cannon fodder” to pioneer the territory.

In this small world, she needed to become the protagonist’s partner and then use that intimate relationship to steal the world’s “qi fortune” (destiny).

The protagonist of this world was the cousin of the female supporting character Chen Jiyu: Cheng Ye, the current Vice President of the Chen Corporation. In the original plot, after Chen Jiyu’s parents died in an accident and the Chen family was in a precarious state, Cheng Ye joined the company and helped Chen Jiyu stabilize the family business.

Later, once the Chen family was steady, she left to work independently. Within two years, she became the power player of the entire H City. Subsequently, she entered the upper-class circles, expanding her business empire further and further until she finally stood as an equal rival to Cupid.

Meanwhile, the supporting character Chen Jiyu became like an invisible person, never showing her head again.

The shell Hua Lingling inhabited happened to be Cheng Ye’s childhood playmate. During several years abroad, Hua Lingling had been constantly “wooing” Cheng Ye; she had not only successfully gained her trust but had also become her fiancée.

They were only one step away from registering their marriage, but that damned Chen Jiyu kept obstructing her, refusing to let them wed.

The Obstacle: Chen Jiyu

“I don’t care if the person you like is a man or a woman. Yes, just as you said, you want to find someone kind who understands you.”

Hua Lingling still remembered the look Chen Jiyu gave her at that time. It was cold and piercingly clear, as if she could see right through her entire being.

“But she won’t do. She is not suitable for you.”

Out of consideration for Cheng Ye’s feelings, Chen Jiyu had not pointed it out directly back then. Having managed the Chen Corporation for so long, what kind of “monsters and demons” had she not seen? She had encountered too many scheming women like Hua Lingling. With Cheng Ye’s “silly, sweet, and naive” personality, she was simply no match for her.

If Hua Lingling truly loved Cheng Ye, it would be fine. But she did not love her “silly cousin.” How long could a love driven by interest last? Once Hua Lingling squeezed every bit of value out of Cheng Ye, she would leave heartlessly. At that point, the only person suffering would be Cheng Ye.

That was Chen Jiyu’s true concern.

However, Cheng Ye did not understand. She even listened to the “pillow talk” of her lover and went against her cousin. Beyond that, she had even stolen the company’s confidential files and leaked them to Hua Lingling.

Considering that Cheng Ye was willing to stay by her side during her most difficult times even if she couldn’t help with anything and just provided company Chen Jiyu was very grateful to this cousin. Therefore, she did not hold Cheng Ye legally accountable.

But this, instead, became the leverage Hua Lingling used to continue her plan.

Hua Lingling did not need the Chen Corporation. She knew Cheng Ye was the protagonist, so as long as Cheng Ye became “hers,” her mission would be perfectly completed. Since that damned supporting character had become a stumbling block preventing her from being with Cheng Ye, she couldn’t blame Hua Lingling for making her life miserable.

The Manipulation

Hua Lingling took a deep breath to calm the fire in her heart, then coldly picked up her phone and dialed Cheng Ye’s number. Before the call connected, she was already thinking that the Liu family was now useless; she had to find another “backer” to make Chen Jiyu uncomfortable.

“Hello, Lingling? It’s so late, what’s wrong? Did something happen?”

The voice on the other end was still hazy and blurred with sleep. But in the next instant, Hua Lingling heard the sound of clothes rustling. She knew Cheng Ye was worried and was rushing out of bed to come see her.

Hua Lingling suddenly heaved a long sigh of relief, feeling wonderful. A triumphant smile played on her lips. No matter how much Chen Jiyu tried to obstruct her mission, wasn’t Cheng Ye still obsessed with her? She loved her so much she couldn’t extricate herself just like a loyal dog that would do whatever it was told.

Thinking this way with great satisfaction, Hua Lingling pursed her lips and forced out a few sounds of sobbing.

As expected, after a moment of silence on the other end, Cheng Ye’s voice became panicked and anxious.

“Lingling, what’s wrong? Who bullied you?!”

Cheng Ye subconsciously assumed someone had bullied Hua Lingling. This was thanks to Hua Lingling’s subtle, long-term indoctrination that she was “kind and weak,” and that the whole world was capable of hurting her. Yet, she pretended to be strong, claiming that unless she was severely bullied, her “kind self” would never cry because crying would trouble Cheng Ye.

Through this repetitive process, the “Holy Mother” image of Hua Lingling beautiful, kind, gentle, weak, fragile yet resilient—was deeply engraved in Cheng Ye’s heart. Using her “clever” brain to think, the only person who could make Hua Lingling cry so bitterly was likely her sister, Chen Jiyu.

Regarding this, Cheng Ye bit her lip in embarrassment. She knew her elder cousin meant well, but she truly loved Lingling. For Lingling, she could do anything including nearly causing the Chen Corporation to go bankrupt.

When she learned that her cousin had discovered she was the one who leaked the secrets, she felt both guilty and afraid, but she also felt a hidden trace of pleasure. If her cousin became furious and stopped caring about her, then she could finally be with Lingling.

Back then, her parents had only verbally entrusted her to her cousin’s care before they went traveling abroad; she didn’t even know exactly where they were. But she hadn’t expected that even though her parents were alive and well, her cousin would control her so strictly.

Listening to her lover’s low weeping over the phone, Cheng Ye’s face flushed red, and her eyes filled with rage. She felt she was too useless, allowing her lover to be bullied by her cousin without daring to seek justice for her.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. While comforting Hua Lingling, Cheng Ye promised, “Lingling, don’t cry. I’m going to go ask President Chen exactly what she wants to do!”

The Confrontation Approaches

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Ye cursed. Once, she and her cousin had a great relationship, but why was she treating her like this now?! Filled with fire, Cheng Ye drove toward the Chen Corporation.

Meanwhile, Hua Lingling, who had hung up, touched her perfectly dry face and sneered at Cheng Ye’s stupidity. To think such a “love-brain” could become the protagonist of a world it was no wonder the Transmigration Bureau chose this world as a testing ground.

In a good mood, Hua Lingling quickly ordered her portable system to turn on the eavesdropping function. Previously, that hateful supporting character Chen Jiyu had made her lose face; now, she wanted to see if Chen Jiyu could still remain calm and composed when faced with the interrogation of her own cousin.

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