The Female Lead is a World Destroying Demon [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 2

Her shoe struck the old man squarely in the face, causing one side of his cheek to instantly swell up.

“Where did this dead woman come from?”

In pain, the old man glared at her ferociously. But Yu Yao was not deterred in the slightest; she simply stared back at him and waved her phone.

“I am a friend of Chuji’s mother. I have recorded everything you just said.”

“If you don’t want me to call the police, get lost right now!”

The old man glared fiercely at Yu Yao. However, seeing that she was dressed from head to toe in brand-name clothes, he didn’t dare to provoke her for the moment. He merely spat heavily on the ground, turned around, and slammed the door shut with a loud bang.

“Bah! A piece of trash putting on airs!”

The old man closed the door with such force that the dim, yellowish incandescent bulb in the corridor flickered from the vibration.

A black cat seemed to be startled, suddenly darting out from behind Yu Yao and plunging into the darkness.

“Stupid old man! Completely shameless…”

Yu Yao was furious. If she had known the old man was of this disposition, she should have thrown both of her shoes at him!

From childhood to adulthood, Yu Yao had always been a good student well-liked by her teachers. This resulted in her lacking a vocabulary for cursing; she didn’t know any of those aggressive words involving feces, urine, or various generations of relatives, and could only repeat a few harmless insults.

Furious, her face flushed with anger, she hopped up to the third floor on one foot. There, she saw that Zhao Chuji had already silently picked up her shoe and bent down to place it by her side.

Looking at her up close, Zhao Chuji appeared even more striking. Her skin was translucent and her facial features were well-defined. At such a young age, her exceptional beauty was already fully apparent, and she would undoubtedly grow up to be even more beautiful in a few years.

Zhao Chuji’s expression was somewhat strange. She stared blankly at Yu Yao, her cheeks pale, her thin and frail body wrapped in an ill-fitting, oversized cotton coat. Her deep brown eyes resembled clear amber, with a peculiar glint seemingly swirling within them.

Sensing Yu Yao’s gaze, she seemed somewhat startled and quickly lowered her head again.

“My name is Yu Yao.”

Yu Yao pondered for a few seconds before beginning her self-introduction.

“Your mother once helped me. I have some financial capability now, and when I heard news about you, I thought about sponsoring you…”

Yu Yao continued to recite the lie she had concocted.

In any case, Zhao Chuji’s mother had already passed away, so she wasn’t afraid of Zhao Chuji trying to verify it.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m not a scammer.”

Seeing Zhao Chuji’s prolonged silence and lack of response, and understanding that Zhao Chuji was currently in the state of a frightened bird, Yu Yao thought about it and opened her phone again to show Zhao Chuji her ID card and proof of assets.

“My family owns several buildings that we rent out, and this is the pocket money my parents give me every month. I have the ability to adopt you.”

“I want you to move to a different place to live.”

Yu Yao pursed her lips. She couldn’t read Zhao Chuji’s expression, so she could only continue to explain her plan: “And then, I want to support your education. At your age, you should be in school…”

Yu Yao’s voice grew quieter and quieter…

Zhao Chuji finally raised her head.

Because she hadn’t made a sound earlier, Yu Yao thought she was just nervous. Now that she looked up, Yu Yao realized that she was already crying silently.

The young girl’s eyelashes held tears, and her shoulders trembled slightly, making her appear all the more frail.

The moment she opened her mouth, tears slid down her jade-white face silently like pearls from a broken string.

“Thank you very much, Sister Yu Yao.”

“I will definitely repay you in the future.”

Zhao Chuji’s voice was choked with sobs, and her eyes were filled with gratitude and reliance. She looked like a pear blossom in the rain, a sight that wrung one’s heart.

“No, no need for thanks! I’m only returning your mother’s kindness.”

How pitiful!

Being looked at by Zhao Chuji with that kind of expression, Yu Yao felt helpless and her chest tightened. She could only secretly feel relieved that she had come over tonight.

“I drove here, and the car is parked just outside the alley. It’s not safe for you to live here; we are moving tonight.”

She couldn’t help but soften her voice even further as she handed a tissue to Zhao Chuji to wipe her tears. Glancing over, she noticed that the old man’s door had cracked open slightly at some point, clearly indicating he was eavesdropping. She made a decision on the spot.

“If you don’t mind, I can help you pack.”

Zhao Chuji’s eyes were completely red. She opened her eyes slightly wider to look at her, resembling a startled, timid little rabbit. She nodded obediently and unlocked her door.

The inside of the room was dilapidated and damp, piercingly cold, containing only a few pieces of broken furniture.

Zhao Chuji only packed a single backpack and a thin quilt. In less than ten minutes, she stood timidly in front of Yu Yao: “I’ve finished packing.”

As the two of them walked out the door, the old man opened his door again. Seemingly afraid of being hit by Yu Yao, he hid behind the door and said sarcastically…

“Zhao Chuji, you are a young girl who hasn’t experienced the world yet. This woman clearly doesn’t look like a good person. When she sells you off later, you won’t even have a place to cry…”

Yu Yao grit her teeth, wishing she could take off her shoe and hurl it at him again, but Zhao Chuji gently took her hand.

“Sister Yu Yao, I trust you.”

The young girl’s hand was as cold as ice. Her lips were slightly pursed as she looked up at her, her pupils clear and filled with trust.

Yu Yao’s heart softened instantly, and she completely lost any desire to trade insults with the old man.

“Let’s go! I’ll take you to choose an apartment first.” She held Zhao Chuji’s hand in return and pulled her downstairs.

The residential buildings owned by Yu Yao’s family were mostly concentrated in the urban village area. She checked the vacant apartments that hadn’t been rented out yet and took Zhao Chuji to look at a few of them.

The last one was right below Yu Yao’s own apartment.

“Is there one you like?” Yu Yao parked the car. She secretly hoped Zhao Chuji would live beneath her, and looked at Zhao Chuji expectantly.

Zhao Chuji glanced at her, her long eyelashes fluttering slightly, but she lowered her head and said softly, “I want to live in the one in Building 5.”

Yu Yao frowned slightly.

She lived in Building 1, and the apartment in Building 5 was the furthest away from her, taking over ten minutes to reach on foot.

But on second thought, the previous tenant of the apartment in Building 5 had installed a large iron security door outside. Zhao Chuji probably felt that it provided a sense of security.

She didn’t want to make Zhao Chuji recall the memory of almost being assaulted by the director, so she didn’t ask for the reason. She simply drove Zhao Chuji back to Building 5, helped carry the luggage upstairs, and handed the keys to Zhao Chuji.

“Put your things down, then we’ll go out for a bit.”

Zhao Chuji looked at her, tugged at her cuffs, and only let out a soft “Mm” after a moment.

By this time, it was already nine o’clock in the evening.

Yu Yao quickly brought Zhao Chuji to their destination.

She led Zhao Chuji into a shopping center, pushing the seemingly dazed Zhao Chuji into a clothing store, and bought her several sets of thick clothes.

This didn’t take up much of her time; Zhao Chuji was good-looking, so everything looked beautiful on her.

Immediately after, Yu Yao took Zhao Chuji to a supermarket and bought a large pile of daily necessities for her.

She made two trips to carry the bulging shopping bags upstairs, and the pile of snacks and chilblain cream she had ordered online had also been delivered to the doorstep.

She called out to Zhao Chuji, and together they packed away all the purchased items properly. Seeing that the rented apartment finally had some semblance of life, she nodded with satisfaction.

“Don’t forget to apply the medicine to the chilblains on your hands.”

“If there’s anything you’re missing, remember to tell me. It’s too late today, I’ll make it up to you tomorrow.”

The previously dazed Zhao Chuji seemed to finally come to her senses. Her eyes welled up with tears again as she forced a stiff smile: “Thank you, Sister Yu Yao.”

“Don’t be polite with me. In the future, you can treat me as your own sister.”

Yu Yao smiled, unable to help sighing in her heart: having gone through a series of setbacks, the young girl had learned to be sensible far too early, remaining extremely restrained throughout the entire evening.

I need to give her some space to process everything on her own…

“Lock the main door tightly. Don’t open the door for anyone except me. Tomorrow, I’ll install a security camera at your door.”

“You are still young. Your most important task is to get a good night’s sleep; leave everything else to me…”

Yu Yao couldn’t resist patting Zhao Chuji’s head. Walking to the doorway, she remembered that Zhao Chuji’s quilt was too thin. Fearing that Zhao Chuji might catch a cold, she turned back around.

Zhao Chuji was staring at her retreating figure, her pupils deep, her small face tense as if she were contemplating something.

Seeing Yu Yao turn around, she seemed a bit flustered and hurriedly lowered her eyes again.

She really is like a startled little rabbit…

“Chuji, I’ll bring you another thick quilt tomorrow.”

“I’ll take this with me first!”

She turned on the air conditioner, adjusted the temperature, waved the remote control at Zhao Chuji with a triumphant smile, and simply walked downstairs with the remote.

Returning to her car, she didn’t start the engine immediately.

Now that she had finally settled the pitiful female protagonist, she needed to check the situation on “X”‘s side.

“X” handled matters very efficiently. Not long after Yu Yao had transferred the money to him, he had submitted a tip to a marketing account.

Right now, a prominent “Explosive” tag sat on the hot search list, all discussing the director’s slander of Zhao Chuji.

“This audio recording has no signs of editing; it’s real.”

“If I speed up the video several times, it looks like Zhao Chuji was trying to push the director away!”

“How shameless. Such a big-name director actually bullying a minor, and disgustingly shifting the blame onto her…”

The online public opinion reversed in an instant. Even the minor starlet who replaced Zhao Chuji’s role was criticized, with people suspecting she wanted to step on Zhao Chiuji to build up her own persona…

The matter created a massive uproar. With this incident acting as a catalyst, several other actresses who had suffered harm gathered the courage to report the director.

Looking at the photos of the director being escorted into a police car, Yu Yao felt thoroughly vindicated: the bad guy had finally received his retribution!

Everything was going so smoothly it felt unbelievable. She had barely exerted any effort to pull the female protagonist out of the quagmire.

Now that she had cleared Zhao Chuji’s name, she only needed to raise Zhao Chuji well, help her grow up, and assist her in achieving her dreams. That way, the world line would definitely not collapse again.

Yu Yao was full of motivation.

After arriving in this world, she stayed up late for the first time tonight: asking her parents for help to contact a new school for Zhao Chuji, while brainstorming things that Zhao Chuji lacked to draw up a list…

The next morning, Yu Yao, who had established a biological clock, woke up very early.

She lugged a large quilt into her car, bought breakfast for Zhao Chuji from a roadside stall, and just as she arrived downstairs at Building 5, she saw that Zhao Chuji had already come down.

“What a coincidence!”

“Where are you going?”

Afraid of scaring the rabbit-like girl, Yu Yao flashed her brightest smile.

Under the sunlight, an obscure light flickered in Zhao Chuji’s eyes. She stared at Yu Yao’s smile for a moment before lowering her head and speaking softly, “My room was rented from the landlord for half a year. Since I am living here now, I want to discuss breaking the lease with the landlord…”

The young girl seemed somewhat embarrassed, keeping her head down and not daring to look at her.

“It is indeed proper to find the landlord to terminate the lease.”

Yu Yao was stunned for a moment before returning to her senses.

That small amount of rent was nothing to Yu Yao, but to Zhao Chuji, it was a huge sum of money.

“Finish your breakfast first, and I’ll drive you back in a moment.”

The two of them ate breakfast together.

For the most part, it was Yu Yao talking about today’s arrangements, while Zhao Chuji just watched her quietly, her calm and beautiful eyes resembling the purest obsidian.

After finishing the meal, Yu Yao drove Zhao Chuji to her previous residence.

“Sister Yu Yao, let me go up by myself.” Zhao Chuji stood still at the bottom of the building, her eyes holding a few hints of pleading as she looked at Yu Yao.

“Alright, if you haven’t come down after ten minutes, I’ll go upstairs to find you…”

This was the first time Zhao Chuji had made a request, and she clearly wanted to handle this matter independently. After thinking it over, Yu Yao decided to remain downstairs.

Meeting Yu Yao’s worried gaze, Zhao Chuji slowly walked into the stairwell.

The stairwell was very dark, with the lights kept on even during the day.

A black cat ran out from a corner, crouching at Zhao Chuji’s feet.

In the gloomy light, the submissiveness on Zhao Chuji’s face vanished completely without a trace.

Expressionless, she bent down, locked eyes with the black cat, and commanded in a low voice, “Keep a close eye on Yu Yao for me!”

The black cat let out a “meow,” its golden eyes shockingly bright, the fur on its tail standing completely on end as it dashed toward the exit.

She slowly walked up to the third floor, opened the drafty door, placed the keys inside an envelope, and set it on the broken table in the center of the room.

The moment she turned around, Old Man Liu was indeed standing right behind her.

“Chuji!”

A familiar, nauseating look of lechery emerged in Old Man Liu’s eyes. “Why are you back again? Is it because you can’t bear to leave your Grandpa Liu…”

Old Man Liu didn’t finish his words; he met Zhao Chuji’s gaze…

The originally weak and helpless prey instantly bared her sharp fangs!

Zhao Chuji’s eyes were as deep as an abyss, a ghostly light swirling within them. He only felt as if his soul was being invaded by a powerful force, his thoughts manipulated beyond his control…

“Go back, destroy all the secretly taken photos of me, and smash your phone.”

With a vacant gaze, he heard a cold command that brooked no refusal.

“From now on, you shall experience nightmares every single day, never finding peace in the endless night! Until…”

Zhao Chuji pursed her lips, tightly gripping the knife hidden inside her sleeve. Recalling the countless terrifying and sleepless nights spent waking up until dawn after moving in here, her face turned visibly pale piece by piece.

The violent emotions within her chest surged, desperately wanting to kill this damned Old Man Liu. Yet, strangely enough, the image of the director’s ash-like face when he was taken away suddenly appeared in her mind, along with the pile of apologetic text messages sent to her phone last night… and Yu Yao’s eyes, which were filled with concern.

Perhaps… the world wasn’t that terrible after all.

Griting her teeth, she ultimately swallowed the outcome of “falling to his death” that had reached her lips, coldly altering the instruction…

“Until your mind collapses, and you run to the police station to surrender yourself and atone for your crimes!”

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