The Villain Has A Yuri Halo [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 43

The long winter in North City made Fang Yihan get used to the snowy weather.

She hurried out of the car and ran into the supermarket because it was freezing outside.

The warmth of the supermarket made Fang Yihan relax. She pushed her cart and followed the crowd. Suddenly, she heard a girl mention Li Ju’s name. Fang Yihan quietly moved closer to them.

“It’s been so many days, and the company still hasn’t given a clear reason for Li Ju’s fall. It made me so mad that I switched accounts just to yell at the company!”

Her friend teased her. “You still like Li Ju? Didn’t you say you hated her? Don’t you hate her love-struck brain anymore?”

“Don’t even mention her love-struck brain! We’re still good friends! I’ve come to terms with it. Let her be as crazy as she wants. She just needs to be alive and act. I don’t expect her to be normal anymore. I’m just waiting to watch her movies. Isn’t she the worst? She has so much talent, but she’s so love-struck. Whenever I get annoyed with her, I see one of her shows, and I’m a fan all over again. It’s so frustrating!”

Her friend laughed. “I’m just a casual fan. I don’t care about her private life. As long as she acts, I’ll watch her. As for that Long Jing’an guy, I think it’s all a publicity stunt. Didn’t Li Ju sign with the same company as him? I think they were just working together. But who knows? We’re just outsiders; we can only guess.”

“Long Jing’an? He’s from a normal family. When he first got popular, the internet already dug up his past. It’s unlikely for a company to bet on someone with no background, just based on his looks. I don’t think the company invested much in him. I don’t think it’s a publicity stunt either.”

Her friend was curious. “Long Jing’an is good-looking. Does he look like his dad or his mom?”

The girl shook her head. “I don’t know. I’ve never seen pictures of his parents, but when he first got popular, a classmate of his said that Long Jing’an had been the school heartthrob since junior high. At a parent-teacher conference, the classmate saw Long Jing’an’s father and made an awkward mistake. He thought it was Long Jing’an’s grandfather, so he politely called him ‘Grandpa.’ He wanted to disappear when he saw him in class afterward.”

“So his dad is old?”

“I think so. They probably got married late and had Long Jing’an when they were older.”

The two girls’ gossip made Fang Yihan remember that Long Jing’an had never mentioned his parents when she was a trainee. How could a man from a normal family have such a bad relationship with his son?

Fang Yihan shook her head in annoyance. She didn’t want to think about that jerk, Long Jing’an. He was a jinx; something bad always happened when he was around!

“Sigh.”

Her friend asked, “Why are you sighing again?”

She said with a painful look, “Li Ju and I are in North City, but I can’t see her. Isn’t that so annoying?!”

Her friend laughed and hugged her arm, comforting her with food. “Don’t be mad. I’ll treat you to hot pot later.”

“I want shrimp paste!”

“You got it!”

“I also want crispy fried pork!”

“No problem!”

They smiled at each other and laughed. Their happiness spread to Fang Yihan, making her smile as well.

Fang Yihan stopped listening and pushed her cart past them.

What a coincidence. She and Li Ju were also having hot pot tonight.

Fang Yihan went to the hot pot section and carefully picked out the mushroom broth. Li Ju was still a patient, so she couldn’t eat anything too spicy. Tonight, she would have to watch Fang Yihan eat spicy hot pot with envy.

Her phone rang. Fang Yihan smiled and answered the call. “Sister Ju, I’m at the supermarket. Do you want potato slices or baby bok choy tonight? We’re out of vegetables.”

Li Ju was lying on the sofa like a queen, watching TV. She had a bowl of washed fruit next to her. She just needed someone to massage her feet.

She was watching her own movie. She was trying to get a feel for acting again.

With no memories, she had lost all her acting skills. She was relying on her talent to understand. Li Ju was very confident in her acting, believing she wouldn’t be lost on set, but to be perfect, she decided to rewatch all her movies.

But her determination was quickly replaced with boredom. She just wanted to sleep.

She never thought she had been such a hard worker, filming so many shows and movies! Luckily, she hadn’t started watching her variety shows yet. If she did, she would have a breakdown.

But Li Ju didn’t give up. She watched every show in order.

If she had to give her opinion, she would say she was a genius. She had been an amazing actress since she first debuted.

Her narcissism usually got a reaction from Fang Yihan. Without her by her side, Li Ju felt bored watching TV alone. Especially when she looked at her own face on the screen, she felt a sense of loneliness.

Li Ju propped her face on her hand. Her eyes rippled. Her mind was focused on Fang Yihan’s voice. She said with dissatisfaction, “Aren’t you going to ask me why I called you?”

Fang Yihan asked in a daze, “Then why did you call me, Sister Ju?”

Li Ju loved Fang Yihan’s cleverness. She smiled softly. “Because I miss you. Why else would I call you?”

A love song Fang Yihan had never heard before was playing in the supermarket. The song was beautiful. But Fang Yihan wasn’t moved by the song because her heart was filled with Li Ju’s words.

Fang Yihan lowered her voice, afraid she would break this sweet moment.

“Do you really miss me, Sister Ju?”

Li Ju twirled a strand of her hair around her finger. She huffed proudly. “Didn’t I just say so? Are you deaf?”

“Can you say it again, please, Sister Ju? I… I didn’t hear it enough.”

Li Ju wouldn’t just give in. Not unless Fang Yihan bribed her.

“I guess I could, but you have to call me master.”

Fang Yihan looked around guiltily and covered her mouth. She said in a low voice, “I’m in the supermarket! There are people everywhere. I’m shy.”

“Just find an empty spot and say it quickly. It’s only two words. Is it really that hard? Sigh, if you think it’s too much trouble, then don’t. I’m just a little, lonely girl who was hurt. I’m all alone in this house. The only sound I can hear is the TV. I’ve been abandoned by everyone. You don’t have to feel bad for me. I can face this hardship all by myself.”

Maybe it was because Li Ju had been watching too many dramas lately, but her acting was getting better every day.

Fang Yihan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She found the pitiful Li Ju so adorable. She imagined a proud white cat holding its tail and crying.

Fang Yihan couldn’t handle Li Ju’s cuteness. She said with sympathy, “It’s not a problem at all. Not at all. Master, I miss you too. I’ll hurry and buy everything so I can come home and watch shows with you!”

Li Ju’s ears tingled. She smiled with affection. “Such a good little snowflake.”

“Huh?!” Fang Yihan’s first thought wasn’t that Li Ju had recovered her memories, but that she had found the card.

Li Ju seemed to guess what Fang Yihan was going to ask. She teased her. “I was hopping on one leg to your room, but it’s not because I was trying to snoop on you. You forgot to give me the script. So when I went into your room, I saw the handwritten card in a photo frame. Fang Yihan, do you think I used to like you a lot? To be so awkward about a gift? But I definitely didn’t confess to you.”

Fang Yihan felt like she was in a bubble. She stuttered, “Sister Ju, what… what did you just say?”

“I said I must have liked you a lot.” Li Ju said honestly. She also blocked out the screaming of System 666. She had learned this trick from listening to A’Ci. To this day, Li Ju had never responded to them. The resistance in her heart made her pretend she couldn’t hear them.

Li Ju was lying on the soft sofa, using her chin to rub against the collar of her sweater. The scent was the same as Fang Yihan’s. Li Ju enjoyed this small, intimate detail, as if Fang Yihan were always with her.

She had no memories of the past, but she had pieced together who she was from what System 666 and A’Ci had told her.

Li Ju didn’t understand the purpose of plots or characters, but she knew they were a kind of restraint.

She didn’t regret losing her memories. She was glad she was a blank slate now.

With her memories gone, the responsibility of the plot was gone, too.

She couldn’t be blamed for not remembering.

The best part was that System 666 couldn’t do anything to her. Even if it found a way to bring in help, Li Ju knew her situation was within the normal range of the “cage.”

She had also heard System 666 talk about the future of the plot.

In the original story, she would fall and be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life, but Fang Yihan would still stay with her.

Li Ju understood her character’s position. She was the wall between Fang Yihan and Long Jing’an, a wall that only Fang Yihan could pass through. As long as Long Jing’an couldn’t break it down, she would be his biggest enemy.

So in the original future, Fang Yihan would take care of her, a broken woman, and Long Jing’an would never get her.

That was what the “trapped” Li Ju was supposed to do.

But the current Li Ju was cold and aloof. Character? Villain? Plot? What did any of that have to do with her? It was useless to talk about the past with someone who had amnesia.

Li Ju calmly created a comfortable and peaceful world for herself.

“I! I’ll be right back!” Fang Yihan’s voice trembled. Li Ju laughed. “Are you that happy? So pathetic.”

“Because… I never thought you would say something like that to me. I thought I was the only one with feelings.”

Li Ju laughed. “Feelings? My butt. I jumped off a building for you. Do you still think it’s a one-sided feeling?”

Fang Yihan giggled. “It was just so unexpected.”

The woman on the sofa picked up a strawberry. She thought of Fang Yihan, who was probably blushing and covering her mouth, as sweet and cute as the strawberry.

Li Ju took a bite of the strawberry and said lazily, “Buy some wine for tonight’s hot pot.”

“You’re a patient! You can’t drink.”

“I never said I was going to drink.”

Fang Yihan looked at her suspiciously. “I’m going to drink?”

Li Ju’s eyes narrowed playfully. She used her words to bait her. “I just confessed to you. Shouldn’t we celebrate? Little snowflake, you’re not going to refuse me, are you? Besides, you’re going to eat spicy hot pot. I’m mad, so I have to punish you.”

Fang Yihan felt like if she were an emperor in ancient times, she would be a terrible one.

She declared generously, “Whatever you say!”

“Aww, good girl, Little Snowflake.”

Li Ju’s cooing voice made Fang Yihan burst into laughter. They both laughed at the same time.

Li Ju glanced at the time. They couldn’t keep talking. Fang Yihan had things to do.

Her lashes lowered gently, and a captivating smile bloomed on her face.

“Little Snowflake,” she said, “come back soon.”

“I will! I’ll fly right back home!”

The supermarket was bustling, and a new year had quietly arrived.

******

Last January, Fang Yihan had sat blankly in her rental apartment, feeling lost about the road ahead. She didn’t know if she should continue on the path of a trainee, and if she didn’t, what would she do?

This January, she had welcomed a new turning point in her life. Li Ju had actually confessed to her! It was something she never even dared to fantasize about. Deep down, Fang Yihan had always held on to the idea that they would never be together. Part of it was Long Jing’an, but most of it was Fang Yihan’s own lack of confidence. She thought being an assistant for life was pretty good—great benefits, high pay, and a job others envied. What more could she ask for?

Fang Yihan took a deep breath, her eyes moist and full of emotion.

She was so glad she had waited for the right person.

“Little Snowflake, I’m so hungry. When can we finally eat?”

Li Ju might have been inconvenienced by a crutch, but her tongue was as sharp as ever.

Fang Yihan smiled. “It’ll be ready soon. I just need to cut one more potato.”

Li Ju looked at Fang Yihan’s rosy, beautiful face and couldn’t help but lean down and kiss her cheek. It felt even sweeter than a strawberry.

Fang Yihan secretly glanced at Li Ju, then kissed her back.

“Next time, don’t kiss my cheek,” Fang Yihan said, kissing Li Ju’s lips. She was clearly shy, but she still spoke her mind.

Li Ju seemed surprised by her boldness, her eyes narrowing into crescents. Fang Yihan tried to act calm as she protested. “What’s wrong? Can’t I…can’t I make a request?”

Li Ju nodded. “Of course. But…”

“But what?”

“But when you beg me for something, remember to call me ‘master.’ It’s quite a turn-on.”

Fang Yihan couldn’t stand this woman. She straightened her face and helped Li Ju out of the kitchen.

“See? Once you get something, you don’t appreciate it anymore. You would never have dared to act like this before,” Li Ju said, leaning against the wall with her crutch. As a patient, she had a cruel realization of Fang Yihan’s coldness toward her.

Fang Yihan instantly grew nervous, watching Li Ju’s expression. She wrapped her arm around Li Ju’s waist, trying to appease her. “I’m sorry. Please don’t be mad.”

Li Ju gave an arrogant huff. She pinched Fang Yihan’s cheek, not wanting to pretend to be angry anymore, because she couldn’t bear to see Fang Yihan’s anxious expression.

Li Ju’s affection for Fang Yihan was sincere. It was a sign of her acceptance and acknowledgment of Fang Yihan’s place in her heart. “I’m not mad.”

Seeing this, Fang Yihan pecked her lips, and raised a docile smile. “Be a good girl, Master. I’m going to get dinner ready.” With that, she greedily kissed her again. “Be a good girl!” she instructed.

After she left, Li Ju stood alone by the wall, staring at her lips and saying to herself in a spoiled tone, “She actually got me to give in. I’m way too easy to please.”

[Yes, yes, yes! This is the taste! Did I miss something huge? How did your taste turn to love after I fell asleep? Parasite, your speed in falling in love after amnesia is like a rocket! Hehe, but I like this speed. It looks like you were holding yourself back before.]

[Could it be that you two did some grown-up things while I was sleeping?!]

[Ugh, how stingy! It’s not like I’m going to watch you! Don’t worry, I’m not that ignorant A’Ci King anymore. I’ll automatically cut off the connection during intimate scenes.]

System 666: [Why aren’t you answering me! It’s been so many days since you woke up, what’s on your mind?!]

[You sly parasite, you’re so annoying!]

Li Ju couldn’t hear System 666’s voice anymore. It had learned its lesson and was probably in a state of depression. That’s why it rarely appeared. After all, the current situation was a strange mix of the bizarre and the harmonious. Even though Li Ju’s and the female lead’s, Fang Yihan’s, characters were becoming more and more skewed, it at least fit the general plot. All System 666 could do was let it be.

Li Ju was enjoying this tranquility. The living room was filled with the hot, steaming aroma of hotpot. Outside the window, snowflakes fluttered down, and some family was leisurely setting off fireworks. She slowly walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, feeling no fear, only appreciation.

“It’s so beautiful.”

“Li Ju!”

Fang Yihan rushed over, her arms trembling as she embraced Li Ju.

“Look, fireworks.” Li Ju’s heart fluttered as she pointed to the fireworks outside the window, smiling brightly.

Fang Yihan scolded Li Ju, then held her even tighter.

“You idiot!”

“Hey, can you at least curse more quietly?”

“I mean, you idiot, Master.”

“Tsk, fine. An idiot is an idiot.”

Li Ju smiled at Fang Yihan in her arms. Following her inner desire, she kissed Fang Yihan hard.

Was this what falling in love was like?

She always had the urge to kiss her.

It wasn’t so bad. She would get used to this impulse.

The hotpot bubbled and boiled. The meal, which had been delayed for so many days, was finally ready.

Li Ju ate the mushroom soup without much enjoyment, feeling both envious and wronged.

“Drink this!”

Fang Yihan was a little drunk, but she still obediently took a sip of beer.

“Li Ju.”

“Hm?”

“I love you so, so much.”

Li Ju raised an eyebrow in a show of conceit. “I know.”

“When did you know?”

Li Ju gave a soft, gentle laugh. “I knew the moment I woke up.”

“Was I that obvious?”

Li Ju boasted without a second thought. “Of course. All I could see in your eyes was me!”

She wasn’t stupid or blind. How could she not feel it?

Fang Yihan laughed sweetly, a little silly. “I knew I couldn’t hide it from you.”

Li Ju propped her chin on her hand, gazing at Fang Yihan’s flushed, tipsy face. She whispered, “Little Snowflake, should we…”

She stopped mid-sentence as Fang Yihan tilted and fell into her arms.

Li Ju laughed helplessly. “You really can’t drink! I shouldn’t have let you.”

[It’s good that she’s drunk! It’s wonderful! Just do the deed!]

[I’m dying of impatience. Should I just carry the bed over for you?]

[When you’re full from food, you think of… Why aren’t you moving!]

Li Ju brushed Fang Yihan’s hair away from her ear.

She wasn’t a good person, but she wouldn’t take advantage of someone.

There was no rush. They had so many tomorrows.

******

That day, Sister Cai brought someone to see Li Ju. “This is Ms. Yao Zelan, Long Jing’an’s mother,” Sister Cai introduced. “She wants to apologize to you in person.”

Li Ju casually pointed to the sofa across from her, not even looking up as she peeled a tangerine. “Sister Cai told me you were very insistent on seeing me, even after I refused several times. So I’m curious to know what you have to say. If it’s an apology asking me to forgive Long Jing’an, then you can leave.”

Her tone was cold and indifferent, but Yao Zelan didn’t seem to mind.

She sat uncomfortably on the sofa, nervously looking down at her hands.

“My son, An, did something wrong,” Yao Zelan said guiltily. “As his mother, I don’t have the face to ask you to forgive him. He doesn’t listen to me very well, and I know you probably don’t want to see him, so I came alone. This is the embroidery I’m most proud of from the past few years. I’m older now, and my eyesight isn’t as good, so there might be some flaws. I hope you won’t mind it. This…is the most valuable thing I have to offer.”

Li Ju finally moved. She looked up at the timid Yao Zelan, who didn’t dare to face her.

“You don’t need to give me anything to compensate me. There’s no need.”

Yao Zelan gripped her hands in embarrassment, carefully meeting Li Ju’s eyes.

But that one glance made Yao Zelan’s face go pale, and she covered her mouth in panic.

Li Ju said to Sister Cai, “Show her out.”

Sister Cai rolled her eyes. She really felt like Li Ju was an empress dowager and she was her eunuch slave!

“Ms. Yao,” Sister Cai said, “you’ve heard what Li Ju has to say. The fact that we haven’t exposed Long Jing’an’s mistake to the public is the last bit of tolerance we have. The company will terminate his contract, and we have no right to force Li Ju to do anything she doesn’t want to do.”

In short, it meant “don’t bother Li Ju again. If you anger her, she might start trying to take down Long Jing’an tomorrow.”

Yao Zelan walked out, looking dejected, following Sister Cai. She couldn’t help but look back at Li Ju with tears in her eyes.

At that moment, Fang Yihan helped her up. Sister Cai disapproved. “Don’t bother seeing her off! You’re in no shape for that!”

Li Ju blinked. “Little Snowflake said I’ve been sitting all day and need to get up and move. Isn’t it right to listen to my girlfriend?”

Sister Cai’s blood pressure skyrocketed. “I should have known you were no good!”

Then, she gave Fang Yihan a blank stare.

Fang Yihan smiled.

“You’re not a love fool, are you?” Sister Cai was already traumatized by Li Ju.

Fang Yihan tilted her head, sounding a little uncertain. “Maybe?”

Sister Cai said sternly, “Then I wish you both a long and happy life together.”

It was a wish for them to be stuck together forever and for Li Ju to never act up again!

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