The Villain Has A Yuri Halo [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 7

The bright lights in the hallway left nowhere for people to hide their expressions.

Li Ju’s face was blank, her arm being swayed back and forth by Tang Qingqing. Although her eyes showed clear annoyance, Tang Qingqing’s smile was too sweet. All of Li Ju’s complaints were dissolved by that smile.

She pulled her arm away, furrowed her brow, and said sternly, “When did I teach you that? Don’t pin every bad thing on me.”

She was determined not to admit to Tang Qingqing’s words. As long as she didn’t admit it, she was innocent.

Tang Qingqing obediently let go of her arm. “Okay, fine,” she said with a doting sigh. “It wasn’t you, Xiao Ju; I figured it out on my own.”

“…” Li Ju felt the gaze of the male lead, Gao Sheng, on her. She stared intently at Tang Qingqing. Her words sounded like they were just digging a deeper hole.

Li Ju huffed, muttering, “I can’t be bothered to deal with you.”

Tang Qingqing sighed again, silently looking at her. Her crescent-moon eyes reflected Li Ju’s image, soft and gentle.

For a moment, Li Ju thought she saw Tang Qingqing’s affection for her. After all, eyes really do speak.

Li Ju’s lips were slightly pursed. Just as she was about to say something, she saw a drunk woman stumble out of the restroom. She reached out and put her hand on Tang Qingqing’s shoulder, and they both moved to the side to avoid her.

That sudden touch on her shoulder made Tang Qingqing quickly glance at Li Ju’s serious face. She gave the drunk woman a hostile look. This kind of unconscious protection was worth more than a thousand sweet words.

Li Ju lifted her chin and said to the woman, “What are you looking at?”

The woman belched, her mind a little out of control. She had intentionally rubbed up against Tang Qingqing, and Li Ju had seen it clearly.

“You two sisters are so pretty,” the woman slurred. “Do you… want to have a drink with me?” The woman spoke incoherently while reaching for Li Ju’s arm, which was the final straw.

Li Ju scoffed and then stomped on the woman’s foot with the tip of her shoe. “Get lost,” she said simply.

The pain brought the woman back to her senses. She narrowed her eyes at Li Ju’s fearless demeanor. She looked at Li Ju’s clothes and knew she was a woman not to be messed with. She cursed a few words in her mind and didn’t dare say them to Li Ju’s face. She just held on to the wall and stumbled away.

Li Ju rolled her eyes in disdain. “What a nuisance,” she said.

After taking care of the small matter, Li Ju said impatiently, “Laugh, laugh, laugh. What’s so funny? I won’t keep you from talking to him. I’m going to the restroom.”

The warmth of the moment had vanished. Tang Qingqing was greedy for it but knew that forcing it would only backfire.

She caught up to Li Ju. “I have nothing to talk about with Mr. Gao,” she explained.

Li Ju’s lips curved into an amused smile. She glanced at Gao Sheng, who was still standing there. “You might not have anything to talk about with him, but I think he has something to say to you.”

This made Gao Sheng feel conflicted and awkward. He had finally gotten to see Tang Qingqing, but she wouldn’t even look at him. And now Li Ju was here, too. If he kept bothering her, things would only get worse.

Gao Sheng wanted to save face, but Li Ju wouldn’t even give him a glance. Her coldness made him flustered. Gao Sheng looked at Li Ju as if he was about to say something, but couldn’t.

Li Ju silently judged him in her mind. He wants to play the perfect gentleman, but he’s just a shameless hypocrite.

Li Ju looked at Tang Qingqing, who was trailing behind her like a little dog. “What do you want now?” she asked coolly.

“To go to the restroom with you, of course,” Tang Qingqing said obediently. “When we were little, we always went hand in hand. Now you’ve grown up and grown distant.”

Li Ju opened her red lips and said expressionlessly, “Get lost.”

“Okay!”

Li Ju turned and walked away, eager to leave. She had had enough! It was ridiculous. Going to the restroom and wanting to be accompanied. They weren’t kids anymore.

[Waaah, waaaah, waaaah.]

[What about the plot we were supposed to follow?]

[How did it turn into “hand in hand to the restroom”?]

Li Ju smiled faintly. “Did I say I would follow the plot?” she asked gently.

[I think… I think you didn’t.]

As soon as System 666 finished speaking, Li Ju’s smile disappeared. “Then you can get lost, too,” she said.

[Oh. qwq.]

Li Ju couldn’t help but touch her own face. Be elegant. Don’t get angry at these idiots.

But Li Ju didn’t know that as soon as she left, Tang Qingqing’s expression changed. The obedient smile was replaced by a cool, arrogant look that was a little bit like Li Ju’s.

“Teacher Tang!”

Tang Qingqing turned around, her clear eyes filled with a coldness. She wasn’t the untouchable beauty people thought she was. She was a vine with sharp thorns that would strike at her prey without hesitation.

“You’re very annoying,” she said.

“Don’t come near me again.”

“You care a lot about that deal with the school, don’t you?”

Three sentences were enough to shock Gao Sheng. Tang Qingqing saw that her words had the desired effect and calmly turned her gaze away, sitting down on a long bench. She didn’t leave. She just watched Gao Sheng with a placid expression, driving him away.

Gao Sheng’s mind was a mess. Sweat beaded on his forehead. With his business on the line, he didn’t dare to bother Tang Qingqing anymore.

As he left, he couldn’t help but glance at Tang Qingqing again. She was lost in thought and looked as beautiful as a painting. But this time, Gao Sheng wasn’t attracted to her looks. He remembered the threatening look she had given him. She was ruthless and heartless. He knew he should stay away, but people are perverse. The more dangerous she was, the more attractive she became.

Tang Qingqing didn’t care when Gao Sheng left. She waited until she saw a woman in her line of sight, and the soft light returned to her eyes.

“Xiao Ju!”

“You actually waited for me?”

Tang Qingqing nodded vigorously. “I told you, I’m a good girl.”

Li Ju had just reapplied her makeup in the restroom, so her lips were a plump, rosy red.

Tang Qingqing lowered her eyes with a smile. “I want to reapply my makeup, too,” she said boldly. “Can I use your lipstick?”

Li Ju cruelly refused. “No. I have a thing about germs.”

“You do? But we just shared a cup.”

Li Ju put her arm around Tang Qingqing’s neck and choked her playfully. “Shut up,” she said. “You eat my food, you drink my water, and now you want to use my lipstick? Tang Qingqing, you’re getting a little too greedy.”

I’m much greedier than you think, Tang Qingqing thought to herself. I’m afraid it would kill you if I told you.

Li Ju forced Tang Qingqing to go home. She didn’t want to think about the commotion outside. She just wanted to go home and lie down.

The stars twinkled, and a gentle breeze blew. This season was slowly ending, and the cold winter was coming.

A car was parked in front of the art academy. The driver was holding his breath, afraid of disturbing the sullen Miss Li Ju.

“Is Tang Qingqing a snail?” she asked.

“Uncle Li, let’s go. Tang Qingqing can take a taxi to the old house.”

It was Li Ju’s grandmother’s birthday today. The old lady didn’t like big parties. People her age preferred to sit and chat with family, so the party wasn’t big. It was just a small gathering of close relatives.

Li Ju’s personality meant she would never have offered to drive Tang Qingqing, but Tang Qingqing’s car had broken down and was in the shop. So Li Ju’s father had given her the task of picking Tang Qingqing up. Li Ju could ignore her mother, Tang Ping, but she had to listen to her father, Li Zhen. At least he was a normal person.

“Miss, your father said that I… that I must pick up Miss Tang,” the driver said nervously.

Li Ju was so angry her nose almost twisted. Her own father knew her too well.

“Fine, fine,” Li Ju said crossly. “You’re all good people, and I’m a horrible one. So what if I have to pick up Tang Qingqing? I’ll make sure to get her to the old house in one piece.”

[Isn’t the host a bad person?]

“?”

Li Ju got out of the car. “I’ll go find her,” she told the driver. “You wait here.”

“Okay, Miss.”

No matter how cold it was, the energy of young people could withstand the cold wind. Li Ju looked at the students, feeling a pang of envy. It’s so nice to be young.

“Did you see the trending topics? That annoying Tang Ruru is finally getting what she deserves! Who did this? I’m going to build a monument for them!”

“I saw it. Everyone online is making fun of her ever since she couldn’t borrow a gown for the awards ceremony! Tang Ruru was so arrogant, and she bought so many articles about how she was going to the ceremony. People thought she was going to win. Who did she offend? Not only could she not borrow a designer gown, but her lead role was also stolen. She used to be the one who stole other people’s roles.”

“I heard she couldn’t borrow the gown because a woman put in a word in the industry. I heard she’s not only famous in the industry, but she also has a good family background. People online are saying it might be the Li family.”

“No way? Didn’t someone find out that Tang Ruru and the Li family are related?”

“Who knows? Rich families are full of secrets.”

Li Ju, a person at the center of the conversation, calmly walked past them. But then, something else the girls said caught her attention.

“Do you know about the urban legend at our art academy?”

“What?”

The girl said mysteriously, “I heard that many years ago, an upperclassman died by suicide because of love. She used a red string to do it. The school covered it up. That room became a place no one dared to enter until a girl accidentally went in. She heard the upperclassman say that as long as you wear a red string on your wrist and ankle, she can possess the string and grant you your wish.”

Her friend asked, “Did it work?”

The girl smiled and shrugged. “There are so many campus legends. I don’t know which ones are true. But haven’t you noticed a lot of people wearing red strings recently? This trend comes back every year. I’m used to it.”

“I don’t know anything about this.”

The girl complained, “You’re always focused on celebrities. Of course, you wouldn’t know!”

The speaker had no ill intentions, but the listener paid close attention.

Li Ju quietly watched Tang Qingqing walk toward the school gate. She licked her lips and called out, “Tang Qingqing.”

There were many people walking by, but the slender woman in the trench coat was so noticeable. Tang Qingqing found her in the crowd right away.

“Xiao Ju! Did you have to wait long? I’m so sorry. The dean suddenly needed me.”

Li Ju subtly looked at her wrist, but it was hidden by her sleeve.

“What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?” Tang Qingqing asked with a gentle smile.

“Have you heard about the urban legend of the red string sister?”

Tang Qingqing was stunned for a moment. After Li Ju finished telling her the story, she hid the meaning in her eyes and casually took off the red string on her hand.

“What’s that? It’s my first time hearing about it.”

Li Ju was suspicious. “Really?”

Tang Qingqing nodded. “Since you said so, Xiao Ju, I’ll give this red string to you. To me, it’s just a red string.”

Maybe it was because she was acting so normal that Li Ju closed her mouth and didn’t mock her.

Li Ju had worn many luxury items before, but this was her first time wearing a simple red string. She looked at it, not understanding how it had ended up on her wrist.

“We should hurry to the old house. We’ll be late,” Tang Qingqing said, thoughtfully changing the subject as if she hadn’t noticed Li Ju’s confusion.

Li Ju hadn’t cared about the red string. When Tang Qingqing said that, she rushed her. “I knew I shouldn’t have come to pick you up. It’s all my father’s fault.”

“Xiao Ju, he’s our father.”

“He’s my father, not ours. Your mother is your mother, not ours!” Li Ju’s eyes were sharp.

Tang Qingqing was smiling, and her eyes were still on Li Ju’s wrist.

Li Ju didn’t hear the full version of the urban legend. The legend says that the red string sister would possess the string. In order to get your wish, both people had to wear the red string.

Tang Qingqing walked beside her with a happy look on her face. Xiao Ju is so cute when she’s so easily fooled.

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