The Villainess’s Darling [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 12

Wu: “Uh, how exactly did you reach that conclusion?”

Xu Yiyi also felt it was a bit far-fetched. “Xiao Xiao has liked Shang Shaotan for ten years. She clearly likes boys; how could she possibly like Yun Can’er?”

“And besides, Yun Can’er isn’t even pretty!” Wu Qing added.

Ning Xiao was a typical “visual lover.” Among the boys she knew as a child, Shang Shaotan was the most handsome, and he hadn’t lost his looks as he grew up, which was why Ning Xiao had liked him for so long. For Zhen Meng to say Ning Xiao liked Yun Can’er seemed like total nonsense!

“Even if Xiao Xiao suddenly started liking girls, she’d definitely like one of the three of us. She’s only known Yun Can’er for a few days.” Xu Yiyi’s tone was a bit sour.

Wu Qing also felt a bit uneasy, as if her best friend was about to be snatched away by another woman.

Zhen Meng tapped on the table. “What are you two doing? Do you want to hear how I reached this conclusion or not? Is your ‘best friend jealousy’ more important than Xiao Xiao’s happiness?”

Realizing their mistake, Wu Qing and Xu Yiyi felt a bit guilty.

“Of course Xiao Xiao’s happiness is the most important!”

Zhen Meng beckoned them closer. The three leaned their heads together as if afraid of being overheard. Zhen Meng whispered, “Do you remember when Ning Xiao cornered Yun Can’er in the restroom? Except for those first few loud words, the volume dropped afterward, so it was all muffled. You two didn’t hear it, but I heard everything!”

“What did they say?” Wu Qing asked urgently.

“Ahem,” Zhen Meng’s face turned slightly red. “Xiao Xiao called Yun Can’er a ‘little sweetheart’ and… and told her not to spend all her time doing homework after class, but to rest more.”

The thought of those words coming from Ning Xiao made Wu Qing and Xu Yiyi blush as well.

Ning Xiao’s face was already a weapon of mass destruction, and she rarely said things like that. To think she’d be so bold when talking to Yun Can’er.

No wonder she had to lock the restroom door. She must have been shy and afraid of being overheard.

“Think about it,” Zhen Meng said, nodding with conviction. “Xiao Xiao only talked to Shang Shaotan like that on very rare occasions. Now that she’s like this with Yun Can’er, she must have moved on. It has to be that.”

Wu Qing and Xu Yiyi looked at each other. Zhen Meng’s logic was so sound they couldn’t help but believe it.

“I think we should confirm it further, just in case we’re misunderstanding,” Xu Yiyi said. Having dealt with a scumbag before, she was more cautious about these things.

“Fair point.” Although Zhen Meng felt the result wouldn’t change, as Xu Yiyi said, it was better to be careful.

Unaware that she was being watched by both Shang Shaotan and her clique of friends, Ning Xiao continued to eat lunch with Yun Can’er as usual.

As Ning Xiao placed a balanced tray of meat and vegetables on the table, Yun Can’er said shyly, “Let me treat you tomorrow.”

The problem was that she didn’t have much money on her meal card; she probably couldn’t afford a meal as lavish as this for Ning Xiao.

Ning Xiao replied nonchalantly, “No need. I’m the one who forced you to eat with me, so I should be the one paying.”

Yun Can’er bit her lower lip and lowered her eyes, a surge of inferiority washing over her. If her prize money hadn’t been taken by her parents, she wouldn’t be in this position. It was just a meal, yet she didn’t even have the money for it, and Ning Xiao had to make up excuses to save her money.

“Hey, stop overthinking.” Ning Xiao reached out and ruffled the top of Yun Can’er’s head. “Do you know how much money I have on my meal card?”

“How much?” A spark of curiosity flashed in Yun Can’er’s dark eyes. Could there be ten thousand yuan?

Ning Xiao leaned her chin on one hand and casually dropped a bombshell: “One million.”

“What?” Yun Can’er thought she had misheard.

“Yes, little sweetheart, you heard correctly. One million. So there’s no need to save me money; I won’t even be able to spend it all by the time I finish three years of high school. And you know, the school doesn’t refund meal card balances after graduation.”

Ning Xiao tilted her head and smiled at her. “So, treating you to lunch isn’t a loss for me at all. Instead of letting the school keep the extra, I’d rather have you be the one to take advantage of me.”

Ning Xiao didn’t notice that behind a nearby support pillar, there was a faint, excited gasp.

The trio—Wu Qing, Xu Yiyi, and Zhen Meng had followed them and chosen this perfect eavesdropping spot where they could hear everything without being spotted.

Xu Yiyi grabbed Wu Qing’s hand and whispered excitedly, “Did you hear that? Xiao Xiao said she’d rather have Yun Can’er take advantage of her!”

Ahhhhhhh! She believed it now! What kind of divine romance was this?!

Wu Qing covered her blushing cheeks with one hand. “Xiao Xiao is such a flirt… Why have I never met a guy who can flirt like that?”

Zhen Meng added, “Do you believe me now?”

Xu Yiyi struggled to regain her composure. “No, we still can’t be one hundred percent sure!”

“Then what would count as confirmation?”

Xu Yiyi clenched her fist. “We have to hear Ning Xiao say ‘I like Yun Can’er’ with her own lips!”

Wu Qing nodded along. “Right, right, right. We have to hear it ourselves.”

Zhen Meng pondered for a moment. “Xiao Xiao might look flashy, but she’s actually quite reserved. She liked Shang Shaotan for so long without ever explicitly telling him. Getting a confession out of her might be difficult.”

Wu Qing thought about it and suggested, “How about this: we find someone to provoke Xiao Xiao a little?”

The three leaned in together as Wu Qing shared her plan. It received immediate and unanimous approval.

On the other side, Shang Shaotan was not having a good time.

He was sitting at the table right next to Ning Xiao and Yun Can’er. He kept his back straight and ate a top-tier steak with elegant movements, yet the two of them were so focused on each other that they didn’t notice him at all!

He was fuming.

He heard Ning Xiao speaking to Yun Can’er in that tender voice and saw her unconsciously flirting with the girl. When he turned his head and saw Yun Can’er’s face flushed from the flirting, he almost couldn’t stop himself from walking over to demand who this “Ning Xiao” really was.

Ning Xiao was supposed to like him. Why was she being so good to her own rival?

He had to find a way to drive away this woman or possibly man—who had possessed Ning Xiao’s body. He wanted the “Ning Xiao” who loved him and constantly bullied Yun Can’er for his sake to come back!

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