The Villainous Sister-in-law Mistakenly Marked as the Heroine (Transmigration) - Chapter 32

Lin Qile arrived at the company to find Chen Nan waiting in the marketing department. Spotting her, Chen quickly stood up and approached. “Young Miss Lin, I’ve moved your things to your office. Would you like to check if there’s anything else you need to take?”

“Office?”

Chen leaned in closer. “You didn’t know? Before the CEO left, she said all company affairs, big and small, are now under your authority. Young Miss Lin, I’ve also been assigned as your secretary.”

“Really? I’m in charge of everything?”

“Exactly. Let me take you to your office.”

“Great.”

No matter what scheme Qi Song was plotting, since she now had full authority, she could openly investigate what Qi had been up to in the company.

This was a golden opportunity for her.

The office was located behind Qi Song’s, modest in size about twenty square meters but decently furnished.

“Chen Jiejie, since I’m now in charge of everything, could you go to the finance department and bring me the company’s financial reports and accounts from the past few years? I need to understand how my company operates.”

“Of course, I’ll go right away.”

The moment Chen left, Lin Qile jumped excitedly on the spot. “Yes! This couldn’t have gone smoother!”

[Host, don’t celebrate too soon. Qi Song is no fool.]

“I know. She probably thinks I don’t understand business and won’t be able to make sense of the accounts. But don’t forget, I’ve got backup!”

[Rong Jing? But aren’t you worried she might also have ulterior motives toward Lin Corp?]

At this, Lin Qile’s expression gradually turned serious. She pressed her lips together, hesitating before finally speaking. “You’re right. I can’t rely on her as carelessly as before.”

“Then can you handle this on your own?”

“Me?” A flicker of unease crossed her eyes. “I’ve been learning for so long, what’s there to be afraid of?”

Before long, a stack of financial documents nearly a meter tall was delivered to her office.

Lin Qile gaped in shock.

Finance Director Lan Qian smiled faintly. “Young Miss Lin, these are all the financial reports you requested.”

“T-this much?”

Weren’t financial reports supposed to be a few pages of spreadsheets? Rong Jing had taught her how to read them, but clearly, she had underestimated the complexity.

“This is just the last five years. If you’d asked for ten, the pile would’ve been even bigger.”

“Alright.”

“I’ll return to work now, Young Miss Lin. If you have any questions, just call the finance department. We’re currently finalizing last year’s accounts, so we’re quite busy. I won’t take up more of your time.”

Lan Qian left the office and headed to the elevator, where Wang Chen was waiting.

Standing side by side, Lan tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled. “Even an expert would need months to sort through all that data, let alone an amateur like her.”

“Well done.”

“But are you sure she won’t turn to Rong Jing for help? That woman is anything but ordinary. If she gets involved, she might uncover something.”

Wang Chen smirked confidently. “Relax, Cousin made sure to drive a wedge between them. Lin Qile won’t ask Rong Jing for help.”

“Good.”

“Come home early tonight. I’ve prepared a candlelit dinner.”

As the elevator doors opened, Wang Chen brushed his fingers against Lan’s hand before stepping inside.

Their marriage was a secret known only to Qi Song within the company. Once just ordinary employees, they had been approached by Qi with an offer to elevate their status. Who could refuse such an opportunity?

Lin Corp?

“Hah!

She hasn’t gone by the name Lin for a long time now!

……

“Ahhh!! I can’t understand any of this, I just can’t!”

Lin Qile sat in the office, slumping onto the desk for the third time with a wail.

[Host, it’s almost time to clock out, and you’re still stuck on the first page. Maybe you should call for backup?]

“No! I can’t ask Rong Jing, she’s the big villain, even worse than Qi Song. If I’m already struggling against Qi Song alone, switching to Rong Jing would mean instant surrender.”

[Backup doesn’t necessarily mean Rong Jing, though.]

“Oh, right!”

She suddenly sat up straight and smacked her forehead. Why did she think Rong Jing was the only one who could understand this?!

Flipping open her phone, she found a number and dialed it directly.

An hour later.

In the office, Lin Qile and Xu Jiao stared at each other, wide-eyed.

“You said it was an emergency, and it’s just looking at these financial reports?”

She nodded frantically. “Help me check if there’s any fake accounting or anything suspicious.”

“Come on, sis, is the last-place student really asking the second-to-last for help? You know how we both did in school, right? Forget about stacks of financial reports, even if you handed me a primary school math problem, I couldn’t guarantee I’d pass.”

She: “…”

Xu Jiao crossed her legs and casually flipped through a report. Seeing the numbers, she sighed. “I recognize these characters, but unfortunately, they don’t recognize me.”

“…”

“Didn’t you marry a business genius?”

She pouted. “Our relationship is… complicated. I can’t ask her.”

“Oho, keeping secrets, huh? But if you want advice on partying or spending money, I’ve got you covered. When it comes to business, though? I’m completely clueless.”

“Not even a little bit?” she pressed, unwilling to give up.

Xu Jiao flipped through a few more pages before suddenly picking up the report.

Her heart clenched. “Did you find something?”

“Your company’s profits are way too low. Last time I saw my dad’s financial report, his net profit was at least double yours. Seems Aunt Qi isn’t as good at business as the rumors say.”

“Stop joking around. I called you here to help me audit the accounts.”

“Auditing? Shouldn’t you hire an auditor for that?”

She rubbed her nose. “I know, but randomly bringing in auditors would be like announcing to the whole company that there’s something wrong with the books.”

“You think there’s a problem with the company’s finances?”

“Whether there is or not, we won’t know until we check. You’re not allowed to leave, stay and help me!”

Xu Jiao wailed, “But I don’t know how!”

“Like I do? We’ll learn as we go!”

As dusk fell, the two amateurs remained in the office, searching online for tutorials while trying to audit the accounts.

After hours of work, they still hadn’t found anything suspicious. Xu Jiao clutched her head and groaned, “Just kill me now, young mistress. My IQ can’t handle this!”

“No way. If I kill you, I’ll have no help left. Keep going!”

Wang Chen passed by the office and smirked confidently.

“Two idiots. No way they’ll find anything.”

That evening.

Rong Jing returned home to an empty living room, feeling a brief pang of discomfort.

Without a certain someone around, the house felt a little too quiet.

Slipping into her indoor shoes, she walked into the living room and sat on the sofa to rest. She pulled out her phone, intending to ask Lin Qile when she’d be back, but the thought of asking made it seem like she cared too much.

After hesitating for a long time, she tossed the phone aside.

She’ll be back soon anyway.

Probably.

As a result, the wait stretched into three long hours.

When Rong Jing suddenly woke up and checked the time, it was already 9 p.m. The house remained cold and empty. Unable to hold back any longer, she pulled out her phone and dialed a certain someone.

The moment the call connected, she immediately demanded, “Where are you?!”

“You’re looking for Lin Qile?”

A sweet, girlish voice answered.

Rong Jing straightened up, her expression turning icy. “Yes. Put her on the phone.”

“Just a moment. She just fell asleep. How about I have her call you back in half an hour?”

She stood up, her face expressionless. “Where is she?”

“At Lin Corporation. Yawn.”

“Got it.”

So she wasn’t coming home, huh?

Spending time with another girl, huh?

“Lin Qile, you’ve got some nerve!”

She stormed toward the front door.

Half an hour later.

Rong Jing drove to Lin Corporation. The moment she stepped through the company’s entrance, she froze in place, feeling utterly insane.

She and Lin Qile were only in a fake marriage, what was she doing, barging in like some furious spouse catching a cheating partner?

She really had lost her mind!

Taking a deep breath, she turned to leave.

“Rong Jing?”

She looked up to see Xu Jiao walking in, carrying several large food containers. “It really is you! Aside from the wedding, this is the first time I’ve seen you in person.”

“In person?”

“Uh… Did I say something wrong? Don’t mind me, don’t mind me.” Xu Jiao quickly flashed her an apologetic smile. “You’re here to see Qile, right? Come on, let’s go up together.”

“No, I have things to do.”

“Don’t be like that, Miss Rong! Your presence is like a beacon of hope in the darkness, you absolutely cannot leave now!”

Rong Jing: “…”

“Come on, come on. If you don’t, we might not get any sleep tonight.”

“What are you all doing?”

“Let’s talk while we walk.”

After a brief hesitation, Rong Jing followed.

They took the elevator up to the office.

As soon as the door opened, Rong Jing spotted Lin Qile curled up asleep on the sofa. The office wasn’t empty, two other people were there, one of them a girl gnawing on a pen cap while clutching a stack of documents.

“Zhou Cheng, did you find any issues?”

“I can’t make sense of it. I get sleepy after three seconds.”

“Qian Mengmeng, what about you?”

“This report looks similar to the ones from my family’s business. There shouldn’t be any problems. What’s gotten into Qile? Shouldn’t this be left to the finance department? Why insist on checking it herself?”

The moment the two spotted the newcomers at the door, their eyes lit up as if they’d seen their saviors.

“Rong Jing?!”

“Rong Jing in the flesh!”

Rong Jing’s expression darkened. Did Lin Qile’s friends have nothing else to say?

Zhou Cheng and Qian Mengmeng circled around her like she was some rare exhibit.

“Hi, I’m Qian Mengmeng, Qile’s good friend. I was abroad during your wedding, so we haven’t met before. Sorry about earlier, I didn’t realize it was you because of the contact name.”

“Hello. What did she save me as?”

Qian Mengmeng gave an awkward smile, avoiding a direct answer.

“I’m Zhou Cheng. We met at the wedding, though you probably don’t remember me, Miss Rong. Now that you’re here, I think we should leave professional matters to the professionals. None of us can make heads or tails of these financial reports.”

“Exactly, exactly.”

The two of them shot Xu Jiao a meaningful glance, and she immediately understood. Putting down the food box, she said, “Miss Rong, Qile just took over the company. She said she wanted to learn more about the company’s operations, and you told her to review the financial reports. She said she didn’t want to bother you since you’re so busy at work, so she asked us three amateurs for help.”

“None of us could compare to a genius like you, so we’ll leave this to you two lovebirds now.”

“Here’s some food for your late-night snack. We won’t be third wheels anymore.”

The three of them bolted as if ghosts were chasing them.

Rong Jing walked over to the sofa and saw Lin Qile sleeping soundly. She picked up her phone and flipped to her own contact number.

The nickname made her freeze.

“Unreasonable Little Princess!”

“Lin! Qi! Le!”

Rong Jing clenched the phone, gritting her teeth as she spat out the name.

How dare she change her contact name to something like this!

Since when was she unreasonable?

Annoyed, she pinched Lin Qile’s cheek. “Wake up!”

But the other girl was sleeping too soundly, showing no signs of stirring.

Lin Qile was dreaming again this time, she had returned to her original world, where she treated a critically ill patient in the hospital and saved their life with her flawless medical skills.

“Dr. Lin, your skills are miraculous!”

“Dr. Lin, you’re amazing!”

“Dr. Lin, you’re the rising star of our hospital!”

Basking in the flattery, Lin Qile puffed up with pride, hands on her hips, and couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “Hahaha!”

The laughter jolted her awake.

Still unaware that someone else was in the office, she sat up and stretched her arms.

Indeed, every profession has its master. Even if she could never learn to run a business in this life, she could still strive for her dream of healing and saving lives!

“What’s so funny?”

Her body stiffened. Slowly turning her head, she saw Rong Jing sitting in her office chair, staring at her with a chilling gaze.

“Y-you… why are you here?”

Her voice trembled in fear.

“Before I answer that, shouldn’t you explain this first?” Rong Jing held up her phone with two fingers, narrowing her eyes. “‘Unreasonable Little Princess’, daring to give me a nickname like that. Tell me, how do you want to die?”

Damn!

The nickname she’d given Rong Jing!

“Uh… well… you see…”

She hurried over to the desk. “That was from before! I forgot to change it. I’ll fix it right now, immediately! How could you possibly be unreasonable? You’re the beautiful, kind-hearted little princess.”

She reached out to snatch the phone, but Rong Jing dodged. “Wishful thinking. Since you’ve given me this nickname, shouldn’t I live up to it?”

“Miss Rong, I was wrong, terribly wrong!”

“If I’m unreasonable, maybe I should pixelate your video and post it online?”

“……”

She quickly knelt down, tugging at Rong Jing’s clothes coquettishly. “I was wrong, I deserve to die! How could I slander you with such a misleading nickname? Punish me however you want, I’ll accept it willingly!”

Rong Jing lifted her chin. “Punish you? Lin Qile, I think I’ve been too lenient with you.”

“No, no! You’ve been just right.”

“Hmph.”

Lin Qile called out to the system in her mind.

[Host.]

Rong Jing was here, why didn’t you wake me up?

[I tried, but you didn’t wake.]

How long has she been here?

[Two hours.]

What was she doing all this time?

[She pinched your cheek and then sat at the desk to review documents. She read quickly, what took you and your three friends five hours to go through, she covered more in just half an hour.]

Lin Qile: …

Then she must have already figured out Lin Corporation’s operational status? I’m doomed, she’s going to make her move on Lin Corporation!

[Actually, that’s not necessarily the case.]

What do you mean?

She wants revenge on Qi Song. What matters most to Qi Song?

Isn’t it Lin Corporation? If I were her, the best way to get revenge would be to take away the company Qi Song treasures!

[Then you’d better fix things quickly, Host. Your main enemy is the protagonist, not the big villain. If you turn both the protagonist and the villain against you, you’ll definitely fail the mission.]

“What are you spacing out for?” Rong Jing asked.

She forced a bitter smile. “Rong Jing, could you…”

“Could I what?”

Don’t take my mother’s company.

The words reached the tip of her tongue, but she couldn’t bring herself to say them.

“I’ve looked through these accounts.”

Rong Jing’s sudden statement startled Lin Qile, who stammered, “W-what about the accounts?”

“There are some issues, but I can’t be sure yet, I’ll need to take them back for a closer look.”

“Absolutely not!”

Rong Jing stared at her. Realizing she’d overreacted, Lin Qile quickly smiled and explained, “These are internal company reports. I got them from the finance department, saying I wanted to review the operational status. It wouldn’t be appropriate to take them away.”

Rong Jing shrugged and stood up. “Fine, then. I’m heading home. You can stay and continue your… career.”

“No, no! I’m going home too. It’s late, we should go back and sleep.”

The two returned home.

Lin Qile’s mind was in turmoil. Asking Rong Jing for help would be the easiest and most direct solution, but if Rong Jing also wanted Lin Corporation, she’d be planting an even bigger landmine for the company.

Should she really ask Rong Jing?

As she was about to close her eyes to sleep, she sensed the restless pheromones of an omega filling the air.

Opening her eyes, she turned to Rong Jing. “Your pheromones are acting up again.”

“Mmm…”

Rong Jing curled up, her skin flushed. “Hold me.”

Lin Qile was preoccupied and not in the mood, but the other woman’s hand reached for her, the heat of her fingertips spreading like wildfire, quickly igniting her.

There was no helping it whether it was their pheromones or their bodies, they were already too familiar with each other.

Taking a deep breath, she rolled over and pinned Rong Jing beneath her, kissing her deeply.

“Ah…”

“Don’t rush. Take it slow, or you’ll get hurt.”

Rong Jing’s eyes shimmered with desire. “Lin Qile…”

“I’m here.”

She skillfully teased Rong Jing. “Rong Jing, can I ask you for a favor someday?”

“Huh?”

“Given how many times we’ve been intimate like this… don’t refuse me when the time comes, okay?”

“Ah… okay.”

As Rong Jing melted beneath her, all her doubts were cast aside.

She chose to trust Rong Jing!

She was all in!