Turns Out I’m the Villain They’re Supposed to Redeem? [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 1

“What’s going on?”

Huo Yuwan sat in the library study room, surrounded by an atmosphere of knowledge, her gaze fixed dazedly on the book in front of her.

The densely packed characters, clearly not belonging to the language of her fox clan, made her dizzy.

What in the world was happening?!

She, the esteemed young priestess of the fox clan, had been transported to a completely unfamiliar place without any warning.

And the most crucial part was that her magic had failed.

Having lived for over two hundred years, though one hundred and eighty of those years were spent before she even took human form, Huo Yuwan had grown up under the guidance of her master and had been showered with affection since childhood.

In the fox clan, she could be said to be second only to the clan leader, revered by countless foxes.

And now, she had fallen to such a state.

Tears streamed silently in Huo Yuwan’s heart.

“Your Excellency, Linger pays her respects.”

“Who’s speaking?”

Huo Yuwan was startled by the voice that suddenly echoed in her mind.

“Your Excellency, do not panic. Linger is the fox spirit of the High Priestess.”

“The High Priestess sent me to assist you.”

…

Ten minutes later, Huo Yuwan finally understood everything through Linger’s explanation.

She had been brought to this small world by her master, the High Priestess of the clan.

The purpose was to give Huo Yuwan more experience.

Having grown up entirely within the fox clan and never set foot in the human world, Huo Yuwan’s naive nature was not conducive to her future role as High Priestess.

Huo Yuwan had always obeyed her master’s words.

Although this was a trial, it also came with an assessment.

In this small world, there was a storyline, and Huo Yuwan needed to choose someone based on her judgment to help them achieve their wish for fame and success.

Hearing this, Huo Yuwan understood.

As the young priestess of the clan, she was destined to assist the next clan leader in the future.

The High Priestess’s test was meant to evaluate her judgment and abilities.

…

Huo Yuwan’s current identity was that of a university student, the third child in her family, with two older sisters. Although her family was of modest means, her parents were loving, and her sisters got along harmoniously.

It was worth noting that her second sister, Huo Yuqing, was a supporting female character in the storyline.

Resting her chin on her hand and scrolling through her phone, Huo Yuwan spoke in her mind.

“Tell me the complete storyline.”

Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. Huo Yuwan quickly accepted her new identity.

“This is a yuri-themed campus redemption story. The female lead, Qi Qiuyuan, is the captain of the school’s track and field team and a national-level athlete. The second female lead, Li Xuzhi, is the school doctor at the same institution.”

“Qi Qiuyuan and Huo Yuqing were high school classmates and became a couple after the college entrance exams. However, during a training session, Qi Qiuyuan injured her foot and thus met the school doctor, Li Xuzhi. Due to the prolonged recovery from her injury, Qi Qiuyuan missed the opportunity to participate in an international competition, and Huo Yuqing broke up with her, having lost her glory.”

“Faced with the dual blows of love and career, Qi Qiuyuan fell into deep despair. Later, under Li Xuzhi’s care, her injury healed, and she returned to competition. She not only regained her honor but also found love again.”

“…”

After listening to the fox spirit’s explanation, Huo Yuwan was momentarily speechless.

She had expected the storyline to involve political intrigue and power struggles, but it turned out to be all about romance.

Nevertheless, she patiently analyzed the possible achievements these three characters might desire.

As for the female lead, Qi Qiuyuan, there was no need to elaborate, her goal was undoubtedly glory in track and field competitions.

As for Li Xuzhi and Huo Yuqing, it was still too early to judge what they truly were.

Huo Yuwan decided she would make a decision only after meeting the person in question.

After sending a message to Huo Yuqing on her phone, Huo Yuwan glanced at the books on the desk, then decisively closed them and stood up to leave.

The school they were currently attending was called Kaicheng University. Huo Yuqing was in her third year, while Huo Yuwan was two years her junior.

Huo Yuwan’s movements as she packed her bag caught the attention of the girl sitting next to her. Instinctively pressing down on Huo Yuwan’s backpack, Zhao Lan whispered in a hushed tone, “Why are you leaving so soon? Aren’t you going to study?”

Zhao Lan was her roommate. With midterm exams approaching, the two had agreed to study together in the library today.

Slinging her backpack over her shoulder, Huo Yuwan smiled faintly and replied, “Yeah, I have something to take care of.”

With the help of the fox spirit, she had already assimilated the original host’s memories. After overcoming the difficulty of recognizing the written characters, the few books on the desk posed no challenge to Huo Yuwan, who had been rigorously tutored by the high priest since childhood.

Left behind, Zhao Lan slowly shook her head as she watched her retreating figure.

As the original host’s roommate, she was well aware that Huo Yuwan had never paid attention in class. Last semester, she had barely scraped by with scores just above the passing mark of sixty in four subjects.

Who would have thought she still hadn’t learned her lesson this semester…

…

Huo Yuqing had already replied to her message, she was currently at the training ground with Qi Qiuyuan.

There was an intercollegiate competition next week, so Qi Qiuyuan had been intensifying his training these past few days. As his girlfriend, Huo Yuqing would accompany him whenever she had no classes.

After buying two cups of milk tea and an energy drink from the supermarket next door, Huo Yuwan followed her memory toward the school’s training ground.

The plotline hadn’t yet begun; everything was calm and peaceful. Qi Qiuyuan’s foot hadn’t been injured, and Huo Yuqing and he were still in a normal relationship.

The early summer breeze was gentle yet carried an inescapable warmth. Her pleated skirt swayed lightly as Huo Yuwan savored the fruity tea, her steps unconsciously growing lighter.

No matter what, the variety of delicious food in the human world far surpassed that of her fox clan.

“Excuse me… could you help me?”

A soft, delicate voice suddenly drifted to her ears with the wind. Huo Yuwan turned to look.

A young woman in a white lab coat stood on a high stool beneath a willow tree. Her ink-black, silky hair was tied into a low ponytail that cascaded down her back, her slender frame seeming almost unsteady.

Meeting Huo Yuwan’s gaze, she pressed her lips together and smiled faintly.

Her curved willow-leaf eyebrows and the faint dimples on her cheeks seemed to carry an ethereal charm.

Even as a member of the fox clan, renowned for their exceptional beauty, Huo Yuwan couldn’t help but be momentarily captivated.

At the very least, she had never seen such a delicate and graceful woman within her clan.

Hurrying over, Huo Yuwan was about to ask why she was standing on the stool when she noticed a white fox crouched on a high branch.

A fellow fox.

Huo Yuwan blinked.

“The little kitten has been sitting up there, and it won’t come down no matter how much I call. If it falls from such a height…”

The young woman beside her was explaining the reason for her plea for help.

But Huo Yuwan fell into thought because of her words.

A little… kitten? That’s clearly a fox.

Such a beautiful young lady, yet she can’t tell a cat from a fox.

“Let me help you.”

Without dwelling on the issue, Huo Yuwan set down the items she was carrying and looked up to meet the white fox’s gaze.

She still had the ability to communicate with her own kind.

Three seconds later, the white fox on the branch clearly understood Huo Yuwan’s hint.

As the fox shifted slightly, Huo Yuwan confidently raised her hand, ready to catch it.

“Ah!”

A white arc flashed through the air, and the next moment, the young woman, knocked off balance by the fox, stumbled sideways and fell to the ground.

“Oof!”

The fox collided with the young woman, and the young woman crashed into Huo Yuwan.

Just like that, the two of them tumbled to the ground in a heap, while the fox seized the opportunity to dart away gracefully and disappear.

With no time to worry about the mischievous young fox, Huo Yuwan propped herself up on her elbows, silently relieved that she had managed to protect both the young woman’s head and her own in time.

“It’s o-”

As she lifted her head to speak, Huo Yuwan was stunned by the sudden soft sensation on her lips.

A faint, delicate fragrance lingered at the tip of her nose and on her lips. Staring at the young woman up close, Huo Yuwan’s mind went completely blank.

“I’m sorry…”

A fleeting, moist sensation seemed to brush her lips. Just as Huo Yuwan was trying to figure out what it was, the young woman had already pushed herself up using Huo Yuwan’s shoulders, her face flushed with embarrassment from the unexpected incident.

A pale, delicate palm extended in front of her. Huo Yuwan could clearly see the faint lines on the palm, and her mind instinctively forgot the question she had been pondering just moments before.

Pulled to her feet, Huo Yuwan realized that her abrupt movement had caused their lips to meet…

She wanted to apologize, but the woman opposite her already wore a regretful expression, her voice filled with concern.

“I lost my balance. I’m sorry. Are you hurt anywhere?”

Huo Yuwan’s gaze involuntarily drifted to the woman’s rosy lips, and she quickly averted her shameful stare.

“No, no,” she replied.

“You’ve scraped yourself here.”

Despite Huo Yuwan’s denial, the woman’s brows furrowed with worry.

She bent down to examine the faint, blood-streaked red mark on Huo Yuwan’s knee, her clear eyes shimmering with guilt.

Following the woman’s gaze, Huo Yuwan glanced down and was about to say it was nothing when the woman took her hand and led her step by step toward a nearby building.

“Wounds need to be treated promptly, or they can easily get infected.”

The palm holding hers was soft and slightly cool. Dazed, Huo Yuwan stared at the woman’s lovely profile.

As if sensing her gaze, the woman explained gently, “Don’t worry, I’m the school doctor here. Look, this is my ID badge.”

Huo Yuwan lowered her eyes to where the woman’s finger pointed.

Li Xuzhi.

It was written on the white badge.

“My name is Huo Yuwan. I’m a freshman,” she replied, introducing herself in return.

Wait!

Huo Yuwan’s steps faltered slightly as something suddenly dawned on her.

The school doctor, Li Xuzhi.

Wasn’t that the second female lead in the storyline?

“What’s wrong?” Dr. Li beside her asked softly.

“Nothing,” Huo Yuwan shook her head, though she couldn’t help feeling a strange complexity inside.

They walked to an office at the end of the corridor, where Huo Yuwan was seated in a chair. Li Xuzhi, with her back to her, was retrieving gauze and a medicine bottle from the cabinet.

Staring at the quiet ponytail resting on Li Xuzhi’s back, Huo Yuwan rubbed the tip of her nose, about to say something, when a sudden call from outside interrupted them.

“Doctor! Doctor! Someone’s injured!”

Amidst chaotic footsteps and urgent shouts, the half-closed door was abruptly pushed open the next moment.

“Doctor, my friend sprained his ankle while running just now. Please take a look at him quickly!”

The boy who pushed the door open spoke urgently, his eyes lighting up when he saw Li Xuzhi. He immediately reached for Li Xuzhi’s wrist, eager to pull him outside.

“Classmate, please let go first…”

A slight frown appeared as red marks quickly surfaced on the pale wrist. Unable to break free from the boy’s grip, Li Xuzhi could only cast an apologetic glance at Huo Yuwan before being dragged away.

In two quick steps, Huo Yuwan approached and skillfully pried open the boy’s palm, positioning herself between him and Li Xuzhi.

“The doctor is already on his way. There’s no need to pull and tug like that.”

The treatment room was just next door, and this wasn’t an emergency room anyway. She couldn’t understand why he was in such a hurry.

“Huo… Huo Yuwan, what are you doing here?”

The boy, whose expression had darkened at her words, was about to lose his temper but softened his attitude upon recognizing Huo Yuwan’s face. His eyes roamed over her, showing no trace of the earlier frantic urgency.

Without responding, Huo Yuwan took a moment to recall the boy’s identity. He was Qi Liang, the class monitor from her class, and also someone who had been persistently pursuing her original self despite being rejected multiple times.

Seeing that Huo Yuwan remained silent, Qi Liang didn’t mind and continued speaking on his own.

“The exams are in a couple of days. How’s your revision going?”

“I remember you almost failed calculus last semester. I can help you review, getting an 80 shouldn’t be a problem!”

He was enthusiastically showcasing his strengths.

Huo Yuwan chuckled lightly and glanced into the treatment room, where Li Xuzhi was carefully examining the injured student. Not wanting to disturb them, she turned and leaned lightly against the clean white wall behind her, her tone languid as she replied, “No need. Just stay away from me.”

The original host had a gentle personality. Though she had rejected Qi Liang several times, she had always been polite and never spoken harshly. It was precisely because of this that Qi Liang had grown even bolder in his pestering.

Qi Liang’s face flushed red instantly. He hadn’t expected the usually gentle Huo Yuwan to speak to him like that. His expression darkening, he turned and entered the treatment room without another word.

“It’s just a minor soft tissue injury. Apply some bruise and sprain ointment and use ice packs for a few days, and it should heal completely.”

After carefully examining the injured male student’s ankle, Li Xuzhi turned to prepare the medication.

Standing at the doorway, Huo Yuwan glanced at the boy’s steaming sneakers and socks stained with black marks, wisely deciding not to move any closer.

I wonder if Dr. Li, with his mask on, is bothered by the smell, she thought distractedly.

“Doctor, are you sure you checked properly? It really hurts!”

The boy, dressed in a basketball jersey with short black hair and tanned skin, supported himself on the hospital bed with one foot while frowning. His gaze, however, was filled with frivolous skepticism.

“Could you check again more carefully? I feel like it might be a bone injury, it hurts so much I can’t even move.”

Pausing mid-turn, Li Xuzhi frowned slightly at his words. She patiently re-examined the boy’s injury. “It really is just a minor sprain.”

“But I-”

The boy persisted, unwilling to let it go.

“There’s an orthopedic hospital right across from the school. You can go there.”

Huo Yuwan, who had been leaning against the wall, straightened up slightly and interrupted him with a faint smile.

“Since you think it might be a bone injury, it’s better to go to the hospital for an X-ray.”

She wore a seemingly caring, smiling expression, but the firmness in her tone was unmistakable to anyone.

The young man immediately backed down.

He had only intended to joke around, hoping to strike up a conversation with Li Xuzhi.

Dr. Li from the school clinic was known for her beauty and gentle demeanor, a fact well-known among the athletes at their school.

Why did he have to run into someone as unyielding as Huo Yuwan?

At this thought, he shot a glare at his friend Qi Liang, who was standing beside him.

Qi Liang was always boasting in the team about how he would eventually win Huo Yuwan over, so why was he keeping so quiet today?