Turns Out I’m the Villain They’re Supposed to Redeem? [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 20

That afternoon, Huo Yuwan followed Chen Rong to the track field for training. Although it was only April, the afternoon sun was already showing signs of becoming scorching.

Dressed in her sportswear, she endured the blazing sun and carried out basic training alongside the other student athletes.

Qi Qiuyuan seemed to react strongly to the news of Huo Yuwan joining the school team, returning to the team even before her facial injuries had fully healed.

Wearing a mask and standing under the shade of the awning, she stared intently at Huo Yuwan, who was training with the others on the track.

“Didn’t you say you were taking a few days off yesterday? Why are you here today?”

Chen Rong, sitting on a chair and taking notes, looked up curiously when he saw her arrive.

Withdrawing her gaze, Qi Qiuyuan suppressed the emotions in her eyes and replied calmly, “I heard there’s a new member in the team. I was curious.”

Chen Rong chuckled and handed her the record book. “You must remember Huo Yuwan, right? She beat you by one second in the last school sports meet.”

The corners of her mouth tightened into a straight line beneath the mask, and Qi Qiuyuan remained silent.

As if understanding her proud nature, Chen Rong didn’t mind her lack of response and continued teasing, “I just tested her again, Qiuyuan. It seems you’ll have to work even harder from now on.”

He waved the record book in his hand. Qi Qiuyuan frowned and took it to check.

14 minutes, 37.09 seconds.

A full 15 seconds faster than her time at the previous school sports meet.

Her pupils contracted slightly, and her fingertips, gripping the edge of the record book, turned white from the pressure.

She had never achieved such a result herself.

Chen Rong was pleased with her reaction. “Little Huo’s potential is even greater than I imagined. If she keeps training like this, as long as she’s willing, she could make it to the provincial team by next year.”

The provincial team held an annual talent selection, and as long as Huo Yuwan maintained her current level, getting in would be effortless.

Without a word, Qi Qiuyuan placed the record book on the table and turned to walk toward the locker room nearby.

Watching her retreating figure, Chen Rong shook his head with a smile.

Qi Qiuyuan had long been the record holder for long-distance running at Kaicheng University, but in Chen Rong’s eyes—a former national team member, she still wasn’t outstanding enough.

At her current level, even if she made it to the provincial team, she would likely be at the bottom.

But now, things were looking up. Huo Yuwan’s presence had given her a sense of urgency.

Competition breeds progress. That’s what Chen Rong thought.

…

From 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Huo Yuwan’s total rest time added up to less than 20 minutes. She felt completely drained.

At 5 p.m., she had scheduled a discussion with her debate team seniors about their topic, so she bid farewell to Chen Rong and dragged her weak, wobbly legs toward the locker room.

Although Wen Jinyuan had been angry at noon, she hadn’t yet forced Huo Yuwan to withdraw from the competition.

Huo Yuwan understood why Professor Wen was upset with her. The university debate competition was only the preliminary round, and the winning team would go on to represent Kaicheng University in the upcoming 13th “Law Debate Cup.”

This competition, jointly hosted by eight nationally renowned law schools, was the real highlight.

In Huo Yuwan’s team, she was the only freshman, while the other three members were top-performing juniors in their majors.

Initially, allowing Huo Yuwan to participate was truly a risky move by Wen Jinyuan. Through their interactions in class, she had discovered that Huo Yuwan’s grasp of legal knowledge far exceeded the specialized content covered in their textbooks.

When asked about it, Huo Yuwan simply said she enjoyed reading law-related books in her spare time. Wen Jinyuan assumed she was genuinely passionate about the subject and must have put in considerable effort behind the scenes. After some consideration, Wen Jinyuan proactively invited Huo Yuwan to join the debate team she led.

The reason she was so angry now was that Wen Jinyuan did not want to lose.

On one hand, it was for her own sake; on the other, she was considering the other students on the team.

Next semester, they would be facing graduate school admissions, and all of them took this competition extremely seriously. Achieving a high ranking in the “Law Debate Cup” would undoubtedly be a significant boost to their resumes.

Therefore, Wen Jinyuan did not want Huo Yuwan to hold the others back due to insufficient preparation or lack of effort in the early stages.

Leaning against the wall as she made her way into the locker room, Huo Yuwan brushed past Qi Qiuyuan.

Noticing Qi Qiuyuan’s gaze fixed on her, Huo Yuwan straightened up, abandoning her weary posture. Lifting her chin, she hummed a tune with an air of nonchalance and ease as she walked further inside.

Suddenly, an arm shot out in front of her, Qi Qiuyuan had stepped back to block her path, his expression hostile as he stared at Huo Yuwan.

Raising an eyebrow slightly, Huo Yuwan met his gaze calmly.

“Why did you join the university team?”

Qi Qiuyuan’s voice sounded almost gritted with frustration.

Curling her lips into a smile, Huo Yuwan shrugged and let out a bored yawn, her tone deliberately provoking.

“Can’t you tell? I’m here to oppose you.”

“Tsk, and here I thought some people were hailed as the long-distance running legend of Kaicheng University. Turns out, you’re nothing special.”

Facing Qi Qiuyuan’s murderous glare, Huo Yuwan flashed a classic antagonist’s smirk of pure provocation.

…

Pretending not to notice the cold, persistent gaze following her like a shadow, Huo Yuwan grabbed her change of clothes and hummed a tune as she headed into the inner shower room.

By the time she came out, Qi Qiuyuan was no longer in the changing room.

Rubbing her slightly damp hair, she retrieved her phone from the locker and walked out while checking it.

Opening the program link, a brief message conversation from ten minutes ago appeared on the screen. After reading it with a faint smile, Huo Yuwan closed the link and turned off the screen.

During her lunch break, she had coded a small program on her computer. By changing her IP address, she bombarded Ding Sheng with dozens of spam messages, successfully provoking an irritated “TD” reply from him.

Through this link, Huo Yuwan then smoothly hacked into his phone.

As she had suspected, Ding Sheng was quite cautious. He seemed to have a habit of regularly clearing his chat history with Qi Qiuyuan, as only the most recent messages remained in the chat box, all earlier records had been deleted.

But it didn’t matter. From now on, whether messages or calls, she could monitor everything in real time.

And just as expected, after her verbal provocation earlier, Qi Qiuyuan had taken the bait.