When the Villain From an Angsty Novel Transmigrates Into a Sweet Romance [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 2

As the woman slowly approached, her familiar yet strange face allowed Fang Yuqing to overlap the memory in her mind with the woman before her. She had changed; compared to their green high school days, the current Chi Xia was like a tender and gorgeous rose, drawing everyone’s gaze. However, within this fair and exquisite countenance, Fang Yuqing glimpsed another dangerous aura. Chi Xia’s gaze was indifferent, staring fixedly at Fang Yuqing as if a pair of invisible hands were clinging to Fang Yuqing’s neck, ready to cut off her breath with a slight exertion of force.

Fang Yuqing could not help but press her hand to her forehead and sigh. It was happening again; it had been like this from the very first moment they met in high school. But then again, the sense of estrangement from years of not seeing each other was completely washed away by Chi Xia’s expression. Because she was exactly the same as back then always staring at her fiercely it was quite miraculous that Fang Yuqing actually didn’t feel nervous anymore.

With a normal expression, she smiled and waved. “Long time no see.”

Chi Xia’s eyes, which were fixed on Fang Yuqing, showed a slight flicker of change at this moment. Fang Yuqing’s attitude made Chi Xia feel somewhat surprised. She pursed her diamond-shaped lips and responded lukewarmly, “Mm.”

She casually placed her bag on the sofa, lifted her eyes toward Fang Yuqing, and asked, “How have you been these years?”

Chi Xia’s sudden ocular assault caused Fang Yuqing, who had been paying close attention to her, to quickly turn around. Fang Yuqing walked toward the small bar a home style mini bar that Meng Ruyan had specifically installed in the living room. Pretending to pour herself some water, she answered embarrassedly, “It was alright. When I first went abroad, I missed home a lot. As time went by, I got used to living alone instead. And… what about you?”

Chi Xia’s footsteps grew closer. Fang Yuqing took out a new glass for her as well, filled it with water, and set it aside. The two stood side-by-side, the distance between their shoulders neither far nor near. Chi Xia gripped the glass, looking sideways at Fang Yuqing with a half-smile. “My life has been very monotonous. Since you moved away, my ears have been much quieter; therefore, I performed beyond my usual level in the college entrance exam, and my work has been going smoothly.”

Fang Yuqing gave Chi Xia a disgruntled glare and said with cold irony, “I admit I was a bit of a chatterbox during my adolescence, but what about you? Weren’t you enjoying it quite a lot!”

The water Chi Xia had just sipped nearly choked her. Her eyes were shimmering like ripples on water; she possessed a pair of peach blossom eyes that could make even a stone blush just by looking at it, let alone a human like Fang Yuqing. Chi Xia’s reproachful “eye-daggers” held a few hints of flirtatious charm. Fang Yuqing wanted to reach out to help her but felt it wasn’t quite appropriate, so she could only suppress her internal thoughts and mutter softly, “You were enjoying it. Since you found me annoying, then why did you still stay friends with me?”

Chi Xia was speechless. With a slight tip of her toes, she sat on the bar stool and retorted to Fang Yuqing with a light laugh, “That was for the convenience of copying your homework.”

Fang Yuqing gave a contemptuous snort. With her hands tucked in her arms and leaning forward slightly to look Chi Xia directly in the eye, she smiled. “Hello there, Classmate Chi Xia, the eternal second-place holder.”

Chi Xia’s expression froze, and she pulled her lips into a sneer. “You’re laughing so happily now?”

Then I’ll make you cry even harder later!

This was a “Sweet Tale” world where there were no truly bad people, so Chi Xia didn’t mind being the villain. After all, her job was to act as the antagonist in missions. Since the malfunctioning spacetime transporter prevented her from leaving the world, Chi Xia could only stick to her professional duties and become the villain of this sweet story world.

As for whether the plane she inhabited would collapse, the answer was naturally “NO.”

Because Chi Xia was also completing her own work. She was employed by the Villain Department, doing only bad deeds and no good ones. If she came to a world plane and did good deeds, that would be the true collapse.

Take Fang Yuqing, for instance she was the female lead of this sweet world; being a good female lead was her mission. One was following the female lead route step-by-step, while the other was honestly doing bad things; each was fulfilling their responsibilities without violating any world settings. Since her spacetime transporter appeared here, it meant this variable had already been accepted.

And this woman, Chi Xia, had no role in the original plot of the world; she was just herself, her complete self.

Fang Yuqing heard the mockery in Chi Xia’s voice, but she didn’t mind. Shrugging her shoulders, she said with a beaming smile, “Being able to keep you firmly pressed into the second-place position without you ever being able to surpass me doesn’t that deserve a little smile from me?”

Oh my, the female lead is indeed the female lead, the eternal number one, firmly standing on top of Xiaxia!

“…It’s just the female lead halo.”

The halo is one aspect, but you also saw Fang Yuqing’s hard work with your own eyes. Have you forgotten what you did back then just to surpass her?

The complaints from System 009 happened to coincide with something Fang Yuqing mentioned.

Fang Yuqing laughed cunningly for a few moments, her features lively and her gaze possessing a clarity that left Chi Xia dazed. She said, “I remember one time on the night before a big exam, we were both in evening self-study. You pulled out a mobile phone from somewhere, and the two of us each used one earphone to secretly listen to the popular songs of that year, and then…”

Chi Xia helplessly interrupted her words and said to herself, “As it turned out, both you and I are people who can multi-task. Listening to music didn’t bring any side effects; instead, the hand you used to solve practice questions moved faster and faster.”

Fang Yuqing lowered her head, unable to stifle a laugh. She remarked emotionally, “Do you know? I later specifically created a playlist containing all the songs we heard that day. Whenever I zone out and listen to music, I always unconsciously think of you.”

Chi Xia was still feeling vexed about why she had come up with such a bad idea in the first place when she heard this gentle murmur from Fang Yuqing.

She raised her eyes in shock and said incredulously, “You were thinking of me?”

Fang Yuqing picked up her glass and clinked it against the one in Chi Xia’s hand. Raising her eyebrows with a smile, she said, “Why can’t I think of you? Human memory is a wonderful thing. The reason I love listening to those songs isn’t necessarily because the music is truly beautiful, but because I think of those memories from my youth. It was only after I went abroad that I understood some things. No matter what, you were ultimately my friend during that eleventh-grade year. There can be many friends, but the one I recall the most times is still you.”

While she was speaking, the distance between their shoulders was gradually closing.

Fang Yuqing’s narration left Chi Xia speechless for a moment. Her deep eyes watched Fang Yuqing quietly. A moment later, Chi Xia curled her lips, gripped her glass, and imitated Fang Yuqing’s previous action, saying indifferently, “You are just as much of a chatterbox as ever.”

But… but she also possessed a frankness that Chi Xia herself could not achieve.

Oh my god, the female lead is so infectious! She’s beautiful and capable, and most importantly, she says whatever is on her mind. It’s no wonder this personality belongs to a female lead~ Xiaxia, I think I’m going to have a change of heart.

“Oh.”

Humph, such a heartless and cold woman, not nervous about me at all! Sigh, little angels really are the cutest.

Fang Yuqing understood Chi Xia’s temperament well enough and didn’t mind this point.

At that moment, Meng Ruyan came out of the kitchen and shouted in surprise, “Oh, Xiaxia is back! Old Chi, your daughter is home.”

Hearing Meng Ruyan’s voice, Chi Changhai soon appeared. He asked, “Didn’t you say you were going on a business trip? Or did something happen at the company again, Xiaxia?”

Chi Xia turned and smiled at Meng Ruyan first, then explained, “Dad, nothing happened at the company, and there’s no need for a business trip anymore because I’ve already solved the company’s problem.”

“Good, good, good. Since it’s solved, then let me cook a specialty home-style dish for Xiaxia. I remember Qingqing told me that you like it very much.”

Meng Ruyan said a few simple words and, without waiting for Chi Xia’s reply, dove back into the kitchen. Seeing this, Chi Changhai followed her in without hesitation.

Fang Yuqing couldn’t help but let out a laugh. “That was so many years ago; I didn’t expect Mom to still remember.”

Chi Xia felt that this reunion had many unexpected developments. She asked, “When did you tell Auntie Meng?”

Fang Yuqing thought about it seriously and shook her head. “I don’t remember.”

Chi Xia pulled her lips into a cold smile. “Liar.”

She had just said “so many years ago,” which clearly meant she remembered, yet now she was telling her she didn’t remember.

Fang Yuqing didn’t quite like being described with that word, but it wasn’t easy for her to explain. She couldn’t very well tell Chi Xia that this happened on the day of that “battle,” could she?

She clearly remembered that they said very nasty things when they fell out, as if they never wanted to see Chi Xia ever again. Who would have thought that after rushing home in a rage, she was asked about her friend’s tastes, and by the time she reacted, she realized what she had said.

It was better not to let Chi Xia know about this past; that would be too embarrassing.

Fang Yuqing glanced at Chi Xia’s wrist. Upon noticing Chi Xia’s look of disdain, she broke into a gentle, soft smile, like a slowly blooming magnolia. That moment of graceful posture happened to be caught by Chi Xia.

“I did lie to Sister, but Sister won’t be angry with me, right?”

Immediately, Chi Xia’s eyes widened, though they quickly returned to calmness. However, her shock was seen clearly by Fang Yuqing, causing her to kindly deepen her smile.

Fang Yuqing tilted her head. “You are one year older than me. I started school a year early. In the past, you always wanted me to call you ‘Sister,’ trying to take advantage of me in a roundabout way, but I never agreed. Now that your father and my mother have become one family, I can say ‘Sister’ without any pressure. So, I’m not trying to get close to you; I’m just doing something that is perfectly natural.”

“Right?”

Her counter-question left Chi Xia with no choice but to stop being silent. Chi Xia let out a long, powerless sigh and responded, “Yes.”

You purposefully came home to scare Fang Yuqing, but she is behaving way too calmly. Looking at it now, could she have forgotten that time you two fought? That shouldn’t be right; you fought so fiercely she even bit you. With the female lead’s personality, if she did something wrong, she would definitely feel guilty.

Chi Xia glanced at the smiling Fang Yuqing beside her. “Is she guilty? She’s probably forgotten all about it.”

Her teeth were quite sharp; it really did hurt when she bit me.

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