When the Villain From an Angsty Novel Transmigrates Into a Sweet Romance [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 3

At the dining table, the atmosphere was harmonious. Chi Changhai and Meng Ruyan both wore smiles on their faces, gazing lovingly at the two children who were bowing their heads to eat. When Meng Ruyan saw the two of them simultaneously pick up the same piece of pork rib, she couldn’t help but smile faintly. Upon receiving looks from the two of them, Meng Ruyan quickly hid her teasing expression and calmly took a sip of her drink.

Chi Xia narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking to herself: As expected, I am truly incompatible with the female lead of a sweet novel. Even over a piece of pork rib, we end up in a head-on confrontation. No wonder when I first joined the Space-Time Management Bureau, I chose to work in the angst department without a second thought.

Her thoughts drifted; she was, to put it simply, extremely helpless.

This wasn’t Chi Xia’s fault. To use System 009’s words to describe Chi Xia’s personality: she was a career-driven person whose mind was entirely focused on completing her work and tormenting the male and female leads to death.

However, ever since the space-time shuttle malfunctioned and stayed in the world of sweet novels, System 009 could no longer receive tasks. After all, this wasn’t an angst world. Having deviated from the tracks and arrived in a sweet novel world, it was simply not within Chi Xia’s scope of work. If the space-time shuttle could be started, everything would be fine; however, the space-time shuttle was currently “rotting away” inside the system space.

Therefore, System 009 hurriedly contacted the higher-ups. After verifying that Chi Xia had been accepted by the sweet novel world and was permitted to stay, the leadership decided, after much deliberation, to give Chi Xia a vacation. In essence, this world was a holiday, and Chi Xia was not required to perform any tasks.

009’s voice broke with excitement, but Chi Xia did not agree.

“A vacation? I don’t like being in second place!”

Taking a vacation was equivalent to losing points. The task-taker in second place was watching like a hawk; if Chi Xia chose to rest, the gap between her and second place would narrow. One must know that the rankings in the angst villain department were extremely competitive. If Chi Xia dared to relax today, she might fall from first place tomorrow.

Therefore, Chi Xia continued to perform the work of a villain, and her points could not be reduced by even a single mark.

System 009 wailed and cried in anger. it had hoped and prayed for a vacation, only to watch it fly away before its very eyes.

As for how Chi Xia coaxed 009 back into a good mood, she simply gave the system a few days off and let it go play games.

Fight! Fight!

009, enjoying the chaos, fanned the flames, wanting Chi Xia to lose her temper.

But Fang Yuqing withdrew her hand, said nothing, picked up a poached shrimp, and lowered her head to eat.

Huh??

Chi Xia arched an eyebrow. “Is she… yielding to me?”

It seems so! Xiaxia, she’s changed! She’s different from how she used to be!

The past? That naturally referred to their second year of high school. As a transfer student, Fang Yuqing had arrived at Chi Xia’s high school. She had followed the direction of the teacher’s finger and looked all the way over; there, Fang Yuqing saw Chi Xia, who was propping up her cheek with her hand, looking languid. The two of them made eye contact and had a brief exchange. From then on, a period of high school life where they mutually disliked each other began. They truly couldn’t stand the sight of one another, and at that time, Fang Yuqing would never yield to Chi Xia. That was why 009 said Fang Yuqing had changed.

No matter how many dimensions Chi Xia had passed through, the word “concession” did not exist in her life’s philosophy. If she had set her sights on that pork rib, she was going to eat it.

She picked up the pork rib and placed it in her bowl. Upon looking up, she saw Fang Yuqing’s eyes curved with a smile.

Chi Xia frowned slightly and asked in confusion, “What are you looking at me for?”

“I didn’t expect that after so many years of not seeing each other, our tacit understanding remains unchanged.”

The facts were indeed so. In high school, the pace of the two of them was almost identical. Both were strong-willed people, and neither was willing to lose a single step first. Maintaining this mode of interaction, they appeared to outsiders as desk-mates with a great tacit understanding.

Fang Yuqing was talking about that pork rib. The corners of Chi Xia’s lips curled up. She used her left hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. The bracelet on her wrist naturally slid down; her fair skin was like mutton-fat jade. However, because of this single lifting of her hand, Fang Yuqing’s eyes couldn’t help but follow Chi Xia’s wrist.

Then, Chi Xia said, “There is one thing where the two of us certainly cannot talk about having a tacit understanding.”

When we argued back then, I didn’t bite you.

Fang Yuqing blinked her eyes and said innocently, “What is Sister talking about?”

Whoa! The female lead hasn’t forgotten about the incident where she couldn’t win the argument and resorted to biting you.

Chi Xia said calmly, “I knew her memory wouldn’t be so bad as to reach that level.”

You say that as if Xiaxia understands the female lead very well. Not long ago, you even said she might have forgotten. Eh, come to think of it, you really do understand her. After all, you targeted her for a whole semester. If you ask me, the female lead is truly a kind little angel; she actually didn’t hate you. Not only did she not hate you, but she even contended with you.

Chi Xia did not speak to Fang Yuqing; she let out a cold snort, perfectly capturing a sarcastic tone. She refuted 009, saying, “Count her as clever for not stepping into my trap. There were too many restrictions in high school, so I couldn’t deploy my skills. Now that she has returned to the country, there will be time to deal with her.”

Fang Yuqing knew Chi Xia was rolling her eyes at her. However, thanks to those peach-blossom eyes, Fang Yuqing could comfort herself by thinking: Rolling eyes is fine, she’s quite beautiful anyway.

“Sister?” Meng Ruyan spoke up to inquire.

Fang Yuqing explained to her mother, “There is only a one-year age difference between us; calling her ‘Sister’ is appropriate.”

Consider it coaxing her; don’t let her keep dwelling on that biting incident. It’s true we argued, but I was the one who moved my hands first, so even if I had a reason, I’m in the wrong now.

Meng Ruyan had no objections. Since the two children had already agreed on the matter, there was no need for the parents to interfere.

Among the four people eating, except for Chi Xia who spoke little, the other three were all of a talkative nature.

By the time Chi Xia went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, the sound of their talking still lingered in her ears.

She rubbed her brow and said in a low voice, “How terrifying.”

It’s very lively, isn’t it?

Chi Xia put on an apron, tying the knot behind her back, and said with a smile, “It is very lively. It’s just that I have never been in contact with this kind of family atmosphere. It feels… it makes me a bit afraid.”

Certainly! After all, Xiaxia works in angst novels. Since they are angst novels, it would be strange if you could find a normal family.

Chi Xia avoided this topic and instead spoke about the plot of this world. “Now that the female lead has returned to the country, all that’s left is for the male lead to come online.”

The female lead she spoke of was naturally Fang Yuqing. The male lead was Yu She, whom Fang Yuqing had helped during high school. He had a withdrawn personality and was a student from a poor family; some bad students who enjoyed bullying people always loved to find trouble for Yu She. Because of that helping hand, Fang Yuqing’s name was etched into Yu She’s heart. He knew he wasn’t worthy of being friends with this famous transfer student, so he followed her silently. It wasn’t until Fang Yuqing left the school and returned to her own city that Yu She began to regret his self-deprecation, which had resulted in him not even telling Fang Yuqing his name.

The fate between the male and female leads did not end there. When Yu She became the sole heir of the Yu family and managed the company, he met Fang Yuqing again.

This time, he was no longer timid. His way of pursuing love was bold and intense. Through Yu She’s unremitting efforts, she finally nodded in agreement.

In the original world plot, Chi Xia didn’t exist at all, so naturally, the story of Chi Changhai and Meng Ruyan wouldn’t have developed.

She was a variable that had changed many story trajectories.

It was just that at this moment, Chi Xia was unaware, because the shape of the future still depended on how she wielded her pen to write it now.

“Sister.”

The hand Chi Xia was using to tie the knot paused. She turned her head and said, “There are only the two of us in the kitchen right now; there’s no need for you to call me ‘Sister’.”

Fang Yuqing put her hands on her hips and questioned, “You are very strange. Before, you couldn’t wait for me to call you ‘Sister,’ but now that I’m calling you that willingly, you don’t want it anymore.”

Chi Xia smiled and said, “You are also very strange. Why didn’t you fight me for that piece of pork rib earlier? You weren’t like this when we were in school.”

“I’ve grown up. Back then I was only seventeen, and now I am twenty-five years old.”

Fang Yuqing suddenly smiled and said, “But you don’t seem to have grown up yet; you were actually hoping for me to fight you.”

“That’s not fighting; that’s going against you.”

She wiped the bowl in her hand, focusing on washing the dishes. Her pitch-black hair was tied up, revealing her outstanding side profile. Her cold expression and delicate features were like a bright splash of color appearing in an ink wash painting; it was abrupt, but this special beauty was mesmerizing.

“Do you really hate me?” Fang Yuqing asked this question as if she were just chatting.

Chi Xia’s eyelashes flickered, but she remained silent.

Fang Yuqing leaned her body toward her and asked again, “Then after I bit you, did you hate me even more?”

Chi Xia’s eyes softened, and she said, “It’s not exactly hating you more, it just made me understand a principle.”

Fang Yuqing felt that the two of them were truly strange to the extreme. One hated the other, and the other knew she was hated, yet they could actually chat so peacefully.

At this moment, a firework suddenly lit up outside the window. Fang Yuqing looked out; countless lights were shining there. She couldn’t help but think of when she was alone abroad, looking up at the window and realizing that not a single light there was lit for her.

“What principle?”

“When a rabbit is cornered, it really will bite.”

Fang Yuqing was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. “I am not a rabbit.”

Chi Xia looked away. It seemed she really had no self-awareness at all.

“By the way, you intentionally didn’t come to pick me up, right? And you intentionally appeared at home.”

Fang Yuqing had figured out Chi Xia’s pattern. While speaking, she took out a dishcloth to wipe the wet bowl dry.

Oh! She guessed it!

The two of them coordinated. While reaching for the bowl, Fang Yuqing touched Chi Xia’s hand and finally spoke the latter half of the sentence, saying, “Although I haven’t seen you for several years, fortunately, you have never changed.”

Therefore, I can feel not even a hint of tension when facing you.

“Then why didn’t you contact me?”

Fang Yuqing shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t have a hobby of seeking to be scolded. I also wasn’t sure if you would want to be in contact with me. You’re one to talk you could have contacted me too.”

At the beginning, she had thought that way. As time went by, her previous worries were overturned, leaving only the concern of whether Chi Xia had long since forgotten her as a friend.

Chi Xia replied, “We had fallen out to the point where you bit me; how was I supposed to contact you?”

“So, let’s sleep together tonight!” Fang Yuqing thought that since they were about to become one family, their awkward relationship needed to warm up quickly.

“Just like when we lived at school.”

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