When the Villain From an Angsty Novel Transmigrates Into a Sweet Romance [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 5

“Sis… sister?”

Even though Yu She had not seen Fang Yuqing for many years, he still had a general understanding of her family situation. Her father had passed away due to illness in the early years, leaving only her and her mother to depend on each other. He had never heard of Fang Yuqing having a sister, so for a moment, Yu She guessed that this might be Fang Yuqing’s excuse.

A gloom lingered within his heroic brows. Yu She’s hosting of this business banquet was purely a matter of formality. He was following his father’s instructions; if he weren’t afraid of inciting his father’s anger, he wouldn’t have appeared at the banquet at all. He loathed those who engaged in sycophancy and fawning. In fact, deep in his heart, he harbored a deep resentment toward his father and hated his own less-than-illustrious background. But fortunately, he had come to this banquet and caught sight of the woman living in his memory amidst the crowd.

Yu She’s narrow, affectionate eyes gazed intently at Fang Yuqing. Thinking of her rejection, Yu She couldn’t help but reach out to loosen his necktie. He spoke frankly, “Miss Fang, perhaps you no longer remember, but we were actually schoolmates at the same school.”

Upon hearing this, Fang Yuqing’s expression changed in surprise. She truly had not recognized Yu She. How could she possibly remember a schoolmate she had only met once until now? Moreover, when she helped Yu She back then, she did not know that this student being bullied was named Yu She.

Yu She dropped the corners of his mouth in a bitter smile and explained, “In the alleyway during our sophomore year of high school, where very few people passed by, I was blocked by several students from another class.”

With his reminder, a flash of inspiration struck Fang Yuqing, and she quickly remembered the incident he spoke of.

However, her memory of that event was different from Yu She’s. The reason she helped Yu She that day was that she had won a test against Chi Xia and snatched pocket money from her to buy popsicles to eat. On her way back, she encountered Yu She being bullied. Later, those popsicles didn’t make it into Fang Yuqing’s stomach; they were all used to pelt those few people.

“So, you were that classmate.” Fang Yuqing blinked her eyes. Perhaps because of the “schoolmate filter,” the greasy feeling of discomfort she had felt from Yu She just now weakened slightly. It would be strange for Fang Yuqing to feel pleased while being stared at relentlessly by a strange man in public.

“It’s me.” Seeing that she remembered the events of that year, Yu She was overjoyed. His gloomy eyes sparked with a bit of bright, innocent light. For all these years, he was only unable to let go of Fang Yuqing, but since she was abroad, it was difficult for Yu She to do anything even if he wanted to.

Yu She blurted out a question, “When did you return to the country?”

“Not long ago.” Fang Yuqing’s words were brief and concise. She was not familiar with Yu She, so she turned slightly to take a sip of champagne.

She was not curious about what changes the man in front of her had undergone to achieve his current status. What Fang Yuqing cared more about was how she should communicate with Chi Xia later.

Sigh, Mom really gave herself a very difficult task.

Fang Yuqing imperceptibly lowered her elegantly poised shoulders. Wearing a tube-top small evening dress today, she was dazzlingly beautiful, pure yet noble.

As a newly hired employee, she theoretically had no right to accompany her department’s “War Goddess” to participate in the banquet. However, the originally scheduled candidate fell ill and was currently at the hospital on an IV drip and couldn’t make it. Manager Peng, the War Goddess, personally chose Fang Yuqing to come to the banquet, and even the evening dress she wore was fully covered by the company.

“Yuqing, you and CEO Yu are schoolmates? That is truly a coincidence.” After chatting with some old friends for a bit, Manager Peng came over to accompany Fang Yuqing. Mindful that it was her first time, she was inevitably a bit worried. Who would have thought that as soon as she walked over, she would hear the conversation between her and Yu She? The way she looked at Fang Yuqing changed somewhat.

Fang Yuqing smiled faintly and said, “We weren’t exactly schoolmates. I didn’t stay at that high school for long before going home. I only studied there for a year as a transient student because of my family’s work. So, I didn’t have many friends at school. Seeing an old schoolmate now is truly a pleasant surprise.”

The subtext was I am not close with Yu She. War Goddess, if you want to cause trouble, don’t drag me into it. Didn’t you hear me say I didn’t have many friends? Yu She doesn’t even count as a friend.

Manager Peng’s eyes flickered. Just as she was about to speak, Yu She said, “It is a great surprise. Being able to meet an old schoolmate here makes me feel that this banquet was not a waste of time.”

Fang Yuqing knitted her brows quickly. She really disliked this “familiar-at-first-sight” personality. In comparison, people who were cool, detached, and spoke little made her feel more comfortable.

Cool and detached?

Speaks little?

Isn’t that Chi Xia!

No wonder she could become friends with her; even after so many years, she could still remember her figure.

Fang Yuqing gave a polite smile, acting as if she hadn’t heard anything.

Manager Peng was thoughtful. She glanced at Yu She, who was smiling at Fang Yuqing, swirled her champagne, walked over, and half-embraced Fang Yuqing’s exposed shoulder, saying, “You don’t look very well. There’s a sofa over there; why don’t you go sit for a while? I’ll come find you after I finish discussing business with CEO Yu.”

She was quite satisfied with Fang Yuqing as an employee. She had proper manners, a sufficiently lively personality, and strong abilities when performing translation and simultaneous interpretation for the company. Being so young, it was most important to focus on her own work. She had seen many instances of “flying up to the branch”marrying into wealth, and most of the endings were tragic for the women, while the playboys merely added another romantic anecdote. Since Fang Yuqing was unwilling to face Yu She, she didn’t mind lending a hand.

“Okay, thank you, Manager.” Fang Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Yu She, nodded with a smile, and turned to walk away. As soon as she turned around, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes. What’s wrong with him? How can there be someone with such a lack of discernment? He’s probably been put on a pedestal too high and has forgotten how to handle normal social interactions.

Having obtained her superior’s permission, she openly began to slack off. Her fingers tapped “da-da-da” on the sofa. Suddenly, Fang Yuqing sat up straight. She seemed to have forgotten one thing, which was that she didn’t know Chi Xia’s phone number!

No, she knew it, she just wasn’t sure if Chi Xia would still continue to use her high school phone number now.

Or… give it a try? Anyway, she was idle, so she might as well treat it as a game.

She sent a text message to a string of mobile numbers and waited and waited, nearly yawning from boredom.

At this moment, Chi Xia, who was also sitting on a sofa drinking coffee and slacking off, had her phone ring. She looked up lazily, and her expression changed in the next second.

Chi Xia?

Without thinking, she replied to the text.

You have the wrong person.

The phone was placed back on the table. As for the sender of this message, it was obviously Fang Yuqing, who had just returned to the country and had nothing better to do than be annoying.

It would have been fine if she hadn’t replied, but the reply made Fang Yuqing certain that this person was Chi Xia.

Fang Yuqing let out a few cold laughs. The corners of her eyes, adorned with makeup, were decorated with bright starlight fragments, flickering and extremely vivid. She called Chi Xia, but the other party didn’t answer. Fang Yuqing’s competitive spirit was ignited once more, and her fingers quickly sent another text message to Chi Xia.

Chi Junior, are you afraid of me since you aren’t answering the phone?

The annoying sound of the text message caused Chi Xia’s half-squinted eyes to instantly lock onto the phone’s location on the table. Chi Xia reached out and picked it up, and the content of the text message that met her eyes truly made her laugh from anger.

“Chi Junior?”

“Tch.”

This time, Chi Xia did not hesitate when the phone rang; she answered it.

“Hello~”

The other party’s sugary voice followed by a crisp “Sister” showed that Fang Yuqing used the tactic of “giving a sweet date after hitting with a stick” very proficiently. As the saying goes, one does not hit a person who reaches out with a smiling face. This act of pleasing from Fang Yuqing also gave Chi Xia the patience to listen to her chatter.

Chi Xia said coldly, “Fang Yuqing, I’ll give you one minute of speaking time. You’d better keep it short.”

Fang Yuqing puffed her cheeks aggrievedly. “I didn’t want to chat too much with you anyway! My mom and Uncle Chi want you to come home for dinner tonight. My mom’s friend sent a lot of seafood, and Uncle Chi said you love eating it.”

The words of refusal Chi Xia was about to say suddenly couldn’t come out. To hit a snake, one must hit its seven inches vulnerable spot, and humans also have fatal weaknesses. Chi Xia did indeed love eating seafood, but Fang Yuqing’s call made her a bit unsure of how to respond.

If she agreed, it felt like it didn’t quite fit her persona as a villainous antagonist.

If she didn’t agree, the fresh seafood and her father’s cooking made her mouth water.

Fang Yuqing naturally didn’t know her thoughts, so she casually said, “So you come pick me up tonight. I’m at the hotel. How about it?”

“Miss Fang, acting like this will make me feel like I am your chauffeur.”

If one day Chi Xia didn’t speak sarcastically, Fang Yuqing might actually feel unaccustomed to it, because from the day they met, Chi Xia’s way of speaking had been exactly like this.

Fang Yuqing twirled a strand of hair with her finger, completely ignoring Chi Xia’s sarcasm, and directly pointed out the key point, saying, “Then are you coming to pick me up or not?”

“No. You had a way to get to the hotel, so you will have a way to leave the hotel. There’s no need for me to go pick you up.”

Suddenly, Fang Yuqing sensitively detected something was wrong. She subconsciously raised her head and naturally saw that overbearing gaze, like that of a hungry wolf. Fang Yuqing bit her lip and deliberately turned around. She continued to explain to Chi Xia, “I’ve encountered an abnormal man at the hotel. You are my sister; you have to come and rescue me.”

“Abnormal?”

“Mm-hmm! He is staring at me without letting go.”

Chi Xia knitted her brows suspiciously. An abnormal man? Wasn’t it said that she would encounter the male protagonist today? Could there be a deviation in the plot?

“Send me the address. Remember to say what time it ends. I’ll go over early to pick you up then. That’s it, hanging up.”

Just as Chi Xia was about to hang up, she hesitated for a moment and said, “Stay by your colleague’s side. Don’t go wandering off anywhere. Wait for me to pick you up.”

Compared to before, this sentence had a bit more human touch. Fang Yuqing heard her concern and smiled sweetly.

When the two ended the call, Chi Xia looked at the silent phone and said, “What a trouble.”

Her tone was helpless, but her eyes were very gentle.

Xia Xia, shouldn’t you just let someone bully Fang Yuqing!

Chi Xia said indifferently, “If she gets bullied, where am I going to eat seafood?”

Besides… I am the only villain in this sweet story world. No one can bypass me to bully Fang Yuqing.

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