Blame the Villain – Chapter 51

Villainous Poor Student (16)

When Song Xuyi got up the next day, the first thing she saw was He Siyu’s sleeping face, very close to her.

The two hadn’t slept together for a long time, so seeing He Siyu asleep, Song Xuyi was momentarily taken aback.

He Siyu’s way of sleeping was as proper as ever: lying flat on her back naturally, with her hands neatly placed on each side.

Song Xuyi was different though—her arm was around He Siyu’s waist, and one of her legs was on top of He Siyu’s…

Song Xuyi was startled and somewhat guiltily withdrew her hand and leg.

How did I end up sleeping with Siyu again?

Song Xuyi frowned and tried to remember what happened the day before. She only remembered taking He Siyu for barbecue and then they had some drinks, but what happened after that, Song Xuyi found she couldn’t remember at all.

Luckily, there was the system.

Song Xuyi called out to the system in her mind.

The system chuckled “Hehe”, sounding a bit strange: “You really forgot?”

“Mm.”

Song Xuyi felt inexplicably nervous—the system’s attitude seemed a bit off.

The system scoffed, its voice carrying a mix of resentment and a clear schadenfreude: “You kissed He Siyu last night!”

?

But Song Xuyi did not show the anxiety the system expected.

“How is that possible?”

Song Xuyi sighed and promptly blocked the system. The system must be lying to her, making up such an obviously clumsy lie!

How could she possibly kiss Siyu?

Song Xuyi scorned the shameless system for a while, looked at the time and saw it was only six in the morning. Thinking to let Siyu sleep a bit longer, Song Xuyi got out of bed first…

However, while brushing her teeth and looking at herself in the mirror, Song Xuyi’s mind involuntarily conjured up some images…

Her silly laugh after finishing the drinks;

Her, dragging He Siyu, foolishly nuzzling her neck;

Leaning over… and licking the corner of He Siyu’s lip?!

……

The scenes kept swirling in Song Xuyi’s mind, making her feel terrible all over!

She looked at the mirror: the Song Xuyi in the mirror had red cheeks but eyes full of despair.

Song Xuyi splashed some water on her face, barely managing to control the despairing mood, dried her face, and quietly left the room, sneaking out of the Song family home without making a sound.

She couldn’t bear to look at He Siyu lying on the bed anymore, feeling like a scum man who had teased a decent girl and then ran away, her head hung in shame as she let the system out of the “little black room”—

“What should I do! I really kissed Siyu! I never thought I would be so bold when drunk… How am I going to face her now…”

Song Xuyi hung her head low like a wandering spirit as she boarded the bus.

The system originally wanted to tease He Siyu, but seeing Song Xuyi in this state, it suddenly found its mocking words hard to say.

The system shifted its gaze, thinking this might also be an opportunity, switched its tone, and sighed lightly: “Indeed, Siyu is a girl whose heart belongs to someone else. She has clearly expressed her feelings, indicating she likes girls. Yet, you still made such ambiguous moves on her. It’s hard not to make her overthink…”

Song Xuyi sniffed, feeling tears almost spilling out. This was exactly what she was worried about: He Siyu, being a girl who knows gratitude, might misunderstand her actions as having feelings for her. And due to the gratitude, might she pretend to accept Song Xuyi’s feelings?

……

The more Song Xuyi thought about it, the more panicked she became, because she realized that, relying on her mental age being much older than He Siyu’s, she had no sense of boundaries. She said many things that could be misunderstood and made many actions that could be misinterpreted…

And just as she feared what might happen, Song Xuyi’s mobile phone suddenly rang, and the caller was exactly He Siyu.

Song Xuyi’s hand trembled and she almost dropped the phone. She took several deep breaths, and finally, with her lower lip bitten, she answered the phone as if she were facing death.

“Si… Siyu,” Song Xuyi tried her best to control her voice, “Is there something?”

“Why did you suddenly leave? Aunt Wang still made your breakfast.”

“Company… company has some urgent matters,” Song Xuyi stuttered, thinking of an excuse and forcibly stretching her voice to pretend to be relaxed: “You know, the company can’t do without me now.”

He Siyu softly “hmm”ed in response.

“And… also. Siyu, sorry about last night!”

Song Xuyi tightly clenched her fist, feeling that whether she advanced or retreated, it was the same outcome, so she simply spoke up: “Last night, after drinking, I might have done some excessive actions, but I assure you I didn’t do it on purpose. I’ve always treated you as my best friend, and never had inappropriate thoughts about you, you believe me…”

“I got it.” However, before Song Xuyi could finish speaking, she was interrupted by He Siyu.

Song Xuyi wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination, but He Siyu’s voice seemed to have cooled a few degrees.

“You didn’t take last night’s actions to heart, and neither should you dwell on it. Go take care of your company matters first—”

He Siyu finished speaking with an icy tone, then hurriedly hung up the phone.

Listening to the “beep beep” sound on the phone, Song Xuyi’s face fell in defeat.

Siyu is actually angry, isn’t she? She had never before hung up on Xuyi’s call like this…

After talking it out, Song Xuyi also breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Xuyi plans to express her apologies by sending a gift to He Siyu via express delivery in a couple of days. However, at this stage, Song Xuyi feels the need to reflect on herself and develop a sense of boundaries with He Siyu.

Song Xuyi consults with the system, making some behavior plans for future encounters with He Siyu: For example, avoiding intimate gestures and not saying things beyond the boundaries in front of He Siyu. After all, He Siyu is now an adult. Even though Song Xuyi feels a sense of responsibility for He Siyu because she helped her escape from the mountain village back then, it’s time to let go and let He Siyu grow on her own…

Feeling guilty, Song Xuyi didn’t contact He Siyu for a long time. Although she still made phone calls, the Song Xuyi on the phone was extremely polite. Even when wanting to send a gift to He Siyu, Song Xuyi chose to do so through mailing.

He Siyu, however, seemed not to notice anything unusual. She contacted Song Xuyi proactively, just like before, seemingly still considering Song Xuyi as her best friend.

Time flies, and another semester passes.

During the second semester of her senior year, He Siyu faced the college entrance examination.

At this time, Song Xuyi couldn’t help but worry. She happened to be on a business trip to a certain city, and hearing rumors about a highly efficacious temple in the suburbs, Song Xuyi went there to sincerely ask for a talisman for He Siyu, which she then sent via express delivery.

After that, Song Xuyi once again became incredibly busy. She planned to launch a farmer assistance program on NeighborNet Supermarket platform. However, even though NeighborNet Supermarket had developed very rapidly, the capital invested by investors had not yet been recouped. In the absence of profit, Song Xuyi’s desire to help poor farmers naturally met with opposition from the investors.

But in the end, Song Xuyi overcame all objections and created this section on the NeighborNet Supermarket platform.

Because rural areas generally mostly produce fresh products, this also means that they need the support of a logistics industry with higher timeliness. And, Father Song owns a logistics company.

After Song Xuyi suggested that Father Song’s company transform, father and daughter talked in the study for an afternoon: this time, the two did not converse as father and daughter, but as business collaborators evaluating each other.

After listening to Song Xuyi’s planning, Father Songlooked at Song Xuyi with a complex look in his eyes, finally smiled, and even a bit of tears appeared in his eyes: “I used to envy Old He for having a progressive and sensible daughter like Siyu, but now I think my daughter is the most amazing…”

Xuyi had once fallen into an abyss, and with great effort escaped from that abyss, a place she should have feared her whole life. Yet, she kept trying hard, not for herself, thinking about bringing hope back to the deep mountains, saving thousands and thousands of girls still suffering…

She is his daughter, but also should be his pride and example!

A surge of pride suddenly rose in Father Song’s heart: if his daughter has achieved this, how can he, as a father, fall behind?

……

As Song Xuyi and Father Song both began to work hard for the rural economy, with the arrival of July, the college entrance examination scores were also published.

When a reporter excitedly interviewed the top science student in the province, the calm face of He Siyu appeared on TV. Even though she achieved the top score, the girl’s face remained very calm, but this demeanor on her doesn’t make people feel abrupt—people who are extremely beautiful have the capital of ‘even all the treasures in the world cannot exchange for one glance from them’, let alone He Siyu who possesses both beauty and brains.

Originally, only people from Huashi had heard of the beauty of He Siyu, but now He Siyu’s fame has spread throughout the entire province, and the segment interviewing the top college entrance exam scorer reached the highest ratings in recent years. The TV station deliberately played that interview video several times in a loop.

In that interview video, the reporter traditionally asked He Siyu a few questions about her learning experience, and He Siyu answered them very officially. In the end, the reporter noticed the amulet hanging on He Siyu’s neck.

The reporter joked kindly: “Did your mom pray for you to have this?”

The girl, whose expression had always been cold, suddenly bit her lip, and then her lips curled into a slight smile as if all the flowers bloomed at that moment: “It wasn’t my mom, but a person who is very important to me gave it to me…”

“Oh——”

The reporter was dazzled by He Siyu’s smile, then immediately became enthusiastic, and just like many viewers in front of the TV, had a gossip-hungry expression: “Would you mind revealing who it is?”

“My lifesaver.”

“Oh… how did you two meet?”

The excitement on the reporter’s face grew more intense, and he sped up his speech happily: “Would you mind revealing what your relationship is now?”

These days, many students who have finished their college entrance exams would break through the paper window and come together.

However, He Siyu’s answer was not the beautiful campus fairy tale everyone was expecting.

She slightly lowered her eyes, with a trace of a smile on her lips, as if she was thinking of something very beautiful, making her whole demeanor suddenly become gentle and peaceful.

“She is my best friend——”

But…

Only I know, I love her more than life itself.

The author has something to say:

I’m dying of laughter, the comment section of the last chapter shows that everyone is a lonely queen.

LP: Re-translated on March 17, 2024