WARNING: MTL
Villainous Movie Star (1)
【Sun Wan never expected to die here.】
【In her final moments, she seemed to hear a sigh, and in her fading vision, a slender figure slowly approached…】
“The female lead died?”
Song Xuyi frowned as she read the last two paragraphs of the plot synopsis.
“Yes.”
The angry voice from the system echoed in her mind: “The female lead, Sun Wan, died. The villain, Zhao Qingyu, emerged victorious, causing a drastic distortion in the timeline, deemed a significant mistake by the main deity…”
“The main deity initiated a rewind, taking us back to a time before everything happened.”
“We only have one chance,” the system’s tone was grave. “If we fail to save the male and female leads and alter the world’s outcome, the main deity will execute everyone in this world.”
“Including you, who remains in this world…”
……
Song Xuyi pursed her lips and opened her eyes.
She was currently in an examination hall, surrounded by people writing furiously. The large hall was incredibly quiet, with only the sound of pen tips scratching on paper.
Song Xuyi, who was slumped over her desk, sleeping, was the only odd one out in this race against time.
Song Xuyi glanced at the test paper and then at the clock on the blackboard, realizing that half an hour had already passed.
The system’s voice timely resounded once again: “The glasses worn by the tasker are the latest technology developed by the Song Corporation. They can block all signal jammers. Just tap three times on the left frame, and the answers will be automatically projected onto your retina.”
Song Xuyi paused for a moment, her hand hesitating as she reached for her glasses—
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She woke up in this body half an hour ago, realizing that she had lost her memory. Before she could familiarize herself with the surroundings, the system captured all her attention.
The system told her that her name was Song Xuyi, a small world tasker. She had lost her memory due to an unknown attack while entering the small world.
The system had limited authority and couldn’t say for certain if Song Xuyi would regain her memories or provide any information about her background. It only knew that the tasker needed to accept the main deity’s appointment and, with the assistance of the system, save the small worlds deemed as “deviating from the world’s timeline” by the main deity.
Currently, this deviated world revolved around the female lead, Sun Wan, and the male lead, Song Jun.
Sun Wan and Song Jun, childhood sweethearts who grew up together. Sun Wan was infatuated with her next-door neighbor, Song Jun, but he was solely interested in the antagonist, Zhao Qingyu. It was only after his pursuit of Zhao Qingyu proved fruitless that Song Jun noticed Sun Wan, who had always been following him.
Between the two of them, they went through a series of melodramatic plotlines, from being willing to be stand-ins to becoming disheartened and running away with the ball, and finally to the clichéd scenario of chasing after the wife at a crematorium. Just as they were about to reach the happy ending set by the main deity, the antagonist, Zhao Qingyu, suddenly interfered by scheming to frame Song Jun’s company. Song Jun, busy trying to save the company, grew exhausted day after day. Sun Wan, who already lacked a sense of security in this relationship, suspected Song Jun of having an affair. Unfortunately, while tailing Song Jun, she fell off a cliff and died…
Sun Wan’s death led to the collapse of the world’s timeline, and that’s when Song Xuyi was sent by the main deity.
The main deity did not mistreat Song Xuyi. Though this body she inhabits is just an ordinary person in this world, her identity is remarkably prominent—the daughter of the main family of the Song Corporation where Song Jun belongs, a typical heiress born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
The Song family’s industries span across film, real estate, and technology, making them an undeniable top financial powerhouse. For such an affluent family, developing a pair of glasses for cheating is not a difficult task.
Soon, Song Xuyi regained her senses.
She pursed her lips, took off her glasses and set them aside, then picked up a pen and began solving the math problems on the draft paper…
Even though she had lost her previous memories, there seemed to be a voice in her subconscious telling Song Xuyi to be honest and upright, as cheating was crossing a moral boundary.
The system fell silent for a moment, seemingly surprised that Song Xuyi chose to tackle the questions herself.
But it quickly spoke again, “To prevent deviation from the character setting, does the tasker choose to retrieve the body’s memories now?”
“Let’s wait until tonight!”
Song Xuyi pursed her lips and continued to verify her calculations with her head lowered.
She found herself enjoying the immersive experience of solving the problems: This set of exam papers was challenging for Song Xuyi, yet in that instant when she looked at the paper, she felt as if every cell in her body had been activated, with her sole focus on performing well.
Was this related to her lost memories?
Soon, the final bell for the exam rang.
Along with the sound of the final bell, there came an urgent voice from the system, “Warning, warning! Song Jun has returned to the country and is about to encounter the antagonist, Zhao Qingyu!”
After handing in her exam paper, Song Xuyi paused upon hearing the system’s words. Just then, the driver from the Song family walked in and packed Song Xuyi’s books into her backpack. “Miss, where should we go now?”
Song Xuyi glanced at her backpack. It seemed that among the books, there were some other items tucked away…
But now was not the time to check.
Song Xuyi averted her gaze and once again flipped through the plot summary in her mind. After quickly reviewing the earlier parts of the story, Song Xuyi made up her mind, saying, “Let’s go back early!”
The plot summary, consisting of just over a thousand words, only mentioned that Song Jun accidentally met Zhao Qingyu and developed a fondness for her. Through subsequent interactions, Song Jun gradually fell in love with Zhao Qingyu. However, the circumstances of how they met were not explained in the plot summary.
“How about we search around the city?” the system suggested.
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“No need,” Song Xuyi shook her head and got into the car with the driver.
“Song Jun has just returned to the country, and it’s highly likely that he will choose to go home. The Song family resides in the southern part of the city, and there is only one main road leading there…”
Instead of aimlessly wandering around the city, the chances of encountering Song Jun on the way home were higher.
The system remained silent, evidently convinced by Song Xuyi’s argument.
At that moment, during the rush hour, the traffic was moving slowly. As the car approached an intersection, rain began to fall from the sky.
The red light illuminated, and the car stopped at the zebra crossing. Song Xuyi looked at the crowd crossing the road, her casual gaze suddenly fixated on an elderly lady among them.
The elderly lady had empty hands and was not carrying an umbrella. Her clothing appeared simple and clean, but her eyes lacked focus. She walked with a somewhat unsteady gait, and there was a sign hanging around her neck. She murmured something as if speaking to herself…
The elderly lady quickly fell behind the surrounding people, and the traffic light changed to green.
The vehicles emitted sharp honks of impatience as the elderly lady trembled, her expression filled with fear and panic. She stumbled and ran into the middle of the traffic flow.
The system seemed to say something, but Song Xuyi couldn’t hear it anymore. She experienced a sudden jolt of pain in her mind, and then a familiar figure, equally unsteady and frail, flashed before her. Almost instinctively, she twisted the car door handle and chased after the figure.
However, someone else acted faster than Song Xuyi.
The back door of a small car ahead opened, and a slender woman emerged. She wore a simple red sundress that revealed slender and fair arms and legs. The delicate high-heeled shoes on her feet did not hinder her steps. She held a black umbrella, hurried yet graceful in her movements. With just a glimpse of her back, one could imagine countless charms.
The woman quickly reached the side of the elderly lady. Song Xuyi, who was a step behind, breathed a sigh of relief. She was about to approach and offer assistance, but then she saw the elderly lady’s eyes widen in terror as she let out a piercing scream, “A ghost! Ghost…”
The elderly lady pushed the woman back with a scream.
Song Xuyi’s pupils contracted, and she instinctively stepped forward to support the stumbling woman.
“Thank you, Xuyi.”
The woman said, steadying herself with Song Xuyi’s help. She turned her head and looked at her. Her voice was pleasant, akin to a melodious yellow oriole. As she pronounced Song Xuyi’s name, it inexplicably carried a touch of enchanting charm.
Song Xuyi blushed.
This feeling… It’s too strange!
As Song Xuyi met the woman’s smiling gaze and looked at her flawless, radiant face resembling a bright moon, her breath hitched. She felt as if her chest had suddenly been filled with a fluttering deer, its frantic heartbeat pounding against her ribcage, “thump thump,” as if it wanted to burst out.
“It’s good that you’re okay.”
Song Xuyi replied with a raspy voice, hearing her own words. Her gaze fell upon a small red mole at the corner of the woman’s eye—a delicate touch amidst the snow, like a scattered petal, adding an indescribable allure to the woman’s perfect and flawless face.
Is this the female lead, Sun Wan?
Song Xuyi took a deep breath, trying to calm her uncontrollable heartbeat.
According to the plot summary, the female lead was supposed to have a red mole at the corner of her eye, and since Sun Wan, the female lead, always followed behind Song Jun, she naturally would be familiar with Song Xuyi, the heiress of the Song family.
However, the plot summary only described Sun Wan as kind-hearted and just. Song Xuyi never expected her to be so attractive.
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“If you have something to do, go ahead and attend to it.”
At this moment, without fully assimilating the memories of this body, Song Xuyi didn’t dare to have further contact with the woman. After steadying her, she released her hand and turned her gaze to the elderly lady who had been brought to the roadside by the driver. “I will accompany her home…”
“That would be troublesome for you!”
The woman smiled and glanced at Song Xuyi. Her gaze paused on Song Xuyi’s face, her eyes dimming for a moment, then followed Song Xuyi’s gaze to the elderly lady standing nearby, fear and guilt flickering in the old lady’s evasive eyes. The woman curved her lips, and her smile became even more radiant and captivating.
Seemingly in a hurry, the woman didn’t engage in much small talk and quickly returned to her car.
Song Xuyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She didn’t know why, perhaps the woman’s beauty was too dazzling. Although the woman appeared gentle and kind, Song Xuyi couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous when standing beside her for some unknown reason.
“Don’t worry, your family will be here soon…”
Song Xuyi composed herself and forced a smile to comfort the elderly lady, who clearly exhibited symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and had forgotten her past. She listened to the driver making a phone call to the contact person on the identification card hanging from the old lady’s chest. On the other end of the call, a stern male voice said, “I’m her grandson, Song Jun. Where are you now?” The smile on Song Xuyi’s lips gradually froze…
A thought flashed through her mind, causing her body to involuntarily stiffen. She subconsciously glanced in the direction where the woman’s car had driven off, while the words of the system in her mind further confirmed Song Xuyi’s suspicion…
“The tasker is really amazing, interrupting the first encounter between Song Jun and Zhao Qingyu!”
The system’s voice was full of admiration.
Song Xuyi blanked out for a moment, her mouth twitching stiffly.
Suddenly, Song Xuyi didn’t know what expression to show anymore.
Song Xuyi realized belatedly that according to the plot summary, Song Jun would become interested in Sun Wan because of her three-point resemblance to Zhao Qingyu. Now, Song Xuyi understood that the similarity might be attributed to both of them having a red mole at the corner of their eyes.
However, the person in this body that Song Xuyi currently occupied was a devoted fan of Zhao Qingyu. She had been an avid follower of Zhao Qingyu since her debut…
Recalling her behavior in front of Zhao Qingyu, a shiver ran down Song Xuyi’s spine. She wondered if Zhao Qingyu have noticed anything?
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LP: Hello~ This novel will be re-translated starting from November 28, 2023. As this was my first mtl, it has a lot of mistakes that I want to rectify.