Villainous Movie Star (2)
To prevent any accidents from happening again, Song Xuyi immediately locked the door of her room inside the Song family mansion upon returning and began to absorb the memories of the body.
Perhaps due to being the only girl in the Song family of her generation, she was showered with endless love and affection. Unlike her two brothers who were constantly reminded of their duty to inherit the family business, her parents had much looser expectations for her. They named her Song Xuyi, which meant “to allow all desires,” hoping that she would grow up happy and carefree.
Growing up in such a pampered environment and surrounded by flattery from those around her, it was inevitable that her personality would become distorted. At first, she was merely a bit willful, but it eventually escalated to reckless behavior. After becoming infatuated with the villain Zhao Qingyu, upon learning that Song Jun also had feelings for Zhao Qingyu, she decided to make Zhao Qingyu marry into the Song family and become her nominal sister-in-law. From then on, she constantly found fault with the female lead Sun Wan, pushing her to the point of despair and causing her to leave the story…
Fortunately, things haven’t progressed to that point yet…
After absorbing the memories of the body, Song Xuyi sighed with complex emotions.
She picked up the makeup remover and first wiped off the messy makeup on her face, revealing the original owner’s lovely and cute features. Then, she took out a textbook and saw various small portraits of Zhao Qingyu, all colorful and vibrant. Remembering how the original owner had been obsessively supporting Zhao Qingyu, Song Xuyi felt a headache coming on. After hesitating for a moment, she randomly found a box and stuffed the portraits inside…
“Aren’t you afraid of deviating from the character setting?” The system popped up once again.
Song Xuyi recalled a certain scene she had seen in the original owner’s memories, her eyelashes trembling as she shook her head. “They won’t suspect anything.”
Ever since she became infatuated with Zhao Qingyu, who participated in the talent show three months ago, the original owner had been doing all sorts of unbelievable things:
For example, she used her father’s name to make all the employees of the Song Group vote for Zhao Qingyu, secretly flew the family helicopter to the competition venue to support Zhao Qingyu, emptied her pocket money to hire online supporters for Zhao Qingyu, and even because of Zhao Qingyu’s daily encouragement of “Xuyi should study hard and get into a good university,” she pressured her family’s company to develop cheating glasses…
The original owner’s various crazy behaviors eventually reached a point where even her doting parents couldn’t bear to overlook them. For the first time in her life, they restricted her pocket money and assigned drivers and bodyguards to closely watch her.
Therefore, based on the boundless indulgence the Song family had for Song Xuyi, she didn’t think her recent antics would raise any suspicion among her family members.
And what happened next confirmed Song Xuyi’s speculation.
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After a while, the old butler came to her door and invited her to come downstairs for dinner. Seeing Song Xuyi with her messy makeup removed, the old butler, as expected by Song Xuyi, didn’t suspect anything. Instead, he looked at her with admiration in his eyes and said, “Miss, you look as beautiful as the Madam did when she was young…”
“Is that so?” Song Xuyi blinked and curved her lips into a smile. “I hope I can be as beautiful as my mother is now when I’m thirty years older.”
The smile on the old butler’s face froze for a moment, but he quickly put on a smile again. However, he lowered his head and remained silent, leading Song Xuyi downstairs.
During this time, the Song Group was involved in a major project in collaboration with a foreign company. Song Xuyi’s parents had gone abroad, and her two brothers were busy with their own careers, so she was the only one having dinner.
Song Xuyi didn’t have the mood to enjoy the food and quickly finished her meal before returning to her room.
Her memories of the past were blank, and all she could rely on was a system and a plot synopsis. After sorting out her situation, Song Xuyi quickly made plans for the future: to minimize the contact between the male lead, Song Jun, and the villain, Zhao Qingyu, while also figuring out the reason behind Zhao Qingyu’s hostility towards Song Jun and finding a way to resolve Zhao Qingyu’s hatred.
After all, in the plot, Zhao Qingyu didn’t like Song Jun and repeatedly rejected his pursuit. Later, it couldn’t be just because of love turning into hatred that Zhao Qingyu schemed against Song Jun’s company. There must be another reason.
After discussing the plan with the system, Song Xuyi blocked the system and went to bed to prepare for sleep.
She thought she would toss and turn, finding it difficult to fall asleep. However, contrary to Song Xuyi’s expectations, she quickly fell into a dream.
The dream was chaotic and complicated. Song Xuyi dreamt of her eighteen-year-old self.
At eighteen, there was only her grandmother by her side. Even though her grandmother suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and severe heart problems, unable to recognize her own granddaughter who was right in front of her, she still remembered that her granddaughter’s favorite dish was the sweet and sour spare ribs she made herself.
In the dream, Song Xuyi couldn’t afford the exorbitant medical expenses for her grandmother. She borrowed from relatives and faced constant rejections. Fortunately, there is always a way when there seems to be none. Song Xuyi was noticed by a talent agency: while undergoing various training and performances arranged by the agency, she struggled to continue her studies…
With intense work and training, her grandmother’s condition continuously deteriorating, and her constant running between the hospital, company, and school, Song Xuyi’s grades kept dropping. She went from being in the top five of her class to falling into the top ten, and then to the top twenty…
Even in her dream, Song Xuyi could feel the sadness and suffocating feeling she experienced at that time.
And at the end of the dream, the scene suddenly changed, and a crying face appeared—a face of the original owner crying, wearing inappropriate heavy makeup, but her expression was not as arrogant and domineering as described in the plot. She sobbed, looking at Song Xuyi with sad eyes, saying, “Can you understand me? You must help me…”
Song Xuyi sighed and nodded gently.
“Ding Ling Ling!”
The sound of the alarm suddenly rang out, and everything in the dream was vividly clear. Song Xuyi opened her eyes, with tears still wet at the corners, and the glaring sunlight streamed in through the sheer curtains. Whatever was lingering in her chest dissipated in an instant, merging into the vibrant sunlight.
—The consciousness of the original owner had completely departed from this body in that instant.
The butler’s knocking sound came from outside the door. “Miss, it’s time to wake up.”
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Song Xuyi wiped away her tears and stood in front of the mirror, glancing at the small red birthmark on her wrist. She shifted her gaze away, put on her school uniform, and went downstairs.
“Grandfather Chen,” Song Xuyi quietly finished her breakfast and made up her mind. She pursed her lips, looked up at the butler beside her, and spoke softly, “Can you please hire a few tutors for me as soon as possible?”
“I want to study hard and become a doctor in the future.”
This was not only the dream of eighteen-year-old Song Xuyi, but also the desire hidden deep in the original owner’s heart, something she dared not think about anymore.
The old butler was momentarily stunned.
Soon, he smiled as accommodatingly as always. “Of course, you can. I will inform the master and madam right away.”
“It’s been a long time since the young miss talked about wanting to become a doctor when she was little!”
Afterwards, Song Xuyi began a tense review life.
When Song Xuyi arrived in this world, it happened to be the second mock exam, with only three months left until the college entrance examination. The knowledge system in this world was similar to the one in Song Xuyi’s original world, and even a bit simpler. Song Xuyi knew that the original owner had a weak foundation, so she studied day and night, making rapid progress that astonished several tutoring teachers. What was even more shocking were Song Xuyi’s family members. They initially thought she was just playing around with her usual short-lived enthusiasm, but they didn’t expect her to be serious this time, undergoing a remarkable transformation.
At the same time, Song Xuyi’s father and mother were finalizing a major overseas project. Song Xuyi timely recommended Song Jun as the overseas executor of this project:
Song Jun was nominally a member of the Song family, but he had no blood relation to them. Song Jun’s great-grandfather was an orphan who happened to save the former head of the Song family and was adopted by them, taking on the Song surname. Over the generations, the relationship between Song Jun’s family and the main family grew more distant. Eventually, Song Jun became estranged from the Song family due to his dissatisfaction with the original owner’s interference in his relationship with Sun Wan.
The plot summary depicted Song Jun as highly capable, naturally suitable for this job. Moreover, there were better medical facilities abroad, which would make it more convenient for Song Jun to take care of his grandmother.
Meanwhile, the female lead, Sun Wan, happened to be studying abroad in the country where Song Jun had gone. Given Sun Wan’s affection for Song Jun, there was no doubt that the two would develop a relationship…
Although somewhat puzzled by Song Xuyi’s sudden recommendation of Song Jun, after investigating Song Jun’s resume and learning about his abilities, the Song family followed Song Xuyi’s suggestion and awarded him the project.
With this trip abroad, Song Jun would be away from the country for at least two years, naturally avoiding any further interaction with Zhao Qingyu, the villain who had gained fame in the entertainment industry.
Things unfolded just as Song Xuyi had anticipated. Although he didn’t know why this highly sought-after project had fallen into his lap, Song Jun accepted the project and left the country with his grandmother.
Upon hearing the news of Song Jun’s departure, Song Xuyi breathed a sigh of relief and immersed herself wholeheartedly in her studies day and night. As for Zhao Qingyu, the most dazzling contestant who had overwhelmingly defeated her opponents with a majority of votes, she successfully secured the lead role in the movie and had now entered a closed production set.
Anyway, Zhao Qingyu couldn’t contact Song Jun now, and whenever Song Xuyi thought about her own performance in front of Zhao Qingyu that day, she felt uneasy. Although she continued to support Zhao Qingyu by voting during this time, Song Xuyi herself never appeared in front of Zhao Qingyu again…
This tense state of studying continued until the end of the college entrance examination.
This time, Song Xuyi didn’t feel as desperate as in her dream. She achieved unexpectedly good results in the college entrance examination and met the cutoff score for admission to a prestigious local medical school.
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Song Xuyi’s father and mother felt sorry for their daughter’s hard work during this period. After seeing her achieve good results in the examination, they disregarded Song Xuyi’s objections and insisted on hosting a grand celebration dinner, eager to let the whole world know that their underachieving youngest daughter, from the Song family, had turned over a new leaf and achieved good results.
Song Xuyi was held upstairs by her mother to have her hair styled for a long time.
Looking at the young girl with snow-white skin, slender waist, and bright eyes in the mirror, Mother Song, who was known as the Iron Lady of the business world, couldn’t help but wipe away her tears after being amazed. “My Xuyi has suddenly grown up into a young lady. Mom really wishes you never have to grow up…”
Song Xuyi pursed her lips, unsure of how to comfort her mother. Fortunately, at that moment, the old butler knocked on the door. “Madam and Miss, the guests have arrived!”
Song Xuyi heaved a sigh of relief, wiped her mother’s tears, and together they descended the stairs.
The hall was filled with a lively atmosphere, with glasses clinking and people mingling. Song Xuyi forced a smile on her face, dealing with the sincere or insincere congratulations from the guests. She felt extremely uncomfortable in this kind of setting. After toasting a round of drinks, she was about to find an excuse to slip away when suddenly, Father Song approached mysteriously and took Song Xuyi to the entrance.
“Xuyi, Daddy has a surprise for you…”
Song Xuyi’s heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition surged within her. Subconsciously, she glanced towards the courtyard—behind a row of luxury cars was an inconspicuous nanny car.
As if to confirm Song Xuyi’s suspicions, the long-silent system emerged at this moment, its voice filled with astonishment. “Your father is truly a strange person to consider this a surprise…”
In the dim light of the streetlamp, the car door opened, revealing an elegant figure. The woman stepped out and looked over, with snow-white skin, black hair, and red lips. She gave Song Xuyi a faint smile, radiating a captivating aura that surpassed even the moon behind her.
“Long time no see, Xuyi.”
The author has something to say:
Father Song ^_^: Surprised or not, did you expect this?
Song Xuyi: …… T_T
LP: Re-translated on November 29, 2023