Blame the Villain – Chapter 233

Villainous Singer (5)

The night breeze blew comfortably and gently, carrying the faint fragrance of flowers lining the road. Clusters of artificially cultivated flowers hung from the wall tops, their petals floating down past the girl’s fair and slender calves. As the petals fell to the ground, they were detected and analyzed by the automatic recycling purification system [automated environmental maintenance system], which then transformed them into soil and transported it to the flower roots, nurturing the blooming of new flowers…

Life was just this kind of endless cycle, a process of continuous repetition.

Song Xuyi had always marveled at the wonder of life and held it in reverence, and the Lin Ruyu before her was clearly one of the Creator’s most exquisitely crafted living beings.

Song Xuyi once again found herself entranced by Lin Ruyu’s beauty in this atmosphere, so focused on admiring Lin Ruyu’s flawless appearance that she hadn’t really heard what Lin Ruyu was saying.

Lin Ruyu quickly noticed Song Xuyi’s daze.

“You can tell me whatever you want,” Lin Ruyu raised her voice slightly, furrowing her brows impatiently once again.

So Lin Ruyu thought her silence was an attempt to play hard to get?

Song Xuyi curved her lips.

Looking closer, one could easily notice the dark circles under Lin Ruyu’s eyes: she had been performing continuously during this period, naturally hadn’t gotten proper rest, and seemed to have lost some weight.

Behind Lin Ruyu was a small corner of a wall – perhaps Lin Ruyu had been staying there all along, which was why she hadn’t noticed her presence.

Song Xuyi sighed: in this chaotic world where oppression could be felt at every moment, whether Lin Ruyu was responsible or not didn’t really matter.

But it was considerate of Lin Ruyu to still remember to come explain to her.

“I believe you.” Although she didn’t want to get involved with a future villain, Song Xuyi spoke softly due to Lin Ruyu’s attitude: “We both come from Ruoshui Star, I don’t think you would do something like this—”

Song Xuyi’s eyes were incredibly clear, resembling the tranquil stars in the night sky. She didn’t cry or make a fuss as Lin Ruyu had expected, nor did she try to use this situation for leverage. After all, Lin Ruyu now possessed more than all other Ruoshui Star people combined, and Song Xuyi could have easily played the victim to get more from her…

Lin Ruyu looked at Song Xuyi, who was a head shorter than her, momentarily lost in thought: As Song Xuyi had guessed, Lin Ruyu had been here for a long time. This was her secret hideout at Kelin Academy, where she liked to curl up in the shadows when she was in a bad mood, allowing her to temporarily forget the hatred churning in her heart and the burden on her shoulders…

She had been displeased when she first saw Song Xuyi here, feeling as if her secret base had been invaded, and instinctively suspected Song Xuyi had ulterior motives…

After all, everyone had been telling her: Song Xuyi was obsessively devoted to her.

And Song Xuyi was Song Yi’s daughter.

News had come from Ruoshui Star that Song Yi was gradually entering the management level and would soon become the next Guardian.

But Lin Ruyu hadn’t lied – it was the staff who had discovered that video of Song Xuyi singing. They had taken it upon themselves to post the video on social media, and after it gained unexpected viral attention, they had proudly brought the video to Lin Ruyu, hoping for recognition.

People mocked the girl’s tone-deaf singing, but Lin Ruyu thought the girl’s expressions while singing were the real treasure. That shy yet serious expression somehow touched something in Lin Ruyu’s heart…

But would Song Yi, who was so shrewd and about to become the new Guardian, really raise such a simple and naive girl?

Lin Ruyu hadn’t believed it initially.

After watching the girl run two laps, Lin Ruyu realized she might have misunderstood Song Xuyi: at least her presence here wasn’t directed at her – she really was just running.

Lin Ruyu wasn’t sure about her own mindset, perhaps wanting to drive her away from her territory, or perhaps wanting to expose the girl’s facade, so she unconsciously walked out.

But Song Xuyi wasn’t excited as she had expected. Through those thick glasses, she saw in Song Xuyi’s eyes an unconcealed appreciation of her beauty, but without the envy, desire, and contempt she had grown accustomed to seeing…

And those eyes of hers seemed to speak, revealing all her thoughts.

Song Xuyi hadn’t noticed Lin Ruyu’s changing expression. She didn’t plan to interact much with Lin Ruyu, so after speaking, she just waved at her, lowered her head, and continued running, planning to complete her remaining two laps before returning to study.

But soon after, footsteps came from behind, and Song Xuyi belatedly realized Lin Ruyu had started running behind her.

This wasn’t her private track, and Song Xuyi couldn’t stop Lin Ruyu from running, but she instinctively felt uncomfortable and couldn’t help quickening her pace.

After completing her planned two laps, Song Xuyi intended to leave the small track, but found Lin Ruyu already waiting at the exit.

“Although it was my staff who made the mistake, I’ve been thinking, everything started with me. You can tell me directly if you want anything.” Perhaps due to the running, Lin Ruyu’s previously pale complexion had gained some color, making her look much healthier and livelier.

“But you’ve already expressed your apology.” Noticing her excessive attention to Lin Ruyu’s appearance, Song Xuyi withdrew her gaze, pressing her lips together uncomfortably as she walked past Lin Ruyu: “This hasn’t really caused me much trouble, you don’t need to worry about it. Though about the money I owe you for the translator, I haven’t found work yet, so it might take some time before I can pay you back.”

“It’s getting late, you must be tired these days, you should go rest early too!”

After speaking, Song Xuyi turned and waved at Lin Ruyu. Lin Ruyu seemed somewhat dazed. Song Xuyi didn’t dare to look at Lin Ruyu’s expression again, fearing she would once more be captivated by her beauty. She withdrew her hand and returned to her room without looking back. After washing up, she put this small incident behind her and continued studying.

As she was now learning basic mechanical knowledge, which involved many technical terms, adding several layers of difficulty to her regular language studies, Song Xuyi had developed a habit of studying terminology while reading aloud to practice the language.

She focused on studying, and when tired, she would hum off-key songs to stay alert. Although such dedicated days seemed extremely monotonous, Song Xuyi felt deeply content because she could clearly sense her progress through this process.

While Song Xuyi planned her life according to her own rhythm, she didn’t know that from this night on, her study voice would be heard by another person.

After finishing her run, Lin Ruyu contacted her agent using her light brain. The agent came over shortly after and informed Lin Ruyu about new work arrangements.

At the same time, the agent pulled out a small listening receiver from her bag and handed it to Lin Ruyu, frowning: “Miss Lin, he didn’t mean any harm. He just liked your voice too much, so he modified the translator he gave you with a listening device. Besides, you didn’t lose anything – you immediately gave the translator to someone else right in front of him. He barely used this listening device afterward. When our people went to find him, he couldn’t even remember where the receiver was, and it took a long time to locate it, so…”

“Don’t worry, he is after all a noble person from Bilin Star, I certainly won’t spread this matter,” Lin Ruyu tilted her head, appearing innocent while her eyes held mockery: “I’m just concerned that if my songs are leaked through surveillance while recording, it would cause huge losses for the company…”

At the mention of profits, the agent’s eyes immediately narrowed. She became serious, patted Lin Ruyu’s head, and remarked: “Miss Lin is always so thoughtful. I’ll suggest to the company to install the most advanced security systems around you…”

After talking with her agent, Lin Ruyu immediately departed for another country. Transportation on Bilin Star was extremely fast – it only took an hour for Lin Ruyu to reach another country. After maintaining a forced smile through her performance and taking photos with the country’s officials, after several hours, Lin Ruyu felt like a puppet being manipulated.

It wasn’t until late at night that Lin Ruyu finally had a few hours of rest.

The agent led her to the room and, after briefing her about the next day’s work, noticed the listening receiver in Lin Ruyu’s luggage. The agent raised an eyebrow and, after reminding Lin Ruyu not to stay up too late since she had work tomorrow, said nothing else: she knew Lin Ruyu liked these things. After all, Lin Ruyu’s first choice had been to study robotics engineering before switching to music.

Though Lin Ruyu hadn’t abandoned this hobby, often finding time to read materials on the subject, this knowledge was incredibly complex, being the most difficult engineering field on the entire planet. With the listening device having a personal password, the agent didn’t think Lin Ruyu could figure anything out.

The agent left the room, thoughtfully closing the door behind her.

Almost as soon as the agent closed the door, Lin Ruyu immediately got up from the bed, retrieved a set of tools from a compartment in her suitcase, and skillfully dismantled the listening device. By the time she reassembled the receiver, she had cracked the final password.

She frowned while checking the login records. The Bilin Star man hadn’t lied – this device had only been logged into twice, over a month ago. Perhaps that disgusting Bilin Star man had originally wanted to monitor Song Xuyi’s life, but maybe because her life was too boring, he had given up and never logged in again.

Lin Ruyu changed the receiver’s password, altered its appearance, and tucked it into her sleeping cap. Unless someone carefully searched her cap, no one would discover the receiver’s existence.

Perhaps it was because this girl called Song Xuyi seemed too harmless, and she appeared extremely afraid of staying near her, plus her father was Song Yi…

Lin Ruyu felt strange whenever she thought about her, remembering how she had killed two birds with one stone by giving Song Xuyi the bugged translator to avoid the Bilin Star man’s surveillance…

Now with the receiver, if Song Xuyi really had other intentions, she would surely reveal her true colors eventually.

To test the receiver’s final effectiveness, Lin Ruyu put on the sleeping cap and lay down on the bed.

After all this effort, it was already deep into the night. According to the time difference, Kelin Academy would see daybreak in five hours. However, as soon as she put on the sleeping cap and turned on the switch, Lin Ruyu heard clear sounds of someone reciting studies through the listening device…

Song Xuyi’s voice carried obvious exhaustion as she recited intermittently, sometimes repeating the same sentence twice. Eventually, after who knows how long, Song Xuyi’s voice gradually lowered until only steady breathing remained.

She must have fallen asleep…

Lin Ruyu’s lips curved into a smile. She didn’t know why, but despite having only met twice, listening to the girl’s study recitations naturally brought to mind the image of the girl nodding off while intermittently reciting her lessons.

Suddenly her heart felt somewhat full, as if the night had become less dark. As Lin Ruyu listened to the steady breathing coming through, she was surprised to find that she, who had suffered from insomnia for years, was feeling sleepy…

How did Song Yi end up sending such a little fool…

“Little fool, we have a long future ahead!” Lin Ruyu’s lips curved into a smile as she too fell into deep sleep.

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The author has something to say:

Current Lin Ruyu: Song Xuyi seems a bit foolish;

Later Lin Ruyu: Oh no, I might be the biggest fool of all.

Important note: Using listening devices is a villainous and dangerous action, absolutely do not imitate.

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LP: Re-translated on January 15, 2025

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