Blame the Villain – Chapter 236

Villainous Singer (8)

After this teaching experience, Song Xuyi reflected on herself and took time to create a teaching plan for Lin Ruyu. After all, she was now the employed party, and it was understandable that Lin Ruyu, being extremely busy with work, lacked learning momentum. However, being so intelligent, Lin Ruyu could grasp related knowledge in a very short time, and Song Xuyi’s task was to create the most suitable arrangement in the shortest time to spark her enthusiasm for learning.

Song Xuyi felt she had finally found her proper position in interacting with Lin Ruyu.

After some thought, she selected a makeup robot model that most girls would like. After testing it three or four times to ensure there wouldn’t be any “dropping the chain” [meaning: malfunctioning or failing] like before, she confidently left a message for Lin Ruyu on the light brain —

“I recently learned about another interesting robot, would you like to learn about it too?”

Song Xuyi hadn’t expected Lin Ruyu to reply so quickly. Almost immediately after sending the message, Lin Ruyu initiated a call. As soon as Song Xuyi connected, Lin Ruyu’s 3D projection appeared before her…

Lin Ruyu was already in her pajamas, wearing an extremely cute sleep cap. Her eyes were slightly drowsy as if she had just been sleeping. Her usual elegant and refined aura had faded, replaced by the vivacity and energy typical of a teenage girl.

“What new robot have you learned about?” Lin Ruyu asked softly with a yawn, her voice carrying a slight baby voice.

Song Xuyi couldn’t help but take an extra look at Lin Ruyu’s adorably contrasting appearance before lowering her head to introduce her equipment: “This is a makeup robot that can automatically help its owner apply makeup, completing a full look in just three minutes. I’ve already preset the programs, and the operation and assembly are very simple. Would you like to try it, Ruyu-jiejie [older sister]?”

Song Xuyi glanced at Lin Ruyu, noticing her gaze seemed somewhat strange. Worried that Lin Ruyu might lose interest in the robot, she quickly closed her eyes and turned on the robot to help with the makeup.

“How is it?”

When Song Xuyi opened her eyes again, she found Lin Ruyu crouching in front of her, eyes slightly narrowed, seemingly examining her makeup carefully.

“It’s alright!” Lin Ruyu said lazily, her gaze fixed steadily on Song Xuyi as she raised an eyebrow: “But I don’t quite understand, what does Xuyi-meimei [little sister] mean by recommending me a makeup robot? Do you think I’m not presentable without makeup?”

Song Xuyi hadn’t expected Lin Ruyu to think in this direction. She widened her eyes in surprise and hurriedly explained: “That’s not what I meant at all! Ruyu-jiejie is so pretty, you’re the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. I just thought that doing makeup every day must be tiring, and if a robot could help lighten your burden, you could get more rest…”

Seeing Song Xuyi’s flustered explanation, Lin Ruyu finally gave a soft ‘mm,’ and a smile slowly spread across her face.

Song Xuyi sighed in relief: she didn’t know why, but even though Lin Ruyu was just a teenage girl, whenever their eyes met, she always felt an inexplicable sense of pressure.

“Come teach me then!” Lin Ruyu’s tone noticeably brightened as she carefully examined the makeup robot Song Xuyi had assembled, her eyes curving into crescents: “Thank you, Xuyi-meimei, for saving me a few minutes of sleep time.”

Song Xuyi lowered her head.

That strange feeling came again!

Even though Lin Ruyu was expressing gratitude, somehow Song Xuyi felt there was a hint of teasing in her tone, making it sound peculiar, but when Song Xuyi looked at her, Lin Ruyu’s expression appeared completely serious.

Song Xuyi collected herself, thinking this must be due to her preconceived notions. Because she knew Lin Ruyu would become a villain, she subconsciously assumed she had ill intentions. But no one knows what the future holds, and currently, Lin Ruyu was both her employer and had objectively helped her out of a pressing situation. She shouldn’t view her through “colored glasses” [biased perspective] anymore.

With these thoughts, Song Xuyi began teaching Lin Ruyu wholeheartedly.

Lin Ruyu spoke very little, and her gaze wasn’t focused on the robot but rather fell interestedly on Song Xuyi. Song Xuyi found it hard to bear such intense staring, but remembering her role as a tutor, she couldn’t show weakness. To help Lin Ruyu focus, she used her previous technique of asking questions.

However, Lin Ruyu could answer Song Xuyi’s questions with perfect fluency…

Song Xuyi could only reflect on herself: Lin Ruyu clearly had talent; perhaps it was her own inexperience as a tutor that led to Lin Ruyu’s lack of interest.

Therefore, after finishing this lesson, Song Xuyi began to review [or: analyze] her teaching process and discovered several characteristics about Lin Ruyu: for instance, Lin Ruyu liked being praised, and when complimented, her already beautiful eyes would become even brighter; moreover, perhaps because she was away from home, Lin Ruyu appeared very happy whenever Song Xuyi showed concern for her…

Song Xuyi secretly noted these traits and planned to apply them in future lessons.

Only after finishing her review did Song Xuyi open her light brain, and as soon as she turned it on, she received a payment notification. She hadn’t expected to receive another transfer from Lin Ruyu—

Lin Ruyu was generous as always, and seeming to know Song Xuyi would refuse, she added a note to the transfer—

“Thank you for providing me with emotional value; this is your reward.”

Song Xuyi didn’t take Lin Ruyu’s message to heart and didn’t want Lin Ruyu to spend so much, so she transferred the money back, explaining: “You gave too much.” After waiting two minutes without a reply from Lin Ruyu, Song Xuyi assumed Lin Ruyu accepted her explanation, turned off the light brain, and went to sleep.

Next, Song Xuyi planned to make an errand-running robot.

Unlike Song Xuyi, who could only take nutritional supplements to replenish energy, Lin Ruyu earned a lot and had enough money to buy gourmet food. But Song Xuyi didn’t plan for the robot to only do errands: this errand-running robot needed to cater to Lin Ruyu’s preferences, say pleasant words, be mindful of Lin Ruyu’s mood, and purchase corresponding food for her…

These intelligent designs posed a significant challenge for Song Xuyi at present.

Therefore, Song Xuyi immersed herself in developing the errand-running robot. During this process, she learned many new things through self-study and made great progress, becoming too busy to care about anything else, not even noticing that she hadn’t contacted Lin Ruyu for several days.

Days passed quickly, and Song Xuyi finally designed the robot’s basic framework. She was extremely happy, but after working hard all night, she was exhausted and fell asleep in Lin Ruyu’s room.

When Song Xuyi woke up again, she found herself being held up by an unremarkable-looking robot in Lin Ruyu’s room. The robot wasn’t using much force, seemingly able to adjust its strength based on Song Xuyi’s struggles, not causing her discomfort while still effectively restraining her…

Lin Ruyu stood before Song Xuyi with a high ponytail and puffed-up cheeks. From outside the door came her agent’s hurrying voice saying “you only have half an hour,” but Lin Ruyu acted as if she hadn’t heard. With a serious expression, she pinched Song Xuyi’s cheeks, counting as she pinched, only stopping after twenty pinches.

Though Lin Ruyu wasn’t pinching hard, Song Xuyi felt incredibly embarrassed and a bit angry. She glared at Lin Ruyu, unable to understand why she would do this. However, Lin Ruyu looked even angrier, declaring forcefully: “I rushed back here right after recording my album to find you!”

“If you don’t accept my money again in the future, I’ll pinch you forty times next time!”

“…”

Song Xuyi hadn’t expected Lin Ruyu to rush back for such a childish reason. However, Lin Ruyu looked extremely serious, and Song Xuyi was so stunned looking at her expression that she didn’t know what to say…

Whatever!

Song Xuyi thought “breaking the jar since it’s already cracked” [meaning: giving up completely]: if the little villain wants to be a foolish spendthrift, she shouldn’t stop her.

Lin Ruyu then hurriedly left with her agent to rush to her next performance, having no time to communicate further with Song Xuyi. However, that evening, Lin Ruyu called Song Xuyi.

Unlike her fierce demeanor during the day, Lin Ruyu now appeared incredibly reasonable. She sincerely apologized to Song Xuyi, saying she shouldn’t have pinched her face, and explained that she wasn’t actually angry about Song Xuyi not accepting her money – it was just that sleeping Song Xuyi looked too cute, and she couldn’t help herself…

She also expressed that she now considered Song Xuyi a good friend and wanted her to live better, which was why she gave her money.

If Lin Ruyu had maintained her poor attitude from earlier, Song Xuyi would have considered quitting. However, Lin Ruyu spoke gently and apologized sincerely. Song Xuyi, who was known to “respond to gentleness but not to force” [meaning: more receptive to kind approaches], remembered that Lin Ruyu was still not even fourteen years old and shouldn’t be judged too harshly. So she let go of her grievances and began introducing the framework of her errand-running robot.

Although angry, Song Xuyi never let emotions affect her work, and hadn’t forgotten about developing the errand robot during the day. The robot needed a voice for “rainbow fart” [meaning: excessive flattery], and since the Bilin Starians were very particular about voice copyright, using someone else’s voice would require paying a large fee. So Song Xuyi simply used herself as the prototype, recording her own voice for the robot.

When she heard the robot using her voice to say sweetly, “Ruyu-jiejie, you look so beautiful today, a glass of juice will make you even more radiant…” Song Xuyi felt incredibly embarrassed, but Lin Ruyu’s eyes lit up.

As Song Xuyi had expected, Lin Ruyu absolutely loved this robot. She looked at Song Xuyi with sparkling eyes, repeatedly saying “Xuyi, you’re so good!” Under such a gaze, Song Xuyi’s embarrassment unconsciously faded away, and she even felt proud: her teaching method wasn’t wrong – Lin Ruyu really did like flattery!

After demonstrating the robot’s assembly, a delighted Lin Ruyu once again transferred a large sum of money to Song Xuyi on the spot.

With Lin Ruyu’s slightly coquettish tone saying “Xuyi, just accept this money,” Song Xuyi struggled internally but finally didn’t transfer it back: Lin Ruyu’s temperament was unpredictable, and Song Xuyi really couldn’t handle another encounter like before!

But she didn’t want to keep this money either, so after some thought, Song Xuyi decided to save it and return it to Lin Ruyu when she needed it in the future…

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The author has something to say:

Lin Ruyu: What to do when a young girl is too principled?

Solution: Making a mess and pestering persistently, using both soft and hard approaches – Plan successful!

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LP: Re-translated on January 19, 2025

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