Blame the Villain – Chapter 242

Villainous Singer (14)

Even though Song Xuyi was certain Lin Ruyu was joking, she couldn’t help but blush.

“Are there robots in these boxes?” To avoid embarrassing herself again in front of Lin Ruyu, Song Xuyi cleared her throat and deliberately shifted her attention to what was behind Lin Ruyu.

Behind Lin Ruyu were several conspicuous large boxes. Amidst Lin Ruyu’s teasing “You’ll see when you look,” Song Xuyi ran over to open the packaging and discovered several latest-model robots. From the sensors to various components, these robots were made with the most advanced materials—clearly worth a fortune.

“How much did you spend on these?”

Song Xuyi furrowed her brows and glanced at Lin Ruyu again, carefully speaking up. She had thought her savings from these years would be enough to cover Lin Ruyu’s expenses, but seeing these robots, Song Xuyi felt a deep sense of financial crisis.

“Not much,” Lin Ruyu watched Song Xuyi’s nervous expression, her smile deepening at the corners of her lips. She lay back on the sofa lazily and named a figure. Sure enough, the next moment she heard Song Xuyi’s obvious sharp intake of breath—

“I won’t return them. Where would that leave my face?” Lin Ruyu seemed to know what Song Xuyi wanted to say and cut her off. She glanced at Song Xuyi, suddenly seeming to remember something, and while operating her light brain, she looked sideways at Song Xuyi: “Besides, this is big sister’s graduation gift to you.”

Song Xuyi, caught off guard by being interrupted, could only stand aside with a red face. After a while, she finally remembered what she should do and hurriedly took out her light brain to transfer money to Lin Ruyu. However, for some reason, after several attempts, the transfer wouldn’t go through. Song Xuyi thought it might be because the amount was too large, so she sat down on the carpet to research the minimum transfer limit, trying several more times, not noticing that Lin Ruyu had also sat down.

After seeing Song Xuyi’s attempts, Lin Ruyu collapsed laughing on Song Xuyi’s shoulder, waving her light brain at her. Song Xuyi looked up to see their communication interface on Lin Ruyu’s light brain, and at the front was an operation record from a few minutes ago that clearly stated—”Incoming transfers from contact blocked!”

Song Xuyi’s eyes widened as she finally understood why she couldn’t transfer the money. She glared at Lin Ruyu and tried to grab her light brain to change the settings. However, despite Song Xuyi’s regular exercise routine, she couldn’t manage to snatch the device from the seemingly delicate Lin Ruyu…

Eventually, Lin Ruyu played a trick by lying back, her whole body falling onto the carpet. Song Xuyi, without thinking too much, tried to reach over Lin Ruyu to grab the light brain that was placed above her head. However, unexpectedly, Lin Ruyu seized the opportunity to let go of the light brain and wrapped both arms around Song Xuyi’s waist, pulling her down onto the carpet—

Song Xuyi tried to break free, but Lin Ruyu increased her grip, burying her face in Song Xuyi’s neck while mumbling indistinctly: “Just let me lean on you.” Seemingly concerned that Song Xuyi would mind the waste of revision time, she added: “I know you’re pressed for time, just for a little while…”

Lin Ruyu’s tone sounded the same as always, yet somehow Song Xuyi felt that Lin Ruyu’s mood seemed somewhat low. The unique fresh fragrance from Lin Ruyu’s body surrounded her. In such an atmosphere, Song Xuyi’s cheeks involuntarily turned crimson, but thinking that Lin Ruyu couldn’t see her face right now, after some consideration, Song Xuyi relaxed her body and spoke softly with flushed cheeks: “Y-you said… just for a little while…”

With a ‘puff’ sound, Lin Ruyu laughed.

“Xuyi, has anyone ever told you that you’re really adorable?” Lin Ruyu’s tone carried an undisguised sigh.

Song Xuyi pressed her lips together.

The two stayed close for a long while, and Song Xuyi could clearly feel Lin Ruyu’s body trembling slightly from laughter. At first, Song Xuyi felt extremely embarrassed, counting time in her head and planning to push Lin Ruyu away after a short while. However, gradually, Song Xuyi noticed something strange: time had passed, and Lin Ruyu’s body was still trembling slightly, but now warm liquid was slowly dampening Song Xuyi’s neck…

Was Lin Ruyu crying?

Song Xuyi’s eyes widened as she struggled with whether to push Lin Ruyu away to see her expression. Then the system thoughtfully spoke up: “Xuyi, the little villain is crying! Crying so sadly…”

Song Xuyi’s mind was in complete disarray, having no idea how to console Lin Ruyu. She could only bite her lower lip and awkwardly wrap her arms around Lin Ruyu, gently patting her back while trying hard to think of the reason for Lin Ruyu’s tears.

The more she thought about it, Song Xuyi realized there were many possible reasons: Lin Ruyu had been alone in a foreign land for so many years; she had just paid a huge compensation, and now her management company was trying their best to turn against her…

“It’s alright,” Song Xuyi could only say softly, her throat tight: “You’ve already terminated your contract, everything will get better.”

Lin Ruyu didn’t respond, but her arms tightened around Song Xuyi even more.

The room was completely silent until suddenly there was a ‘click’ sound, and the humanoid robot in the corner, standing half as tall as a person, suddenly turned around. Its lifeless eyes quietly gazed at Lin Ruyu, looking almost human-like at first glance—

“Ruyu, we have our responsibilities and mission,” the robot’s voice was gentle yet firm: “We failed to protect our homeland, so for the rest of our lives, we must fight for our Ruoshui Kingdom.”

Song Xuyi’s eyes widened in astonishment: she was shocked by the robot’s words, but what confused her even more was—all robots needed activation commands, but Lin Ruyu hadn’t given any orders, so why did this robot move and speak autonomously?

Lin Ruyu didn’t explain why the robot had moved.

She waved her hand, and the robot turned back to face the wall. Only then did she raise her head to look at Song Xuyi, her tear-filled eyes making the small red birthmark at the corner of her eye appear even more striking.

“Today is the anniversary of my mother’s death, Xuyi, thank you for being here with me.” Lin Ruyu spoke softly, looking at Song Xuyi: “I know you have many questions.”

“But now is not the time.” Her voice sounded gentle, but her gaze carried emotions that Song Xuyi couldn’t quite decipher. As Song Xuyi met Lin Ruyu’s eyes, her heart began to race again, and she couldn’t help but bite her lower lip. Lin Ruyu’s eyes darkened slightly, her hand at her side tightening, but she lowered her gaze: “After your exam is over, I will tell you everything that I can tell you.”

That afternoon, news that sent everyone on Bilin Star into a frenzy spread—Professor Xu would be joining as an examiner for this robotics test.

Professor Xu was the leading authority in Bilin Star’s robotics industry. Known for his eccentric personality, he had dedicated his entire life to robotics research and made outstanding contributions to the development of Bilin Star’s robotics industry. One could say he single-handedly promoted the industry’s growth.

In recent years, due to health reasons, Professor Xu had rarely appeared in public. His sudden appearance naturally caused a sensation on Bilin Star.

Several students in Song Xuyi’s class who were also taking the graduation test and usually had good grades had already started dreaming about being recognized for their talent by Professor Xu and becoming his last disciples…

Song Xuyi also felt some pressure at this point: she wasn’t entertaining any daydreams about being chosen as Professor Xu’s disciple, and with so many examiners, he might not even come to her examination room. However, given Professor Xu’s vast experience and knowledge, if he did come to her examination room, his requirements for students would certainly be more stringent. Song Xuyi knew she would have to perform even more excellently.

Song Xuyi didn’t notice the dark look in Lin Ruyu’s eyes as she gazed at Professor Xu’s photo on the light brain.

Both Song Xuyi and Lin Ruyu understood that this exam was extremely important for Song Xuyi.

Song Xuyi spent the next few days continuously preparing for this exam, dismantling the latest robots Lin Ruyu had brought. She was utterly amazed: these robots completely refreshed her existing knowledge. Unlike Kelin Academy’s system, the technology applied in these robots that Lin Ruyu brought was almost ahead of their time.

Lin Ruyu had stopped concealing her proficiency with robotics technology and began dismantling these robots in front of Song Xuyi, answering her questions.

The more Song Xuyi engaged with this, the more pressure she felt. Despite Lin Ruyu seemingly having no time to practice robotics technology, her demonstrated skills were far more proficient than Song Xuyi’s, comparable even to veteran engineers with years of experience. Song Xuyi even thought that if Lin Ruyu were to take the graduation test, she would definitely rank first nationwide on Bilin Star.

Could someone’s natural talent really be that strong?

But since Lin Ruyu had said she would tell her secrets later, Song Xuyi didn’t press the matter for now, focusing instead on learning the knowledge Lin Ruyu was teaching her and immersing herself in training.

Soon, the day of the test arrived.

Song Xuyi had thought she would feel nervous, after all, this wasn’t an ordinary exam. However, when the day actually came, Song Xuyi found she couldn’t generate even a hint of nervousness, her heart completely calm: she had done everything she could, and now could only leave it to fate [聽天由命 | tīng tiān yóu mìng | idiom: submit to heaven’s will].

Lin Ruyu had left early in the morning, and Song Xuyi didn’t know where she had gone.

Song Xuyi went to the examination venue alone.

Given her previous bottom-ranking scores, she was assigned a seat near the back edge. The examination room was already set up, with surveillance cameras showing the situation inside to spectators without any blind spots.

Because of Song Xuyi’s identity as a Ruoshui Star citizen, many viewers came to the livestream room. Song Xuyi hadn’t expected Professor Xu to be assigned as an examiner for this Kelin Academy district. Due to his presence, the number of viewers in her livestream room multiplied several times over.

This was good too!

Looking at the display screen at the front of the classroom showing the continuously growing number of online viewers, Song Xuyi could only comfort herself: the more spectators there were and the better she performed, the harder it would be for the people of Bilin Star to go back on their word.

When the examination bell rang, the new model robot designated as the test equipment was delivered to Song Xuyi.

Song Xuyi took a deep breath, blocking out all external distractions, and focused her attention on this robot, beginning to dismantle it at lightning speed…

With Lin Ruyu’s training over the past few days, Song Xuyi’s understanding of robots had greatly improved. While she might not have noticed before, this time Song Xuyi clearly discovered that this robot had a suction cup under its claws, enabling it to walk inverted on roofs for high-altitude operations…

This should be another scoring point.

Song Xuyi deliberately marked out the suction cup before continuing to dismantle the other components.

She became immersed in the world of robot dismantling, her speed increasing steadily, unaware of the amazed expressions of the Bilin Star citizens watching her speed—

“Am I seeing this right? This Ruoshui Star girl is actually the fastest!”

“Is she even human? I feel like her hands must be mechanical arms!”

“Heavens! Wasn’t she supposed to be performing poorly in class? Yet even her high-achieving classmates aren’t as skilled as her…”

…

Amidst the wave of discussions, even Professor Xu, as an examiner, squinted as he observed Song Xuyi…

Watching Song Xuyi’s busy figure, after a while, a gleam of light flashed through Professor Xu’s clouded eyes as he curved his lips into a smile: “This young lady is certainly the most outstanding student of this year’s class!”

“I’m even somewhat interested in taking her as my student—”

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LP: Re-translated on January 27, 2025

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