Villainous Stand-in (6)
The next day, early in the morning, there was a knocking sound at Song Xuyi’s door.
Song Xuyi opened the door to see Li Yuqing, who was wearing sportswear and looked stunning even with no makeup on.
Li Yuqing looked at Song Xuyi, who was wearing a bunny pajama set, and whose eyes were filled with bewilderment and tiredness. She smiled slightly.
“Sorry, I didn’t know you were still sleeping. I originally intended to ask you if you wanted to go jogging.” Li Yuqing apologized and glanced at Song Xuyi with anticipation, “Xuyi, are you really not coming for a jog?”
Song Xuyi shook her head.
Li Yuqing didn’t insist and even considerately helped Song Xuyi close the door.
Listening to the sound of Li Yuqing’s footsteps fading away outside the door, Song Xuyi couldn’t fall back asleep. She couldn’t help but touch her waist…
Uncontrollably, her mind played back the way Li Yuqing looked just now: a slender waist as delicate as a willow branch, slender and long arms, and straight long legs. She was a stunner no matter how you looked at her…
Song Xuyi touched her stomach. When she first came to this world, she used to have the habit of jogging. However, during this period of time, she had been staying at home drawing manga and hadn’t exercised, so she had already developed a small belly…
Song Xuyi suddenly felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She couldn’t help but jump off the bed and onto the weighing scale: she had gained 5 jin since she first came to this world!
(LP: 1 jin is roughly 1.1 pounds or 0.498952 kg so she gained 5.5 pounds or 2.4 kg)
With no more sleepiness in her mind, Song Xuyi got up and washed up, then went out for a run.
Recalling how she had just turned down Li Yuqing, Song Xuyi was afraid of running into Li Yuqing on the road, so she took the small paths along the way. However, what she feared most happened. After turning a corner in the shade of the trees, Song Xuyi bumped into Li Yuqing, who had already run several laps.
Song Xuyi had long thought of an excuse. She coughed dryly and glanced at Li Yuqing calmly and composedly. “Actually, I came out to find you to discuss about adopting a kitten today.”
Li Yuqing had been running for a while. There were fine beads of sweat on her forehead. She was stunned for a moment when she heard this. Her gaze landed on Song Xuyi’s wandering eyes, and a hint of a smile flashed across her eyes, but her voice was gentle, “I see.”
“But since Xuyi has already come out, it’s the weekend and there are no classes today. Adopting a kitten is not urgent. Do you want to run a few laps with me?”
This sentence spoke to Song Xuyi’s heart.
Song Xuyi glanced at Li Yuqing. Li Yuqing’s gaze was extremely sincere, and she didn’t seem to notice that Song Xuyi was making excuses.
Song Xuyi pursed her lips, forcibly suppressing the smile on her lips. She pretended to think for two seconds, then followed behind Li Yuqing at a slow jog.
Song Xuyi’s body rarely exercised, so she started to pant after running for a short while. She originally wanted to stop, but Li Yuqing’s slender waist in front of her kept swaying. Song Xuyi thought of her small belly and gritted her teeth to follow again.
After running a few laps, Li Yuqing finally stopped. Song Xuyi was so tired that she just wanted to lie down on the spot. On the other hand, even though Li Yuqing’s breathing was slightly chaotic and there was fine sweat on her forehead, she looked even more radiant.
Because she was so tired, when Li Yuqing approached Song Xuyi and offered to support her by holding her arm, Song Xuyi didn’t notice anything unusual. Instead, she felt that this big villain was more considerate and attentive than she had imagined. She half-supported Li Yuqing’s arm and went to Li Yuqing’s room.
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“Xuyi, you rest for a while first.” Li Yuqing handed Song Xuyi a glass of water. Her face was filled with just the right amount of guilt. “I didn’t know that your body was so weak. I will take you to exercise more in the future.”
As she spoke, Li Yuqing turned and walked into the kitchen. “Let’s have breakfast first, and then we’ll go out later.”
By the time Song Xuyi came back to her senses, Li Yuqing had already brought out the milk and handed it to Song Xuyi. She also considerately handed her the TV remote control. “Wait a little longer. It’ll be ready soon.”
Song Xuyi wanted to say goodbye and go home, but the words couldn’t come out of her mouth.
After finishing the delicious, low-fat, and nutritious meal that Li Yuqing had personally prepared, Song Xuyi felt embarrassed for eating and drinking for free, so she volunteered to help Li Yuqing wash the dishes. Li Yuqing didn’t refuse either. She leaned against the kitchen door and watched Song Xuyi with a smile on her face.
Meeting Li Yuqing’s gentle and charming gaze, which seemed to be hiding a hook, Song Xuyi only then realized in retrospect that she and Li Yuqing had gotten too close.
However, Li Yuqing had openly and honestly expressing her intention to get close to her. Song Xuyi could only blame herself for having weak willpower and couldn’t blame Li Yuqing at all.
The system “heh”ed in Song Xuyi’s mind.
After going through all these worlds, the system had discovered that Song Xuyi was good at everything, except that she couldn’t resist the temptation of the villains’ beauty. However, in the eyes of the protective system, this could only be blamed on the villains for being too cunning, and Song Xuyi couldn’t be blamed at all. The system firmly believed that Xuyi wouldn’t fall into the villains’ hands every time. One day, Xuyi would see through the villains’ hypocritical true face and stop messing around with them…
However, while the system was fantasizing about the plot of ‘Song Xuyi looking down on the villains and ignoring them’, the Song Xuyi in reality followed Li Yuqing to the stray cat rescue center with a flushed face.
There were many kittens in the rescue center. Song Xuyi’s heart melted at the sight of so many furry creatures huddled together. She looked left and right, finding each and every one of them cute, adorable, and couldn’t make up her mind which one to adopt.
Li Yuqing’s gaze, however, fell on the corner of the room.
In the corner was a small cat bed, in which lay a pure white ball.
The volunteer introduced, “This little guy was sent here a few days ago. It was abandoned by its previous owner in a rental house. By the time the landlord came to inspect the house, it had been starving for many days and was extremely weak and close to death.”
“This little guy has a good breed and appearance, but it’s probably because it was abandoned before that it’s not very friendly and can even be aggressive. In the past few days, it has even scratched several kind-hearted people who wanted to adopt it…”
Before the volunteer could finish speaking, Li Yuqing had already walked up to the kitten.
At first, the kitten ignored Li Yuqing. No matter how Li Yuqing teased it, it didn’t respond. It just stared at Li Yuqing warily with its blue eyes. Li Yuqing tentatively reached out to touch the kitten, but the kitten swiped at her arm with lightning speed—
A visible bloodstain appeared on Li Yuqing’s snow-white skin. The kitten’s eyes flickered, and it turned its head and withdrew back into its nest, as if nothing had happened.
“You should go get a rabies vaccine first!” The volunteer sighed as he looked at the bloodstain on Li Yuqing’s hand. “This little guy probably won’t be able to get over its trauma for a while…”
The system sighed as it watched the kitten withdraw back into its nest. “This little one is very bitter in its heart and doesn’t want to get close to any humans anymore. How pitiful…”
“Anyway, I’ll have to get a vaccine later.” To everyone’s surprise, Li Yuqing shook her head with a smile and once again carefully reached out to touch the kitten. “I’ll try a few more times.”
The second time, Li Yuqing was scratched again.
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The third time… the fourth time…
Several bloodstains quickly appeared on Li Yuqing’s fair and smooth skin.
My apologies for putting notes inside the translated text. I am still under development and learning to follow instructions more carefully.
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Song Xuyi couldn’t bear to watch anymore and was about to persuade Li Yuqing to give up when, unexpectedly, when Li Yuqing reached out again, the kitten’s blue eyes blinked, and it suddenly turned around and rubbed against Li Yuqing’s palm, as if it was wronged and to curry favor at the same time. It let out a soft “meow…”
“The little guy trusts you!” The volunteer on the side exclaimed in surprise.
The corners of Li Yuqing’s lips curled up slightly. She carefully picked up the kitten, drove it to get vaccinated and examined, and then went to the hospital to get a rabies vaccine herself.
“This villain… actually looks like a decent person.” The system was amazed by Li Yuqing’s actions, but it couldn’t think of any words to praise the villain in its impression. It was a long time before it awkwardly opened its mouth.
Song Xuyi didn’t respond. Her gaze silently fell on Li Yuqing in front of her. Li Yuqing’s profile was facing the kitten in her arms, and her eyes were full of tenderness. In a trance, Song Xuyi recalled the Li Yuqing in her dream who was happily teasing a kitten when she was a child.
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In fact, Li Yuqing and the kitten were somewhat similar: they had both experienced trauma, and they both appeared beautiful but harbored danger. The difference was that the kitten had finally let go of its inner guard and trauma and once again chose to trust humans. But what about Li Yuqing? Would she be able to walk out of the trauma and hatred in her heart?
Song Xuyi accompanied Li Yuqing to buy a cat bed, cat food, and toys. Then they went to Li Yuqing’s house to continue playing with the kitten for a while. Because Song Xuyi had the system in her mind to communicate for her, the kitten didn’t reject Song Xuyi’s approach. When Song Xuyi indicated that she wanted to hold the kitten, Li Yuqing’s hands were still tightly holding the kitten’s legs, as if she was extremely afraid that the kitten would scratch Song Xuyi. When she saw the kitten meow affectionately at Song Xuyi, Li Yuqing sighed in relief, lowered her head, and laughed softly, “I almost forgot how loveable Xuyi is. How could it be afraid of you…”
Song Xuyi clearly knew that Li Yuqing was trying to curry favor with her, but the enemy’s power was really too strong. After half a day, Song Xuyi could no longer produce any resistance towards Li Yuqing. Looking at Li Yuqing’s appearance, Song Xuyi still couldn’t help but blush.
Perhaps it was because she had been in contact with Li Yuqing too much, but Song Xuyi dreamed of Li Yuqing again that night.
However, this time, the dream was extremely depressing. The fireworks and firecrackers exploding outside formed a stark contrast with the quiet and deserted hospital corridor. The little girl sat alone in the hospital corridor, her back straight and her eyes empty…
Through the half-opened door, Song Xuyi sees the old man on the hospital bed frowning tightly even while he is sleeping.
Has the dream progressed to the Li family’s bankruptcy now?
Song Xuyi was stunned for a moment, looking at the little girl’s eyes that seemed to have suddenly become firm and gloomy and softly sighed, sitting down beside the little girl.
“I don’t need you!” The little girl turned her head around and looked at Song Xuyi coldly, speaking sharply: “What fairies, what fairy tales are all lies! My father, my mother and my sister are all dead, and my grandpa is about to die… My world has already shattered long ago!”
“Yes, you don’t need me,” Song Xuyi said softly, standing up and hugging the little girl’s stiff body, agreeing sorrowfully with her: “It’s me who needs you, that’s why I appeared.”
The little girl’s body stiffened, and she used a little force as if she wanted to struggle, but she did not break free. Instead, she shed tears in Song Xuyi’s arms:
“You’re so annoying!” The little girl choked out, her body trembling: “I said I don’t need you, you’re a fake fairy, you can’t help me with anything at all–“
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“Why didn’t you help me stop my father and mother from going out, why didn’t you help me cure grandpa, why didn’t you help me punish the Song family’s old bastard who framed our family…”
“I’m sorry–” Song Xuyi’s eyes were a little red. Facing this child who was extremely heartbroken and had fallen from heaven to hell, Song Xuyi could not find any words to comfort her. She could only hold Li Yuqing’s hand tightly and follow Li Yuqing’s words.
And at dawn, Li Yuqing’s grandpa woke up. At the moment of his death, the old man told everything, including: he and Old Master Song were sworn brothers, and the case that caused the Li family to fall from grace was committed by Old Master Song. Old Master Li couldn’t stand Old Master Song’s greed, and this incident became the fuse that led to the two families breaking up. And after Old Master Song committed the crime, he left the Li Group and founded the Song Group. The Li family bore all the blame, and Old Master Song even shamelessly used this incident to deal with the Li family after many years…
Old Master Li planned out all the paths for Li Yuqing while he was still alive, and also planted the seeds of hatred in Li Yuqing’s heart.
With the sound of the New Year’s bell, Li Yuqing lost her last loved one.
Song Xuyi looked at Li Yuqing, who had returned to the corridor and cried until her tears had dried up. She wanted very much to accompany the Li Yuqing in her dream for a while longer, but the familiar sense of waking up came over her. Song Xuyi’s body floated further and further away, watching helplessly as Li Yuqing was gradually swallowed by the boundless darkness…
The author has something to say:
The happier Little Li is during the day, the more miserable Little Li is at night~
LP: Re-translated on June 04, 2024