After Marrying the Cold and Elegant Beauty, I Fell in Love (GL) - Chapter 12

When Yun Ruyi saw Shen Yuru looking at Han Shuangshuang with a dark expression, an unreadable smile curved at the corner of her mouth.

She put away her aggressive manner from earlier and stood off to the side with her arms crossed, her eyes clearly gleaming with the look of someone waiting to watch a good show. Those bright eyes of hers were even more radiant than before.

Han Shuangshuang tried hard to keep herself calm, but no matter how she looked at the situation before her, it felt wrong.

That Yun Ruyi just now had seemed to be deliberately testing her.

She had said all those strange things on purpose to make Han Shuangshuang mention Shen Yuru.

It was as though she would only be satisfied if Shen Yuru misunderstood.

“I truly didn’t know that in Student Han’s eyes, I was actually this kind of person. Unfortunately, I must excuse myself.”

Shen Yuru’s face was as dark as ink. Although her voice was淡淡, Han Shuangshuang could still hear, amid the noisy bar music, that tiny trace of gritted teeth and anger at being deceived.

[System: Warm reminder to Host. Shen Yuru’s blackening value is fluctuating. Please soothe Shen Yuru as soon as possible, Host, to avoid a rebound in her blackening value.]

Whenever Han Shuangshuang grew anxious, those puppy eyes of hers looked especially innocent.

Han Shuangshuang stared blankly at Shen Yuru and reached out both hands, wanting to explain. But after opening her mouth, she did not know what to say.

Shen Yuru looked at the two hands stretching toward her, like fluffy dog paws covered in fur, and the anger in her heart rose another level.

If Han Shuangshuang were consistent inside and out, Shen Yuru would not have been so conflicted.

She clearly knew that Han Shuangshuang could not possibly have good intentions in approaching her, yet again and again, she compromised, indulged her, and silently allowed Han Shuangshuang to move closer.

And now, Han Shuangshuang had already stated her thoughts so plainly, yet she still looked at Shen Yuru with that expression as if everything was a misunderstanding.

She gazed at her with those pitiful puppy eyes, trying to beg for her forgiveness.

How could there be someone with skin this thick, this shameless?

Shen Yuru clutched her chest.

It was like an expectation she had suppressed for a long time had once again fallen through.

A dull pain began to spread through her chest, and her face turned pale.

She had long since become accustomed to this kind of pain, so accustomed that she no longer treated it as suffering. Gradually, she had grown numb to it.

This time, Han Shuangshuang completely panicked. Seeing Shen Yuru’s pained appearance, she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

“Stupid system, you made me transmigrate into a book but didn’t even tell me the characters’ backgrounds or the supporting characters’ names. Now it’s a disaster. When I’m finished, don’t even think your whole system will have an easy time either.”

[System: Those words were spoken by Host yourself. Host must take responsibility for the words you say. They were not guided or instructed by the system.]

Seeing Han Shuangshuang’s anxious appearance, Yan Huan rubbed her chin, then leaned close to Han Shuangshuang and said, “I thought you remembered. I didn’t expect studying to actually make you stupid. Yun Ruyi is Yun Yun’s older sister. She’s the owner of this bar. Yun Yun and Shen Yuru can also be considered family friends. Although they don’t seem to have much contact at school, their private relationship is pretty good. Back then, your brain short-circuited, and after taking a fancy to Yun Ruyi, you insisted on having Yun Ruyi seduce your dad. I tried to talk you out of it, but who knew you’d forget it yourself in the blink of an eye?”

Han Shuangshuang seemed to hear the sound of herself grinding her teeth.

She looked at Yan Huan, who was stirring up trouble from the side.

She had already noticed that something was off. When Yan Huan saw that vice president of the student council, her eyes had gone straight.

No wonder she had dragged Han Shuangshuang to this bar to have fun, even boldly saying she would treat her. So this was the bar owned by her crush’s older sister.

Yan Huan had felt awkward coming alone, so she dragged Han Shuangshuang along as a cushion—only to end up screwing her over too.

[System: Warning, warning. Shen Yuru is currently experiencing chest pain. If Host does not interrupt Shen Yuru’s painful emotions, Shen Yuru’s heart damage may increase, lowering Shen Yuru’s heart healing value. This will cause Host to encounter a series of unlucky events and increase the difficulty of the system plot.]

Han Shuangshuang grabbed Shen Yuru’s wrist in one motion.

Just as she was about to open her mouth and explain, Yun Ruyi interrupted, “Han Shuangshuang, you already said everything so clearly. Why are you still pestering Shen Yuru?”

It would have been fine if Yun Ruyi had not spoken, but the moment she did, Han Shuangshuang was furious.

Now she increasingly felt that the title of malicious female supporting character had truly been unfairly placed on the original owner.

Although the things the original owner had done were indeed a little ridiculous, why did every black pot and every basin of dirty water have to be poured onto her?

“What’s the point of testing me? Back then, my brain did short-circuit, and I did give you money and ask you to do some things. But it’s not like there was a knife pressed against your neck. Money in one hand, goods in the other—you agreed to it yourself. Yet after taking someone’s money, you still turn around to belittle and scold me. What does that make you? The things you said just now were clearly meant to bait me. You deliberately made those misleading moves and said those misleading words because you wanted Sister Shen to hear them, because you wanted to break the two of us apart, didn’t you? Well, I refuse to let you get your wish.”

No one had expected Han Shuangshuang to state her true thoughts so directly.

Yun Ruyi was stunned for a moment, and Han Shuangshuang had already dragged Shen Yuru out of the bar.

Shen Yuru’s expression was still dark. Because of the pain in her chest, some physiological tears had gathered in her eyes, making those phoenix eyes reflect the light in the dark night.

Although Shen Yuru said nothing, the moment her gaze fell on Han Shuangshuang, Han Shuangshuang felt as if Shen Yuru had already said everything.

She looked like a scumbag woman who toyed with good girls, like human trash who trampled on other people’s sincerity.

Usually, at a time like this, explaining would no longer work.

Then she would strike first.

“Sister Shen, why did you come to a place like this? You clearly know your heart isn’t good. The bar is so noisy, and the lights are flashing. What if you got overstimulated and fainted? There are so many people here, and a stampede could easily happen. Sister Shen, did you ever think about whether I would worry? Whether I would feel sad because of it?”

Shen Yuru had originally been staring at Han Shuangshuang with an icy gaze, like countless tiny needles of frost piercing Han Shuangshuang’s body. But after hearing Han Shuangshuang’s words, those phoenix eyes rarely froze for an instant, revealing confusion. Even her attack paused for a few seconds.

“Yes, I once did some stupid things. But Sister Shen also knows that in that family, my dad doesn’t love me and my mom is gone. Once there’s a stepmother, there’s a stepfather. My so-called younger sister talks in that passive-aggressive way every day, and that undying dad of mine beats me every other day because of my stepmother and stepsister. I grew up like this. The fact that I didn’t grow crooked and didn’t take revenge on society is already pretty good. So what if I did a few small bad things that didn’t even succeed? Besides, Yun Ruyi accepted money. She took the money but didn’t do the job, didn’t even get it done properly, yet she turned around and accused me of having crooked values. Where in the world is there such unreasonable logic?”

The more Han Shuangshuang spoke, the more agitated she became, as though she had already placed herself fully into the original owner’s state of mind.

“Sister Shen came to this kind of place without telling me in advance. There are all kinds of people mixed together here. People come here for all sorts of things. Sister Shen is so weak and so good-looking. What if some pervert or bad person targeted you? You don’t even have the ability to fight back.”

“What disappoints me the most, most, most is that Sister Shen actually believed what that Yun Ruyi said. I thought that after spending time together these past few days, Sister Shen already regarded me as a friend. When misunderstandings arise between friends, shouldn’t they ask clearly face to face? How could you just let an outsider sow discord like that?”

Han Shuangshuang huffed. After finishing, she turned her back and stopped looking at Shen Yuru, as though she was angry too.

Shen Yuru was no longer clutching her chest. At some unknown point, the pain in her chest had already stopped, as though it had been healed.

Even the emotions that had been rising and falling restlessly in her heart had gradually calmed.

Looking at Han Shuangshuang’s back, she looked like a doggo whose fur had puffed up in anger.

Shen Yuru pressed her thin lips together, and her slender index finger moved slightly.

It was almost as if she really was the one in the wrong.

She had been born into a wealthy family. But after her parents died that year, she had no adults to rely on. Although she held company shares in her hands, her relatives all eyed them greedily.

Fortunately, there were still some subordinates who remained deeply loyal to her parents.

Yun Yun and Yun Ruyi were the children of those subordinates.

Yun Ruyi had said she would test out the true face behind Han Shuangshuang’s approach, so she had Shen Yuru wait inside the bar.

Unexpectedly, the one who puffed up first was Han Shuangshuang.

Shen Yuru had never been talkative to begin with.

After Han Shuangshuang turned her back in anger and stopped speaking, silence instantly fell between the two of them.

It was already midnight. Only inside the bar was there noise and chaos, neon lights flashing as people indulged in reckless madness. Outside, everything was silent.

Moonlight shone over the two of them. Shen Yuru lowered her lashes, her phoenix eyes hanging down. No one knew what she was thinking.

As for Han Shuangshuang, she could only try her best to slow her breathing. After being angry, she focused all her attention on sensing Shen Yuru’s presence.

Heavens, she had been too agitated just now and had blurted out everything in one go. She had even scolded the future great villain. Was she going to die here today?

Villains always had subordinates around them. Maybe Shen Yuru’s bodyguards were hiding nearby. After three seconds, they would slit her throat directly, and she would be gone.

Han Shuangshuang went from a puffed-up doggo to a dejected doggo. The arms she had crossed had already dropped, hanging weakly at her sides.

A faint breeze blew past, brushing against the anxious sweat in her palms and bringing a trace of coolness. The temperature of her fingers gradually dropped too.

Suddenly, Han Shuangshuang felt a slightly cool yet faintly warm index finger hook around her pinkie.

Han Shuangshuang’s ears twitched.

Awkward and unwilling, she turned around with a hint of reluctance.

When she turned back to look at Shen Yuru, Shen Yuru’s lips were pressed together, her eyes lowered. Although her complexion had not improved much, all the anger around her had long since disappeared.

A proper real-life tsundere.

But things like tsunderes hit her weak spot the most.

Han Shuangshuang pursed her lips, hooked Shen Yuru’s pinkie back with her index finger, and gripped it tightly in her hand.

“Fine. I’ll forgive you this time.”

[System: Please conform to the malicious female supporting character’s setting of pushing her luck, Host, and make one of the following two requests of Shen Yuru.

Request One: Make Shen Yuru please Host by kissing Host.

Request Two: Host sucks on Shen Yuru’s fingertip.]

Han Shuangshuang: …

When it came to being perverted, it still had to be you.

Author’s Note:

Han Shuangshuang: I’m not good at this.

System: Host, believe in yourself.

Shen Yuru: I’ll just quietly watch your performance.