After Marrying the Cold and Elegant Beauty, I Fell in Love (GL) - Chapter 2

Han Shuangshuang was a “generalist” when it came to media; she’d consume just about anything she found interesting. While she had read plenty of spicy novels in her time, this was her first time having such intimate physical contact with an actual person.

She never imagined her first kiss would be given to a paper character—the great villain of a book world.

She had known her orientation from a young age. After her parents passed away, she lived with her uncle and aunt. The feeling of living under someone else’s roof wasn’t pleasant; she knew early on that they didn’t like her and were only interested in the large inheritance her parents left behind.

Fortunately, that money was kept in an account under her name by her grandparents. They only released a set amount of living expenses to her aunt and uncle annually. As soon as she got into university and turned eighteen, she moved out, taking her fortune with her.

Because of this, she had never been in a relationship. When she saw beautiful women, she only dared to admire them from afar, never daring to actually approach them.

She had a preference for the “gloomy beauty” archetype found in books—loyal, paranoid, and fragile enough to trigger a protective instinct.

Shen Yuru’s lips were very soft. Much like her personality, they lacked warmth, carrying a slight, refreshing coolness. There was no scent of perfume on her, just a pleasant, natural body fragrance—clean and sharp, like a remote mountain spring.

It wasn’t until she tasted a hint of blood that Han Shuangshuang snapped back to her senses. She saw Shen Yuru, barely ten centimeters away, glaring at her with a sinister intensity.

Han Shuangshuang scrambled up immediately.

“I can explain! Sister Shen, I really didn’t do it on purpose!”

Supporting herself with her hand on the ground, Shen Yuru slowly stood up. Her face was truly too beautiful; even in her frailty, there was an aesthetic grace to her. She slowly wiped the trace of blood from the corner of her mouth with her thumb and raised her phoenix eyes. She gazed at Han Shuangshuang silently, making it impossible to tell if she was angry.

“It’s fine.”

Han Shuangshuang breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the current Shen Yuru hadn’t yet grown into the ruthless villain; she was still just a bullied, pitiful girl.

However, Han Shuangshuang realized she had read the novel too quickly and skipped over some plot points. She wasn’t entirely sure why Shen Yuru had fallen to this state—she only knew that because of her heart condition, she was a discarded pawn of her family. But as a child of a wealthy house, she surely shouldn’t be this miserable.

“Thank you, Classmate Han. Because you spoke up today, I wasn’t pushed into the water. You helped me out of kindness; how could I blame you?”

Shen Yuru’s voice was clear and light, hitting Han Shuangshuang right in the heart. Because she had “walked in the rain” herself as a child, Han Shuangshuang wanted to hold an umbrella for others whenever she could. Having grown up lonely, seeing the similarly unloved Shen Yuru ignited a fierce protective urge in her.

Shen Yuru’s eyelashes were long. When she spoke, she didn’t look Han Shuangshuang in the eye but kept them slightly downcast. Her lips were naturally pale, but the small cut from their collision was bleeding slightly, staining them with a trace of crimson.

[System: Congratulations, Host, on activating the System.]

[The Host has transmigrated into the book world and can only change the original host’s ending through hard work.]

[Task 1: Decrease Shen Yuru’s Blackening Value.]

[Task 2: Heal Shen Yuru’s Heart.]

Han Shuangshuang was stunned. She realized that the “leads” weren’t the real protagonists—the villain Shen Yuru was. Otherwise, why would all her tasks revolve around her?

She could understand the first task. Shen Yuru’s descent into villainy was caused by the leads. By stopping the male lead’s schemes and preventing Shen Yuru from falling for him and getting hurt, she could effectively lower the blackening value.

But what was this about healing her heart? She wasn’t a medical major!

[System: The Host has asked a good question. The methods for healing Shen Yuru’s heart include: holding hands, hugging, kissing, and higher levels of physical contact. There is no daily limit. The healing percentage gained from each contact is calculated by the system; each increase varies and is influenced by Shen Yuru’s trust and affection levels.]

[Due to the low level of the current system, more content cannot be unlocked. Please work hard to complete tasks for more information. Once the tasks are complete, you can change the cannon fodder ending. At that time, you may choose to return to your world or stay.]

Han Shuangshuang was speechless. This was basically forcing her to be a harasser!

[System: Friendly Reminder: The Host must create opportunities for daily physical contact with Shen Yuru. If a day passes without contact and the heart healing percentage does not increase, all previously accumulated healing progress will be reset to zero. Please keep this in mind.]

Han Shuangshuang recalled that the “low-IQ” original host did many suicidal things. For example, after marrying Shen Yuru, she had no “Top-virtue,” fooling around every day, cheating on her, and subjecting her to verbal abuse. But that was the original character—it shouldn’t be blamed on her!

Besides, the plot hadn’t reached that point yet. Why settle scores early?

Shen Yuru suddenly clutched her chest. Her breathing grew rapid, her nostrils flared slightly, and physiological tears welled up in her phoenix eyes, making them look like translucent crystals.

Han Shuangshuang hurried over to support her. Oh well, call it an act of charity.

“As long as Sister Shen isn’t offended by my clumsy move just now. Let me walk you to your dorm so you can lie down and rest.”

[System: Congratulations to the Host for physical contact with Shen Yuru. Heart healing progress increased by 1%. Because the original character was a ‘vicious supporting character,’ your luck stat is currently -100. You will encounter many ridiculous situations; please be mentally prepared.]

Han Shuangshuang supported Shen Yuru toward the dorms, her mind filled with system notifications. She didn’t notice that Shen Yuru was watching her with those cold phoenix eyes.

Shen Yuru had known for a long time that she was to be part of an arranged marriage. She had secretly investigated and found out her fiancé’s name was Han Shuangshuang.

As a “discarded child” of her family, she had been raised alone in a cold, secluded villa. To her family, her only value was the alliance her marriage could bring. Her investigation suggested that Han Shuangshuang was a delinquent who hung out with the wrong crowd—hardly a decent person.

The reason she had allowed herself to be lured out today by such a lame excuse was that she knew the person behind it was Han Shuangshuang. She wanted to see for herself what kind of person this future fiancé was.

But Han Shuangshuang’s series of actions left her perplexed. Logically, Han Shuangshuang shouldn’t know about the engagement yet. They were strangers. There was no reason for Han Shuangshuang to help her, speak up for her, or expose Long Aodi.

“Look, look! Isn’t that Han Shuangshuang? Is that Shen Yuru with her?”

“How did they end up together? Did Han Shuangshuang actually get her hands on her?”

“I thought Shen Yuru liked Long Aodi? He’s been hanging around her a lot lately.”

“No matter what Han Shuangshuang is like, her father is a business tycoon in City S. Even if she’s a bit of a dimwit, she’s the legitimate daughter and heir. That younger sister of hers is just a mistress’s daughter who can’t take the stage. Of course Han Shuangshuang can play however she wants with a father like that backing her.”

“Then this Shen Yuru is quite calculating too. Knowing she’s useless, she clung to the shallowest, most brainless one so she can control her.”

Han Shuangshuang’s head felt like it was going to explode from the gossip. This university was highly polarized: one half were top-tier scholars, and the other half were rich kids whose families bought their way in. The original host was the latter, failing ten out of twelve courses in her first semester.

Shen Yuru was a junior, a “weak body, high IQ” character who ranked first in the entire grade.

[System: Please face these rumors head-on. Within ten seconds, come up with a way—a single sentence—to make these side characters shut up.]

[Task reward: Unlock the display for Shen Yuru’s Blackening Value.]

Han Shuangshuang turned her head and shouted, “Does me not saying anything make you think I’m an idiot?!”

It was incredibly arrogant and full of momentum—though slightly muffled because she had bitten her tongue earlier. Regardless, whether they couldn’t hear her clearly or were just stunned by her audacity, the students looked at each other and actually went silent.

[System: Task complete. Blackening Value display unlocked. Think of the term ‘Blackening Value’ to see it.]

Han Shuangshuang looked at the large number floating in her mind: 100.

System, are you joking? Tell me the cap isn’t 100!

Han Shuangshuang stiffly turned her neck to look at Shen Yuru. The beauty stood beside her with a faint, empty smile that didn’t reach her eyes.

“Sister Shen… actually, I’m a very innocent and naive person…”

Help! She didn’t just kiss a villain with a 100 blackening value; she just treated her like a fool. She started the game in a crematorium—what was she supposed to do now?