After Transmigrated As The Scummy Ex Of The White Lotus Female Supporting Character - Chapter 1

Yunshanju was the name of a place. Judging from the literal meaning, most people would imagine it as an especially charming scenic spot, a place of clear waters and green mountains. At the very least, they would think it was some peaceful, leisurely old town.

But the reality was that it was only a remote village.

At this moment, Shang Yuqing was standing ramrod straight by the side of the road, holding her suitcase without moving an inch. Her expression was a little stiff.

Shang Yuqing gazed into the distance. Beyond her lay layers upon layers of green mountains, and she could vaguely make out a few old houses that looked as though they had seen many years, sparsely hidden along the vast mountainside.

All around her, aside from the sound of her breathing and the wind brushing past the reeds, there was no other movement at all.

The modern cement road before her wound crookedly into the distance, like a snake.

Human voices were scarce. Everything felt bleak and miserable, as though this place had been severed from the noise and bustle of the mortal world.

Shang Yuqing let out a heavy sigh. At the sight before her, sorrow could not help welling up in her heart.

At a time like this, she should have been standing on a stage, basking in the focus of the lights, enjoying the joy of winning an award and becoming the newest Best Actress. She should not have been standing on this deserted road, being thoroughly disheveled by the wind.

The day before she found out she had won the award, before she even had the chance to be happy, she got into a car accident and died.

After she died, a system appeared and told her that if she wanted to return to the real world again, she had to complete the task the system assigned her.

Although Shang Yuqing thought the whole thing was truly absurd, when life and death were placed before her, even the most shocking and unbelievable things seemed to fade in comparison.

Why not live if she could? In her previous life, she had struggled and fought her way through the entertainment industry for many years. She had finally achieved something, only to die just like that. No matter how she thought about it, it was far too much of a loss.

Without even thinking, Shang Yuqing agreed and asked about the mission.

The system told her that it was the system of a book world. In a yuri novel titled Candy, the two female leads had finally overcome countless difficulties and achieved a happy ending. However, there was now one variable: the villainous female supporting character, Pei Wu.

Pei Wu was deeply scheming and full of tricks. She admired one of the female leads, Lu Qianwei, and because of that, she took advantage of her own innocent and harmless face to remain by Lu Qianwei’s side with ulterior motives. She targeted Lu Qianwei’s lover in every possible way—that lover being the other protagonist—and caused all kinds of misunderstandings and heartbreak between the protagonists.

In the end, the protagonists finally became a couple, and the female supporting character naturally received the punishment she deserved. Pei Wu, whose mental state had already been somewhat unstable to begin with, was filled with extreme unwillingness. This caused her mind to become abnormal, and she was taken back by her grandmother to their old hometown in the countryside, where she lived out the rest of her life alone.

Originally, the plot should have ended there. But the system suddenly predicted that Pei Wu would break free of its control, darken even further, destroy the protagonists’ relationship, and ruin the integrity of the plot.

In order to keep the plot from collapsing, someone was needed to maintain it—to prevent her from blackening even more severely and stop her from approaching and destroying the protagonists’ love. That person just so happened to be Shang Yuqing.

“Why me?” Shang Yuqing frowned, unable to understand.

The system answered in a proper, dutiful tone, “Because the moment you died just so happened to be the moment Pei Wu went mad.”

The corner of Shang Yuqing’s mouth twitched. “Then I really died at the perfect time.”

“Yes. You died at exactly the right time,” the system said very honestly.

“…Shut up.”

Shang Yuqing was a little speechless, and what the system said afterward made her feel even more devastated. The system told her that she was about to transmigrate into the body of cannon fodder with the exact same name as her.

Just being cannon fodder was not enough to make Shang Yuqing collapse. The problem depended on what kind of cannon fodder she was.

This cannon fodder had an unusual identity. She was Pei Wu’s ex. According to the system, a scummy ex.

The cannon fodder and Pei Wu were classmates at the same university. The cannon fodder was four years older than Pei Wu. When Pei Wu was a freshman, the cannon fodder was a senior. She was bisexual, and when she saw that Pei Wu carried a rather classical beauty’s air about her—delicate and pitiful enough to make anyone’s heart ache—it struck the cannon fodder straight in the heart.

The cannon fodder began pursuing her. Her family was rich, she was good-looking, and when she treated someone well, there was simply no limit to it. Although Pei Wu, who had lacked love since childhood, was very wary at first, she could not withstand the cannon fodder’s flirtatious tactics. On top of that, Pei Wu herself liked women, so the two of them ended up together.

They dated for a year or two before the cannon fodder’s family found out. Unable to accept that their daughter was a filthy lesbian, they threatened her and forced her to cut things off with Pei Wu. The cannon fodder was cowardly and afraid of trouble. Although she truly did not want to break up with Pei Wu, the thought that her family had found out left her completely at a loss. Worse still, her family was going to cut off her source of income. At the time, she was struggling in the entertainment industry, and without money, it would be very difficult for her to survive there.

Under this double pressure, the cannon fodder had no choice but to compromise. Pei Wu suffered a massive blow and went through a long period of emotional pain, becoming decadent and depressed for a very long time. The faint darkness she had always kept hidden was triggered, and her heart gradually twisted. She schemed to destroy the cannon fodder’s entertainment career. The cannon fodder felt guilty toward Pei Wu and had no face to see her, so she lived overseas ever since.

It was also at this time that Pei Wu met the gentle and graceful Lu Qianwei. Lu Qianwei’s gentle treatment gradually helped Pei Wu walk out of the gloom, and in the end, Pei Wu inevitably fell in love with her. Because of the hurt from her previous relationship, she became deep-minded and obsessive, committing a series of crazy acts.

So, the cannon fodder was nothing more than a tool character used to make the female supporting character blacken.

For a while, Shang Yuqing did not know what words to use to describe the complexity in her heart. But she had already experienced something far more terrifying, so her heart had grown a little numb.

No matter how inconceivable it was, in the face of life itself, she still had to obediently accept her fate. In order to complete the mission as quickly as possible, Shang Yuqing rushed back from overseas without stopping. After hurriedly packing, she came to the countryside where Pei Wu lived.

Shang Yuqing had not expected Pei Wu’s hometown to have such a pleasant-sounding name, while the reality was so—deathly still.

The scenery was still decent. Verdant mountains stretched hazily around her, and reeds swayed in the wind. It was just far too remote. Who knew how long she had been driving? The mountain road coiled endlessly, nearly making her vomit from all the turns.

Along the way, she had barely seen a single person. The houses were like decorations, standing empty along the roadside. There were almost no supermarkets or shops to speak of.

Pei Wu lived in such a desolate place? How could she stand living here? Was she some kind of immortal fairy, cut off from the rest of the world? Shang Yuqing thought.

Shang Yuqing parked the car. Pei Wu had once brought the original owner here before, but the original owner could not stand the overly quiet atmosphere and left in a hurry after only staying a few days.

Following the original owner’s impression from memory, Shang Yuqing walked forward. Pei Wu’s home was down in a hollow. Shang Yuqing stared expressionlessly at the uneven slope. On both sides were dense bamboo groves, and sunlight filtered down through the leaves, scattering patches of mottled light all over the ground.

She looked at the slope, then lowered her head to look at the high heels on her feet. Shang Yuqing fell silent.

How am I supposed to get down there? Roll down?

What made it even more worrying was that she was also carrying an enormous suitcase. The difficulty level was rather high.

Just as she was hesitating, a voice sounded from behind her. “Young lady, what are you standing here for?”

Shang Yuqing turned around and found that it was an old grandmother with kind brows and gentle eyes. She looked a little familiar.

Shang Yuqing suddenly remembered. This was Pei Wu’s grandmother.

The old woman seemed to recognize Shang Yuqing as well. She walked closer to her. “Xiao Qing, it’s you. Why have you come here? Are you looking for our Ah Wu?”

Shang Yuqing quickly nodded. “Yes.”

Grandma Pei seemed both helpless and gratified as she smiled. “Good, good. Finally, someone has come to see our Ah Wu.”

Hearing this, Shang Yuqing’s smile turned a little awkward. If she had not come here for the mission, the original owner probably would not have come to see Pei Wu at all. Pei Wu might really have been forgotten by everyone, with no one ever coming to see her.

Grandma Pei wanted to help Shang Yuqing carry her luggage. Shang Yuqing was so startled that she quickly refused. “No, no, Grandma. I can do it myself.”

“Xiao Qing, don’t look at me and think I’m old. I still have strength.” Grandma Pei insisted on helping her carry it.

Seeing that she could not refuse, Shang Yuqing carried the suitcase together with her and made her way down with great difficulty.

“Grandma, how has Pei Wu been lately?” Shang Yuqing asked as they walked, wanting to get more information from Grandma Pei.

Grandma Pei sighed and shook her head. “That child hasn’t been doing very well.”

Seeing that the old woman’s expression had turned sorrowful and pained in an instant, Shang Yuqing could not bear to ask her anymore.

It had to be said that the location of Pei Wu’s old home was actually quite nice. On the left was a bamboo grove, while in front and to the right were courtyards. Although it was not a small western-style villa, it had a simple, old-fashioned charm and looked very clean and comfortable.

After putting down the luggage, Grandma Pei planned to go cook. Shang Yuqing wanted to go see Pei Wu.

Grandma Pei hesitated for a while before reminding her, “Ah Wu… gets agitated easily. Don’t be frightened.”

Shang Yuqing did not understand what she meant by that, but she still nodded politely and smiled. “I won’t. I won’t be frightened by her.”

Pei Wu’s room was at the end of the corridor. It was clearly daytime, but this area seemed cold, dark, and gloomy. The farther in Shang Yuqing walked, the more obvious the chill became.

Shang Yuqing stood outside the door, hesitating over whether she should push it open. After she opened the door, what was she supposed to say? Once Pei Wu saw her scummy ex, she would probably rush over and tear her apart. Her mental state was not very stable either. What would she do when she saw her?

Shang Yuqing felt as though she were opening Pandora’s box, because she had no idea whether what lay inside was surprise or delight, evil or kindness.

Shang Yuqing first knocked on the door tentatively. No one answered. She no longer wanted to think too much about it and gently pushed the door open.

What entered her eyes was a stretch of pitch black. The curtains were drawn very tightly, and a suffocating gloom rushed straight at her, airless and oppressive. A rustling chill crept all over her skin. In the area illuminated by the table lamp on the desk, the outline of a person could be seen.

Shang Yuqing walked closer on tiptoe and found that the person was sitting on the bed, arms wrapped around her knees, head lowered. Her long hair nearly covered her entire body.

She was too quiet, like a sculpture, blending completely into the darkness.

Shang Yuqing spoke in an extremely soft voice. “Pei… Wu.”

That person’s body seemed to tremble. Before Shang Yuqing could see clearly, the person suddenly lifted her head, revealing a pair of very beautiful eyes. Unfortunately, they were filled with sharp hostility.

The light was somewhat dim, and Pei Wu could not clearly see who the person opposite her was. She only instinctively developed an enormous sense of rejection. Her voice was piercing. “Get out!! Get out!”

Shang Yuqing was hit full in the face by that shriek, but she was not angry. She only furrowed her brows almost imperceptibly. “You…”

Bang!

A pillow smashed into her face without the slightest warning.

“…”

Can you calm down first?

Pei Wu seemed to have fallen into some kind of frenzied state. Her mouth kept shouting for Shang Yuqing to get out, but in the next moment, her cursing inexplicably stopped. What replaced it in her eyes was shrinking terror.

As though afraid, she hugged herself into a ball and muttered to herself, “Who are you? Stay away from me. I’m a monster. Stay away from me…”

Seeing her like this, Shang Yuqing sighed. Afraid that turning on the lights would scare her, she slowly approached Pei Wu in the darkness. Ignoring the viciousness in her eyes, she stepped forward and loosely wrapped her in an embrace. Her voice was gentle and clear, like mountain stream water in spring.

“No one is a monster. You aren’t either.”

“You’re only Pei Wu.”