After Transmigrating As The Female Lead’s Black-Hearted Supporting Character - Chapter 3

“…”

The awkward silence lasted for several seconds.

“I’m done serving you!”

Ruan Xin tossed Ye Muyan’s books into the bicycle basket, climbed off, dusted off her backside, and prepared to leave.

“Uncle Wang won’t come here.”

She had only taken a few steps when Ye Muyan spoke leisurely from behind her.

Ruan Xin paused and considered the situation.

She had just offended that group of delinquent girls. Taking public transportation home alone might be dangerous.

Then she felt around inside her pockets…

Right. She had no money.

Ye Muyan did not look at her and merely said casually, “Walk home yourself if you’re not coming.”

“…”

Ruan Xin took several steps backward. In the end, she could not escape the law of eating one’s own words and silently climbed onto the back of Ye Muyan’s bicycle.

She leaned forward, intending to hold on to Ye Muyan so she would not lose her balance. The instant she touched her, however, Ye Muyan suddenly warned, “Don’t touch me!”

Ruan Xin was nearly startled off the bicycle, but she obediently withdrew her hand.

She could understand Ye Muyan’s reaction.

Had Ruan Xin hated someone that much, she would not merely refuse to let them touch her. Not beating them to death would already count as mercy.

Ye Muyan’s lips moved slightly, but she ultimately did not say what she had intended to.

She took a breath and suppressed the hatred in her heart.

She did not particularly dislike Ruan Xin touching her. She was simply ticklish…

“You finally can’t keep pretending anymore?”

Along the way, Ye Muyan attempted to confront the issue directly.

“Pretending?”

Ruan Xin reacted quickly and immediately understood what the heroine meant.

After being reborn, Ye Muyan knew exactly what kind of person the original Ruan Xin was. During this period, she had confronted Ruan Xin more than once, but the original character stubbornly played dumb.

And she continued pretending for more than ten years.

That was precisely what made the outcome so tragic.

In the original novel, Ruan Xin suffered a miserable fate. After failing to seduce both the male supporting characters and the male lead, her false persona was ripped away. Her reputation was destroyed, and after fighting until she had nothing left, she finally broke down, went insane, and slit her own throat.

As a transmigrator, Ruan Xin naturally had no intention of foolishly repeating the same mistakes.

Besides, this was an excellent opportunity. Revealing her cards directly would make Ye Muyan less likely to suspect that she had transmigrated or been reborn.

“That’s right. This is the real me.”

Imitating the original character, Ruan Xin gave a giggling smile and admitted it outright.

“Fine. Since you already know what kind of person I am, why do you still stay so close to me?”

Hearing those words with her own ears left Ye Muyan with complicated emotions.

She realized that Ruan Xin was terrifying.

They were both still young, yet this person’s heart seemed soaked in poison, dark beyond measure.

“Why?” Ye Muyan asked.

She had wanted to know the answer until the very moment she died.

“Well…”

Ruan Xin fell silent.

Ye Muyan said nothing more, waiting to hear her explanation.

Could Ruan Xin truly have some unspeakable difficulty?

No.

She did not.

Ruan Xin spent a long time trying to invent a reason. In the end, she decided it would be better to act mysterious.

After preparing herself, she deliberately spoke in a deep, distant tone.

“Ye Muyan, this secret… you’ll discover it one day.”

Had she said those words in her original voice, she might have sounded unfathomably mysterious, perfectly establishing herself as an enigmatic villain.

Unfortunately, she was currently only a thirteen-year-old child.

Such mature words coming from her mouth unexpectedly gave Ye Muyan a sense of sorrow.

There was even a trace of…

Resentment?

Why?

Ye Muyan’s expression grew slightly grave.

She felt that she did not understand Ruan Xin at all.

Perhaps, once that soft false mask was stripped away, what she had seen today… was the real Ruan Xin.

It seemed she would have to investigate her properly after some time.

As Ye Muyan thought this, rustling sounds came from behind her.

Ruan Xin was eating candy.

“Want one?”

“No.”

Ye Muyan refused without even thinking.

Ruan Xin still took out another piece and stuffed it into her pocket. In a childish voice, she said, “I don’t like owing people either. Consider the candy repayment for that slap. If that isn’t enough, I’ll treat you to a meal someday.”

Ye Muyan smiled and exposed her immediately.

“A meal? Do you have money? Even your allowance is strictly limited.”

Ruan Xin: “Um…”

“You don’t need to do this.”

Ye Muyan’s smile disappeared. Her expression was neither warm nor cold.

“You spoke up for me first today. I don’t want to owe you either.”

“Good. That works.”

Ruan Xin did not particularly care, but she still could not resist mocking her.

“Why have you suddenly started wearing glasses? Don’t tell me you played too many games and became nearsighted.”

Ye Muyan was not angry. Instead, she smiled and asked, “Xin, do you see what that is?”

Ruan Xin followed her gaze.

“A pile of garbage.”

Ye Muyan said, “You’re so talkative. Do you believe I’ll stop the bicycle and throw you into it?”

All right.

Ruan Xin shut her mouth.

They remained silent for the rest of the journey.

Although they were sitting together, each of them thoroughly disliked the other.

After being repeatedly rebuffed, Ruan Xin abandoned the idea of becoming friends with the heroine. Ye Muyan, meanwhile, remained deeply conflicted over this other side of her younger sister.

Ye Muyan suddenly asked, “Since you hate me, why did you stand up for me?”

Playing dumb, Ruan Xin replied, “Did I ever say I hated you?”

Ye Muyan understood her even less, but she still said, “When you curse people, you sound like a boiling kettle.”

Ruan Xin immediately countered, “Not nearly as much as you. When you hit people, you look like an electric fan.”

After saying that, both of them burst out laughing.

At the same time, each silently cursed the other for being an idiot.

“Ye Muyan.”

Ruan Xin coughed and stopped laughing.

“Say what you want to say,” Ye Muyan replied.

“Since you asked me a question, I’ll ask you one too.”

Ruan Xin hesitated.

“Do you… especially hate me?”

Ye Muyan’s hands stiffened.

“You should ask yourself that question.”

That was true.

The original character had caused the heroine tremendous harm.

First, she had seduced Ye Muyan’s boyfriend. Later, she joined forces with outsiders to frame her.

Most despairingly of all, even before Ye Muyan died, she had not forgotten to stab her one final time.

How could Ye Muyan possibly claim not to hate her?

Ruan Xin crushed the hard candy between her teeth.

A rich apple flavor spread through her mouth. She appeared distracted, chewing the candy as though it were shards of glass.

Perhaps she and Ye Muyan were destined never to become friends.

With that thought, Ruan Xin hardened her heart.

“That’s fine. It doesn’t matter if you hate me. There are still certain things I’m going to do.”

Such as kicking away every man around Ye Muyan.

“Do you think I’ll be afraid?” Ye Muyan asked, suddenly feeling relieved.

She did not fear an enemy who confronted her openly.

What she feared were Ruan Xin’s hidden arrows and schemes.

However, the more openly Ruan Xin behaved, the more curious Ye Muyan became.

Why was this person so obsessed with destroying her?

Had she treated Ruan Xin poorly?

No.

She believed she had already been more than merciful.

Before her rebirth, she had regarded Ruan Xin as her only family.

Whether she was struggling or successful, she had wanted to share everything with this younger sister.

But what had Ruan Xin done in return?

“We’re here.”

Ye Muyan stopped the bicycle and spoke impatiently.

“Have you grown roots on the seat? Get off.”

Ruan Xin sniffed.

Although her head felt slightly dizzy, she quickly climbed down.

Still, being chased off so easily left her feeling dissatisfied.

She was supposed to possess an unyielding backbone. How could she allow the heroine to suppress her so effortlessly?

There were countless novels nowadays about supporting female characters transmigrating into books. It was not yet certain who the true protagonist was…

Without realizing it, Ruan Xin was influenced by the original character, and her gaze instantly turned cold.

“Ye Muyan.”

She raised her head slightly, turned around, and stuffed her hands into the pockets of her school uniform.

“Speak.”

Ye Muyan parked the bicycle.

Ruan Xin walked toward her with steps so arrogant that she looked as though she recognized no family or friends.

With a loud bang, she violently lifted one leg and planted her foot against the wall, trapping Ye Muyan between herself and it.

Hehehe. Stunned, aren’t you?

So what if she was currently shorter than the heroine?

So what if her head happened to be level with the heroine’s chest?

So what if the foot she had slammed against the wall hurt a little?

None of that could suppress her towering, six-foot-three aura!

Feeling secretly pleased with herself, Ruan Xin raised her head and said coldly, “You’ve been very arrogant lately… Ah—”

“Ahhh! Who told you that you could step on the wall?!”

Before she could finish, a middle-aged woman roared at her like a pig being slaughtered.

Startled by the sound, Ruan Xin’s entire body trembled.

She pitched forward, and her face collided directly with Ye Muyan.

Ye Muyan grabbed her foolish younger sister by the head and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Aunt Tang.”

What?

Was that really the heroine’s voice?

Ruan Xin widened her large, round eyes.

She could hardly believe that the lively, crisp voice beside her ear had come from Ye Muyan.

“Oh, it’s Little Ye.”

Aunt Tang’s expression instantly changed. She looked as though she had been bathed in a spring breeze, and her smiling face wrinkled warmly.

“Oh, it isn’t such a serious matter!”

Ye Muyan looked slightly troubled and hesitated.

“Well, my younger sister… there’s something a little wrong with her head. Mm… she’s somewhat stupid.”

As she spoke, she tapped Ruan Xin on the head several times. Her tone was so tender it made one’s skin crawl.

“Be good, Xinxin~ You need to apologize to Auntie.”

Heroine, just kill me!

Goosebumps covered Ruan Xin’s body.

She stiffly turned toward Aunt Tang, her expression awkward.

“I’m sorry…”

Aunt Tang looked at her and thought, Goodness, this child does look rather foolish. Could there truly be something wrong with her brain?

She immediately advised Ye Muyan earnestly, “Little Ye, you shouldn’t keep hitting your younger sister on the head.”

“I understand, Aunt Tang.”

Ye Muyan continued smiling while occasionally rubbing Ruan Xin’s head.

Before long, her hair had been turned into a bird’s nest.

“Let’s go. Uncle Wang is here.”

As soon as Aunt Tang left, Ye Muyan performed a complete face-changing act worthy of Sichuan opera.

Ruan Xin glared at Ye Muyan, suppressing her anger.

That hateful heroine!

It was bad enough that she had claimed there was something wrong with Ruan Xin’s brain, but she had even knocked her on the head!

Neither her mother nor her sister had ever hit her head before!

Ye Muyan ignored her, took her books, and went upstairs alone.

When she reached the entrance, she glanced downstairs again. Only after the car had driven away did she take out her key and open the door.

After entering and changing her shoes, Ye Muyan tossed aside her books and glasses, then found a change of clothes in her room.

Once she had showered, she sat by the window and stared absentmindedly at the building opposite hers.

She had been closely watching the activity there recently.

An extraordinary person lived in that building.

At present, that person was going through a difficult period. If Ye Muyan offered assistance now, she believed she would gain another hidden card to play.

She could no longer behave willfully as she had in the past.

Ye Muyan tightened her grip on her necklace and thought, I’ve made some money recently from stone gambling and treasure hunting. It’s quite a substantial amount. I can use that as well…

Returning to her senses, she stood and took the candy from the pocket of her school trousers.

Did Ruan Xin think she could dismiss her with one piece of candy?

A trace of mockery crossed Ye Muyan’s eyes.

She held the candy above the trash can. The moment she loosened her fingers, it would fall inside.

Yet she could not release it.

Whenever she wavered, the memory of the first time she met Ruan Xin appeared in her mind.

At the time, Ruan Xin had only been around five years old.

She had seemed somewhat afraid of Ye Muyan and behaved with extreme caution.

“Come here.”

Ye Muyan had beckoned to her.

Ruan Xin smiled and ran toward her.

That smile had been so pure that Ye Muyan remembered it even now.

Later, after school every day, Ruan Xin would tug on her clothes and tell her how obediently she had behaved in kindergarten.

They were not biological sisters, yet Ye Muyan had believed they were closer than real sisters.

But why?

How could Ruan Xin have watched her die so heartlessly?

“Sister is the best person in the world!”

“Sister, you’re about to die, aren’t you?”

“Ye Muyan, this secret… you’ll discover it one day.”

The three voices sounded simultaneously beside her ear.

Ye Muyan silently unwrapped the candy.

Her pale tea-colored eyes appeared calm, though no one knew what she was planning deep inside.

The candy was strawberry flavored.

It tasted extremely sour at first, then gradually became sweet.

Ye Muyan slowly crushed the strawberry candy between her teeth, the curve of her lips hovering somewhere between a smile and a smirk.

She had to admit, the candy was rather delicious.