I Turned Out To Be The Paranoid Villain’s White Moonlight - Chapter 2

Zhan Yao was not particularly strong, but she made up for it with sheer ferocity.

The soft little handbag did not hurt much when it struck the woman’s head. Yet as though deliberately playing along, the woman still tilted her head to the left with the force of the blow.

It really did look as though she had been hit quite hard.

Before long, many people noticed what had happened.

“What’s going on? Someone hit someone!”

“I don’t know. It looks like they suddenly started fighting for no reason.”

“Isn’t that the girl who poured a drink over Xu Yingxi’s head earlier? You should’ve seen it. She was incredible. Xu Yingxi’s face went completely black.”

The crowd whispered and chattered among themselves. However, someone with sharp eyes soon recognized the woman.

“Wait. Doesn’t she look familiar?”

“Isn’t she… Yu Wanqiao from the Yu family?”

Yu Wanqiao.

At the mention of that name, everyone fell into a knowing silence.

Yunlan Bar was holding its soft opening tonight, and everyone invited was a wealthy young heir or heiress from their social circle. Nearly every guest came from a rich or influential family, but the wealthiest among them was undoubtedly the Yu family.

The Yu family’s Chuansheng Group had businesses all over the world and assets worth hundreds of billions. Its operations spanned real estate, department stores, hotels, and technology, making it renowned throughout the capital world. As the daughter of a wealthy family, Yu Wanqiao had received an elite education from childhood and had been sent abroad to study at an early age. After returning home, she quickly took control of several businesses under Chuansheng Group. Her future could only be described as limitless.

Unfortunately, at some unknown point, she had developed a serious mental illness.

Rumor had it that something was genuinely wrong with her!

The secrets of wealthy families were always a favorite topic of conversation. Some claimed she was violent and gloomy. Others said she was cruel and took pleasure in tormenting people. There were even rumors about her deceased mother, with some insisting that Yu Wanqiao herself had caused her death.

Such gossip was usually nothing more than entertainment, but certain impressions still gradually took root in people’s minds.

In any case, no good could possibly come from offending Yu Wanqiao.

Looking at the young woman not far away, everyone could not help breaking into a cold sweat on her behalf.

However, Yu Wanqiao’s reaction soon left them all stunned—

She slowly turned her head back, gently raised a hand, and tidied the loose strands of hair around her face. Then she parted her lips. Instead of getting angry, the first thing she asked Zhan Yao was, “Does your hand hurt?”

Without waiting for Zhan Yao to answer, she smiled to herself.

“Your temper hasn’t changed at all.”

“…………”

She smiled.

She actually smiled.

Everyone watching widened their eyes as though they were staring at some kind of monster.

Yu Wanqiao really was abnormal!

Coincidentally, Zhan Yao thought so too.

Although she did not know the woman in front of her, judging from her clothes and bearing, she clearly did not come from an ordinary family. Combined with her extraordinarily beautiful, well-maintained face, it was difficult to tell her exact age. At most, she was probably around thirty.

It was rather pitiful that something was already wrong with her at such a young age. With that in mind, Zhan Yao decided to let the matter end here and not argue with her any further.

However, Yu Wanqiao clearly still had something to say.

“You…”

Before she could finish, the bar door was suddenly pushed open.

Yu Wanqiao glanced toward it. The smile on her lips quickly faded, and the words she had been about to say changed into something else.

“You should go home first, all right?”

Zhan Yao thought, What else would I do? Stay and have dinner with you?

She had encountered so many troublesome things immediately after transmigrating that she was already irritated and restless. She promptly turned around and strode away at top speed.

From beginning to end, Yu Wanqiao kept her eyes fixed on Zhan Yao’s retreating figure, her gaze lingering for a long time.

After returning to the dormitory, Zhan Yao slept until ten thirty the next morning.

The original Zhan Yao had no classes today, and all her roommates had gone out early. The dormitory was quiet, making it perfect for catching up on sleep.

Except that the bed was too hard and the blanket was not soft enough.

The first thing the pampered young heiress Zhan Yao did after waking up was summon the system inside her mind and ask when she could return home.

The system thought, Didn’t you say yesterday that you would make the best of things now that you were here?

But it only dared to think that. It did not dare say it aloud.

“According to the rules, you can return after completing the corresponding tasks. In other words, you must follow the original plot and finish the original character’s storyline…”

Zhan Yao raised an eyebrow. “You mean I have to stay with that scumbag?”

“She has a name. It’s Xu Yingxi,” the system explained weakly. “A-Actually, she isn’t quite as awful as you think.”

Worried that its host did not know how the later plot developed, the system boldly explained that although Xu Yingxi had a terrible personality in the early stages, there were reasons behind her behavior. Besides, toward the end of the story, she gradually came to her senses. Not only did she make considerable amends, but she also completely changed her ways and began doting on the original Zhan Yao.

“Amends,” Zhan Yao repeated. “How did she make amends?”

“For example, she gave the original Zhan Yao a life she had never dared dream of before. She also gave her many expensive gifts and even specifically bought an island for her to name…”

Those were nothing more than material compensation.

“How was she supposed to repay the emotional damage she caused the original Zhan Yao?” Zhan Yao asked.

That single question immediately silenced the system.

“Besides, even if she truly had her own difficulties, she should have taken them up with the people responsible. What kind of person takes everything out on someone innocent?” Zhan Yao said.

She could not help recalling what the original Zhan Yao had suffered. As the protagonist of an old-fashioned melodramatic novel, she truly had been miserable. Every few days, Xu Yingxi tormented her until she doubted herself. She repeatedly harmed herself, endured endless emotional manipulation, and had her worth mercilessly torn apart.

As though Xu Yingxi’s chaotic private life was not bad enough, she had even falsely claimed to be obsessively clean both physically and emotionally. She deleted every contact from the original Zhan Yao’s phone and controlled her like a caged canary.

Calling her a scumbag was already being generous.

From now on, Zhan Yao decided to call her a piece of trash instead.

“Enough,” Zhan Yao said. “Who decided on this task in the first place?”

“Our superior,” the system replied.

Zhan Yao waved a hand and slightly furrowed her beautiful brows. “Give your superior a piece of advice for me. Tell them to spend more time improving their moral awareness.”

As expected of its host. She could always say something astonishing.

The system remained silent for a long time, not daring to respond. It immediately muted itself.

Time to escape.

“……”

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, three days had gone by.

Since parting at the bar, Xu Yingxi had not seen Zhan Yao again. She had encountered some business problems over the past two days, making it difficult for her to get away, and she was already in a foul mood.

What frustrated her even more was that Zhan Yao had not contacted her once since that night.

She had not even apologized!

Xu Yingxi had been pampered since childhood and had always gotten whatever she wanted. Whenever something happened, she never looked for the cause within herself. Although she admittedly had not treated Zhan Yao as well recently as she had before, and although she had undeniably pushed her too far that night, none of that gave Zhan Yao the right to pour alcohol over her head.

She must have spoiled Zhan Yao too much before and ruined her.

Therefore, Xu Yingxi decided to give her the cold shoulder for a few days and wait for her to come forward and apologize.

However, after waiting for ages, there was still no movement from Zhan Yao. As more time passed, Xu Yingxi experienced a rare sense of crisis. She worried that Zhan Yao had finally had enough and intended to break up with her.

What a joke. She had not even gotten her into bed yet. How could she possibly let her go?

With that thought, Xu Yingxi finally softened her attitude. She decided to put on her former mask of gentleness and affection again and call Zhan Yao.

Unexpectedly, Zhan Yao had blocked her.

Xu Yingxi switched to other social media platforms, but her messages would not go through there either. Gritting her teeth, she patiently searched through them one by one. At last, she discovered a platform where she could still contact Zhan Yao.

However… that platform was an app developed by Chuansheng Group.

The mention of Chuansheng inevitably reminded Xu Yingxi of Yu Wanqiao. It also reminded her that not long ago, Chuansheng had acquired a company she had been interested in for a long time.

There were also all the other incidents from before.

The Xu family’s wealth was nowhere near that of the Yu family. Something the Xu family could only accomplish after exhausting every possible effort could be achieved by the Yu family with the mere movement of a finger. The Xu family had resented the Yu family for a long time, and that hatred had been accumulating since their grandparents’ generation.

Xu Yingxi hated her too.

She hated that even though Yu Wanqiao was a lunatic, she still managed to surpass her in every way.

Normally, Xu Yingxi would not have touched this app at all. However, these were special circumstances. To contact Zhan Yao, she ultimately swallowed her humiliation and opened the app.

Just as she had when she first messaged Zhan Yao, she began by asking how she had been lately. Then she reminisced about their past before bombarding her with sweet words and sugarcoated promises, declaring that Zhan Yao was her destined partner, that she would love only her for the rest of her life, and that she would marry no one else.

Once she finished editing the post, she tagged Zhan Yao. Then she gathered the documents on her desk and prepared to attend her next meeting.

She remained busy until evening before finally having some free time.

When she opened the app, there was indeed a small red dot in the notification bar. Xu Yingxi scoffed. As expected, Zhan Yao still could not let her go.

Her mood improved, and she entered the notification with a smile.

Zhan Yao had reposted her message and added the following reply—

【Thanks for the submission. The writing is passable. I’ll reluctantly give it four points.】

【My verdict is that I’d rather marry Yu Wanqiao than marry you.】

Xu Yingxi stared at those two replies as though she had suddenly forgotten how to read. She remained frozen for a long time.

Meanwhile, inside the women’s dormitory, Zhan Yao’s lips curved slightly upward.

Although she had only recently transmigrated and had not yet met Yu Wanqiao, she knew from the original plot that Xu Yingxi regarded Yu Wanqiao as her lifelong enemy. Had Yu Wanqiao not repeatedly suffered episodes of madness later on until her body could no longer endure them, Xu Yingxi probably never would have surpassed her in her entire life.

Therefore, using Yu Wanqiao’s name to anger Xu Yingxi was undoubtedly the most effective choice.

At that thought, Zhan Yao could not help giving an amused snort.

The system, which had been drifting off to sleep, heard it and instantly felt all its nonexistent hair stand on end.

“W-What happened?” the system asked. Never in its life had it been so afraid of anything.

“Nothing.” Zhan Yao gently shook her head. “I just happened to find something entertaining.”

“Go back to sleep.”