I Turned Out To Be The Paranoid Villain’s White Moonlight - Chapter 22

After lunch and a short rest, Yu Wanqiao took Zhan Yao back to the villa.

Yu Wanqiao then returned to the company. Later that evening, she even sent Zhan Yao a message explaining that she needed to travel abroad for a two-day symposium.

【I’ll come back as soon as possible,】 she said.

Zhan Yao happened to have nothing else to do, so she replied much more quickly than usual.

【Mm. Remember to take good care of yourself.】

Yu Wanqiao: 【You too, Yaoyao.】

Yu Wanqiao: 【It’s getting late. Good night and sweet dreams.】

She seemed to wish Zhan Yao good night every single time, whether through messages or in person. Zhan Yao instinctively scrolled back through their conversation and confirmed that her impression was correct.

She had to admit that, despite their relationship being fake, Yu Wanqiao handled every aspect of it exceptionally well. She had not neglected a single one of the duties expected between wives.

Then Zhan Yao considered herself.

After thinking for a while, it seemed that apart from helping Yu Wanqiao spend the money she could never finish spending, she had not done much at all.

Even the system was rendered speechless.

Before it could complain, however, Zhan Yao called out to it. “Has the worldline changed at all? When can I go home?”

Good grief. She actually still remembered the worldline.

“A little,” the system replied. Since its host had asked, it naturally had to answer honestly. “The mission system has also detected something. Yu Wanqiao’s mood and condition have improved considerably over the past few days.”

“She’s in a good mood?” This genuinely surprised Zhan Yao. “Did I do something?”

Before the system could respond, she quickly answered her own question.

“That’s right. I spent her money.”

Money was merely a worldly possession. Sometimes having too much of it was a burden. Besides, as far as Zhan Yao was concerned, people worked hard to earn money precisely so they could enjoy spending it. Sometimes enjoying it alone was not enough—watching someone else enjoy themselves could also be entertaining.

Yu Wanqiao probably felt the same way.

She truly was a generous person with a loving heart who delighted in sharing.

Zhan Yao soon amused herself with her own nonsense. Her almond-shaped eyes curved as she leaned against the corner of the bed and giggled for a while.

Sorry, everything she had just said was complete rubbish. But if spending money could make Yu Wanqiao happy, then Zhan Yao was willing to make the selfless sacrifice of working overtime to spend even more.

“…”

She had an answer for everything.

The system had never encountered a host like this before. Although it badly wanted to complain, it was too frightened to say anything. After several seconds of silence, it could only change the subject.

“Why are you always thinking about going home?”

It had already learned about Zhan Yao’s family background when she first transmigrated here.

“Is staying here really so bad?”

Zhan Yao instinctively paused.

As a wealthy family with a century of history, the Zhan family naturally possessed an immense fortune. Even if Zhan Yao continued spending at her current rate, there would still be more than enough for her to enjoy herself for the rest of her life.

There was only one thing.

Both her parents had died in an accident many years ago.

That was also why she could somewhat empathize with Yu Wanqiao.

Compared with many others, however, Zhan Yao remained relatively optimistic. Although she had lost her parents and their love at a young age, she still had money. It was the fortune her parents had left for her, and every cent carried the care they had once given her.

So when all was said and done, she was still fortunate.

No matter how well she lived in this world, she had always understood that this place would never be where she belonged.

She was supposed to return to the world that was truly hers.

Besides…

Zhan Yao lowered her eyes, instinctively rubbing the cinnabar mole in her palm with her fingertip. Over the past few days, an inexplicable feeling would occasionally rise in her mind.

She vaguely remembered that she was supposed to meet someone.

Someone extremely, extremely important.

Yet no matter how hard she tried, she could not remember who that person was.

Several seconds later, Zhan Yao abandoned the thought. If she could not remember, there was no point in forcing herself. She had something else to do right now.

“What are you going to do?” the system asked curiously.

“Cook.” Zhan Yao yawned. “I have nothing else to do anyway.”

“Besides, I can’t always let Yu Wanqiao do all the work. Courtesy calls for reciprocation. It’s time for her to taste my cooking too.”

The system became frightened. It had not forgotten the bodyguard who had once lain in the hospital grabbing at imaginary little people.

“A-Are you sure you aren’t going to blow up…” It swallowed the word kitchen when it sensed that its host was beginning to feel offended.

The system coughed lightly and swallowed its advice. Then it opened the search system supplied by headquarters and typed several questions—

【Can the mission continue if the mission target dies?】

【Will the worldline collapse if the host assassinates the mission target?】

【If the worldline is destroyed, will an innocent system have its salary deducted?】

【…】

The night soon passed.

Early the next morning, Zhan Yao specially brought the results of an entire night’s effort to the university, dividing the food into several portions for Cheng Yu and the others.

“Oh, something delicious!” Cheng Yu immediately became excited.

She had already experienced the skills of the Yu family’s chefs. After eating their food once, she had craved it for several days. Had she not been afraid of Yu Wanqiao, she genuinely would have found another opportunity to freeload a few more meals.

Now that she had another chance, she naturally intended to savor it properly.

“What is this?” Ding Xiaoxiao had already opened her lunch box. Seeing several black, indescribable objects lying inside, she swallowed nervously. “C-Can this be eaten?”

“I’m a little frightened,” Jiang Yi said, looking at her.

Ding Xiaoxiao nodded sincerely. “Me too.”

“Is that really necessary?” Cheng Yu looked down on their cowardice. How could they lack even this small amount of courage? “The chefs at Yaoyao’s home are incredibly skilled and know how to prepare many different cuisines. Just because you’ve never seen it before doesn’t mean it won’t taste good.”

“Allow me to be the first person to try the crab.” She decisively picked up her chopsticks and took a bite. While raising it to her mouth, she even planted another flag. “Seriously, if it tastes bad, I’ll do a handstand and bark like a dog for you.”

Then she actually tasted the food.

Cheng Yu closed her mouth.

Ding Xiaoxiao and Jiang Yi stared at her for a long while.

“What’s wrong? Is it so delicious that you’ve been rendered speechless?”

Cheng Yu shook her head and answered with a simple, easy-to-understand sound.

“Blegh!”

“…”

Was she allowed to say that she had nearly lost her life first thing in the morning?

“Yaoyao, where did you get this?” Cheng Yu rinsed her mouth several times before finally recovering the ability to speak. “I’ve never eaten anything this terrible before.”

Zhan Yao’s face darkened at that assessment.

She truly had not expected that someone as capable as herself could repeatedly fail when it came to cooking. But who was she? The words give up had never existed in Zhan Yao’s dictionary.

“Tell me everything that needs improvement,” she said, determined to learn from the experience and make another attempt once she returned home. “I’ll write it down for future reference.”

That sounded a little strange.

Ding Xiaoxiao pondered for several seconds before realizing something.

“Yaoyao, did you make this?”

Zhan Yao nodded. “Yes.”

Ding Xiaoxiao sighed. “Listen to me. Stop trying. Judging by A-Yu’s condition, I think you should direct your efforts elsewhere.”

Zhan Yao raised an eyebrow. “Such as?”

Ding Xiaoxiao coughed lightly. “For example… making poison.”

Zhan Yao: “…”

There were not many classes today either, and the day quickly passed.

Zhan Yao had once again driven herself to the university and parked in the nearby parking lot. However, when she approached her car, she discovered that something else was standing beside it.

Mm. Xu Yingxi.

That piece of trash.

“Yaoyao!” After not seeing her for several days, Xu Yingxi looked considerably more haggard.

She had probably been busy attending meetings lately and was already physically and mentally exhausted. Being blocked by Zhan Yao had dealt her an additional psychological and physical blow.

But that was not all.

She had somehow heard the news that Zhan Yao and Yu Wanqiao had registered their marriage. The moment she finally had some free time, she hurried over to find her.

People only learned to cherish something after losing it.

During the days since Zhan Yao left, Xu Yingxi had tried interacting with other women to relieve her exhaustion and frustration. Yet for some reason, everyone she looked at seemed irritating and unpleasant.

Even when she dreamed in the middle of the night, she would repeatedly see Zhan Yao giving her sweet and gentle smiles.

When Xu Yingxi told her all this, Zhan Yao sighed.

Sweet and gentle smiles? If that day ever came, either Xu Yingxi had gone insane or Zhan Yao had.

“I don’t have time for you.” She still had plenty of things to do and had no interest in becoming entangled with a piece of trash. “Take a left and roll back to the psychiatric hospital.”

“…”

Did she really have to speak to her like this?

“What’s so good about Yu Wanqiao?!” Xu Yingxi immediately became furious, unable to accept Zhan Yao treating her with such an attitude. “You call me insane, but isn’t she insane too?!”

“Anyone with the slightest influence knows about her filthy history! She drove her mother to death and threatened her father. She publicly claims to be the Yu family’s only blood descendant, but who knows how many brothers and sisters she actually has outside? They’re all debts Old Master Yu left behind. Do you think marrying into the Yu family will bring you anything good? Those people will swallow you alive!”

“Oh, right. You don’t know, do you? Yu Wanqiao even has a white moonlight~”

A white moonlight.

Again with that white moonlight.

Zhan Yao clicked her tongue. For some reason, a wave of inexplicable irritation rose within her.

“So what? What does that have to do with you?”

“I’m worried about you, Yaoyao.” Xu Yingxi gave her a mocking smile. “At least when I was with you, you were the only person in my heart and eyes. Unlike Yu Wanqiao. When she looks at you, who knows who she’s actually thinking about?”

“Besides…” She smiled.

Although it was somewhat cruel, she still decided to tell Zhan Yao the information she had uncovered.

“I heard that her white moonlight happened to return to the country today.”

“The plane landed several hours ago.”