I’m A Scumbag Woman—I Flirt, But Never Marry [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 12

While Wang Jianfei drove Xu Tinglan from Professor Xu’s home to their residential complex, Gu Shuofeng sat inside a noodle shop diagonally across the street. She blew on a steaming bowl of hand-pulled noodles and ate in small, unhurried bites.

She had chosen an excellent seat: beside the window and tucked into a corner. She had a clear view outside, while anyone outside would struggle to notice her.

With a look of distaste, she picked out the cilantro and dropped it into the wastebasket beside her feet. Then she cast a pitying glance at Xu Tinglan in the passenger seat.

With eyesight several times sharper than that of an ordinary person, Gu Shuofeng could see through the privacy tint on the car window. She could even clearly make out the tear trembling at the corner of Xu Tinglan’s eye, wanting to fall yet stubbornly refusing to do so.

Xu Tinglan hugged a cushion to her chest, rested her forehead against the window, and closed her eyes.

A tear glistened at the corner of her reddened eye. Several stray locks lay disheveled against her face, and the bun that had originally been arranged so neatly now hung loose.

As they passed beneath alternating streetlights, the tear shimmered faintly. The dark purple bruising where her shoulder had been brutally gripped and the crudely knotted strap keeping her dress from falling appeared and disappeared with the shifting light.

Tsk, tsk.

How pitiful.

Xu Tinglan still didn’t know what kind of outwardly respectable yet vicious and savage scumbag awaited her once she returned home.

Clicking her tongue, Gu Shuofeng fastidiously picked several pieces of scallion from her noodles and dropped them into the wastebasket as well.

According to the original plot, Xu Tinglan had been afraid that Wang Jianfei would lose control again and alarm her father. She therefore had no choice but to agree to return home with him.

To prevent another confrontation if they encountered Zhi Zhi, Xu Tinglan sent her a message immediately after getting into the car. She claimed she would spend the night at her parents’ home and told Zhi Zhi to leave.

Although Zhi Zhi was suspicious, Xu Tinglan had already said as much. She could only remind her to get in touch immediately if anything happened before departing with a heart full of worry.

Xu Tinglan naively planned to pacify Wang Jianfei for the time being. Once daylight came, she would consult a law firm and determine whether there was any way to divorce him smoothly.

After calming down, she was no longer as frightened by the threat he had made inside the elevator.

Wang Jianfei still worked beneath President Zhang. To preserve his position, he wouldn’t easily cause trouble in front of Professor Xu.

What she hadn’t anticipated was that Wang Jianfei had survived alone in Haicheng for many years. His profession had also required him to attend all kinds of gatherings filled with drinking, women, and other vices.

Although he couldn’t be described as profoundly calculating, he understood the importance of striking first to prevent future problems. He possessed no shortage of despicable and shameless methods.

Dealing with a woman as pure as an untouched sheet of paper like Xu Tinglan required no effort at all.

He seized the initiative.

The moment they returned home, he brutally forced himself on Xu Tinglan. He also took numerous photographs and videos to blackmail her.

“If you behave obediently, these photographs and videos will remain part of my private collection. If you keep creating trouble for no reason, I’ll sell the video to people who produce pirated discs and make you famous throughout Asia!”

Yes.

Those were the scumbag’s exact words.

Wang Jianfei was extremely confident.

“We both appear in this video. I can claim I knew nothing about the recording. You don’t have any evidence, so you won’t be able to sue me.

“It won’t matter if you’re the only one humiliated, but whether your father’s health can withstand it is another question.”

Afterward, he comforted her with the same tired declarations of love.

“I love you, Lan Lan. I love you so much that I’m willing to use such despicable methods to keep you beside me.

“You’ll never find anyone who loves you more than I do. Be good and listen to me. I still want to spend the rest of my life with you.”

Regardless of whether Xu Tinglan believed his nonsense, Wang Jianfei gained complete control over her from that point onward.

Even after their affair was exposed, President Zhang drove Wang Jianfei out of the company, and Professor Xu became so furious that he was hospitalized and ultimately left partially paralyzed, Xu Tinglan still couldn’t completely escape Wang Jianfei’s control.

To obtain a divorce, Xu Tinglan paid a devastating price.

Years of painstaking effort vanished overnight. She surrendered almost all her property to Wang Jianfei before finally obtaining her freedom.

In the original plot, Xu Tinglan had also considered revenge.

But by then, Wang Jianfei had achieved a small degree of success using her assets and his accumulated connections, along with the business opportunities Chen Xiyao obtained by flaunting her sexuality.

Even if Xu Tinglan pleaded with President Zhang for help, Wang Jianfei wasn’t someone who could be dealt with quickly.

Paralyzed in bed, Professor Xu wept bitterly and begged his daughter to let the matter go. He feared that a cornered Wang Jianfei would resort to even more despicable methods and hurt Xu Tinglan.

Their family simply couldn’t withstand any more turmoil.

In the end, Xu Tinglan compromised.

After her elderly parents repeatedly pleaded with her through their tears, she boarded a plane bound for a foreign country.

As for what happened afterward, Gu Shuofeng had specifically checked.

Relying on his honest appearance and shameless methods, Wang Jianfei rapidly expanded his business. He opposed President Zhang at every opportunity, and his emerging company eventually became powerful enough to suppress President Zhang’s.

President Zhang’s wish to avenge Professor Xu was never fulfilled.

The noodles tasted rather good.

Gu Shuofeng finished the last bite and drank a mouthful of the spicy broth. Only then did she set down her chopsticks, take out a tissue, and wipe her mouth.

Although she didn’t possess much sympathy, beautiful women were an exception.

Xu Tinglan was far too lovely to be ruined by a scumbag like that. Gu Shuofeng had nothing better to do anyway. Casually offering a little assistance would also advance her mission.

Why wouldn’t she do it?

Gu Shuofeng slowly took out her phone and checked the time.

23:19.

The car had entered the residential complex approximately fifteen minutes ago.

By now, they should have just arrived home. Xu Tinglan would be cleaning the living room while Wang Jianfei secretly set up the camera.

It was almost time to call.

If she called too early, they wouldn’t have reached home yet. With his wife beside him, Wang Jianfei wouldn’t find it convenient to speak.

If she called too late, Wang Jianfei would already be indulging his lust. Even the Heavenly Emperor himself might not persuade him to pull away.

Now was the perfect moment.

Gu Shuofeng found Wang Jianfei’s number and called him. She then disdainfully wiped her fingertips with a tissue, as though merely touching his name had contaminated her.

Every year produced its share of scumbags, but this one was the most disgusting!

Gu Shuofeng could practically imagine Wang Jianfei’s instant panic when he saw her number.

He would hurriedly crack open the door and peek at Xu Tinglan cleaning the living room. Only then would he gradually calm down and impatiently answer the call.

She even predicted the first sentence he would utter in a low, furious voice.

“So you still remember to call me?!”

Gu Shuofeng adjusted her Bluetooth earpiece. Leaning into the corner to avoid the gazes of the other customers, she delivered her emotionally charged lines without the slightest change in expression.

“Jianfei, come quickly! I’m frightened!”

Wang Jianfei froze.

“What? Explain clearly!”

“It’s that fat man who lives in my building—the one I told you about before. He’s standing outside my apartment right now! He keeps ringing my doorbell. I’m terrified.”

“Then call the police!”

“I did, but he left before the police arrived. The moment they left, he came back. He hasn’t broken into my apartment, so the police can’t do anything.”

“Then check the surveillance recordings! Report him for harassment!”

“Where am I supposed to check them in the middle of the night? Even if I investigate, I’ll have to wait until tomorrow. I’m terrified right now! Please come quickly!”

Wang Jianfei was a typical male chauvinist. A woman displaying weakness was the best way to arouse his protective instincts.

Most importantly, he had met that fat man more than once.

The man was merely a sleazy middle-aged neighbor. Years of excessive drinking had left him bloated and physically weak. He wheezed merely from walking, let alone fighting.

Wang Jianfei didn’t consider him a threat whatsoever.

What man didn’t possess at least a little heroic instinct?

Furthermore, the person in danger was “his” woman.

The words “I’m coming right now” nearly escaped Wang Jianfei’s mouth.

But just as they reached his lips, he stopped.

“What happened last night? Why was your phone turned off, and why weren’t you home?”

The moment he mentioned the previous night, an aggrieved sob came from the other end.

“Xiao Ye argued with her boyfriend last night. Right after I ended our call, she came to my apartment and insisted on staying the night. I couldn’t refuse her.

“I was afraid you would arrive and run directly into her, so I pretended I wanted a late-night snack to improve her mood and tricked her into leaving with me.”

“You could at least have sent me a message!”

“My phone ran out of battery. By the time I returned, it was already very late. I was afraid your wife might see my message and make things difficult for you.”

“Then why didn’t you contact me during the day?”

“I called, but your phone was turned off. I thought you were angry with me or staying with your wife, so I didn’t dare call again in the afternoon.”

So it had all been a misunderstanding.

Wang Jianfei’s mood immediately brightened.

He looked through the gap in the door at Xu Tinglan, whose bun was disheveled as she bent over to wipe the floor. Then he thought of the alluring and seductive Chen Xiyao.

He could fuck his wife whenever he pleased.

He could record the video anytime.

But opportunities to play the hero didn’t appear every day.

Imagining the seductive Chen Xiyao throwing herself into his arms with a worshipful expression made his heart flutter.

He no longer hesitated.

“All right. Wait for me. I’ll be there immediately.”

After ending the call, Gu Shuofeng faintly curled her lips.

Her fingertip lightly stroked the edge of the phone, while the rhinestones on her nails shimmered faintly. Calm and leisurely, she gazed out the window.

Only after she saw Wang Jianfei’s car leave the residential complex did she rise and walk out of the noodle shop.

She crossed the road, entered the complex, and followed the empty path toward the apartment building deep inside.

Xu Tinglan, I’ve saved you once.

How will you repay me?

Why don’t we move our cohabitation date forward to tomorrow?

What do you think?