The Whole World Is Waiting for Them to Divorce [Transmigration Into a Book] - Chapter 14

At exactly eight o’clock in the evening, the whole family gathered in front of the TV, waiting for the web drama Favored Consort to air.

This light historical romance comedy starred Liang Yufei and Lu Wei, who played the female lead and second female lead respectively. Because of this drama, the two had met and become close best friends who could talk about anything.

It was Lu Wei’s first time acting, and she was both nervous and excited. She told everyone, “No one is allowed to leave. Watch it with me.”

Aside from Lu Zhennan and Lu Xi, who had work to discuss, and Tang Jie, who had beauty treatments to do, everyone else gave her face and sat on the sofa to watch with her, including the two housekeepers.

In the novel, whenever the author described Liang Yufei filming, it was always brushed over in a few strokes. Si Yu remembered that after this web drama aired, it became popular, and the male and female leads became popular too. With this drama as her foundation, Liang Yufei kept receiving acting offers afterward. Her acting career could practically be described as having a cheat code activated, as she quickly went from an eighteenth-tier nobody to an A-list actress.

Si Yu was very curious about this drama, and even more curious about Liang Yufei’s acting.

After the opening theme ended, the episode officially began.

Lu Wei, who played a spoiled and unruly commandery princess, rode a little red horse recklessly through the busy marketplace and knocked over an old man’s basket steamer. She tossed him a large gold ingot and wanted to leave, but the old man stopped her and demanded an apology.

How could a commandery princess apologize to a commoner? The two pulled and tugged, drawing a crowd of passersby.

The commandery princess could not save face, so she revealed her status to frighten the old man, and the old man backed down.

Just then, Liang Yufei, playing a little beggar, rushed out. With a silver tongue, she rationally resolved the dispute.

The commandery princess rode away proudly on her horse. Only afterward did her brain finally catch up—so that little beggar’s smooth talk had all been scolding her!

Furious, the commandery princess went back to chase her. The female lead used nimble qinggong to run her in circles, and after teasing her enough, she was about to leave when she “accidentally” crashed into the male lead’s arms.

There was nothing particularly groundbreaking or innovative about the opening, but the pacing was handled very well, and it was full of comedic moments. The way the three main characters appeared was distinctive, making them instantly memorable.

Housekeeper Auntie Zhang said, “Second Miss looks so good dressed like that!”

Housekeeper Auntie Zhou hurriedly chimed in, “Yes, yes, Second Miss looks so cool riding a horse!”

Old Madam Lu said with a cheerful smile, “I didn’t expect our Wei Wei to look so good on camera.”

Lu Wei pouted and said coquettishly, “Grandma, listen to what you’re saying. Am I not pretty in real life?”

“Pretty, pretty.” Old Madam Lu narrowed her eyes and stared at the screen. “That little beggar looks familiar. Who’s playing her?”

“Grandma, that’s my best friend Yufei!”

“That’s Miss Liang?” Old Madam Lu said in surprise. “She’s dressed like a little boy. I almost didn’t recognize her. Her acting is quite good.”

Lu Wei hugged her arm and acted spoiled. “Is my acting not good?”

“You’re good too.” Old Madam Lu wanted to focus on watching TV, so her answer was a little perfunctory.

Lu Wei smiled so widely her back molars were almost showing. From her left came a disdainful cold snort. Sensitive to it, she looked over, withdrew her smile, and said, “What are you snorting for?”

Si Yu spat out a melon seed shell and looked at her. “Nothing. I just think Grandma is too kind.”

Lu Wei did not understand.

“The role of the commandery princess suits you very well,” Si Yu said. “You could say you’re acting in your true colors.”

The more Lu Wei listened, the more confused she became. “What do you mean?”

Si Yu showed a professional fake smile and said, “I mean I’m praising you.”

After saying that, she turned her gaze back to the screen and continued admiring Liang Yufei’s acting.

This was Liang Yufei’s first time playing the female lead. Her acting was still somewhat stiff, but it had to be said that she was full of natural spirit. No wonder she later won Best Actress for television.

Thinking of how the female lead had also been transmigrated into, and how the other party seemed intent on ruining her marriage with Lu Xi, Si Yu’s sense of crisis deepened. She had no choice but to reassess this Liang Yufei.

She still had to continue being an actress. Perhaps one day, she would face off against Liang Yufei. She could not underestimate her.

Lu Wei belatedly realized that Si Yu had been insulting her in a roundabout way and said angrily, “You actually dared to curse at me!”

She raised her hand, looking as if she was about to come over and tear at her.

Old Madam Lu sat between the two of them and stopped her in time. “Wei Wei, sit properly. Don’t make trouble!”

“Grandma, she…”

“If you keep arguing, I won’t watch with you anymore.”

That one sentence successfully made Lu Wei shut her mouth. Unwilling, she shot Si Yu a provocative look.

Si Yu actually did not want to argue. It was just that Lu Wei’s acting was truly painful to watch. She had acted like that pile of crap and was still so pleased with herself, so Si Yu had not been able to resist mocking her a little.

Ignoring Lu Wei’s anger, she patted the melon seed shells off her hands and said softly to Old Madam Lu, “Grandma, I’ll go upstairs and unpack my luggage first.”

Old Madam Lu knew she and Lu Wei did not get along, so she did not force her. “Go on.”

Si Yu went upstairs and entered Lu Xi’s room. She opened her suitcase and took out some daily necessities.

After Lu Xi and Lu Zhennan finished discussing work, Lu Xi returned to her room. Seeing a huge pink suitcase on the floor, she was just wondering about it when she heard the sound of running water and a woman’s unpleasant singing coming from the bathroom. She frowned.

Si Yu was taking a shower.

Twenty minutes later.

Si Yu came out wrapped in a towel and jumped in fright when she saw someone sitting by the bed. She instinctively wanted to retreat back inside, but when she looked carefully and realized it was Lu Xi, she patted her chest and said with a sweet smile, “You’re done talking?”

Lu Xi’s pale eyes looked straight at her, sizing her up from head to toe. Her gaze landed on Si Yu’s moist, fair face, paused, and she said, “You’re not wearing clothes. What are you trying to do?”

Si Yu twisted her slender waist and walked up to her, leaning forward as she stared into her eyes. In a seductive voice, she said, “Seducing you, of course~”

There was a faint floral fragrance on the woman’s body. It was the scent of the body wash she used. Lu Xi had never noticed anything special about it before, but now, smelling it, it actually seemed a little sweet and cloying.

The towel was tied very loosely, and as Si Yu bent over, the curve of her chest was revealed.

Lu Xi accidentally swept her gaze over it, and her eyes darkened slightly. She wanted to push her away, but because of Si Yu’s exposed skin, she did not know where to put her hands. With a tense face, she said, “Are you trying to sleep on the street tonight?”

Si Yu knew when to stop. Covering her chest, she backed away several steps and said with a cheeky grin, “I prefer sleeping on the sofa.”

After using the bathroom, Si Yu had directly washed her hair and showered, forgetting to take clothes to change into. She had not expected Lu Xi to come back so quickly. She casually took a nightdress from the suitcase and slipped back into the bathroom to change.

This was the second time the two of them slept in the same room.

The first time, Lu Xi had been very unhappy and wanted to drive her away. This time, she said nothing.

Si Yu could not be certain how much of Lu Xi’s misunderstanding toward her had been dispelled, because this trash transmigration system actually could not calculate the other party’s favorability value!

Downstairs, the drama finished airing. Everyone went back to their own rooms. The bustle scattered, and the night gradually quieted.

Only one floor lamp was on in the room.

Si Yu lay on the fabric sofa, bored as she scrolled through the original female supporting character’s Moments. The more she looked, the heavier her heart became.

June 8: I heard that woman surnamed Liang is attending the banquet too. When the time comes, I’ll trick her to the pool, push her in, and drown her alive!

June 5: What secret relationship, what girlfriend? It’s all freaking nonsense from random photos and fake writing! That vixen surnamed Liang must have seduced Lu Xi. I’m going to kill that shameless vixen!

June 4: Meimei said another vixen went to seduce Lu Xi. Why are these people so cheap and shameless?! Kill them all!

June 3: Lu Xi isn’t coming home again. Is she working overtime, or is she on a date with another woman?

June 1: Today is Children’s Day. I bought Lu Xi a gift, but she threw it into the trash and said I was childish.

May 27: Did I do something wrong? I didn’t want to die, and I didn’t want to deceive her like this. I just love her too much and hoped she would look at me more. Why did she call me crazy and block me? Why can’t she see everything I’ve done?

…

After that, everything was full of negativity. By the time Si Yu reached this point, she could no longer keep reading.

The female supporting character had set her Moments so only she could see them, treating the place like a tree hollow. Everything she wrote was related to Lu Xi. Between the lines, it was clear that she deeply loved Lu Xi, but that love was too obsessive—one could even say deformed.

For Lu Xi, the female supporting character had actually wanted to kill every woman who tried to get close to Lu Xi. Her intense jealousy had made her lose reason, and on June 8, she had tried to kill Liang Yufei for the first time.

This female supporting character was too terrifying.

Si Yu remembered that the extras had written the female supporting character’s ending. After being abandoned by Lu Xi, she lived in a muddle-headed daze, going to bars every day. One day, she got drunk and was sexually assaulted, and in the end, she went insane.

Although her ending was miserable, throughout the whole story, the female supporting character framed the heroine five times, each time wanting the heroine’s life. With such a vicious mind, ending up like that earned her no sympathy from readers. Everyone celebrated and cheered.

Pitiful, yet lamentable.

Si Yu did not have a savior complex. It was just that now that she had become “Si Yu” herself, she inevitably felt some empathy. Her feelings were complicated beyond words.

She exited Moments, pinched her aching temples, and let out a heavy sigh toward the ceiling.

Lu Xi, who was leaning against the headboard and working through emails on her tablet, lifted her eyes to look over. She had wanted to remind Si Yu not to make strange sounds and disturb her work, but when she saw tears spilling from the corners of Si Yu’s eyes, she paused slightly.

“Why are you crying?”

Si Yu touched the corner of her eye and only then discovered there were tears. For a moment, she was confused.

She did not feel sad at all, yet tears had naturally flowed out. She did not know whether it was this body itself that wanted to cry.

She quickly wiped them away and pretended to be relaxed. “It’s nothing. I suddenly miss my parents and my grandma.”

They should be reunited in heaven now, right?

The warm yellow light of the floor lamp covered Lu Xi, who was wearing purple silk pajamas. Her usual chill was reduced. She leaned lazily against the headboard, quietly examining the woman on the sofa.

Si Yu sat up and grabbed a throw pillow, hugging it to her chest. Resting her chin on it, she met Lu Xi’s probing gaze and considered her words before saying, “Lu Xi, do you hate me a lot?”

The answer to this question was obvious. Without waiting for Lu Xi to answer, Si Yu took a breath and continued, “You hate me and want to divorce me, but because of Grandma, you have no choice but to wrong yourself. You must feel really unhappy inside.”

Lu Xi lightly pressed her thin lips together, wanting to hear what she had to say.

Si Yu went on by herself. “I looked at some things just now. Honestly, my disgust is no less than yours. That’s why I’m working hard to change, trying to become better—not just to please you, but also so I can live properly in this world.”

Lu Xi’s eyes flickered slightly, but she still did not speak.

Si Yu shrugged. “Keep working. I’m a little sleepy. Good night.”

At this moment, she did not want to act, did not want to be sentimental, and did not want to deceive anyone. She only wanted to speak the true thoughts in her heart.

As for what Lu Xi thought, that was beyond her control.

The words she had been holding inside finally had a chance to be released, and her mood became much lighter. Si Yu hugged the throw pillow and closed her eyes.

The warm yellow light of the floor lamp fell on her sleeping face, giving it a quiet kind of beauty.

Lu Xi understood most of what she had just said. It was only the final sentence she did not quite understand. What did she mean, live properly in this world?

There was doubt in her heart, but Lu Xi did not ask.

From beginning to end, Lu Xi did not say a single word.

Did she hate her?

Previously, she really had hated her.

But through observing and spending time with Si Yu lately, Lu Xi’s feelings toward her had grown stranger and stranger. She could see that Si Yu was changing. She only did not know how long this change could last.

Thinking of the meticulous concern Si Yu showed Grandma, her ample patience with Xiao Bao, and her humility and politeness toward the housekeepers. Her clear eyes when looking at people, the bright, harmless smile on her face when she spoke…

Lu Xi asked herself honestly. It seemed she did not hate her that much anymore.

The person on the sofa looked peaceful, as if she had already fallen asleep.

Lu Xi watched her for several seconds, gently set down the tablet in her hand, and turned off the floor lamp.