The Whole World Is Waiting for Them to Divorce [Transmigration Into a Book] - Chapter 7

Si Yu had imagined what it would be like to meet the original heroine. Maybe it would feel novel, maybe it would be awkward, but she had never expected it to be like this… um…

The heroine’s appearance was not too different from what she had imagined. It was just that her intense reaction really broke the immersion.

Si Yu could not figure out what she had done to provoke her. She scratched her cheek and asked, “What’s wrong with her?”

“You still have the nerve to ask!” Lu Wei glared at her and pushed the frightened Liang Yufei forward. “Yufei, don’t be scared. Say it boldly.”

Say what? Si Yu folded her arms in confusion.

The moment Liang Yufei’s gaze met hers, she looked as if she had seen some savage beast or flood. Her small face was pale, her lips trembled, and she stammered, “I…”

After listening to her say “I” for ages without getting anything else, Si Yu lost her patience and said lazily, “If you’re not going to say it, I’m going inside first.”

The UV rays were so strong. She did not want to stay outside. And to be honest, she was a little disappointed in this heroine.

The author had given the heroine the character setting of a pure little white flower—delicate on the outside, strong on the inside. Otherwise, she would not have been able to climb higher and higher in the complicated entertainment industry, going from an eighteenth-tier nobody to an A-list actress, and finally even winning Best Actress for television.

But this Liang Yufei before her, startled by every little thing and timid as a mouse, made Si Yu feel no matter how she looked at her that her character setting had collapsed.

“What are you doing?” Si Yu looked at Lu Wei, who was blocking her way.

Lu Wei said sternly, “Apologize to Yufei!”

“Apologize for what?” Si Yu was baffled.

Lu Wei’s delicate brows shot upright as she said bitterly, “You pushed Yufei into the water and nearly cost her her life, and you still dare pretend you don’t know anything?!”

Si Yu’s head buzzed, and certain images she had overlooked surfaced once more:

Beside the shimmering swimming pool, the female supporting character “Si Yu” venomously said to the woman, “Liang Yufei, go die!” Then, before the other woman could react, she pushed her in.

Si Yu: “…”

She had almost forgotten the bad things the female supporting character had once done…

Seeing that she was silent, Lu Wei raised her brows and said, “Feeling guilty now?”

Si Yu stared blankly at Liang Yufei, who was hiding behind Lu Wei, and finally understood why the other woman had reacted this way.

So this face of hers had become a psychological shadow for her.

Si Yu gathered her thoughts and said, “I can explain this matter.”

“What else do you want to explain?” Lu Wei said. “You vicious woman. You just wanted Yufei to die!”

“Listen to me…”

“I don’t want to hear your sophistry!” Lu Wei said unreasonably. “You want to go inside, right? Fine. Let everyone see your vicious face!”

…All right then.

The moment Lu Wei entered the house, she started shouting, “Dad, Mom, are you there? Sis, are you there? Grandma?”

Si Yu frowned and said, “Grandma is resting. Can you lower your voice?”

“No!” Lu Wei said. “Grandma hates you the most. I’m going to let her judge this.”

Si Yu really wanted to find some tape and seal her big mouth shut. Before she could look for any, movement came from upstairs.

Lu Wei’s loud voice had alarmed Tang Jie and Lu Xi.

In the end, even Old Madam Lu was startled awake.

The housekeeper pushed Old Madam Lu out of the special elevator.

“Wei Wei is back? What are you shouting about?” Tang Jie swayed down the stairs and saw Liang Yufei. In a familiar tone, she said, “Yufei, long time no see. Why does your face look so awful?”

“Mom, Yufei was unconscious for two days. She was only discharged from the hospital just now,” Lu Wei said.

Tang Jie was shocked. “Unconscious? What happened to you?”

Liang Yufei stared fixedly at Lu Xi, who was the last to come downstairs. Those originally timid eyes were now filled with light. She could not hear what Tang Jie was saying. She could only hear the thunderous pounding of her own heartbeat.

So beautiful.

So beautiful it made one unable to breathe.

When that pair of seductive phoenix eyes swept over casually, Liang Yufei’s breathing stopped altogether.

Lu Xi walked over to Old Madam Lu, who had not rested properly, and said softly, “Why did you get up?”

Old Madam Lu said, “It was too noisy. I couldn’t sleep.”

Lu Xi’s beautiful eyes shifted, and she glared at Lu Wei.

Lu Wei was chilled by her gaze. She shrank her neck and muttered, “I didn’t know Grandma was resting.”

Old Madam Lu did not blame her and said, “You called all of us here. What did you want to say?”

Lu Wei pulled over Liang Yufei, whose face was flushed red, and pointed at Si Yu’s nose. “The night before last, Yufei went to a banquet. This woman went too. She tricked Yufei into going outside, then pushed Yufei into the swimming pool when no one was paying attention! Yufei doesn’t know how to swim and almost drowned. She was unconscious for two days.”

Everyone’s gazes turned toward Si Yu in unison.

Si Yu: “…”

Old Madam Lu looked at her in astonishment. Her expression paused, then she said, “Qiao Qiao could never do such a thing. There must be some misunderstanding here.”

Si Yu was touched. “Thank you, Grandma, for being willing to believe me. That’s right. There was a misunderstanding.”

“What damn misunderstanding!” Lu Wei blurted out. “You just wanted to kill her!”

“Wei Wei, you mustn’t swear!” Old Madam Lu lightly scolded.

Lu Wei wilted a little, then pushed Liang Yufei. “Yufei, you say it.”

Liang Yufei looked at Si Yu fearfully and said, “It really was her who pushed me in. She even told me to go die.”

“Is there evidence?” Lu Xi, who had not spoken all this time, asked.

Liang Yufei looked at Lu Xi, her face slightly red, and shook her head. In a small voice, she said, “No.”

That place was very hidden and had no surveillance cameras. At the time, only she and Si Yu had been beside the pool.

Lu Xi looked at Si Yu with an unreadable expression and said calmly, “Then how do you prove that what you said is true?”

Liang Yufei: “…”

The moment this question came out, Liang Yufei knew she had no chance of winning. She bit her lower lip tightly, and her eyes reddened.

Lu Wei could not bear to see her best friend suffer a grievance and said, “Yufei wouldn’t lie. I believe her!”

Several pairs of eyes turned toward Si Yu again. Si Yu felt like one head had become two.

The one who pushed Liang Yufei in was the female supporting character “Si Yu” from the book, not her. Although Si Yu occupied this body now, she did not want to take the blame for someone else.

If she took this blame, she would never be able to shake off the label of “vicious female supporting character.” Then how was she supposed to gain Lu Xi’s and Old Madam Lu’s trust?

Si Yu was extremely glad she had jumped in at the time, and even more glad that this had been the female supporting character’s first time harming the heroine in public. There was still room to turn things around.

Lu Xi was expressionless, her eyes slightly deeper than usual, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

Si Yu took a breath and said unhurriedly, “I have no grudge against her. Why would I harm her?”

“Because my sister sent Yufei home, and the paparazzi photographed them. It even went trending. You were jealous of Yufei. Your mind is twisted, so you wanted to harm her!”

That was indeed the original female supporting character’s reason for harming the original heroine.

Si Yu steadied herself and said to Liang Yufei, “I admit I was jealous. I was blinded by jealousy and said some awful things to you, but I never thought of harming you. I was a little emotional at the time and accidentally caused you to fall into the water. I immediately jumped in to save you. But I forgot that I didn’t know how to swim, so in the end, I lost consciousness.”

There was actually one thing Si Yu could not understand. In the novel, after the heroine was rescued, she woke up after receiving artificial respiration once. How had she ended up unconscious?

Lu Wei was like a lit firecracker as she shrieked sharply, “Accidentally? You clearly pushed Yufei in on purpose, and you still have the face to argue?”

“If I wanted to harm her, why would I fall into the water too? I don’t know how to swim. Would I jump in to court death?” Si Yu said calmly.

Lu Wei was somewhat at a loss for words, but she stubbornly stuck her neck out and said, “You must have felt guilty after committing the crime and tried to run, but failed, so you accidentally fell in yourself. You deserved it!”

“You’re making it sound like my IQ is below fifty.” Si Yu spread her hands helplessly. “Anyway, no matter what I say, you’ve already pinned the crime on me, right? With no evidence or proof, this is what you call framing someone.”

Old Madam Lu, who had been listening from the side, could not help cutting in. “Wei Wei, I think Qiao Qiao’s logic is very clear. As for you, since you didn’t see it with your own eyes and have no evidence, why are you so certain Qiao Qiao deliberately harmed someone?”

“I…” Lu Wei could not refute her for a moment. Half a beat later, she noticed the issue with Old Madam Lu’s way of addressing Si Yu. “Grandma, why are you calling her Qiao Qiao? She’s Si Yu, the Si Yu you dislike the most! Did you take the wrong medicine? Why do you keep speaking up for her?”

Old Madam Lu pressed at her aching temples and let out a long sigh.

Tang Jie was afraid the old madam would be unable to withstand another shock like yesterday, so she shouted in a low voice, “Wei Wei, how can you speak to Grandma like that!”

Old Madam Lu pushed away Lu Xi and Si Yu, who had leaned closer in concern, and waved her hand to signal that she was fine. She said to Liang Yufei, “Miss Liang, Qiao Qiao said it was a misunderstanding, and I believe her. She accidentally caused you to fall into the water, and that was her fault. I apologize to you on her behalf. Can you forgive her?”

Si Yu hurriedly said, “Grandma, it was my fault. I should be the one to apologize to Miss Liang. Miss Liang, I’m sorry. I originally wanted to save you, although I failed.”

Seeing the grandmother and granddaughter echo each other, Liang Yufei knew the matter could go no further. It was clearly Si Yu who had harmed her, yet she could not provide sufficient evidence to prove it.

That day, Si Yu had indeed fallen into the water too. Could she really have wanted to save her?

Liang Yufei had nothing to say and could only swallow her anger and nod.

Lu Wei threw a tantrum and said it was unfair, but unfortunately, no one paid attention to her.

In order to make up for it, Old Madam Lu wanted Liang Yufei to stay for a meal.

Lu Wei threw her young-miss temper around and angrily pulled Liang Yufei away, saying, “Each and every one of them doesn’t know right from wrong. We don’t need to eat with them. Come on, I’ll take you out for a feast.”

Liang Yufei looked back at the villa reluctantly. She could still see Lu Xi’s enchanting, graceful figure.

She wanted to stay, but seeing Lu Wei looking like she shared a common enemy with her, she was too embarrassed to say it.

Lu Wei thought she was upset and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, comforting her. “When there’s a chance in the future, I’ll help you vent this anger.”

Liang Yufei wanted to speak but hesitated.

Lu Wei went on talking to herself. “Fine, my grandma has Alzheimer’s and mistook Si Yu for that Qiao Qiao, so I can overlook her taking Si Yu’s side. But my sister clearly hates Si Yu. Why didn’t she stand on our side?”

A hint of joy flashed through Liang Yufei’s eyes. She carefully asked, “Is their relationship very good?”

“Good my ass. I heard my sister wants to divorce her.”

“When will they divorce?”

“Probably soon.” Lu Wei looked at her suspiciously. “Why are you suddenly so concerned about whether my sister gets divorced?”

Liang Yufei’s expression panicked, and she stammered, “I…”

Lu Wei could visibly see her face growing redder and redder, and said uncertainly, “You don’t like my sister, do you?”

Liang Yufei panicked even more. “I don’t want to interfere in their marriage. I just…”

“All right, all right, don’t be nervous. I get it.” Lu Wei patted her shoulder and said, “Actually, my sister and Si Yu are in a contractual marriage. They don’t have any feelings for each other at all. Since you like my sister, I’ll have my sister dump that woman earlier. I think you and my sister are a much better match. If you marry my sister, our relationship will be even closer in the future.”

“They haven’t divorced yet. Don’t say things like that…”

“Soon, soon.”

Liang Yufei could not help turning back to look again. Thinking of that brief, stunning glimpse just now, she shyly lowered her head and silently repeated in her heart: Lu Xi.