Transmigrated as the Cannon Fodder Marked by the Villain (GL) - Chapter 31

“Sister, I have to find it, or how will I explain it to my brother?”

While losing something in the dorm was generally not a big deal, the item Ruan Jiyan lost was no ordinary watch.

If someone had truly stolen it intentionally, and she called the police, the thief would be sentenced.

After all, the watch was worth five million yuan, not five hundred.

“Ruan Jiyan, did you lose something?”

Zhou Wan saw Ruan Jiyan looking extremely anxious while searching and immediately realized she had lost something valuable. Although Zhou Wan’s family wasn’t wealthy, she could tell from Ruan Jiyan’s possessions, knowledge, and demeanor that she was no ordinary rich young lady.

If it were just a common item, Ruan Jiyan wouldn’t be going to such lengths, even squatting on the floor to search. She must have lost something either deeply sentimental or extremely valuable.

“Yes, my watch is missing.”

Ruan Jiyan searched cabinets and drawers with a troubled face, sweating profusely. In Zhou Wan’s eyes, she genuinely cared about the lost watch.

“Let me help you look. Don’t worry yet.”

“Thank you.”

“Where did you put it? Could it have fallen behind the cabinet?”

Zhou Wan used a flashlight to illuminate the back of the wardrobe but saw nothing.

“I clearly put it in the drawer,” Ruan Jiyan pointed to the third drawer: “I put the watch in this box because I was afraid of damaging it during the physical test this afternoon, but now it’s gone.”

Ruan Jiyan intentionally exaggerated the seriousness of the matter. She knew the person who took her watch was in this dorm, so she made sure Zhou Wan heard her.

“How could it just disappear?” Zhou Wan was also confused: “Could someone have stolen it?”

Zhou Wan wasn’t one to gossip behind people’s backs. She knew Zhang Xiaolan well; she was sure she wasn’t the culprit.

Li Yanwei’s family was wealthy, and she habitually spent money lavishly and carelessly. Why would she steal Ruan Jiyan’s watch? So, Li Yanwei was ruled out too.

The only remaining guess was that someone else had come into the dorm and stolen Ruan Jiyan’s watch.

“Sister, I still haven’t found it.”

Ruan Jiyan’s voice was slightly hoarse from running today, but to Fu Qingyun’s ears, it sounded full of grievance.

Fu Qingyun felt a pang of sympathy hearing Ruan Jiyan. She knew Ruan Jiyan cared deeply about this watch, which was why she was acting like this.

“I’m coming over right now. Wait for me.”

“But that watch costs over five million.”

The moment the words fell, Zhou Wan’s hand, which was pulling back the curtain, froze. Even Zhang Xiaolan’s hand holding her chopsticks stopped.

“Over five million!”

Zhang Xiaolan’s eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Ruan Jiyan: “That expensive!”

Li Yanwei, who was drawing her eyeliner in front of the vanity mirror, jerked her hand. The eyeliner pencil slashed into her eye, leaving a large black streak. She immediately rushed to the bathroom to wash her eyes with water.

The bathroom glass door was shut. Li Yanwei washed her eyes with hot water. Her face had drastically changed, and even her lips started turning pale.

Five million?

How could that be?

She thought the watch cost no more than fifty thousand. How could it be five million?

Although Li Yanwei thought this, her legs were trembling slightly, and she had difficulty walking.

Fu Qingyun, however, didn’t react to Ruan Jiyan’s sudden disclosure of the watch’s price. She went upstairs and headed straight for Ruan Jiyan’s dorm.

A knock sounded at the door. Ruan Jiyan went to open it. Seeing it was Fu Qingyun, she immediately hugged the other woman, her face filled with worry: “Sister, I lost my watch.”

Zhou Wan and Zhang Xiaolan were completely stunned by the watch’s price. They stood there, unsure what to say. Seeing Fu Qingyun arrive, they quickly made way and returned to their respective beds.

“It’s alright. If it’s lost, it’s lost. Big Sister will buy you a new one.”

Zhou Wan and Zhang Xiaolan were utterly astonished. Was this the legendary rich woman? A five-million-yuan watch was disposable to her, and she offered to buy a new one.

Sure enough, commoners like them couldn’t imagine the lives of the wealthy. Today, they finally saw it.

Li Yanwei hid in the bathroom, afraid to come out. She kept washing her hands with cold water repeatedly.

A knock suddenly sounded on the bathroom door, startling her.

“Li Yanwei, are you done? I need to use the restroom.”

“Wait a moment.”

She composed her expression, checked her slightly red eyes in the mirror, then opened the door, feigning calmness.

Zhou Wan entered and closed the door. Seeing that Fu Qingyun had also arrived, Li Yanwei knew the matter was about to become a big deal. She sat down on the chair, guilty conscience showing, pretending to be unconcerned.

Zhang Xiaolan saw Li Yanwei come out and whispered to her: “Li Zhutou, the watch Ruan Jiyan lost is over five million! Have you seen it?”

“It’s just a watch. Is it necessary to be like this?”

Li Yanwei glanced at Zhang Xiaolan with disdain and rolled her eyes, but her gaze never dared to drift toward Ruan Jiyan.

Ruan Jiyan already suspected Li Yanwei was the culprit. She hadn’t initially thought her watch would be stolen, but once it was taken, Ruan Jiyan hadn’t immediately suspected Li Yanwei.

But now, this person was not only rude but also light-fingered.

If this had happened in her previous life, Ruan Jiyan would have settled it privately. But now, she was eager to escalate the matter.

She wanted Li Yanwei to discard her arrogant demeanor and apologize. She wanted Li Yanwei to fear her and to be expelled from Imperial University.

Fu Qingyun continued to comfort Ruan Jiyan, suggesting: “How about this? We first report the matter to the counselor and have her check the surveillance footage to see who secretly slipped into the dorm, and then we’ll continue our investigation.”

Ruan Jiyan nodded at Fu Qingyun’s suggestion. Although she knew surveillance cameras wouldn’t be much help, as the thief was her own roommate, the cameras wouldn’t reveal anything.

Even if the thief was found, that person would likely make excuses, making things complicated for Ruan Jiyan.

She intended to report the matter to the counselor, but before Fu Qingyun could accompany Ruan Jiyan to find her, Ruan Jiyan changed her mind and said she didn’t need to yet.

“Sister, do you believe me?”

Fu Qingyun looked surprised: “Ruan Bao, why would you ask me that?”

She held Ruan Jiyan’s soft, warm hand and smiled: “If I don’t believe you, who should I believe?”

“I just feel it wasn’t an outsider.”

“Then you mean one of your roommates did it?”

“Mhm.”

Ruan Jiyan nodded. She didn’t want to tell Fu Qingyun about this, but she couldn’t overlook this person.

She had planned to give Li Yanwei a warning herself, but if Fu Qingyun was involved, things would become much more interesting.

“I think I know who it is.”

Based on her experience reading people, it was probably the Omega who had been hostile toward Ruan Jiyan all along.

If she hated Ruan Jiyan so much, why would she steal her watch? Was it simply because the watch was valuable?

Fu Qingyun couldn’t understand. These children acted without considering the consequences.

Theft exceeding one thousand yuan could lead to criminal charges, let alone a watch worth five million yuan.

Imperial University was not a place anyone could easily enter. Even Fu Qingyun and Ruan Jiyan had to rely on Fu Qingyan’s efforts to get in, but now, some clueless person was about to ruin their own future.

“Sister, can you get me a small pinhole camera?”

Fu Qingyun knew what Ruan Jiyan was planning, so she agreed.

Checking the school surveillance wouldn’t yield anything, but they could secretly install their own camera. She believed the culprit would eventually reveal herself.

Ruan Jiyan returned to the dorm late in the evening. Zhang Xiaolan saw her and asked: “Ruan Jiyan, did you find the counselor? What did she say?”

“Not yet,” Ruan Jiyan shook her head: “I thought about it all night. I decided that I should let the person who took my item realize their mistake and return it to me soon, or they will face imprisonment.”

Li Yanwei’s fingers, which were scrolling on her phone, froze when she heard this.

“What are you talking about? If you don’t tell the counselor, how will the thief know you’re waiting for her? You should tell the counselor soon, or it will be too late.”

Zhou Wan didn’t notice Li Yanwei’s sudden change of expression or the increasingly menacing look she gave her.

“I’m not close with the counselor,” Ruan Jiyan said with a forced smile: “I only got in here by paying for it. The counselor definitely doesn’t like me. Even if I told her, she would ask me to settle it privately.”

“But that watch is very expensive. She won’t ignore it, and the nature of this incident is very serious. It affects the safety of everyone in the dorm.”

Ruan Jiyan shook her head, refusing to say more. Zhou Wan had no choice. She had already checked her own belongings. Nothing was missing. It seemed the thief had planned this out, targeting Ruan Jiyan’s watch.

But Ruan Jiyan’s current actions baffled her. Since the watch was so valuable, any normal person would immediately report it to the counselor and the police.

Ruan Jiyan, however, refused to do so. She planned to settle it privately.

Zhou Wan couldn’t figure out the other person’s intentions. Besides, she and Ruan Jiyan were not on the same path. Perhaps the world of the rich was different from hers, a commoner. Zhou Wan decided to mind her own business. She had her own things to focus on. Getting involved might backfire.

Li Yanwei had been spoiled by her family for so long. She always felt that all good things belonged to her, and no one should surpass her.

But now, a prettier, better-figured, and richer Omega had joined the dorm. All she felt was intense jealousy.

Li Yanwei truly liked the watch, but even if she liked it, she wouldn’t easily steal it.

But when she saw the watch lying quietly in the drawer, Li Yanwei, as if possessed, reached out and took it, simultaneously unleashing the malice hidden in her heart into the world.

What Ruan Jiyan could have, she could have too.

Li Yanwei didn’t think much when she took the watch. She had only one thought: since Ruan Jiyan was so rich and didn’t wear the watch often, it wouldn’t matter if she casually took it. After all, Ruan Jiyan was so wealthy that she wouldn’t make a big fuss over a watch.

But Li Yanwei never calculated that the watch was worth over five million yuan, and that Ruan Jiyan would treat it like a treasure, even though she hadn’t seen Ruan Jiyan express much concern over it.

People with malicious intent often view things from their own perspective, tracing the source of their wrongdoing back to the victim.

At twenty years old, Li Yanwei genuinely believed she took the watch on a momentary impulse, and she blamed Ruan Jiyan for everything.

Why did she wear such an expensive watch and intentionally pretend it wasn’t valuable?

Why did she so casually put the watch in a drawer instead of locking it in a storage cabinet?

“I wonder when Ruan Jiyan’s watch will be found.”

Zhang Xiaolan ate her takeout, looking wistfully: “Why is Ruan Jiyan so lucky? And her girlfriend? Buying watches on a whim, throwing them away if she doesn’t want them. They’re so rich!”

Zhou Wan listened to Zhang Xiaolan while doing her homework: “That’s the difference between people. Their family has money. Whether they rely on their dad or whatever, that’s their family’s business, and it has nothing to do with us.”

“I just want to study hard, get scholarships, go to graduate school and get a Ph.D., and find a good job. That’s my dream.”

The speaker meant no harm, but the listener took offense. Li Yanwei now had no interest in her phone or studying. When she heard Zhou Wan’s words, she felt the other person was subtly criticizing her.

“She’s only relying on her family’s dirty money,” Li Yanwei muttered: “I think her girlfriend is only with her for her money. You can’t judge a book by its cover.”

Zhou Wan immediately knew Li Yanwei was speaking out of jealousy. She already disliked the person for being too arrogant and looking down on everyone. If it weren’t for her, Zhou Wan wouldn’t have lost out on the scholarship several times before, and now she was attacking Ruan Jiyan.

When would this arrogant person finally take a massive fall?

Ruan Jiyan returned when it was already dark. Fu Qingyun had dinner with her outside and advised her not to worry too much for now.

This was Ruan Jiyan’s own business. Even though she had no connection with this Omega named Li Yanwei in her previous life, this life saw the person deliberately provoke her. Ruan Jiyan would definitely make her pay dearly.

The camera Fu Qingyun gave her was mounted in the eye of a small doll, positioned perfectly to overlook the entire dorm.

She had already warned Li Yanwei today. If this person secretly returned the watch, it would show she was afraid of her and wouldn’t dare bully her again.

But if she didn’t return it, Ruan Jiyan wouldn’t give her any breathing room. She would report it directly to the counselor and the police.

She had plenty of ways to punish Li Yanwei. After all, this person started the trouble.

It was already Friday. Ruan Jiyan had requested time off from class and was lying in the dorm all morning. Just as she was about to get up, she heard the door open. She pulled back her bed curtain and saw Zhou Wan had returned.

Ruan Jiyan had no ill will toward Zhou Wan. This Omega was actually quite nice and didn’t associate with Li Yanwei. She was a normal roommate.

However, Ruan Jiyan was about to pull the curtain back down when she heard the sound of sniffing.

It seemed Zhou Wan had been crying, but Ruan Jiyan decided to pretend to be asleep.

“I just said one thing about you, and you actually attacked me!”

Li Yanwei’s arrogant voice rang out again. Ruan Jiyan felt the noise was hurting her ears.

She and Fu Qingyun had been observing the dorm situation for two days, but found no abnormality.

No one had secretly returned her watch.

Ruan Jiyan decided to temporarily put the matter aside because she was going house-hunting with Fu Qingyun on Saturday.

The thought of it made Ruan Jiyan clutch the blanket tightly.

She wanted to be with Fu Qingyun so badly that she felt crazy. Ruan Jiyan even felt that her pursuit of education couldn’t compare to Fu Qingyun.

She knew this thought was impulsive. Fu Qingyun was indeed important to her, but no matter how important, she couldn’t surpass her future.

Ruan Jiyan couldn’t let go of her initial conviction. She couldn’t allow emotions to become a stumbling block in her revenge plan.

She was a very calm person, calm to the point of being frightening.

If Ruan Jiyan had to choose between revenge and Fu Qingyun, the current her would throw Fu Qingyun away without hesitation.

The argument continued downstairs. Ruan Jiyan lifted her bed curtain and climbed down.

She had already washed up. To look her best for Fu Qingyun, Ruan Jiyan secretly put on light makeup, applied lipstick, and sprayed some perfume.

Since she didn’t know what kind of perfume Fu Qingyun liked, Ruan Jiyan chose a cold tea scent that was similar to her own pheromones.

She packed her things, grabbing the Louis Vuitton bag Fu Qingyun gave her, and headed out, leaving behind the furious Li Yanwei and Zhou Wan, who was sobbing softly at her desk.

“How dare you accuse me and say I stole Ruan Jiyan’s watch?”

Li Yanwei shouted, eyes wide: “Look clearly! What kind of person am I? Would I steal?”

Zhou Wan had only casually mentioned it today, but Li Yanwei seized the opportunity and even threw soup at her in the cafeteria.

She couldn’t argue with the shouting Li Yanwei. All her grievances and anger turned into uncontrollable tears.

“Sister, did you find a place?”

Ruan Jiyan walked with Fu Qingyun holding her hand. The other woman had been busy looking for a house these past few days and said she had a surprise for her.

“Didn’t you say you wanted to live near the school? I searched for a long time to find this place.”

Ruan Jiyan followed Fu Qingyun. She could tell immediately that this was not a place ordinary rich people could afford.

But Fu Qingyun had told her not to worry and just live there. Ruan Jiyan naturally didn’t need to overthink it and left everything to Fu Qingyun.

“You said you don’t like living in apartment buildings, so I bought a two-story villa with a small yard for planting flowers and vegetables.”

As the door opened, a white cat meowed and rushed toward the two of them.

“Xiao Taohua!”

Fu Qingyun smiled: “I brought her over too.”

Ruan Jiyan knew Fu Qingyun would be jealous of a cat because of her, so she didn’t hug it and continued following Fu Qingyun to look at the interior decor.

“I know you like the antique style, so I furnished it with carved wooden furniture.”

Fu Qingyun’s taste was impeccable. Ruan Jiyan looked around and couldn’t find any flaws or inconsistencies.

“The bedroom is upstairs. It’s for the two of us.”

After going upstairs and opening the bedroom door, Ruan Jiyan’s eyes were dazzled by the bunches of red roses placed inside.

“How is it?”

Fu Qingyun couldn’t help but ask, seeing Ruan Jiyan’s reaction. She had carefully planned this to please the girl.

Although many people considered buying flowers a waste of money, this method was genuinely the most effective. Why else would flowers be the dominant gift on Valentine’s Day every year?

Seeing the room Fu Qingyun had meticulously decorated for her, Ruan Jiyan’s long-dormant girlish heart stirred again.

The moment she stepped inside, she felt a powerful urge. The vibrant, fresh roses complemented Ruan Jiyan’s delicate face perfectly. When she turned to look at Fu Qingyun, she even wanted to push the other woman onto the bed of roses right then and there, making her surrender.

“Sister.”

Ruan Jiyan calmed herself down. The defenses she had built up over the past few days were once again breached by Fu Qingyun. She had intended to use her time at school to push Fu Qingyun out of her mind and prevent her from continuously eroding her sanity.

But now, a single flower and a kiss were enough to land her in a dilemma again.

People say you can’t have your cake and eat it too, but Ruan Jiyan didn’t agree.

She was determined to get revenge, and Fu Qingyun had to stay by her side, with no escape.

“Sister, the one you prepared for me…”

Ruan Jiyan suddenly jumped onto Fu Qingyun, who caught her firmly in her arms.

“Do you want to test if our bed is soft?”

Fu Qingyun leaned into Ruan Jiyan’s ear, as if seeking her permission, but then carried her and gently placed her on the large bed, leaning down over her.

“Sister.”

Ruan Jiyan took off her down jacket and immediately pulled off Fu Qingyun’s clothes too.

“I’ll do it myself.”

Fu Qingyun had just taken off her down jacket when Ruan Jiyan took the lead and pinned her beneath her.

“Hiss…”

A rush of coldness struck. Fu Qingyun’s sides were kneaded by two cold hands. They seemed to be seeking warmth, but were actually wreaking havoc.

“Ruan Bao, what are you doing?”

“Before, Sister always touched me. Today, I want to feel Sister too.”

Cold and ticklish. Fu Qingyun tried to grab Ruan Jiyan’s hands, but the other woman grabbed hers instead.

Ruan Jiyan kneaded Fu Qingyun as if she were soft dough. Her technique evolved from clumsy to skillful, successfully dominating Fu Qingyun.

“Stop it.”

“No,” Ruan Jiyan smiled slyly: “Doesn’t Sister like it?”

Pervert!

Fu Qingyun had only acquiesced because Ruan Jiyan looked so pathetic, but the other person was taking advantage of her.

A rich red wine pheromone rushed out. Ruan Jiyan immediately went limp on top of Fu Qingyun.

“It’s not fair. You cheated…”

Listening to Ruan Jiyan’s soft, weak protest, Fu Qingyun laughed, flipped her over, and hugged the fragrant, soft body tightly.

“I cheated? I let you play for so long. Now it’s Big Sister’s turn.”

Fu Qingyun opened her mouth and bit Ruan Jiyan’s fresh, tender lips, coaxing the other woman to release her sweet tea pheromones.

The two hadn’t been intimate in a long time.

It had indeed been a long time for Ruan Jiyan. She urgently needed Fu Qingyun’s pheromones for comfort, and mere comfort wasn’t enough. She wanted to be completely soaked from the inside out.

“I want you.”

Ruan Jiyan actively held Fu Qingyun’s hand, then examined her middle and ring fingers.

Fu Qingyun’s fingers were long and beautiful, her bones well-proportioned, and her nails neatly trimmed.

“I love them,” Ruan Jiyan hugged the hand and kissed it repeatedly, then bit her fingertips.

A tingling, ticklish sensation spread from Fu Qingyun’s fingertips throughout her body.

“Sister, please comfort me.”

Ruan Jiyan bent her knee and pressed it against Fu Qingyun’s waist. What she wanted was evident.

Young bodies easily ignite when they touch. Even someone as rational as Fu Qingyun couldn’t withstand this kind of provocation.

“Sister, I want you.”

Toothache…