Chapter 1: The World-weary Villain's Fiancee
Qingshan Villa stands in the middle of Qingshan, surrounded by mountains and forests, with an elegant and tranquil environment.
Especially at night, when darkness shrouds the area, the jungle in the distance is eerily quiet, and not a single light can be seen within a kilometer.
But Qingshan Villa is particularly "lively" tonight.
"The Jian family is kindhearted. That guy has done so many bad things. If I had just left him there and ignored him, why would I have held an engagement party for him and given him a fiancée?"
"It's late at night and there aren't even any guests. How can this be a normal engagement party? They're just throwing unwanted people from both families here to fend for themselves."
"This is too weird. Let's send the newcomer over and leave quickly."
…
In the bumpy and shaking car, Gao Li slowly opened his heavy eyelids, and what he saw was the dark night and the endless forest.
Did you hear someone talking just now?
She looked up at the person in the driver's seat, but the car braked suddenly and she lost control and bumped into the front seat, causing her head to swell and hurt as if it had exploded.
"We're here, get off."
Um?
Before Gao Li could react, he was pushed out of the car.
Before she could ask a question, the car turned and drove away, leaving behind only a trail of flying dust.
"Ahem."
She frowned and raised her hand to sweep a few times.
His eyes fixed on the red sleeves embroidered with gold thread, Gao Li lowered his head and noticed that she was wearing a red cheongsam.
Where is this?
She is a student who is about to finish her senior year. In her spare time, she writes online novels for a certain website. She was a little-known writer for many years, but her latest novel, a melodramatic one, has become a huge hit.
But what annoyed her was that the male and female protagonists she had worked so hard to create were overshadowed by the tool villain Jian Yi on the popularity list.
She really couldn't understand what was so good about Jian Yi.
Gao Li didn't put much thought into this character; she simply needed a villain to propel the plot forward. Even the name was painstakingly crafted for irony.
He is the illegitimate son of the Jian family, the product of his father's infidelity. His mother Bai Lian gave birth to him just to use his existence in exchange for promotion to a wealthy family.
After all, in North City, the Jian family is a celebrity in the wealthy circle.
But Jian's parents were in a marriage of convenience, and their interests were deeply intertwined. Even if their relationship broke down, they would not divorce. Bai Lian could only be a mistress who could not be shown to the public.
When Jian Yi was eight years old, Bai Lan was pursued passionately by the heroine's father, Su Yuanqing. Although Su Yuanqing was not as powerful as Jian Yi's father, he was divorced and single with only one daughter, which could give Bai Lan a legitimate identity.
Bai Lin was moved. She left Jian Yi in the Jian family, received a large sum of compensation, and then married Su Yuanqing, becoming the heroine's stepmother.
Jian Yi has a twisted and dark character. Since school, he has been coveting the heroine like a worm in a gutter, and is committed to destroying the relationship between the hero and heroine.
He even wants to seize the power of the Jane Group.
Gao Li couldn't help laughing sarcastically when writing this paragraph.
It is a wishful thinking for a toad to want to eat swan flesh.
He attacked the male protagonist, imprisoned the female protagonist, and in an attempt to escape, he fell from a third-story window, his legs impaled on the barbs of the wall. Blood flowed all over the wall, and the nerves were damaged, leaving his legs disabled.
No, not only were his legs crippled, he was also disfigured before that.
In a fire, he was disfigured while trying to save the heroine. Of course, this made it easier for him to repay the favor later.
Readers are very confused. Instead of watching the sweet love story, they all feel sorry for the villains.
Okay, the villain is indeed a bit miserable, but a good novel needs a villain to set off the good guys, and that is his mission.
Her remarks triggered an outcry from Jian Yi's fanatical fans, who collectively scolded her and gave her book negative ratings.
Gao Li was completely furious. Is it easy for her to become famous?
So she started to argue with these toxic fans. In the end, because she was so focused on arguing with them, she didn't pay attention to the situation on the road, accidentally ran a red light, and was hit by a speeding car.
At that moment she was still kindly thinking that the driver was unlucky to have run into her.
When I woke up again, I was not in the hospital, but in a dark room. The dim candlelight only illuminated the single wooden table in the room.
There were three upside-down cards on the wooden table, and a cup of herbal tea next to them.
And in the center there is a cue card.
Does it hurt? Are you scared? Have a cup of herbal tea to calm your nerves.
Don’t forget to draw a piece of good luck for yourself.
Don't hesitate too long, we have to send you back in time. 】
What?
Gao Li was confused. Could it be that society had entered a new era, and even Meng Po had kept up with the times?
She didn't dare drink the tea, she drew a card first.
Card B - Kiss.
Gao Li: “?”
She couldn't help but turn over the other two cards.
Card A - Hug.
Card C - Raise it high.
Gao Li: “…”
Kiss, hug and lift up high?
What the hell is going on?
There was no change in the room, and Gao Li began to think again.
Send her back?
Go back there?
Oh, could it be that this cup of herbal tea is really Meng Po soup, and after she drinks it, it will send her into reincarnation and be reborn.
The more she thought about it, the more it seemed true.
After hesitating, I picked up the herbal tea and took a sip. The sweet, cool, and refreshing feeling burst in my mouth.
As expected, in this new era, the recipe of Mengpo soup has been improved, and it tastes quite good.
She drank the whole cup.
A flash of white light blinded her, causing her to close her eyes. When she opened them again, she was in the same bumpy and shaking car.
Gao Li turned around and saw the huge villa standing in the darkness, with the double happiness on the door so clear and eye-catching.
Where is this?
She didn't drink Meng Po soup, right? Otherwise, how could she still remember what happened before?
Is she reincarnated again?
Why do I have to get married right after reincarnation? What kind of plot is this? There is no background information at all.
Gao Li touched her face, but unfortunately there was no mirror, so she didn't know what she would look like after reincarnation.
There were no guests, and the villa was decorated like this late at night, which was indeed a bit eerie.
She wanted to escape, but they were halfway up the mountain. Where could she run to?
When the enemy comes, we will fight him; when the water comes, we will block it with earth. There will always be a way.
Gao Li took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to open the door.
The door opened easily, allowing her to see the courtyard at a glance.
The gray, simple eaves of the house were now covered in red paper-cuts depicting double happiness. Blood-red lanterns hung high, rustling in the cold wind.
She shuddered and rubbed her arms, both of which were covered with goose bumps.
Judging from the people in the car talking, this seemed to be an engagement party.
Is this really an engagement party?
Did she really not accidentally enter the scene of a ghost marriage in a horror game?
——[Is anyone there?]
Gao Li wanted to ask if anyone was there, but when he opened his mouth, only an "ah" sound came out.
"ah……"
——[Is anyone there?]
She tried many times, but apart from the baby-like "ah-yi", she couldn't utter a complete sentence.
No way, no way.
Could it be that she was reincarnated as a mute?
Gao Li tried a few more times, and after confirming that it was correct, he felt completely disheartened.
How am I going to live my life from now on?
Suddenly, the dull creaking sound of a wheelchair rolling across the ground broke the silence.
Gao Li suddenly looked up and stared at the door of the main room.
The doorway was dark, and I could only see a shadow sitting in a wheelchair.
Dark clouds rolled, and a flash of silver-white lightning streaked across the sky, instantly illuminating the scene at the door.
The man in the wheelchair wore only a plain white shirt, a look that didn't match his attire. A silver mask covered the left side of his face, and within the pupils hidden behind it, thick ink spread out, blending seamlessly into the darkness. There was no emotion, only a trace of death.
The lightning faded and the man disappeared into the darkness again.
Thunder roared, Gao Li trembled with fear, his heart pounding.
etc……
Another bolt of lightning struck.
She saw bright red blood dripping onto the ground from the man's fingertips as his hand hung beside the wheelchair.
But he seemed to feel nothing and continued to look at her with a dead look on his face.
"ah!"
Gao Li screamed and turned to run away.
The door closed at this moment.
She could only keep backing away, sticking close to the door, looking at the man who was flickering in and out of sight. Her eyelids fluttered and she fainted at the door.
It must be a dream.
Please wake up quickly.
The violent wind blew away the festive stickers in the yard, and the two strings of red lanterns were even shaky.
The rain poured down, and the big raindrops hit the woman who fainted in the yard with a crackling sound.
The wheelchair turned, and Jian Yi reached out to grab the umbrella, only then did he see the blood on his hand.
Oh, I just heard her voice and accidentally scratched it.
He turned around and went back inside. Inside the open study door, he could see a lot of wood chips and carving knives.
This is how he kills time when he is alone in this villa.
Jian Yi turned on the faucet and washed the blood off his hands. The water immediately dyed the area red, but fortunately the blood had stopped flowing.
He held the umbrella and went into the rain again.
The wheelchair rolled forward over the water and finally stopped in front of the woman.
Jian Yi held up an umbrella and stared intently at the woman's face being beaten by the rain.
Like him, a discarded pawn.
He turned around and was about to leave, but after thinking it over, he put down the umbrella to cover her head.
The rain lasted for two hours, and Gao Li lay in the rain all night.
The next morning, when the nanny, Aunt Sun Fang, came to deliver food, she saw it and almost screamed before she remembered it.
Yesterday was the engagement party of the person inside, and this must be his fiancée.
It was obviously a lively party, but no one from the Jian family wanted to come.
She helped the soaked woman up, her whole body burning.
How can I not have a fever after lying in the rain all night?
"she……"
Jian Yi raised his eyes and said in a cold tone, "Put her in the backyard."
Aunt Sun was surprised and could only help the woman over.
The backyard was the farthest room from his residence in the villa, and it had been her temporary home. However, it was terribly quiet at night, and she preferred to have her meals delivered to her three times a day rather than stay there. So, the place was temporarily vacant.
Aunt Sun gave the woman antipyretics, changed her clothes, wiped her body and took her temperature every once in a while.
The woman finally woke up.
Gao Li looked around in confusion. This was another place he had never seen before.
"ah……"
She wanted to ask, but when she spoke out loud she remembered that she was now a little mute.
"Hello, host, welcome to experience the journey through the book."
Gao Li was shocked. A voice suddenly popped up in his mind. This couldn't be his aunt's voice.
"Traveled through a book? I traveled through a book? What book? Why am I a little mute? Are you a system?"
As expected of a novelist, Gao Li quickly accepted the situation. Unable to speak, she wailed frantically in her heart.
The system's voice sounded again, "You are the host chosen by our system. I am just your supervisor. You can call me No. 13."
Gao Li asked again: "What book are you wearing? Do I have a mission?"
"Of course it's your own novel, the author. Of course there are tasks."
"Wait." Gao Li covered his heart, which seemed to have stopped beating. "My novel? Then the man wearing a silver mask I saw last night couldn't be... Jian Yi?!!!"
Jian Yi was the first to be disfigured, as she wrote in her article. Jian Yi's face was half angel, half devil. Every time he went out, he would wear a half silver mask to cover the wrinkled scar on his left face.
"Yes, the one you need to capture is him."
Gao Li rolled his eyes and almost fainted again, "Where's the mission?"
"Because the author's words and actions have angered many readers, they have submitted a series of applications to us, sending you here to atone for your sins. Among their numerous applications, the greatest wish is to change Jian Yi's ending. Therefore, after careful consideration by our system and your independent choice, your mission is..."
"You need to give Jian Yi a kiss every day. Collect seven kisses and you can exchange them for a bottle of magic medicine. This medicine is very precious and can cure all diseases. Whether it's Jian Yi's face or legs, with this medicine, they can be restored to their original state."
Gao Li: “?!!!”
She was shocked.
"Why a kiss? This is too... perverted."
No. 13: "This is your own choice. Do you remember the card you drew?"
Card?
Gao Li remembered, "But all the options there are very abnormal. Why?"
"Because you hate Jian Yi so much, I want you to have close contact with him every day to narrow the distance between you and change your mind about Jian Yi."
Gao Li: “…”
"What on earth is that herbal tea?"
Number 13 was unusually guilty. "Feng Yincha, you're such a powerful mouth, and if you say something that angers Jian Yi, it won't be good. So for the smooth progress of the mission, I have to ask you to be mute for the time being. But don't worry, you'll be able to speak again after the mission is completed."
Gao Li: “!”
She exploded, "If they like Jian Yi so much, why don't they come themselves? Why do they have to let me?!"
"This is what they mean. Men like Jian Yi are incredibly attractive in the anime world, but if you were to meet him in real life, you'd stay as far away from him as possible. And you're the author. You created this world, created Jian Yi, and gave him this experience and this ending. It's only right for you to be the one to handle it."
Gao Li: "Haha."
"Why did you ask me to be his fiancée? I was almost scared to death last night."
No. 13 replied: "Because you not only tortured Jian Yi physically, but also psychologically. You need to accompany and comfort him both physically and mentally. This role is just right and not awkward."
"This is revenge!"
Gao Li didn't understand anything. In order to highlight the handsomeness and excellence of the hero, she arranged for other women to get close to Jian Yi. They all claimed to love him, but one by one they betrayed him and stared at the hero.
None of the women around him, including his mother, liked him.
What's appropriate? What's getting closer? It's just giving Jian Yi a woman.
Gao Li: "Ha! I won't do it!"
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