Lin Qianwei followed Qiao Xi’s gaze and looked down, glancing at the obvious marks on her collarbone, then casually looked away.
“I really didn’t sleep with her.” Lin Qianwei’s tone was light.
She didn’t look like she was lying, but then what was with those marks on her body? Qiao Xi suddenly thought of a possibility, one that seemed unlikely, and her face went pale with shock.
“Don’t tell me Ji Yunxiao slept with you?”
Lin Qianwei’s expression was indifferent.
“She wanted to.”
Qiao Xi shrieked, “No way? No way? How could that be? With the way Ji Yunxiao always acts all fake and twists around, it’s obvious she’s a slutty 0! How could you possibly be the one on the bottom?”
But Ji Yunxiao did seem a bit taller than Lin Qianwei… Could it be that a perfectly good cabbage really got taken by Ji Yunxiao?
“You don’t need to look so heartbroken.” Lin Qianwei said, “She tried to sleep with me, but she failed.”
Honestly, it almost crossed the line.
But at the crucial moment, Lin Qianwei still pried Ji Yunxiao’s wrist off and pushed her away.
Qiao Xi hesitated, wanting to say something.
Today was a rare day off, but Lin Qianwei didn’t fully relax.
After swimming, she went to the study to keep working, and even squeezed in a video meeting.
By the time she finished, several hours had passed.
The auntie brought her freshly brewed coffee.
Lin Qianwei took a sip, wasn’t satisfied, and added more sweet milk and sugar herself.
Once she finally got the taste right, she carried her cup out to the balcony.
Evening came suddenly, and the sun was setting.
In the orange-tinted dusk, Lin Qianwei stood gracefully, the warm afterglow spilling over her, adding a hazy beauty to her already stunning profile, making her look almost otherworldly.
A gentle breeze swept in from all sides, lifting her slightly wavy, dark brown hair.
She raised a hand to smooth the stray strands, blew away the foam on her coffee, and took a small sip.
She was just enjoying the quiet when a sigh sounded behind her.
Lin Qianwei turned her head, looking at her longtime friend, and asked, puzzled, “Why haven’t you left yet?”
Qiao Xi walked over, hesitated, but finally asked, “I know I should go, I have other things to do, but I’m just so curious, Weiwei, I’m dying to know.
You said Ji Yunxiao tried to do that to you but failed—what exactly happened?”
Lin Qianwei kept drinking her coffee unhurriedly.
Just when Qiao Xi thought she wouldn’t answer, Lin Qianwei suddenly spoke.
“She got marble-patterned gradient nails.
Smog blue.”
Qiao Xi didn’t get it and missed the point.
“What about smog blue?”
Lin Qianwei gave her a bland look, then turned away, ignoring her.
Qiao Xi thought for two seconds, then suddenly understood.
Qiao Xi caught up to her.
“She got her nails done and still wanted to be the 1? Ji Yunxiao is way out of line.”
Lin Qianwei sipped her coffee slowly and calmly added, “And the nails were almond-shaped and pointy.”
Qiao Xi was indignant.
“Is there something wrong with Ji Yunxiao?”
Lin Qianwei said coldly, “The moment I saw them, I wondered if she was trying to murder me.”
Qiao Xi looked at her with concern.
“Weiwei, are you okay?”
“Of course I’m fine.” The coffee was almost gone, but Lin Qianwei still hadn’t had enough, so she frowned in annoyance.
“I told you, I didn’t let her get her way.”
Not only that, she’d bitten Ji Yunxiao quite a few times.
When Ji Yunxiao wouldn’t let go, she even scratched her back several times.
She didn’t hold back, either.
Probably broke the skin.
Of course, Lin Qianwei didn’t plan to tell anyone about that.
“So then… nothing else happened?” Qiao Xi probed.
Anything else? There was.
Lin Qianwei set down her coffee cup and looked away.
That night, Ji Yunxiao had really drunk too much and ended up passing out, but even then she still clung tightly to Lin Qianwei’s wrist.
She managed to break free, but her wrist was left red and sore.
The more Lin Qianwei thought about it, the angrier she got, so she had the assistant bring over a bottle of nail polish remover.
After that, those smog blue press-on nails were pried off by Lin Qianwei one by one, and she even used nail clippers to cut Ji Yunxiao’s nails down to nothing.
But Lin Qianwei didn’t want to talk about any of that.
She just said coolly, “Nothing else.
After I threw the blanket on her, I left.”
Qiao Xi was a little exasperated.
“You even covered her with a blanket?”
Lin Qianwei frowned, annoyed.
“I said I threw the blanket on her.”
How is that the same?
“I’m going to rest now.” Lin Qianwei started to shoo her away.
“You can go.”
It wasn’t the friendliest tone, but she was just too beautiful—Qiao Xi couldn’t get mad at all.
She could only say, “Okay, okay, I won’t bother you.
Get some rest.”
Before leaving, she couldn’t help but add, “Weiwei, Ji Yunxiao really is a dumb, rotten scumbag.
You should divorce her as soon as possible and stop letting her mess with your head.”
“I know.” Lin Qianwei answered coldly.
But after Qiao Xi left, the more she thought about it, the more annoyed she got.
She even grabbed two fruit candies of different flavors.
She gains weight easily from sweets and should control her sugar intake.
She’d already put so much sugar in her coffee, so she really shouldn’t indulge anymore.
But Lin Qianwei still tore open the wrappers.
As the sweet fruity flavor spread across her tongue, her tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed a little.
Honestly, she regretted it too.
She couldn’t figure out why she’d suddenly lost control yesterday.
She’d even kissed Ji Yunxiao for so long.
It was like she’d suddenly been bewitched.
She’d never been like this before.
Even though she found Ji Yunxiao’s face familiar, whenever she saw her in person, she just couldn’t help but feel disgusted.
But yesterday was different… Yesterday, Ji Yunxiao made her feel a longing, and her gut told her that yesterday’s Ji Yunxiao wasn’t the same as before.
But how could that be?
Lin Qianwei bit down on the fruit candy in her mouth, and the crunching sound finally made her feel a little better.
She couldn’t figure it out, and didn’t want to face it, so she just changed into workout clothes and went to the gym.
Halfway through her cardio workout, the bar owner called again, saying Ji Yunxiao was making a scene and demanding to see the security footage.
“Don’t let her see it, and don’t tell her I was the one who took her away.” Lin Qianwei steadied her breathing and gave cold instructions.
If Ji Yunxiao was still the same as before, then once she found out they’d been intimate, she’d definitely make an even bigger fuss.
Just thinking about it annoyed Lin Qianwei.
Actually, the bar owner’s accusation wasn’t really justified, because Ji Yunxiao had been calm the whole time—she hadn’t made a scene at all.
But because Ji Yunxiao had a bad reputation, the owner didn’t have a good impression of her and just instinctively talked bad about her.
Ji Yunxiao didn’t know any of this.
After leaving the hotel at noon, she quickly sorted out her connections in this world, checked her assets, changed all her passwords, and went to a salon to dye her red hair back to black.
Before transmigrating into the book, she’d spent years carefully growing out her hair until it was long and thick, reaching her waist.
But now, this body’s hair barely reached her shoulders.
It felt a bit short for Ji Yunxiao, and she wasn’t quite used to it.
But she didn’t dwell on it—her top priority was still to find Qianqian.
Ji Yunxiao changed clothes and went back to the bar from last night, hoping to find something about Song Qianqian.
But again, she came up empty.
She left that noisy place, lost and distracted, staring blankly at the pale moon overhead.
Was it just her imagination? Did Song Qianqian never show up at all, and was it someone else she’d slept with last night? The thought made Ji Yunxiao’s face turn cold, her eyes as icy as a frozen lake.
She went back to the bar again.
……
Gao Xiaohong was also at the bar today, trying to unwind.
Just thinking about last night pissed her off—Ji Yunxiao had been the one to flirt with her, saying she wanted to have some fun, but after drinking, right when things were heating up, Ji Yunxiao tied her up and ran off!
Later, a waiter came and untied her, and she spent hours angrily blowing up Ji Yunxiao’s phone.
But her messages were like stones thrown into the sea—no reply at all.
After cursing herself out, Gao Xiaohong went home, washed up, and went to bed.
The next day, she planned to keep demanding an explanation, only to find that Ji Yunxiao had already blocked her.
What the hell was that? The more Gao Xiaohong thought about it, the more annoyed she got.
Just as she was stewing, someone called out to her: “Hey.”
Who was that? Didn’t they know she was in a bad mood? Gao Xiaohong turned to look and saw a woman standing on the steps not far away, right where the light and shadow met.
The woman was wearing a thin jacket and jeans, her hair in a low ponytail, sunglasses on her face, and her lipstick was a cool, deep rose-brown.
As Gao Xiaohong looked over, the woman lit a cigarette right in front of her.
As the cigarette flared, Gao Xiaohong’s heart started pounding.
Oh my god, this woman is so cool! Even with the sunglasses hiding her face, just that half of her face was already stunning!
She’d totally bottom for love!
Up on the steps, Ji Yunxiao pushed down her sunglasses and called out to Gao Xiaohong, “Come here.”
Gao Xiaohong was a little confused—why did this cool woman look kind of familiar? Not wanting to face the truth, she hesitantly asked, “Are you Ji Yunxiao’s twin sister?”
Ji Yunxiao chuckled, “I’m Ji Yunxiao.”
Gao Xiaohong: “???”
Gao Xiaohong was shocked.
“Why are you dressed like this? When did your taste get so classy?”
Ji Yunxiao ignored that and just asked, “Do you know what happened last night?”
If she hadn’t brought it up, it would’ve been fine, but as soon as she did, Gao Xiaohong got pissed all over again.
Listening to her rambling complaints, Ji Yunxiao’s frown just deepened.
Looks like Gao Xiaohong didn’t know who took her away, either.
Ji Yunxiao asked directly, “Do you know Song Qianqian?”
“Who’s Song Qianqian?” Gao Xiaohong was baffled.
“I don’t know any Song Qianqian or Song Wanwan or whatever.”
She started ranting at Ji Yunxiao again, but weirdly, Ji Yunxiao didn’t react at all—she just leaned against the wall, silently smoking.
There was no trace of interest in her eyes, no expression on her face, but every little movement she made was elegant and mesmerizing.
Gao Xiaohong swallowed, unable to help thinking, Is this really not Ji Yunxiao’s twin? She’s nothing like the old Ji Yunxiao.
Gao Xiaohong was tempted and edged closer, but Ji Yunxiao subtly dodged her.
Gao Xiaohong tried to pounce again, but Ji Yunxiao grabbed her collar and tossed her aside, her tone ice-cold: “Don’t flirt.
I’m not interested in you.”
But hearing that just made Gao Xiaohong even more excited.
She tucked her hair behind her ear, struck a pose, and gave a sultry look, her voice sickly sweet: “Why aren’t you interested in me? Weren’t you super into me yesterday? You said it yourself—Weiwei’s frigid and can’t satisfy you…”
Ji Yunxiao was absent-minded.
“Who’s Weiwei?”
Gao Xiaohong was surprised.
“Your wife, President Lin—Lin Qianwei.”
Ji Yunxiao: “Oh, the female lead.”
Gao Xiaohong didn’t get it.
“What female lead?”
Ji Yunxiao finally looked at her.
Ji Yunxiao had read some webnovels and knew that sometimes transmigrators had restrictions, like not being allowed to go OOC or having to follow the plot.
Now she wanted to know if she was limited in this world.
Might as well use Miss Gao as a test.
“Don’t you think I’m different from before?” Ji Yunxiao asked.
Gao Xiaohong nodded.
“Very different.”
Ji Yunxiao smiled.
“Want to know why?”
Gao Xiaohong’s eyes lit up.
“Of course.”
Ji Yunxiao told her straight up about transmigrating into the book.
At first, Gao Xiaohong didn’t believe her and thought she was joking, but Ji Yunxiao was too good at convincing people.
“Last night, you set up a camera in the private room.
Because the Ji family’s rich, you wanted to use it to blackmail me, right?”
That was a plot point from the book—Ji Yunxiao remembered it.
Gao Xiaohong’s face went pale.
She’d never told anyone about that shady plan—it was all her own doing.
How did Ji Yunxiao know?
Seeing her waver, Ji Yunxiao kept coaxing her, and just as she was about to believe it, Ji Yunxiao changed the subject: “Do you know why I didn’t ask you for that footage?”
Gao Xiaohong snapped, “Because nothing happened between us!”
They didn’t even have time to do anything before Ji Yunxiao left.
She hadn’t understood it at the time, but thinking back, it must’ve been because the current Ji Yunxiao transmigrated at that exact moment, right?
Ji Yunxiao just snorted when she heard that.
She spoke with contempt, “You guessed wrong.
The real reason is that I don’t care about you at all.
Can you understand that?”
Gao Xiaohong stared at her in disbelief.
According to the book, even though Gao Xiaohong looked wild, she actually had a strong sense of pride.
Ji Yunxiao hit her sore spot and made it clear she looked down on her.
Just a few words were enough to break down Gao Xiaohong’s defenses.
Ji Yunxiao then threw out more bait, “So what can you do to me? Right now, I’m the Ji family’s heiress, with a powerful and influential wife.
Are you going to tell everyone I’m not from this world, that I transmigrated from a novel, and have them catch me for research?”
Sure enough, Gao Xiaohong was so angry she lost her mind and went along with it, “Yeah! Yeah! People like you should be caught and studied!”
After saying that, she dragged Ji Yunxiao to the police station.
Of course, Ji Yunxiao didn’t refuse.
Once they got to the mediation room, Gao Xiaohong explained everything in front of the mediator.
After listening, the mediator looked helpless.
Gao Xiaohong glared at Ji Yunxiao and demanded, “Why aren’t you saying anything!”
Ji Yunxiao shrugged, “What do you want me to say? Transmigrated from a novel? You’ve read too many web novels, haven’t you? Sis, it’s fine to read novels, but you have to know the difference between fiction and reality, right?”
Gao Xiaohong: “???”
Gao Xiaohong: “That’s not what you said just now!”
Ji Yunxiao: “What did I say just now?”
Gao Xiaohong declared, “You said you’re not from this world at all.”
“Yeah, yeah, I’m not from this world.
I’m a magical girl, Armor Warrior, Guardian of Light, Balala Little Magic Fairy.
If I collect seven Dragon Balls, I can summon Shenron too,” Ji Yunxiao laughed.
“Come on, you’re an adult.
You didn’t actually believe me, did you?”
No one else would believe it anyway.
Gao Xiaohong kept making a scene, saying Ji Yunxiao’s personality had changed and all that, but the mediator said people’s personalities aren’t set in stone.
Ji Yunxiao fanned the flames from the side, and with a little provocation, Gao Xiaohong ended up blurting out that she’d secretly recorded a video.
“I never told anyone about this.
Only I know.
If Ji Yunxiao didn’t transmigrate here, how could she possibly know?” Gao Xiaohong said, blushing furiously.
The room fell silent.
The mediator’s face turned cold and said, “Filming someone in secret without their consent is illegal.”
Ji Yunxiao calmly straightened her jacket and said, “So you did that too.
I’m calling the police.”
When she left, Ji Yunxiao was alone.
The video that needed to be destroyed was gone, Gao Xiaohong was punished, and Ji Yunxiao could be sure she was completely free to act in this world.
In the original plot, it was the release of that video that humiliated Ji Yunxiao, turning her from a dumb and toxic drama queen into a less dumb but even more toxic villain.
It was a key turning point in the story.
But now, she’d completely changed the storyline.
That meant she wouldn’t be bound by the plot anymore and could do whatever she wanted—as long as she followed the law.
Ji Yunxiao let out a long breath, found Lin Qianwei in her contacts, and called her.
She had to get a divorce, the sooner the better.
Even though she hadn’t found Qianqian yet, she couldn’t show up in front of her while still married.
She couldn’t and wouldn’t let Qianqian become the other woman.
In the villa in the western suburbs, Lin Qianwei looked at the incoming call notification, feeling more and more annoyed.
She didn’t answer the first time Ji Yunxiao called, nor the second.
By the third time, Lin Qianwei couldn’t take it anymore and hung up.
Then she got a text from Ji Yunxiao: [I’ll draft the divorce agreement. I hope President Lin can come sign it tomorrow.]
