Chapter 93: Don’t Even Think of Escaping, My Fiery Wife (Part 1)

The beautiful girl in the mirror was crying her eyes out. Her skin was as fair as snow, and her delicate, deep features on her oval face carried a hint of mixed heritage. A string of pitiful tears hung on her long, curled eyelashes. She frowned slightly, looking sad, her clear eyes obscured by a layer of stubborn tears held back, her nose a rosy pink, a sight that evoked pity.

Yu Liuxue had transmigrated into Jiang Zhi, the tragic female supporting character who yearned for the male lead, was obsessed with him, and was constantly toyed with by the female lead.

Jiang Zhi came from a wealthy family. Her grandparents made their fortune through stock trading, and her parents were prominent investment bankers. Years of accumulated wealth propelled the Jiang Family to become one of the top aristocratic families in Beijing. Outside, everyone treated Jiang Zhi with respect, out of deference to her grandparents and parents.

However, although her grandparents and parents were all max-level players, Jiang Zhi was a bronze-tier newbie who hadn’t inherited any of their strengths.

Jiang Zhi attended Noble School from a young age, and her parents also hired expensive teachers from prestigious schools to tutor her. But no matter how hard the teachers tried, Jiang Zhi could never improve her grades. Later, a boy transferred to Noble School—he was the male lead, Wen Sui. Wen Sui was tall, very fair-skinned, and had a gentle, clean, and sunny appearance. The moment Jiang Zhi saw him, she fell hopelessly in love.

Wen Sui came from a poor background. He was able to enter Noble School because his mother remarried a wealthy tycoon. At his mother’s subtle suggestion, his tycoon stepfather waved his hand and arranged for Wen Sui to enter this top school, which had both money and excellent faculty.

When Wen Sui first arrived, his handsome appearance caused a sensation. However, after everyone learned about his background, some people began to mock him. Sometimes they would insult Wen Sui, and sometimes, if their words were particularly nasty, they would even insult his mother. A dragon has a reverse scale, and his mother was Wen Sui’s bottom line. Wen Sui immediately got into a fight with those tall, well-built rich second-generation kids. Jiang Zhi happened to pass by. In her impression, Wen Sui was gentle, polite, and courteous to others. She had never seen Wen Sui look so fierce.

He was like a young wolf cub living in the wild, still tender in appearance but forced to be full of murderous intent, just to protect his mother’s dignity.

Jiang Zhi, holding her books, hid behind a large tree. She thought: Wen Sui must be a very gentle person. If she could be with him, if she were ever bullied in the future, he would surely stand in front of her, just like now, knowing he might not win, but still selflessly shielding her from wind and rain.

Jiang Zhi’s heart pounded. She looked up again and walked towards the group. She happened to know those boys, so Jiang Zhi, in a gentle and soft manner, said a few words that made them apologize. After they left, Jiang Zhi turned around with a pained expression, “Classmate, you’re hurt. Let me take you to the infirmary to put some medicine on it.”

Wen Sui glanced at her, picked up his backpack from the ground, and walked away against the light, his faint voice drifting back, “I’m fine.”

After being rejected, Jiang Zhi hugged her books a little dejectedly. Wen Sui got along well with others, so why was he so indifferent to her? Had she done something to offend him?

A moment later, she heard Wen Sui’s clear voice again, “Thank you, little classmate.”

Jiang Zhi’s eyes instantly widened. After Wen Sui walked away, she happily spun around twice on the spot. Wen Sui called her “little classmate”! He didn’t just call her “classmate,” but “little classmate”! Did this mean he also had a good impression of her?!

With this thought, Jiang Zhi began to study seriously. Because Wen Sui had scored first in his grade upon arrival, while Jiang Zhi was still struggling at third from the bottom of her grade, her grades were too poor. She wanted to pursue Wen Sui, so she urgently wanted to improve her grades and become better. That way, she would be worthy of her little male god.

Jiang Zhi was a woman of action. She started listening attentively in class and stopped going out with her girlfriends. Every day after school, she stayed in her room, doing practice problems and memorizing vocabulary. Her grandparents and parents, seeing her change, smiled with relief, “Zhizhi has finally grown up!”

After a month of Jiang Zhi’s hard study, she, as expected, scored… last in the entire school.

The teacher criticized her very sternly, “Jiang Zhi, this time your grades have dropped by a full two places. If this continues, how will you get into university?”

Jiang Zhi was a little unconvinced, “It’s only dropped by two places…”

The teacher sneered, “What? Are you planning to break a world record and get a negative score for me?”

Jiang Zhi was so sad after hearing that. No one knew how hard she had worked, how much effort she had put in. She had never worked so hard to pursue a boy. She was so wronged she was almost crying. After leaving the office, she ran into Wen Sui, who had just been called by the teacher. Wen Sui noticed her expression, “Little classmate, who made you feel wronged?”

As soon as she heard his gentle voice, Jiang Zhi immediately burst into tears, “No one.”

She sniffled hard, pouting aggrievedly, looking utterly dejected. Wen Sui leaned casually against the wall in the hallway, a rare hint of a smile in his eyes. He asked, “Test results not ideal?”

It wasn’t just “not ideal,” it was a hellish scene. She didn’t speak, but Wen Sui could guess, because after that day, he had specifically learned about Jiang Zhi and knew that her grades were at the bottom of the school. Seeing the little girl’s indignant expression, he comforted her, “It’s okay, girls just need to be cute. Good or bad grades don’t matter.”

—Jiang Zhi immediately interpreted this sentence as: Her little male god doesn’t care if his girlfriend’s grades are good or not.

So she still had a chance? Jiang Zhi immediately broke into a smile through her tears. She nodded, blushing shyly, and whispered, “Wen Sui, thank you.”

Jiang Zhi really stopped studying after that. Her parents had seen her previous efforts, and when they saw that Jiang Zhi, despite working so hard, still didn’t perform as well as when she was just enjoying herself, they gave up in exasperation. Forget it, as long as their daughter grew up safe and sound, it was fine. After all, the family was so rich, they could support her for a lifetime.

However, in less than half a month, Jiang Zhi heard that Wen Sui was in a relationship.

At that moment, her glass heart shattered into pieces. She cried uncontrollably, staying up all night with swollen eyes, calling her best friend. “Wen Sui, who… *hiccup*… is he with? Is she from our school? Is her… *hiccup*… academic performance good? How did they get together? Why have I never… never… *hiccup*… heard of this before?”

How long had it been? Not even half a semester, and she hadn’t even had a chance to confess to Wen Sui yet. How could he already be dating another girl?

Jiang Zhi asked and cried intermittently. She caught a few key points from her best friend: the girl was Wen Sui’s deskmate, named Qin Yan. Before Wen Sui arrived, Qin Yan was the top student in their grade. Qin Yan was beautiful, with good figure and temperament. Every year at the art gala, she would perform singing, playing the piano, and violin, among other things, making her quite multi-talented. However, most people preferred to call Qin Yan the Campus Belle.

Jiang Zhi’s vision instantly went dark. Liar! What happened to “it doesn’t matter if a girl’s grades are good or bad”? What happened to “a girl just needs to be cute”?

She suffered a heartbreak and took a week off, locking herself in her room and refusing to go anywhere. Later, when her best friend reluctantly dragged her to school, she discovered a twist: Wen Sui and Qin Yan were not actually dating, but merely in an ambiguous relationship.

Jiang Zhi instantly felt her life brighten again. As long as Wen Sui was single, she still had a chance.

From then on, Jiang Zhi often went to find Wen Sui. Every time she did, Qin Yan was always by Wen Sui’s side. Jiang Zhi was furiously jealous but couldn’t show it. Later, while in the restroom, Jiang Zhi overheard Qin Yan talking to her friend. It turned out Qin Yan already had someone she liked in her heart. The reason she maintained a “neither reject nor accept” stance with Wen Sui was because she felt Wen Sui was very good to her, and if she were to reject him outright, Wen Sui would be too heartbroken.

Qin Yan and Wen Sui were not only deskmates but also neighbors. Qin Yan knew everything about Wen Sui’s family affairs.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi immediately rushed out and said to Qin Yan, “Qin Yan, if you don’t like Wen Sui, please keep your distance from him and don’t hurt him. He’s already very fragile, he…”

Qin Yan looked at her, amused by her foolishness. Before Jiang Zhi could finish, Qin Yan interrupted her. Qin Yan leaned in slightly, “Little one, in what capacity are you telling me this now? Wen Sui’s girlfriend, or his secret admirer?”

Jiang Zhi’s eyes turned red with anger. Qin Yan chuckled lightly, “Originally, I was going to let Wen Sui go, but now I’ve changed my mind.”

From then on, Qin Yan deliberately acted ambiguously with Wen Sui in front of Jiang Zhi. For example, after Wen Sui played basketball, whenever she saw Jiang Zhi nearby, she would definitely run over with water and a tissue. As Wen Sui took the water and drank with his head tilted back, she would thoughtfully wipe the sweat from his face with the tissue.

At these times, the boys and girls nearby would always cheer them on. Qin Yan would also show a timely shy expression, and Wen Sui would always look at Qin Yan with incredibly gentle and doting eyes.

Jiang Zhi was driven to tears many times, but she was helpless. She could only keep cursing Qin Yan as a “green tea,” a “white lotus,” and shameless.

Jiang Zhi felt her life was already very difficult. Just then, her grandparents kindly took her hand: “Zhizhi, to be honest, when you were very young, your grandparents arranged a childhood engagement for you. You’re not young anymore, so we should tell you the truth and let you meet your fiancée…”

A childhood engagement? Jiang Zhi was stunned.

But the person she liked was Wen Sui! She didn’t want any childhood engagement. Jiang Zhi was so angry she couldn’t breathe, hiding under her quilt and sobbing uncontrollably. Later, she was forced to meet her fiancée, who looked cold, fierce, and unsmiling. Jiang Zhi was afraid of her at first sight.

Moreover, she was already twenty-seven years old, while Jiang Zhi was only eighteen. There was a full nine-year age difference between them.

Jiang Zhi thought heartbrokenly, by the time she was twenty, that woman named Chu Yue would be thirty.

She absolutely refused to agree to the marriage, even threatening to break off the engagement at one point. Her parents couldn’t do anything with her. After Jiang Zhi threatened suicide, her grandparents and parents finally agreed. They personally took her to apologize and successfully broke off her engagement. However, less than three years after the engagement was broken, while Jiang Zhi was in college, her family suddenly encountered an accident, fell into heavy debt, and faced a severe crisis.

When everyone else avoided the Jiang Family, it was Chu Yue, whom Jiang Zhi had kicked away and made a laughingstock of the wealthy circles, who provided money and used her connections to help the Jiang Family overcome the crisis. However, in exchange for these conditions, she obtained Jiang Zhi’s body.

No one forced Jiang Zhi; Jiang Zhi herself agreed. Her grandparents and parents were very good to her. She didn’t want to see her grandparents, at their old age, going around borrowing money and seeking connections, nor did she want to see her proud parents humble themselves and beg people, only to be humiliated by those who kicked them when they were down.

She loved her family, so she was willing to sacrifice her own happiness for them.

Most importantly, she accidentally found out that Qin Yan’s beloved was none other than Chu Yue, whom she had abandoned with her crying, fussing, and threats.

Although she had achieved a good score in the college entrance examination through a “curveball” and successfully entered the same local university as Wen Sui and Qin Yan, she still failed to successfully pursue Wen Sui because Qin Yan was constantly in the middle, sowing discord and causing trouble.

Not only that, because of Qin Yan, Wen Sui was always indifferent to her, as if he intended to keep her out forever. One time, Jiang Zhi was so angry that she immediately called Chu Yue and agreed to her demands. Since Qin Yan dared to steal her “little male god,” then she would sleep with Qin Yan’s “goddess.”

However, she regretted it not long after agreeing to Chu Yue.

Jiang Zhi was in a dilemma. Finally, she simply found the system and threw the problem to Yu Liuxue: “As long as you can get revenge on Qin Yan, you can do whatever you want. But please don’t hurt Wen Sui. He’s very fragile, and he’s also very gentle. I know he’s a good boy; he was just deceived by Qin Yan. I believe one day he will see the truth.”

Yu Liuxue: “…As expected of the tragic female supporting character. Even at a time like this, she’s still thinking about her sweetheart.”

Wen Sui wasn’t stupid. He knew Qin Yan’s intentions best; he just wasn’t willing to see it clearly, wasn’t willing to expose everything. He’d rather be deceived by Qin Yan than turn back and look at the girl who had chased him for four or five years, because he had always liked Qin Yan.

This was a case of one willing to beat, the other willing to be beaten.

When Yu Liuxue transmigrated, it was the early morning after Jiang Zhi had cried all night, regretting and feeling wronged in front of the mirror. Bright light streamed through the silken white blackout curtains, falling warmly on the floor, illuminating the bright and beautiful girl’s red eyes in the mirror.

Yu Liuxue wiped away her tears and looked at her reflection, “Oh! She’s so damn sweet!”

Just like the silly, sweet female leads on the covers of various melodramatic Domineering CEO Novels.

Jiang Zhi had promised Chu Yue that she would go to her house for dinner tonight. As for what to do after dinner… Yu Liuxue excitedly clenched her fists, “System, really? Is this real? Am I about to start my happy life?!”

The system was silent for a moment, then replied listlessly, “Yes, host, your ‘bending over’ mission is about to begin.”

Yu Liuxue: “…?” Get lost, get lost.

Yu Liuxue took out a Steam Machine and used steam to reduce the swelling in her eyes, closing them. While steaming, she sorted out the plotline. Suddenly, she moved away from the Steam Machine and opened her eyes, “No, how did the relationships in this world form a circle?”

Jiang Zhi liked Wen Sui, Wen Sui liked Qin Yan, Qin Yan liked Chu Yue, but Chu Yue was determined to get Jiang Zhi no matter what.

Although these relationships looked simple, the mission was not simple at all. Yu Liuxue started to get a headache, not knowing if it was from crying for the original owner or from being confused. Yu Liuxue showed the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his phone, “How did Qin Yan and Chu Yue meet?”

The system replied: “Qin Yan’s parents had some business cooperation with Chu Yue. That day, when both families were having dinner, Qin Yan’s parents brought little Qin Yan, and little Qin Yan fell in love with Chu Yue at first sight.”

Chu Yue’s character setting was an Overbearing CEO. Her family owned a gold mine; they were old money. Chu Yue grew up in a well-educated wealthy merchant family, pampered and delicate. However, unlike Jiang Zhi, Chu Yue was an exceptionally talented genius. Whatever she learned, she mastered immediately, outperforming Jiang Zhi by a mile.

Chu Yue had been called a genius since childhood and had grown up smoothly, with an extremely arrogant personality. She truly didn’t think much of ordinary people. Yu Liuxue was confused again, “Then why is she always so obsessed with Jiang Zhi? Is it because Jiang Zhi would rather like a younger boy than be with her, and insisted on breaking off their engagement, which caught her attention?”

This finally had a bit of an Overbearing CEO feel to it. Yu Liuxue’s mind instantly recalled a passage: “Chu Yue smiled wickedly and said coldly: ‘Woman, you have successfully caught my attention.’ Or Chu Yue smiled wickedly: ‘You woman are so damn sweet, I’m going to have you.'”

System: “…” Host, how can you send voice messages?

Yu Liuxue steamed her eyes for a while and felt less pain. She padded barefoot to the bed, deciding to get a good night’s sleep first, then get up and get dressed to see Chu Yue. In the blink of an eye, it was dark. Yu Liuxue had woken up. She had washed her hair, taken a bath, and used body scrub. Her skin was fair and smooth to the touch, and her whole body exuded a sweet fragrance.

Yu Liuxue sprayed on her favorite sweet perfume, changed into clothes that made her look both pure and alluring, then put on light makeup. After all this, she slung her small bag over her shoulder and headed towards Chu Yue’s house.

Chu Yue had already had dinner prepared. As soon as Yu Liuxue arrived at the gate of her house, the butler respectfully invited her in. Yu Liuxue raised an eyebrow in surprise. As expected of a Mary Sue melodramatic novel, it even had a butler. The butler’s attitude was kind: “Miss Jiang, please wait a moment. CEO Chu will be down shortly.”

Yu Liuxue nodded timidly and sat obediently on the sofa. Her expression was a little nervous; she sat stiffly on the sofa, not daring to move or look around.

Chu Yue had just changed into her bathrobe and came out to see a small figure on the sofa. A large wine-red bow was pinned to the top of her dark hair. She sat very straight. If one only looked at her back, she looked exactly like the well-mannered young ladies from TV. However, Chu Yue, who had been tragically broken off with due to Jiang Zhi’s crying, making a fuss, and threatening suicide, knew what an unreasonable personality lay beneath her docile exterior.

Chu Yue slowly descended the winding stairs in her house slippers. Her gaze gradually fell upon Yu Liuxue’s fair, slender wrists. In the bright light, her skin was translucent, and faint blue-purple veins were visible beneath the thin skin. Next were her straight and slender legs. Under her loose clothes, shorts were faintly visible, making her look more like a girlfriend wearing her boyfriend’s clothes, pure yet subtly alluring.

Chu Yue gently curved her lips. Is this… she’s come to her senses?

Yu Liuxue had already heard the movement behind her, but only after the butler called out “CEO Chu” did she pretend to snap out of her daze, nervously clasping her hands and standing up. She didn’t dare to look at Chu Yue, keeping her head down and staring at the ground.

Until a pair of white cotton slippers entered her field of vision, and they even had two curved golden ram horns.

Yu Liuxue immediately broke character, almost laughing and causing an NG. She held back, her face flushed, to maintain her heartbroken and listless expression. Chu Yue stopped in front of Yu Liuxue, raising an eyebrow in surprise. So shy? She hadn’t even done anything to her yet, and she was already so shy just from her getting a little closer?

{In acting, NG means “No Good” — a take that can’t be used due to mistakes. Commonly used for bloopers or outtakes, especially in East Asian film and TV.}

The other person’s face was red and hot, and their ears looked as if they were about to bleed. Chu Yue had both hands in her pockets, exuding a somewhat unrestrained and dashing aura. She leaned in slightly, her gaze level with Yu Liuxue’s, “Hungry?”

Yu Liuxue’s eyelashes fluttered. She blinked, lowered her head even further, and then softly hummed, “A little hungry.”

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Chu Yue. Although she said it was secret, her actions were quite blatant. The moment Yu Liuxue saw Chu Yue’s face, her eyes lit up. This Overbearing CEO was damn sweet! She was so desirable!

In Jiang Zhi’s impression, Chu Yue was stern, fierce, and cold. If one were with her, even their sex life probably wouldn’t be happy. However, Yu Liuxue’s eyes could only see Chu Yue’s superior looks: deep features, a certain grand and alluring quality. She wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses, adding a touch of abstinence. Her white silk pajamas were slightly open at the collar, revealing an elegant swan neck and straight collarbones that almost made Yu Liuxue lose her soul.

Her long hair was casually tied up, with a few wisps framing her cheeks, giving her a strangely gentle and tender air. If Chu Yue, with such a cool, abstinent, alluring, gentle, and tender face, were to do things with Yu Liuxue that Jinjiang wouldn’t approve, Yu Liuxue would be willing to die in bed.

No, how could Jiang Zhi not be interested in such a beauty?!

And even insist on breaking off the engagement, as if her life depended on it?!

Chu Yue wondered if it was her imagination; she clearly saw a flash of green light in the young girl’s clean eyes just now.

She thought about it. Jiang Zhi was still young, so she shouldn’t have so many thoughts. She herself was the hunter who had the upper hand and understood everything. However, it was only their first meeting, and Chu Yue intimately put her arm around Yu Liuxue’s waist, leading her towards the dining table. Yu Liuxue frowned, realizing that things were not simple.

“System, why do I smell a hint of a ‘scumbag woman’?” This Chu Yue wouldn’t…

…be a scumbag woman, would she?!

Could she be deliberately using tricks to lure Jiang Zhi over to avenge the deep-seated hatred of being dumped by Jiang Zhi back then?!

The system also frowned, finding it not simple. “Host, the data shows that Chu Yue indeed has a ‘playing with the world’ personality. Host, you need to be careful not to be tricked into bed by this big bad wolf…”

“Great! If she’s a scumbag, then I can exploit her without any burden or guilt!”

System: “…?”

I’m sorry, my apologies.

I forgot that the host is the biggest scumbag in this world.