“What do you mean?”
Li Wu froze.
At that moment, the elevator doors opened. Li Shu didn’t answer her question and instead changed the subject. “Sis, I’ll walk you this far.”
The elevator doors closed mercilessly.
Li Wu was still standing there in a daze.
She was completely confused. What did Li Shu mean by that?
Did he also have a grudge against Jiang Xun and want to use her to eliminate him? Or was he deliberately provoking their conflict, hoping Li Wu would destroy herself?
In the original novel, she remembered that Li Shu didn’t have much of a role, and his only connection with Jiang Xun was that they were both students at A University.
Could it be that Li Shu already knew Jiang Xun’s true identity?!
Li Wu broke out in a cold sweat.
Then why hadn’t Li Shu exposed her? Why was he deliberately stirring up trouble between them instead?
Was Li Shu’s target her or Jiang Xun?
No, she had to find some time to ask Little Butter about Li Shu’s plotline. Otherwise, she was far too passive.
Li Wu was becoming increasingly suspicious of everyone.
Ever since transmigrating into the novel, she always felt as though everyone was trying to harm her.
Just then, her phone rang again.
Liang Siyu was calling to urge her once more, so Li Wu could only put Li Shu aside for the moment and hurry to the restaurant for their date.
Clearly, Liang Siyu had already grown impatient from waiting.
But the moment he saw Li Wu appear, the impatience on his face naturally faded, replaced by an affectionate smile.
“Wu Wu, you look so beautiful today.”
Of course she did. How could she not look beautiful after spending two hours getting ready?
Li Wu smiled shyly. “Brother Siyu, you look so handsome today too.”
The original Li Wu had fallen in love with Liang Siyu at first sight and had loved him to the point of obsession.
After her true identity was exposed, the original Li Wu was kicked out of the Li family, and Liang Siyu immediately broke off their engagement and found someone else. Later, the original Li Wu still shamelessly threw herself at him and became his mistress.
Liang Siyu was a beast too. Not only did he take advantage of her completely, but he later sold her off as well.
At first glance, Liang Siyu looked like a decent man, but compared with the male lead, his looks were far inferior.
Li Wu genuinely couldn’t understand what had made the female supporting character so obsessed with him.
But she also understood that, as a character whose purpose was to drive the plot forward, the author didn’t need to establish any emotional buildup for her feelings. Whoever the author pointed at and gave to the female supporting character, she was destined to fall hopelessly in love with him.
After Li Wu sat down, Liang Siyu ordered their food and was extremely attentive and considerate toward her throughout the meal.
At this stage, Liang Siyu was completely marrying above his station by becoming engaged to Li Wu.
His attitude toward the original Li Wu was that of someone carefully placating an ancestor.
Throughout the meal, Liang Siyu kept showering her with sweet words until Li Wu nearly felt sick.
After dinner, Liang Siyu gentlemanly escorted her to the parking lot.
Seeing that Li Wu was about to get into the car, Liang Siyu quickly took her hand and looked at her with genuine affection. “Wu Wu, I can’t bear to part with you.”
Li Wu replied, “Brother Siyu, I can’t bear to part with you either.”
Liang Siyu was delighted. “Wu Wu, although we haven’t known each other for long, no one can ever replace you in my heart. I wish I could move the wedding forward so that I could have you sooner.”
As he spoke, Liang Siyu leaned his face closer, attempting to take things further.
The smell of alcohol hit her nose, and Li Wu instinctively pushed him away.
Liang Siyu froze for a moment.
The Li Wu he had known before had been extremely enthusiastic toward him, practically eager to throw herself into his arms.
But back then, Liang Siyu had been trying to maintain his image as a gentleman who valued his chastity, so he had always restrained himself from touching her.
Now that he saw how hopelessly infatuated Li Wu was with him, Liang Siyu felt that the time was right and wanted to simply sleep with her.
After all, there was no reason not to take advantage of the opportunity.
But he hadn’t expected Li Wu to actually refuse his kiss.
Li Wu acted naturally, lowering her head shyly and pretending to be coyly hesitant. “Brother Siyu, I’m shy…”
She glanced meaningfully toward the people nearby.
Liang Siyu looked at the driver waiting in the car, then cleared his throat to ease the awkwardness. “Wu Wu, I was too eager.”
“Brother Siyu, I can’t accompany you tonight. You know my grandfather is ill, so I have to go back.”
Liang Siyu nodded. “Please give my regards to your grandfather. I’ll definitely visit him personally another day.”
“Thank you for your concern, Brother Siyu. The doctor said Grandpa needs plenty of rest, so I’ll pass along your good wishes.”
“By the way, Wu Wu, there’s a charity ball next week. I wonder if I’ll have the honor of inviting you to be my dance partner?”
“A charity ball?”
Liang Siyu explained, “It’s a banquet my mother is hosting in her own name.”
Li Wu suddenly remembered Little Butter mentioning that the female supporting character’s first encounter with the female lead had taken place at a banquet hosted by Mrs. Liang.
The female lead, Mu Shiyu, was about to appear!
What terrible news.
Li Wu immediately became anxious.
Why was she showing up so soon? She hadn’t even dealt with the male lead, Jiang Xun, yet, and now the female lead, Mu Shiyu, was already appearing.
Her mood instantly sank to rock bottom, and she no longer had the patience to keep acting with Liang Siyu, so she brushed him off perfunctorily.
“Sure, Brother Siyu. I’m really looking forward to that day.”
“So am I, Wu Wu.”
Liang Siyu still looked reluctant to part with her. He took her hand and gently kissed the back of it.
Li Wu forced down her disgust, squeezed out a smile, and slowly withdrew her hand.
“I have to go, Brother Siyu. Goodbye.”
Liang Siyu had no choice but to open the car door for her and watch her leave.
The moment she got into the car, Li Wu immediately took out a pack of wet wipes from her bag and frantically disinfected herself.
The thought of having to deal with someone like Liang Siyu in the future made Li Wu want to die.
No, she had to change the plot as quickly as possible.
It was an hour later before the car slowly entered the villa district.
The entrance was brightly lit, and the Housekeeper personally came out to greet her.
After getting out of the car, Li Wu instinctively looked toward the room where Jiang Xun was being kept and vaguely caught sight of a figure.
Jiang Xun?
The Housekeeper beside her was already reporting Jiang Xun’s situation.
“Miss, Jiang Xun stayed in his room all day today and never came out.”
Li Wu thoughtfully hummed in response.
But when she looked up again, there was no figure on the windowsill.
There was only the white curtain fluttering gently in the evening breeze.
She figured that she had been too mentally tense these past few days and had simply imagined it.
There was no way Jiang Xun would be hiding there and secretly watching her.
Li Wu couldn’t help raising her chin as she walked proudly back to her territory in her seven-centimeter heels like a queen.
She didn’t go directly to Jiang Xun. Instead, she returned to her own room to take a shower first.
Liang Siyu had kissed the back of her hand earlier, and she felt dirty, so she decided to take a shower and wash away the bad luck.
By the time she finished showering, it was already well past midnight.
Li Wu’s head felt slightly dizzy.
She had drunk a few glasses with Liang Siyu. She had felt perfectly fine at first, but she hadn’t expected the alcohol to hit her this hard later.
But alcohol gave cowards courage, and that was exactly the effect she wanted.
Holding the little pill Little Butter had given her, Li Wu pushed open Jiang Xun’s door.
This time, the lights in the room were on, but Jiang Xun was nowhere to be seen.
A soft pattering of water came from the bathroom.
Li Wu felt that her opportunity had arrived.
She took a bottle of red wine from the liquor cabinet, poured two glasses, then dropped the little pill into one of them and quickly swirled the wine to dissolve it evenly.
Just as she finished, Li Wu heard the faint sound of slippers scraping against the floor from inside the bathroom. She hurriedly put down the wineglass and pretended nothing had happened.
Her heart pounded nonstop.
A moment later, the bathroom door opened.
Li Wu turned her head.
Steam from the bathroom billowed out in waves.
Jiang Xun walked out lazily with a white bath towel wrapped around his waist.
His hair was still wet, with droplets of water sliding down from his high, straight nose. His broad shoulders tapered down to his waist in a perfect inverted triangle, while his defined V-line extended downward.
His entire body radiated a vigorous, untamed sensuality.
Li Wu unconsciously swallowed.
Why did he have to look like that in the middle of the night?