Just as Lin Ran pressed Lu Feng against the wall and was about to force a kiss, a sharp mechanical voice echoed in her mind.
[Warning! The host is the villainess! If you force love upon the male lead, three years from now, your family will be destroyed, and you will die a miserable death on the streets!]
[I am the Villainess Redemption System. This system provides you with a ‘redemption and self-rescue’ plan. Please immediately stop your current behavior and apologize to the male lead to seek forgiveness—]
“Shut up.”
Lin Ran coldly interrupted in her mind.
Countless images, like shattered glass shards, pierced her brain.
She saw the Lin family villa sealed off, the company bankrupt, her father leaping from the rooftop, and her mother rushing to the scene only to die in a car accident.
She saw herself kneeling on the rain-soaked streets, drenched to the bone, her face as pale as a ghost.
A few drunken figures surrounded her, raining down fists and vile insults.
The last thing she saw was Lu Feng holding a black umbrella, dressed in an elegant, custom-made suit, getting into a luxury car with his childhood sweetheart.
The man’s cold, averted face looked at her as if she were trash on the roadside.
This was a romance novel titled The Love Song of Feng and Yu.
It told the love story of the male lead, Lu Feng, and the female lead, Su Wanyu, from their school days to the city.
Lin Ran was the arrogant, wealthy villainess in the story, obsessed with the male lead and jealous of the female lead.
And the person she had pinned against the wall at this moment was none other than the male lead of this book—Lu Feng.
He came from a poor background but was exceptionally talented. Later, he would be recognized by a top-tier wealthy family, becoming the influential “Crown Prince of the Capital,” capable of turning the world upside down with a flick of his wrist.
Lin Ran abruptly opened her eyes from the dizziness, her gaze fixed on Lu Feng’s sharp jawline above her.
His thin lips were tightly pressed, his dark pupils burning with icy anger and palpable disgust toward her.
This handsome face, full of youthful spirit, overlapped with the cold, sharp, and noble mature man in her memories.
The system was still buzzing: [Please execute the redemption plan immediately! Stay away from the male lead! Please the female lead! I guarantee you’ll survive until the end!]
“And what if I refuse?” Lin Ran replied to the system in her mind, while leaning forward, trapping the cold, red-eyed young man between the wall and herself.
Her eyes slightly lifted, her red lips alluring, embodying the image of an arrogant yet charming villainess.
The system froze.
This wasn’t how it was supposed to go.
“Get lost.” Lu Feng spoke, his voice as cold as ice.
Lin Ran tilted her head, her fingers lightly tracing his jawline. “Lu, you look much better when you’re angry than with your usual deadpan face.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the system came back to life.
[Warning! Please immediately stop your provocative behavior! Otherwise, it will accelerate the achievement of the family destruction and death ending!]
[Listen to me and activate the redemption plan, or you’re doomed!]
“Screw your redemption plan!”
Lin Ran coldly retorted to the system. “My life motto is ‘the strong prey on the weak, the soft-hearted feed the dogs.’ You want me to please the male and female leads?”
“Wishful thinking.”
Lin Ran raised her eyes to meet Lu Feng’s almost murderous gaze, her smile growing even more unrestrained.
She suddenly leaned in, her tongue flicking over his lower lip.
Lu Feng’s body stiffened abruptly.
Then, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, Lin Ran forcefully pried open his lips, invading with an almost aggressive intensity.
After a moment of rigidity, Lu Feng began to struggle violently!
Lin Ran was prepared. She pressed her knee between his legs, her other hand pinning his wrist against the wall, her entire body almost pressed against his.
His warm body heat seeped through the thin shirt, along with the frantic heartbeat pounding in his chest.
The system’s screams echoed in her mind.
Lin Ran paid them no heed.
Lu Feng’s breathing was ragged, his body trembling slightly—a tremor born of utter revulsion toward her.
Disgusted by her?
Perfect!
Lin Ran’s eyes sharpened as she bit his lip, the taste of blood quickly spreading between their mouths.
Lu Feng retaliated immediately, biting her lip in return until it bled.
She hissed but didn’t pull away, instead kissing him even more fiercely!
Her hand slid up from his wrist, forcefully intertwining until their fingers were locked together.
Their bodies tangled even tighter!
Adrenaline surged—like two wild beasts locked in a struggle, neither willing to yield.
Lu Feng, pushed past anger, felt a surge of madness awaken within him.
His mind wasn’t focused on pushing her away but on winning against her!
Lin Ran was surprised, delightedly discovering that the male lead was, at his core, just as insane as she was.
She was bold, unafraid to show it.
He was restrained, instinctively hiding it.
If a third person had been present, they would have blushed at the sight of this breathtakingly intense “kiss.”
Clear footsteps echoed from the end of the hallway.
Lin Ran finally released him, taking a step back.
She lifted her gaze to meet his.
The young man leaned against the wall, chest heaving, the corner of his mouth stained with blood, his thin lips flushed from being kissed.
Two buttons of his shirt collar were undone, revealing delicate collarbones.
His usually cold, unreadable eyes now swirled with complex emotions.
Anger, disgust, humiliation… and a trace of confusion.
“You’re asking for death,” he said, his voice hoarse.
Lin Ran ran her tongue over the blood on her lips, smiling recklessly and provocatively, “So what if I am?”
Lu Feng’s gaze was icy, scrutinizing her as if she were an incomprehensible madwoman.
“Lin Ran,” he spoke, his voice terrifyingly calm, “This is the last time I’ll repeat myself—I don’t like you.”
“I never will.”
“If you keep pestering me, I promise, one day you’ll regret ever provoking me.”
Lin Ran scoffed lightly, “Lu, I have a flaw—the more someone tells me not to do something, the more I want to do it.”
“The more you warn me—”
She took a step forward, rising on her toes until her lips nearly brushed his ear, “the more I want to pluck you, this unattainable flower—”
“and crush you underfoot.”
Lu Feng’s breath hitched.
Though only for a moment, Lin Ran caught it, smiling like a triumphant little fox.
As if touching his most sensitive nerve, Lu Feng shoved her away violently.
Lin Ran staggered but steadied herself, rubbing her sore shoulder with a teasing glint in her eyes, “Throwing a tantrum?”
“How adorable, my dear Lu~”
With that, she turned and walked away, pausing after two steps to glance back.
“Oh, right.” Lin Ran curled her lips, adding, “I forgot to mention earlier—I really like your taste.”
“Let’s continue next time.”
Lin Ran’s figure disappeared around the stairwell corner.
Lu Feng stood in place, his expression dark, as he raised a hand and roughly wiped the traces from his mouth—the lingering scent of Lin Ran’s lipstick still there.
A bold rose color, a sweet lychee fragrance, as eye-catching as she was.
In that moment when her knee had pressed against him, he had truly wanted to strangle her!
But murder demands a life, and he would never ruin his future over a madwoman.
“Feng-ge?” A cautious voice called out from around the hallway corner.
Lu Feng turned around to see his dormmate Zheng Zhijie poking his head out, his face filled with gossip and shock.
“Was that just now Miss Lin?”
“You two… no way, did she force a kiss on you?”
“Oh my god, I just went to the bathroom and missed something this exciting…”
“Shut up,” Lu Feng said coldly.
Zheng Zhijie immediately fell silent, his gaze sweeping over the wound at the corner of Lu Feng’s mouth. He thought to himself, truly worthy of the arrogant and domineering Miss Lin—she really dared to bite an iceberg!
Lu Feng unhurriedly straightened his shirt, returning to his usual aloof demeanor. “About what happened today…”
“I get it, I get it, I know nothing!” Zheng Zhijie immediately raised his hand in a vow, then cheerfully changed the subject. “Let’s go grab dinner at the cafeteria~”
He walked ahead, not noticing that behind him, Lu Feng suddenly caught the lingering scent of lychee on his lips, causing him to frown deeply and roughly wipe his mouth with his thumb once more.
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Lin Ran walked out of the teaching building.
The sky was painted with a stunning sunset glow, and the campus of Jing University bustled with activity, crowded with people. Many cast curious glances her way.
As the belle of the College of Arts, the heiress of the wealthy Lin family, with her dazzlingly beautiful face and bold, unrestrained personality, she was always the center of attention wherever she went.
“Look, isn’t that Lin Ran?”
“Why is she coming out of the architecture department’s teaching building? Could she be looking for Lu Feng again?”
“Didn’t Lu, the campus heartthrob, publicly say he doesn’t like her? How shameless can she be!”
“Exactly, who chases someone like that? It’s utterly brazen!”
“Someone as arrogant and domineering as her, relying on her family’s wealth, will surely get taught a lesson sooner or later.”
Whispers drifted into her ears with the wind.
Lin Ran paid no attention, walking straight toward the luxury car parked by the roadside.
The driver was already waiting respectfully outside the car door.
“Miss, shall we head home or…?”
“Home,” Lin Ran replied, settling into the back seat and closing her eyes.
The car door closed, shutting out all outside gazes, followed immediately by the mechanical voice of the system.