Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 58 There Will Be No Farewell

Lu He didn't expect that Duanmu Xi would betray her people without even thinking. Now she can only let Xiao Yang hide for the time being and avoid the limelight.

Xiao Yang's subordinates didn't know who Yang's boss was; they only knew he was a big shot.

So even if Scarface and Fatty are found, it doesn't matter, as long as Xiao Yang isn't arrested, she'll be fine.

Due to a series of shady maneuvers, Duanmu Xi successfully secured the positions of president and largest shareholder of the Duanmu Group.

Duanmu Yangping decided to give up for the time being. After thinking it over, he realized it was better than Gao Peng taking it, so he didn't cause any more trouble. He just sighed and said he wanted to retire.

This time, Lu He didn't wait. Instead, she called Duanmu Xi directly: "You betrayed me?"

"Ah, that's not quite right. It's just that the situation forced me to do this. I was only trying to shift the blame for our success," Duanmu Xi said emphatically.

"What? You want me to go to jail in this world?" Lu He sneered. "Don't forget, I also have video footage of you committing murder..."

She feigned composure and taunted Duanmu Xi, "If you intend to harm me, then you won't get away with it!"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, then someone laughed it off: "What are you saying? Why would I kick someone when they're down? It wouldn't do me any good."

Duanmu Xi sounded very polite, but Lu He couldn't see the way he was clenching his teeth—it was hatred and murderous intent.

"Mr. Wen, have you prepared the contract? I'll come to you to sign it right away. I already have the company seal."

Duanmu Xi quickly changed the subject to show goodwill, as he was indeed unsure whether Lu He still had any evidence of his attack on Duanmu Cong in the warehouse that day.

"Come directly to my company, to my office, and I'll have someone bring you up."

Lu He bit her fingernails, feeling somewhat worried. She felt safer in crowded places, since the person opposite her was a murderous madman.

Duanmu Xi readily agreed and arranged to meet in two hours.

Xia Lan lay weakly on the bed when Lu He hurriedly came in and kissed her forehead: "Baby, I'm going out for a bit, I might be back a little late tonight."

Xia Lan struggled to sit up, returned a kiss to her lips, nodded understandingly, and lay back down, drifting off to sleep.

Lu He's hand lingered on Xia Lan's cheek for a moment, feeling extremely guilty for repeatedly drugging her.

I'll explain things to her properly once everything has settled down... But by then, will she really be able to forgive me?

Two hours later, Duanmu Xi arrived as promised and successfully entered Wen Shiyu's office.

He took out the contract, stamped it with the company seal, signed it, made a gesture of invitation, and then quietly looked at Lu He.

Lu He reviewed the contract and confirmed that the acquisition of Duanmu Group was indeed at a low price.

"Ten million?" Lu He looked at Duanmu Xi with a puzzled expression.

"Gao Peng settled on 10 million, I don't need any more money." Duanmu Xi smiled, looking indifferent.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he said, "Oh right, here's some advice from someone who's been there: when choosing items for your list, don't choose cash, choose hard currency, like gold, silver, jewelry, and the like."

Lu He was completely confused by what he said: what is this list of choices?

Seeing that she didn't understand, Duanmu Xi just smiled and shook his head. It's normal for a beginner not to know what the list is, but she'll find out soon enough.

"Then, hurry up and sign it. Once you've signed, we'll go our separate ways," Duanmu Xi urged.

At this point, Lu He didn't understand the meaning of his words about parting ways; he only thought it meant that their cooperative relationship had ended.

Three seconds after I signed the document, I felt dizzy and as if I had lost consciousness.

She pressed her forehead hard to keep herself from fainting. Damn it, had she fallen for Duanmu Xi's trick?

She shook her head desperately, trying to regain consciousness, but her body wouldn't obey her commands and collapsed. She struggled to crawl, but all she could see was a white light; she couldn't see anything else.

Congratulations on completing the mission!

A mechanical voice sounded. It was the system.

Lu He covered her eyes with her hands to adjust to the light. The surroundings gradually returned to normal and were no longer dazzling. As she looked into her eyes, she found herself in a milky white space.

"What is this?" She was only confused for a few seconds before she realized that she had left Wen Shiyu's body. She quickly touched her face and, sure enough, she had returned to her original appearance.

She then stood up and looked around, but there was nothing there.

"You've scored eight points this time. Congratulations! You have half an hour to organize the list before being sent to the next task," the system said.

Next, black explanatory text appeared above the space, listing the items she could redeem.

"You can choose these lists anytime in the next world, even if you don't choose them now."

Lu He's gaze fell on an outrageous exchange: Wen Shiyu's personal account has a total of 50 million in savings, exchangeable for 2 points.

Such a low number of points? Is this reasonable?

Lu He suppressed the urge to exchange the money, recalling Duanmu Xi's words: don't exchange it for banknotes, exchange it for hard currency.

"Are there any restrictions on Wen Shiyu's 50 million assets?" Lu He asked cautiously.

"Yes, it will only take effect on your new character's personal account when you reach the same spatial dimension as Wen Shiyu's world again."

"What? Same world? Spatial dimension?" Lu He felt completely overwhelmed. "How am I supposed to determine that?"

"You can ask me directly," the system said.

"So now I want to ask, what type of world will the next world be?"

"Well, I don't know right now whether it's random or not. I can only answer your question after you arrive."

Lu He had no choice but to continue looking at the list, and finally found the section on Wen Shiyu's jewelry, which actually required six cents to exchange!

That's too much. I can go back once I accumulate 100 points, if I don't spend them recklessly...

The system clearly understood her thoughts: "It's okay, you can exchange for what you need at any time during the mission. You don't have to exchange for it now."

Lu He nodded. She decided not to exchange anything and to look through the list first to see what was included.

Oh? There are many life-saving item cards here, such as the danger relief card and the prediction card. Many of these items are very useful for passing levels.

The list was enormous. She scanned elsewhere, where she could view names. There was only one name listed so far; the rest were question marks. That one name was Xia Lan…

“I didn’t even have time to say goodbye to her…” Lu He sighed.

She didn't know she would be teleported the moment she completed the mission. She had also promised to go back that night.

"I'm leaving, but Wen Shiyu hasn't changed back to her old self, has she?" Lu He suddenly realized.

What would happen if the original Wen Shiyu suddenly returned to that world? What would happen if she went home and saw Xia Lan? Would something bad happen?

But checking Xia Lan's condition would take five minutes... that's too much...

The system read her thoughts again: "I advised you before not to waste your feelings on useless things."

Although Lu He was very worried, she knew there was nothing she could do. Even after seeing Xia Lan's situation, she couldn't help her.

"It's about time, let's set off!" With the system's cold voice, Lu He felt as if he had been drinking too much and was suffering from a hangover, and his vision went black.

When she came to her senses again, she was lying in a thatched hut, dressed like a peasant woman.

Wait, let's look more closely. It seems to be ancient clothing and attire. Where have we gone this time?

Before she could even observe her surroundings and ponder them, the memory crystal struck her, and the original owner's memories flooded back like a tidal wave.

The original owner of this body was named Nie Qing. She was originally a young lady from a high-ranking official's family. Her father and the female protagonist An Linqing's father were sworn enemies in the imperial court.

The male protagonist, Chao Huaiyuan, has a father who is the current prime minister and works for the third prince.

An Linqing's father was a man of the Grand Tutor.

Ultimately, she was a victim of the Crown Prince's and the Third Prince's factions. The female lead's father had his property confiscated and was exiled, becoming an abandoned child.

The Nie family is currently seeking a marriage alliance with the Chao family, with Chao Huaiyuan marrying Nie Qing.

An Linqing was the only member of the An family to escape. With the help of a master, he had his face changed, took Nie Qing's identity, and embarked on a path of revenge.

Lu He covered her mouth. "Holy crap... is this a revenge story or a palace intrigue? What the hell? I feel like I'm going to die any minute now."

As she was worrying, she heard people whispering and discussing something outside the thatched hut.

"It's a blessing from heaven that we found a girl in these mountains. I think she's quite pretty. When the magistrate's son comes to ask for her tomorrow, we'll give her to him!"

An old man's voice.

“Who says otherwise? It must be the Bodhisattva who heard my prayers!” came an old woman’s voice. “Our poor daughter is finally going to be saved.”