The Villain Heard My Inner Thoughts and My Persona Fell Apart

(Bonus extra chapter updated)

After awakening, Chi Qiao realizes she's the wicked female side character in a badly written school novel. In the original ending, the villain takes revenge on her and leaves her homeless. To secure a way out, Chi Qiao binds herself to the Bad Ending Rescue System and throws herself into endless studying.

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So, in the story, Chi Qiao turns away from the original heroine and faces the male lead, speaking sharply: "You wear that white shirt everywhere. It's practically crusted over by now, isn't it?"

Onlookers: What?! The aloof campus beauty doesn't wash in private!

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In the story, Chi Qiao is treated like a walking ATM by her fake-sweet best friend. A few words of persuasion are all it takes to make her prepare to pay extravagantly: "This bag? A mere three hundred thousand. I'll put it on my card."

The next second, Chi Qiao takes three steps in one, leaps into the taxi waiting outside the door, and speeds away.

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In the story, Chi Qiao mouths off to the great villain Pei Ji. Her hand is about to slap him, but suddenly she pulls him into her arms with one hand.

Pei Ji leaves without a word, but his ears are nearly glowing red.

Pei Ji is vindictive by nature and born to be a villain. Abandoned as a child, he clawed his way out of a den of villains. He lies low and plots every step of the way, lurking beside the protagonists.

Until one day...

"It's the middle of winter, and you're dressed so shabbily. Who are you trying to make feel sorry for you?"

Ding! Three boxes of down jackets have been delivered.

"You're taking my family's aid and eating this kind of food? Are you trying to disgust me?"

Ding! Two boxes of fresh groceries have been delivered.

Pei Ji stares expressionlessly at the pile of packages by his front door. He picks them up, ready to toss them in the trash. But as he passes Chi Qiao's home, he hears:

"Host, why are you still up so late?"

"These are for Pei Ji, so I have to put some thought into them."

Pei Ji turns around without a change in expression, carries the packages home, and goes inside.

Late at night.

System: "Host, why are you still up so late?"

Chi Qiao cautiously changes a lightbulb. "This thing is even more dangerous than Pei Ji. I have to be extra careful."

//Bad news: the villain heard her thoughts.//

//Good news: he only heard an incomplete version :)//

Story break

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Blurb:

In her previous life, Wu Qiu died young from illness. Given another chance at life, she became a professional NPC, constantly acting like a fool in all kinds of melodramatic novels to push the villains toward corruption.

But her acting was so bad that she failed almost every time.

The System gave her one final chance: she'd repeatedly transmigrate into the same novel.

The first time, she transmigrated as a primary school security guard. She took advantage of the villain's young age to threaten and boss him around, only to discover that not only was he ill-tempered, he was always watching her from the shadows.

The second time, she became a student at the same school. As instructed, she diligently caused trouble around the villain as before, insulting him and even trampling on his dignity...

But although she clearly saw the villain turn red with rage and tremble, the mission progress bar stayed stubbornly still.

Until one day, Wu Qiu accidentally finds a love letter tucked into a textbook, one that was never sent. It's signed with her current name. Before she can read it closely, the long-stagnant progress bar suddenly jumps forward.

She looks up in confusion, and someone grabs her shoulder, their touch icy.

Sang Xu, like a ghost who has never seen the light of day, fixes her back with a dense, needle-sharp gaze and says calmly, "Open it."

When he was young, Sang Xu grew up like a stray dog on the streets, wild and untamed.

He was born emotionally cold and ruthless.

Not long after that person first appeared by his side, she died.

When they met again, she had a different face and identity. She had become someone else.

But she was still full of lies, vain and cowardly.

Until one day.

Sang Xu stares at her pale pink lips, the ones that are always saying she hates him and doesn't like him.

He wants to tell her that he has long since seen through her nature and her lies.

He can let the past go, as long as she stays by his side forever.

But then she dies again.

She once said she'd never let him go, even as a ghost, and that she'd recognize him even if she were reduced to ashes. Yet when they meet again, she doesn't remember him at all. How can that be allowed?

Even as ghosts, they should be bound together.

"Liar."

"You hate me? You despise me?"

In the silent room, Sang Xu embraces her from behind, tightening his arms around her as if he means to merge her into his very bones. "Then keep your eyes only on me."

#A clingy, dark-hearted ghost who fears his wife will disappear every day#

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