Chapter 18 - Self-Rescue Manual of a Villainess

Chapter 018: Princess Dream The girl with snow-white hair seemed completely oblivious to the grievances of the girl behind her, leaving without even turning her head. It wasn't until Nan Yin had gone far away that Su Xiao Yu and the others realized what had happened. "Nan Xi... are you okay?" Su Ling, being kind-hearted, was the first to ask, her tone filled with concern. After all, Nan Xi's eyes were red and tears were welling in her eyes, making her look pitiful. "I... sniff... I..." Nan Xi couldn't hold back her grievances any longer and tears started streaming down her face. Seeing the teary-eyed girl sobbing, Su Xiao Yu and the others exchanged glances, unsure of what to do. In the morning, Nan Xi had mentioned how strict her sister was with her, almost to the point of being harsh. But now it seemed that it wasn't just strictness, their relationship was completely strained. Even though they thought this in their hearts, Su Xiao Yu and the others couldn't say it out loud. Su Ran Ran, in particular, didn't have the heart to leave anymore and comforted the newfound younger sister alongside Su Xiao Yu. Su Ling, on the other hand, pondered with her chin in her hand. Nan Yin had saved her that night, so when Nan Xi came to school this week complaining about Nan Yin, Su Ling was skeptical. Although Nan Yin's behavior just now had indeed matched what Nan Xi had described, Su Ling still believed there was more to the story. At this moment, the fourth girl who hadn't spoken up suddenly spoke, her tone somewhat disdainful. "If Nan Xi's sister is really treating her so badly, why don't we just confront her? What kind of sister treats her own flesh and blood like that?" Su Xiao Yu, taken aback by her words, frowned and looked back at the girl. "Li Meng, it's their family matter. It's best if we don't meddle." Li Meng, as she was called, felt somewhat uncomfortable being reprimanded by Su Xiao Yu over such a trivial matter. What's wrong with her? Was she really inferior to this girl whom she had known for only a few days? "What's wrong? What I said is not right? Nan Xi said yesterday that this girl named Nan Yin even chained her up with an iron chain, and not just once. Isn't that serious?" Crossing her arms, Li Meng stuck to her point. Su Xiao Yu hesitated upon hearing this. He didn't want to interfere, as it was someone else's family matter... but they could report it to the police. Nan Xi's situation could be considered domestic violence. Nan Xi, who had started to calm down with Su Ran Ran's comforting, became anxious again upon hearing that Su Xiao Yu was considering reporting it to the police. "No... you can't report it!" Nan Xi knew what kind of things Nan Yin usually did, those so-called "business" were illegal. If these people in front of her reported it, Nan Yin would be finished! Although... she disliked Nan Yin, it wasn't to the extent of wanting to send her to jail... Thinking that Nan Xi was concerned about the police report leading to even worse treatment from Nan Yin, Su Xiao Yu quickly reassured her, "Nan Xi, you don't have to worry about your sister retaliating against you. The police will handle everything." Little did he know that Nan Xi vehemently shook her head upon hearing this and hurriedly left without saying a word. Su Ran Ran and Su Xiao Yu watched Nan Xi leave in surprise, while Li Meng next to them pursed her lips. "Well, it seems this classmate prefers to just endure it. She doesn't want us meddling in her family affairs." Li Meng smirked. .................. At this moment, Nan Yin and Fuhu Zhengsi had already boarded the shuttle back home. She had no idea that after she left, Su Xiao Yu and the others had begun considering reporting her to the police. Of course, even if she knew, she wouldn't care. The girl with snow-white hair leaned against the window, her eyes glinting with curiosity as she watched the tall buildings speed by. The shuttle, a means of transportation in this world even more technologically advanced than cars, relied on a network of drones operating in the skies above Tianzhou City. Its speed had already exceeded that of airplanes in Nan Yin's previous life, and yet this highly advanced technological creation was merely the equivalent of a public bus. Indeed... the technological level in this world was quite high, at least thirty years ahead of Nan Yin's previous life... maybe even more. She didn't know if the current technology in this world could cure the previous host's illness... Beside her, Fuhu Zhengsi sat silently in his seat, lost in thought, his mind occupied by who knows what. Like this, while Nan Yin pondered about her future, the shuttle reached its docking point outside the Philo District. Philo District had shuttle docking points inside as well, but they had been destroyed by an unknown armed group ten years ago, and the city government hadn't repaired them for some unknown reason, probably because the Philo District was a lawless zone of the city. Speaking of shuttles, they were quite expensive. Otherwise, Nan Xi wouldn't have had to rely on Jiang Mi's old van to get to school... Lost in her musings, Nan Yin gave Fuhu Zhengsi a small amount of money to stay at a hotel outside before she began boiling water and cooking. Unexpectedly, just after she finished eating, there was a knock on the door. A knock? Jiang Mi had a key to this place, so it definitely wasn't her. Then who could it be, coming here at this time? Nan Yin got up to open the door, and after about ten seconds, two teenage girls stood silently at the entrance. Moments later, perhaps feeling that the silence between them would continue if no one spoke, the girl with a backpack on her back couldn't help but speak first, her voice lacking confidence. "I... I'm back..." Her voice carried a strong hint of uncertainty. "Back?" Nan Yin raised an eyebrow, but she wasn't one to stop someone from entering her apartment. She slightly stepped aside to make way, casually saying, "It's a pity, I just finished eating. If you're hungry, you can cook for yourself or buy takeout." Nan Yin simply stated the fact, without any hint of sarcasm. After hearing Nan Yin's emotionless words, Nan Xi pursed her lips. She didn't say anything and walked into the room, rummaging for a cup of instant noodles. For some reason... she returned. The girl thought to herself. Just as she finished boiling the water for her noodles, Nan Xi noticed that her wicked sister was about to leave again. At that moment, Nan Xi suddenly remembered what Su Xiao Yu had said about reporting to the police. She subconsciously stopped the girl from leaving. "...Nan Yin, can you stop doing those things in the future? They're illegal." The tone of the girl was unyielding, as if she was the one giving up her livelihood. Nan Yin: "Heh." "Sure, then will you support me from now on?" her tone was full of sarcasm. Nan Xi was momentarily speechless. "When you advise someone to give up something, you should put yourself in their shoes." "Go ahead and dream of being a princess," Nan Yin turned around and glanced at the girl's backpack, "You have your prince charming, but I don't." "Bang." Nan Yin left and the door closed. Nan Xi was left standing in place, backpack on her back, staring blankly ahead.