Chapter 81 - Self-Rescue Manual of a Villainess

Actually, Nan Xi's feelings were not wrong. Facing Nan Yin now, she felt a sense of estrangement. When she first arrived in this world, most of Nan Yin's resentment towards Nan Xi stemmed from the emotions left behind by the original owner, Can Yin. After all, the original owner was deprived of many things by Nan Xi—Can Yin did indeed harbor some hatred towards this younger sister. However, Can Yin's feelings towards Nan Xi were not solely hatred; there was also a hint of love—yes, love. Nan Xi's dependency on her since childhood made it impossible for Can Yin to forget the heartache for her little sister. Those cries of "sister" remained deeply imprinted in the original owner's heart, forming a complex intertwining of hatred and affection. But now, a woman named Tian Shu had separated Can Yin from this body. All that remained in Nan Yin was a trace of empathy inherited from the original owner's memories. This means that Nan Yin didn't have much hatred left for Nan Xi. Instead, what she felt more of was indignation and frustration towards what this body had experienced. As for this so-called "sister," if Nan Yin were to speak of hatred, it seemed a bit far-fetched; rather, it was more a feeling of helplessness. She once tried to accept Nan Xi as her sister, even going against the lingering obsession left by Can Yin. However, after trying, Nan Yin discovered that Nan Xi was quite rebellious and had some emotions towards her elder sister. In this situation, Nan Xi made it impossible for Nan Yin to like her. People naturally like having comparisons. Compared to the gentle Xia Yiyi, the passionate Jiang Mi, the obedient Wu Luo, or even the proud and haughty young lady Li Meng by Nan Yin's side now, Nan Xi, this rebellious young girl, really made it hard for Nan Yin to accept her. Moreover, Nan Xi is also one of the male lead Su Xiao Yu's concubines. Since there was no destined intersection between the two, Nan Yin was even less likely to put any effort into Nan Xi. "Oh, you're here too... How have you been lately? Are you okay?" This was Nan Yin's first sentence spoken to Nan Xi after seeing her at the banquet. It seemed like a greeting, but in reality, it felt more like a perfunctory remark, and everyone present could tell — this was also why Nan Xi's small face instantly paled. "I..." The girl opened her mouth, but felt unable to speak. Nan Xi bit her lip. In that moment, she had imagined herself throwing a temper tantrum or acting coquettishly like a normal little sister in her elder sister’s arms. However, all those thoughts dissipated upon seeing the indifferent and polite expression of the snow-haired girl opposite her. Could it be ... that she really doesn't care about me at all? Nan Xi mused. However, she was a sixteen-year-old girl. Nan Xi quickly regained her composure, and her face assumed an artificially strong and stubborn expression. "I... I've been doing well recently, no need to worry about me." As soon as these words were spoken, Su Ran Ran, who had been keeping quiet all this while, couldn't help but be startled. She silently lamented her miscalculation. She had brought Nan Xi here today to ease the tense relationship between the two sisters in the crowded place. But she never expected Nan Xi to be so uncooperative, and to flinch at a critical moment. It seemed like such a simple matter that could have been resolved by showing some weakness and being a little coquettish. But Nan Xi chose to react in a completely opposite way—a defiant attitude towards her elder sister. As expected, when Su Ran Ran looked at Nan Yin afterwards, the polite expression on the snow-haired young lady's face also disappeared, and her beautiful eyebrows furrowed deeply. "Is that so... then that's good." Nan Yin pursed her lips, then suddenly looked towards Li Meng beside her. "Li Meng, your father should be here by now, may I go and greet him first?" "Well... yes, of course, I'll accompany you." Li Meng blinked, immediately understanding Nan Yin's intention. She gave a helpless look to Su Ran Ran and then left arm in arm with Nan Yin. It wasn't until Nan Yin and Li Meng had completely left the hall that Nan Xi reacted and watched the back of Nan Yin in a long silence. "Nan Xi! What's wrong with you just now? You..." Su Ran Ran rushed over, looking at Nan Xi with a face of frustration and unyielding disappointment. Who was it that secretly said to herself last night that she actually wanted to reconcile with her older sister? But seeing her like this today... it was clearly not an attitude of reconciliation! "I... I just really dislike her this way..." Nan Xi mumbled, but what was actually going on in her mind, no one knew. Nan Xi didn't know why, but just now, although she had already planned how to face Nan Yin in her mind, and had even worked out the tone in which to address her elder sister, the words that came out of her mouth were cold and indifferent. "Do you still want to reconcile with your sister at all? You said your superpower test results are about to come out; didn't you want to prove yourself to your sister?" Su Ran Ran tried to encourage Nan Xi. "I often make my brother angry, so trust me, just show some weakness. If that doesn't work, throw yourself at her and call her 'sister' a few times. Remember, the tone has to be cute." While Su Ran Ran was passionately advising Nan Xi, Nan Xi did not catch the main point. She did, however, catch another key point in Su Ran Ran's words... Yes, her superpower test results were about to come out. So why didn't she start a conversation with her elder sister on this topic? While Nan Xi was having an intense internal struggle in her thoughts, Li Meng, who was with Nan Yin, had already led Nan Yin away from the reception area. "Ah... Nan Xi is really too much. She's about to take the college entrance examination, and she's still being obstinate. She won't even call her sister." Offhandedly advising Nan Yin, Li Meng was looking at the corridor. Nan Yin could immediately tell that Li Meng was speaking up for Nan Xi, and this surprised her. "Miss Li Meng, why are you speaking up for Nan Xi now?" Nan Yin asked curiously. "I said don't call me Miss Li Meng! Do I not have a name? Call me by my name!" Li Meng chided Nan Yin with her hands on her hips, then tilted her head and continued, "After all, you two are sisters. You're all alone now, so why create so much tension with Nan Xi?" "Is that what you think too?" Nan Yin frowned. Since she came to this world, both the protagonist Su Xiao Yu and the supporting roles like Li Meng and Su Ling had all shown a bias towards Nan Xi. Even Jiang Mi held some sympathy for Nan Xi. Nan Yin hadn't anticipated this. But actually, this was quite normal. In the eyes of outsiders, Nan Yin's total indifference towards Nan Xi seemed to be mere petulance. It was likely that even Nan Xi, the person directly involved, also felt this way. Nobody knew the real reason why Nan Yin troubled Nan Xi, so it appeared to outsiders that Nan Yin's troubles with Nan Xi were completely unreasonable. In such a situation, it would be abnormal if they didn't lean towards Nan Xi. Nan Yin couldn't go around publicizing that her heart and superpowers had been taken away by her little sister. This led to a bad impression that she was causing trouble for no reason. "Li Meng, you don't need to worry about my relationship with Nan Xi. I have my own plans." Nan Yin smiled, ending the conversation directly. Regardless whether Nan Xi was aware of what had happened to her heart and superpowers, Nan Yin couldn't go around proclaiming her tragic fate and then ruin Nan Xi's life. Her mission was to make Nan Xi happy and carefree at university, not to ruin her reputation. Now, due to Can Yin's departure, Nan Yin actually held no feelings of resentment towards Nan Xi. After all, there were no superpowers in her previous life, so upon transmigration, Nan Yin was completely indifferent to things like superpowers. In this situation, what reason did she have to resent Nan Xi? In fact, if conditions permitted, Nan Yin wouldn't mind accepting this little sister. She believed that if Nan Xi's nature was not bad, after revealing the truth to her, this child, who was also quite pitiful, would surely repent... and everything would happily end. But the current reality was that Nan Xi still harbored significant hostility towards her elder sister. This also eradicated any thoughts Nan Yin had of reconciliation with Nan Xi. After all, she had just given Nan Xi an opportunity, and as long as Nan Xi had shown even a slightly better attitude, Nan Yin would have proceeded with the idea of asking her to move back in. By then, even strangers living under the same roof could develop affection, not to mention two sisters who already shared a bond. But Nan Yin hadn't expected that not only was Nan Xi's attitude just now chilly, she had even refused to call her elder sister! Nan Yin had clearly heard Nan Xi calling Su Ran Ran "sister" just now, so what was this about? Was she really willing to call someone she had only known for a month "sister," yet refused to give her a proper title? Actually, it wasn't surprising that Nan Yin was not worldly-wise. After all, having navigated the political world in her previous life, Nan Yin was not a blockhead, but her downfall lay in not understanding the mindset of this young girl, Nan Xi—when she's angry, she just has to be placated. This also posed a dilemma for our Miss Nan Yin, because she had no experience raising younger siblings in her previous life or this one... which meant she had no idea what "tsundere" from a younger sister meant. Just now, while Nan Yin was waiting for Nan Xi to yield, wasn't Nan Xi also waiting for Nan Yin to soften? Unfortunately, Nan Yin was completely unaware of Nan Xi's character, and Nan Xi was also oblivious to the fact that the sister in front of her was no longer the same Nan Yin as before. In this situation, neither chose to take a step back. Instead, they were both on the defensive, directly exacerbating the conflict. "Okay, okay... Whatever, let's not dwell on it. Why so serious..." Li Meng saw Nan Yin's serious expression and felt a bit awkward, so she quickly prepared to change the subject. "So... what do we do now? Should we continue to eat and wait for the banquet to start?" Li Meng looked at Nan Yin, tilting her head, her appearance momentarily looking quite adorable. Faced with such an adorably behaved creature, what would a human generally do? Nan Yin quickly made a choice—she directly reached out and pinched her. The snow-haired girl took a step closer to Li Meng and then reached out to hold the young lady's cheeks, with a really good feeling too, you know? "Ah! … What... Why are you doing this?" Li Meng's beautiful eyes widened sharply. "It's nothing, it's just that your face is really soft, like so soft." Nan Yin smiled. However, as Nan Yin laughed, her own face suddenly turned red. In this life and the previous one, this was the first time she had touched a girl's face like this, after all.