She laughed, pointing a finger at Song Lianhe. "The legitimate daughter of the General Mansion, the Commandery Princess of the Marquis Mansion, the Princess Consort of the Prince Qing Mansion... Looking at you now, you’re just a pathetic joke! I am the heroine! Without , none of this would exist! I am the center of this story, and without , the entire world would collapse! That includes your precious Prince Qing! Do you get it? Do you?! HA HA..."
Song Lianhe’s gaze sharpened. ’Everything will cease to exist...’
It seed her worst fears were about to co true.
Her expression shifted, and she abruptly seized Song Xilan’s wrist. "What do you know?"
"Haven’t you known all along?" Song Xilan leaned in, a sly smile on her face. "You want to kill us, don’t you? But you can’t, no matter how hard you try. Isn’t that right?"
Song Lianhe’s heart sank. Her worst fears had been confird.
Song Xilan then violently threw off her hand, her stare filled with escalating disgust and hatred.
"Song Lianhe, I will return every bit of humiliation you’ve caused ! I will take back everything that was originally mine! Just you wait! I..."
Suddenly, Song Xilan’s eyes widened and her mouth fell open. Her throat constricted, and she stared at Song Lianhe in stunned disbelief.
"You..."
Without a word, Song Lianhe lifted Song Xilan’s chin, forcing her head back. The pill in her throat slid down...
The entire sequence of moves was seamless.
It was the sa technique used on crying, fussing children back at the hospital.
It was nothing special, just a matter of practice.
Before Song Xilan could even react in her shock, she felt as if all her strength had been drained away. Her limbs went numb, and she collapsed weakly into a chair.
"What did you do to ?"
She was trying to shout the question with all her might, but her voice ca out as barely a whisper.
Song Xilan cursed inwardly. ’I forgot she knows dicine!’
The infuriating part was that while she could take over everything else of Song Lianhe’s in this world, she couldn’t steal her dical skills.
’On second thought, maybe it’s because she learned those skills in another world. They don’t belong here.’
She didn’t know what Song Lianhe had fed her, but she was sure it was nothing good. She imdiately scread for help. "Guards! Guards! This woman is trying to harm ! Soone, help!"
Her cries for help grew fainter and fainter. Song Lianhe slowly approached, her cold gaze fixed on her. "I may not be able to kill you, but that doesn’t an I can’t ’treat’ you."
Song Xilan glared at her, but Song Lianhe, in contrast, had cald down completely.
’In fact, Song Xilan’s "confession" had at least let know that besides Chun Hua, soone else here still rembered .’
’It ant that everything I had gone through was aningful. It was real. It had actually happened.’
Looking at Song Xilan now, she no longer seed so terrifying. ’So what if she has a cheat and knows the whole plot? What’s there to be afraid of? It just ans we’re both back at square one, starting over!’
Once she had figured that out, her panic subsided, replaced by a sense of bold freedom.
Song Lianhe walked over to Song Xilan and lifted her chin with one hand.
"If you dare touch , Prince Ling won’t let you get away with it!"
Song Lianhe seed unconcerned, the corner of her lips twitching into a smirk.
’That’s right,’ she thought. ’As the male lead, he can do whatever he wants in this world. Punishing a re dical Woman of unknown origin would be nothing to him.’
Song Lianhe didn’t get angry. Instead, she bead and asked, "Song Xilan, do you know what your biggest problem is?"
Song Xilan glared at her, her eyes red with hate.
"It’s that you’re stupid."
Song Xilan gritted her teeth in fury, wrenching her face away and knocking Song Lianhe’s hand aside.
"Since you already know you’re inside a story, that you’re the heroine, and that all the characters and plot points are supposed to serve you... have you ever stopped to think what it ans that I, soone who shouldn’t even exist, have appeared before you?"
Song Xilan froze, a flicker of confusion in her eyes.
Song Lianhe smiled. "It ans that I’m also a link in driving the plot forward! Existence is its own justification. My presence here must have a purpose. And just as I can’t kill you, you can’t take my life until I’ve completed my mission!"
Song Xilan’s expression shifted subtly.
"Oh, that’s right. What was my character role again?" She leaned closer, staring at Song Xilan and enunciating each word. "If I recall correctly... I think it’s the ’Villainess’."
Song Lianhe was still smiling. This feeling of reclaiming control was simply incredible.
She leaned close to her ear and whispered seductively, "If... this is the price of survival."
’Then what’s the harm in being a Villainess?’
A muscle in Song Xilan’s cheek twitched. She tilted her head, her gaze overflowing with murderous intent.
"Oh, and one more thing." Song Lianhe thoughtfully straightened Song Xilan’s collar. "A person can’t be too greedy. Since you’re already Zhou Junlin’s Princess Consort, you shouldn’t be coveting soone else’s husband."
She smiled. "Zhou Cangyan. I dare you to even think about touching him."
’Even if I can’t kill her, it would be easy enough to incapacitate her.’
Song Xilan glared at her, then a sinister smile spread across her face, as if she’d just found a weakness to exploit. "I never would have guessed. You care about him that much."
Since Song Lianhe had dared to say it, she wasn’t afraid of Song Xilan using Zhou Cangyan to threaten her.
"What? Are you going to play the innocent victim again?" Song Lianhe sighed. "If you dare make a move on Zhou Cangyan, I’ll go seduce Zhou Junlin."
As expected, the words hit their mark.
"You dare!"
"Oh? Try . If you dare, so will I."
"You—"
Song Lianhe would absolutely not let herself get bogged down by internal conflict. As an elite of the insurance industry, she had to have a strong heart capable of facing failure!
’Besides, I have nothing left to lose. If worse cos to worst, I’ll just have to seduce Zhou Junlin for real!’
"I am Princess Consort Ling! I’ll have you killed right now! Even if I can’t kill you, I’ll make you wish you were dead!"
Song Lianhe laughed again. "Before that happens, I should probably give you a proper send-off. The poison in your system will only be suppressed for about fifteen minutes without my antidote. After that, it will flare up. Soon, you’ll develop sores on your scalp and red blotches on your face. Your entire body will fester and give off an unbearable stench! I’d love to see if your precious Prince still treasures you then."
The wretched image Song Lianhe described was already taking shape in Song Xilan’s mind, her eyes wide with terror and shock.
In that mont, the image of Song Lianhe in her eyes began to overlap with the figure of the legitimate daughter of the General Mansion...
When Zhou Junlin returned, he was t with the scene of a seemingly pleasant conversation.
Although Song Xilan looked even weaker than before, her complexion was rosy and her spirits seed excellent.
Song Lianhe, anwhile, stood opposite her, perfectly composed and smiling pleasantly.
"The Prince has returned. In that case, Lianhe will take her leave."
Before Zhou Junlin could speak, Song Xilan, as if worried about tiring her out, said softly, "Doctor Song, you should go and rest. This Princess Consort will call for you again if needed."
Song Lianhe curtsied to them both, then turned and withdrew.
But just as she left the courtyard and was passing a rockery, an arm shot out, wrapped around her slender waist, and pulled her into the decorative stonework...
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