When the system notification sounded, Gou An had been counting down the days; she would disembark tomorrow. The plot involving her drugging the heroine, as described in the original novel, did not occur because of her ‘repentance’…

The original author must have been furious, but there was nothing he could do about the vicious female supporting character.

Stand with your hands on your hips and act all cool, hahaha.JPG.

Gou An was completely absorbed in her ‘rebirth and start anew’ arc when suddenly, a system notification ‘ding’ sounded in her mind, and an unprecedentedly (provocatively) celebratory piece of music began to play in her head—

[Important Plot Point: Drugging]

Status: Completed

[Task Explanation: Thank you for your cooperation. You have contributed to an important plot point regarding the turning point in the relationship between the male and female protagonists in the original work. Sincere thanks and best wishes for a lifetime of happiness.]

Miss Gou, who was chatting happily with the group of wealthy heiresses and absentmindedly picking at a bear’s ear with one hand, froze instantly.

A huge question mark appeared above her head.

Why are you wishing people a lifetime of happiness?

Setting aside the plush toy she was playing with, beneath her seemingly calm exterior, Miss Gou’s inner turmoil was like a thunderous roar—

What’s going on?! Secretary Jiaojiao, investigate this for me!!!

[Jiaojiao: Oh, you found out, meow?]

[Jiaojiao: You definitely don’t want to hear this result—you really did drug someone. In the original storyline, the villainous female supporting character drugged Lu Wan out of jealousy, and was caught by the slightly drunk male lead…]

Gou An: I didn’t touch Lu Wan at all tonight! I practically treated her like an empress! I shielded her from drinks! I chased away thugs for her! I had Ye Lang take her to my lounge when she was drunk!

[Jiaojiao: Yes, so it was Lu Wan who was drunk.]

[Jiaojiao: The one who was drugged was Hejin Xing.]

Gou An: …? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[Jiaojiao: It was that idiot from the Xu family who put something in your drink. He probably intended to harm you at first… but you forced the drink on President He.]

[Jiaojiao: Is this one of the methods used to automatically correct the original plot?]

[Jiaojiao: Do you remember when you got first place in the entrance exam? That’s how the male and female leads first met in a different way.]

Gou An: …

Gou An felt like she had been struck by lightning.

First, she only paid attention to the fact that in the original plot, she was the one who drugged the female lead, but she never considered the male lead’s involvement.

Moreover, she completely forgot that the glass of wine was given to her by someone else. In her moment of stubbornness and infatuation, she insisted on getting rid of Lu Wan and casually shoved that damned glass into He Jinxing’s hand.

　

…Don’t those idiots in the Xu family know that drugging someone is illegal?!

[Jiaoijao: The gears of fate are rumbling.]

A vein bulged on her forehead, a sharp pain shot through her, and she let out a long sigh, feeling an urge to die in front of the original author—

Right now, He Jinxing should have already taken the poison (?). If he hadn’t died, he should be pondering the age-old question: ‘Why did Gou An poison me?’

Whatever conclusion he reached, Gou An didn’t want to admit it.

So, while Zhou Yutong and Tang Xinjiu were discussing how affordable a newly opened nail salon in the central area was, they saw Miss Gou, who had been slumped to the side, suddenly jump up!

They were startled and stared in shock at the person who had suddenly jumped up: “What’s wrong with you?”

Gou An’s first instinct was to call He Jinxing, but when she did, no one answered; the call rang until it automatically disconnected.

I really hate people who don’t answer the phone!

[Jiaojiao: Let’s be reasonable, he shouldn’t be able to answer the phone right now, right?]

[Jiaojiao: He’s probably busy.]

Gou An: “…”

Busy my ass! He can’t be busy! Shut your cat mouth!

So everyone in the banquet hall saw Miss Gou lift her skirt for the third time that evening, and start her 100-meter sprint—

This time she rushed out the door, as if someone had called to tell her, ‘Your backyard is on fire.’

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

There were many empty cabins on the ship, so people of Gou An’s status usually had a private lounge in addition to their own cabin. The young ladies like to leave their dresses and high heels in the lounge so they can change them at any time.

Such lounges were usually not open to outsiders. Considering that Lu Wan was not very steady on her feet at the moment, Ye Lang asked for Gou An’s lounge key and let Lu Wan in.

The dark lounge was empty, filled with the sweet scent of Gou An. When this scent hit him, Ye Lang stopped at the door.

Lu Wan entered the lounge alone. Only one light was on in the lounge, and the entire enclosed space was bathed in a warm yellow light. She staggered and fell onto the soft sofa.

“A’Lang”.

Her voice was hoarse when she spoke.

The person standing at the door, about to close it, paused without responding, but the pause indicated that he tacitly allowed the person on the sofa to finish speaking.

Lu Wan covered her eyes with one arm, her soft, long black hair cascading down the edge of the sofa. Under the influence of alcohol, she became unusually unrestrained, kicking off her high heels hanging on her feet—

Her snow-white ankles dangled from the edge of the sofa armrest, swaying.

“Don’t you also think that I shouldn’t be here at all, getting mixed up with these people?”

Her voice showed little emotional change, but a slight tinge could be heard in a few of her pronunciations.

Ye Lang raised his eyes slightly.

“Sometimes I feel that it wouldn’t be so bad to just work hard and earn money like before, pay for my family’s medical treatment, patiently wait to find a good job after graduation, marry an ordinary person, and live a peaceful life together…”

Lu Wan paused, her voice somewhat wooden—

“I don’t know why, but suddenly it turned out like this today.”

She should have taken a detour.

Yet she still appeared with He Ran to fight over that inexplicable plush toy…

How absurd was the world of the rich! The cost of a plush toy was enough for someone like her grandmother to undergo a life-saving surgery—all her hard work and toil was nothing more than a plush toy.

She should have taken a detour.

Yet, after the Xu siblings were driven away, she impulsively raised her glass to that dignified man, as if she were absolutely certain that he would not refuse her.

As if possessed, as if driven by some unseen force—

In the dark corner, a little bit of her own thoughts seemed to have sprouted at some unknown time. It wasn’t exactly gloomy and damp, but it wasn’t exactly upright either.

“You’re drunk,” Ye Lang said calmly.

“I really was drunk,” Lu Wan smiled. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t have felt like there was a voice in my head constantly reminding me: all of this should have been mine.”

Ye Lang could no longer understand what she was saying.

His job didn’t include listening to other people’s nonsense—although for Gou An, he often did. But that was something he had to do because he was working for her and had no choice but to listen…

He had never been very patient. He glanced at the person on the sofa, who had just sat up, muttering “It’s so hot,” and reached up to pull down the zipper on the back of her dress—

With her back to him, her clothes slipped down, revealing a large expanse of skin, half of which was hidden in the shadows cast by the dim light.

Ye Lang frowned, and before she could make any bigger moves, he simply said, “Lock the door,” and decisively left the lounge.

From the Day the Engagement was Broken translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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…Devoted 2nd Male Lead
Chapter 52.2 — Push Open That Door
Chapter 53.1 — You Handed Me the Drink
Chapter 53.2 — You Handed Me the Drink
Chapter 54.1 — Rejection
… Awakened Villainess
Chapter 54.2 — Rejection
Chapter 55.1 — Thinking of Pursuing Someone
… Unattainable White Moonlight
Chapter 55.2 — Thinking of Pursuing Someone
Chapter 56 — Back Then It Was Very Popular To Pin Someone to the Wall and Kiss Them