3 The Consequences of Loving Too Much

And the villainess?

Jiang Li's lips curled into a beautiful but sarcastic smile as he browsed the memories. This world was abnormal since it did not follow the norms when creating its villainess.

Normally, the villainess would be another rich and influential lady, probably slightly less than the male lead. This was all to make the bullying of the female lead easier. But somehow, in this case, the villainess Xie Na was not a rich heiress as one would expect or assume.

Xie Na, the villainess of this world, was a peasant, a commoner, a poor woman from a backwater town who had been trying her luck in the city!

She first met the male lead when she was 20 years old, three years before the sexy encounter between the two mains. It was at one of the many factories owned by the Cheng family where she worked as a rank-and-file staffer.

The only reason the male lead noticed her was an unusual incident in which he stupidly tripped on the floor and fell into a squarish hole filled with dangerous contraptions and machines. He would have been flattened into a meat paste if not for Xie Na, who immediately came to his rescue, which she did by switching off the massive devices underneath.

Of course, the male lead was grateful and took her out to a meal as his thanks. Since then, he began to notice her extraordinary beauty and felt pity for her. He said a lady like her should not work in a dangerous environment like that and made her his personal attendant.

From then on, the girl gradually fell for the rich and handsome guy who was actually not as stupid or clumsy as she originally thought. As she discovered how responsible, witty, and smart he was as a corporate person, her feelings also began to evolve from simple admiration to romantic love.

Jiang Li, as he reached this part, furrowed his brows.

The development was really puzzling, and now he was wondering if this was what the system meant when it said that villainesses were, in fact, failed female leads. Jiang Li thought this was his first time seeing a Cinderella-like antagonist like Xie Na.

This progression was obviously for a heroine!

So, back to the plot.

Cheng Yijun also showed signs of being partial to her on many occasions. After all, the original Xie Na was a very capable woman, only her origins and paper-written qualifications held her back.

Nevertheless, when Cheng Yijun made her his personal assistant, he realized he had uncovered a gem. His appreciation of her grew, and he did his best to treat her with the utmost care he could give, afraid of losing a super asset like her. This attitude he gave her left an impression on her and everyone else's minds that he also loved the woman.

This idea was fortified for three years because he didn't clarify anything. The other party thought he was just not a vocal person and assumed he was reciprocating her love by the deeds he showed her. After all, he let her become a successful and rich woman.

Through his help, she solved some issues in her family in her hometown. He also brought her to many candle-lit dinners, bought her red roses every day, and treated her so well. And before the grand encounter, he actually bedded her, albeit he was not fully conscious due to drunkenness.

The girl was very happy. She expected that when he learned how they had already done the deed with love, he would immediately take responsibility and propose to marry her, thus making her a real Cinderella.

But when the next morning came, he cruelly denied what they had just done and refuted the love she claimed they had between them.

He left her crying there. But as a girl already slaved to love, she thought he was merely confused. Once his mind cleared, he would return to her and ask her forgiveness. She even planned to make him suffer a bit before forgiving him. Then she pictured in her mind that she would only pardon him if he proposed marriage to her.

Jiang Li clicked his tongue in annoyance as he read through this. He could already predict how the girl had turned crazy. Surely, love had done it all to her.

Obviously, she fell for a guy who was not destined for her, and she was made to wait for him like a fool. Then, when the guy finally met his true soulmate, she was left to wallow in grief, yet as a stubborn lover, her heart didn't allow her to give up.

But when she got pregnant with his child... and he still refused her, even causing her to miscarry,... that was when her mind and heart truly broke. Thus, her broken shell embarked on the path of no return, with madness and a crazy resolve to drag the world to hell with her.

Jiang Li was already too angry and incensed to continue. He stopped. He had to, or else, his already blackening heart would grow much worse than it was now. He counted his breathing in and out. It took him many seconds to calm down. He called out to his mind once he was back in a tranquil mood.

"System, in which part of the plot am I?"

He asked because the memories didn't include his current situation. Well, he knew that part of the reason was his current identity.

His name was the same. Jiang Li.

However, despite being a campus heartthrob, he was not really part of the storyline. In short, he was cannon fodder—or maybe, worse than that, an extra.

"Host, Xie Na is still 19 years old. She's still in college. And you are one of his seniors from the same department. You are one of the campus idols, and many people confess to you every day. This violet-wigged girl is one of them. However, you rejected her harshly. Er, you're actually also known for being harsh to females..."

Oh. That explains why this girl was crying before him.

'I sympathize with this weird girl but can also relate to the original.'

He suddenly felt awkward but knowing things already happened, he could only stand by the original's decision.

However, despite turning cold and slightly prone to anger, he still respected his feelings. A girl crying like this to him was leaving a bad taste in his mouth, and this was making him blame the system for pulling him into this situation.

Sighing, he said, "I can't accept your feelings. Sorry, but I already have someone I'm fascinated with. May you find your true love someday."

Though he lied, he didn't act bothered by it and quietly retreated from the rooftop.