Rebirth: After Becoming the Villainess-Chapter 250: Song Lianhe Likes Zhou Junlin

That bath was incredibly relaxing.

Song Lianhe had added some herbs to the water to invigorate her circulation and soothe her muscles. She felt some of her strength return after she got out.

She calculated the days, then called for Xuan Mei and handed her a prescription. "Go get this medicine for me."

Xuan Mei only knew about common bruises and sprains. She was clueless about anything else and had no idea what the prescription was for.

Song Lianhe simply explained that it was a tonic to relieve fatigue and preserve her beauty.

However, Xuan Mei had just stepped out of the inn when she ran into the Shadow Guard and, trailing behind him, the "guard" Zhou Cangyan.

"Where are you going?" the Shadow Guard asked.

"To get some medicine for my lady."

"Medicine?"

The Shadow Guard glanced at the man behind him. When the man lifted his gaze, the Shadow Guard quickly asked, "Er, is something wrong with my lady?"

"It’s nothing, just a prescription for a beauty tonic."

She pulled out the prescription as she spoke.

But Zhou Cangyan had already taken it and tucked it into his robes. The Shadow Guard took the hint and quickly said, "We’ll take care of getting the medicine. You should go back and watch over your lady."

Xuan Mei glanced at the man opposite her and nodded.

When the two arrived at the pharmacy, the Shopkeeper took the prescription. He didn’t think much of it at first, but after a closer look, he couldn’t help but stroke his beard in admiration. "This is a brilliantly formulated Abortion Soup! Not only does it prevent pregnancy, but it also reinforces one’s constitution and vitality without causing any fundamental harm."

Abortion Soup?

The Shadow Guard cautiously glanced at his master. The moment the Shopkeeper said those two words, he felt a thick, murderous aura emanate from him.

It was impossible to tell who the target was. Or perhaps, anyone would do. As long as it was breathing, it was fair game.

Right now, his master was in the kind of mood where he could kill anyone.

’How terrifying.’

On the surface, Zhou Cangyan still appeared perfectly calm, not a single ripple disturbing his gaze.

The Shadow Guard immediately said, "We must have brought the wrong one! Please change it to..."

"That won’t be necessary."

Zhou Cangyan raised a hand, his long, slender fingers tapping lightly on the counter. "Fill it according to this prescription."

"Right away!"

The Shopkeeper called out in acknowledgment and hurried his assistant to fill the prescription.

Inside the inn, Song Lianhe was lying on her stomach on the daybed, nibbling on candied fruit as she scribbled on a piece of paper.

’I’ve been in this book for so long, and everything’s been smooth sailing. According to the plot, it should be about time for the conflict phase to start.’

’But where is the turning point?’

’Also, I just realized I can’t reveal anything about the male lead’s hidden identity...’

’I should test this again.’

She took a sip of tea, cleared her throat, and began to say, "Zhou Junlin is..."

"is..."

"is..."

"AAAAAAGH!"

She pounded the bed in frustration.

Still not giving up, she picked up her brush and wrote, "Zhou Junlin..."

It was as if someone had grabbed the brush in her hand. No matter how hard she pushed, she couldn’t make a single stroke!

Hah!

’I refuse to be beaten by this!’

Song Lianhe shot up, grabbing the brush with her right hand and steadying her wrist with her left. "Write! Just write!"

One sheet didn’t work, so she grabbed another!

But again, after she wrote the name "Zhou Junlin," the brush refused to move.

She snapped her head up and shouted at the ceiling, "Are you messing with me?!"

Her only response was a series of GURGLING sounds.

She whipped her head around and saw Chun Hua perched on the pillow, its head tilted. It stared at her with wide, round eyes, its gaze filled with a curiosity that seemed to ask, ’Is this some kind of new game?’

Annoyed, Song Lianhe tossed the paper aside again. To test her theory one more time, an idea struck her. She picked up her brush and wrote the four words, "Song Lianhe likes Zhou Junlin."

She dropped the brush and clicked her tongue.

’So there really is an invisible force holding me back!’

’Whether it’s a rule of transmigration or a law of this book’s world, as a female side character, I can’t do anything that directly or indirectly harms the male lead’s interests.’

’As for breaking the engagement or causing Zhou Junlin some trouble before... those things didn’t affect the main storyline, so they were harmless trifles.’

’After all, in the end, Zhou Junlin couldn’t possibly end up with me. He was supposed to marry the heroine!’

’For me, it just meant I was getting kicked out of the game early.’

She flung the paper from her hand and flopped down on the daybed.

’I can’t even reveal things related to the male lead, let alone try to kill him.’

’Zhou Cangyan rushing here to stop me must have been because of this rule’s interference, too.’

’This damned protagonist halo!’

An occasional gust of wind swept past the window, lifting the papers from the table and the daybed and sending them fluttering to the floor.

One sheet drifted down and landed right in front of a pair of Purple Gold Flowing Cloud Boots.

A pair of fair hands slowly picked the paper up.

Chun Hua looked toward the door, suddenly alert. With two flaps of its wings, it took off from the pillow, deliberately pushing off Song Lianhe’s face with its claws before flying out the window.

"Chun Hua! You’re really pushing it, aren’t you?!"

Song Lianhe shot up. As she looked up, she saw the person standing in her room.

Chun Hua: This is all I can do to help you.

The man was holding a sheet of paper. His expression was unclear, but a chill emanated from him.

Song Lianhe’s face instantly flushed red at the sight of him.

’The person she least wanted to face right now was Zhou Cangyan!’

After the intimacy they had shared just last night, it was incredibly awkward to see him again.

As she lowered her gaze, she suddenly noticed the papers scattered all over the floor, all bearing Zhou Junlin’s name. She instinctively started to explain, "Uh, this is..."

"There is no need to explain yourself to this Prince."

Zhou Cangyan lifted his gaze. When his brown eyes fixed on her, she shivered for no apparent reason.

He seemed to casually crumple the paper in his hand, but when he opened his palm, it had already turned to dust.

Even so, he would probably never be able to forget the words on that paper!

—Song Lianhe likes Zhou Junlin

Heh.

’Just how much did she like him? Enough to be unable to resist writing out her deep feelings for him when she was all alone?’

’Song Lianhe wasn’t a fool. She could tell from his expression that he had definitely misunderstood something.’

As a side character who actually had a mouth, she hurried to explain, "Your Highness, you’ve misunderstood. I wrote Prince Ling’s name because I wanted... wanted... wanted to..."

’It was as if her mouth had been padlocked. She fumbled desperately for a key to unlock it, but it just wouldn’t open!’

Zhou Cangyan stood opposite her, watching her coolly, neither rushing her nor showing any anger.

He just watched, his gaze cold and distant.

It was as if he was indulging her, waiting for her to finish her act.

’Song Lianhe felt like the plot had set her up. Why did I have to write Zhou Junlin’s name right at this moment?’

’And why did Zhou Cangyan have to be the one to see it?’

’And what was the point of having a mouth if I couldn’t even use it?’

’Just a moment ago, I was wondering when the dramatic conflict would arrive. And then my brain, as if divinely inspired, immediately delivered the "conflict" right on schedule!’

With a pained expression, she finally gave in to her fate. She looked pitifully at the tall, stern man before her. "So, now that I’ve explained it so clearly, Your Highness understands, right?"

The man looked at her, then suddenly let out a derisive laugh. "Of course, I understand."

He turned around and said coldly, "Since you like him so much, feel free to go find him yourself when we return to Ling’an."

"I don’t... I didn’t... I..."

Watching the villain walk out, Song Lianhe slapped herself in frustration.

’Look at you, so clever. You just had to go looking for trouble!’

’Serves me right!’