Ah! The Villains I Forced to Turn Evil Can Read My Mind

Wang Ru Tang didn’t say a word. Shielded by her entourage, she fled in panic!

The reporters chased after her: “Ms. Wang, please answer our questions!”

“Ms. Wang, don’t evade us! How many of the artists you’ve promoted are actually unworthy of their fame?!”

Qiao Chuchu watched Wang Ru Tang’s retreating figure with satisfaction and opened her phone. The trending topics had already exploded.

#Qiao Chuchu is a painter#

#Unknown painter upstages Qiao Chuchu?#

#The so-called genius grassroots painter Xia Xuechun’s works are ghost-painted#

#Xia Xuechun hired someone to assault her best friend?!#

#This is the fastest downfall I’ve ever seen#

#Just started promoting and already crashed—is this black fame or just black?#

#Wang Ru Tang shields the grassroots genius painter Xia Xuechun#

#Xia Xuechun is the mistress of two men#

#Is Wang Ru Tang undeserving of her position?#

Qiao Chuchu curled her lips and tapped her phone playfully: *Originally, this outcome wouldn’t have been possible.*

*But because I went viral online today, I gave it a push by buying a trending topic about me being a painter, letting everyone know my achievements.*

*At the right time, the marketing accounts bought by the Dragon Family started promoting Xia Xuechun as a grassroots genius painter.*

*The influencers I secretly hired then hyped Xia Xuechun up, claiming she was so talented that she could surpass me. Although I’m an academic underachiever, my art skills are solid, and with my current popularity, all the attention was drawn in.*

*While netizens debated who was better between me and Xia Xuechun, Qi Xiaojia would post an essay online detailing everything that happened today, exposing Xia Xuechun’s kissing photos with the Dragon Family brothers, as well as their wedding photos.*

She found Qi Xiaojia’s Weibo and clicked on the essay.

It was filled with Qi Xiaojia’s resentment toward Xia Xuechun.

But at the end of the essay, Qi Xiaojia specifically thanked her: *Thank you, Ms. Qiao, for saving me today. I was also on the boat when it happened. The rope Ms. Qiao used to tie up her brother was mine, so she came to my house to thank me.*

*At that moment, I was being forced by someone, but Ms. Qiao arrived with her bodyguards just in time to save me. I’m truly grateful! If it weren’t for Ms. Qiao, I can’t imagine what would have happened to me! Ms. Qiao saved my life!*

The comments below were flooded with sympathy and praise for her:

“I can’t even imagine how terrifying it must have been, locked in your own home by your best friend. If Qiao Chuchu hadn’t shown up, what would have happened?”

“How could Xia Xuechun do something like that?! Is Wang Ru Tang blind?! How could she still promote her?! As for the Dragon Family brothers, those scumbags are always chasing after 18-year-olds—disgusting! I hope they die horribly!”

“Ahhh, I’m totally stanning Qiao Chuchu for saving people!!”

“I’m officially a fan of the eighth young lady! She saves her family and other girls too. I can’t imagine what would’ve happened if she hadn’t shown up!”

“My instincts were right! My online daughter is the absolute best! Protecting the best little eighth!”

Wang Ru Tang’s account was being bombarded with hate.

The ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‍Dragon Family’s company was also exposed, and their stock prices were plummeting. At this rate, it was going to crash off a cliff!

Qiao Chuchu scrolled through the comments, feeling more and more pleased.

The other guests gradually caught on, whispering among themselves: “In my opinion, Wang Ru Tang’s position is untenable now, and the Dragon Family is probably going to get what’s coming to them.”

“If Wang Ru Tang falls, who can take her place?”

Everyone thought for a moment, then turned their gazes toward Qiao Chuchu.

The Pei Family also quietly looked at Qiao Chuchu’s back.

Qiao Chuchu put away her phone, smiling confidently. “My painting hasn’t finished auctioning yet. Let’s continue the auction and not delay things.”

Everyone was momentarily stunned, then nodded with smiles. “Indeed, Ms. Qiao’s painting has already reached ten million!”

“Ms. Qiao is so talented. It’s a shame she hasn’t returned to painting.”

Qiao Chuchu smiled and said firmly, “I’ve already decided to return to painting.”

If she didn’t return, how could she seize Wang Ru Tang’s precarious position? How could she climb to the top?

Even if she wasn’t old enough, she would become the most promising candidate, rising to the highest position to control all the resources and prevent people like Wang Ru Tang from bullying her.

She returned to her seat and glanced at the two empty seats beside her, feeling a sudden clarity.

*Having foresight is truly different. Every step I take hits my enemies where it hurts!*

She chuckled to herself, feeling both hatred and satisfaction: *Xia Xuechun hides behind everyone, doing nothing but relying on luck to overshadow me. With just a few words, she can get Wang Ru Tang to lock me up in a mental institution!*

*As for Wang Ru Tang, she took advantage of my sincerity, deceived me, and despised me in her heart while pretending to treat me like a granddaughter, only to stab me in the back in the end!*

*The Dragon Family brothers are Xia Xuechun’s lapdogs. They claim to love her but never miss a chance to hurt me!*

*Let’s see how Xia Xuechun can still go viral after what I’ve done today. Let’s see how she can cozy up to Wang Ru Tang like a granddaughter and lock me up in a mental institution while letting those Dragon Family scumbags assault me!*

The memories made her tremble with anger. She rubbed her hands together, trying to calm herself down.

Pei Buxian’s eyes reddened, and he stood up to go to her.

Pei Che grabbed him: “This is her personal time. We can’t disturb her. She said she didn’t want us here!”

Pei Buxian hesitated but ultimately sat back down.

The others watched her trembling back with hearts full of pity.

Qiao Chuchu sat at the edge, her head bowed low. No one knew she was crying.

She wept in silence.

Even though Wang Ru Tang wasn’t dead, Xia Xuechun wasn’t dead, and the Dragon Family brothers weren’t dead, she still felt a sense of triumph.

Because if she hadn’t nipped everything in the bud today, she and those around her would have been plunged into hell.

She felt cold, frantically looking for her bodyguard to get a coat, but a pair of hands landed on her knees.

They were bony hands, so thin they were almost frightening.

But they were warm, dispelling the chill in her body and spreading warmth through her limbs.

Qiao Chuchu was stunned. She slowly looked up and met a pair of all-too-familiar eyes.

A gaunt red-haired girl stood before her.

She had the same face as Qiao Chuchu.

The girl’s cheeks were hollow, dark circles heavy under her eyes, and her hair was sparse.

She wore a heavy-looking black outfit and smiled awkwardly at her.

“Hello, Qiao Chu.”

Qiao Chuchu’s eyes widened in shock. “You’re the me who failed in that timeline?”

How could she be so thin?

How could she be so pitiful?

The girl didn’t deny it. She opened her arms and gently embraced her.

Qiao Chuchu caught the scent of her favorite perfume on the girl.

Suddenly, she was overwhelmed with sorrow. “How much suffering did you endure?”

The girl didn’t answer. She held her gently and said, “You’ve exceeded expectations in reversing the plot and altering many people’s fates, so you’ve completely changed the future. But your ultimate ending is still yet to come. The new path is yours to explore alone, Qiao Chu.”