I’ll Butcher Pigs to Support You! 13

Chapter 13

Song Xingchuan…

The moment she heard the name, all of Song Yugui’s rationality seemed to return. The hand holding Shen Xizhi’s suddenly let go.

She had almost forgotten the other plot points of the novel…

Song Xingchuan, the novel’s male lead, and perhaps the only person the villain had ever truly had feelings for.

She looked into the crowd. The man was tall and handsome, but his expression and demeanor were somewhat simple and honest. A woman was chasing after him, complaining, “I’m calling you, why didn’t you wait for me?”

Song Xingchuan scratched the back of his head and said quite honestly, “I’m going home. I don’t have time to wait for you.”

“Hey, you…”

After speaking, Song Xingchuan didn’t care whether she accepted it or not. He turned and walked away without a shred of sentiment, nearly bumping into Song Yugui, who was still standing there in a daze.

Song Yugui instinctively took a half step back to make way for him, but to her surprise, he glanced at her and stopped.

He hesitated for a long moment before actually calling out to her, “Cousin.”

Song Yugui: Shocked!

She looked around. Besides the woman who had just caught up, there was only her and Shen Xizhi.

He’s calling me?

No one had told her that the male lead and the cannon fodder were cousins!

Wait, and you still have feelings for the villain? She’s your cousin-in-law! Have you no shame?

Song Yugui vaguely remembered a scene in the novel where the male lead’s mother, upon discovering his close relationship with the villain, had warned him, “Have you forgotten whose wife Shen Xizhi is? Don’t bring shame to your father.”

Perhaps that sentence wasn’t about Shen Xizhi being a widow, but… that she was his cousin’s wife.

Damn it all, I should have thought of it sooner, she cursed inwardly. Everyone in the village is named Song; of course they’re related!

The corner of Song Yugui’s mouth twitched. She couldn’t quite manage a smile, but with the male lead standing in front of her, she forced one out. “Cousin.”

The woman chasing after Song Xingchuan immediately became subdued upon seeing Song Yugui, hiding in the shadows without daring to say a word.

In 0.01 seconds, Song Yugui guessed: she was afraid of being harassed by a lesbian.

Damn the original owner.

“I… I’m going home now.”

He seemed to have only wanted to greet Song Yugui. After saying that, he left, and the woman behind him naturally followed.

After they left, Song Yugui realized something else was wrong. Why did he only greet me? Shouldn’t he have greeted his cousin-in-law too?

She looked back at her villain. She was looking down, revealing her long, snowy neck, her face beautiful and fragile. She was very conspicuous. Why didn’t he greet her? Could it be that he already had feelings for the villain this early on and was unwilling to call her ‘sister-in-law’?

Song Yugui’s brow furrowed deeper.

Shen Xizhi was looking down, but she was actually sneaking glances at her.

Is she unhappy? Is she unhappy now? Why is she unhappy? I’m being very obedient. Could it be that she’s taken a liking to the woman with that man just now?

At that thought, the young woman’s two delicate, arched brows also furrowed. How… how can she be so fickle? Liking this one today, that one tomorrow. Are all lesbians so fickle!

Hmph.

“Shen Xizhi…”

She suddenly called out the villain’s name.

Her full name, very seriously.

Shen Xizhi’s own face, as beautiful as a peach blossom, was instantly stained with panic. She didn’t understand. In just a short moment, had she done something wrong again?

Until the other asked her, “What did you think of that man just now?”

Shen Xizhi was stunned. “Wh-what about him?”

She didn’t understand what Song Yugui was asking. What did other people have to do with her?

Seeing her confusion, Song Yugui patiently explained, “I said, what did you think of that man just now?”

Shen Xizhi’s expression grew even stranger. She had only seen him once; how could she know what kind of person he was?

She couldn’t even guess.

But… since he had called her ‘cousin’, he must be her wife’s relative. As an outsider who had married into the family, how could she speak ill of her wife’s relatives?

Shen Xizhi thought it over secretly. When she looked up again, she was very confident, her voice still soft and low. “His features are broad, and his posture is upright. I think he must be a very good person.”

Song Yugui: ?

Wait, you observed him that closely? And what do you mean, a person is good just because his features are broad and his posture is upright? Are you in the good-looks-only club?

It’s over, she thought. The villain hasn’t even become a widow yet, and she’s already taken a liking to the male lead. She’s not going to kill me off ahead of schedule, is she?

Song Yugui’s heart leaped into her throat, and her face turned ugly, making the other even more anxious.

After speaking, Shen Xizhi received no reply and couldn’t help but feel panicked, worried that her answer was not what the other wanted.

But… hadn’t she praised him?

Shouldn’t she have praised him?

In the quiet of the night, the people around them gradually went home, until it seemed as if only the two of them were standing in the vast fields.

Shen Xizhi hesitantly raised her eyes and caught the coldness in her gaze. And so, she quickly lowered her head again, not daring to look at her.

So fierce.

She was always so fierce.

She should have been used to it, but she hadn’t been fierce these past few days. When she suddenly became fierce just now, she was frightened again.

Gusts of cold wind blew over, clearing her muddled mind.

No, she’s different from the original owner, she thought. In the novel, the villain was pushed to her absolute limit before she killed her wife. She hasn’t been that bad to me. It shouldn’t happen…

Worst comes to worst, she would work hard to earn money, nurse her back to health, give her a little extra money, and divorce her as soon as possible.

She couldn’t stand another day of her life being in someone else’s hands.

“Let’s go. Time to go home and sleep.”

She was in no mood for a walk. She might as well go home and lie down, to soothe her startled soul from seeing the male lead.

Shen Xizhi did whatever she said, following her hesitantly, her eyes filled with both the gentleness of the past few days and the painful sobs of her past beatings. Her hands trembled as she knelt on the bed to undress.

Why did she suddenly become unhappy? Will she make my life difficult again, like before?

The old clothes slid off her snowy, smooth skin…

Ever since she had learned that Song Yugui liked her to sleep naked, she no longer needed to be told. The moment she got into bed, she would take off all her clothes and sit on the bed naked.

The room wasn’t very warm. She was both cold and embarrassed, so she used her pale, slender fingers to grab a small corner of the quilt and carefully pull it over, only barely covering her chest, her snowy, distinct collarbones still exposed.

Song Yugui was tired from the day. She had quickly washed up outside and returned in her undergarments to sleep. Shen Xizhi’s back was almost pressed against the wall, leaving most of the space for her. Her expression was gentle and obedient, and she would occasionally steal glances at her, as if wanting to know if she was still angry.

But the moment her gaze met the other’s slightly cold expression, she would quickly look away as if fleeing.

Her red lips were bitten by her pearly white teeth, leaving a neat row of marks.

She couldn’t understand. Everything had been fine. Why had she suddenly become unhappy after asking her a question?

Why was she unhappy…

The young woman lowered her head and frowned, thinking it over. She felt that her praise at the time had been wrong.

Song Yugui lay down on the bed. The person beside her hesitantly lay down as well. She casually wrapped her arm around the slender waist she remembered as being bare, smooth, and pleasant to the touch. She caressed it twice, and the soft, white flesh under her palm began to tremble slightly. She shrank her neck and buried her head in her chest.

Her hot breath passed through the thin undergarments, fully felt by the other.

Song Yugui had wanted to sleep, but the warmth on her chest inexplicably kept her awake. She took a deep breath, wanting to tell the person in her arms to stop breathing.

But that was a bit much to ask.

She had to give up and let out another breath.

She took another deep breath, wanting to tell her to breathe farther away.

But she was already used to holding something when she slept.

So she had to let out that breath again and continued to hold her limply, her nose filled with the pleasant, warm scent of the woman’s body.

After a long while, a head suddenly popped out from her embrace. Smooth, dark hair fell from her body, unconsciously slipping into her collar. Shen Xizhi propped herself up on her elbows, biting her lip, her expression very serious. “Wife, I’ve thought it over carefully. That man was rude to the woman with him. He must not be a good person. You should have less contact with him.”

After speaking, her gaze became a little apprehensive. Was that the right answer?