Transmigrating Into The Male Lead’s Villainess Older Sister

When she woke up the next morning, Siyu discovered that she had returned to her bed. She was still in yesterday’s outfit, but someone had pulled the blanket over her body.

She blinked blankly for a few minutes before she finally woke up fully. She remembered that yesterday Fifth Master Lu had come chasing after her. After that, she had no choice but to accompany that demon sitting in the lobby….. Then later, she seemed to have fallen asleep?

However, come to think of it, it was very odd. It seemed that since she transmigrated into this body, she had never slept so deeply. The tiredness that accumulated over the years seemed to have eased some from this deep sleep. Siyu stroked her throat and was surprised to find out that she didn’t have the urge to cough up blood.

Usually, when she woke up, she always had to vomit the blood that had accumulated first. This was the first time she woke up without having to cough up blood!

Siyu flipped over and sat up. Her hand carelessly brushed over the headboard and seemed to knock something over. She looked down and found that there was a small porcelain bottle placed beside her pillow. When she opened it, she saw exactly ten pills stacked inside neatly. The appearance looked the same as the one that Fifth Master Lu forced her to eat yesterday.

So….. Could it be that it was Fifth Master Lu who brought her back to her room yesterday?

Siyu really couldn’t imagine it. That overbearing and unreasonable psycho would be so nice? He must have just called a bodyguard to do the work, right?

She shook her head and cast this great trouble—Fifth Master Lu—aside. She got out of the bad and tidied herself up. Today was her first day formally joining the crew in the shooting. She had memorized the script thoroughly. However, Siyu didn’t have any experience so she was still very nervous. After she got ready, she wanted to go to the shooting place earlier to get the feeling.

Who would have thought as soon as she opened the door, she saw Ji Lin leaning beside the door while her assistant Chen Yue persuaded in a whisper by the side, “Ji-ge, Siyu-jie is still sleeping. How about you back to your room first? It’s not good to continue standing here….. Eh, Siyu-jie, you had woke up!”

Chen Yue heard the sound of the door opening and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She hastily rushed to Siyu’s side and said, “Siyu-jie, as soon as I arrived here in the morning, I saw Ji-ge standing here. I asked him if he had any business, but he refused to say and continued to wait here. I came in and saw that you were sleeping deeply. I didn’t think it was good to wake you up. So, I told Ji-ge that I’ll let him know when you woke up so he could wait in his room, yet he wouldn’t listen. It would be really bad if other people see…..”

Chen Yue’s concern wasn’t unreasonable. Although this whole floor was booked by 《Qing Guo》’s filming crew, there was still traffic in this area. With so many people going in and out, what would they think when they saw Ji Lin standing in front of Siyu’s doorway? The scariest thing in the entertainment circle is rumors.

Fortunately, Siyu had the habit of getting up early and Chen Yue also came over to call her before six o’clock every time. Now the sky was still dark and there was still no activity in other rooms.

“Xiao Yue, please bring me some breakfast. Plain porridge is enough.” Siyu glanced at Ji Lin who hadn’t said a word and added, “While you’re at it, also bring me two steamer baskets of crab meat soup dumplings. Please add extra vinegar.” She remembered that it was Ji Lin’s favorite food.

Chen Yue complied. Although she was brimming with curiosity, she also knew that there were things that she shouldn’t ask. She obediently ran off to the restaurant.

Siyu saw that Ji Lin was still rooted in front of the doorway. His expression looked like a sulking child. Siyu sighed and reached out to pull him into the room. She walked while coaxing him, “How long have you been standing there?”

Siyu’s strength was really not presentable. Even if she exerted all of her strength to pull others, it’s affirmed that the other wouldn’t budge at all. When Siyu pulled Ji Lin, he obediently followed her. Although his expression was bad, his feet were extremely honest.

“Not too long.” Ji Lin said these three words stiffly. However, within a few seconds, he couldn’t help but ask, “Siyu-jie, who on earth were those people last night Do you know? Yesterday when I got back to my room, I thought it over and found it was strange. When I wanted to go find you, the door was guarded firmly by those people. I couldn’t even take a step out. Afterward, I saw that man carrying you back and I almost charged out! However, those people held me back! Fortunately, that person immediately left after he brought you back. Otherwise, I would…..” 

It really was Fifth Master Lu who carried her back? Siyu wasn’t touched. Rather, she was afraid. She had always felt that every time Fifth Master Lu treated her a bit better, it was like receiving a bite of sugar before the big stick struck down. She couldn’t help wondering if he had an agenda.

If she had known that she would fall into this situation earlier, then she would never have gone to the courtyard at Huanyi’s evening banquet! 

Siyu lamented in her heart. However, in the face of Ji Lin’s anxious inquiries, she still gathered her energy to reassure him, “Don’t worry, don’t worry. That’s….. A friend of mine. He came to deliver medicine.” Siyu left Fifth Master Lu’s identity ambiguous. Ji Lin was an impulsive youth. If he really went to confront Fifth Master Lu, he would be the one to suffer losses.

“Friend? What kind of friend is that?!” Ji Lin wasn’t so easy to fool. He furiously criticized, “That attitude! That way of doing things! He harms you until you spat blood! And, and had his hands all over you !”

Siyu: “…..” That’s true. After he put it like that, she suddenly felt like she also had a ton of complaints.

Before Siyu could persuade him to calm down, Ji Lin suddenly stared at her. His eyes were bright and his expression was very serious. He lowered his voice like it was a conversation between underground members, and asked, “Jie, you can secretly tell me. Is that man….. pursuing you?”

“Cough, cough……” Siyu choked from his words. Her condition had been splendid before, but now she had the urge to cough up blood again.

No way, this was too frightening. Where did this misconception come from? ! Pursuing her? That psycho was clearly bullying and toying with her!

“……Little kid, don’t think too much.” After being dumbfounded for a while, Siyu sighed and patted Ji Lin’s head. Just when Ji Lin wasn’t convinced and wanted to rattle off the reasons, Chen Yue came back with breakfast. Siyu hastily took the bag and picked up a crab meat soup dumpling with chopsticks. She shoved it into Ji Lin’s mouth, blocking the more frightening words that he was about to say.

“I’m not familiar with that person. Stop your wild guesses.” Siyu coaxed, “Hurry up and eat your breakfast. Run through the script with me later, okay?” 

Ji Lin: “Wuwu——” Jie, you burnt my tongue!

It wasn’t easy to coax the sulking young master Ji this early in the morning. After Siyu chased him away to his own room, she went out with Chen Yue to the filming place.

The scene today would mainly star her and Xu Qingwan. The setting of the shooting was set prior to the collapse of the former royal family. Both of them would play sisters who didn’t get along well and were on bad terms. When Siyu recalled Xu Qingwan’s strange actions, she immediately had a headache.

If Xu Qingwan truly had an issue, what should she do…..

Her conflicted feelings lasted until the make-up artist applied makeup on Siyu. Aside from the big shots like Ji Lin, actors like her all shared one big make-up room. Siyu came too early. When she had changed into her costume, Xu Qingwan sauntered in late. 

Maybe because there’s already doubt in her heart, when Siyu looked at Xu Qingwan again, she suddenly perceived that something was odd: In her comic, Xu Qingwan was a Simple Living Goddess and she rarely used cosmetics. When she just entered the entertainment circle, she was very cautious about everything. Later, when she encountered Ji Lin, he had been drawn in by this ignorant and pure appearance of hers. Since then, he had been protecting her. It can be said that except for being looked down upon by others for a period of time when she just entered the circle, Xu Qingwan’s path to stardom afterward was extremely smooth without encountering any major setbacks. [T/N: 清汤挂面的女神 – noodles in clear soup goddess, like the most basic noodles. So basically, a goddess who’s simple and content with an ordinary lifestyle with a down-to-earth vibe. I used the term Simple Living Goddess for short English term suggested by my fellow translator]

However, the Xu Qingwan right now had permed her hair into long waves and her face looked delicate from makeup. When she encountered the staff member, she could exchange greetings with ease. There was no ignorance shown on her face. Siyu looked at her and felt that this person didn’t seem like a girl around 18 who didn’t understand anything. Instead…. She seemed like a mature woman who already had accumulated a certain amount of life experience.

Perhaps Siyu’s gaze stayed far too long, Xu Qingwan soon noticed that Siyu was looking at her. She moved her feet and came over.

“Why did you come so early?” Xu Qingwan’s assistant followed behind with bags of food. With a signal from her eyes, the assistant hurriedly distributed the food to the people in the make-up room. Xu Qingwan loudly called out that it was her treat and then looked back at Siyu, “There will be several chasing scenes in a bit. You should eat something to fill up your stomach?”

Xu Qingwan said, all smiles Her expression was very natural, as if Siyu and her were friends who had known each other a long time

“No need, I had already eaten.” She had eaten two crab meat soup dumplings under Ji Lin’s firm supervision. She was currently full to the brim.

Xu Qingwan cocked her head as she glanced at Siyu, continuing with a smile, “Alright then. I hope we can have good cooperation today.”

When Xu Qingwan left, Chenyue leaned over Siyu’s  ear and said, “Siyu-jie, what on earth did she come over for?”

The little assistant was wholeheartedly on Siyu’s side. The more she pondered about Xu Qingwan’s words, the more she felt that there was something wrong with them. However, she couldn’t pinpoint the issue. Thus, she could only quietly whisper, “Fortunately, Siyu-jie only has the first few scenes with her!”

Siyu couldn’t help laughing. However, soon, she couldn’t laugh.

The first scene was of Princess Yunhe, who Siyu was portraying,  being bullied by the other princes and princesses in the imperial palace because of her feeble body and weakness. One of them even went as far as to maliciously push her into the pond. Afterwards, Xu Qingwan, acting as Yunmeng, would stand up and reprimand those little devils until they ran away. However, Yunmeng didn’t let people pull Yunhe up from the pond. Instead, she stood by the pond aloofly and ridiculed Yunhe’s cowardice.

“You are a royal princess, not a person from the lowest social strata. You couldn’t even fight back after being bullied. Do you deserve this kind of honor?” Xu Qingwan’s palace dress was more elegant and gorgeous than Siyu’s. She stood at the edge of the pond haughtily and looked down at the person who was shivering in the water. Her eyes were full of contempt and ridicule.

Siyu had genuinely fallen into the water. Of course, the pond was actually very shallow. The water was only waist-level if you stood in the pond. Moreover, it was summer. Even if someone soaked in the water, it wouldn’t be a big problem——However, that was the standard for ordinary people.

For Siyu, this highly experienced sickly person, soaking in cold water was no different from torture. She was new, so of course she would be embarrassed to immediately ask for a substitute. Therefore, she gritted her teeth and endured it. At any rate, the “soaking in the water” scene was very short. Once Xu Qingwan finished saying her lines, she could come out immediately.

Yet Xu Qingwan somehow made mistakes several times. Director Liang yelled, “Cut!” and asked with a frown, “Xu Qingwan, what’s the matter with you?”

Xu Qingwan stopped and looked at Director Liang with embarrassment, “I’m so sorry, Director Liang, I just think that…this scene is expressing Yunmeng’s hatred towards Yunhe for failing to meet expectations. Yunmeng is a person who dares to love and hate, so much so that she is even a bit ruthless and unbridled. If I just stand here and scold Yunhe, I do not think that it’s enough to fully show her personality.”

When shooting a scene, some actors prefer to improvise. Based on their own understanding of the character, they would add extra lines or actions that weren’t in the script. If they performed well, it could become a highlight. Director Liang wasn’t a person who rigidly adhered to form, so he said, “The feeling that you gave off during those previous takes weren’t up to par.  Since that’s what you think, we’ll try once according to your ideas. Hurry up, Zhou Siyu has poor health. Don’t let her stay in the water for too long.” 

Xu Qingwan immediately expressed that she understood.

Before the filming started again, Chen Yue took advantage of the gap and hastily brought a cup of warm tea to Siyu. Siyu sipped half of the tea and finally felt her body warming up a bit.

“Siyu-jie, how about I go talk to Director Jiang to let you rest for a while…..” Chen Yue was very worried.

Siyu shook her head, “Don’t. We just began shooting, it’s only been this amount of time and I’m already asking for a break. It’s improper. Furthermore, even if I take a break, I have to go back into the water later. I might as well finish the shooting at once.”

Chen Yue had no choice but to oblige. However, as a loyal fan-girl, she was really worried about Siyu’s health. Hence, she stood on the corner and secretly opened her phone camera to record the two people by the pond.

This time, Xu Qingwan finished her lines as usual. Then, the topic shifted, she suddenly turned to Siyu and said, “I’ve been lecturing you for half a day and you don’t have any reaction at all?”

This line wasn’t in the script, so Siyu was taken aback. However, the director hadn’t shouted ‘cut’, so the scene had to continue. Therefore, she stayed silent according to Yunhe’s personality.

Xu Qingwan looked at her and sneered, “Even clay figurines would have a temper. But you, you have the same father as us, yet you are so weak and incompetent! You’re simply a stain on the royal bloodline!”

Saying so, Xu Qingwan suddenly squatted down and pressed Siyu’s shoulder. She pressed her down fiercely into the water, “Since that is so, why should you continue to stay in this world?!”

 “！！” Siyu really had never expected that Xu Qingwan would use this move. Her body was more fragile than the average woman. She was really pushed into the water by Xu Qingwan while her guard was down. Fortunately, Xu Qingwan seemed to still remember that they were filming. After Siyu sank into the water for two seconds, she immediately pulled her out of the water.

Xu Qingwan’s movement had been too fast. Before everyone else could react, she had let go of Siyu’s shoulders. Director Liang opened his mouth, he didn’t know whether to call for them to stop the scene or not. It seemed that Xu Qingwan was still aware of the proper limits. Moreover, due to the current high tension between the two people, he didn’t want to miss these shots……

While the director hesitated, Xu Qingwan had already continued. 

“Look at yourself——” She looked contemptuously at Siyu’s sorry figure as she gasped for breath. She arrogantly raised her chin, returning to  original lines, “If you lose your title of a princess, someone like you will surely be a slave or a servant!”

Siyu calmed her breathing down with great difficulties. She raised her head and caught a glimpse of the ridicule that flashed through Xu Qingwan’s eyes. She instantly realized: This person, she did it on purpose. She intentionally made her choke on water. Perhaps even her prior act of forgetting her line had also been on purpose   

After she figured things out, her anger immediately rose up. Siyu didn’t understand, where did she offend Xu Qingwan that even during the shooting she had to intentionally make her suffer?

The scene was still in progress. It didn’t end until the Director yelled, ‘Cut!’  Siyu closed her eyes, her gaze darkening.

Since Xu Qingwan wanted to use this scene to bring out the innate qualities of her character, fine, she didn’t need to be courteous anymore. She’d pay her back!

Siyu pondered over Yunhe’s character design. She was the proudest princess. When the country fell and her kin died, she was abandoned by her own family. However, even when she was in dire straits, she kept her bottom line and refused to sell her life for the thieves. Finally, she died for her country. How could such a person truly be a coward and incompetent? She merely didn’t want to strive for anything. Being unwilling to strive for something didn’t mean that she couldn’t if she wanted to. Those who endure everything silently will always erupt in the end—— 

Xu Qingwan waited, attentive but also at ease as she waited to see how Siyu would continue to act. Since the director didn’t call for them to stop, that means that he had acknowledged her acting decision If Siyu couldn’t continue….. then the fault would certainly fall onto her.

Yet, at this moment, she suddenly saw Siyu raise her head and wipe the water on her face. The ice-cold expression in her black eyes made Xu Qingwan dumbfounded. When she looked again, those eyes returned to their lifeless appearance, as if it had been an illusion.

“Yunmeng.” Siyu suddenly opened her mouth and Xu Qingwan responded subconsciously. Then, she felt a pull from her ankles. She was standing by the pond where the ground was wet and slippery. Thus, she lost her balance and immediately fell into the water!

“Ah——” Xu Qingwan flailed around, wanting to grab something to keep her balance. But she grabbed nothing but air. Her entire body fell into the water. When her legs took a firm stand on the bottom of the pond, she turned around with anger to see that Siyu had already climbed up during the time she fell in.

Siyu was completely drenched. From head to toe, she made for a sorry sight. Her health wasn’t good. Having touched water, her whole figure was shivering.  Her complexion was extremely pale. Nevertheless, she did her best to straighten her back.

She had never tried to be so audacious, dragging her beloved sister into the water and even climbing up to the edge first…… She had always been bullied and had never done such things. To the extent that when those people saw her head bowed, they immediately thought that her backbone was also curved.

Now, the position of the two people had swapped. Siyu welcomed Xu Qingwan’s irate gaze. She recalled Yunhe’s state of mind, her pride had always been hidden in the shadows.

In this split second, Siyu seemed to feel a trace of pride that belonged to the princess who died for her country. Using her usual mild-mannered tone, she softly spoke to Xu Qingwan who was in the water, “If the princesses are all like you, younger sister. What harm is there in being a slave or a servant?”