Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 44 Confession Bureau

If we're talking about Xu Chen's position suddenly becoming second only to the emperor, the person who must be most unhappy is Wen Can, since Xu Chen is now his direct superior.

Wen Can asked himself, having worked so hard as a member of the Wen family for so many years, how could someone with an outsider's surname have surpassed him?

Although no one knows how Xu Chen climbed up the ranks overnight, the rumors about President Wen and Xu Chen in the company are getting more and more intense.

Wencan deserves much credit for this.

"Xiaoyu, the rumors at the company are pretty nasty. Are you alright?" Seeing Lu He smoking by the window again, Xia Lan moved closer to her from behind, wanting to comfort her.

"Do you mind?" Lu He suddenly asked Xia Lan.

"Why would I mind? Of course I know it's fake. You and Xu Chen are innocent. I know I'm upset that they said those things about you." Xia Lan pouted, a little annoyed.

Lu He smiled and gently touched her head: "It's okay, let them say what they want, things are about to change."

"Huh? What does that mean?" Xia Lan tilted her head, looking adorable.

“Xiao Lan, it’s not actually that difficult for the Wen Group to beat the Duanmu Group. I’ve studied the group’s structure and I think it’s necessary to change the corporate management model. Xu Chen has a lot of insights on this point. Besides, he’s not a member of the Wen Group, so he doesn’t have as many concerns about his actions.”

Lu He earnestly explained to Xia Lan, "Besides, if something really goes wrong, Xu Chen can abandon us at any time."

A hint of surprise flashed in Xia Lan's eyes, after all, Lu He's words were rather heartless.

Humans aren't plants or trees; even though she herself had only been Xu Chen's apprentice for a period of time, it was very difficult for her to hurt him.

But Lu He could easily say that she was treating Xu Chen like a pawn to be abandoned.

In Xia Lan's eyes, this was a work partner who had worked with Wen Shiyu for many years.

"Xiaoyu, um..." Xia Lan wanted to say a few words for Xu Chen, but she swallowed the words back.

Thinking about it, I realized I had overdone it. Nothing has happened yet, so why should I plead for Xu Chen now?

"What's wrong?" Lu He asked, noticing her hesitant expression.

"No, I just wanted to ask if there's anything I can help you with?"

Xia Lan composed herself and immediately adopted a cheerful tone: "I hope I can also play a role."

"Well," this was a very pertinent question, as Lu He was about to delegate some tasks to Xia Lan, "would you be willing to transfer to the personnel department?"

"Oh?" Is this to transfer her away from the project team? Xia Lan looked at Lu He and realized he wasn't joking.

"Yes, I need you to take full control of the HR department, and I will work with Xu Chen to provide the first version of the system reform to the HR department. We need your full cooperation."

Lu He explained to Xia Lan why she was sent to the personnel department.

It may seem like a demotion, but it's actually a promotion: "Because I will be giving more power to the HR department, and I need to recruit a lot of new talent."

“I understand what you mean. Okay, I’m willing to go.” Xia Lan was naturally very willing to help Lu He, even if it meant temporarily giving up the project team that she most wanted to make a name for herself in.

After all, the personnel department involves administration and dealing with all sorts of shady characters and hypocrisy, so it's not an easy job, but you have to be a trusted confidant.

Xia Lan was this confidante.

"There's something I don't quite understand," Xia Lan pondered for a moment, "Why do you trust Xu Chen?"

Given Xia Lan and Lu He's relationship, it's normal for them to be trusted. But how can Xu Chen be so sure that he's on the same page as them?

Lu He didn't even trust Wen Yiming.

“Because Xu Chen has a crush on Wen Shiyu,” Lu He replied.

"What?" Xia Lan hadn't even noticed that such a thing had happened.

However, she realized the next second that Lu He's words were a bit strange: "Why did you say that Xu Chen has a crush on Wen Shiyu, instead of just saying that he has a crush on you?"

“I’ve thought it over, and I don’t intend to hide this from you anymore,” Lu He said with a relaxed smile. “I’m not Wen Shiyu; my soul belongs to someone else.”

The news was so shocking that Xia Lan's mind suddenly went blank.

"Hello, my name is Lu He."

Seeing that she was in a daze, Lu He adjusted her breathing and solemnly reintroduced herself.

"Our first night together was the first time we met. After that, I was the one who was with you. Wen Shiyu no longer exists in this world."

Before Xia Lan could react, time in this world was frozen.

Everything was frozen.

Besides Lu He.

The system's voice rang out like an alarm bell: "Lu He, what are you doing?"

"What's wrong? You never said we couldn't reveal our identities." Lu He said provocatively.

"You shouldn't be so reckless. You must abide by the order of the entire universe!" The system's voice was clearly tinged with anger.

"Isn't this your fault for not explaining things clearly?"

Lu He deliberately provoked it.

To be honest, Lu He was taking a gamble by doing this. She knew that there were many things she didn't know about the so-called system and the universe.

But the system was unwilling to say more.

Therefore, she can only test the true laws of this universe by challenging the loopholes.

"..." The system was indeed speechless.

"I haven't broken any of the things you said, but how can I guarantee I won't make mistakes in areas you haven't clearly explained? Isn't that asking the impossible?"

Lu He shrugged, indicating his helplessness; his attitude of confronting the system head-on was quite direct.

After all, she had already died once, so there was nothing for her to be afraid of.

The system remained silent for a long time before speaking: "This time we'll let it go, but starting from the next world, you won't be allowed to reveal your identity at will."

Oh? Lu He raised her eyebrows and pondered the sentence. It said "never mind," which meant that the matter was not very serious.

Furthermore, it might not have the authority to directly decide her life or death; the brief silence it had just shed might have been a report to its superiors, meaning...

There are even higher authorities maintaining this cosmic order.

Also, it says that it should not be exposed casually afterwards.

It doesn't mean that one's identity cannot be revealed.

This proves that even if the identity of the time traveler is exposed, it will not have a major impact on things like the collapse of the world.

Lu He pondered this to herself, then pretended to be nonchalant and assured him, "Okay, I understand. I'll definitely pay attention next time."