The Villain Big Boss Just Wants to Spoil Me

The Qiu family, as the wealthiest in Rong city, naturally have more than one property.

Qiu Li was now living in one of Qiu ChengYi’s villas that have been unused for many years. It was located in the south of the city, which was nearer to the city centre but farther away from the Qiu family’s main residence.

After indirectly asking for Qiu Li’s current address, Yan Xiao secretly looked it up on her tablet and she felt very unwell.

It was over sixty kilometres away. It would take an hour to drive there, and even longer if there was a traffic jam.

With this, how could she still go there every now and then to brush her points?

All this time, she had always gone to the Qiu’s house by claiming to be finding Qiu Yan. Now that Qiu Li has moved out to such a faraway location, let alone every now and then, could she even coax her mother/father/aunt to send her there once a month?

She looked up at her parents who were having a heated discussion about whether to go to her grandparents’1The grandparents here are referring to Yan Xiao’s mother’s side of the family (i.e. Chen ZiLu and Chen ZiYi’s parents). house for New Year’s Eve or to bring them over to their house.

She then looked at her aunt, who had taken the time to visit her, and was currently talking on the phone while editing her design.

She sighed inwardly as she looked back and forth twice –– her future was bleak!

She was still a baby!

A three-year-old baby!

Why would you do this to her!

She threw the tablet aside and curled up on the armchair. She then pulled the stuffed toy over herself as she tried in vain to bury herself.

–– Burying herself would save her from facing this harsh reality.

Chen ZiLu, who had just hung up the phone and casually glanced over at her niece, was immediately amused by her.

What kind of look is this?

She didn’t bother to continue editing her design and walked lightly over to Yan Xiao. She was just about to tease her when her eyes fell on the tablet, which was left slanted between the carpet and the armchair. She noticed at first glance that the destination was a familiar-looking villa district.

Chen ZiLu: “?”

She glanced at the tablet and then at her niece, who continued to bury herself.

She could look up maps at just three years and seven months old?

She knew that her little niece was smart, but …… she even knew how to type words? And such complicated Chinese characters to boot?

The last time she was here, she didn’t know how to do that yet, right?

It’s only been such a short time and she’s already learned a new skill!

Chen ZiLu was so excited that she didn’t bother teasing her niece. Instead, she turned on her camera and took a photo of her niece with the tablet, and sent it to the family group.

Call me Queen: Baby Xiao Xiao’s new skill, get! Looking up the map!

The group was instantly filled with ––

– Aaaaahhhh

– Wow wow

– Kiss my family’s big baby

– [shocked.gif]

Of course, there were also some questions ––

– She can even type now? Amazing!

– Voice recognition maybe

– Oh right, input methods nowadays all have voice recognition, and the voice recognition is also awesome!!!

The parents of the genius baby were in the middle of a heated discussion when their phones rang ding ding ding nonstop. As such, they paused their discussion and unlocked their phones, then looked over in unison ……

“Shhh ……” Chen ZiLu gestured at the two of them to be silent. Even the shhh was mouthed and mimed, without letting out a sound.

Yan Xiao was still persistently trying to bury herself and was unaware that her aunt had secretly taken a photo of her and sent it to the group chat. She was even more oblivious of her aunt and her parents watching her bury herself.

After burying herself for a while, Yan Xiao felt somewhat stuffy and a little irritated, so she pushed the stuffed toys off her head. Upon looking up, she was met with the strange smiles of three people, Yan Xiao: “……”

Looking at her niece, who had on a lifeless expression and had reached an all-time high of adorableness, Chen ZiLu was exhilarated, “What are you doing?”

Yan Xiao pouted. She was in a bad mood today, and so she didn’t want to act cute, nor pretend to be a little kid.

She splayed out on the armchair and said feebly, “Thinking about life.”

Chen ZiLu laughed out loud.

You have yet to grow up into adulthood and you’re already thinking about life?

“What have you thought of?” She deliberately teased her.

Yan Xiao looked at the expensive crystal chandelier on the ceiling and said desolately, “Life is difficult, and the future is bleak ……”

The three adults were all amused. Chen Ziyi and her husband teased their daughter for a couple of minutes before going back to their discussion, and no longer bothered with their daughter’s antics.

“Yo,” Chen ZiLu sat down on the armchair and held her little niece in her arms, “Worrying about your future so soon? Rest assured, Auntie will raise you in the future, so just remain carefree2The raws was 把心放到肚子里 which literally means ‘put your heart in your belly’. It means to be at ease, with no worries or concerns. Her aunt telling her not to worry since she will support YX even if she becomes broke in the future.!”

Yan Xiao’s originally gloomy eyes suddenly lit up.

She flipped herself over and stared at her aunt.

Chen ZiLu smiled. Seeing the little thing wagging her tail, she already knew what she was up to!

“Auntie ……” Yan Xiao moved closer and leaned over to whisper in her aunt’s ear, “I don’t need you to raise me, but can you do me a favour?”

“That depends on what the favour is.”

“Do you have time tomorrow?”

“You tell me what it is first ……”

“If you’re not busy tomorrow, can you drive me to Sheng Yi Hua Yuan3The villa district where Qiu Li is staying.?”

“……”

Chen ZiLu knowingly asked, “What do you want to do there?”

“…… Look for Qiu Li.”

Chen ZiLu held back a smile, the little one finally couldn’t find an excuse and had to tell the truth?

“Can you?” When she did not receive an answer, Yan Xiao asked again.

When she was met her niece’s hopeful eyes, Chen ZiLu’s heart melted. Not to mention going to Sheng Yi Hua Yuan, even if she wanted to go to the moon, she would do her best to send her to the sky!

“Can.” Chen ZiLu answered with a smile.

Yan Xiao wanted to cheer, but she thought of something and immediately covered her mouth and urged, “Don’t tell my parents, don’t let them know.”

No matter how smart she was, she was still a child, and it was only normal for kids to be impulsive and constantly change their minds. As such, Chen ZiLu promised her niece, “Mmm, I won’t tell them, it’s a secret between the two of us.”

As she said so, she even held her hand out to pinky promise.

While she disliked how childish her aunt was being, Yan Xiao happily hooked her finger as a promise.

 

Yan Xiao woke up early from her afternoon nap and coincidentally heard her parents saying that the reason for Qiu Li moving out of the Qiu’s house was related to Qiu Zhan. They mentioned that the two of them had a conflict, and it was extremely intense, causing an uproar in the Qiu family. To prevent the two children from causing any major problems, they sent Qiu Li to live in Sheng Yi Hua Yuan.

Her parents didn’t mention the specifics of their conflict, and the Qiu family seemed to have kept their mouths tightly shut to avoid any rumours. But Yan Xiao could somewhat understand. Qiu Zhan and Qiu Li had already been as incompatible as water and fire, and ever since Qiu Li went to live with the Qiu family, Qiu Zhan had seen him as a thorn in his side, so it was unsurprising that they would have conflicts.

As for why Qiu Li hates Qiu Zhan and Qiu Yan so much, it is also related to the fact that Qiu Zhan had been too despicable to him.

But the system didn’t tell her the details of how Qiu Zhan had acted despicably, so she wasn’t clear on the specifics, and only knew that they didn’t get along. She was worried about how she could gain points now that Qiu Li had moved so far away, thus she pondered over her options. As she pondered and pondered, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.

When she went to the Qiu’s house on Christmas Eve, Qiu Li was trapped in an elevator due to a power failure. Something was wrong with this ……

She had tricked her aunt into going there that day so she didn’t have much time, plus the situation back then was rather peculiar. Hence, she didn’t pay much attention to it, let alone consider why Qiu Li would get himself trapped in the elevator.

After hearing her parents’ discussion, she had an epiphany.

Qiu Li was a loner who enjoyed the silence, and hardly ever played. Furthermore, his bedroom was just on the second floor, so why would he take the elevator?

It was also too much of a coincidence that Qiu Li and Qiu Zhan were the only two people in the house that day ……

In addition, when the elevator had opened, Qiu Li looked up with such a look in his eyes.

She didn’t think much of it at the time, and had assumed that Qiu Li was just young and had been frightened, but she no longer thinks that way. That look wasn’t as simple as seeming afraid, instead, it was more like hatred and anger.

Although Qiu Li didn’t like her that much, it wasn’t to the extent of hatred and anger. Thus, that look was actually directed at Qiu Zhan!

Getting trapped in an elevator by accident and being deliberately locked in an elevator by someone else were two entirely different situations.

Moreover, Qiu Li moved out of the Qiu’s house only two days after Christmas, which was not long after he had been trapped in the elevator, so the timing seemed a little too coincidental.

Even when he had been provoked by Chen Yao to that extent, he managed to knock a tooth out of the opponent – even though that tooth was already loose and about to fall out – so how could he have just let the matter slide?

She could almost imagine what kind of a mess the conflict between Qiu Li and Qiu Zhan had resulted in.

That’s why she couldn’t wait and secretly begged her aunt to take her there tomorrow.

She wanted to check on Qiu Li’s state of mind, just in case he developed any psychological problems as a result of getting stuck in the elevator. If he had blackened4黑化 meaning that the villain (i.e. Qiu Li) had turned to the dark side/ became evil and cruel. this early on, she might soon become cannon fodder, let alone trying to gain points.

Of course, she is also a little worried about that little villain. After all, he has yet to blacken, and he hasn’t done anything bad, and he was currently still just a child. Going there to take a look can also give her peace of mind. After all, they had eaten at the same table for a few months ……

 

**

The next day was the 31st, the last day of the year. Chen ZiYi and Yan Hao finally came to a consensus on going to Yan Xiao’s grandparents’ house to celebrate the festival together.

Early in the morning, Yan Xiao got dressed and waited to go to her grandmother’s house.

After arriving at her grandmother’s house and greeting the elders, she ran to find her aunt.

The two had already agreed on their plan yesterday, and Chen ZiLu was a great support. She told everyone that she was taking her niece out for a drive and would buy some small fireworks on their way back in the evening, then she drove straight onto the highway.

The road conditions today weren’t good, and there were many cars on the road, so by the time they arrived at Sheng Yi Hua Yuan, it was almost eleven o’clock.

The New Year was coming soon, so even the roads are full of colourful lights and red fabric decorations, not to mention this kind of high-end villa district. When they arrived at their destination, Yan Xiao got out of the car and her face showed some confusion upon looking at the empty, somewhat lonely, three-storey building.

It won’t be that he’s not at home, right?

On the other hand, Chen ZiLu was calm and went to ring the doorbell on behalf of her niece.

After it rang for a while, just when they thought no one was home, the gate opened.

Yan Xiao’s expression finally loosened up, and when she looked up, she saw Qiu Li running out of the house.

Yan Xiao, who was just about to smile, had on a slightly bewildered expression again.

Obviously, there were people living in the house, and they were still at home, and the courtyard was well-kept and clean, but …… why does it feel so desolate?

Thinking back to yesterday, when she woke up from her afternoon nap and coincidentally heard her parents casually talking about the reason for Qiu Li’s move out of the Qiu family, Yan Xiao unconsciously bit her lip.

“Why are you here?” Qiu Li ran over quickly and was still a little out of breath, and his tense little face looked a little unsightly.

It was clearly because he was surprised and couldn’t believe it, but when the words fell on Yan Xiao’s ears, they became provocative and unwelcoming.

Yan Xiao’s ears twitched, and her little eyebrows wrinkled as she said with a haughty face, “I came to see you!”

Chen ZiLu: “……” What kind of bizarre conversation is this? Are all kindergarteners so mature nowadays?

Qiu Li didn’t notice the emotion in Yan Xiao’s tone at all, and he had always been terrible at expressing his joy, so he just said, “Oh, come in.”

Yan Xiao: “……” So perfunctory?! I had to try my best to act cute just to make this trip all the way here! But then again, let him be perfunctory if he wants to, since she can gain points when he acts in a perfunctory manner.

“Why did you run out without wearing a jacket?” Chen ZiLu looked at Qiu Li, whose eyes and nose were a little red, and said, “Hurry up and go back inside.”

Only then did Yan Xiao notice that Qiu Li had run out wearing only a sweater.

The sweater was a light blue colour, with blue and white dolphin patterns, which made his features look even more delicate and beautiful. She didn’t know if it was because his face had turned white from the chill, or because she hadn’t seen him for many days, but Yan Xiao felt that Qiu Li seemed to be exuding a noble5The raws was 矜贵, which also means self-important, expensive or conceited. aura.

She scratched her head, was she hallucinating from being tortured by the harsh reality?

Yan Xiao changed her shoes and headed for the living room. The house was warm, but it gave off the impression that no one lived there.

It was too quiet.

And empty.

Everything in the house was neat and tidy, and completely lacked the feeling of a home.

In other words, there was no sense of life.

Thinking about how it was a six-year-old child who lived alone in such a big house, Yan Xiao glanced at Qiu Li, who had gone to get them drinks, with a look of pity.

“Are you the only one at home?” Yan Xiao asked as she sipped her milk.

Qiu Li: “Mmm, Aunty6Not actually his aunt, but a lady helper/housekeeper. In this case, I used Aunty to differentiate from YX calling her aunt ‘Auntie’. has gone to buy food.”

The Qiu family had arranged for a helper to look after him here.

Yan Xiao nodded, it really was just like the rumours she had heard.

She secretly observed for a while and felt that Qiu Li didn’t seem to be particularly abnormal either. At least as of now, he was mentally well and not too different from before.

When she came to this conclusion, Yan Xiao was finally relieved.

It was good that he hadn’t blackened.

The house was a bit too quiet, and Yan Xiao looked around before resuming her usual provocative stance, “What were you doing just now, we had to ring the doorbell for so long before you could open the door?”

Qiu Li hesitated, “I was doing practice questions for the primary school entrance exam, and I didn’t hear the doorbell.”

Primary school entrance exams? Wasn’t that next year? Besides, he didn’t even need to take an exam to go to primary school, right?

With a twinkle in her eye, Yan Xiao guessed Qiu Li’s motives, he couldn’t be competing with Qiu Zhan and Qiu Yan, could he?

Thinking about the system’s descriptions of Qiu Li, she felt that she had guessed correctly.

“What practice questions,” Yan Xiao was instantly interested, “Let me take a look.”

Qiu Li took her upstairs.

Chen ZiLu just sat by herself and didn’t care about what the two children were playing with.

When she reached the bedroom, Yan Xiao saw a pile of exam papers and exercise books on Qiu Li’s desk.

Her eyes lit up, and she felt that even the gods were helping her.

“That ……” she held her chin high and said proudly, “There should be quite a lot that you don’t know, I can teach you!” Qiu Li hated it when people looked down on him. He was only in the large class and has only been there for one semester, so the primary school entrance exams practice questions must be very difficult, and there must be a lot of questions that he couldn’t do. Her knowledge as a prospective college student could finally be put to use! Even though her brain is still underdeveloped, she could still handle a primary school entrance exam question with ease. Wait till she’s done solving the question, she’ll definitely make fun of him for being stupid!

Qiu Li had always thought that Yan Xiao was very smart, smarter than everyone he had ever met. So when he heard her say that, he didn’t doubt it. Even his eyebrows, which had been tense due to her sudden arrival, had become relaxed.

“Okay,” he pursed the corners of his lips and took the initiative to pull the stool aside, “You try it, the second part of question nine, I’ve been thinking about it for a long time but I still couldn’t do it ……”

Yan Xiao almost laughed in her heart at Qiu Li’s look of ‘disbelief’, and the way he couldn’t wait to pull the stool away to watch her make a fool of herself.

Little villain, you don’t know anything about strength, don’t cry later on!

She rolled up her sleeves and walked over aggressively, only to look down at the half-done exam paper and she was instantly dumbfounded.

…… What is this jumble of messy graphs?

Weren’t they primary school entrance exam questions? Why did they have to test logic! She was the worst at logic!

She knew every word, but why can’t she seem to understand them once they are put together?

She had been so confident that she intended to casually show off her abilities, but the first question already stumped her ……

A bolt from the blue struck her head.

She immediately panicked.

She soon found out that there was more than one bolt from the blue – not only could she not understand the second part that Qiu Li was asking for, she did not even know how to solve the first part that he had already done.

Cold sweat began to form on Yan Xiao’s palms.

Due to her panic and inexplicable pride, her already underdeveloped brain became even worse.

“Finished reading the question, right?” Qiu Li’s finger pointed towards the ninth question, “This is the one, how do you do it?”

With a buzz, Yan Xiao’s mind went blank, and what little sanity she had left was also gone.

She looked up and saw Qiu Li smiling at her.

Those expectant eyes, the upturned corners of his mouth, were all full of mockery.

Yan Xiao: “……”

She, she surprisingly couldn’t even solve the questions for the primary school entrance exam ……

“Hmm?” Qiu Li frowned.

Yan Xiao, who had been tragically hammered by the heavy fists of life, completely lost control over her emotions and expressions. She moved the corners of her mouth, and ultimately opened her mouth and let out a mournful, “Waa ––”

She cried.

Qiu Li, who was so full of anticipation that his eyes even began to glow, “……?”

 

1The grandparents here are referring to Yan Xiao’s mother’s side of the family (i.e. Chen ZiLu and Chen ZiYi’s parents).2The raws was 把心放到肚子里 which literally means ‘put your heart in your belly’. It means to be at ease, with no worries or concerns. Her aunt telling her not to worry since she will support YX even if she becomes broke in the future.3The villa district where Qiu Li is staying.4黑化 meaning that the villain (i.e. Qiu Li) had turned to the dark side/ became evil and cruel.5The raws was 矜贵, which also means self-important, expensive or conceited.6Not actually his aunt, but a lady helper/housekeeper. In this case, I used Aunty to differentiate from YX calling her aunt ‘Auntie’.