Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack, A Guide to Cunning Strat

Following Fu Shuwan's instructions, Pei Yuning walked to the front of a house in the west of the city.

Fu Shuwan patted his shoulder to indicate, "Alright, this is the place. Use your lightness skill to take me inside. Once inside, close your eyes."

After Pei Yuning used his lightness skill to enter, he consciously closed his eyes.

"Put me down first."

Fu Shuwan got off Pei Yuning's back, took his right hand, and led him forward, reminding him as they walked: "Don't open your eyes, there are steps ahead, lift your feet."

After walking along a winding road, we arrived at a cleared area in the yard.

Fu Shuwan released his hand and said, "You can only open your eyes when I tell you to." Then she ran off in a certain direction.

Pei Yuning heard the sound of a fire being lit, followed by the sound of Fu Shuwan running back, and then his hand was once again grasped by her soft hand.

"Open your eyes, look!"

The moment Pei Yuning opened his eyes, golden fireworks lit up the silent night sky, and the wooden puppets on the bamboo poles appeared and disappeared in a golden sea.

Fu Shuwan looked up and said, "Pei Yuning, happy birthday! May you live a long and prosperous life, with spring in every year."

After saying that, she looked at the fireworks and said, "I heard from Pei Shi that you have never celebrated your birthday. Today is your birthday, so your birthday gift should be special. I see that you don't lack anything, so I'll give you a fireworks display."

"This is a magic-haired puppet that my brother had my brother find and had over a dozen craftsmen work overtime to make, making it just for you."

"I specially had the puppets on top made to depict your life from birth to adulthood, so they can fly around with the fireworks. It's like someone set off fireworks for your birthdays before. Isn't it beautiful?"

"Beautiful." Pei Yuning looked down and saw the fireworks and swaying puppets in Fu Shuwan's eyes. His Adam's apple bobbed. "Jiaojiao, will you always love me?"

Fu Shuwan turned her head to meet his eyes, her gaze still lingering with the lingering enjoyment of watching the fireworks puppet show, and replied, "Of course. Hurry up and watch, it'll be over soon." Then she turned her head back.

"Alright, then you'd better not regret it." Pei Yuning's eyes flickered as he murmured.

He no longer cared whether her feelings were just a childish impulse. Since she had made a promise, he would take it as a genuine affection, and she wouldn't be able to escape him from now on.

"What? The sound of the fireworks is a bit loud. What did you just say?" Fu Shuwan asked, her eyes still fixed on the drug-powered puppet, not wanting to miss a single detail.

Pei Yuning stepped forward and leaned close, almost pulling her into his arms. He whispered in her ear, "I just said thank you for your birthday gift. I really like it."

Fu Shuwan rubbed her ears shyly, blushing as she pushed him away: "Just talk, why are you getting so close?"

Pei Yuning moved even closer and pulled her into his arms: "It's still a bit chilly at night, holding you will keep you warm."

Fu Shuwan's lips moved slightly, but she did not refuse; her heart was beating a little fast.

*

After watching it, Fu Shuwan acted spoiled again and asked Pei Yuning to carry her back. Pei Yuning did not refuse and even did so willingly.

Fu Shuwan was indeed exhausted today, having been knocked unconscious and dodging bad guys. Pei Yuning walked steadily and slowly fell asleep on his back.

Seeing that she was asleep, Pei Yuning walked even slower, and by the time they arrived at the Fu family home, it was already 9 PM.

Although the Fu family couple and Fu Hexuan already knew that Fu Shuwan had been found, they were still uneasy until they saw her. They waited at the door for a long time, and when they saw Pei Yuning carrying Fu Shuwan back, they went to greet him.

"Uncle, Aunt, Brother Fu, don't worry, Jiaojiao is fine. She's just asleep. Don't wake her up," Pei Yuning said softly.

Fu Hexuan and Master Fu took Fu Shuwan from Pei Yuning's back. Fu Hexuan said with some hostility, "Thank you for today's matter, Patriarch Pei. I will take my sister inside first. I will definitely come to thank you another day."

Before Pei Yuning could reply, she hurriedly returned to the manor. Madam Fu's thoughts were all on Fu Shuwan, and she did not pay attention to Pei Yuning's words.

Old Master Fu stayed behind last, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes, and patted Pei Yuning on the shoulder with a smile like a tiger:

"Yu Ning, it's so late, your uncle can't keep you any longer. Another day, another day, your uncle will invite you to Ke Yun Lai for a get-together, as a way of thanking you for helping your uncle find my daughter. If there's anything your uncle can do to help you in the future, your uncle will definitely do so."

"Uncle, what are you saying? Today's matter was simply Yu Ning's duty. It is indeed getting late, and Yu Ning would like to take his leave as it is not convenient to disturb you."

Pei Yuning bowed and left. Once outside the Fu residence, his eyes turned cold, and he asked, "Have all the people been captured?"

Pei Qi suddenly appeared from nowhere: "Reporting to the patriarch, we have captured them all, and the mastermind has also confessed. It is Fu Ruoyu, the daughter of a collateral branch of the Fu family, who is usually close to Miss Fu. She has now been brought back to the manor."

"It's her again." Pei Yuning quickened his pace.

The Pei family's private prison.

Fu Ruoyu was knocked unconscious at home. When she woke up, she found herself in a place that resembled a prison, surrounded by a group of beggars. Upon closer inspection, she realized that they were the same group of people she had hired to defile Fu Shuwan.

The group of beggars seemed to have been severely punished; their bodies were mostly covered in wounds, but they were as if their pressure points had been acupunctured, unable to make a sound, lying on the ground barely breathing.

She was extremely panicked, but dared not make any rash moves, so she could only curl up into a ball and try to get as far into the corner as possible.

She waited for an unknown amount of time before she heard faint sounds outside, followed by footsteps, each step feeling like they were treading on her heart.

The group of beggars were terrified, trembling incessantly, huddled together against the wall.

She swallowed hard, composed herself, and waited quietly, only to find that the person who arrived was Pei Yuning.

The ordeal of being tortured and sold into prostitution in her past life seemed to be replaying itself before her eyes. She forced herself to remain calm and asked, "I don't know where I offended Patriarch Pei. What did Patriarch Pei do...?"

Pei Yuning, impatient with Fu Ruoyu's words, directly instructed Pei Qi: "Let her experience firsthand how these people treat Jiaojiao."

Fu Ruoyu naturally knew that "Jiaojiao" was Fu Shuwan's nickname, but she didn't have time to care. She scrambled to the fence and shouted, "You can't do this to me, Pei Yuning."

Seeing Pei Yuning walking out without stopping, she didn't care about anything else. She took out the jade pendant she always carried with her and called out to him, "Wait, I saved you."

On the day of the Peach Blossom Banquet, she originally planned to accidentally reveal the jade pendant to Pei Yuning, but after saying one sentence to him that day, she never had the chance to meet him again.

After that, Pei Yuning always stayed at his residence and never went out, so she couldn't find an opportunity to acknowledge his life-saving grace.

During this time, she saw Fu Shuwan constantly running to Pei Yuning's residence, and in a moment of impulse, she wanted to destroy her as soon as possible, but unexpectedly, she was saved by Pei Yuning.

Based on his experience from his previous life, Pei Yuning certainly doesn't know that it was Fu Shuwan who saved him back then.

For now, she can only use this jade pendant to protect herself; she can worry about the rest later.

Pei Yuning stopped in his tracks and, seeing the jade pendant in Fu Ruoyu's hand, asked, "Oh? How did you save me?"

Seeing that it worked, Fu Ruoyu used the same excuse she had in her previous life: "I was too young, I can't remember the specifics. But I know that you were the one I saved. If you let me go, we can just let this matter go."

Pei Yuning didn't refute, but only said, "You saved me that day, so I left this jade pendant and promised you a condition. Are you sure you want to exchange the jade pendant for this condition?"

Fu Ruoyu had used this jade pendant to make a deal in her previous life, so she didn't notice anything wrong and replied repeatedly, "Yes, that's right."

"In that case, give those men some medicine, treat her well, and tomorrow poison her to make her mute, sever her tendons, and throw her out on the street."

Pei Yuning lifted his foot to leave, then thought for a moment and instructed, "Forget it, don't throw it on the street. If Jiaojiao sees it, she'll be sad again. Just sell it. Destroy the jade pendant on her hand and have someone make a replica."

Fu Ruoyu cried out, "Why, why? I saved you!"

She seemed to have gone somewhat insane, resembling a female ghost: "Yes, yes, I can start over!"

She clung to the fence, desperately reaching out to Pei Yuning, trying to grab him. "Tell me what I did wrong, please. Tell me what I did wrong, and next time, next time I'll know. Tell me."

Little did she know, there would be no next life.

After Pei Yuning left the dungeon, he instructed Pei Qi: "Bring Nineteen back. Tomorrow, Pei Wu will go to the Fu residence instead. Tell her it's what I promised Miss Fu, and she'll accept it. As for Nineteen, treat him for failing to protect his master."

"Yes."