[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son":3,"chapter-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-166":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1365913,1806,"Chapter 166  The Girl With Brightness","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-166",166,"\u003Cp>[Ashlyn's POV]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have always liked the spring season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's the only season without any flaws—no overbearing heat, no bitter cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A time of year when nothing feels restrictive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can just roam around freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's when flowers bloom the most, and everything feels so good, almost to the point of being artificial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sweet and fresh season where you can live with your heart's content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly the best season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you thinking?\" My eyes glanced to my side as I heard a loud voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There she stood, wearing the academic uniform, with orchid-colored hair and eyes looking at me with annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing,\" I replied, giving her a gentle smile. \"Just thinking about the season.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, it's comfortable right now,\" she replied, and I nodded my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She's still the same,' I thought, removing my gaze away from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the day I've known her, she's been the same girl—calm but always annoyed, rude but straightforward, irritating at times but still lovable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I never thought I would become close friends with her.' My lips curled up in a small smile as I thought about her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I first met her, she was being rude to Az without any reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone was enough to make me dislike her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she said she was doing it for my own good, it made me even more suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it remained that way, until I was sure enough that she just really wanted to be my friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She's a good girl and friend, just a little too straightforward.' But then again, being straightforward isn't a bad thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes squinted subconsciously as the morning light fell on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing my hand to shade them, I walked out of the dormitory building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Summer is almost here,\" Miley grumbled, looking up at the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True,\" I replied, nodding my head as my eyes adjusted to the light. \"Time sure flies fast when you want to enjoy it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true.\" She nodded with a light chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking toward the class, I kept looking around the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The garden in between had lots of flowers that weren't there when I first saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked more beautiful than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, is that Oliver and Aaliyah?\" I whispered softly, squinting my eyes to look at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...They were walking toward the class, their hands intertwined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, it's them,\" Miley replied, looking at them as well. \"Those guys are lovey-dovey all the time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They sure are,\" I nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's catch up with them,\" Miley said, quickening her steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let them be,\" I quickly grabbed her hand. \"You don't want to be a third wheel, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yeah,\" she replied awkwardly, nodding her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled, watching them walk in front of us toward the first-year building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked cute together, holding hands and bickering over something... living their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Come to think of it, isn't youth just like spring?' I couldn't help but compare them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's what we're all dealing with—the most turbulent period of our lives that we'll always remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time when we mature a little, but still remain naive about the bigger world out there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like spring, it's the best time of our lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We cry, we laugh, we fight, and we make up as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...We're all living in spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A happy season to live in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A time of year where I want to live forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor Lauryn will take our first class, right?\" Miley asked, making me look at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, she'll be the one,\" I replied, nodding. \"Did you do what she asked?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She froze mid-step, her eyes slowly looking up at me. \"...What did she ask?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head with a sigh. \"To research aquatic animals that eat everything on an island.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She facepalmed herself, grumbling softly, \"I completely forgot about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I thought you would,\" I replied, shaking my head. \"You can copy mine; we still have enough time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, thank you!\" she exclaimed, her expression brightening up as she shook my hands. \"You're the best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know. Let's go to class first,\" I replied, smiling at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, let's go,\" she whispered, moving faster and dragging me with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We quickly walked inside the class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miley took her seat in front, taking my notebook, while I moved toward the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He isn't here yet,' I thought, looking at the seat beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seat where only Az sits... but he's not here yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I should wait for a while,' I thought, looking at the door, waiting for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't take long for him to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't alone—senior Christina was with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They talked for a while at the gate before she left, and he walked toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're early today,\" he said, taking his seat beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the one who came late,\" I replied, and surprisingly, I felt annoyance in my voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, you did,\" I replied, looking away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'When did it start?' I wondered, stealing glances at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did I start feeling annoyed by their relationship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does your back still hurt?\" I asked softly, watching him stretch his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, sometimes, but not always,\" he replied, gently hitting his shoulder with his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want me to do it for you?\" I offered, to which he quickly showed me his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please do,\" he requested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Sometimes I have those moments.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moments where I can't lie to myself, even if I want to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...And I hate when those moments barge in for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does it feel better?\" I asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A little bit lower,\" he replied, and I gently massaged his lower back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Seriously, when did it start?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I first met him, I was full of doubt and wariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it turned into curiosity when he helped me with everything I needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what followed was discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Discomfort from knowing he was trying to get close to me while he was already engaged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before I could confront that discomfort... he was already too close to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His smile was something I looked forward to seeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Him saving my sister's life was the turning point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made me realize what that discomfort was, and his smile began to leave a bitter taste in my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that came my bad temper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh!\" he groaned, making me flinch. \"Take it easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry,\" I replied quietly, removing my hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine,\" he replied, turning around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Smiling again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I don't like it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That smile makes me have negative thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoughts that conflict me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoughts that make me want him not to do well with senior Christina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And whenever I see them together, it's hard to control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Hard not to lash out at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I wish my feelings could have ended with curiosity.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...I truly wish that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least then I wouldn't have thoughts of being around him more—.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slapped myself softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Az gave me a weird look, but I ignored him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What am I thinking?' I wondered, shaking my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still haven't found Noah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's still out there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should be my priority, not any other boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's the one who was there for me and my sister when no one else was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....Everyone has their own version of spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I may be the one who keep on reminiscing, stuck in past....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....Rejecting the new spring altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I should seriously start searching for him more,' I thought to myself as I looked at the door, from where a lady walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is everyone here?\" Lauryn asked, looking around the class. \"Looks like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she took out the textbook before asking, \"I'm assuming all of you have done what I asked, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" I replied, along with a few others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, I will check them in a while,\" she replied, nodding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We had to do something?\" Az whispered, leaning toward me, confusion filling his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, and you did it, right?\" I asked, smiling at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head before asking, \"Can you help m—?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope, I can't,\" I replied, smiling brightly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grimaced, turning away, as he looked at Oliver sitting beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at my bag as I felt it vibrating. Sliding my hand in, I took out my phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tiffany?\" I whispered softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning toward the desk, I hid my body before picking up the phone. \"Hello?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister?\" Tiffany whispered, her voice barely audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you alright, Tiffy?\" I asked with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't feel right, her calling right now when she knows I'm in class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't feel alright, sister,\" she whispered again, her voice brittle and soon turning into sobbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what happened!?\" I asked, trying to stay calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Az noticed, tapping my shoulder to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head as I waited for Tiffy to reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally whispered again, \"I don't feel good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me what happened,\" I asked, my voice now pleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have always liked the spring season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did mother die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that doesn't mean the harsh summer will never come.\u003C\u002Fp>",1511,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","1158fb82f7666b690c990c611a214a30d88d8cd9a38a14fef1fe873d74911dc1","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-355","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-165",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]