[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-destiny-villainess-wants-me-to-work":3,"chapter-the-destiny-villainess-wants-me-to-work-the-destiny-villainess-wants-me-to-work-chapter-142":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Destiny Villainess Wants Me To Work!",{"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},752191,1000,"Chapter 142: Chu Jing’s Decision!","the-destiny-villainess-wants-me-to-work-chapter-142",142,"\u003Cp>Chu Jing noticed the flicker in Leng Shuang’s eyes, but she didn’t react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just didn’t expect...\" she continued slowly, her gaze steady, \"that the one who took the bounty mission would be you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a brief pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind brushed past them, carrying the coolness of the evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I found out, I was surprised,\" Chu Jing said. Her voice remained even. \"...And for a moment, I didn’t really know how to feel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another short pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Maybe a little disappointed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t explain further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Shuang didn’t ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things didn’t need to be said clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, Chu Jing exhaled lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you remember the story I told you about my parents?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Shuang nodded. Her tone remained calm. \"In the information provided for the mission, there was evidence that your father’s death was orchestrated by Chu Daxing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused slightly, then added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does that mean... the incident involving your mother was also part of his plan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jing didn’t answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze lifted, looking up at the sky beyond the tree branches. The last traces of sunlight were fading, leaving behind a dim, quiet evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds, she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was soft, but steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After killing my father, Chu Daxing wasn’t satisfied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint pause followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He had other intentions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers tightened slightly at her side, though her expression remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mother and I were still grieving when he called her,\" she continued. \"His voice sounded urgent. He told her that my father’s death wasn’t an accident... but a conspiracy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Shuang listened quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mother was shocked. She asked him for details,\" Chu Jing said. \"But he refused to explain over the phone. He told her to come to his room immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Shuang spoke, her tone low and clear. \"And when she went... your grandfather happened to see it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When Chu Daxing tried to force himself on her, your grandfather arrived. And he twisted the entire story.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jing let out a quiet breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it didn’t end there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze lowered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mother disappeared after that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no change in her tone, but the stillness around her deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I tried to find her,\" she continued. \"Everywhere I could think of. I searched for months... but there was nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until one day, the police found a dead body inside an old alley.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind passed through again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Unrecognisable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Shuang’s eyes flickered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Your mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jing didn’t look at her. The answer was simple. Her mother had also been killed after who knows what she suffered in those months she was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence that followed carried a quiet depression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them spoke for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earlier calm atmosphere had turned heavy, though neither of them showed it outwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some time, Chu Jing suddenly spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, Xiao Mu...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I’ve fallen for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words came without hesitation. Because she had realised it and even told him already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Shuang turned her head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Too bad,\" she said flatly. \"Xiao Mu doesn’t exist. I’m a woman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jing gave a faint, almost absent-minded smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was quite a scare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I still find it hard to believe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Shuang didn’t respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s better if you accept it sooner,\" she said instead, her tone returning to its usual indifference. \"Since you were my client, I won’t pursue the fact that you saw through my disguise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I trust you’ll keep it a secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke casually, as if it didn’t matter much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in truth—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Chu Jing exposed her, it wouldn’t be easy for anyone to believe it. Her current identity, her standing... everything stood against such claims. She was a righteous hero recognised by the Jiangnan Police. If anyone claimed she was a hired killer, they would be the first to refute them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jing didn’t reply immediately. She seemed to be thinking about something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she asked a question that was baffling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did we... do it that night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Shuang froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, she didn’t respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a vein appeared faintly on her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Nothing happened,\" she said flatly. \"We just slept.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She emphasised the words slightly. \"Literally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jing murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a faint trace of hope in her tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Not even a little?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Shuang replied without hesitation and spoke with annoyance. \"What are you even thinking? How is that even possible? We are both women.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no room for misunderstanding in her answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jing fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light in her eyes dimmed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So everything she remembered...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it just her own imagination?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dream?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, a thought surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Does that mean... everything’s over?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost immediately, she rejected that thought. Her gaze steadied again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can’t let it end like this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling she had... the emotions she experienced during that time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Xiao Mu was a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if everything started from deception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she felt...was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she couldn’t let it go. She has already lost enough. Not anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jing looked at Leng Shuang again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... Miss Leng,\" she said slowly, correcting herself midway, \"do you have a lover?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her gaze contained determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to know. Did she have a competitor? Even if there was, she wouldn’t give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Shuang frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she added, her tone turning slightly guarded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what does that have to do with you? Don’t get any strange ideas.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word came out almost instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jing’s reaction was immediate, her mood shifting from dull to bright\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Shuang felt a faint sense of unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you so happy about?\" she asked, narrowing her eyes slightly. \"Let me make this clear. I don’t like women.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1008,"2026-06-02T12:20:51.810Z",1,"novelbin.me","53187575f0397b007ed96daaf0365e153169597d5c8826be06e4564f5208b0ae","the-destiny-villainess-wants-me-to-work-chapter-194","the-destiny-villainess-wants-me-to-work-chapter-193",240,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-destiny-villainess-wants-me-to-work-cover.jpg"]