After Transmigrating, I Lived with the Charismatic/Beloved Female Lead - Chapter 1
Chapter 1
“Hmm, add an appropriate amount of salt… then turn the heat to low…”
Wei Yue held the spice box in one hand while turning her head to look at her phone on the stand. The screen boldly displayed the words: “How to Fry an Egg.”
Seeing the phrase “appropriate amount,” she hesitated. After all, she had zero experience frying eggs and had no idea how much salt could be considered appropriate.
“Reminder to Host: There are 5 minutes left until the mission ends. Time is limited; do not overthink it.”
A sudden, emotionless mechanical voice rang in her mind, startling Wei Yue’s hand. A large spoonful of salt was directly sprinkled into the pan.
“…”
Forget it. The mission was just to make breakfast; it didn’t say it had to taste good.
Wei Yue thought dejectedly. She quickly picked up the egg she had prepared, tapped it against the edge of the counter to crack the shell, then carefully pulled it open, successfully dropping the egg into the pan.
“3 minutes left.”
Despite the tight schedule, her movements became faster. The temperature in the kitchen seemed to be steadily rising, heating her face.
She held the pan handle to ensure the egg cooked evenly, then picked up the spatula to flip it—
Predictably, it stuck to the pan.
Wei Yue’s temples throb as she looked at the egg white glued to the bottom of the pan. Seriously, asking a cooking-noob like me to do a cooking task is just trying to make things difficult!
Wei Yue flipped and stirred the egg a few more times in resignation. Estimating it was roughly cooked, she placed the fried egg onto a plate and carried it to the dining table, just as the system in her mind counted down the final minute.
“Congratulations to the Host for successfully completing the mission, “Make a Loving Breakfast for Mom.” You have gained 1 hour of Life Value! The Host currently has a cumulative Life Value of 46 hours. Keep up the good work!”
“Yueyue, what’s wrong? Are you feeling hot? I told you that you could just let Aunt Zhao handle breakfast; oh, you child.” A woman with an elegant demeanor was seated at the table. Seeing Wei Yue’s overly flushed face, her concern and worry were evident.
Wei Yue shook her head, took a breath, and began to mimic the original host’s tone: “I’m just a little excited! This is my first time cooking, after all. Mom, let’s hurry up and eat, or we’ll be late for orientation.”
In truth, she was just nervous from the countdown.
“Alright, alright, thank you for your hard work, Yueyue.” The woman smiled, then didn’t hesitate to “taste” the miserably presented noodle soup and fried egg on the table.
Wei Yue took a bite of her own fried egg and nearly lost control of her expression—it was too salty!
Seeing Wei Ling (her mother) act as if nothing was wrong, she sincerely sighed at the greatness of maternal love.
This was the 16th day since Wei Yue had transmigrated.
She and her roommate had gone on a trip, and they were in a car accident on a winding mountain road, falling into the gorge. When she woke up, she found herself lying in a hospital bed with an extra system in her head.
The system told her that she had transmigrated into a romance novel called Night Whispers. The vicious supporting character of this world had also died in a car accident. However, as an important supporting character in the small world, the vicious supporting character’s unexpected departure would cause a gap in the plot, leading to violent fluctuations in the world. Therefore, someone had to take her place.
She, who shared the same name as the vicious supporting character, was thus chosen.
But since she was originally a deceased person, her time for revival was limited. She had to complete the tasks assigned by the system to earn “Life Value” and maintain her life in this world.
These tasks included both main and side missions.
Side missions were small tasks triggered by interacting with characters, such as making breakfast for her mom, which earned a small amount of Life Value.
After she completed the main mission, she would be completely reborn and no longer need to worry about Life Value.
Only…
Wei Yue ate the bland noodle soup while looking at the three virtual screens in front of her.
One screen was labeled “Side Missions.” It was currently blank, indicating she had no available side missions.
The middle screen displayed two lines of text: “Remaining Life Value” and “OOC Level” (Out of Character).
These two items were directly related to Wei Yue’s life—if the Life Value dropped to zero, she would die; if the OOC level maxed out, she would also perish.
“I mean, aren’t you guys being a bit contradictory? You want me to take the place of the vicious supporting character, but what are these missions? Make breakfast for Mom, reduce the burden on the housekeeper… that doesn’t look vicious at all!”
Looking at the panel, Wei Yue couldn’t help but complain to the system again.
Making a vicious supporting character do non-vicious things was clearly increasing her OOC level!
“Ahem… The full name of this system is the “Vicious Supporting Character Redemption Plan System.” Due to the vicious supporting character’s excessive extravagance and constant enemy-making, it not only caused a sudden change in the plotline but also accelerated the downfall of the Wei family. After comprehensive consideration, the Main God dispatched this system to cooperate with the Host.”
“The Host must gradually transform the image of the vicious supporting character, but you must not rush it. The OOC standard will continuously change with the Host’s image transformation, so the Host can rest assured.”
Wei Yue felt relieved after hearing the system’s detailed explanation.
It was good news that she wouldn’t have to keep acting as the vicious supporting character. She was a law-abiding model college student, after all. If she were really forced to do those deceitful and malicious things, her OOC level would skyrocket.
The last panel displayed the Main Mission, but currently, it only had one line: Save the Wei family from their fate of destruction.
This was the original host’s final wish. If she ultimately failed to save the Wei family, she would immediately die.
However, this main mission had made no progress for half a month. The system informed her it could only be triggered under certain special conditions, so she was powerless for now.
“Yueyue, are you done eating? We should get going.”
While Wei Yue was communicating with the system in her mind, Wei Ling had finished the disastrous breakfast without a change in expression and asked her daughter with a smile.
“Oh, yes, all set!” Wei Yue quickly agreed, wiped her mouth with a tissue, and got up to grab her suitcase.
Today was the opening day for new students at K University, and it was also the day the main plot of this small world was set to begin.
“But… Yueyue, are you still not planning to live in a private apartment or just come home? Mom is worried you won’t get along well with your roommate.” While in the car, Wei Ling brought up her suggestion again.
“I’m an adult!” Wei Yue emphasized, mimicking the original host’s arrogant tone. “Mom, don’t worry so much. I just want to try it!”
If she stayed at the Wei house, either her cheap mother would discover she had been replaced, or she wouldn’t be able to trigger enough missions to get Life Value and would die unjustly.
She had interacted with most of the people in the Wei family, but both the number of missions and the rewards were pitifully few. Otherwise, she wouldn’t only have a miserable 46 hours of Life Value after half a month.
K University, which the system had designated as the place where the main plot missions were concentrated, was, of course, the best place for her to accumulate Life Value!
Harboring this lofty ambition, and with Wei Ling’s reluctant farewell, Wei Yue stepped into K University with a cheerful stride and took the campus bus to her dorm.
K University dorms were divided into double and four-person rooms. To live in a double room, one had to apply in advance and pay a higher accommodation fee. Wei Ling was already uneasy about Wei Yue living on campus, so she naturally applied for the better double room for her.
Wei Yue looked around. The personal space in this double room was clearly more spacious. It had an upper bed and lower desk layout on both the left and right sides. Not only did the desks and beds look brand new, but there was also an independent bathroom and a decent-sized balcony. Outside the balcony, one could see K University’s artificial lake, and the dorm building was named Wanghu Apartment (Lake-View Apartment) because of it.
She opened the small suitcase she had brought with her and began unpacking some simple belongings.
To uphold the original host’s spoiled persona, most of her luggage was sent over, and she had arranged for campus staff to deliver it to the dorm. The large bags piled up at the door were hers.
However, Wei Yue clearly overestimated the physical fitness of the original host who was just recovering from illness. After merely wiping down the bed board and laying out the mattress, she was so tired she could only slump into the chair.
“Phew… what kind of fragile physique is this…”
Wei Yue gasped for breath, slowly stood up, supporting her back, and prepared to move around to relieve her physical fatigue.
To prevent disputes over bed positions among new students, K University labeled the dorm beds with names and majors. For example, Wei Yue saw a slip of paper stuck to her headboard that read: “Wei Yue, Finance Class 01.”
The ‘Inner Volume King’ major (highly competitive)… Wei Yue mused, stroking her chin.
Out of curiosity, she moved to the opposite bed to see who her roommate for the next four years would be.
A slip of paper was also stuck to the opposite headboard, which read:
Lu Yuanqiu, Finance Class 01.
Wow, what a beautiful name.
Wei Yue praised inwardly, but as the information about this name cycled through her mind, she froze.
She quickly summoned the system and asked it to show her the information of the main characters in the small world again.
“Lu Yuanqiu is… the Female Lead!” she wailed.
On the electronic screen, invisible to others, it was displayed: Lu Yuanqiu, the female protagonist of the Harem-Style Novel Night Whispers. Her identity is the eldest daughter of the Lu family. Her personality is gentle, peaceful, tenacious, and brave.
How did she, a vicious supporting character, end up as the female lead’s roommate!
“Shouldn’t the Host be happy about being roommates with the female lead? You can trigger more missions.” The system spoke out, puzzled.
“But I’m the vicious supporting character! If a vicious supporting character is roommates with the female lead, and I can’t be too OOC in the beginning, then I’ll definitely have to go against her! If I make the female lead utterly detest me, won’t I be finished too!”
The thought of the countless miserable fates of vicious supporting characters in other novels she had read sent a shiver down Wei Yue’s spine.
It was all the fault of this awful system! It told her it couldn’t give her the plot directly and that she had to complete special missions to unlock the plot keys. If she had known she would be roommates with the female lead at K University, she would have listened to Wei Ling and lived in a private apartment!
“Uh… I am the Vicious Supporting Character Redemption System, so I shouldn’t make you cause trouble for the female lead…” The system thought Wei Yue had a point, but since it had happened, its first instinct was to comfort Wei Yue and accept the fact. “Furthermore, K University has regulations…”
“Never mind the regulations,” unlimited energy suddenly surged through Wei Yue’s utterly exhausted body. She swiftly began packing her luggage. “I must lower the risk; my life is more important!”
Since most of the luggage was brought up by the campus staff, she could just have them send it back later.
Wei Yue calculated, pulling the zipper of her suitcase shut, raising the handle, and preparing to run away immediately.
However, just as she reached the door, the dorm’s password door was opened from the outside, and two girls carrying luggage ran straight into Wei Yue.
“Why are you here?” The taller girl in front frowned slightly, looking at Wei Yue with a hint of annoyance and alertness.
“Uh… this…” Wei Yue subconsciously displayed her unreliable nature, intending to be vague to ease the suddenly tense atmosphere.
Then the system suddenly flashed an alarm showing her OOC level was rising, and she immediately snapped back into character.
“Ahem, what’s wrong? This is my dorm. Why can’t I be here?” After saying that, Wei Yue glared back fiercely.
The girl’s expression worsened, as if she had heard a joke: “Ha, you’d actually come live in a dorm? Don’t tell me you’re here to deliberately cause trouble!” She then took a pressuring step forward.
“A-Ning, wait!”
The person behind her grabbed her hand first, stopping her.
Hearing that voice, Wei Yue couldn’t help but sigh at how soft and pleasing it sounded.
“Yuanqiu! She’s definitely doing it on purpose. With her terrible temper, how could she possibly come to live in the dorms? Haven’t you suffered enough because of her?”
“K University dorms are assigned randomly. I can only say…”
The girl spoke softly, then paused, lifting her eyes to look at Wei Yue.
Meeting those light-colored eyes, Wei Yue’s heart involuntarily skipped a beat.
“I can only say that Wei Yue and I are quite ‘fated.'”
As soon as she finished speaking, the system’s voice suddenly rang out in Wei Yue’s mind.
“Congratulations to the Host for triggering the side mission: It’s the start of the school year, don’t forget your old friends! Obtain Xu Mengning’s contact information, Reward: 3 hours Life Value; Obtain Lu Yuanqiu’s contact information, Reward: 9 hours Life Value. Time Limit: 3 hours.”
“Congratulations to the Host for unlocking part of the main mission: As an economic metropolis, K City has a considerable number of influential families. Please collect the love, hatred, and grudges of these wealthy families as much as possible! Unlock information on 4 families, Reward: 96 hours Life Value, 1 Plot Key. Time Limit: 7 days.”
Oh my god!
Looking at the sudden influx of missions, and even the main mission starting to progress, Wei Yue completely forgot the slightly tense atmosphere and wished she could kneel and thank the two girls in front of her for their great benevolence.
Wait a minute.
Wei Yue carefully looked at the side mission panel again. Based on her experience accumulating Life Value over the past half month, more difficult missions offered higher rewards.
However, according to the system’s information, the one who was clearly antagonistic toward her was the female lead’s friend—the righteous supporting character Xu Mengning. The one who held back her friend and maintained a gentle attitude was the female lead, Lu Yuanqiu.
It seemed logically harder to get the supporting character’s contact information, so why was the female lead’s mission reward three times that of the supporting character?