After Transmigrating, I Lived with the Charismatic/Beloved Female Lead - Chapter 11
Chapter 11
Looking at the words on the screen, Wei Yue found it difficult to look directly at Lu Yuanqiu beside her.
She became even more annoyed with Lan Shangui across from her. She already thought he was a bit impulsive and reckless in the school clinic yesterday, and now she added another bad impression: complete disrespect for others’ wishes.
Lu Yuanqiu clearly didn’t want this, yet he was going for the “act first, report later” and “forceful takeover” approach!
But 0.5 hours of life value, no matter how small, was still something.
Wei Yue contemplated for a moment and chose options A and C. The name “After Forceful Takeover, the Wife Ran Away with the Ball” sounded slightly more normal.
Congratulations, host, you chose incorrectly. The answer is C and C! Because “Forceful Takeover” is one of the prohibited words and cannot appear in the title! The system said cheerfully, ending the mission.
Wei Yue: “…”
So, she only had one chance!
Alright, the title “After Successful Alliance, the Wife Ran Away with the Ball” was also barely acceptable. At least it didn’t include the word “Delicate Wife,” or she might genuinely be unable to look Lu Yuanqiu in the eye for a while.
Thinking this, Wei Yue brought her attention back to the present.
Lu Yuanqiu, sitting next to her, seemed to be processing the news that she “was going to be married off.” After a long while, she softly replied, “Mm, I understand.”
She had her eyes half-closed. From hearing the news until now, she showed no visible emotional fluctuation. If Wei Yue hadn’t noticed Lu Yuanqiu’s slender, long fingers tightly gripping the water cup until her knuckles were white, she might have thought Lu Yuanqiu was indifferent to the matter.
“Yuanqiu, your… your family is going too far!” Xu Mengning hesitated but finally couldn’t hold back, cursing softly.
Lan Shangui, nearby, moved his lips as if he had something to say, but held back.
Recalling the plot where Lan Shangui had prematurely expressed his feelings and his desire for a marriage alliance with Lu Yuanqiu, Wei Yue instinctively felt that he wouldn’t say anything helpful right now.
Can’t this male lead have some self-awareness! Lu Yuanqiu clearly doesn’t want this, and you still want to bring it up and rush into her misery!
Congratulations to the host for triggering a side mission! The male lead seems to want to express his marriage alliance intention to the female lead right now. Should the villainess watch the male lead she likes confess to someone else? Please choose!
1. Assist Lan Shangui. Let him express his feelings and try to minimize Lu Yuanqiu’s aversion. Reward: 6 hours of life value. Time limit: 30 minutes.
2. Assist Lu Yuanqiu. Stop Lan Shangui from mentioning his intention for a marriage alliance. Reward: 12 hours of life value. Time limit: 30 minutes.
Reminder to the host, different choices will lead to different plot developments. Please consider carefully.
Looking at the new side mission, Wei Yue was first surprised. Even though they were both male and female leads, missions related to Lu Yuanqiu were still significantly higher in reward than others.
She thought of the system mentioning Lu Yuanqiu as the Child of Fortune, which led to high life value rewards. Then, wasn’t Lan Shangui, the male lead, the Child of Fortune too?
More importantly, if she chose to help Lan Shangui, the events at the banquet would align more closely with the original plot, giving her the advantage of knowing the script in advance.
If she chose to help Lu Yuanqiu, although she would gain more life value immediately, the plot development would likely deviate, and the original content she read would be useless.
Wei Yue looked up at the unreadable Lu Yuanqiu next to her and saw her tightly gripping the water cup. She made her decision.
A brief silence fell over the room. After a moment, Lan Shangui seemed to make up his mind and began, “Yuanqiu, if you don’t mind…”
“Oops!”
Accompanied by a CLATTER and Wei Yue’s exclamation, Lan Shangui’s remaining words were cut off.
Wei Yue’s hand suddenly shook, dropping her glass onto the table, and the water immediately splashed all over her.
“Are you okay!”
Lu Yuanqiu was the closest. She reacted quickly, pulling several napkins from the box on the table and dabbing the water off Wei Yue’s body, but it was clearly ineffective. A large area of Wei Yue’s shirt was soaked.
It was still early autumn, and the weather was still a bit warm, so everyone was wearing light clothing. Wei Yue was only wearing a light-colored short-sleeved shirt and shorts. As the water spread, her curves were faintly visible.
Although Xu Mengning had strong opinions about Wei Yue, she wasn’t malicious. Seeing the accident, she stood up to help Lu Yuanqiu pass napkins, shielding Lan Shangui’s view, and said, “Hurry up and wipe yourself off, then go change!”
Lu Yuanqiu also noticed Wei Yue’s soaked clothes. She frowned, took off her own jacket, and handed it to Wei Yue, saying, “Put this on and go back to the dorm first.”
Taking the jacket, which carried the other person’s body heat, Wei Yue didn’t hesitate and put it on immediately.
She and Lu Yuanqiu were about the same height, so it fit fine. After zipping it up, she looked directly at Lu Yuanqiu and said, “You dragged me here. Are you telling me to go back alone now?”
Lu Yuanqiu looked at the person in front of her. The girl’s lips were slightly curved, seemingly being unreasonable, but Lu Yuanqiu saw clearly the hint of cunning hidden in those eyes.
“Hey, Yuanqiu kindly gave you her jacket, how could you…” Xu Mengning’s temper flared up again when she heard Wei Yue.
But Lu Yuanqiu stopped her, saying, “Wei Yue is right. I called her here. Now that this accident happened, it wouldn’t be right for me to stay here and eat with you while she goes back alone. I’ll go with her. You and Lan Shangui eat first.”
“Ah? But…” Lan Shangui couldn’t sit still now. He organized this dinner to take the opportunity to express his feelings to Lu Yuanqiu. Marriage to him, a known childhood friend, would surely be better than with a stranger, right?
Xu Mengning, hearing this, also realized what was happening. Knowing her friend’s intentions, this was a good chance to shake off Lan Shangui. She chimed in, “Alright, since Yuanqiu said so herself, you two go back first. Mind the mealtime.”
“Ah, I…” Lan Shangui wanted to struggle a bit more, but the other three clearly weren’t listening.
He had to accept his fate, starting to scheme about having his parents contact the Lu family directly.
Congratulations to the host for completing the side mission! You successfully gained partial information about next Saturday’s birthday banquet. Reward: 12 hours of life value. Current Cumulative Life Value: 142 hours!
Congratulations to the host for completing the side mission! You successfully assisted Lu Yuanqiu in preventing Lan Shangui from saying what he intended. Reward: 12 hours of life value. Current Cumulative Life Value: 154 hours! Please keep up the good work!
Sitting on the campus shuttle, listening to the system’s announcements, Wei Yue felt extremely satisfied.
It was all thanks to Lu Yuanqiu that her frequent contact with her triggered so many side missions.
If Lu Yuanqiu hadn’t intended to bring her to this meal, although she could have known about the birthday banquet from her unlocked plot, she wouldn’t have gained these 24 hours of life value.
Wei Yue thought that she should be as friendly as possible to Lu Yuanqiu in the future without going OOC, as her current life value depended entirely on her.
Thinking this, she sighed again. Lu Yuanqiu seemed like a very nice person. Why did she have such a tumultuous family life and was paired with a seemingly clueless male lead like Lan Shangui?
Her choice to help Lu Yuanqiu just now might also stem from the thought that forcing Lu Yuanqiu to deal with Lan Shangui when she was already feeling down would be too much hardship.
Thinking this, Wei Yue felt the person next to her was quite pathetic and was filled with sympathy.
Thus, throughout the bus ride, Lu Yuanqiu was subjected to Wei Yue’s rather “maternal” gaze for no apparent reason.
Even Lu Yuanqiu, with her extremely stable composure, found it difficult to endure this continuous, strange gaze. She finally couldn’t help but say, “Wei Yue, is there something you want to say? You don’t have to keep looking at me like that, do you?”
“Oh?” Wei Yue lightly exclaimed, “No, I just want to look! This is a friendly gaze!”
Lu Yuanqiu: “…”
“Lu Yuanqiu, I’ve had a lot of unpleasant moments with you in the past, but just like you said the other day, maybe our relationship can improve?”
Wei Yue said what she had been planning to say. She felt her “Villainess Transformation Path” was visibly effective with Lu Yuanqiu, and she now genuinely wanted a better relationship with her. This seemed like a good time.
After all, she just helped her out of an awkward situation with Lan Shangui!
“So I’ve decided to take the initiative!” Wei Yue continued with full vigor, believing this perfectly matched the original owner’s personality.
The original owner was flamboyant and wanted the whole world to know whatever she was doing.
However, Lu Yuanqiu across from her looked genuinely shocked, her composed expression finally cracking.
At the same time, the system’s prompt sounded: Reminder to the host, OOC level has risen from 30% to 60%.
Wei Yue: “!”
How did the OOC level instantly double!
Host, although the female lead seems much friendlier toward you, you must remember that the original owner was antagonistic toward her for over a decade and hated her to the core. How could she be so quick to want to improve the relationship with the female lead?
The system’s words, combined with Lu Yuanqiu’s incredulous expression, were highly convincing.
Wei Yue: “…”
But looking at Lu Yuanqiu, it was genuinely becoming harder to pretend to dislike her!
After this little incident, Wei Yue and Lu Yuanqiu finally returned to the dorm room without further drama.
After returning the jacket to Lu Yuanqiu, Wei Yue took out her clean clothes and went into the bathroom, closing the door.
Once she was sure Wei Yue was in the bathroom, Lu Yuanqiu took out a smartphone with a black case from her drawer.
As she was about to leave the dorm, she hesitated for a moment, took out her own phone from her pocket, found Wei Yue’s avatar, and sent her a message for the first time: I’m going out to buy food first.
After sending the message, Lu Yuanqiu quickly left the dorm and arrived at a lakeside path outside the Wanghu apartment complex.
She opened the phone with the black case and saw several message notifications from an un-saved number.
The Master has started finalizing the list for the banquet.
Word has already spread. Many people have expressed their intention for a marriage alliance.
The Master was very excited just now. It seems both the Lan and Zhou families also have intentions in this regard.
If Wei Yue were here now, she would notice that Lu Yuanqiu’s usual gentle smile had completely vanished, replaced by an extremely cold expression.
Even bathed in the sunlight, Lu Yuanqiu’s naturally bright amber eyes were currently shrouded in an unbreakable chill.
She tapped her thumb on the phone screen a few times, sending a reply.
I understand. Thank you, Auntie Liu. I’ll have to trouble you to keep an eye on things at home for me.