After Transmigrating, I Lived with the Charismatic/Beloved Female Lead - Chapter 12
Chapter 12
When Wei Yue emerged from the bathroom after changing her clothes, she was met with an empty dorm room.
She checked her phone, saw the message from Lu Yuanqiu, and complained to the system: “She said yesterday she wanted to be friends with me, so why didn’t she wait for me for lunch and just left by herself!”
For a university student, wasn’t the quickest way to bond with someone to eat together!
Wei Yue grumbled to the system while picking up her meal card, preparing to head to the cafeteria.
She walked out in a rush. The moment she opened the dorm door, she bumped into someone coming the other way.
Lu Yuanqiu was quick this time and caught her, saying with a hint of exasperation, “Don’t be in such a hurry. It wouldn’t be good if you bumped into something again.”
“Ah, I… Wait, didn’t you go buy food?” Wei Yue was stunned. She was surprised that Lu Yuanqiu had come back.
“I didn’t bring my meal card,” Lu Yuanqiu sighed, surprised that she could be so forgetful herself.
“Oh—” Wei Yue elongated the sound. She blinked and said, “Well, now that we’ve bumped into each other, do you want to go eat together again?”
Aside from Wei Ling, who saw her daughter through 800-times thick rose-tinted glasses, Lu Yuanqiu was probably the person who had the biggest change in impression of her, the “villainess.” Continuing to approach her could not only trigger high-reward side missions but also possibly change the OOC level judgment criteria sooner, allowing her to escape the original character’s restrictions faster.
So, she needed to seize every opportunity to deepen her relationship with Lu Yuanqiu.
Bonding between university girls still relied on eating together! Wei Yue firmly believed this.
After extending the invitation, Wei Yue noticed Lu Yuanqiu’s lips subtly curving up. She saw the person’s eyes lightly crinkle as she chuckled and said, “Sure, I’ll go inside and get my meal card. Wait a moment.”
A familiar scent wafted over. Wei Yue felt a sense of perplexity.
After Lu Yuanqiu brushed past her and entered the dorm, she nervously tugged at the long strands of hair hanging by her ear.
Was it her imagination? Why did Lu Yuanqiu’s smile seem different from usual?
It seemed… quite happy.
Wei Yue was startled by the thought, once again marveling at her ability to let her thoughts run wild.
Just on the campus shuttle, when she told Lu Yuanqiu she wanted to actively become friends, the other person looked horrified. How could she now be so-called “happy” just because Wei Yue asked her out for lunch!
Wei Yue then felt a delayed sense of shame about her recent thought, embarrassedly pinching her ear.
Lu Yuanqiu, stepping into the dorm, was unaware of Wei Yue’s “active” inner thoughts. She left the door slightly ajar so the person outside couldn’t see the interior.
She put the black-cased phone back into the innermost part of the drawer, then took her meal card from her other pocket, holding it in her hand.
“Let’s go.”
Walking out of the dorm, she flashed the meal card in her hand at Wei Yue, as if she had just retrieved it.
“Ah? Mm, mm!” Wei Yue’s gaze was slightly unfocused as she responded haltingly.
Since it was the weekend, the people dining at the cafeteria were not concentrated, and they quickly bought their food and found an empty table.
Wei Yue looked at Lu Yuanqiu across the table. Her back was straight, her posture dignified, and every movement was graceful, as if she were eating a precious banquet instead of a plate of ham fried rice and a bowl of seaweed soup.
Comparing this to her own casual posture, Wei Yue subconsciously straightened her back as well, beginning to treat the lunch in front of her seriously.
Silence fell between the two.
But soon, Wei Yue remembered her goal: Since they were eating together, they definitely needed to start talking! She had to find a topic that could bring them closer!
But upon reflection, she knew almost nothing about Lu Yuanqiu’s preferences, only her family background. She couldn’t possibly ask her what she thought about her family’s issues, could she?
Wei Yue pondered carefully. She should start with lunch. That should be the most accessible topic right now.
Her own was egg fried rice, so she’d ask Lu Yuanqiu which kind of fried rice she thought tasted better.
So, Wei Yue swallowed the food in her mouth, opened her lips, and said, “Lu Yuanqiu, do you think…”
“BANG!”
The sound of a dropped tray suddenly rang out. Wei Yue was startled and immediately choked, coughing violently.
Seeing Wei Yue cough until her usually fair face turned red, Lu Yuanqiu handed her seaweed soup over and said, “Are you alright? Drink this to calm down.”
Wei Yue didn’t care about anything else. She felt her throat and windpipe were painfully blocked, and tears even welled up in her eyes. She took Lu Yuanqiu’s soup and drank it immediately, finally ending the suffocating sensation.
“Who was that!”
Wei Yue was furious, glaring at the person beside her, but she didn’t expect to see Zhou Ling, who also looked surprised.
“How is it you?” Wei Yue narrowed her eyes. Being severely choked already negatively affected her mood. Upon seeing it was Zhou Ling, and recalling the forum incident, her mood worsened. She snapped, “What are you doing here, dropping trays? Don’t you have any public etiquette!”
“I…” Zhou Ling’s eyes widened, defending herself, “How was I supposed to know you’d choke!”
“Whether I choked or not, dropping a tray like that would scare anyone!” Wei Yue was angry, but still rational. Knowing Zhou Ling wouldn’t appear without reason, she seized the other’s mistake, saying, “Aren’t you from the Philosophy Department? That’s far from here. Why would you deliberately come to this cafeteria to drop a tray!”
The Finance Department was concentrated in Wanghu Apartments, located on the east side of K University. The Philosophy Department was on the west side of K University. The two departments were quite far apart. Without intention, it would be difficult for someone from Philosophy to come to the East Side Cafeteria.
“I, I came to this cafeteria to eat something different! Is that not allowed!” Zhou Ling said, picking up her chopsticks as if she were genuinely about to start eating.
Wei Yue glanced over and saw that the other person was eating corn and ham fried rice.
…Do all you rich kids in K City like to eat university cafeteria fried rice?
Lu Yuanqiu, on the other side of the table, had been watching Zhou Ling’s actions with cool detachment. She could somewhat guess the reason for Zhou Ling’s visit.
Just now, when she and Wei Yue were at the cafeteria window, she had noticed Zhou Ling seemingly behind them.
Sure enough, Zhou Ling took only one bite before stopping again, as if gathering her courage.
“I…” She frowned, gritting her teeth. Then, as if giving up, she stared at her tray and blurted out, “I was the one who posted that thread on the BBS. I know it caused a bad impression, but the post was dealt with quickly, and the school also warned me today. I know what I did was wrong, and I hope you won’t hold a grudge.”
She came to apologize.
Wei Yue understood. But Zhou Ling’s so-called apology didn’t even contain a “sorry.” It was really subpar.
She looked up at Lu Yuanqiu across the table and saw that the other person had been watching her since some point.
Meeting those clear, amber eyes again, Wei Yue instantly realized that she had been choked and had drunk Lu Yuanqiu’s soup.
She could immediately feel the rising heat in her ears.
This was too embarrassing…
She quickly avoided Lu Yuanqiu’s gaze, not daring to look any longer.
Although Wei Yue knew sharing a bowl of soup was a common thing, it was usually reserved for people with a closer relationship.
She and Lu Yuanqiu were currently only “plastic roommates.”
No, Lu Yuanqiu was quite nice to her, even giving her the soup directly, showing no sign of finding her disgusting!
How could such a person be constantly framed!
Thinking this, Wei Yue felt Zhou Ling was even more despicable and started questioning her: “Are you here to apologize? Then you should at least show some sincerity!”
Zhou Ling hadn’t expected Wei Yue to let her off easily, as the other person was known to be a menace. But the feeling of being questioned still filled her with resentment.
Seeing Zhou Ling remain silent, Wei Yue pressed on, “What, you can’t even say ‘I’m sorry’?”
Pressed hard by Wei Yue, Zhou Ling wanted to slam her tray and walk away. However, remembering Zhou Jing’s call, her expression shifted multiple times. In the end, she had no choice but to bow her head and say, “It was my fault. I’m sorry, and I hope you won’t hold it against me.”
“And you, what do you think?” Wei Yue raised an eyebrow, handing the decision-making power to Lu Yuanqiu. After all, the parts of the post Zhou Ling published about Wei Yue were mostly true, and Lu Yuanqiu was the one who was truly slandered.
Lu Yuanqiu had been smiling gently since Zhou Ling started speaking, appearing very approachable. She said, “Since she has apologized, there’s no need to dwell on it. After all, the post has been deleted, and a warning has been issued.”
This was the answer Wei Yue expected. After all, Lu Yuanqiu’s original setting was a gentle and generous personality.
Zhou Ling looked immensely relieved. She immediately picked up her tray and left, as if completing a burdensome task.
Knowing the other person wasn’t sincerely remorseful, Lu Yuanqiu didn’t care. After all, greater trouble awaited Zhou Ling and the Zhou family in the future.
She took a small bite of her fried rice and prepared to look up at Wei Yue across the table. However, the girl’s voice sounded first: “Lu Yuanqiu, do you think ham fried rice is tasty? I feel like my egg fried rice is a bit dry.”
Lu Yuanqiu: “…”
It’s stifling. Why has this Wei Yue become like this?
Host, I know you want to complete the villainess transformation and change the OOC criteria as quickly as possible, but please understand the need for gradual progress! Especially if you don’t want to die from the OOC level reaching the limit. The system lectured with rare earnestness.
After lunch and back in the dorm, Wei Yue looked at the screen in front of her. It showed her OOC level had reached 80%, and a red warning light was flashing.
I ask you, what villainess would ask the female lead which kind of fried rice tastes better! Even a half-reformed villainess!. The system was speechless at its host’s unpredictability.
“I was just trying to get closer to Lu Yuanqiu…”
Wei Yue felt innocent. She was clearly stuck in a dilemma: On one hand, her life value primarily came from missions related to Lu Yuanqiu, so she had to interact with her frequently; on the other hand, she was saddled with the “villainess” label and couldn’t be too friendly to the female lead, Lu Yuanqiu.
Can’t you just take it slow! The system was also freaking out. You handled Wei Ling so well for the past half month! Your OOC level rarely exceeded 50% in front of the original owner’s mother!
Wei Yue was dumbfounded. She knew human change should be gradual, but it was just too difficult for her now to put on that hostile and malicious attitude toward Lu Yuanqiu.
Looking at the glaring 80% OOC level, Wei Yue knew she had to find a suitable “acting method” quickly. Otherwise, with her and Lu Yuanqiu living together, the OOC level reaching 100% was only a matter of time.
Just as Wei Yue was at a loss, her phone vibrated a few times.
She checked it and found it was a message from Zhou Ling.
Wei Yue, come out of the dorm and meet me at Linhu Road. I have something very important to tell you!
Come quickly!
Why is this person so persistent?