After Transmigrating, I Lived with the Charismatic/Beloved Female Lead - Chapter 2
Chapter 2
“System, are you sure this isn’t a mistake? Why are the rewards for the female lead’s tasks higher? Is she some kind of ‘innocent-looking but dark’ character?” Wei Yue communicated with the system in her mind.
There is no mistake. As the female lead, Lu Yuanqiu is the Child of Fortune for this small world and carries a certain amount of luck. Therefore, tasks related to her will have higher rewards than similar tasks.
There’s a bonus like this!
Wei Yue’s instinct to flee instantly reversed direction. She raised her hand and pretended to cough to cover her actions: “Ahem, why wouldn’t it be? This is obviously fate!”
Lu Yuanqiu and Xu Mengning were both momentarily stunned. It was extremely rare for Wei Yue to agree with Lu Yuanqiu so submissively.
Warning to the host: The recent performance’s Out-Of-Character (OOC) level has reached 60%. Please be careful to maintain character.
Wei Yue instantly sobered up, feeling the Grim Reaper’s scythe hovering over her neck. She immediately changed her expression: “What? I’m in a good mood today, and I’m being slightly nicer to you, and you’re not used to it, is that it?”
It was all her fault for getting carried away by the high reward… That was close!
Seeing the familiar “Wei Yue,” Xu Mengning didn’t back down an inch: “You say you have a good attitude? Who would dare question Miss Wei Yue? If you want to go east, no one dares to go west!”
If the two started arguing, it would be difficult to stop. Lu Yuanqiu quickly stepped in again to stop her friend.
“A-Ning, forget it. It’s the first day of university, everyone must be happy,” she said, then dragged her suitcase into the dorm room. “There are a few more bags. I’ll have to trouble you with those.”
“Don’t talk about trouble between us,” Xu Mengning frowned, glared at Wei Yue again, and immediately followed her friend.
Wei Yue secretly mimicked their movements, put her own luggage down, and began contemplating the task.
The female lead really has a gentle and self-reliant personality. She didn’t have anyone help her move her luggage on the first day of school; instead, she and her friend handled it themselves. Moreover, she maintained a good temper despite the hostile attitude of herself, the villainess.
Given that, for the task of getting contact information, approaching the female lead, Lu Yuanqiu, would clearly be easier, especially since the task related to her offered a higher reward within the same time limit.
And looking at Xu Mengning’s attitude, it would be impossible to get her contact information within three hours.
“System, if the task says ‘old friends,’ why do the original owner and they not have each other’s contact information? According to novel tropes, even if their relationship is poor, they would still exchange contact info formally at something like a banquet, right?”
They used to, but they deleted each other later.
“Huh?”
At Xu Mengning’s 15th birthday party, the original owner opened the cage of Xu Mengning’s pet hamster, causing the hamster to fall into the toilet, leaving no remains. Xu Mengning had a huge fight with the original owner over this, and they deleted each other.
Wei Yue: “…Great.”
As for Lu Yuanqiu, due to the original owner’s strong jealousy, she never stopped harassing her. This included, but was not limited to, hiring local thugs to corner her in middle school, swapping food at banquets, and various verbal taunts. However, Lu Yuanqiu successfully resolved all these challenges, and the original owner eventually deleted her in a fit of pique.
Wei Yue: “…No wonder the original owner is the villainess.”
She secretly looked over at Lu Yuanqiu, who was currently spreading out her mattress, feeling as though the other person was surrounded by a sacred halo.
In that case, if she just finds a slightly legitimate reason, the female lead shouldn’t refuse her request for contact information, right?
Just then, Wei Yue’s phone vibrated. She looked at it and saw that the class assistant had created a class group chat and posted a notice for a class meeting in the afternoon, asking the new students to familiarize themselves with their roommates in the morning to foster a good class atmosphere.
The opportunity is here!
Wei Yue had a stroke of inspiration. She glanced at the countdown for the side mission; only 10 minutes had passed, so she had plenty of time.
“Lu Yuanqiu!” Wei Yue slowly walked toward her, calling out. Meeting Lu Yuanqiu’s clear amber eyes, she stuttered for a moment, “Uh… the class assistant wants roommates to ‘get along’ first. Since you and I are roommates now, it’s a done deal, so let’s exchange contact information first.”
“You have the audacity to ask for her contact information?”
Lu Yuanqiu hadn’t spoken yet, but Xu Mengning beat her to it.
“What’s ‘audacity’ got to do with it? It’s a message from the class assistant, okay?” Wei Yue raised her phone and smirked.
The other party’s attitude was arrogant, but the group message was real. Xu Mengning wanted to speak but couldn’t, clearly holding back her anger.
Wei Yue secretly wiped a sweat off her brow, feeling that her words were full of hostility, but seeing the OOC level had dropped to 10%, she had to speak this way to maintain her character.
She looked at Lu Yuanqiu on the bed and noticed that the other person seemed to be watching her, her gaze somewhat scrutinizing.
But that seemed to be an illusion. Wei Yue blinked and looked again, finding that Lu Yuanqiu still wore a slight smile: “If the class assistant says so, then exchanging contacts is necessary. Besides, as roommates for the next four years, it wouldn’t make sense not to have each other’s contact information.”
Although she successfully exchanged contact information in the end, Lu Yuanqiu’s words clearly indicated she wasn’t very willing—she probably wouldn’t have agreed without the class assistant’s message.
After all, given the terrible things the original owner had done, it was already commendable that the female lead maintained a superficially polite attitude.
However… Looking at the 9 hours of life value credited to her, Wei Yue tossed those thoughts aside.
Now, she looked at Lu Yuanqiu as if she were a money tree—no, a life tree!
Fortunately, they became roommates. With daily contact in the future, how could she worry about not triggering tasks and accumulating life value?
At this point, Wei Yue had completely abandoned the idea of packing up and running away. Instead, she began to energetically unpack her scattered luggage.
“Yuanqiu, Wei Yue definitely has an ulterior motive. She must be planning some new way to mess with you!”
After a morning of unpacking, Lu Yuanqiu and Xu Mengning were both exhausted. They arrived early at the cafeteria to replenish their energy.
Lu Yuanqiu stirred the soup in her bowl and said calmly: “Even if she wants to mess with me, what’s the point? When has she ever succeeded?”
Xu Mengning knew that Wei Yue’s small tricks were like a clown show in front of Lu Yuanqiu, but she still worried: “But you just woke up from a coma not long ago, and your body hasn’t fully recovered. Better safe than sorry!”
“She’s not doing much better, either. Have you forgotten that she was also in a car accident this summer?” Lu Yuanqiu continued, speaking lightly, taking a sip of pork rib soup to moisten her throat.
“That’s true…” Xu Mengning knew Lu Yuanqiu had her own plans, but she still felt angry: “Ugh, but every time I see her, I think of my poor hamster that died tragically!”
“And she was even speaking ill of you while you were in a coma…”
“And shouldn’t I be speaking ill of her!”
A female voice suddenly interrupted Xu Mengning’s words, and then a figure carrying a tray directly sat down across from Lu Yuanqiu.
“Barely surviving by stepping on someone else’s life—anyone would be ashamed of that, right?” The woman had a clear look of ridicule on her face, staring intensely at Lu Yuanqiu.
Lu Yuanqiu frowned slightly, the faint smile she usually wore disappearing. She looked at the woman: “Zhou Ling, I…”
“You must be about to say it was unintentional, right!” The woman named Zhou Ling cut her off, her face flushed, and her voice raised a few degrees. “But my cousin died because of you. What good is constantly saying ‘unintentional’? If you truly felt guilty, why haven’t you visited my cousin’s grave even once in the two months since you woke up!”
After saying this, she still seemed unsatisfied and switched to a sinister smile: “All these rich families in K City say you’re gentle and generous, and that you’re a blessing to the Lu family. If you’re so good, why did your father let his illegitimate son move in while you were in a coma?”
Hearing this, Lu Yuanqiu’s pupils contracted slightly, and a clear chill gathered in her eyes. Xu Mengning, standing beside her, immediately cut off Zhou Ling.
“Zhou Ling, are you done or not!”
“Not done!”
Wei Yue, passing by with her tray, witnessed exactly this scene.
Congratulations to the host for unlocking a side mission: The female lead seems to be in trouble. As the villainess, how can you not participate! Help the female lead get rid of Zhou Ling’s harassment. Reward: 12 hours of life value, 1 Plot Key. Time Limit: 30 minutes.
The villainess helping the female lead get rid of harassment… This truly lived up to the name “Villainess Remodeling System.” Wei Yue simultaneously complained about the difficulty of maintaining the OOC balance for this task, while quickly walking toward the center of the incident.
Plot Key! This reward is also in this mission!
Wei Yue’s eyes shone brightly.
With a loud CLANG, Zhou Ling and Xu Mengning, who were ready to continue arguing, both stopped. Even Lu Yuanqiu turned her head to look at the person who had dropped her tray and sat down beside her—it was Wei Yue.
This is going to be a complete mess.
Lu Yuanqiu sighed and covered her forehead.
However, before Wei Yue could even speak, Zhou Ling was faster: “Look who it is, if it isn’t Miss Wei Yue! I heard you’re gutsy and skilled, went street racing with someone this summer, ended up in a car accident, and I thought you might have to take a leave of absence and not show up!”
Wei Yue: “…”
This person is way too aggressive!
Not only was she insulting her, but she was also indirectly insulting the female lead—Lu Yuanqiu had to take a leave of absence after falling into the water in an accident at age 18 and waking up a year later to continue her studies.
This barrage of attacks almost stunned Wei Yue. She quickly called the system: “Seriously? She’s not only insulting the female lead, but also me? Doesn’t she fit the villainess role better?”
There isn’t only one villainess. Zhou Ling is also positioned as a villainess, though you are No. 1 and she is No. 2. Since she also has conflicts with you, she will naturally attack you as well.
Wei Yue: “…The original owner really had poor interpersonal skills. Every named character has a conflict with her.”
According to the limited information provided by the system, Zhou Ling is the biological younger sister of Zhou Jing, one of the male leads in the original novel Night Whispers. She is the youngest daughter of the Zhou family’s current head, but due to being overlooked by the family, her personality is as arrogant and bossy as the original owner.
It seems there can’t be two tigers on one mountain.
But she was here for the life value! And the Plot Key she encountered for the first time! She definitely wouldn’t let this go!
She would use her aggressive demeanor to let the female lead feel the concern of the No. 1 Villainess!
Wei Yue snorted, folding her arms across her chest. Her originally delicate and somewhat sweet features, combined with her currently obvious look of impatience, made her appear truly aggressive: “Zhou Ling, are you alright?”
“You’ve become increasingly nosy after a while apart. You’re concerned about my street racing and whether Lu Yuanqiu has visited your sister’s grave, but you’re so concerned about external affairs—why don’t you go take care of your own family matters?”
“What did you say?!” Being looked down upon by her family was clearly Zhou Ling’s weak point. She immediately flared up: “Wei Yue, you have the audacity to talk about me? Aren’t you just a good-for-nothing showpiece yourself!”
“I might be a showpiece, but I’m studying Finance at K University, unlike some people who could only apply through the early admissions process, with a huge gap in scores.”
“A college entrance exam score means nothing!”
This is a perfect time to slip away, Lu Yuanqiu thought, watching the two argue coldly.
Wei Yue’s sudden intrusion successfully diverted Zhou Ling’s attention. Given Wei Yue’s personality, she certainly wouldn’t give up and would definitely focus her attack on Zhou Ling. Lu Yuanqiu could just quietly wait for the two to part ways unhappily.
But…
Lu Yuanqiu’s long, black eyelashes fluttered, concealing the coldness in her eyes.
Finally, when Zhou Ling shouted, “I was clearly talking about Lu Yuanqiu, why are you inserting yourself, Wei Yue?”, Lu Yuanqiu put on her gentle smile again and spoke:
“Zhou Ling, I believe we must have a misunderstanding.”
Now everyone’s attention returned to Lu Yuanqiu. Zhou Ling’s head was throbbing from Wei Yue’s verbal lashing. Seeing the gentle-natured Lu Yuanqiu speak, her arrogance immediately returned: “Huh? Can you only say vague, evasive words like ‘misunderstanding’!”
“Actually, when I first woke up and could walk on my own, I wanted to visit your sister’s grave. It’s just…” Lu Yuanqiu deliberately paused, then smiled, “Your sister is buried in the Zhou family mausoleum, and your father told me that non-family women are not allowed to enter the Zhou family mausoleum except on special holidays. So, I had no choice.”
“As for the illegitimate son, I think that’s a problem many children born into wealthy families have to face, isn’t it? We children can’t do anything about our elders’ affairs. We can only focus on improving ourselves first.”
Compared to Wei Yue’s shallow taunts, Lu Yuanqiu’s words clearly and precisely hit Zhou Ling’s sore spots—the family’s extreme preference for sons over daughters, the illegitimate child, and her own perceived lack of ability.
“Lu Yuanqiu!” Zhou Ling couldn’t help but shout, completely losing her composure.
Wei Yue immediately chimed in: “Why are you yelling? Who was just talking about being a lady?”
“You, you two… you two teamed up to bully me!” Zhou Ling said with red eyes and a sense of grievance. She picked up her untouched tray and stormed away angrily.
“Hmph, she started the trouble herself. Why is she turning it around and saying others bullied her?” Wei Yue stuck to her character, continuing her unforgiving commentary.
Lu Yuanqiu, who was about to resume eating, paused.
She and Wei Yue teamed up? This was the first time anyone had ever said that.