After Transmigrating, I Lived with the Charismatic/Beloved Female Lead - Chapter 28
Chapter 28
After seeing Lu Yuanqiu leave with Lan Shangui, a faint worry lingered in Wei Yue’s heart.
She knew there were many twists and turns regarding the events at the banquet two days ago. Although Lu Yuanqiu had revealed some information to her, it wasn’t a clear picture.
However, both from what she saw and what she read in the original novel, Wei Yue knew that Lan Shangui was not a person with simple intentions.
“Zhou Ling, you can leave first if you have nothing else,” Wei Yue took the autopsy report from her bag and handed the bag to Zhou Ling.
“You’re not… going to eavesdrop, are you?” Zhou Ling took the bag, asking suspiciously.
Wei Yue glanced at her: “How can you say that? I’m just going for a walk to aid digestion and to look for my roommate!”
Zhou Ling: I’d be crazy to believe you.
However, for her, the priority was to quickly familiarize herself with the proposal. As for the rest… let Wei Yue and Lu Yuanqiu deal with it.
So, after Wei Yue and Zhou Ling parted ways, Wei Yue immediately jogged in the direction Lu Yuanqiu had gone.
It was past lunchtime and a Monday, so there weren’t many students in the garden. She hadn’t walked far when she heard Lan Shangui’s somewhat agitated voice: “Wei Yue’s mother is a lesbian!”
Ah?
What?
Wei Yue’s pupils constricted. Did her ears malfunction? What did Lan Shangui say?
Wei Ling… likes women!
She recalled every interaction she had with Wei Ling. When she transmigrated into the original host’s body and woke up from the coma caused by the car accident, she only saw a tearful Wei Ling, not the original host’s father.
Logically, a person who married and had a child with Wei Ling should have a comparable social status. They should have at least made an appearance when their daughter was seriously ill and hospitalized.
At that time, she had imagined the original host’s father was either deceased or a ‘Phoenix man’ who had run off.
But later, the information revealed by Wei Ling’s words, the comments of those around her, and the living arrangements in the Wei family house all pointed to one fact—the family had always consisted only of Wei Ling and Wei Yue.
This made many small details of their daily life suddenly make sense.
Wei Yue had no strong feelings about Wei Ling liking women; she even thought it was a good thing.
The world seemed technologically more advanced than her own, so the mindset should be more open, to begin with. Just looking at the male characters she had encountered so far, they were one more unreliable than the next.
Among Wei Ling’s generation, Lu Yuanqiu’s father, Lu Hong, not only cheated but also severely criticized his daughter while enabling his illegitimate son to act shamelessly. Among her generation, Lan Shangui was a volatile hothead with questionable character, and now he clearly had tendencies toward the kind of forceful aggression seen in the original novel.
Lan Shangui was still yelling, saying he didn’t know where the original host came from.
Please, she was either Wei Ling’s biological child or adopted!
Wei Yue eavesdropped from the side, silently complaining in her mind, wondering how Lan Shangui ever became the male lead, given his personality and character were miles apart from Lu Yuanqiu’s.
She looked at the System panel again. After receiving the information that “Wei Ling likes women,” another block of the tree diagram was unlocked. This meant that this very detail was the root of the entanglement between the Wei and Zhou families.
The mission was now implicitly telling Wei Yue: the woman Wei Ling liked might be someone from the Zhou family.
On the other side, Lu Yuanqiu was also somewhat shocked by the information, but she quickly regained her composure and countered: “How can you say that? Auntie Wei Ling’s focus has always been on the Wei family and Wei Yue.”
“…In short, it’s definitely true!” Lan Shangui avoided Lu Yuanqiu’s question. He was now slightly regretting his impulsive revelation of this secret, but his deep-seated aversion to this “non-normative orientation” remained intensely strong.
“Even if you say that… orientation is a person’s freedom. Furthermore, it’s an elder’s matter. The things you just said were extremely offensive,” Lu Yuanqiu frowned.
Wei Yue nodded in the corner. This is the correct attitude! What does Wei Ling’s sexual orientation have to do with them?
She then thought, Given Lan Shangui’s reaction, is he perhaps homophobic?
Before her thoughts could fully digress, Lan Shangui’s disbelieving voice sounded again: “You, how can you say that! This is fundamentally wrong!”
It seems he really is homophobic!
Wei Yue was surprised that Lan Shangui was clinging so strongly to this point. What started as an internal complaint gradually became strange.
Generally speaking, children of these prestigious families had more resources and exposure from birth. They should have encountered homosexuals before, making Lu Yuanqiu’s reaction the more reasonable one.
Lan Shangui’s reaction was utterly abnormal unless he was deeply closeted… Moreover, Wei Ling was completely unrelated to him. His intense preoccupation with this was highly unusual.
Hearing Lan Shangui’s words, Lu Yuanqiu narrowed her eyes and remained silent for a moment: “…While I don’t know where you heard this from, I don’t think this is something that requires you to be so greatly upset.”
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now.”
Based on her past understanding of Lan Shangui, although saying this would displease him, Lan Shangui usually restrained his temper for the sake of appearances and maintained surface peace.
But today’s Lan Shangui was clearly different. Hearing Lu Yuanqiu’s evasive reply seemed to completely provoke him. He frowned intensely, gritted his teeth, and said, “It is about this! I must make it clear to you!”
He spoke, clenching his fists so tightly that the veins on the back of his hands stood out. He took a step forward.
The situation instantly became tense.
Wei Yue knew this was bad. Lan Shangui looked on the verge of losing control, and remembering his past tendency for physical aggression, Lu Yuanqiu’s situation was not good.
It seemed no one was around. If a conflict truly broke out, it was likely no one would notice.
She looked at Lu Yuanqiu again. Although she was some distance away, she could vaguely make out the expression on the other woman’s face.
After a brief moment of surprise, that captivating face regained its composure.
Does Lu Yuanqiu have a way to get out of this? But Lan Shangui looked tall and strong. If he truly wanted to resort to violence, she would inevitably get hurt. If I appear now, will it further provoke Lan Shangui?
Why hasn’t the System triggered a mission yet? That would give me a legitimate reason to intervene!
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Wei Yue’s mind. She took a deep breath, ultimately deciding to step out.
Even if Lan Shangui were to physically restrain her, her strength was no match for his, but at least she could distract him. Furthermore, interrupting their conversation might help Lan Shangui calm down.
Wei Yue jumped out from the corner and quickly walked toward Lu Yuanqiu and Lan Shangui.
“Yuanqiu, you can’t think that way. You must…” Lan Shangui was speaking righteously, as if Lu Yuanqiu’s viewpoint was ridiculously wrong.
Lu Yuanqiu had absolutely no desire to continue engaging with Lan Shangui on this topic. She was about to use a pre-planned school announcement as an excuse to leave, but then looked up and saw Wei Yue walking towards them.
Her brow furrowed. What is Wei Yue doing here at this time?
Lan Shangui’s words were directly targeting Wei Yue and Wei Ling. Her appearance might cause Lan Shangui to redirect his anger.
Remembering the bandage still on the back of Wei Yue’s head, Lu Yuanqiu’s heart softened slightly.
She smoothed her brows and said gently to Lan Shangui: “I understand your meaning. As the family’s successor and manager, such matters are naturally best avoided.”