After Transmigrating, I Lived with the Charismatic/Beloved Female Lead - Chapter 9
Chapter 9
At midnight, the numbers on the system panel instantly changed.
Life value dropped from 60 hours to 34 hours, looking quite precarious.
However, what confused Wei Yue was that after her conversation with Wei Ling tonight, all four influential families now had connection lines. The line between the Wei and Lan families was green, representing friendship, and the line with the Lu family was gray, indicating an ordinary relationship.
Yet, the mission progress stalled at 85%. Statistically, she was missing at least one relationship trigger.
“One, two… six. That’s right, all these families are interconnected. Why does it still show incomplete?” Wei Yue counted and was completely perplexed.
Or are the relationships between these influential families not singular? After all, there were multiple factions within a family, naturally leading to different leanings.
“System, System, stop playing dead, give me a hint!” Wei Yue shouted in her mind.
The mission progress bar is already a hint. This system cannot disclose any more information. The system replied mercilessly.
“Other people’s systems either provide items or give spoilers. Why are you so unfeeling and iron-faced!” Wei Yue gritted her teeth, accusing it with exasperation.
Then I wish the host success in completing the mission soon! The system replied dismissively in a slightly cheerier tone.
Wei Yue: “…”
This damned system!
Her life value had dropped to a dangerous level. Either she could trigger several high-reward, easy-to-complete missions tomorrow, or she had to immediately figure out the final influential family relationship for the main mission. Otherwise, she would die tomorrow.
Worried about her life value, Wei Yue tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep for a long time.
When she woke up the next day, feeling exhausted, she was met with a slightly curious look from Lu Yuanqiu.
“You… didn’t sleep well last night?”
Lu Yuanqiu paused, as if choosing her words carefully, but eventually maintained her usual gentle demeanor.
“Huh? Yeah, is it that obvious?” Wei Yue was still a little groggy. She grabbed a mirror and saw two distinct dark circles under her eyes.
No way! What kind of delicate body does the original owner have! Just one night of tossing and turning, and the dark circles are this pronounced!
“It’s the weekend today. Why don’t you go back to sleep for a bit? It’s still early,” Lu Yuanqiu comforted her, chuckling slightly at Wei Yue’s dumbfounded expression.
“Ah? Oh…” Wei Yue agreed absently.
But when she turned around and saw Lu Yuanqiu was fully dressed, clearly ready to go out, she immediately perked up and asked, “Are you planning to go out?”
Out of courtesy ingrained in her bones, Lu Yuanqiu nodded. While putting on a thin, pure white jacket, she said, “Today is K University’s club promotion day. I’m going to check it out.”
The phrases “Lu Yuanqiu is going out” and “Club Promotion Day” rushed into Wei Yue’s mind. She instantly stood up and headed toward the bathroom to wash up.
“Wei Yue?” Seeing that she was walking somewhat unsteadily, Lu Yuanqiu hesitantly spoke.
“Wait up! I’m coming too!” Wei Yue shouted vaguely while brushing her teeth.
“Are you sure you want to come with me?” Lu Yuanqiu followed her to the bathroom, leaning against the door as she asked casually.
“Mhm, mhm, mhm!” Wei Yue nodded, looking serious.
Although this behavior would lead to an increase in her OOC level, she had to spend as much time as possible with Lu Yuanqiu today to trigger missions and save her dwindling life value.
Lu Yuanqiu paused for a moment, as if contemplating something, and finally chuckled softly: “Alright then.”
There was no military training on the weekend, and this batch of freshmen was lucky to have the weekend right after their first day of training.
The clubs at K University organized a special promotional week this year for recruitment. Students could sign up during the promotion week and attend interviews directly after military training ended.
To encourage freshmen to participate in school activities, K University set up this promotional event at the Central Sports Field, the largest area in the school center.
When Wei Yue and Lu Yuanqiu arrived at the Central Sports Field, the club stalls were already set up along the track, and some stalls already had a group of freshmen gathered around them.
The universities in this world seemed no different from her previous school, but the variety of clubs was greater. Along the way, there were countless clubs: drama clubs, anime clubs, makeup clubs, etc. Wei Yue even saw an Extraterrestrial Life Research Club.
She secretly glanced at Lu Yuanqiu beside her, deciding to start a conversation to see if she could trigger a mission.
“Hey, Lu Yuanqiu, did you come here… because you want to join a club?”
“Of course.” Lu Yuanqiu replied quickly, then raised her finger and pointed forward: “That one.”
Wei Yue followed her gaze and saw that the club in question was surrounded by a crowd, clearly quite popular.
“Finance… Management… Club…”
Wei Yue read the words on the banner, looked at Lu Yuanqiu, who didn’t seem to be joking, and then looked at the crowd, sinking into thought.
“You… are serious?” Wei Yue was incredulous.
“Why not?” Lu Yuanqiu countered, raising an eyebrow slightly.
No way. Is a club with such a strong professional focus really interesting to people?!
“Yuanqiu, long time no see.”
Just as Wei Yue was still in a state of shock, a deep male voice suddenly sounded.
A mature and handsome man in a dark blue suit, wearing a pair of thin-framed gold-rimmed glasses, appeared behind them at some point. He smiled slightly at them.
The system’s prompt box suddenly popped up, showing the man’s identity Zhou Jing, Male Character No. 2, 25 years old, the eldest son and heir of the Zhou family, calm and collected.
Male Character No. 2, so he’s the second male lead!
Lu Yuanqiu also saw Zhou Jing. Her expression remained unchanged, and she responded with a faint smile.
After receiving the response, Zhou Jing stopped smiling and then turned his gaze to Wei Yue on the side.
Wei Yue noticed that the man had very small pupils. She couldn’t read the emotion in his eyes.
“Miss Wei, it’s been a long time since we last met.”
“…Long time no see.” Wei Yue pursed her lips, unsure of her relationship with the original owner, and responded briefly.
At this time, the system’s OOC level did not change, meaning her somewhat “submissive” reaction in front of Zhou Jing was consistent with the original owner’s typical behavior.
This second male lead looks difficult to deal with. Considering the original owner’s actions toward Lu Yuanqiu, the second male lead’s impression of the original owner probably wasn’t great either.
“I saw you two pointing at the Finance Management Club just now. Are you interested, Yuanqiu?” Zhou Jing looked back at Lu Yuanqiu, a smile returning to his face.
“Yes, I plan to join this club. I heard Brother Zhou Jing was a member of this club too?” Lu Yuanqiu nodded, looking directly into Zhou Jing’s eyes.
“That’s right, but I was not only a former member, I’m a sponsor now too,” Zhou Jing chuckled, saying, “Since you’re going to join, Yuanqiu, I’ll increase the sponsorship fee this year. I hope you’ll gain something from it.”
“Thank you, Brother Zhou Jing,” Lu Yuanqiu responded gracefully.
But she quickly shifted her gaze to Wei Yue, asking, “Wei Yue, how about you? Is there a club you want to join?”
“Eh? I, uh…” Wei Yue hadn’t expected Lu Yuanqiu to suddenly turn the topic to her.
Wei Yue felt a sharp gaze directed at her—it was definitely the smiling-tiger second male lead. She looked at Lu Yuanqiu and found a complex emotion in her eyes, as if she was sincerely waiting for her answer.
“Uh… I, I’ll join that Finance Management Club too!” Wei Yue uncomfortably pinched her fingertips as she answered.
No matter what, Lu Yuanqiu was the Child of Fortune. For the sake of her life value, she had to spend as much time with her as possible.
“Oh? Miss Wei, are you interested in this area as well?”
Her answer unexpectedly caught Zhou Jing’s attention. The sharp gaze made Wei Yue extremely uncomfortable. She retorted irritably, “Yes, what’s wrong with learning some professional knowledge in my spare time?”
“…Of course, nothing is wrong.” Zhou Jing paused for a moment, then quickly adjusted his glasses. “Then I wish you both a happy university life at K University in advance. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave.”
He then quickly walked toward the exit of the sports field.
The invisible pressure vanished. Wei Yue let out a huge sigh of relief.
“Let’s go then, Wei Yue.”
Speaking to Lu Yuanqiu, Wei Yue was already very relaxed. She casually replied, “Go where?”
“Didn’t you say you were also joining the Finance Management Club? Let’s go fill out the application form.” Lu Yuanqiu’s light-colored eyes looked over. Wei Yue noticed that the other girl’s expression seemed to carry a hint of playfulness. The subtle seriousness she thought she saw earlier seemed to be her own misconception again.
“Hey, aren’t you going to reconsider! Or check out other clubs!” Wei Yue’s mouth twitched slightly, hoping to persuade the “Child of Fortune” in front of her to change her mind.
However, Lu Yuanqiu gave her a look, and Wei Yue immediately understood the message: “My mind is made up.”
“Didn’t Miss Wei just confidently say she wanted to join this club? Why are you having second thoughts so quickly?” Lu Yuanqiu’s eyes curved, speaking as if in jest.
Wei Yue had to respond now: “I’m advising you to think it over carefully! Otherwise, if you join too many clubs and have to quit, wouldn’t that club fee be wasted!”
“Yes, yes, Miss Wei is very considerate. Hurry up and fill out the application form.”
“Lu Yuanqiu!”
After filling out the application form, Wei Yue belatedly realized: Zhou Jing and Lu Yuanqiu’s interaction was too harmonious!
Although one was the second male lead and the other was the female lead, the relationship between the Zhou and Lu families was tense, as evident from Zhou Ling’s attitude toward Lu Yuanqiu.
Yet, Zhou Jing, the heir of the Zhou family, was so protective of Lu Yuanqiu. Wasn’t this exactly the same as her previous speculation—that the attitude of individuals within the influential families toward other families was varied?
Sure enough, the system’s announcement sounded.
Congratulations to the host for completing the first Main Mission! You have unlocked the basic relationships between the four influential families. Reward: 96 hours of life value. Current Cumulative Life Value: 130 hours. Gained: 1 Plot Key. I hope the host will continue to strive for more!
130 hours! That was 130 hours!
She had never accumulated this much life value in the entire month and a half she had been here.
If it weren’t for the concern of increasing her OOC level while standing next to Lu Yuanqiu, Wei Yue would have wanted to run circles in place to express her joy.
Does the host wish to use the Plot Key this time?
Wei Yue didn’t hesitate: “Yes, I want to see what important events will happen next.”
If the main mission was directly related to life and death, Wei Yue guessed that such missions must only be triggered at certain special plot nodes.
For example, her first encounter with Lu Yuanqiu marked the beginning of the plotline and triggered the first Main Mission.
Therefore, it was highly likely that at the next nodal point in the original plot, she could get information about the next Main Mission.
Opening the “Main Mission 1” interface, Wei Yue was met with a display of 5 buttons, representing the first stage of the Main Mission being further divided into 5 parts.
But…
“Hiss… System, can’t you give me some hints for this Main Mission?” Wei Yue looked at the screen and felt a throbbing headache.
The 5 parts were only labeled “Chapter 1,” “Chapter 2,” and so on. Each chapter was followed by a seemingly evocative, context-less sentence, like “Reunion with him at K University” following Chapter 1, with no other content hints.
Seriously, why couldn’t each chapter even have a title!