Beware Of The Best-Friend-Kiss Friendship Trap - Chapter 1

Chapter 1: The Warm, Soft Lips, Accompanied by Burning Breath, Landed on Her Lips.

“Weiyue, heading out?”

Chu Weiyue emerged from her house and ran into her neighbor, a woman about ten years her senior. Chu Weiyue rented this place after starting work—the price was right, the landlady was friendly, and she planned to settle here temporarily while saving up to buy a house. They were neighbors living across the hall, met frequently, and had a good relationship.

“Yes,” Chu Weiyue replied with a beaming smile, her attractive eyes curving up. Her good mood was visible. She glanced at the branded shopping bags the neighbor was holding. “Sister Wang went shopping?”

“Taking advantage of the weekend to hang out with friends. Too much work on weekdays, no time at all.”

“Dressed so beautifully, are you going on a date?” Sister Wang sized her up a few times, unable to resist teasing, “Your partner will be completely head over heels when they see you.”

Chu Weiyue was an English teacher at a nearby private middle school. Due to her job and her personal style, she usually wore simple and elegant clothes. Her outfit today, however, was clearly put together with effort, making her look unusually bright and lovely.

Sister Wang thought to herself and took a couple more looks. The most ordinary clothes looked several degrees more sophisticated on her than on the average person, and after deliberately dressing up, she was truly eye-catching.

Chu Weiyue’s looks were undeniable. In all her years, Sister Wang had never seen a girl born so pretty and beautiful. Putting aside everything else, catching a glimpse of her always improved her mood. Last time, she went for a walk with Chu Weiyue, and several households asked for Chu Weiyue’s number, hoping Sister Wang could help introduce a date.

However, Chu Weiyue had explicitly stated she wanted to stabilize her job before considering anything else and had no immediate plans to date, so they dropped it.

Chu Weiyue knew Sister Wang was just teasing and explained, “It’s not a date, I’m picking up my best friend.”

Dressing up like this just to pick up a best friend? If a friendship has this much ceremony, that best friend is bound to turn into a partner sooner or later.

Sister Wang didn’t believe her, assuming the young woman was newly in a relationship and too shy to admit it. She didn’t press further, nodding knowingly: “Go quickly. When you find a partner, remember to tell your Sister Wang. You wouldn’t believe it, two young men asked for your WeChat yesterday. You’re too popular.”

After a few pleasantries, the two parted ways. First stopping at the florist to pick up the pre-ordered bouquet, Chu Weiyue drove to the airport.

Thinking about meeting Jiang Yiqiu soon made her heart soar.

Picking up a best friend she hadn’t seen in two years was a pleasant thing—if only she could ignore the voice constantly clamoring in her head.

“Host~ According to the plot of this book, you are about to meet your future girlfriend. Excited? Happy? Remember to give her a kiss when you meet her!”

“…” This sudden noise almost made her lose her composure. Chu Weiyue tried hard to maintain a poker face, “What is that rustling sound? The signal in the car is poor, the brain waves can’t transmit. I can’t hear what you’re saying. Go to bed and sleep, okay?”

The System wouldn’t humor her and immediately raised its volume: “According to the plot of this book, if you wait at the community gate at six tomorrow morning, you can find a million dollars!”

Chu Weiyue’s eyes instantly brightened: “Really?”

The System giggled: “Of course it’s fake.”

Chu Weiyue: “You…”

The System: “See? You heard that clearly, didn’t you?”

Chu Weiyue was silent for a moment, then used her old trick: “What is that rustling sound? The signal in the car is poor, the brain waves can’t transmit. I can’t hear what you’re saying. Go to bed and sleep, okay?”

Selective signal loss, is it?!

The System was practically fuming at this uncooperative host. Chu Weiyue, meanwhile, was muttering to herself, Why does this trick of trying to trick someone into talking sound strangely familiar?

The System continued to chatter incessantly, but Chu Weiyue completely ignored it.

She had inexplicably woken up this morning with a System in her head, numbered 1111. It popped up from time to time, saying the most baffling things.

It gibbered on and on. She couldn’t even block it, only passively receive the messages.

In short, the System claimed that the world she lived in was a novel, and a Yuri novel at that. She was one of the female leads. And her best friend, Jiang Yiqiu, was the other female lead.

Lying in bed normally, she was suddenly struck by a bolt of lightning—Chu Weiyue exploded.

Waking up to find she was the female lead in a Yuri novel, and her best friend was her official match? Her future girlfriend?

The shock made Chu Weiyue fall out of bed, landing on her butt first.

Are you kidding me? We’re both straight!

Chu Weiyue didn’t believe it and was highly suspicious of the suddenly appearing System.

She asked the System if, since she was the female lead, she had any tasks to complete.

She had read many novels where transmigrated female leads had missions.

The System replied that yes, she did, and her mission was extremely important.

Have a good relationship with your girlfriend. Be as affectionate as possible.

Understood. This is a System obsessed with romance.

Chu Weiyue then asked what the original plot of the book was. The System stuttered for a long time before managing to squeeze out, “Of course, it’s about the two female leads overcoming various difficulties and finally getting together happily.”

When asked for specifics, it hemmed and hawed, unable to answer.

If it couldn’t even explain that, how reliable was this System? Was it trying to trick her?

Afraid of being doubted, the System hurriedly offered a “plot point”—she would kiss Jiang Yiqiu when picking her up tomorrow.

This was the same thing it was currently chanting in her ear.

The System had been chattering for a long time, and the host hadn’t made a sound, so it knew she wasn’t listening. The System desperately wanted to materialize and tap her on the head, wondering why she couldn’t take a hint: “Host, it’s very rude to space out when someone is talking.”

Chu Weiyue humored it with a response: “Stop dreaming. Qiuqiu and I are best friends. It’s impossible for us to be together.”

The System was good-natured: “No rush. I didn’t say you had to get together today. Feelings need to be cultivated slowly. So, the first step in cultivating feelings: you can kiss her in a bit.”

Chu Weiyue: “Are you incapable of understanding human language? I said no.”

“Fine,” the System very intelligently mimicked a human sigh, “Actually, it’s okay if you don’t do it. After all, according to the original plot, it shouldn’t be you doing it.”

Chu Weiyue thought the System was letting her off and breathed a sigh of relief.

Who knew the System would immediately speak in a more agitated and excited tone: “Because it should be your girlfriend doing it!”

Chu Weiyue: …?

A whole row of question marks lit up above Chu Weiyue’s head: “What the hell?”

“Literal meaning. You go pick her up, and she’ll give you a kiss.”

Chu Weiyue was suspicious: “Didn’t you say I was the one who would kiss her? Changing the story so quickly. Did you just make up the ‘plot’?”

“I remembered wrong, I remembered wrong,” the System sounded slightly embarrassed. “You are the official match anyway. Who kisses whom doesn’t matter!”

Chu Weiyue dismissed it as absurd: “Who do you think you are? Qiuqiu and I have known each other since childhood and have always been good friends. How could I suddenly fall for her, and how could she suddenly kiss me? Can you, a tiny System, control her consciousness?”

“You don’t believe me?”

“No. If you were really that powerful, you’d just control us to sleep together, and the mission would be completed instantly. Why bother with all this trouble?”

The System’s tone was full of sudden realization: “So the Host prefers the ‘straight to the point’ style of romance. That’s doable.”

“…I was just making an assumption.”

“It was a very good one. You can make a few more next time.”

“…”

The System smiled mysteriously: “You’ll find out soon enough if the plot develops that way.”

Chu Weiyue was silent. She didn’t believe any of this, but the System’s smile made her uneasy.

Disturbed, Chu Weiyue stopped arguing: “Go rest. Don’t distract me while I’m driving.”

Knowing the Host was frustrated after being outmatched, the System retreated triumphantly.

Just wait and see.

Without the System’s interruption, the surroundings instantly became quiet. Chu Weiyue rubbed her brow and glanced at the car’s navigation—the airport was in sight.

She cleared her mind of those messy thoughts. Thinking of meeting Jiang Yiqiu soon, she curved her lips and hummed a familiar tune softly.

*

Meanwhile, on the plane about to land.

In the first-class cabin, the assistant woke Jiang Yiqiu: “CEO Jiang, we’ll be arriving shortly.”

Having worked non-stop for several consecutive days to finalize everything, Jiang Yiqiu hadn’t slept more than a few hours and could only catch up on sleep on the plane.

Her groggy consciousness returned. Removing her eye mask, she gently “Mmm’d” and offered no other reaction.

The assistant had been with Jiang Yiqiu for two years and was used to her reserved and quiet nature, so she said nothing more.

Jiang Yiqiu lowered her gaze, straightened her slightly rumpled collar, and gathered her long black hair, tilting her head to look out the window. As she moved, her loosely spread long hair flowed down like water, scattering around her cheeks.

The assistant subconsciously turned her head to look. Following the outline of Jiang Yiqiu’s structured profile, her gaze fell upon her long hair, a look of envy on her face.

Jiang Yiqiu had beautiful, black, lustrous hair, slightly wavy, which shimmered with a chestnut sheen in the sunlight. It was stunning.

She could only conclude that some people were simply born with superior endowments and natural beauty. Otherwise, she couldn’t think of any reasonable explanation for why her boss’s hair quality and volume remained so excellent despite continuous late-night overtime.

As for her own hair… the assistant touched her own head and pouted. Her boss had three thousand worries (and hairs), but she had at most fifteen hundred.

Best not to mention it.

The plane landed. The assistant followed Jiang Yiqiu through the VIP channel. In December, the weather grew colder by the day. People in the airport were bundled up tightly, moving with hurried steps.

Looking towards the flowing crowds in the distance, Jiang Yiqiu said, “Someone is here to pick me up.”

The assistant responded, “CEO Jiang, you mentioned that.”

Jiang Yiqiu was lost in thought, silent for a moment before instructing, “From now on, when you’re in front of her, don’t call me CEO Jiang.”

“Then…”

“Call me Sister Qiu.”

“Understood.”

“Also, don’t speak unnecessarily later.”

The assistant found this strange. She didn’t know Jiang Yiqiu’s friend well; what could she possibly say too much? Although she didn’t understand the reason for this, her excellent professional conduct kept her from asking. She just quietly noted it down.

“CEO… Sister Qiu, let me push this for you.” Jiang Yiqiu’s glance swept over her. Without needing further words, the assistant immediately corrected herself, offering to take the suitcase.

Jiang Yiqiu shook her head: “No need. I’ll do it myself.”

“Don’t call me the wrong name again.”

“Noted, Sister Qiu.”

Walking towards the crowd, the assistant could sense people looking their way without even turning around. She was long accustomed to this.

Her boss still had such a high return rate.

Jiang Yiqiu completely disregarded the attention. She glanced at the message and photo she had just received, her gaze wandering through the crowd, searching for the person she was looking for.

She didn’t even notice that, because of the person she was about to meet, her usually calm, placid eyes shone with an unusual light.

This time… we finally get to meet again.

“Qiuqiu!”

Hearing the familiar call, a smile flashed in Jiang Yiqiu’s eyes.

Before the person could turn to clearly see her face, Chu Weiyue was already running towards her.

This was the person she was most familiar with; she would never mistake her.

The next second, she arrived in front of her, offering the flowers: “Welcome back, Miss Jiang Yiqiu!”

Jiang Yiqiu accepted the bouquet.

Flowers complemented the beauty.

The winter wind stirred the hem of her white coat. She stood tall and graceful. Her exposed skin was like fine white porcelain, tinted with a faint pink blush from the cold wind.

Like a delicate white camellia blooming on a branch, the petals trembled softly in the breeze, revealing just a hint of a bright pistil, beautiful enough to move the soul.

Pure and elegant beauty.

Chu Weiyue’s eyes were sparkling. She smiled and praised, “Qiuqiu, you’re getting more beautiful.”

Although she acted naturally, she was still a little constrained because of what the System had said.

Even though she didn’t believe anything would happen between her and Jiang Yiqiu, she still needed to be cautious.

Must maintain the safe distance of best friends! No mistakes allowed!

No sooner had this thought arisen than Jiang Yiqiu opened her arms to her.

Chu Weiyue’s eyes widened—

No, no, no… wait, this isn’t—

Jiang Yiqiu didn’t give her a chance to refuse. Without a word of nonsense, she lunged forward, raising her hands to pull Chu Weiyue into an embrace.

Chu Weiyue’s mind wavered.

…So soft. So comfortable to hug.

“Maintain safe distance” Chu Weiyue instantly yielded.

Fine, a hug is fine. It’s just a hug. No big deal.

Just a friendly hug.

Skin touching skin. The soft, warm, resilient body filled her arms. Chu Weiyue’s heart felt full.

The person in her arms was only hugging her, not taking the next step as the System had claimed. Chu Weiyue secretly let out a sigh of relief.

I knew it. Everything the System was chattering about was complete nonsense. Kisses, official matches—it was all rubbish!

How could her good best friend do something like that?

Chu Weiyue gloated, shouting loudly in her mind: “1111, come out! I told you we’re just best friends, what kiss…”

Before the words were finished, her body suddenly stiffened.

She had no time to react. The warm, soft lips, accompanied by a burning breath, landed on the corner of her lips.

And the owner of the lips seemed to feel that wasn’t enough. Her red lips moved slightly, then gently sucked once.

Leaving a subtle, ambiguous red mark.

Jiang Yiqiu spoke softly: “I missed you so much. It’s wonderful, getting to see you again.”

The warm breath brushed past her ear, tender and gentle, extremely ambiguous.

Chu Weiyue forgot how to breathe.

Holy sh*t.

She’s actually doing it?!