I Deduce the Female Lead Likes Me [Transmigration into a book] - Chapter 6

Kou Shuang was completely unaware of Song Muxue’s concern and worry.

At that moment, she was being escorted by Sun Jiawen who asked, “How did you meet Lu Renjia? I thought you were a loner and wouldn’t bother with boys.”

Hearing the term “loner,” Kou Shuang suddenly remembered Lu Renjia’s comment to Song Muxue: “She doesn’t have many friends.”

It seemed that there was a certain commonality between the two of them. Kou Shuang was slightly lost in thought but still replied, “At the departmental party, Lu Renjia was the director. Didn’t you go?”

Kou Shuang didn’t know the girl in front of her, but since the other party had introduced herself as a classmate in the same department, she naturally accepted this setting.

“Oh, so that’s how you met! Lu Renjia must be chasing you, right? Don’t agree to him, he’s a playboy,” Sun Jiawen said with a smile, then changed the subject, “What position did you apply for?”

“Illustration, what about you?” Kou Shuang replied without hesitation.

“Ah, what a coincidence, I’m also applying for illustration!” Sun Jiawen exclaimed in surprise, then looked a little dejected, saying, “But they’re only hiring one intern, and you’re much better than me. I guess I’ll have to continue looking for other jobs, sigh!”

Kou Shuang didn’t know what to say, so she could only comfort her, “I’m not sure either. It’s just an internship, maybe they’ll hire both of us? By the way, the memory card is with you, are you going to report it to the police?”

Sun Jiawen was stunned and said, “Probably not. It’s better to avoid trouble… What if he holds a grudge and retaliates against me?”

“Yeah… that’s true,” Kou Shuang said. “Anyway, be careful in the future.”

The magazine’s picture editor was interviewing interns. Because of the time constraints and the large number of people, and also because they didn’t take the interns very seriously, they simply put everyone in an office and asked questions.

The moment Kou Shuang stepped into the magazine office, she had a premonition that the “Kou Shuang” in the original story had interned at this very magazine. There was no reason for this premonition, perhaps it was a “woman’s intuition” or something more mysterious.

Therefore, she felt a little more confident and thought that the editor should be more interested in her.

Sure enough, after looking at her resume, the editor put it down and clasped his hands, asking Kou Shuang, “Your name is Kou Shuang, right? How many months can you intern? Can you work four days a week? Is that acceptable?”

Kou Shuang was a little overjoyed but remained calm and said, “Yes, no problem.”

“Okay, it’s you then, start your internship next week.” The editor was decisive. After looking at the portfolio, he made a decision and then half-stood up to leave.

The other three interviewees looked at her with envy and jealousy.

When the editor was about to leave the door, he turned around and asked a question, “Your portfolio leans more towards impressionism, can you do simplified realist style? The work here is very urgent, and there’s not much time.”

Kou Shuang was stunned, and her expression froze.

It’s over, she thought.

••••

“I’m so sorry, I saw that you hadn’t spoken, so I subconsciously agreed for you…” Sun Jiawen said weakly, looking particularly guilty and fragile.

Although she had “helped” Kou Shuang agree, it was Sun Jiawen who was eventually selected. Kou Shuang had given up on her own.

Kou Shuang waved her hand generously, and the other party’s exaggerated reaction made her feel a bit embarrassed. “I’m not suitable, it’s normal for you to not choose me. Congratulations, you’ve secured the internship! I’ll have to work harder now!”

It was only then that Kou Shuang realized that by transmigrating into this book, she hadn’t completely replaced the original Kou Shuang.

Putting aside their appearance, the original Kou Shuang was a true goddess, able to write, draw, and flirt. Kou Shuang had two years of accounting experience, but in this place, she couldn’t compare to the original Kou Shuang. Even though she had Kou Shuang’s portfolio, once she faced real challenges, she would be at a loss.

Fate was one thing, but Kou Shuang’s fate and “Kou Shuang’s” fate seemed quite different.

For example, in terms of character design… the original “Kou Shuang” had a spoiled personality but a very impressive portfolio, and she excelled in other areas as well. Kou Shuang didn’t have feelings for Zheng Fenglin, she knew the future, but… her personal abilities were quite poor.

If the original “Kou Shuang’s” skills were gifted by a system, then Kou Shuang would need to develop her own.

If she wanted to live in this world for a long time, perhaps… she should also try to improve her drawing skills?

That sounded interesting. Kou Shuang smiled and said to Sun Jiawen, “You have to work hard.”

If Sun Jiawen hadn’t replaced her, and she had been exposed when it came to actually drawing, that would have been truly embarrassing.

The two of them walked out of the magazine office together and saw a sunny and handsome young man leaning against a large pillar at the entrance.

When he saw Kou Shuang come out, Lu Renjia walked over happily and said, “Are you done with your interview?”

Kou Shuang was a little surprised and said, “How did you get here?”

Lu Renjia said, “I was just paying attention. Do you have any plans for lunch? Let’s have lunch together.”

Kou Shuang was about to agree when Sun Jiawen suddenly said excitedly, “Lu Renjia, I didn’t expect to see you here.”

Lu Renjia was a bit embarrassed and scratched his nose, saying, “Ah… what a coincidence. Well, shall we go eat together?” He looked at Kou Shuang inquiringly.

“Is Kou Shuang your new girlfriend?” Sun Jiawen asked again, her eyes wide, as if she was gossiping but also curious.

Kou Shuang sensed a hint of hostility and carefully observed Sun Jiawen’s expression, but she couldn’t find anything, so she could only assume she was being too suspicious.

But the uncomfortable feeling persisted.

Lu Renjia was also a bit unhappy and frowned, saying, “Why are you asking so much?” He then said, “Why are you here too? For an interview? Then I guess you didn’t get the job, since Kou Shuang is here.”

This was a clear dig.

Kou Shuang noticed that Sun Jiawen’s expression was not very good and quickly smoothed things over, saying, “Sun Jiawen got the job, and I didn’t. Ah, I’ll have to continue looking for internships.”

“Don’t worry, the next one will definitely be okay. You draw so well,” Lu Renjia said, trying to comfort her.

At this point, Kou Shuang felt a bit helpless.
Drawing, huh? That was exactly what she was worried about. The original “Kou Shuang” was a skilled artist, but she couldn’t even make a decent stick figure, let alone fool an expert.

If her intuition was right, this position should have been hers. But since she wasn’t as skilled, she was rejected… Was this the butterfly effect?
Or maybe her intuition was wrong. Maybe this wasn’t the place she was supposed to find.

Sun Jiawen said, “I have a few offers from other companies. I was planning to go to an art gallery for an internship if I didn’t get hired by the magazine. They’re really short-staffed right now, I don’t know if you’d be interested in trying it out?”

Before Kou Shuang could reply, Lu Renjia spoke up again, “I don’t know much about that internship you’re talking about. It’s just an art gallery, where you just need to memorize the explanations. It doesn’t require any professional skills. Kou Shuang wouldn’t go there.”

Kou Shuang didn’t really want to go at first, but when Lu Renjia said “it doesn’t require any professional skills,” Kou Shuang was a little tempted.

It was like playing a game and not getting the SSR you wanted, so you could only collect fragments and use an SR for now.

Since she couldn’t go to the magazine, doing something related to the industry would be fine too.

Thinking about this, Kou Shuang smiled at Sun Jiawen and said, “Can you give me your contact information? I’ll give it a try.”

Sun Jiawen seemed surprised that Kou Shuang would agree, and then she smiled and said, “Okay.”