The Female Lead is Looking at Me Differently (GL) - Chapter 20

Wen Zhao had a dream where she turned into a little deer playing in the grass. The surroundings were warm, with grass growing and birds singing, and even butterflies were fluttering around her, even kissing her cheeks and nose.

This light and happy mood infected her, causing Wen Zhao to smile even in her sleep. And this feeling was so real, it made Wen Zhao feel like it wasn’t a dream at all.

After a night had passed, when Wen Zhao opened her eyes again, she saw the dawn.

Wen Zhao had originally thought that the first night she shared a bed with Fu Yu in such a small bed, she would toss and turn and be unable to sleep. Although Fu Yu’s expression was very gentle and she didn’t seem resentful, and she even gave her a head pat before bed, but… there was a kind of fear called scaring oneself.

But when she found that it was already dawn when she opened her eyes, Wen Zhao sat up in bed, blinked, and was stunned for a long time before coming to her senses.

…It was already the next day. So this was the legendary “surviving until morning”?

Wen Zhao rubbed her eyes and sat up blankly.

The pillow was already empty, obviously, Fu Yu had already gotten up and gone out; she had covered Wen Zhao with all the blankets before she left, and had even thoughtfully tucked in the corners of the blanket, ensuring that Wen Zhao wouldn’t kick the blanket off accidentally.

Wen Zhao reached out and touched the soft blanket. Probably because she had just woken up, her mind was still a little dazed, and her thoughts were a mess. She shook her head, deciding not to dwell on how she had spent last night, after all…

Well, there were still a few more nights to go = = She had plenty of time to worry about it slowly.

After washing up, Wen Zhao went downstairs. She originally thought that You Zixia and Fu Yu would be downstairs preparing some breakfast to eat, but when she went downstairs and took a quick look around, she found that only Fu Yu was sitting quietly in a corner seat, and You Zixia was nowhere to be seen.

Out of concern and curiosity, Wen Zhao walked over and casually asked, “Where’s Senior Brother? Why isn’t he here?”

Wen Zhao swore that she had absolutely no ulterior motives; even though she had desperately wanted to increase her female supporting character value before, she definitely didn’t want to at this moment. Her question was purely casual. However, the next moment, Fu Yu seemed to look up at her alertly.

Her gaze was cold and her eyes were dark, like a ferocious beast guarding its food.

Wen Zhao’s mind belatedly started working, and she thought to herself, ‘Oh no.’

Why did she have to ask such a question? Why did she have to care about You Zixia so deliberately? Now look, she’d stepped on Fu Yu’s landmine.

Before she could speak to salvage the situation, Fu Yu had already fixed her gaze on her, her expression slightly cold as she raised an eyebrow. Her eyes and brows were filled with an indescribable coldness.

“It seems you’re quite concerned about You Zixia. You’re so eager to ask about him just because you haven’t seen him.” Fu Yu’s voice was indifferent, and she lifted her eyelashes to look at Wen Zhao.

Although Fu Yu’s displeasure didn’t seem to be fully expressed, and she still maintained her original image, Wen Zhao could already sense that the female lead was staking her claim.

She had already regarded You Zixia as her possession and wouldn’t allow the female supporting character to covet him.

Wen Zhao was speechless and felt wronged, thinking that this must be what it felt like to be misunderstood.

She tried to call out to the system, wanting to ask if she would lose female supporting character value if she denied it in her own way, after all, she couldn’t lose the female lead’s favor for no reason. However, to her surprise, the system didn’t reply to her but left an auto-reply message instead.

Wen Zhao furrowed her brow in confusion, but now was not the time to investigate this matter.

She looked at Fu Yu, sat down, and began to think carefully, then cautiously chose her words, “You’re overthinking it. It’s not like that. I was just…”

Wen Zhao had a sudden idea, “Concerned about our plan.”

Fu Yu’s gaze followed Wen Zhao’s movements. When Wen Zhao sat down, her gaze leveled and looked directly at Wen Zhao, not allowing her to look away.

But this made Wen Zhao feel a lot of pressure.

Hearing this, Fu Yu looked into Wen Zhao’s eyes, her eyelashes half-closed, as if she were confirming whether she was telling the truth or lying. After a moment, she withdrew her gaze, as if she was no longer going to pursue the matter.

So Wen Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she had passed this test.

“You Zixia went out this time for the plan,” Fu Yu then said.

Wen Zhao raised her eyebrows in confusion and said, “Hmm?” indicating that she was listening.

Fu Yu lowered her eyes, tapped the table with one hand, and then briefly outlined You Zixia’s plan.

Just as they had previously imagined and planned, Luoyue City was prosperous and open, and all kinds of news spread quickly. Just from the fact that the city lord of Luoyue City was eager to find a husband for his daughter at the coming-of-age ceremony, which had been spread around, it could be seen that if they released any news, it would have a good effect.

However, this time, they caught the big event of the coming-of-age ceremony. Although it seemed like bad timing, no one would care about a foreign beauty at this moment, but… even though it was against the wind, if you changed direction, the headwind could be turned into a tailwind.

So, three days later, a rumor began to spread.

It was said that a female cultivator had come from outside, with unparalleled beauty and stunning looks. Anyone who saw her true face would be captivated by her beauty and offer their heart. This beauty had heard that the daughter of the City Lord of Luoyue City was about to come of age and would be touring the city of Luoyue during the ceremony, and would choose a satisfactory husband. Curious to see what the young lady, who was rumored to be a beauty, looked like and how beautiful she was, she wondered if she could compare. Therefore, on the day of the young lady’s city tour, she would also go to offer a gift.

After this rumor spread, the people of Luoyue City were shocked and quickly started a new discussion.

“Did you hear that?” “I heard it, I heard it, shh. I wonder who she is and what she looks like, to be so bold as to directly challenge the City Lord and the Young lady, tsk…” “It’s said that she’s offering a gift, but I think she’s provoking them.” “And she’s doing it right before the young lady’s coming-of-age ceremony. Do you think she has a grudge against the City Lord or the Young lady, and is deliberately trying to pick a fight?” “I say it’s just a woman’s vanity about being ‘the most beautiful in the world’.”

….

Regardless of whether the outside world’s opinions were good or bad, their goal had been achieved.

When they were sure that the rumors outside had spread far enough, You Zixia had also completed his task.

Because the next day was the coming-of-age ceremony of the City Lord of Luoyue’s daughter, they had to allocate their tasks for the night.

According to the previous division, during the day, You Zixia would lurk among the crowd, waiting for an opportunity while observing the situation. Fu Yu and Wen Zhao would reveal themselves in another place, serving as bait and targets to attract Lu Bicai’s attention, and at the same time, deliberately expose their residence to let Lu Bicai know. This way, when Lu Bicai acted at night, he would have a choice and a place to go.

Because they couldn’t be sure whether Lu Bicai would choose the young lady’s side or their side at night, they had to act separately. Fortunately, they had enough people, and the only difficulty was that… You Zixia would have to work hard as a “rooftop gentleman” at night.

However, You Zixia could draw talismans, and he could hide better than anyone else by sticking on concealment talismans.

The next day, the day of the young lady’s coming-of-age ceremony arrived.

You Zixia left first to scout the location… no, to prepare and take action. Wen Zhao and the others were not in a hurry, because before they arrived, they had plenty of time, and they also needed to make sufficient preparations.

– That was to dress up Fu Yu.

Although Fu Yu’s beauty was already enough to captivate people’s hearts, a delicate and elegant outfit would be an added bonus, allowing Fu Yu’s beauty to be even more compelling. At the same time, it could also increase the chances of attracting Lu Bicai.

After all, catching a turtle in a jar is easier than waiting for a rabbit to bump into a tree.

Fu Yu had always worn cool, black clothes. While the black color made her skin look snowy white and matched Fu Yu’s temperament, it always gave off a rather cold and aloof feeling, which might not be very attractive to Lu Bicai.

Therefore, this time, for the operation, Fu Yu changed into a crimson dress.

It wasn’t a vulgar shade of red but a deep, intense red, like bl00d. It was a color that would make people never forget her appearance after just one glance.

Fu Yu turned around, and the wide sleeves of her dress formed a curve as she moved, like the wings of a butterfly. A gust of wind blew up the light, and the crimson, light skirt fluttered in mid-air, like red clouds slowly falling. The embroidered patterns hidden under the red gauze were faintly visible, with a layer of rosy glow.

She raised her face beneath this red glow, her long black eyelashes slowly lifted, revealing those alluring and lively pure black pupils.

The color of her dress was rich, seductive, and tempting, but her eyebrows and eyes were distinct in black and white, cold and calm. The emotions in her eyes when she looked up had a strong sense of contrast, which was another kind of extreme sexiness.

Wen Zhao’s breath involuntarily stopped. She stood there, staring blankly at Fu Yu who had turned around and looked at her, and for a moment she was speechless, only able to open her eyes wide and look at Fu Yu helplessly.

Time seemed to pass for a long time, and yet it seemed like only a moment, before Wen Zhao found her voice.

She quickly looked away, suddenly feeling unsure of how to face Fu Yu in front of her.

Wen Zhao bit her lip, feeling her heart pounding, each beat like a rabbit jumping rope.

“You…” Wen Zhao found her voice and stammered.

Fu Yu lowered her eyes and glanced at her own clothes, saying indifferently, “Does it look okay?”

Perhaps because Fu Yu wasn’t looking at her, the panic and pressure in Wen Zhao’s heart immediately lessened. She pursed her lips and then nodded in response to Fu Yu, “It’s, it’s okay.”

… It was more than okay, it was absolutely perfect.

She bit her tongue and clenched her fists.

Hearing Wen Zhao’s answer, Fu Yu nodded lightly, then walked over and stood beside Wen Zhao. She looked sideways at the person beside her and then reached out her hand, saying to her, “Let’s go.”

Wen Zhao coughed lightly, pretending to be natural as she handed her hand to Fu Yu, “Okay.”

Although she acted natural, her fingertips trembled slightly when their hands touched.

She didn’t know if Fu Yu noticed. She simply lowered her head slightly, then her eyelashes fluttered, and then she took Wen Zhao’s hand and flew away on a sword, landing on a pavilion.

Not far away, the young lady of Luoyue City was sitting in a tall carriage and slowly approaching them.