The Female Lead is Looking at Me Differently (GL) - Chapter 29
Lu Bicai waved his hand and greeted Fu Yu awkwardly but politely, “Yo?”
Although he really wanted to pretend he was just passing by, so that Fu Yu would ignore him and move her hand away from her sword, sit down, and stop staring at him so murderously, but… unfortunately, Fu Yu couldn’t pretend not to see him.
After all, besides their previous grudge, Fu Yu’s original goal was to capture Lu Bicai; only in this way could she get the answers she wanted from the divine doctor Xie Ting and obtain clues for revenge. So no matter what, and no matter what Lu Bicai’s purpose was this time, Fu Yu was determined to get him.
Just as Fu Yu was about to attack, Lu Bicai’s mind raced at this critical moment. A flash of inspiration came to him, and before Fu Yu could make a move, he said, “Aren’t you curious about the Caihua Powder?”
Hearing him mention “Caihua Powder,” Fu Yu paused, and a strange emotion flashed in her eyes.
Because of her hesitation, Lu Bicai seized the opportunity and quickly took a few steps back, putting a safe distance between himself and Fu Yu.
Fu Yu came back to her senses, not caring at all about the distance Lu Bicai had put between them, but simply raised her eyes and looked at him indifferently, “Speak.”
After all, Wen Zhao had once been poisoned by the Caihua Powder, and now Lu Bicai had specifically mentioned this drug, so Fu Yu had to take it seriously. Even though she wanted to capture Lu Bicai immediately, she paused slightly because of Wen Zhao’s condition.
Lu Bicai smiled mysteriously, “Do you think the Caihua Powder is just an ordinary aphrodisiac?” He didn’t deliberately play dumb, but cleared his throat and, with a strange sense of pride, told Fu Yu about the effects of the Caihua Powder.
“The Caihua Powder is colorless and has a slight floral scent. By the time a doctor notices something unusual, they have already been poisoned by the Caihua Powder and there is no cure. This drug was created by me alone and there is no antidote in the world, and it cannot be cured without human intervention. This drug is harmless, but it has great benefits. It only works on women, and it can stimulate a woman’s sexual desire, making her feverish, thus allowing her to release her emotions, become intoxicated, and enjoy the ultimate pleasure in the world.”
Lu Bicai’s smile widened, “And besides, this drug has another biggest feature – that is, its effects last more than one day.”
Hearing this, Fu Yu suddenly raised her eyes, her gaze cold and direct as she looked at him, “What do you mean?”
Lu Bicai was no longer afraid of her. He clasped his fist in front of his lips and coughed deliberately.
“What I mean is, although you helped that girl relieve the effects of the drug that day, it only worked for one day; because from the day she was poisoned, she still needed to go through seven days of relief before the effects could be completely eliminated. And in these seven days, it’s all the same as the first day, without human intervention, there is no antidote.”
He spread his hands, and the smile on his lips became somewhat malicious and amused.
“Forgive my boldness, but have you thought about how you’re going to find an antidote for that girl in the next six days? As time passes and the effects of the drug wear off, her mind and thoughts will become clearer day by day. By the last day of the antidote… she will be completely conscious.”
While Lu Bicai spoke these probing words, he was secretly preparing to escape.
“Have you thought about how you’re going to deal with it on the last day?”
Fu Yu’s eyes slowly darkened, a murky emotion in her depths. She slowly curled her fingers and narrowed her eyes slightly.
Seeing her like this, Lu Bicai turned slightly and then kicked off his feet, slipping away first.
“When you’ve dealt with your companion, then talk about catching me, Miss Fu Yu.” With these words, Lu Bicai had already escaped.
His light skills were famously good, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many people wanting to get rid of him, but none of them had succeeded.
Fu Yu didn’t chase after him, not because she couldn’t, but because she didn’t want to.
Because at this moment, all her thoughts were focused on the content that Lu Bicai had just revealed.
To be honest, Fu Yu didn’t doubt the truth of what he said. Although Lu Bicai was their enemy in a way, he had no reason to lie about this, and even if he did lie, he could only delay it for one day, and by night, the truth would naturally be revealed.
But… it was very likely to be true.
Fu Yu clenched her hand tightly, her fingertips digging into her palm, the slight pain becoming a rein that pulled her thoughts and reason.
Fu Yu’s eyes seemed to have a dark, thick vortex, carrying a heavy emotion that made people dare not look directly at her.
She pursed her lips slightly, her eyelashes fluttering.
And, six days… is it?
Fu Yu naturally knew the process of curing the Caihua Powder. It was precisely because she knew that she…
Fu Yu closed her eyes and pursed her lips, suppressing her inner emotions and trying to suppress certain images in her mind.
But the more she suppressed, the more the previous images kept rolling in her mind, stimulated by Lu Bicai’s words.
The ambiguous atmosphere, the hot breath, the wet sensation… and the voice in her ear, calling her name again and again, all made Fu Yu increasingly unable to control herself.
Fu Yu leaned slightly against the window frame, her Adam’s apple bobbing.
Even if she hadn’t developed any special feelings for Wen Zhao, facing her companion in trouble, Fu Yu couldn’t ignore it; however, under those circumstances, she wouldn’t be as proactive as she was now, nor would she be so… expectant.
Perhaps she would only try her best to help the other party within her own capabilities, but more, more intimate things, Fu Yu couldn’t do.
But… now, she felt more than just companionship for Wen Zhao, she had a greater desire to touch her and become more intimate with her.
She wanted Wen Zhao to only look at her, only rely on her, and even her tears, to only fall for her.
Fu Yu’s brows furrowed slightly, and her fingers clenched.
••••
After the initial shock, Wen Zhao finally had the mood to deal with the system. She ignored the system’s deliberately displayed female supporting character value that had risen to 82, and simply asked the system, “What happened to you before? Why did you suddenly leave and set a message?”
Wen Zhao didn’t mention it before, but as soon as she brought it up, the system felt angry.
[Shouldn’t you ask yourself?]
Wen Zhao was puzzled and innocent, [What did I do? Before that, I really didn’t do anything. I’ve been diligently playing the role of the female supporting character.]
When she mentioned “that incident,” Wen Zhao couldn’t help but feel a little uncomfortable, her face flushed slightly.
[And even for that incident, I was innocent… I, I was forced to endure it, I didn’t take the initiative.] She mumbled softly.
System: [I’m asking you to reflect on how much you’ve deviated from the plot.]
Wen Zhao couldn’t help but question, [I haven’t. Oh, of course, if you’re referring to catching Lu Bicai, I can only say… I don’t know why it happened. I’ve done everything I should have.]
System: [You’ve done a lot of things you shouldn’t have.]
Wen Zhao: ?
System: [You know what the female lead…]
At this point, the system suddenly paused.
[What’s wrong?]
[No, nothing.] The system denied it without thinking.
This matter couldn’t be said. If it was said, it might cause a bigger change. Most importantly, Wen Zhao couldn’t know.
It’s better to let her think Fu Yu sees her as a rival. Only in this way can Wen Zhao be motivated by more pressure to better play the role of the female supporting character and quickly push the plot to the grand finale.
By then, Wen Zhao would be able to be free, and it would also return to the main god space.
The system wasn’t heartless towards Wen Zhao. On the contrary, it cared about Wen Zhao; it’s just that its care was all based on a system’s emotional system. It couldn’t empathize with Wen Zhao and didn’t know exactly what Wen Zhao wanted. What the system was clear about was only Wen Zhao’s initial goal, which was to go back.
Therefore, its help to Wen Zhao was to quickly advance the plot and let Wen Zhao quickly reach the end of the book. By then, she would be able to gain freedom.
The system didn’t continue, and Wen Zhao didn’t pursue it. She just comforted the system, [Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.]
Really?
The system was speechless and could only silently exit the chat channel.
After finishing the conversation with Wen Zhao, the system remembered why it had to temporarily go offline and return to the main god space. That was because it found that apart from the subtle deviation of the plot, the biggest problem was the female lead!
A small deviation in the plot is actually not a big problem. The butterfly effect is possible, as long as the major nodes can match up.
But when the female lead has a problem, that’s a big problem.
At first, the system, like Wen Zhao, didn’t notice anything amiss. But when it discovered that as Fu Yu “got angry” and “targeted” Wen Zhao more and more frequently, her favorability towards Wen Zhao was increasing instead, the system finally felt something was wrong.
After all, it wasn’t a new system, and if it couldn’t find anything wrong, it could go back to factory settings and start over.
However, when it returned to the main god space for help from its companions, it was told, “Ah? Such a small matter is worth you coming back? It’s not a big deal at all, just go back, no need to ask anymore.”
So the system returned in disgrace and was inexplicably confused.
——And the first thing it encountered when it came online was Fu Yu helping Wen Zhao with the antidote, and the system was immediately shocked and went offline.
Thinking about it, even the system couldn’t help but sigh.
Then, it mustered up its courage and clicked on the female lead’s favorability rating, which it hadn’t reported to Wen Zhao for a long time.
There, a big number hung, already changing from the initial 36 to 72.
A favorability rating that exceeded more than half, placed on Fu Yu, was simply incredible.
You know, since the night of the massacre, Fu Yu had suppressed all her emotions and feelings. Even when facing the remaining members of her clan, Fu Yu’s highest favorability rating was only over 50, and no one had ever held such a high position in Fu Yu’s heart.
Looking at this favorability rating, the system sighed with worry.
I just hope this won’t affect the plot.
••••
Because she was afraid of the awkwardness of facing Fu Yu too soon, Wen Zhao returned to her room before bed. However, to her surprise, Fu Yu was not there.
It seemed that after she returned today, she didn’t know where she went again.
Wen Zhao didn’t think much of it, and instead felt a sense of relief. After a simple wash, she changed her clothes in advance and lay down in bed.
Well, because they hadn’t caught Lu Bicai, they had to stay here for a while. Because the aftereffects of Zhan Fu’s coming-of-age ceremony hadn’t completely passed, the inn was still quite full, so… Wen Zhao was still sleeping with Fu Yu.
Originally, this made Wen Zhao a little uncomfortable, but it was okay, after all, she could convince herself that they were both girls and nothing would happen.
But unexpectedly, Wen Zhao had been slapped in the face just yesterday.
Sorry, but two girls can actually happen.
Thinking about this, the previous incidents flashed through Wen Zhao’s mind again, and she felt her face heat up, so she buried herself under the covers like an ostrich and didn’t dare to come out.
Ah ah ah, hateful Lu Bicai, why did you have to…
And why was it Fu Yu who helped her with the antidote! How could she face Fu Yu after this, it was simply, simply too embarrassing.
Wen Zhao couldn’t help but sigh. She rubbed her hair and decided to hurry up and go to sleep before Fu Yu returned to avoid the awkward scene of meeting Fu Yu later.
So Wen Zhao closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep.
But for some reason, she felt like she had forgotten something?
Half asleep and half awake, Wen Zhao felt someone lift the covers and lay down. The person was cold all over, jolting Wen Zhao awake from her warm dream.
But before Wen Zhao could panic, she smelled the familiar cold fragrance on the other person, so Wen Zhao’s nerves relaxed again, with a sense of trust in a familiar person.
Under the control of her still unclear mind, she mumbled drowsily, “Just came back? Where have you been?”
Fu Yu didn’t seem to expect that she had woken Wen Zhao up. She didn’t answer Wen Zhao’s question, but simply said softly, “Sleep.”
But Wen Zhao had been woken up and it was a bit difficult to fall asleep again, and Fu Yu was still cold from the night. Wen Zhao’s mind was still a mess, she leaned over and asked sleepily, “Did you just come back?”
After lying down, Fu Yu tucked Wen Zhao in, then reached out and her cool fingertips touched her warm, delicate cheek.
Wen Zhao was chilled by her hand and shrank her neck, almost not fully awake.
Fu Yu’s fingertips moved slightly, and then she said softly, “Sleep.”
So under Fu Yu’s gentle touch, Wen Zhao fell asleep drowsily again.
But this time, Wen Zhao couldn’t sleep until dawn, because she gradually woke up again, but this time, she was woken up by the heat, feeling a discomfort with restlessness.
Wen Zhao tossed and turned uncomfortably in the bed, but felt that the heat in her heart and body could not be extinguished, like a blazing fire, burning fiercely.
As she moved around, a cool hand pressed down on her, and then, something moved beside her, and someone pressed down on her, bringing a refreshing coolness.