The Female Lead is Looking at Me Differently (GL) - Chapter 4

Wen Zhao was currently holding a rattle, which was quite out of character for her, when she suddenly heard the system say that. She couldn’t help but stop in her tracks.

Wait, what’s going on? Could it be that the system made a mistake? Otherwise, why would Fu Yu increase her favorability towards her again in such a short period of time?

Faced with such a question, even though the system was just an AI, it couldn’t help but feel a little dissatisfied. It said to Wen Zhao: [Please rest assured, host, the system’s calculation and detection programs will not make mistakes.]

…That means the 5 points of favorability just now were really added to her.

But why? Wen Zhao squatted on the ground and tapped the rattle lightly with her fingers.

Why did the female lead increase her favorability towards her?

If she could find the reason and prescribe the right medicine, then she would definitely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

However, after thinking for a few seconds, Wen Zhao still couldn’t come up with a suitable answer. In the end, she lowered her eyes and looked at the rattle in her hand, and couldn’t help but think, could it be because Fu Yu saw her playing with the rattle happily and beautifully, so she gave her five points of favorability?

Of course, Wen Zhao herself also felt that this guess was a bit absurd, so she quickly dismissed this idea and then stood up.

——But no matter what, this could probably be considered a guess, although it wasn’t very reliable.

So Wen Zhao paid the stall owner and bought the rattle. She shook the rattle and listened to the sound of the little toy, feeling much more relaxed.

Maybe… it really was because of the rattle? After all, listen to this sound, how childish it is.

System: [……]

While playing with the rattle, Wen Zhao calculated her “assets” in her heart.

When she was acting in the inn, because Wen Zhao was scared to cry by Fu Yu halfway through, the system didn’t report to her in time about the female supporting character value she had gained from that operation. Now that Wen Zhao checked it out, she found that her female supporting character value had increased from the original 67 to 85!

What a luxurious 18 points of female supporting character value! I feel like I can splurge on so many things with it.

Thinking about the favorability she had just gained, Wen Zhao decided to strike while the iron was hot and use these earned female supporting character points right now.

She wanted to improve the female lead’s favorability!

But how exactly should she do that? It was a science.

Well, why not start by exchanging toys (?)!

Wen Zhao looked down at the rattle in her hand, suppressed her nervousness, bit her lower lip, and then turned to look at Fu Yu who was standing behind her, and then handed her the rattle, saying softly, “Do you want to play with it?”

Hearing her words, Fu Yu seemed to frown in confusion. She lowered her eyes and looked at the rattle held in Wen Zhao’s hand, probably not quite understanding why she would suddenly ask such a question.

Her face still had the same indifferent expression, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, and her expression was like ice and snow, forming a sharp contrast with Wen Zhao’s apprehensive and slightly pitiful expression. Outsiders who didn’t know the situation might think that Wen Zhao was trying to please the “unhappy” Fu Yu.

But Fu Yu was no longer interested in such things. The reason she was standing here was simply because she wanted to accompany Wen Zhao. So she simply refused coldly and softly, “No need.”

Such a tone was quite normal for Fu Yu, but perhaps because she was rejected, Wen Zhao felt a little sad. She bit her lip, and the unease between her brows turned into disappointment.

Such a heavy disappointment, placed on her pitiful brows, even the most hard-hearted person would feel pity at this moment.

So Fu Yu couldn’t help but pause, her gaze falling on the place where Wen Zhao’s disappointment was concentrated. After a few seconds, she sighed softly.

Then a hand reached out and took the rattle from Wen Zhao.

Wen Zhao was startled and widened her eyes, then followed the hand and saw Fu Yu’s cold and heroic face.

“Fu Yu…?” Wen Zhao stared blankly, with a look of disbelief. It was as if she had been hit on the head by a small candy.

If it were before, Fu Yu would definitely not have softened her heart, because she would never have given extra thought to such childish things, nor would she change her decision because of others’ disappointment. For Fu Yu, if she didn’t need something, she simply didn’t need it. She was such a determined person who wouldn’t easily change her decisions.

But at this moment… perhaps it was also related to the fact that she had scared the other party in the inn, or perhaps it was related to her inexplicable and repeated indulgence, but in any case, when Fu Yu saw Wen Zhao’s expression, she suddenly softened her heart.

So she chose to accept the rattle that she didn’t like and that didn’t suit her at all.

Although her fingers were slender and distinct, holding the rattle, this childish toy didn’t seem to match Fu Yu at all, and the huge contrast between the person and the object seemed to add a touch of decoration to Fu Yu’s cold and hard temperament.

Although it wasn’t a troublesome thing, Fu Yu didn’t know what to do with such a small toy for a while. After hesitating for a moment, she simply held it together with her sword and hugged it in the crook of her arm, out of sight.

Then she nodded to Wen Zhao, “Continue shopping.”

Wen Zhao nodded blankly, then walked forward in a daze.

A moment later, her brain finally caught up.

Wen Zhao roared in her mind, pulling up the system: [System! The female lead accepted my gesture!]

The system didn’t know what to say for a moment, so it could only act as a dutiful wet blanket, saying to Wen Zhao: [Your female supporting character value has decreased by three points.]

Wen Zhao didn’t care at the moment, a mere three points, how could it compare to improving the female lead’s favorability.

So she happily asked the system, [How much favorability did Fu Yu add to me just now?]

The system was almost reluctant to tell her: [0.]

Wen Zhao: …QAQ

At this moment, a commotion suddenly came from a distance.

“Get out of the way! The horse is frightened! Get out of the way!”

Wen Zhao hadn’t fully reacted yet, and was just vaguely thinking in her mind: The horse is frightened? Is it coming over?

The next moment, the noise was already approaching her.

Although she knew that she had also inherited some of the original female supporting character’s martial arts skills and could easily dodge the frightened horse, at this critical moment, Wen Zhao’s mind went blank, instantly turning into an ordinary person, unable to do anything.

Her breath even stopped, and she watched the approaching horse in horror, her heart pounding, her hands and feet cold, and her palms and back were covered in cold sweat.

At such a moment, Wen Zhao even had the spare thought to think, what should I do, wouldn’t she be hit by the carriage? If she really died, would she die here, or would she return to her original world to die?

Wen Zhao even thought she was starting to see her life flash before her eyes.

However, the rescue also happened at that moment.

She saw a dark figure approaching, and then her waist tightened, as if someone had grabbed her waist tightly, and the next moment, Wen Zhao was lifted up into the air, and her face was buried in an embrace filled with a cold fragrance.

Wen Zhao’s vision blurred, and she was slightly dazed, unable to see anything clearly, and even her ears were a little buzzing. In such a chaotic situation, only the faint scent of cold fragrance at the tip of her nose hooked her thoughts, causing her to involuntarily relax and sink.

Wen Zhao gradually calmed down and made a judgment.

It was… Fu Yu, right? The person who saved her could only be Fu Yu.

Feeling the refreshing cold fragrance at the tip of her nose, Wen Zhao’s heart suddenly started to beat.

After the strong stimulation, her heart rate was rapidly irregular. And Wen Zhao finally understood why TV dramas still like to use such a clichéd heroic rescue plot. It’s not just clichéd, the important thing is, it works!

Because no one could experience the feeling of being “rescued by a hero” as deeply as Wen Zhao.

A hero saving a beauty, it’s really a timeless trope.

The two of them landed safely from mid-air, and after letting go of Wen Zhao, Fu Yu seemed ready to turn back.

Wen Zhao was startled and subconsciously reached out, grabbing Fu Yu’s sleeve without knowing why.

Fu Yu paused and turned around. Her dark eyes reflected Wen Zhao’s frightened expression, her eyelashes like black feathers, her eyes like stars. Although she didn’t show overly gentle emotions, at this moment, it gave Wen Zhao a strong sense of security.

Perhaps noticing the lingering fear in Wen Zhao’s heart, Fu Yu pressed her brow, then reached out and pinched Wen Zhao’s wrist, saying, “Don’t be afraid, I’ll be right back.”

Instead of repelling Wen Zhao with sword qi like last time, she pinched her wrist and gently comforted her.

So Wen Zhao let go of her hand and whispered, “Oh, then hurry up.” To avoid being deducted female supporting character points, Wen Zhao hurriedly added a weak and cowardly sentence, “I, I need you to protect me.”

Fu Yu paused, her fingers twitched slightly, and a trace of emotion flashed in her eyes, then she nodded. “Okay.”

Then Fu Yu leaped directly towards the frightened horse, landing steadily on its back.

Her figure was light and graceful, like a flying swallow.

“You?!” The person driving the carriage was startled.

Fu Yu ignored him but steadily controlled her body, bent down slightly, took the reins from the person’s hand, then wrapped the reins around her arm, exerted force with both arms, and pulled the reins back.

The reins were suddenly pulled with great force, instantly revealing the lines of Fu Yu’s arms, looking quite frightening, as if her arm would be broken the next moment, but Fu Yu’s expression remained unchanged, her eyes calm.

The horse, because the reins were suddenly pulled, was involuntarily restrained by the strong force, its front hooves leaped high, neighing and struggling constantly.

“——!”

Fu Yu’s body tilted backward following the direction of the horse’s leap, she turned her hand and pulled it backward, taking advantage of the backward force of her body, her legs tightened, and her feet, wearing black and gold boots, firmly stepped on the horse’s back, her brows carrying a touch of indifferent coldness, like a cold wind and rain, slightly stinging.

The horse was shaking its head wildly, trying to break free from the control of the reins, but Fu Yu’s arms didn’t tremble at all, her eyes lowered slightly, her black eyelashes covered all the emotions in her eyes, leaving only a cold demeanor.

After a while, the horse calmed down.