The Female Lead is Looking at Me Differently (GL) - Chapter 40

It’s just a matter of returning to our original positions. As long as I put on a calm enough act on the surface, there’s nothing I can’t do.

After giving herself a series of mental comforts, Wen Zhao felt that she should be able to handle it. Then she stood up and asked proactively, “Senior brother, Fu Yu… Miss, you’re both back.”

The atmosphere between Fu Yu and Wen Zhao was obviously wrong. Compared to before, there seemed to be an instant change between them, from boiling water to cold water that hadn’t even been heated.

If it were before, Fu Yu would have long since walked past You Zixia and then taken Wen Zhao’s hand, sitting next to Wen Zhao earlier; but now she was following You Zixia slowly, walking inside, and didn’t even glance at Wen Zhao, which was obviously very different from usual.

But You Zixia didn’t seem to notice anything wrong. He walked over with Fu Yu and sat down, replying, “Yes, I just went out with Fu Yu to look at the route we planned this morning.”

Hearing him say this, Wen Zhao was a little puzzled, “What planned route?”

You Zixia coughed and said softly, “The route to capture Lu Bicai.”

Wen Zhao: “……”

She remembered that in their previous discussions, they had indeed decided that after Lu Bicai got the antidote, no matter where she escaped to, they would still go and capture her back.

After all, Fu Yu needed the clues from Xie Ting’s mouth, so she still needed to complete the task.

Although it sounded like Lu Bicai was very miserable…

However, after hearing Lu Bicai’s reaction when talking about her senior sister Xie Ting, and Xie Ting’s attitude towards Lu Bicai, Wen Zhao didn’t think Lu Bicai would be in any danger. On the contrary, her relationship with Xie Ting should be pretty good.

And the reason why Xie Ting used capturing Lu Bicai as a condition, Wen Zhao thought, was because Lu Bicai’s light kung fu and stealth skills were very good, and if she wasn’t caught at the beginning, it would be much more difficult later.

This is the so-called ‘falling behind at the first step, and it’s impossible to catch up in the next few steps’.

Even Fu Yu, if Lu Bicai was prepared or hiding in the dark, might not be able to catch her.

After all, Xie Ting didn’t seem so eager to tell them the news.

Thinking of this, Wen Zhao looked at Fu Yu, “Then… do you have any way?”

The system quietly reminded her, [Don’t forget your attitude.]

Wen Zhao certainly hadn’t forgotten, but she felt that it was just a normal discussion, even as a white lotus female supporting character, she wouldn’t be too pretentious.

Wen Zhao had this attitude, and Fu Yu didn’t deliberately treat her differently because of what happened before; just as she said herself, she was just returning to her original position. So when faced with Wen Zhao’s question, she still answered, but when answering the question, she never raised her eyes to look directly at Wen Zhao.

In those beautiful eyes, which always had a faint, gentle emotion that was only shown to her, there was no longer her figure.

Wen Zhao disappeared from Fu Yu’s eyes, as if she had faded from her heart.

“I drew a small tracking spell on Lu Bicai’s shoulder before, and she didn’t notice. Following the spell, you can find her location.” She replied.

Wen Zhao realized, indeed, Fu Yu had been alone with Lu Bicai before, so the spell should have been drawn at that time.

Therefore, Wen Zhao nodded quickly and said with a smile, “Then you are really amazing.”

Fu Yu’s expression remained unchanged, she simply nodded slightly.

Seeing her indifferent reaction, for some reason, Wen Zhao felt a pang in her heart, a sharp, uncomfortable feeling.

Clearly… this was the initial and most correct way of interacting, wasn’t it? Fu Yu was just like this, whether facing the ridicule and provocation of outsiders, or compliments and praise, she was always calm and indifferent.

This was her original personality and emotion. How could she have forgotten it? Why would she feel uncomfortable about this…

Wen Zhao slowly clenched her fingers, lowered her eyes, and her mouth felt bitter.

Perhaps it was because after falling in love with her, Fu Yu had treated her exceptionally differently, giving all the softness and warmth in her heart to Wen Zhao, offering it to her. She had warmed up to Wen Zhao, naturally placing all her warmth in Wen Zhao’s hands, and Wen Zhao, because of this, felt “special” and “important”.

So, when the other party suddenly returned to her normal attitude towards Wen Zhao, she couldn’t face it for a while, and couldn’t adjust her mentality correctly.

But this was the right way.

Wen Zhao’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and she breathed slowly.

So, don’t be sad, just adapt quickly.

At this time, You Zixia, who had been in a state of detachment, slowly realized something was wrong.

To be honest, at first he didn’t notice anything, but as time passed, seeing Wen Zhao and Fu Yu talk for a while and still have this kind of interaction, You Zixia felt something was wrong.

If it were usually, Fu Yu would definitely raise her eyes, perhaps her facial expression would be indifferent, but her eyes would definitely be looking at Wen Zhao seriously and gently, as if she were gazing at something important.

But today, Fu Yu kept her eyes lowered, as if she didn’t care about the outside world. Even, You Zixia could feel that she was too… how should he put it, tense.

It was as if she was always suppressing something, completely different from the usual Fu Yu.

You Zixia took a few sips of water and thought silently, could it be… they had a quarrel?

It wasn’t impossible.

Girls are quite likely to quarrel, and it’s also quite easy for Dao companions to quarrel. Combining these two, female dao companions are even more likely to quarrel.

So You Zixia felt that he had solved the case.

Since they were Dao companions who had a quarrel, he felt that he was not very suitable to stay here, so You Zixia quietly put down his teacup, then stood up and said casually, “I’ll go back to the room for a while, you two sit.”

Then he left.

After Wen Zhao and Fu Yu were left alone, Wen Zhao’s heart suddenly quickened, it was the kind of movement she wanted to calm down but couldn’t suppress.

What was she expecting… She and Fu Yu had nothing to do with each other anymore.

And since she had already rejected her, if she wanted to be ambiguous again, wouldn’t that be too… inappropriate.

Wen Zhao closed her eyes and took a deep breath. But at the same time, there was a voice in her heart persuading her, it’s just that she’s no longer good friends with Fu Yu, they just returned to being friends, and no one said that she couldn’t get along well with her friends, right?

Besides, it’s just ordinary conversation, who said that you can’t talk to someone you just drew a line with?

Such persuasion made Wen Zhao hesitate and waver. She denied it over and over again, but was persuaded over and over again, and she had no position at all.

Finally, Wen Zhao made up her mind and decided to just mention it lightly, so that it wouldn’t be too abrupt and wouldn’t disturb Fu Yu.

However, the moment she raised her head to speak, Fu Yu stood up and glanced over.

This was the first and only time she had looked at Wen Zhao since she came to the table, but soon, she withdrew her gaze, her eyelashes turned slightly, without a trace of breeze.

“I’ll go upstairs first,” she said.

And without hesitation, she turned and left.

Wen Zhao didn’t even have time to say “okay”.

She sat there blankly, the smile on her face was about to fade, and Wen Zhao only felt empty inside and extremely sour.

She slowly clenched her hands, pursed her lips tightly, not allowing herself to lose control and make a sound.

“…It’s okay, it’s okay.” Wen Zhao comforted herself, trying to keep a calm expression on her face. Fu Yu might just be too tired, and this is normal between friends, after all, she didn’t leave without a word, she even said something.

Then, she saw Fu Yu turn into another room, not their room.

Wen Zhao was stunned there, she could only open her eyes stupidly, her hands unconsciously clenched tightly, and after a long time, she finally reacted.

Wen Zhao turned to ask the waiter not far away, “You have… a vacant room here, right?”

The waiter came over diligently and replied, “Yes, after the young lady’s coming-of-age ceremony, many of the martial artists who came to watch the ceremony have left one after another, so this room is naturally vacant.”

Wen Zhao’s lips moved slightly, and she felt dizzy. She took a deep breath, “Then that girl, when did she… ask for a new room?”

The waiter looked up, as if recalling which one was with Wen Zhao, and then he quickly remembered, after all, someone like Fu Yu was difficult to leave a deep impression on people.

“You mean that girl? Early this morning, she came to choose a room.”

Wen Zhao’s eyelashes trembled, “Is that so… I see.”

After the waiter left, Wen Zhao was left alone.

She slowly leaned on the table and buried herself in her arms. Her eyes closed, and her heart was suppressed.

This is normal too. She told herself in her heart. After all… she and Fu Yu no longer had any relationship, and now there is also a new vacant room, so it is natural for her to move out. After all, they can’t continue to share a room when there is a vacant room, what would that look like.

Wen Zhao comforted herself in this way.

And ordinary friends, they usually live in their own rooms.

…However, despite this, the increasing sourness in her heart could not be concealed.

A mixture of, grievance or resentment and bewildered astonishment made her feel even more uncomfortable.

••••

After returning to her room, Fu Yu gently closed the door. The calm, mirrored emotion on her face shattered slightly. Her eyes darkened, and then she frowned slightly, leaned back against the door panel, looked up, and let out a soft sigh. She released her hand that had been clenched all along, and there were deep nail marks on her palm.

Then, Fu Yu closed her eyes slightly, calmed her emotions, put down her sword, and then sat down on a stool; she reached out and poured water casually, but her eyes were not on it for a moment.

Fu Yu knew that when she was downstairs just now, she had never looked up at Wen Zhao. Such an emotion was bound to be cold, and it might hurt Wen Zhao’s heart… No, she didn’t know if it would hurt her, because according to Wen Zhao, returning to their original positions, then a cold and distant attitude might be what the other party wanted.

But no matter what she showed, only Fu Yu herself knew that she didn’t want to be so cold, but she had to. Because she had to restrain herself, she couldn’t be like before; otherwise, even a glance or a gaze would lead to her indulgence and pull her back into the water.

If she continued like this, Fu Yu would find it even more impossible to let go, and she couldn’t escape.

But she couldn’t not leave, after all, this was the result… that Wen Zhao had always wanted, wasn’t it.

So Fu Yu was restraining herself, which is why she only made eye contact twice.

However, Fu Yu found that she had probably overestimated herself.

Since she had feelings, how could she easily leave?

Even without the gaze of her eyes, there was still the sound, her ears could still hear, and even if there was no sound, there was still the breath.

The familiar, loving breath.

Especially when she was alone with Wen Zhao, Fu Yu felt even more difficult to control herself. The atmosphere of the two of them being alone directly pulled her into the enchanting fantasy of the past.

So when she could still control her emotions, Fu Yu got up and returned to the room first.

But even so, she still couldn’t control her heartbeat.

Every beat of her heart seemed to be jumping for joy because Wen Zhao was by her side.

Fu Yu closed her eyes and gently brushed her fingernails against the palm of her hand.

••••

After adjusting her mindset, Wen Zhao patted her cheeks and began to think about Lu Bicai. After all, she had just discussed with Zhan Fu about facing and considering the matter with Lu Bicai.

And Zhan Fu also wanted to meet Lu Bicai and have a long-term relationship with her, but at the same time, they had to take Lu Bicai back to Xie Ting, which was inevitable. If they had to find a win-win solution…

Wen Zhao came up with an idea.

After seeing Zhan Fu, Wen Zhao briefly explained their situation.

Hearing this, Zhan Fu was a little nervous, “Are you going to take her away?”

Wen Zhao nodded, “Yes, the secret Xie Ting mentioned is very important, so Fu Yu can’t give up. After all, although the Fu family’s matter is far away, I think you must have heard about it…”

Zhan Fu nodded, “Indeed, I’ve heard of it. So… is it because of this?” Zhan Fu sighed sorrowfully.

Wen Zhao comforted her and told her her previous guess.

“So I think Xie Ting’s goal is not to catch or hurt Lu Bicai, she just wants to delay Fu Yu as much as possible within a reasonable range, or find a way to embarrass her. After all, Lu Bicai is her junior sister, and I don’t see any discord between them, so I think she won’t be in any danger.”

Zhan Fu propped her chin and started thinking about something else.

“You said, why did Xie Ting propose this condition? If she doesn’t want to say it, then she doesn’t say it, even if Fu Yu forcibly threatens her, but… she can’t do anything excessive. After all, she is a famous doctor.”

Wen Zhao thought for a while, and then remained silent, “Actually, Fu Yu might do it.” After all, she has reached the point of being obsessed with revenge.

No, this can’t be described as obsession.

After all, that kind of hatred, the pain that is engraved in the bone marrow, is definitely not something that can be described by one emotion, it has even become the inner driving force that supports Fu Yu to move forward.

It can be said that since that night, Fu Yu’s entire being has been composed of hatred.

Therefore, her pursuit of revenge is definitely something that others who cannot empathize cannot understand.

Wen Zhao couldn’t understand either, but she could understand… understand the burning flame in Fu Yu’s heart.

However, Wen Zhao didn’t think Xie Ting was really unwilling to say.

She frowned in confusion, “I always feel that she has a reason to say it…”

Zhan Fu was a little curious, “Hmm? What reason?”

Wen Zhao shook her head, “I can’t say, but I just have this kind of sense of incongruity, so I think that’s why she would use Lu Bicai as a condition to make things difficult, but in fact, she won’t hurt Lu Bicai.”

Zhan Fu sighed.

Then, Wen Zhao mentioned the reason for her visit this time.

“We must take Lu Bicai back, but if we do this, your plan might…”

Zhan Fu raised her head, her eyes moved, “In that case, I’ll go with you.”

Although this was what Wen Zhao had originally planned, she still couldn’t help but hesitate when she heard Zhan Fu take the initiative to mention it, “But your father…”

Zhan Fu raised her eyebrows, her eyes full of a lively color, “I don’t have any more concerns now, what else is my father worried about? Could it be that he wants to keep me confined in Luoyue City? Besides, with you, Lu Bicai, You Zixia, and Fu Yu here, what am I afraid of?”

“After all, Miss Fu Yu has the highest martial arts skills, right?” she winked at Wen Zhao.

Wen Zhao pursed her lips and unconsciously wanted to avoid Zhan Fu’s gaze. Because at this moment, she felt that she couldn’t face the topic of Fu Yu.

But soon, she controlled her emotions.

“Then, does your father know about Lu Bicai’s matter?”

Zhan Fu pursed her lips and glanced to the side, a little embarrassed, “He knows.”

Wen Zhao was slightly startled, “All of it?”

Zhan Fu nodded, “After all, my father always likes to worry about everything, and besides, at that time, Lu Bicai… disappeared without a trace, leaving without a word, so I was a little angry, so I thought I would just tell him everything, but I didn’t say it was… mine, I just vaguely mentioned it. The result was unexpected, but my father…”

Zhan Fu’s expression was a bit strange, “My father said he would arrange everything for me, and he would also find a suitable husband who would take good care of me and not mind this kind of thing. He also comforted me and said that there was actually nothing to it, as long as I didn’t say anything, no one would know.”

Wen Zhao: “…….”

So the City Lord still hasn’t given up on finding a husband for Zhan Fu.

But it’s normal, after all, Zhan Fu’s situation is still different from the real situation.

Then Wen Zhao thought, when she and Fu Yu came to visit Zhan Fu, the City Lord had kept You Zixia for a private conversation.

Hiss, thinking about it this way, they must have been talking about this at that time!

And when he came back, You Zixia didn’t say anything, most likely he refused.

…After figuring out the truth, for some reason, she felt that her senior brother seemed a bit… pitiful.

Zhan Fu: “Of course, I rejected him directly. After all…”

She snorted and wrinkled her nose, “I haven’t caught the real culprit yet! Even if I want to apologize or take responsibility, it should be the culprit, I don’t have any intention of harming others.”

Wen Zhao couldn’t help but laugh lightly.

“Alright, there won’t be any danger along the way, so it’s better to bring you along. In that case, go and discuss it with your father, and I’ll go back and ask Senior Brother and the others.”

Zhan Fu didn’t care, “It’s easy to deal with my father, don’t worry, I can leave with you tomorrow morning. As for your side… as long as Miss Fu Yu agrees, it’s easy to persuade You Zixia. And as for Fu Yu, with you as a mediator, I’m definitely relieved.”

The expression on Wen Zhao’s face froze, and she unconsciously pinched her hand.

She as a mediator…

If it were before, Wen Zhao could still have a little confidence or even arrogance, but now, with her current relationship with Fu Yu, how dare she be so sure?

It feels like they have really become strangers now.

Noticing Wen Zhao’s emotional abnormality, Zhan Fu was a little puzzled, “What’s wrong?”

Wen Zhao subconsciously shook her head, hiding her emotions, “Nothing.”

Zhan Fu: “No, there must be something. Don’t hide it from me, we’ve agreed to be friends. Of course, if this matter is difficult, just tell me directly, and I’ll go find them later.”

“No… it’s not that.” Wen Zhao said subconsciously.

Then she bit her lip, a little hesitant.

After all, she obviously overestimated her ability to bear, overestimated her emotions when facing the cold relationship with Fu Yu, so now she felt very uncomfortable, and her heart felt a little depressed.

But she had no one to confide in about these emotions.

She couldn’t tell her senior brother because he didn’t understand these things, and he didn’t understand why Wen Zhao, as a girl, was so conflicted.

She couldn’t discuss it with the system either, because the system was just an artificial intelligence, and although it could analyze people’s psychology, it couldn’t imitate it.

And naturally, Wen Zhao couldn’t tell Fu Yu.

How can I tell Fu Yu about going home?

Besides, the system doesn’t allow Wen Zhao to mention going home, it’s a taboo above the plot. And if it were Fu Yu, she wouldn’t mind Wen Zhao not being able to give her all her feelings, she would be willing to accept Wen Zhao with incomplete emotions. But Wen Zhao couldn’t…

Now, facing Zhan Fu’s question, Wen Zhao couldn’t avoid wanting to say it. The system probably understood her host’s psychological state for the day, so it took the initiative to say: [This time I’ll deduct five points, go ahead and say it.]

Zhan Fu waited for her quietly. She didn’t urge or get impatient, just like every trustworthy friend, she was very patient.

Wen Zhao finally took a deep breath and her eyelashes trembled.

Then, she opened her eyes.

“Fu Yu and I… have drawn a line between us.” Her eyelashes fluttered, her voice was slightly hoarse, with a slight tremor, as she said this.