The Female Lead is Looking at Me Differently (GL) - Chapter 42.1

After telling You Zixia about Zhan Fu, Wen Zhao took a half-step back. She lowered her head, unwilling to expose the emotions in her eyes.

“There’s nothing I can do about it,” Wen Zhao said, squeezing her palm tightly, trying to say these words in a calm tone, as if to maintain a facade of peace.

However, only Wen Zhao knew what was truly going on in her heart.

Seeing this, You Zixia didn’t know what else to say. After all, it wasn’t appropriate for him to get involved in such matters, especially since this was the first time You Zixia had encountered such a situation.

So he sighed, “Alright, since you’ve already made up your mind, I won’t say anything more as your Senior brother. You… just do as you see fit. Don’t worry about Lu Bicai and the Zhan Fu. I’ll talk to Fu Yu about it.”

Wen Zhao’s eyelashes trembled slightly, then she nodded and said goodbye to You Zixia.

Watching Wen Zhao leave, You Zixia rubbed his temples feeling a headache coming on. Then, he thought of an even more troublesome matter—

He had just hugged Wen Zhao in front of Fu Yu. Although he knew there was a reason for it, it was inevitable that others would misunderstand, especially Fu Yu. And now that such a thing had just happened, he was going to talk to Fu Yu about something, this…

At that moment, You Zixia froze in place, feeling like he couldn’t move his legs, and he somewhat regretted it.

••••

When Wen Zhao was alone back in her room, she closed the door and leaned against it, and the emotions she had been holding back suddenly collapsed.

Wen Zhao covered her face with her hands and then slid down the door, sitting on the floor.

She curled up her legs and buried her face in front of her, slowly calming and repairing her emotions, rebuilding the defenses that had collapsed.

This was good, she was doing well, she shouldn’t have any more doubts or waverings. This was it… it was good.

All these sour and sad emotions she was feeling now were only temporary. After a long time, these emotions would slowly calm down on their own, and by then, Wen Zhao wouldn’t have to worry anymore.

So all she needed to do now was maintain the status quo.

Time would be the best medicine, healing all heartache.

After washing up, Wen Zhao lay down on the bed. The candle was extinguished, leaving only the faint light coming in from outside and the moonlight.

The bed in the inn wasn’t big, and Wen Zhao had known that for a long time. But for some reason, when she was the only one lying on it tonight, Wen Zhao felt a sense of emptiness.

She didn’t realize that sleeping alone in this cold autumn night, covered by a quilt, would be so cold.

On the other side was a cold emptiness, no longer the warmth of another person, no longer her scent, and no more of those intoxicating entanglements. From today onwards, she was “free”.

It was something she had longed for before, but now that she truly had it, Wen Zhao realized that she no longer wanted it.

••••

Wen Zhao woke up very early the next day. It seemed like dawn had just broken outside. Lying alone in bed, Wen Zhao pressed the four corners of the quilt tightly under her body, but despite this, she couldn’t help but feel a little cold.

She rubbed her eyes and sat up, a little surprised to find that it was so early. Since arriving, she seemed to have never woken up this early. After all, before that, she had been unable to fall asleep normally at night because of “those” things, so she would naturally wake up later the next day.

But last night she was alone, although Wen Zhao didn’t remember when she fell asleep, but overall, she hadn’t been disturbed, her sleep was more restful, and she woke up earlier.

Wen Zhao lowered her eyes and withdrew her thoughts. After sitting quietly on the bed for a moment, she got up to wash up.

At breakfast, You Zixia talked about capturing Lu Bicai. Because Fu Yu had previously placed a spell on Lu Bicai, it was like a locator. No matter where Lu Bicai went, as long as she didn’t discover the spell, they could continue to track her, and they no longer had to worry about losing her or being in a disadvantageous position.

There were four sides to the table, and each of them occupied one side, creating a pattern of three people with one empty seat. It looked a bit strange, so much so that when the waiter came to serve them food, he was a little embarrassed to walk past that empty seat.

After the waiter left, Fu Yu checked the location of the spell and then said, “Lu Bicai has never left Luoyue City.”

Hearing this, You Zixia was a little surprised, “She hasn’t left?”

Fu Yu nodded.

Wen Zhao frowned slightly, and thought a little more.

When she had talked to Zhan Fu before, the other party had said that Lu Bicai wanted to draw a clear line with her, and would disappear after sending her back. So she should have already left Luoyue City and escaped.

But now it seemed that she hadn’t left even after two or three days, which was a bit strange.

Could it be… that she was deliberately lying, in order to make others, to make Zhan Fu think that she had already left?

But what good would it do her to do that? After all, the “two beauties” of Luoyue City had already revealed their true identities, and there was no other fun here. According to Lu Bicai’s character, she should have already found the next place to go, especially since Lu Bicai was actually a woman, and she had had such a thing with Zhan Fu before, so she should have left as soon as possible.

Although she had excellent lightness skills and concealment skills, once she was confronted head-on, she would be no match. Could Lu Bicai really be so confident that she could come and go freely in Luoyue City without anyone being able to stop her?

Obviously not.

So there must be a reason why she hadn’t left. And that reason… somehow felt related to Zhan Fu.

Could it be that… although she seemed to be saying harsh words, she still couldn’t let go of Zhan Fu?

Thinking about it, Wen Zhao’s eyelashes trembled. She didn’t know why, but when she thought about these things between them, she inexplicably felt a faint and ethereal sense of envy.

Wen Zhao knew that this was because she couldn’t do it herself, and only when she saw others achieve it would she have such feelings. She was both relieved and envious.

Therefore, she was even more determined to find Lu Bicai.

After all, Zhan Fu is different from me. Zhan Fu has made up her mind and has seen her heart clearly. As a friend, I should help Zhan Fu in any way I can.

So Wen Zhao asked, “So when are we going to act, and how?”

You Zixia said, “Today. Because of the incident last time, it’s probably impossible for Lu Bicai to fall for our trick again, so we decided to fish in troubled waters, hide among the crowd, and sneak to where Lu Bicai is when she’s not paying attention, and then intercept her directly.”

This was indeed a good method. No wonder You Zixia and the others had gone to scout out the route yesterday. It was also to be prepared.

Wen Zhao said, “Is there anything I can help you with?”

You Zixia: “Um…” Actually, there wasn’t. After all, he knew his junior sister’s abilities best.

Seeing You Zixia’s reaction, Wen Zhao realized that there was probably nothing she could help with. She coughed slightly, feeling a little guilty. Perhaps her greatest help was not to help at all.

So she said, “Then I’ll go find Zhan Fu? After you’ve finished your business, we’ll meet up. I’ll also ask Zhan Fu if she has successfully persuaded the City Lord.”

So You Zixia nodded and agreed.

After finishing their meal, he got up and asked Fu Yu, “Let’s go, Fu Yu?”

Fu Yu rested her hand on the sword at her waist, glanced up at You Zixia, her eyes indifferent, and then stood up.

To be honest, Fu Yu’s glance just now, although it didn’t contain much coldness or hostility, made You Zixia feel very uncomfortable. It reminded him of the look Fu Yu had given him last night when he went to ask Fu Yu about Zhan Fu’s situation and explain the hug.

It was like this, subtle, but it made people want to stay away.