The Female Lead is Looking at Me Differently (GL) - Chapter 8

Her hand was now half-cupped by Fu Yu, and her two fingertips were exposed. Although the light was dim here, the slight redness and swelling of her fingertips could still be seen, forming a stark contrast with her originally smooth and white fingers, making people feel incredibly affectionate.

 

Wen Zhao opened her lips slightly, not knowing what to say for a moment. In the situation just now, even Wen Zhao herself had forgotten about her fingers, but she didn’t expect Fu Yu to notice, which gave her a slightly different feeling.

 

Hearing Fu Yu point this out, You Zixia also raised his head, and then immediately walked over and asked, “Junior Sister, are you okay?”

 

Wen Zhao shook her head. In fact, after feeling the heat, she had subconsciously let go, so although the flames were real, they didn’t hurt her too much; and compared to this, Wen Zhao was more concerned about what had happened just now.

 

She glanced at the talisman still burning on the ground, feeling a little uneasy and puzzled at the same time, “I… I really didn’t do anything, why did this happen?”

 

You Zixia also looked over, frowning at the situation.

 

“This, I’ve never encountered this before.”

 

Wen Zhao was confused, and suddenly felt a chill on her fingertips, which brought her back to her senses. She turned her head and saw Fu Yu gently touching her fingertips with her fingertips. Seeing Wen Zhao look over, she didn’t retract her hand, but said, “The wound is not serious.”

 

As if comforting her.

 

Indeed, it was just redness. But hearing these words from Fu Yu’s mouth… made Wen Zhao feel a bit indescribable, but she still nodded, indicating that she understood.

 

You Zixia turned and asked, “Fu Yu, what do you think?”

 

Fu Yu withdrew her gaze, turned her head and glanced at the talisman paper. Her black eyes were filled with contemplation, and she seemed so lost in thought that she forgot to let go of her hand.

 

Wen Zhao blinked, her hands still held by Fu Yu. She suddenly felt that this posture, how should she say it, was quite romantic.

 

After a long time, Wen Zhao could even feel that Fu Yu’s originally cool palm was warmed by her temperature.

 

She couldn’t help but secretly think to herself, hey, does this count as her warming the female lead’s hands?

 

Then, suddenly, something strange happened.

 

Instead of extinguishing the talisman paper, the flames burned more fiercely, and then a gust of wind with a gravitational force blew, sucking in all the talismans that You Zixia had pasted up.

 

All the talismans were ignited by the flames and burned.

 

You Zixia’s expression changed, and he looked solemn, protecting Wen Zhao and Fu Yu in front of him.

 

Fu Yu also recovered from her thoughts and stared intently at the strange scene in front of her, gripping Wen Zhao’s hand slightly.

 

After a while, the talisman paper burned out, and the ashes left on the ground formed a special shape.

 

It was like a mark on a map.

 

Wen Zhao looked at the thing on the ground and squinted her eyes. She felt like it looked a little familiar, but she wasn’t very familiar with this place, and all her impressions came from the novel, so she didn’t dare to make a judgment at this moment, for fear of disrupting other people’s thoughts.

 

Fu Yu was the first to recognize it. She said in a deep voice, “Lotus Platform.”

 

Lotus Platform—a place that appeared soon after the Fu family in the novel. It was the first piece of information and location that Fu Yu and You Zixia obtained when they were investigating the Fu family because they dropped blood on the talisman paper.

 

So after leaving the Fu family, they went to the Lotus Platform to investigate.

 

Why did the plot that was supposed to be triggered by Fu Yu… happen now?

 

Wen Zhao couldn’t figure it out.

 

She couldn’t help but look down at her fingers. Could it be that her transmigration also brought some kind of cheat code?

 

Wen Zhao was suddenly excited.

 

However, the system suddenly appeared out of nowhere, pouring cold water on her. [You’re thinking too much, the system doesn’t provide this service.]

 

Damn it.

 

Why can’t you just not say that.

 

After the commotion at the talisman paper subsided, You Zixia walked forward and confirmed.

 

“Indeed, it looks like a mark of the Lotus Platform, but why…?”

 

However, neither Fu Yu nor Wen Zhao could answer his question.

 

After a moment of silence, You Zixia stood up and turned to ask Fu Yu, “Fu Yu, what do you think?” Then, his gaze naturally fell on Wen Zhao who was very close to Fu Yu, as if it was a casual glance.

 

You Zixia, of course, had no other meaning. In fact, his mind was now focused on the Lotus Platform mark, but for some reason, Wen Zhao inexplicably felt a… similar to a guilty emotion, which frightened her so much that she immediately pulled her hand out of Fu Yu’s and hid it behind her back.

 

However, Wen Zhao’s movement was probably too big, which attracted the attention of both You Zixia and Fu Yu.

 

Wen Zhao, who originally felt nothing, felt a little uncomfortable when she was looked at by Fu Yu’s pair of black eyes. Wen Zhao blinked, then coughed, and walked in front of You Zixia, “Senior brother, are we going to the Lotus Platform?”

 

You Zixia came back to his senses and looked at Fu Yu, “What do you think?”

 

Fu Yu put her hand down, and she didn’t know if it was Wen Zhao’s illusion, but she felt like the other party’s eyes had just swept over her.

 

So Wen Zhao once again felt inexplicably guilty, she looked away, avoiding Fu Yu’s gaze.

 

Fu Yu’s lips pursed slightly, she just said, “Let’s investigate further, if we can’t find anything, then let’s go to the Lotus Platform and take a look.”

 

No one objected, and the matter was settled.

 

Wen Zhao wasn’t worried, because no matter whether Fu Yu could follow the original plot this time, their route would not be changed.

 

Although she was slightly worried about the plot being changed like this, if the result was the same, it shouldn’t matter if there were some differences in the process.

 

Thinking of this, Wen Zhao’s heart completely relaxed.

 

So she called out to You Zixia, her voice clear, “Senior brother, let me help you!”

 

The plot is stable, the female lead’s mood is stable, it’s time for her to brush up her female supporting character value.

 

You Zixia smiled gently, with indulgence, but before he could answer, he was interrupted by someone.

 

Fu Yu turned around, her expression indifferent, and there was a hint of coldness in her eyes. She stood not far away, looking at Wen Zhao and You Zixia, then her gaze fell on Wen Zhao.

 

Her black eyes were like gems soaked in cold river water, clear but cold.

 

Wen Zhao’s eyes widened slightly, and her back felt cold.

 

Then she heard Fu Yu say, “Come here.”

 

It was directed at Wen Zhao.

 

Wen Zhao: … It’s over, the female lead is holding a grudge, she must be resenting me for stealing her male lead.

 

Wen Zhao was crying internally but couldn’t say anything. She didn’t even dare to ask the system about the female lead’s favorability towards her now.

 

Wen Zhao looked at You Zixia, hoping that her cheap senior brother could help her, at least tell Fu Yu that they were just innocent senior and junior siblings, but You Zixia was just a fool, he even thought this was a sign of a good relationship between Fu Yu and Wen Zhao, so he smiled.

 

“Haha, in that case, Junior Sister, you go help Fu Yu, the two of you girls acting together will be much more convenient than with me.”

 

Wen Zhao: “…”

 

What are you talking about, QAQ.

 

Wen Zhao pouted slightly, with a little reluctance, she tried to maintain her current persona, “But, I want to act with you, Senior Brother.”

 

However, You Zixia didn’t see through Wen Zhao’s heart, he just said generously, “Okay, I know you’re clingy, but don’t worry, Senior Brother will be fine on his own.”

 

Wen Zhao: Who cares if you have a problem with that?!

 

Wen Zhao was pushed towards Fu Yu, and she took three steps back for every step forward; in front of her was Fu Yu looking directly at her, and behind her was You Zixia who had already started to concentrate on drawing talismans.

 

Wen Zhao could only slowly walk towards Fu Yu.

 

When she came in front of Fu Yu, Wen Zhao lowered her voice, with a hint of bravado but inner timidity. “I, I’m here. What do you want me to do with you?”

 

It wasn’t particularly OOC. After all, the female supporting character was only so white-lotus in the presence of the male lead. Once the male lead was absent, there was no need to act.

 

And the original female supporting character was quite adept at doing this kind of thing in the plot. So it was reasonable for her to talk to Fu Yu like this now.

 

Fu Yu had been looking at her, her gaze never wavering. Wen Zhao was watched by her from the initial pretense to the point where she couldn’t hold on anymore. If it weren’t for the bottom line that was still maintaining, she might have started explaining.

 

I didn’t want to steal your male lead!

 

However, after a moment, Fu Yu didn’t show the angry look that Wen Zhao had expected. She just lowered her eyes, handed her hand to Wen Zhao, and said, “Come with me.”

 

Wen Zhao was startled, and inexplicably heard a hint of… gentleness.

 

So she blankly handed her hand to Fu Yu and followed her to explore in another direction.

 

When they reached the other side, Wen Zhao saw Fu Yu take out a talisman paper and a cinnabar brush, then turned sideways to look at Wen Zhao. In the dim light, her profile looked exceptionally beautiful, with a hazy beauty, like the kind of girl who would appear in people’s dreams.

 

Beautiful, but with a sharp coldness.

 

Wen Zhao opened her eyes slightly, her mind wandering.

 

“Take it,” she heard Fu Yu say.

 

Wen Zhao looked down and found that Fu Yu was handing her the cinnabar brush.

 

“What for…” Wen Zhao asked her in a low voice.

 

Fu Yu lowered her eyes, her expression calm, and then grasped Wen Zhao’s hand holding the brush, bringing it closer to her. Wen Zhao trembled slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, feeling like her hands and feet weren’t her own.

 

Fu Yu said, “Don’t move.” She held Wen Zhao’s hand and said behind her, “Aren’t you interested in drawing talismans? I’ll teach you.”

 

Wen Zhao was slightly surprised, “You… how did you know?”

 

Fu Yu seemed to let out a soft sigh, not sure if she smiled or sighed, Wen Zhao couldn’t see it from this angle; she could only feel a cool breath sweeping across her earlobe. Then she heard Fu Yu say, “I saw.”

 

Wen Zhao’s mind turned around – Fu Yu saw her trace the talisman with her finger.

 

She couldn’t help but ask softly, “You saw everything?” Including her clumsy attempt to secretly copy it while hiding from You Zixia?

 

Fu Yu hummed, concentrating on holding her hand, then placed the talisman paper in the right position. “I’ll teach you.”

 

Wen Zhao’s face turned slightly red, and her cheeks were slightly hot. She bit her lip. On the one hand, she was really ashamed that Fu Yu had seen her like that, and on the other hand… she was indeed interested in drawing talismans, but she didn’t want to ask You Zixia.

 

Therefore, facing Fu Yu’s initiative at this moment, she couldn’t help but say, “Can you?”

 

Fu Yu’s voice was gentle, with a hint of reminiscence, and then she said in Wen Zhao’s ear, “I’ve learned a little before.”

 

…She remembered, as such an excellent female lead, although Fu Yu majored in swordsmanship, she should have also dabbled in talismans, although not as deeply as You Zixia, but if it was just an entry-level tracking talisman, then Fu Yu would definitely know how to do it.

 

Thinking of this, Wen Zhao couldn’t help but turn her head slightly and look at Fu Yu who was very close to her, and she was slightly dazed.