Today I Will Also Be the Male Protagonist’s Rival - Chapter 24

“Zhang-ge, it’s not what you think. I’m outside right now. Mm, let’s talk when I get back.”

Huo Shu held her phone, walking while trying to soothe the furious man on the other end.

“Huo Shu! You must be crazy. A starving camel is still bigger than a horse. No matter what, Cheng Chen is not someone you can afford to provoke.”

“You’ve got some nerve, going to mess with him right when he’s in the spotlight. Did you report this to the company?”

Huo Shu absentmindedly nodded, responding half-heartedly, “Mm, mm, okay, no problem.”

Zhang Cheng was so angry his chest heaved. He yelled, “You get back here right now! I swear, you’ve been around Su Yu too long—grown too bold!”

“Why are you yelling at Sister Su Yu?”

Huo Shu frowned in displeasure. “We’ll talk when I get back. I’m hanging up.”

With that, she hung up with a snap.

Zhang-ge was being too much!

What’s wrong with Sister Su Yu?

Always using her as a bad example—she’d definitely make him change that awful habit once she got back to the company.

Huo Shu frowned, then casually glanced at the address in her hand—and suddenly, her face lit up.

It was Sister Su Yu’s address!

Soon, she’d get to see her!

She pressed her lips together, eyes crinkling with delight. After checking the directions, she quickly found Room 306.

“Calm down, calm down!”

Huo Shu patted her cheeks, trying to relax. But as soon as she thought of Su Yu, a blush crept up again.

She hesitated outside the door for a while before finally summoning the courage to knock.

“Who is it?”

A few minutes later, the door opened.

A girl peeked out, frowning slightly. “You are?”

Huo Shu blushed in an instant. “Ah… Sorry, I think I’ve got the wrong person.”

She bit her lip, looking a little embarrassed.

The girl tilted her head, eyeing her up and down, then suddenly said, “You’re… Huo Shu, who acted with Sister Su Yu, right?”

Su Yu… Sister?

Huo Shu’s alarm bells went off. She immediately looked up. “And you are?”

The girl looked about fifteen or sixteen, with a cool, distant air. Even when looking directly at someone, she remained cold.

Huo Shu let out a small breath of relief.

Good. She wasn’t prettier than her.

“I’m Ren Qianqiu. You’re here to see Sister Su Yu, right?”

Ren Qianqiu smiled and opened the door.

Huo Shu entered and glanced around, a bit disappointed when she didn’t see Su Yu.

“Sit down,” Ren Qianqiu gestured at the sofa and poured her a glass of water. “She’s probably still sleeping. You can wait a bit.”

Her movements were smooth and natural, completely like a hostess entertaining a guest.

Huo Shu couldn’t help grinding her teeth.

Where had this little vixen popped out from?

Stealing someone else’s nest!

After just a few minutes, the bedroom door opened.

A woman walked out barefoot, wearing only a black camisole. Her skin was pale and glowing, her appearance lazy and seductive—like a boneless cat.

“Qiuqiu, did you make breakfast yet?”

She yawned mid-sentence, her voice relaxed and casual as she plopped down on the sofa.

“Sister Su Yu.”

Huo Shu jumped to her feet.

“Huo… Huo Shu?”

Su Yu snapped awake, surprised. “You… why are you here?”

Huo Shu looked a little wronged, her eyes turning red. “Didn’t you tell me to calm down?”

The girl sniffled, sounding pitiful. “I’ve calmed down for half a month… and realized I still really like you.”

Her voice was timid and soft, enough to melt anyone’s heart.

Su Yu had always had a soft spot for vulnerability, not force. She sighed softly. “Huo Shu, you…”

“You lied to me!”

The girl started crying again, pointing at Ren Qianqiu, choking on her words. “You said you didn’t like girls… then why are you living with her?”

Ren Qianqiu, suddenly cast as the mistress: “???”

Su Yu massaged her temples, clearly getting a headache. “We’re not living together.”

Huo Shu, eyes still red, asked, “But you are staying together, right?”

“Yes, but…”

Before she could finish, Huo Shu cut in, “You live together, and you say you don’t like girls? Waaahhhh…”

Huo Shu was crying so hard she was nearly gasping for air. “What does she have that I don’t? Just because she’s younger than me?”

“But… but I’m prettier than her!”

Ren Qianqiu: ………

Su Yu looked even more exasperated. “That’s not the reason.”

“Then what is?”

Feeling wronged, Huo Shu looked up and suddenly lunged into her arms, hugging her tightly. “Sister Su Yu, everything she has, I have. And what she doesn’t have—I still have! Can’t you like me?”

The girl looked up at her, her pale, delicate face streaked with tears, shy and alluring.

Su Yu’s heart completely melted. She reached up to wipe her tears. “Don’t cry. Be good.”

Huo Shu nodded obediently, sniffled, and asked, “Then… will you care for me?”

“No—”

Before Su Yu could finish, she saw the girl’s eyes starting to well up again. She immediately corrected herself, flustered, “Yes!”

“I knew Sister Su Yu loved me best.”

Huo Shu rubbed up against her, taking the opportunity to hug her tighter around the waist, catching a glimpse of Ren Qianqiu’s stunned expression out of the corner of her eye.

She let out a soft hum, a little smug, and secretly curled her lips into a smile.

“Sister Su Yu, did you see Weibo?”

Su Yu looked down. “Hm?”

The girl tugged at her clothes and cooed for praise. “I got revenge for you~ Who told Cheng Chen, that toad, to try and eat swan meat?”

Note: “癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉” (lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu) – Literally “a toad wanting to eat swan meat,” it’s a Chinese idiom meaning someone unworthy pursuing someone far out of their league.