Today I Will Also Be the Male Protagonist’s Rival - Chapter 25

Su Yu naturally understood what she meant, pressing her fingers against her temples with a headache. “Aren’t you afraid he’ll come after you?”

Cheng Chen was always petty and calculating—after Huo Shu snubbed him like that, how could he not lose his temper?

“I’m not afraid.”

Huo Shu tilted her head up and nudged her again. “Su Yu-jie will protect me.”

Su Yu: ……

Could she just stand by and do nothing?

Absolutely not!

This little girl had clearly figured out her weak spot and dared to act so brazenly because of it.

She furrowed her brows. The young girl in her arms had delicate, smiling eyes and a slender, lovable appearance—none of that pitiful, tearful look from just moments ago remained.

“Get up!”

Su Yu gritted her teeth and gave her a light pat.

“Su Yu-jie…”

Huo Shu tugged on her sleeve pitifully. “Don’t kick me out, okay?”

Her voice was soft and delicate, filled with a sweet and clingy tone—it was bone-deep.

Su Yu sighed.

Fine!

She had always liked Huo Shu and couldn’t bring herself to be harsh.

The girl was clean, well-behaved, and transparent—one look and you could see right through her. She was the very kind of person Su Yu had longed to become after years of struggling in the entertainment industry.

But unfortunately, Huo Shu…

She let out another sigh, her slender pale fingers curling into a fist.

Ren Qianqiu gave a light cough. Her expression was complicated, like she had just found her voice again. Her tone trembled slightly. “Su Yu-jie, you two are…”

Before she could finish, Huo Shu interrupted, “I’m Su Yu-jie’s girlfriend.”

Ren Qianqiu: Pfft…

“What nonsense are you spouting?”

Su Yu flicked her forehead with her fingers and said irritably, “Say one more thing like that and I’ll throw you out.”

“I won’t say it anymore.”

Huo Shu immediately covered her mouth, looking up at her pitifully. Her eyes shimmered with watery light, seductive and enchanting.

Su Yu turned her head away and introduced, “My friend… Huo Shu.”

Just a friend?

Huo Shu sighed, a little disappointed. But then, thinking of something, she couldn’t help but secretly smile.

Last time, she was just a minor cast member in the crew. This time, she’d already become a “friend.”

Next time, it’d be: “This is my wife, Huo Shu.”

Thinking this, she looked up again at Su Yu’s beautiful, glowing profile, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red.

“Just a friend?”

Ren Qianqiu sounded doubtful.

With that kind of dynamic between them, no one would question if they were lovers.

Still, why did Su Yu-jie choose someone like her?

Ren Qianqiu bit her lip and tilted her head, sizing up Huo Shu.

She was exactly as rumored in the entertainment circle—delicately beautiful and shy. Just standing there, she was a stunning sight.

Graceful and elegant—like a breathtaking jieyu hua (解語花, lit. “a flower that understands words,” a poetic metaphor for a beautiful and intelligent woman).

After a moment, she retracted her gaze, feeling a bit scornful.

Aside from her looks, she was just a crybaby. She’d been crying non-stop since she walked in.

Why would Su Yu-jie like someone like this?

At fifteen or sixteen, a girl was at the age where first feelings of love bloomed, curious about everything.

Su Yu had saved her entire family and avenged her sister. In her eyes, Su Yu was an admired figure—holy and untouchable.

But Huo Shu—what did she have?

Ren Qianqiu clenched her fists. Her eyes, when looking at Huo Shu, carried a faint trace of hostility.

“If not a friend, then what?”

Su Yu was briefly stunned. She ruffled her long hair and laughed softly, “You little thing, you’re already daydreaming at your age?”

“Hmm?”

Ren Qianqiu’s face flushed. “I wasn’t!”

“Study hard if you want to succeed in the future.”

Su Yu smiled and reminded her, “Did you hear me?”

Ren Qianqiu mumbled a response.

“Good girl…”

Su Yu nodded in satisfaction and was just about to reach out when a pair of small hands suddenly grabbed hers.

She raised an eyebrow and turned her head. “Hmm?”

The little girl looked up with innocent eyes and smiled sweetly. “Su Yu-jie, let me massage it for you.”

Su Yu rolled her eyes at her and immediately pulled her hand back.

Huo Shu chuckled sheepishly.

Su Yu yawned, looking a bit sleepy. “I’m going to shower. Let me know when Qingqing arrives.”

Huo Shu froze.

That fox Ling Qingqing is coming too?

She thought for a moment, then looked at Ren Qianqiu.

And that little vixen is still here!

What was Su Yu-jie trying to do? Hugging one on the left and one on the right?

Huo Shu’s face turned red with frustration.

“Hey, when are you leaving?”

Next to her, a girl’s cold voice rang out.

Huo Shu snapped out of her thoughts.

Oh, right. She’d forgotten this little vixen was still here.

Fine, she’d deal with her first!

She cleared her thoughts and tilted her head. “Little one, how old are you?”

A vein throbbed on Ren Qianqiu’s forehead. She clenched her teeth and spat, “I’m sixteen!”

Huo Shu made an “oh” sound. “So you’re in high school?”

Ren Qianqiu resisted the urge to snap and nodded.

“What grade?”

“Senior year!”

Huo Shu sat up straight and gave her a once-over, putting on the air of an elder scolding a child.

“Senior year and you’re this free? Have you finished your homework?”

Ren Qianqiu deflated. “No…”

“Then go do it!”

Huo Shu raised her brows and smirked smugly. “Let the adults handle adult matters. You kids shouldn’t butt in.”

Ren Qianqiu clenched her teeth in anger. “You—”

Ding dong!

The doorbell rang.

“Qingqing-jie.”

Ren Qianqiu glared at Huo Shu before turning to open the door.

Just as she twisted the handle, the door was shoved open from the outside with force.

A gentle, handsome face came into view.

Ren Qianqiu froze. A chill shot straight up from her tailbone to the top of her head.

“Cheng… Cheng Chen?”