Transmigrated into the Villainess Alpha Who Marked the Female Lead (GL) - Chapter 11

These past two days, Grandma Ji had been brewing Chinese medicine for Ji Ci, and with the good rest, her headache and stuffy nose were gone, though she was still sleepy.

Even if her cold wasn’t fully recovered, a normal person probably couldn’t resist the March spring sunshine streaming in through the window. Many people would simply fall asleep in class.

As soon as the bell for the end of the second period rang, Ji Ci hastily pulled on her hoodie. She really couldn’t hold on any longer. There was about half an hour of rest during the long break between classes.

“I’m going to sleep for a bit, okay? If I don’t wake up, pinch me,” she instructed Pei Ling, tilting her head before falling asleep.

Pei Ling yawned and squinted at her. She just nodded a few times, thinking it was still uncertain who would pinch whom.

Pei Ling got up, planning to use the restroom and then come back to sleep.

Five or six minutes later, she returned to find her friend sitting bolt upright, the wide hood obscuring her eyes and above. Although she was sitting by the window, it was as if she were in darkness.

Pei Ling felt a slight surprise, a feeling both familiar and strange welling up in her heart, but she quickly dismissed it.

“Next period is English. I knew you wouldn’t sleep,” she sat down, teasing her with an expressionless face.

The person didn’t reply, simply flipping open the first page of a book. On it was a crooked signature: “Ji Ci.”

“Pei Ling?” Suddenly, Ji Ci slightly turned her head, her voice deep and cold, not as light and lively as before.

“Hmm?” Pei Ling was about to fall asleep but propped her head up to look at her: “Why are you calling me?”

What answered her was a deep silence.

People are like this; the more they don’t get an answer, the more curious they become. Pei Ling’s interest was piqued. She sat up and looked at Ji Ci seriously, but after a short while, the person, like a butterfly with broken wings, lay on the desk, asleep.

Pei Ling: “…”

Strange.

“Ji Ci, Ji Ci, wake up! The disciplinary committee just came by and said our public area cleaning isn’t done.”

Ji Ci groggily sat up.

The sun was scorching. She frowned and pulled down her hood.

Wait… what was that?

Public area cleaning???

“Hurry up! And Pei Ling, Wu Na, Ren Xueqi, you four are a group!” The buzz-cut boy slapped her desk and immediately rushed to another table.

This was the Class Five labor committee member, Zou Xiangyu.

Ji Ci had only managed to associate him with his name two days ago.

“Didn’t I just do the public area cleaning two days ago?” Ji Ci squinted, questioning him.

Yes, it was just that unlucky.

On her first day of transmigrating, it happened to be the original owner’s turn for public area cleaning.

“Oh,” Zou Xiangyu said, “The higher-ups re-divided the areas this semester. I heard it was to alleviate the pressure on the seniors and juniors; we’ve taken over the comprehensive building section.”

“Then just follow the original order. Why re-arrange it? Isn’t that unfair to the people who already did it?”

Zou Xiangyu gave a forced nod, “I don’t really understand either, this was Ji Feng’s arrangement.”

Ji Ci was speechless.

It was Ji Feng again, again, again.

“Damn Ji Feng, stinky Ji Feng.” Ji Ci gritted her teeth and violently pushed open the rooftop door.

She poured all her resentment into it. Coupled with the push from the wind, the door slammed against the wall with a considerable noise, startling even herself.

“…” Ji Ci examined her claws.

She felt like her strength wasn’t quite the same as before.

Sigh, she wouldn’t think about that for now. She tried to calm herself down, advising herself not to get angry over that obnoxious male lead.

It seemed to be English class soon.

Ever since that “perfect” performance, old Mrs. Zhang particularly liked calling on her to answer questions in class. What was once a rule about not repeating speakers for presentations each semester now seemed to be trending towards a “second bloom.”

So, not putting in effort really wasn’t an option.

The four girls had divided the work, one taking responsibility for each floor. The remaining three would clean together, and she would only be responsible for the rooftop.

The rooftop was spacious and windy, making it difficult to clean. Ji Ci didn’t want to waste this cleaning time. She used to do her morning readings by getting up early and standing outside.

“as thou art wont, my prompted song, else mute,” Ji Ci recited this line, sweeping the gathered trash into a dustpan. After this action, she immediately forgot the next line that was almost on her lips.

“…” Ji Ci stopped, scratching her head: “and…”

How could she have forgotten? She could recite this whole section word for word last night.

“and…”

“and bear through highth or depth of Nature’s bounds.” A gentle breeze wafted by, bringing with it a soft voice.

Yes, yes!

Ji Ci’s mind was suddenly enlightened.

It was as if her Ren and Du meridians had been opened. Ji Ci immediately continued, “with prosperous wing…”

Huh? Wait, that wasn’t her voice just now, and why did it sound familiar?

Ji Ci suddenly came back to her senses.

She looked back, directly meeting those clear, ink-black pupils.

The girl walked towards her with a radiant smile. Her features were delicate and refined, her eyes like crescent moons, the prominent epicanthic folds under her eyes captivating in the sunlight, drawing one’s gaze the moment they met.

“Bai…” Almost instinctively, Ji Ci nearly blurted out her name, but thankfully she stopped herself in time. However, the next two syllables were heavily emphasized, sounding very abrupt: “Senior!”

In her mind, she had already made another mental note of her cursed fate with Bai Yueli, and at the same time, she mentally “stabbed” Ji Feng’s name.

Bai Yueli, however, was not as uncomfortable as Ji Ci. She chuckled lightly: “Xiao Ci.”

Her voice was sweet and soft.

Ji Ci was stiff and unresponsive, staring blankly at the other person. Her heart skipped two beats. She was genuinely afraid her ears would get pregnant.

“Xiao Ci seems to really like Milton’s poetry,” Bai Yueli’s slender fingertip rested on her chin, as if it were a conclusion reached after some thought.

“…Why would Senior think that?” Ji Ci’s mind was blank, so she just said whatever came to mind.

Bai Yueli smiled, recalling the scene from that day.

The girl’s physique was rather frail, not at all like an Alpha, yet she had a grand presence on the podium, her words strong and clear. Thinking carefully, that resolute demeanor was the only time she had seen it. Other times, she seemed a bit strange, a bit timid.

Especially when facing… her?

Bai Yueli said, “You gave a very good speech in your class that day.”

“…”

So she had already arrived, and had even seen it.

Two noodle-wide tears streamed down Ji Ci’s heart.

What else had she seen?

“I…” Ji Ci calmed down. Like a simpleton, she replied stiffly and directly: “It was alright, I just happened to memorize him. Maybe in a while, I’ll be memorizing Shelley or Tagore.”

Bai Yueli nodded thoughtfully, “Then Xiao Ci is very impressive.”

Her eyes twinkled, and her voice was light and soft, easily drawing the listener into her praise.

“Senior is also very impressive,” Ji Ci said from the heart.

She wasn’t being humble or flattering.

She truly thought Bai Yueli was impressive, certainly more impressive than her, because she had stumbled while the other was so fluent.

In her original world, her friends always thought spending time on poetry not in the syllabus was meaningless. Although she didn’t neglect her other subjects, some people would still say that if she saved that time, her other subjects would score better.

“Let’s not just praise each other,” Bai Yueli chuckled gently. “Speaking of which, I think I heard you mention Junior Ji Feng just now.”

“You…” She asked tentatively: “Do you dislike him very much?”

“!!!”

Ji Ci’s body stiffened.

She quickly straightened out the character relationships: The female lead currently had no interest in Ji Feng, but Ji Feng was the official pairing in this “stock-buying” novel. Ji Feng’s biggest cheat was probably the series of bonds the author arranged for him with the female lead. Although she, an outsider, had messed up one, it shouldn’t affect the main plot, right?

So, this question was very important.

The female lead was asking for her opinion on her future boyfriend.

“Ah,” Ji Ci sighed, scratching her head.

This kind of complex interpersonal question was much harder than solving math problems.

Her bewildered expression made Bai Yueli pause, feeling both speechless and amused.

Was it that hard to answer?

She had just asked casually.

“No, not at all. Friends teasing each other isn’t just literal,” Ji Ci began to speak grandiosely: “Ji Feng is mature and steady, has excellent grades, and is responsible. No one should dislike him, right?”

Ji Ci inwardly felt disgusted as she spoke, her words taking a different turn: “Besides sometimes abusing his authority and ordering people around, and being a bit too childish, there’s nothing bad about him. He’s truly a perfect person.”

Bai Yueli couldn’t help but laugh out loud. This laugh was different from her usual humble smile.

At first, Ji Ci’s words sounded familiar, as they matched others’ usual evaluations of Ji Feng. She had asked casually, with the intention of just listening indifferently.

But the outcome was completely unexpected.

She said, “Then it seems what Xiao Ci said is quite different from what I’ve learned from others.”

“Hmm…” Ji Ci looked thoughtful. “Maybe I’m just too bad of a person. Ji Feng is quite righteous.”

“Don’t talk about yourself like that,” Bai Yueli gently rebutted, her thoughts drifting back to that night in the grove, softly making a judgment: “I, on the other hand, think junior is a very excellent person.”

“Huh?” Ji Ci was puzzled.

What she had just said was the truth, not sarcastic self-deprecation. The original owner’s past actions were indeed deplorable, so Ji Feng’s mocking her made sense.

But what did Bai Yueli mean by that?

Excellent? Excellent in what way?

Could this fully embody the female lead’s character setting: she genuinely loves to praise people.

Just then, a preparatory bell rang, piercing their ears. Being close to the speaker, Ji Ci wished she could cover her ears, but out of consideration for Bai Yueli, she held back.

“Sorry,” when the bell stopped, Bai Yueli suddenly said softly, “Did I delay your cleaning?”

“No, not at all,” Ji Ci was stunned.

She hadn’t realized how quickly time had passed.

“How about this, you go back first, and I’ll finish cleaning here for you. Hmm…” Bai Yueli pondered for a moment: “You should have Teacher Zhang Qing’s class soon. She’s very strict, and you’ll get punished if you’re late.”

“Ah?” That would be too embarrassing.

Ji Ci stood rooted to the spot, but Bai Yueli had already stepped forward. In a moment, they were only half an arm’s length apart.

Along with this came a clearer, faint floral fragrance, gently wafting to Ji Ci’s nose with the breeze. Bai Yueli’s slightly upturned lips appeared in her peripheral vision.

Ji Ci, weak-willed again, simply stared blankly, lost in admiration of her beauty.

It wasn’t until the broom was gently taken from her by a light force that she suddenly snapped back to reality.

“Senior!” Ji Ci fiercely gripped the broom, adamantly refusing to accept this favor.

“Hmm?” Bai Yueli lifted her eyelids, her long eyelashes tracing a graceful arc. “Xiao Ci.” Her voice was soft and rustling, using that familiar address again.

As a gay girl herself,

When had Ji Ci ever seen a scene like this?

Saying it was “half an arm’s length” was definitely an understatement. Bai Yueli had taken another step forward. They were both holding the same broom, the handle stiffly held between them. The breeze carried two hot breaths, intertwining on their faces. Ji Ci watched her gently fluttering eyelashes, one by one, like ripples on her calm surface. She vaguely felt her glands throbbing.

What was going on? Was it because she had been bitten by Bai Yueli that she was reacting to her?

In the end, Ji Ci couldn’t hold on.

She could only repeatedly say, “Thank you, Senior.”

Bai Yueli watched the girl close the rooftop door. Only then did the smile on her face slowly fade.

The close contact just now allowed her to see the small row of teeth marks on the back of the girl’s neck. They had slowly blurred with time, but were still discernible.

It seemed that the person she had bitten that day was indeed her.

Sigh, how should she make it up to her?

Bai Yueli rarely fell into such deep thought.

The old iron gate rumbled open again, this time with much less noise. Bai Yueli looked at the person who had turned back and asked blankly, “Xiao Ci, why are you back again?”

Ji Ci’s expression was solemn.

She had made a great decision.

She had originally thought that she would just live her own life in this world and completely ignore the affairs of the male lead, female lead, and other characters, staying out of it if she could.

On her way downstairs, Bai Yueli’s figure kept reappearing in her mind.

She realized she still couldn’t completely ignore it.

“Senior,” Ji Ci said in a deep voice, “You must be careful of Fan Kexin.”