When a Straight Girl Enters a Yuri Novel - Chapter 5

The system was instantly shocked. It turned out its thoughts were indeed too dirty. Who would have thought that the host’s actions were merely to catch Ji Xiangyan off guard?

The system sighed with a hint of subtle disappointment.

Gu Jinghe was also embarrassed. Even with her back turned to the crowd, she could imagine their expressions.

They probably all thought she was secretly flirtatious. Who would have guessed that the outwardly composed and aloof CEO Gu would openly flirt with her lover in front of everyone?

She couldn’t dwell on it—just couldn’t.

Under Ji Xiangyan’s puzzled yet subtly amused gaze, Gu Jinghe gently stroked her wrist. “Are you afraid of me?”

Ji Xiangyan was pinned beneath her on the sofa, still holding the wine glass. She discreetly glanced at the crowd behind Gu Jinghe—their expressions were indeed priceless.

Especially Yang Yuan, who looked like he was itching to rush over and separate them. Ji Xiangyan withdrew her gaze and lightly licked her lips. “CEO Gu, there are people here…”

Gu Jinghe was about to say something, but her attention was drawn to Ji Xiangyan’s lips. The soft, rosy lips glistened faintly with moisture from the earlier gesture, looking irresistibly tempting under the dim lighting.

They looked… kissable.

Gu Jinghe’s thoughts immediately derailed. She could almost imagine how they would feel—warm, soft, and fragrantly sweet.

Ji Xiangyan didn’t miss the way Gu Jinghe stared at her lips. A hint of mockery flashed in her eyes as she deliberately tilted her chin, bringing her lips closer to Gu Jinghe. “CEO Gu…”

But Gu Jinghe suddenly snapped out of it. No, she was straight—how could a straight woman kiss another girl? That was way too gay.

Beauty truly was a distraction.

Mentally scolding herself, she spoke to the system with a trace of guilt. “Have you finished scanning yet?”

“Ah, almost,” the system replied, oblivious to her unease—because it was flustered itself. If the host found out it had been too busy watching the show to actually scan.

The system hastily conducted a thorough scan of Ji Xiangyan, leaving no detail unchecked.

Gu Jinghe pressed Ji Xiangyan’s hand, tilting the rim of the glass against her lips with slight pressure, causing the soft flesh to dip slightly.

Well, if she couldn’t kiss them, at least the glass she’d used could taste Ji Xiangyan’s lips for her.

With her lips restrained, Ji Xiangyan couldn’t speak. Instead, she fixed Gu Jinghe with her peach-blossom eyes, glistening with unshed tears, radiating an innocent vulnerability.

“Have a drink with me,” Gu Jinghe said, releasing Ji Xiangyan’s wrist and straightening up, though her gaze remained locked on those lips, waiting for her to drink.

Ji Xiangyan didn’t mind that it was Gu Jinghe’s glass. She closed her eyes slightly and downed the wine in one go.

Then promptly choked.

Gu Jinghe watched as she hurriedly set the glass down, covering her mouth to cough softly, tears welling at the corners of her eyes, her fair skin tinged with a delicate flush.

Seriously…

Gu Jinghe quickly averted her gaze, feigning displeasure. “You can’t hold your liquor?”

Ji Xiangyan lowered her hand from her lips. Her cheeks were flushed, but she deliberately maintained a cool demeanor. “I can.”

Catching this out of the corner of her eye, Gu Jinghe didn’t know where to put her hands, afraid Ji Xiangyan might notice her discomfort.

Truly worthy of being the female lead…

She steadied her mind and asked the system internally, “Well?”

“No system presence detected.”

Gu Jinghe shifted her sitting position, putting some distance between herself and Ji Xiangyan. “Are you sure?”

The system, feeling challenged, immediately protested, “My scanning system is the latest version released by the Transmigration Department, refined countless times and universally recognized as the most powerful scanning system.”

“There’s absolutely no way it could be wrong.”

Gu Jinghe reluctantly accepted its words. Truthfully, she wasn’t entirely certain either—it was just that what had just happened differed too much from the plot’s description. Considering she had a system, could it be possible that the female leads also had one?

That’s why she suddenly had the idea to have her system scan Ji Xiangyan.

Now it seemed she might have overthought things.

Indeed, if systems were so common, wouldn’t this world have descended into chaos long ago?

Ji Xiangyan clearly couldn’t handle alcohol, and Gu Jinghe didn’t force her. She even shielded Ji Xiangyan when Yang Yuan tried to pressure her into drinking.

Yang Yuan had intended to humiliate Ji Xiangyan tonight, but in the end, he was the one left disappointed.

In the latter half of the evening, he found no further opportunities to target Ji Xiangyan, leaving him simmering with suppressed anger. Those around him didn’t dare provoke him—only Gu Jinghe remained indifferent to his cold demeanor.

Perhaps it was the alcohol, but Gu Jinghe had been feeling dizzy all evening, occasionally seeing double when she looked at things.

She leaned her head back against the sofa, lips slightly parted, her eyes clouded with confusion—a stark contrast to her usual composed and aloof demeanor. Ji Xiangyan clearly noticed the change in Yang Yuan’s gaze as he looked at Gu Jinghe.

If Gu Jinghe had shown any interest in him, that would be one thing. But after observing for so long, Ji Xiangyan hadn’t seen Gu Jinghe give Yang Yuan even a single favorable glance.

A brilliant idea suddenly occurred to Ji Xiangyan.

She moved closer to Gu Jinghe and waved a hand in front of her eyes; her voice laced with concern. “President Gu, are… are you alright?”

The motion only intensified Gu Jinghe’s dizziness, making her feel even more unwell.

Yang Yuan rarely saw Gu Jinghe in such a state—her alcohol tolerance was excellent, and she never drank excessively during gatherings, always arriving and leaving sober.

Seizing the opportunity, he chuckled and also leaned in. “President Gu seems drunk. Let me help her rest for a while.”

Ji Xiangyan extended an arm protectively in front of Gu Jinghe. Though her face showed fear, her voice remained firm. “I’ll assist President Gu. It’s getting late—she should return home to rest.”

Before her words fully landed, Yang Yuan abruptly grabbed her wrist and violently shoved her backward. Ji Xiangyan stumbled, her arm knocking over several glasses that shattered on the floor into countless shards. She nearly tumbled off the sofa, barely managing to steady herself.

Her hair disheveled, one sleeve of her outerwear slipping to reveal a smooth, pale shoulder—Ji Xiangyan looked utterly disheveled.

Yang Yuan glared at her viciously. “Who gave you the right to speak here?”

“I’ve tolerated you long enough. If not for the fact that you’re Gu Jinghe’s person—and it’s inconvenient to touch you for now—do you really think you’d leave tonight unharmed?”

Ji Xiangyan lifted her head, meeting the gazes of those around her—most filled with shock, some even brimming with lust. They mocked her, coveted her body, yet not a single soul stepped forward to speak in her defense.

Ji Xiangyan turned her gaze to Gu Jinghe, who was clearly drunk—eyes closed as she leaned against the sofa, cheeks flushed crimson.

Ji Xiangyan silently called out to the system in her mind, “When I signal you later, wake Gu Jinghe up.”

After all, she wasn’t about to let her suffering go to waste.

Though the system didn’t fully grasp her intentions, it agreed readily. “Don’t worry, once I step in, she’ll wake up so thoroughly she won’t even remember being asleep.”

Ji Xiangyan felt slightly reassured. Though the system was chatty, it never lied to her about matters like this.

She had been struggling to find an opportunity to gain Gu Jinghe’s trust, and now this Yang Yuan had delivered himself to her doorstep—it seemed even the heavens were on her side.

With that thought, Ji Xiangyan steadied herself and stepped in front of Gu Jinghe. “Aren’t you afraid of what’ll happen when President Gu sobers up…?”

Seeing her dare to intervene, Yang Yuan glanced at the table. Considering she was still Gu Jinghe’s companion, leaving obvious marks would be hard to explain tomorrow.

Instead, he grabbed a glass of wine and flung it violently at Ji Xiangyan. “Men and women indulge in mutual pleasure willingly. Even if she wakes up, she can’t do anything to me.”

“As long as you keep your mouth shut and don’t say a word, she won’t blame me.”

Some of the women nearby gasped in shock, but they could only cover their mouths and watch in fear—no one dared provoke Yang Yuan at a time like this.

Yang Yuan pulled out his phone, yanked Ji Xiangyan’s hair, and snapped a few photos before shoving her head away.

“If you dare breathe a word of this, these photos will be all over your school’s forum by tomorrow.”

Ji Xiangyan lowered her head, wine still dripping from her hair. Her eyes were icy cold—because in the original plot, Yang Yuan had done exactly that.

The system in her mind was wailing, “Wuwuwu, my poor host…”

Ji Xiangyan closed her eyes briefly. “Wake her—”

Before she could finish, Gu Jinghe, who had been sitting motionless beside her with her eyes shut, suddenly opened them. Rubbing her temples, her voice came out slightly hoarse. “What’s going on?”

Gu Jinghe hadn’t woken on her own—her own system had jolted her awake.

“Host, wake up! This is life or death!”

The soul-piercing electric shock sent tremors through Gu Jinghe’s body, startling her sober in an instant. No amount of alcohol could have kept her asleep after that.

But the moment she opened her eyes, she saw Ji Xiangyan—who had earlier resembled an innocent, delicate flower—now disheveled, her hair wet and dripping with red wine, those beautiful peach-blossom eyes brimming with tears. It was obvious she’d been mistreated.

Gu Jinghe’s temple throbbed as her gaze shifted to Yang Yuan’s darkened expression. “Do you think I’m dead?”

She rarely lost her temper so openly in front of others, but now her usually impassive face was alight with fury, her eyes sharp as frost. “You put something in my drink too.”

Otherwise, given the original host’s alcohol tolerance, there was no way she’d have gotten drunk so easily.

Yang Yuan hastily shook his head. He never expected Gu Jinghe to wake up at this moment.

“No, I—”

He had indeed slipped something into Gu Jinghe’s drink—a drug strong enough to keep her asleep until morning. So why had she woken up now?

Gu Jinghe pulled Ji Xiangyan to her feet. “Seems I’ve been too lenient with you.”

With those words, she wrapped an arm around Ji Xiangyan and strode out, her own clothes now slightly stained with red wine.

Following behind Gu Jinghe, Ji Xiangyan glanced at her back and, for once, praised the system. “Well done.”

Before she could finish speaking, the system already understood her meaning—the timing was just right.

The system hesitated to speak. Although… but… it hadn’t actually done anything yet, had it?

Seeing that the host seemed to be in a good mood, the system decided not to bring it up. Let’s just… just take credit for it.

Stepping outside, Ji Xiangyan struggled slightly. “President Gu, let go of me.”

Gu Jinghe’s face remained cold. “Did he bully you just now?”

Ji Xiangyan pressed her lips together and didn’t answer, only gripping the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands. Gu Jinghe’s gaze dropped to her reddened wrists, her brows furrowing. “At the very least, you should know how to protect yourself.”

Ji Xiangyan glanced at her with reddened eyes before turning to walk away.

Gu Jinghe blinked. “Is she angry with me?”

The system rolled its eyes. “Why do you think she was bullied like that? It was all to protect you!”

Gu Jinghe fell silent, simply following behind as they walked out. Their appearance gave the assistant quite a shock.

Earlier, President Gu had told her to wait outside, so she had no idea what had happened inside. How had Ji Xiangyan ended up in such a sorry state in such a short time?

Ji Xiangyan stood by the car door, head lowered in silence. Gu Jinghe glanced at the assistant. “I believe there’s a blanket in the car.”

The assistant quickly retrieved the blanket, and Gu Jinghe took it, personally wrapping it around Ji Xiangyan.

She let Ji Xiangyan get in first before entering the car herself.

Not daring to ask too much, the assistant only inquired, “President Gu, where are we heading?”

Gu Jinghe’s gaze remained fixed on Ji Xiangyan as she slowly exhaled. “Cloudshore Residences.”

The assistant was slightly surprised. The apartment at Cloudshore Residences was one of President Gu’s more private residences. Up until now, only Miss Luo had stayed there—but Miss Luo had been President Gu’s close friend for years. For Ji Xiangyan to be taken there on only their second meeting…

The assistant didn’t dare dwell on it further. It wasn’t her place to question Gu Jinghe’s affairs. Surely, President Gu had her reasons.

Ji Xiangyan also heard the system’s explanation. “Seems the domineering CEO really likes you. You’re the first little lover to stay at Cloudshore Residences.”

Ji Xiangyan gave a faint smile. “It’s just that I’m so pitiful, she felt some sympathy for me.”

This was her goal—to maintain her straight-girl persona while subtly teasing Gu Jinghe, making her develop feelings.

While Ji Xiangyan was lost in thought, Gu Jinghe was also stealing glances at her.

The more she looked, the more pitiful Ji Xiangyan seemed—her slender frame wrapped in the blanket, curled up small in the corner. Ji Xiangyan was clearly so afraid, so resentful of her… so why had she still protected her?

With that in mind, Gu Jinghe asked in a slightly hoarse voice, “Why did you do that earlier?”

Ji Xiangyan turned to look at her, confusion written across her face.

Gu Jinghe met her eyes. “Don’t you hate me?”

Under Gu Jinghe’s gaze, Ji Xiangyan lowered her lashes. “It’s different.”

“I don’t like you threatening me, but I couldn’t just stand by and watch him hurt you.”

Gu Jinghe fell silent again. Ji Xiangyan was too kind—even after being bullied like that, she still wanted to protect her.

In the future,

Gu Jinghe remembered—Ji Xiangyan would face even more villains and suffer endless humiliation. And it would all be because of her.

“In that situation, I would’ve helped anyone, not just you specifically,” Ji Xiangyan said, then closed her eyes and curled into a ball, leaving only her profile visible to Gu Jinghe.

Gu Jinghe didn’t know what to say, so she stayed silent, staring at the scenery outside the window.

Perhaps she could think of a way to compensate Ji Xiangyan without exposing herself…

Like, creating a secret account?