After I Transmigrated into the Novel, I made the Heroine Fall for Me - Chapter 32

The moment the words “Mr. Yun” were mentioned, Fang Qingying reacted like a startled cat, her unease palpable.

Gu Shengxiao couldn’t shake the illusion that if she loosened her grip even slightly, Fang Qingying would bolt away in an instant.

“Are you really that afraid of Yun Yifan?” Gu Shengxiao asked, holding her hand and leaning in slightly to whisper by her ear.

Fang Qingying frowned tightly, looking as though she were being led to the execution grounds. She turned slightly, clutching a corner of Gu Shengxiao’s clothes, and said, “There are too many misunderstandings between us. I’m afraid I won’t be able to explain them clearly.”

That was why she didn’t want to see him.

She didn’t voice the latter part of her thoughts, but her eyes conveyed it plainly to Gu Shengxiao.

However, the truth was not as simple as that. What Fang Qingying really thought was: As a cannon-fodder supporting character, wouldn’t it be bad to run into the male lead like this? Wouldn’t that go against her original intention of staying away from him?

Moreover, the male lead and female lead were naturally drawn to each other by some inexplicable force. What if Yun Yifan ended up luring Gu Shengxiao away? How would she ever complete 888’s mission then?

“But I’ve heard that you’ve attended every single one of his events, Xiao Ying?” Gu Shengxiao lowered her gaze and asked the question that had been weighing on her mind.

A trace of unwillingness surged forth the moment Fang Qingying mentioned Yun Yifan’s name, like floodwaters bursting through a dam.

Her voice remained cool and detached, like pearls dropping onto a jade plate, carrying a faint chill.

As if she didn’t care about Fang Qingying’s attitude toward Yun Yifan at all.

The hand at her side clenched unconsciously as she waited for Fang Qingying’s answer, her fingertips turning white from the pressure mirroring the unease she felt in that moment.

Hearing this, Fang Qingying suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She quickly forced a laugh and said, “Oh, come on, what’s the big deal? Why don’t you think about where you were instead?”

If it had been the original host, she would indeed have gone for Yun Yifan. But if it was her, she had gone for Gu Shengxiao.

888: [Qingqing, you’re so sharp!]

888: [Truly, it’s just like you, turning black into white and bringing the dead back to life.] Gu Shengxiao’s question was like a life-or-death test. If answered incorrectly, tsk, tsk, tsk.

888: [Qingqing, I think the female lead likes you, huh?]

The idle and gossip-loving 888 had a pair of “keen eyes” and immediately saw through Gu Shengxiao’s feelings for her.

Unfortunately, not only was a certain someone completely oblivious, but her eyes might as well have been “blind.”

Fang Qingying was horrified. ‘I suspect you’re pulling my leg, but I have no proof.’

She refuted 888’s words in her mind. If Gu Shengxiao really liked her, then why hadn’t the ultimate goal of cuckolding the male lead been achieved yet?

This wasn’t just unscientific, it was downright absurd!

888: [Qingqing, just look! Wherever Gu Shengxiao goes, her eyes follow you. And she’s so gentle with you, but with others, it’s completely different, she’s cold the entire time. Doesn’t that qualify as love?] Fang Qingying: ‘Are you trying to say, Gu Shengxiao is a hypocrite?’

A world-class hypocrite, just for you?

888: […]

888: [Are you even a woman? You’re supposed to be a closeted lesbian, how can you not have a single observant bone in your body?] Just look at the female lead’s gaze! Aren’t eyes supposed to be the windows to the soul? It’s so obvious, yet Fang Qingying acts as if she’s selectively blind.

After successfully provoking 888 into a sulk, Fang Qingying once again heard Gu Shengxiao’s voice beside her.

“Xiao Ying, are you saying all those coincidences were for my sake?”

She locked eyes with Fang Qingying, her dark pupils brimming with genuine mirth, as if her heart’s truest feelings had burst forth.

Gu Shengxiao felt her desires were simple just one glance from her would suffice.

If she offered three parts sincerity, and could receive one part genuine affection in return, that would be enough.

“Of course! Who told me to be Xiao Xiao’s biggest fan?” Fang Qingying replied with a squinty-eyed smile.

She completely missed the subtle shift in Gu Shengxiao’s expression after those words.

Like stars finally breaking through the clouds, only to be swallowed again the next instant.

Fang Qingying grabbed Gu Shengxiao’s hand and boldly strode forward, as if to prove she had nothing to hide.

What was there to fear from some male lead?

She had the female lead right by her side!

But the moment she recalled the natural law of attraction between protagonists, an inexplicable ache bloomed in her chest, accompanied by a strange sense of unwillingness.

If…

If Gu Shengxiao truly became drawn to the male lead, then what should she do?

This question lingered unresolved in Fang Qingying’s mind until the very moment Yun Yifan laid eyes on Gu Shengxiao, when her body moved faster than her thoughts.

As they approached the filming set, the group could clearly see a man standing coldly apart, watching them.

Dressed in an impeccably tailored suit that accentuated his tall frame, he drew glances from passersby who quickly shied away from his icy aura.

When he noticed their approach, the man moved.

With long strides, he closed the distance before Fang Qingying could react, stopping directly before the pair.

The crew, recognizing the brewing confrontation, abandoned their tasks to gawk at the spectacle.

Entertainment gossip painted a clear picture: Actress Gu Shengxiao and investor Yun Yifan were childhood sweethearts, with the Yun family adoring her beyond measure.

Meanwhile, tabloids depicted Fang Qingying as a pitiful stalker forever ignored by Yun Yifan.

Now that this “stalker” had befriended his beloved rose, how would the childhood friend react?

This promised a classic two-women-one-man drama.

Yet reality defied expectations, leaving even Director Liu gaping in shock.

Standing before the women, the 168cm-tall Fang Qingying became the shortest of the trio and by virtue of her central position, the cream filling in an awkward sandwich.

“Sis, long time no see!” Yun Yifan began, moving to hug Gu Shengxiao as in their youth, only to discover someone blocking his path.

Not just anyone, a somewhat dazed-looking girl who seemed faintly familiar?

Rubbing his chin, Yun Yifan asked, “Sis, do you know her?”

Dressed casually without makeup, and still stunned by his “sis” address, Fang Qingying’s uncharacteristic appearance left Yun Yifan momentarily clueless.

As for why he still couldn’t recognize Fang Qingying after being pursued by the original owner for so long well, it was simply because he had never bothered to commit her appearance to memory.

“Fang Qingying,” Gu Shengxiao answered with a slight lift of her head.

Upon hearing this, Yun Yifan fell silent for a few seconds before abruptly taking three or four steps back, as if he had encountered a natural predator, putting a clear distance between himself and the two women.

Kidding him? The name Fang Qingying was all too familiar wasn’t she the little princess of the Fang family? And the very woman his sister had been pining after as her future wife?

As for the original owner’s pursuit of him, Yun Yifan had already chosen selective amnesia.

He and Gu Shengxiao had known each other since childhood, growing up in the same compound.

Despite being three years younger than him, Gu Shengxiao had actually been the leader of all the little brats in the neighborhood back then.

Originally, to defend the dignity of being three years older, Yun Yifan had never once called her ‘sister’ though in truth, he just hadn’t been beaten into submission by society yet.

Now, however, he addressed her as ‘sister’ with complete sincerity.

His thoughts racing, Yun Yifan quickly adjusted his mindset, straightened his clothes, and formally extended his hand toward Fang Qingying. “Hello, Miss Fang. My name is Yun Yifan, the investor for this TV series.”

After saying this, he cautiously stole a glance at Gu Shengxiao’s reaction. Seeing her expression remain as indifferent as ever, the weight in his chest lifted.

Truly worthy of being the woman Gu Shengxiao liked she could actually influence Gu Shengxiao’s emotions. It seemed he’d have to rally the others to latch onto this golden opportunity.

That was what Yun Yifan thought.

In their childhood, Gu Shengxiao had been the ‘other people’s child’ in the adults’ eyes. How many kids in the compound hadn’t been crushed by her? How many hadn’t been compared to her?

Especially since the adults loved saying things like,

“Look at Shengxiao, why can’t you be more like her?”

Thus, they had genuinely admired her.

Though Gu Shengxiao had moved away for some time for reasons unknown, she later returned to live in the compound again. Yet, none of them had grown distant from her everything remained just as it had been.

Hearing the voice, Fang Qingying snapped out of her daze and instinctively reached out her hand. “Hello.”

But before her hand could even touch Yun Yifan’s, Gu Shengxiao intercepted it, clasping it firmly in her own.

Fang Qingying looked at Gu Shengxiao in confusion, her damp eyes filled with bewilderment. She didn’t quite understand why Gu Shengxiao had grabbed her hand.

“Xiao Ying, Yun Yifan has an extremely severe case of mysophobia. He usually doesn’t shake hands with others,” Gu Shengxiao explained, holding onto the delicate hand in her palm, the softness making her reluctant to let go.

Upon hearing this, Yun Yifan wept internally. Since when did I have mysophobia? And an extremely severe case at that?

But seeing Gu Shengxiao spouting nonsense with a straight face while subtly threatening him, Yun Yifan had no choice but to put on an ‘absolutely correct’ expression.

Yun Yifan: I have mysophobia! I have mysophobia! I have mysophobia!

After silently repeating this to himself over a dozen times, he finally dared to look Gu Shengxiao and Fang Qingying in the eye again.

“Sister, how about coming over to my place tonight? We can throw you a welcome-back party,” Yun Yifan asked, seizing the opportunity now that Gu Shengxiao didn’t seem entirely cold toward him.

Gu Shengxiao had finally returned from abroad, and their group of brothers had long since gotten the news. They had planned to organize a welcome party for her, only to find out she was swamped with work, so the plan had been postponed until now.

This TV series was actually invested in because Gu Shengxiao returned to the country to film it. Otherwise, even if he thought the show had potential, he wouldn’t have been running back and forth here every other day.

“No, I have some matters to attend to,” Gu Shengxiao shook his head, politely declining Yun Yifan’s invitation.

Fang Qingying looked at Gu Shengxiao, then at Yun Yifan, her face full of confusion as she asked, “Aren’t you three years older than Xiao Xiao?”

What kind of ‘sister’ is this?

Or had she transmigrated into the wrong book?

Was the novel she transmigrated into not called The CEO’s Wife is an Actress, but rather Befriending the CEO?

“There’s a bit of a reason.”

Yun Yifan didn’t want to admit that he had only started calling her ‘sister’ after being thoroughly beaten down by society.

“By the way, Miss Fang, would you like to join the gathering as well? I’m sure my sister would be especially happy.”

Yun Yifan suddenly realized he could persuade Fang Qingying to come, which would then ensure Gu Shengxiao’s attendance.

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