After I Transmigrated into the Novel, I made the Heroine Fall for Me - Chapter 36

Fang Qingying: “Whose voice was that just now?”

Compared to her panicked tone, System 888 appeared exceptionally calm and composed as it unhurriedly countered.

888: [Not only are you hallucinating, but you’re also experiencing tinnitus?] Otherwise, how could Fang Qingying have heard another voice? It had just gone to check some data before returning and hadn’t spoken during that time.

Listening to 888’s self-assured tone, Fang Qingying began to question the system’s true identity.

888: [Go complete the task~ Finishing it will unlock a system function, how great is that!] Fang Qingying didn’t respond, only nodding slightly. From the moment she transmigrated into this book, she had always taken 888’s words at face value.

But she had definitely heard another voice just now, one that somewhat resembled 888’s yet wasn’t quite the same.

888’s electronic tone carried a hint of cheerfulness, while that other voice had sounded more composed.

“Miss Fang, your makeup touch-up is done.”

The makeup artist’s voice pulled Fang Qingying out of her conversation with the system. She opened her eyes, and in the mirror, another version of herself suddenly appeared.

Timid, weak eyes reflected back a pair of cold, indifferent ones.

For some inexplicable reason, Fang Qingying reached out, attempting to touch this version of herself with such a gaze.

Just as her fingers were about to make contact, a voice as if from far away whispered into her ear.

‘Help me.’

Fang Qingying blinked and focused, only to confirm that a female voice was indeed speaking in her ear.

‘Please, I beg you, save me!’

The moment her fingers touched the mirror’s surface, both the voice and the timid reflection vanished completely.

Everything seemed like a fleeting illusion, nothing more than a trick of the mind.

“Ying-jie, are you too tired?” Gao Tian asked curiously, observing Fang Qingying’s strange behavior. “Would you like some water?”

As she spoke, Gao Tian handed Fang Qingying her personal water bottle.

“I want to change my cup.” Fang Qingying glanced at the bottle in Gao Tian’s hand but didn’t take it, instead voicing her desire for a different one.

“Eh? But didn’t you just buy this one?” Gao Tian looked at the brand-new bottle in her hand, puzzled. This was a limited-edition item Fang Qingying had snatched up in a flash sale reportedly a celebrity collab and she’d been thrilled about it for days.

“I suddenly don’t like it anymore,” Fang Qingying replied flatly.

She disliked using anything that had belonged to the original host, even her clothes had been replaced with new ones.

There was an unbridgeable distance in her heart.

“Then, should I buy one, or would you prefer to pick a new one yourself?” Gao Tian nodded uncertainly, shaking the water bottle slightly as she asked.

Normally, such purchases would fall to the assistant, but she wasn’t sure about Fang Qingying’s current preferences.

“I’ll buy it myself.” Fang Qingying shook her head. “For now, just give me a disposable cup.”

Going an entire day without drinking water on set was impossible.

About half an hour later, the same young assistant reappeared in the dressing room.

Observing Fang Qingying’s calm expression, he tentatively asked, “Miss Fang, Director Liu asked me to check if you’re ready to resume?”

The underlying message was clear: if Fang Qingying had rested enough, it was time to shoot the remaining scenes.

“Yes, I’m ready.” Fang Qingying gave a slight nod.

Gao Tian followed closely behind as Fang Qingying stepped out.

The next scenes to reshoot were quite simple. The first was Fang Qingying realizing she’d been “framed” in a scam, getting out of the car to see the person, and then helping them up.

The second was fastening the seatbelt for her.

The third was supporting her to the hospital.

The fourth was…

Fang Qingying’s performance was much better than before, her movements no longer as stiff as earlier.

Listening to the incessant electronic dings in her mind, Fang Qingying found it a bit noisy.

The final scene was when the third female lead, carrying the female lead in her arms, coincidentally ran into the male lead.

Fang Qingying looked at Gu Shengxiao, who was taller than her, and immediately felt the pressure.

She turned to Director Liu and said, “I feel a bit pressured.”

How could a delicate girl like her possibly carry someone else?

Hearing this, Director Liu couldn’t help but glance at Gu Shengxiao, as if estimating just how much she weighed.

“The script is written this way. If Xiao Fang can’t do it, maybe we should.” Director Liu pondered for a moment, about to make adjustments to the scene, when Fang Qingying suddenly interrupted.

Rolling up her sleeves, Fang Qingying declared boldly, “A woman should never say she can’t! I can do it!”

This sudden outburst nearly made Director Liu sprain his back, while Gu Shengxiao burst into laughter.

Unable to resist, Gu Shengxiao reached out and ruffled Fang Qingying’s soft hair, saying, “Don’t push yourself. If I end up crushing you, I’d feel terrible.”

She meant it, if Fang Qingying got hurt, she’d probably be heartbroken for a long time.

Hearing Gu Shengxiao’s words, Fang Qingying didn’t feel comforted at all. Instead, it inexplicably fueled her competitive spirit.

Pouting, she wrapped one arm under Gu Shengxiao’s armpit and the other behind her knees, challenging, “Hah, you don’t believe I can do it?”

Director Liu, horrified, immediately shouted, “Fang Qingying, put your hands down! What if you throw out your back?”

He absolutely did not want to pay for an unnecessary workplace injury!

As a notoriously stingy director, he had to stay true to his character!

“I can do it,” Fang Qingying gritted her teeth and declared.

888: [According to my analysis, Qingqing, your physical strength.]

The rest of 888’s words turned into a trembling mess as it witnessed the scene before it, even beginning to doubt its own detection system.

Because Fang Qingying effortlessly lifted Gu Shengxiao in a princess carry, as if the latter weighed no more than a feather.

Since when did she have this superhuman strength buff?

Not only was 888 shocked by Fang Qingying’s sudden display of strength, but everyone on set was utterly stunned.

“Y-you didn’t you say you felt pressured?” Director Liu stammered in disbelief. Where was the pressure? What pressure?

This was nothing! Absolutely nothing!

“Well, I have to maintain my ladylike image, don’t I?” Fang Qingying tightened her hold on Gu Shengxiao and playfully winked at Director Liu.

In front of so many people, how could she just flaunt her strength like that?

What if she scared off Gu Shengxiao? Could Director Liu even compensate her with another ideal girl?

Unlike everyone else’s shock, Gu Shengxiao remained perfectly calm, as if she had anticipated this all along.

She cooperatively leaned into Fang Qingying’s embrace, her slender arms wrapping around Fang Qingying’s neck, trusting her completely not to let her fall.

Director Liu looked utterly shocked. “You have a ladylike persona too?”

Hadn’t Fang Qingying always been the rich, arrogant, and domineering young miss?

Since when did she have a ladylike image?

“How could I not have one?” Fang Qingying immediately retorted, visibly displeased by Director Liu’s skepticism.

Instead of answering, Director Liu simply gave her a pointed look, as if to say, Just look at yourself right now, how is this in any way ladylike?

The silent rebuke left Fang Qingying speechless, all her arguments stuck in her throat.

Still, it was a relief that Fang Qingying had successfully completed the reshoot and even fulfilled the task assigned by System 888.

[Congratulations, Host! You have achieved 5/5 intimate interactions with the female lead.]

[System function unlocked at midnight helps you complete the cuckolding mission faster.]

At first, Fang Qingying had been somewhat intrigued by this so-called system function, imagining something like a system shop or a golden finger skill upgrade.

But then?

The second half of the message instantly killed her anticipation.

She wanted no part of such a useless feature!

After filming wrapped, Shen Lixie came to pick up Fang Qingying and Gao Tian.

Fang Qingying waved goodbye to Gu Shaoxiao before boarding the van without a second glance, cool and detached like a heartless playgirl.

Standing beside Gu Shaoxiao, Yu Lu stole a glance at her expression and tentatively asked, “Shaoxiao, guess what? You and Fang Qingying actually have a CP fan page now. Isn’t that wild?”

Gu Shaoxiao shot her a frosty look and replied indifferently, “What’s so wild about it?”

Yu Lu, inexplicably on the receiving end of that glare, suddenly grew more interested. “Do you secretly love this fan page? Want me to hype it up?”

Gu Shaoxiao pressed her lips together, seemingly uninterested in the topic, but the flicker of emotion in her eyes didn’t escape Yu Lu’s notice.

“I think we should push it. If you two ever get together, your fans would probably take it well. What do you think?” Yu Lu pulled out her phone to show Gu Shaoxiao the current buzz around their CP fan page, seeking her opinion.

If Gu Shaoxiao gave the green light, Yu Lu could guarantee the “XiaoYing CP” would skyrocket to trending in no time.

“What does it have to do with me?” Gu Shaoxiao didn’t even spare Yu Lu a glance before tossing out those words and stepping into the van.

Just as Yu Lu thought she’d struck out and was about to drive off, Gu Shaoxiao’s cool voice reached her ears.

“Bonus. You’ve worked hard these past few days.”

After saying this, Gu Shaoxiao deliberately turned her gaze out the window, as if the bonus was purely out of appreciation for Yu Lu’s hard work and nothing more.

Yu Lu stifled a laugh. “No trouble at all. Working for the boss is never trouble.”

Gu Shaoxiao responded with a noncommittal, “Hm.”

Meanwhile, on Fang Qingying’s side.

Shen Lixie, with an air of gravity, instructed Gao Tian to show Fang Qingying a certain fan page.

“Whose CP fan page is this?” Fang Qingying took the phone from Gao Tian, her cheeks faintly flushed as she quietly examined the latest updates.

The newest post captured the moment she had emerged in costume, catching a breathtaking glimpse of Gu Shaoxiao.

Fang Qingying never expected that there would be fans shipping her with Gu Shengxiao in their film crew!

“You seem quite happy about it?” Shen Lixie glanced sideways at Fang Qingying with a strange expression and asked, “Do you really like Gu Shengxiao?”

Fang Qingying instinctively shook her head. “N-no, I don’t.”

Her reaction made all the questions Shen Lixie wanted to ask get stuck in his throat.

He had originally planned to ask Fang Qingying, if she did like Gu Shengxiao did, she even know what kind of person Gu Shengxiao was?

Did she know whether Gu Shengxiao liked girls or boys?

Did she know anything about Gu Shengxiao’s family background?

If she knew none of these things, how could she claim to like her?

But he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

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