After Kissing the World-Weary Female Supporting Character [Transmigration] - Chapter 13

Having finally finished the long, thick script, Song Xingzi’s eyes were dry and her face was tight. She turned on the light to wash her face but hadn’t reached the bathroom when she saw Ji Ruyue, her dark curly hair scattered, wearing a white coat, hunched over and doing something.

Song Xingzi greeted her excitedly, running down the stairs in one breath. She reached Ji Ruyue’s side, but only after stopping behind her did she realize she shouldn’t be so jumpy. She offered Ji Ruyue a shy, timid smile and softly asked again, “Jì Jì, what are you doing? Why are you still awake so late?”

Ji Ruyue had no awareness of being caught red-handed. Without embarrassment, she calmly put the candy into her mouth, then, holding the candy, turned to look at the gentle heroine, asking indistinctly in return, “You’re not asleep either.”

Song Xingzi tilted her head. That’s right, I’m not asleep either! It’s normal for Jì Jì not to be asleep. “I was reading the script. I just finished. Jì Jì, what were you doing just now?”

Ji Ruyue, savoring the mood-lifting pine nut candy, didn’t want to talk to her, so she simply gestured toward the open insulated container. The pine nut candies, resting in the white porcelain dish, looked very tempting.

Unexpectedly, upon seeing the candy, Song Xingzi immediately frowned, saying with a worried expression, “Jì Jì, you shouldn’t eat candy when it’s not mealtime! It’s bad for your health!”

The experts online said to have fixed meal times, and not to give children snacks after that time slot. They didn’t say what to do if the child sneaks a snack! Do I have to make Jì Jì spit it out?

Song Xingzi had stayed up late reading the script, and her eyes were bloodshot, but she naturally had a pair of limpid eyes that looked constantly moisturized. Coupled with her sincerely worried expression, Ji Ruyue felt the heroine might cry. Unable to understand the source of the heroine’s tears, she only felt that Song Xingzi was truly troublesome. She quickly bit the candy, chewed it a few times mixed with the pine nuts, and swallowed it.

“I finished it,” Ji Ruyue sat down on the sofa, opened her mouth to show Song Xingzi, and then expressionlessly screwed the lid on and fastened the side clasps.

Never mind, Jì Jì is so well-behaved. She must have been hungry tonight to sneak a snack.

Song Xingzi, whose “fan filter” was eight hundred meters thick and whose eyes carried millions of rays of soft light, selectively ignored the fact that Ji Ruyue had eaten the most tonight she had in half a month. She quickly found an excuse for Ji Ruyue, comforted herself, and focused her attention back on the script.

“Jì Jì, I finished reading the script!” Thinking of the scene where the two of them would act as good sisters, Song Xingzi’s heart leaped, and her voice unconsciously rose.

Ji Ruyue looked at her in confusion. Was Song Xingzi able to change her expression so quickly before? Recalling her history of foolishly and maliciously bullying her, Ji Ruyue looked away. She has always been able to change her expression very quickly.

“Jì Jì, I found roles for us, and they really suit us,” Song Xingzi secretly observed Ji Ruyue’s expression, hoping she would continue the conversation.

Ji Ruyue knew without thinking that the heroine would definitely choose the “white moonlight” noble consort and choose the Emperor’s sister, Princess Yǒnglè, for herself. However, the future partner’s expression was too innocent, so she pretended to be seriously interested and asked, “What do you want to play?”

“I want to play that cook, and then Jì Jì plays the noble consort. The noble consort is the only person who is kind to the cook, and Jì Jì is also the only person who is kind to me. Jì Jì is as kind as the noble consort.”

Ji Ruyue, whose prediction was instantly proven wrong: “…”

Not the white moonlight noble consort? Why would she want to play the female protagonist? Ji Ruyue gave Song Xingzi a meaningful look. Song Xingzi was a little unnerved by the gaze and asked timidly, “Jì Jì, are you unhappy with the role I chose?”

“No,” Ji Ruyue retracted her gaze. “I don’t know the plot, so I don’t know if the noble consort is suitable for me.”

So that’s it. Song Xingzi let out a long sigh of relief. Jì Jì’s gaze just now was scary, even more terrifying than the venomous snake flicking its tongue on the mountain. Phooey, phooey, phooey! How could I compare Jì Jì to a venomous snake! That’s too strange!

“Then I’ll tell Jì Jì about the main plot and characters,” Song Xingzi looked obediently at Ji Ruyue, then glanced at the Western wall clock behind Ji Ruyue, only realizing it was already two in the morning. Remembering that Ji Ruyue always looked tired and half-asleep in the hospital, Song Xingzi quickly apologized: “It’s already two o’clock. It’s so late. Jì Jì should go to sleep. Let’s talk tomorrow.”

Ji Ruyue, whose insomnia was habitual, hadn’t noticed the passage of time. But if she wasn’t sleeping, she couldn’t keep others from sleeping either. She nodded in agreement, stood up first, and walked toward the stairs.

Song Xingzi followed suit. She still needed to wash her face. The bathroom was down the hallway and passed the master bedroom.

As Ji Ruyue entered her room, Song Xingzi gently said goodnight. Ji Ruyue didn’t reply. Song Xingzi figured she probably didn’t hear her, so she didn’t mind, and happily walked to the bathroom, washed her face beautifully, and came out.

When she passed Ji Ruyue’s room again, a faint light shone through the slightly ajar door. A soft female voice came from inside the room, “Goodnight.”

It’s Jì Jì! Jì Jì is so cute! Song Xingzi’s eyes curved with a smile, and she sweetly replied again, “Jì Jì goodnight. You must sleep well, okay.”

This time, no sound came out, but the door was closed.

Song Xingzi covered her mouth, stifling a silent yawn, and went into her room to sleep. She was normally an early-to-bed, early-to-rise person. After being busy until so late today, she was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.

Ji Ruyue lay on the bed, the sweetness of the pine nut candy still lingering in her mouth. Her mind was full of Song Xingzi’s suggestion about the roles. Why would you choose the female protagonist? I only managed to change the beginning, after all.

One person had a good night’s sleep, while the other had another sleepless night, yet both woke up very early.

Ji Ruyue hadn’t slept all night. Today was considered the first day of her return to work. At the crack of dawn, she got out of bed, did some quick washing up, and then changed and did her makeup. She couldn’t let her public persona collapse. Compared to being controlled to do these mundane tasks, doing it herself was more comfortable.

Ji Ruyue meticulously applied bright lipstick and dusted her outer eyelids with orange shimmer eyeshadow. Her black, ebony curls lay unruly on her shoulders. Paired with a red suit and a pure white shirt, she looked even more radiant and striking.

The round mirror on the luxurious European-style dressing table reflected her other self. Ji Ruyue held her hand to her reflection’s hand, and her mouth to her reflection’s mouth. The image of Ji Ruyue reflected in her light-colored pupils was calm. Then, she suddenly pulled out a gorgeous, bold smile like a peony. She tossed the eyebrow pencil onto the table, stood up, and walked downstairs.

She guessed that Song Xingzi, having stayed up late last night, should still be asleep. She wondered whether to leave by herself or wait for her to wake up and take her to the company.

Ji Ruyue was still unsure how to treat Song Xingzi. She saved her, mistakenly believing that someone else had finally awakened like herself. She signed her intending to cut off the heroine’s financial and physical ties with the male lead. She indulged her because they were all harmless minor matters…

But after observing her for several days, Song Xingzi did not seem to have awakened self-awareness, and she genuinely had no interest in Li Yeběi. So, where should she go from here?

Even though she had decided on a strategy to allow major events to follow the original plot while minor details broke the plot, the plan hadn’t been fully implemented, and the result was unknown, which still made her uneasy.

Ji Ruyue felt a headache coming on. Changing things would always be more complicated than a pool of stagnant water.

She held the banister and walked down the stairs, only to see Song Xingzi, wearing a brown-yellow apron, placing breakfast on the round table. Her long black hair was gathered behind her ears, with a few playful strands falling out and softly clinging to her fair cheeks. Song Xingzi was concentrating on these tasks, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face as she looked at the steaming food.

Ji Ruyue didn’t make a sound, but a hint of appetite actually rose in her. She walked to the round table and sat down without invitation.

Song Xingzi had a very regular schedule, and worried about Ji Ruyue’s three meals a day, she had gotten up even earlier than usual. She had already finished her work. Seeing the little friend she was worried about, she immediately gave a sweet and soft smile. “Jì Jì, Jì Jì…”

Ji Ruyue heard her pause and looked at her with a questioning smile. Perhaps it was the added effect of the makeup, but Song Xingzi subconsciously wanted to lower her head, transform into a little squirrel, and roll on the ground.

Wuwuwu, Jì Jì, why are you so beautiful today! Completely different from usual! You really look like Fox Sister! No, Jì Jì is too beautiful! Even more beautiful than Fox Sister! It’s the feeling of the bright and bold Young Miss Ji from the novel!!!

Because the Second Female Lead described in the novel as “bright and bold, with a perfect moral compass, like a wealthy flower in the human world” was very similar to the Fox Sister who raised her, Song Xingzi had been fond of Ji Ruyue while reading the book. After transmigrating and meeting her, she immediately lowered her guard, and now she had actively taken on the responsibility of caring for the picky Second Female Lead.

But in their daily interactions, Ji Ruyue had acted more like an old person who had weathered many storms, always lethargic and uninterested in everything. Compared to the image in the book, it was like the difference between a seller’s photo and the actual product.

Although Song Xingzi already sincerely believed Ji Ruyue was a good person, this didn’t affect her perception of Ji Ruyue. However, to suddenly see the character she liked appear before her as she had envisioned, especially with Ji Ruyue smiling so beautifully, the faint haze in her eyes seemed to be swept away as well.

Song Xingzi couldn’t describe how she felt now. She lowered her head and chuckled silently for a while before looking up, untying her apron, and asking gently, “Jì Jì, you woke up so early today. I ground some soy milk and fried some pancakes. Do you want to try them?”

Woke up so early today? You don’t know when I usually wake up. Ji Ruyue nodded, using her chopsticks to pick up a small piece of the cut-up pancake.

The pancake was crispy and fragrant. White sesame seeds and black pepper exploded simultaneously in her mouth. It was very aromatic, but salty—a little too salty.

Although she preferred sweets, Ji Ruyue’s taste was generally light. Especially after a sleepless night, she was more sensitive to flavors. She ate one piece and put down her chopsticks, her slender fingers resting on the marble tabletop, silently waiting for Song Xingzi to finish eating.

Why isn’t Jì Jì eating? Song Xingzi was happily eating her pancake and sweet soy milk. Seeing Ji Ruyue put down her chopsticks, she swallowed her food and asked confusedly, “Jì Jì, why aren’t you eating? The soy milk has sugar in it. Don’t you like it?”

Ji Ruyue originally didn’t intend to eat anymore, but hearing the sweetened soy milk, she hesitated for a moment and decided to trust the heroine’s cooking skills. She scooped half a spoon into her mouth with a small porcelain spoon. It wasn’t very sweet, but it perfectly neutralized the saltiness of the crispy pancake. Ji Ruyue confirmed it: Li Yeběi’s inability to leave the heroine must be partly due to the heroine’s cooking skills.

“It’s delicious,” Ji Ruyue finished the soy milk methodically, giving a serious review like a food critic.

How could what I make not be delicious? I, little Sōngzi, am the great treasure of Qīngqiū! When I was about to go down the mountain, there was a huge group of little fangirls crying and begging me not to leave!

Song Xingzi, seeing the picky little friend successfully eat a small portion of the pancake, got up contentedly to clear the dishes. Ji Ruyue asked, puzzled, “Why are you doing this? There are maids. Just leave it on the table. Go get ready and then go to the company.”

But the original Song Xingzi in the novel would do these things!