After Kissing the World-Weary Female Supporting Character [Transmigration] - Chapter 34

Zhang Yuan nodded reservedly. “Hello.”

Oh, it’s the Little White Flower’s assistant! Even though the Little White Flower’s assistant is already busy, the President still specifically called for me. Tsk tsk tsk, what a despotic ruler! I love it!

What’s with the pretense? Being stoic? Li Yu revealed a cute smile. “Assistant Zhang, are you delivering food to Little CEO Ji? Working on New Year’s Eve must be so tiring.”

Crap, I feel personally attacked! The Little White Flower’s assistant is just as annoying as she is!

Zhang Yuan was expressionless. “Not tiring. It’s my duty.”

Wuwuwu, President, give me a raise!

“Oh, Assistant Zhang is truly dedicated,” Li Yu retracted her smile. She found people who couldn’t hold a conversation the most irritating; they had no spark at all.

I wonder how Xingzi is? She hit her head directly. Her IQ won’t drop from seven to three-and-a-half, will it?

Li Yu’s thoughts wandered, and she zoned out. Zhang Yuan was also outwardly cold but inwardly enthusiastic. If the person opposite him didn’t take the initiative to introduce a topic, he would absolutely not utter a word.

Thus, the two stoic and inwardly complaining assistants walked in silence, entering the ward one after the other. Coincidentally, Ji Ruyue was absent. Song Xingzi was sitting on the bed, looking cheerful, her head wrapped in a white bandage. At first glance:

She looks strangely foolish! Did she really turn three-and-a-half? She’s injured but happy like an imbecile. This was Li Yu’s inner thought.

Tsk, the pitiable Little White Flower has appeared. Let me guess where the President went? She must have been enraged and gone outside to make a phone call. Her expression would be cold with towering fury, standing aloof by the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the city lights, contemptuously saying to the person on the other end of the phone: “It’s getting hot; let Xiangtai go bankrupt.” Ptooey ptooey ptooey, the hospital doesn’t have floor-to-ceiling windows. Start over… This was Zhang Yuan’s first reaction upon seeing Song Xingzi.

Without exception, Song Xingzi heard everything clearly. How fun! She burst out laughing.

Li Yu: Oh my god, she’s really gone silly! That’s it; I’ll really have to take care of a child now.

Zhang Yuan: The President is gone, and she can’t even control her smile just thinking about her? Hmph.

“Hahahahaha,” Song Xingzi became even more delighted. Their inner voices, despite being so different from their appearances, were surprisingly kind, and she couldn’t stop laughing. “Why are you two so cute? You make such a good couple!”

This Little White Flower is going too far! It’s not enough that she’s hooked the President’s heart; she’s even trying to push her malicious assistant onto me, attempting to pair up everything she owns with the President’s possessions? Heh heh, I won’t satisfy you!

The extremely vengeful Zhang Yuan’s eyebrow twitched slightly. “You jest. This is your dinner.”

It’s over; she’s completely gone傻 [silly]. Quick, eat something to recover. Li Yu also handed over the meal, earnestly saying, “Teacher Song, would you like some congee?”

“Hahahahaha, alright,” Song Xingzi was tickled pink. But why do Zhang Yuan and Li Yu think Ji Ji and I are a couple? Can women and women be together?

Song Xingzi honestly vocalized her innocent question. Having already been exposed, she began to abandon the path of pretending to be the original person. “Can women be together with women?”

“Miss Song Xingzi, please be aware: gay marriage has been legal for ten years!” Please don’t use such a low-level test to clarify your relationship with the President, okay?

“Assistant Zhang is right. Why is Teacher Song suddenly asking this?” Oh my heavens, is Little Xingzi finally realizing something? Hurry up, let’s arrange for the CEO’s warm, healing little spouse! I can write sweet novels too!

“Oh,” Song Xingzi was about to ask why they thought she and Ji Ruyue were together when Ji Ruyue pushed the door open and entered.

A dazzling light flashed in Song Xingzi’s eyes. “Ji Ji!”

She looks like she hasn’t seen the President in centuries. Tsk tsk tsk, such strong tactics! Truly the President’s little spouse! Zhang Yuan grumbled internally, turning to respectfully greet Ji Ruyue. “President!”

“Little CEO Ji,” Li Yu also followed suit.

I am not Ji Ji’s little spouse; I’m just her good friend! Song Xingzi ignored the heat on her face and silently corrected them in her heart.

“Mhm,” Ji Ruyue nodded, acknowledging all three simultaneously.

Ji Ruyue walked toward the hospital bed and asked her gently, “Have you eaten?”

Zhang Yuan: Wow, the President’s double standard is too, too obvious! I love the bias!

Li Yu: I can’t take it! The sweetness level is off the charts! I can write about a biased dominant partner!

Song Xingzi found this amusing, but as Ji Ruyue approached step by step, the voices of Zhang Yuan and Li Yu became choppy, like interrupted radio waves, and finally went completely silent.

Eh? Why can’t I hear them? Song Xingzi looked suspicious, shifting her gaze to the smiling Ji Ruyue. “Ji Ji, do you like me?”

Ji Ruyue paused, then, as usual, walked over and sat down, asking calmly, “Why the sudden talk? Not hungry anymore?”

Wuwuwu, why doesn’t the President answer directly!!! I can’t handle it. I’m going to imagine a 100,000-word novel about a substitute, white moonlight, angsty affair! I’ll go chop up that dog Li Yebai right now!

Zhang Yuan screamed wildly inside, but Song Xingzi couldn’t hear a single word of his thoughts. Song Xingzi frowned, then relaxed again, giving Ji Ruyue an innocent smile. “Ji Ji, let’s eat!”

I really can’t hear Ji Ji’s thoughts. Not only that, but when I’m very close to Ji Ji, I can’t hear anyone else’s thoughts either. That’s great! I don’t want to hear people curse me out in their minds all day! Ji Ji is so nice! Ji Ji truly deserves to be the second female lead that Little Songzi likes! Hehe.

However, Song Xingzi’s sincere, grateful smile looked different to the other three people.

Ji Ruyue frowned, her heart complex.

Zhang Yuan momentarily and genuinely felt that the President might be a jerk, the kind who uses people up and doesn’t give a commitment.

And Li Yu was worried that her sweet novel might be stillborn.

The four individuals were preoccupied with their own thoughts. Song Xingzi invited them to eat together. “Today is New Year’s Eve! The four of us are having New Year’s dinner together! It’s a pity it’s in the hospital. If we were at home, I could cook a huge table of delicious food for you all.”

Oh my god, I feel even sadder. Actually, the Little White Flower is quite nice, and the CEO’s little spouse is quite nice too. Why can’t the President understand?

Zhang Yuan silently picked up Li Yu’s meal box. His deluxe set was naturally for the CEO and her little spouse to enjoy.

“Assistant Zhang, you shouldn’t be too greedy. This is food for two people,” Li Yu smiled, taking the meal box from Zhang Yuan’s hand and placing it on the small table over the bed. Only then did she turn to her artist and say, “Teacher Song, just save a portion for me when you’re on set next time. I won’t expect a feast.”

Song Xingzi, who was easily satisfied when in a good mood, agreed immediately. “Okay! Then I’ll serve it in a little bowl for you next time.”

“President, may I suggest the possibility of taking an assistant on loan?” Zhang Yuan had long heard Li, the bodyguard, praise Song Xingzi’s cooking. It was the first time in all the years they had known each other that the taciturn bodyguard had praised anyone like this. Therefore, Zhang Yuan had long wanted to be transferred, sending Assistant Lin back to the company. After all, Starlight had a branch in Jinhua too.

“It’s considerable,” Ji Ruyue didn’t actually like the salty seafood congee, but to consider Song Xingzi’s feelings, lest she pout and coax her into eating, she endured and drank half a bowl. Then, she took her frustration out on the assistant who bought the food. “But the transfer is not approved.”

Song Xingzi laughed. “Hahahahaha, Ji Ji, you are so cute!”

Zhang Yuan made a long face. “Miss Song is right.” Cute where? That’s clearly the face of a wicked capitalist!

After the four finished eating, since there was only one empty bed, logically, Ji Ruyue and Zhang Yuan should go to a hotel, and Li Yu, as Song Xingzi’s assistant, should stay to look after her. However, Song Xingzi, teary-eyed and full of grievance, held onto Ji Ruyue’s sleeve and refused to let go. So, naturally, Ji Ruyue was left to accompany her.

“Ji Ji,” Song Xingzi turned sideways to face Ji Ruyue, who was also lying in the other bed. The curtain between the two had been completely pulled open at Song Xingzi’s strong request. If both of them slept on their sides, they would be facing each other.

“Ji Ji, turn your head. I want to talk to you.”

Lying flat and pretending to sleep, Ji Ruyue emitted a faint snoring sound. She didn’t want to have a late-night talk with the recently exposed Song Xingzi, not to mention that she never liked the night, which easily leads to sadness.

Song Xingzi persisted. Since she was already exposed to Ji Ji, she didn’t want to pretend to be the original person anymore. “Ji Ji, it’s only nine o’clock. You’re not asleep yet.”

“I am asleep,” Ji Ruyue remained unmoving, turning her back to her faintly. “You should rest. Don’t stay up late when you’re injured.”

Song Xingzi was full of grievances. “Today is New Year’s. When I was at home, everyone would stay up late together and watch the fireworks outside.” Adult demon spirits would also meditate and cultivate while doing so.

Ji Ruyue didn’t move or speak.

Song Xingzi continued to intensify her efforts. “This is my first New Year here, and I’m spending it with Ji Ji. If I fall asleep, how sad would that be?”

“Sigh.”

I truly can’t do anything about her. I took the Male Lead’s place, so I have to do the Male Lead’s work. I can’t give her love, but affection should still be given.

Ji Ruyue, a lone wolf with no hope for love, convinced herself and finally turned over, facing the intensely staring Song Xingzi. “What do you want to talk about?”

“I don’t know,” Song Xingzi shook her head innocently. Seeing Ji Ruyue’s helpless expression, she laughed heartily.

“Then I’m going to sleep,” Ji Ruyue, who couldn’t sleep at all, made a move to turn around.

“Wait, wait, wait! I was just kidding, Ji Ji,” Song Xingzi quickly spoke up. “Ji Ji, how did you used to celebrate the New Year?”

“I’d go to my maternal or paternal grandmother’s house. The whole family would gather to eat, and then we’d watch people putting on a show,” Ji Ruyue recalled the New Year’s Eves in her memory. Having not returned for so long, she had almost forgotten, but high society families were generally this boring. “It was very dull.”

“Wow, Ji Ji’s family has many people too,” Song Xingzi sighed with emotion. “My family also has many people. It was very lively during the New Year. The children would wear red clothes and play outside, and the adults would go fight that Nian monster.”

“Oh,” Fighting monsters? She means playing Mahjong, right? How silly. I wonder how old she was before she transmigrated.

“Were you an adult before you transmigrated?”

“I was an adult!”

Ji Ruyue made a sound of disbelief. “Oh.”

“Hehe, Ji Ji, since you already know I’m not the celebrity Song Xingzi, can I not be an actress? I feel like I’m very clumsy and not suited for acting at all. My talent should be used in more useful places, shining brightly for the people.”

Ji Ruyue answered indifferently, “Such as?”

Song Xingzi was incredibly happy. “Opening a stir-fry snack shop!”

“Oh,” Ji Ruyue’s expression was unchanged. “Continue acting for now, so no one figures out you’re not Song Xingzi. You can open the shop too, as a side business.”

The original plot cannot completely collapse yet, and I can’t really steal the Male Lead’s role all at once. I should take things slowly, step by step.

“Hehe, okay, okay, Ji Ji is so nice,” Song Xingzi was simple and easily satisfied. She was already very happy that Ji Ruyue agreed to let her open a shop. Of course, she also didn’t understand why she had to ask for Ji Ruyue’s opinion first.

“Ji Ji, will there be fireworks tonight? I heard fireworks are banned here.”

“There will be. The central plaza will set them off all at once. We can see them from here.”

“Really? Then let’s get up and watch the fireworks!”

“They don’t start until midnight. They only last a short while, and it’s still early.”

The two chatted idly, and time slowly passed. It was finally nearing midnight. Ji Ruyue turned to look out the window, then looked back at Song Xingzi, who was already showing signs of tiredness but was still trying to stay awake. For the first time, the long, lonely night didn’t feel so difficult for her.

“It’s about to start. Want to get up and watch the fireworks?”

“Yes, yes, yes!” Song Xingzi instantly perked up, threw off the blanket, and jumped out of bed, walking quickly toward Ji Ruyue’s bed. “Ji Ji, hurry up.”

With a clang, Song Xingzi, not watching her step, tripped spectacularly over the small stool. Her whole body was about to crash onto Ji Ruyue’s bed.

Fortunately, she managed to brace herself with her arms, avoiding hitting Ji Ruyue. Instead, she ended up propped up bizarrely over her, their eyes meeting. For a moment, the room was silently still. Song Xingzi’s face was red, and Ji Ruyue looked at her calmly.

“Boom, bang—” A huge firework, loud enough to shake the heavens, exploded, and the beautiful, brilliant streaks of light shone through the window, momentarily illuminating the dark room.

Ji Ji, Ji Ji is so beautiful.