After Transmigrating Into a Cannon Fodder, I Got a Happy Ending with the Female Lead [Transmigration Into a Novel] - Chapter 30

“You’re not a child, but you shouldn’t act like this. I’m a decent person.”

Yue Xi resisted inwardly, but her body was honest, and she lowered her head slightly, making it easier for Xiao Qing to kiss her.

Xiao Qing’s thoughts were simple. She really just pecked her on the lips, then obediently nestled in her arms and fell asleep.

Yue Xi’s throat bobbed twice, and a flush crept into the corners of her eyes.

“Not kissing her would have been a moment of torture; kissing her made it a whole night of torment.”

She had brought this suffering upon herself.

The summer heat was relentless, and Xiao Qing, drained of energy by the sun, quickly fell asleep. Yue Xi looked down at her, and after a long time, she placed a kiss on her forehead before closing her eyes as well.

“Goodnight.”

“When you’re truly grown up, I’ll definitely collect this debt with interest.”

The next morning, work started early, and Yue Xi carried a sleepy Xiao Qing into the car.

“Xiao Qing, why don’t you stay home and wait for us?”

Xiao Qing held onto her waist tightly, her meaning clear: she absolutely would not leave her side for a second.

Yue Xi had no choice but to adjust her posture to let her lie as comfortably as possible in her arms.

Today’s shoot was also at the villa. When Ji Shuang arrived, everyone except Xu Ruoci and Fan Xing was already there.

She had the smallest celebrity status, and the other guests just gave her a lukewarm greeting.

Ji Shuang found a seat, and a figure darted over.

“Sister Shuang, the director said they’ll be assigning rooms today. I want to live next door to you.”

It was Liu Yao, the youngest guest. She was a model with an amazing figure, a walking clothes rack.

Although she had a world-weary face, her personality was very lively. She was articulate and polite, and Ji Shuang quite liked her.

Hearing this, Ji Shuang asked with interest, “Why?”

The villa had three floors. The top floor had two rooms, and the other two floors each had four rooms.

There were also individual shoots in the mornings and evenings, and staying with a popular person could help them get more screen time. So why did this girl want to stay next to her?

Liu Yao glanced left and right, and seeing that no one was paying attention to them, she whispered, “I heard that our production crew is a bit strange and has a lot of weird things happening. You know how to do ‘this and that,’ so I’d feel safer staying next to you.”

As she spoke, she gestured with her hands, and Ji Shuang roughly understood what she meant.

“So you want to stay with me because I know how to do ‘this and that’?”

Liu Yao quickly hugged her arm and said coquettishly, “T-That’s only a small part of the reason! The main reason is that I like you, so I want to stay with you.”

Hearing this, Ji Shuang was pleased and agreed to her request.

Liu Yao smiled more radiantly than a flower and spouted a series of compliments.

Fan Xing and Xu Ruoci arrived at the set one after the other. Fan Xing was full of energy, while Xu Ruoci looked like she hadn’t slept all night, with red eyes and a haggard complexion.

The shoot began, and the director asked everyone to change into casual clothes to make breakfast, pretending they had just woken up.

Everyone changed into their casual wear. The female guests had natural-looking makeup, and the male guests had their hair styled. Everyone looked immaculate.

The show was called a dating show, but everyone knew it wasn’t for finding love; it was for increasing their popularity.

So everyone tried to show their best side on camera, hoping to gain more fans.

The kitchen was open-concept, looking exquisite and grand. It would have been perfect if the seven people hadn’t been so terrible at making a decent meal.

Ji Shuang didn’t have the habit of eating breakfast, so she was the last to come downstairs. She said she’d be without makeup, and she was, not pretending at all.

She didn’t need to attract fans, so she naturally did whatever was most comfortable for her.

Everyone made their own breakfast. One person held a burnt piece of toast, another had instant noodles, and someone else had a hard-boiled egg that they cracked on the table, which then ran all over the floor—the egg wasn’t even cooked.

Ji Shuang stood with her arms crossed, her expression complex.

“Where did the director find this group of incompetent people?”

“Here, have this.” Xu Ruoci threw a sandwich in front of Fan Xing.

Fan Xing was already annoyed by her own burnt fried egg. When she looked up and saw the black sandwich, she got even more upset.

“Why don’t you eat it yourself?” she asked.

Xu Ruoci’s expression was cold as she said, “I burned it.”

Fan Xing scoffed and threw the sandwich into the trash can right in front of her.

“You know you burned it? Next time, clean up your own garbage.”

After saying that, she walked past her directly to Ji Shuang, and the icy look on her face instantly melted.

Xu Ruoci looked at the sandwich in the trash can, her face looking very ugly.

Her eyes showed a mix of hurt, conflict, and pain.

She had tasted the sandwich; it actually tasted good, but because it was a little burnt, it was so disliked.

But she had gotten several blisters on her hands from making this sandwich.

The foul smell on Xu Ruoci’s body became more and more pronounced. Yue Xi could smell it even sitting in the yard. Xiao Qing walked under the large sunshade, enjoying the iced watermelon and cold drinks brought by Fan Xing’s assistant.

The shooting continued until evening. Near the end, the director suddenly shook things up, announcing that from today on, all guests had to stay in the villa for a three-day period of interaction.

Ji Shuang had no opinion, as she had no work anyway. The others had some reservations, but with the cameras in their faces, they could only put on a brave smile.

The crew prepared living arrangements for Yue Xi and the others—simple tents set up in the villa’s yard.

After being bitten by the fifth mosquito that night, Yue Xi sighed, “Money is hard to earn, and… it’s just hard.”

Late at night, with everything quiet, Xiao Qing lay in her arms, sleeping. Just as her even breathing was about to lull Yue Xi to sleep, a strange noise suddenly came from the yard.

Along with it came a foul, rotting smell.

Yue Xi immediately became alert, left two protective talismans for Xiao Qing, and quietly slipped out of the tent.

The yard was lush with flowers and plants. The clusters of roses looked dark red under the night sky, giving off a sense of unease.

Yue Xi, with a talisman between her fingers, froze when she saw a mass of black ooze emerging from the flower bushes.

“What is that?”

It was the first time Yue Xi had seen such an evil thing. It was neither a ghost nor a spirit, but a mass of baleful energy. Wherever it passed, the grass and trees instantly died.

The black mist oozed to the bottom of the wall, then climbed up it, quickly slipping into a window on the third floor.

Yue Xi was about to chase after it when the window moved again. Xu Ruoci jumped straight down and landed on the ground, completely unharmed.

Yue Xi: “…”

“What a dramatic entrance! She’s not a ‘pure love warrior,’ so why not use the elevator or stairs?”

Xu Ruoci seemed to be awake, but not completely. She glanced at Yue Xi, then walked nonchalantly in the other direction.

“Did she see me or not?”

Yue Xi quietly followed her.

The gatekeeper was sound asleep, and Xu Ruoci easily went out.

At this time of night, there was no one on the street. Xu Ruoci walked aimlessly for a long time until she reached a pedestrian overpass, where she suddenly quickened her pace.

When Yue Xi saw a girl squatting in a corner, her heart suddenly tightened.

“Is she going to attack that girl?”

Just as she was thinking this, a sharp scream came from ahead. The girl was both frightened and terrified. After a few steps, she was caught by Xu Ruoci.

Xu Ruoci reached out and grabbed her by the neck, and a mass of black mist emerged from her body.

Yue Xi threw the protective talisman in her hand. The talisman shot toward Xu Ruoci like a sharp arrow, but it burst into flames before it even got close to her.

“This thing does have some power.”

Yue Xi cast another talisman. Only then did Xu Ruoci turn to look at her. Her expression looked sinister and terrifying, and her pupils had completely filled her eye sockets.

“You’re looking for death!”

Xu Ruoci threw the girl aside and instantly moved in front of Yue Xi, reaching out to grab her neck.

Her fingers were like dry branches, with long, sharp black nails that exuded a strong, foul smell.

Yue Xi quickly retreated, her toes barely touching the ground. At the same time, she formed a hand seal, her fingers a blur.

“I’d like to see what exactly you are.”

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