I Have the Aura of a Supporting Character in Yuri Novels - Chapter 14

It’s said that with every autumn rain comes a chill. The temperature has dropped sharply with the continuous rain these past few days. Lü Tinglan switched from her usual red wine to a cup of hot tea. Seeing Zhu yun looking distracted, a mischievous glint appeared in her eyes. She placed the hot tea beside Zhu yun’s hand, not caring that they were live. After all, the online reviews of her were mixed, and she didn’t feel the need to live for the audience’s sake.

“Xiao Zhu, have some tea. We had hotpot for lunch, and it was a bit greasy. This should help.”

Zhu yun politely thanked her and took a sip, her face immediately scrunching up in dismay. She whined, “It’s so bitter!”

Lü Tinglan burst into laughter. Duan Fei shook her head helplessly at the sight and was about to speak when she was distracted by Sun Qiuyang. The two of them were sitting together, having clearly moved past being strangers, and their relationship seemed to be progressing smoothly.

As for the two men, Luo Yi and Zhou Shihao, who knows what got into them, but they had agreed to go play table tennis together and hadn’t shown up yet.

Lü Tinglan joked, “Kuding tea might be bitter, but it’s not as bitter as the look on your face, Xiao Zhu. Yueqi has been busy with work and has been gone for a few days, but it feels like you’ve been completely out of it since she left.”

“Who said I miss her!” Zhu yun retorted angrily, taking another sip of the Kuding tea. She thought she could handle it this time, but she still couldn’t stand the strange taste. “Oh my god, it’s so bitter!”

Lü Tinglan laughed again, patting her on the shoulder. “I didn’t ask if you missed her.”

Zhu yun felt like she had no way to defend herself. Did she really mishear? In any case, she didn’t miss her! That was the right answer!

She glared at Lü Tinglan, thinking this person was truly wicked. She regretted making a bet with System 857 because of her.

“Alright, alright, don’t be mad at me. You’re young, but you have a big temper. I don’t want your fans to scold me.”

Zhu yun thought back to the online bullying she had experienced in the story and quickly said, “You bullied me, so I’m the one with the right to scold you. I’m going to make you a cup of Kuding tea, too! I’ll put at least four or five tea bags in it to make it extra bitter for you.”

She acted on her words, which caused Lü Tinglan’s face to change dramatically, losing her usual nonchalant demeanor.

She pleaded, “I’d rather be scolded by people! My dear sister, please don’t put so many bags in!”

The more Zhu yun listened, the more amused she became, and she ended up adding a few more tea bags. To fit them all, she even switched to a larger cup. When she handed the cup to Lü Tinglan, she said sweetly, “Aren’t I super thoughtful?”

Lü Tinglan’s face turned pale as she covered it, unable to utter a word in her distress.

Duan Fei and Sun Qiuyang, who had been watching the show for a while, exchanged glances and burst into laughter. Duan Fei said, “That’s what you get for always messing with Xiao Zhu. Now you’re getting a taste of your own medicine.”

Lü Tinglan’s mouth twitched. She had been serious; she’d rather be scolded by netizens! She’d better not drink this horrible tea. But Zhuyun’s stare was too intense, so Lü Tinglan could only brace herself and take a sip, nearly spitting it out the next second.

Zhu yun slapped her thigh, laughing with schadenfreude. She believed that between online bullying and Kuding tea, Lü Tinglan would prefer to choose the latter.

[This show is so entertaining, it’s sweet and interesting. It’s just missing the main character. Sob, when is Tang Yueqi coming back?!]

[Does anyone know what she’s doing?]

[Didn’t they say it was for work? She’s an ordinary person, after all. She and Zhuyun haven’t even opened social media accounts, which makes it clear they plan to live normal lives after the show ends. So, let’s not pry too much into her private life.]

[Yeah, yeah, that’s a good thing. I wonder if it’s because of that saying, ‘the one you can’t have is always the best.’ You see, after the most arrogant Zhou Shihao on the show opened an account, he became very approachable. But I always feel like his persona has been broken, so keeping a distance like Zhu yun and Tang Yueqi is a good thing.]

[Xiao Zhu must miss her a lot, right? She’s subconsciously called her name several times during the live stream. Not only that, I also noticed that Xiao Zhu looked at her phone several times. She never used to do that when Ah Yue was here. Maybe she’s waiting for Ah Yue’s reply.]

[Wuwuwu, thank you, sis, for giving me another reason to ship them!]

The person most upset about Tang Yueqi leaving for a few days for work was the director. He was afraid the viewership would plummet, but thankfully, with the overall success of the show, the drop in popularity was still within his acceptable range.

However, there was another thing that gave him a headache: Zhou Shihao had called him several times in private. The director answered at first, but quickly regretted it because Zhou Shihao had ill intentions. So now the director was desperately hoping for Tang Yueqi to return soon.

Zhu yun felt the same way as the director. After playing her prank on Lü Tinglan, she grabbed a pillow and leaned back on the sofa. Duan Fei called for her to play a board game, but she wasn’t in the mood.

Lü Tinglan scoffed dismissively, “Look at her, so pathetic.”

Some things couldn’t be said on the live stream, so Lü Tinglan held back, waiting for the broadcast to end.

After everyone said goodbye to the camera, Lü Tinglan stretched in a not-so-elegant manner. “Tomorrow is a day off from the live stream and the director’s segments. What are you planning to do?”

At that moment, Zhu yun suddenly sat up straight. She raised her eyebrows at Lü Tinglan. “I’m leaving the apartment for a bit tomorrow.”

“Huh?” Before Lü Tinglan could ask more, Zhu yun headed in the other direction, presumably to the director’s office. Lü Tinglan smiled knowingly.

However, Zhu yun didn’t expect to run into Zhou Shihao. The two of them had a cold expression, not at all like people who had been coexisting peacefully under the same roof for days.

She held a grudge against Zhou Shihao, and he didn’t like the look of her either, so neither of them spoke first.

Zhu yun said a few simple words to the director and then brushed past Zhou Shihao. It was only then that they exchanged a glance. Her eyes were clear, as if she could see right through Zhou Shihao’s malicious intentions, which made him frown unhappily.

Zhu yun closed the door, cutting off Zhou Shihao’s gaze, and let out a cold smirk.

“Don’t think I haven’t noticed his strangeness lately. He hates me being clingy with Tang Yueqi, so I’ll intentionally do the opposite of what he wants! Not to mention all the verbal traps he’s set for me on the show. What a shameless person; he’ll trip up in the end!”

“Director, I’d like to…”

She thought about the half-sentence she had just heard and shrugged, making a mental note of it.

Zhu yun was always wary of Zhou Shihao. She knew from his expression that he was up to no good, so she decided she had to be extra careful from now on.

But she wasn’t going to dwell on that annoying guy. She had something important to do right now.

“Number 857, book me a plane ticket for tonight!”

“I’m not going to see her, don’t get the wrong idea!”

…

“My dear, you’re confessing without being asked, do you know that?”

The cold wind blew, making the night feel less gentle than an autumn evening.

She pulled her scarf tighter around her neck. As Zhu yun’s feet touched the ground, she realized she had really acted on a whim and come to this unfamiliar city.

Zhu yun was in agony, covering her face as she squatted down. “I must be crazy, right? I came here to be blown by the cold wind instead of staying cozy in my room!”

“Number 857, I must have been enchanted by the protagonist’s halo, right?!”

Number 857 fell silent. It looked at Zhu yun’s personal information on its main panel. Seeing the “yuri novel supporting character” halo title next to her name, it let out a few awkward laughs and quickly closed the system panel.

[Haha… haha, how could Xiao Zhu, with her brilliant and heroic mind, be so easily swayed by a halo?!]

“Then explain to me why I came here! Why didn’t you stop me?!”

[Because I am a kind system. As the saying goes, ‘better to save ten temples than to tear down one marriage’…]

“Alright, shut up!” Zhu yun’s face turned red, whether from anger at 857 or embarrassment, she wasn’t sure.

She grumbled as she took out her phone and looked at the location Tang Yueqi had sent her earlier. Zhu yun said proudly, “Good thing I have her location. Now I won’t have to freeze.”

Zhu yun hailed a taxi and went straight to the hotel. The worry was still there, but since she couldn’t figure it out, she decided not to think about it. Why trouble herself when she could just trouble others?

On this cold night, her heart was burning with passion.

Because when she knocked on the door, Zhu yun saw the beautiful woman with hair like a waterfall and red lips and white teeth. Wearing glasses, Tang Yueqi had shed her usual cold and unapproachable demeanor. A cream-colored sweater hugged her perfect figure. She was a woman blessed by heaven.

“Hi~”

When she couldn’t see her, she could only think and long for her.

But now that she was seeing her, why did she suddenly have the urge to hug her?

Zhu yun bit her lip, then lunged forward for a hug.

What was there to be afraid of? She had already taken a plane, what was a hug?

“Please take me in, wuwuwu~”

Zhu yun nuzzled into her shoulder. “It’s so warm.”

Tang Yueqi tightened her embrace, her eyes filled with a soft and lingering tenderness, a feeling she couldn’t put into words. It softened the coldness in her eyes, like everything was coming back to life and spring was blooming.

Before she could speak to Zhu yun, her hands moved quickly, gracefully picking up Zhu yun, who was so startled she felt her soul leave her body.

“Whoa!? What… what are you doing!”

Tang Yueqi’s lips brushed against her ear as she chuckled softly, “Help me close the door. My hands are full.”

“Why?” She shrank her neck, the heat from his breath against her ear was so embarrassing.

Tang Yueqi smiled, her eyes dark and deep, and said, “If you want to be interrogated by my gossipy senior sister, then I’ll take you back.”

Zhu yun’s face went blank, and she closed the door without hesitation.

“Aaaah, I’m going to die! Tang Yueqi, I’m going to strangle you!”

“You’re hiding another woman in your room! And the most painful part is that she’s her senior sister! It’s all over, my image is ruined…”

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