I Have the Aura of a Supporting Character in Yuri Novels - Chapter 24

Not only did the car’s wheels take a beating, but Tang Weixue was also at a loss. She didn’t understand how Zhuyun, who had been in a good mood moments ago, could get so angry. But then she had a thought: could this be the legendary “getting angry out of embarrassment”? After all, this little ungrateful one had done a small bad thing behind her back.

Tang Weixue stretched her hand out of the car window and called out, “Zhuyun!”

Zhuyun, who was walking proudly ahead, ignored Tang Weixue and continued to walk forward without looking back.

Tang Weixue bit her lollipop, her lazy expression turning serious. She didn’t intend to let this matter get worse. If a problem could be solved on the spot, it shouldn’t be left until tomorrow. Who knew what it would escalate into by then? It was best to resolve it as soon as possible.

She caught up to Zhuyun, tugging on the strap of her backpack. “Why are you throwing a tantrum? And kicking my car.”

“I didn’t kick your car! I’m not stupid. Kicking a car costs money, and I don’t have any! So I kicked your tire instead.” Zhuyun put her hands in her pockets and lifted her little face, refusing to look at the beautiful woman beside her.

Tang Weixue laughed exasperatedly. “So kicking the tire doesn’t cost money?”

“That’s right!”

Tang Weixue patiently teased her. “You’re acting strange.”

Zhuyun’s face immediately changed. “You’re the one who’s sick.”

Tang Weixue was so annoyed by her sharp tongue that she lost her temper. She looked down at Zhuyun and said slowly, “I said you’re acting strange, I wasn’t calling you sick. Be honest, why do you get all flustered and uncomfortable the moment you hear Bai Xiangming’s name?”

Zhuyun was speechless. Faced with Tang Weixue’s smiling eyes, she didn’t know how to explain. She couldn’t very well tell Tang Weixue that the man named Bai Xiangming was a scumbag, and that even after they got married for business, his scandalous news would never cease.

So what?

What did she want to do?

Zhuyun suddenly deflated, like a round balloon that had been pricked.

She fell silent, sorting out the messy emotions in her head.

But Tang Weixue didn’t understand what was bothering her. Tang Weixue simply thought Zhuyun was scared. She had found the wrinkled ticket in her pocket and remembered Zhuyun’s words that night, asking for her forgiveness. All the clues connected, and Tang Weixue naturally saw Zhuyun’s recent strange behavior as a sign of panic, especially since mentioning Bai Xiangming would inevitably bring up the missing ticket.

As for Zhuyun’s middle finger gesture, Tang Weixue felt she should find an opportunity to properly educate this rebellious child.

At that moment, Tang Weixue reached out her hand to her.

Zhuyun was taken aback and said in confusion, “What?”

Tang Weixue’s red lips curled up, looking bright and spirited. “I’ll call your classmate and tell her you can’t go shopping with her today because something came up.”

Zhuyun took a few steps back, staring at Tang Weixue warily. “I can’t go back on my word. We agreed to go shopping, so it’s not right to break the promise. Besides, if I don’t go shopping with her, where will I go? Be alone at home? Ah, no, I mean, be alone at home.”

She felt a certain word wasn’t appropriate and quickly corrected herself. Zhuyun couldn’t figure out Tang Weixue’s plan and didn’t know what she would do next, but she figured she should make a run for it if things looked bad.

She lowered her head and was about to run, but Tang Weixue hooked her shoulder. If that wasn’t enough, she had another arm to use. With a little force, she could clamp Zhuyun’s waist and pull her into her arms.

Tang Weixue didn’t want to dwell on the ticket. Since Zhuyun was feigning ignorance to get away with it, Tang Weixue cunningly didn’t expose her. Her strange behavior right now was likely because she thought Bai Xiangming was a friend. She had done something wrong, was afraid to admit it, and even damaged her friend’s ticket. So, without exposing Zhuyun’s lie, Tang Weixue thought it would be best to take Zhuyun to meet Bai Xiangming in person. As soon as Zhuyun realized that Bai Xiangming was not an important person at all, the unease she felt for doing something wrong should quickly disappear.

This just showed that Tang Weixue had a knack for being an accomplice. If it were anyone else who did something wrong and showed no signs of remorse, she would have given them a few eye rolls and told them to get lost. But since it was Zhuyun, how could she bear to be harsh?

It has to be said that these two were not on the same page at all. One was thinking of one thing, the other of something else, with no unspoken understanding. But it was precisely because of this that it showed, unknowingly, they had already put each other in their hearts.

“Where are you taking me?”

Zhuyun’s small arms and legs were no match for Tang Weixue. She and her bag were both stuffed into the car by Tang Weixue.

Tang Weixue leaned on the car door with one hand, bending down and smiling. “I’m taking you to eat something good.”

She was still wearing the formal attire she wore at work, but the seriousness was gone. Her eyes spoke volumes, and when she smiled, she had a kind of magic that could touch people’s hearts. Her slightly upturned lips were very gentle, this was her most relaxed state in private.

Zhuyun’s gaze slid down from her face, and she saw the silk shirt with a few buttons undone. A necklace hung around her collarbone, tightly clinging to Tang Weixue’s fair skin, looking very eye-catching.

“You’re a pervert,” she said proudly, turning her face away and hugging her backpack, looking quite well-behaved.

Tang Weixue looked down at her open collar. Nothing was exposed except for her collarbone and necklace. She pressed her tongue against the roof of her mouth, a playful smile on her face. She leaned into the car, propping one hand on the back of the seat, and then patted Zhuyun’s cheek, as if to tease her. “I’m a pervert?”

The scent of the woman wafted in, and her long black hair swayed in front of her. Zhuyun couldn’t help but hold her breath and didn’t dare to blink, because she saw Tang Weixue using her fingers to unbutton her shirt.

The fingers were slender and long, thin but powerful.

Her skin was flawless and white, like the finest mutton-fat jade, even more so than the white buttons.

One, two. Zhuyun felt that what Tang Weixue was unbuttoning wasn’t her shirt, but her heart.

The collar was even wider than before, revealing a sight Zhuyun had never seen. The shirt’s neckline was half-hidden, making it hard to see the full extent of its beauty, but Zhuyun knew it must be an exquisite sight.

At this moment, Tang Weixue lifted Zhuyun’s chin with her hand. She touched Zhuyun’s lips with her thumb and then smiled, pinching the thin stick of the lollipop in Zhuyun’s mouth. “Open your mouth.”

She didn’t know what Tang Weixue was going to do, but Zhuyun let Tang Weixue take out the lollipop.

Tang Weixue stared at Zhuyun intently, extremely focused.

The finger that had just touched her lips now held the candy and gently rolled it back and forth on Zhuyun’s lips, trying to get her lips to absorb more of the sweetness of the candy.

After all this was done, Tang Weixue touched the lips she had just rolled the candy on with her finger. As Zhuyun watched with a blank look, she touched her own finger with her tongue, a big smile on her face. “Was that nice to watch?”

In the blink of an eye, Zhuyun’s face turned red. She hugged her backpack tightly, as if that was the only way to cover up the panic in her heart.

“You… what… what are you doing!”

Tang Weixue let out a chuckle and raised an eyebrow at Zhuyun. “Now do you know what ‘pervert’ means?” She stopped being so aggressive and got out of the car. She turned her back to the car and buttoned up her shirt. As she closed the car door, she glanced at the still-shy Zhuyun out of the corner of her eye, a satisfied smile on her face as she got into the driver’s seat.

“Now are you willing to listen?”

“Call your classmate. The next time you want to go shopping, I’ll be your driver, pick you up and drop you off, and pay for everything.”

Tang Weixue felt she should coax her. This emotion came out strangely, but she didn’t intend to ignore it. She would just let it be.

Zhuyun huffed and bit the lollipop to pieces, chewing on the crushed candy as she dialed her classmate’s number.

The girl’s clear and pleasant voice wasn’t annoying to Tang Weixue at all. It would have been even better if Zhuyun hadn’t been subtly cursing her.

“Miaomiao, something came up today, so I can’t go with you. What is it? Just a small thing. It’s a friend I met while working part-time. Her family is pressuring her to get married, so she came to me to vent. I thought I’d just comfort her, but this ‘big sister’ is so demanding, crying one moment and acting up the next. I really can’t get away, Miaomiao. Let’s do it next time. I’ll treat you to a meal at a super delicious snack shop near our school. Okay, see you next time.”

Zhuyun deliberately emphasized a certain word, and Tang Weixue immediately understood who she was being sarcastic about.

Tang Weixue laughed and ruffled her hair, not saying anything.

Zhuyun turned her head to look at the night scenery outside the window, her face proud, but the smile on her lips had already betrayed her.

[You’re so happy, aren’t you?]

“No, she’s forcing me, making me lose my freedom to go shopping with my classmate!”

[But you’re smiling so brightly. Look at your phone if you don’t believe me.]

In a fit of anger, Zhuyun blocked system 857, and this time, she finally got some peace and quiet.

She slightly turned her head and secretly looked at Tang Weixue.

This was undoubtedly a very beautiful woman. Their first meeting had successfully deceived Zhuyun into thinking she was a cold and slow-to-warm-up person. But then she thought, if she wasn’t kind-hearted, they wouldn’t be where they are today.

Who wouldn’t like a kind person? Especially one who was so good to her.

Zhuyun held back for a long time before suddenly saying, “Are you going to marry that person named Bai Xiangming?”

Tang Weixue accidentally honked the car horn. She asked in return, “Why would you ask me that?”

“Your father and stepmother are always pressuring you to get married. I’m just worried about you.”

Zhuyun made up a random excuse and didn’t tell the truth. Of course, she couldn’t say the real reason out loud.

Tang Weixue laughed. “Just because they pressure me to get married, does that mean I have to? I’ve worked so hard to get to where I am today. I’m building a career, not a marriage. It’s not that I’m against marriage or relationships, it’s that I want to find someone I like. It’s that simple.”

“What if you don’t find someone you like?”

She was extremely rational. “If a business marriage could help my career, I might consider it. But that’s a big ‘if’.”

Zhuyun pursed her lips and mumbled, “Then you better find someone quickly. Don’t let that ‘if’ happen.”

Bai Xiangming is not worthy of you.

“What did you say?”

Zhuyun shook her head in silence. She didn’t know why she was thinking about these things. From the beginning, she just wanted to prevent Tang Weixue from marrying the male lead because she had a grudge against him and didn’t want him to have a good life. But now, the focus of her concern seemed to have shifted.

And where had it shifted? Of course, to that woman.

She leaned against the car window, deep in thought. The Zhuyun who had been energetic a moment ago suddenly looked unhappy. Tang Weixue looked at her and asked, “What’s wrong now?”

Zhuyun avoided her gaze. There were too many emotions there that Zhuyun didn’t dare to think about. Zhuyun forced a smile and said, “I’m just hungry.”

“Really?”

“Mhm.”

Tang Weixue didn’t believe her but couldn’t pry the truth out of her, so she let out a sigh of frustration.

The car drove on, not wasting much time on the road, and soon arrived at the agreed-upon Bailu Restaurant.

Not long ago, Tang Weixue was thinking about how to comfort the listless Zhuyun, but when they got to the restaurant, Zhuyun suddenly became energetic.

She stood beside Tang Weixue with a serious look in her eyes. Tang Weixue was surprised and couldn’t figure out Zhuyun’s thoughts. Why did she suddenly look so hyped up?

As the old saying goes, when enemies meet, their eyes turn red. So Zhuyun put on a combative aura to meet Bai Xiangming. At the same time, she also unblocked system 857.

Oh my god, I was so bored. You finally remembered this poor little guy!

Ah, where is this? Bailu Restaurant? You two are here for a meal?

Wait, no, you’re about to meet the male lead, Bai Xiangming!

Fight, fight!

Zhuyun twitched her lips. She suddenly regretted unblocking it. How could this be an assistant? It was clearly an instigator! It was practically begging her to fight the male lead.

“Let’s go,” Tang Weixue said.

Zhuyun put on a show of weakness. She said timidly, “Sister, will bringing me here make Mr. Bai angry? This is your date.”

Tang Weixue’s purpose for bringing Zhuyun to dinner today was not to go on a date with Bai Xiangming but to let Zhuyun understand that the guy wasn’t even a friend, so she wouldn’t have to worry about that concert ticket anymore.

She held Zhuyun’s hand. “What date? He’s the one who was begging me to have dinner with him, mainly for business. If he thinks it’s inappropriate for me to bring someone, he’ll just have to deal with it.”

Tang Weixue had this kind of confidence. Besides, she found Bai Xiangming very unpleasant to begin with. Don’t ask why, it was just her prejudice against her scumbag father. Bai Xiangming couldn’t blame her; he could only blame himself for having the wrong friends.

Zhuyun looked at Tang Weixue with admiration. This is what you call an independent and strong female lead!

She nodded her head and said obediently, “Then I’m not scared. I have you, Sister.”

This look of trust and charm was exactly what Tang Weixue fell for.

Tang Weixue stroked the ends of her hair, said a few words to her, and then entered the restaurant. After Tang Weixue gave Bai Xiangming’s name, a waiter led them to a private room on the third floor. So when Bai Xiangming saw Tang Weixue enter, his eyebrows relaxed. His handsome features, with their thick, righteous eyebrows, made it hard to imagine that this tall and sturdy man had once been rebellious.

Bai Xiangming spoke up. “Miss Tang, hello.”

He stood up and pulled out a chair for Tang Weixue, displaying his gentlemanly demeanor.

But when Zhuyun appeared behind Tang Weixue, all his refined and amiable demeanor disappeared. He was overjoyed, and the joints of his distinct fingers clenched into a vein-popping fist on the back of the chair. Bai Xiangming took a deep breath and slowly smiled. “I didn’t expect to see you today. Are you and this girl friends, Miss Tang?”

After their separation that day, Bai Xiangming immediately asked the manager for Zhuyun’s information. He found out she was a college student from a poor family who worked at the restaurant.

He also sent someone to her school to inquire about her other circumstances. Bai Xiangming planned to use a subtle approach to win Zhuyun’s heart. He would never toy with her feelings; he would treat her well.

This girl not only had a few similarities in her facial features to her, but her background was also the same. Bai Xiangming almost thought she was her reincarnation, but he was also sober enough to suppress this thought. When a person dies, they die. There would never be another her in this world.

But Bai Xiangming had been too busy lately. Dou Huayue kept urging him to meet some wealthy young ladies and assigning him trivial tasks to take care of her family. Bai Xiangming had no choice but to deal with his mother’s affairs first. So he didn’t expect to see Zhuyun today. It was a huge surprise.

Tang Weixue observed closely and noticed the wild joy in Bai Xiangming’s eyes. It was clearly the joy of a long-awaited reunion. Tang Weixue felt something was wrong. What was going on? This older man, a few years her senior, knew Zhuyun and looked at her like that? And what about Zhuyun?

She paid close attention to Zhuyun and saw that her eyes were wide with no joy at all. Instead, they were filled with horror.

Tang Weixue didn’t hesitate. She immediately stood in front of Zhuyun, cupping her face in her hands and comforting her gently. “Don’t be afraid. I’m here.”

Zhuyun grabbed Tang Weixue’s wrist tightly, clearly seeing her as her lifeline. She mumbled, “Is he Bai Xiangming?”

“Yes.”

Zhuyun couldn’t hold back her tears. She threw herself into Tang Weixue’s arms and whispered in her ear, choking up. “It’s him. He’s that rotten peach blossom! I’m scared, Sister.”

What was happening? She had known Bai Xiangming would be here and was ready to argue with him, but why, as soon as she saw him, did her mind start to recall all the grievances she had suffered at school and the things that hadn’t happened yet but had already been written in the plot, like her unwillingness to die?

The scenes flashed one after another, making Zhuyun hate Bai Xiangming to her core.

She was young now, so it was okay to cry. When you see someone you’re afraid of, you should cry. How else could she get Tang Weixue’s sympathy?

Zhuyun rested her head on Tang Weixue’s shoulder, and her tear-filled eyes swept over Bai Xiangming, who still didn’t know what was going on. A cold chill flashed through her eyes.

This man and that crazy Dou Huayue better stay away from her and Tang Weixue. She wouldn’t let them have their way.

Tang Weixue pressed her cheek against Zhuyun’s. Thinking about Bai Xiangming’s desire for her, Tang Weixue’s disgust for Bai Xiangming intensified.

Before, she had been wondering which shameless person was harming the innocent Zhuyun because of their son. It turned out to be Bai Xiangming and his mother.

“Don’t cry. I’ll take you away.”

Zhuyun looked at Tang Weixue with teary eyes. She cried very elegantly, and in Tang Weixue’s eyes, after suffering so much, she deserved to be treated better.

“Miss Tang, Zhuyun! What’s wrong? Was my hospitality lacking?” Bai Xiangming had a strong desire for both women. One was a beautiful woman who could bring him money, and the other was a woman who resembled his obsession. How wonderful would it be if he could have both?

Tang Weixue held Zhuyun, not letting her show herself at all. Tang Weixue didn’t want Zhuyun to be seen by Bai Xiangming again, especially since he was one of the culprits who had harmed her.

She sneered. “I can leave whenever I want and stay whenever I want. Come and order me around when you’ve taken your father’s place.”

She was mocking Bai Xiangming, and she easily hit a sore spot.

When the father is too capable, it makes Bai Xiangming seem useless. Everyone in the company sees Bai Xiangming as nothing more than his father’s son, not someone whose abilities they admire. So, in terms of status, Tang Weixue could talk to his father, and she didn’t need to show Bai Xiangming any respect, especially since she was like this when she was working.

Bai Xiangming’s face darkened, but he looked like he couldn’t do anything about Tang Weixue, as if he didn’t care about her willfulness and arrogance. He said, “Miss Tang, aren’t you curious about the mistress’s identity?”

“If you can get the mistress’s identity, so can I. It just takes a little effort. I was thinking of being lazy and saving myself the trouble by coming to see you, but…”

Bai Xiangming was unwilling to give up and pressed on. “But what? Miss Tang, if you’re going to kill me, at least let me know why.”

She smiled proudly and disdainfully. “Why should I let you die with an explanation?”

Tang Weixue wasn’t discussing it with Bai Xiangming; she was leaving right now.

But at that moment, Zhuyun, who had been crying, left Tang Weixue’s embrace. Her eyes, wet with tears, were clear and piercing, like a swift and powerful arrow that went straight through Bai Xiangming’s chest, seeing through the filth in his heart.

“I’m warning you, stay away from my Sister Tang!”

“Did you hear me, you brat!”

Zhuyun raised her fist. Although it was small, it looked very powerful.

However, this was clearly Zhuyun’s own delusion. In Tang Weixue’s eyes, she looked like a stray cat that had been drenched in the rain. This cat knew how cold the rain was, so she clumsily held up an umbrella to protect another cat from the cold and injury.

A peculiar emotion sprouted in Tang Weixue’s heart. It settled there quietly, waiting for the moment it would blossom and bloom.

She wiped the tears still hanging on Zhuyun’s cheeks and held her close. “You’re so cool and amazing.”

“Huh? Really?”

“I never lie.”

“Hehe.”

She closed the door, cutting off Bai Xiangming’s dazed gaze.

Bai Xiangming, who was standing still, finally spoke. “So she’s Tang Weixue’s cousin?”

That was right. Zhuyun was an orphan, and it seemed something had happened and the Tang family had found her.

Then his mother’s suggestion to marry into the Tang family could be changed to Zhuyun.

This… this was great.

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