I Have the Aura of a Supporting Character in Yuri Novels - Chapter 3

The sour-sweet lemon candy released a taste that stimulated her taste buds. Zhu Yun was still sitting beside Tang Yueqi. She shook her feet and, in short sentences, told Tang Yueqi what had just happened. There was still some dissatisfaction in her tone, as if she had a strong opinion about someone.

Tang Yueqi listened to the voice beside her, and the smile in her eyes grew wider. No one would be willing to dislike a girl with a nice and well-behaved voice. Tang Yueqi sensed the resentment in Zhu Yun’s tone and said slowly, “If that happened to me, I’d learn from you, and reject the persona and script like you did.”

Zhu Yun chuckled. “You’re so pretty. If you reject the director, you might not get any screen time when the show airs later. That would be a huge loss for most of the viewers, who are all about looks!”

She was clearly saying sweet, flattering things. Tang Yueqi’s brows relaxed, and there was a gentle smile in her eyes. Tang Yueqi said nonchalantly, “I’m only here to return a favor. As long as I show up, that’s all that matters. I won’t put up with anything else.”

Zhu Yun tilted her head to look at Tang Yueqi, who had her hands in her pockets. She guessed that maybe it was because Tang Yueqi had rejected the script the director had given her, which was why she seemed so indifferent on the show. Compared to Zhou Shihao, she wasn’t immersed in the program at all. The “double standard” moments were all deliberately created by Zhou Shihao; he had been the one taking the initiative from the very beginning.

Zhu Yun couldn’t help but curve her eyes into a smile. She had intentionally spoken ill of Zhou Shihao just now, hoping to make Tang Yueqi’s impression of him worse. Zhu Yun had her own little plan. Her tragic ending in the original plot was not unrelated to Zhou Shihao. Since System 857 had asked her to avoid the plot-related death, she wasn’t going to worry about anything else. After all, Zhou Shihao would eventually chase Tang Yueqi for many years, so why shouldn’t she cause a little trouble for him?

She agreed, “I feel like our personalities are quite similar.”

Tang Yueqi looked at the sweet smile on Zhu Yun’s fair face and asked out of curiosity, “Are they? I don’t smile as much as you do.”

So when someone who didn’t smile much, like herself, heard Zhu Yun say that, she felt a sense of shared honor.

Zhu Yun pointed to her own mouth and said, “How can you say that? You’re smiling too! If you don’t believe me, I’ll take a picture for you.”

“Eh!?”

Tang Yueqi was in a state of confusion. How did the conversation get to taking a selfie?

She was vaguely pulled by the arm toward Zhu Yun. Their shoulders touched, and the phone screen captured their joint picture.

Tang Yueqi glanced at the excited Zhu Yun and instinctively copied her, making a V-sign with her fingers. Everything was just as Zhu Yun had said. Tang Yueqi saw her own curved lips. Although her smile wasn’t as bright as Zhu Yun’s, it was enough.

Just like that, they had their first photo together.

“Wow, how is this possible? You’re not photogenic!”

Zhu Yun looked at the photo with regret, then looked up at Tang Yueqi. While Tang Yueqi was a true beauty in real life, the photo only captured half of her beauty.

Tang Yueqi moved closer to her and said casually, “It’s good. We both look beautiful in the picture.”

“Hehe.” Zhu Yun clearly enjoyed being complimented. Seeing this, Tang Yueqi continued, “I thought coming on this show would be boring.”

“And now?”

Tang Yueqi pursed her lips and smiled, “Now I think it’s not bad.”

Zhu Yun was always bold, brave, and carefree, so her identity as an orphan since childhood hadn’t made her feel inferior or sensitive. If it weren’t for the accident that happened later, Zhu Yun would have had a beautiful and happy future.

Zhu Yun pressed on, “It’s definitely because of me! Right? Right?”

Tang Yueqi just smiled without speaking, and lowered her head to roll up the wrapper of the lemon candy she had just eaten. Seeing that she was silent and preoccupied with the candy wrapper, Zhu Yun gave a soft “hmph,” and picked up her own wrapper. With her dexterous hands, she folded a paper star and put it in Tang Yueqi’s hand, unwilling to give up. “I’ve given you a star, you must agree with me now.”

Tang Yueqi laughed out loud. It wasn’t that she hadn’t wanted to answer Zhu Yun’s question before, but her reserved personality made it hard for her to respond openly. A gentle smile was her answer to Zhu Yun. However, Tang Yueqi hadn’t expected Zhu Yun to be so persistent. Tang Yueqi, who had received a small gift, couldn’t help but ask, “How did you fold this?”

“Is that the point?” Zhu Yun instinctively reached out to grab it back.

Tang Yueqi raised her eyebrows and closed her fingers, also grabbing Zhu Yun’s hand. Leaning in, she said, “You’ve already given it to me, so there’s no reason to take it back.”

“You wouldn’t agree with me, so of course I should take back the gift.”

Tang Yueqi bit her lip and looked down with lowered eyelashes, saying, “You were right before, it has to do with you. I feel a connection with you.”

Having received this response, Zhu Yun felt like her mood could be described as floating in the clouds.

“Me too! I’m so happy to hear you say that.” Zhu Yun didn’t mention that she had noticed Tang Yueqi’s shyness, and instead, expressed her joy enthusiastically. Gradually, Tang Yueqi relaxed and no longer felt awkward.

Just as Tang Yueqi had a chance to breathe, she suddenly heard Zhu Yun say, “Can I have your contact information?”

Zhu Yun seemed to have a trump card. She shook her phone and smiled, “Because I still need to send you the pictures.”

Tang Yueqi handed over her phone and let her scan the code to add her as a friend. Tang Yueqi watched the busy Zhu Yun, waiting quietly.

She thought that being quiet would not disturb Zhu Yun, but Tang Yueqi had underestimated herself.

Her dark hair was blown by the wind and floated across Zhu Yun’s face. Zhu Yun could almost smell her fragrance. When Zhu Yun lowered her eyes, she could see the milky-white skin of Tang Yueqi’s calves.

Zhu Yun couldn’t help but say, “Your hair just blew into my eyes.”

Tang Yueqi raised her hand to press down her unruly long hair. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Zhu Yun handing her a hair tie. Zhu Yun said, “Do you need me to tie it up for you?”

Tang Yueqi took the hair tie and teased, “I don’t want to hold you up from sending the pictures.”

Zhu Yun muttered under her breath, “Tying up your hair won’t stop me from sending pictures.”

“What did you say?”

Zhu Yun wasn’t going to tell Tang Yueqi the truth. Just then, Tang Yueqi’s phone rang again. Zhu Yun watched eagerly as she got up to answer the call, and she lay sprawled across the back of the bench. “You’re so busy.”

Tang Yueqi turned her head and smiled faintly. “I waited for you before, so this time, I’ll have to ask you to wait for me.”

“Huh? Is it the director calling?”

“It is.”

Tang Yueqi waved at her, and walked away while answering the director’s call. Zhu Yun knew exactly what Tang Yueqi was going to do.

Zhu Yun slyly chuckled to herself. The thought of the male lead, Zhou Shihao, getting a taste of his own medicine made her feel a little gleeful.

Xiao Zhu, you’re smiling like a villain.

I think you have a great talent for being a villain. How about we sign a different contract later? Let’s take on some villainous roles.

Zhu Yun rolled her eyes. “I haven’t even gotten a handle on the first mission yet, and you’re already trying to sell me on this? I’m not listening.”

“Speaking of villains, if I were to be a villain, you would definitely be a villain system. But I’m not a villain right now, so what kind of system are you?”

System 857 coughed wildly, trying to make itself seem more innocent.

Cough cough cough, you’ll find out what kind of system I am in the future. I’ll keep you in suspense for now. Don’t you think it’s more interesting when you uncover a surprise yourself?

Zhu Yun questioned it suspiciously, “You sound a little weird. Are you hiding something from me? Or did you just lie about bringing me back to life?”

You can absolutely rest assured on that point! System 857 might lie to you about other things, but I would never lie about bringing you back to life.

“Then that’s fine.”

Zhu Yun finally felt at ease after receiving System 857’s renewed assurance. She focused on the thing that was most important to her, and didn’t notice the flaw in System 857’s words.

At that moment, she was bored, waiting for Tang Yueqi. She wanted to continue being a good girl, after all, she remembered Tang Yueqi’s words, so Zhu Yun had to be obedient.

Soon, Tang Yueqi met with the director. The director had originally convinced Tang Yueqi to join the show through a friend. At first, the director had been attracted by Tang Yueqi’s beauty, but after his conversation with Zhou Shihao just now, he suddenly had other ideas.

“Miss Tang, you’ve already met this guest, so there’s no need for me to introduce you again.”

The director was repeating the same routine. Tang Yueqi listened patiently to his nonsense.

She looked at the expressions of the director and Zhou Shihao and said, “I only agreed to my teacher’s request to come and meet new friends and get to know different circles. My teacher didn’t require me to become a media stunt with certain guests on the show. I’m afraid I don’t have the ability to play this script well. My profession is not acting.”

The director’s smile stiffened. When she mentioned “teacher,” the director immediately thought of that strict neighbor. His elder was a lifelong friend of hers, and this clear and elegant Tang Yueqi was that neighbor’s student. The director didn’t want to make things too awkward.

At this moment, Zhou Shihao elegantly smoothed things over, and subtly redirected the blame towards the director. “Miss Tang’s words are also my sincere thoughts. Director, at the end of the day, we are here to make friends. To put it bluntly, we want to find a partner to spend the rest of our lives with. A show like this isn’t suitable for faking things. I sincerely hope you’ll consider our suggestion. Miss Tang, let’s go.”

The director, who had been in the industry for most of his life, was experiencing what it was like to swallow his pride for the first time. He watched Zhou Shihao leave with a fake smile. Once the door was closed, the director couldn’t help but curse under his breath, “What is this? This damn script was your idea, and now you’re making me take the blame! So what if he’s the illegitimate son of a wealthy family, what’s he got to be so proud of? Bah!”

Zhou Shihao caught up to her. “We’ll be filming for a while, and it’s not good to be too distant. Can I call you Yueqi?”

“It’s just a name, whatever.”

Tang Yueqi didn’t stop for him. Her hands were in her pockets. Her neck was long and graceful, and her figure was tall, so the casual clothes didn’t look bulky on her. The long skirt of her inner layer swayed around her calves as she walked, revealing her fair skin. She was naturally fair-skinned, which also meant her lips were a beautiful light pink. Without lipstick, Tang Yueqi had a kind of elegant and calm demeanor.

“Where are you going? I’m more familiar with this area. Why don’t I show you around?”

Tang Yueqi politely declined him. “I have something to do.”

“Haha, it looks like the direction you’re heading is the same as mine.” Zhou Shihao, seeing that one plan didn’t work, used his second one. Tang Yueqi didn’t notice his intentions. It could be said that Zhou Shihao’s performance was not appreciated by anyone.

Zhou Shihao chatted with her all the way, but Tang Yueqi treated him with cold indifference, as if he were a stranger. Zhou Shihao wasn’t discouraged. After all, they had only just met, so it was normal for Tang Yueqi to have this attitude.

But soon, he saw Tang Yueqi show a gentle smile. Zhou Shihao frowned unhappily as he watched Tang Yueqi walk toward the bench, and toward the woman sitting there.

Zhu Yun looked up and pouted, reaching out her arms. “I’ve been waiting for so long my legs have gone numb. You have to pull me up.”

Tang Yueqi couldn’t help but laugh. “You, you.”

Zhu Yun got the help she wanted and stood up. She then noticed Zhou Shihao in the distance. She whispered, “What’s wrong with him? Why does he look so sour?”

Tang Yueqi blinked. “I don’t know. Why should we care?”

“Pfft, you’re right. Why should we care?”

I’m not going to be dragged down by this Zhou Shihao person this time!

“Where are you going next?” she asked.

Zhu Yun explained that her suitcase was still in the main hall. Tang Yueqi nodded when she heard this. “I’ll help you with it.”

“But it’s heavy!”

Tang Yueqi smiled faintly. “Don’t worry, I’m quite strong.”

“For example?”

She glanced at the curious Zhu Yun. “For example, picking you up would be no problem at all.”

Zhu Yun’s face instantly turned red. How… how could she say something like that!

Could this be interpreted as her flirting with you?

“What do you mean by flirting? This is clearly just friendly banter between girls. It helps deepen our friendship!”

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