I Have the Aura of a Supporting Character in Yuri Novels - Chapter 7

“I didn’t expect us to show up at the same time.”

Zhu Yun was also surprised. She figured that as soon as she got the card, she wrote that name without hesitation, and Tang Yueqi must have been just as fast. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have met here.

Hearing Tang Yueqi’s words, she instinctively twisted the doorknob to go back, saying, “You go first, Yue. I’ll wait for you to finish.”

Tang Yueqi didn’t get a chance to speak before Zhu Yun went back into her room. She looked like she wanted to say something, then shrugged helplessly and murmured, “I didn’t really want to hide it from you. There’s nothing to hide.”

She believed the choice on the card wasn’t important. In fact, she was more interested in the card in Zhu Yun’s hand, wondering who among those present would receive it.

Tang Yueqi was now alone. As she moved, the lights suddenly dimmed, with only the names on the mailboxes on the doors glowing faintly.

This “surprise” from the production crew startled her, and her gasp made many viewers in the live stream feel bad for her.

Hey, director, this is a dating show, not a horror movie!

At least give us a heads-up, will you? I thought my phone died.

Wow, a beautiful woman appeared on my phone screen. Wait, it’s just me.

Yue must be scared. Don’t be afraid, my beautiful sister!

This director is so clever. He knows it’s a live broadcast and still creates this suspense! So annoying! Old villain, take this!

The dimmed lights prevented viewers from knowing Tang Yueqi’s answer beforehand. They could only analyze from the sound of the doorknob turning that she had delivered the card and returned to her own room.

At this point, the lights came back on. To move things along, the director said, “Tang Yueqi has made her choice. Who will be next?”

Zhu Yun, who had just gone back, appeared again, raising her hand and saying, “It’s me, it’s me!”

She was participating in this reality show purely to avoid being killed by the plot, so Zhu Yun wasn’t shy about her choice for the love interest. It was just a formality anyway; other people’s relationships had nothing to do with her.

Holding the card, Zhu Yun’s gaze involuntarily fell on Tang Yueqi’s door. She was here for fun, and she figured Tang Yueqi was probably the same. So would her choice be the same as the original answer?

Zhu Yun knew the plot and remembered every one of Tang Yueqi’s choices. But as System 857 had said, even a high-tech product like it couldn’t accurately predict what would happen next, so could Zhu Yun, as someone who knew the plot, really be a fortune-teller?

During this moment of contemplation, Zhu Yun was in a dilemma. Before she had met Tang Yueqi, she was just a character living in a text-based plot. But after spending time with her, Zhu Yun realized she was a living, breathing person, not a character made up of words.

So, would her choice still be the same?

The director played the same trick again. Preoccupied with her thoughts, Zhu Yun wasn’t startled by the dimming lights. Instead, she felt a bit of glee when she saw the corridor lose its light, as she had just come up with a good idea!

She let out a mischievous grin and tiptoed stealthily. The heart-shaped mailbox on the door was labeled with Tang Yueqi’s name, so Zhu Yun wouldn’t get lost. She weighed the mailbox in her hand, and after hearing it sway, a look of wild joy appeared in her eyes.

Hehe! She hadn’t chosen anyone else! Happy, happy. It seemed the plot hadn’t gone off course yet, and everything was still within its scope.

She walked like a wandering cat, heavy-hearted when she arrived and almost wagging her tail happily as she left.

Zhu Yun accurately put the card into her own heart-shaped mailbox. She didn’t linger and went back to her room.

The moment the door closed, it was as if a switch had been flipped, and all the lights came back on.

Director, why don’t you consider accepting the box cutter I sent you right now? Who operates a show like this? Watching the live stream is so exciting, I even want to vote for the two of them myself! This is so absurd! When the lights went out, I felt like I was holding my breath, afraid I would miss the sound in the live stream.

Who did she vote for? Ahh, save me!

I am the heart-shaped mailbox, please, sister, put your hand in, ahh, ahh.

? Huh? The internet isn’t beyond the law, sister, be careful what you say!

It wasn’t just the viewers who were nervous now; there was one more person. That was Tang Yueqi, who was leaning against the door. Thanks to the director turning off the live stream equipment, her astonished face wouldn’t be seen by the viewers.

Her watery eyes were wide and round, lovely and charming, and her crimson lips were slightly parted. Her heart was beating a little fast now because she had heard Zhu Yun messing with the heart-shaped mailbox. Maybe no one had thought Tang Yueqi would be resting with her back to the door, so in the quiet room, Tang Yueqi had heard Zhu Yun’s approaching footsteps and the sound of the mailbox being shaken clearly.

Tang Yueqi clutched the hem of her clothes, with only one thought in her mind: Zhu Yun was paying attention to her.

Did she want to know who she had voted for, or was she thinking of voting for her?

She frowned, seemingly stunned by this possibility, but soon smiled. This was too unexpected and left Tang Yueqi feeling flustered, not knowing what to do.

Tang Yueqi covered her forehead, feeling like the door behind her was hot, which made her quickly move away and sit in a chair.

With this little interlude, nothing that happened afterward could capture her attention.

When the director called everyone to the living room, Zhu Yun walked over and pressed close to Tang Yueqi’s arm. She feigned ignorance and asked, “I thought we had to wait in our rooms for a long time. I didn’t expect you to vote so quickly. I was the second person to vote.”

Tang Yueqi licked her rosy lips and whispered, “I know you were the second.”

“Sit here.” Zhu Yun grabbed her wrist, and the two sat side by side on the sofa. Zhu Yun wasn’t curious at all about where the cards went; she only cared about Tang Yueqi, the person she was closest to. After getting her answer, she had nothing else to worry about.

Zhu Yun smiled, her eyes lowered as she observed Tang Yueqi’s hands on her lap.

Even her hands were exquisitely beautiful, like works of art. Unlike Lu Tinglan and Duan Fei, her fingers had no nail polish or rings, just clean, slender, and long—like flawless jade.

But these hands were also surprisingly strong. She remembered Tang Yueqi saying that she was strong enough to lift her.

Zhu Yun puffed out her cheeks. Why was she thinking about that again? So weird.

“What are you looking at?”

“You.”

Tang Yueqi smiled, her eyes sparkling. “Aren’t you curious who everyone chose?”

Zhu Yun tilted her head and whispered, “Can you secretly tell me?”

Her gaze deepened. “No.”

You already know the answer, why are you pretending?

“You’re stingy.”

The director interrupted Zhu Yun. Not on screen himself, he said, “I’m sure everyone is curious who received a card in their heart-shaped mailbox. I’ll reveal the results now. I’ll start with the person with the most votes: Tang Yueqi, three votes; Zhu Yun, two votes; Duan Fei, one vote; Luo Yi, one vote; Sun Qiuyang, one vote; Lin Kaichang, zero votes; Lu Tinglan, zero votes; Zhou Shihao, zero votes.”

Lu Tinglan felt a little embarrassed after hearing the results. How could she have zero votes? And how could Tang Yueqi have three? Three men voted for her. How was the show even going to continue?

Then the director added, “Tang Yueqi and Zhu Yun are considered to have abstained, as they both voted for themselves. So the accurate vote counts should be two votes and one vote.”

Now Lu Tinglan felt a bit better. Two men voted for her, which was acceptable.

The usually quiet Lin Kaichang spoke up this time. He was good-looking but too introverted, but his voice was outstanding. When he spoke, it was a magnetic sound. He said, “Can you tell us who chose who?”

The answers were revealed one by one. Some were nonchalant, some lowered their heads shyly, and of course, some were sullen and silent.

Lin Kaichang rubbed his nose. It was confirmed that he had voted for Tang Yueqi.

Zhou Shihao narrowed his eyes. This woman whose appearance he liked could only belong to him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone to the trouble of coming up with a script. After falling in love with a woman at first sight, he would do whatever it took to get her.

Lu Tinglan, with her hands in her pockets, taunted the two women sitting opposite her. “You two are quite in sync and narcissistic, voting for yourselves.”

Tang Yueqi subconsciously looked at Zhu Yun. She was just like her—neither of them chose anyone. The answer on the card was already written, but Zhu Yun still observed her mailbox.

Did she… care about her choice?

“Thank you, everyone. Today’s live broadcast ends here. Please say goodbye to our friends in the live stream.” The director ended the broadcast on time and also dropped a bombshell: “The first mock date will take place the day after tomorrow. See you then!”

Tang Yueqi was still wondering what a mock date was when she heard Zhu Yun whisper in her ear, “Are you free tomorrow?”

“Are you asking me on a date?”

Zhu Yun nodded slightly. Tang Yueqi leaned her arm on the sofa and propped up her chin, smiling as she asked, “Where do you want to go?”

“Come to my room.”

Tang Yueqi immediately straightened up, losing her relaxed demeanor and letting out a surprised “Ah,” with a look of panic on her face.

Everyone, look at Tang Yueqi’s expression!! Something big must have happened!

The production team knows exactly when to cut the broadcast! Who came up with the idea to turn off the guests’ live stream equipment? I couldn’t hear what they were whispering!

I’ve been watching for so long… I haven’t even had dinner yet.

Zhu Yun glanced at the closed live stream camera and finally couldn’t resist poking Tang Yueqi’s fair cheek, saying with a laugh, “Or I can come to your room.”

“Ah?”

Tang Yueqi grabbed her wrist and, seeing the pure innocence in her eyes without any other meaning, silently cursed her own overactive imagination.

She smiled helplessly. “Either way is fine.”

Just as long as you stop saying things that could be misunderstood to scare me.

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