I Was Taken by the Female Lead After Transmigrating into a Book - Chapter 11

She received no reply, and looked back through the gap between the car seats.

Huo Wu had already put on her headphones, leaning back slightly with her eyes closed, basking in the sun and resting.

Ji Meng shrugged, realizing her words were unneeded, and said nothing more.

Meanwhile, Bai Feifei seemed to have seen something; her eyes fixed on it, and she hesitated, “How come that car over there looks a little…”

“Familiar?” Fu Xiaoxiao chimed in from the side. “It looks familiar to me too. How do I feel like I’ve seen that license plate number somewhere before? Here, drink some water, my love.”

She had now become a very self-aware and qualified assistant, carrying a two-liter hot water bottle with her at all times.

Bai Feifei took the bottle and sipped from it twice, her eyes still looking in that direction, as if trying to confirm something.

Fu Xiaoxiao leaned in to look with her. “Is that a commercial van with a kidnapper hiding in it?”

Before she could finish her sentence, Bai Feifei had already started running towards it, like a wild, untamed pony, her back seeming carefree and happy.

Bai Xue watched her go, the image of the girl running in the sunlight making her a little dazed.

She suddenly looked at Fu Xiaoxiao, sizing her up for a moment, and said with a smile, “I haven’t seen you in a few years. You’ve grown so big.”

Fu Xiaoxiao’s brain, which was not much bigger than the head of a pin, couldn’t remember where she had met Bai Xue. She also didn’t expect that Bai Xue would recognize her. So, she could only use her signature skill, humbly asking, “And you are?”

“I’m a friend of your mother’s. She should have mentioned me to you. My surname is Yang, and my full name is Yang Chun Baixue. Later, for convenience, I used the name Bai Xue in the industry.” Bai Xue held out her hand, as if to touch Fu Xiaoxiao’s head.

Fu Xiaoxiao nodded blankly, still not remembering anything.

But Fu Xiaoxiao was no longer the little child Bai Xue had mentioned from a few years ago. She had grown quickly, and was even a half-head taller than the 1.66-meter-tall Bai Feifei. In high school and college, she had even dabbled in modeling, with long arms and legs and an incredible body ratio.

Bai Xue regretfully stopped her motion, looked at Fu Xiaoxiao, and said with a smile in her eyes, “Your mother helped me with a very big favor many years ago.”

“Oh,” Fu Xiaoxiao, feeling guilty, bent her knees a little and said proactively, “Do you want to pat my head? Go ahead. You’re my mom’s friend, so should I call you Auntie Bai? But I think you look very young, only a few years older than me. Are you even thirty? Or should I call you sis?”

Her slick, charming manner amused Bai Xue. She was a little surprised by Fu Xiaoxiao’s actions, and also gratified by the success of Xi Rong’s parenting. In her slight hesitation, Fu Xiaoxiao’s fluffy head had already found its way into her palm.

The touch was very comfortable, with the unique softness and cleanliness of a girl’s hair.

Bai Xue ruffled it a few times, and then looked thoughtfully at Bai Feifei’s back, saying, “Just call me auntie. I’m already over forty, only two years younger than your mom. We can’t mess up our seniority. What’s your relationship with this girl?”

“That’s my big boss! She looks out for me!” Fu Xiaoxiao’s eyes lit up. “Auntie, anyone who has been my mom’s friend for so many years must be a dragon among people. Are you going to be Feifei’s agent from now on? I’m telling you, my darling is so amazing, you definitely won’t regret taking her on…”

Fu Xiaoxiao talked nonsense with her eyes wide open, and in a short while, she had revealed Bai Feifei’s height, weight, and even her measurements, completely disregarding the fact that there was an “enemy teammate” standing next to her.

“I’ll be the one to take her on,” Bai Xue said with a smile.

This left Fu Xiaoxiao happily celebrating on her own for a long time.

Her mom, Ms. Xi Rong, had a skill set that was second to none. Whenever her name was mentioned in the legal profession, everyone knew her. Many top law students were her fans, and every year she was invited to give lectures, with every seat filled.

A phrase her mom always told her was: ‘In teaching and giving guidance, you must never be selfish; only then can you be worthy of being a teacher. Treat others with sincerity, and they will treat you with sincerity in return.’

Fu Xiaoxiao had always believed this, which is why she became friends with Bai Feifei.

Anyone who had been her mom’s friend for so long had to be awesome, and would never be like this small, shady company that would harm someone’s future for their own benefit.

Fu Xiaoxiao’s spirits lifted, like a puppy who would never get tired, she narrowed her eyes and looked in the direction Bai Feifei had gone. Then she blinked, “Oh, isn’t that my darling’s secret crush!”

After saying that, Fu Xiaoxiao vigilantly turned around and stared at Fang Ning, her face completely without a smile, which even seemed a little sharp and intimidating.

Bai Xue was startled by her quick change of expression, but then heard Fu Xiaoxiao ask, “What’s your vision?!”

Fang Ning: “…”

Bai Xue: “…” She had overestimated her.

Fang Ning said with resentment, “I’m three hundred degrees nearsighted! I didn’t bring my contact lenses! I didn’t bring my colored contacts either! The car over there is just a little black dot in my eyes, I can’t see anything! Relax, I have that much professional integrity. I would never sell a piece of news that shouldn’t be sold!”

She also didn’t have the guts or the connections to sell it.

To make it in this industry, the first rule is to keep your mouth shut.

It’s okay not to be tight-lipped, but only if your backing is strong enough, and your sponsor is willing to support you and watch you cause trouble, only then can you genuinely have a reputation for being straightforward.

Clearly, she herself did not have that ability.

Fang Ning bit her lip and walked away.

Ji Meng had seen Bai Feifei sprinting toward them a long time ago.

She pretended to say to the back, “Xiao Bai is coming over.”

Huo Wu, wearing headphones, naturally heard nothing.

Ji Meng smiled, and whispered, “I warned you.”

So when Huo Wu noticed the sunlight was completely blocked out and opened her eyes, what she saw was Bai Feifei’s face pressed tightly against the window.

The car window was covered with a sunscreen film, making the color slightly dark. Bai Feifei was outside, with dark, bright eyes full of the purest joy. It was too bright outside for her to see clearly, so she had to use her hand to shield the side of her face and press her face very close to the glass to see inside the car.

Huo Wu silently opened her eyes, and their gazes met, making her heartstrings inexplicably tremble.

Bai Feifei in this state was… a little too cute.

Seeing that she was awake, Bai Feifei happily bounced up and down, tapping on the window and calling to her from outside, “Ah Wu, Ah Wu!”

Huo Wu was silent for a moment, and looked expressionlessly at the motionless Ji Meng in the front.

She said in a warning low voice, “Don’t be a busybody next time.”

Ji Meng shrugged and responded lazily, “Okay.”

After that, Huo Wu lowered the car window.

The summer heat from outside, accompanied by the girl’s fresh scent, rushed in, instantly filling her nasal cavity. This smell, both familiar and strange, was mixed with the summer fervor, and it almost instantly took her back to a day many years ago.

At that time, she was sitting alone in the corner of the orphanage. Even though she was by the window, there was a lingering stench because a trash can had been there for many years.

But that afternoon, a little girl with bright eyes and white teeth, wearing a clean, white dress, rushed to the dust-covered windowsill and asked her with a smile, “Are you Huo Wu?”

She was still young then and didn’t know so many beautiful words, she just thought it was the most beautiful voice she had ever heard in her life, accompanied by her scent, like an angel.

Huo Wu closed her eyes, collecting all her emotions, and said in a calm voice, “What are you doing here?”

Bai Feifei was speechless for a moment; she herself didn’t know why she had come. It was just that as soon as she realized this was Huo Wu’s car, her body had acted faster than her mind, commanding her to run over here.

“I don’t know either,” Bai Feifei said honestly. “I just felt it was you, so I came over.”

Huo Wu pursed her lips. “Sweet talker.”

Bai Feifei rested her arm on the window and her chin on her arm, sweating slightly from the sun. “I’m not sweet-talking, I’m being sincere.”

Huo Wu didn’t say anything more, just watched her quietly.

Bai Feifei couldn’t quite handle Huo Wu’s gaze.

Huo Wu’s features were very well-defined, unlike her own rounder eye shape, which always made her look a little young. Her eyes were long, but not narrow, with the outer corners tilted up slightly. When she looked at people with a smile, she had a unique charm. However, when those eyes were without a smile, or even like they were filled with ice, the person being watched felt like they were walking barefoot on a razor’s edge, with a sense of distance that could never be bridged.

At this moment, there was nothing in her eyes, no smile, no coldness, more like a pool of still water.

Bai Feifei’s heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously looked for something to say. “I heard that Half the Sky is almost finished filming, with only a few reshoots left. Is it scheduled to be released on National Day this year?”

Huo Wu nodded. “Yes.”

She lifted her eyes, and this time there was finally some emotion in them. She paused and said, “You know a lot.”

Half the Sky has a special theme; it is a film to pay tribute to the nation, a thorough drama.

She plays a courtesan in the film, a woman who has fallen into a life of prostitution, but puts her faith in the country above all else.

This movie would become a phenomenal hit, and she knew this from the moment she first saw the script. What’s more, the director was a big name in the industry, and the production team was top-notch. The film had been meticulously crafted, and the content of less than two hours had been shot for nearly a year, with an investment of nearly one billion yuan.

It was because of this that their filming process was almost completely sealed off—if it hadn’t been for that one time when Bai Feifei suddenly sent her a message asking for help, she probably wouldn’t have even stepped out of the crew’s location until now.

The filming was indeed nearing its end, and there were only a few reshoots left. But even so, Bai Feifei shouldn’t have known this so early.

Bai Feifei felt a pang of guilt. She knew a lot more; she also knew that this film would win the National Day box office championship, and would win more than a dozen awards, and that Huo Wu would use this film to rise to a new level, truly becoming a top-tier star with both real work and popularity.

But of course, she couldn’t tell Huo Wu any of this.

She widened her eyes and tried to look sincere, licking her lips repeatedly because of her nervousness. “I’ll definitely go to the cinema to support you! And I’ll ask Auntie Xi to treat all the lawyers in her firm to a screening to cheer for you!”

Huo Wu curved the corners of her lips, a flash-in-the-pan melting of the ice and distance that seemed insurmountable for days. Bai Feifei’s heart skipped a beat, and she couldn’t help but soften her voice, nervously licking her lips again, and said, “Is that okay?”

“Up to you,” Huo Wu’s gaze lingered on Bai Feifei’s lips for a moment, then she looked away.

Bai Feifei’s skin was very fair, but it was also healthy, crystalline like jade, with black hair and red lips. Her lips were very beautiful, full but not heavy. She had just drunk water, so her lip color seemed even more crystalline. When the sun shone on them, they looked like a red rose wet with water, extremely eye-catching.

As Huo Wu watched, she suddenly seemed to fly back to a long time ago.

At that time, she was small, and everyone said she had been frightened into a stupor after being kidnapped, and that she was a fool.

She was always hungry and couldn’t speak. Even after she came to Bai Feifei’s house, this situation still did not ease.

But before every meal, Bai Feifei seemed to understand her better than she understood herself. She was always afraid she would be hungry, but all the rice was steaming hot, so she would puff her cheeks and blow on it little by little to cool it down. The hand holding the spoon would tremble a little, as she fed her bit by bit, even though she was a few years younger than her.

At that time, Bai Feifei was also very small, and her mouth was also small. When she pursed it into a circle, it looked like a little cherry, which made people want to take a bite.

Huo Wu was lost in her memories and suddenly said, “Let’s go buy some cherries.”

Bai Feifei was stunned for a long time, and didn’t understand why Huo Wu would say to buy cherries after saying “up to you.”

Buy cherries?

Why buy cherries?

Does Huo Wu like to eat cherries now?

Bai Feifei: “…Huh?”

Huo Wu: “…Nothing.”

She silently pressed the button, and the car window went up. Bai Feifei only heard Huo Wu say to Ji Meng in the front seat, “Drive.”