I'm Not Playing This Vicious Female Supporting Character Anymore! - Chapter 9

Qin Yuzhen sat at her desk, chin propped in her hand, staring at the test paper the teacher had just handed out. The thought of endless future exams weighed heavily on her. She glanced at Liang Xuzhou beside her; he had already filled in half his paper. Noticing her gaze, he deliberately held up his test, as if showing off.

“What? Want to copy?”

“I could get more right just thinking with my hands than you will. Why bother copying you?” Qin Yuzhen glanced disdainfully at his paper. “I never imagined handwriting could be this ugly.”

Liang Xuzhou: …

After teasing Liang Xuzhou, Qin Yuzhen felt her mind clear. She casually draped her right leg over her left as she worked on the math problems, needing no scratch paper—she had her built-in calculator.

“Host, I think this counts as cheating,” the System whispered. “And that posture you’re working in? If the teacher saw you like that, you’d definitely get scolded.”

“This is just afternoon homework, not an exam. How is that cheating? Besides, didn’t I use an Item Card? What, are you trying to get me in trouble again, System?” Qin Yuzhen replied calmly. When the lunch bell rang, she had just finished the last problem. She glanced over her test paper, thoroughly satisfied. The handwriting was neat, without a single correction, and her name was written in bold, flamboyant strokes.

This isn’t just homework; it’s a work of art.

“Host, this looks like it was copied,” the System remarked, utterly baffled by Qin Yuzhen’s inexplicable perfectionism.

Qin Yuzhen ignored it. Systems like this simply couldn’t appreciate beauty.

“What the hell is this?” Liang Xuzhou asked, accidentally glancing at Qin Yuzhen’s exam paper and looking somewhat stunned.

“What? You’ve never seen such a beautiful exam paper before?” Qin Yuzhen raised an eyebrow.

Liang Xuzhou: …

“Hmph, just don’t get everything wrong in the end,” Liang Xuzhou retorted sarcastically.

“The paper I produce is the standard answer,” Qin Yuzhen scoffed. “Do you think I’m like you? With your ugly handwriting and endless mistakes?”

“Heh, I almost believed that,” Liang Xuzhou said with a fake smile.

System: …

As expected, Slacker has a natural talent for bickering with people he’s just met.

When the Group Leader came to collect the homework, she was also startled by Qin Yuzhen’s paper. She quickly glanced at it, likely comparing it to others’ answers, then shot Qin Yuzhen another look. Unfamiliar with her, she didn’t say anything, but her expression made it clear she had a lot to say.

“Host, you really didn’t need to be so conspicuous from the start.”

“My apologies, but the word ‘low-key’ doesn’t exist in my vocabulary,” Qin Yuzhen replied.

For lunch break, they returned to the dedicated dormitory to rest for an hour. The rooms accommodated two people each. Although Qin Yuzhen had just arrived, her dormitory assignment was already settled—she would share a room with Rong Xi. As the cherished eldest daughter of the Rong family, Rong Xi had always been accustomed to having a room to herself.

“Let’s go,” Rong Xi said, tidying her books and placing them on the table. She approached Qin Yuzhen with visible reluctance, dreading the thought of spending an hour a day in close quarters with her.

“Why so awkward?” Qin Yuzhen glanced at Rong Xi.

Rong Xi took a deep breath. “I’m not being awkward!”

“Really?” Qin Yuzhen reached out and tugged gently at Rong Xi’s ponytail. “Even your hair looks tense.”

“You’re just trying to pick a fight,” Rong Xi muttered, smoothing her hair.

“Mm,” Qin Yuzhen nodded.

Rong Xi sighed again. “And making conversation just to argue.”

“Fine. Since my little sister finds my words so irritating, I’ll remain silent from now on.”

Rong Xi’s expression stiffened again, glancing repeatedly at Qin Yuzhen.

Rong Xi had thought Qin Yuzhen was just talking nonsense. Who knew that from the classroom to the dormitory, Qin Yuzhen wouldn’t utter a single word? Even when Rong Xi stopped walking, Qin Yuzhen didn’t ask a single question, just stood there waiting for her.

The two of them standing dumbly in place looked so foolish that many people passing by couldn’t help but glance their way.

“Are you really not going to talk?” Rong Xi asked quietly as she entered the password.

The two of them entered the room. It was quite spacious, even larger than the standard four-person dormitories in most schools. It had beds, desks, bookshelves, everything, and even an independent bathroom.

It was truly a school for the elite.

Rong Xi sat on her bed, her foot tapping uneasily as she glanced at Qin Yuzhen. “I was just joking. You can’t let me get all the blame without letting me push back a little…”

Qin Yuzhen sat on the other bed. She noticed that after entering the room, Rong Xi had reverted to her usual state at home. She remained silent, took off her coat, and lay down on the bed.

The System sighed. “Host, Rong Xi looks so pitiful. Why are you always teasing her?”

“She’s the female protagonist.”

“Huh?”

“I’m the female protagonist too,” Qin Yuzhen emphasized. “How can a romance novel have two female leads?”

[ System: ] As if you could tolerate the male lead.

“If she weren’t so pretty, I would have gotten rid of her and taken her place long ago,” Qin Yuzhen yawned. “Now I’m just teasing her, and that’s already pretty good.”

The System thought that if it were standing in front of Qin Yuzhen, it would probably be destroyed.

Rong Xi was still sitting on the edge of the bed. “Sister…”

Qin Yuzhen stared at the ceiling, looking helpless, then turned to look at Rong Xi. “Little sister, it’s already 12:40. We have to get up at 1:20, so there are only 40 minutes left. I’m going to sleep.”

“Oh.” Rong Xi sighed in relief. As long as Qin Yuzhen wasn’t really angry, everything was fine.

Qin Yuzhen quickly fell asleep. But Rong Xi couldn’t sleep. She wanted to turn over, but she didn’t dare, afraid of waking her. She could only slowly, carefully turn her head sideways. Seeing Qin Yuzhen lying more than two meters away, facing away from her, she froze. She hadn’t expected Qin Yuzhen to sleep facing outward.

In sleep, Qin Yuzhen’s face was expressionless, like a frozen beauty. She seemed even more unapproachable than when awake. The room was quiet, but Rong Xi still couldn’t hear her breathing. If she closed her eyes, it wouldn’t feel any different from being alone in the dormitory.

Qin Yuzhen’s sleep was light; she rarely entered deep sleep in unfamiliar places. Her senses, enhanced through modification, had become extremely acute. When Rong Xi stared at her for more than five seconds, she woke up.

Rong Xi jumped in surprise when Qin Yuzhen suddenly opened her eyes.

“Weren’t you asleep?”

“Why so guilty?” Qin Yuzhen yawned. “My face was burning, so I woke up.”

“I wasn’t asleep. I just happened to be spacing out when you woke up,” Rong Xi explained, though her explanation sounded unconvincing even to her.

“Oh, what a remarkable coincidence,” Qin Yuzhen said with a smile.

Rong Xi: …

Qin Yuzhen turned over. “Go back to sleep, Sister. If you keep staring at me, I’ll start suspecting you have ulterior motives.”

“I’m not, I’m already going back to sleep,” Rong Xi mumbled, then silently burrowed back under the covers. As long as she couldn’t see Qin Yuzhen’s expression, she could pretend the other girl was still asleep.

Hearing Qin Yuzhen’s soft laughter, Rong Xi bit her lip. How did she wake up?

It wasn’t until the midday break was almost over that Rong Xi finally emerged from under the covers to breathe. When she got up, Qin Yuzhen was still lying in bed. Even when the school bell rang loudly outside, the other girl remained motionless.

“Qin Yuzhen, wake up.”

Rong Xi remembered Qin Yuzhen’s morning grumpiness and didn’t approach the bed. She called from the doorway, “If you don’t get up soon, we’ll be late.”

“What’s the punishment for skipping class?”

Rong Xi was taken aback. “How could you skip class? Hurry up and get ready!”

“You go ahead. As long as you don’t mention me, the teacher won’t remember I’m missing.”

Rong Xi scoffed, “You’re just talking yourself into it. You’re a senior! How can you not take your studies seriously? Skipping class… How could you possibly do that?”

Qin Yuzhen propped herself up on her elbows, looking at Rong Xi. “You talk too much.”

She slipped on her shoes, casually grabbed her jacket, and followed Rong Xi, her entire demeanor exuding laziness.

“We’re three minutes late already. The first class is physics, and the physics teacher is so strict.” Rong Xi checked her watch, then glanced at Qin Yuzhen.

“You can go ahead without me,” Qin Yuzhen said.

“No way. If I don’t make sure you come, you’ll just go back to sleep.” Rong Xi’s voice wasn’t loud, but her expression was firm.

The dormitory building was empty, and there was hardly anyone in the corridor outside.

“Oh no, everyone’s gone…” Rong Xi felt like crying. She had never been late in three years of school, and now, for the first time, she was going to be late.

Qin Yuzhen glanced at Rong Xi, used an Item Card, and then grabbed her hand.

Rong Xi froze for a second, then was suddenly swept away by Qin Yuzhen. Her mind seemed to lag behind, the world around her blurring into an illusion. The only thing grounding her in reality was the warmth of Qin Yuzhen’s palm.

The two stood at the classroom door just as the bell rang.

Rong Xi glanced around, then looked at Qin Yuzhen.

“I…”

“What’s with the ‘I’? Are you two coming to class or not? You’re already late—don’t just stand there chatting!” The physics teacher glared at them.

Qin Yuzhen smiled sweetly at the teacher. “Rong Xi must have overslept. Don’t scold her, Teacher.”

With that, she turned and walked back to her seat.

Rong Xi: …

“Host, Rong Xi isn’t stupid,” the System said, exasperated by Qin Yuzhen’s reckless behavior. “You’re just creating trouble for yourself. What will you do if she asks?”

“Bluff my way through it. Does she even look like the type to press the issue?” Qin Yuzhen raised an eyebrow.

System: …

“Host, your arrogant attitude is making me want to punch you.”

“People have been wanting to punch me for years. You think anyone can actually land a hit?”

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