Romance Allergy [Book Transmigration] - Chapter 12

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[No, Milkshake! What are you doing to DAY!]

[What is Yu Xi doing? It’s one thing to suddenly go upstairs, but to get so close to DAY—is she trying to start something with her?]

[Start something my foot. I suspect some fans are already trying to force a pairing.]

[Seriously, what exactly does Yu Xi want to do? Is she not afraid of starting a scandal with DAY?]

[Holy crap, she’s reaching out! She’s reaching out!]

[Am I still dreaming? Why did Yu Xi proactively go from the first floor to the top floor just to run up in front of Dou Anyao?]

[I’m confused too. Given DAY’s usual behavior, wouldn’t it make more sense if their roles were reversed?]

The viewers in the livestream room, staring intently at the two, grew more excited by the second. They all watched with wide eyes as Yu Xi reached her hand toward the still-sleeping Dou Anyao.

Even the photographer, who had been idle and dozing off in the corner, suddenly perked up. His back straightened, and his grip on the camera grew firm!

He believed he was about to capture the very first explosive highlight of this season!

Under everyone’s scorching gazes, just as Yu Xi’s hand was about to touch Dou Anyao’s face to brush away the hair obscuring her features, Dou Anyao—like a corpse suddenly reanimating—snapped her eyes open without any warning or preamble.

Fortunately, it was daytime. Although the sky outside was thick with dark clouds, the light inside the glass flower room wasn’t too dim; otherwise, it would have looked exactly like a scene from a horror movie.

Dou Anyao had been jolted awake by the screaming of the system in her mind, accompanied by countless flashing red lights and a series of warning “beeps.”

“Warning! Warning! Proximity detected. A guest is about to initiate ambiguous physical contact with the host. Please stop them immediately! Please stop them immediately!”

The Pure Advocacy System: “Host, what are you doing! You’re so young, how can you sleep so soundly? Do you think you’re at home? Do you think it’s safe out there? The world is full of bad women with ulterior motives who have designs on you! Wake up!”

“Host, please take note: Character Yu Xi detected. She is about to brush away your hair and gaze at you affectionately under the watchful eyes of eight million people in the livestream. To prevent a scandal from being born, please state your position immediately!”

“Host, do you want to die?”

A barrage of mechanical sounds exploded in her head. Dou Anyao, who had been sleeping peacefully, felt as if someone had kicked her bed over. Waking up in a daze, the only words she could grasp were:

“State position. Die.”

Who could keep sleeping when death was on the line? Dou Anyao woke up from her dream in a fright and immediately opened her eyes.

As soon as her eyes opened, she saw an unfamiliar face magnified right in front of her.

Dou Anyao didn’t know where her sudden agility came from. She instinctively snapped her hand up. When the other person’s hand was still five centimeters from her face, she firmly seized the other’s wrist, pinning it so it could neither advance nor retreat.

Thinking that this person had almost caused her mission to fail and her life to end, Dou Anyao let out a cold, frustrated laugh.

Regardless of how cute the other girl’s face was, or how pure and innocent her startled round eyes looked, Dou Anyao stated her position in an icy tone: “Sister, you’re playing with fire.”

It really was playing with fire—the kind that would cause her to spontaneously combust.

Confirming that the system’s warning in her head had stopped, Dou Anyao couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief amidst her lingering fear. Then, she felt a surge of pride in her quick reflexes, though she didn’t show it on her face.

What cold and heartless words, what an upright and cool stance! Hah, who does this person think they are, trying to kill her while she sleeps? Such petty tricks are not even worth mentioning!

However, the bulleted comments, having witnessed everything, exploded:

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[Playing with fire? What on earth was that! Aaaaaah!]

[Does this Overbearing CEO quote really belong in this setting?!]

[Thank you. My toes have been fractured for years, and they were suddenly cured by the cringing just now.]

[Holy crap, why did DAY wake up so suddenly? Was she never asleep?]

[Impossible. We’ve been watching her for so long; she was definitely asleep!]

[Yeah, her eyes didn’t open once, right?]

[Wait, don’t you guys think that line… is very suitable for immediately following up with ‘getting into bed’?]

[What are you guys talking about? Why can’t I understand?]

Forget the confused viewers; Yu Xi, who never expected the other person to wake up so suddenly, found her mind going blank. Meeting those eyes, Yu Xi’s face turned completely red.

She stammered as she looked at her hand being held by Dou Anyao, then quickly lowered her gaze. She looked both embarrassed and uneasy, as if she wished she could find a hole in the ground to bury herself in.

“Anyao-jie…”

Yu Xi called out in a muffled voice.

Confirming that the other person had no further intentions, Dou Anyao tossed her hand forward, flinging Yu Xi away as if shaking off a virus.

That wasn’t all. Dou Anyao scooted her bottom back, creating distance from Yu Xi. She looked like she wanted to hide herself in the sofa, as if there were some fierce beast in front of her. She was just short of crossing her arms over her chest in a defensive stance, perfectly enacting a “posture of keeping someone at a distance.”

From Dou Anyao’s waking words that sounded like a rejection to her current set of evasive movements, Yu Xi now released from the hold hid the confusion in her heart. She slowly straightened up, her face still portraying a state of trepidation.

“I’m sorry, Anyao-jie. I saw that another guest had arrived downstairs, so I wanted to come up and see if you were awake…”

“Then I saw you were sleeping soundly, but your hair was spread across your face. I was afraid you’d be uncomfortable, so I just wanted to help you brush it aside. Please don’t be afraid, I wasn’t trying to do anything…”

There was a slight tremor in Yu Xi’s voice. Although it was small, her words were clear and organized, explaining her actions in just a few sentences.

However, the person listening to the explanation made no response.

Hearing no sound from Dou Anyao, Yu Xi cautiously raised her eyes to sneak a glance at her. As if frightened by Dou Anyao’s expressionless coldness, she quickly looked away, and her voice unexpectedly took on a sob:

“I’m sorry, Anyao-jie. My actions were indeed a bit overstepping. I startled you. I’m really sorry.”

Seeing Yu Xi humbly apologizing in various ways while Dou Anyao, who had done nothing but say one sentence since waking up, continued to ignore her, Yu Xi’s fans in the livestream couldn’t sit still.

[What is that person pretending for? Does she not know what kind of person she is? What did Milkshake even do? She clearly came up out of kindness, afraid that she’d be out of place sleeping here while others were interacting. If she doesn’t appreciate the kindness, fine, but who is she showing that cold face to?]

[Exactly! Why should Milkshake have to apologize to her?]

[LMAO, is someone trying to set up a ‘chaste widow’ persona? What are you acting for?]

However, because the scene just now was so dramatic, the fans’ defensive and sarcastic comments were quickly buried:

[Uh, some fans shouldn’t be so annoying. Anyone would be startled if they were sleeping well and suddenly someone was right in front of them.]

[I’m not a Dou Anyao fan, but I also think Yu Xi’s actions were indeed a bit strange.]

[If you want to wake someone up, just wake them up. Getting that close and reaching out—she deserves to be scolded.]

[I don’t think Dou Anyao did anything wrong.]

[The greasy person shouldn’t try to whitewash this. ‘Playing with fire’—LMAO, does she think she’s an Overbearing CEO?]

[You guys can keep arguing. I just think the way DAY grabbed Yu Xi’s hand when she woke up, paired with that line, was cool as hell!]

[Hahahahahaha, I feel like Dou Anyao’s previous acting roles were all wrong. She should have gone for idol dramas, hahahaha.]

Having resolved the crisis, Dou Anyao wasn’t completely heartless. Seeing that the other girl didn’t look very old, although she had slight complaints in her heart about the behavior that almost cost her her life, she didn’t feel like saying more.

Dou Anyao gave a small “Mhm” as an acknowledgment of the apology. Then she stood up, smoothed out her skirt, tidied her hair, and walked downstairs with a cold elegance, not saying a single extra word.

Completely unexpected that the other person would just flip the page like that, and even more unexpected that she would just walk away and leave her hanging, Yu Xi froze in place.

It wasn’t until Dou Anyao’s footsteps were almost inaudible that Yu Xi raised her hand and touched her own face.

Is she… not her type?

Why is the other person… not quite like the rumors?

Not only could Yu Xi not figure it out, but the audience was also stunned.

[Wait, was that Dou Anyao?]

[How did she suddenly become so cool and aloof? And she just ignored a beauty—what’s going on? Has she changed her personality?]

[Could it be that her script for this variety show isn’t the ‘Pond Manager’ (Player), but the ‘Prey’ script?]

[Indeed, the highest-level hunters often appear in the role of prey.]

[Why does it feel like the roles suddenly switched?]

[Does anyone actually think this is cool? I just think she’s very rude. Why didn’t she greet Yu Xi and get to know each other?]

[Maybe she was startled? Think about it, if you were sleeping and someone suddenly approached you, got very close, and tried to touch your hair, wouldn’t you find it weird?]

[Is there a possibility that DAY has ‘waking up’ grumpiness, so she just doesn’t want to talk to people right now?]

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