The Beautiful Female Supporting Character is Flirtatious and Amorous [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 35

Chapter 35: I’m Convinced After Being Severely Educated by My Rival (12)

Xu Yangyang’s expression twisted slightly. She looked at Fu Ying with utter helplessness. “Do you have to copy everything I do?”

“Who said I’m copying you?” Fu Ying retorted instinctively. “I’ve looked down on him for a long time, and I certainly don’t have any feelings for him anymore. I was only worried that you were still being deceived by him, so I went to all this trouble to test you.”

Fu Ying tilted her chin up high. “Now that I see you don’t have any illusions about him either, I feel much more at ease.”

Thinking back to how she used to try every possible way to please Ying Chen, Fu Ying ground her teeth in secret. She decided that as soon as the show ended, she would go to Ying Chen and demand back all those damn gifts she bought him with her allowance. Even if she sold them as second-hand items, she could make a decent return!

The more Fu Ying thought about it, the more she felt her past self must have been kicked by a donkey. Why on earth would she like a man and spend money on him? Now look what happened—not only did she fail to get a sweet romance, but the internet was also filled with her “dark history.” Even if Fu Ying wanted to spend money to erase the records now, it was simply unrealistic.

Fu Ying couldn’t help but sigh. The thought of happily opening her phone in the future only to see her past “simp” behavior made her eyes go dark; she wished she could faint on the spot.

She was filled with chagrin and regret. To Xu Yangyang, watching her was like watching a face-changing performance in Sichuan Opera—absolutely fascinating.

“Is there anything else?” Xu Yangyang was busy communicating details with others. Seeing Fu Ying standing in front of her without saying a word, she couldn’t help but ask.

Fu Ying snapped back to reality. Staring at Xu Yangyang’s expression, which clearly signaled a desire for her to leave, a pang of disappointment flickered in her heart.

Does she really not want to see me that much? She can’t wait to send me away.

“Nothing else. You go ahead and be busy.” Fu Ying replied in a low voice and silently turned back to lie down on her rocking chair.

A sour, bitter emotion instantly flooded her entire body. She felt miserable, but she didn’t want to cry; she just felt as if her heart was blocked by something, making it difficult to breathe.

Fu Ying slowly placed her hand over her heart. Is this what a heartbreak feels like?

Xu Yangyang withdrew her attention. The cooperation with the authorities had been completely finalized, and the other party would announce the heavy-weight news in a few days. Besides filming the variety show and livestreams, Xu Yangyang also had to find time to coordinate with them to shoot some materials. Consequently, she was working non-stop during this period, spinning like a top, with very little time even for sleep.

It was under these circumstances that Liu Xuehe and Xu Yangyang grew closer and closer.

She and Fu Ying were truly childhood friends; even their ways of trying to please someone were identical. Various “heart” meals, meticulous and gentle greetings, and any flowers or gifts she could find within her power—though slightly meager compared to Fu Ying’s past efforts, it was impressive that she could achieve this under such conditions.

Xu Yangyang scanned her suspiciously and did not accept any of her kindness.

Liu Xuehe was neither angry nor discouraged. She continued to silently follow behind Xu Yangyang like a female knight, providing whatever support she could. Xu Yangyang wasn’t quite used to this version of Liu Xuehe. She wanted to draw a line between them, but Liu Xuehe was determined to stick to her. No matter what Xu Yangyang said or did, she wouldn’t budge.

After a few days, Xu Yangyang lost her temper as well.

She huddled with 0357 and whispered: “Don’t you think Liu Xuehe is a bit off?”

0357 thought: Isn’t that obvious? But aloud, it cooperated with Xu Yangyang: “Could it be that she and Fu Ying had a fight, and she’s intentionally using you as a distraction just to spite Fu Ying?”

“Doesn’t look like it.” Xu Yangyang shook her head. “Aside from being a bit cold toward Fu Ying lately, everything else is quite normal.” She analyzed seriously: “The main thing is that Fu Ying is acting too normally. If they were fighting, with Fu Ying’s personality, she probably would have made it known to the whole world by now.”

That was true. 0357 had been confident, but now it was unsure after hearing Xu Yangyang’s words. Its top-tier intelligent chip calculated rapidly, finally admitting defeat: “Human emotions are truly the most perfect and high-end artworks in the world.”

Changing the subject, the system added: “Host, I cannot calculate Liu Xuehe’s true purpose.”

Xu Yangyang hadn’t relied on 0357 from the start. She only viewed 0357 as a low-level existence, like a “Newbie Guide” in a starter village. So, hearing it say this, she wasn’t surprised or angry.

“I know.” She looked at 0357 floating in front of her. “All you can do is issue tasks and report progress.”

0357 felt as if it had been shot by Xu Yangyang, yet it had no way to refute her.

Fortunately, this situation didn’t last long. Fu Ying finally realized what was happening and took action.

Earlier, Fu Ying had felt Liu Xuehe was acting strange—being a bit too intimate with Xu Yangyang. Now, she accidentally stumbled upon the scene of Liu Xuehe carefully preparing a gift for Xu Yangyang. She was instantly frozen in place as if struck by lightning. Her eyes widened in disbelief; her brain felt like it had stalled at that moment.

Is it what I think it is? Xuehe… she really has feelings for Xu Yangyang that exceed the norm?

When did it start? Fu Ying’s brain worked faster than ever before. Was it always there? Or did it start after she came to the show and they began interacting?

Regardless of which it was, Fu Ying felt like she had been violently crashed into. How could things become so melodramatic? How could she and her best friend fall for the same woman at the same time? Fu Ying thought dazedley—could it be that the melodramatic novels Xu Yangyang showed her were actually based on reality?

Fu Ying suddenly fell into a state of immense confusion and helplessness.

Liu Xuehe had sharp intuition and quickly discovered Fu Ying’s presence. After a moment of panic, she calmed down and proactively called Fu Ying over: “Yingying, come help me see how this bouquet looks.”

Fu Ying snapped out of it, walked over in a daze, and fixed her gaze on the vibrant bouquet. Although they were unknown wildflowers, they were bright and in full bloom, carefully decorated by Liu Xuehe with milk cotton—it possessed a unique, elegant beauty.

Fu Ying shifted her gaze with difficulty from the flowers to Liu Xuehe’s delicate features. “Why are you making this all of a sudden?” She asked despite knowing the answer, and immediately regretted it.

Why couldn’t they just keep pretending to be oblivious? Why did she have to poke through that layer of “window paper”? Once things were out in the open, they might not even be able to be friends anymore.

“I plan to give it to Yan Man,” Liu Xuehe said.

Fu Ying’s heart thudded, and her face went pale.

Liu Xuehe continued as if she noticed nothing: “Yan Man has helped me a lot these past few days, and I didn’t know how to thank her. So, I’m just using these flowers as a simple thank-you gift.”

The woman’s voice was gentle, carrying a soothing quality. “You know I’m not close to her, so I don’t really know her preferences.” Shrugging, Liu Xuehe showed a helpless expression. “I just had to use what was available and pick things I like. Otherwise, I’d keep bothering her, and I’d feel bad about it.”

Liu Xuehe understood Fu Ying perfectly, so after hearing the explanation, Fu Ying’s mood improved significantly.

She stared at Liu Xuehe hesitantly. “Really?”

“Mhm.” Liu Xuehe answered her firmly, then added with a hurt tone, “Yingying, you shouldn’t doubt me. Don’t you know what kind of person I am? We’ve known each other for so long…”

As soon as Liu Xuehe showed that expression, Fu Ying immediately surrendered. She ran over hurriedly, frantically making excuses for herself. “Xuehe, I didn’t. Of course I know what kind of person you are. I was just a bit surprised. After all, you used to ignore her.”

Liu Xuehe maintained her aggrieved and pitiful look. “Didn’t you used to ignore her, too? But now? As soon as you see her, your eyes no longer have room for me.”

Fu Ying’s body stiffened, and she forced a guilty smile. She racked her brains and quickly thought of a reasonable excuse: “It’s all because of Ying Chen. I’m afraid she’ll secretly hook up with him again.” Fu Ying’s confidence grew as she spoke. “Even though I really dislike Ying Chen now, I still have to be on guard against her. We’ve been rivals for so many years; what if she’s secretly up to something?”

Fu Ying clenched her fists. “I will never allow that to happen!”

Although the truth was completely different from what Fu Ying said, Liu Xuehe fell silent. It took a long while before she found her voice again. “Then you truly are vigilant.”

“Of course.” Fu Ying thought she was being praised and immediately tilted her fluffy head proudly, making Liu Xuehe really want to reach out and rub it.

Suppressing the desire rising in her heart, Liu Xuehe let out a silent sigh. “Alright, come help me give me some advice.”

Once things were talked out, Fu Ying’s bad mood vanished. She happily guided Liu Xuehe without a single suspicious thought.

Having watched the whole thing, Xu Yangyang came and went like a ghost, quickly leaving the scene. 0357 had never seen someone so naive and easy to fool. It couldn’t help asking Xu Yangyang: “Host, is it possible that Fu Ying could be sold and still help the person count the money?”

“No,” Xu Yangyang answered firmly. “Do you think her parents are pushovers?”

0357: […] I didn’t think of that. Generally speaking, naive girls usually have very strong backers, and Fu Ying was no exception. From childhood to now, aside from tripping up over the original host and Ying Chen, her life had been smooth sailing.

0357’s intelligent analysis suggested that now, she should add the Host to that list of trip-ups.

The bouquet co-made by Fu Ying and Liu Xuehe was eventually delivered to Xu Yangyang. Staring at Fu Ying’s expectant eyes, Xu Yangyang’s lips moved, and she finally took it. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” Fu Ying said. “Thank you for taking care of Xuehe these past few days; she is very grateful.”

Xu Yangyang turned her head, her gaze meeting Liu Xuehe’s.

Liu Xuehe offered her a gentle smile. “My schedule is almost over. I was worried I wouldn’t have time to thank you in person, so…”

“Oh, it’s fine, it’s fine!” Fu Ying said with her hands on her hips. “The three of us are so close now. After the filming is over, I’ll host a party and treat you all to food and fun. Just come and show your face, and we can all meet again. And without cameras, we can do whatever we want!”

Hearing this, Liu Xuehe immediately flicked her forehead. “Didn’t you promise me you wouldn’t touch alcohol anymore? You lied to me again.”

“It’s different!” Fu Ying cried out while covering her forehead (which didn’t actually hurt). “That would be to welcome Manman to our group!”

Liu Xuehe gave her a “death stare.” Fu Ying guiltily dodged to Xu Yangyang’s side and asked in a very cautious tone, “You’ll come then, right?”

Xu Yangyang didn’t give a definitive answer. “We’ll see.”

Fu Ying felt a bit disappointed.

A glint flickered in Liu Xuehe’s eyes, and then her crow-feather-like lashes dropped, concealing all her external emotions.

Xu Yangyang felt Liu Xuehe was like a “ninja.” After the bickering just now, she was more certain of the other’s feelings for Fu Ying—they were almost naked and undisguised. As for why she hadn’t confessed, that was not within Xu Yangyang’s concern.

Actually, the reason was easy to guess: she just wanted to continue the self-deception to at least ensure their friendship wouldn’t break. If she laid her cards on the table, they might not even be able to be friends anymore. Most people choose the latter, escaping as long as they can.

But Xu Yangyang wouldn’t. Her emotions were always direct and passionate. If she truly liked someone, she would use any means necessary to pursue them. Even if she didn’t succeed, she would have no regrets. Her motto was to never leave herself with regrets.

Of course, for the sake of the task, she could cooperate and act out various melodramatic scenes like “sadomasochistic love” or “chasing a wife in a crematorium”—plots she would never choose for herself. It was a unique experience.

After accepting the flowers, Xu Yangyang returned to her room. Fu Ying wanted to follow but was called away by Director He, so the person who ended up following Xu Yangyang was Liu Xuehe.

Liu Xuehe thought Xu Yangyang would at least chat with her—for example, encouraging her to be bolder and pursue her love—but Xu Yangyang did nothing of the sort. She didn’t even speak to Liu Xuehe, remaining entirely immersed in her own world.

Liu Xuehe felt her emotions were complex. Finally, unable to stand being ignored, she told Xu Yangyang and turned to leave, disappearing to who-knows-where.

Xu Yangyang didn’t want to get involved in the emotional entanglement between Liu Xuehe and Fu Ying. For her, the most important thing was to continue harvesting progress from Duan Qingli. As of now, only Duan Qingli and Fu Ying could trigger task progress changes. Due to character differences, Xu Yangyang guessed that Duan Qingli still had at least 10% left.

Having cleared her thoughts, Xu Yangyang set down her work and found Duan Qingli.

Although Duan Qingli was young, she vaguely understood the current situation. The three female guests besides herself were all acting strangely. No wonder Liu Xuehe refused to “settle” for sharing a room with her back then. However, she scratched her head and turned to Xu Yangyang—what role did she play in all this?

Except for Fu Ying, Xu Yangyang treated everyone the same. Whether it was Liu Xuehe or herself back then, the other woman appeared exceptionally cold during their first meeting, not welcoming or enthusiastic at all.

Before, Duan Qingli felt a bit unbalanced, but after Liu Xuehe appeared, that subtle imbalance quickly vanished. At least she wasn’t the only one being ignored; the only “special” one had always been Fu Ying.

Thinking of Fu Ying, Duan Qingli’s eyes darkened slightly, an inexpressible emotion swirling in her heart.

After approaching Duan Qingli, Xu Yangyang tried to use Ying Chen as “bait” to fish for progress. Unfortunately, such a small trick had been used too many times; Duan Qingli was already immune and didn’t contribute even a single point of progress.

Xu Yangyang rested her chin in her hand, staring straight at Duan Qingli.

An unintentional glance from Duan Qingli made her heart nearly stop. She instinctively held her breath, afraid of disturbing the picture-perfect scene before her.

The woman had skin like ice and jade, lazy curls, and a romantic aura mixed with a bit of free and easy spirit. Paired with those exquisite and gorgeous features, she nearly stole Duan Qingli’s soul. At this moment, Xu Yangyang was gazing at her so seriously and affectionately that her dark eyes seemed to tenderly reflect Duan Qingli’s face and figure, as if she were being cherished in the depths of the other’s heart.

Duan Qingli’s eyelashes trembled. A moment later, she fled in panic, turning her head awkwardly to the other side. A breeze blew at just the right time, making her tender face turn a deep crimson.

Her long hair hid Duan Qingli’s face, so Xu Yangyang couldn’t see her expression. However, after working so hard with no progress, Xu Yangyang was ready to give up. Can’t rush it.

She stood up and patted her pants, ready to leave, when the system announcement rang out.

[Task Progress +5%. Current total task progress: 87.5%.]

Xu Yangyang’s footsteps paused, and she looked toward Duan Qingli with bright eyes. Sensing her intense gaze, Duan Qingli’s cheeks burned even more fiercely.

[Task Progress +1%. Current total task progress: 88.5%.]

[Task Progress +1%. Current total task progress: 89.5%.]

[Task Progress +1%. Current total task progress: 90.5%.]

In just one minute, Duan Qingli contributed a full 8% of progress! This was comparable to the day Liu Xuehe arrived when they acted together with Ying Chen.

A sincere smile appeared on Xu Yangyang’s face, though she didn’t understand why the female lead’s emotions suddenly fluctuated so much. She didn’t seem to have done anything.

Xu Yangyang tried to think, but couldn’t come to any conclusion. Finally, she gave a “wicked” smile and said to the equally curious system: “It’s all because I’m too beautiful. My damn charming, fatal beauty!”

0357: “…” Please be normal, Host. You’re scaring me. I feel like you’ve been possessed by some overly confident entity.

After a moment of narcissism, Xu Yangyang restrained herself because Fu Ying was fighting with Liu Xuehe again.

Xu Yangyang looked at Liu Xuehe, then at Fu Ying, unable to understand how two people who just made up suddenly started a cold war again. Neither Liu Xuehe nor Fu Ying would reveal a word.

Fu Ying stomped off angrily, ignoring even Xu Yangyang.

Sensing Xu Yangyang’s inquiring gaze, Liu Xuehe only let out a soft sigh. Perhaps she had been too hasty. Now that Fu Ying had a good impression of Xu Yangyang, running up to her and telling her to keep her distance from Xu Yangyang was just asking for trouble.

Liu Xuehe slowly lowered her head, staring at the tips of her shoes. She had ultimately underestimated Xu Yangyang’s weight in Fu Ying’s heart. She also overestimated her own twenty years of friendship…

Liu Xuehe’s mood wasn’t right. After thinking about it, Xu Yangyang went over and said a few words of comfort. Liu Xuehe initially wanted to excuse herself, but she changed her mind and started exchanging pleasantries with Xu Yangyang as if nothing were wrong.

After walking away to cool down, Fu Ying knew her reaction had been too extreme. She bit her lip regretfully and prepared to go back and apologize to Liu Xuehe, only to see her friend looking as if nothing had happened. Not only that, but she was smiling particularly! happily! at Xu Yangyang!

Fu Ying was instantly furious. You spend all day advising me to keep my distance from her, but what about you? You’re laughing and chatting with her as soon as I’m gone.

Liu Xuehe, you are way too double-standard!

Fu Ying felt betrayed. Her intention to apologize vanished completely. She let out a cold snort of spite and turned away. Breaking up! She’s breaking up with Liu Xuehe! And she’s never going to speak to Liu Xuehe again in her life! Liu Xuehe is a liar!

Xu Yangyang saw a corner of Fu Ying’s clothes. She politely asked Liu Xuehe, “Aren’t you going to chase her? She looks very angry.”

“No,” Liu Xuehe shook her head. “She’s in a fit of rage right now. Chasing her will only worsen her mood. I’ll wait for her to calm down alone, then go apologize; it will be twice as effective with half the effort.”

Since that was the case, Xu Yangyang couldn’t say much more.

However, this time Liu Xuehe’s judgment was clearly wrong. In the few remaining days of her filming, Fu Ying did not forgive her but became even colder and more distant. Liu Xuehe was a bit hurt but endured it silently.

Not until the night before Liu Xuehe was due to leave did their conflict escalate again.

Because of a dispute over who should wash up first, Fu Ying and Liu Xuehe got into a massive fight. Fu Ying was likely so angry she began to speak without thinking: “Why are you so close to her? Why do you like being with her so much? Have you two secretly developed another relationship behind my back?”

“The way you look at her is definitely not ‘pure’!”

“Liu Xuehe, don’t you dare try to brush me off. I’ve known you for so many years; I know you like the back of my hand.” Fu Ying stood with her hands on her hips, fuming: “If you don’t make things clear to me today, then we are finished! We will never see each other again!”

That harsh?

Xu Yangyang, with her damp long hair, couldn’t help but step out, intending to mediate.

But Liu Xuehe was likely driven to madness by Fu Ying’s words. Under the pressure, her words spilled out uncontrollably: “Is it my fault that I fell for both of you at the same time?!”

“Why won’t you believe me?”

“Since I’ve known you, have I ever done anything to betray you?” Liu Xuehe raised her voice. “Is my expression of love for you not obvious enough? You can’t even see that!”

Xu Yangyang stopped in her tracks and silently retracted her leg: “…”

Good grief, is this even Mandarin?