The Fake Daughter is a Max-Level Green Tea [Transmigrated into a Book] - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: New Mission

In the image projected on the screen, a graceful, slender girl stood in the water with her eyes half-closed. The rippling waves lifted the hem of her skirt adorned with silver ribbons, and the scene followed as she turned sideways.

The underground rapper sat in a city corner, playing and singing in clean student attire; the elite white-collar worker moved through the crowd in a high-rise building; the angelic girl in the ancient forest sat on a branch combing her long hair, humming softly with the elves. The boundary between the city and the wild was instantly shattered.

The five distinct scenes were pieced together like mirrors before they violently shattered, and a terrifying storm swept through. The underground rapper’s guitar fell to the ground, the elite white-collar worker’s newly picked-up microphone was damaged, the elf and the exotic girl were lost after the gale, and the angel, who suddenly stood between the tall buildings from the woods, trembled in the storm, standing bewildered on a city rooftop.

— This was a nightmare caused by a temporal disruption. The entire city and the bordering forest fell into an unprecedented silence and darkness; the world lost its former colors. The broken-winged angel girl ran aimlessly forward before the storm arrived, finally plunging into the embrace of a woman in black.

The long wind lifted a corner of the black veil on the woman’s face, revealing skin as white as snow. Her bright red lips parted, as if declaring a mysterious oath. Then, the woman embraced the broken-winged angel and leaped from the high platform. The city was submerged and gradually sinking into boundless darkness, yet it seemed poised for rebirth.

The suspense lingered, and the MV abruptly ended here.

They had already seen the official version of the MV, but no matter how many times they watched it, they still found it powerful. The concept, makeup, styling, and special effects were all excellent, and the unique beauty of each member was fully displayed.

Every member was very satisfied with it. Furthermore, the sales of the first album immediately reached a considerable number upon release.

“The part where Xiao Qing’s sister catches and jumps with Xiao Qing is truly emotional. It’s already trending wildly on Weibo,” Jiang Qishuang said, sitting next to Lu Chaoqing, resting her chin on her hand and looking at the “End” screen on the player, her beautiful eyes fluttering. “But if Miss Lin weren’t Xiao Qing’s sister, it would really be shippable.”

Lu Chaoqing wasn’t very comfortable with them constantly referring to her relationship with Lin Chumu. Although the other party probably meant no harm now, Lu Chaoqing still felt like she had entered the group using her sister’s influence, which always made her a little uncomfortable.

But before she could say anything, Jiang Qishuang thoughtfully changed the subject: “By the way, we have the whole afternoon off today—the last hurrah before debut. What are you girls planning to do?”

The team immediately started discussing lively, some suggesting an arcade, others a movie and dinner. Lu Chaoqing, who wasn’t participating in the discussion, opened her phone after her excitement subsided. As expected, the APP sent a new mission alert.

APP: Congratulations, Mission Agent, on your upcoming debut! In the original plot, after the debut, the relationship between the Original Host and the Female Lead officially began to deteriorate. The Original Host abused her ‘royal’ status to bully her teammates and was arrogant. Meanwhile, during her busy schedule, Lin Chumu and Jiang Yang met, and the two would eventually target the Original Host together.

APP: Due to the influence of the original plot, the probability of Lin Chumu and Jiang Yang meeting is 90%, and the probability of them targeting the Original Host together is 60%. Please use your efforts to reduce these possibilities. Hint: Due to the MV broadcast, your interaction scene with the Female Lead has gained some minor attention, and now Jiang Yang is showing interest in Lin Chumu.

APP: Please strive to prevent the union of the Female Lead and the Male Side Character, so you can survive better!

Lu Chaoqing: “…” That dog, Jiang Yang.

However, the Lin Chumu in the MV and she were completely different types of people. Neither overshadowed the other, but they complemented each other. The black and white colors, combined with the gauze texture, were full of tension. A typical cool and aloof high-mountain flower like Lin Chumu was extremely lethal to someone who valued appearance.

Let alone Jiang Yang, Lu Chaoqing herself felt a noticeable flutter in her heart at the time.

Of course, Lin Chumu was not a woman he could covet.

“Excuse me, I need to take care of some personal matters.” When she met the inquiring gaze of the leader, Chen Li, Lu Chaoqing smiled shyly. “I’ll cover the cost of everyone’s meal today as atonement. I really have something urgent; please don’t blame me.”

“Tsk… missing our first group activity. Just kidding, just kidding.” Chen Li was always the most accommodating older sister. Seeing it was a private matter, she didn’t ask further and said kindly, “You don’t need to pay. The leader is treating this time. Just don’t miss the next one.”

Lu Chaoqing quickly bowed in acknowledgment, and the girls laughed and chatted for a while longer before stopping. When the chatter subsided, Lu Chaoqing immediately messaged Jiang Yang and, as expected, received a quick reply.

Jiang Yang was two years older than her. Since he already had a recommendation for postgraduate studies, he wasn’t very busy. He usually liked to initiate chats with Lu Chaoqing, and Lu Chaoqing rarely initiated contact, so he replied enthusiastically when she suggested meeting for a meal.

“Location? You choose. I can eat anything.” Lu Chaoqing sent the message, then thought of something and quickly added, “Except hot pot and Japanese food.”

She didn’t want to share a pot of food with this opportunist; it felt disgusting.

Jiang Yang likely never paid attention to such details, not even remembering that the original owner loved hot pot. He didn’t notice anything unusual and simply replied “OK,” rendering Lu Chaoqing’s prepared explanatory reply unnecessary.

When the agreed-upon time for lunch arrived, Lu Chaoqing intentionally arrived ten minutes late at the restaurant Jiang Yang had chosen.

The APP thoughtfully provided a “Character Handbook,” which even detailed what kind of dress-up each person liked. However, since the original owner and she had nearly identical, naturally youthful faces, trying to force a mature, dominant style would look inappropriate. Lu Chaoqing simply let herself go and quickly achieved a “no-makeup” look in five minutes.

At least in the eyes of a completely straight man like Jiang Yang, Lu Chaoqing would appear stunning even without makeup.

Regardless of whether they were men or women, the fondness for beautiful people was probably an innate instinct. Upon seeing Lu Chaoqing’s sweet, picturesque smile, Jiang Yang’s slight dissatisfaction over her tardiness immediately dissipated, replaced by a gentle and earnest expression.

“By the way, Brother Jiang Yang hasn’t proactively asked me out recently.” Lu Chaoqing, looking down and slowly turning the menu, showed no discernible emotion, but launched a direct attack with an unhurried tone: “Is it because you’ve been too busy lately?”

Jiang Yang choked on his words, then replied after a moment: “Of course not. I just thought you were busy.”

“That’s good!” Lu Chaoqing suddenly looked up and smiled radiantly, her voice still as soft and gentle as before, making her seem completely non-threatening. “I really don’t know how to interact with boys, because you’re the boy I’ve interacted with the longest, Brother. If I upset you and you started to distance yourself from me, I wouldn’t know what to do.”

“How could that happen?” Jiang Yang immediately explained, “I wouldn’t be angry with Xiao Qing, no matter who I was mad at.”

Lu Chaoqing’s smile grew even sweeter.

Frankly, Jiang Yang didn’t think she was his type. He had always preferred sexy and fiery beauties and wasn’t very keen on the pure and sweet Lu Chaoqing. However, the girl’s innocent and pure smile made it impossible to heartlessly refuse her. She felt like fragile glass, needing to be firmly held in one’s palm.

He suddenly couldn’t help but feel a softening in his heart.

However, the smile that had just bloomed on the girl’s face quickly faded. Jiang Yang felt a sudden surge of anxiety and quickly asked Lu Chaoqing what was wrong. After a moment, she looked up, her voice slightly quieter than before: “Brother Jiang Yang, if I say bad things about someone else, will you think I’m a bad person?”

“How could that be?” Jiang Yang subconsciously replied, “Xiao Qing must only be saying it because we’re close. And Xiao Qing rarely speaks ill of people, so if you did, it must be the other person who is in the wrong.”

“You also think she’s in the wrong?” Lu Chaoqing’s complexion gradually brightened like the sky after a spring rain, her slightly rising tone still gentle and comfortable. “I wish you were my biological brother. Then I could hang out with you all the time.”

Lu Chaoqing did indeed feel that the “Lin Chumu” of the original plot was in the wrong.

To prevent her from truly falling for this opportunist man and eliminating her as in the plot, Lu Chaoqing decided to start by dealing with the easier target, the opportunist man, and nip his idea in the bud.

The first step was to prevent Jiang Yang from developing even the slightest interest in Lin Chumu.

She would be too busy with various things after her official debut, so she had to act quickly.

Thinking of this, Lu Chaoqing looked at him with soft eyes, carrying the kind of slight grievance that straight men found hard to resist. Even the look of complaint was well-hidden in her eyes: “Actually, it’s my Sister who won’t allow me to hang out with you, which is why I can’t look for you all the time.”

“Why?”

Jiang Yang hadn’t expected Lu Chaoqing to complain about Lin Chumu. Judging from the MV, their relationship should have been quite good; otherwise, why would Lin Chumu film with Lu Chaoqing?

However, he suddenly thought that girls often competed over a man. After Lu Chaoqing brought this up, Jiang Yang immediately understood. It must be that both girls had an unspoken crush on him, and everything immediately made sense.

But before he could preen any further, Lu Chaoqing’s next sentence immediately knocked Jiang Yang down from the clouds of self-satisfaction to the valley floor.

The girl’s voice was soft and light, as if she was reluctant to say the words, but she still tried to repeat them: “She said… she said you were a shameless piece of trash, a dog who likes to climb the social ladder!”