The Female Lead Keeps Breaking Her Own Persona - Chapter 16

Qu Anruo smiled sweetly at the two of them, leaving Gu Jinyi unable to find any flaws in her. Gu Jinyi could only sincerely thank Qu Anruo again for the study materials she had bought her.

“Is there anything you don’t understand, Elder Sister?” Qu Anruo sat next to Gu Jingyun and asked Gu Jingyun, who was reading the script.

After Qu Anruo sat down beside her, Gu Jingyun felt a sweet scent mixed with body wash invade her nostrils. “So sweet…” Gu Jingyun unconsciously spoke her thoughts aloud.

Qu Anruo faintly heard what Gu Jingyun said but didn’t catch it clearly. She leaned closer to Gu Jingyun and asked, “What?”

Feeling the heat source and sweetness slowly approaching her, Gu Jingyun snapped back to reality and pressed down on Qu Anruo’s body, preventing her from leaning further. “Nothing, I was just reading the script.” This was the first time Gu Jingyun had made an excuse for her fluster, and she said it with a composed expression.

“Then, Elder Sister, please read your script. I won’t bother you for now.” After saying that, Qu Anruo sat to the side, put on her earphones, and began playing a game with Fang Yumeng.

Feeling the scent dissipate slightly, Gu Jingyun breathed a sigh of relief. She was such a pervert; Qu Anruo hadn’t even differentiated yet, and she was having impure thoughts about her. Wouldn’t she be just like those people?

Qu Anruo didn’t notice Gu Jingyun’s strange behavior. To avoid disturbing Gu Jingyun’s script reading, she played the game with Fang Yumeng, typing messages with one hand.

Gu Jingyun took a deep breath, trying not to think about Qu Anruo, but it was no use. Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her face grew paler. “I need to go to the restroom.” She stood up and pushed the door open to leave.

“But there’s one inside…” Qu Anruo’s words were cut off as the door closed.

Gu Jingyun avoided everyone on her way and finally reached the restroom. Looking at her reflection in the mirror, with the corners of her eyes flushed, Gu Jingyun splashed water on her face vigorously, trying to conceal something. She took out the medication from her pocket, intending to dry-swallow it, when a hand reached out and knocked it away.

Lan Yixi put her hand to her mouth and exclaimed, “Ah, I’m sorry, I accidentally knocked your thing down.” After saying that, she stepped on the medication.

Seeing Lan Yixi’s action, Gu Jingyun frowned. Adhering to the principle of not wanting to cause trouble, Gu Jingyun ignored her, wiped the water from her face, and tried to leave past her.

Suddenly, a pungent odor emanated from Lan Yixi’s side. Gu Jingyun’s expression turned ugly. “Get away from me!” The disgust on her face was clearly visible to Lan Yixi. Lan Yixi looked at Gu Jingyun in disbelief. Her pheromones could induce even some Omegas into heat, yet they held no allure for Gu Jingyun, an Alpha. Not only were they not alluring, but Gu Jingyun actually found her pheromones disgusting! As an Omega, Lan Yixi felt deeply insulted.

Gu Jingyun and Lan Yixi were not familiar with each other; she only knew her name from watching their training results. She didn’t know why Lan Yixi would suddenly act this way. Now, her nasal cavity was filled with an unpleasant odor, mixed with the unspoken desires of its owner, which was nauseating.

“Gu Jingyun, what right do you have to be so close to President Qu!” Lan Yixi, with a distorted face, grabbed Gu Jingyun’s collar, releasing her pheromones.

Gu Jingyun felt dizzy, and her eyes lost focus. Qu Anruo… why hadn’t she come to find her yet… she really wanted to hug Qu Anruo…

Seeing that Gu Jingyun was about to lose consciousness, Lan Yixi, frightened, let go of her. Gu Jingyun’s forehead hit the edge of the sink and she fell heavily to the floor. Seeing the blood on Gu Jingyun’s forehead, Lan Yixi quickly straightened her clothes, turned on the ventilation system in the restroom, and walked out calmly.

In the office, Gu Jinyi finished one sheet of practice and looked at the clock, realizing Gu Jingyun hadn’t returned. She got up to look for Gu Jingyun, but Qu Anruo stood up before her.

“I’ll go find her. You stay here and study.” Qu Anruo told Secretary Zhang to supervise Gu Jinyi’s homework in the office before going to look for Gu Jingyun herself.

On her way, Qu Anruo coincidentally brushed past Lan Yixi and smelled a faint, indescribable odor.

She quickened her pace and entered the restroom, where she saw Gu Jingyun collapsed on the floor. “Elder Sister!” She walked towards Gu Jingyun while calling 120. After confirming the address with 120, Qu Anruo called Secretary Zhang.

“Tell Gu Jinyi that Gu Jingyun and I had to leave for an emergency. Take her to my parents’ house for now.” After telling Secretary Zhang this, Qu Anruo knelt down quickly to stop the bleeding from Gu Jingyun’s forehead.

Fortunately, the wound wasn’t very large, just looked scary. Qu Anruo sighed in relief, cradled Gu Jingyun’s head, and rested it on her lap.

Secretary Zhang put away her phone and relayed Qu Anruo’s message to Gu Jinyi. Gu Jinyi followed Secretary Zhang without suspicion. After they left, the 120 ambulance arrived at the company downstairs.

A few people carried Gu Jingyun downstairs. A paramedic saw Qu Anruo slump on the ground and knew she was frightened. Qu Anruo was indeed terrified when she first saw Gu Jingyun. At that moment, Gu Jingyun was lying there, pale-faced, and Qu Anruo was afraid that when she touched her, the person would have no breath. Now that the incident was over, her tense nerves finally relaxed, and she rose from the floor, her body trembling slightly. Only now did she feel the fear belatedly she was afraid Gu Jingyun would just disappear from her sight…

All the way, Qu Anruo held Gu Jingyun’s hand without letting go. Although the medical personnel kept reassuring her that it wasn’t serious, Qu Anruo shook her head and didn’t release her hand until they arrived at the hospital and Gu Jingyun’s wound required suturing. Only then did Qu Anruo release her hand and sit outside the operating room.

“President Qu, are you alright?” After taking Gu Jinyi to the Qu family’s home, Secretary Zhang drove towards the hospital.

Qu Anruo looked at the closed operating room door and said in a hoarse voice, “I’m fine.”

Secretary Zhang sensed Qu Anruo’s poor state and hung up after saying she would arrive soon.

Qu Anruo was actually very resistant to hospitals because her mother had died on the operating table, and she had been without a mother ever since. Now, Gu Jingyun was on the operating table. Even though the absurd event of her transmigrating into a book had occurred, Qu Anruo had always been an atheist. Yet, at this moment, she was outside with her eyes tightly closed, praying that Gu Jingyun would be safe.

[Host, Gu Jingyun will definitely be fine.] Seeing Qu Anruo so lifeless, 666 said worriedly.

[Let’s hope so.]

“Family of the patient, the patient is stable. Please come and pay the fees.” A nurse came out with a form and handed it to Qu Anruo. Qu Anruo’s suspended heart finally settled down upon hearing that Gu Jingyun was alright.

She took the form and went to the payment desk.

On her way to the payment desk, she ran into Secretary Zhang, who had rushed over. “President Qu, I’ll take care of it. Please go check on Miss Gu first.” Secretary Zhang took the payment form from Qu Anruo and arranged the subsequent matters.

Qu Anruo had indeed never been to a hospital alone and didn’t know the procedure, so it was better to let Zhang Zhou handle it. Qu Anruo thanked Secretary Zhang and went to find Gu Jingyun.

Gu Jingyun was arranged in a VIP ward. Her eyes were closed, and she hadn’t woken up yet. Qu Anruo sat tiredly on the stool in front of Gu Jingyun and gently rested her head next to Gu Jingyun’s hand.

How could Gu Jingyun suddenly get into trouble? Was it some supporting character making an early appearance? After all, as the female lead, Gu Jingyun was bound to have many supporting characters come to trouble her. Qu Anruo felt mentally exhausted just thinking about it for Gu Jingyun: a life arranged for her, parents dying young, and her pursuers being almost pathological…

[666, can you help me check who was with Gu Jingyun at the time?] Qu Anruo still asked 666, feeling uneasy.

[Okay.] 666 had this little authority. It checked in the system space and found it was an Omega from Qu Anruo’s company.

[It’s Lan Yixi.] 666 told Qu Anruo.

In the original plot, this character was just a background figure, only appearing twice in the end. Could it be that their deviation from the original plot also affected the appearance time of these supporting characters? Qu Anruo thought, noting down Lan Yixi’s name, preparing to thoroughly investigate her background.

Her vision was filled with white. Gu Jingyun turned her head to look at the head resting beside her hand: “Where am I…”

Hearing Gu Jingyun’s voice, Qu Anruo quickly got up and said, “Elder Sister, don’t move yet.” She then called the doctor in to examine Gu Jingyun.

“Are you dizzy?” Qu Anruo looked at Gu Jingyun nervously.

“A little,” Gu Jingyun said, coughing a few times as her throat felt dry. Qu Anruo handed the water from the bedside to her lips. Gu Jingyun instinctively drank it. Realizing that her and Qu Anruo’s movements were too intimate, Gu Jingyun took the cup from Qu Anruo’s hand and drank discreetly. Qu Anruo didn’t notice this, feeling that feeding water was a normal thing to do. She sat back down on the stool, observing Gu Jingyun’s every move.

“Alright, I’m really fine now,” Gu Jingyun said, raising her hand to stroke Qu Anruo’s head reassuringly.

Qu Anruo couldn’t help but sniffle. Gu Jingyun was the one injured, yet she was comforting herself. She tried hard to hold back the tears about to fall from her eyes, but her red eye sockets betrayed her.

Gu Jingyun looked at Qu Anruo helplessly. She was the one injured, yet Qu Anruo was crying.

Qu Anruo blinked her slightly sore eyes and asked, “Elder Sister, how did this suddenly happen?”

Gu Jingyun didn’t want to cause Qu Anruo trouble, so she said, “It’s nothing, I just accidentally fell.” Qu Anruo didn’t quite believe her, thinking she would have to investigate it herself.

After arriving at the Qu family’s home, Gu Jinyi was pulled by Zhao Lan’an and stuffed with a pile of food. Zhao Lan’an really liked children and looked at Gu Jinyi kindly.

Gu Jinyi looked at the very young Zhao Lan’an, thinking she was Qu Anruo’s older sister, and said, “Hello, Elder Sister.” After saying that, she sat somewhat restrainedly on the sofa. Hearing Gu Jinyi call her so sweetly, Zhao Lan’an said awkwardly, “What Elder Sister? I am Ruoruo’s mother.”