The Female Lead Keeps Breaking Her Own Persona - Chapter 33

“It’s… it’s a woman! She made us do this!” The men clamored over each other, their greed filled eyes making Qu Anruo feel a little disgusted.

Hearing their words, Qu Anruo felt the situation was becoming more complicated. This kind of character did not appear in the original plot, and the current situation was beginning to deviate from the original story’s trajectory.

After the police recorded their statements, Qu Anruo left.

It was already dark. In just one day, they had experienced so much. Qu Anruo hit the steering wheel in frustration.

Su Haodang’s assistants were all sent by the Su family, so there were no women among them. And it was even less likely that Su Haodang would ask his lover to do such a thing.

According to the men, that woman looked quite strong and imposing.

Qu Anruo picked up her ringing phone. “I heard you and Jingyun went to the hospital?” Qu Anruo hadn’t expected Zhao Lan’an to find out so quickly.

“Mhm, I scratched my arm while filming, but it’s nothing serious,” Qu Anruo reassured Zhao Lan’an, who visibly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the explanation.

Back at the hospital, it was quiet. Qu Anruo tiptoed to the door and knocked softly.

“Come in.” Hearing Gu Jingyun’s voice, Qu Anruo gently pushed the door open and entered.

Qu Anruo sat by the bed: “Is there anywhere else you’re uncomfortable, Sis?” Gu Jingyun shook her head.

Qu Anruo then got up to organize Gu Jingyun’s toiletries. She turned around and asked Gu Jingyun, “Sis, are you going to wash up?”

After what happened today, Gu Jingyun realized she was a little afraid of water. When she washed her hands earlier, she instinctively wanted to shake the water off when her hands got wet.

“Anruo, can you stay with me?” Gu Jingyun’s bold statement left Qu Anruo stunned. She thought she had misheard and asked Gu Jingyun to repeat what she said.

After clearly hearing Gu Jingyun ask her to accompany her while she bathed, Qu Anruo swallowed hard.

Wait, the scale of this… isn’t this a little too big? Can this even be broadcasted?

It turned out that Qu Anruo waited outside the door in a daze. Gu Jingyun had only meant for her to wait outside. She had thought…

How embarrassing! Qu Anruo covered her burning face and leaned against the wall.

Hearing the silence outside, Gu Jingyun turned off the shower and asked, “Anruo, are you still there?”

Qu Anruo quickly answered, “Yes, yes.” Hearing Qu Anruo’s voice, Gu Jingyun turned the shower back on and continued bathing.

Suddenly, the door opened. Steam escaped from inside, and Gu Jingyun walked out, looking up at Qu Anruo beside her.

“Well, then I’ll go in and wash up,” Qu Anruo averted her gaze, her voice a little nervous.

“Huh? Your clothes…” Gu Jingyun swallowed the second half of her sentence. Qu Anruo had already closed the door. Gu Jingyun dried her hair and found her change of clothes.

It was only after being washed by the water for a moment that Qu Anruo realized she hadn’t brought a change of clothes. She wanted to call Yuan Yuan, but she felt the clothes she had taken off and realized her phone was outside.

No way, does she have to go out wrapped in a towel? Thinking of the tropes in various novels, she was afraid the towel would slip off if she went out, so she quickly dismissed the idea.

Gu Jingyun, holding the change of clothes, knocked on the bathroom door: “Anruo, open the door. Clothes.” Qu Anruo, as if hearing a savior, came to the door and opened a crack.

An arm stretched out through the crack. Its skin was like solidified cream, adorned with water droplets after being hit by the water. Because she used hot water, the formerly porcelain-white skin had turned rosy.

Seeing that there was no movement outside for a long time: “Sis?” Qu Anruo’s voice roused Gu Jingyun.

Gu Jingyun handed the clothes to Qu Anruo, but because there were so many, Qu Anruo fumbled, and it looked like one item was about to drop.

Gu Jingyun reacted quickly and grabbed the piece of clothing, preventing it from getting wet.

Gu Jingyun was about to look up: “Here…” Her voice trailed off.

Qu Anruo followed Gu Jingyun’s gaze, which had landed on her own body. Realizing Gu Jingyun had seen her, she cried out in panic.

“Shh.” Gu Jingyun covered Qu Anruo’s mouth. “Don’t yell.” Qu Anruo nodded rapidly.

Gu Jingyun released her, handed the clothes to Qu Anruo, and calmly closed the door.

Qu Anruo felt she had overreacted. She placed the clothes where there was no water.

Gu Jingyun stood by the window, her mind filled with the image of Qu Anruo just now. Gu Jingyun savored the thought, then nervously covered her lips. Her face was flushed, wondering what she had thought of.

After Qu Anruo finished washing, she dried her hair and came to Gu Jingyun: “Sis, shall we sleep?” She said, closing the window.

Gu Jingyun nodded.

Qu Anruo’s hair fell onto her chest, and she tugged at the slightly wide neckline of the clothing. The clothes she was wearing were clearly Gu Jingyun’s, carrying her unique scent. It felt like being embraced by Gu Jingyun.

The two lay in bed. Gu Jingyun felt a bit stuffy and the image of Qu Anruo kept popping up in her mind. She closed her eyes, trying her best not to think about Qu Anruo, but Qu Anruo was too mischievous. Gu Jingyun helplessly opened her eyes.

Although Qu Anruo had slept for a while in the afternoon, she was still very sleepy. She hugged Gu Jingyun’s arm and pressed her face against Gu Jingyun’s warm palm, sleeping soundly.

Qu Anruo’s soft cheek was in Gu Jingyun’s palm. Gu Jingyun used her other hand to gently brush away the hair covering the sleeping Qu Anruo’s face, then turned on her side and watched her quietly.

The dream after drowning saved Gu Jingyun. If it weren’t for that dream, she felt she might never have woken up. Although she was out of danger, the thought of struggling in the water and gradually losing consciousness still made Gu Jingyun’s heart palpitate.

Recalling that dream, the image of Qu Anruo’s face in the dream became blurred. She looked at Qu Anruo in her arms and couldn’t help but hold her tighter.

Qu Anruo nestled in Gu Jingyun’s embrace, her lips resting on Gu Jingyun’s collarbone.

In her dream, Qu Anruo dreamed of a pile of flying marshmallows. She climbed onto a marshmallow and saw a big, fluffy cat appear before her.

“Kitty!” Qu Anruo happily hugged the cat. She had always liked cats, but she couldn’t even take care of herself, let alone have time to care for a life.

She pounced on the big cat, rubbing back and forth.

“Anruo, that tickles… stop rubbing…” Gu Jingyun dodged Qu Anruo’s restless head.

The sleeping Qu Anruo didn’t care about this she happily kissed the big cat in her dream. She even plucked and ate the marshmallows next to her.

Gu Jingyun sat up slightly and covered her lips: “An… Anruo…” Qu Anruo was excessively biting and licking her. Gu Jingyun had no choice but to restrain Qu Anruo with her arm to keep her from moving around.

“Hiss…” Gu Jingyun felt like her collarbone was about to be bitten bloody by Qu Anruo. She winced and pushed Qu Anruo. Qu Anruo unconsciously rolled over, and Gu Jingyun finally escaped Qu Anruo’s clutches.

Gu Jingyun touched her neck and collarbone. It stung slightly, and she felt there weren’t many good spots left on her collarbone. Did Qu Anruo want to get back at her for being too excessive before?

Gu Jingyun looked at Qu Anruo, who was sound asleep, realizing she must have been overthinking.

In the morning, Qu Anruo woke up feeling refreshed. She found Gu Jingyun still asleep beside her, her neckline slightly disheveled from sleeping.

Qu Anruo went to wash up first, then sat on the bed.

Qu Anruo reached out to adjust Gu Jingyun’s neckline. “I just thought it looked too messy; I definitely have no other intentions,” Qu Anruo told herself as her hand rested on the neckline.

Suddenly, she saw a few red marks on Gu Jingyun’s neck. She pulled down Gu Jingyun’s neckline and looked further down. Qu Anruo fell silent the collarbone was covered in red marks, and even more excessively, there was a tooth mark.

Gu Jingyun couldn’t have gone out last night, and comparing the size of the tooth mark on the collarbone… it seemed to be her doing.

This, this, what should she do! How did she not know she bullied Gu Jingyun like this! How could she explain when Gu Jingyun woke up!

Last night, she only bit a few marshmallows in her dream… Okay, case closed.

Gu Jingyun opened her eyes and found a hand resting on her: “Anruo? What are you doing?” Qu Anruo had a strange expression on her face, and Gu Jingyun looked at her in confusion.

Qu Anruo pretended not to know anything and took her hand away. “I’m going to get up. What do you want to eat later, Sis?”

Gu Jingyun sat up and rubbed her neck, which was uncomfortable from sleeping: “Porridge is fine.” She said and went to the bathroom.

In front of the mirror, Gu Jingyun pulled down her clothes. The marks inside were very obvious. She sighed and put on the turtleneck shirt she was holding.

Fortunately, the weather was starting to get cooler, so people wore all sorts of clothes. No one would find it strange if she wore a turtleneck.

Qu Anruo had already gone out. Gu Jingyun was bound to discover it when she washed up later, and the atmosphere would definitely become awkward, so she left first.

Gu Jingyun applied some concealer to the hickeys visible above the collar, then looked in the mirror. Her neck looked much better.

A voice suddenly came from outside: “Where is Qu Anruo?” The person seemed to be looking for Qu Anruo. Gu Jingyun came out of the bathroom, and the person jumped in surprise.

“Phew, you scared me.” Fang Yumeng patted her chest.

Gu Jingyun poured Fang Yumeng a cup of tea: “Miss Fang, what brings you here?”

“I heard you two came to the hospital,” Fang Yumeng said, clapping her hands. A few bodyguards outside brought in the gifts they had prepared.

“Just a little gift. I hope you like it.” As soon as Fang Yumeng finished speaking, Qu Anruo arrived at the door.

Qu Anruo was initially worried about something seeing so many people outside the ward, but after recognizing Fang Yumeng’s bodyguards, Qu Anruo went in.

Qu Anruo put down the porridge: “Why are you here?”

“Gifts.” Fang Yumeng handed the gift she brought for Qu Anruo to her.

“Thanks.” Qu Anruo opened the packaging. Inside was a watch.

“Miss Gu, open yours and have a look?” Gu Jingyun opened the box in her hand. Inside was also a watch.

Gu Jingyun didn’t recognize them, but Qu Anruo did. Although the two watches looked slightly different, they were a couple’s set, and they weren’t something you could buy just with money. Qu Anruo looked at Fang Yumeng gratefully.

Gu Jingyun looked at the watch in her hand and felt it was too expensive: “I can’t accept this.” She said, ready to give it back to Fang Yumeng. Fang Yumeng hid behind Qu Anruo.

“Just take it, Sis,” Qu Anruo said, and Gu Jingyun accepted it. She planned to return the favor to Fang Yumeng when she had time.

Qu Anruo set up the porridge and asked Fang Yumeng, “Where are you staying?” She had bought a lot of porridge. Fang Yumeng hadn’t eaten yet, so she casually chose a bowl. “A nearby hotel. I’m leaving this afternoon.”

Seeing Fang Yumeng in such a hurry to leave. “Are you going back for something? Why the rush?” After Qu Anruo spoke, Fang Yumeng looked at her mysteriously.

“That slightly strange person I met outside the company last time invited me to dinner.” Qu Anruo frowned upon hearing this: “You agreed?” Hearing Fang Yumeng say yes, Qu Anruo didn’t say anything more.

Although they were friends, she was afraid of interfering too much, so she only told Fang Yumeng to bring her bodyguards and stay safe.

Fang Yumeng suddenly felt Qu Anruo had changed a bit since returning to the country: “Aiya, Ruoruo cares about me so much?” Although she cared about her before, she always felt like Qu Anruo had become a different person.

“Stop messing around. Didn’t I care about you before?” Qu Anruo playfully tapped the smiling Fang Yumeng with her finger.

Meng Weiyi made Qu Anruo feel a little dangerous; she couldn’t see through this person. If this person genuinely wanted Fang Yumeng to be well, why did Fang Yumeng’s ending in the original plot turn out the way it did?

It’s too strange.