The Female Lead Keeps Breaking Her Own Persona - Chapter 5

After carrying Qu Anruo back to the car, Gu Jingyun asked worriedly, “Anruo, are you alright?”

Qu Anruo thought that since she was acting, she had to commit all the way. Hugging her leg, her facial features were twisted in pain: “My leg…” Fearing they would send her back to the hospital, Qu Anruo said, “Take me home, I’ll be fine after resting for a bit.” Qu Anruo’s pitiful, delicate appearance made Gu Jingyun’s hand subconsciously stroke her head.

Tears shimmered in Qu Anruo’s eyes as she pretended to be strong, saying, “Sister, I’m really okay.”

Secretary Zhang, who was in the front, had never seen his young madam suffer such grievances: “That damned Su Haodang!” He pulled at his tie and said fiercely.

Seeing that both of them believed her acting, Qu Anruo said weakly, “I’m really fine.” Although the result was slightly different from what she had expected, at least the goal was achieved, and now the female lead strongly disliked the male lead.

【Host is amazing, the female lead’s favorability towards you is now (7/100)!】 666 said proudly, looking at the superbly acting Qu Anruo.

【Not bad.】 Her efforts had indeed paid off. At this rate, capturing the female lead was just around the corner.

Secretary Zhang drove the two back to the Qu residence. After Gu Jingyun carried Qu Anruo inside, she saw Qu Hanwen sitting on the sofa.

Qu Hanwen frowned, seeing his beloved daughter being held by a strange woman.

He was about to say something but was interrupted by Secretary Zhang. “Mr. Qu, the Young Madam was bullied by Young Master Su from the Su family.” Secretary Zhang’s tone was filled with a desire to kill Su Haodang.

“What?” Qu Hanwen rushed to Qu Anruo’s side. Sure enough, he saw his daughter’s eyes were red, as if she had been bullied. “Outrageous!” he shouted. How dare someone bully his daughter, Qu Hanwen’s daughter.

Seeing Qu Hanwen, Qu Anruo looked even more on the verge of tears: “Dad.” Hearing the crying in Qu Anruo’s voice, Qu Hanwen became even angrier.

Secretary Zhang left after completing his task.

Gu Jingyun placed Qu Anruo on the sofa, giving Qu Hanwen a chance to look at Gu Jingyun. Being an Alpha himself, Qu Hanwen had known Gu Jingyun was an Alpha the moment she walked in. Furthermore, her rank was not low, though it seemed deliberately concealed to appear ordinary. He narrowed his cunning, old fox eyes at Gu Jingyun.

Gu Jingyun felt uncomfortable under Qu Hanwen’s scrutiny. Qu Anruo also noticed her father kept staring at Gu Jingyun and intervened: “Dad, she’s the person I told you about last time.” Mentioning Gu Jingyun, Qu Anruo smiled at Qu Hanwen like a little angel.

However, in Qu Hanwen’s eyes, this was just Qu Anruo forcing a smile so as not to worry him. The Su family, he was going to deal with them.

“Dad knows.” Qu Hanwen nodded. “Miss Gu, why don’t you stay for a meal?”

Her sister, Gu Jinyi, had already gone back to school after recovering. Gu Jingyun also didn’t feel like cooking after returning home. Seeing Qu Anruo’s eager gaze, Gu Jingyun accepted Qu Hanwen’s invitation.

Qu Hanwen felt a pang of fatherly grief, watching his daughter, who hadn’t even differentiated yet, practically running off with Gu Jingyun. But truthfully, his daughter was differentiating a bit late. Still, he would be happy with whatever she differentiated into, even a simple Beta. However, given his and his wife’s genes, his daughter would likely be either an Alpha or an Omega. Qu Hanwen nodded with reassurance.

“Then we’ll go change first.” Qu Anruo pulled Gu Jingyun into a room. Qu Hanwen was about to stop them, but the two had already closed the door.

Qu Anruo considerately gave Gu Jingyun the clothes she had prepared for her. Gu Jingyun thanked her and went into the bathroom to change out of her clothes.

Gu Jingyun breathed a sigh of relief after removing the light makeup on her face. That man at the banquet was truly strange, but the worst part was that he actually hurt Qu Anruo. Thinking of this, Gu Jingyun clenched her palms, her knuckles turning white.

Qu Anruo waited outside for a while, and when Gu Jingyun hadn’t come out, she called out, “Sister, are you ready?”

Hearing this, Gu Jingyun straightened her clothes and came out. After Qu Anruo went in, she consciously left the room and went downstairs to the living room.

Qu Hanwen was sitting on the sofa waiting for them. Seeing Gu Jingyun come down alone, Qu Hanwen said nothing, focusing on reading his newspaper.

When Qu Anruo came downstairs after changing, Gu Jingyun was surprised to see her in simple clothes. She had never seen such a beautiful person. Without the covering of makeup, her skin appeared even fairer and softer. A small red mole at the corner of her eye gave Qu Anruo a hint of seductive charm amidst her cuteness. Every glance and smile could make others stop and stare.

Qu Anruo came to Gu Jingyun’s side and pulled her to the seat next to hers: “Sister, sit here with me.”

Qu Anruo’s words broke Gu Jingyun’s reverie.

Qu Hanwen originally intended to find an excuse to sit with Gu Jingyun and have a few drinks, but Zhao Lan’an came downstairs and saw through his plan. Qu Hanwen could only cough to cover up the words he was about to say.

Zhao Lan’an came downstairs and approached Gu Jingyun. Seeing Gu Jingyun’s appearance, she was very surprised: “Oh my, what a beautiful child.” If her daughter differentiated into an Omega, these two would undoubtedly be a match made in heaven.

Gu Jingyun shook her head and said, “Auntie, you flatter me.”

Seeing the fair and polite Gu Jingyun, Zhao Lan’an was even more satisfied with her. After taking their seats, Zhao Lan’an kept helping both her daughter and Gu Jingyun put food on their plates. It had been a long time since she had seen her daughter. Seeing her daughter eat so heartily, Zhao Lan’an smiled contentedly.

“Thank you, Auntie,” Gu Jingyun said. Qu Hanwen then snorted from the side. Seeing this, Zhao Lan’an also served a little food for Qu Hanwen, who then calmed down.

【The original host’s father is truly like a child.】 Qu Anruo complained to 666. The usually fierce and decisive Mr. Qu was like this at home. If his company employees saw this, Qu Hanwen’s imposing image would instantly shatter.

【Indeed.】 666 echoed from the side.

Gu Jingyun noticed Qu Anruo pausing her chopsticks, so she served some food into her bowl: “Anruo, eat your vegetables,” she said softly.

Zhao Lan’an smiled broadly at this affectionate scene, only Qu Hanwen wore a frown.

Zhao Lan’an nudged him with her elbow, seeing his expression: “Why are you putting on that big boss act in front of the children?”

Qu Hanwen quietly put away his expression.

“Why don’t you stay over tonight, Jingyun?” Zhao Lan’an smiled, looking at Gu Jingyun.

Qu Hanwen’s face changed when he heard this: “I disagree!”

Zhao Lan’an smiled and tapped the table, and Qu Hanwen immediately shut up. “Alright, it’s settled. Jingyun will sleep here tonight.” Zhao Lan’an wiped her mouth and went upstairs.

Gu Jingyun had no choice but to agree. Seeing Qu Hanwen’s gaze that looked like he wanted to kill Gu Jingyun, Qu Anruo quickly pulled Gu Jingyun to her room.

As soon as Gu Jingyun entered Qu Anruo’s room, she was surrounded by a sea of pink. Seeing Gu Jingyun stop, Qu Anruo realized her room was indeed unique and quickly explained, “My dad decorated this for me. It has nothing to do with me; I don’t like pink.”

666, seeing its usually strong host blushing as she explained, burst into laughter in the system space. In its opinion, Qu Anruo was a very nice person, and perhaps it could try to match the host and the female lead. It seemed like Qu Anruo quite liked the female lead, Gu Jingyun.

Looking at the blushing Qu Anruo who was explaining herself, Gu Jingyun said gently, “Mhm, Anruo doesn’t like it.”

Just then, a figure was leaning on the door frame, crying, “Ruoruo, you actually don’t like the room Dad decorated for you!” Qu Hanwen was pulled away by Zhao Lan’an right after he finished speaking.

“Uncle is really funny,” Gu Jingyun said. She had lost her parents long ago and didn’t know what it felt like to have a home with parents, but now she did.

Qu Anruo awkwardly chuckled a few times. Darn it! She couldn’t stand this pink room for another day! But despite saying that, she still had to live in it.

“Sister, why don’t you play in my room for a bit? I’ll have the maid clean up the room you’ll be staying in.” Actually, every guest room in the Qu family was clean enough to be used immediately, but because Qu Anruo remembered Gu Jingyun had a mild obsession with cleanliness (OCD), she had the maid clean it again, not missing any corner.

After giving the maid instructions, Qu Anruo returned to her room and saw Gu Jingyun sitting on a chair, resting with her eyes closed.

Qu Anruo quietly approached Gu Jingyun: “Sister, why aren’t you lying on the bed to rest?”

【Host, did you forget? This is an ABO world. Although you haven’t differentiated yet and you are both women, the female lead’s Alpha instinct means she won’t casually lie on your bed, and the female lead also has a bit of an obsession with cleanliness, you know.】 666 said, not forgetting to add the detail.

Right, she almost forgot. Although her bedding was changed daily by the maid, Gu Jingyun didn’t know that.

“Sister, my bedding is changed every day,” Qu Anruo explained before Gu Jingyun could speak.

“I’m not bothered by it, Anruo,” Gu Jingyun said, shaking her head.

Qu Anruo thought, if it wasn’t because of cleanliness, then it must be the world’s setting. How troublesome. If this were the real world, they could have slept in the same bed. Qu Anruo sighed regretfully.

Gu Jingyun didn’t know why Qu Anruo suddenly seemed down, but she guessed it was somehow related to her.

Gu Jingyun remembered Qu Anruo’s injured leg and said, “Oh right, Anruo’s leg still needs medicine. Do you have any at home?”

“Ah, I’m already fine.” Qu Anruo had forgotten about it herself. She even jumped a few times to show Gu Jingyun that she was truly fine. Gu Jingyun was relieved to see the lively Qu Anruo.

Qu Anruo rubbed her full stomach and said, “It’s still early until bedtime. Why don’t we go out for a walk to digest the food?”

Seeing Gu Jingyun agree, Qu Anruo told Qu Hanwen and Zhao Lan’an that they were leaving and took Gu Jingyun out. Qu Hanwen told them to be careful. 666 thought, if the Qu family’s property wasn’t safe, then there weren’t many safe places left.

The road in the Qu family’s estate was lit by streetlights. It was the Qu family’s habit for the lights to remain on no matter how late, illuminating the path for everyone returning home at night.

The two walked side by side on the road.