What Should I do After Binding the Wrong System and the Female Lead comes Knocking at my Door? - Chapter 23.1

“Ah!”

She yelped, dropping the towel on the floor. The door also slowly opened as her hand was pulled back.

Gu Qing covered her injured hand and looked up to find Pei Yuanxi standing outside, staring at her with wide, dazed eyes.

Gu Qing looked down at her hand, took a deep breath, and softly said, “Pick up the towel for me.”

“Huh?… Oh, okay!”

At that moment, Pei Yuanxi was so stunned that her mind went blank. She didn’t respond to Gu Qing’s request and instead turned to grab another towel and handed it to her.

Gu Qing took it, lowered her gaze, and gave Pei Yuanxi a long, meaningful look before shutting the door again.

When she came out, dressed in her pajamas, she saw that Pei Yuanxi had already fallen asleep, curled up on her side.

Gu Qing climbed into bed, half-sitting up, and quietly listened to Pei Yuanxi’s breathing for a while.

After a moment, she softly said, “My hand hurts.”

Pei Yuanxi’s breathing paused, then she pretended to be half asleep as she turned over. “Are you done with your shower? How’s your hand? Is it bleeding?”

Gu Qing shook her head, extending her hand toward Pei Yuanxi to show her.

“It hurts…”

Pei Yuanxi looked at her hand and, relieved that there was no blood, gently touched Gu Qing’s little hand. She noticed it was already swollen in a spot and quickly said, “I’ll call the front desk and have them send over an ice pack.”

Gu Qing pulled her hand back. “No need, it’s too late now. I already rinsed it with cold water. It should be fine.”

“Oh… okay.”

Pei Yuanxi thought for a moment, then snatched Gu Qing’s hand back again.

Gu Qing: ???

Pei Yuanxi awkwardly cleared her throat. “Let me blow on it for you. It’ll stop hurting if I blow on it.”

“Whoo… Whoo…”

Gu Qing lowered her head, watching as Pei Yuanxi gently blew on her hand.

“Yuanxi.”

“Hm? What is it?”

Pei Yuanxi raised her head to look at Gu Qing, only to see Gu Qing’s injured hand flipping and landing on her face.

Pei Yuanxi: …

The hand’s movements were quite skillful…

Gu Qing, feeling the touch of Pei Yuanxi’s lips, softly asked, “Is your lip healed yet?”

“No… It’s healed, it’s all healed!” Pei Yuanxi originally wanted to say it wasn’t healed, but upon gazing into Gu Qing’s eyes, she instinctively changed her words.

Damn! She was once again being seduced by those eyes full of affection!

“Then, are we still rehearsing the scene?”

Pei Yuanxi tightened her grip on Gu Qing’s hand, sighing dramatically, “Actually, your acting still has a lot of room for improvement, and that really worries me.”

Gu Qing, while playing with Pei Yuanxi’s lips, softly said, “Then… please teach me, Teacher Pei.”

Pei Yuanxi’s body trembled, feeling all her bones go soft from the sensation of Gu Qing’s touch.

Just then, Gu Qing leaned down, her face nearly touching Pei Yuanxi’s, and their noses brushed. She softly exhaled and whispered, “Teacher Pei, can we start with a kissing scene first?”

Before Pei Yuanxi could answer, Gu Qing’s lips gently pressed against hers.

Pei Yuanxi immediately wrapped her arms around Gu Qing’s delicate, willow-like waist.

“Sure, but if you don’t learn well, I’ll have to punish you”

As their lips met, the two of them began to kiss… Gu Qing loved the tingling sensation, so like an eager student, she had endless questions.

“Teacher… can you tell me what the punishment will be in advance? I’m afraid…”

“Be good, don’t be afraid~”

Hearing Gu Qing’s teasing, seductive voice, Pei Yuanxi couldn’t resist any longer and kissed her fiercely.

Time Rewinds

“You tell me, what do Pei Yuanxi and the others do now?”

In the room next door, Bai Zhou tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Wen Liang climbed back into bed and, after getting under the covers, said, “What else can they do? They’re rehearsing, of course.”

Bai Zhou gave Wen Liang a side eye. “Aren’t you jealous?”

“What’s there to be jealous about in a normal rehearsal? I trust Yuanxi and A Qing’s professionalism,” Wen Liang said, sounding serious.

Bai Zhou patted Wen Liang’s shoulder sympathetically. In her view, both Pei Yuanxi and Wen Liang might be professional, but that didn’t stop them from showing other kinds of spirit, right?

Poor thing!

Wen Liang hadn’t really understood those two, and now, like a naive fool, she still believed in their moral integrity…

“Speaking of which,” Bai Zhou went on, “why do you like Pei Yuanxi in the first place?”

Wen Liang chuckled softly. “Who wouldn’t like Yuanxi?”

“I don’t!” Bai Zhou proudly puffed out her chest.

“I only realized I’m a straight girl after being around Yuanxi so much without feeling anything for her!”

The internal spy has been found!

So it was you who made Bai Zhou think she’s straight because she never had any feelings for Pei Yuanxi…

But it’s not really Yuanxi’s fault…

Who could have known that Bai Zhou’s standard for determining her sexual orientation was based on whether or not she was attracted to Pei Yuanxi?

What kind of diabolical genius created Bai Zhou’s thought process?

Wen Liang hesitated a moment before saying, “Could it be that your subconscious just thinks you and Yuanxi aren’t compatible, so you don’t feel anything for her?”

“Huh?” Bai Zhou froze. “Really?”

But then she waved it off, saying, “Never mind, the important thing right now is your problem!”

Very important!

At that moment, Wen Liang felt like grabbing her hair out of frustration, You are my problem!

But Bai Zhou didn’t hear Wen Liang’s inner thoughts and continued giving her “heart-to-heart” advice. “Wen Wen, listen to me. You’re still young. Don’t go down the wrong path!”

Wen Liang: …

That phrase sounds so familiar…

“How is it the wrong path?”

Bai Zhou sighed. “I’ll tell you straight up. Don’t blame me for not considering you a friend, but my stance is with Gu Qing.”

You’re not my friend anymore, but can I still be your girlfriend?

Wen Liang almost wanted to ask that, but helplessly played along. “Your stance doesn’t matter anyway.”

Bai Zhou shook her head. “You can be as stubborn as you want. One day you’ll understand. I’m already ready to drink with you until we’re both drunk after you get heartbroken.”

Trying to help someone who’s determined to make a mistake is hopeless.

She had tried to warn Wen Liang hundreds of times, but she wouldn’t listen. So all Bai Zhou could do was wait.

Wen Liang’s eyes lit up as she forced down her excitement and asked, “Really?”

“What’s ‘really’?”

“You’ll really drink with me if I… get heartbroken?”

Bai Zhou thought Wen Liang was worried that their trio might break up over love, so she reassured her, “Don’t worry. I won’t pull away just because of your thing with Yuanxi, and Yuanxi isn’t that kind of person either. We’ll always be the best trio!”

Wen Liang smiled so wide it almost couldn’t be contained. “That’s good, that’s good.”

Although she had already made plans with Yuanxi from the start, she hadn’t found the right moment until now.

Now that Bai Zhou had offered herself up, it was time to close the net…

Content, Wen Liang turned off the light and prepared to sleep. After a while, though, she tossed and turned again.

Turning, she ended up in Bai Zhou’s arms.

“Ah!!!”

Bai Zhou, half-dazed, jolted awake with a start, gritting her teeth and growling each word, “Wen, Liang!”

Bai Zhou kicked Wen Liang’s butt with one swift move, sending her tumbling off the bed.

Wen Liang, with half her head peeking out from the edge of the bed, asked nonchalantly, “I hugged you again?”

Bai Zhou took a deep breath, furiously shouting, “You sleep like a monster! Fine, I’ve been patient with that. I’ve let your hands wander where they shouldn’t. But now, why are you rubbing me with your face?!”

Wen Liang coughed awkwardly. “How about I sleep at the foot of the bed?”

“Heh, no way. I’m afraid you’ll end up gnawing on my feet in the middle of the night…”

Wen Liang: ???

So, this is the kind of person I am in Bai Zhou’s mind?

“You better behave, or I’ll face kick you!”

Is that even a real threat?

Fine, looks like I’ve been accurately pegged in Bai Zhou’s mind!

Wen Liang reluctantly climbed back onto the bed, curling up in the corner, eyes closed.

That was enough for today…

But why does her foot hurt a bit?

The Next Day

Pei Yuanxi woke up feeling refreshed, while Gu Qing had already gone to the set.

She hummed a tune as she went to watch Gu Qing filming. As she walked out of the hotel, she spotted a familiar figure limping slowly ahead.

“Wen Wen?”

Wen Liang paused, pretending she didn’t hear, and kept walking.

But Pei Yuanxi quickly caught up.

“Wen Wen, what happened?”

Wen Liang didn’t feel like talking. She didn’t want to mention the fact that when she woke up, she found a swollen bump on her ankle. It was even worse when Bai Zhou, after seeing it, laughed and said, “Deserved it.”

Bai Zhou did call the set’s nurse to take a look, which made Wen Liang feel a little better.

“I sprained it…”

“How did you sprain it?” Pei Yuanxi, remembering the loud scream from last night, suddenly gasped, “Wen Wen… Tell me you didn’t go down the wrong path!”

Wen Liang gave her a sidelong glance. “What are you thinking? Don’t talk about me, what about you? How was your night?”

“Cough, cough…”

Pei Yuanxi blushed, a little embarrassed.

Wen Liang smiled proudly, saying, “I rubbed with my face and wasn’t shy about it, but you’re embarrassed? What for?”

Pei Yuanxi: !!!