“I’m sorry.”
Su Lingyu stood up, brushing the coffee off her clothes.
It seemed the previous image of the villainous female supporting character had left a psychological shadow on her!
If she remembered correctly, this scene should be the one where Su Lingyu and Qiao Feifei teamed up to deliberately stage an incident to frame and slander Xia Bai.
At this moment, the Male Lead was witnessing everything from the corner.
In a little while, when the situation reached a deadlock and arguments erupted, it would be the Male Lead’s turn to personally slap her in the face.
To avoid this humiliating scenario, Su Lingyu didn’t hesitate at all and decided to preemptively… admit defeat.
“Wh-what did you say?”
Xia Bai hadn’t processed this sudden apology.
“Xiaoyu, what are you…”
Qiao Feifei also turned her head in surprise.
“I’m sorry, what just happened might be a misunderstanding. I accidentally knocked over the coffee myself. I hit my head and wasn’t thinking clearly. It was my fault.”
“……”
Xia Bai, with tears still clinging to her eyelashes, watched Su Lingyu warily.
Was she… planning something again?
“That’s all there is to it. Nothing else happened. Everyone can disperse now and get back to work!”
Su Lingyu could clearly see Xia Bai’s guardedness, but she didn’t offer excessive explanations. She just casually grabbed a couple of tissues to wipe the nearly soaked coffee stains from her clothes.
Outside the breakroom, in the corner by the staircase.
“It seems the show is over.”
Lu Jiuyan withdrew his gaze from Su Lingyu and adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose bridge.
Quite boring. He thought he’d get to watch a good show.
Never expected it to end like this.
But that girl named Xia Bai…
Why did she give him a strange, fleeting feeling in his heart?
“Let’s go.”
Seeing that everyone had dispersed and the main characters had left the breakroom, Fu Yuchen, standing nearby in a suit, frowned as he straightened his sleeves before turning to leave.
Day after day, why did he always see that woman crying? Last time it was at the bus stop downstairs too.
“Su Lingyu, what’s going on with you!”
After everyone had left, Qiao Feifei stopped Su Lingyu who was also preparing to leave.
Wasn’t it her idea in the first place? And now she’s the one apologizing? So all my acting was for nothing?
“What do you mean what’s going on?”
Su Lingyu stopped walking. The wet clothes sticking to her body were really uncomfortable, and she wanted to hurry to the restroom to dry them.
“Weren’t you the one who said we should teach that Xia Bai a lesson? Why did you…”
“Why did I apologize to her instead, right?”
“What’s really going on with you? Did you actually hit your head too hard?”
“No.”
Su Lingyu rubbed her throbbing head and continued, “I don’t want to do this anymore.”
“Don’t want to do what?”
“I don’t want to bully Xia Bai with you anymore.”
Qiao Feifei: “……”
What did she mean by not wanting to bully Xia Bai with her? Was it her who wanted to bully Xia Bai? Wasn’t it Su Lingyu who couldn’t stand Xia Bai in the first place?
Well, although she quite disliked Xia Bai too.
But, “Why?”
Why?
Of course because Xia Bai was the Female Lead in the book!
Although currently Xia Bai was just an ordinary employee at Fu Corporation, her true identity was that of a wealthy heiress!
Before long, she would be recognized and taken back by the Jiang Family!
And her fiancé was none other than Fu Yuchen, the CEO of this company – the Male Lead in the book!
As Su Lingyu, a cannon fodder female supporting character, what could she possibly use to compete and fight against such a brilliantly haloed Female Lead?
Wouldn’t that be seeking her own death?
Although the Su Lingyu in the book exited early to collect her lunchbox, she didn’t want to!!! She wanted to live!!!
She wanted to live and leave this damned place as soon as possible.
“Why aren’t you saying anything?”
Qiao Feifei looked at the utterly despairing person—surely she must have damaged her brain a little from the collision?
“There’s nothing to say.”
Unaware of the sympathy in the other’s eyes, Su Lingyu sighed.
Who would have thought that a negative review, some complaints, and a bump would lead to her transmigrating into a book!
What a colossal BUG this was.
If she had known earlier…
If she had known she would transmigrate into a book, she would never have cursed that dog… oh no, that great author!
And she would have memorized the entire text in advance to change her tragic fate!
Seeing her in such a low mood, Qiao Feifei was about to speak.
“You…”
“From now on, stop bullying Xia Bai, you…”
Su Lingyu turned to Qiao Feifei, looked at her, and couldn’t help but think of their eventual fates in the book. She couldn’t resist giving a warning: “You can’t win against her.”
“What do you mean? She’s just an ordinary person from a poor family, what’s so great about her!”
“Ah, you’ll understand in time.”
Su Lingyu patted her shoulder meaningfully and then walked away.
She needed to carefully consider her current situation and circumstances.
“…”
Qiao Feifei stood rooted to the spot, utterly baffled and filled with anger.
Hmph, it’s all because of that little bitch Xia Bai!
Not only did she fail to teach her a lesson this time, but she also caused Su Lingyu to suffer some brain damage from the collision!
What kind of mess is this!
In the restroom.
Su Lingyu took off her jacket, repeatedly turning it under the hand dryer while studying her reflection in the mirror.
She stood a little over 160 cm tall, with long black hair and princess-cut layers framing her cheeks. Her slightly plump oval face featured curved eyebrows above moist, clear almond-shaped eyes, an elegant nose, and delicate, small lips—the very image of a youthful, doll-like girl, pretty and adorable.
This reminded her of the author’s single line describing Su Lingyu’s appearance in the book: “busty lolita Su Lingyu…”
Su Lingyu glanced down. Well, it was indeed… impressive.
Her previous modest chest was incomparable to this.
This might be considered the only perk, right?
Su Lingyu mused distractedly.
Having left her hand unmoved for a while, the increasing heat from the dryer began to scorch her, making her instinctively pull back.
“Ouch~”
It stung a little.
It was a very real pain.
Even now, she found it hard to believe that she had actually transmigrated into a book.
And not just any character, but a short-lived one.
Thinking carefully, according to the plot, it wouldn’t be long before the day Su Lingyu died in a pit of scattered rocks.
There was no helping it—her destiny was simply to be a female cannon fodder who advanced the Male Lead and Female Lead’s relationship in the early stages.
In the book, Su Lingyu fell in love with Fu Yuchen at first sight on her very first day interning at Kappa Technology Company. Just as she was racking her brains on how to woo the handsome and wealthy Male Lead, Fu Yuchen—
It was a night of pouring rain.
Everyone in the company knew that Fu Yuchen often worked overtime, sometimes very late.
With ulterior motives, Su Lingyu wanted to create a chance encounter between them. She didn’t expect Fu Yuchen to fall for her immediately—just leaving him with the impression of a beautiful, hardworking employee who stayed late would be enough.