Ji Qiuge leaned against the flower bed, having laughed herself to tears. She wiped away the tears of mirth that had spilled from the corners of her eyes.
"Following this line of thinking of mine, do you think there's a chance it could work?"
The System hesitated for a moment, as if calculating the probability.
[This can only make some modifications to his persona, but unless the persona completely collapses, it still cannot have any influence on the main plot.]
Ji Qiuge slowly furrowed her brow.
Tsk. So even if he wore rainbow-colored leather shoes and a Wangzai milk-brand leather jacket while dancing to social shake music, he could still celebrate the female lead's birthday with an atomic bomb, and she'd be so moved that she'd live happily ever after with him?
[…Theoretically, yes. As long as the female lead accepts it, there's no problem.]
Ji Qiuge was devastated for three seconds before perking back up.
"It's fine, this is only the beginning!"
Next time—next time she'd make him wear beanie shoes and dance the social shake!
[Very well. Now, please receive your new mission, Host.]
[Within 24 hours, in a venue with no fewer than 200 people, recite the following line with conviction: "Thirty years on the east bank, thirty years on the west—do not bully a youth for being poor!"]
[This performance has no movement requirements. Host may act at their own convenience. Successfully completing the mission will earn you one Word-Alteration Card.]
Ji Qiuge: "…"
Does it have to release a mission that quickly?
It was already nighttime—wouldn't half the time be gone after just one sleep?
Ji Qiuge trudged home in deep sorrow.
Ji Qiulin happened to be home today, a rare occurrence. Seeing her return, he smiled and walked over. "You don't look happy. Who bullied our little princess? Big brother will get revenge!"
Ji Qiuge looked at Ji Qiulin, whose lips carried a casual, carefree smile, and her mind uncontrollably drifted to the plot concerning her family.
As a brainless existence, the Ji family was, of course, also the villain. Because they opposed Fu Yunjing for Ji Qiuge's sake, the Ji family went bankrupt, and both her parents committed suicide one after another, hoping to dispel Fu Yunjing's wrath and make him spare Ji Qiuge and Ji Qiulin.
But Fu Yunjing insisted on wiping them out completely. It was only because the female lead kindly interceded that he grudgingly gave the siblings a chance.
The two were sent to mine for ten years—but not together.
Ji Qiulin didn't die from the atomic bomb. He escaped from the mine, planning to take his sister away, the two of them fleeing far and living under assumed names. But they were discovered.
So Ji Qiulin's legs were broken, and he was thrown into the mountains to fend for himself. Three days later, he breathed his last.
It wasn't until Ji Qiuge died that she learned her brother's fate from the System.
Not a single member of the Ji family had survived.
Hatred for the male and female leads deepened in Ji Qiuge's heart.
Seeing that she remained silent for so long, her expression slowly darkening, Ji Qiulin raised an eyebrow.
"Someone really did bully you? Who?"
Ji Qiuge snapped back to reality. Upon hearing this, she let out a deep, melancholy sigh.
"This damned world."
If not for this brainless plot, how could any of this have happened?
Ji Qiulin: "?"
He felt his sister's forehead. No fever.
Ji Qiuge waved her hand listlessly. "It's nothing, really. I'm going upstairs to rest."
Watching Ji Qiuge leave, Ji Qiulin thought for a moment, then had someone look into what had happened at school today.
When he heard that she had performed a Fa Tiannu transformation in front of everyone, Ji Qiulin's hand trembled slightly.
Then, with great interest, he asked, "Is there video footage of it?"
How could he, as her older brother, miss out on watching a show like this?
Unfortunately, there was none, because it all happened so suddenly that everyone was too busy cringing to react.
Ji Qiulin shook his head in regret, then heard about Fu Yunjing's colorful leather shoes and how his own sister had gone up to flatter him, only to get scolded and cry after the flattery backfired.
"…Tsk, what taste. If you're going to wear something like that, at least let people comment on it!" Ji Qiulin said in displeasure.
He couldn't afford to offend Fu Yunjing, but he could still curse him a bit.
After thinking it over, he transferred three million yuan to Ji Qiuge.
Don't keep thinking about that man all day. That guy is allergic to women—clearly has some serious issues. Is it that our family doesn't have enough money? Why does she have to go throwing herself at him?
Ji Qiuge, who had just finished washing up, received the transfer. Though she didn't know why, she still thanked her brother.
Then she saw the Soul-Bullet Sisterhood forwarding a post from the school forum.
Xiao Lin'er: [Shocking! The eldest Miss Ji publicly transformed into a fairy goddess!]
Ji Qiuge: "…"
Expressionless, she kicked Xiao Lin'er out of the group chat and deleted the message from her feed.
As long as she didn't look at it, she wouldn't know she'd been publicly humiliated!
Putting down her phone, Ji Qiuge couldn't fall asleep no matter what.
After thinking it over and over, she simply couldn't let it go. She opened the forum and posted a thread.
[Did any of you notice that big shot's colorful leather shoes?]
She had specifically created a burner account, so she wasn't afraid of being banned. Worst case, they'd trace it back to her—after all, she was the vicious female supporting character.
Still, she was careful with her wording.
[I mean, those colorful leather shoes were actually quite nice-looking. The big shot's aesthetic is truly unique—I've never seen such a perfect rainbow gradient before.]
After posting, Ji Qiuge put down her phone with satisfaction.
See how measured her words were? She both praised Fu Yunjing, fitting her role as the female supporting character who adored him, and reminded everyone to pay attention to Fu Yunjing's questionable taste.
Sure enough, replies started trickling in beneath the post.
1L: OP is really bold, daring to discuss this. Are you serious? Do you actually think those shoes look good?
2L: I think the first floor is even bolder. To be fair though, that gradient on the shoes was really well done.
3L: What are you all talking about? Which big shot? Who's wearing rainbow gradient shoes?
4L: I'll bet fifty cents this post won't survive five minutes.
5L: But a big shot is a big shot—even with rainbow gradient leather shoes, he can wear them with such confidence and presence. No wonder he's so impressive!
Ji Qiuge was amused and was about to refresh to see new replies when—bam—her post was gone, and her account was banned.
Tsk, so petty.
No wonder no one was discussing it—so the male lead wouldn't allow it.
With that little tolerance, he still dares to call himself the male lead.
Ji Qiuge mentally cursed him out a full round before finally lying down to sleep properly.
She had expected nightmares, but surprisingly, she slept through the night without a single dream.
Ji Qiuge marveled at her own mental resilience, then leisurely applied an exquisite, glamorous makeup look.
What happened yesterday morning was just an accident. She, Ji Qiuge, could be publicly humiliated, but she must die beautifully!
However, when she arrived at the classroom and saw it packed with people, her expression turned somewhat subtle.
So many people—there had to be at least two hundred, right?
Chen Yunmei frowned and said, "The moment these people heard that Fu Yunjing is coming to teach us today, they all squeezed their way over. It's really…"
"That's nice." Ji Qiuge remarked with feeling—one thing worth praising about this world was that it never lacked an audience.
Chen Yunmei: "?"
"Do you think Fu Yunjing will wear those colorful leather shoes again today?" Ji Qiuge suddenly lowered her voice.
Chen Yunmei couldn't help but laugh, quickly covering her mouth and glancing around.
Good thing no one heard.
Ji Qiuge walked toward her seat with a smile on her lips.
As she passed Ye Lingjun, she instinctively glanced at the female lead beside him, Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao was reading intently.
Ji Qiuge let out a soft scoff, then turned her gaze and met Ye Lingjun's eyes.
Ye Lingjun smiled at her, a hint of approval in his eyes… approval?