Chapter 15: Saving the PUA’d Supporting Female Lead (15)

“You actually dare smash my phone? Fine, very fine…” Li Chengyu hid the hatred in his eyes and bent down to pick up the phone. But Tang Qi stepped on his hand with her foot. He looked up to see her gazing down at him from a superior height. In her normally indifferent eyes, there was now a sharpness he couldn’t meet directly.

He subconsciously dodged her gaze, startling himself with the realization that he was actually a little afraid of Tang Qi. He quickly straightened up to hide his discomposure: “What’s the meaning of this?”

“You’re asking me what the meaning is?” Tang Qi patted Luo Xue’s hand, then released her and walked toward Li Chengyu. Under the immense pressure of her aura, Li Chengyu couldn’t hold his ground and stumbled back two steps. Tang Qi suddenly reached out and yanked him hard by the collar: “This is the first time I’ve learned that an animal can understand human speech and still needs an explanation.”

“Beat him up! Beat him up!” the System chimed in, stirring up trouble.

Tang Qi, without any hesitation, blocked the System out. Her gaze was fixed directly on Li Chengyu. Li Chengyu was panicking inside, but he pretended not to care and reached out to push Tang Qi away. The next second, Tang Qi turned his hand and seized him by the neck. His entire body was lifted into the air, suspended, with only his toes barely able to touch the ground.

Li Chengyu flailed his limbs to resist but was shocked to discover that Tang Qi possessed immense strength. His brain went blank from lack of oxygen, and he could only muster all his remaining strength to struggle: “You, you… put…”

Tang Qi’s calm and indifferent gaze made him feel like a mere ant. A sudden, horrifying feeling struck Li Chengyu: Tang Qi was actually going to kill him right here.

“He…”

Hearing that Li Chengyu could still speak, Tang Qi tightened her grip, choking him until his eyes rolled back into his head.

She had lived so many years before finally making her first friend. She had painstakingly protected this friend for so long, never even uttering a harsh word. What gave Li Chengyu the right to bully Luo Xue like this?

“Tang Qi, Tang Qi, let him go!” Luo Xue was stunned by the scene unfolding before her. She hurriedly rushed over and threw her arms around Tang Qi, so frightened that her voice cracked with tears: “Don’t be rash! You can’t break the law because of him. It’s not worth it. Let go, quickly!”

Tang Qi’s reasoning returned slightly upon hearing Luo Xue’s sobs. When she arrived earlier and saw Luo Xue disheveled and crying as she swatted at the spider, a string in her mind had snapped. Comforting Luo Xue afterward had been the last thread of her sanity.

Had she not been worried about Luo Xue, she probably would have killed Li Chengyu outright.

The System struggled to squeeze its way out of the Dark Room: “Host, this is a time of peace. Calm down.” It had never seen Tang Qi like this and was rather frightened itself.

Tang Qi slightly loosened her grip. Li Chengyu immediately slid to the ground, coughing violently, but he couldn’t erase the terror in his heart. He scrambled a few steps further away from Tang Qi.

But Tang Qi had no intention of letting him off so easily. She kicked him in the chest, sending him flying several meters. His hat and glasses flew off his head: “Li Chengyu, cherish the days you have now.”

After saying this, she turned to look at the worried Luo Xue, offering her a reassuring smile. She knew she had frightened her: “It’s okay now. Let’s go back.”

Luo Xue was in a wretched state. Tang Qi brought her back to the hospital ward to clean up. She then warmed a glass of milk and urged Luo Xue to drink it.

“Today, judging by Li Chengyu’s tone, it seems your Eldest Uncle might be in his hands.” As Luo Xue drank the milk, her emotions gradually calmed down. Remembering this, she hastened to tell Tang Qi: “We need to think of something.”

Tang Qi paced a few circles around the room. She suppressed her anger, but couldn’t hold it back completely: “So, you went with Li Chengyu out of concern for my Eldest Uncle? Do you even know what kind of person he is?”

She had forgotten how long it had been since she last felt anger—thousands of years, perhaps tens of thousands. But today, this anger had surged with particular suddenness: “Did you ever stop to think what would have happened if I hadn’t gotten there?”

The System silently grumbled to itself: Tang Qi used to insist on never interfering with the World Line. And now, look at her.

Luo Xue’s hands, holding the cup, tightened slightly. She wanted to explain, but knew she had truly been too reckless. She could only hunch her shoulders, lower her head, and let Tang Qi scold her. Seeing her like this, Tang Qi forced the rest of her words back down, her tone veering off in a dozen different directions: “I’m not trying to scold you. I just want you to be able to protect yourself.”

The System stepped in to smooth things over: “Luoluo did it for your sake. Can you please stop lecturing her?”

Tang Qi saw that Luo Xue was just hugging her cup without speaking, her eyes rimmed red. Her anger slowly faded.

Fine, if you make a girl cry, you have to coax her back!

Tang Qi pinched the bridge of her nose, cleared her throat awkwardly, and sat down opposite Luo Xue: “Alright, alright. Today’s incident was my fault. I should have protected you better. Don’t cry!”

“It’s me who always causes trouble.”

“Nonsense. How do you cause trouble? It’s clearly Li Chengyu’s fault.” Tang Qi continued to coax her. During her lifespan of millions of years, her temper had long been worn smooth; she was always extremely patient.

She cursed Li Chengyu a few times, managing to cheer Luo Xue up considerably. Then, she asked about what had happened earlier.

Luo Xue recounted the previous events in detail. When she mentioned Li Chengyu demanding two million, Tang Qi purposely criticized: “See how outrageous he is? It was clearly his fault. Next time you see him, just treat him like a piece of dog shit.”

This line successfully made Luo Xue laugh, and her expression relaxed a great deal. Perhaps she was just tired, for she soon fell asleep.

Watching Luo Xue sleep, Tang Qi frowned and pondered—How did Li Chengyu know that Luo Xue’s family had given her money and a house? But the information he had wasn’t complete; he didn’t know Luo Xue had refused it.

“Investigate whether there’s any connection between people close to Li Chengyu and Luo Xue’s parents.” Tang Qi summoned the System. The System, having heard Luo Xue’s words, was already furious: “Leave it to me, Host. I’ll find out who’s targeting Luoluo.”

Tang Qi discussed matters with the System while preparing to rest. But Luo Xue suddenly thrashed a few times and sat up with a scream. She looked around frantically, dodging, then threw herself into Tang Qi’s arms the moment she saw her beside her. Her voice hoarse, she cried: “Tang Qi, Tang Qi, there’s a bug. It… it fell from the ceiling…”

“What bug?”

“In the blanket. A spider, this big.” Luo Xue was frightened out of her wits, drenched in sweat and trembling, gesturing a spider larger than her own head. She clung to Tang Qi, refusing to let go.

Tang Qi held her and pulled back the blanket: “Look, isn’t it empty? It was just a dream.”

Luo Xue checked repeatedly several times. Only after seeing no insect did she begin to calm down. She gasped for air, taking several deep breaths to steady herself.

Only then did Luo Xue realize she was only wearing thin pajamas. Because of her awkward posture, the entire top had ridden up. She was clinging to Tang Qi, practically embedding her whole body into Tang Qi’s embrace. Her face instantly flushed bright red, and she hurriedly scrambled to straighten her clothes. Tang Qi, however, had no particular reaction: “Go to sleep.”

Luo Xue buried herself directly under the blanket. She heard Tang Qi lie down on the other bed. Hesitating for a moment, she lifted the blanket and looked at Tang Qi by the moonlight. Then she reached up and patted her own blushing face.

Tang Qi had seen everything—what should be seen and what shouldn’t be!

Remembering the scene just now, Luo Xue’s heartbeat quickened again. She licked her lips. Finally, unable to resist any longer, she sat up, walked barefoot to Tang Qi’s bedside, pulled back the covers, and burrowed straight into bed.

“What’s wrong? Still scared?” Tang Qi opened her eyes. They had shared a bed back in university, so she didn’t have any thoughts of resistance.

“I’m scared. I want to sleep with you.” Luo Xue wrapped her arms around Tang Qi’s waist and buried her head against her shoulder.

Ah, young girls really are delicate and timid.

Tang Qi patted her, the way an elder might pat a baby to sleep: “Sleep, sleep now. Don’t be scared!”

Wide awake from the earlier fright, Luo Xue clung to Tang Qi and made conversation: “Where did you get such strength?”

“Probably from being too angry.” She had been modified by the System, making her physical condition far superior to an ordinary person’s. Otherwise, she couldn’t have jumped off a horse and caught the girl.

“You really are incredible. What kind of guy do you think is worthy of you? Is there any guy you like?” Luo Xue asked again. Her eyes were fixed intently on Tang Qi, waiting for her answer.

Tang Qi was lying on her back, so Luo Xue could only see her profile. With a hint of obsession, she gazed at Tang Qi’s handsome features, her high nose bridge, and finally, her eyes rested on Tang Qi’s slightly pursed lips as she pondered.

Luo Xue didn’t know what answer she wanted. But she truly couldn’t help herself.

If only… Tang Qi, this wonderful Tang Qi, could be hers alone?

Tang Qi thought for a moment: “I haven’t really thought about that question.” When she was a Tasker before, she had “loved” both men and women. The World Line dictated whom she got involved with, so she got involved with them.

She had never considered whether she actually liked someone or not. The question had never entered her mind.

“But you’ve met so many stars. Is there really no one you like?” Luo Xue was persistent. Tang Qi only assumed she was too frightened to sleep and didn’t want to, so she answered honestly: “No.”

She barely had any emotions to speak of. Where would she get such a high-level feeling as “like”?

“Don’t you want to try it?” Luo Xue’s brain was screaming at her non-stop. It kept telling her to stop asking, to shut up. But her mouth seemed to have detached itself from her brain’s control.

People are never satisfied. She already had Tang Qi’s friendship. She was the best friend at Tang Qi’s side.

All her life, her parents and relatives had never loved her, and her first love had hurt her. It was Tang Qi who saw her, saved her, and told her she was a person worthy of being loved.

“Maybe later.” Tang Qi closed her eyes tiredly. Deep inside, she was indifferent toward this kind of thing.

Luo Xue bit her lip, using all her willpower to tell herself not to say anything more, even trembling slightly from the sheer effort.

Tang Qi knew Luo Xue wasn’t asleep. She turned over to face her, let Luo Xue rest her head on her arm, and used her other hand to gently pat her back, coaxing her to sleep.

“Tang Qi…”

“Mm?” Tang Qi didn’t open her eyes. She heard Luo Xue whisper: “Can we… give it a try?”

Tang Qi paused, thinking she had misheard. In her mind, Luo Xue was the Female Supporting Role of the World Line. Even if she separated from the Male Lead, she wouldn’t end up with someone else. She opened her eyes and looked at Luo Xue: “What did you say?”

“I said, let’s give it a try. Let’s date, okay?” The moment the words left her mouth, Luo Xue regretted it. But she knew there was no such thing as a regret pill in this world. Gritting her teeth, she repeated in a trembling voice: “Tang Qi, I like you.”

Tang Qi felt like her brain had short-circuited. Summoning all her courage, Luo Xue leaned in and pressed her lips to Tang Qi’s.

The sudden softness against her lips made Tang Qi realize this was no dream. In that instant, her mind went completely blank. All that existed was the soft touch of Luo Xue’s lips and the faint, delicate fragrance of her body.