Chapter 3: Saving the Green Tea Female Supporting Character in a Love Variety Show World (3)

“It’s almost time for bed, why are you changing into a skirt?” Commander Guan asked, trying to sound calm.

“Oh, I brought it but haven’t worn it yet. Just trying it on to see if it fits.” Song Lingshu smiled sweetly, her long hair swaying slightly as she turned. “What do you think? Does it look good?”

Commander Guan replied flatly, “It looks good.”

“You’re too kind. The skirt is actually pretty average, but you still forced a compliment.”

“…” I was just being polite, okay?

“But that makes sense. We have completely different styles.” Song Lingshu chuckled, then turned and headed back to the bathroom to change.

There were no cameras in the bathroom, so she could let the System directly activate the one-click outfit change function: 【Hey, this is really Miracle Liangliang, how fun.】

[T/N. Miracle Liangliang: A parody of the popular dress-up game “Miracle Nikki/Nuannuan”]

System: 【……】 There was no way to explain this anymore.

Back in the room, Commander Guan finally started reading the letter:

Commander Guan, you’re really such a great person. Let’s play chess together again next time ^.^

“……” Guan Yue’s lips twitched upward. She folded the letter neatly and placed it on the table. When the other woman came out, Guan Yue said, “I’ve finished reading the letter. Why did you write it to me?”

It wasn’t that it violated the show’s rules, but this kind of move was unheard of. Besides, wasn’t she supposed to like Zheng Haonan?

The production team hadn’t stopped her either, probably hoping for this kind of twist.

Commander Guan could already imagine how lively the internet would get once this episode aired.

“Because you’re a good person. You deserved a letter.” Song Lingshu applied a face mask, and as she passed by, she bent down to look at her.

Their eyes met. Commander Guan felt the scene was a bit creepy. If the other woman’s face wasn’t covered in a white sheet, it might have had at least some aesthetic appeal.

“Since neither of us got any letters, how about we form a mutual help group?” Song Lingshu suggested.

“Huh? Help with what?” Commander Guan thought she was about to offer advice on how to flirt with men and was about to refuse, but the other woman said, “You teach me how to run a company, and I’ll teach you…”

Song Lingshu was about to say her old profession—acting—but then remembered she was Yu Qin now, so she changed it to: “I’ll teach you advanced math!”

Commander Guan: “…… Have you gone crazy, or have I? Why would you want to learn how to run a company, and why would I need to learn advanced math?”

“Because… learning never ends!” Song Lingshu genuinely enjoyed picking up skills from experts in various fields. She never wanted to be idle and always found things to do to pass the time.

Commander Guan: “……”

“Then how about teaching me to ride a motorcycle?” Song Lingshu stared at her with pleading eyes. “Please? Pretty please~”

Commander Guan: “……”

In the end, Commander Guan couldn’t agree. She was already busy enough dealing with company matters all day, and now she had to film this reality dating show for marketing purposes. She simply had no time for anything else.

Song Lingshu didn’t force her to promise right away. She just treated it as a suggestion and soon fell asleep.

The next day was Monday. Everyone had their own work to handle. Female Lead 1 was a freelancer and stayed in the villa almost all day. Zheng Haonan was a proper rich second generation, so he also hung around the villa with nothing to do. The two of them had plenty of opportunities to be alone.

The original Yu Qin had studied abroad at the same school as Zheng Haonan, and since he helped her carry her suitcase when she first moved into the villa, she had developed a crush on him from the start. She had no sense of awkwardness and would often barge in during the male and female leads’ intimate moments, earning her a lot of hate from the audience.

But today, Yu Qin didn’t return to the villa the whole day. Instead, she stayed at school, attending classes and slacking off.

She was teaching advanced math.

All of the original owner’s memories were in her head, including the knowledge.

Song Lingshu was an actress herself, so she absorbed things quickly. She naturally accepted all this sudden influx of knowledge, feeling like she had gained a huge fortune of mental wealth.

No loss here.

Yu Qin herself was actually quite pretty, but her low emotional intelligence made her an easy target for audience criticism. Plus, she didn’t know how to dress herself. Her wardrobe was full of old-fashioned shirts and tight jeans, with a standard straight black hairstyle and a pair of thick black-rimmed glasses. She had too strong an academic vibe, and even the students didn’t like attending her classes, seeing her as a bookworm.

Her class wasn’t until ten in the morning, but she left home at eight, drove to a nearby shopping mall, and bought herself a whole new outfit.

The title of Best Actress couldn’t be thrown away!

At ten o’clock, Song Lingshu appeared at the entrance of the large classroom. The room, which had been a bit noisy, suddenly fell silent for a moment, everyone looking at her in surprise.

From the back row, a voice rang out: “Beautiful lady, who are you looking for?”

Song Lingshu smiled sweetly, walked up to the podium, and set down her laptop. “Roll call in ten minutes. If any of you need to, quickly notify your roommates. Anyone who’s late for this roll call won’t pass the final exam.”

“Teacher Yu?!” The students in the front rows exclaimed in surprise, and the back erupted in chatter.

Their usually serious and strict teacher was still wearing a shirt, but now she’d paired it with a mid-length skirt, revealing her slender calves. The thin high heels perfectly elongated her figure. Her hair had been curled into big waves, she’d swapped her glasses for contacts, and she’d put on just the right amount of light makeup to highlight her delicate eyes. She looked like a completely different person—stunning.

“Eight minutes left.” Song Lingshu opened the courseware and spoke calmly.

The students below immediately started texting their roommates, urging them to come to class.

[Get here now! Today Ding Minjun turned into Zhou Zhiruo! You’ll regret it if you don’t come!!!]

[What’s going on?]

[JUST GET HERE AND YOU’LL SEE!!!]

A few minutes later, students kept sneaking in through the back door. Song Lingshu lectured while smiling at them. “Everyone here now? I’ll start roll call.”

Almost everyone was present—except for Yu Sheng.

Song Lingshu’s eyes darkened.

Yu Sheng was Yu Qin’s student, and also the final straw that broke her.

She marked an X on the attendance sheet and asked, “Where’s Yu Sheng?”

“He’s sick and in the hospital,” his roommate replied.

Song Lingshu smirked inwardly and nodded thoughtfully. “Alright. I’ll go visit him when I have time. You guys are his classmates—feel free to go see him too.”

After class, she went to the cafeteria with a few colleagues for lunch. They knew she was participating in the dating show and were curious to ask for gossip, but she brushed them off by citing the confidentiality agreement.

In the afternoon, she taught another large lecture, and then her classes for the day were over. She sat in the office and slacked off—

Playing Spider Solitaire.

A student came by to turn in homework and noticed, surprised. “Teacher Yu, you actually play this?”

“Is that not allowed?” Song Lingshu remembered back in elementary school computer class, when computers were just becoming common. Solitaire, Minesweeper, and that frog-crossing-the-river game were the most fun things they ever played.

“It’s allowed, I guess… Can I take a picture?”

“Why?”

“To post on Moments,” the student asked weakly. “Is that okay?”

“Sure, go ahead. Remember to turn on the beauty filter.”

The student originally planned to just take a picture of the card game and her back, but Song Lingshu had already started smiling at the camera. So the student just snapped a random shot, then looked at the photo—and was pleasantly surprised. She looks way too good! She really knows how to find the right angle!

For a moment, the student couldn’t tell if it was her own photography skills or if the teacher just had a natural sense for the camera.

Half an hour later, Yu Qin was trending on the forum.

— Let’s dig into the most beautiful female teacher whose beauty was sealed by glasses!

— Breaking news! She was slacking off playing Solitaire in the office! And this random shot is this good—she’s a real goddess!

— She looks great on the show already. Maybe it’s because the production team did her hair and makeup today?

— On the show, she was still wearing glasses, okay? I seriously thought she didn’t get along with the makeup artist and ended up looking so frumpy.

— Help, isn’t she that green tea girl?

— Can the people upstairs watch your mouth? Her professional skills are solid. Don’t spread rumors.

— The internet is digging up dirt on her, saying she has low EQ and is super green tea. I’ve watched a bunch of clips, and yeah… it’s kinda meh…

— The clips are all scripted! To be honest, Teacher Yu’s lectures are really good. I don’t believe she’s a green tea girl. Stop spreading rumors everywhere.

It was getting late. Song Lingshu had to rush back to the villa for filming. As she walked out of the office building, she suddenly looked up at the rooftop. Just then, a security guard passed by, and she called out to him, “Big Brother, the door to the rooftop isn’t locked. You should pay more attention to it.”

“I lock it all the time. But I’m afraid some students might disobey the rules and pick the lock to sneak up and play,” the guard said helplessly.

“Then you really need to watch out for me.”

“?”

“I might just go pick that lock myself one day.”

“……”

It was on this rooftop that Yu Qin had jumped. Song Lingshu wasn’t sure when the mission would end or how things would develop, but just in case, she added, “You should get a new lock. Better safe than sorry.”

The guard watched her leave with a strange look, thought it over, and decided to actually replace the lock to avoid getting into trouble with the school administration.

When she returned to the villa, the male and female leads were in the kitchen making dinner. As she walked over, she could clearly feel a camera zoom in, deliberately magnifying her expression.

Without changing her expression, she walked to the fridge, grabbed a yogurt, and started drinking it calmly.

“Hey, Yu Qin, you look really pretty today.” It was the female lead speaking, busy preparing dinner for everyone.

“Thanks. You look great too. Need any help?” Song Lingshu asked.

“No need. You’ve been working all day. Go rest a bit. We’re having hotpot tonight, and it’ll be ready soon,” the female lead said.

“Thanks for the hard work.” Song Lingshu smiled.

Just then, Commander Guan returned. As soon as she walked in, she saw Yu Qin standing in the kitchen like a third wheel, and she’d even changed her hairstyle. “Yu Qin.”

“Commander Guan, you’re back from dinner.” Song Lingshu went to the fridge again and grabbed a bottle of cola, frowning. “How come it’s all Coca-Cola? Isn’t there any Pepsi?”

Zheng Haonan asked casually, “Is there a problem with that?”

“Commander Guan only drinks Pepsi,” Song Lingshu said.

Everyone present was stunned for a moment. Commander Guan coughed, pulled her aside, and whispered, “How do you know that?”

“Didn’t I tell you? I’m your long-lost twin—”

“You think I’d believe that?” Commander Guan cut her off directly.

“Alright, fine. The truth is…” Song Lingshu covered her mouth and whispered in her ear, “I’m a half-immortal, currently cultivating in the mortal world. I’ll become an immortal soon, so my predictions are very accurate.”

Commander Guan shot her a sideways glance and poked her forehead. “Are you trying to treat me like an idiot?”

Song Lingshu covered her forehead and laughed. “Okay, okay. The real reason is that I just really like you, so I pay a bit more attention to you.”

From the moment she first received the setting of this novel, she had grown fond of Commander Guan’s character. What girl wouldn’t love a cool, independent, rich older sister like that? (^▽^)

Besides, they were roommates, so they had more contact than the others. Thinking that such a great older sister was just a side character made her want to express her fondness even more.

Of course, there was another, more important reason—her best friend from before also only drank Pepsi Cola.

“You just said… you like what?” Commander Guan was frozen on the spot.

“I like you.” Song Lingshu gave a playful smile, pinched two fingers together, and formed a heart at her.

Commander Guan blinked, staring at her for a long time. As the other girl’s smile grew sweeter and sweeter, she panicked and looked away, her heartbeat quickening. Is this… a confession?