The Awakened Cannon Fodder Beauty [Quick Transmigration] 83p2

Chapter 83p2: The Vicious Supporting Female Character in a Romance Novel (36)

[Ding! Mission target Zhou Xinying’s favorability +5. Current total favorability: 280.]

Sometimes even 031 couldn’t quite figure out why the female lead would inexplicably increase her favorability.

The Host’s attitude toward her was clearly not very good.

Could it be that the female lead was actually a face-con who only looked at looks?

Zhou Xinying had thought that Jiang Mengyu would say something to her, but in the end, this person had just silently moved her gaze away.

Her reaction was always beyond Zhou Xinying’s expectations.

Jiang Mengyu did not speak, so Zhou Xinying could only take the initiative to take a few steps forward. She swallowed, and finally said the first sentence since they had met, but she was not asking Jiang Mengyu.

“Where’s Biscuit?”

The moment her voice fell, a whimpering sound suddenly came from under the table.

Zhou Xinying looked down and saw a black tail wagging desperately.

Zhou Xinying paused. She looked at Jiang Mengyu again. The other party’s expression was still faint, and she could not see much change.

She knew that Biscuit was clingy, but she hadn’t expected Jiang Mengyu to be so indulgent with it now. When she had brought Biscuit back two days ago, Jiang Mengyu clearly didn’t seem to like it very much.

Biscuit was a dog she raised. Would Jiang Mengyu, because she liked Biscuit, also have a little more patience for her out of love for the house and its crow?

Jiang Mengyu was still putting on makeup, and Zhou Xinying also had to go and change into her dress.

Tonight’s protagonist was Jiang Mengyu. Zhou Xinying did not plan to steal the limelight. The jewelry and dress she had chosen were all simple styles.

The moment she thought that Gu Lanqiu was among the guests attending the banquet, Zhou Xinying could not calm down.

She was like she was facing a great enemy, tightly guarding Jiang Mengyu, afraid that these two would have a single chance to be alone.

But until the banquet had already started for almost half an hour, Zhou Xinying still had not seen Gu Lanqiu’s figure.

She stopped the person in charge. “Didn’t Gu Lanqiu come?”

The other party said truthfully, “I haven’t seen CEO Gu.”

Zhou Xinying was full of surprise and confusion. Could it be that Gu Lanqiu did not plan to come?

As she was thinking, she suddenly saw Jiang Mengyu walking toward her.

“Let’s go.”

Zhou Xinying was stunned for a moment. “Where to?”

“Uncle Zhou asked me to give a speech.”

Zhou Xinying still couldn’t understand what she meant. “Then you called me…”

“You’re coming with me.”

Jiang Mengyu’s tone was not to be questioned.

Her eyes were extremely dark and deep, and a swaying light and shadow flickered in their depths. All emotions were hidden under the thick darkness, leaving only a piece of calm on the surface.

Zhou Xinying felt that her hands and feet were almost out of control. What did Jiang Mengyu mean by this?

She was about to ask clearly, but Jiang Mengyu did not give her a chance to speak. Seeing that this person had already turned and left, Zhou Xinying had no choice but to swallow her words and quickly follow her steps.

Father Zhou was also a little surprised. “Mengyu, this is…”

Jiang Mengyu took the microphone from his hand.

She had not prepared a speech in advance, but she did not show much panic. She walked up the high platform step by step along the stairs, and everyone’s gaze was immediately attracted by her.

“Good evening, everyone.”

Jiang Mengyu said a few pleasantries.

She was standing in the spotlight. There was not much expression on her beautiful and bewitching face, but she was still dazzling to the extreme.

Everyone was whispering, their gazes lingering between Jiang Mengyu and Zhou Xinying.

But Zhou Xinying had no mind to care what others were thinking. All her attention was taken away by Jiang Mengyu.

This was not the first time she had stood behind Jiang Mengyu and stared at her.

Many times before, she had also looked at Jiang Mengyu like this. Besides resentment and jealousy, there was also a deep envy in her heart.

She envied that Jiang Mengyu could easily have everything she dreamed of.

However, at this moment, Zhou Xinying looked at Jiang Mengyu, who was only two steps away from her. What welled up in her heart was no longer jealousy, but a longing.

She wanted to be a little closer to this person, preferably so close that she could stand shoulder to shoulder with her in front of others.

[Ding! Mission target Zhou Xinying’s favorability +2. Current total favorability: 282.]

Zhou Xinying subconsciously took a step forward.

Jiang Mengyu also happened to turn her head at this time. Under Zhou Xinying’s unwavering gaze, she handed the microphone to her.

Zhou Xinying was also not prepared, but she quickly showed a smile and continued the conversation fluently.

Father Zhou was standing under the stage, looking at this scene with a proud face.

Someone beside him patted his shoulder and praised, “CEO Zhou, you’re truly remarkable.”

“Both of your daughters have been taught so well.”

Father Zhou smiled. “Not at all, not at all.”

Although he spoke humbly, his eyes were filled with satisfaction.

His method of education was indeed correct.

Jiang Mengyu was brought by Mrs. Jiang, the child of her ex-husband. She was sensitive, so she had to be pampered and coaxed.

And Zhou Xinying, no matter what, she was his own biological daughter. It was nothing for her to suffer a little.

If he had also treated Zhou Xinying in the same way he had treated Jiang Mengyu, there would definitely have been a deeper conflict between the two of them.

If a bowl of water was not held level, it would spill one day. Only with complete favoritism could it be stable and long-lasting.

Although Xinying had suffered a little these past few years, if it weren’t for these experiences, could she have grown to be like this now?

Father Zhou did not feel that there was any problem with his thinking at all, just as he did not care at all that if Zhou Xinying had not been able to persevere these past few years, she might have already died in some unknown corner.

He thought that he could have Zhou Xinying firmly in the palm of his hand.

But Zhou Xinying on the stage, looking at the smugness in Father Zhou’s eyes, what she was thinking in her heart was not gratitude and respect, but to replace him.

For so many years, she had never forgotten.

The one who had suppressed and bullied her was Jiang Mengyu, but the one who had given her this right was Father Zhou.

It was just that with her ability, she could not compete with Father Zhou for the time being. Zhou Xinying had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and deal with Jiang Mengyu first.

But now, Father Zhou’s existence had reached a point that Zhou Xinying could no longer tolerate.

She just wanted a Jiang Mengyu. On what grounds was he not allowed?

Jiang Mengyu saw all of this.

The unwillingness hidden in Zhou Xinying’s eyes, and Father Zhou’s smugness, completely unaware that the situation had gradually gone out of control. Jiang Mengyu’s long lashes lowered slightly, hiding the mockery in her eyes.

After the speech was over, Zhou Xinying called out to Jiang Mengyu.

“What did you… mean just now?”

Jiang Mengyu stopped and retorted, “What do you think?”

Zhou Xinying didn’t know. She tightened her fingers. “I have a flight to C City tomorrow morning.”

“I might have to stay for half a month this time before I can come back.”

“Mmm,” Jiang Mengyu did not express any opinion.

Zhou Xinying was a little disappointed. “Then you…” Can you continue to help me take care of Biscuit?

Before this sentence was finished, it was interrupted by Jiang Mengyu.

“Zhou Xinying,” Jiang Mengyu’s voice was very soft. “Good luck.”

Good luck in breaking free from your predetermined fate and getting rid of your female lead identity.

Zhou Xinying was first stunned, then her heart began to beat wildly out of control.

She wanted to explain something, but in Jiang Mengyu’s gaze, which seemed to see through everything, she could not say a single word.

What did Jiang Mengyu mean by this?

Had she already seen it?

Had she seen her unwillingness and ambition?

Did her telling her to “good luck” mean she approved of her?

Zhou Xinying’s mind was in a mess. Her ears were buzzing in an instant, as if all sounds had gone far away, leaving only the sound of her heartbeat exploding in her ears like thunder.

[Ding! Mission target Zhou Xinying’s favorability +2. Current total favorability: 284.]

“You…”

Jiang Mengyu did not give Zhou Xinying another chance to ask clearly.

She had given her a reason to fight and snatch. As for how far Zhou Xinying would go in the end, it was not her business to worry about.

“Zhou Xinying, goodbye.”

After Jiang Mengyu finished speaking, she turned and left without hesitation.

Zhou Xinying took two steps after her. “Where are you going?”

Jiang Mengyu did not turn her head. “To find something.”

To find something she had once lost.

“What?”

Zhou Xinying was in a daze. “Is it very precious?”

Worth Jiang Mengyu going to look for it in the middle of the night?

Couldn’t she just buy another one?

I don’t know if it was Zhou Xinying’s illusion, but after she had said this, Jiang Mengyu’s steps seemed to have paused imperceptibly.

Her voice drifted over lightly, and then quickly dissipated in the wind.

“It’s not very precious.”

“But it’s very important to me.”

Before Zhou Xinying could continue to ask, Jiang Mengyu’s figure had already disappeared from her sight.

Zhou Xinying stood in place, her mind still constantly recalling what Jiang Mengyu had just said. Her thoughts were chaotic, and she was still immersed in a huge surprise, subconsciously ignoring the hint of unease that had flashed in her heart.

Jiang Mengyu was still wearing that dress. She held the hem of her skirt and walked through the winding path. The sound of her high heels on the ground echoed in the quiet garden.

The further she walked, the quieter it became. Only in the end did Jiang Mengyu see a familiar black Cayenne parked quietly outside the iron gate.

She walked over.

The car window slowly rolled down, revealing Gu Lanqiu’s deep and mature face. Her body was half-hidden in the darkness, as mysterious and moving as a blurry silhouette.

“Is this how CEO Gu meets with me?”

Jiang Mengyu looked back. The iron gate had been quietly closed by a bodyguard who had appeared at some point.

“Get in the car first,” Gu Lanqiu, contrary to her usual self, did not argue with Jiang Mengyu. She just stared at her, her gaze dark and unreadable, like a large, airtight net, firmly enveloping Jiang Mengyu.

Jiang Mengyu was no longer unfamiliar with this process.

She bent down and got into the car. In a daze, she seemed to smell a strange scent, which drilled into her nasal cavity in wisps.

Jiang Mengyu did not show any strangeness. She just said in a low voice, “CEO Gu, if I remember correctly, the Zhou family seems to have sent you an invitation.”

Gu Lanqiu had not appeared at the banquet, but she had sent her a message, asking her to meet alone.

“Have you been doing well these past few days?” Gu Lanqiu retorted.

She carefully traced Jiang Mengyu’s features with her eyes. Clearly, it had only been a few days since they had last met, but Gu Lanqiu felt as if it had been a long time.

So long that the time when she and Jiang Mengyu had held each other tenderly, calling each other’s names, seemed to have happened in a previous life.

“Thanks to you, CEO Gu, not bad,” Jiang Mengyu tilted her head, and the black sapphire earrings on her ears also swayed. “So what does CEO Gu want to say to me?”

Gu Lanqiu’s voice was still a little hoarse, and her face also had a hint of sickness. “I miss you very much.”

Jiang Mengyu paused. “And then?”

Gu Lanqiu’s tone was very slow. “So I can’t…”

“What?” Just as Jiang Mengyu was about to ask more clearly, her head began to feel dizzy. The world was spinning in front of her, and Gu Lanqiu also became countless double images.

“I can’t just let you leave like this.”

With Gu Lanqiu’s last word, Jiang Mengyu also completely closed her eyes. She tilted her head and leaned against the back of the seat, already in a coma.

“You can’t blame me for this,” Gu Lanqiu murmured softly.

Jiang Mengyu had clearly already guessed that she was not a good person, but she was still willing to come to the appointment.

Gu Lanqiu draped the thin blanket on the side over Jiang Mengyu. She lowered the partition between the seats, and her voice returned to its coldness. “Let’s go.”

The Cayenne was like an arrow leaving the bow, quickly disappearing from its original place.

…

When Jiang Mengyu regained consciousness, she was in an unfamiliar bedroom.

She didn’t get up immediately. Instead, she raised her hand, wanting to rub her temples. The moment her arm lifted, a crisp ringing of a bell suddenly sounded in her ear.

Her blurry vision gradually cleared. Jiang Mengyu focused her eyes.

She saw that on her originally smooth and empty wrist, a thin chain had appeared at some point.

“You’re awake.”