Chapter 6 - substitute romance 06
‘Huan, Huan, Sis.’
Qiao Rui’s gaze was shocked and his voice trembled.
‘No!!’
Yu Huan was nervous, desperately trying to save her image as a kind and innocent person:
‘Don’t misunderstand me! Brother, I clicked on it by mistake, I just wanted to click on Not interested, you see, I don’t usually watch this kind of thing…”
She quickly scrolled past it.
Before she could catch her breath, a man with abs on display appeared, twisting his waist right at the camera.
Scrolling down further.
An unidentified male anchor with an exposed collarbone ran his fingers erotically over his prominent Adam’s apple, burning the viewer into a stupor.
Scroll down further.
A muscular man in grey trousers was doing one-handed push-ups, his muscles bouncing with each rise and fall…
No, don’t show me. Qiao Rui’s heart sank and she turned her head away.
Yu Huan silently opened a package of bear-shaped biscuits and munched on them, covering her shameful behaviour and feeling heartbroken that she normally couldn’t get such good food.
She hadn’t saved any of them just now and wondered if she could still get them when she opened her phone later.
–
On the way back to the dormitory with Qiao Xi in the taxi, Yu Huan was still checking to see if she had missed any saves.
The system couldn’t help but ask out loud, ‘Is this really a good idea?
Yu Huan sighed and immediately gave the system a lecture.
She is a gentle and weak little girl who doesn’t smoke or drink. What’s wrong with watching a little edgy short video to relieve the boredom of life and broaden your horizons?
–
The next few days were normal.
During the day, she took her lessons seriously, ate three meals on time, went back to the dormitory in the evening to do her homework, and played games happily.
Before going to bed, Yu Huan imagines with the system the scene where Qin Yunye cries bitterly because the female lead has a fiancé.
They have always believed that the male lead is currently in a state of heartache and broken heart – because that is what the script says.
So it’s fine not to message Qin Yunye for a few days, because he’s so heartbroken that he won’t care about the female lead at all.
Yu Huan and the system openly take advantage of the situation and slack off, and they don’t even think twice about it.
Until, that is, the male lead’s gift arrived at her bedside.
What do you think this is?’ Yu Huan was dumbfounded as she looked at the jewellery gift box with its high-class and luxurious packaging.
The girl said that the person who gave the gift was Qin Yunye,’ Yan Yi remembered.
Yu Huan woke up late today and didn’t know who delivered it.
Qiao Xi came over to look at the brand and couldn’t help but gasp: ‘It’s quite hard to buy, my mother can’t get this kind of thing.
Yu Huan didn’t really want to believe it and trembled as she opened the gift box, hoping it was empty and someone else’s joke, but her wish was not granted.
The necklace, earrings, bracelet and brooch were made of aquamarine of excellent quality, and the light that shimmered slightly as they moved was expensive and beautiful.
A sudden gift caused Yu Huan and the system to collapse together.
Is this really not part of the plot? Yu Huan asked the system for the umpteenth time.
‘Really, no,’ the system replied in despair.
‘Then can the plot continue tonight?
Yu Huan, who liked to fool around, and the system, who liked to follow the host’s lead, were finally punished for their actions and fell into a state of panic.
–
The familiar penthouse with its sweeping views of the river, where the rich playboy relaxes exclusively. No one knows who set the scene today, but a few people were overheard talking:
‘Meng Chengyi got engaged!
‘Really? I thought she went abroad?
‘She got engaged while she was abroad.
‘Hey, I remember…’ I wonder who they were talking about as their voices dropped.
Qin Yunye’s air pressure was extremely low as he kept checking his phone, as if he had encountered an unprecedented problem.
But that was the truth, and no amount of checking his phone could change the fact that the little girl hadn’t sent him a message in several days.
What had he done wrong that she had slipped out of his control?
Qin Yunye had thought about this countless times. But since he was in the middle of it, he couldn’t see the problem.
With a frown on his face, he wasn’t interested in having fun, and he refused everyone’s invitation to go out and think.
However, some people did not want to miss this unique opportunity to perhaps confide in Qin Yunye, so they came over with a drink to self-righteously comfort Qin Yunye:
Qin Brother, are you sad? It’s not worth it. There are always times in life when you don’t get what you want…’
‘What are you talking about? Qin Yunye’s eyebrows furrowed even more.
The man hesitated for a moment before stammering, ‘I mean, isn’t it about Meng Chengyi’s engagement…’
Meng Chengyi?
Qin Yunye paused for a few seconds before he could recall such a person.
When they were young, they lived across the street from each other, and their parents were close friends. But they never got along and could never play together. When things got serious, they would fight and pull each other’s hair.
Later, Meng Chengyi went abroad early, and to get back at him, he stole his favourite model aeroplane.
He was young at the time, and it was his favourite thing, so he chased it all the way to the airport, but he still couldn’t get it back, and he was so angry that he wiped away his tears.
In the end, there were outrageous rumours that the two of them were childhood sweethearts and that he was heartbroken and despondent at the airport.
Qin Yunye thought about it and didn’t take it to heart.
His mind was preoccupied with another matter, and as he examined the person in front of him, he suddenly remembered that this person was famous in the industry as a master of the art of love.
Let me ask you something,” Qin Yunye suddenly said.
Realising that he had said the wrong thing, the man who secretly regretted it suddenly felt like he was facing a great enemy. However, what Qin Yunye asked was a question that did not fit his image at all.
What was the reason for the girl ignoring him?
Qin Yunye had been the standard for the upper class since childhood, excelling in everything he learned, inheriting the company at an early age, and being so outstanding that he was almost deified.
His reputation was well known, and no matter which young master from which family, they all had a filter for him.
Unexpectedly, Qin Yunye asked a girl for advice.
The man plucked up the courage to ask a few more questions, and after learning a bit about the situation, he said tentatively:
”I’m not sure what the exact reason is, but it’s definitely a good idea to please the girl, so choose a gift or something…”
Qin Yunye thought about it and realised that he had overlooked this problem.
So, early the next morning, a packaged jewellery gift box was delivered.
–
The little girl hadn’t been heard from for a few days, and everything had become boring and tedious.
He casually picked a roadside bar and listened to the loud music to mask his loneliness.
After reviewing the chat history stored on his phone countless times, Qin Yunye considered the possibility of assigning a few people to watch over the little girl.
It wasn’t difficult to implement.
Just choose them directly from her professional students. Regardless of morality or privacy, as long as you give enough, it’s no problem.
Qin Yunye was confident that Yu Huan would not notice.
While he was plotting, he took a sip of the wine he had randomly ordered.
The alcohol quenched the desire in his heart. Not knowing how much to drink, Qin Yunye suddenly wanted to meet his little girl right away.
Just one look would be enough to calm his troubled mind these past few days.
–
“133 Qionghua Avenue. Is it easy to get here? If not, can I send someone to pick you up?
The male lead’s deep voice sounded like music to her ears at that moment!
No mistakes, just like the plot! Yu Huan cheered along with the system.
“Tonight’s plot is very important! Tonight, the male lead will be drunk and mistake you for the female lead, Meng Chengyi, and agree to your confession of love’.
You have to dress in the style of the female lead and then seize the moment and speak up when the male lead is half drunk and still has a shred of sanity…”.
The system went on and on, fearing the slightest mistake.