Fake Alpha Daughter's Self-Help Notes - Chapter 43

Gu Fei looked at Yi Junkun‘s back as he fled in panic and blinked in confusion.

She muttered to herself, “No, what did he understand?”

She hasn’t even finished her words!

Gu Qingqing on the side also lowered her eyes and tapped the table with her slender fingers, as if she was in a daze.

What Gu Fei said just now was also beyond her expectations.

She had thought that Gu Fei was being so protective of her in front of Yi Junkun, with such a strong possessiveness, because she was finally starting to realize her feelings. She hadn’t expected that it was actually because Gu Fei thought Yi Junkun had bad intentions.

As expected of her, Gu Xiao Fei.

Gu Qingqing felt lost but also a little amused, and the corners of her lips curled up unconsciously.

Gu Fei frowned and thought for a long time, but he still couldn’t understand why Yi Junkun suddenly ran away, so she simply stopped thinking about it.

Well, let’s just say Yi Junkun was afraid of her! After all, she’s a top-tier Alpha!

Gu Fei shifted her attention away from Yi Junkun and back to Gu Qingqing, pouting cutely, then asking in confusion, “Gu Qingqing, why did you just say we’re not sisters?” 

Gu Qingqing was stunned for a moment, and the smile that was secretly raised at the corner of her lips suddenly disappeared. She reached out to pick up the food and did not answer for a while.

Gu Fei poked her cheek and asked, unhappy, “Did Yi Junkun trick you? Do you like him a little, so you’re not listening to me?”

The “like” Gu Fei spoke of was clearly not that kind of “like.” Gu Qingqing’s hand, as she picked up food, froze for just a moment, but she quickly raised her head and gave a faint smile, “No, I only like you, and I only listen to you. I said it like that just now because…we really aren’t sisters, Baby Fei. Just like you said, we’re the closest family.”

After Gu Qingqing finished speaking, she lowered her head again and ate seriously. She moved her chopsticks several times, but still couldn’t pick up any food.

Gu Fei was coaxed into a daze by Gu Qingqing’s soft, gentle voice and couldn’t help but nod unconsciously.

It wasn’t until they finished eating and walked out of the cafeteria that Gu Fei, thinking back on what had just been said, belatedly felt…there was something a little strange about Gu Qingqing’s words, as if she were hiding something. But she couldn’t quite put her finger on what exactly was strange.

While Gu Fei was in a daze, Gu Qingqing suddenly put her arms around her waist, held her hand, and leaned against her like a sleepy kitten in the afternoon and took a nap.

Soft, obedient and very cute.

Gu Fei scratched her head, tightened her grip on Gu Qingqing’s hand, and, for the time being, pushed the matter to the back of her mind.

During the last self-study period in the afternoon, Gu Qingqing was called to the office by the teacher to help grade assignments. Taking the chance, Xi Wan sneakily slid into her seat.

Before Xi Wan even sat down on Gu Qingqing’s chair, Gu Fei glanced up at her and said, “You are not allowed to sit in Qing-Qing’s seat.”

“Why?” Xi Wan was stunned.

Gu Fei: “When Qing-Qing comes back later, she’ll have the scent of your pheromones on her.”

Xi Wan protested discontentedly, “I sprayed blocking agent!”

“That’s not allowed either!”

“…then where should I sit?”

Gu Fei thought for a moment, then sat down in Gu Qingqing’s seat, reluctantly giving up her own to Xi Wan, “It’s been so long since you last came to me. Go on, what gossip do you want to tell me this time?”

“Gu Xiao Fei, you still understand me!” Xi Wan narrowedher eyes and smiled slyly, “This time’s gossip…is about you and Qing-Qing again.”

Several days had already passed since that night of camping, yet every time Xi Wan saw Gu Fei and Gu Qingqing together, her face would grow hot and flushed. Today, taking advantage of Gu Qingqing’s absence, she finally couldn’t hold back and came to probe Gu Fei, eager to satisfy her curiosity for gossip.

Maybe the silhouette that night…she was seeing things?

After all, Gu Fei was so simple and straightforward. Even though Gu Qingqing was confident in winning her over, it couldn’t have happened this quickly, right?

Gu Fei suddenly frowned, “Is someone badmouthing Qing-Qing again?”

“No, no,” Xi Wan waved her hands vigorously, “Qing-Qing’s the school goddess now, and with you, the school tyrant, protecting her, who would even dare to badmouth her? Don’t you think so, Sister Fei?”

When she heard the words Sister Fei, Gu Fei’s face turned red again. “Xi, Wan——!”

“Okay, okay, I won’t tease you anymore, Gu Xiao Fei.” Xi Wan took out her phone with a smile and handed it to Gu Fei, “Look at the posts on the forum.”

The posts Xi Wan found were, at first, all about shipping Gu Qingqing and Yi Junkun as a CP, but later on, the tone suddenly shifted, and people started shipping Gu Qingqing with Gu Fei instead.

As Gu Fei read through the first half of the post, her frown deepened, her face full of disbelief. She shot upright like a startled cat, bristling, “They’re saying Yi Junkun likes Qing-Qing? That he transferred classes just to chase after her?”

“Yeah.” Xi Wan nodded, then blinked in surprise. No way, Gu Fei didn’t even notice that? How clueless was she?

Could it be that she had really seen it wrong that night? Was it because it was too late that she was hallucinating?

Xi Wan felt a little sorry for Gu Qingqing for a moment.

“He…isn’t he deliberately targeting Qing-Qing and me?” Gu Fei looked strange.

“Targeting you on purpose? No way!” Xi Wan waved her hand. “Think about it, after he transferred, how good has he been to you…no, mainly to Qing-Qing! Bringing her water, helping her with problems, constantly trying to please her. How could you think he’s targeting you two?”

“Because…” Gu Fei thought for a moment, “Every time he brings us something, we refuse it, but he keeps insisting on giving it, doesn’t that count as deliberately provoking us? And also, these past few days, the other classmates keep sneaking glances at me, whispering behind my back. Obviously, he’s the one leading them to isolate me and Qing-Qing!”

“Even you, Xi Wan! You have been hiding from me for several days!” Gu Fei said angrily.

Xi Wan was dumbfounded, ‘…it could be interpreted that way?’

“He sent the gift to please Qing-Qing. Only you, Gu Xiao Fei, would think he was provoking you.” Xi Wan sighed and explained helplessly, “As for the classmates avoiding you these past few days, it’s because everyone’s been gossiping about you two. Of course they’d feel a bit guilty. You’re our school tyrant Sister Fei, and also the class’s little darling Fei-zai. How could anyone possibly isolate you?”

As for why Xi Wan was avoiding Gu Fei, it was of course because of what happened that night at camp, and she felt embarrassed.

The more Xi Wan talked, the more bewildered Gu Fei’s expression became. A breeze drifted in through the window, lifting the little tuft of hair on her head, making her look completely dazed and silly.

As Xi Wan spoke, she reached out, wanting to pinch Gu Fei’s cheek. She used to interact closely with Gu Fei all the time, after all, they were both Alphas, so what was wrong with a little closeness? But this time, just as she stretched out her hand, Gu Fei instinctively leaned back to avoid her.

At the same time, Xi Wan felt a cold gaze falling on her.

At some point, Gu Qingqing had returned. She smiled gently at her and said, “Xi Wan, you came to chat with Xiao Fei?”

Gu Qingqing’s smile was gentle and soft, but Xi Wan felt a chill on her back and got goose bumps.

“Y-Yeah, we’ve pretty much finished talking. Qing-Qing, I’ll be going now…” Xi Wan gave a little shiver, quickly snatched her phone back from Gu Fei’s hand, and slipped away. As for the latter half of the post…she’d just tell Gu Fei another time. After all, Gu Fei still hadn’t figured things out yet, so there wasn’t much worth gossiping about for now.

After Xi Wan left, Gu Fei stood up to give Qing-Qing back her seat, then sat back down in her original seat.

“What did you talk about just now?” Gu Qingqing just opened her mouth to ask and found that Gu Fei’s mood was a little wrong.

Gu Fei furrowed her brows tightly, her gaze carrying a bit of fierceness, yet her expression was tinged with confusion, as if she were struggling to make sense of something.

“Gu Fei?” Gu Qingqing called out softly.

Gu Fei still frowned and did not answer.

“Baby Fei?” Gu Qingqing leaned down and softened her voice.

Gu Fei shuddered reflexively, finally snapping back to her senses, “…it’s nothing.”

Gu Fei wasn’t good at lying, so her eyes involuntarily darted to the side, landing on Yi Junkun, who was buried in his studies. A few seconds later, she turned back, speaking casually, “I’ll tell you tonight.”

Gu Fei wasn’t looking at Gu Qingqing, but rather at the fresh new leaves outside the window behind her.

It was early spring. The grass and shrubs outside the classroom were a tender green, and even inside, there was a faint fragrance of fresh leaves. The air was crisp and clear, the new foliage lush, but Gu Fei’s voice alone sounded a little muffled.

Gu Qingqing felt a little panic for no reason.

She didn’t say anything more, just nodded, “Okay.”

On the way home from school, the two of them didn’t say a word.

Gu Fei walked ahead with her head down. Her face was set in a stern expression, yet her heart was pounding wildly, so fast it even carried an indescribable ache.

Xi Wan had said that Yi Junkun liked Gu Qingqing, and that he was pursuing her.

The word “like” exploded in Gu Fei’s head like thunder from a clear sky, with a loud bang that made her feel pain.

So Yi Junkun pestered Gu Qingqing, bringing them snacks and explaining problems, because he liked her and wanted to win her favor? So this was what “liking” between ordinary boys and girls was like?

She didn’t notice it at all.

Not only had she failed to notice, but Xi Wan even said that everyone else could see it, everyone except her. Gu Fei was simply insensitive when it came to feelings, not stupid. She knew that since everyone else realized Yi Junkun was pursuing Gu Qingqing, then there was no way Qing-Qing, such a sensitive child, wouldn’t know as well.

At this time, Gu Fei finally understood what Gu Qingqing had concealed from her in her words this afternoon.

——Gu Qingqing knew that Yi Junkun liked her and was pursuing her, but when Gu Fei asked her, she deliberately changed the subject.

Gu Qingqing hid the fact that Yi Junkun liked her. From the day Yi Junkun changed classes, Gu Qingqing might have noticed it, but she kept it a secret until now.

Gu Fei’s heart felt so sour it was practically bubbling over.

She could tell that right now, Gu Qingqing really listened to her and didn’t like Yi Junkun at all. But what about in the future? Gu Fei didn’t understand why, but she just felt sour and sad all the same.

If not for the fact that Gu Qingqing was still so obedient in front of her, she would have been so upset she was nearly in tears.

“System,” Gu Fei shouted in her mind, “I want to ask a question.”

A few seconds later, the long-absent system suddenly came online, “Ding-ding~ Host, what’s the matter?”

“My villainess value is still full, right?” Gu Fei asked first

“Ding ding, yes!” the system replied cheerfully.

“Oh…” Gu Fei nodded, then shifted the topic, “I want to ask you, in the original novel, is Yi Junkun the male lead?”

System: “Ding-ding, replying to Host, no, he isn’t.”

Gu Fei suddenly let out a breath of relief. That made sense, though Gu Qingqing was just an ordinary person right now, sooner or later she would differentiate into an Alpha. How could an ordinary person like Yi Junkun possibly be the male lead of the story?

She asked again, “Then can you tell me…who is the male lead?”

After Gu Fei reached full points, the system’s attitude toward her had become extremely good, practically answering any question she asked. Yet this time, it fell silent for a moment before refusing, “In the original novel, when the host died, the male lead had not yet appeared, so I am not authorized to disclose this to the host.”

Gu Fei’s mood suddenly became depressed.

“But host, I can tell you a little bit of insider info~” The system said cheerfully, “This is a strong-female-protagonist novel, after all. So even though the heroine suffers a lot and goes through plenty of hardship early on, later she’s going to soar with success, grasping both career and romance. As for the Omegas throwing themselves into her arms? She’ll have as many as she wants.”

Gu Fei: “……” I didn’t know why, but in that instant, I suddenly felt even more depressed.

Though Gu Fei was feeling down, the system’s voice grew even more excited, “Oh right, host, there’s one more thing I want to tell you!”

“Hmm?” Gu Fei muttered.

“It’s like this, host. I just received a temporary mission in another world, so I might have to leave for a while. It could be a few months before I come back. Anyway, your villainess value is already maxed out, so you probably won’t need me, right? It’s fine if I go, isn’t it?” The system had secretly taken on a little side job to earn some extra, and was feeling a bit guilty about it.

Gu Fei was completely absorbed in her gloom over the thought of Gu Qingqing starting a harem, and without even thinking, she nodded, “Go ahead, System.”

“Waaah, host, you’re the best!” The system exclaimed excitedly, “Then I’ll be off! Take good care of yourself. It’s less than half a year until your death in the original novel, so just spend the remaining time in peace, and then you can go to another world with your family! Bye-bye, host!”

Gu Fei: “……”

Gu Fei: “…bye.”

What the system didn’t mention was that, according to the original storyline, Gu Fei would still have to kidnap Gu Qingqing once more, taking her to the small warehouse. The key person who would cooperate with Gu Fei in the original story was also set to appear in the near future.

But then it reconsidered, Gu Fei’s villainess value was already maxed out, so there was no need to follow the storyline. To avoid causing any unnecessary complications, it stayed silent and didn’t give her any warnings.

The moment the system left, a gentle white light suddenly appeared in Gu Fei’s mind, followed by a vague panel with small golden words written on it. Before Gu Fei could see clearly what it was, the white light dissipated.

After the system’s voice disappeared, Gu Fei quickened her pace and let out a long sigh.

In terms of her career, Gu Fei would support Gu Qingqing no matter what. She wanted to see her strive because of love and light, eventually standing brilliantly at the center of a radiant stage. Not like in the original story, being pushed along endlessly by suffering.

But when it came to love… she didn’t like that Gu Qingqing liked Yi Junkun, she didn’t like that Gu Qingqing was liked by those Omegas, and she certainly didn’t like her being thrown into a harem——! Don’t like it, don’t like it, don’t like it! Not allowed, not allowed, not allowed!

The thought of the system’s words made Gu Fei even more upset. Her little face instantly fell, looking ten times fiercer than before.

She went home, ate, studied, and went to bed.

There was silence until evening.

“Gu Qingqing, let’s talk.”

Gu Fei sat on the bed. The moment she spoke in a sulky tone, Gu Qingqing obediently walked over, kneeling in front of her with downcast eyes, looking gentle and pitiful.

Gu Qingqing nodded obediently, and made a soft “hmm” sound in her throat, her voice so soft.

Gu Fei exhaled. Alright, she admitted that every time Gu Qingqing acted so obedient, most of her unhappiness would dissipate.

She reached out and pinched Gu Qingqing’s cheek. At first, she intended to squeeze hard, but when her fingers touched Qingqing’s soft, delicate skin, her strength vanished, and they merely brushed over it like a tickle.

Gu Fei said directly, “Xi Wan told me that Yi Junkun likes you, and that he’s pursuing you. You’ve known all along, isn’t that right?”

Without waiting for Gu Qingqing to answer, Gu Fei continued, “You don’t like him, so you’ve been pretending not to notice, right? Whether it’s the winter vacation dinner or these days, you’ve actually been secretly rejecting him, isn’t that right?”

“You’ve been keeping it from me, not telling me, isn’t that right?”

Gu Fei’s voice, a mix of cuteness and fierceness, was aggressive as she fired off several “Isn’t that right?” in a row.

Gu Qingqing was momentarily stunned. She lowered her eyes and nodded, “…mm.”

At this moment, Gu Fei reached out, pinched her chin, asked her to raise her head and look directly into her eyes.

Gu Fei’s actions were forceful at this moment, yet her dark, moist eyes were full of confusion and grievance.

Gu Fei had originally wanted to ask why Qingqing had kept it from her, but as soon as the words left her mouth, an indescribable emotion surged in her heart, and what came out was, “Gu Qingqing, you don’t like Yi Junkun, so you like…”

Gu Fei’s voice paused.

You like…?

Like…what?

Like…me?

Gu Qingqing’s body stiffened with her words, and for a moment, she was so nervous that her breathing became slightly difficult.

“Then what kind of person do you like?” Gu Fei finally asked.

They looked at each other and were silent for a moment.

“I…” Gu Qingqing started to speak, but was immediately interrupted by Gu Fei.

She released Gu Qingqing’s chin and shouted, “Forget it! I don’t care who you like! Anyway, for now, you’re not allowed to date, you are in the third year of high school! Studying is the most important thing! If you dare to fall in love, dare to like someone, I will, I will, I will…”

Gu Fei stammered “I will, I will, I will” for a long while, and finally, with fierce determination, blurted out,

“I’ll spank you!”

As Gu Fei’s words fell, the grievance and discomfort in her eyes completely vanished, replaced by a childlike smugness as she lifted her chin.

Forget it. She didn’t care why, wasn’t it normal for two people to have their own secrets? As long as Gu Qingqing didn’t go liking anyone else and obediently listened to her, everything would be fine!

As for why Gu Qingqing wasn’t allowed to like anyone else…? Gu Fei couldn’t quite figure it out. Her mind felt like a sheet of fragile white paper, ready to tear with a single poke, but she was too lazy to think about it further.

Hmm, let’s just say it’s the Alpha’s instinctive possessiveness.

As soon as Gu Fei’s fierce words fell, Gu Qingqing’s tense body relaxed. She suddenly leaned forward, hugged Gu Fei’s waist loosely, and couldn’t stop laughing softly.

She laughed for a long, long time.

——You said that I am not allowed to like anyone.

But it’s too late, Gu Xiao Fei, I already like you very much.

To you.

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