I Was Supposed to Be the Villainess, Now You're Telling Me I'm the Female Lead? - Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Don’t Fool Yourself

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Watching Ning Xue walk away, Bai Ning’s mood wasn’t very relaxed at all.

She didn’t have any banquet at all, where was she supposed to get photos of a banquet for Ning Xue!

[I can help you fabricate a few photos, guaranteed to satisfy you]

Bai Ning: “You’ve finally become somewhat useful, system.”

Looking at the several photos that suddenly appeared on her phone, Bai Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief.

System: [Let me correct that, I’ve always been very useful, you just don’t know how to use me]

Bai Ning dragged her exhausted body back home. Yesterday’s incident with Nan Zha had already made her suffer, and now suddenly another incident had occurred.

Clearly, before the system appeared, everything was still fine. Although she didn’t know about her female protagonist identity and was still foolishly trying to please the villainous supporting characters, at least nothing had happened during those few months.

She could even say that she had already gotten along well with those villainous supporting characters.

But ever since the system appeared yesterday, she had not only offended Nan Zha, but even Ning Xue was acting abnormal today.

Bai Ning was somewhat suspicious, her face showing a questioning expression.

“Honestly, system, are you some kind of bad luck system specifically here to mess with me?”

System: [?]

Bai Ning: “Look, I usually don’t have any problems, but ever since you came yesterday, all sorts of weird things have been happening. I don’t even dare to talk to Ning Xue and Nan Zha anymore.”

System: [You really know how to shift blame. I just arrived a few months late, who knew the things you did during these months were so outrageous]

Bai Ning: “That was all for my beautiful life…”

System: [If you had done nothing this month, maybe your beautiful life would be even better. Now look what happened, you’ve provoked most of the villainous supporting characters. What can I do? I’m just a weak, helpless, pitiful system]

Thinking about what she had done during these past few months, Bai Ning fell silent, pursing her lips.

“Do I still have hope, system?”

[No hope left, just bury yourself]

[If you had only provoked one or two, there might still be a way, but the problem now is that you’ve basically provoked them all. It’s like you just left the newbie village and ran to all the dungeons, whether high-level or low-level, and provoked all the bosses]

“It, it can’t be that bad.”

Bai Ning was left speechless by the system’s words, stammering as she tried to refute.

“Look, Jiang Xiyue doesn’t even know me now, we’re just gaming together. Ning Xue’s attitude toward me is still ambiguous, and I haven’t had much contact with the others yet. When you get down to it, it’s just Nan Zha. I think I still have hope.”

Bai Ning started speaking timidly, but her tone became increasingly firm as she continued.

She felt that what she was saying made perfect sense. Jiang Xiyue and she were just gaming friends, that couldn’t count as provocation. Ning Xue had only bitten her bubble tea straw today, which was normal behavior between close friends. She hadn’t done anything else strange, so she couldn’t jump to conclusions so quickly.

Moreover, since she had done these things a few months early, there might be some weird butterfly effect. Maybe Ning Xue’s behavior today was just because she was the only person who treated her well, and she was her benefactor, so she was just being clingy.

So she definitely still had a chance to make things right!

Thinking of this, Bai Ning’s expression gradually became determined, and she pulled herself out of her emo state.

System: [It’s fine to fool me, but don’t fool yourself too]

Bai Ning: “I’m being serious.”

System: [Oh, so what do you plan to do then]

“I plan to test Ning Xue again. I want to prove that Ning Xue is just being clingy, not having any weird feelings.”

Bai Ning looked confident. She had been getting along with Ning Xue for several months, and except for today, Ning Xue had never shown any strange behavior. She wouldn’t generalize from one instance, she wanted to test it again.

Anyway, she had nothing to do these few days. There were still a few days until the weekend. She would rest and calm down tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow she still had class, which would be perfect for going to school to test Ning Xue.

After settling on a rough plan, Bai Ning suddenly became energetic and sprang up to wash up.

………

The old houses in the old district were mostly rather short brick and tile buildings. The walls were grayish, with some places already cracked or peeling. In recent years, due to exterior maintenance, at least from the outside they looked decent now.

Ning Xue’s home was very tidy, without excessive decoration, just some simple furniture.

Returning to her somewhat cramped home, leaning against the sofa, Ning Xue’s expression was slightly gloomy.

She had noticed something was off about Bai Ning and felt that Bai Ning was hiding something from her, but she couldn’t directly ask about it.

This made the stuffy feeling in her heart even heavier, and her expression gradually became serious.

Closing her eyes and leaning against the sofa, she took a deep breath. Ning Xue walked toward her room, and after seeing the scene inside, her depressed mood eased slightly.

She had known Bai Ning for several months now. She often played at Bai Ning’s house and stayed overnight, but she had never invited Bai Ning to her own home.

First, her house was indeed too old, it was the inheritance her grandmother had left behind. Second, Bai Ning definitely couldn’t enter her room right now.

Looking at the life-sized body pillow on the bed, Ning Xue hugged it and took a deep breath. Smelling the familiar scent, she felt the stuffy feeling almost disappear.

However, this was just a temporary measure. She now felt like there was a stone stuck in her heart. If she didn’t figure out why Bai Ning was treating her this way, she would never be able to let it go.

Carefully examining the banquet photos Bai Ning had sent to her phone, Ning Xue frowned slightly.

She couldn’t see any traces of photoshop. It seemed that Bai Ning really did have a banquet tonight.

Pinching the bridge of her nose and rubbing her somewhat aching temples, she couldn’t find any flaws.

But she had also seen Bai Ning’s reaction today, there was definitely something going on, and she was deliberately hiding it from her. She knew that if she foolishly went to ask directly, Bai Ning would definitely not say anything and might even become more guarded against her.

So she could only find another way, using a different approach.

Picking up her phone and looking at the familiar yet disgusting name, before meeting Bai Ning, this name had always been her nightmare. But now, it was no longer something to fear. Dialing the number, Ning Xue’s expression was somewhat cold.

“Hello, Ning Xue, is there something wrong?”

A clear female voice rang out, with a hint of confusion in her tone, as if wondering why Ning Xue was calling her so late at night.

“Li Yue, help me with something.”

Compared to the enthusiasm on the other end, Ning Xue’s attitude was much more indifferent. Playing with the familiar silk stockings in her hand and smelling the familiar lily fragrance, Ning Xue said coldly.

“The day after tomorrow, in front of Bai Ning…”