I Was Supposed to Be the Villainess, Now You're Telling Me I'm the Female Lead? - Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Then Why Don’t You Look Behind You?

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She had thought about Ning Xue wanting other gifts, or jewelry and such, she had even thought about food, but she really hadn’t expected Ning Xue to want her personal handkerchief.

However, she didn’t pay much attention to it. After all, it was just a handkerchief, giving a hundred of them wouldn’t be a problem.

“Hehe”

[Ning Xue comfortable, happy, feedback value +114]

It seemed Ning Xue really liked this handkerchief. Hearing the system’s notification and seeing Ning Xue’s happy expression, Bai Ning’s face also showed a trace of a smile.

Ning Xue excitedly took the handkerchief that Bai Ning handed over, but didn’t immediately put it away.

Instead, she imitated Bai Ning’s earlier actions. Under Bai Ning’s dazed and confused gaze, she used her distinct, slender fingers to hold the handkerchief and began wiping Bai Ning’s forehead.

Although Bai Ning hadn’t been outside in the sun for long, she had just jogged for a while, so there were still some beads of sweat on her forehead.

Ning Xue gently wiped Bai Ning’s forehead with delicate movements. Looking at Ning Xue’s exquisite face, her serious and focused expression added an inexplicable charm.

Bai Ning inexplicably felt a bit shy and immediately turned her head away after Ning Xue finished wiping.

“Let’s quickly go inside and take a look. I ordered two movie tickets on my way here. There’s still a while before it starts, so let’s find a bubble tea shop to sit in first.”

Bai Ning walked forward somewhat frantically, while walking and thinking to herself.

In her previous life, she was a male named Xiao Chu, and in this life, she was a female named Xiao Chu. She simply couldn’t handle this kind of teasing. What she did to Nan Zha yesterday was purely emergency avoidance. Normally, she was a very innocent person.

She belonged to the type who bragged about being a player online, but in reality had zero actual experience, though she had plenty of theoretical knowledge.

The frantically walking Bai Ning completely failed to notice Ning Xue’s actions behind her.

She hadn’t asked for Bai Ning’s handkerchief just to wipe sweat. Rather, she wouldn’t use this handkerchief to wipe sweat at all.

Noticing that Bai Ning wasn’t looking at her, her hands trembled slightly. Although this wasn’t the first time she’d done something like this, she still felt a bit nervous. Taking Bai Ning’s handkerchief, she placed it at her nose and took a deep breath, going straight to epic-level lung capacity.

“Hah…”

Feeling her nose filled with that pleasant lily-like scent from Bai Ning’s body, the delicate silk handkerchief made Ning Xue feel as if she were holding Bai Ning’s small hand. She closed her eyes and showed an intoxicated expression on her face.

Her collection had gained another item, and this one didn’t even need to be hidden. Ning Xue’s face showed a trace of a smile.

She folded the handkerchief carefully and placed it in her pocket, then chased after Bai Ning who was ahead.

………………

Inside the bubble tea shop, Bai Ning and Ning Xue held their drinks and sat on chairs chatting.

“Xiao Ning, what were you doing yesterday? Why didn’t you reply to my messages last night?”

Hearing Ning Xue’s question, Bai Ning’s face instantly went pale.

Yesterday’s events couldn’t be talked about! She couldn’t possibly say that she had just happened to be visiting someone else’s… XX space at that time, so she didn’t reply to messages.

Forcing a smile, Bai Ning laughed it off:

“Yesterday I felt dizzy, so I slept a bit early. I probably didn’t see the messages.”

“Is that so? Then how do you feel now? Is your head still dizzy?”

Without continuing to pursue the previous question, she showed a caring expression and asked Bai Ning with a nervous look.

“No, no, I’m fine now. I probably went to bed late the past few days, but I slept early yesterday, so there’s no problem now.”

Ning Xue’s caring expression and innocent look made Bai Ning feel somewhat restless.

She felt that lying to deceive Ning Xue gave her an inexplicable sense of guilt.

“That’s good, as long as you’re fine. I told you to rest early, you should stay up late less often.”

When she heard Bai Ning say she was fine, Ning Xue’s expression returned to normal, but she still spoke to Bai Ning with a trace of reproach.

“I, I need to use the restroom urgently. I’ll go to the bathroom and be right back.”

Bai Ning’s face turned red. Under Ning Xue’s worried gaze, she put down her bubble tea, stood up, and walked toward the door.

Bai Ning walked out the door in a panic, leaned against the wall, and took a deep breath.

She didn’t know why, but every time she was with Ning Xue, she felt like she was being led around by the nose. Just lying to Ning Xue a little made her feel guilty.

“System, look, you told me this would be a villainous supporting character? What’s in it for me? I’m the female lead, a villainous supporting character would definitely dislike me. The way things are now, Ning Xue is definitely fine, right?”

Bai Ning felt that Ning Xue was clearly a little angel, so gentle and considerate. How could she possibly have any strange thoughts about her? This was all thanks to her helping Ning Xue back then.

[If you go back now and quietly take a look from the window, you might not say that anymore]

The system’s words were flat, but Bai Ning could always sense a trace of amusement in them, making her inexplicably feel a chill.

“Even if I go now, there definitely won’t be anything wrong.”

[You’d still be talking even if you were cremated]

Ignoring the system’s teasing, although Bai Ning didn’t believe the system’s words, she still hesitantly and slowly crept toward the window position.

She carefully poked her head out, afraid of being seen by Ning Xue.

After poking her head out, she had originally expected some explosive scene to appear and had prepared herself mentally, but the scene before her eyes was completely normal.

Ning Xue sat quietly in her chair, drinking her bubble tea with a smile on her face, looking like a picture of peaceful times. The only thing was that for some reason, Ning Xue kept looking around, but aside from this point, everything else was normal.

She quickly crouched down, Ning Xue’s gaze had swept over, and Bai Ning had almost been spotted.

“What’s the problem with this?”

Full of confidence, Bai Ning asked the system triumphantly.

She had thought she would see Ning Xue opening her cup to drug her, but nothing happened at all.

[Then why don’t you look behind you?]

“Hah, even if I look ten more times, there won’t be any problem. Just wait and… see.”

Besides, taking a step back, even if Ning Xue wanted to pull some tricks or had a vicious supporting character personality, she wasn’t afraid. She wasn’t some delicate female lead, she had plenty of strength and methods. What big storms hadn’t she seen?

What a joke. If she couldn’t handle Nan Zha, could she really not deal with a little girl with no background?

Dismissing the system’s words, Bai Ning immediately turned around and looked again, only to see a scene that left her dumbfounded.

Ning Xue, whom she regarded as a little angel in her heart, was at this very moment actually holding her bubble tea, biting the spot where she had just drunk from, with an intoxicated and infatuated expression on her quiet, elegant face.