7. I haven't received the tofu yet.

◎But he met the female lead◎

"No."

Jian Liyun answered readily, but Yan Sui could tell at a glance that she was lying.

Yan Sui put down the corn. "You're lying."

Jian Liyun quickly adjusted her facial expression, and smiled warmly: "You've misunderstood. I'm not angry, and I'm not lying."

The aloof female supporting character suddenly smiled like melting snow in spring, which was eerily unsettling. The system decided to play dead for good; it truly couldn't understand the characters in this world.

Yan Sui paused for a moment, then buried her head and picked up a spoon to eat the steamed egg custard.

The steamed egg custard was soft, smooth, and tender, almost melting in the mouth. Yan Sui ate spoonful after spoonful, finishing it all in no time.

After finishing the corn and steamed egg custard, Yan Sui looked at the person across the table. The woman with a cold expression was wiping the corner of her lips with a napkin.

"You're acting."

Yan Sui's sudden four words caught Jian Liyun off guard, and she didn't even realize what she meant at first.

Yan Sui finally continued the previous topic, "You were angry, but you lied and said you weren't angry, and you even put on an act as if you didn't care at all."

“Besides,” Yan Sui continued, “it should be me who made you angry.”

Although Yan Sui didn't know why the other person was angry.

Jian Liyun lowered her eyes, and the faint smile that had been there before vanished.

She said softly, "I thought you wouldn't continue this topic."

Yan Sui shook her head. "We were eating just now. Don't argue or cry at a time like this, or you won't be able to eat."

Yan Sui, as an observer, has witnessed too many such incidents.

Jian Liyun clenched her hands, which were hanging on her thighs, into fists.

She suddenly remembered some things from her childhood.

“Speaking of which,” Yan Sui interrupted Jian Liyun’s thoughts, “So Liyun, did my answer just now make you angry? But I really don’t know what I did wrong, please tell me.”

Yan Sui didn't know what she had said wrong, but she knew clearly that there must be no misunderstanding between her and Jian Liyun.

Even after she said that, Jian Liyun remained silent.

"Li Yun?"

Yan Sui called out softly again, but only silence answered her.

Jian Liyun suddenly stood up. "You said yesterday that you were going to make fish soup for lunch today. Do you know how to kill a fish?"

Yan Sui pursed her lips and followed, grabbing the other person's arm.

Jian Liyun turned to look at her, without saying a word.

"Don't do this." Yan Sui blinked. "Let's not do this between us, okay?"

Jian Liyun finally gave in.

She said helplessly, "I'm not angry with you, Sui Sui."

She was just angry with herself.

It had been a long time since anyone had been this kind to her. Jian Liyun felt like a drowning person, as if she had grasped at a straw.

But Jian Liyun now realizes that Yan Sui's kindness to her is not because Jian Liyun is special, nor because Yan Sui likes Jian Liyun, but because Yan Sui is simply a very good person.

Whether it's Jian Liyun or anyone else, no matter who Yan Sui's artist is, she will treat that person very well.

Jian Liyun was so angry that she couldn't get it out of her chest, so her complexion was naturally not good.

But ultimately, it wasn't Yan Sui's fault.

Yan Sui stared at Jian Liyun's face for a long time before finally letting go: "Okay, it's good that you're not angry with me."

The two arrived at the basin full of fish one after the other. Yan Sui was about to get the scissors: "I know how to kill fish, but I'm not very good at it. Sometimes I can't clean the internal organs properly. I'll wash them a few more times later."

"Let me do it." Jian Liyun put on gloves first and deftly grabbed a fish from the basin.

With a swift stroke, the fish's belly was cut open, and then its internal organs were removed.

Jian Liyun seemed to have handled the fish perfectly without much effort.

Seeing Jian Liyun's expressionless face, Yan Sui sat on a small wooden stool next to her, resting her chin on her hand, and said, "I'll get you a script about an assassin later."

I always felt that Jian Liyun playing this kind of role wasn't in her comfort zone, but rather in her dominant zone.

Jian Liyun took off her gloves. "I had thought about it before, but my former agent said that my debut role was as an assassin, and playing this kind of role too many times might damage my popularity with the audience. One role is enough."

Yan Sui scoffed, "So she's not your manager anymore."

Jian Liyun's lips curled up slightly, "Yes, Sui Sui is the best."

Yan Sui coughed lightly, "It's alright. Anyway, I'm the most suitable manager for you."

Although she didn't know much about the entertainment industry in her original world, nor did she watch movies or TV series, she had read this novel and knew which of the films and TV series in it would become popular.

Jian Liyun is a good actress. If she takes Jian Liyun to these projects, she will win all kinds of acting awards.

Jian Liyun turned on the tap, seemingly sighing, "You're always like this."

Say things that could be misunderstood.

An alarm bell rang in Yan Sui's mind, and she immediately stepped forward, "What's wrong with me? Tell me what I did wrong."

Yan Sui was too anxious and didn't notice that the two of them were being too intimate.

She pressed herself against Jian Liyun's side; the woman's body was soft and warm.

Jian Liyun stiffened, but did not move her feet. She simply said indifferently, "I just killed a fish, and I smell fishy and stinky."

Yan Sui even rubbed against the other person's arm: "You don't smell bad, you smell nice."

Jian Liyun simply hugged Yan Sui in her arms, the two of them so close that they could even hear each other's breathing.

"Does it still smell good?" Jian Liyun leaned down and whispered in Yan Sui's ear.

Yan Sui actually took a serious sniff, and a faint jasmine fragrance lingered around her nose.

She sniffed around like a puppy, finally finding the source of the fragrance—

Yan Sui used her index finger to pluck a strand of the other person's black hair and said earnestly, "Your hair smells so good."

Jian Liyun's red lips parted slightly, but she ultimately said nothing. She released the embrace, and the moment the other person left, she felt a sense of loss.

Yan Sui was unsure of herself, so she could only make an excuse to leave first. "I'll go pickle the fish first. You can rest for a bit. We'll go to the field to pick cabbages later."

"System," Yan Sui frantically cried out in her mind as she picked through the condiment bottles, "Can you see Jian Liyun's anger level?"

Yan Sui remembered that Lily had told her that in transmigration novels with system systems, some powerful systems could check the target's corruption level, affection level, and so on at any time.

There must be something called rage value, right?

[Host, the female supporting character does indeed have an rage value, but as I told you before, I'm currently very weak and can't check it. I don't have permission to check any value.]

Yan Sui sighed, "I know, I didn't have much hope to begin with. But without knowing how she feels, I'm worried something might go wrong later."

[Host, you don't need to worry about that. I feel the female supporting character is already on the verge of falling in love with you.]

Yan Sui: ?

"What's with the sigh? Don't you know how to make marinade?"

Jian Liyun walked up to him at some point and picked up a bottle of cooking wine.

Yan Sui snapped out of her daze, "I can do it."

The two silently finished marinating the fish, and Yan Sui took a sickle from the storeroom and went out.

After walking for about twenty minutes along a country road, the two arrived at a field planted with Chinese cabbages.

The Chinese cabbages are growing well, without falling apart or rotting at the core; it's clear the owner of this plot is very experienced.

Yan Sui picked up the sickle. "We only need to cut down one."

Jian Liyun stopped her, "The owner of this land..."

Yan Sui said "Oh," and added, "I've already asked someone to tell the owner that we can pick whatever we want."

The cabbages in this field were much larger than those commonly seen in the city. After Yan cut one down, she handed the sickle to Jian Liyun, then carried the nearly twenty-pound cabbage in her arms.

Even so, she still found it somewhat strenuous.

"Let me carry you," Jian Liyun said, unable to bear watching any longer, and offered to help.

“No need,” Yan Sui said, feigning nonchalance. “I can carry you.”

As a result of her stubbornness, Yan Sui took 30 minutes to get home, a journey that should have taken 20 minutes.

After putting down the cabbage, Yan Sui's arms were finally free.

Jian Liyun chuckled, "I'll cook later. Your hands are shaking so much you probably won't even be able to chop vegetables."

Yan Sui gave up trying to be brave and touched her arm. "I should really exercise more from now on."

Jian Liyun walked over and asked, "Would you like me to give you a massage?"

Yan Sui waved her hand, "No need, I have to go out again. Let's make a cabbage, tofu and fish head soup for lunch. I contacted someone yesterday to buy tofu, and it should be almost at the village entrance down below by now. I need to go pick it up."

Jian Liyun then gave up.

Rubbing her aching arms, Yan Sui slowly walked down the mountain.

She really loved this leisurely life in the countryside.

Looking at the bright sunshine and blue sky, Yan Sui thought to herself that this was a novel about the entertainment industry, so no matter what, the female supporting character, Jian Liyun, was destined to return to the world of fame and fortune to fight.

Fortunately, it's only the beginning, and there's still a chance to turn things around.

During the few days that Yan Sui spent alone with Jian Liyun, she felt that she had gotten much closer to her.

After that, all I need to do is take Jian Liyun to see a psychologist so that she won't feel so...

Um?

Yan Sui slowed her pace.

There was a downhill road in front of us, and a woman with incredibly long legs was standing at the bottom of the road.

Before Yan Sui could even marvel at how long the person's legs were, her mind went completely blank upon seeing their face.

"System, am I seeing things? This person looks exactly like the female lead, Lu Shutian."

How did the female lead end up here?!

The system panicked, but it had no other ability and could only rewind to the original storyline.

Yan Sui simply slowed her pace, but continued walking down the road with an unchanged expression.

[Host, I checked, and in the original novel, during this period, the female supporting character, the female lead, and the male lead were all preparing for the filming of that reality show. Now that the show's filming has been postponed, the female lead's actions are unknown.]

Yan Sui walked the same way as usual, but in her heart she continued to discuss things with the system.

"The world is so big, why did the female lead choose to come to this kind of rural area? It's too much of a coincidence."

As one person was discussing the matter, Yan Sui had already come to Lu Shutian's side. She was about to brush past her when her wrist was grabbed.

"elder sister."