"Warning! Warning! The second male lead has appeared. Please strengthen your character! Please strengthen your character! Please strengthen your character!"
Three notification sounds in a row made Zhang Xu's head spin. Following the sound of notification number sixty-five, Zhang Xu accurately spotted Yan Chenghuan peeping at Rong Yue from behind a large pillar outside the hall. For a moment, she was completely overwhelmed.
"How do we solidify this? Hit him? Scold him? Or what?" Zhang Xu talked to Sixty-Five as she walked outside. In the original story, Xu Xu really didn't have a good impression of Yan Chenghuan. She would hit or scold him, and even poison him was a common occurrence. But it was really difficult for Zhang Xu to do it now.
"As long as it doesn't violate the character setting, it's fine!" Sixty-Five regained its seemingly soft and cute voice.
As the night grew cooler, the chirping of crickets filled the air. Zhang Xu watched as Yan Chenghuan's gaze fell upon Rong Yue, a look of infatuation, a mixture of obsession and profound, bottomless sorrow. In every book, the second male lead is destined to lose to the male lead; compared to the other cannon fodder, he's merely an unforgettable character for the protagonist.
Upon hearing Zhang Xu's footsteps, Yan Chenghuan immediately lowered his head, timidly leaning to the side, his body bent so low it was almost invisible, appearing truly humble.
Zhang Xu looked at him, sighing inwardly, truly unsure how to proceed. Yan Chenghuan, waiting a long time for Zhang Xu's reaction, looked up curiously, only to see the woman before him still bearing the same face, but her brows were furrowed, as if she were struggling with something. The former ruthlessness in her eyes was replaced by a hint of "compassion"?
What the hell? This maid seems different from before.
Sixty-five, not receiving a response from Zhang Xu, began frantically urging her in her mind; the "beep beep beep" alarm was about to explode in her head.
"Stop arguing, shut up." The alarm didn't go off; instead, Yan Chenghuan looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Unable to bear the annoying prompt any longer, Zhang Xu had no choice but to brace herself and stare at Yan Chenghuan with a stern face, asking, "Who told you to come here?" The alarm in her mind lowered in frequency, and seeing that it was effective, Zhang Xu immediately perked up. She put her hands on her hips and rattled off every vicious person she could think of. After she finished speaking, Yan Chenghuan still looked at her with a puzzled expression, a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Seeing that Yan Chenghuan didn't react, Zhang Xu widened her eyes and said, "What? Am I wrong? A bug like you who doesn't know your place should stay in your own place. What are you doing running around outside? Get out of here!"
The alarm in her mind stopped, and Zhang Xu stopped talking, instead glaring at him fiercely with her eyes. Little did she know, this expression had no effect on frightening him.
It seems that whether someone is malicious or not, having a sharp tongue counts.
The commotion quickly attracted the attention of the people in the hall.
Seeing this, Rong Yue immediately ran over and pulled Zhang Xu behind her, then helped Yan Chenghuan up and stood her aside. She patted the seemingly agitated Zhang Xu and said, "Xu Xu, alright, alright, calm down, let's go back!"
As Rong Yue spoke, she winked at Yan Chenghuan, who was standing to the side, signaling him to leave quickly.
As the main figures of the banquet prepared to leave, the rest of the guests also stood up one after another to bid farewell to Rong Yue. Only Rong Bing bowed to Rong Yue and said something as he left. Upon hearing this, Rong Yue's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her kind smile.
On the way back to the palace, Rong Yue frowned and scolded Zhang Xu with a stern face, "Xuxu, did you bully Yan Chenghuan again?"
Thinking about what Xuxu had done, Zhang Xu thought it should also count as something she had done, since she was now wearing Xuxu's face. Zhang Xu nodded guiltily.
Seeing Zhang Xu's reaction, Rong Yue was furious: "You little brat, you won't listen to me, will you? Although Yan Chenghuan is currently a hostage, he is still a prince of Chu. What if he returns to his country one day and takes revenge on you?"
Although Rong Yue was scolding her, her words were full of concern for Xu Xu. How could someone like that allow Xu Xu to hurt her so much later? Besides, Rong Yue was too kind to a maid, without any sense of hierarchy, treating her like a close relative.
Seeing that Zhang Xu didn't reply, Rong Yue sighed, "Alright, I know you feel that with his status, he shouldn't have any designs on me. I'll be more careful in the future and have less contact with him."
Story completeness +5
The hint at number sixty-five struck Zhang Xu like a thunderbolt, cleaving through the layers of confusion in her mind. In the original story, Xu Xu targeted Yan Chenghuan because of his infatuation with Rong Yue. Xu Xu felt that Yan Chenghuan was not good enough for Rong Yue, so she tormented him.
"Princess, you've always known?"
Rong Yue turned to the side and looked at her strangely: "Of course I know, I'm not stupid."
Yan Chenghuan's gaze towards her was practically dripping with lust, okay? What kind of eyesight would it take to not notice that?
The female lead is fair-skinned and sweet, but she's not stupid!
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