Chapter 5: Marrying a 90s Girlfriend
A beauty score of 100 makes little difference to an ugly person, but it has an immediate effect on a beautiful person.
Miao Shuangshuang held her face in her hands, unable to believe what she was seeing.
In just one night, her face seemed to have changed!
She used to be very pretty, but that was only something she could show off in small towns. Later, she went to big cities, and especially after working in the entertainment industry, she lost her confidence.
But when she got up this morning and glanced at herself in the mirror, she was shocked by how beautiful she looked!
After a moment of stunned silence, Miao Shuangshuang immediately began wiping the mirror.
Could it be that there's something wrong with the mirror, and she's just seeing things?
That's definitely not it, because even Yip Sai-ying was stunned.
She was always proud to have such a beautiful daughter, but she never imagined that her daughter would be this beautiful!
Has her skin become whiter? Has her eye become brighter?
Her facial features haven't changed at all; she's still her daughter. How did she become so beautiful?
Because of this sudden situation, the mother and daughter forgot everything and stood there staring at each other.
It wasn't until an unmistakable burnt smell wafted over that Ye Shiying realized what was happening—
Oh no! Her food!
...
Once you're woken up, there's no way you can catch up on sleep. Frustrated, Ye Xiqing got off the kang (heated brick bed) at the female supporting character's house and began her exploration of her new world.
Upon entering the outer room, they saw that the food had already been laid out, and Miao Shuangshuang was sitting there without touching her chopsticks.
Upon seeing Ye Xiqing, he immediately coughed, pretended to be busy, tucked his hair behind his ear, and hummed a song casually, looking like he didn't know what he was doing.
If Ye Xiqing doesn't understand her intentions, then he'll be letting down her eight hundred actions per second.
So Ye Xiqing immediately stepped back and said in a dramatic and expressive voice, "Wow, Shuangshuang, what's going on? You look so beautiful today. Did you put on makeup?"
Her acting skills were not good enough, and her attitude was not sincere enough, but Miao Shuangshuang was so overwhelmed by the joy of becoming beautiful that she did not notice.
She covered her mouth and chuckled, pretending to be nonchalant, "No way, Sister Qingqing, what are you talking about? I just washed my face!"
"Oh, really? Shuangshuang, you look even better without makeup than people who wear makeup!"
"No way, I'm just average, I can't compare to you at all, Sister Qingqing~"
"Don't say that, outsiders will laugh at me if they hear it."
"Oh, hehe, Sister Qingqing, what did you say?"
...
Miao Shuangshuang and Ye Xiqing were cousins living under the same roof. Apart from being able to freely express their dislike for each other when they were young, they mostly maintained a superficial harmony as they grew up.
Miao Shuangshuang ate her meal with great relish. In the past, she had looked down on Ye Xiqing with one eye, but because of her sudden beauty, she suddenly felt superior to Ye Xiqing.
People are strange like that. When she was trying her best to compete with Ye Xiqing, she felt like she had a deep-seated grudge against this cousin.
But one day, after realizing she had surpassed her in one aspect, she suddenly felt that she didn't dislike her cousin as much anymore.
So after the meal, when the two girls were cleaning up the dishes together, Miao Shuangshuang and Ye Xiqing, for the first time ever, started chatting.
"Sister Qingqing, do you want me to dress you up too? You'll definitely look beautiful in it!"
In the 1990s, there was no running water in the countryside, and even washing dishes was a difficult task. Ye Xiqing touched it once and never wanted to touch it again.
Miao Shuangshuang's intentions were also very clear. She kept bringing up the topic of beauty in her conversations, just to get Ye Xiqing to praise her again.
But Ye Xiqing was already tired of praising, so she didn't respond and started a new topic: "I don't need to, no matter how I dress up, I'll still look the same. But Shuangshuang, you're so beautiful, do you want to be a big star?"
Miao Shuangshuang: Huh?
After she suddenly became beautiful today, she was simply immersed in the joy of becoming beautiful, without thinking about the benefits that beauty would bring her. After all, her "life plan" after her rebirth had already been planned.
After Ye Xiqing said that, Miao Shuangshuang suddenly fell silent, and her almost forgotten experience of "pursuing her dream in the entertainment industry" from her previous life began to slowly resurface.
The Lu Jing'an seen from Miao Shuangshuang's perspective is not the complete Lu Jing'an, and the Miao Shuangshuang seen from the system's perspective is naturally not the complete Miao Shuangshuang either.
People say that her experience of wanting to be a star was due to her spending money recklessly after becoming a wealthy socialite.
But initially, I did have some passion for it.
She was a vain girl from a young age, always craving attention and praise, and always wanting to be in the spotlight.
So when she learned about the glamorous job of being a celebrity, she was so envious that her eyes lit up. She fantasized every day about being able to have that kind of job, and when the opportunity came, she naturally didn't hesitate to let others fulfill her desires.
It's been so long, so long that she herself has forgotten.
Her last memories seemed to be all about the many years of entanglement and bickering with Lu Jing'an. She couldn't even remember why she didn't cherish the opportunity when she had it.
Ye Xiqing's words shattered Miao Shuangshuang's joy.
She remained silent for a long time before finally finding a way to convince herself. She looked at Ye Xiqing with disdain and said, "Do you think being a celebrity is just about having a pretty face? There's a lot more to it than meets the eye!"
"Our family is so poor that we don't even know which way the theater faces, how can we become a star!"
Besides, why would she want to become a celebrity? She's about to become the wife of the future richest man!
Even if being a celebrity is great, can you still have the wife of a billionaire? How naive!
"Oh." Ye Xiqing nodded.
"I was just about to tell you that when my mom called me earlier, she mentioned that a group of people filming a movie are currently staying at their hotel. I was wondering if you wanted to try your luck, just in case you get noticed?"
"real?"
Ye Xiqing's biological mother, Miao Shuangshuang's aunt, went out to work after giving birth to Ye Xiqing. At this time, she was working as a receptionist at a hotel in the capital, so when she said she encountered a film crew, it was probably true!
Miao Shuangshuang wouldn't have been moved by just one sentence. After all, even if she was confident, she wouldn't be so confident as to believe that she could be discovered by a talent scout just because of a receptionist's introduction.
But this morning's sudden boost in beauty ignited her heart.
If it's true, should she give it a try...?
While Miao Shuangshuang's mind was still in turmoil, Ye Xiqing nodded seriously: "Of course it's true."
"But I forgot, it seems you're getting married soon."
"If you marry Gu Pengfei, then you can't go, right?"
"Why not!"
The one who said those words was not Miao Shuangshuang, but Ye Shiying.
Miao Shuangshuang used to clamor that she wanted to sing, act, and become a star, but Ye Shiying thought it was all nonsense.
But compared to marrying Gu Pengfei, she would rather her daughter do that nonsense!
He pulled out fifty cents from his pocket, not even bothering to close the door, and dragged Ye Xiqing to the village store.
These days, there's only one telephone here, so everyone who wants to contact someone from out of town has to make a call here.
After making the call and confirming the news with his younger sister, Ye Shiying was almost moved to tears: "Then I'll have Shuangshuang go to your place!"
Ye Shimei fell silent.
She had only casually mentioned the news from the film crew to her daughter, never expecting it to cause such a stir!
She had been wandering for many years and had just found a decent job, so she didn't want to cause any trouble.
But it's one thing if it's someone else, but this person happens to be her older sister.
The person she owes the most in her life is probably her eldest sister, so no matter what, she has to agree to this request.
Having made up her mind, Ye Shimei covered the microphone and said solemnly, "Then please have Shuangshuang come as soon as possible. I don't know how long they will film."
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Ye Shiying was overjoyed. He hurriedly dragged Ye Xiqing back, stuffed his most treasured money into Miao Shuangshuang's arms, and said only two words: "Go quickly!"
Miao Shuangshuang: ...
What are you trying to do?! What are you trying to do?! Did you even get her permission?!
But all of this happened too fast, faster than her rebirth, leaving her no time to think calmly.
Does she want to be the wife of a future billionaire, a sure thing, or a future superstar with no future?
Miao Shuangshuang stuffed the money into her pocket and ran away without thinking.
Is that even a question? It won't cause any delay!
Even after she returns from her trip to the capital, she can still be the wife of the richest man. So why not give it a try?
As the most vicious female supporting character in the entire book, Miao Shuangshuang's greatest strengths are her ability to be opportunistic, fickle, and flexible. She runs away faster than a rabbit whenever she encounters a new benefit.
Only after her swift figure disappeared did the system find its own voice.
"Host... what are you doing...?"
While supporting Miao's mother's arm and seeing Miao Shuangshuang off, Ye Xiqing calmly replied to the system, "Can't you see that? It's a little cheat code for those who work for others."
"With Miao Shuangshuang's personality, it's hard for her not to go home and flaunt her wealth once she becomes successful. I'm living in their house now, so if she becomes successful, won't I benefit from it?"
"Then you can keep the beauty pills for yourself and become a star, why do you have to give them to others!"
"I can't act."
"Then you can use your beauty to attract Lu Jing'an. Not only Lu Jing'an, but everyone will be won over by you!"
"I don't want to say anything unpleasant."
"No matter who it's given to, it can't be given to Miao Shuangshuang!"
"Why?"
The system was practically driven mad by Ye Xiqing. Did they even need to ask why?
"Miao Shuangshuang is a vicious female supporting character. She's always been trying to harm you. What's the point of giving her your cheat ability? The saintly character trope isn't popular anymore!"
Hearing this, Ye Xiqing finally turned around and asked seriously.
"Is there?"
“In her first life, she married Lu Jing'an to provoke me, and Lu Jing'an went bankrupt. In her second life, she married Gu Pengfei instead, and Gu Pengfei is finished.”
"I haven't done anything in either of my two lifetimes, and she's already made herself so angry that she vomited blood. I've wanted to ask you for a long time, what exactly makes this vicious female supporting character so vicious?"
system:……
Oh no... I'm starting to think Ye Xiqing might be telling the truth...
Miao Shuangshuang is indeed the most memorable villainous female supporting character in the entire story, but she didn't actually do anything particularly intimidating.
After all, she's the kind of villain who uses stupidity to highlight the female lead, and a stupid person can't even do anything truly lethal as a villain...
But it still doesn't feel right!
"Although Miao Shuangshuang hasn't accomplished anything particularly remarkable, with the beauty pill you gave her, she might actually succeed. If she uses the golden touch you gave her to build a career, wouldn't the audience think you're inferior to her?"
"You're the female lead in this story! Aren't you afraid of being surpassed by the supporting female character?!"
"So what? The male lead is way ahead of me, isn't he?"
System: Hmm? Who?
Ye Xiqing continued as if it were the most natural thing in the world: "I am an illegitimate child, my family is dirt poor, while Lu Jing'an is a rich young master, surrounded by admirers. He has been ahead of me for so many years, and you haven't said a word. The villainous female supporting character hasn't even surpassed him yet, so what's your hurry?"
system:……
"How can you compare them! Lu Jing'an is the male lead! You're just a female lead, what are you comparing yourself to the male lead for!"
Ye Xiqing ignored her completely: "Of course we have to compete. As the female lead in a wish-fulfillment novel, why am I not the most enjoyable? Why should I?"
"And I acknowledge him; he is the male lead. If I don't acknowledge him, then he isn't."
"You're really strange. You always try your best to persuade me to help Lu Jing'an, who has nothing to do with me, but you always hope that I will trample my cousin in the mud."
"Then tell me, in this society where personal connections matter, what harm would it do me to have a relative who could become a big star?"
system:……
Nonsense! Full of twisted logic! Don't assume that just because something is long and rambling, it's all true!
It took the system a long time to calm itself down, as there was no point in arguing when the two people didn't see eye to eye.
After calming down, he suppressed his anger and said, "So, how does the host plan to start your great career and become the most exciting protagonist?"
Ye Xiqing turned around, her gaze falling on it, and said with unusual sincerity, "Of course it's thanks to you."
"Heh... I'll take the lead..."
Wait... who can we rely on?
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