Chapter 52 Breaking the "Male Lead's" Leg
Xu Chi could foresee that these words would be enough to make the girl in front of him stop crying and start laughing again.
But the reality was beyond his expectations.
As soon as he finished speaking, Tu Yao suddenly looked up, staring at him with a mixture of shock and sadness.
"Don't you... have any other friends?"
He was taken aback.
Tu Yao pondered for a moment, and didn't seem surprised that he had no friends.
His whole family is sick, he has been burdened with the weight of life since childhood, and now he is all alone. Maybe she really is his only friend.
Thinking of this, Tu Yao felt a sudden pang of sadness. She had clearly transmigrated into a novel about a wealthy family in the entertainment industry, so why were there so many pitiful people in it?
Xu Chi could almost see right through her thoughts at a glance, and suddenly felt a little lost.
He seemed unable to treat the girl in front of him the same way he usually treated ordinary people.
How he treats his friends.
Moreover, this friend possesses qualities and empathy that are rare among ordinary people.
She could conquer even those who harbored primal hatred towards her, let alone a patient like him who was constantly receiving kindness.
Xu Chi chuckled softly and couldn't help but go along with her words: "...Yes, because of health reasons, I've never had a boyfriend."
"Isn't it terrible?"
Sure enough, Tu Yao's eyes showed even more pity, and she seemed to hesitate for a moment.
Then she sighed, walked over, squatted down beside him, and after thinking for a moment, comforted him:
"Don't be sad, I've actually seen people who are worse off than you... I've seen people who are worse off than you."
Xu Chi became interested and reached out to make her tea: "Is there anyone more miserable than me?"
Tu Yao hesitated for a moment: "...He's a minor character in a book I haven't finished reading yet. No, he's not even a minor character; he's more like cannon fodder."
Xu Chi raised an eyebrow: "What book?"
Tu Yao lowered her head, rested her chin on her hands, and said softly, "Call it 'The All-Round Heiress Bravely Ventures into the Entertainment Industry'."
"The male lead is the nephew of the richest man in Hong Kong, and the female lead is his arranged marriage partner. However, neither of them likes the arranged marriage, so they both run away from the wedding and enter the entertainment industry one after the other."
Xu Chi's hand, which was pushing the teacup, paused instantly. He looked up and confirmed, word by word, "...the nephew of the richest man in Hong Kong?"
Arranged marriage? Runaway bride? Entering the entertainment industry?
He chuckled: "Where did you read the novel?"
Some authors do like to draw material from real life, but the matter of Xu Bai running away from his marriage has been suppressed so far. Apart from his own family, no one knows about it. So is it a coincidence or is there another hidden story?
Tu Yao pursed her lips: "Never mind where I saw it. Just think of this world as a huge novel. The male and female leads love and hate each other for several years. When the female lead leaves, he becomes a cold and numb CEO. When the female lead comes back, the butler will say with tears in his eyes, 'The president is finally smiling again.'"
A complex, unspoken meaning flashed across Xu Chi's eyes.
Tu Yao continued, "...And that supporting character, she was the female lead's simp. She only appeared in a very short segment before being kicked out of the wealthy family. Later..."
She transmigrated into the book before she even finished reading it.
One second she was like a detached storyteller, but the next second she subconsciously put herself into the story.
So she looked up, her gaze clear as she looked at the young man before her: "There's an even more tragic version to come, would you like to hear it?"
Xu Chi looked back at him with deep eyes and nodded naturally.
Tu Yao chuckled and covered her ears, listening to the echo in her mind, and continued:
"In the sequel, on the day she was kicked out of the wealthy family, she became a different person. Then all the wrongdoings of the original owner fell on her shoulders, and she had to bear the consequences of the troubles caused by the original owner."
Tu Yao lowered her eyes: "She is very scared and doesn't know what to do. She has no memory, no past, and probably no future. She is like an NPC who can disappear at any time."
But NPCs also want to survive.
Yet I feared that even surviving would be confined by this novel, and all my efforts would ultimately be in vain.
Tu Yao looked up helplessly: "...Isn't it even worse now?"
Suddenly, the area around the wooden house became quiet.
Xu Chi stared intently at the girl before him, trying to discern the truth or falsehood in her absurd words.
Two weeks ago, on the day they first met, the information report representing the identity of Tu Yao was delivered to his desk.
The two brothers, both a bit dim-witted, believed the explanation about amnesia.
He didn't believe a single word of it.
Sure enough, his friend now seems to have given him a real answer in a joking way.
—He became a different person.
Xu Chi thought that, regardless of whether it was true or not, he himself had a strange illness, and it seemed that he could also accept other even stranger things.
...That's great, two people who don't fit into this world have become friends by chance.
After a long pause, he said calmly, "So why isn't the richest man the male lead?"
Tu Yao was taken aback. "I don't know, but that's what the author wrote."
"The male lead pursues his wife for over 1,800 chapters, ruthlessly eliminating anyone who stands in his way. When the female lead falls ill, he makes the doctor pay with his life. When the female lead suffers setbacks in her career in the entertainment industry, he shares his family's resources with her family and his entertainment industry resources with her, while also cleaning up a bunch of petty thugs who are at odds with her."
"In short, if this world is a huge novel, we NPCs should never offend the richest man's nephew, or we'll definitely come to a bad end."
Xu Chiwei slightly twitched the corner of his lips. "Distribute the family resources?"
"...He dares to do that."
He leaned forward slightly, his tone casual yet earnest: "How about this, if he dares to bully you, I'll make him kneel down and apologize to you."
Tu Yao's eyes immediately showed a hint of pity: "...I checked your pulse, and your mind is normal."
Xu Chi was speechless for a moment.
After a while, she sighed helplessly: "I was just thinking, a supporting character had a tragic ending when she was just a supporting character, but like you said, she was given a different soul the day she was kicked out. In that case, can she become the main character now?"
"If she saw herself as the protagonist, would the ending be different?"
After she finished speaking, Tu Yao froze on the spot.
Is that so...?
yes……
The supporting role has been replaced; she is now the protagonist of her own life. As she strives to forge a new path, is she already severing ties with the original Tu Yao?
They won't be confined to this novel.
Tu Yao remained silent for a moment, then suddenly looked at the young man in front of her.
The next second, she leaned over, patted his cold hand, and said earnestly:
"Koike, I enjoy talking to you."
Xu Chi felt the warmth of the hand covering his hand and raised an eyebrow slightly:
"I like it too, if you could use a different form of address."
Tu Yao retorted, "I asked Aunt Luo. Your father is the grandson of Grandpa Da Pangtang. According to seniority, you should call me Auntie."
Xu Chi: ...
Xu Chi smiled and placed the teacup in her hand: "Have some tea."
They successfully shut Tu Yao up.
Tu Yao laughed and leaned back into the chair behind her, suddenly feeling enlightened and full of energy.
She took a sip of tea with relish, but just as she swallowed it, she suddenly froze.
Wait a minute...
Tu Yao looked up at the sky and murmured:
"What time is it now?"
Like her, Xu Chi lay back in the chair behind her: "There are still fifteen minutes until midnight."
Tu Yao: ...
Oh no, she left at six in the morning, and six hours have passed now...
When they arrived, they never expected Xu Chi to live so far away, nor did they anticipate that he would suddenly fall ill.
I never expected they would get along so well.
The worst part is that she didn't bring the phone Tu Chaoxi gave her; the director and the others are going to be worried sick...
And then there's Nan Ke...
I finally managed to calm her down, but what if she starts setting things on fire again if I can't find her?
"It's all over! It's all over!"
Tu Yao immediately jumped up: "I have to go back to Xiaochi now, I'll come see you again next time!"
"No, no!"
Tu Yao turned back.
"I've been walking for six hours. The director must be looking for me. I need to let them know I'm back..."
Before she could finish speaking, a slender, fair hand had already handed her the phone.
"Go ahead and fight."
Tu Yao was deeply moved: "Xiao Chi, you are such a good person."
Tu Yao only remembered Tu Chaoxi's number, but he didn't answer even after she called several times.
So she looked up and asked, "Can I send my brother the location here, Xiaochi?"
Xu Chi rubbed Wolf Fang's head, too lazy to correct the nickname anymore.
"Can."
Tu Yao sent another text message with her location, and then sincerely apologized in advance.
After thinking for a few seconds, he sat back down, trembling, holding his teacup.
Xu Chi raised an eyebrow: ?
Aren't you leaving?
Tu Yao shook her head seriously, explaining with self-awareness, "I dare not move until my brother calls and gives me a good scolding."
It's a two-hour walk from here to Crane Village. If her brother calls halfway through and can't reach her, he'll get more than just a scolding.
She can be domineering towards Tu Chaoxi normally, but when she makes a mistake, she knows how to avoid igniting more anger.
...
On the other hand, the production team was indeed extremely anxious.
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