A Vicious Female Rival Omega is Sweet and Soft - Chapter 3

Actually, Shen Qingran was not wrong. How could a scumbag Alpha in the eyes of outsiders like herself help a cleaning girl for no reason? Aside from wanting to hit on her, there really was no other explanation that made sense.

The surrounding people who had been watching the fun gradually dispersed. Ye Yixi came back to her senses and saw Zhen Xiaobai, who was half a head shorter than her, handing her a towel with an apologetic expression. The moment Ye Yixi forced out a smile and took the towel, the system notification saying that she had successfully obtained 0.5 points also rang out.

Ye Yixi happily wiped the wine stains from the corners of her clothes and secretly thought that although the female lead was a little reckless, her heart was still quite kind. There was actually nothing bad about being silly-sweet.

“What’s your name?”

“My name is Zhen Xiaobai…”

Facing Ye Yixi’s question, Zhen Xiaobai did not guard against her at all and directly gave her real name.

She really lived up to her name. Zhen Xiaobai—truly innocent… This original author was way too casual when naming characters. At least she was the female lead…

Ye Yixi could not help complaining inwardly again, but Zhen Xiaobai seemed anxious to leave.

“Kind person, thank you for helping me today. If I get the chance, I’ll definitely repay you. Also… I still need to use the towel in your hand to wipe the floor later, so I’ll take it back first!”

After saying that, she directly took the towel from Ye Yixi’s hand and then fled.

Ye Yixi was left in a mess.

Wipe the floor?

She glanced at her clothes, and the corner of her eye twitched…

She immediately took back what she had just said about there being nothing bad about silly-sweet heroines!

When she returned to the villa, the first thing Ye Yixi did was take a hot bath, as if she wanted to wash away all the exhaustion from the day. She sat in the bathtub and recalled everything that had happened today.

The female lead’s personality and train of thought did not seem too difficult to handle. If she successfully conquered her and counterattacked her way into becoming the official pairing, wouldn’t that completely change her fate?

Ye Yixi kept thinking about whether this path was feasible. Then she casually opened the mission tab and discovered that the new main mission issued by the system was scheduled for three days later. Aside from the main mission, there was actually now an additional side mission. The difference was that she could choose whether to accept or reject the side mission.

Curious, Ye Yixi tapped it open and saw a line of small bold text written there:

Tomorrow afternoon at six o’clock, go to Xishe Restaurant and complete the side plot mission “Mock Shen Qingran.” Reward: 0.1 points.

Mock Shen Qingran?

This mission was quite unexpected.

Ye Yixi thought again of Shen Qingran’s sarcastic appearance at the banquet. She had not even properly retorted yet! Moreover, her current points were still negative. There was no reason not to accept it.

Thinking of this, Ye Yixi no longer hesitated and immediately tapped the accept button. She decided that tomorrow, she would properly meet this Shen Qingran.

Since it was not a formal banquet, Ye Yixi dressed much more low-key. Today, she wore a loose and casual outfit. She drove to Xishe Restaurant right on time. On the way, she began thinking about what kind of ending Shen Qingran had.

When she had skimmed through the novel before, she had only looked at the ending of her own character. If she had known, she would have taken a look at the second female lead’s ending too. But she guessed that it probably would not be anything good.

She finally arrived at the entrance of the mission restaurant. Ye Yixi tidied up her appearance. Today, she had tied her long hair up into a high ponytail. Her casual outfit and light makeup made her look handsome, fresh, and clean.

Ye Yixi pushed open the door and tentatively looked left and right inside the restaurant. In the end, she unexpectedly found Shen Qingran eating alone in a secluded corner.

Today’s Shen Qingran looked much easier to approach than that day. She was not wearing heavy makeup, only a plain-colored dress. She actually had quite a bit of the charm of a beautiful older sister next door.

However, this Miss Shen was actually sitting outside like this? She had not even booked a private seat?

That surprised Ye Yixi a little. She did not hide herself and walked directly in Shen Qingran’s direction. Under Shen Qingran’s astonished gaze, Ye Yixi pulled out the seat in front of her and plopped herself down.

“Hi, Miss Shen. We meet again.”

Shen Qingran’s gaze instantly became disdainful, as if she were looking at some piece of trash. She lowered her head and continued cutting the steak in front of her, not particularly wanting to pay attention to Ye Yixi.

“Miss Ye isn’t accompanying that little cleaning girl of yours? How do you have time to come here today?”

The moment Shen Qingran opened her mouth, it was in this infuriating tone. Ye Yixi had not even had time to mock her before this person attacked first. Speechless, she adjusted her sitting posture, then called the waiter over and ordered a few dishes as well, looking as if she was determined to waste time here with Shen Qingran until the end.

“Miss Shen keeps mentioning that little cleaning girl. Could it be that you’re jealous?”

The moment these words came out, Shen Qingran choked.

Ye Yixi looked with satisfaction as the person in front of her coughed a few times from being caught off guard. She had finally won a round. She took a sip of the wine in her glass, and her expression became smug.

Ye Yixi had always been good with words. After adapting to this identity for a few days, she was even more able to use it with ease. She twirled up a bite of the steaming pasta that had just been served and could not help admiring her own adaptability.

“Ye Yixi, if you still have thoughts of continuing to pester me, I advise you to give up on that idea as soon as possible.” Shen Qingran got straight to the point. She did not even want to pretend anymore. She gave up the polite form of address and directly called her by name.

Ye Yixi did not quite understand what this meant.

If they were talking about pestering, had they not only run into each other for two days in a row? Could it be that Shen Qingran still held a grudge over the fact that she had pursued her in the past?

Following the original owner’s memories, she began trying hard to recall what had happened before. There must have been some detail she had missed. But no matter how Ye Yixi thought about it, she still could not remember anything. It was as if a door had sealed off those memories.

Just as she was about to give up, the system’s voice sounded.

[Does the host wish to explore the hidden plot?]

There was actually a hidden plot?

This was something Ye Yixi had not expected. She hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she agreed to explore it.

Immediately afterward, the valve of memory was opened, and a small segment of memories surged into her mind.

The image of herself pressing Shen Qingran against the wall of a bathroom stall and forcefully kissing her instantly flashed by. Their tongues tangled together, and in the end, she was slapped across the face.

???

Ye Yixi was truly shocked. She simply could not believe it.

She had actually kissed Shen Qingran?

And it was the forced kind?

Long before this, the scumbag Alpha Ye Yixi had already developed thoughts about a great beauty like Shen Qingran, who was a match for her in family background. However, Miss Shen had always looked down on Ye Yixi with contempt. During one family banquet, the drunk Ye Yixi had done such a thing to Shen Qingran, causing the relationship between the two of them to worsen even further.

This was truly unbelievable.

These were all plot points that had never been mentioned in the original text. Ye Yixi began to feel that this world inside the book was not as simple as she had imagined.

The moment these things were created by the author, they had already been given the conditions to operate on their own. Aside from the main plot remaining unchanged, the other characters would all develop their own side details according to the large framework and logic of their original settings.

No wonder Shen Qingran hated her so much.

In this world, both Alphas’ and Omegas’ glands were on the tips of their tongues. Normally, nothing would happen, but once they were bitten open, it would create a temporary mark. Such a vile act made Ye Yixi want to slap the original owner several times…

She truly had not expected that this cannon-fodder character of hers had actually had such a story with the vicious female supporting character.

Ye Yixi was dazed for a long time. When she came back to her senses and looked at Shen Qingran again, she no longer dared to look straight at her. Her heart was filled with guilt, and she only wanted to immediately flee this troublesome place!

But she could not refuse to do the plot mission…

Ye Yixi worked hard to control her expression. Even the hand holding her knife and fork trembled a few times.

“Miss Shen really is as confident as ever. I only happened to run into you while eating. How does that count as pestering?”

The moment this retort left her mouth, Ye Yixi wanted to slap herself even more.

Fortunately, Shen Qingran did not continue saying anything. She lowered her head gloomily, looking as if she could not be bothered to argue with her.

Ye Yixi could tell that Shen Qingran was not in a good mood today. Her entire body gave off a dispirited aura. She had probably encountered something troubling.

“Miss Shen doesn’t seem to be in a very good mood today. How about this? I’ll drink a few cups with you. What do you think?”

“Hmph. What does my business have to do with you?”

Shen Qingran sneered. Toward Ye Yixi, she always had this contemptuous attitude. She picked up the bag on the table and tidied up her things, looking like she no longer wanted to keep dealing with Ye Yixi here. Then she stood up, looking as if she was about to leave immediately.

If Shen Qingran left, then what would happen to Ye Yixi’s mission? Wouldn’t all her effort be wasted?

Thinking of this, Ye Yixi became anxious. But she did not know how to make her stay. In her panic, she blurted out:

“I think Miss Shen just doesn’t dare to drink. Since that’s the case, go ahead and leave!”

Ye Yixi originally thought that she was definitely not going to get today’s 0.1 points. Unexpectedly, Shen Qingran actually sat back down again, her face full of defiance.

“Who said I don’t dare to drink?”

Ye Yixi had not expected that Miss Shen would actually fall for such a low-level provocation. She even had a sudden thought—could this be part of Shen Qingran’s fixed character setting, and she had accidentally triggered it?

Since she had successfully made her stay, Ye Yixi hurriedly asked the waiter to bring over a few bottles of wine. They were the kind with a moderate alcohol content. She poured half a glass for both herself and Shen Qingran, then raised her glass to signal Shen Qingran to clink glasses with her.

Seeing that the other party gave no response, Ye Yixi simply took a small sip herself. The wine tasted mellow and rich as it entered her mouth, and the aftertaste lingering on the tip of her tongue carried a faint floral fragrance. It actually tasted quite good.

“Miss Shen, why aren’t you drinking yet?”

Ye Yixi had already taken several sips, but Shen Qingran across from her still had not moved at all. She looked extremely troubled.

What was going on?

Ye Yixi was somewhat puzzled.

“I’ll drink, then!”

Under Ye Yixi’s confused gaze, Shen Qingran struggled to pick up the wine glass with an expression as if she were marching to her death. Then she poured the wine down her throat.

Was it really necessary to act like this just to drink wine?

Anyone who did not know better would think Ye Yixi was forcing her to drink poison. Ye Yixi felt that Shen Qingran’s personality was truly strange. Then she began silently complaining about the original author again. If it was not because the author had set the characters so abnormally, what other reason could there be?

Ye Yixi still wanted to ask something, but in the blink of an eye, Shen Qingran actually collapsed directly onto the table.

This frightened Ye Yixi badly. She hurriedly stood up to check on her, only to discover that Shen Qingran was red from her neck all the way to the tips of her ears. Her entire face had flushed completely.

At the same time, the system notification rang out.

[Congratulations, host, for completing the side mission “Mock Shen Qingran.” You have obtained 0.1 points.]

What the heck? It succeeded just like that?

Ye Yixi thought about it for a moment.

Could it be that she had mocked Shen Qingran with her alcohol tolerance?

My goodness. She truly had never expected that this Miss Shen was actually the legendary type who collapsed after just one cup…

Ye Yixi’s expression became complicated and somewhat speechless. No wonder Shen Qingran’s attitude toward drinking had been so strange earlier. But in the end, she had stubbornly drunk it anyway.

Thinking about it this way, wasn’t she strangely cute?

But what should she do now?

This person had gotten drunk and collapsed here. It was impossible for Ye Yixi to just ignore her, right?

Ye Yixi carefully poked Shen Qingran, who had already lost consciousness, and suddenly felt that this matter was very troublesome. For a moment, she did not know who she should notify to come pick Shen Qingran up. She felt that no matter who she called, it would cause a misunderstanding.

Ye Yixi rubbed the tip of her nose, somewhat uncertain.

How about… she take her back first?