A Vicious Female Rival Omega is Sweet and Soft - Chapter 6

As the main actors threw themselves into filming, time passed minute by minute.

Ye Yixi felt irritated. All the things that had happened recently had been piling up in her heart, with nowhere to vent. On top of that, today she had to keep an eye on Zhen Xiaobai at all times to prevent any accident from happening to her. With so many matters tangled together, Ye Yixi felt somewhat restless and distracted.

However, this could also be considered a good chance to earn points. Perhaps she could even gain quite a bit of favorability from the female lead. If she could also take the opportunity to explain the scandal to Zhen Xiaobai, that would be even better…

Thinking of this, Ye Yixi’s nerves tightened even more.

If she missed this chance, who knew how much slower her progress toward counterattacking and becoming the official pairing would become? Right now, the female lead and Gu An had only just met. She had to raise Zhen Xiaobai’s favorability toward her before the original official couple sparked any romantic feelings. Otherwise, it would only become even more difficult later on…

Ye Yixi leaned back in her chair, her thoughts drifting. Before long, she grew bored again. After eating a few pieces of the newly cut watermelon her assistant had brought over, she subconsciously began judging it inwardly.

The seedless watermelon she had grown at her real-world company was still sweeter!

She remembered that it had sold especially well back then. It had even attracted quite a few agricultural trade investors and forcefully driven a fairly large industrial chain.

When she had first transmigrated into the book, Ye Yixi had not thought the missions would be particularly difficult. But as things had developed up to this point, many matters had deviated from their normal track and created plenty of obstacles for her.

Especially that Shen Qingran, who kept disrupting her again and again…

That face suddenly flashed through her mind. Ye Yixi jolted as if she had been electrocuted, and even her phone accidentally fell to the ground.

She patted her dazed face, then picked up her phone. Only after coming back to her senses did Ye Yixi notice that there was almost no one left in the area where she was sitting. It seemed they had all gone to watch the filming.

Since she was free anyway, and the reason she had come this time was to protect the female lead, it would be better to keep Zhen Xiaobai within her line of sight!

After making this decision, Ye Yixi immediately got up and walked toward the filming location. After taking a long detour, she finally saw the actors. A large crowd of staff had gathered over there. The lighting technicians and stylists were all seriously cooperating, while the director sat beside a close-up camera, fully focused on studying how to make the shot more perfect.

Ye Yixi looked over and saw that the supporting actors and extras were all gathered together in a dense crowd. Zhen Xiaobai was not particularly tall, so at this moment, she was completely drowned in the crowd.

Ye Yixi stood outside and tried hard to tiptoe, but she could not even see half of Zhen Xiaobai’s head. Instead, she saw the top of Gu An’s head. It seemed that the female lead was surrounded somewhere in the middle.

This scene required wire work. Although they were filming outdoors, there was also a green screen hung behind them to make it easier to add special effects later.

When the wires were lifted, Ye Yixi finally saw Zhen Xiaobai. Her face was pale, and she seemed somewhat afraid of heights. Her small body flailed about, looking like a frightened little bird.

The scene currently being filmed was of Gu An, who played the master, leading her disciple to practice flying on a sword. Zhen Xiaobai’s clumsy and inexperienced appearance actually fit the character even better. She stumbled and anxiously held onto Gu An’s arm, while Gu An wrapped an arm around her waist and smiled gently, signaling for her not to be nervous.

What a harmonious picture full of tenderness and affection.

Ye Yixi stood below and watched, not knowing what she should feel. She could only say that they were worthy of being the official couple. They had only just met, yet it already felt like sparks of love were about to fly…

She touched her chin and suddenly felt that all the effort she had made was completely insignificant in front of the original plot. It simply could not cause any real impact.

But aside from that, what made Ye Yixi feel even more uncomfortable was that she saw Shen Qingran standing less than fifty meters away from her, raising her head and holding up her phone with a smiling face as she filmed a short video of Gu An acting!

For some reason, Shen Qingran’s faint, absorbed smile was extremely unpleasant to look at!

Ye Yixi looked at her with uneven eyes and a face full of disdain, clicking her tongue quietly a few times.

The more she looked, the more displeased she became!

Perhaps because the plot was still in its early stages, Shen Qingran had not yet shown any hostility toward Zhen Xiaobai. These things would only happen after she completely fell in love with Gu An. At present, Shen Qingran should only be at the stage of having a favorable impression of Gu An.

Shen Qingran was so focused on recording the video that she did not notice a figure moving closer behind her.

Suddenly, her shoulder was patted. It frightened her so much that she almost failed to hold her phone steady. When she turned around, she saw Ye Yixi’s extremely sour face.

“…”

Shen Qingran’s expression management almost collapsed completely. She rolled her eyes halfway, then forced herself to hold it back.

Why had this person followed her all the way behind her?

Shen Qingran had no desire to pay attention to her at all. The moment she thought of the scandal, anger surged upward in her chest. So she tugged the corners of her mouth into a fake smile, then continued frantically filming Gu An.

Shen Qingran’s expression just now had all been seen by Ye Yixi. Seeing the completely different attitudes this person had toward herself and Gu An, Ye Yixi felt as if even her nostrils had been angered wider, and even the breath she exhaled became hot!

She shamelessly moved closer to Shen Qingran, narrowed her eyes, and deliberately spoke in a sarcastic tone by her ear.

“Oh my, who is Miss Shen filming? You’re so serious. If someone didn’t know better, they’d think you were filming your lover~~”

Ye Yixi pinched her voice and made her tone deliberately affected.

This time, Shen Qingran could not hold back at all. She rolled her eyes dramatically, then turned her head and glared at Ye Yixi in annoyance.

They had not seen each other for a month. How had this person become even more punchable?

Unhappy, she put her phone back into her bag, but still suppressed her anger as much as possible. She lowered her voice and squeezed a few words out through her teeth.

“Miss Ye, do you know that the two of us are still involved in a scandal? We should be avoiding suspicion right now. Understand?”

Of course, she was deliberately using this to block Ye Yixi. They were not even people in the entertainment industry, so what need was there to avoid suspicion?

It was just that Shen Qingran truly did not want to have too many entanglements with Ye Yixi. What happened last time was purely an accident. How could she have known that after leaving her friend’s gathering, she would run into this bastard?

Not only had Ye Yixi slammed into her chest and made it hurt, Shen Qingran had also spent several days explaining things to all kinds of people.

Those paparazzi were truly everywhere. They had even exposed photos of her leaving Ye Yixi’s house that day. Those few photos of her wearing a headscarf were so ugly that Shen Qingran wanted to die. They had seriously damaged her image!

The more Shen Qingran thought about it, the angrier she became. So she glared fiercely at Ye Yixi again.

Shen Qingran’s words about avoiding suspicion sounded completely different in Ye Yixi’s ears.

Was she afraid that Gu An would misunderstand?

Thinking of this, Ye Yixi’s face instantly turned cold, and the annoying, teasing look she had just now disappeared.

Shen Qingran raised her brows and noticed the change in her expression.

Could she be angry?

If Ye Yixi was angry, then Shen Qingran was happy. She immediately put on a smile, her eyes curving with delight like a fox that had secretly stolen meat.

This Ye Yixi really only had a good-looking face. In every other aspect, saying she was in the negatives would not even be an exaggeration!

However, in the eyes of the people nearby, things were not that simple. They only felt that the two of them were exchanging flirtatious glances, almost like they were teasing each other.

Many people even began guessing inwardly.

Could the scandal be true?

The two of them were still sulking at each other when something seemed to happen on Zhen Xiaobai’s side.

During the flying scene, one of the screws on the rope used to suspend her by the wires had actually loosened. A group of staff nervously surrounded her at once, and the noise instantly became several times louder.

Ye Yixi’s attention was immediately drawn over. She raised her head and saw Zhen Xiaobai hanging in midair, her small face pale with fright.

Could this be the danger the female lead was going to encounter today?

Worry rose in Ye Yixi’s heart, and she quickly ran toward the middle of the crowd.

To prevent the actors from getting hurt, Gu An was lowered first. Meanwhile, Zhen Xiaobai’s rope looked loose and slack, as if it might snap soon. So they first tried to lower Zhen Xiaobai toward the ground at an extremely slow speed.

Ye Yixi watched from below, not knowing what she could do. Gu An also stood nearby, her face full of worry.

They arranged for people to find a new rope, but time was tight, and it could not be found immediately.

Ye Yixi did not dare relax. She stared fixedly at Zhen Xiaobai.

When she was still about three meters from the ground, the rope still snapped.

Almost by reflex, Ye Yixi immediately sprang forward. Before Zhen Xiaobai could fall, she rushed over and worked hard to become the female lead’s human cushion.

Fortunately, there was still a layer of sponge mat below, so the impact was not too great. Even so, Ye Yixi’s waist still hurt from being hit.

She lay on the mat with her face wrinkled like a sea turtle. Zhen Xiaobai immediately rolled off her body and, with an apologetic expression, helped Ye Yixi up.

“Kind person, you helped me again… This time, I even caused you to get hurt…”

“It’s nothing serious. My name is Ye Yixi. Don’t keep calling me ‘kind person.’ I should be a little older than you, so just call me Sister Ye. How about that?”

Seeing Zhen Xiaobai’s guilty expression, Ye Yixi immediately changed to a gentle tone and gave her a way out. She discovered that only in front of the female lead could she be as gentle as she wanted without receiving an OOC warning.

Zhen Xiaobai gladly accepted it.

She originally wanted to buy Ye Yixi some medicine for bruises and injuries, but after Ye Yixi firmly refused, she gave up on that idea. They only exchanged phone numbers and WeChat, and Zhen Xiaobai said that she would definitely visit in the future to thank her properly if she had the chance.

Ye Yixi nodded in satisfaction.

She had finally taken the first step. There had been some real development now. This mission had been worth accepting!

Actually, the distance was not that high. Even if Ye Yixi had not rushed over to act as a human cushion, there probably would not have been a major accident. But in the end, the danger had passed without harm.

Shen Qingran, who had rushed over, witnessed everything that had just happened. It left her completely puzzled.

Ye Yixi had actually disregarded her own safety to save Zhen Xiaobai. This was truly too unreasonable. Thinking back to all the incidents recently where Ye Yixi had shown special care toward Zhen Xiaobai…

Could she really like her that much?

After doing this, Ye Yixi felt much more at ease. Grimacing, she rubbed her waist and ran to the side, asking her assistant to bring over a chair so she could sit down and rest for a while.

After completing the system mission, she only wanted to go home.

But strangely, the system notification for the reward points never sounded. She vaguely felt uneasy, but she did not think too much about it.

Could the system be delayed?

Ye Yixi decided to wait a little longer. So she leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes to rest. Perhaps she was too tired, or perhaps it was too comfortable. She narrowed her eyes and actually fell asleep just like that.

When she woke up, the sun had set. The crew’s filming for the day had already ended, and everyone was packing up and preparing to leave.

The assistant, who had also stayed here for the entire day, was now carrying things while bending over to gently shake Ye Yixi’s arm, urging her.

“Miss Ye, it’s time to go back.”

Ye Yixi stretched sleepily, yawning as she nodded.

They still had to walk some distance to reach the parking area. On the way, Ye Yixi’s mind moved, and she opened her personal interface.

But she discovered that her points column had not increased at all.

This made her unable to stay calm.

She had clearly completed the mission of saving the female lead. Why was this happening?!

Ye Yixi could not figure it out no matter how she thought about it, and the unease in her heart grew stronger.

Could some step have gone wrong?

She stopped walking and began observing her surroundings. The place where she was standing now happened to be beside that river. When she turned back, she unexpectedly saw Zhen Xiaobai and Shen Qingran walking this way.

They were very close to the riverside and seemed to still be talking about something. Gu An was behind the two of them.

This scene somehow gave off a strange feeling…

How had the three of them ended up together?

The more this happened, the more Ye Yixi felt that something was about to occur.

Just as she was thinking, a small cry of surprise sounded. When she looked up, she saw Zhen Xiaobai slip underfoot after stepping on a small stone and fall into the river.

Shen Qingran subconsciously reached out to grab her hand, but she was pulled in as well.

For a moment, water splashed everywhere.

Ye Yixi’s mind crashed.

She was not given any time to react. She only heard a splash behind her as Gu An jumped in after them, swimming straight toward Zhen Xiaobai, who was calling for help.

Meanwhile, Shen Qingran’s limbs were flailing wildly in the water. Clearly, she did not know how to swim.

The incident had happened so suddenly that Ye Yixi’s mind was a mess. But at this moment, she could not care about anything else.

Just as the water was about to cover Shen Qingran’s head, Ye Yixi jumped into the river and timely wrapped an arm around her slender waist, firmly locking the person into her embrace.