A Vicious Female Rival Omega is Sweet and Soft - Chapter 7

“Cough—cough, cough…”

Along with a bout of violent coughing, Shen Qingran spat out all the water she had choked on. Ye Yixi stayed beside her, gently patting her back to comfort her. Both of them were soaked from head to toe, and their hair was covered in water droplets.

As an Omega, Shen Qingran’s body was on the weaker side. She had only just been pulled out of the water and still had not recovered. At this moment, she was weakly leaning against Ye Yixi’s shoulder, giving off the image of a delicate little white flower battered by wind and rain.

She was already extremely beautiful to begin with, and the water droplets on her hair and face made her look even more fragile. Coupled with the tear mole near her eye, calling her pitifully charming would not be an exaggeration.

Although Ye Yixi quite liked this soft appearance of hers after she had lowered her guard, which felt similar to when Shen Qingran had fallen asleep drunk last time, it was still better if this kind of situation did not happen again.

Zhen Xiaobai, who was off to the side, was not much better either. After being frightened repeatedly, she had completely lost her strength. Gu An supported her as she stood up. The costume she had not yet had time to take off was also soaked through. Under the emotions of fear and guilt, she could not help shedding tears.

The security staff arrived late and repeatedly apologized to the actors and investors. This was not a small matter. With safety measures so inadequate, if a major accident had happened, it would not have been something they could bear responsibility for.

“Miss Shen, I’m really sorry…” Zhen Xiaobai said timidly, her face full of self-blame. A towel had already been draped over her body.

Actually, none of this could be blamed on Zhen Xiaobai. Ye Yixi knew very well that it was all the fault of that melodramatic plot. Whether it was the loose screw in the wire rigging or the incident of falling into the water just now, all of it was meant to push the plot forward. In the end, it was just using the female lead’s safety in exchange for a romantic rescue from the other half, thereby speeding up the emotional progress of the CP line.

But Ye Yixi did not quite understand. The system’s mission today was to save the female lead, but did it refer to when she acted as a human cushion earlier, or when the female lead fell into the water just now? Or was today’s main mission actually to complete both things?

After all, the system still had not made a sound. Ye Yixi could not be sure. However, she probably would not be getting the points. When the female lead fell into the water, her official love interest had beaten Ye Yixi to saving her. And according to the original owner’s character setting, she absolutely would not have saved Shen Qingran just now. Such an OOC action would definitely get points deducted by the system…

Ye Yixi immediately felt as if she had lost both the wife and the soldiers.

But this “wife” was hard to say. Ever since Gu An appeared, Ye Yixi’s progress in getting closer to the female lead had become slower and slower. The aura of the official pairing really was not something a cannon-fodder character like her could withstand. After struggling until now, all she had managed was to exchange contact information. Later, perhaps even more competitors would appear one after another.

Could she really successfully pursue the female lead in the end…?

Ye Yixi began to have some doubts about the direction she had chosen.

However, Shen Qingran’s nature really was not bad. She could even be considered quite kind. When Zhen Xiaobai fell into the water, Shen Qingran had instinctively reached out to grab the female lead’s hand, only to be dragged down with her. In the end, when the female lead came to apologize, Shen Qingran did not even get angry.

Ye Yixi fell into thought.

Later in the plot, Shen Qingran would become a complete love-brained person, sinking deeply into these vulgar romantic competitions before eventually walking toward ruin. For the sake of serving such a melodramatic plot, turning a beautiful young lady from a good family into someone detestable was, upon careful thought, actually quite uncomfortable.

If she did not fall in love with Gu An, would she not become like that…?

Ye Yixi shook her head and immediately withdrew those messy thoughts. Right now, she herself was like a clay Buddha crossing the river, unable to protect herself or know what her own fate would be. How could she still have the energy to care about other supporting characters?

Shen Qingran had already recovered quite a bit. At this moment, she was sitting on a low stool with her arms wrapped around herself, sniffling. Her clothes were still wet, faintly revealing her graceful curves. Her skin had always been fair, and now, after being frightened, her face was even paler. Her delicate brows and eyes carried a hint of grievance, making her look like a little cat that had been abandoned and fallen into the water. She actually looked rather pitiful.

Only, she had come here alone today and had not even brought a personal assistant.

Ye Yixi’s assistant had already hurriedly found a blanket in the trunk of the car and covered her boss with it. Ye Yixi took in Shen Qingran’s appearance completely. Her weak look made Ye Yixi feel a bit of pity. In the end, she could not bear it, so she gave the young assistant a look, telling her to put the blanket over Shen Qingran.

The young assistant understood immediately and did as she was told. She even made a cup of hot water and handed it to Shen Qingran. Shen Qingran nodded and quietly said thank you.

Now Ye Yixi was unhappy.

Her heart began to feel unbalanced. No matter what, she had saved her. Did this person not have anything to say to her?

So Ye Yixi became restless. She kept clearing her throat beside them, deliberately making noise to attract Shen Qingran’s attention. Sure enough, Shen Qingran looked over.

Actually, Shen Qingran also understood. Just now, Ye Yixi had saved her despite the danger. No matter what, she should say a few polite words. But she and Ye Yixi had always been used to being hostile toward each other. Suddenly having to speak nicely to her really felt a bit awkward.

The two of them just looked at each other, as if time had frozen.

It was only when Ye Yixi coughed lightly that Shen Qingran reacted. She awkwardly withdrew her gaze. Ye Yixi stared at the back of her head for a long time but still did not get a response. She sighed and mocked herself inwardly, no longer wanting to make herself unwelcome. She casually tidied up and prepared to go home.

But just as Ye Yixi stood up, she suddenly saw a slender hand reach out from the side, pinching the corner of her clothes and gently tugging it downward.

Shen Qingran raised her head, her eyes carrying a bit of embarrassment. In the end, she bit her lower lip and said to Ye Yixi in a very obedient and very soft voice:

“Thank you for today…”

Oh my, she was actually this sweet…

Ye Yixi pressed down the smile at the corner of her mouth. Her heart was already blooming with joy, but on the surface, she did not show much reaction. Then she straightened her clothes and said calmly, as if it were nothing:

“Well, it was just doing what’s right. If it had been someone else, I would have saved them too. Miss Shen, don’t be too polite.”

Ye Yixi was still immersed in the moment and did not notice at all that after she said this, Shen Qingran’s expression immediately dimmed a little.

…

After a tiring day, Ye Yixi finally returned home. She quickly went to take a hot bath. Her body felt sticky, and she felt dirty all over. In order to prevent herself from catching a cold, she also asked Aunt Zhang to make her a cup of ginger tea.

While soaking comfortably, Ye Yixi finally thought of the system.

That thing had not popped up for the entire day. Could it have malfunctioned?

Usually, if her character setting was even slightly OOC, it would warn her nonstop. Today, she had been so friendly to Shen Qingran. Wouldn’t that deduct all the points she had worked so hard to save?!

Thinking of this, Ye Yixi could no longer stay calm. She called the system several times, but there was no response.

She kept calling. She called nonstop. Her voice grew louder and louder, and the bathroom was filled with her echoes. When she called for the forty-third time, that familiar mechanical electronic voice finally agreed to respond to her.

“Host, stop, stop, stop! Stop shouting! My brain is about to be short-circuited by your noise!”

“007, where the hell did you go? Why didn’t you appear all day today? What exactly is going on with the mission points now?”

Ye Yixi questioned it angrily. Today’s mission had been done like a headless fly bumping around everywhere, making her feel uneasy the whole time. If 007 had been online the entire time, she could at least have felt a little more at ease.

“Oh my, I was resting and replenishing energy today. I completely forgot about this. Sorry, host! I’ll update the points interface for you immediately!”

After several sounds like a tin head being knocked, the points interface popped out as well.

Ding-dong—[Congratulations, host, for completing the special mission “Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.” You have received 5 points.]

What??

What did this mean?!!

Ye Yixi was so excited that she almost jumped out of the bathtub.

“Host, calm down! Although you did not complete the main mission, you unintentionally triggered and completed a special hidden mission, thereby receiving a high-point reward! When human life is at stake, there is no such thing as OOC!”

So she had benefited from misfortune?

She had to admit, this system was actually set up quite humanely. Ye Yixi sighed in amazement. She had not expected there to be so many hidden things in this book. If she was lucky next time, could she possibly dig out some hidden item too?

“Host, there’s a side mission the day after tomorrow. Will you accept it?”

“What’s it for?”

“To save a cat.”

“I’ll accept, accept, accept!”

Ye Yixi was in a good mood now, so she was willing to do anything. She hummed a cheerful little tune and became a bathroom singer. Afterward, she began scrolling through short videos and no longer paid attention to anything else.

But what Ye Yixi did not know was that at this moment, all the major forums had quietly exploded again. Everyone was enthusiastically discussing what had happened on their film crew today.

An anonymous gossip poster had made a thread and even attached several blurry pictures. There were pictures of Zhen Xiaobai and Shen Qingran falling into the water, as well as Gu An and Ye Yixi saving people.

The moment the post was published, it immediately attracted a large number of replies.

Some people angrily criticized the crew for inadequate safety measures, while Gu An’s fans expressed all kinds of heartache for her. But most of the attention was placed on Shen Qingran and Ye Yixi.

“I already said those two definitely have something going on!”

“Look at the Ye family’s daughter. She’s such a scumbag, flirting everywhere. This time, she really risked her life to chase Shen Qingran, hahaha.”

“Rich people value their lives more than anything. I bet she’s really fallen for her!”

“Hey, don’t say that. Just based on appearances, these two are actually quite a good match.”

…

Ye Yixi slept especially well these two days. After resting well, her energy and spirit were also excellent.

She put on delicate makeup and stood in front of the mirror observing herself.

Sigh. She was truly beautiful enough to kill someone!

After changing into a sharp, capable suit and spraying on some perfume, Ye Yixi prepared to go out.

This side mission was rather different. She did not know what kind of rescue this cat needed. Ye Yixi felt like she had been constantly saving one thing after another recently…

Following the location given by the system, Ye Yixi drove along the route map. After driving for over an hour, she found herself at a small park.

After getting out of the car, she looked around the place in some confusion. It was very unfamiliar, and it was not in the memory database either. It seemed the original owner had never come here.

The park was not very big. Ye Yixi circled around it several times and looked through all kinds of grassy areas. Forget a cat—she did not even see many flying insects.

When she first came, she had been full of enthusiasm. Now, she was becoming a little tired.

Fortunately, the weather today was good. When the sunlight shone on her face, it felt warm. Ye Yixi stretched her body, then found a bench and sat down to rest for a while.

People came and went before her eyes. Quite a few people had brought children here to play. There was laughter and chatter everywhere, making everything feel relaxed and pleasant.

Ye Yixi’s appearance was bright and elegant. Her beautiful face attracted attention wherever she went, and quite a few people could not help secretly looking at her a few more times. Fortunately, there were more elderly people in the park on a workday. If it had been some young people who surfed the internet all day, they probably would have recognized her.

This relaxing scene made Ye Yixi think of herself in reality. Every day, she had complained that the planting industry was difficult and stressful. After coming to this world, however, she had actually achieved the financial freedom she had dreamed of, and her free time had increased.

Ye Yixi was lost in thought when, from somewhere unknown, several thin meows suddenly sounded.

The sound seemed to be not far from her, so Ye Yixi immediately caught it. She looked around. The meowing did not stop. Following the source of the sound, Ye Yixi slowly searched for it. She crossed several patches of grass and walked to a more remote area of the park.

There were already not many people around.

She raised her head and saw a big orange cat half-lying on the trunk of a large tree, trembling. It seemed to be stuck between the branches.

It looked like this was today’s side mission.

Ye Yixi stood up and looked over the tree. By visual estimation, it was about seven or eight meters tall. Its green leaves were lush, and its trunk was sturdy. If they could get more saplings like this and plant them in areas with serious smog for greening, that would really be pretty good…

There she went again, getting sidetracked.

So, did this mean she had to climb up and save the orange cat?

Wouldn’t that be a little too dangerous?

She had not brought any assistive tools today either. But the cat’s cries were too pitiful. Ye Yixi decided to try first. If it did not work, she would think of another way.

She quickly stood beneath the tree, raised her head, and rolled up her sleeves.

Alright.

Time to get to work!