After Transmigrating Into A Wealthy Supporting Character, I Stole Away The Female Lead - Chapter 2

Gu Lizhou opened her drowsy eyes and slowly yawned, curling lazily beneath the blankets.

After lingering in bed for a while, she finally found her phone and opened the contacts list. Sure enough, there was a number saved under the name “Butler Liu.” Without hesitation, she tapped the screen and called.

The call was answered quickly. A warm, kindly elderly voice came through.

“Miss, is there something you need?”

“Mm. Please have some new clothes sent over. Nothing pink. Just use what normal women usually wear as a reference. I’ll need something to wear shortly.”

“Of course, Miss.”

Being part of a wealthy family certainly made everything convenient.

Gu Lizhou threw back the covers and got out of bed. She poured herself a glass of water, carried it to the balcony, and sat down in the hanging chair.

The sky above was a pale blue, so clean that not a trace of impurity could be seen. For no apparent reason, the sight made her feel peaceful.

She took small sips of water while playing with her phone. The screen was filled with information about Bai Qingyan.

The female lead loved acting, so Gu Lizhou could simply find a good script and deliver it to her.

The original owner’s assistant at the company seemed to be named Lin Lin. Gu Lizhou found her number and sent her a message:

Pick out several good scripts. I’ll come to the company later to collect them.

Perhaps the boss had a special notification sound, because a reply arrived almost immediately.

Understood, President Gu.

All right. Arranged!

After sitting long enough, Gu Lizhou was just about to go downstairs for something to eat when she heard a knock at the door.

She walked over and opened it—then froze in astonishment.

Eight or nine people dressed in servants’ uniforms stood outside. Each person held two sets of clothing, forming a neat line as though waiting for her to choose whichever she pleased.

The man who had knocked was an elderly gentleman wearing a black suit. This was probably Butler Liu.

With a perfectly measured smile, he said, “Miss, the clothes you requested have arrived.”

Gu Lizhou repeatedly marveled inwardly. To preserve her image as a wealthy young heiress, she calmly nodded.

“Mm. That was quick.”

Who could have imagined that after living for twenty-five years in her previous life without even winning the lottery once, she had now become a genuine member of an ultrawealthy family?

Seeing such a scene so suddenly still left her somewhat dazed.

She really had transmigrated into a novel.

There was no going back.

The rotten system had told her that she had already died in a car accident in her original world. However, as long as she completed the mission, she would be able to continue living in this one.

That gave her motivation to do the task.

Butler Liu maintained his perfectly courteous smile.

“Time was rather limited, so we could only select clothing from the nearest shops and have it delivered. Miss may choose one outfit to wear for now. Later, we will clear out the contents of your wardrobe. Your new clothes are currently being purchased and will be ready before four this afternoon.”

A crack appeared in Gu Lizhou’s composed expression.

So this grand display was actually considered rushed and careless?

“I’ll take that vintage British-style suit. I’m going to the company this afternoon, so I should dress formally.”

Surprise appeared on Butler Liu’s face. However, with the professionalism of an experienced butler, he quickly regained his composure.

Only the encouragement in his gaze remained as he nodded.

“Miss is correct.”

Gu Lizhou curved her lips into a smile and took the clothing.

She silently encouraged herself.

Work hard!

All for the sake of providing the female lead with better service.

By the time Gu Lizhou had changed, finished getting ready, and gone downstairs, the housekeeper had already prepared a table of fragrant dishes for her.

Everything suited her tastes perfectly, allowing her to enjoy the meal immensely.

However, Butler Liu and the housekeeper were acting strangely. They kept glancing at her.

“Butler Liu, is there something you want to say?”

Before Butler Liu could answer, the housekeeper hurriedly waved her hands.

“No, no. We simply feel that Miss looks especially different today. You’re as beautiful as a fairy.”

Gu Lizhou nodded and solemnly spouted nonsense.

“This fairy descended to the mortal realm because she became too attached to earthly pleasures. My previous appearance was merely a disguise to conceal my true identity.”

“……”

Both Butler Liu and the housekeeper fell silent. Their faces practically said, We may be old, but our brains still work.

“Pfft. Just assume I ate too much.”

Butler Liu and the housekeeper: “……”

Whenever Gu Lizhou was full and satisfied, she tended to become carried away.

By the time she had lain on the sofa long enough and remembered that she had actual business to attend to, two hours had already passed.

“Butler Liu, I’m going to the company.”

“Of course, Miss. The car will be prepared immediately.”

By the time Gu Lizhou arrived at the company feeling refreshed and energetic, it was nearly two in the afternoon.

Drawing upon her many years of experience in the workplace, she quickly found the vice president’s office.

As for why she was merely the vice president, one only had to consider that the original owner’s head had been filled entirely with thoughts of Gong Tiancheng. How could she possibly have had the attention to manage a company?

Thus, the original owner only held a nominal position. She rarely visited, and the company was still managed by people sent over by Gu Limo.

However, everyone still had to obey whatever the young heiress said.

For example, in the original novel, the original Gu Lizhou appeared at the company for the first time in two months—not to see how it was doing, but to give it away.

And who had she planned to give it to?

Naturally, none other than Gong Tiancheng.

The people at the company could only obediently comply.

Thinking about this, Gu Lizhou could not help sighing once again over the original owner.

Tianyue was one of the three giants of the entertainment industry!

The original owner had truly been a prodigal woman. Donating the company would have been better than giving it to a scumbag.

She had handed that scumbag a direct connection to the entertainment industry and accelerated Yanyan’s tragic ending.

Just thinking about it was infuriating.

Gu Lizhou noticed several scripts on the desk. These were probably the good ones Assistant Lin had selected.

There were both films and television dramas.

She decided to choose a film.

Yanyan had already established herself firmly in television and had won practically every major Best Actress award available there, but she had only recently begun appearing on the big screen.

A film was perfect.

Once Yanyan won Best Actress in Film, she would have reached the pinnacle of her acting career.

Gu Lizhou was happily imagining it when her thoughts suddenly stopped.

Wait.

Yanyan?

Damn it, why did that name come so naturally to her?

Had she overdone her act in front of her conveniently acquired brother last night and still not recovered?

She secretly scolded herself.

Wake up!

The beauty isn’t even familiar with you yet!

You don’t even have her contact information!

After recognizing reality, Gu Lizhou silently separated the film scripts from the rest.

There were three in total.

She flipped through them, but she did not know which one was best, so she called Lin Lin into the office.

As soon as Lin Lin entered, she saw an extraordinarily beautiful woman leaning back in the office chair, her lowered gaze fixed upon the scripts she had delivered.

She tentatively called out, “President Gu?”

“Mm. Come over and look at these three scripts.”

Gu Lizhou had already grown accustomed to Lin Lin’s reaction. After all, even she herself had been shocked the previous night.

“President Gu, is there a problem with the scripts?”

Lin Lin tried hard to remain composed.

On the surface, she looked calm and wore a pleasant smile. Internally, however, turbulent waves were crashing through her mind as countless thoughts appeared one after another.

The boss was actually this beautiful?!

Why did she suddenly dress herself up? And now she’s choosing scripts.

Could the boss be planning to enter the entertainment industry?!

Damn, that must be it! I’ve uncovered the truth!

Gu Lizhou shook her head.

“I don’t understand these things very well. Take a look and tell me which of these three film scripts is best.”

Lin Lin secretly bit the tip of her tongue.

She could not believe she found this prodigal boss slightly adorable.

Beauty truly clouded people’s judgment.

She picked up the three scripts from the desk and explained with a professional attitude.

“All three are quite good. But if we’re talking about the best, it would be this one.”

Lin Lin handed the selected script to Gu Lizhou and continued.

“Where Is Home? is renowned screenwriter Mr. Qian’s first work in five years. The director is Elder Wu, who is also internationally famous. Any film created by those two is guaranteed to be of exceptional quality.”

“However…”

“Both of them greatly respect their work. They would never allow an inexperienced newcomer without acting ability to play the lead. Even bringing a great deal of investment into the production probably wouldn’t help.”

“Mm. That’s excellent.” Gu Lizhou nodded, expressing her satisfaction.

Seeing that her boss had completely failed to understand the subtle hint, Lin Lin could not resist making it even clearer.

“Playing a minor supporting role should probably be possible. Or perhaps you could consider the other two scripts. They’re also very good.”

Do you understand now?

I’ve made it extremely obvious. Boss, you should understand, right?

We can take things slowly. Don’t immediately compete for such a difficult center position.

Give up. You won’t be able to win it!

“There’s no need to consider the others. Let’s choose this one. I think the lead role is quite good.”

Gu Lizhou understood that her assistant had misunderstood, but she could not be bothered to explain. She lowered her head and continued flipping through the script.

Lin Lin: “……”

Smiling on the outside, cursing internally.

While Lin Lin was still hesitating over whether to continue persuading her, she heard her boss ask, “Do you know Bai Qingyan?”

What kind of question is that? Who doesn’t know the nation’s goddess?

“…I know her.”

“Do you have her WeChat?”

“……”

“Say something.”

“…No.”

“Didn’t you say you knew her?”

“…I meant that I know who she is. She doesn’t know who I am.”

“……”

The two of them fell into a mutually awkward silence.

Lin Lin felt somewhat embarrassed.

Surely one of the company’s artists had Bai Qingyan’s contact information.

She was about to take out her phone and ask Film Emperor You Ji when she heard her boss say, “Even I don’t have it, so how could you? I expected too much.”

“……”

Lin Lin silently put her phone back into her pocket.

Gu Lizhou recalled that Gong Tiancheng’s birthday was only a few days away.

In the original novel, Yanyan’s company owner wanted to curry favor with Gong Tiancheng, so he brought her to the party.

No—that was not quite right.

He forced her to attend.

Then, some people bullied her and pushed her into the swimming pool.

Gong Tiancheng clearly knew that those women harbored malicious intentions, yet he deliberately refused to intervene. He merely planned to wait until later so that he could make a dramatic entrance and rescue the beauty.

Heh.

What a scumbag!

Fortunately, Yanyan had not fallen for his trick. She was also an excellent swimmer.

Gong Tiancheng had only just jumped into the water when she climbed out by herself, leaving the scumbag with no opportunity to show off.

When Gu Lizhou had first read that scene, she had found it immensely satisfying.

But now that she had entered the world of the novel, everyone she encountered was a living, breathing person.

Thinking about those events now left her with nothing but sympathy and heartache.

The malice directed toward an innocent woman had been far too cruel.

Seeing her boss fall silent with a profound expression, Lin Lin resignedly took out her phone once more.

As she did so, she said, “One of the company’s artists might have her WeChat. I’ll ask around.”

Without thinking, Gu Lizhou immediately refused.

“There’s no need. I’ll ask her myself.”

Lin Lin nodded.

“Then President Gu should add You Ji. They worked together before, so he probably has her WeChat.”

“No need. I meant that I’ll ask Bai Qingyan herself.”

“Oh. Huh?”

Gu Lizhou raised an eyebrow and looked at Lin Lin.

Just as Lin Lin began to feel as though her boss’s gaze might bore a hole through her, Gu Lizhou spoke.

“I know you’re reliable. I’ll leave this matter to you. Don’t disappoint me.”

Three black lines practically appeared over Lin Lin’s head.

First politeness, then force.

Even if she was unreliable, she had no choice but to become reliable now.

“President Gu, may I ask what exactly you want me to do?”

Gu Lizhou smiled.

“I want you to invite the director and screenwriter of Where Is Home? out for tea. Do some ideological work and persuade them to give greater consideration to someone from our side.”

Lin Lin swallowed.

“And who exactly is this person from our side?”

Heavens! Please save this child!

Please don’t let it be the name I’m thinking of!

“Bai Qingyan.”

Ahhh! It isn’t the boss! I’ve been saved!

Wait.

Something still seemed wrong.

Bai…

Bai Qingyan???

Fortunately, Lin Lin had not been overwhelmed by relief and surprise. She still retained enough reason to question her boss.

“She’s one of our people? Since when?”

Why didn’t I know about this?

“It’s only a matter of time.”

Lin Lin: “……”

Gu Lizhou nodded with certainty and signaled with her eyes:

Yes, that’s exactly how it is. There’s no need to doubt it.

Lin Lin took a deep breath.

“All right. I thought President Gu wanted to…”

“Hmm?” Gu Lizhou pretended not to understand.

“Nothing.” Lin Lin shook her head.

“I’m doing perfectly well as a boss. Why would I lose my mind and become an actress?”

Being the wealthy financial backer felt far more satisfying!

“…That is true.”

Lin Lin left the office with complicated feelings.

Holding her phone, she hesitated over whether to post the beautiful photograph of her boss that she had secretly taken earlier in the company group chat.

Her hesitation lasted less than thirty seconds.

Lin Lin hardened her heart.

Forget it.

If she died, she died.

For gossip this explosive, if she did not descend into hell, then who would?

She opened the group chat, selected the photograph, edited it, and tapped send.

Tianyue Underground Gossip Group

Lin Lin Doesn’t Eat Bunnies: Today’s President Gu is unbelievably gorgeous.
(Photo)

WHAT??? That’s President Gu? It has to be fake!

Are you messing with us?!

Someone loudly tell me who this beauty is!

I don’t believe it!!!

Lin Lin Doesn’t Eat Bunnies: It’s real. I just came out of the vice president’s office. Taken with the front camera, no beauty filters added. The boss merely dressed herself properly. (Moved to tears)

It’s over. I’m in love. I absolutely would!

Reporting the shameless person above…

Lin Lin Doesn’t Eat Bunnies: Can’t all of you remain calm like me?

We don’t believe you’re calm!

Exactly!

You definitely already finished freaking out!

Lin Lin shook her head and sighed.

She silently thought, What do you mean I already finished freaking out? I’m still in the middle of it, all right?

The boss seemed like a completely different person today.

These people simply could not understand how she felt at that moment.

Lin Lin Doesn’t Eat Bunnies: Hehe. Please refrain from chatting during working hours.jpg

Everyone: “……”