The Supporting Female Character Wakes Up and Gets a Happy Ending with the Female Lead (GL) - Chapter 6

Inside the office, Lin Ji and Ji Baixing stood together. Song Zhaonan and Li Yu, not being from Liberal Arts Class 1, stood on the other side.

After a stern lecture, the Dean of Students left with a final instruction for the respective class teachers to handle the matter.

With the college entrance exam imminent, it wasn’t good to be too harsh. The Dean of Students, known for his temper, must have thought and re-thought, holding back his anger, before leaving the matter to the homeroom teachers and rushing out.

The Chinese teacher and homeroom teacher, Teacher Ai, sat behind her desk, holding a thermos cup that she hadn’t put down since the Dean of Students had angrily rushed in and rattled off his long speech.

Her expression remained one of bewilderment, from the Dean of Students’ furious entrance to his exasperated exit.

The presence of the top students from both the Liberal Arts and Science classes in the office was likely what made it so bewildering.

Li Yu, needless to say, was a regular in the office; it would be abnormal not to see him there.

But Lin Ji…

Teacher Ai was now a bit confused.

In the past, Lin Ji would have already started shouting, claiming everything was her fault and had nothing to do with others, especially Li Yu. She might even add a few lines about how she wouldn’t have done such-and-such if it weren’t for Ji Baixing.

But now, Lin Ji was so quiet, as if nothing concerned her, and most importantly, she was calmly standing next to Ji Baixing.

“Teacher Ai?” Ji Baixing called out.

Teacher Ai snapped back, taking a sip of hot water: “Tell me what happened. The Dean said you were fighting in the corridor? Who hit whom?”

As she spoke, Teacher Ai put down her cup and leaned closer to the two standing next to her: “Oh, yes, put your hands out. Let me see if there are any injuries.”

Lin Ji didn’t speak or move her hand. She just stood there, staring in Li Yu’s direction, lost in thought.

Ji Baixing, however, extended her hand for Teacher Ai to see, then spoke up: “No, Teacher Ai, we weren’t fighting. Li Yu just tried to hit Lin Ji, and Lin Ji blocked it. Song Zhaonan also came over to help.”

Teacher Ai was somewhat surprised to hear this.

Li Yu tried to hit Lin Ji?

It wasn’t Lin Ji targeting Ji Baixing or something, which then led to a fight.

“Is that right?” Teacher Ai looked at Lin Ji. “Lin Ji, were you injured?”

Lin Ji seemed to snap back to attention. She withdrew her gaze and looked at Teacher Ai: “No.”

Teacher Ai nodded, not saying anything else. But Ji Baixing actively approached, pulling Lin Ji’s hand to look: “How can you not be? Li Yu hit your hand.”

Ji Baixing’s hand was very warm. When their hands met, Lin Ji’s fingers momentarily stiffened. The feeling of someone else holding her hand was very strange.

But in this situation, pulling her hand away would seem even stranger.

Lin Ji turned her head, letting Ji Baixing hold her hand, massaging her wrist one moment and her palm the next…

“…It’s fine, I really wasn’t hurt.” Lin Ji pursed her lips, slowly pulling her hand back.

“Nonsense! I didn’t even touch her! Ji Baixing, don’t you know what kind of person Lin Ji is? Do you have to be so biased just because she’s in your class? Every time Lin Ji appears, you immediately move away from me and barely speak!”

“Lin Ji treats you so badly, and you still treat her like a classmate!”

Li Yu had been standing idly by, listening to his homeroom teacher’s unchanging lectures and nodding perfunctorily. But when he heard Ji Baixing say he hit Lin Ji, the anger in his heart flared up instantly.

He had simply been making his usual overtures, running to Ji Baixing’s class to give her gifts.

Although Ji Baixing never accepted them, he didn’t care. To him, whether she accepted them or not was irrelevant. The main point was to constantly remind her of his presence. Besides, if Ji Baixing didn’t want them, Lin Ji was always there, so he didn’t fear losing face; he could just toss them to Lin Ji.

But today, for some reason, unlike before, when he went to make overtures and ran into Lin Ji, he only had to placate her with a few words, and Lin Ji would proactively leave.

Yet, today, she not only disobeyed him and refused to leave, but she also made him lose so much face!

He couldn’t stand it. He really couldn’t stand it.

Lin Ji was clearly a brainless, obedient follower who wouldn’t dare move east if told to go west. Although he didn’t like Lin Ji, who wouldn’t like the feeling of being pursued and cherished like that?

“Lin Ji, you tell them! Did you hit me first just now!”

Normally, Lin Ji would proactively take all the blame to avoid getting him into trouble.

To his surprise, after he spoke, Lin Ji only gave him a cold look, her eyes frighteningly cold, sending shivers down his spine.

“No.” Lin Ji rattled the water cup in her hand. “I just wanted to go to the staircase to get some water. You not only rushed over and nearly bumped into me but also inexplicably threatened me and then attempted to strike me. It’s a good thing I was quick and managed to stop you.”

Ji Baixing nodded to Teacher Ai.

Song Zhaonan also chimed in: “Yes, I was delivering materials to Ji Baixing, and when I was about to leave, that’s what I saw.

“Li Yu inexplicably shouted at and threatened Lin Ji and then attempted to hit her.

“I stepped in to stop it, and then the Dean of Students came over.”

Li Yu was incredulous at Lin Ji’s change in attitude. He almost lunged at her, but his homeroom teacher managed to restrain him.

“I’ve been listening this whole time, and you’re the one who started this!” Li Yu’s homeroom teacher, Teacher Qiu, was a burly man who stood 185 cm tall and liked to work out at a boxing gym after work. He was specially assigned as the homeroom teacher for Li Yu’s class and did not teach any of their subjects.

“You’ve been rambling nonsense to me, saying it had nothing to do with you!”

“I will personally visit your parents to discuss this and also talk to the academic affairs office about giving you a disciplinary action.”

“Given your past violations of rules and discipline, you will be suspended and placed on school probation this time. Since the college entrance exam is approaching anyway, and you haven’t been attending class at school, you’ll be sent home to avoid disrupting other students.”

Before Li Yu could shout anything else, Teacher Qiu motioned for Song Zhaonan to help him drag Li Yu out.

“Excuse me, Teacher Ai, and Teacher Yu, this is a problem with my student.” Teacher Qiu slightly bowed to the two teachers in the office in apology. “Li Yu’s various violations of school rules and discipline should have been punished with an expulsion warning and school probation a long time ago.”

[Li Yu, that cannon fodder, should have been expelled ages ago.]

[If he hadn’t latched onto Lin Ji, with Lin Ji protecting him, he probably wouldn’t have been at this school since the beginning of the senior year.]

Li Yu was dragged out, cursing and swearing at Lin Ji with every nasty word he knew.

Lin Ji didn’t pay much attention, only glancing at the words that appeared in the air and sighing slightly.

It was all because of her.

“Alright, since it doesn’t concern you two, hurry back to the classroom,” Teacher Ai said. “Also, tell your classmates to settle down and study. This incident will probably result in a public notice of criticism later.”

“Understood, Teacher Ai. We’ll head back now.”

Ji Baixing smiled and agreed. She turned and saw Lin Ji staring blankly, lost in thought. After a moment of hesitation, her hand reached out and took Lin Ji’s, pulling her toward the exit.

“Let’s go, Lin Ji. Let’s go back to the classroom.”

[Sure enough, when pretty people stand together, they look so good together no matter how you look at them—!]

[Looking at this, the supporting female character has had a complete change of heart, is focusing on her studies, and no longer likes Li Yu? If so, won’t she have nothing to fight with the female lead over?]

[Hehehe, the beautiful girls can get close now!]

[Who was it who told me the supporting female character and the female lead are destined not to get close! Look! You’ve been proven wrong!]

Lin Ji saw the words pop up in front of her and instantly pulled her hand out of Ji Baixing’s grasp.

Are you kidding? She absolutely did not want any relationship with anyone in the plot. If she got caught up in some jealous drama again, her life might not be peaceful for even a day.

[Aww, it looks like the supporting female character still doesn’t want to get close to the female lead even if she doesn’t like Li Yu anymore.]

[I’m even more curious! Following the original trajectory, I could guess the ending, but now! With the supporting female character’s complete change of heart, I think the final ending will definitely be different!]

[Speaking of which, this live stream never said who was who from the start; it just gave a few specific perspectives…]

“Hm? What’s wrong?” Ji Baixing looked at her empty hand pitifully, turning to Lin Ji in confusion. “I just spoke up for you. Are you already pretending you don’t know me?”

[I! CAN’T! HANDLE! IT! Listening to the pretty older sister flirt is the best!]

[If I recall correctly, the female lead never even did this with the male lead, right?]

“…” Lin Ji didn’t know what the female lead was up to now. She was already half-scared to death by the shocking things the bullet comments were saying.

“Lin Ji?” Seeing no response, Ji Baixing tilted her head and leaned in. The strands of hair near her ear fluttered, looking innocent and captivating. “What’s wrong? Were you scared just now?”

[Beauty overload! I won’t say who just got completely smitten!]

Lin Ji paused, took half a step back, and said somewhat unnaturally, “I’m fine.”

“Then let’s go back.” Ji Baixing reached out and gently and naturally took hold of Lin Ji’s hand.

She didn’t use much force; Lin Ji could easily pull away with a slight tug.

[Isn’t it pretty normal for girls to hold hands? Why is the supporting female character so resistant? Is something wrong?]

Lin Ji’s action of pulling her hand away froze.

Problem? What problem? What problem could she possibly have?

Ji Baixing lightly held Lin Ji’s pinky finger between her index finger and thumb, pulling her forward.

Lin Ji followed Ji Baixing with a blank expression, but her mind was elsewhere.

Ji Baixing always gave her a strange feeling.

Even if Ji Baixing was a person who didn’t hold grudges, was gentle, kind, considerate, and reliable, how could she not have even an ounce of dislike for a malicious supporting female character who constantly targeted her and caused a rift between her and the male lead she had feelings for?