The White Lotus Female Lead's Self-Redemption [Transmigration] - Chapter 2

Although Xu Zhaogu told Xu Linyi she had an event, she was just saying it casually; she actually had nothing to do.

As a pathetic white lotus female lead, the original host naturally grew up in an orphanage, lived a poor but resilient and hardworking life, and took on several part-time jobs.

Xu Zhaogu had no desire to work. Zhaozhao, who had been spoiled by her parents since childhood, knew nothing of the hardships of the world and had never earned money on her own. However, the customer service-style system told her that this was part of the plot and she could not be passively idle.

Fortunately, since the male lead and male supporting characters had not really appeared yet, Xu Zhaogu’s part-time work went smoothly, without any strange people or incidents occurring.

When she went to school the next day, Xu Zhaogu keenly noticed that some people were looking at her strangely.

“The original host shouldn’t have done anything yet, so why are these people looking at me like that? Did something happen that wasn’t mentioned in the plot introduction?” Xu Zhaogu avoided their gazes.

“I don’t know, dear.” The initial system paused. Xu Zhaogu thought it was going to say something else, but she waited for a long time and nothing came.

What good is it?

She actually already had an idea: it was probably because Xia Qin bringing people to the hotel to catch her and Xu Linyi had been spread around. These people thought she was a homewrecker, which was why they were looking at her that way.

“As a White Lotus who adheres to the core socialist values, how can I let myself suffer such a grievance and misunderstanding in vain?”

Xu Zhaogu clenched her fist. “I must let them understand how innocent and wronged I am.”

She was suddenly scheduled for duty today, so she couldn’t go to dinner after school and had to sit in the office in case anyone came to borrow anything.

“So, your so-called self-justification is to show a tearful, helpless expression when you are scheduled for duty?”

Xu Zhaogu blushed, unable to believe she was being scorned by an initial system.

“That’s still better than you being completely useless. If you were useful, would I have to resort to this?”

The initial system immediately replied with a smile: :), “I’m so sorry, dear.”

After twenty minutes of happy bickering with the system, Xu Zhaogu became more and more aggressive, leaving the trash system speechless and nearly making it spew out a string of garbled code.

[Attention! Target character Xiao Jing will arrive at the scene in thirty seconds. Please prepare.]

“Who?” Xu Zhaogu was momentarily confused. “System, are you intentionally trying to retaliate against me? It’s fine if you can’t out-argue me; there’s nothing embarrassing about it. Why must you hurt me like this?”

“Dear, I can’t control this either. Please prepare yourself.”

Before Xu Zhaogu could say anything more, footsteps sounded at the door. She used the fastest hand speed in her life and vigorously pinched her own thigh.

Xiao Jing was the student union president of the School of Finance. Normally, he wouldn’t need to come to fetch things himself, but he needed the documents urgently, everyone was busy, and he didn’t want to trouble anyone else, so he came in person.

It was lunchtime, and everyone had gone for their naps after eating. There was only one girl in the office, but she was looking down, so Xiao Jing couldn’t see her face clearly.

Instead of walking right in, Xiao Jing gently knocked on the door to alert the person inside that someone had arrived.

The girl seemed startled, quickly wiped her face, and looked up at him, her eyes full of panic and helplessness.

“H-hello,” Her voice was trembling slightly, with a hint of a nasal sound, sounding incredibly soft and gentle.

“Hello, student. I’m here to pick up some documents.”

The girl stood there, wringing her hands. “Oh, okay. What documents do you need?”

After Xiao Jing told her, he watched her lower her head slightly and search. He couldn’t help but take two steps closer and saw tiny tear drops still on her eyelashes.

It seemed he hadn’t seen wrong earlier; this person was genuinely hiding here and crying secretly.

Xu Zhaogu handed the documents to Xiao Jing. “Student, do you have your student ID or ID card? I need to register it, and there’s also a form here you need to fill out.”

Xiao Jing filled in his name and then handed the registration form back to the girl.

He saw the girl glance at his name, then show a confused expression, murmuring to herself.

“This name sounds familiar…”

Xiao Jing couldn’t help but smile, reminding her slightly, “Perhaps, is it possible you’ve seen me at the Student Union committee meeting?”

Xu Zhaogu stared at his face, then shook her head. “I feel like it’s familiar, but I don’t seem to have an impression.”

Xiao Jing couldn’t help but wonder what her expression would be if she knew he was the President. Below the President and Vice Presidents were the department heads, and below them were the committee members. Every committee member was reminded to memorize all the President, Vice Presidents, and department heads when they first joined the Student Union.

However, Xiao Jing wasn’t angry at all; instead, he found her confusion incredibly adorable. Perhaps it was because she was so beautiful that he couldn’t bring himself to be upset with her.

“You really can’t remember?”

Xu Zhaogu bit her lip. “Can’t you just tell me directly? I really can’t remember.”

“It doesn’t matter if you can’t remember. It’s not a big deal.” Xiao Jing picked up the documents, ready to leave. Xu Zhaogu wanted to reach out and stop him but suddenly let out a low groan of pain.

“What’s wrong?”

Tears instantly welled up in Xu Zhaogu’s eyes, her eye sockets turned red, and she looked incredibly delicate.

“I think I hit my foot.” She frowned tightly in pain, lifted one foot, and shook it. “It hurts so much…”

“Is it serious? Should I take you to the infirmary?” Xiao Jing wanted to reach out to support her but felt it was inappropriate since they were male and female.

“No need, I’m not that delicate.” Xu Zhaogu secretly took a breath, her face contorting for a moment. Pain, it hurts me to death.

It’s really not easy to complete a mission.

“Then you sit down first and rest. If it still hurts later, you really need to go see a doctor.”

Xu Zhaogu nodded glumly and didn’t speak again. Xiao Jing wanted to leave but suddenly saw a drop of water fall onto the desk, yet the person didn’t make a sound.

“I’ll be leaving now,” he said tentatively, but his feet didn’t move.

Xu Zhaogu replied, “Goodbye, student.”

Xiao Jing sighed, pulled a tissue from the side, and handed it to her. “Please don’t cry anymore, okay?”

Xu Zhaogu looked up and glared at him. Although she was crying, her face streaked with tears and looking utterly pathetic, she deliberately put on a fierce look.

“I’m crying. What’s it to you?”

“Unfortunately, I’m the kind of person who likes to meddle. So, can you tell me why you’re crying so sadly?” Xiao Jing wanted to wipe away her tears but held himself back.

“My foot hurts.”

“Then what about when I first came in? Why were you crying then?”

Xu Zhaogu didn’t speak, her lips tightly sealed.

“Anyway, I don’t know who you are, and you don’t know who I am. You don’t need to worry that I’ll go around saying anything. If you have something on your mind, you can confide in me.” As the President, was it wrong for him to care about a committee member?

Looking at his encouraging eyes, Xu Zhaogu spoke softly, “Tell me, if a guy already has a girlfriend, but he is getting close to another girl, is it definitely the other girl’s fault?”

“Not necessarily. If the guy only likes his girlfriend and isn’t interested in anyone else, then the other girl shouldn’t cling to him. But if the guy doesn’t reject other girls’ advances even though he has a girlfriend, then that’s his fault.”

Xu Zhaogu was unconvinced. “What if the other girl actually had no such intention, and it was just an accident, but the guy’s girlfriend misunderstood, and everyone else is calling that girl a homewrecker?”

“Then the guy is a jerk.” Xiao Jing seemed to understand something. “This matter can be cleared up as long as it’s explained clearly.”

Xu Zhaogu lowered her head and whispered in refutation, “That’s easy to say. How can it be cleared up in just a few words?”

Xiao Jing wanted to ask more, but Xu Zhaogu was unwilling to continue. “You’ve got what you needed, and I still have to continue my shift. If there’s nothing else, could you please leave?”

Xiao Jing looked at her deeply. “You already know my name, but I don’t even know what you’re called. Isn’t that a bit unfair? Why don’t you tell me your name?”

Xu Zhaogu glared at him. “I’ve told you my secret. What if I tell you my name and you go around talking?”

“Do I look like that kind of person?”

Xiao Jing conceded defeat under Xu Zhaogu’s “Yes, you do” gaze. “Alright, even if it’s not your full name, you should at least give me a nickname. It would be easier to call you if I see you again.”

Xu Zhaogu thought for a moment. “You can just call me Xiaozhao.”

“Xiaozhao, got it. I’ll remember.”

After Xiao Jing left the office, Xu Zhaogu immediately asked the initial system to check if he had really gone.

“Dear, don’t worry. The target character has already left.”

[Congratulations, Host. Mission complete.]

Xu Zhaogu breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes watering as she pulled up her skirt a little to check carefully.

“Dear, for the sake of your image, please do not make such an indecent gesture.”

Xu Zhaogu resisted the urge to roll her eyes. “I went too hard just now; it hurts so much. And my foot, too, it was banged and it hurts.”

This body was too sensitive. Just this tiny injury made tears stream down her face from the pain.

“Sacrificing yourself for the mission is glorious. Dear, you should feel proud.”

“I don’t feel proud at all.” Xu Zhaogu lay on the desk. “Just this one person made me hurt this much. If a few more come later, my life will be played away.”

“Tell me, since I worked so hard, shouldn’t there be some kind of reward?”

“There are no rewards. But dear, I know how to make your foot stop hurting.”

“Like what?”

“Here’s a suggestion: just chop it off, dear.”