Su Qingtang was a very decisive being and so often had to suffer the consequences of being too impulsive more often than not. So, what deeply surprised the system was the Su Qingtang who sat in front of a friend request for an entire hour without deciding whether she would accept or decline it. The system was tired just from watching her pace up and down her room.
'Having any form of relationship with the female lead's man is dangerous-'
'But so is being in the film industry without any backing. I can't depend on the Su family for this-'
'I cant-'
"Host aren't you too focused on this minor detail? Have you forgotten what day it is and why you've decided to wake up early in the first place?" The system shook its head at its foolish host. Does she really think rejecting the male lead's friend request will deter him in any way? Wishful thinking on her part!
"…damn. Today is school isn't it?"
Su Qingtang felt the misfortune of a dozen lifetimes weighing her down to an early grave. She was a naturally very intelligent woman and excelled in all that she put her mind to, but how could someone truly give their all in a circumstance they had already went through twice. It was impossible! It was like a boring lecture. You'd force yourself to listen the first and the second time but the third time you hear it would definitely put you to sleep.
Su Qingtang quickly got ready. She picked a youthful and sunny dress and exited the apartment before she comes face to face with the last person she wanted to see. The world truly is small isnt it?
The bubbly girl wore an amiable expression on her face as she smiled. Her innocence shining through her every gesture and her every gaze had a bit of coy charm. It made everyone want to cherish and protect the innocence that she exuded. She was a being loved by both males and females and her loveable personality helped her fit into any crowd.
"Song Meishi."
"Tang Tang!" She shouted before swooping in for a giant bear hug. "I missed you so much, ah!" She exclaimed, "Did you miss me? Did you? Tell me you missed me!"
Su Qingtang wore a helpless expression as she fixed Song Meishi's bangs and patted her head, "Can't you be a bit more reserved?"
"Ah? Why should I be reserved with the love of my life. Tang~ Tang~ you already know me so well why should I pretend with you?"
Su Qingtang rolled her eyes internally and turned only to come face to face with another unwanted visitor. "Lu Yexuan,"
"Big Brother Lu!" Song Meishi excitedly ran over. "Did you come to give us a ride to school?"
"Who are you?" Lu Yexuan calmly asks. Suddenly Meishi's expression freezes and she goes red before she quickly resumes her bubbliness. Su Qingtang watched in amusement from the sidelines with no intentions to step in at all. Why should she? Song Meishi had created this situation all by herself.
"Big Brother Lu, I'm Song Meishi!"
"I have no relations with you. Don't address me as your big brother."
Lu Yexuan glances at her aloofly and no longer utters a word to her. He turns to Su Qingtang and beckons her into the car as he himself gets in the driver's seat. The ride less Su Qingtang says nothing as she gets in the front while Song Meishi attempts at getting into the back. Before she could complain about the locked door the car speeds away leaving her in the dust.
Her pretty face turns black as she started cursing.
"Why can Su Qingtang get into his car and I can't? She's just a useless piece of garbage with a bit more money than I have. Surely Brother Lu just got shy after seeing me and so accidentally sped away. Ahhh! He's so adorable~~" Song Meishi justifies as she pats her cheeks while in deep thought. Innocence and malevolence was a scary combination.
While we look at Song Meishi putting her gigantic brain hole on display an awkward silence prevailed in the car.
"Why did you come pick me up?" Su Qingtang asked. She wasn't complaining but it was never a good thing having the male lead as chauffeur. It was a walking death trap as male leads were known for violent mood swings.
"Didn't you say you wished to be pursued."
"…Yes, but…"
Su Qingtang couldn't seem to find the right words to refute him because technically he wasn't wrong. She had never been in a situation like this before and could only rely on what she had read in web novels. In this situation the best thing she could think to do is to completely reject the person.
"Actually, I'm not too sure why your going out of your way to pursue me but I'm telling you from now not to waste your efforts. I don't know what came over me to agree to this in the first place to be completely honest." Su Qingtang was being as cordial as she could. She didn't know if the male lead would just hack off her head.
She looks up and meets the male leads eyes in the mirror. Shock clouds her face as she notices the smile on his face and the amusement dancing in his eyes. She had never seen a smile on his face, and even though his smile was small it was a full-blown miracle. His smile seemed to faintly soften the iciness of his face and add a bit of gentleness to his seductive foxlike eyes. Her heart thumps loudly in her ears as she became somewhat dazed as she gawked at him. His eyes like an inescapable vortex sucking her deeper and deeper.
"Thanks for your concern but I'm not by any means going out of my way." He said as his eyes lightened by the light shining in them.