I Deduce the Female Lead Likes Me [Transmigration into a book] - Chapter 5

Kou Shuang agreed to Lu Renjia’s pursuit for a rather frivolous reason.

It was simply because he was good-looking, and Song Muxue suspected that she had ulterior motives, so she might as well develop a flirtatious relationship and reject him directly if things didn’t work out.

In reality, Kou Shuang would never be so casual. But this was just a book, and Kou Shuang didn’t take the NPCs seriously. The most important thing was to cling to Song Muxue’s thigh and dispel her doubts.

After saying “yes,” Kou Shuang pushed Lu Renjia aside and tried to go back to the dormitory.

But Lu Renjia stopped her and said, “Hey? You’re going up already? Can you give me your phone number?”

Lu Renjia’s eyes were shining brightly, and he looked quite happy. Kou Shuang felt a pang of guilt and took out her phone, saying, “You give me your number, and I’ll call you.”

She didn’t know her own phone number and couldn’t remember it.

Lu Renjia gave her an eleven-digit number and said, “Then, see you tomorrow!”

He ran away happily.

Kou Shuang felt inexplicably tired and sighed. She turned around and saw Song Muxue standing silently in the distance, watching her.

Kou Shuang smiled awkwardly and said, “Let’s go upstairs.”

Song Muxue looked complicated and said, “Are you going to be his girlfriend?”

“He’s good-looking, I’ll think about it,” Kou Shuang repeated what she had said to Lu Renjia, and then realizing that Song Muxue seemed unhappy, she added, “You said he wasn’t a good person before. What’s wrong with him?”

Song Muxue paused and said, “You… just have a good idea of it yourself. It’s okay to be friends with him, but be cautious about dating.”

After saying that, Song Muxue went upstairs first.

Kou Shuang looked at Song Muxue’s back, a little confused.

Was she implying that Lu Renjia was a playboy?

••••

Lu Renjia seemed to genuinely like Kou Shuang, constantly texting her. Kou Shuang didn’t take him seriously, though. Instead, she immersed herself in understanding the world’s setting, finding it quite similar to the real world and thus easy to adapt to.

After all, this was an urban novel.

However, Kou Shuang knew surprisingly little about her own character.
“Kou Shuang” was quite good at drawing, something Kou Shuang couldn’t quite fathom. She was a rich and beautiful girl, with many suitors and a few ambiguous relationships.

When Kou Shuang scrolled through her WeChat, she felt a pang of exhaustion. If she had known she had so many spare tires, she could have just shown one to Song Muxue and ignored Lu Renjia.

Lu Renjia intensified his efforts, constantly asking after her well-being and even offering to pick her up and drop her off. Kou Shuang found it strange and asked, “Song Muxue is so busy every day, don’t you have anything else to do?”

Lu Renjia replied, “My internship and work have already been arranged, and I don’t have to worry about exams. It’s the second semester of my third year, so I can do whatever I want.”

Kou Shuang had nothing to say and could only let him be.

Speaking of internships, Kou Shuang remembered something important. The semester for social practice was coming up, and the school was strict about it, requiring credits. If she didn’t complete it, she wouldn’t be able to graduate.

She carefully checked all her emails and messages but couldn’t find any internship offer emails!

Kou Shuang was a bit disappointed in “Kou Shuang” for not doing what she was supposed to do, leaving her with a rather difficult problem.

However, she wasn’t too worried. Kou Shuang knew she would soon be working as an illustrator at a famous magazine. Although she didn’t know which magazine it was, she only needed to send her resume to relevant companies.

Kou Shuang spent a lot of time creating and submitting her resume. Lu Renjia was a little surprised and asked her, “Your family is so rich, haven’t they arranged an internship for you? Do you need to find one yourself?”

Kou Shuang tilted her head and looked at him, “How do you know my family is rich?”

She didn’t even know that herself. She only knew that Kou Deqin and Song Muxue’s father had started a company together many years ago and should have made a lot of money.

Lu Renjia was stunned and said, “I heard it from Song Muxue. Besides, everyone knows that Kou Shuang, the rich and beautiful girl in the art department…”

“You knew my name from backstage? So that’s why you asked me to help with the makeup?”

Kou Shuang realized something was wrong at this moment. She remembered that at the backstage that day, although Lu Renjia had asked her name, she hadn’t answered directly. So… was this a deliberate attempt to hook up with her?

Lu Renjia’s expression became strange as he said, “I only knew your name, not you personally, so I figured it out later… Hey, why are you only applying to magazines? Do you like magazines so much?”

Lu Renjia had been watching from the side while Kou Shuang was submitting her resume. He had been curious for a long time.

Kou Shuang nodded and said, “I have to intern at a magazine.”

Because that’s what the original story said.

••••

Kou Shuang had been so busy submitting resumes, finding internships, and attending interviews that she almost forgot she was in a book. When she saw Song Muxue again, it was during an interview.

It was a large subway station with a lot of people. Kou Shuang had just exited the station when she heard a commotion nearby.

“Sounds like he was stealing something?”

“No, more like groping…”

The people around were whispering. Kou Shuang followed the sound and saw Song Muxue grabbing a man’s sleeve, her face stern. “Don’t go! Delete the photos you stole!”

A circle had formed around the conflict, and Song Muxue stood there alone, but her stance was firm. She looked frail, but she had the air of a warrior.

The man was holding a selfie stick and was shouting, “What proof do you have!” At the same time, he tried to pull his hand away.

Combined with the girl in a super short skirt on the other side who looked terrified… everything was obvious.

The man was strong and easily broke free, even pushing Song Muxue to the ground.

The next second, the man’s selfie stick was gone. He turned around and saw another girl operating something on the screen.

“You’re robbing people in broad daylight, little girl, do you still have any shame?!” The man was furious and reached out to grab the camera back.

Kou Shuang dodged and quickly deleted a few photos, saying, “So it’s okay to take pictures of a girls’ skirts?”

“You!” The man swung his arm, ready to hit her.

The girls involved were all weak, but the man was big and strong. Passersby shouted, “Why are you hitting someone?”

“He’s hitting someone! The pervert is hitting someone!” Kou Shuang shouted as she hid behind a righteous passerby.

“You snatched my camera and violated my privacy! Why can’t I take it back?”

Meanwhile, Song Muxue had gotten up from the ground. Her attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and her words were clear and her emotions calm. “According to Article 42 of the People’s Republic of China’s Administrative Penalties Law, anyone who peeks at or secretly photographs others’ privacy shall be detained for up to five days or fined up to 500 yuan; for serious cases, they shall be detained for five to ten days and may be fined up to 500 yuan. Kou Shuang, you shouldn’t have deleted it, that’s evidence.”

Kou Shuang raised the camera and said, “I haven’t deleted it completely, and it can be recovered.”

The man’s face turned red, and knowing he was in the wrong, he couldn’t say anything.

Kou Shuang raised the camera and snapped a photo of the man, then took out the memory card and handed it to the girl who had been photographed, saying, “The evidence is in the victim’s hands, and your photos are here too. Whether you want to report it or not is up to the victim. As for you, get lost and go home to wait for the police.”

The man slunk away, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

The girl who had been photographed looked soft and weak, and now she said softly, “Thank you…”

She seemed to have been frightened.

Song Muxue looked at the girl and then at Kou Shuang, saying, “Be careful on the subway, protect yourself.”

“Yeah…”

Kou Shuang clapped her hands and felt disgusted by touching the pervert’s camera. “Song Muxue, you should be more careful yourself… Usually, with Zheng Fenglin around, it’s fine for you to act bravely, but don’t be reckless when you’re alone.”

Although she said that, Kou Shuang knew that Song Muxue was just like that. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have the same interests as Zheng Fenglin and wouldn’t be a righteous lawyer, always fighting against evil.

Thinking about it, Kou Shuang knew her advice was useless, so she sighed and continued, “At least learn some self-defense… What if something really happens?”

When Song Muxue became a lawyer at the age of 24 or 25, there would be no shortage of such incidents.

Song Muxue’s expression was a bit complicated. She said, “Thank you for your concern, I’ll be careful.” She then asked, “What are you doing here?”

Kou Shuang replied, “Social practice, interview, doing illustrations for a magazine.”

Song Muxue hadn’t seen Kou Shuang for a long time, and she didn’t know much about Kou Shuang’s recent situation, whether it was her studies, work, or love life. She stared at Kou Shuang for a long time and finally couldn’t help but ask, “How are things with you and Lu Renjia?”

“It’s okay, I’ll see. If I don’t feel anything, I’ll reject him in a few days,” Kou Shuang said indifferently. She looked at Song Muxue, unsure of what kind of answer the other party wanted.

Song Muxue pursed her lips with an unclear expression, but the girl who had been photographed suddenly interrupted, “You… do you two know Lu Renjia?”

“Do you know him too?” Kou Shuang asked.

“We’ve met,” the girl who seemed rather timid said. “You’re Kou Shuang, right? My name is Sun Jiawen, and I’m in the same department as you. Are you also interviewing for Wanxiang Magazine? Let’s go together.”

Kou Shuang was a little surprised and quickly said excitedly, “Okay!”

The three of them chatted as they walked out of the subway, and they had reached the exit.

“We’ll go out from Exit 2, what about you?” Sun Jiawen asked Song Muxue.

Song Muxue pointed in the opposite direction and said, “Exit 1.”

Sun Jiawen waved to Song Muxue and smiled, “Then we’ll have to part ways here. Thank you!”

Sun Jiawen held Kou Shuang’s arm affectionately and walked forward, looking like a simple and gentle girl.

Song Muxue suddenly opened her mouth and called out to Kou Shuang. “Kou Shuang.”

Kou Shuang turned around, “What’s wrong?”

Song Muxue pursed her lips and said, “Remember what I told you, be careful.”

“You should be the one to be careful, go learn taekwondo!” Kou Shuang smiled and ran towards the elevator.

Song Muxue looked at their backs, her expression unclear.

If she remembered correctly, Sun Jiawen had only recognized Kou Shuang after hearing them talk about Lu Renjia, but her words also implied that “she had already recognized Kou Shuang.”

Kou Shuang, be careful when making friends.