Beneath the Rose - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

My name is Qiao Ying.

Half a year ago, on an ordinary afternoon.

While napping, I hazily heard a strange mechanical voice:

[Host, are you sure you want to select the supporting character Qiao Ying as your character to complete the conquest target?]

In response to that,
was a young, arrogant female voice.

[Confirmed.

[Healthy love is important, but twisted love is truly marvelous!

[Although Yu Chen, as the male lead, belongs to the female lead, I just want to experience the feeling of snatching someone else’s man. Alright, System, quickly let me take over her body.]

[Understood, Host. I am currently stripping away Qiao Ying’s soul.]

Stripping away my soul?

What does that mean?

I tried to open my eyes, to see what was going on.

But I felt a piercing pain spreading from the top of my head to my limbs.

Every inch of flesh felt like it was being torn apart.

After the intense pain,
I discovered I had actually separated from my body,
floating in midair.

I wanted to go back, but a barrier repelled me.

“Xiao Ying.”

Just then,
Yu Chen came back.

He brought my favorite egg tarts and yuenyeung tea.

[Host, Yu Chen is calling you. Why aren’t you responding?]

[Oh, right, sorry. I didn’t react because I’m called Qiao Ying now, not Jian Yi.]

Jian Yi…
Was that the name of the girl who took over my body?

Jian Yi stood up.

Maybe she wasn’t used to my body yet,
so her movements were a bit odd.

She tucked her hair behind her ear and gave Yu Chen a shy smile:

“You’re back.”

Yu Chen was taken aback:

“Yeah, I’m back.”

Jian Yi picked up an egg tart from the box,
brought it to Yu Chen’s mouth:

“You’ve worked hard, honey.

“The first bite is for you.”

Yu Chen hesitated but then opened his mouth and took a bite.

Jian Yi grinned and said:

“Is the egg tart I fed you a little sweeter?”

Yu Chen’s throat moved.

He nodded slightly, almost imperceptibly.

After a long moment,
he suddenly asked:

“Did you get into some kind of trouble?”

Jian Yi was lying on the lounger, watching TV while chewing on her egg tart,
and she shook her head in confusion:

“No, honey.

“I’ve been very good today, staying home and going nowhere.”

“Alright, then I’ll get to work.”

Yu Chen took the cup of yuenyeung tea and went straight up to the study on the second floor.

I watched their interaction,
feeling a bit uneasy.

What a nice cup of tea.
If it were me,
if Yu Chen dared to take it away,
I’d already be losing my temper.