Second Lead Syndrome (1-187) | ✓

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Cecil bit her lower lip, playing with her fingers as she sat on a luxurious sofa, a cup of hot tea placed in front of her on the marble table.

The occasional wind from the balcony blew by, causing the steam from the hot tea to be blown slightly towards Cecil's direction.

A familiar man sat opposite her, his arms folded across his chest and she could feel his eyes on her.

A pair of grey, shadowy eyes.

Cecil decided to peek at Xue, and she looked away quickly when his eyebrows narrowed even further as he met her gaze.

The protagonist is sitting opposite me, but I can't cuddle him!

How unfair!

He still doesn't like me even after Hana insisted I am her best friend.

...but of course, Xue knew Hana's personality well. He doubts everyone close to her, her personality was the same as the "Hana" in her previous life with Xue...and he doesn't trust anyone other than Hana.

Cecil tapped her fingers on her knees, before reaching out and taking a sip of her tea nervously.

"Ouch, hot!" Cecil winced out, the hot tea scalding her tongue.

She heard a mocking scoff from Xue, and she looked up at him.

Disdain.

That's all she could see in his eyes.

"You don't deserve to have Hana as your best friend."

Cecil agreed sadly to his words in her heart, she was a cannon fodder villain after all. However, she did not show any response on the outside, maintaining her arrogant demeanor.

Xue lifted his cup of tea, sipping carefully, his actions graceful. Cecil stared in admiration, even a simple act of drinking tea makes him look so handsome.

I am proud to call him my favourite protagonist.

Xue noticed her strange gaze, frowning to himself as he placed the cup back down.

"You are a weird, pompous woman." he spat out those words without any tact.

Cecil only gave him a closed-lip smile in return.

The doors to the room were pushed open, and Hana woman strolled in with a grin.

Oh thank god, I've been drinking tea for thirty minutes.

Hana held a pair of clothes in her arms, approaching Xue. Xue watched her with a genial expression, and Cecil sighed blissfully at their interactions.

"Xue! I'm finally done, I apologise for the wait. Your clothing has been sewn, and my mother decided to gift you another pair of clothes as thanks!"

Xue naturally accepted her gift without any qualms. "Thank you, Hana. You didn't need to do this."

Hana shook her head, "I can't do that, you helped me once again."

Cecil and Hana decided to take a stroll around the marketplace, only to get caught in a drunken brawl. Xue stepped in to help Hana...and only Hana.

Cecil had barely managed to avoid the drunken man.

After which, Xue's worn clothes were torn due to the scuffle. Cecil suggested to Hana, secretly, to amend his clothes.

She even told her to give him a pair of clothing if she wanted to.

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