What Should I Do if My Best Friend Is a Green Tea? [Transmigrated Into a Book]

Qin Li didn’t have time to check the news online. In fact, he had a more pressing matter to deal with. Last night, he and Xia Momo had agreed to terminate the pregnancy, and she had even agreed to it. But this morning, Xia Momo had changed her mind. Fearing that Qin Li would force her into an abortion, she had quietly booked a flight to leave Hai City.

At Hai City Airport, Xia Momo gently touched her belly. She hadn’t told Qin Li that after confirming her pregnancy, she had gone for an ultrasound. The doctor had told her that the baby was developing well—it already had a head, a heartbeat, and was no longer just a senseless embryo.

Xia Momo didn’t want to, and couldn’t bring herself to, terminate the pregnancy. Even if Qin Li didn’t want the child, she was determined to raise it on her own. The airport was bustling with people, and as Xia Momo held her ticket, ready to go through security, her wrist was suddenly yanked hard. She stumbled, nearly losing her balance, and fell into a cold embrace.

Qin Li had grabbed her wrist and snatched her luggage with his other hand. He was wearing a black mask and a baseball cap, his towering presence exuding an overwhelming pressure. “Come with me!” he said in a low voice, pulling her away from the security checkpoint without giving her a chance to protest.

“Let me go! Let me go!” Xia Momo struggled fiercely, her fair wrist turning red from the force of his grip. The sight was alarming, but Qin Li ignored it, his entire being shrouded in an indescribable gloom.

It was summer, and the airport was packed. The second floor, however, was less crowded, housing mostly food and beverage outlets. Qin Li dragged Xia Momo to a dimly lit corner on the second floor, where she finally managed to break free from his grasp.

Qin Li’s face was cold. “Come back with me,” he said, still wearing his mask. His eyes, hidden under the brim of his cap, gleamed with a fierce intensity.

Xia Momo rubbed her wrist. “I’m not going back, and I’m not getting an abortion. I’m leaving…”

Qin Li’s eyes darkened further, his pupils like bottomless, icy pools. He clenched his fists, the veins on his arms bulging visibly. Xia Momo could feel his anger, and her heart pounded. She was the type who always sought to please others and rarely said no.

This was the second time she had refused Qin Li.

The first time had been just yesterday, when she had refused to sleep with him.

Xia Momo was nervous, but she had a feeling that if she wanted to protect her child, she had to stand her ground.

Qin Li’s gaze was piercing as he looked at Xia Momo’s defiant expression, his brow furrowing. Xia Momo had always been docile, like a delicate flower that could be easily manipulated. Qin Li had always felt that her softness made her less like Ye Luoyi. Ye Luoyi, though gentle, was also strong-willed and never easily swayed. But just now, the way Xia Momo had looked at him with refusal in her eyes reminded him so much of Ye Luoyi.

Qin Li softened his tone, trying to reassure her. “If you don’t want to terminate the pregnancy… then we’ll keep the baby. We’ll raise it together.”

Xia Momo’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Really?”

Qin Li gently stroked her hair. “You’re so determined. How could I force you? Be good, and come home with me.”

Xia Momo rarely saw Qin Li act so tenderly, and it reminded her of the early days of their relationship. Her fear of him lessened, and she nodded obediently.

Just then, Qin Li’s phone rang. It was his assistant, who couldn’t find him in the airport and was calling to check in.

Qin Li handed the car keys to Xia Momo. “I need to take this call. Go wait in the car, and don’t wander off.”

Xia Momo took the keys, while Qin Li walked over to the large floor-to-ceiling windows to answer the call.

The assistant, who had been searching the airport for Xia Momo, breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Qin Li had found her.

But then, Qin Li’s voice turned cold. “Get me some medication—the kind used to terminate a three-month pregnancy.”

The assistant’s eyes widened. “Qin Li, you can’t just buy that kind of thing over the counter! Abortions have to be done at a hospital! Otherwise… it could be really dangerous for Momo!”

Qin Li’s tone grew impatient. “If I could take her to the hospital, don’t you think I would? Momo doesn’t want to terminate the pregnancy! Isn’t there some kind of pill? Figure out a way to get it, and I’ll just convince her it’s a vitamin or something.”

The assistant felt like she was treading on thin ice. She was just an assistant, not some kind of secret agent! Besides, if he didn’t want the baby, why not just go to the hospital? Asking her to get abortion pills and trick Xia Momo into taking them?

What a scumbag!

The assistant rolled her eyes on the other end of the line. “Qin Li, I really can’t do that. Tricking a pregnant woman into taking abortion pills is illegal. I suggest you take Momo to the hospital. Oh, and by the way, reproductive rights belong to women. Only they can decide whether to terminate a pregnancy. Forcing her to have an abortion is also illegal…”

Qin Li was already in a bad mood, and the assistant’s lecture only made it worse. He didn’t bother listening to the rest of her rant and hung up in frustration.

He looked ahead, where Xia Momo had just walked off with her luggage. The airport parking lot was on the second underground level, and there was still some distance to the elevator. However, there was an escalator nearby.

Xia Momo was struggling with her luggage, trying to take the escalator down to the parking lot, but one of the wheels on her suitcase had broken. She was stuck at the top of the escalator, fiddling with the small wheel.

Her figure was so slender that no one would guess she was pregnant. Qin Li’s gaze lingered on her, then shifted to the long escalator.

Airports had higher ceilings than regular buildings. For example, the second floor where he stood was a good ten meters above the first floor.

Qin Li looked back at Xia Momo, his eyes narrowing.

He could feel his heart racing, pounding unnaturally fast.

Ten meters—it wouldn’t kill her.

But the fetus… that was another story.

Qin Li slowly walked toward Xia Momo, his breathing growing heavier. When he reached her, Xia Momo noticed his shoes. “Qin Li, my suitcase wheel is broken. Can you help me?”

Qin Li swallowed hard and reached out his hand.

He noticed that his hand was trembling slightly.

Xia Momo was so delicate, and he was a grown man. With just a little force…

“There’s Qin Li!”

“That’s him! That’s Qin Li!”

“Where? Where?”

“Are you blind? The guy in the black cap and mask!”

A commotion erupted at the bottom of the escalator as a group of paparazzi armed with cameras and microphones rushed up toward Qin Li!

Airports were always crawling with paparazzi, which was why Qin Li had been so careful to disguise himself and drag Xia Momo to a quieter area. His tall stature and distinctive outfit made him an easy target for the sharp-eyed reporters.

Some paparazzi who frequented airports could recognize celebrities even if only their eyes were visible!

The paparazzi swarmed around Qin Li, shoving their microphones and cameras in his face.

“What’s your response to the rumors that you stole Shen Xinghe’s role?”

“Some netizens are speculating that Jiang Tao was scammed by investors because of you. Is that true?”

“You’re already a big name. Why would you take a role from a newcomer?”

The barrage of questions caught Qin Li off guard. Before he had left to find Xia Momo, public opinion had been overwhelmingly in his favor. How had it suddenly turned into accusations of him stealing roles?

Even worse, how had his involvement in Jiang Tao’s downfall been exposed?

Xia Momo, seeing the swarm of paparazzi, timidly stood up and hid behind Qin Li.

She wasn’t wearing a mask or any kind of disguise, and the paparazzi immediately recognized her face.

“Ye Luoyi?”

One of the paparazzi exclaimed, but the realization only lasted a second. At first glance, the girl resembled Ye Luoyi, but on closer inspection, there were clear differences.

“She looks like Ye Luoyi!”

“She’s like a budget version of Ye Luoyi!”

“What’s her relationship with Qin Li? They’re standing so close—are they a couple?!”

Qin Li’s face darkened. He had built his public image as a single man in the entertainment industry. If people found out about his relationship with Xia Momo, how could he continue pursuing Ye Luoyi?

He quickly stepped in to explain, “This is my sister. She just arrived in Hai City, and I’m here to pick her up.”

The paparazzi nodded in understanding.

“Oh, so she’s your sister?”

“She’s quite pretty…”

“But you two don’t look alike. I’ve never heard you mention having a sister before!”

“Probably a cousin or something…”

Xia Momo, hearing Qin Li’s words, couldn’t stop her shoulders from trembling.

She and Qin Li were clearly a couple. She was even carrying his child, so why did he say such things in public?

Xia Momo felt a sour ache in her heart. One voice inside her whispered, *Why doesn’t Qin Li announce their relationship? How cruel!* Another voice countered, *But celebrities are like this. They can’t reveal their private lives. It would harm Qin Li’s career!* The two voices wrestled in her mind, and in the end, Xia Momo said nothing. The paparazzi’s attention shifted from her sister to the drama *The Bottom Line*. After all, even if Qin Li’s relationship was exposed now, the buzz wouldn’t compare to the scandal of him allegedly stealing a role.

Qin Li hadn’t yet seen the news online, but from the paparazzi’s chatter, he had pieced together most of the story. He wasn’t sure what Starry Entertainment had done, but it seemed the rumors about him stealing the role had likely leaked.

At this moment, public relations were crucial.

Qin Li sighed, “You must be mistaken. I never said I was going to star in *The Bottom Line*. Neither Strawberry Network, my Weibo, nor Director Jiang Tao himself has confirmed this, right?”

The paparazzi were taken aback. “But wasn’t it all over the internet that you and Director Jiang hit it off and were set to star in *The Bottom Line*, only for Starry Entertainment and Shen Xinghe to swoop in and take it?”

Qin Li chuckled. “That’s just gossip spread by marketing accounts. I didn’t even know I was supposed to star in *The Bottom Line*! Don’t those accounts always do this? During the early stages of a project, they throw out names to stir up interest. If they’re right, they claim insider knowledge to boost their credibility. If they’re wrong, they just pretend nothing happened. Isn’t that how the entertainment industry works?”

The paparazzi exchanged glances, suddenly recalling that neither Qin Li’s official accounts, Strawberry Network, nor Jiang Tao had ever confirmed his involvement in *The Bottom Line*. Could it really just be baseless rumors and fan misunderstandings?

Besides the paparazzi’s cameras, some were also live-streaming the scene. Qin Li’s words quickly spread to the live-stream audience.

[Qin Li’s right! From the beginning, there’s been no official confirmation. It’s all just speculation from gossip accounts and netizens!]

[It’s clearly the gossip accounts stirring the pot. Poor Qin Li, caught up in this mess for no reason!]

[With Qin Li’s popularity, landing a role in a drama like *The Bottom Line* wouldn’t be hard. It’s not like *The Bottom Line* is the only project out there. Plus, Jiang Tao’s last two dramas flopped. The chances of this one succeeding are slim. Why would Qin Li fight for a role in a potential flop? It’s laughable!]

[This feels like *The Bottom Line* trying to manipulate fans by using Qin Li!]

[Just look at who benefits the most from this. Isn’t it *The Bottom Line*? I think today’s whole thing is just a marketing stunt!]

In the conference room, the live-stream of Qin Li at the airport played on the screen. Wu Liao watched, impressed. “This Qin Li is quite something, managing to shift all the blame onto the gossip accounts.”

Whether this explanation would convince everyone was uncertain, but as long as it satisfied his fans, it was enough.

In the entertainment industry, being accused of stealing a role was at most a point of mockery, not a career-ending scandal. Once Qin Li’s new drama aired and performed well, netizens would likely forget about the whole thing.

“The rumor about your fake academic credentials was probably Qin Li’s doing too,” Wu Liao said. “But all we have is a photo of Da Jiajun meeting with Qin Li. No solid evidence. That guy is meticulous.”

Yan Xi nodded softly, her gaze drifting past Qin Li to Xia Momo behind him.

*She looks so much like her.*

If you covered Xia Momo’s lower face and only looked at her eyes, anyone would mistake her for Ye Luoyi.

The novel had mentioned Xia Momo too.

Although Pei Yubai had been engaged to Zhou Qingyu and the two were close, their relationship never went beyond holding hands. In contrast, Qin Li and Xia Momo had shared countless intimate moments.

This was also why, in the novel, Qin Li, despite being a top actor, lost to Pei Yubai. A “rotten cucumber” like him could never be the male lead.

Pei Yubai, who played both sides and used women to climb the ladder, was already despicable in Yan Xi’s eyes.

But Qin Li was worse.

Outwardly polite, he was like a venomous snake lurking in the gutter—cold and repulsive.

“You’ll still be appearing on variety shows together,” Wu Liao reminded Yan Xi. “Be careful around Qin Li during those.”

Yan Xi raised an eyebrow, her eyes still lingering on Xia Momo. “I doubt he’ll have the chance to appear on any more shows.”

After shaking off the paparazzi, Qin Li took Xia Momo to the underground parking lot. When Qin Li referred to her as his “sister,” Xia Momo’s resolve wavered, and she once again considered leaving Hai City. But the flight she had booked online was already past its departure time. If she wanted to leave, she’d have to buy another ticket.

Qin Li, claiming he was worried she might overthink things, confiscated Xia Momo’s ID.

Qin Li still had to deal with the online backlash and manage his relationship with Strawberry Network. Due to the sudden shift in public opinion, the new drama Strawberry Network had promised him might fall through, and he needed to navigate the situation carefully.

Qin Li had his assistant take Xia Momo home.

When they reached the neighborhood entrance, the assistant stopped the car. “Momo, the company needs me back urgently. I’ll head off now.”

Xia Momo responded weakly.

The assistant felt a pang of guilt, but her contract prohibited her from doing anything that could harm Qin Li’s reputation or expose the abortion. She cautiously reminded Xia Momo, “Momo, the first three months are the most unstable for the baby. Be careful with what you eat. Some things aren’t good for the baby.”

Xia Momo smiled at the assistant. “Don’t worry. Qin Li hired a nanny for me. My meals are all taken care of.”

The assistant grew anxious. “Even so… don’t just eat whatever the nanny gives you! It’s best to check everything!”

Xia Momo looked at the assistant, puzzled. The assistant, afraid of saying too much and losing her job, added, “Just… be careful!” She left, still glancing back at Xia Momo with concern but not daring to reveal the truth.

Xia Momo felt hungry. Now, it wasn’t just her who needed to eat—there was another life inside her. She didn’t like the food the nanny prepared, and ordering takeout wasn’t allowed at home, so she decided to visit a nearby porridge shop to grab some light dishes.

The summer sun blazed overhead. Perhaps due to low blood sugar, less than two minutes after leaving the porridge shop, Xia Momo suddenly felt her vision darken—

“Sister Luoyi! Be careful!”

A girl caught Xia Momo.

Xia Momo looked up and saw a beautiful face—innocent and charming, with sparkling eyes that seemed to speak. Xia Momo felt she looked familiar, as if she’d seen her on Qin Li’s variety show… Wasn’t her name Yan Xi?

“Sister Luoyi? What are you doing here? Are you feeling unwell?” Yan Xi looked at Xia Momo curiously, then blinked in surprise before apologizing, “Sorry, I mistook you for someone else.”

Xia Momo smiled gently. “It’s fine.”

“You’re Qin Li’s sister, right?” Yan Xi asked again. “I saw his live stream earlier. You were with him!”

Yan Xi seemed naturally friendly, and since she’d appeared on variety shows with Qin Li, Xia Momo considered her a friend.

With that in mind, Xia Momo didn’t show any resistance and replied softly, “Yes, that’s me.”

Yan Xi tilted her head. “Are you two siblings?”

Xia Momo’s heart ached. “No, we’re not that close.”

“Really? But the way Qin Li protects you, I thought you were his real sister!” Yan Xi chattered on. “He must care about you a lot. I can tell!”

Xia Momo’s heart raced, and a strange sense of joy bubbled up inside her. “How can you tell?”

Yan Xi casually took Xia Momo’s luggage and walked with her toward the neighborhood. “I was on a variety show with Qin Li. On the show, he was so nice to Sister Luoyi! We all thought he was pursuing her!”

“But now I get it. Qin Li probably thought Sister Luoyi looked like you, and that’s why he treated her so well.”

Xia Momo felt her blood freeze, a chill spreading from her heart to her fingertips.

She suddenly stopped, clutching the bag of porridge tightly. “Does Ye Luoyi… really look like me?”

“Yes,” Yan Xi said, covering Xia Momo’s lower face with her hand. “Especially your eyes. They’re exactly the same!”

Xia Momo found it harder to breathe.

Qin Li had come to see her a few times, and each time, his demeanor was off. He would roughly toss her onto the bed, force her to wear a mask, leaving only her eyes exposed. Then, the way he looked at her would shift from distant to overwhelmingly tender. Xia Momo used to think this was Qin Li's secret kink. But now, she suddenly understood.

Xia Momo's shoulders trembled, her heart quivering uncontrollably.

As she reached the entrance of the residential complex, Xia Momo parted ways with Yan Xi and walked in alone. Watching Xia Momo's retreating figure, the system couldn't help but pop up: 【Host! You're too cruel! You're really twisting the knife!】

"Cruel?" Yan Xi shrugged. "I was being quite gentle just now." 【But Xia Momo is almost shattered!】 【She must have figured out that she's just a substitute! She must be devastated right now!】

"She would have found out eventually," Yan Xi said indifferently.

Her gaze lingered on Xia Momo's lower abdomen. The residential complex was quite large, and it took Xia Momo a while to reach the building. Yan Xi noticed that, as Xia Momo walked, she subconsciously covered her stomach several times. Even at the airport, when the paparazzi swarmed, Xia Momo's first instinct was to protect her belly.

She wasn't wearing a crop top, so why was she so protective of that area? "System, Qingqing is bound by the plot, so no matter how much I warn her, it's useless," Yan Xi said softly. "But Xia Momo is just a minor character. She shouldn't be bound by the plot, right?"

【Of course, Xia Momo doesn't even have a name in the novel.】 【She's just 'the substitute.'】

Yan Xi nodded in understanding.

She had done what she could.

It was like throwing a rope ladder to someone sinking in quicksand. Whether they chose to climb up or not was entirely up to them.

Xia Momo didn't know how she made it back home.

Yan Xi's words kept echoing in her ears, and her back was drenched in sweat. The first thing she did upon returning home was turn on her computer and search for "Ye Luoyi."

The girl's beautiful face appeared on the screen, radiant and lively, like a star that was out of reach.

Xia Momo had heard before that she resembled Ye Luoyi, but she had never taken it seriously. After all, Ye Luoyi was a superstar, breathtakingly beautiful, while she was just an ordinary person. She thought those comments were just casual remarks. Later, while watching Qin Li's variety show, Xia Momo saw Ye Luoyi's face but didn't dwell on it, mainly because Qin Li and Ye Luoyi didn't interact much on screen. But what happened off-camera was a different story.

When it was just the two of them, how patient and gentle Qin Li was with Ye Luoyi—how could Xia Momo have known?

Was it because of her that Qin Li treated Ye Luoyi so well?

No, Xia Momo knew better. If she were Qin Li's sister, that might have been possible.

But she wasn't.

It wasn't because of her that Qin Li treated Ye Luoyi so well.

It was precisely because she resembled Ye Luoyi that Qin Li treated her well! She was the substitute!

Qin Li had always been distant with her, and in the past, Xia Momo had chalked it up to him being too busy to spend time with her. But now, all those details she had refused to acknowledge were piecing themselves together.

Because she was a substitute, he made her cover the lower half of her face during intimacy, so she would resemble Ye Luoyi more.

Because she was a substitute, he only came to her when he needed her and hardly contacted her otherwise.

And because she was a substitute, the moment he found out she was pregnant, Qin Li only wanted to get rid of the child!

Xia Momo's fingertips turned pale as she trembled and clutched her stomach.

Even the assistant's words, which she hadn't understood at first, now made sense. Taking her ID card was just a way to confine her, to find a way to force her to abort the child.

What would he do next?

Slip abortion drugs into her food?

Qin Li had endured all these years with her for the sake of his white moonlight. His love for Ye Luoyi had become so obsessive that he needed a substitute to fill the void. Xia Momo couldn't imagine what extreme measures he might take to force her to abort the child!

Xia Momo gripped the mouse tightly, her eyes shifting from fragile and helpless to resolute. For her own sake, and for the child in her womb, she could no longer sit idly by.