Leaving Gu Yaoyang's room, Xia Qingtian did not go directly back to her bedroom, but first went to Aunt Liu and Xia Honglang's room.
Originally, Aunt Liu and Xia Qingyu shared a room, but Xia Honglang suddenly came over, and Xia Qingyu moved in with her.
Then Xia Qingyu stayed with Xiang Xueyuan, and she ended up sleeping alone again.
Although Xiang Xueyuan gave Xia Qingtian a sense of danger, Qingyu was his biological daughter, so he wouldn't make things too difficult for Qingyu.
It was Xia Honglang and Aunt Liu…
Seeing that the door was not closed, as soon as Xia Qingtian stepped in, she heard Aunt Liu sigh, followed by Xia Honglang's sigh.
Hearing these two sighs, Xia Qingtian felt like sighing along with them.
It had to be said that what Xia Qingyu said earlier to make them leave was truly ruthless.
Even though she knew Xia Qingyu didn't do it on purpose, she still felt upset for a long time, let alone Aunt Liu and Xia Honglang.
She knocked twice on the door and called out, "Mom, Dad, are you going to rest?"
"It's Qingtian." Hearing Xia Qingtian's voice, the couple cheered up and showed a somewhat forced smile, "Are you going to rest too?"
"Mm," Xia Qingtian replied and asked, "How was your outing today?"
"Just... okay, it was pretty good." They didn't have the mood to have fun, especially Aunt Liu, who was really worried about Xia Qingyu. "Qingtian, has your sister contacted you?"
"Not yet," Xia Qingtian didn't want to say that Xia Qingyu was probably under surveillance. If she contacted them, it would be more troublesome. "She'll probably contact us tomorrow or the day after. She just met her father, so she probably has a lot to say."
"But her father..." Aunt Liu frowned, wanting to say something but feeling it was inappropriate.
"Don't worry," Xia Qingtian stepped forward and held Aunt Liu's hand to comfort her. "Qingyu will come back when she's had enough fun."
"Alas..." Aunt Liu sighed and nodded. Now, they could only think of it this way.
After comforting the couple a few more times, Xia Qingtian returned to her room. After closing the door, she sighed slowly. The sense of unease in her heart grew stronger, as if she had forgotten something...
"Oh, right!" Xia Qingtian clapped her hands and, belatedly, called out, "System, you've been too quiet lately!"
[Slurp...] The system, suddenly summoned, looked drunk and yawned lazily.
[Chosen Son System, serving you wholeheartedly~]
"Are you... drunk?" Xia Qingtian was stunned. Does the system drink too?
Speaking of which, she didn't even know what powered the system!
Electricity? Wind power? Metaphysical power?
Or by her?
[No, not at all,] the system coughed twice before continuing in a clearly drunken tone, [I haven't tasted such deliciousness in a long time. To avoid being discovered, I've been very careful!]
Good heavens, it was stealing drinks!
"I don't care if you're fond of drinking, but you'd better not cause any trouble for me!" Xia Qingtian raised her eyebrows and said, "I want to see if there are any exchangeable items in the mall, and if there are any missions, you can give them to me. I'm in a bit of trouble lately and need to be fully prepared."
[Host wants to actively accept missions!] The system immediately became energetic, [There's a mission, a super-doubled [Special] mission! Does Host want to take it?]
Hearing the system's excited tone, and remembering the strange setting where she received rewards every time she did something with Gu Yaoyang, Xia Qingtian tightened her collar unnaturally, "Let me hear what the mission is first. I have the right to refuse."
She always felt that this system was secretly shipping her and Gu Yaoyang, but she had no evidence.
[Beep—
Chosen Son System has been activated.
Option A: Leave Finland by boat on time tomorrow, reward Host with safe return to country.
Option B: Take Xia Qingyu on the boat with you, reward Host with qualification to unlock an SSS-level mysterious gift, and a chance to trigger a hidden mission.
Does Host wish to refuse the mission?]
"Is this necessary to refuse?" Xia Qingtian's lips curved slightly. Xia Qingyu came with her, so naturally, they would leave together. "Option B, I want to take Qingyu back with me!"
[Received~ Host has successfully accepted the time-limited mission. Please complete the mission within 48 hours. Failure will result in system punishment.]
"What? There's also a penalty?" Xia Qingtian was stunned. "You didn't mention a penalty before!"
There had been no penalties for time-limited missions or system punishments before.
[I reminded the Host before, this is a super-doubled [Special] mission!] The system's laughter was like that of a mischievous child who succeeded, even letting out a giggle.
"System, I've figured it out," Xia Qingtian rubbed her forehead helplessly. "You might not be human, but you're really a dog!"
[Hmm...] The system knew it was in the wrong and didn't argue, acting like a stubborn pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water.
"Forget it, tell me what the punishment is first," Xia Qingtian was almost used to the system's unreliability. It was more important to figure out the penalty for failing the mission.
[It's erasure.] The system's voice suddenly became serious.
"What is it?" Xia Qingtian thought she misheard for a moment. "What is the punishment?"
[If you fail, Host will die.]
"Die?" Xia Qingtian suddenly felt a bit dazed. "You mean, if I can't get on the boat with Qingyu within 50 hours, I will also..."
[Yes, Host.] The system replied, [If the mission fails, Host will also die.]
Xia Qingtian knew this system was not just a little bit unreliable, but she never expected it to be so unreliable one day.
[Hey, hey, hey, Host isn't scared of this mission, are you?] The system's voice returned to that of a smug brat.
"You dog system," Xia Qingtian pushed her hair aside with her hand, a smile spreading across her lips. "This time, you're playing a very big game!
Speaking of which, you want to tell me that I must take Qingyu away and get on the boat within 50 hours, right?
If it's too late, not only I... but also Qingyu, and everyone on that boat, will be in danger, right?"
This action, as Xia Qingtian had predicted, was probably nothing compared to the dangers before.
[No.] The system continued, [Xia Qingyu is Xiang Xueyuan's daughter. Xiang Xueyuan will not harm her. Aunt Liu is also on the boat. Xiang Xueyuan will not blow up the boat. For her sake, the people on the boat will probably not be in any danger.
If the plan fails, only the Host who went to snatch her will die.
For such a dangerous thing, Host never thought of having anyone else accompany you, right?]
"That's true." Xia Qingtian had indeed not thought of having anyone accompany her to pick up Xia Qingyu. "System, what will happen if I die?"