Lin Muxian had thought Ling Qianhe would refuse.
To her surprise, he agreed immediately.
“Sure, you’ve seen Franklin before on the cruise ship. He’s familiar.”
“Besides, he has no feelings for anything outside of science. Compared to him, even Yang Weiyang makes me more jealous.”
Hearing Ling Qianhe say this, Lin Muxian couldn’t help but want to roll her eyes.
Ling Qianhe said,
“Should I stay tonight?”
He was testing the boundaries.
Lin Muxian knew very well.
Ms. Lin Cuiping would absolutely not allow it.
They weren’t… married yet, what was he thinking!
Even if he stayed, he would sleep in the guest room – but Ms. Lin Cuiping cared most about a young lady’s reputation.
She glared at him, deliberately putting on a fierce expression.
“My mom won’t agree!”
Ling Qianhe’s smile deepened in his eyes.
“Your mom won’t agree?”
He leaned close to her ear, his breath tickling her earlobe.
“But we’ve already… done this and that. Haven’t we?”
He raised an eyebrow, his eyes full of mischievous amusement. The light above reflected in his stunning, passionate peach blossom eyes. He leaned close to her ear, each word a deliberate tease.
“Xiao Ci, you know you’re not exactly a prude.”
“It’s me you need to be responsible for.”
Lin Muxian pushed him away.
Her face was cold.
“It won’t happen at home.”
She quickly escaped his embrace and then raised an eyebrow, signaling to Ling Qianhe that it was getting dark and he should leave.
This time, Ling Qianhe didn’t tease her further.
He politely bid farewell to Lin Muxian, went downstairs, exchanged pleasantries with Ms. Lin Cuiping, putting on a good show. He even said in a low voice that when he would marry Xiao Ci was entirely up to Xiao Ci’s wishes.
Whatever Lin Muxian said, he agreed.
He put on the act of a devoted boyfriend.
Then he turned and left. Lin Muxian bit her lip slightly, suddenly getting a headache.
She couldn’t outwit him in games – she could only stay by his side.
Though, this outcome didn’t seem too unacceptable.
Still, she rubbed her temples.
What about her system?
…
Lin Muxian returned to her room, intending to have a serious talk with her little system. Unexpectedly, the little system spoke before she could!
“Host, I… I have something I want to tell you.”
Lin Muxian was a little surprised.
“What is it? Tell me.”
The little system stammered, primarily because it wasn’t very confident and wasn’t very sure itself.
“Host, I… I think I’ve sensed the main system’s presence…”
As it said this, it started trembling without Lin Muxian even asking.
“He must be coming to settle the score with me! Woo woo woo! He must be very angry that I didn’t go back to find him… Woo woo woo, Master, you must save me, the main system, he, he will definitely punish me!”
“Your little system is weak and unable to care for itself, unable to withstand his punishment that is like a torrential storm!”
Lin Muxian was puzzled.
“Is he that terrifying?”
“Weak and unable to care for itself, unable to withstand his stormy punishment, but I thought you were handling it quite well before?”
“You shouldn’t be this scared.”
However, that didn’t seem to be the main point. The crucial point was that the main system had actually come to this world?
“Where is he? Did you see him?”
The little system hesitated.
“I just sensed his presence… He must have changed his appearance. After all, his appearance is so handsome; it would be strange for him to suddenly appear in this world. With one Ling Qianhe already captivating so many girls, if the main system were to appear as well…”
The little system seemed to think of something, its voice trembling.
“He will definitely find ways to look for me… Oh no, he’ll look for *you*, Master. Because if he finds you, he finds me…”
It was clearly very scared, its voice choked with sobs.
Lin Muxian just felt a bit of a headache.
“Calm down first. Don’t act like you’re dying every time the main system is mentioned. Why is he here? Is it just to find you?”
The little system was clearly very frightened.
It stammered,
“I don’t know. Perhaps this world cut off its connection to the outside, and it’s no longer under his control, so he’s come to take a look?”
“How could I possibly question the main system’s affairs? In front of him, I am merely an extremely humble little system.”
“Woo woo woo, he’s so fierce!”
Lin Muxian could almost imagine her little system crying rivers of tears. She slowly rubbed her chin with her fingertips, becoming even more curious.
“The main system…”
“Then he will definitely come looking for me. Perhaps I’ve already met him.”
The little system’s voice trembled.
“Will… will I?”
“I… I just feel his presence is truly… woo, it makes me so scared.”
This deep-seated fear couldn’t be easily dispelled.
Lin Muxian pursed her lips, and then she suddenly thought of something else.
“Since the main system is here, shouldn’t some of your functions be restored?”
“Like the reward function, and the previous acting space, have they also returned?”
This was the most important crucial point.
The little system frantically went to check.
“Let me see.”
“Yes, you can.”
“Eh—what’s this?”
It seemed to have discovered something, and then its voice suddenly cut off. Lin Muxian knew her little system too well; hearing it say that, she knew something was amiss. She slowly tapped her fingertips on the table, then asked the little system.
“What is it?”
The little system stuttered for a moment.
Its voice conveyed a hint of pleading.
“This… I can’t show this to you yet.”
“This thing, according to regulations, must be sealed!”
As it said the latter part, its tone rose slightly, clearly regaining some confidence. Since it wouldn’t say, Lin Muxian thought for a moment and changed her approach.
“Is it something that rightfully belongs to me?”
“Is it very important?”
The little system mumbled silently. Lin Muxian, however, lowered her gaze. Something that made the little system so hesitant, she could guess a part of it.
“Is it my past memories?”
“Records of the worlds I visited during my missions?”
“So only this thing needs to be sealed according to regulations.”
“After each settlement, my memories would be sealed. Then you would upload the sealed memories to the main system according to regulations, so I could proceed smoothly with the next mission.”
“Now that I am trapped in this world, the main system has come down to find me, so these sealed memories have been unintentionally brought down by him and returned to you.”
The little system trembled.
It didn’t dare to make a sound.
Lin Muxian couldn’t hear its voice, but precisely because of this, she became even more certain that her guess was correct.
She pursed her lips.
“I won’t make things difficult for you. According to the rules, if it’s something I shouldn’t see, I won’t coerce or entice you to see it now.”
The little system was extremely subservient.
“It’s so good that you’re so considerate of me, Host. You truly are the best Host in the world!”
But Lin Muxian wouldn’t let it off so easily.
She smiled. And asked.
“So, these memories will make Ling Qianhe jealous, won’t they?”
The little system almost choked.
“Cough cough cough…”
“Actually…”
It hesitated and hesitated, finally choosing to reveal a little. After all, the Host was completely under Ling Qianhe’s thumb now…
She couldn’t act rashly.
“It might… but it might not.”
“No one would be jealous of their own…”
“Ah, bah, I didn’t say anything.”
It took a deep breath and said righteously.
“I said nothing.”
“Host, you should hurry and complete that popularity mission. Once you complete the popularity mission, you’ll be able to see these memories then—”
“They’re quite spectacular!”
“I can swear to that!”
Lin Muxian blinked.
Spectacular?
She originally thought she had no memories of the past and wouldn’t be curious.
Now.
Her heart suddenly felt as if it had been lightly tickled by a feather.
Could it really be interesting?