Сhарter 6
[Нost! I’ve found а sоlution!]
Xu Nuо had cоmрlеtеlу givеn up аt this роint, nоt even bоthering to think about Gu Nоngхuan’s inехрliсаble асt оf taking her аwаy.
It wаsn’t until she heard thе Systеm’s voice thаt she brеathеd а sigh of reliеf in her heart.
Shе hаd thоught this guу had run off, lеаving hеr аlone in this dаmn world.
[Аfter I reрorted it, thе organizаtion said that whilе this situаtiоn is rarе, it’s nоt unheard of.]
Нeаring thаt she wasn’t thе only оne, Хu Nuо rеlaхed cоmpletеlу.
[Тhe Host’s current tasks have аll bеen complеtеd, and the Systеm hаs judged you as qualified.]
Of course, it wasn’t easy maintaining the cowardly, malicious female supporting character persona while trembling with fear.
[But since you didn’t die, the Host still has to keep living. We are willing to help the Host repair your body. Once the main plot is completely over, you won’t have to play a role anymore and can enjoy all the privileges this world has to offer.]
[What do you think?]
The System’s voice carried a hint of flattery and embarrassment.
The conditions were tempting. Wherever she lived, it was still living. As long as she could have a healthy body, Xu Nuo didn’t care about anything else.
But…
[Why so hesitant? Are there any additional conditions?]
The System coughed. [Our Host is truly clever.]
[The only catch is that the Healing Value needed to treat your body must be collected by you yourself.]
Xu Nuo: Hmph.
[We’re like an old married couple. I know exactly what kind of fart you’ll let out just by seeing you lift your butt.]
System: I never fart.
[How do I collect it?]
Xu Nuo accepted it calmly, having long been prepared to rely on herself.
Labor is the most glorious. There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world—only shit can be eaten for free.
[There’s no rush. When the opportunity arises, I’ll notify you.]
With newfound motivation and no need to get involved in the plot anymore, Xu Nuo lay down right in her seat in front of Gu Nongxuan.
Gu Nongxuan: ?
“You…”
He furrowed his handsome brows and had just started to speak.
Suddenly, the person lying comfortably burst into tears: “Wahhh, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to lie down, I’m sorry wahhhh, please forgive me wahhhh.”
She apologized but didn’t change her position.
She even adjusted herself into a more comfortable pose while shedding tears.
Gu Nongxuan: “”
Who upset her again?
“Get up.”
Young Master Gu, though gentle in demeanor, had a rather unpleasant temper.
His slender fingers pinched the bridge of his nose as he spoke with clear impatience.
Strangely enough, this guy always presented himself as a good-tempered, somewhat sarcastic, refined young master in front of everyone else. Only in front of Xu Nuo did he not bother to hide the nastier parts of his personality.
[I’m not lying on your lap, so what’s the big deal? Am I lying here and crushing your dick?]
Gu Nongxuan: “”
At this moment, Xu Nuo suddenly remembered she still had the persona of someone obsessed with clinging to the male leads. She immediately decided to disgust the other party to buy herself some peace and quiet.
“Young Master Gu… where are you taking me?” She thought of something and smiled shyly.
Gu Nongxuan gave a forced smile. “To eat chicken.”
Xu Nuo blinked.
[For real? Then I want one who’s 190cm tall, with a V-shaped torso and defined abs, preferably with broad shoulders.]
Gu Nongxuan finally realized it.
Talking to Xu Nuo, from start to finish, was nothing but torture for himself.
So he shut up.”Starting today, you will temporarily serve as Young Master Gu’s maid. Your salary will be the same as the other servants in the Gu household, paid hourly.”
Gu Nongxuan’s butler spoke coldly.
Upon hearing there was money to be earned, Xu Nuo’s initial resistance faded somewhat.
[Great, Xiao You has exams coming up soon. I can use this money to buy him some nutritional supplements.]
Gu Nongxuan, walking ahead to change clothes (due to his mysophobia), overheard this and thought to himself: So the pretty boy Xu Nuo is keeping is actually a student?
Who knows what she sees in him.
Meanwhile, the old butler began explaining Gu Nongxuan’s taboos to Xu Nuo.
“Do not enter the room at the end of the third floor. That area is personally cleaned by the young master himself.”
Xu Nuo nodded in agreement.
Personally cleaned? Oh, so that’s the legendary room storing traces of his teenage years in the entertainment industry?
She remembered from the original novel that after the Female Lead helped Gu Nongxuan find his younger brother, his initially half-hearted affection turned into genuine love. He brought her to this room and shared his most hidden past with her.
Though called “hidden,” it wasn’t entirely so.
During middle school, Gu Nongxuan wanted to become an actor. However, the Gu family, grooming him as the heir, naturally forbade this path. Many incidents ensued. When he entered the entertainment industry, no one even knew he was a young master of the Gu family. Relying solely on himself, he struggled through hardships but eventually achieved real success.
Yet, at the peak of his acting career, he withdrew from the industry, becoming the “Young Master Gu” whom Madam Xu now regards as a golden bachelor.
People only knew of Gu Nongxuan’s glamour after fame, but the process was agonizing. Xu Nuo recalled that Gu Nongxuan’s confession seemed to hint that he had been saved by the Female Lead during his youth. Later, upon reuniting, he recognized her through a token.
[So cliché, just like a novel.]
Xu Nuo shook her head with a sigh.
“Can I go home in the evenings?”
After inquiring and receiving confirmation from the butler, Xu Nuo breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed Gu Nongxuan hadn’t completely stripped her of her personal freedom.
[I have a Xiao Jingchen, I never ride him~ One day I ride him, I ride him to the market~]
[I hold a little donkey whip in my hand~ Feeling quite proud, suddenly, splash! I fall into a puddle of mud~]
Gu Nongxuan, heading to the study after changing clothes, sharply commented:
A heavenly voice. I really want to play this for Xiao Jingchen to hear.
“This floor doesn’t need cleaning, Miss Xu.”
He didn’t want his mind filled with images of Xiao Jingchen being ridden by Xu Nuo while working.
Wait, that sentence really sounds quite indecent…
Gu Nongxuan frowned slightly, as if his own thoughts had sullied his mind.
“Also, please refrain from going to the third floor, Miss Xu.”
Not just a specific room on the third floor—he didn’t want her anywhere on the entire third floor.
Xu Nuo nodded hurriedly. “I understand… I understand… Please don’t send me away…”
[Don’t worry, unless the third floor is filled with sexy hunks doing stripteases.]
Xu Nuo no longer needed to do bad deeds; her mind was now fully occupied with earning extra income. She had zero interest in Gu Nongxuan’s future exhibition room for the Female Lead.
If she so much as glanced at it, she’d write her name backward.
[Emergency! Healing Mission 1 triggered: Host Xu Nuo, proceed immediately to the room at the very end of the third floor! Host Xu Nuo, proceed immediately! Host Xu Nuo, proceed immediately!]
Xu Nuo: […Do you really have to repeat it three times?]
Relying on her exceptional stealth skills, Xu Nuo crept furtively up to the third floor and entered the unlocked room.Just as she had imagined, it was all related to Gu Nongxuan’s time as an actor.
【Healing Value Triggered Plot: Starlight Youth, Estimated Healing Value Collection: 1. Please prepare for time-space travel, Host】
【Countdown begins: Three… Two… One】
Xu Nuo panicked and said, “Wait! Let me go take a shit first—”