Gu Yanche helped Lin Zheng clean herself up.
He changed her clothes and replaced the bedsheets. He was incredibly proactive about it.
Lin Zheng had bitten a deep mark into his shoulder.
She was furious!
He had tempted her again!
What a humiliation. She actually hadn’t been able to resist!
Although they had been separated by clothing, the sensations had still been incredibly clear…
Even after Gu Yanche had been gone for a long time, Lin Zheng was still rolling around on the bed in frustration.
Not only that, but her ears were still tingling. Before leaving, Gu Yanche had bitten her ear and coaxed her for quite a while.
She felt as though her ears had been electrocuted!
They were still numb!
“Men are dangerous!”
“Good looks are dangerous!”
Lin Zheng grabbed her hair until it looked like a bird’s nest, then rolled around on the bed.
She couldn’t figure out how things had developed this far.
At this rate, would she really be able to complete her mission?
Would Gu Yanche really come to hate her later?
But right now, judging from how clingy Gu Yanche was, he wasn’t far from becoming a complete lovesick fool!
Lin Zheng shouted toward the room, “System? 001? Come out! Come out!”
There was no response for quite a while.
001 had gone outside to steal food again!
And when she said steal, she really meant steal—not politely taking something, but actual theft!
Lin Zheng had witnessed some truly outrageous operations from the system before. At the time, she had been completely dumbfounded.
The system had worked hard to obtain a two-square-meter storage space. That should have been enough to store several days’ worth of food.
But unfortunately, the system was a bottomless pit.
It ate so much!
The snacks stored in the space weren’t even enough for it to eat in a single day!
It ate day and night, watching trashy dramas while eating nonstop!
Later, when Lin Zheng started buying less for it, the system simply went out and stole food!
With its tiny chubby bird body, it would snatch food from stores!
Lin Zheng could only admire its audacity.
Ever since it discovered free food, the system had practically become a food-obsessed pig spirit, going out to forage day and night.
It was nowhere to be seen.
Lin Zheng scratched her head.
There was nothing she could do. Why bother arguing with a pig spirit?
She could only wait.
And she waited all the way until evening.
The sun was almost setting.
The area outside the elementary school became lively, with vendors selling spicy fire noodles, wolf-tooth potatoes, milk tea, and all kinds of snacks.
The elementary school students tugged at their parents, begging them to buy something delicious.
Among them, a little chubby bird was taking part in a zero-yuan shopping spree.
One moment it snatched a piece of potato.
The next, it stole spicy noodles from someone else’s bowl.
Then it flew off with a cup of milk tea…
Its movements were as fast as lightning!
The food would still be in the vendor’s hands, before it even reached the customer, when the chubby bird would swoop in and snatch it away.
No one knew how its tiny body could possibly carry such a heavy cup of milk tea!
The elementary school students exclaimed:
“Fat bird!”
“Wow! That fat bird is so fast!”
001 held the milk tea in both hands and slurped it down.
The cup was empty in an instant.
Recently, it had been drinking too much milk tea and its host had started restricting it.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have had to come out to get milk tea!
Ah, if only its physical form were human.
Then it could buy milk tea for itself!
After eating and drinking its fill, the system flew home.
Suddenly, a random mission dropped from above.
It cried out in surprise and flew even faster.
【Host! Host! A random mission is here!】
Even from far away, Lin Zheng could hear 001 shouting.
Soon, the little chubby bird flew to the window beside the bed and tapped on it.
Lin Zheng opened the window and it flew inside.
【Host! A random mission is here!】
Lin Zheng sat lazily on the sofa.
“What mission?”
The system landed beside her.
【This time, when the male lead goes on his business trip, he’ll encounter the female supporting character, Xu Meng. Xu Meng originally didn’t know where the male lead worked. It’s because of you, Host, that Xu Meng will discover that he works at Da’an Technology!】
【Host, once the female supporting character knows where the male lead works, the female lead will soon find out too!】
【Once the female lead arrives, Host, you can leave the stage, and I, System 001, can retire with my mission accomplished!】
Lin Zheng crossed her legs.
“Another one of these ‘push the plot forward’ missions? Are you saying that without me, this Xu Meng you mentioned wouldn’t have figured it out?”
“So my role as a tool person is actually pretty useful, huh?”
Useful, indeed.
They were really making full use of her.
The system tried to persuade her.
【Oh, come on, Host. We’re doing missions! You’re not even from this world. Just go!】
【Besides, the male lead is going to Shenzhen for a competition. I heard Shenzhen’s roast pigeon is the best in the world. Host~ Let’s go eat some while we’re there!】
As it spoke, an unworthy tear of saliva leaked from the corner of its mouth.
Lin Zheng immediately moved away.
It was her first time seeing a system drool!
She didn’t know whether she was simply ignorant or whether this world was just completely insane.
Whoosh!
The system suddenly produced two little hands and wiped away its drool with a tissue.
Lin Zheng: “…”
The system wheedled:
【Host~ Go~ Go~ Go do the mission~】
Its childish voice combined with its signature cutesy, deliberately coquettish tone created a sonic attack.
Specifically designed to attack Lin Zheng’s ears!
Lin Zheng surrendered.
“Fine, fine, fine! Please calm down and stop causing trouble here!”
The system cheered.
【Roast pigeon! Roast pigeon!】
Lin Zheng said, “001, did you come here to do missions or to be a foodie?”
The system replied:
【Host, 001 is a brand-new system. This is my first mission. I’ve never eaten so many delicious things before!】
【Besides, you’re the one who has to do the mission. It doesn’t stop me from eating something delicious~】
It took out a piece of wolf-tooth potato from its storage space and floated it proudly in front of Lin Zheng.
【Host, this is a delicious snack I specially brought back for you! It’s really tasty!】
Lin Zheng looked at the steaming piece of potato held in its tiny hands.
She had absolutely no appetite.
“No thanks. I’m not hungry. You eat it yourself.”
Hearing that Lin Zheng didn’t want it, the system was delighted.
It opened its bird beak.
Its mouth suddenly became enormous.
And in one bite, it swallowed the entire potato.
【Delicious! So fragrant!】
Lin Zheng: “…”
What a hopeless glutton.
Shenzhen
Gu Yanche had landed.
That evening, they rested at the hotel. The drone competition would begin the next day.
Gu Yanche looked at his phone again, his brows furrowing.
He had sent Lin Zheng a message, but she hadn’t replied.
As usual, he called her to report what he was doing.
She didn’t answer.
Gu Yanche became restless.
If the circumstances had allowed it, he would have immediately gone back.
He dialed her familiar number again.
After a long while, the call ended with a series of beeps.
Gu Yanche could no longer sit still.
He found Qi Zhongping and said, “I want to go back to Shulan City.”
Qi Zhongping thought he had misheard.
“What did you say?”
Gu Yanche looked serious.
“I want to go back to Shulan City.”
“President Qi, keep an eye on the drone competition. There shouldn’t be any major problems with anything else.”
“If I have enough time, I’ll come back to Shenzhen.”
He had already made up his mind.
His girlfriend was scatterbrained and sometimes completely unreliable. She was also living in an old residential neighborhood.
He was genuinely worried that something might have happened to her.
Gu Yanche deeply regretted it.
He should have moved sooner!
At the very least, before coming to Shenzhen.
Even if it meant taking leave, he should have found her a safer place to live.
Then he wouldn’t be worrying like this now.
Qi Zhongping was furious inside.
Listen to what this guy was saying!
If he had that kind of ability, would he even need Gu Yanche?
He couldn’t even handle things himself!
Although he was angry, when he looked at Gu Yanche, Qi Zhongping still chose to remain calm.
“Xiao Gu, what exactly happened? Tell me. Maybe there’s another solution!”
“If you go back now, even by plane it’ll take several hours. If it’s really an emergency, by the time you get back, it’ll already be too late!”
Gu Yanche thought about it and realized he had a point.
So he told Qi Zhongping, “My girlfriend isn’t answering her phone. I’m worried something happened to her.”
Qi Zhongping: “…”
“How long has it been?”
Gu Yanche answered seriously, “Since this morning. A whole day!”
Qi Zhongping: “…”
Couldn’t she simply have fallen asleep?
Girls could sleep for ages!
Or maybe she had gone shopping and, once she started, completely forgotten that she even had a husband!
There were countless examples!
Qi Zhongping thought all this to himself, but seeing Gu Yanche looking so worried, he said, “How about I have someone go check on her for you?”
“Where does she live?”
Gu Yanche immediately became wary.
“Who are you sending? A man or a woman?”
Qi Zhongping was filled with admiration for Gu Yanche’s girlfriend.
Training a dog probably couldn’t get much more effective than this!
“I’ll send my wife. My wife is a woman!”