Liu Nian was in a bit of a predicament; how was she supposed to answer that?

Just then, the system startup sound suddenly rang in his mind, and Liu Nian paused, feeling somewhat excited.

"System, system, are you back?"

The system started up quickly and replied to her in no time: "Host, there was a sudden update not long ago, and I didn't have time to inform you before I was forced to update. I'm so sorry."

Liu Nian: "It's okay, we can talk about this later. Now, help me analyze this. Gu Minhang already suspects me and has asked me specific questions. Should I tell him the truth?"

System: "No, host, you can't tell the truth, or the mission will be declared a failure."

Liu Nian: "It's not a very sensitive issue."

System: "Give me a half-truth, host. I've just started up, and many functions haven't caught up yet. Just handle it yourself for now, and I'll sort things out."

fleeting time:……

Since she could give a half-truth, she decided to tell the truth.

"Because I eat too much, my body can't handle it, and poor digestion can cause a mental shock. It consumes a lot of energy, so I fall asleep and won't wake up until I've replenished my energy." This directly answered his two questions.

Gu Minhang asked, puzzled, "Eating too much? You don't usually eat much, and you've been taking digestive pills before, so why are you still having indigestion?"

“That’s a good question.” Liu Nian smiled brightly. “I don’t know either.”

Gu Minhang: "..."

Gu Minhang was not giving up. He still felt that Liu Nian was not telling the truth, so he asked a similar question, cautiously: "Nian Nian, do you not need to eat anything?"

Liu Nian thought to himself, "Wow!"

System: "Host, quickly resolve this issue, then hurry back; I have something to discuss."

Liu Nian was taken aback.

Liu Nian: "Urgent?"

System: "Yes, don't delay."

Sensing that the system was in a hurry, Liu Nian stopped dawdling and answered it directly.

"Um."

Gu Minhang was stunned, his expression one of utter shock. He looked at Liu Nian with disbelief, probably unable to comprehend how a person could live perfectly well without needing to eat.

Liu Nian was also anxious. The urgent matter mentioned by the system must really be very important to her, so she immediately got up to go home.

When Gu Minhang saw her get up and noticed that Liu Nian's expression was a little off, his heart sank, thinking that Liu Nian was angry and didn't want to say anything more.

He said apologetically, "Niannian, was it wrong of me to ask? I'm sorry, I..."

Liu Nian looked at him seriously and asked with difficulty, "Don't you think I'm a monster?"

Gu Minhang's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly pulled her into his arms: "No, you're just like any other person."

Even if they are different, he will still protect her.

"I'm sorry, should I not have asked..."

As time passed, Gu Minhang's answer was exactly what she had expected.

After all, he's the male lead! He's no ordinary person.

"It's okay, it's nothing, but I'll go upstairs and change my clothes first!" she said, heading towards the door.

Gu Minhang followed her: "I'll take you home."

Liu Nian didn't stop them. After the two went upstairs, Liu Nian went home, and Gu Minhang came downstairs again.

His expression was solemn. After going downstairs, he went straight to his study, wanting to check the information himself.

As soon as Liu Nian returned to her room, the system suddenly revealed its true form and lay on her bed.

The two, one human and one beast, locked eyes, and Liu Nian gestured with his lip to ask.

"What's the urgent matter?"

The system's main body is an ancient divine beast, a golden phoenix. However, it is not very large. Before Liu Nian decided to bind to it, the main system specially gave it to her. She had checked and found that this golden phoenix was thousands of years older than her and was a rare purebred phoenix.

System: "Host, this mission may have changed." Its tone was very serious.

It was rare to see it like this, and Liu Nian was curious about what had happened: "What's wrong? Your disappearance during this period can't be just about updating the system!"

System: "Yes, the main reason is that the main system summoned me back."

Liu Nian was somewhat surprised and asked, "What happened?" Under normal circumstances, the main system will not summon back the system that is currently executing the task after assigning the task, unless there is a major problem in the ongoing task.

The system said somewhat sadly, "According to the main system, our mission will be terminated ahead of schedule, and the main system will compensate us three times the amount for all losses incurred in this mission."

Liu Nian found it absurd, but on the surface, she still asked with a smile, "When will it end?"

System: "The main system has given you three days. During these three days, you can use your special abilities at will. After three days, you will leave here at an irregular time."

Liu Nian: "Is it three days here, or three days over there?" You should know that three days here and three days over there are not the same thing.

Three days over there is equivalent to three years here. If the three days given by the main system are from the other side, she has a 90% chance of completing the task.

System: "Uh! I... I'll check with the main system later, please wait a moment!"

Then the system fell silent.

Liu Nian sighed softly, rubbing her forehead, just as her phone notification sounded.

Gu Minhang: [Niannian, Liuliu's cat food is out of stock. Are you free now? Shall we go out and buy some together?]

It was only then that Liu Nian remembered that she also had a cat; no wonder she always felt like she had forgotten something.

It seems that because she was asleep during this time, Gu Minhang simply took Liu Liu to his home to raise her.

After thinking for a while, Liu Nian decided to ignore him for now and wait for the system's message.

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