For the next two days, Shu Wangyue set an alarm for herself, hoping to get up at five o'clock with Song Qi.

However, the gap between reality and imagination is always huge. Every time she tries to take a nap, she ends up overdozing off.

The day before Shu Wangyue left, Song Qi gave her a small piece of beef.

Song Qi finished filming and returned home in January.

Song Qi dragged his suitcase back to his villa and found many new things he had never seen before, making it seem more lively than before.

She packed her things and went back to school to prepare for her first final exam.

Song Qi didn't put on makeup because of the time crunch. When she entered the examination room, there were still two minutes left before the exam started. She told the teacher and found her seat.

Because she has been working too hard lately, Song Qi has lost some weight, even though she eats quite a lot.

The exams are spread out over a period of about six days.

Song Qi took some time to go home and visit her parents; the rest of the time she was studying.

Shu Wangyue returned on the day Song Qi finished his exam. She had also lost a lot of weight and was stunned when she saw Song Qi.

Song Qi did not miss the hint of panic in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Song Qi asked, glancing at Shu Wangyue.

Shu Wangyue smiled and said, "It's nothing. Have you finished your exams?"

"The exam is over."

“I just finished my exam too.” Shu Wangyue looked at Song Qi and rubbed her hands together. “Ming-jie asked me to go back to the villa with you tomorrow because we’re going to be on Lemon TV’s Spring Festival Gala. We’ve been practicing for a long time, but we’ve left your spot open.”

"Mm." Song Qi nodded.

"What do you want to eat tonight?" Shu Wangyue's eyes darted around. "Eat out, or shall we go grocery shopping together?"

"Let's go out to eat." Song Qi guessed that Shu Wangyue must have done something behind his back.

The two of them found some food nearby. Shu Wangyue remained silent throughout, unlike her usual talkative self.

Song Qi was not a talkative person to begin with, and she didn't say anything if Shu Wangyue didn't.

"Why are you eating so little?" Song Qi glanced at Shu Wangyue.

Shu Wangyue paused for a moment, looked up at Song Qi, then at her still clean plate: "I guess I haven't been sleeping well lately, so I'm a little sleepy."

"Then you should get some rest tonight." Song Qi opened her phone.

The two returned to the group's villa early the next morning. As soon as Song Qi entered, he saw Zhou Mian sitting on the sofa. Zhou Mian's legs were bandaged. When she saw Shu Wangyue, she rolled her eyes.

"What happened?" Song Qi stroked Zhou Mian's leg.

Zhou Mian clenched her fists: "I lost my balance on the stairs, and Miss Shu accidentally bumped into me lightly, so I tumbled down."

Her eyes were red, and her expression was somewhat distorted.

Song Qi turned around and glanced at Shu Wangyue. Shu Wangyue had her head down, clutching her bag, her fingertips turning white.

"Does that mean you can't perform on Lemon TV?" Song Qi put the things aside.

Shi Xinyu came down from upstairs: "It's definitely not going to happen. The stage movements will probably need to be rearranged."

Shi Xinyu glanced at Shu Wangyue, her expression also unpleasant.

Song Qi frowned. Shi Xinyu and Shu Wangyue had a bad relationship before, but it was just playful banter and they didn't really become enemies. Now, judging from Shi Xinyu's eyes, he knew that she had come to hate Shu Wangyue to a certain extent.

"Could you help me put my things in the room?" Song Qi glanced at Shu Wangyue.

Just as Shu Wangyue was about to take it, Shi Xinyu scoffed, "You'd better not let her into your room. Who knows what she might leave in your room?"

Song Qi glanced at Shu Wangyue, whose face was pale.

"What are you pretending for?" Shi Xinyu rolled her eyes at Shu Wangyue.

Hearing the commotion downstairs, the others also came down to greet Song Qi, but completely ignored Shu Wangyue.

"You go up first." Song Qi glanced at Shu Wangyue and tossed her the suitcase.

Shu Wangyue nodded and immediately picked up her suitcase and left.

"Weren't you quite arrogant when Lu Nanyin wasn't around?" Shi Xinyu asked again.

Shu Wangyue didn't say anything and quickly went upstairs.

"What happened?" Song Qi sat down on the sofa.

"Shu Wangyue stole resources from several people in the team. I don't know what grudge she has against Zhou Mian, but when Zhou Mian was about to appear on the show, she put laxatives in Zhou Mian's water, which almost caused a broadcast accident," Shi Xinyu said.

Another girl lowered her voice, as if afraid of being overheard: "Last time there was a poll on Weibo about who looked better in period costume, and my votes were higher than hers, so she hired someone to smear me."

No wonder I felt so guilty during dinner yesterday.

"What happened after that?" Song Qi asked.

"There's nothing we can do. She's the eldest daughter of the Shu family, so we can only put up with it," the group said, their voices clearly filled with resentment and dissatisfaction.

"I really didn't expect her to be so vicious. She just had a few words with Mianmian and then pushed her down the stairs. Luckily, the stairs weren't high. Afterwards, she even said that Mianmian lost her balance."

Song Qi rubbed his temples.

“Let’s just let it go. She’s willing to push someone down the stairs over the smallest thing. Your return to the Shu family is blocking her way.” Shi Xinyu glanced upstairs. “I don’t know how she’ll treat you.”

Song Qi glanced at Shi Xinyu: "I'm fine. When did she become like this?"

"I don't know... It seems she had just finished filming and came back. She said a few words to Yangyang and then poured milk on Yangyang's head."

"Back after filming?" Song Qi narrowed his eyes, then thought of that garbage system again.

Song Qi stood up and bowed to the group: "On behalf of the Shu family, I apologize to you. If she does anything in the future, please tell me directly."

"What does this have to do with you?"

"Captain, you've done very well."

“I am also a member of the Shu family, and I am her sister. There is no way to change that. I will find a way to give you appropriate compensation later.”

Shi Xinyu looked at Song Qi: "You still think she can't be that bad? How can you be so naive?"

Song Qi smiled at Shi Xinyu.

System NZ: ? ? ?

“I’ll go talk to her. She might have been upset about something recently. I’m sorry.” Song Qi looked at Zhou Mian. “I’ll have someone talk to Lemon TV and ask them to let you perform. You can sit on the side and sing, or I’ll help you get opportunities to perform on other stages later.”

Zhou Mian paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you..."

“You can give me a list of other resources she took, and I’ll try to figure out how to get them.”

The group exchanged glances, unsure of what to say.

Song Qi went upstairs to Shu Wangyue's room.

Shu Wangyue sat on the bed and saw Song Qi take a deep breath and smile at her: "They all told you, right?"

Song Qi closed the door and locked it.

"So, you'd better stay away from me, I'm really bad." Shu Wangyue's eyes reddened.

Song Qi sat down next to Shu Wangyue and patted her hand.

"System, why did Shu Wangyue suddenly appear like this?"

System NZ was silent for a few seconds: "It's probably because the character is out of character, and the other system is forcing her to do some things to improve the character setting."

It had given up entirely, since Song Qi had already pretty much figured it out anyway.

Song Qi's face was somewhat gloomy. Shu Wangyue noticed Song Qi's expression and couldn't help but shed tears.

What does it feel like to force a good person to do bad things? Song Qi looked at Shu Wangyue.

He's probably not far from going insane.

She looked at Shu Wangyue with a deep sense of powerlessness. There was nothing she could do to help her. Although she had reminded the system last time, it hadn't helped at all.

Song Qi raised his hand and pulled Shu Wangyue into his arms.

Shu Wangyue was stunned for a moment. She had already thought that Song Qi would walk in and slap her, then drag her away to apologize to someone, but she never expected it to be like this.

"System, how do other villainous female supporting characters who do these things usually adjust their behavior?"

“Oh, we usually look for someone like you… someone with a hard heart,” System NZ said. “This girl is clearly not very suitable.”

Song Qi's expression darkened further.

"So, are there very few people as conflicted as her?"

"Um."

"So, all three worlds are about the same person?"

System NZ: ...

"I'm sorry, I can't answer you directly."

Song Qi sighed and patted Shu Wangyue on the back.

Shu Wangyue clutched Song Qi's clothes, tears welling up in her eyes: "Are you particularly disappointed in me?"

"I know all of that."

Shu Wangyue was taken aback.

“Host, I suggest you don’t let the other system know that you already know that the three worlds are all about the same person,” System NZ said. “Based on my many encounters with it, I’ve found that it’s a bit neurotic and has a strong desire for control. Hmm, that might be why it chose this host. If it finds out that the OOC has become so severe that you’ve memorized the host, things might get out of hand.”

"Um."

Shu Wangyue hugged Song Qi's waist. She had a guess, but she didn't know if it was correct.

Her mind was in a mess.

"I believe in you," Song Qi said in a low voice. "You can do whatever you want."

Shu Wangyue opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.

"Remember, I believe in you, and you must believe in me too."

"I am very vicious." Shu Wangyue's voice was choked with emotion.

"Hmm, but I believe you are kind." Song Qi released Shu Wangyue, glanced at his clothes, and said, "Very well, you've ruined another one of my down jackets."

Shu Wangyue wiped her eyes, patted Song Qi, and cried out, "Can I buy you an exact replica?"

“I’ll take you down here now to apologize to them. You can pretend to be reluctant.” Song Qi held Shu Wangyue’s hand. “Do you understand what I mean? This is to give them an explanation.”

The system knew that Song Qi was exploiting loopholes in the plot and the judgment system.

Shu Wangyue nodded, not understanding why Song Qi was doing all this for her.

Song Qi threw the dirty clothes into Shu Wangyue's room and took her out.

The two of them went downstairs together.

Upon seeing the two people, the others immediately sat up straight, their expressions somewhat horrified. They noticed Song Qi's unpleasant complexion, as well as Shu Wangyue's disheveled hair and bloodshot eyes.

"I'm sorry," Shu Wangyue said through gritted teeth.

Song Qi raised his foot and kicked Shu Wangyue: "Apologize properly."

"I'm sorry." Shu Wangyue turned her head to look at Song Qi. "I've already said sorry, what more do you want?"

Shi Xinyu twitched the corner of her mouth: "No need. If Miss Shu doesn't want to apologize, who dares to force her?"