System, where did my sister go? Does she really like me? ...

Zhen Min'er always thought that when she heard her sister say "I know the plot", it was just an illusion.

——After all, what followed was deafening thunder.

The seeds of doubt have already been quietly planted.

After all, there is no reason for anything.

Just like one day, my sister suddenly stopped chasing Jininglan.

This was different from before when he would get close to his sister crazily and do many things that made her jealous.

It was as if she had taken back all her love for Jininglan in an instant, and was willing to cancel the engagement in an attempt to reconcile her and Jininglan.

At first, Zhen Min'er thought that was her sister's "retreat to advance".

But she knew better than anyone that her sister was not that kind of person at all.

What concerned her more was...

Her sister began to pay more attention to her and take care of her.

The memories of being locked up in a dark room by her mother in the name of her sister were still unforgettable. Time and time again, the darkness almost swallowed her up, but it also brought with it the exciting thought that her sister was paying attention to her.

But just when my sister seemed to have lost interest in Jininglan——

She then knew.

She finally understood that it wasn't her sister who had been trying to imprison her.

Zhen Min'er thought she would be ignored, but it was because of her sister's attention that she discovered this thing that had been hidden for a long time.

The excitement and pleasure of being stared at by my sister never disappeared.

But why?

At first it was just a fleeting doubt.

Zhen Min'er buried this strange feeling in her heart, until -

This ghostly baby voice suddenly broke into her mind, calling out "female protagonist" and "host".

ah.

Everything unusual seemed to finally have an explanation.

It said: Let the heroine leave the host?

When she was thinking about how to bring her sister back?

It seems that they can be matched one to one.

Zhen Min'er suddenly realized.

If she is the "female protagonist", then her sister naturally cannot be... the "male protagonist".

My sister always tried to match her up with Jining Lan. Could it be that...

"Jining Lan is the male lead?"

"You! How could you know!" The system's voice suddenly rose, jumping wildly in the dark brain area, "How could you possibly know!"

"I knew it a long time ago."

Deliberately saying this, Zhen Min'er curled her lips into a smile, but her eyes grew colder, "I even know...why my sister pushed me and Jininglan at the beginning, and then took the initiative to approach me."

"That's what you asked for... right?"

“You—you you—”

The panic and disbelief in her baby voice confirmed her guess.

So my sister is with her just because of... the mission?

"You let my sister get close to me, why are you letting her go now?"

"Could it be because the plot of the novel has changed again?"

"Or are you forcing her to stay away from me?"

Zhen Min'er spoke slowly, but every word was as sharp as a knife, pressing her step by step.

Then Zhen Min'er's voice sank and she spoke almost in a whisper.

"...Or maybe...Is it my sister herself...who is unwilling?"

As she said this, Zhen Miner's fingertips trembled almost imperceptibly, but she clenched her fists tightly, hiding all her loss of control.

"Of course the host doesn't want to!"

The baby voice shouted without thinking, "You are not worth it at all! I will not force the host to be with you again!"

This sentence completely shattered the last bit of hope in Zhen Miner's heart.

ah.

really.

"Then what will be the consequences if my sister doesn't complete the mission...Have you thought it through?"

"The worst that can happen is the destruction of the world! But the host simply doesn't want to be with you anymore! Your mind is full of dark thoughts, and a bright person like the host won't be with you! I'm now an advanced version of Tong! Although I can't become a human, I have human emotions!"

"Oh...I see."

Zhen Min'er responded softly, her voice clear and bright, as if calm.

——Only the wound on his wrist had reopened and was silently oozing blood.

The end of the world?

My sister can accept such a serious matter.

Just to leave her.

Zhen Min'er raised the corners of her mouth slightly, her expression gloomy, without a trace of light.

Yes, as soon as my sister mentioned it that day, thunder came.

So she is... so important to this world?

What about the mission?

"My mission is so important to you, sister. Are you going to give up halfway through?"

"Not even half!"

The system couldn't help but complain, "Your happiness value is too hard to gain! It keeps going up and down, it increases slowly but decreases quickly!"

The system subconsciously glanced at the data and muttered, "Yesterday it was 80%! Today it's only 20%!"

"I don't know how hard the host has worked to do this mission for you!"

——Her happiness value?

I see.

Zhen Min'er recalled every move and every look of her sister.

Yes, it must be very hard for my sister... being forced to touch someone she doesn't like.

I had to complete the task and be nice to her out of necessity.

But why can you give up so easily?

Zhen Min'er lowered her eyes and looked at her palm.

Obviously, whenever she got hurt in the past, her sister would feel sorry for her and comfort her.

Now that you know her true face, you are not even willing to give her this little bit of tenderness...?

really.

She looked down at the bloodstains slowly sliding down her wrist, and the last trace of hesitation in her eyes finally dissipated.

I should tie my sister up.

——This is also for the stability of the world.

"Humph! You're so mean!"

Without waiting for a response, the system angrily added, "The host didn't want to deceive you from the beginning! She absolutely refused to let me complete the mission by deceiving my feelings!"

"disagree?"

Zhen Min'er's eyes moved slightly, "Then why did you..."

"Because the host likes you!"

"The host even told me that it wasn't a mission for happiness points, but rather a desire to be with you forever."

"The host also said that she would take back the shares from your father as soon as possible, and then force her father to remove you from the household registration!"

The system became more and more excited as it spoke, thinking that Zhen Min'er would regret it, but it found that through the outside perspective, it saw Zhen Min'er looking up blankly and asked softly:

"Why?"

"Why?! Because the host wants to be with you!"

The system was almost crying with anger. "The host likes you! She wants to be with you forever! She even thought that as long as you leave the Zhen family, she can make your relationship public and you can even get married abroad in the future!"

As a system that can perceive the host's emotions, it knows Zhen Zhu's true feelings very well.

But I didn't expect——

"You actually lied to her about the whole thing! You even wanted to steal her equity!"

The system's baby voice couldn't help but tremble, "You are simply hopeless!"

"...Sister, do you want to be with me forever?"

Zhen Min'er automatically ignored all the accusations and only caught that one sentence -

"You like me and want to be with me forever?"

Her voice was hazy, as if she was afraid of shattering a dream, but she couldn't help but confirm: "Sister, do you really like me? Do you really... want to be with me forever?"

“Of course it’s true!!!”

The system angrily emphasized, "The host's feelings are real! But you are fake! You are so evil!"

"Stay away from her from now on! I..."

"Where is my sister?"

Zhen Min'er interrupted it abruptly, her voice trembling uncontrollably.

The amber eyes suddenly lit up, as if a dying person finally grasped the last ray of light.

"You are my sister's system, you must know where she is, right?"

“…I know that.”

The system responded subconsciously, then immediately became alert, "But why should I tell you!"

“…”

Seeing Zhen Min'er's silence, the system felt a little proud and snorted, imitating the host: "I won't tell you~ The host is free now, and I won't let you tie her up again!"

"I won't tell you, I won't tell you... What are you doing?!"

The system's baby voice suddenly changed its pitch—

It saw Zhen Min'er open the bookcase, take out a small knife, and point it at the artery on her wrist without hesitation!

"Will you tell me?"

Zhen Min'er raised her eyes, and her amber pupils were filled with terrifying excitement.

She took the knife and slowly sharpened it on the skin of her wrist.

From bluish purple to dark purple.

Almost bloody.

She moved slowly, but her voice was so light and lively that it sounded like she was humming a song.

"System, you said I'm the heroine, and if my sister can't reach my happiness value, the world will collapse."

"What if I die?"

She raised the knife and tapped the bleeding wound gently, her lips curled up:

"Ah, it's about to break."

"This looks like an artery."

"If I cut it open and then remain quiet without calling anyone..."

Zhen Min'er's smile deepened, "I will die quietly."

"Since my sister isn't coming back anyway, there seems to be no point in living."

“…”

The system was so frightened that it was running around in its black brain. It instinctively wanted to compromise, but it still insisted: "I won't tell you!"

"After I tell you, you will definitely go and harm the host's friend! And tie her up! I won't--"

"No way~"

Zhen Min'er's voice suddenly softened, as sweet as honey. "I won't hurt my sister's friends, nor will I kidnap her."

"I just want to ask for my sister's forgiveness."

Her tone was sincere, but there was a glint in her eyes.

"The fact that my sister likes me...I'm really happy."

"I won't lie to her again."

"I will try to ask her to forgive me."

"Think about it, my sister is so soft-hearted and likes me... I promise not to lie to her again. This way you can complete your mission, right?"

"You can become a human, too, can't you?"

She seduced slowly, accurately capturing the desire that the system had previously leaked.

"Ah...if you really don't want to give me a chance..."

Zhen Min'er smiled, and suddenly exerted force on her wrist——

The sharp blade of the knife suddenly pressed into the purple-black scratch!

Blood gushed out instantly.

The desk, the paper, her sleeves—all were quickly dyed a glaring red.

Outside the window, thunder boomed.

The baby voice in my head was completely panicked: "I'm telling you! I'm telling you! Stop the bleeding!!!"

ah.

It worked.

————

Zhen Zhu handed the signed power of attorney documents to Lawyer Xia with a dazed look on her face.

Lawyer Xia noticed it keenly.

"Haven't you thought it through yet? If you haven't decided whether to sue your father, we can wait a little longer..."

"No need to wait."

Zhen Zhu interrupted calmly, her face expressionless, "I've read the complaint, no problem, please file the case directly."

"I have no other ideas."

"good."

Lawyer Xia nodded, took the materials, and walked into the case filing room. Shortly thereafter, she took a photo of the case acceptance notice and the authorization documents, both stamped with the court seal, and sent them to Zhen Zhu.

"You should go home and rest first."

Lawyer Xia looked at the pale-faced client and gently advised, "Don't worry too much. Leave the rest to me."

"No need," Zhen Zhu shook her head. "I'll talk to my father first and contact you if there's any progress."

"Alright."

After seeing off Lawyer Xia, Zhen Zhu sat back in Bai Xueyue's car parked in front of the court.

She called the system in her heart again.

Still no response.

Nearly three hours had passed from reading the complaint, revising the documents, to coming here to file the case.

But no matter how she tried to contact him, that noisy baby voice disappeared completely, as if it had never existed.

Zhen Zhu's heart tightened and she continued to silently recite its name - it was clearly still there when she gave up the mission this morning.

How could it be...

“——BOOM!!!”

Thunder suddenly roared in the clear sky outside the window.

Zhen Zhu trembled all over.

"What's going on?" Bai Xueyue muttered. "It's been thundering on sunny days lately. It's weird."

Is it the world consciousness... that took away the system?

Zhen Zhu felt stuffy in her heart, her fox eyes drooped slightly, and she unconsciously covered her chest.

It was not until then that she realized that she had long been accustomed to the noisy, brainless baby voice system.

She is like a little sister, and also like a friend who is always by her side and only she knows.

...is the only "good friend" she can talk to in this novel world.

She pressed her aching chest, frowned, and stared out the window at the flash of lightning. Her fox eyes radiated coldness, and her voice was cold: "Did you take her away?"

“……?”

Lin Zhi in the front row turned around and asked, "What's wrong, Miss?"

"...It's okay, let's go to Zhen's company."

Zhen Zhu pursed her lips, her expression calm, yet inexplicably gloomy, her eyes dim, having lost her usual pride and brilliance.

Lin Zhi's peach blossom eyes flickered slightly, and she sighed softly.

She seemed to have done something really wrong before.

"Miss," she said softly, "What did you see on the surveillance camera yesterday?"

Seeing Zhen Zhu remained silent, Lin Zhi quietly tugged at Bai Xueyue's clothes and then complained in a relaxed tone:

"Missy, we are friends! If you ask us to guess a riddle, we won't leave!"

Bai Xueyue also cooperated very well and turned the car into the park nearby and parked it steadily. She turned around and stared at Zhen Zhu with a fierce look:

"Hurry up and tell me! I won't leave today if you don't explain clearly."

She looked fierce, but her eyes were filled with worry.

That warm concern seeped into Zhen Zhu's almost frozen heart bit by bit.

"Hurry up and tell me~" Lin Zhi also urged softly, blinking her peach blossom eyes, "What if it's a misunderstanding? Miss, don't hold it in yourself..."

Zhen Zhu closed her eyes, bit her lip, and calmed down, controlling her emotions...

Tell everything you heard from the surveillance last night.

"???" Bai Xueyue exploded on the spot, "Zhen Min'er is really not a good person!"

"She actually wants to take away your equity?! And leave you with nothing?!"

She was so angry that she slammed the partition, completely losing her elegant image.

"What the hell!"

"Sure enough..." Lin Zhi also frowned, "Zhen Min'er is really not capable."

She was about to say something, but suddenly she caught a glimpse of a figure running towards her from the car window on Zhen Zhu's side.

"Zhen Min'er?"

Lin Zhi frowned and squinted to confirm, "Why is she here?"

"She actually dares to come?!"

Bai Xueyue saw the figure and confirmed it was Zhen Min'er. She started to roll up her sleeves and said, "Big liar! How dare you trick our innocent and gullible young lady!"

“…”

Zhen Zhu had originally glanced sideways because of Lin Zhi's words, and indeed she saw the figure getting closer and closer.

She turned away on purpose, not wanting to face the person who upset her, but she heard Bai Xueyue say—

"You are the naive and gullible one!" Zhen Zhu couldn't help but stare at her with her fox eyes.

At this moment, Zhen Min'er had also run to the car and knocked gently on the window.