Chapter 69 (First Release)

Ning Wanwan wasn't sure if she was overthinking it, but although Mu Xijue's tone and expression didn't seem unusual, she still felt that he was implying something.

"...Anyway, I won't go to any amusement parks," Ning Wanwan said tentatively in a low voice, observing his reaction.

Mu Xijue, however, smiled even more happily, her face full of approval: "It's good that you don't go."

Ning Wanwan: "..."

I don't understand what he means.

"Then why did you say 'Happy Monday'... She doesn't have any plans for Monday, she has to go to school."

She thought Mu Xijue would say something ambiguous, but to her surprise, he said, "Because it's Monday, you might have a surprise for you."

Ning Wanwan: "...What surprise?!"

Don't be frightened.

Mu Xijue put her index finger to her lips and smiled, "Wanwan, if you just say it out loud, it won't be a surprise."

Ning Wanwan: "..." Okay, here comes the riddle-teller again. She's almost used to it.

"I need to wait for you now, Wanwan. You should head back soon." Mu Xijue winked at her, signaling her to leave.

Ning Wanwan was somewhat surprised; he was actually waiting for someone.

She walked away silently, and couldn't help but wonder for a while who Mu Xijue was waiting for.

Shenwu, but it seems like Shenwu hasn't been at school lately.

Who could it be?

...

As time went on, fewer and fewer students walked out of the school gate.

Mu Xijue, however, was not in a hurry at all.

Finally, a high school boy dressed casually and unrestrainedly in his school uniform emerged from the school, his fiery red hair standing out prominently.

Mu Xijue narrowed her eyes, leaning lazily against the tree, not even waving her hand, let alone calling out to stop her.

Jiang Chengran saw Mu Xijue, stopped in his tracks, and then walked over.

"Dr. Mu, why did you call me here?" Jiang Chengran asked, frowning.

Mu Xijue: "Of course I'll give you this month's dose of medicine."

He took his hand out of the pocket of his white coat, moved his fingers, and a faint light appeared between his fingers. He then threw a vial of what appeared to be a newly developed medicine at Jiang Chengran.

Jiang Chengran caught it steadily with his arm and clicked his tongue: "What's wrong with you guys today? You're all throwing things at my face."

"Du," Mu Xijue said with a light laugh, touching her chin with her finger, as if to remind her, "maybe he just doesn't like you. You're getting too cocky."

Jiang Chengran thought about tomorrow's date again, and the smile on her lips couldn't be suppressed.

He coughed to cover his embarrassment and raised his voice, "I was just proud of my recent improvement in skills. I went to your lab today to test it out, and you know the data, right?"

Mu Xijue said casually, "Young Master Jiang, no one here is asking you why."

Jiang Chengran coughed even louder.

“That’s not right,” Jiang Chengran said, looking at Mu Xijue as if remembering something. “Why didn’t you just send someone to give me the potion? Why did you have to come in person and wait at the school gate?”

Mu Xijue smiled and said, "Because giving you the medicine was just a side effect."

"And you have other people to wait for, too?" Jiang Chengran said, quite surprised.

Despite Mu Xijue's frivolous and casual demeanor, Jiang Chengran's understanding of him is that Mu Xijue is only interested in things related to his research.

Jiang Chengran was quite surprised to see someone standing at the school gate waiting for someone.

"No need to wait anymore, we already waited before you arrived." Mu Xijue straightened up.

"By the way, have a nice Saturday." Before leaving, the young man in the white coat seemed to remember something, smiled and said this to Jiang Chengran, then turned around and left only his back view.

Jiang Chengran: "!"

What's going on? Could Dr. Mu possibly know that I have a date tomorrow?

Thinking about her date tomorrow, and recalling the amusement park date plan she had worked on all day, Jiang Chengran was full of confidence.

Tomorrow will definitely be my first perfect date with Ning Wanwan!

...

At home.

Ning Wanwan lay on the soft bed, wrapped in blankets, and couldn't help but smile happily at the thought that she could relax at home for two days without having to interact with anyone.

Moreover, the matter between Jiang Chengran and Lin Ruowei is about to end, and I don't need to get involved anymore.

"Speaking of which, when Mu Xijue stopped me at the school gate today and gave me that long talk, wasn't she subtly reminding me not to go to the amusement park tomorrow?"

Lying in bed, scenes from the day randomly flashed through Ning Wanwan's mind, and she suddenly remembered something.

System: [That should be correct, host.]

Ning Wanwan gently pursed her lips. "His reminder is unnecessary and pointless. He even had to scare me with some random surprise."

Anyway, she's not going to any amusement park to cause herself trouble.

To be honest, it's been quite tiring to go to school earlier than everyone else for so many days in a row.

Ning Wanwan slowly rolled over on the bed like a salted fish.

I can finally sleep in tomorrow!

Thinking of this, she squinted her eyes happily.

The system is conducting a major check on the entire plot: [Based on the trajectory, the probability of Jiang Chengran and Lin Ruowei meeting at the amusement park tomorrow is 99.9%. There shouldn't be any errors.]

"No, no, no." Ning Wanwan gets a headache whenever she hears anything about a probability of 99% or higher.

This reminded her of when she first came to this world, when the system confidently claimed that the probability of getting a cheat code was 99%, followed by a string of decimal numbers, but in the end, that extremely small probability actually came true.

Knowing it was responsible, the system shut up, feeling somewhat guilty.

Ning Wanwan continued to enjoy this quiet Friday night, curled up in bed playing on her phone.

Once she received the money Lin Ruowei had paid, she would hurry up and buy the necessities, preferably making a detailed list first... she thought aimlessly.

A moment later, the system suddenly let out a shocked cry!

Ning Wanwan, who had almost fallen asleep, suddenly opened her eyes. Her phone hit her face hard, making her eyes well up with tears from the pain.

"What's going on, System? Why are you suddenly yelling like that?" The girl covered her nose, asking with a rare hint of annoyance, her muffled voice leaking out from between her fingers.

In short, I want to be fierce but I can't bring myself to be.

Normally, this adorable side would have made the system silently groan, but this time, it was truly anxious, worried about the tasks its host was about to undertake.

[Host, we might... need to go to the amusement park.]

The system's somber electronic voice rang in her ears, and Ning Wanwan suddenly opened her eyes!

"Didn't you say there were no problems?" She sat up in surprise, getting out of bed.

System: [Our previous bug fixes were generally fine. We just needed to convince Lin Ruowei that she could climb the social ladder through the Jiang family, and also convince certain people, such as the Lin family and their partners, of this... Lin Ruowei would do these things proactively.]

However, our trip to the amusement park has nothing to do with Lin Ruowei and Jiang Chengran...

Ning Wanwan suddenly remembered something: "Is it related to the second female lead you mentioned before?"

[That's right, actually it's more than that. It's related to the villain Jiang Yuyuan's schemes and involves many characters... so it's extremely dangerous.]

[If you, host, are to go on a mission, your own safety will be difficult to guarantee...]

At this point, the system's electronic voice became urgent.

【Or, host, you shouldn't go this time. We can fix any bugs later! This is beyond our capabilities!】

Ning Wanwan frowned slightly.

System: [...Host] It realized something from Ning Wanwan's silence.

Ning Wanwan pursed her lips and said softly, "But from the very beginning, the fact that I transmigrated to this world was already beyond my capabilities."

System: [...] It was speechless.

Ning Wanwan: "So, System, calm down. First, tell me why the plot has run into problems again."

During this time, Ning Wanwan focused on fixing the previous bugs and didn't get involved in anything else, let alone the important plot points about the second female lead and the villain.

The host was calmer than he had imagined. The system composed itself and then explained the predetermined plot to the host, step by step.

[Host, do you remember what was mentioned in the plot: the villain Jiang Yuyuan would later orchestrate a scheme that would cause the deaths of countless people?]

"I remember it very clearly. That's why, even though he helped me from the beginning, I've always been a little afraid of him." Ning Wanwan nodded.

When she first transmigrated, she was in dire straits. She almost fainted on the roadside in the middle of the night, far from any village or shop. It was Jiang Yuyuan's car that passed by and he agreed to give her a ride, which saved her from dying before even a night had passed since she arrived in this world.

In retrospect, she had only met Jiang Yuyuan twice, and each time he did nothing to her; on the contrary, he helped her.

Ning Wanwan remained wary of him, mainly because he was a villain who had ruthlessly killed many people for personal gain.

"Is there a problem with this?" Ning Wanwan asked.

[No problem. In fact, Jiang Yuyuan had already set up the scheme before the plot even began, and it wasn't until the crucial plot point that it was completely detonated, causing the city to fall... that the progress was perfectly fine before that.]

Hearing the system's cold, electronic voice utter the words "the city has fallen," Ning Wanwan's heart still tightened, even though she already knew and had never faced such a scene.

However, these are things she cannot stop. It is probably due to some mechanism that prevents the host from changing the plot at will. Ning Wanwan can only know the general plot. More detailed content that can change the main storyline can only be known when necessary.

Ning Wanwan composed herself and stopped thinking about these things she couldn't stop.

"Then," she asked, puzzled, "if the progress is fine, then where is the problem?"

The problem is that the villain Jiang Yuyuan's plan was brought forward... Originally, it was supposed to happen some time later, by which time the male lead would have gained some strength enough to protect himself, and you, host, would have had enough time to evacuate the city.

[For some reason, the plot point that "explodes" has now been moved up to tomorrow!]

Ning Wanwan was so shocked that her mind went blank.

"So, that means our city will explode tomorrow?" she asked with difficulty.

[Calling it an explosion isn't quite accurate; "detonation" is just a descriptive term, but based on the plot, it would be even more terrifying than an explosion.]

This city will be destroyed.