43. He took the initiative to go to the female lead's house.
◎The barrier has been broken◎
".001, open the eye of true vision for me."
While chatting with Jian Liyun, Yan Sui silently called out .001 in her mind.
The scene before Yan Sui immediately changed, and the woman in front of her was radiating a soft white light.
Yan Sui glanced at her hands, blinked, and then saw her normally fair skin begin to glow with a golden light.
As expected, as the host of the transmigrator, she must also possess a certain amount of power.
.001 seemed to have noticed her actions and coldly issued a warning.
[Warning, transmigrator Yan Sui, please do not casually give away your life force to others. If your own life force is insufficient, your body may collapse.]
“I’m pretty resilient, what’s wrong with sharing some with her? Besides, she gave me something too, so this is just a return gift.”
After responding in her heart, Yan Sui stood up and went to Jian Liyun's side.
Although she had exchanged several words with .001, in reality it was only a breath away, and Jian Liyun hadn't even had a chance to reply.
As the person who made her heart race approached her, Jian Liyun said in a tight voice, "Don't be so polite with me, Sui Sui."
Yan Sui smiled enigmatically, then reached out and poked Jian Liyun's forehead with her index finger.
In Yan Sui's view, the moment her fingertips touched the other person's forehead, a golden light enveloped the original white light, forming a defensive barrier.
..001's voice was filled with helpless anger.
[Transmigrator Yan Sui, you have used your ability to help the female lead or supporting female character endure pain again. You have two more uses left. After you use them all, your body/body will disintegrate.]
Yan Sui pretended not to hear. She blinked and said, "Li Yun, since you gave me your birthday wish, then I'll give you mine too..."
She thought for a moment, "I'm not a particularly lucky person, so I won't give you what I don't have. I'll give you... as a return gift. As for the wish you gave me, I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I do, so please keep your word."
At that time, Jian Liyun had no idea how much she would regret the wish she gave Yan Sui.
Jian Liyun didn't ask Yan Sui what exactly she had given her, or why she was deliberately keeping it a secret. She took Yan Sui's hand and kissed her fingertips. "Of course. Whatever you ask me to do, I will do."
The moment she finished speaking, Yan Sui saw something resembling a scroll appear between the two of them. The scroll grew smaller and smaller until it shrank to the size of a red bean and disappeared into Yan Sui's brow.
The agreement has taken effect.
The voice of .001 sounded again: "[You've mastered the Law of Contractual Destiny without a teacher, Transmigrator Yan Sui, you're even smarter than I imagined.]"
Whether .001 was genuinely praising her or being sarcastic, Yan Sui ignored it and tilted her head slightly to look at Jian Liyun: "Let's blow out the candles, and then we'll cut the cake."
Jian Liyun blew out the candles, and Yan Sui ran to turn on the lights. Both of them had a piece of cake on their plates, and they sat on the sofa eating the delicious and calorie-rich cake.
..001 I talked a lot today.
Although it is an emotionless system, it is remarkably human-like at this moment.
It said coldly, "Transmigrator Yan Sui, I will remove your True Sight in five seconds."
Yan Sui tasted the fruit pieces in the cake filling. "Li Yun, there's also honeydew melon in this filling! It's delicious!"
Jian Liyun nodded, "The cakes made by this cake shop not only look beautiful, but also taste delicious."
..001 was furious.
[Transmigrator Yan Sui! You must quickly use the wish given to you by the female supporting character Jian Liyun. Wish for her to live well. Although this may not be 100% guaranteed to come true, it will greatly increase the probability of completing the mission.]
The system couldn't stand it anymore and, risking being banned and put in a blacklist, started arguing with .001.
[Leave my host alone! She can do whatever she wants!]
.001 sneered, "So you'll only ever be a low-level system."
[So what if I'm low-ranking? I'm lucky enough to meet a kind person like you, host. Can you?! You just eagerly came to me! Shameless!]
[A low-level system that doesn't even have a code name? You're simply incomprehensible!]
The two systems inexplicably started arguing in Yan Sui's mind, but Yan Sui's expression remained unchanged as she happily finished the cake on the paper plate with Jian Liyun.
Even after Jian Liyun returned to her study to continue reading the script, the argument between the two systems had not stopped.
Yan Sui sat alone on the sofa in the living room, rubbing her temples. "That's enough."
It would be impolite to continue arguing.
The system began to lament, "[Host, look! This .001 is clearly a newcomer, yet it's so domineering in interfering with your tasks. It's outrageous! Waaaaah!]"
.001 was already in a state of impotent rage. [I'm domineering? You useless, low-level system, can you even grant your host the Eye of True Sight?! You're utterly useless!]
[Waaaaah, host, .001 is cursing me QAQ]
During the time the system had been following Yan Sui on missions, it had come to understand one thing.
If you want to gain Yan Sui's attention and favoritism, you must follow one principle:
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
As expected, Yan Sui immediately comforted me, "It's okay. Although you can't open my True Sight Eye like .001, you've helped me many times in other ways. Without you, my mission wouldn't have gone so smoothly."
".001, thank you for opening my True Sight Eye, but I hope you can get along peacefully with my system, after all, our ultimate goal is to complete the mission well."
..001 deflated like a punctured balloon.
It said weakly, "[Transmigrator Yan Sui, you have just sacrificed another quarter of your life force to build a barrier for the female supporting character to prevent mental pollution and the theft of her luck points. Although you won't be physically damaged like the first time, if the barrier is attacked and breaks, you will suffer an even more severe situation than the first time.]"
...That sounds a bit scary.
Yan Sui shrugged. "But there must be a solution, right?"
[Yan Sui, the transmigrator, has no solution to this problem; at best, she can only rob Peter to pay Paul.]
Yan Sui yawned. "Alright then. I'm not going to chat anymore. I need to call Director Kong and tell her about Li Yun joining the crew tomorrow."
.001 really didn't expect Yan Sui to have this attitude. It made a meaningless sizzling sound and then fell silent.
Stretching, Yan Sui dialed a number to confirm Jian Liyun's schedule for tomorrow and her arrangements on set with Director Kong.
The phone call lasted for almost an hour. When the phone was slightly warm, Jian Liyun came out of the study.
Yan Sui had just hung up the phone. "What's wrong, Li Yun?"
Jian Liyun's expression was strange. "He Chenyu said that he will also be joining Director Jin Lan's crew tomorrow, just like me. He asked me to check on him again and go to his house to help him with his scenes."
The acting was just a pretense; his real intention was to use this opportunity to play Go with Jian Liyun, wasn't it?
The two looked into each other's eyes and both knew that the other understood He Chenyu's true purpose.
Yan Sui suddenly asked a completely unrelated question, "Does he know it's your birthday today?"
Jian Liyun's previously calm expression vanished instantly. She hurriedly explained, "I don't know, but I really have no connection with him other than that related to the script. Sui Sui, I've never been with him either..."
"I know there's nothing between you two." Yan Sui felt helpless. What was Jian Liyun thinking?
Could it be that Jian Liyun thinks Yan Sui suspects she has an affair with He Chenyu?
Okay, although when Yan Sui first transmigrated to this world, she did mistakenly believe that Jian Liyun and He Chenyu had a relationship.
What Yan Sui is really worried about now is the special nature of today's date.
He Chenyu didn't contact Jian Liyun earlier or later, but he chose to do so on Jian Liyun's birthday.
“.001,” Yan Sui thought to herself with a serious expression, “wouldn’t it be more convenient for He Chenyu to seize her luck value if we acted on her birthday?”
【Yes. 】
Perhaps they've said everything they wanted to say today after the argument, and now they're very sparing with their words.
But Jian Liyun had to go.
Yan Sui took a deep breath. "Do you remember how I taught you to place the pieces for the later moves?"
Jian Liyun nodded slightly, "I remember. I remember clearly both ways of playing chess that you taught me, Sui Sui."
Yan Sui pursed her lips and remained seated on the sofa. "When you play chess with him this time, your playing style and skill level will change, and he will definitely notice."
Jian Liyun understood. "I know. If he asks, I'll just say I found a Go teacher."
Yan Sui shook her head. "He won't believe that."
He Chenyu must have done something to prevent Jian Liyun from receiving systematic and professional training in Go before she met Yan Sui.
So even if Jian Liyun said that she had found a Go teacher to learn from, He Chenyu would definitely not believe her, and it would only deepen his suspicions.
Perhaps...
Yan Sui said casually, "If he insists on asking, just say you learned it from me."
In this way, she can also draw some of the firepower.
How could Jian Liyun not realize this? She frowned and immediately refused, "No, that would be very dangerous for you."
"No, I won't," Yan Sui said seriously. "Anyway, you can play it by ear today. I won't go with you."
Her absence this time will also help He Chenyu lower his guard.
Jian Liyun hummed in agreement. "I'll be back soon. But... I might not make it for dinner. You eat first, don't worry about me."
Yan Sui waved her hand, "Go quickly and come back soon, I'll be waiting for you at home."
Jian Liyun smiled, her aloofness completely disappearing. She smiled and knelt on one knee on the sofa, supporting herself on the back of the sofa with one hand, looking down at Yan Sui.
Even though she was already very close to Yan Sui, far exceeding the normal social distance, Yan Sui remained seated without moving an inch. "What's wrong?"
Jian Liyun leaned down and got close to the other person's face.
Taking off her old-fashioned, boring gold-rimmed glasses, Jian Liyun's warm breath brushed against Yan Sui's earlobe.
"When it's just the two of us at home, could you please not wear your glasses?"
Why are you suddenly making this request?
Yan Sui was puzzled, but she agreed without hesitation, "Okay."
Jian Liyun got up, put her glasses on the coffee table, and walked towards the entrance to go out.
“Sui Sui,” Jian Liyun said without turning around as she opened the door, “your eyes are very beautiful.”
It's so beautiful that I don't want anyone else to see it except me.
Bang.
The door was closed, and Yan Sui touched her eyes.
They're just two very ordinary eyes. What's so beautiful about them?
With no time to think further, Yan Sui turned and went into the bedroom, opening the wardrobe.
Besides Jian Liyun's clothes, during the time Yan Sui moved in, her wardrobe gradually filled up with more of her clothes.
After grabbing a few items at random, Yan Sui started packing other personal belongings, muttering to herself, "I won't prepare too much luggage this time. Anyway, the filming location is in this city, so it's convenient to come back and get anything I need anytime."
The system chimed in, and the one-man show got into a lively conversation.
【Yes. However, host, this filming involves scenes not found in the original story, but the male lead, He Chenyu, is also involved, so you should pay extra attention.】
Yan Sui had a sense of helplessness, like someone who could dodge the first day of the month but couldn't dodge the fifteenth: "I know."
After spending twenty minutes packing her luggage, Yan Sui collapsed onto the sofa, exhausted.
Ever since she suffered an injury for Lu Shutian, her health has deteriorated significantly. Even though she hasn't been very busy, she's already exhausted and wants to sleep.
Yan Sui found a comfortable position and curled up on the sofa. "System, I'm going to sleep for a while. Call me if you need anything later."
[Good host.]
On the other side.
After arriving at He Chenyu's residence, Jian Liyun immediately began pre-production coaching.
She answered whatever He Chenyu asked, seemingly no different from usual, but in reality she was somewhat absent-minded.
How about we buy some butter cookies when we get back? Through observing Yan Sui over this period of time, Jian Liyun discovered that the other party must really like sweets.
I'm starting filming tomorrow. The filming location is in the suburbs, so it'll be hard to find good desserts there.
I've decided, I'll buy one when I get back.
“Your emotions have always been wrong,” Jian Liyun thought to herself, wondering if she should buy other flavors besides butter, and said to He Chenyu indifferently, “You are wrong in this plot, but you have to pretend that you are not wrong, and you also have to act out your guilty feelings. But right now, you are not acting out those feelings.”
He Chenyu said he understood while acting exactly the same as before.
...Truly, rotten wood cannot be carved.
Jian Liyun suppressed her impatience. The clock in the distance went round and round, and this torment was finally over.
He Chenyu put down the script. "Ms. Jian, thank you for your hard work today. As usual, we'll each place two pieces today, and you can leave after that."
Jian Liyun walked to the chessboard. Instead of picking up the white pieces from the chess jar, she abruptly said, "We've been playing this game for quite a while now."
He Chenyu smiled and nodded, "Yes, but I believe it will be over soon."
The man in front of me confidently placed a black chess piece, his eyes revealing undisguised greed and lust.
Jian Liyun thought for a while and then placed a piece.
He Chenyu's smile froze on his face.
Jian Liyun also noticed the other party's shock, but she remained calm and waited for the other party to make a move.
No, this might just be an accident.
He Chenyu comforted himself as he placed another piece.
Although she was playing chess with He Chenyu, Jian Liyun was still filled with emotion.
Yan Sui was indeed very clever; she perfectly predicted He Chenyu's next move.
Jian Liyun frowned, pretending to think, and after ten minutes, she placed her second piece.
He Chenyu suddenly stood up.
"What's wrong?"
He didn't answer Jian Liyun's question, but stared intently at the white piece that Jian Liyun had just placed.
Why is Jian Liyun's chess playing style completely different from before?
It was almost as if he had been possessed.
Upon realizing this possibility, He Chenyu could no longer sit still. He looked up at Jian Liyun, trying to find some clues on her face.
Jian Liyun accepted the other party's scrutiny with composure. She also stood up and said, "After the two games are over, if Mr. He has nothing else to say, I will take my leave."
“Wait a minute,” He Chenyu forced a smile, “Miss Jian, have you been learning Go recently…?”
Jian Liyun nodded, "I happened to run into a Go teacher and learned from her."
"How is that possible?"
Didn't he already set restrictions? How can Jian Liyun still find someone to teach her Go?!
Or is it that Jian Liyun also has a powerful ally?
He Chenyu blurted out, then immediately realized his lapse in composure and coughed lightly, "It's nothing. Miss Jian, see you on set tomorrow."
Jian Liyun didn't respond to that, put on her coat and left.
After she left, He Chenyu's eyes turned extremely vicious. He muttered that this was impossible, but after glancing at the chessboard, he paced back and forth frantically.
Although he only has two sons, He Chenyu's previous advantage has been largely eroded.
He had no doubt that, given the current situation, he would ultimately be the loser.
He's destined to be the chosen one of this world, how could he possibly lose?!
Even though he was alone in the room, he spoke suddenly as if someone was opposite him, "I'm going to use my Level 3 Plunder skill on the female supporting character, Jian Liyun."
[Plunderer, activating the Level 3 Plunder skill will forcibly grant you half of the plundered person's luck value. Because she is not related to you by blood in this world, there will be a 100-day cooldown period after activation. Only 300 days remain until the mission deadline. Are you sure you want to do this?]
“I’m sure.” He Chenyu said without hesitation.
[Plunderer, please allow me to remind you again that we haven't reached a crucial plot point yet. The female supporting character, Jian Liyun, hasn't experienced a surge in luck due to the show's huge success. Even if you plunder, you won't gain much.]
He Chenyu said sinisterly, "If you include those two from the He family, that's enough to deal with Lu Shutian."
He was getting impatient. "Stop talking nonsense, I'm going to activate the skill now."
[Plunderer, the system will activate a level 3 plunder skill on the female supporting character Jian Liyun in one minute.]
The system's words finally put He Chenyu at ease. He stopped pacing back and forth, sat back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and waited smugly to see Jian Liyun's miserable state.
Meanwhile, Jian Liyun, who was in the car, was unaware of what had happened.
Because she was meeting He Chenyu, she didn't call a driver this time, but drove herself.
Inside the car, Jian Liyun tapped the steering wheel rhythmically with her left index finger, which was resting on the steering wheel.
"JDMap reminds you that there is a traffic light 300 meters ahead. Please slow down."
The navigation voice sounded, and Jian Liyun glanced at the screen, which said it would take her 30 minutes to reach the dessert shop that sold butter cookies.
Buzz—
Jian Liyun suddenly experienced tinnitus, but the tinnitus only lasted for a second or two, so short that she thought it was her imagination.
Suddenly, a blob of black, viscous liquid appeared out of thin air. As if it were alive, it spread out on its own and turned into a black, airtight net.
A black net covered Jian Liyun's upper body as she was driving, but she was completely unaware of it and could not see the net.
The black net was about to engulf Jian Liyun, but at that moment a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth from her body. The two fought for a long time before both vanished into thin air.
Jian Liyun, who was driving steadily, remained unaware of the situation.
...
[Yan Sui, the Transmigrator!]
It wasn't the system that woke Yan Sui up, but .001.
She rubbed her temples. "What's wrong, 001? Why are you talking so loudly?"
.001's tone was anxious, and even the electronic voice became somewhat grating: [Transmigrator Yan Sui, the barrier you just created for the female supporting character Jian Liyun has been broken.]
Yan Sui was wide awake. "Is she alright?"
Yan Sui immediately sat up from the sofa and took out her phone to call Jian Liyun.
[Yan Sui, the transmigrator, is fine. You are the one in trouble now; you will suffer the backlash in three minutes.]
[The supporting actress, Jian Liyun, is expected to arrive home in an hour.]
Yan Sui stood up. She couldn't stay at Jian Liyun's house any longer. If she got a nosebleed again, she might not have the energy to clean up when Jian Liyun came back.
Jian Liyun is starting filming tomorrow, and she doesn't want Jian Liyun to worry about her.
But three minutes was not enough time for Yan Sui to get home.
"[Host,]" the system spoke, "[The female lead gave you a key to her house earlier, go to her house first!]"
Yan Sui's heart raced, unsure whether it was a sign of an impending backlash or just a hallucination caused by excessive tension.
She took a deep breath and dialed Lu Shutian's number.
To my surprise, the other person answered almost instantly, "What's wrong, sister?"
Yan Sui tried to keep her tone calm, "Can I come to your house tonight?"
"Of course!" Lu Shutian was overjoyed. "Sister, I'll come back as soon as I finish work, and we can watch a movie together tonight? Or would you like to do something else?"
Yan Sui didn't have time to chat with him anymore. "We'll talk when you get back. I'm a little tired. If you come back later, I'll be resting on the sofa. Don't wake me up. Bye."
"Sister, you can just sleep in my bed..." Lu Shutian hadn't finished speaking when she heard the phone being hung up.
She pouted, "My bed is big and soft, why should I sleep on the sofa?"
Picking up her headphones again, Lu Shutian looked at the sound engineer outside the glass and said, "Let's continue, let's get this over with quickly, I'm in a hurry to get home."
After communicating with Lu Shutian, Yan Sui sent another message to Jian Liyun.
[Li Yun, I'm starting filming tomorrow. I realized I left a very important work document at my house, so I need to go back and get it. I won't be sleeping at your place tonight. See you on set tomorrow.]
The moment Yan Sui pressed the send button, her hands were trembling uncontrollably.
She shook her head, trying to clear her mind, but her steps gradually became heavy.
Stumbling and staggering, Yan Sui opened the door, her vision already blurry. She tried several times before finally inserting the key into Lu Shutian's door.
Open the door, go inside, close the door.
Yan Sui didn't even have time to take off her shoes—
To be precise, she left Jian Liyun's house while still wearing slippers.
Fortunately, Jian Liyun and Lu Shutian's houses have the same floor plan, which allows Yan Sui to find the bathroom accurately even if she can't see the road clearly.
She practically shoved the bathroom door open with her body, and warm, scarlet liquid dripped onto the pristine white sink.
Yan Sui tried to wipe it with a tissue, but then a mouthful of blood gushed out of her mouth. Before she could react, she spat out a mouthful of blood.
Not only was she vomiting blood, but her entire body felt like it had been run over by a truck; every part of her body was in pain, and she no longer had the strength to stand.
Yan Sui, kneeling beside the sink, had unfocused eyes and pupils that seemed to be slurring blood with each breath.
Faced with this situation, Yan Sui even had the leisure to think further:
As expected, this time it was more serious than last time; it wasn't just a nosebleed, it was vomiting blood.
The system emitted a sharp, piercing alarm: [Host, hang in there! .001, think of something quick! I can't help her, but call an ambulance for her!]
.001 coldly replied, "[Low-level system, you should know that this level of damage is incurable by the people of this world. Besides, this is only the second time; she won't die.]"
But it's practically half-dead.
Yan Sui had completely lost control of her body. She could only pray that Lu Shutian would come back later, and that she would clean up the mess before she returned.
From kneeling to collapsing to the ground, Yan Sui's cheeks were pressed against the cold tiles, and blood spread across her face, wetting her cheeks.
I need to get up quickly...
With these thoughts in mind, Yan Sui completely fainted.
[Author's Note]
In the next chapter, Lu, who was happily rushing home, thought: "The sky has fallen!" [crying emoji]
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