Chapter 4 New World
early morning.
Su Qianqian opened her eyes.
No longer the pure white nothingness, what came into view was a slightly mottled ceiling and a simple ceiling lamp.
The air no longer smells of disinfectant, but of an old house mixed with dust and sunshine.
She sat up gently.
Beneath him was a slightly hard single bed, covered with washed-out plaid sheets.
It was a small room with simple furnishings: a desk, a chair, a simple wardrobe, and a few cardboard boxes piled in the corner.
A small window was open, and the breeze brought the faint sounds of the city downstairs and the freshness of a few pots of green plants on the windowsill.
She subconsciously raised her hand and covered her left breast.
No pain, no dull suffocating feeling.
Only the steady, strong heartbeat, again and again, hit her palm.
Alive.
Really alive!
The huge surprise instantly overwhelmed her.
Su Qianqian lifted the thin quilt and almost rushed to the window.
It is a summer afternoon outside the window.
The golden sunlight shines on the alleys of the old city, green vines climb the mottled walls, and the breakfast vendors’ cries and electric vehicle horns sound downstairs.
All the scenes that couldn't be more ordinary were, to her, more vivid and precious than anything she had ever seen before.
She took a deep breath and felt that even the air was sweet.
"Wow……"
Su Qianqian couldn't help but let out a small exclamation, her watery almond eyes shining surprisingly brightly.
She stretched out her pink fingertips and touched the thick leaves of the pot of green ivy on the windowsill. The touch made her laugh softly, her eyebrows curved, pure and satisfied.
[Host, host! You're finally awake.] A childish yet urgent voice rang out in her mind. It was the system.
It finally doesn't have to follow the seriousness of its predecessors' systems, woo woo.
But Su Qianqian was still immersed in novelty and joy and had no time to pay attention to it.
【Hey, Qianqian! Listen to me.】
The system's voice rose, "I know you're happy, but business is more important. Listen carefully."
"Yeah, go ahead."
Su Qianqian responded absentmindedly, her eyes drawn to a cheap landscape painting on the wall.
[This is the old town of S City in a parallel world. The body you are currently using is also called Su Qianqian, and you are eighteen years old.]
[This small world's cognition will automatically rationalize your existence, and everyone will think that you have always looked like this.]
[I just got the job as Lin Shu's assistant and will start tomorrow.]
The system's tone became serious. "But Lin Shu, the original heroine, is very jealous."
[It's too dangerous for you to be hanging around right under her nose with that face!]
[You have to learn to cover up, understand? Be humble and act dumb, and don't stand out in front of her.]
[She has a bad temper in private and likes to act like a big shot.]
[In the original world, she often scolded me until I cried. You have to be careful that she might hurt you.]
[Oh, I see.] Su Qianqian thought silently and nodded obediently to the air.
Her little face was flushed with excitement, and it was as tender and juicy as a freshly peeled lychee.
She listened to the system's words, but in her clear eyes, there was more love and desire to explore the real world before her.
[You know? I don't think you care at all.]
Seeing her heartless appearance, the system was about to explode. [Conquering Gu Chengyu is your top priority. Time is running out. You must find a way to get close to him and make your presence felt in front of him.]
【system. 】
Su Qianqian interrupted, her voice soft but firm and cheerful, "I know the mission is important."
【But this is the first time I'm truly alive. 】
[No disinfectant, no electrocardiogram, no heartbeat that could stop at any moment...]
I can breathe freely, walk, run, jump, see the flowers and plants outside, and eat things I have never eaten before.
She turned around, a dazzling smile on her face. "Let's put the strategy thing aside for now, okay? Just for two days... No, a week!"
Please let me be an ordinary person for a few days and enjoy this ordinary yet precious life.
system:【……】
It looked into its host's happy eyes and couldn't bring itself to say no.
After all, it had wandered for so long before it found such a pure soul bond.
Forget it, let her be happy for two days.
【All right. 】
The system reluctantly compromised, "Just one week. After one week, you must cheer up."
[Also, remember to cover your face in front of Lin Shu and keep a low profile.]
[Yeah, thank you system!] Su Qianqian almost jumped for joy.
She was as light as a butterfly. She immediately picked up the old mobile phone on the original owner's bedside table. Relying on the memory instilled by the system, she found the number of Lin Shu's agent and dialed it.
Her voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of caution: "Hello, Brother Wang? I'm Qianqian. Sorry to bother you, but I have something urgent to deal with back home, so I'd like to ask for a week's leave."
"Yes, yes, I'm so sorry. Thank you, Brother Wang! Thank you!"
After hanging up the phone, Su Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief: Done!
She hummed a tuneless song and changed into simple clothes.
She murmured to herself, "Now, I'm going to buy some flowers and some pretty little things to make my little home more cozy."
She found a small cloth bag, put her keys and cell phone in it, and walked out the door briskly.
The system sighed silently in her mind: [What a big heart.]
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