Why is this man so difficult to deal with?
"Didn't I just say it? It's because I like you, that's why I kissed you."
Xia Wan hid her guilty conscience and forced herself to explain to Cui Ziqi.
Cui Ziqi didn't speak, but just frowned and looked at her, as if considering the truth of her words.
After a long while, he finally spoke again.
"You said you'll never like Zheng Minghuai again, is that true?"
"Of course it's true!" Xia Wan answered without hesitation.
"You said you'll only ever love me, is that true?"
"Really!" Xia Wan replied resolutely.
"Are you trying to take advantage of my kindness and make me repay you with my body?"
“That’s right!” Xia Wan said firmly.
After answering, she felt something was wrong.
She looked up and saw Cui Ziqi's flushed face, which didn't look good.
Realizing what she had said, she awkwardly forced a smile.
"Ultimately, it depends on what you want, but I'll still keep pursuing you..."
"...Female hooligan!"
Cui Ziqi glared at her, then turned and left.
"You're leaving already? Leave your phone number!"
Cui Ziqi seemed not to hear her and walked even faster.
Xia Wan clutched her still-painful tailbone and reluctantly moved forward slowly.
After returning home, Xia Wan lay on the soft bed.
She was exhausted, but she wasn't sleepy at all.
'Damn system, why do I feel like this Cui Ziqi's character is different from what's described in the book?'
She just couldn't understand it.
The book says that Cui Ziqi is crazy, paranoid, dark, and twisted.
Aside from his initial appearance, which fit the character's persona, Cui Ziqi was quite normal afterward.
After getting close to her, I still felt like I was seeing a pure, innocent young man.
This version of Cui Ziqi is so cute, completely different from the yandere character in the book.
[I'm not sure either. Maybe it's because of the plot hole of the male supporting character suddenly turning evil, which weakened his connection to the main storyline and thus affected his character design.]
Xia Wan didn't dwell on the issue too much.
What's the next task?
[Tasks will be randomly issued as the story progresses. The host can trigger task cards by interacting more with the male supporting characters.]
Will the tasks ahead be as urgent and exciting as today's?
Perhaps... it will!
Xia Wan wanted to curse again.
The system quickly offered words of comfort.
[Host, don't worry too much. You've just transmigrated into this book to complete a mission. Even your body isn't your own, so you don't need to care about whether you're innocent or not.]
'It's not that I care about my innocence; I'm just thinking that if I just finish my mission and leave, wouldn't the victims be too pitiful?'
The fate of falling in love with a strategist is betrayal and separation.
[They're just two-dimensional characters; their fates were all predetermined. When you were trying to win over Zheng Minghuai, you didn't have these feelings. Why are you suddenly thinking about this now?]
Xia Wan remained silent.
Because Cui Ziqi and Zheng Minghuai are different.
'I wouldn't feel a shred of sympathy for a scoundrel like Zheng Minghuai, even if I had to step over his corpse to get back. But Cui Ziqi is different.'
After reading the original book, she only felt sorry for Cui Ziqi.
The Cui family has more than one illegitimate child, yet they are particularly hostile towards him.
He lived a precarious existence in the Cui family compound, surrounded by wolves, his future bleak.
The female lead is the only light he wants to grasp in his dark life.
He desperately tried to grasp that light to save himself.
Unfortunately, the female lead has another suitable partner.
His only fate was death.
Now she wants to replace the female lead as that ray of light, but she also uses the sincerity of the pitiful people to achieve her goal of going home.
She could guess that Cui Ziqi's final fate would still be death.
Moreover, they might die an even more tragic death.
Thinking about this made her feel uneasy.
[Host, you're overthinking it. These paper figures aren't real people. You don't need to pity them. Just treat it as a game. Don't you want to go home?]
How could I not want to?
She is her parents' only daughter. If she doesn't go back, who will take care of them in their old age and see them off when they die?
Xia Wan hardened her heart; at worst, she would treat Cui Ziqi even better when she was trying to win him over.
She stopped talking to the system, pulled the blanket over her head, and fell asleep in no time.
...
The next morning.
Xia Wan was pulled out of bed by the maid.
"Miss, great news! Young Master Zheng has come to our house to propose marriage. He wants to marry you! Please get up and come down to see!"
Xia Wan was sobered up by the maid's words.
She stared wide-eyed at the maid. "Who proposed? Zheng Minghuai?"
"Yes! It's Young Master Zheng Minghuai. Congratulations, Miss, your wish has come true!"
My wish has been fulfilled, my ass!
Xia Wan quickly got up, threw on some clothes, and went downstairs.
At this moment, Zheng Minghuai, pale-faced and looking somewhat weak, sat on the sofa, chatting happily with Xia's father.
Xia Zhizhi was the first to see Xia Wan. She concealed the dejection in her eyes and happily got up to greet Xia Wan.
"My sister is awake! I have great news for you. Brother Minghuai has finally been moved by your sincerity and is going to marry you!"
"From now on, Minghuai will be my brother-in-law. Congratulations, sister!"
Xia Wan showed no sign of happiness.
She dodged Xia Zhizhi's attempt to take her arm and walked a few steps forward to the living room.
Mr. Xia looked at her with a smile, "Wanwan, I'm discussing your wedding with Minghuai. What date do you think would be good?"
Xia Wan coldly swept her gaze across Zheng Minghuai's face, then lowered her eyes to look at her father.
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