Chapter 2 can be returned a few days later.
The story of Jiang Xiliu begins.
A single glance was enough to stun her; she had never seen a man who looked so perfectly to her liking.
Jiang Xiliu waited for a while, but didn't see the next sentence. She poked the ball of light that had turned into words and urged, "Finished reading? What's the next sentence?"
[System 0777: Gone.]
Jiang Xiliu:?
Jiang Xiliu: That's it?
She laughed in exasperation: "Just one sentence? What's so dramatic about that one sentence?"
Shouldn't a stunning beauty like her have 500 words to describe her beauty?
[System 0777: After all, you're not the main character.]
[System 0777: Upon inspection, the 'Love at First Sight' storyline point has been completed.]
[System 0777: The second plot point—'Mistaken Encounter'—will occur in one day. Please prepare accordingly.]
Jiang Xiliu's focus veered off course again: "I've already seen that photo?"
[System 0777: Please arrive at room 629 of the Junxi Hotel before 19:00 tomorrow night.]
...
It takes a hundred days to recover from a bone or muscle injury.
Jiang Xiliu's fractured leg healed successfully within a day.
Even more amazing is that no one remembers that she had broken her leg.
Jiang Xiliu silently raised the danger level of this system by one level in her mind.
After being urged three times by System 0777, Jiang Xiliu entered the hotel right on time.
"Hello... Miss?" The waiter who came to greet me looked familiar.
Jiang Xiliu took off her sunglasses and smiled gently: "Are you on duty today? You must be tired."
"It's no trouble at all." The waiter blushed as he led her to the elevator. "It's lucky for you to meet Miss today."
Jiang Xiliu smiled sweetly: "You're so good with words."
As the elevator doors closed, the smile on Jiang Xiliu's lips vanished instantly. She leaned lazily against the elevator and turned on her phone.
His voice was clear but tinged with impatience: "Assistant Liao, efficiency."
Just seconds before she stepped into the room, she finally received the information from Assistant Liao.
This is Jin Zhao's information.
The first photo I saw was of Jin Zhao.
It was probably a group photo taken by the school before the college entrance examination. He was wearing an old-fashioned and baggy school uniform and staring at the camera with a blank expression.
numbness.
That was the only feeling Jiang Xiliu had.
His features were still youthful and hadn't fully matured, but he could still be considered handsome.
Jiang Xiliu stared at the photo for a while. She admitted that the appearance was quite to her liking, but it wasn't to the point of love at first sight.
[System 0777: The photo and he are completely different now. Our male lead's looks are absolutely guaranteed.]
Jiang Xiliu ignored the system and continued reading the text materials.
Jin Zhao, a student at Beijing University.
He came from a poor family, his parents died early, and he only had a seriously ill grandmother.
Tsk, Jiang Xiliu felt a dull ache in her legs as soon as she saw the words "Peking University". Her legs, which had been dangling in the air, landed steadily on the ground, and she changed to a more comfortable position to continue looking down.
The information Liao Zhu sent was incredibly detailed, even including Jin Zhao's declaration when he ran for class monitor in high school.
Jiang Xiliu was an impatient person. She commanded System 0777: "Artificial idiot, extract the key points."
[System 0777: ...This function is not available. Also, my name is System 0777.]
Jiang Xiliu skimmed through the text and discovered that apart from being extremely poor, extremely miserable, and extremely handsome, this man named Jin Zhao didn't have any particularly remarkable life experiences.
That's it? The male lead? What makes him so special?
She asked the system, "How will he make his fortune in the future? He won't just rely on dividing my assets, will he?"
[System 0777: You do not have sufficient permissions to view this.]
What a useless, artificially stupid person!
Jiang Xiliu rolled her eyes, her gaze sliding to the last line: September 10th, I knocked you down at the gate of Peking University.
Jiang Xiliu took a deep breath, finally understanding why the stupid system dared not mention the first plot point. She smiled and gently said, "777, how about we talk about how I 'fell in love at first sight' with him that day?"
...
The events unfolding downstairs at the hotel were proceeding as planned.
"Jin Zhao, here's your room key." Zhao Minghuai handed the card to the boy next to him. "Then let's meet on the third floor at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
No one could have imagined that the big shot who would one day turn the Jiang family upside down was just a silent, poor student at this moment.
At first glance, he appears tall and slender, but upon closer inspection, one can see that beneath his white shirt lies a bulging array of firm muscles.
Jin Zhao reached out to take the card, and Zhao Minghuai noticed that his sleeve was a little shorter than usual.
"Jin Zhao, we're attending this meeting on behalf of our mentor, so we should dress nicely, otherwise we'll embarrass him."
They are here on behalf of their mentor to attend a university-industry cooperation project.
Jin Zhao looked up, and with a blank expression, gave a forced smile: "Thanks for the reminder."
He doesn't have any nice clothes, and he won't spend money on anything to "save face for his mentor." He won't buy any.
Zhao Minghuai thought he had persuaded him, so he casually waved and said, "You're welcome. I'll go up first then. Remember not to be late tomorrow."
Jin responded.
They weren't on the same floor.
The company booked the most basic room type for them, but Zhao Minghuai's family had some money, so they upgraded to a different room type for themselves.
Perhaps because Junxi Hotel is a five-star hotel, even the room key for the most basic room type has a very high-quality feel.
Jin Zhao lowered his eyes and looked at the room number—629.
Inside room 629.
[System 0777: Compensation has been received. Miss, are you able to focus on your mission now?]
After more than ten minutes of communication and negotiation, Jiang Xiliu successfully managed to get a small item from this stingy system as a newbie perk.
Jiang Xiliu looked at the new ring on her hand with satisfaction: "Of course, it's a win-win situation for everyone. I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know what's good for them."
A ring is not a luxury item; it is a tool that allows time to be reversed.
As for how far back she can go, that depends on how well she completes her mission.
Currently, this ring is only for aesthetic purposes.
[System 0777 reminds her: Jin Zhao will swipe his card to enter in one minute.]
Jiang Xiliu nodded, but in her heart she was thinking: If they could even give her room card to the wrong person, then employee training needs to be strengthened.
[System 0777 quickly went through the plot with her: You felt it was fate that you met him here, so you invited him to stay for drinks and a chat. After learning that he came from a poor family, you asked him if he would be willing to be with you, but he refused.]
Jiang Xiliu: "...I think I've been a bit tactless."
Jiang Xiliu: "What normal person would feel it's fate if they saw a strange man in their private room? Am I out of my mind?"
This isn't the only problem.
"And what's with staying for drinks? Shouldn't I call the police? I'm not that hungry, I wouldn't take any man."
Some unusual noises were already coming from the doorway.
[System 0777 only had time to explain: You don't need to act out your inner thoughts; the important thing is what needs to be done.]
The door opened, and the motion-sensor light strip on the door lit up.
The lights inside had long been turned off, so no one could tell that there was someone in the deepest part of the room.
The young lady finally met the real male lead who "looked exactly like her".
He looked very thin, but he wasn't short.
No wonder it broke her bones.
As for that face... it is indeed somewhat different from that blank ID photo.
Jiang Xiliu suspected that the author had created the character according to her preferences, and that the beautiful face was made entirely for her!
The door was closed.
Jin Zhao did not turn on the lights.
Jiang Xiliu could not see anything anymore.
She didn't move, but he did.
Jiang Xiliu could only hear some faint sounds.
For example, the sound of a bag falling, footsteps, or clothes rubbing together...
The moment the lights came on.
Jiang Xiliu's almond-shaped eyes widened slightly.
—It's so big...
Jin Zhao straightened his slightly hunched back as he took off his clothes, and the moment his gaze met hers, he looked away as if he had been burned. He also pulled off his half-undressed clothes immediately with a sense of male virtue: "Sorry, I went to the wrong place."
One glance was enough for him to tell that this was not the standard room type.
He picked up the bag with one hand, but his other hand was grabbed.
"Wait a moment."
Jin Zhao turned around, his previously smooth brows furrowing slightly, and his voice turned cold: "Let go."
Jiang Xiliu immediately let go of her hand.
How can you persuade a stranger who is in a hurry to leave to stay in one sentence?
"Are we destined to meet?"
So stupid.
Jiang Xiliu couldn't bring herself to say those nonsensical things like "fate" from the original story. She blinked and chose to explain their "fate" from another angle: "Hey, I'm the one you knocked down, and you haven't paid my medical bills yet."
It sounds like she's short of ten thousand or eight thousand.
That's a bit beneath her; she should have brought a bodyguard to say those things for her.
Jin Zhao stared at her for a few seconds, as if he had finally recognized her: "I'm sorry about that day, my car suddenly broke down."
He paused for a moment: "How much are the medical expenses?"
Jiang Xi moved her lips and announced a high figure that was far beyond Jin Zhao's expectations.
Because there is a sick person in his family, Jin Zhao is quite familiar with the hospital.
"A regular ward costs 200 yuan per night."
His expression returned to calm the moment he looked up, and he spoke slowly.
Jiang Xiliu looked at him with a puzzled expression: "Do you think I'm ordinary? Or do you think I should lower my spending to be considerate of you?"
The room was quiet for a few seconds.
Jin Zhao said bluntly, "I don't have that much money right now."
“Oh, actually I’m not short of money.” Jiang Xiliu began the formality, picking up a wine glass from the table and filling it to the brim. “Drink this, and in return, you’ll have a chance to negotiate with me.”
Phew, she's still good at trading.
Jin Zhao stood there watching her for a long time before finally moving.
When he picked up his wine glass, the young lady realized that he was too close to her. If his hand trembled, the wine he had deliberately filled would spill on her.
He wouldn't throw bar liquor in her face, would he?
If he dared to splash it in her face, she would have her bodyguards hold him down, and she would splash it ten times, a hundred times, until—
The scene Jiang Xiliu had imagined did not occur, and Jin Zhao seemed to have the sense to finish his drink.
Not a drop remained in the glass, only some wine spilled because he drank too quickly.
The light trailed down his chin to his faded collar.
The drinking and "casual conversation" is over, now it's time to...
Jiang Xiliu, like a ruthless robot rushing to meet deadlines, said, "I heard your family is very poor. Do you want to be with me?"
“If you come with me, then this money…” She paused, her pink lips lightly touching her lips, “can be paid back a few days later.”
It's impossible not to repay the money. Although Jiang Xiliu is not short of money, as a businesswoman, she would never give it away so easily.
This is also why she never identified with the character she played in the novel—she was just too much of a sucker.
Even the strongest liquor in the young lady's private room is still good liquor. Jin Zhao only slowly felt the spiciness and sweetness after drinking it.
He was still conscious and could hear everything clearly.
He turned his head and looked at Jiang Xiliu with a blank expression.
Despite his striking good looks, his constant feigned indifference makes him appear somewhat world-weary.
Jin Zhao's voice became slightly hoarse under the influence of alcohol. He slowly enunciated, "A few days later is a few days later? Is there interest?"
Under the light.
Jiang Xiliu looked at the beautiful face so close to hers and instinctively swallowed.
She said through gritted teeth, "We'll pay it all back the day we break up, no interest."
A note from the author:
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Miss: It's impossible for me to spend money on a man; at most, I won't charge interest.
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