Her hair was styled in a meticulously combed bun, secured with a white jade hairpin. Makeup concealed the signs of age; her eyebrows were thin and elongated, and the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes were easily missed if not carefully observed. A light-colored lip liner was drawn on her lips, and a deep red lip gloss made them appear full and plump.
Granny Shi's attire was conventional, typical of the old women in the mansion. Her features weren't particularly outstanding, but her eyes were enough to cover up any flaws on her face, especially when she deliberately feigned gentleness, she even bore a resemblance to Hao Yuchun.
At this moment, Granny Shi's slightly scrutinizing gaze fell on Xiang Wan. Xiang Wan lowered her eyes and saw her embroidered shoes. She bowed slightly and said, "Granny Shi, please inform her that Miss has something to discuss and wishes to see Master."
"Hmph, who do you think you are, daring to order me around?" Granny Shi rejected Xiang Wan's request, turned around and glanced behind her, her voice immediately softening, "What happened to Miss? You wait here, I'll tell Master right away."
Before she could go inside, Hao Xuan had already come out, bypassed the stone woman, and went straight to Xiang Wan's side.
"What's wrong with Chun'er? Tell me quickly!"
“Miss didn’t sleep at all last night, she must have had a nightmare. She was talking nonsense when she woke up this morning. I didn’t dare to call a doctor on my own, so I came here to ask you, sir, to come and see her. I guess that if you come, she will be fine.”
"There's no time to lose, let's go."
Hao Xuan strode briskly out of the courtyard, and Xiang Wan hesitated for a moment before following him. Just as she stepped out of the gate, she heard a series of crashing and smashing sounds behind her. Turning around, she saw Granny Shi lifting the curtain, and a table overturned on the ground.
"Hurry up, don't look at what you shouldn't be looking at!"
A warning voice rang out beside her. Xiang Wan looked up, nodded immediately, and quickly walked forward.
The one who issued the warning was Hao Xuan's follower, Hao Lin, who was about the same age as Hao Xuan and had practically grown up with him. He was Hao Xuan's attendant and also his strategist; many decisions in the Hao household were devised by him, with Hao Xuan making the final decisions. The servants in the mansion all respectfully called him "Uncle Lin" and treated him with utmost respect.
Hurrying along, Xiang Wan passed Hao Zheng's courtyard gate and heard him still throwing a tantrum. She thought Hao Xuan would stop and go in to check on him. But she was wrong. Hao Xuan seemed not to have heard anything, not even glancing in their direction, and went straight to Hao Yuchun's courtyard without stopping for a second.
Lan'er hasn't returned yet; there's only a cleaning maid in the courtyard.
Upon seeing them enter, the maid named Xiu'er was about to announce their arrival when Hao Xuan waved her off. Hao Xuan pushed open the door and entered Hao Yuchun's bedroom, whereupon Hao Lin stood at the doorway, blocking Xiang Wan's path.
"Alright, that's all for you. Go do what you're supposed to do."
As usual, Xiang Wan didn't ask any questions and turned to go to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Hao Yuchun.
By this time, Xiang Wan had begun to understand. That silly girl from the original owner couldn't even see something so obvious; no wonder Hao Yuchun silenced her—she was afraid she would tell others.
The Hao family values its reputation, and anyone who cannot be of one mind with Hao Yuchun will inevitably be destroyed. Xiang Wan laughed self-deprecatingly. What kind of world has she entered? Her worldview has been completely overturned!
"Hey, you found out so early, it's not fun at all."
The system came out for a stroll again, and Xiang Wan, having nothing else to do, started chatting with it.
"If some perverted system wants to watch a live stream, why doesn't it just go secretly by itself?"
"Sneaking a peek takes energy, it's not worth it."
"I'm sorry, I'm completely uninterested in these things, thank you."
"Oh~~, if you put it that way, this system is too embarrassed to tell you the truth."
"The truth? Don't tell me you found me a smutty novel."
"Congratulations, you got it right. It is indeed a world of succulents, but you're not the main character right now, which is a shame."
Hearing that regretful tone made Xiang Wan want to punch someone.
"So, the original protagonist was Yu Xiangwan, but Hao Yuchun snatched the role away, right?"
"Huh? Host, you've gotten smarter!"
The system's slightly alarming and exaggerated tone made Xiang Wan's heart race again.
That's just how the system is. If you don't discipline it for three days, it'll be tearing the roof off. Once it has a physical form, you'll have to torture it a thousand times over!
Sensing Xiang Wan's inner turmoil, the system quickly tried to soothe her.
"Ahem, this system is thinking of you and didn't turn you into the protagonist directly. Shouldn't you be a little grateful?"
"Just as you suspected, Yu Xiangwan had countless men in her past life, a different one every day, never the same one twice. That guy… cough, but her luck was stolen by Hao Yuchun. That luck was the Charm System; every time she had sex with a man, it gained a certain amount of energy. This energy increased with the strength of the man."
What benefits will Hao Yuchun gain?
"It's an exchange. She gives energy to the system, and the system can modify her body, making her more and more attractive and irresistible, hehe."
Judging from the voice, it was so lewd that Xiang Wan didn't know what to say.
"What if she fails?"
"Take it back. Modifying the body also requires energy, you know."
"What will happen to Hao Yuchun if she doesn't get any energy?"
"Well, this system doesn't know. After all, it's someone else's system. I'm just guessing, just guessing, hehe!"
Xiang Wan scoffed, never expecting that this self-proclaimed omnipotent system would also have things it didn't know.
Having read so many novels, even if such a thing is unreasonable, with 007 as a precedent, Xiang Wan could roughly guess the general idea of other systems.
"Compared to her system, whose is more advanced?"
"Nonsense, how can such a low-level system compare to this system?"
He's being arrogant again. I hope the system is telling the truth.
"So, you can sense that system, but that system can't perceive you, is that right?"
"Of course, a system that simply relies on absorbing men's semen to make a living is garbage."
"Can we recycle it?"
"Do you think this system is a junkyard?"
The system was furious. Xiang Wan rarely saw such a scene and asked again, "Aren't you a high-level system? Taking it in and modifying it shouldn't be a piece of cake, right? Wise and mighty Lord 007?"
After being flattered, the system suddenly went silent. Xiang Wan instinctively felt that she had touched a nerve with the system, sending it into hibernation.
"Xiao Qi?"
"007?"
Are you still there?
The system remained silent, so Xiang Wan had no choice but to put the problem aside for the time being.
However, since even 007 couldn't absorb and modify this system, if she acted rashly, it might backfire. Just like in the novels, if Hao Yuchun died and that alluring system came after her, things would be disastrous. Therefore, this matter needs careful consideration.
On Hao Yuchun's side, however, the situation was quite different.
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