Chapter 65 Every move was under his surveillance...
She touched the man's sensitive area; it was warm and obvious.
At this moment, she asked the system again, "Is he the female lead?"
[Host, you...] The system was startled by Pei Ci's actions. Previously, it only had a vague image of the female lead's petite figure, but through the host, it was as if the fog had been lifted, and its vision became clear. No, perhaps it should be said that it was no longer blinded by the world's consciousness.
In real life, Ye Qingyu has a slender figure and an overly heroic face. Although she is not as rugged as a man, she still has a slightly eerie feeling when viewed as a girl.
"System, is Ye Qingyu a girl?"
Pei Ci's words interrupted the system's contemplation. However, faced with such an undeniable fact, the system hesitantly stated its judgment:
【yes. 】
That's strange.
Pei Ci fell into deep thought.
What exactly caused the system and the world's consciousness to firmly believe that Ye Qingyu is a girl? And to firmly believe that Ye Qingyu is the female lead?
There must be some details she missed.
Where is it?
[Ugh, what's going on?! This world is so weird!] The system, unable to figure out the reason, couldn't help but go crazy. [Where did the real heroine go?!?!]
With her mind filled with the system's noise, Pei Ci remained silent. She withdrew her hand, her fingers resting on the scar on Ye Qingyu's neck.
Ye Qingyu's skin was fair, and the scar was particularly noticeable with its uneven, crisscrossing lines. It looked like it had been cut by a knife, but coincidentally, it had smoothed out her Adam's apple.
In other words, Ye Qingyu's male characteristics have been artificially altered.
She had been to Ye Qingyu's house before, and there were many medicines there, far more than a normal person would keep at home.
No, she had doubted that place before; it didn't seem like a place Ye Qingyu could afford. After all, she had experienced poverty in her past life, and truly poor people would never live like that!
Thinking back to the time when Ye Qingyu attempted suicide, he cut his hair, dressed more dashingly, and even kissed her first. Perhaps Ye Qingyu also wanted to reclaim his gender, but due to certain reasons, he could only truly belong to himself in death.
And all of this, taken together, makes the answer obvious.
Ye Qingyu's life has been manipulated.
Behind Ye Qingyu, an invisible hand was controlling everything.
This person changed Ye Qingyu's gender.
Let Ye Qingyu become Ye Qingyu.
No! !
No, that's not right!!!
This imposter isn't called Ye Qingyu at all; he should have his own real name!
Pei Ci's eyes widened as she suddenly realized what she had overlooked.
"Now I know why you couldn't tell his gender."
【ah? 】
Pei Ci didn't answer directly, but pointed to the unconscious person and asked, "Is this person male or female?"
【male. 】
Is this person the female lead?
【no. 】
The system was stunned after replying: "[It's back to normal?!]"
What on earth is going on?
"Actually, we overlooked a detail. Every time I asked you, it was whether Ye Qingyu was a girl or the female lead. But Ye Qingyu is the female lead's name, so naturally she is the female lead and naturally she is a girl."
But there are many people in this world named Ye Qingyu.
“Generally speaking, unless it’s a necessary part of the story, the female lead’s name is unique,” Pei Ci explained casually.
system:【……】
It checked and found that it was true; there was indeed only one person in this world named Ye Qingyu. But there was a problem—
How did you know?
Pei Ci thought of the lively girl in the hospital bed. She always loved to draw and write, and she also loved to pester her to talk about her designs and ideas.
“I’ve heard about it from others,” Pei Ci replied.
“I have some ideas.” Pei Ci lowered her eyelids and communicated with the system in her mind: “You said before that this world has collapsed many times, and your attempts to fix it have been in vain. I suspect that there is a person in this world.”
"This person knows the underlying plot of this world. He secretly orchestrated all of this. He had an imposter take the female lead's place to prevent the world line from progressing, and his goal is to completely collapse this world until it is utterly destroyed!!"
【！！！】
【！！！！！】
【！！！！！！！！】
【No way?! How could anyone know the world's script? How could someone act outside the world's predetermined path? How could someone want to destroy the environment they depend on for survival? Is he insane?! No, there can't be such a person! How could there be such a person?!】
The system is almost going insane.
However, Pei Ci remained remarkably calm. The night made her face appear even whiter and more flawless, and her pale eyes seemed as deep as the night itself. She simply replied, "Yes."
But this—
“Yes,” Pei Ci said.
Isn't that how it is for her, a person from another world?
Having come into this world, I know the general plot of its story.
It is not subject to predetermined trajectory control.
If I exist, then why are there no other people?
The system remained silent for a long time, finally swallowing its doubts, and asked, "What should we do now?"
“I don’t have a concrete plan yet, but what’s certain is,” Pei Ci’s gaze fell on Ye Qingyu, “that we’re unlikely to get any useful information from him. And…”
"We must proceed with caution."
Pei Ci didn't know who this person was, but if this person possessed the ability to manipulate other people's lives and turn them into puppets, then...
The more Pei Ci thought about it, the more terrified she became. It was as if she had unwittingly stumbled into a game of chess. The game was fraught with danger, and she didn't know who was playing the pieces, or even if she was a part of the game. To achieve her goal, she couldn't back down; she had to play. And this predictable danger and excitement was a completely new experience for her.
Pei Ci felt a rare surge of excitement. Her eyelashes fluttered, and she naturally looked away, calmly speaking to the system in her mind:
"Perhaps our every move is under his watchful eye."
【Okay!】 The system, sensing Pei Ci's emotional fluctuations, also tensed up, but it wasn't afraid of failure. Admittedly, its host was clueless when it came to emotions, but its mind worked quite quickly outside of emotions, and it soon found the reason.
"I'll do whatever the host says!" the system said.
Afterwards, Pei Ci continued to stay by Ye Qingyu's side. Her bringing Ye Qingyu back to the Pei family this time was too abrupt. She hadn't cared before, but to prevent the person behind it from noticing anything amiss, she had to rationalize her motives.
This motivation is easy to come up with; we just need to continue the motivation of the female supporting character in the original work.
"Are you the person Lu Ran likes?"
Her voice echoed in the empty night, soft and cold.
"Looks like that, nothing special." Pei Ci wrinkled her nose slightly, deliberately making a disgusted expression. "Looks like nothing special either. Not good-looking, and not very smart either."
After uttering a few classic lines, Pei Ci tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and said, "Lu Ran would never like you."
After finishing her speech, Pei Ci pretended to be annoyed and sat down in a chair to the side. She was going to stay here tonight because, before the world restarted, around this time tonight, a crisis warning for the true female lead appeared.
The real female lead is definitely in trouble.
To ensure that their actions are not detected as heretical by the world's consciousness, the person behind the scenes will inevitably put the fake female lead in danger as well.
Before the world restarted, Lu Ran bullied the female lead at the airport because she gave him a ring. So what about now...?
What unexpected events will they create now to confuse the system's and the world's consciousness's judgment?
Now we just have to wait for this unexpected event.
One second.
Two seconds.
One minute.
Five minutes.
Time passed slowly, but nothing happened. Just when Pei Ci thought there would be no surprises, she heard a knock on the door.
They've arrived.
Pei Ci blinked and went to open the door. Although these were all just her guesses, she was 90% sure they were correct. And the person outside the door was very likely a pawn of that person.
Who could it be?
Pei Ci held her breath and gently opened the door.
What came into view was an impeccably handsome face. Deep-set brows, a noble air, and the night bestowed upon him a dazzling mystery and endless charm.
The moment they met eyes, even Pei Ci was stunned for a few seconds by his face.
When she came to her senses, she frowned, "Why is it you?"
The person who arrived was Lu Ran.
"Hello, sister-in-law." Jing Lin, standing beside Lu Ran, squeezed forward slightly, his attitude a mix of familiarity and distance. He blinked. "Oops, I let it slip, Miss Pei, it's been a long time!"
"Miss Pei doesn't seem to welcome us. Is she angry? Why is she angry? Did we do something wrong?"
"Tell us and we'll change it."
Jing Lin was frivolous, but he was also adept at livening up the atmosphere. Lu Ran always included him, as if he were an honored dog trying to please him. His face was expressionless, and his eyes kept glancing intentionally or unintentionally behind Pei Ci.
“Yes, I’m angry.” Pei Ci followed Jing Lin’s words, but then looked at Lu Ran. “Don’t you know why I’m angry?”
Lu Ran's eyeball twitched.
After Pei Ci blocked him and returned to China, countless speculations flashed through his mind, but almost every one of them caused him pain. He had indeed dressed exquisitely, like a beautiful gift waiting to be unwrapped by its owner. But the faint bluish tinge under his eyes betrayed his exhaustion.
"Oh dear~" Jinglin said proactively, "Could it be that Miss Pei is jealous because of the rumors between the little girl in the room and Brother Lu?"
"Um."
"Haha, so that's not the reason? That's really—" Jing Lin's eyes widened halfway through his sentence. "Miss Pei, what were you just saying?"
Pei Ci: "I said 'Mmm'."
At that moment, the entire room fell silent.
Jing Lin's flippant smile vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling coldness. This was a stark contrast to his usual demeanor. However, Lu Ran was clearly oblivious to such details.
“You…” He opened his lips, a drop of blood on the tip of his tongue, from where he had just bitten it. The pain made him realize that it was real, but the heat of excitement overwhelmed the pain and numbed his senses.
"What did you say."
"You can leave now." Pei Ci was direct; she wasn't sure if Lu Ran and Jing Lin were pawns. She could only keep them away.
"Leave the Pei family immediately." To ensure Lu Ran could move, Pei Ci said, "If you disobey, I will abandon you."
"Bang--!"
The door closed.
There was no sound outside for a long time, but thankfully, Lu Ran's footsteps gradually faded away.
"System, how much longer?" Pei Ci asked.
Five minutes left.
“Okay.” Pei Ci sat back in her chair. She couldn’t relax completely until that moment arrived.
Five minutes later, the door opened.
This time, the door opened by itself.
The doctor who came in was from the Pei family.
"Miss Pei, what are you doing here?" the leading female doctor said.
The female doctor had wrinkles around her eyes and a gentle expression.
She was considered quite senior in the Pei family. Pei Ci remembered her; this female doctor had changed her dressings before she went abroad.
"I'm just browsing," Pei Ci said.
"I'm here to change the dressing for the friend that Miss Pei brought."
"Change now?"
Female doctor: "This is the time I arranged it for."
What a coincidence!
And they just so happens to be from the Pei family.
Has even the Pei family infiltrated?
If that's the case, letting things develop naturally might yield more useful information.
"Okay." Pei Ci stood up from her chair. "Should I leave?"
“Miss Pei, you’re in good health,” the female doctor said with a smile. “However, it’s getting late, so Miss Pei should make sure to get plenty of rest and avoid mental strain.”
"I will," Pei Ci said, but then sat back down.
This action caused the female doctor to look slightly surprised, but she didn't say anything. Instead, with the help of her assistant, she changed Ye Qingyu's dressing. The process was very professional, and there was no sign of any deliberate mistake.
"[Here it comes.]" the system announced abruptly.
At the same time, the female doctor's expression changed drastically, "Oh no, something's wrong with Ye!!!"
"Quickly lay her flat!!!"
"What are you standing there for? Both of you, come on!!!"
[Attention! Attention!! The female lead is in mortal danger. Please intervene immediately and stop it!!!]
[Attention! The female lead is in mortal danger. Host, please take immediate action, or this world will collapse!!!]
At this moment, Ye Qingyu's worsening condition complemented the crisis warnings from the system in Pei Ci's mind.
Pei Ci seemed to see a huge, dark shadow making a brilliant move, connecting the lines of the entire game into a surface.
Everything was progressing as he had envisioned.
【Host! ! ! 】
“Miss Pei, your friend may need surgery. The head of the Pei family is not at the Pei family residence, and you brought her back. Please make a decision.”
At this moment, Ye Qingyu lay on the hospital bed with his eyes closed, his face deathly pale. He was in pain, and his illness was being controlled by others.
Pei Ci pursed her lips, then loosened her clenched fingers. "Okay."
Tonight's night is exceptionally long.
Pei Ci's medical room was brightly lit, but the corridor was filled with the smell of blood.
When Pei Ci returned to her bedroom from the corridor, she heard the sound of the female lead's crisis being resolved.
Ye Qingyu's condition worsened, but timely treatment brought her condition to a standstill. This process differed from before the restart, but the outcome was exactly the same.
This was done by the Pei family's doctor.
In other words...
Although Pei Ci didn't want to admit it, the truth was obvious: the Pei family, the safest haven in the world for her, was also a pawn in his game.
what are you up to.
what you up to.
Pei Ci clenched her fists tightly. She had grown up under the protection of the Pei family, and she would not tolerate any existence that threatened the Pei family's power.
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Author's Note: I'll resume updates next week if we apply for the rankings. Without the pressure of rankings and word counts, I just want to play around. I'll turn over a new leaf QAQ
I'll update 3,000 words tomorrow (if nothing unexpected happens...).
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