After having crossed paths with the outrageous system so many times, Lu Zhi Wei had grown sensitive.
She felt like she had grown stronger.
At the same time, her heart jumped for joy. It was the first time she liked this system so much.
Thanks to the system, she finally had a reason to be brave.
But thinking about the system’s mission……
She tied up her hair and laid back down on the bed, asking tentatively: “Forming this CP…… Does it want me to succeed or not?”
Lao Wu sat in the control room, sipping on his tea.
【What do you think?】
The answer was obvious.
Lu Zhi Wei: “……”
But she couldn’t predict if Sang Wan Ci wanted this attention.
She felt like Sang Wan Ci didn’t need it.
Sang Wan Ci wasn’t like her, starting from nothing with no resources.
From all the previous times Sang Wan Ci had been paired with people in a CP, there had never been a time when she responded and interacted with the other person.
So she probably really didn’t need it.
Even if they were friends, even if they were close.
She sighed.
Hearing it, Lao Wu put down his teacup and said: 【I’ve discovered that ever since you started liking Sang Wan Ci, you’re particularly unconfident when it comes to anything to do with her.】
She flipped over, preparing to say something.
Lao Wu suddenly mused: 【That’s love……】
Lu Zhi Wei flipped over again: “Experienced?”
【Mm, experienced.】
He picked up his cup again, turning it in his hand.
【Love is a strange thing, it always makes one become self-critical.
【When Bai Zhi was still in the system, I had the best relationship with her but I felt she wouldn’t like me, I had no confidence.
【Just like you, I thought she was very good, very outstanding, so I couldn’t match up.】
Lu Zhi Wei was suddenly intrigued: “You were worried you wouldn’t match up to her?”
She sat up excitedly: “You’re a high-level administrator! Didn’t you say the higher the number, that means the more powerful you are, you’re ranked fifth!”
Lao Wu smiled slightly: 【Silly child, do you know what’s her rank?】
Lu Zhi Wei was curious: “What?”
Lao Wu put down the cup and slowly said: 【One.】
She was the number one most powerful high-level administrator that nobody could deny.
Bai Zhi’s excellence was clear for everybody in the system to see.
She used her own ability to prove that women were not inferior to men at all.
It was precisely because of this excellence that it had been hard for her to leave when she chose to withdraw from the system. The main computer didn’t want to let go of the most excellent student it had trained.
And his liking for her was like Lu Zhi Wei’s liking for Sang Wan Ci, like the stars chasing the moon.
No matter how bright the star was, it would never be able to cover the brilliance of the moon and it would never be able to take the moon for itself.
Unless the moon took the initiative to move towards the star.
So when Bai Zhi rejected him after he gathered all his courage to confess, it was within his expectations.
But so what?
Love itself was akin to a moth flying towards a flame, it was out of anyone’s control.
Lu Zhi Wei was shocked: “So impressive!”
Talking about the person he liked, Lao Wu’s voice become incredibly gentle: 【Of course she’s impressive, extremely impressive.
【So my situation is very similar to yours.】
Lu Zhi Wei’s brows lowered again: “That’s saying I’ll also be rejected by Wan Ci……”
In this situation, she was Lao Wu and Sang Wan Ci was Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi had rejected Lao Wu.
Sang Wan Ci would reject her too.
Hearing that, Lao Wu laughed: 【Don’t think that. You and Sang Wan Ci are different from me and Bai Zhi.
【At least, Bai Zhi wouldn’t kiss me.】
Lu Zhi Wei immediately raised her head, the light in her eyes gleaming.
Lao Wu continued: 【Although I can’t determine if Sang Wan Ci’s willingness to kiss you stems from liking you or from curiosity about intimacy, but I can confirm that you’re not the same in her heart, you’re a special existence.
【As for how special and different, you’ll have to figure it out yourself.】
Talking so much, Lao Wu felt more and more like he was Lu Zhi Wei’s real mother.
Not helping the host to finish the missions emotionlessly, but helping his daughter solve her romance problems.
It was more emotional than his missions before.
He thought to himself, maybe this is Lu Zhi Wei’s charm.
Even after everything she encountered, she was pitiful but still optimistic and strong.
Like a flower that continued to survive on Earth regardless of how the wind and rain battered it, welcoming the next sunny day.
So people couldn’t help but want to be good to her, to encourage her to walk her own route, to accomplish her dreams, and to pursue a perfect love.
【Believe in yourself,】 Lao Wu said. 【You have to be optimistic and confident.】
Lu Zhi Wei paused, then looked at her phone.
Sang Wan Ci had said the same thing to her before……
Lao Wu continued: 【I remember Bai Zhi told me before that if she met someone she liked, she would definitely use any and all methods to pursue them. No matter if the ending is good or bad, she at least had to convey her feelings to that person.
【So I hope you can be as courageous as Bai Zhi.
【Besides, no matter what, you’re the male protagonist. The male and female protagonists are determined to fall in love!】
Hearing that, Lu Zhi Wei mumbled: “Do people have to be together just because they’re the male and female protagonists……”
【Yes,】 Lao Wu changed to another method to comfort her. 【Because you both like each other, that’s why you can become the main lead in each other’s hearts, understand?】
Love was the crux.
Love was the guiding light in the world.
Hearing that, she finally had a bit of selfishness.
She typed down a message and sucked in a breath, gathering her courage to send it out.
This time, she would take the initiative to be the “male protagonist”.
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The moon was high in the sky and the night breeze was slightly cool.
Sang Wan Ci sat outside on the balcony holding her phone, her lips curved up in a smile.
Her gaze was locked on the name on the hot search.
Wei Shi Bu Wan.
Finally, they had been elevated to a real person CP.
She had waited a long time for this.
The netizens asked how the black silk strap had gotten onto Lu Zhi Wei’s neck?
Of course she had tied it on Lu Zhi Wei with her own hands.
She hadn’t even asked for it back from Lu Zhi Wei, leaving it with her decisively, letting the silk strap naturally become one of Lu Zhi Wei’s accessories.
—— As if it was a couple accessory.
She didn’t know if Lu Zhi Wei liked her or not, but she could confirm that she held a different position in Lu Zhi Wei’s heart.
A position that let her play these small tricks and test Lu Zhi Wei.
She wasn’t someone who liked to sit and wait for things to happen.
And someone had told her before that if she liked someone, she should chase after them and let them fall into her trap, unable to leave.
Even if she didn’t manage to obtain the other person’s heart, at least she had managed to show them her feelings.
So, her Zhi Wei, please fall into her trap soon.
Fall for her soon, reciprocate her feelings soon.
Become the hunter’s deer[1] soon.
At this time, a new message jumped out on the screen ——
[Zhi Wei]: Wan Ci, would you be willing to…… form a business CP with me?
Business CP.
Seeing this term, Sang Wan Ci’s eyebrows went up.
She had never formed a CP before and never signed a contract about it, but she seemed to remember…… During the duration of a business CP, neither party could form CPs with anybody else?
In other words, even if it was fake, Lu Zhi Wei would belong only to her.
She opened the conversation.
As if afraid she wouldn’t agree or that she would misunderstand, Lu Zhi Wei was working hard to explain.
[Zhi Wei]: My manager saw our hot search and felt it was getting popular, so she asked me to come speak to you
[Zhi Wei]: I know this is me riding on your popularity……
[Zhi Wei]: It’s okay even if you aren’t willing, I was just asking
It was actually because of popularity, not because of her.
Lu Zhi Wei, am I not as good as popularity?
[Sang Wan Ci]: Am I not as good as popularity?
Lu Zhi Wei held her phone: “?”
Mm?
What does that mean???
Sang Wan Ci calmly typed.
[Sang Wan Ci]: It sounds too exploitative if you say it’s for popularity, I don’t like it.
[Sang Wan Ci]: I would rather hope you say it because you want to form a CP with me.
[Sang Wan Ci]: It’ll seem like you like me a lot, I would be very happy.
Lu Zhi Wei felt like she had been flirted with through the screen, her ears turning red.
—— Save me save me save me, how is this kid so good at this!
You’d be very happy if I like you?
Really?
Is it what I think it means???
She put down her phone and hugged her pillow in embarrassment, rolling around on the bed.
After three minutes, she suddenly calmed down.
Something’s not right.
I still have the fan identity, she couldn’t be talking about a fan’s liking towards her idol right?
A fan suggesting a CP with her idol for popularity, that really didn’t sound as nice as a fan wanting to form a CP with her idol because she liked her idol, right??
And she used to worry about whether I would climb the wall and like other people, and she compared herself with Ying Xi Ze and Meng Lian Yu……
The more Lu Zhi Wei thought, the calmer she got.
Indeed, she had thought too much.
She picked up the phone and looked at the sentence “it’ll seem like you like me a lot”, and she suddenly felt like Sang Wan Ci would continue with the next sentence “more than you like Meng Lian Yu”.
Ah, Lu Zhi Wei, you were too self-confident.
Sang Wan Ci was waiting for Lu Zhi Wei’s reply.
She didn’t know if Lu Zhi Wei understood her meaning.
—— As long as you say you like me, it’s fine even if you use me.
Her fingertip continuously scrolled across the screen.
Two minutes later, she finally got a new reply.
[Zhi Wei]: Of course, it’s definitely because I like our Teacher Sang, so I have a bit of selfishness in wanting to form a CP
[Zhi Wei]: Really like you, really really like you
[Zhi Wei]: (Teacher Meng isn’t competing in this)
Sang Wan Ci’s lips slowly curved upwards as she read the first two messages.
When she saw the last one, her lips immediately turned down.
What business does Teacher Meng have here?
Could Lu Zhi Wei want to form a CP with her aunt and be her aunt-in-law?
Or did she think Sang Wan Ci was talking about the liking a fan had for their idol?
—— Lu Zhi Wei, you’re not smart.
She thought about refuting it, then reconsidered and decided to give up.
Forget it, she would take her time.
Lu Zhi Wei hadn’t fallen into her love trap yet, she wasn’t indispensable. Directly confessing now might scare Lu Zhi Wei away.
At that time, it would be impossible to form even a business CP.
They could form a CP first, there was plenty of time, wouldn’t there be plenty of opportunities later to slowly become a real couple?
Besides, Lu Zhi Wei had said it herself, she might like women.
And Sang Wan Ci herself was only working hard to amplify this possibility and make it happen.
Lu Zhi Wei hugged her phone and sat on the side of the bed, waiting for Sang Wan Ci’s reply.
There was a wooden platform under her bed, with a row of drawers at the bottom.
Her feet rested on the platform as she propped up her face with her hand. She was so nervous that even her legs had started to tremble.
Would Sang Wan Ci agree?
Would she have to suffer an electric shock, or would she have a beautiful business CP?
If Sang Wan Ci didn’t agree, how would she navigate past this awkward topic?
At this moment, she felt like she wasn’t asking if Sang Wan Ci wanted to form a business CP, but that she was asking “are you willing to be together with me”.
She was so nervous she couldn’t sit still.
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The phone vibrated.
She quickly unlocked it.
[Wan Ci]: I agree.
It was like a ray of hope had suddenly shone on Lu Zhi Wei, illuminating the glimmer in her eyes.
[Wan Ci]: I’ve already told Zhang jie, you can tell your manager to discuss the terms with Zhang jie.
When it came to forming a business CP, both parties’ teams had to be informed and discuss the contract.
Lu Zhi Wei was so excited she stood up.
She even spoke to Zhang Xian Rui already?
Awesome, this was great!!!
Lao Wu calmly watched as she spun around in circles happily.
He picked up his tea and drank a mouthful.
It was clearly just agreeing to a fake CP, but someone was so happy it was like the other person had agreed to a real relationship.
Ah…… This blasted feeling called love.
【System judgement: Successfully formed a CP with female protagonist Sang Wan Ci.
【Mission point +1
【Please work hard, host.】
【System reminder: The host has collected five mission points, and can draw a prize.】
Lu Zhi Wei’s happiness suddenly paused.
Lao Wu quirked an eyebrow: 【Oho, are you going to draw it?】
Lu Zhi Wei thought about it: “Not drawing, I want to save it. Save until I have ten or five draws to do it. Is that okay?”
Lao Wu said solemnly: 【Okay.】
Lu Zhi Wei decided: “Mm, that’s what we’ll do!”
She no longer believed in her ability to draw something good with one try.
She had to put her faith in multiple draws, she might get everything she wants!
…
“Mm?”
Meng Lian Yu paused in the action of pouring wine.
“Wan Ci took the initiative to form a CP with someone?”
Zhang Xian Rui’s voice came from the phone: “Yes, your niece took the initiative to form a CP with someone, that someone’s even a woman.”
“Who?”
“Sheng Yue’s Lu Zhi Wei, you probably don’t know her?”
“I know, I’ve heard Wan Ci talk about her.” Meng Lian Yu raised her glass and swirled the wine around, her voice light. “It’s pretty good.”
“?” Zhang Xian Rui didn’t understand. “Where is it good?”
Meng Lian Yu smiled and sat on the sofa: “If it’s Lu Zhi Wei then it means my niece’s heart is kind.”
When Sang Wan Ci first mentioned Lu Zhi Wei to her, she checked on Lu Zhi Wei’s background.
She accidentally found that this was a kid who had potential but was never given a chance to bloom.
If only she had been given a chance, she wouldn’t have been buried and left the industry at the start after acting only a few times.
She quite liked Lu Zhi Wei.
She liked that indomitable strength in her eyes.
Sang Wan Ci taking the initiative to form a CP with Lu Zhi Wei, maybe it was to help bring a bit of popularity to her?
That was good too. At least her niece would be willing to try new things instead of just acting and not caring about the world.
She was rather worried that Sang Wan Ci would be forced by her father to the point that she would go into a production crew and never come out, only acting for the rest of her life.
“Life is so beautiful, of course one has to do what they want.” Meng Lian Yu said gently. “As long as she’s not doing anything illegal, I’ll support whatever she wants to do.”
Zhang Xian Rui tsk-ed: “You really are an open-minded aunt.”
Meng Lian Yu didn’t deny this compliment.
Zhang Xian Rui continued: “Then her father? Chairman Meng isn’t familiar with the twists and turns of the entertainment industry, if he sees his own daughter showing up on the hot search with another woman…… Won’t he explode?”
Meng Lian Yu’s smile grew even wider.
“You think he doesn’t know? That man blows up my phone with calls the instant his daughter has any news.
“Wan Ci has also debuted for two years now, and she’s naturally popular. Does she even lack being sent up the hot search by CPs? So in this regard, my brother already has more knowledge than me.”
Meng Lian Yu put down her wineglass: “Alright, I know what you mean. I’m here to deal with her father, you can do what she wants to do.”
Zhang Xian Rui chuckled: “That’s good then.”
Such a good artiste, she didn’t want Chairman Meng to drag her home like that.
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After the two teams came to an agreement on the business CP, the two of them started promoting it.
Their Weibo accounts started having more and more traces of each other.
It wasn’t the type of content that passionately and directly spoke about love. It was all normal, ordinary posts or posts that showed off their small gifts to each other.
Today, Lu Zhi Wei posted a photo of a black silk strap and captioned it: A gift from our Teacher Sang.
The next day, Sang Wan Ci would post the handknitted gloves that she got from Lu Zhi Wei last new year and caption it: Knitted by our Teacher Lu.
There was not a single extra word, it was simple and ordinary.
But it showed off their genuineness.
—— This was something that belonged solely to her, other jiejies and meimeis didn’t have it.
The CP fans were screaming out how easy it was to ship them.
“Wei Shi Bu Wan”‘s CP super topic[2] had new fans coming in every day because of this.
@I’m so weak: I’ll use three of my hairs to swear, they must be dating!
@Red-faced: This is the first time Sang Sang is taking the initiative to promote, wuwu Sang Sang has grown up
@What’s the relationship between you two: You two are both adults, you have to learn how to satisfy fans’ requests. So give us more, silk strap is fine, gloves are fine, dumplings are fine, post more, the audience loves it!
Lu Zhi Wei was at home scrolling through the comments, when she suddenly exhaled.
Thankfully, there weren’t a lot of negative comments.
And…… A lot of people felt they were compatible.
She used her burner account to see the content people were posting in the super topic.
The more she saw, the happier she got. The more she saw, the more she felt the two of them really were fragrant.
—— Wuwu, Wei Shi Bu Wan is too shippable.
Even though it was fake, she was really happy.
……
Ever since Lu Si Jiao’s identity was exposed, she didn’t dare to log into “Qiao Qiao Ya”‘s account anymore. She stayed in her dorm and studied, preparing for the term exams.
Today, she finally checked her phone to relax.
Only to find out her sister and Sang Wan Ci had formed a CP.
They even had a CP super topic!
Lu Si Jiao: “?”
I’ve only been away for a while, you guys even have a CP now?!
Shipping a real person CP won’t give you happiness, wake up!
But why did my jie cooperate and interact?
This can’t be real!
Did they announce their relationship while I was studying hard?!
Then why didn’t I see any news about it!
Because Lu Zhi Wei had said that she had someone she liked, so Lu Si Jiao was very curious if that person was Sang Wan Ci or not.
Or else why would her jiejie be so proactive on Weibo?
She really wanted to send a line of meaningful question marks to Lu Zhi Wei.
But she was afraid Lu Zhi Wei would find out she was checking her phone instead of studying……
Sending it to Sang Wan Ci…… That’s not right either.
She was one of the parties involved after all, how awkward would it be to ask her directly.
Then…… Send it to Ying Xi Ze?
He kept calling Lu Zhi Wei jie, he can’t possibly have no information at all, right?
Lu Si Jiao: If you don’t know anything, I’ll remove your didi qualifications!
After she decided, she realised something.
No matter whether it was Sang Wan Ci or Ying Xi Ze…… she didn’t have their contact.
Lu Si Jiao: F*ck, I’ve miscalculated!
So she chose the simplest method that might not work ——
Weibo private message.
[Lu Si Jiao]: Are you there? I’m Lu Si Jiao, I don’t know if you still remember me. I have something to ask you, can you reply once you see this?
[Lu Si Jiao]: 【Please.JPG】
You had to act the part if you were begging someone.
She felt like her attitude was already very humble, hopefully he could see it.
Ten minutes later.
She received a reply.
[Ying Xi Ze]: It’s actually you?
[Ying Xi Ze]: You’re actually not studying?
[Ying Xi Ze]: I’m going to complain
Lu Si Jiao: “???”
—— You dog!!!
[Lu Si Jiao]: I just finished studying, I’m taking a break now. You’re not allowed to go, you’re not allowed to accuse me!!!
[Lu Si Jiao]: 【Roar.JPG】
[Ying Xi Ze]: You’re done studying? That’s good then
[Ying Xi Ze]: 【Pat head.JPG】
[Ying Xi Ze]: What’s up?
Lu Si Jiao didn’t beat around the bush, getting straight to the point.
[Lu Si Jiao]: What’s going on with my jie and Wan Ci jie‘s CP super topic?
[Lu Si Jiao]: What’s going on with their Weibo too?
[Lu Si Jiao]: I’ve been studying these few days, I don’t know anything, they wouldn’t be…… together, right?
Ying Xi Ze raised his eyebrows, feeling begrudgingly amazed by Lu Si Jiao’s whimsical thinking.
[Ying Xi Ze]: Why would you think that?
[Lu Si Jiao]: …… Don’t you know?
[Ying Xi Ze]: Know what?
[Lu Si Jiao]: Know that my sister likes someone!
[Lu Si Jiao]: Heh, you still want to be a didi like that
[Lu Si Jiao]: Ying Xi Ze, your didi qualifications have been removed by me, from now on, you have no right to call her jie anymore!
What stinky didi, he didn’t care about jiejie‘s love life at all, he didn’t care about jiejie!
Not qualified, eliminate him!
Ying Xi Ze didn’t reply.
Five minutes later, he sent over a screenshot.
The screenshot was of his conversation with Lu Zhi Wei, the content was simple ——
[Ying Xi Ze]: Jie jie jie jie jie jie jie jie
[Lu Zhi Wei]: What is it?
The timestamp was just after she removed his didi qualifications.
[Lu Si Jiao]: “……”
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Her fist was hard!
So what if this dog was good-looking, he still deserved a beating!
After Ying Xi Ze had finished teasing Lu Si Jiao, he calmly replied: [They’re just business CPs, don’t think too much, focus on your studies
[Ying Xi Ze]: You know about business CPs right? It’s fake
[Ying Xi Ze]: And they’re mostly showing the friendship side, how people want to ship it is the business of the CP fans
[Ying Xi Ze]: But their relationship originally felt like they were dating anyway
[Ying Xi Ze]: Oh, don’t you know that your jie and Teacher Sang’s friendship is so good it’s like they’re an old couple?
[Ying Xi Ze]: Lu Si Jiao, I’m removing your meimei qualifications
What a good turnabout, using someone else’s method to defeat them.
[Lu Si Jiao]: ???????????????
[Lu Si Jiao]: 【I’ll bloody give you two punches.JPG】
[Lu Si Jiao]: 【Give you another punch.JPG】
[Ying Xi Ze]: 【Block.JPG】
[Ying Xi Ze]: 【Heh, you’re still too weak.JPG】
Lu Si Jiao’s unwillingness to be defeated came up and she started crazily sending expression packs, until she got defeated with one sentence.
[Ying Xi Ze]: Classmate Lu, you’ve been playing with your phone for half an hour now, it’s time to study
Lu Si Jiao: “……”
Was he the study inspection team’s co-captain???
[Ying Xi Ze]: Let me know if something else comes up and you need help next time
[Ying Xi Ze]: I’ll give you my contact, I might not be able to see Weibo private messages
This was Lu Zhi Wei’s sister after all. If she looked for him for help, he would help if he could.
But the precondition was that he had to be able to see this classmate Lu Si Jiao’s message.
Lu Si Jiao thought about it, then replied: [There’s something now!]
[Ying Xi Ze]: What?
[Lu Si Jiao]: You can’t go about saying my jie has someone she likes
[Lu Si Jiao]: Don’t let nosy people know about it, if the whole world finds out, I’ll definitely chase you to the ends of the Earth and kill you!
Ying Xi Ze could almost see the young lady’s fierce face through the screen, and he couldn’t help but laugh.
[Ying Xi Ze]: Don’t worry, I know my limits
[Lu Si Jiao]: Also, if my jie really has a girlfriend
[Lu Si Jiao]: You need to tell me in advance
[Lu Si Jiao]: So I can be mentally prepared……
[Ying Xi Ze]: ?
[Ying Xi Ze]: What sort of mental preparation does this require?
[Lu Si Jiao]: Because I’ve never thought about it before
She had thought that her jiejie would date, get married, and she even thought that her jiejie would win the most outstanding female actress award.
But she had never thought about her jiejie finding a girlfriend.
Because she had grown up surrounded by heterosexual relationships, she naturally had never thought in the other direction.
Putting down her phone, her hands supported her head as her thoughts drifted.
So will my jie really find a girlfriend?
If I don’t get along with that person…… Then what?
After having crossed paths with the outrageous system so many times, Lu Zhi Wei had grown sensitive.
She felt like she had grown stronger.
At the same time, her heart jumped for joy. It was the first time she liked this system so much.
Thanks to the system, she finally had a reason to be brave.
But thinking about the system’s mission……
She tied up her hair and laid back down on the bed, asking tentatively: “Forming this CP…… Does it want me to succeed or not?”
Lao Wu sat in the control room, sipping on his tea.
【What do you think?】
The answer was obvious.
Lu Zhi Wei: “……”
But she couldn’t predict if Sang Wan Ci wanted this attention.
She felt like Sang Wan Ci didn’t need it.
Sang Wan Ci wasn’t like her, starting from nothing with no resources.
From all the previous times Sang Wan Ci had been paired with people in a CP, there had never been a time when she responded and interacted with the other person.
So she probably really didn’t need it.
Even if they were friends, even if they were close.
She sighed.
Hearing it, Lao Wu put down his teacup and said: 【I’ve discovered that ever since you started liking Sang Wan Ci, you’re particularly unconfident when it comes to anything to do with her.】
She flipped over, preparing to say something.
Lao Wu suddenly mused: 【That’s love……】
Lu Zhi Wei flipped over again: “Experienced?”
【Mm, experienced.】
He picked up his cup again, turning it in his hand.
【Love is a strange thing, it always makes one become self-critical.
【When Bai Zhi was still in the system, I had the best relationship with her but I felt she wouldn’t like me, I had no confidence.
【Just like you, I thought she was very good, very outstanding, so I couldn’t match up.】
Lu Zhi Wei was suddenly intrigued: “You were worried you wouldn’t match up to her?”
She sat up excitedly: “You’re a high-level administrator! Didn’t you say the higher the number, that means the more powerful you are, you’re ranked fifth!”
Lao Wu smiled slightly: 【Silly child, do you know what’s her rank?】
Lu Zhi Wei was curious: “What?”
Lao Wu put down the cup and slowly said: 【One.】
She was the number one most powerful high-level administrator that nobody could deny.
Bai Zhi’s excellence was clear for everybody in the system to see.
She used her own ability to prove that women were not inferior to men at all.
It was precisely because of this excellence that it had been hard for her to leave when she chose to withdraw from the system. The main computer didn’t want to let go of the most excellent student it had trained.
And his liking for her was like Lu Zhi Wei’s liking for Sang Wan Ci, like the stars chasing the moon.
No matter how bright the star was, it would never be able to cover the brilliance of the moon and it would never be able to take the moon for itself.
Unless the moon took the initiative to move towards the star.
So when Bai Zhi rejected him after he gathered all his courage to confess, it was within his expectations.
But so what?
Love itself was akin to a moth flying towards a flame, it was out of anyone’s control.
Lu Zhi Wei was shocked: “So impressive!”
Talking about the person he liked, Lao Wu’s voice become incredibly gentle: 【Of course she’s impressive, extremely impressive.
【So my situation is very similar to yours.】
Lu Zhi Wei’s brows lowered again: “That’s saying I’ll also be rejected by Wan Ci……”
In this situation, she was Lao Wu and Sang Wan Ci was Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi had rejected Lao Wu.
Sang Wan Ci would reject her too.
Hearing that, Lao Wu laughed: 【Don’t think that. You and Sang Wan Ci are different from me and Bai Zhi.
【At least, Bai Zhi wouldn’t kiss me.】
Lu Zhi Wei immediately raised her head, the light in her eyes gleaming.
Lao Wu continued: 【Although I can’t determine if Sang Wan Ci’s willingness to kiss you stems from liking you or from curiosity about intimacy, but I can confirm that you’re not the same in her heart, you’re a special existence.
【As for how special and different, you’ll have to figure it out yourself.】
Talking so much, Lao Wu felt more and more like he was Lu Zhi Wei’s real mother.
Not helping the host to finish the missions emotionlessly, but helping his daughter solve her romance problems.
It was more emotional than his missions before.
He thought to himself, maybe this is Lu Zhi Wei’s charm.
Even after everything she encountered, she was pitiful but still optimistic and strong.
Like a flower that continued to survive on Earth regardless of how the wind and rain battered it, welcoming the next sunny day.
So people couldn’t help but want to be good to her, to encourage her to walk her own route, to accomplish her dreams, and to pursue a perfect love.
【Believe in yourself,】 Lao Wu said. 【You have to be optimistic and confident.】
Lu Zhi Wei paused, then looked at her phone.
Sang Wan Ci had said the same thing to her before……
Lao Wu continued: 【I remember Bai Zhi told me before that if she met someone she liked, she would definitely use any and all methods to pursue them. No matter if the ending is good or bad, she at least had to convey her feelings to that person.
【So I hope you can be as courageous as Bai Zhi.
【Besides, no matter what, you’re the male protagonist. The male and female protagonists are determined to fall in love!】
Hearing that, Lu Zhi Wei mumbled: “Do people have to be together just because they’re the male and female protagonists……”
【Yes,】 Lao Wu changed to another method to comfort her. 【Because you both like each other, that’s why you can become the main lead in each other’s hearts, understand?】
Love was the crux.
Love was the guiding light in the world.
Hearing that, she finally had a bit of selfishness.
She typed down a message and sucked in a breath, gathering her courage to send it out.
This time, she would take the initiative to be the “male protagonist”.
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The moon was high in the sky and the night breeze was slightly cool.
Sang Wan Ci sat outside on the balcony holding her phone, her lips curved up in a smile.
Her gaze was locked on the name on the hot search.
Wei Shi Bu Wan.
Finally, they had been elevated to a real person CP.
She had waited a long time for this.
The netizens asked how the black silk strap had gotten onto Lu Zhi Wei’s neck?
Of course she had tied it on Lu Zhi Wei with her own hands.
She hadn’t even asked for it back from Lu Zhi Wei, leaving it with her decisively, letting the silk strap naturally become one of Lu Zhi Wei’s accessories.
—— As if it was a couple accessory.
She didn’t know if Lu Zhi Wei liked her or not, but she could confirm that she held a different position in Lu Zhi Wei’s heart.
A position that let her play these small tricks and test Lu Zhi Wei.
She wasn’t someone who liked to sit and wait for things to happen.
And someone had told her before that if she liked someone, she should chase after them and let them fall into her trap, unable to leave.
Even if she didn’t manage to obtain the other person’s heart, at least she had managed to show them her feelings.
So, her Zhi Wei, please fall into her trap soon.
Fall for her soon, reciprocate her feelings soon.
Become the hunter’s deer[1] soon.
At this time, a new message jumped out on the screen ——
[Zhi Wei]: Wan Ci, would you be willing to…… form a business CP with me?
Business CP.
Seeing this term, Sang Wan Ci’s eyebrows went up.
She had never formed a CP before and never signed a contract about it, but she seemed to remember…… During the duration of a business CP, neither party could form CPs with anybody else?
In other words, even if it was fake, Lu Zhi Wei would belong only to her.
She opened the conversation.
As if afraid she wouldn’t agree or that she would misunderstand, Lu Zhi Wei was working hard to explain.
[Zhi Wei]: My manager saw our hot search and felt it was getting popular, so she asked me to come speak to you
[Zhi Wei]: I know this is me riding on your popularity……
[Zhi Wei]: It’s okay even if you aren’t willing, I was just asking
It was actually because of popularity, not because of her.
Lu Zhi Wei, am I not as good as popularity?
[Sang Wan Ci]: Am I not as good as popularity?
Lu Zhi Wei held her phone: “?”
Mm?
What does that mean???
Sang Wan Ci calmly typed.
[Sang Wan Ci]: It sounds too exploitative if you say it’s for popularity, I don’t like it.
[Sang Wan Ci]: I would rather hope you say it because you want to form a CP with me.
[Sang Wan Ci]: It’ll seem like you like me a lot, I would be very happy.
Lu Zhi Wei felt like she had been flirted with through the screen, her ears turning red.
—— Save me save me save me, how is this kid so good at this!
You’d be very happy if I like you?
Really?
Is it what I think it means???
She put down her phone and hugged her pillow in embarrassment, rolling around on the bed.
After three minutes, she suddenly calmed down.
Something’s not right.
I still have the fan identity, she couldn’t be talking about a fan’s liking towards her idol right?
A fan suggesting a CP with her idol for popularity, that really didn’t sound as nice as a fan wanting to form a CP with her idol because she liked her idol, right??
And she used to worry about whether I would climb the wall and like other people, and she compared herself with Ying Xi Ze and Meng Lian Yu……
The more Lu Zhi Wei thought, the calmer she got.
Indeed, she had thought too much.
She picked up the phone and looked at the sentence “it’ll seem like you like me a lot”, and she suddenly felt like Sang Wan Ci would continue with the next sentence “more than you like Meng Lian Yu”.
Ah, Lu Zhi Wei, you were too self-confident.
Sang Wan Ci was waiting for Lu Zhi Wei’s reply.
She didn’t know if Lu Zhi Wei understood her meaning.
—— As long as you say you like me, it’s fine even if you use me.
Her fingertip continuously scrolled across the screen.
Two minutes later, she finally got a new reply.
[Zhi Wei]: Of course, it’s definitely because I like our Teacher Sang, so I have a bit of selfishness in wanting to form a CP
[Zhi Wei]: Really like you, really really like you
[Zhi Wei]: (Teacher Meng isn’t competing in this)
Sang Wan Ci’s lips slowly curved upwards as she read the first two messages.
When she saw the last one, her lips immediately turned down.
What business does Teacher Meng have here?
Could Lu Zhi Wei want to form a CP with her aunt and be her aunt-in-law?
Or did she think Sang Wan Ci was talking about the liking a fan had for their idol?
—— Lu Zhi Wei, you’re not smart.
She thought about refuting it, then reconsidered and decided to give up.
Forget it, she would take her time.
Lu Zhi Wei hadn’t fallen into her love trap yet, she wasn’t indispensable. Directly confessing now might scare Lu Zhi Wei away.
At that time, it would be impossible to form even a business CP.
They could form a CP first, there was plenty of time, wouldn’t there be plenty of opportunities later to slowly become a real couple?
Besides, Lu Zhi Wei had said it herself, she might like women.
And Sang Wan Ci herself was only working hard to amplify this possibility and make it happen.
Lu Zhi Wei hugged her phone and sat on the side of the bed, waiting for Sang Wan Ci’s reply.
There was a wooden platform under her bed, with a row of drawers at the bottom.
Her feet rested on the platform as she propped up her face with her hand. She was so nervous that even her legs had started to tremble.
Would Sang Wan Ci agree?
Would she have to suffer an electric shock, or would she have a beautiful business CP?
If Sang Wan Ci didn’t agree, how would she navigate past this awkward topic?
At this moment, she felt like she wasn’t asking if Sang Wan Ci wanted to form a business CP, but that she was asking “are you willing to be together with me”.
She was so nervous she couldn’t sit still.
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The phone vibrated.
She quickly unlocked it.
[Wan Ci]: I agree.
It was like a ray of hope had suddenly shone on Lu Zhi Wei, illuminating the glimmer in her eyes.
[Wan Ci]: I’ve already told Zhang jie, you can tell your manager to discuss the terms with Zhang jie.
When it came to forming a business CP, both parties’ teams had to be informed and discuss the contract.
Lu Zhi Wei was so excited she stood up.
She even spoke to Zhang Xian Rui already?
Awesome, this was great!!!
Lao Wu calmly watched as she spun around in circles happily.
He picked up his tea and drank a mouthful.
It was clearly just agreeing to a fake CP, but someone was so happy it was like the other person had agreed to a real relationship.
Ah…… This blasted feeling called love.
【System judgement: Successfully formed a CP with female protagonist Sang Wan Ci.
【Mission point +1
【Please work hard, host.】
【System reminder: The host has collected five mission points, and can draw a prize.】
Lu Zhi Wei’s happiness suddenly paused.
Lao Wu quirked an eyebrow: 【Oho, are you going to draw it?】
Lu Zhi Wei thought about it: “Not drawing, I want to save it. Save until I have ten or five draws to do it. Is that okay?”
Lao Wu said solemnly: 【Okay.】
Lu Zhi Wei decided: “Mm, that’s what we’ll do!”
She no longer believed in her ability to draw something good with one try.
She had to put her faith in multiple draws, she might get everything she wants!
…
“Mm?”
Meng Lian Yu paused in the action of pouring wine.
“Wan Ci took the initiative to form a CP with someone?”
Zhang Xian Rui’s voice came from the phone: “Yes, your niece took the initiative to form a CP with someone, that someone’s even a woman.”
“Who?”
“Sheng Yue’s Lu Zhi Wei, you probably don’t know her?”
“I know, I’ve heard Wan Ci talk about her.” Meng Lian Yu raised her glass and swirled the wine around, her voice light. “It’s pretty good.”
“?” Zhang Xian Rui didn’t understand. “Where is it good?”
Meng Lian Yu smiled and sat on the sofa: “If it’s Lu Zhi Wei then it means my niece’s heart is kind.”
When Sang Wan Ci first mentioned Lu Zhi Wei to her, she checked on Lu Zhi Wei’s background.
She accidentally found that this was a kid who had potential but was never given a chance to bloom.
If only she had been given a chance, she wouldn’t have been buried and left the industry at the start after acting only a few times.
She quite liked Lu Zhi Wei.
She liked that indomitable strength in her eyes.
Sang Wan Ci taking the initiative to form a CP with Lu Zhi Wei, maybe it was to help bring a bit of popularity to her?
That was good too. At least her niece would be willing to try new things instead of just acting and not caring about the world.
She was rather worried that Sang Wan Ci would be forced by her father to the point that she would go into a production crew and never come out, only acting for the rest of her life.
“Life is so beautiful, of course one has to do what they want.” Meng Lian Yu said gently. “As long as she’s not doing anything illegal, I’ll support whatever she wants to do.”
Zhang Xian Rui tsk-ed: “You really are an open-minded aunt.”
Meng Lian Yu didn’t deny this compliment.
Zhang Xian Rui continued: “Then her father? Chairman Meng isn’t familiar with the twists and turns of the entertainment industry, if he sees his own daughter showing up on the hot search with another woman…… Won’t he explode?”
Meng Lian Yu’s smile grew even wider.
“You think he doesn’t know? That man blows up my phone with calls the instant his daughter has any news.
“Wan Ci has also debuted for two years now, and she’s naturally popular. Does she even lack being sent up the hot search by CPs? So in this regard, my brother already has more knowledge than me.”
Meng Lian Yu put down her wineglass: “Alright, I know what you mean. I’m here to deal with her father, you can do what she wants to do.”
Zhang Xian Rui chuckled: “That’s good then.”
Such a good artiste, she didn’t want Chairman Meng to drag her home like that.
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After the two teams came to an agreement on the business CP, the two of them started promoting it.
Their Weibo accounts started having more and more traces of each other.
It wasn’t the type of content that passionately and directly spoke about love. It was all normal, ordinary posts or posts that showed off their small gifts to each other.
Today, Lu Zhi Wei posted a photo of a black silk strap and captioned it: A gift from our Teacher Sang.
The next day, Sang Wan Ci would post the handknitted gloves that she got from Lu Zhi Wei last new year and caption it: Knitted by our Teacher Lu.
There was not a single extra word, it was simple and ordinary.
But it showed off their genuineness.
—— This was something that belonged solely to her, other jiejies and meimeis didn’t have it.
The CP fans were screaming out how easy it was to ship them.
“Wei Shi Bu Wan”‘s CP super topic[2] had new fans coming in every day because of this.
@I’m so weak: I’ll use three of my hairs to swear, they must be dating!
@Red-faced: This is the first time Sang Sang is taking the initiative to promote, wuwu Sang Sang has grown up
@What’s the relationship between you two: You two are both adults, you have to learn how to satisfy fans’ requests. So give us more, silk strap is fine, gloves are fine, dumplings are fine, post more, the audience loves it!
Lu Zhi Wei was at home scrolling through the comments, when she suddenly exhaled.
Thankfully, there weren’t a lot of negative comments.
And…… A lot of people felt they were compatible.
She used her burner account to see the content people were posting in the super topic.
The more she saw, the happier she got. The more she saw, the more she felt the two of them really were fragrant.
—— Wuwu, Wei Shi Bu Wan is too shippable.
Even though it was fake, she was really happy.
……
Ever since Lu Si Jiao’s identity was exposed, she didn’t dare to log into “Qiao Qiao Ya”‘s account anymore. She stayed in her dorm and studied, preparing for the term exams.
Today, she finally checked her phone to relax.
Only to find out her sister and Sang Wan Ci had formed a CP.
They even had a CP super topic!
Lu Si Jiao: “?”
I’ve only been away for a while, you guys even have a CP now?!
Shipping a real person CP won’t give you happiness, wake up!
But why did my jie cooperate and interact?
This can’t be real!
Did they announce their relationship while I was studying hard?!
Then why didn’t I see any news about it!
Because Lu Zhi Wei had said that she had someone she liked, so Lu Si Jiao was very curious if that person was Sang Wan Ci or not.
Or else why would her jiejie be so proactive on Weibo?
She really wanted to send a line of meaningful question marks to Lu Zhi Wei.
But she was afraid Lu Zhi Wei would find out she was checking her phone instead of studying……
Sending it to Sang Wan Ci…… That’s not right either.
She was one of the parties involved after all, how awkward would it be to ask her directly.
Then…… Send it to Ying Xi Ze?
He kept calling Lu Zhi Wei jie, he can’t possibly have no information at all, right?
Lu Si Jiao: If you don’t know anything, I’ll remove your didi qualifications!
After she decided, she realised something.
No matter whether it was Sang Wan Ci or Ying Xi Ze…… she didn’t have their contact.
Lu Si Jiao: F*ck, I’ve miscalculated!
So she chose the simplest method that might not work ——
Weibo private message.
[Lu Si Jiao]: Are you there? I’m Lu Si Jiao, I don’t know if you still remember me. I have something to ask you, can you reply once you see this?
[Lu Si Jiao]: 【Please.JPG】
You had to act the part if you were begging someone.
She felt like her attitude was already very humble, hopefully he could see it.
Ten minutes later.
She received a reply.
[Ying Xi Ze]: It’s actually you?
[Ying Xi Ze]: You’re actually not studying?
[Ying Xi Ze]: I’m going to complain
Lu Si Jiao: “???”
—— You dog!!!
[Lu Si Jiao]: I just finished studying, I’m taking a break now. You’re not allowed to go, you’re not allowed to accuse me!!!
[Lu Si Jiao]: 【Roar.JPG】
[Ying Xi Ze]: You’re done studying? That’s good then
[Ying Xi Ze]: 【Pat head.JPG】
[Ying Xi Ze]: What’s up?
Lu Si Jiao didn’t beat around the bush, getting straight to the point.
[Lu Si Jiao]: What’s going on with my jie and Wan Ci jie‘s CP super topic?
[Lu Si Jiao]: What’s going on with their Weibo too?
[Lu Si Jiao]: I’ve been studying these few days, I don’t know anything, they wouldn’t be…… together, right?
Ying Xi Ze raised his eyebrows, feeling begrudgingly amazed by Lu Si Jiao’s whimsical thinking.
[Ying Xi Ze]: Why would you think that?
[Lu Si Jiao]: …… Don’t you know?
[Ying Xi Ze]: Know what?
[Lu Si Jiao]: Know that my sister likes someone!
[Lu Si Jiao]: Heh, you still want to be a didi like that
[Lu Si Jiao]: Ying Xi Ze, your didi qualifications have been removed by me, from now on, you have no right to call her jie anymore!
What stinky didi, he didn’t care about jiejie‘s love life at all, he didn’t care about jiejie!
Not qualified, eliminate him!
Ying Xi Ze didn’t reply.
Five minutes later, he sent over a screenshot.
The screenshot was of his conversation with Lu Zhi Wei, the content was simple ——
[Ying Xi Ze]: Jie jie jie jie jie jie jie jie
[Lu Zhi Wei]: What is it?
The timestamp was just after she removed his didi qualifications.
[Lu Si Jiao]: “……”
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Her fist was hard!
So what if this dog was good-looking, he still deserved a beating!
After Ying Xi Ze had finished teasing Lu Si Jiao, he calmly replied: [They’re just business CPs, don’t think too much, focus on your studies
[Ying Xi Ze]: You know about business CPs right? It’s fake
[Ying Xi Ze]: And they’re mostly showing the friendship side, how people want to ship it is the business of the CP fans
[Ying Xi Ze]: But their relationship originally felt like they were dating anyway
[Ying Xi Ze]: Oh, don’t you know that your jie and Teacher Sang’s friendship is so good it’s like they’re an old couple?
[Ying Xi Ze]: Lu Si Jiao, I’m removing your meimei qualifications
What a good turnabout, using someone else’s method to defeat them.
[Lu Si Jiao]: ???????????????
[Lu Si Jiao]: 【I’ll bloody give you two punches.JPG】
[Lu Si Jiao]: 【Give you another punch.JPG】
[Ying Xi Ze]: 【Block.JPG】
[Ying Xi Ze]: 【Heh, you’re still too weak.JPG】
Lu Si Jiao’s unwillingness to be defeated came up and she started crazily sending expression packs, until she got defeated with one sentence.
[Ying Xi Ze]: Classmate Lu, you’ve been playing with your phone for half an hour now, it’s time to study
Lu Si Jiao: “……”
Was he the study inspection team’s co-captain???
[Ying Xi Ze]: Let me know if something else comes up and you need help next time
[Ying Xi Ze]: I’ll give you my contact, I might not be able to see Weibo private messages
This was Lu Zhi Wei’s sister after all. If she looked for him for help, he would help if he could.
But the precondition was that he had to be able to see this classmate Lu Si Jiao’s message.
Lu Si Jiao thought about it, then replied: [There’s something now!]
[Ying Xi Ze]: What?
[Lu Si Jiao]: You can’t go about saying my jie has someone she likes
[Lu Si Jiao]: Don’t let nosy people know about it, if the whole world finds out, I’ll definitely chase you to the ends of the Earth and kill you!
Ying Xi Ze could almost see the young lady’s fierce face through the screen, and he couldn’t help but laugh.
[Ying Xi Ze]: Don’t worry, I know my limits
[Lu Si Jiao]: Also, if my jie really has a girlfriend
[Lu Si Jiao]: You need to tell me in advance
[Lu Si Jiao]: So I can be mentally prepared……
[Ying Xi Ze]: ?
[Ying Xi Ze]: What sort of mental preparation does this require?
[Lu Si Jiao]: Because I’ve never thought about it before
She had thought that her jiejie would date, get married, and she even thought that her jiejie would win the most outstanding female actress award.
But she had never thought about her jiejie finding a girlfriend.
Because she had grown up surrounded by heterosexual relationships, she naturally had never thought in the other direction.
Putting down her phone, her hands supported her head as her thoughts drifted.
So will my jie really find a girlfriend?
If I don’t get along with that person…… Then what?
