After Cannon Fodder A Accidentally Marked the Cold Film Queen - Chapter 25

“What did you call me?”

Shen Qingyu truly had not expected her to actually say it aloud.

She reached for her phone nearby, turning on the recorder and pointing it at Zhu Songning.

“Say it again.”

Zhu Songning’s eyes were red, and the fingers pressing on Shen Qingyu were so taut that the veins were nearly popping out, the tips turning white.

“Don’t go too far, Shen Qingyu.”

Shen Qingyu let out a soft sneer: “Truly… no respect for your elders.”

How could she call her sister by her name?

Even if she wasn’t her sister, looking across the entire entertainment industry, people who dared to call her by her full name were few and far between.

In Beicheng, she was someone everyone respectfully addressed as “Second Miss Shen.”

Yet, somehow, when it came to Zhu Songning, it became a simple “Shen Qingyu.”

It just so happened that she truly wouldn’t do anything to her over such a trivial matter.

“I’ve done things that are far more disrespectful.”

Zhu Songning spoke with disdain.

“I thought you liked me treating you this way.”

Shen Qingyu’s brow relaxed: “That’s not entirely true. However—”

She first glanced down at the wristwatch on her hand, then gave a meaningful look toward the door.

“It’s best not to do it right now.”

Zhu Songning looked in the direction of her gaze with confusion, then heard a sudden knock on the door.

“Dong, dong, dong.”

“Hey, it’s me.”

Shen Qingmu’s voice sounded from outside the door.

“Are you two done yet? How long are you going to be in there canoodling?”

“I know both of you are awake; I saw the Weibo posts.”

“Hurry up, pack up and let’s go.”

Zhu Songning: “…”

Shen Qingyu looked completely innocent: “The recording for ‘Youth Trainee 2’ continues tomorrow, so we have to rush back to Sucheng today.”

“Whose fault is it that you’re forgetful?”

A million curses floated through Zhu Songning’s mind, but in the end, she had no choice but to take a step back and turn her head.

“Got it.”

Still feeling annoyed, she stopped halfway, turned back, and whispered fiercely into Shen Qingyu’s ear:

“You can run, but you can’t hide.”

Shen Qingyu was busy packing their luggage.

Fortunately, they only stayed for two days, so the belongings were few and easy to organize.

Hearing Zhu Songning’s threat, her expression didn’t change in the slightest. She casually tossed something at Zhu Songning.

Zhu Songning caught it quickly and looked down to see it was the spare pair of underwear she had brought.

“Well said, very spirited.”

Shen Qingyu humored her, coaxing her with a few words before changing the subject.

“But instead of worrying about me, you should hurry up and change into a clean pair. Otherwise, sitting in the car and on the plane all day probably won’t be comfortable.”

…

Even after settling into the backseat of Shen Qingmu’s car, Zhu Songning’s expression remained incredibly sour.

She coldly helped Shen Qingyu lift the suitcase into the trunk, and then just as coldly, she opened and closed the car door for her.

When she sat down in her own seat, she deliberately pressed against the door, keeping as far away from Shen Qingyu as possible. No matter how wild Shen Qingmu’s driving was, her hand gripped the door tightly, preventing any physical contact with Shen Qingyu.

The silent and awkward atmosphere persisted all the way to the airport.

Shen Qingmu happened to be going to Sucheng for an errand and was taking the same flight as them.

In the VIP lounge, she couldn’t suppress her curiosity. She leaned over to Shen Qingyu, who was next to her, and nodded towards Zhu Songning, who was sitting opposite them. “Did you two fight?”

“Mm.” Shen Qingyu replied concisely.

“Why?” Shen Qingmu asked, incredulously. “Is it because of your cold personality? I told you long ago to change it. No cute young Alpha will like such a distant personality…”

Once Shen Qingmu started nagging, she wouldn’t stop.

Shen Qingyu, unable to bear it, covered her ears.

Shen Qingmu looked hurt: “Then why?”

“It might be because…” Shen Qingyu carefully chose her words, “I didn’t let her eat what she wanted.”

“What?!”

Shen Qingmu’s voice suddenly shot up. After realizing she had attracted the attention of the person opposite, she cautiously lowered her voice and said to her:

“Yuyu, that’s wrong of you. The Shen family isn’t so poor that we can’t afford food, is it? If the child wants to eat something, go buy it for her! Why be stingy at a crucial time like this—”

Shen Qingyu patiently listened to her long monologue, her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed: “You, a perpetual bachelor, wouldn’t understand.”

Shen Qingmu fell silent for a moment.

A few seconds later, she finally slowly grasped the meaning of Shen Qingyu’s words.

The perpetual bachelor’s face flushed.

“No? Why?”

Shen Qingmu was eager for knowledge.

“Is it her fault or yours?”

Shen Qingyu tapped the chair and pulled a lollipop from somewhere in her pocket.

She never ate candy or liked sweets.

Shen Qingmu knew this.

What was she going to do?

Surely, she hadn’t specifically prepared it for her, the older sister?

Could Shen Qingyu really be that kind?

“Neither. I told you, you wouldn’t understand.”

Shen Qingyu tore open the wrapper, leaned over, and left a message for Shen Qingmu.

Things that are easily gained are rarely cherished.

This is especially true in a relationship.

Shen Qingmu watched Shen Qingyu, candy and all, walk toward Zhu Songning, thinking: It’s just as I suspected.

A woman in love will abandon even her own sister at any time.

On the other side, Shen Qingyu casually sat down next to the Alpha.

“Still sulking?”

The temperature around the Alpha had dropped considerably.

A faint chill radiated outwards.

Zhu Songning merely glanced at her without speaking.

Shen Qingyu reached out to pinch her face: “Why? Because of what I said this morning?”

Zhu Songning avoided her hand, keeping her head down and silent.

Seeing that she truly didn’t want to talk to her, Shen Qingyu sighed, twirled the excessively sweet candy in front of Zhu Songning’s nose, ensuring she completely smelled its sweetness, and then, right in front of her, popped it into her own mouth.

A wave of cloying sweetness instantly took over, and her eyes squinted slightly in discomfort.

As expected, she was more suited to bitter flavors.

This sweet… it must be a snack only children like.

Zhu Songning’s nose subtly twitched.

Her gaze, which had been fixed on the floor, began to sneakily shift.

When Shen Qingyu ate the lollipop, she didn’t just keep it in her mouth.

Perhaps because she didn’t particularly like the taste, she took it out every now and then.

Zhu Songning’s eyes followed the candy’s movement.

She… she must be doing this on purpose, right?!

Failing at seduction, she’s now resorting to food temptation!

She knows I have absolutely no resistance to overly sweet foods!

After a while, Shen Qingyu seemed to finally sense Zhu Songning’s fiery gaze fixed on the food in her hand.

She asked in a seemingly unintentional manner: “Want a bite?”

Zhu Songning replied weakly, utterly lacking backbone: “…Mm.”

Shen Qingyu: “Then lean over a bit.”

Zhu Songning’s head slowly moved closer, the distance between her and the candy in Shen Qingyu’s hand narrowing.

Just one more bite, and she could take a lick.

At that exact moment, Shen Qingyu suddenly pulled the lollipop away. Taking advantage of Zhu Songning’s dazed state, she swiftly planted a kiss on her cheek.

Sweetness diffused in the air.

“Are you crazy?!” Zhu Songning was astonished by her boldness. “This is the airport! Not home!”

“Relax. Did you forget again? We’re in the VIP lounge. Besides us, there’s no one else.”

Zhu Songning glanced pointedly at Shen Qingmu across from them.

Shen Qingmu immediately sensed the glaring threat from the person next to her sister and covered her eyes with both hands:

“Ah, I’m suddenly so sleepy! I’m going to sleep! I really can’t see anything!”

“…” Zhu Songning was speechless for a moment. “Don’t be so blatant, even so.”

Don’t treat Shen Qingmu like she’s not even human.

“So,” Shen Qingyu leaned closer, “Want another bite?”

The question was ambiguous.

She didn’t specify whether she meant another bite of candy or another kiss.

Zhu Songning’s expression was calm, but a subtle ripple stirred in her heart.

“Another bite?”

She didn’t answer directly, merely repeating Shen Qingyu’s words.

“Mm.”

Shen Qingyu beckoned to her, signaling her to come closer.

Zhu Songning hesitated, then moved her face closer.

The expected kiss didn’t arrive, but a sweet lollipop was smoothly placed into her mouth by Shen Qingyu.

It was her favorite flavor, very sweet.

However, a faint, indescribable feeling of disappointment flickered in her heart.

She felt like this piece of candy wasn’t as sweet as the last one.

Falling asleep as soon as one boards a plane might be a traditional virtue ingrained in the Chinese people’s bones.

At least, it was for Zhu Songning. Whether on high-speed trains or in cars, she would start to feel drowsy as soon as she got in.

Pulling an eye mask from her bag, she chose to ignore Shen Qingyu next to her and rested with her eyes closed.

Boring tricks and boring words.

Why did she always fall for Shen Qingyu’s expectations, over and over, without getting tired of it?

Zhu Songning found it funny herself when she thought of these things.

After tossing and turning for a long time still unable to sleep, she simply summoned the system that had been dormant for several days to chat with her.

“001.”

【I am here.】

001’s voice was lively, completely different from the cold mechanical tone when it issued tasks.

【Host, is something the matter?】

Zhu Songning rarely sought it out, especially when there were no tasks.

It had grown accustomed to this, so this time it felt quite flattered.

“You said—” Zhu Songning’s eyes were warm from the steam eye mask—”Why haven’t there been any new tasks recently?”

【?】

【Isn’t no new task a good thing?】

001 was puzzled.

The tasks related to Shen Qingyu were distinctly different from the previous ones; they were all… very intimate actions.

Even though it was the number one ranked system, it had never heard of this type of task.

Listening to the host’s voice, it sounded like she was somewhat anticipating them?

“You’re overthinking it. I just want to finish the tasks sooner.”

Given the current situation, the longer this dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be for her.

Recalling her momentary lapse of reason this morning, she still found it incredible.

Those words, those actions—in the past, she never would have said them or done them.

But the fact was, she truly reacted to Shen Qingyu’s methods.

Even if she didn’t necessarily like it psychologically, the physical attraction had long become a established fact.

【The main system will notify us when there is a task.】

“Then what is the final goal of this current task?”

When she completed the “dog-licking” task before, she achieved 100% “dog-licking value” by completing a series of small tasks, and the mission was complete after going through the final key plot point.

What about this time?

Why did all the tasks seem like a scattered mess of thread, impossible to untangle?

【I’m not sure. The main system is currently checking and troubleshooting system malfunctions.】

【We suspect there might be a virus intrusion.】

【Host, you don’t need to worry too much… 001 is fighting with the main system for compensation for you.】

【I will always stay by the Host’s side.】

After a moment of silence, 001 hesitated before speaking again.

【However, I still want to remind the Host not to develop inappropriate feelings for the task subject.】

Zhu Songning’s hand tightened on the armrest.

“I haven’t.” She immediately denied. “The relationship between her and me is just a contract.”

“She is my client, nothing more.”

【Host, do you know?】

Zhu Songning said, “Hmm?”

【In the system community, people don’t refer to someone they kiss and want to sleep with as a client or a boss.】

Zhu Songning: “…………”

She abruptly pulled down the eye mask covering her eyes and stood up.

Her movement startled Shen Qingyu sitting next to her.

The plane was flying steadily, and outside the window were dazzling sunlight and brilliant white clouds.

“I need to go to the bathroom.”

She avoided looking at Shen Qingyu, quickly lowering her head and jogging toward the direction of the lavatory.

She splashed cold water on her face until she felt her brain begin to cool down, returning to a normal, sober temperature.

Opening the bathroom door, a familiar scent of tea leaves wafted towards her, gently yet irresistibly entering her nostrils.

The Omega slipped inside during the moment she opened the door, then closed it behind them.

Before Zhu Songning could logically process the situation, her body instinctively felt danger and moved.

In a flash, Shen Qingyu was pinned against the door from behind. One of Zhu Songning’s hands reached up, tightly clasping Shen Qingyu’s hands.

“Why is it you?”

Zhu Songning looked surprised to see who it was.

Shen Qingyu was tightly restrained against the door, her entire body wedged between the door and the Alpha’s hot body, her head involuntarily tilted to the side.

“Is this how you greet people?”

“Trespassing. I don’t consider you someone worthy of being entertained in a bathroom.”

Although Zhu Songning said this, the strength in her hands unconsciously loosened slightly.

“So, what are you here for again?”

What was so important that it had to be done in the bathroom with her?

Shen Qingyu’s finger gently pressed against her lips.

“Shh.”

“Of course, I’m here to coax you.”

She smiled lazily, pulling off the hair tie binding her hair. A cascade of snowy-white hair instantly tumbled down.

Zhu Songning stared at her cool, clear eyes. The sunlight from the small window shone on her, making her appear for a moment like a deity descending upon the world.

As Zhu Songning scrutinized her, Shen Qingyu’s gaze was also fixed on the person opposite.

Naïve, contradictory.

Yet possessing the forward-driving force of youth.

Meeting Zhu Songning’s gaze, Shen Qingyu slowly wrapped her own hands with the hair tie.

The hair tie was originally white, but her skin tone was several shades lighter, a cool tone.

She lowered her head, bit the knot binding her hands, but looked up, staring at Zhu Songning.

“There, don’t be mad anymore. I didn’t mean to hurt your delicate little ego.”

“It’s just a normal physiological reaction; anyone would have it.”

Shen Qingyu adopted a look of surrender, allowing Zhu Songning to do as she pleased.

“Although I haven’t truly tried, if it were with you—”

“I should feel it in less than three minutes, baby.”