After I Transmigrated into the Novel, I made the Heroine Fall for Me - Chapter 7

A playful, childish voice spoke in a mischievously cute tone, instantly sending a chill down Fang Qingying’s spine.

She stiffly turned to look at Director Liu, swallowing hard before asking, “D-Director Liu, did you hear something just now?”

She had transmigrated into a novel just fine, please don’t let there be any supernatural nonsense now. She was terrified of that kind of thing!

“Huh? What sound?” Director Liu looked at Fang Qingying in confusion. “Are you just too excited? Maybe you’re hearing things?”

Fang Qingying shook her head vigorously. “No way! I just got out of the hospital! The doctor said I’m in perfect health!”

Director Liu sighed helplessly at Fang Qingying’s inexplicable pride. Was being discharged from the hospital really something to brag about?

“Either way, you’re part of the crew now. How can you skip the gathering?” Director Liu said, picking up his folding stool and walking off without giving Fang Qingying a chance to refuse.

Fang Qingying: “I really did hear something.” But Director Liu had already left without looking back.

【Hehehe, only you can hear me.】 The childlike giggle echoed in her ears again, making her shiver.

“W-Who are you?!” Fang Qingying clenched her teeth, forcing down her fear as she demanded an answer.

【Allow me to introduce myself properly! I am the most powerful AI system from Planet Oko, System 888! My mission is to help you, my host, cuckold the male lead. In other words, my nickname is the ‘Cuckolding System.’】

The childish voice proudly introduced itself, but Fang Qingying was utterly lost.

She recognized every word individually, but strung together, they made no sense.

Cuckolding System?

What kind of twisted system was this?

So, to put it simply, not only had she transmigrated into a novel, but she also came with a system?

As if reading her mind, 888 immediately responded, 【That’s absolutely right~ With a brilliant and capable system like me by your side, it’s truly a divine blessing in this lifetime!】

Hearing this, Fang Qingying lowered her eyes, her lashes trembling slightly, casting a faint shadow. Her crimson lips pressed together briefly before she spoke again. “Are you, inside my head?”

【If you want to think of it that way, sure. But technically, it’s more accurate to say I’m in your mental domain.】 888 answered honestly.

“Can I refuse you?”

Transmigrating was already beyond scientific explanation, and now there was some bizarre system involved? Fang Qingying wanted no part of it.

In her original world, she had no attachments. Accidentally ending up here and gaining a family felt like a stroke of luck from the heavens.

But now, with this system in the mix, Fang Qingying couldn’t help but suspect her transmigration was part of some elaborate scheme.

【Sorry~ But until Qingqing completes the mission, I can’t leave, okay~?】 Not only did 888 deliberately act cute, but it also casually gave Fang Qingying a nickname, as if they were already close.

Rejected once more, Fang Qingying fell silent again until Gu Shengxiao appeared beside her, waving a hand in front of her face as if trying to snap her out of her daze.

Gu Shengxiao tilted her head slightly, studying Fang Qingying’s odd expression. “What’s on your mind? Don’t want to go to the gathering?”

Hearing that cool, composed voice, Fang Qingying snapped back to reality. “No, I was just thinking about something.”

No matter what, she couldn’t very well tell Gu Shengxiao she’d just been talking to a system, could she?

Moreover, what if this system was just a figment of her imagination? How embarrassing would that be?

【Qingqing, I’m not a product of your imagination~】888 could clearly read Fang Qingying’s thoughts, so it responded lightning-fast.

“Shut up,” Fang Qingying instinctively snapped.

Gu Shengxiao, who was standing nearby, heard her and asked in confusion, “Shut what up?”

Startled by Gu Shengxiao’s sudden question, Fang Qingying floundered to explain, “N-nothing, Xiao Xiao, you must have misheard.”

At that moment, 888 chimed in again, 【Actually, Qingqing, you don’t have to say it out loud. Just think it in your mind, and I’ll hear you.】

Fang Qingying’s expression darkened slightly, but she didn’t respond to 888. This system was real not fake, not a prank.

“Xiao Ying, if you don’t want to go, you don’t have to,” Gu Shengxiao sighed softly before tentatively suggesting, “I know a Western restaurant with great reviews. Would you like to go there instead?”

Dining at a Western restaurant would take at least an hour or two, giving her more time with Fang Qingying.

As the night grew later, Gu Shengxiao had initially wanted to invite Fang Qingying to stay over. But considering they had only just added each other on WeChat today, she didn’t dare push too far. Scaring Fang Qingying away would be counterproductive.

Before Fang Qingying could respond, 888’s uncompromising voice echoed in her mind.

【No! You must go! If you don’t, how will you trigger the plot?】

Fang Qingying scoffed internally. Why would she willingly do something as stupid as triggering the plot? Did she have a death wish?

【Qingqing, don’t you want to return to your original world?】 888 cautiously probed.

【I don’t.】 Fang Qingying firmly rejected the idea.

888 was stunned. Why wasn’t its host following the script?

Its fellow systems had all said their assigned hosts were cooperative, once the main system issued a task, they’d jump right into it.

But… no one had told it what to do if the host slacked off and couldn’t be lured into compliance.

【No! No! No! You have to go!】

Panicking, 888 switched to loop mode, blaring incessantly as if to harass Fang Qingying into meeting the male lead and advancing the plot.

To Gu Shengxiao, Fang Qingying’s pained expression pale and weak was unmistakable.

Seeing this, Gu Shengxiao immediately told Yu Lu to inform Director Liu that neither of them could make it.

Then, without hesitation, she scooped up the headache-ridden Fang Qingying in a princess carry and strode toward the van.

“Hang in there, Xiao Ying. I’m taking you to the hospital,” Gu Shengxiao reassured her.

Fang Qingying leaned against her shoulder, fragile as a porcelain doll on the verge of shattering.

At the hospital, Gu Shengxiao didn’t bother masking up. She carried Fang Qingying straight to the outpatient clinic to queue.

With fewer patients at night, their turn came quickly.

Yet, despite Fang Qingying writhing in pain, her forehead slick with sweat, the doctor couldn’t pinpoint the cause and could only prescribe painkillers.

【Shut up!】 Fang Qingying screamed internally.

The system might be tireless, but her head was splitting, all because she refused to meet the male lead?

【It’s not that simple at all! Qingqing, you were originally supposed to die from an electric shock. But in the unseen realms, I sensed your call, your will to survive summoned me. So your arrival here is the exchange condition for you to keep living.】

888 angrily stopped the looped playback of the sound and explained to Fang Qingying why it had appeared and the reason behind her transmigration into the novel.

【What happens if I refuse to follow the plot?】 Fang Qingying frowned deeply, her fingertips clutching tightly at Gu Shengxiao’s clothes.

Gu Shengxiao lowered her head to comfort her, urging the driver to hurry back to her place.

She knew where Fang Qingying lived, but Fang Qingying didn’t know that she knew.

She could take this chance to bring Fang Qingying back to her own home. Even if it was just for a day, she was willing.

She couldn’t bear to lose Fang Qingying a second time.

“Be good. The doctor said taking some painkillers will make the pain go away,” Gu Shengxiao murmured, pulling her closer into her embrace. She kissed her forehead tenderly and whispered softly into her ear.

At this moment, Fang Qingying was completely unaware of her surroundings, her attention wholly focused on the spherical object that had suddenly appeared before her.

The spherical object in front of her was System 888, replaying the moment of Fang Qingying’s death to prove that what it said wasn’t a lie.

In the recording, Fang Qingying reached for her art supplies when she accidentally knocked over a cup of water. The liquid seeped into the nearby computer.

In an instant, Fang Qingying’s body convulsed violently before she gradually lost consciousness.

Just as she was about to fade away, her lips moved slightly.

“Save me,” she said.

The recording cut off abruptly, leaving Fang Qingying staring at 888 with a complicated expression. She had no memory of how she died.

【See? I wasn’t lying to you, was I?】 888 hovered beside Fang Qingying, a hint of smugness in its tone.

【Are there any requirements for cuckolding someone?】 Fang Qingying asked hesitantly.

【Yes! First, we need to win over the male lead! Make him love you, obsess over you, go crazy for you! Then, we cuckold him!】 888 excitedly laid out the steps, eagerly awaiting Fang Qingying’s agreement.

Fang Qingying frowned, pondering for three seconds before countering, 【Isn’t there a quicker way? Like skipping straight to the last step?】

【I don’t understand.】

【Doesn’t the male lead have an official love interest? If I steal that person away, does that count as cuckolding him?】

【…I guess it kind of does?】

【Then it’s settled.】

Without another word, Fang Qingying made her decision. It just so happened that the person in question was exactly her type.

Hehehe, two birds with one stone~

888 felt something was off, but it was just a rookie system fresh out of training, still stuck in the beginner phase.

When Fang Qingying regained consciousness, she caught a whiff of a light fragrance and felt something soft against her face. Slowly lifting her head, she wasn’t surprised to see Gu Shengxiao.

“Still feeling unwell?” Gu Shengxiao, sensing movement in her arms, immediately looked down to ask.

On the round table to her left were painkillers and a glass of water.

“No, I’m fine,” Fang Qingying murmured, shaking her head slightly. “Where am I?”

The surroundings didn’t look like the film set at all, it seemed they were on the way somewhere else.

“I don’t know where Xiaoying lives, so I guess I’ll have to take her home?” Gu Shengxiao murmured with a faint smile, his eyes brimming with tenderness.

“I can go back by myself.”

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