My Wife Became a Top Star After I Came Back from Quick Transmigration - Chapter 110

Because Lin Mo and Qi Yoshan had such a good attitude about admitting their wrongdoing, Su Qixi’s planned tirade was completely choked in her throat. She glared at them and said fiercely, “Don’t you two go too far! Mei’er is a really good person.”

Qi Yoshan looked innocent. “I didn’t do anything!” She really didn’t do anything; she just watched from the side.

Lin Mo also smiled. “She’s a very good person.”

Su Qixi was speechless again. Her big, round eyes looked at them, and seeing their sincere expressions, she could only change the subject and get back to business. “Let’s get back to the point. Why did you want to see Lin Mo?”

The truth was, besides Lin Mo being so popular, Su Qixi was also worried. From Lin Mo’s fragmented conversations, Su Qixi had learned about the system, and that it could bring Lin Mo here, but it could also take her away. She even knew that the system had wanted to take Lin Mo away. This made Su Qixi very anxious, so she clung to her and came along.

“A handover.”

When the conversation turned serious, Qi Yoshan sat up straight and looked at Lin Mo. “You should know what kind of handover I’m talking about.”

Lin Mo nodded. “In exchange, you want me to look after Yun Yue for the rest of her life?”

Qi Yoshan nodded. “She’s an orphan now. I know Yi Mei’er is very reliable, but even the most reliable person can change their mind. As for Yue Yue…” At this, Qi Yoshan’s voice faltered slightly, and her brows furrowed as if in pain, but she continued, “Once she’s in a relationship, she’ll give her life for the other person. If Yi Mei’er breaks up with her, she’ll go crazy.”

Su Qixi frowned. “Then why was she okay when she broke up with you? Who helped her get through it?”

Qi Yoshan looked at Su Qixi, her eyes dark and bottomless. But they quickly curved into crescents as she smiled. “She just met a good person. A person’s life isn’t just about romance. It’s also about friendship and family.” Yun Yue had always lacked love since she was a child, so once she committed to a relationship, she gave her all. A breakup, of course, would be more painful for her than for most people. That’s why Qi Yoshan couldn’t shake the worry of that “what if.” She hoped there was someone who could watch over Yun Yue and guide her safely through her sad days if she ever lost her way.

“I promise you that as long as you and System 3943 sign the transmigration contract, I will look after Yun Yue for the rest of her life.” Lin Mo looked up at her, her eyes firm.

Qi Yoshan smiled. She had no doubts. She knew that as long as Lin Mo promised, it was as good as a contract signed between them. Lin Mo was a woman of her word.

Su Qixi: “Wait. Why?” She looked at Lin Mo. “Is she going to transmigrate in your place?”

Lin Mo nodded. “Yes.”

Su Qixi asked, “Then you…”

Lin Mo: “As soon as Qi Yoshan officially signs the contract with 3943, I’ll be safe.”

Su Qixi breathed a sigh of relief. She reached out and gently took Lin Mo’s hand. “That’s good. That’s good.” The love and affection between them flowed naturally.

Qi Yoshan’s eyes darkened with envy. “I wish I had met Yun Yue after I had been refined through fire, just like you.” A strong heart and an iron will. If she had those, she and Yun Yue wouldn’t have ended up where they were today.

On this matter, neither Lin Mo nor Su Qixi could offer her any comfort. Qi Yoshan was just being emotional, and she quickly pulled herself together. She asked Lin Mo some questions she was concerned about. “Logically speaking, you and 3943 should have completed your mission. Why would it come to this world to find you?”

Lin Mo looked a little guilty. “I sort of screwed it over, too.”

Qi Yoshan: “???”

Su Qixi was also startled. “Huh?”

But Lin Mo didn’t rush to explain. Instead, she started telling Qi Yoshan about System 3943. She had come here because Qi Yoshan was willing to bind with the system and solve Lin Mo’s problem. As the one who benefited, Lin Mo naturally came to see her. She also wanted to tell Qi Yoshan some things about transmigration.

So, she spoke calmly about the system. “Binding with 3943 isn’t a good thing for you, but it’s not a bad thing either. This system is a points-whore. As long as you give it points, it’ll do anything. But it’s also the only system I know that has a human side. That’s why I was able to survive.” Lin Mo emphasized that the system had a big hand in her survival.

Su Qixi asked, “A human side? Didn’t it release that video of you fighting in middle school?”

Lin Mo nodded. “Yes, just as I said, it has a human side, so it does things that humans do. Like regretting its actions afterward.”

Su Qixi: “…” You call that a human side?

Qi Yoshan frowned, listening intently. She analyzed every word Lin Mo said. Her life wasn’t long, and while binding with the system would extend it, she would also have to face a lot of fear and uncertainty. Before Lin Mo arrived, she had tried out a small world. The simple world was the same one Lin Mo had used as an excuse to get away from the internet scandal at the end of the year. Lin Mo was the guide, and Qi Yoshan was the absolute newcomer. It was a “newbie village” world, where Lin Mo taught her the basics and some tricks. To be honest, even the “newbie village” wasn’t very friendly to Qi Yoshan. It was hard to imagine what the later worlds would be like.

But Qi Yoshan had given up hope on her own miserable life a long time ago. This opportunity wasn’t so bad. It was, after all, a chance to live.

So, Qi Yoshan asked, “Can you tell me the details?”

Lin Mo lowered her eyes and began to explain 3943’s situation. “It’s not a good system, but if you stick with it, you can live. Qi Yoshan, you’re actually better equipped than I was. You have a natural talent. I’m different. When I first bound with 3943, I was just an ordinary person. Compared to your performance in your first world, I did a much worse job. I failed my first few worlds entirely.”

Qi Yoshan: “Huh?” This was something she hadn’t expected.

Lin Mo smiled softly. “By a normal system’s standards, I should have been erased in the very first world. But 3943 had a human side, so I made a deal with it. I used all my points to buy my life, and I took out a loan when I didn’t have enough. That way, 3943 earned points and didn’t have to find a new host.”

Qi Yoshan was shocked. “You can do that?!”

Lin Mo: “So, if you stick with it, you won’t die. But the interest is extremely high, so you might never be able to pay off your points and will have to stay bound to 3943 for life.”

Su Qixi turned to Lin Mo in shock. “…” So that’s why she said there was a high chance she could never come back.

Qi Yoshan frowned. “Then how did you come back?” She had already guessed that Lin Mo’s eight-year disappearance was because of the transmigration. So if she couldn’t pay off the debt, how did she return?

Lin Mo rubbed her chin. “Do you know about short selling in the stock market?”

Qi Yoshan: “…Yes. And?”

Lin Mo: “Right. After working together for so long, it began to trust me. So I played a huge game with it. I had it take out a massive loan, and I would take it into the hardest worlds. If we succeeded, we could pay back the loan and double its saved points.”

Qi Yoshan: “…”

Su Qixi: “…”

Lin Mo: “But then, I failed in that world. So it was saddled with a huge debt and had no money to pay it back. So I made a new deal with it: I’d help it pay off its debt. We started going to even harder worlds to earn more points. It worked its ass off for me to pay off the debt. But every time I earned points, I only gave it a small fraction. Slowly, I accumulated a large number of points. As the deadline to repay the debt approached, I had enough points to pay it off. It was still burdened by the debt. With all these factors in play, I was able to make another deal. I chose to come back, and in exchange, I gave it all my points.”

After a long silence, Qi Yoshan quietly said, “So, it was completely fair for it to screw you over later.”

Lin Mo smiled. “The feeling is mutual.”

Qi Yoshan asked, “What’s its personality like?”

Lin Mo: “It’s pretty volatile. The most important thing is that, for a system, its intelligence isn’t very high, but its standards are incredibly high. But more important than all of that is that it’s… very good to its hosts.”

“For example, after I left, it never found a suitable host because its standards were too high. When I came back to this world, it left me with a debt of 5 million, but after being with me for so long, it should have known that a mere 5 million couldn’t hold me back. That video later on wasn’t a big problem for someone who has transmigrated through so many worlds.”

Qi Yoshan’s anxiety seemed to calm down a lot. She nodded. “It’s a pretty good deal. But why did it choose me?”

Lin Mo smiled. “Binding a host requires their consent and a strong mental capacity to travel between worlds. Most importantly, they must be capable. Otherwise, they won’t earn points and might even lose them. But it’s not easy to find a person who meets all those conditions and is willing to go with it. You, however, fit the bill.”

Qi Yoshan: “No wonder it found me soon after I met you. It drew me all these big dreams, but I always believed there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and nothing falls from the sky.”

Making a deal with the system was like making a deal with the devil. Qi Yoshan wasn’t stupid and wouldn’t agree so easily. She even suspected the system wanted to consume her soul.

Lin Mo: “That’s why it found me and asked me to introduce you to it.”

Qi Yoshan nodded, but the sadness on her face didn’t lessen. Lin Mo saw her distress and sighed. No matter what she said, leaving her own world wasn’t something a few words could fix.

“3943 is a gentle system.” In the quiet hospital room, Lin Mo’s clear voice was beautiful and melodic. “Qi Yoshan, don’t give up. You sacrificed your body and entered the game yourself. You’ve never been afraid. You’ve endured all of this. Don’t get lost in those worlds…”

Qi Yoshan: “But even the newbie world was so hard.”

In the quiet room, Qi Yoshan’s voice was weak and listless.

When Lin Mo and Su Qixi left the hospital, it was already 6 PM. Liu Fen had brought them food. It was a feast of delicacies, so it was clear she had gone to great lengths to find them. The meal was even more luxurious than the one Lin Mo and Su Qixi had when they stayed at Qin Ke’s house at the beginning of the year.

When they left the hospital after eating, the sky was filled with a fiery sunset. The snow on the streets had finally melted, and more children were out playing. It was rush hour, and the roads were choked with cars. Su Qixi and Lin Mo stood at the entrance waiting for their private car. They were bundled in coats and scarves, so well-covered that no fans recognized them. Their car was stuck in traffic and wouldn’t be there anytime soon.

Su Qixi suddenly grew curious. “Lin Mo, were you also sick in your original world?”

Lin Mo smiled. “I had late-stage lung cancer, just like Qi Yoshan.”

So, in her original world, Lin Mo had also reached a point where she had no choice. If she wanted to live, she had to give up her world and face the unknown and her fears. That’s why, when she successfully left the transmigration world, 3943 said: You’re the first host to successfully leave me. So, live a happy life. I won’t be protecting you anymore.

And today, Qi Yoshan said: Lin Mo, I hope I can be like you.