The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 24

System: “Host, you’re being too wasteful. A sleep card costs 500 points. Are you going to use all your points in one world?” System A sounded a little helpless.

Jing Mingxiao: “To save money, I chose to live on campus.”

System A: “But didn’t you ask her to come back every week? So it’s still…”

Jing Mingxiao: “She can come back, but I don’t have to. I can have her accompany me to eat outside, and then I’ll return to school.” She then kicked Su Mian onto the floor, lay down, and fell asleep peacefully.

System A: …

System A: “Host, isn’t what you’re doing a bit wrong?”

Jing Mingxiao: “What’s wrong with letting her sleep on the floor? There’s a rug there. It’s good enough; I didn’t throw her in the bathroom.” Jing Mingxiao said coldly.

System A: …

Jing Mingxiao: “Is it because your system’s core philosophy is love, which makes all of you so ‘saintly’?”

System A: “We just have different ideologies,” System A defended. “We prefer peace and dislike conflict. If the other person can be moved, why use force? We just encourage you to use love to influence them, but we don’t force it. We agree to disagree.”

Jing Mingxiao thought for a moment: “Forget it, this method isn’t suitable for me.”

System A: …

Jing Mingxiao woke up at 5:30 a.m. She had to leave at 7:00 a.m. To pretend she didn’t know where Su Mian was, she feigned a call, “Su Mian?”

“Where is she?”

Su Mian, who was on the floor, woke up the moment Jing Mingxiao called the first time. She felt a pain in her waist.

Jing Mingxiao: “Why is she gone at 5:30 a.m.?”

Su Mian sat up from the floor. Jing Mingxiao turned her head, pretending to be startled: “Su Mian?”

Su Mian: “Yeah.”

Jing Mingxiao: “Why are you on the floor?”

Su Mian: “Maybe I rolled off the bed in my sleep.” She rubbed her head.

Jing Mingxiao: “Then you must not have slept well. Go back to sleep; I’ll go to school by myself.”

Su Mian: “It’s fine, I’ll take you.” She rubbed her neck.

Jing Mingxiao flashed an innocent smile at her and went to the walk-in closet to change.

System A: “Host, were you an acting major before?”

Jing Mingxiao: “No, people in wealthy families all know how to change their expressions. It’s a required skill.” She still chose an outfit in the style of a pure female college student.

After all, Su Mian’s impression of You Shi was from her college days. The reason she used Nanyu as a substitute was simply because Nanyu was a college student, their looks were similar, and their temperament was a good match.

Jing Mingxiao was curious. Did Su Mian like the person You Shi, or just this kind of persona?

Everyone at the school knew Nanyu was married and to whom, but when Su Mian dropped her off at the gate, many people still looked at them.

Su Mian: “Send me a message when you’re coming back tonight. If I have time, I’ll pick you up.”

Jing Mingxiao: “Okay.” She nodded. “I’ll go talk to my academic advisor about living on campus in a bit.”

Su Mian: “Mhm.”

Jing Mingxiao waved at her and walked into the school gate. She knew Su Mian was still watching her.

Su Mian’s change in attitude was too obvious. It was clear that her current self and the past You Shi had many similarities.

Step one was almost complete, so it was time to start step two.

Once inside the school, Jing Mingxiao’s smile gradually disappeared, and she returned to her normal self.

System A looked at Jing Mingxiao’s expression and suddenly felt at ease.

This was how Jing Mingxiao should look.

She had many classes. Jing Mingxiao’s master’s degree was supposed to be abroad, and she planned to continue her studies, but because her father’s health was failing, she had to come back to take over the company. Who knew she would also die?

She had always avoided thinking about this issue because it made her feel anxious. What would happen to the Ji family after she died?

Jing Mingxiao: “Can I go back home and see?”

System A: “No, Host. After entering the system, you are a new person. Don’t think about the past anymore.”

Jing Mingxiao: “How come you don’t think about ‘love’ at a time like this?”

System A: “We cannot violate the rules of the real world.”

Jing Mingxiao: “Then how do you know the world I’m in now is fake? They are real people, with flesh and blood. To us, it’s a book, but to them, doesn’t it exist?”

System A: …

System A: “Darling, let’s not discuss these philosophical questions, okay? You’re going to be late!”

Jing Mingxiao checked the time. She was indeed going to be late. She walked faster, arriving at the classroom at the same time as the teacher. The teacher was strict and took attendance.

Jing Mingxiao sat in Nanyu’s usual seat, with no one sitting next to her. Nanyu had always interacted very little with the other students, only engaging in necessary conversations, such as in the project group.

This was also why no one had noticed that the current Nanyu was different from the past Nanyu.

Jing Mingxiao was exhausted after the day. During her break, she also went to the teacher’s office to sort out her accommodation. Nanyu’s dorm bed was always reserved, but moving back was still a bit of a hassle. After getting the form signed by her academic advisor, she also had to go to the dorm management office.

She didn’t really like living in the dorms, but she had no choice if she wanted to avoid Su Mian. Although she was generous with her skill cards, every time she used one, her heart ached.

Jing Mingxiao planned to move in the day after tomorrow in the afternoon since she had no classes. She had a word with the dorm manager and went inside the dorm to check things out. The dorm had 11 floors, and Jing Mingxiao’s dorm was on the third floor, which was convenient for moving with an elevator.

When she entered the dorm, the three girls inside all looked at her. They were not from the same major.

Jing Mingxiao: “I’ll be moving in the day after tomorrow. Can you pack up your things?”

A girl exclaimed, “You’re moving back?”

Jing Mingxiao: “Is that a problem?” She looked at the girl with a blank expression.

The girl: “Don’t you like girls? It’s not very appropriate to live with us.”

Jing Mingxiao looked at the girl closely: “Why is it not appropriate? I’m not a man, and it’s not like I’m interested in just any girl.”

The girl: “It’s disgusting.”

Jing Mingxiao: “I have everything you have, and I’m even better looking than you. Looking at a mirror is better than looking at you. I don’t know what you’re so narcissistic about.” Jing Mingxiao swept her eyes over the girl.

Sure enough, even if same-sex marriage was legal, there were still all kinds of problems. She was already in a bad mood from exhaustion, and then she ran into someone like this in her dorm.

Jing Mingxiao: “What, is it that you’re interested in any random man you see on the street?” She pulled her chair out. “Pack your things now.”

“I told you, I don’t agree to you living here.” The girl, Fang Duoduo, slammed a book on the table and looked at Jing Mingxiao. “Do you not understand?”

The other two girls who had been silent exchanged a look.

One of them said, “Fang Duoduo, stop it.”

“What’s the difference between this person living in the dorm and a man living in the dorm?” Fang Duoduo yelled at the girl who spoke.

Jing Mingxiao pulled the corner of her lips: “If they don’t object and you’re the only one who does, then you can move out yourself. I’ve already made myself very clear.”

Because of Fang Duoduo’s shouting, people started to gather to watch. Jing Mingxiao was ready to act. Tears came at a moment’s notice.

System A: “Here it is!”

Even while crying, Jing Mingxiao didn’t show a pathetic expression, but her voice sounded a bit broken: “So what if I like girls? I’m a girl myself, and I’m already married. I’m not interested in you. What more do you want?”

If an unattractive person did this, it would be seen as a powerless roar. If a beautiful person did this, it would be… feigned strength that made people feel for her.

The people outside started whispering.

Jing Mingxiao: “What more do you want? We’re all so busy in grad school, up early and staying up late. I’m not going to do anything to you!” She wiped her tears.

A girl at the door said, “Fang Duoduo, aren’t you going too far? There are legal regulations. You can go look them up yourself. If you can’t stand it, go find the academic advisor yourself. What right do you have to kick someone out?”

Fang Duoduo had always been self-centered, and she had annoyed a lot of people for a long time. This time, it completely exploded.

Once one person started speaking up against Fang Duoduo, more and more people joined in.

“The dorm isn’t just yours, if you don’t like it, you can move out.”

Fang Duoduo pulled the corner of her mouth: “Then who wants to switch with me? I don’t want to live with her.”

No one said anything.

“See, you don’t want to either, do you?”

“It’s not that we don’t want to live with her, it’s that we don’t want to live with you,” the first girl who spoke up said, hitting her where it hurt.

Fang Duoduo’s face turned red, then pale, and she then sneered: “You’re a rich young lady with a wealthy partner; that’s so impressive. Heh, you’re ganging up to bully me! Abusing your power!”

Jing Mingxiao wiped her tears: “You just reminded me. The Nan family allocates five million a year to sponsor master’s and doctoral projects. Your project should be on that list, right?”

Fang Duoduo froze.

Jing Mingxiao: “You said I’m abusing my power, so I’ll really abuse it now. I’ll tell my brother to remove your project from the list.”

The girls outside exchanged a look.

Jing Mingxiao looked at her: “So, now you can go out and tell everyone that I’m abusing my power. In all honesty, it has no effect on me. The people who know me know what kind of person I am. The people who don’t will just say a few things, but for me, it doesn’t hurt or tickle.”

Someone laughed.

“Fang Duoduo! Go on!” Someone started to egg her on.

Fang Duoduo grabbed her books, pushed through the crowd, and stormed out.

Jing Mingxiao pulled the corner of her lips, then got up and bowed slightly, her eyes still red: “Thank you all for speaking up for me this time. I’ll treat everyone to milk tea once I move in.”

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