What Should I do After Binding the Wrong System and the Female Lead comes Knocking at my Door? - Chapter 14

What is the experience of having someone in your bed?

For Gu Qing, the experience was quite unique. To be more precise, it was the experience of waking up to find herself tangled up with Pei Yuanxi, who had clung to her like an octopus. It was actually rather comfortable.

Not only did she feel no discomfort, but it also made her heart feel incredibly warm.

Gu Qing turned her head and quietly watched Pei Yuanxi’s peaceful sleeping face. Although she wanted to stay in this feeling a little longer, she gently moved Pei Yuanxi’s arm and leg back to their sides. She didn’t want the first thing Pei Yuanxi saw when she woke up to be a disheveled mess.

But for Pei Yuanxi, the experience wasn’t quite the same…

Pei Yuanxi suddenly opened her eyes wide in the early morning and stared blankly at the ceiling. Who am I?

Where am I?

What is this place?

After a moment, she finally remembered that she had stayed over at Gu Qing’s house last night, and the two of them had even shared a bed.

Now that Gu Qing was already up, Pei Yuanxi glanced at where she had woken up and was immediately filled with despair.

She knew that she liked to hug things when she slept. Normally, she slept clutching her blanket. If she didn’t, she couldn’t sleep at all. When she was a child, if she felt scared or missed her parents at night, she would find her sister, Pei Mu Chan, to sleep together. The next morning, she would always wake up in her sister’s arms.

Now, it was clear that she had ended up from the other side of the bed and was completely tangled up in Gu Qing’s arms throughout the night. Moreover, Gu Qing had woken up earlier than her, so trying to pretend that nothing happened would be impossible.

Pei Yuanxi got out of bed and secretly opened the door, only to bump right into Gu Qing, who was about to knock.

Gu Qing smiled faintly, “I was just about to wake you up. I made some porridge, it’ll be ready soon. You can go wash up first. I’ve put a new toothbrush and cup on the washbasin for you.”

“Ah… okay.”

Pei Yuanxi nodded in a daze and went to wash up.

When she came out, she saw Gu Qing sitting at the dining table, peeling eggs. Pei Yuanxi sat down and forced a laugh, “Uh… I probably wasn’t very still while sleeping last night. I didn’t disturb you, did I?”

Gu Qing shook her head, “It’s fine. But how do you know you weren’t very still?”

Pei Yuanxi was relieved when she heard that Gu Qing didn’t mind. She waved her hand and said, “I know what I’m like when I sleep. Besides, my sister used to tell me all the time.”

Sister? All the time?

Gu Qing, who had been about to hand over the peeled egg to Pei Yuanxi, paused for a moment. She then placed the egg in her own porridge instead.

“Eat up, there’s a boiled egg in there, be careful, it’s hot when peeling.”

“Oh, okay.”

Pei Yuanxi watched as the egg that had almost reached her bowl was turned around and flew away. She immediately realized she had said something wrong.

However, she didn’t dare speak up again and simply buried her head in drinking the porridge.

After finishing, Pei Yuanxi wiped her mouth and spoke about the plans for the day.

“The teachers have been arranged for you, all top-notch people. Starting today, you’ll be officially taking classes. While you’re in class, I’ll find some good scripts for you. Also, after your class tonight, don’t rush to leave, I’ll take you home.”

Gu Qing silently peeled another egg and handed it to Pei Yuanxi, saying, “You don’t have to go through all this trouble.”

“It’s no trouble at all, we’ll talk about it after you’ve rented a place.”

Pei Yuanxi happily took the egg and thought to herself, I didn’t expect you, Gu Qing, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, to be such a soft-hearted person.

The driver had been waiting downstairs. After finishing breakfast, the two of them went to the studio together.

Just as they got out of the car, they bumped into Bai Zhou. Bai Zhou froze for a moment when she saw Pei Yuanxi and Gu Qing getting out of the car together, but she didn’t react outwardly. She quickly arranged for Gu Qing to attend her class before pulling Pei Yuanxi aside and asking, “What’s going on? Did you go specifically to pick up Gu Qing?”

Pei Yuanxi, looking through the glass at Gu Qing sitting obediently in class, shook her head, “No, I stayed at Gu Qing’s house last night.”

“Whew…”

Bai Zhou gasped in shock, making a dramatic contribution to global warming. She leaned in close to Pei Yuanxi’s ear and whispered, “Does Pei Zong know about this?”

“He knows.”

“Damn, you two are good!”

Bai Zhou said this with admiration for Gu Qing. From the banquet after the film shoot until now, just a few days had passed, and Gu Qing not only managed to handle Pei Yuanxi but even got Pei Mu Chan on her side!

Bai Zhou looked around to make sure no one was listening, then secretly asked, “So, are you two… you know…?”

“Wha… What?”

Pei Yuanxi was stunned, then realized what Bai Zhou meant. She couldn’t help but laugh while knocking her on the head.

“What are you thinking? We’re both innocent, didn’t do anything, and besides, am I really the type of person who would do that?”

“I know you’re not that kind of person, but who knows about Gu Qing,” Bai Zhou muttered in her heart.

From Bai Zhou’s perspective, it seemed like only a matter of time. The two of them had such good chemistry that just standing together without doing anything would already make her ship them.

“By the way, I’m helping Gu Qing find a place nearby. Do you know of any good areas around here?”

Hearing Pei Yuanxi’s question, Bai Zhou silently thought for a moment before her eyes suddenly lit up with a determined look. “Actually, I do.”

“Where?”

“Your place.”

“???”

Pei Yuanxi stared at Bai Zhou with a confused expression. “Are you out of your mind?”

“Just hear me out. Doesn’t your current place have a good location?”

Pei Yuanxi nodded silently.

“Isn’t it in a good neighborhood, beautiful environment, and strict management? No chaotic things going on?”

Pei Yuanxi nodded again.

“And isn’t it convenient for you to guide Gu Qing, and you can also take her to the studio for class every day?”

Bai Zhou’s reasoning was sound, but Pei Yuanxi thought of something. If they lived together, it would give her more opportunities to trigger system tasks and then use the rewards on Gu Qing to create a positive cycle.

If the system rewards were like before, just books and things like that, Pei Yuanxi wouldn’t consider it at all. She would’ve dismissed the system as something optional.

But after last night, when she saw that Seven Emotions and Six Desires Elixir, she started thinking. Now, she really wanted the system to give out more tasks so she could reap the rewards.

So, Pei Yuanxi nodded again.

“However, you know, even though my place has strict management, it can’t stop the paparazzi. If they catch me and Gu Qing living together, with my reputation, won’t it…”

Bai Zhou also realized she had been thinking too simply. After a pause, this “military strategist” came up with another plan.

“Isn’t the little villa next door to you empty? You could buy it and rent it to Gu Qing.”

Pei Yuanxi chuckled. “You want me to buy a house just to rent it to Gu Qing? Have you been watching too many brainless dramas?”

After saying that, Pei Yuanxi pinched her chin. “But now that you mention it, when my sister bought the house for me, it seems like she also bought several nearby.”

Bai Zhou stared in shock. “So your sister is the real CEO here!”

She coughed a couple of times and couldn’t help saying, “Then that’s perfect. Even if the paparazzi take photos of us living together, we’ll have a legitimate reason, right?”

Pei Yuanxi looked at Bai Zhou, then back at her again. “I say, isn’t your role as a manager supposed to be preventing any negative impacts?”

“I’ve told you! Right now, my focus is all on Gu Qing. Having a good relationship with her will benefit her more than harm her. And I trust you.”

Pei Yuanxi nodded, though she still felt something was off. She reluctantly accepted Bai Zhou’s reasoning.

“Alright, I’ll go ask my sister about it now.”

Bai Zhou hurriedly grabbed Pei Yuanxi, sweating nervously. “Whatever you do, don’t tell her that it was my idea!”

Pei Yuanxi patted Bai Zhou’s shoulder to reassure her, “Don’t worry. I still need you as my military strategist for now.”

Meanwhile, Pei Mu Chan had also received a message from her younger sister. She took a deep breath and called Chu Qingyan into her office.

“What’s wrong?”

“Just now, Xiao Xi told me she’s coming to find me.”

Chu Qingyan was puzzled. “So what? Doesn’t she come to you all the time?”

“This time it’s different.”

Pei Mu Chan showed her phone, signaling for Chu Qingyan to look at the chat history between her and Pei Yuanxi from last night. Chu Qingyan skimmed through it and couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“So, your point is that Pei Yuanxi misunderstood that we were dating, and to protect your image in her eyes, you admitted it?”

Pei Mu Chan quickly retorted, “It’s not for my image. It’s to set a good example for Xiao Xi.”

“Oh, nice! You should have added a ‘skr’ at the end.”

Pei Mu Chan’s face darkened. “Chu Qingyan!”

“Got it, got it, I understand. So, you want to pretend we’re really in a relationship in front of Pei Yuanxi?”

Without waiting for Pei Mu Chan to reply, Chu Qingyan sat on the desk and raised her chin playfully.

“Although I think this approach is kind of trashy, I’ll agree to it, but on one condition.”

“What condition?”

For the usually composed Pei Mu Chan, it was rare for her to stumble on her words. She knew Chu Qingyan very well, and when she saw her like this, she knew there was trouble.

Chu Qingyan leaned in close to Pei Mu Chan’s ear and whispered, “You lie down. Three times.”

After saying this, she playfully bit Pei Mu Chan’s earlobe, making Pei Mu Chan shiver.

“Chu Qingyan, we’re in the office!”

“Oh? Now that you mention it, it feels even more exciting. What do we do about that?”

Pei Mu Chan glared at the teasing Chu Qingyan, then extended one finger. “Once.”

“Twice, otherwise we’re done.”

“Once!”

Chu Qingyan thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up. “Here’s the deal: Once, but every time this happens in the future, we’ll add one more. How about that?”

Pei Mu Chan reluctantly nodded in agreement, then watched as Chu Qingyan hummed a song and got ready to leave.

Pei Mu Chan couldn’t help but ask, “Where are you going?”

“Huh? Of course, I’m going to greet my little sister and get her something to drink. What else would I do? This is the office! Pei Mu Chan, you’re so decadent!”

Pei Mu Chan: …