What Should I do After Binding the Wrong System and the Female Lead comes Knocking at my Door? - Chapter 24.1

Wen Liang nodded in agreement.

Pei Yuanxi clicked her tongue, shaking her head. “I’m starting to feel sorry for Bai Zhou. Without realizing it, you two have already planned everything for her. Fortunately, I’m your ‘boss’, so I guess you two ‘dog-headed strategists’ wouldn’t dare do anything behind my back.”

Wen Liang and Gu Qing smiled without speaking.

At that moment, Gu Qing’s phone rang, and it was Bai Zhou calling.

Gu Qing saw both of them looking at her, so she answered the call and put it on speaker.

“Hey, Ah Qing, have you seen Weibo?”

“Pei Yuanxi and Wen Liang are secretly hugging each other!”

“There are pictures and proof on Weibo, Ah Qing, promise me, stay strong!”

Gu Qing: ???

Pei Yuanxi & Wen Liang: …

“Okay, I take back what I said about feeling sorry for her.”

After Gu Qing hung up the call, Pei Yuanxi gritted her teeth and said to Wen Liang, “Is this the person you like? When you two really get together, you won’t do the same, right?”

“I swear to the light, absolutely not!” Wen Liang raised four fingers and pointed at the light.

Meanwhile, Gu Qing had opened Weibo and saw the “truth” Bai Zhou was talking about.

It was none other than a photo of Wen Liang holding Pei Yuanxi’s hand and telling her not to leave, as well as a “intimate photo” of Pei Yuanxi supporting Wen Liang on the way.

Pei Yuanxi awkwardly smiled. These photos had been taken by a passerby and posted in the “Good Match CP” topic, and, unsurprisingly, it made it to the trending list.

“Ah Qing, let me explain! It’s not what you think!”

Gu Qing gave her a look: “I’m not an idiot. I know Wen Wen twisted her ankle, and besides, am I such a petty person?”

Pei Yuanxi and Wen Liang wanted to nod but didn’t dare.

At that moment, Wen Liang noticed something on Gu Qing’s phone.

“Ah, wait… Ah Qing, why are you following this topic?”

Gu Qing directly turned off her phone and admitted, “I reported this topic at first, but the report didn’t succeed. After I followed it, I can keep an eye on the situation in this topic and report any inappropriate content later.”

Pei Yuanxi and Wen Liang broke into a cold sweat.

Is she that straightforward?

For a moment, both Pei Yuanxi and Wen Liang felt their world had shrunk…

They usually schemed behind others’ backs, but look at Gu Qing—she’s right in front of the main person!

And do you see the main person even saying a word?

Wen Liang even helped Gu Qing with ideas.

“I think you two should post some behind-the-scenes moments from the set on Weibo, and interact frequently. This way, more people will ship you two as a couple, and you don’t have to worry about negative effects. Netizens will naturally assume it’s to promote Gu Qing.”

Gu Qing looked up at Pei Yuanxi after hearing this.

Pei Yuanxi decisively said, “Post it!”

“Post a picture now!”

After speaking, Pei Yuanxi immediately took out her phone and took a selfie with the three of them, then posted it on Weibo.

“I’ll ease into this. I’ll post a picture of the three of us first, and then later post some more of just the two of us, so it won’t seem too obvious.”

Gu Qing nodded and opened her phone, ready to interact with Pei Yuanxi on Weibo. But when she refreshed the page, she saw that Pei Yuanxi’s post had already started gaining traction.

The top comment was: “Who’s the legitimate partner here?”

Pei Yuanxi & Wen Liang: …

Wen Liang awkwardly cleared her throat.

“Good, this is good, at least the netizens have started shipping you two.”

Gu Qing refreshed the page again and saw that the previous top comment had been pushed down, replaced by Bai Zhou’s comment: “Where are you three? Why didn’t you take me with you?!”

Now Gu Qing was stunned.

“Oh no, the location of the meeting is exposed!”

At this point, Pei Yuanxi really wanted to know how Bai Zhou managed to be so up-to-date with everything on the internet. How did she always manage to catch the first wave of information? Was she really not giving Bai Zhou enough work?

“No, it’s actually a good opportunity.”

Gu Qing thought for a moment, then said, “Now is the perfect chance. Let’s leave a little gap in the door, and when Bai Zhou arrives, Wen Wen, you can confess to Pei Yuanxi.”

Wen Liang was about to cry from being touched!

Look at this grace!

In such a situation, the first thing she thought about was her own happiness.

At this moment, Wen Liang looked at Pei Yuanxi apologetically.

“Sorry, sister. I didn’t want to be a traitor, but Gu Qing is a saint!”

Unfortunately, Gu Qing wasn’t the saint Wen Liang thought she was. The truth was, she just wanted Wen Liang to officially stop pretending to like Pei Yuanxi.

Once Wen Liang and Bai Zhou got together, she would feel completely at ease.

Pei Yuanxi hesitated and said, “Will this work? Won’t it be too rushed? Look, from when we started planning, to the meeting, and now preparing to execute the plan, less than a day has passed. Wouldn’t rushing this lead to some accidents?”

Gu Qing gave Pei Yuanxi a glance.

Wen Liang waved her hand. “It’s okay, time waits for no one. I’ve been hiding it for so long, I’m tired. I don’t want to keep this feeling inside anymore. It’s time to have an outcome.”

“However, we need to modify the plan. Since you’re in the picture, Ah Qing, you need to stay here. The new plan is for me and you to confess to Yuanxi?”

Pei Yuanxi & Gu Qing: …

Still confessing?

What was the point of all that psychological preparation they did earlier?

Pei Yuanxi took a deep breath. “Let’s do it!”

Gu Qing lowered her gaze and nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Bai Zhou, unaware of what was coming, was about to experience a “battlefield.”

She was still planning to settle the score with them.

What a joke! I come to find you all, and you’re secretly having a meeting behind my back?

Bai Zhou angrily walked to Yuanxi’s room door, noticing the door wasn’t fully closed and there was a gap.

She paused, carefully leaned against the door, and listened to see if they were scheming behind her back.

Then she overheard the voice of Gu Qing: “Yuanxi… I like you.”

Bai Zhou’s heart sank. What’s going on? How did the confession happen so suddenly?

In Bai Zhou’s mind, Gu Qing and Pei Yuanxi should never reach the point of confessing to each other. Moreover, the timing seemed all wrong.

The boss lady must have lost her mind!

Before Bai Zhou could finish her thoughts, she heard Wen Liang’s voice: “Heh, I won’t confess to Yuanxi, but you won’t move either. Now that I’m confessing, you’re confessing too. What’s your meaning, Gu Qing?”

“Shit!”

Bai Zhou took a deep breath. How come Wen Liang is involved in this too?

It made sense only after Wen Liang confessed would Gu Qing not be able to sit still.

At this point, Bai Zhou didn’t care who was right or wrong. She was just worried about where their relationships were heading.

The room fell silent, and just as Bai Zhou was debating whether to break in and mediate, she heard Pei Yuanxi sigh: “Don’t do this…”

Wen Liang interrupted her: “Yuanxi, you know my personality. Just one sentence: No matter what the result is, I won’t say anything more. And no matter what, this won’t hurt our friendship.”

Bai Zhou sighed deeply. This silly Wen Wen, her words and actions already suggested that she had given up.

After a few seconds of silence, Pei Yuanxi sighed: “Sorry, Wen Wen.”

The room was quiet again.

Bai Zhou, still hesitating on whether she should leave quietly, heard Gu Qing and Pei Yuanxi walk out.

Bai Zhou: …

How can I act like nothing happened now that my eavesdropping has been discovered? I’m waiting for advice. I’m in a hurry.

Pei Yuanxi didn’t say much, just patted Bai Zhou’s shoulder and said, “You’re here just in time. Stay with Wen Wen.”

Bai Zhou hesitated and said, “But I have to work tomorrow, and I need to fly back tonight.”

“Didn’t you see the work group? I gave them a few days off, so you’re free for the next few days.”

Bai Zhou didn’t think much about it. It was normal for Pei Yuanxi to give time off, so she nodded and softly asked, “How did things get to this point?”

Pei Yuanxi sneered. “Isn’t it because of you!”

Bai Zhou was dumbfounded.

“You called Ah Qing, and we were all present at the time!”

Bai Zhou felt like a fool.

After seeing the photo of the three of them together on Weibo, she had been so angry that she came over to settle the score, but forgot that they all heard her phone call!

Bai Zhou stammered, “I… I didn’t expect things to turn out like this, and… even if I didn’t say anything, they would have found out anyway.”

Pei Yuanxi coldly snorted. “I’ll settle this with you later. Go and comfort Wen Wen now. If you don’t, you can go back to your job in the secretarial department.”

Bai Zhou: “…Oh.”

She had no choice but to face the consequences of her actions. She took a deep breath and boldly walked into the room to comfort Wen Liang.

Pei Yuanxi thoughtfully closed the door for them.

Gu Qing, worried, asked, “Are you sure this will be okay?”

Pei Yuanxi shook her head. “Whether it’s okay depends on Wen Wen’s performance.”

In fact, Pei Yuanxi wasn’t optimistic about Wen Liang. Up until now, everything she had done was a set-up.

Even if Wen Liang succeeded, a relationship built on deception could never be stable…

But who can say for sure about relationships?

Perhaps Bai Zhou just needed someone to push her into a corner.

As for her own feelings with Gu Qing, Pei Yuanxi was unclear.

She had fallen into a sweet trap over the past few days, deliberately ignoring the risks and concerns.

She kept telling herself to be serious about love, but was she truly being sincere?