What Should I do After Binding the Wrong System and the Female Lead comes Knocking at my Door? - Chapter 25

After a brief silence, both Pei Yuanxi and Gu Qing returned to their respective rooms.

Actually, Pei Yuanxi had already softened up. She originally planned to return even if there were no flights, and she would have taken a high-speed train home.

But when Gu Qing bit her lip and persuaded her to stay another night, Pei Yuanxi agreed.

Sighing, Pei Yuanxi lay on her bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. She knew her actions were selfish.

From the start, Gu Qing had always given her the initiative in their interactions, letting her make the choice. If she had decided to refuse, Gu Qing wouldn’t have said anything.

But she chose to accept.

Yet, just two days later, she suddenly felt like a completely different person. She believed Gu Qing must have guessed that her desire to leave wasn’t due to some urgent matter.

Just as she was lost in thought, there was a knock at the door.

She knew it had to be Gu Qing, but she still couldn’t believe it. Could Gu Qing really be knocking on her door?

When Pei Yuanxi opened the door, she saw Gu Qing, already showered and in her pajamas, standing there, looking at her.

Pei Yuanxi felt self-conscious under Gu Qing’s gaze and quickly pulled her inside. “Aren’t you worried someone might see you?”

Gu Qing gave her a sideways glance, said nothing, and simply climbed into the bed. After that, she said, “What’s there to be afraid of? If I was scared, I wouldn’t have come.”

Pei Yuanxi: …

At this moment, Gu Qing exuded such a sense of pressure.

She really had upset Gu Qing, hadn’t she?

Just as Pei Yuanxi was about to take off her slippers and climb into bed, she heard Gu Qing coldly ask, “Have you showered?”

Pei Yuanxi was momentarily stunned.

“No.”

“Then go shower now. And don’t forget to bring a towel. Or you can come out naked.”

Thus, Pei Yuanxi was chased out to take a shower, unable to even get on the bed in her own room.

Now, Gu Qing was the one lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling. She didn’t know exactly why Pei Yuanxi suddenly wanted to leave, but she could guess a little.

Their way of interacting had clearly reached a point where Pei Yuanxi couldn’t accept it anymore.

For a moment, Gu Qing didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

The good part was that this proved Pei Yuanxi was a really good person. The bad part was that Gu Qing didn’t know how to interact with her anymore.

It felt as if they had suddenly returned to square one, and everything that had happened before was like a fleeting dream that could be shattered with a single poke.

Pei Yuanxi quickly finished showering and carefully glanced at the bed when she came out of the bathroom.

Seeing that Gu Qing was lying still with no movement, Pei Yuanxi didn’t let her guard down.

Who knew if Gu Qing was just pretending to be asleep!

If Pei Yuanxi could pretend, couldn’t Gu Qing do the same?

She cautiously lifted the edge of the blanket and slipped in. After turning off the light, she let out a sigh of relief, but suddenly, Gu Qing sat up straight.

Pei Yuanxi was so startled she almost kicked her.

Pei Yuanxi took a moment to calm her heart. Just as she was about to turn on the light, Gu Qing stopped her.

“Don’t turn on the light.”

Pei Yuanxi froze for a second, then heard Gu Qing continue, “I want to see what it’s like to act without the lights on.”

Pei Yuanxi lowered her eyelids and shook her head. “It’s too late. Let’s not act anymore. Let’s just sleep.”

Gu Qing was silent for a moment before softly replying, “Okay.”

The two of them lay back at the edges of the bed.

Just when Pei Yuanxi thought the night would pass in this quiet, soundless atmosphere, she suddenly heard Gu Qing softly ask, “Why?”

Pei Yuanxi understood what Gu Qing meant. She tried to soften her tone and comfort her, “Don’t overthink it. It’s my own issue.”

“But I don’t mind.”

Pei Yuanxi was speechless. She of course knew that Gu Qing didn’t mind, but that wasn’t the point.

Should she tell Gu Qing that it was for their future, that she was being cold now for the sake of both of them?

Pei Yuanxi couldn’t bring herself to say that, so after a pause, she said, “A Qing, give me some time.”

Gu Qing flipped over and quietly stared at Pei Yuanxi in the darkness. “Okay, just tell me how long you need.”

“Next time we meet. I’ll figure it out by then.”

Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that Pei Yuanxi wanted time meant the situation wasn’t too serious. At least Pei Yuanxi didn’t hate her; she was just considering their way of being together.

“Sleep now.”

Just as she finished speaking, Pei Yuanxi’s phone rang with a series of message notifications.

Pei Yuanxi pulled out her phone and froze in place.

Gu Qing turned on the light, puzzled. “What’s wrong?”

“Wenwen sent me a message, asking me to help her get some finger sleeves!”

Gu Qing furrowed her brows. “What’s wrong with that? Didn’t Wenwen already succeed as expected?”

Pei Yuanxi wanted to say that she never really had much hope for Wenwen and always felt something would go wrong.

But reality gave her a slap in the face…

And the most embarrassing part was Bai Zhou.

“Bai Zhou also sent me a message. She asked me to get some finger sleeves too, and she even transferred money to buy a bunny girl costume.”

Gu Qing: …

Now even Gu Qing was stunned. The two of them stared at each other for a while, then Gu Qing asked, “What should we do?”

Pei Yuanxi sighed, “What else can we do? I’ll go buy it dressed properly.”

“Can’t you just order it online?”

“It’s fine if I dress properly, but if I order it online, when the delivery guy comes, he’ll report the room number. Even if I ask him to leave it in the lobby, I’ll still have to pick it up from the front desk.”

Gu Qing nodded. “I’ll go with you.”

Pei Yuanxi was about to refuse but then heard Gu Qing say, “It’s too late. It’s not safe for you to go alone.”

“Fine.”

Gu Qing returned to her room to change clothes, and the two quickly wrapped themselves up and went out to find the bunny girl costume.

“Tsk, I didn’t expect that the first time I go out to buy something like this, it’s for someone else.”

Pei Yuanxi sighed.

It would be fine if no one took photos of them, but if someone did, she could already imagine the headlines for the next day.

“Shocking! Pei Yuanxi spotted late at night with a woman in a sex toy store—turns out she’s buying a bunny girl outfit!!”

She would be so wronged. No one would believe she was buying it for a friend.

Gu Qing gave her a look. “Or do you want to wear it yourself?”

“Ah…?” Pei Yuanxi gave a dry laugh.

Actually, she did want to see Gu Qing wear it…

The thought of Gu Qing, that icy beauty, dressed as a bunny girl made Pei Yuanxi’s heart race.

The two of them reached an adult store, looked around to make sure no one was there, and quickly slipped inside.

Pei Yuanxi, as if she were seeing a whole new world, widened her eyes.

“Th-this… this… this is…”

“Decadence. It’s too decadent!”

She said while sneaking glances at Gu Qing, looking like she was morally objecting.

Gu Qing, now with a slight blush, kicked Pei Yuanxi in the shin. “Hurry up.”

“Oh, oh, okay.”

Pei Yuanxi quickly paid for the items and dragged Gu Qing out, but not before she cast one last longing look at the other outfits in the store.

In her heart, she silently promised to return!

The two rushed back to the hotel and breathed a sigh of relief. As they got into the elevator, Pei Yuanxi suddenly burst into laughter, and Gu Qing couldn’t help but smile too.

“Knock knock knock.”

Pei Yuanxi and Gu Qing stood outside Wen Wen’s room, knocking.

“Wen Wen, you…”

The door opened, and Pei Yuanxi froze at the sight before her.

Gu Qing was just as stunned.

They saw Wen Wen, and on her, Bai Zhou was practically hanging all over her.

Not only was Bai Zhou clinging to Wen Wen, but she was also kissing her nonstop in front of Pei Yuanxi and Gu Qing.

Wen Wen sighed helplessly and pushed Bai Zhou’s face away. “Wait, Yuanxi and them are here.”

Bai Zhou loudly protested, “Let them leave, hurry up!”

Pei Yuanxi & Gu Qing: …

Wen Wen shrugged. “You saw it too. Tomorrow when she sobers up, you’ll have to be my witness. I didn’t do anything.”

Pei Yuanxi looked at the lipstick marks and the strawberry-like marks on Wen Wen’s neck, and couldn’t help but tease, “Is that… a tattoo?”

Wen Wen scoffed, “You’re just jealous.”

Pei Yuanxi was completely caught off guard by this. Who could have predicted that Bai Zhou, who always claimed to be straight, would end up like this?

Especially now that her relationship with Gu Qing had somehow returned to square one…

Pei Yuanxi clenched her fists and sneered, “Bai Zhou wouldn’t be able to wear this bunny outfit in that state, right? Maybe you should wear it. I wonder if I’ll have the honor of seeing it?”

“You want to see? Tell your A Qing to wear it!”

Wen Wen said with a mischievous smile, feeling unusually relieved. After so many years of pretending to like Pei Yuanxi in front of Bai Zhou, now Bai Zhou was all over her, she could finally say these words openly.

Wen Wen took the items Pei Yuanxi had bought from her hands and stroked Bai Zhou’s chin, cooing, “Baby, be a good girl, put on the bunny outfit for me, okay?”

Bai Zhou buried her head in Wen Wen’s chest and mumbled, “Okay~”

Wen Wen gave Pei Yuanxi a subtle smile. “Please close the door for us, thanks.”

Pei Yuanxi: …

Pei Yuanxi shut down.

Gu Qing sighed and helped Pei Yuanxi close the door. As they walked back to their room, Gu Qing looked at Pei Yuanxi, who was still in a daze. “Do you want to watch?”

“…”

Pei Yuanxi snapped back to reality, her face full of excitement. “Really? I can?”

Gu Qing gave a casual smile. “Of course. If you put it on and look in the mirror, who’s going to stop you?”

Pei Yuanxi: ??!

“A Qing, you’ve also turned bad!”

Pei Yuanxi grumbled, trailing behind Gu Qing.

Gu Qing sat on the bed, casually examining her nails.

“You said it yourself. You need to figure things out.”

Who would have guessed that watching a bunny girl would come into play?

Pei Yuanxi, feeling both regretful and excited, asked, “So, will I get to see the bunny girl when I figure things out?”

Gu Qing teasingly gave Pei Yuanxi a look and beckoned with her finger. Without hesitation, Pei Yuanxi leaned in and rested her chin on Gu Qing’s finger.

Gu Qing smiled, pleased, and tapped Pei Yuanxi’s chin. “Well, it all depends on how you think about it.”

Pei Yuanxi relaxed.

She flopped on the bed and drifted off to sleep, full of fantasies.

Gu Qing chuckled softly and covered her with the blanket.

The next morning at 5 AM.

Pei Yuanxi woke up, quietly packed her things, and rushed to catch her flight.

Before leaving, she took a last look at Gu Qing, who was still asleep, and softly said, “Wait for me.”

After Pei Yuanxi left, Gu Qing slowly opened her clear eyes and whispered, “I’ll wait for you.”