What Should I do After Binding the Wrong System and the Female Lead comes Knocking at my Door? - Chapter 37

The next day, at dawn.

The rising sun poured through the white gauze, casting a dreamy glow on the princess bed.

Dappled sunlight fell on Pei Yuanxi’s snow-white, jade-like skin.

Pei Yuanxi’s eyelashes fluttered, and she groggily opened her eyes.

The first thing she saw was Gu Qing, lying in a baby-like sleep posture, with her graceful, smooth leg lines extending all the way to her delicate wrist.

Pei Yuanxi paused for a moment, finally realizing that she had finished filming and returned home. She picked up her phone and saw that she had slept until 11 a.m.

However, she gently put the phone down and continued to carefully examine Gu Qing’s adorable sleeping figure.

Though Pei Yuanxi and Gu Qing had shared a bed many times before, it was usually when Gu Qing had to wake up early for filming. By the time Pei Yuanxi opened her eyes, Gu Qing was already gone, or they were in a rush to get up and had no time to savor the feeling of waking up to the sight of someone you like lying beside you.

But this time, Pei Yuanxi got to experience it.

“Not bad…”

The rustling sound of Pei Yuanxi getting out of bed woke Gu Qing up as well.

Upon waking, the first thing Gu Qing saw was Pei Yuanxi, who was sneaking around, back to her as she changed clothes.

“Well… your back is pretty fair,” Gu Qing remarked.

Pei Yuanxi was startled, her body stiffened, and she hurriedly put on her top.

Turning around, she saw Gu Qing staring at her with wide eyes, curiously studying her.

“What’s up?” Pei Yuanxi asked, feeling a bit exasperated.

Gu Qing had the nerve to ask her what was wrong!

Why didn’t she just stop changing her clothes?

Pei Yuanxi scoffed and sat down on the bed, glaring at Gu Qing.

Gu Qing yawned and pulled off the blanket to get out of bed.

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

“Of course, I’m going to change clothes. I didn’t bring any clothes with me. What did you think?” Gu Qing answered.

Pei Yuanxi: …

“Ahem…” Pei Yuanxi awkwardly changed the topic, “Last night, we came back too late and didn’t have time to inform the housekeeper. Let’s go out for a meal later.”

“Okay~”

When Gu Qing returned after changing, she saw Pei Yuanxi lying on the sofa in boredom.

Gu Qing sat next to her and placed Pei Yuanxi’s head on her lap. “What’s wrong?”

Pei Yuanxi shook her head. “I just suddenly feel like there’s nothing to do.”

Just as she said that, Bai Zhou called to inform her that Wen Liang had already signed in at the studio.

Pei Yuanxi was stunned. “So fast? We just got back last night!”

Bai Zhou responded, “I talked to Wen Liang’s former company while you were filming, and this morning I took her to cancel the contract and signed the new one with her.”

“Wait, are you with Wen Liang now?”

Before Bai Zhou could reply, Wen Liang’s voice came from the phone: “She’s been waiting at my place since last night!”

Pei Yuanxi understood. She had known that Wen Liang didn’t want Bai Zhou to suffer in the wasteland, so of course, Bai Zhou would be touched…

Tsk, it looks like our Bai Zhou is getting a little dangerous!

“How’s the studio going?” Pei Yuanxi asked.

Bai Zhou sighed, “What do you think? It’s almost New Year, the studio is already on holiday.”

Pei Yuanxi gave an awkward smile. “No issues with the year-end bonuses, right?”

“If you wait until the employees ask, they probably won’t be working anymore.”

After hanging up, Pei Yuanxi put her phone down, flipped over, and buried her head in Gu Qing’s lap, complaining in a muffled voice, “Do I really seem so unreliable?”

Gu Qing gently stroked her hair. “Not like that.”

Pei Yuanxi: …

After a moment, Pei Yuanxi perked up. “Let’s go out and prepare for the New Year shopping!”

Gu Qing looked puzzled. “New Year shopping?”

“Yeah, this year I’m not going to my sister’s for the holidays. We’re spending it together. Let me plan it.”

Pei Yuanxi started counting on her fingers, thinking aloud.

“For New Year’s Eve, we’ll stay at the old house for one night, then on the first day of the New Year, we’ll visit my sister’s place to pay our respects and then come back. On the second day, my sister doesn’t have any relatives visiting, so we can invite Bai Zhou and Wen Liang to our place to hang out. After that, I don’t know what to do…”

Gu Qing quietly listened as Pei Yuanxi rambled on.

She liked the feeling of being included in Pei Yuanxi’s future plans.

Normally, Pei Yuanxi was great at arranging everything, but this time, Pei Yuanxi planned to confess on New Year’s Eve, and she didn’t even know if it would work out.

If it did, everything Pei Yuanxi planned would go smoothly…

If not, things might get awkward for them.

Pei Yuanxi continued talking, “Oh, and we need to buy dumpling wrappers and pork belly. What do you think about making dumplings together for the New Year?”

Gu Qing’s eyes flickered. She remembered that Pei Yuanxi loved dumplings. Last time Pei Yuanxi went to her place, the dumplings she made were leftovers from before.

Pei Yuanxi even praised them as being especially good!

After Pei Yuanxi left, although Gu Qing didn’t throw the leftover dumplings away, she didn’t eat them either.

She only got rid of them when she moved.

Since then, she had been thinking that one day she’d make dumplings for Pei Yuanxi herself.

Now, the opportunity had come…

Gu Qing patted Pei Yuanxi. “Let’s go.”

Pei Yuanxi was stunned. “Go… where?”

“Aren’t we buying New Year’s goods and decorating the house?”

“Now? I want to lie down for a little longer…”

Lying on Gu Qing’s lap was just too comfortable!

Pei Yuanxi lazily stretched, reluctant to leave Gu Qing’s lap.

“Alright, I’ll buy you some new clothes too. How can you not have new clothes to wear for the New Year?”

Gu Qing lowered her head slightly. She loved how Pei Yuanxi always considered her in all the little details of life.

It was like Pei Yuanxi saying, “Whatever others have, my family’s Qing must have too.”

Gu Qing smiled, and Pei Yuanxi, who was being watched, scratched her head in embarrassment.

After packing up, they were ready to go out.

Gu Qing furrowed her brows and asked, “Aren’t you going to dress more properly?”

Pei Yuanxi only put on a mask and was about to go out. She waved her hand and said, “It’s fine, it’s the New Year, let’s keep it relaxed. If someone recognizes us, so be it. Besides, after our live stream, we’ve already been on the hot search a few times. I’m just shopping, and the netizens probably think it’s no big deal.”

During the live stream, Pei Yuanxi had unexpectedly made it onto the hot search again. Netizens were analyzing the details of their stream, even making clips to post online for everyone to discuss.

Regardless of whether the two of them were gaining more CP fans or Pei Yuanxi had more anti-fans, the goal was the same: to find evidence that the two weren’t in a normal relationship.

There were a lot of clips and various analyses, but that was about it.

Pei Yuanxi didn’t mind the extra attention.

She was used to it. Getting desensitized to the scrutiny was better than suddenly announcing it and having fans not accept it.

This was called “desensitization.”

Pei Yuanxi never planned to hide her relationship with Gu Qing.

For now, they weren’t making it public simply because it was too soon.

Announcing a relationship between two women would mean basically ending their careers in the entertainment industry.

Society wouldn’t allow such a situation to have a major impact, no matter how rich or powerful someone was.

She had already gotten the Best Actress award and was free of debts, but Gu Qing still needed to win hers.

So, the timing wasn’t right.

Of course, when the time came, she’d ask Gu Qing about it.

Pei Yuanxi planned to casually test Gu Qing’s attitude towards this matter. If Gu Qing still wanted to stay in the entertainment industry, then Pei Yuanxi would forget about making it public.

But after Gu Qing got her Best Actress award, retirement seemed inevitable.

Pei Yuanxi had long been tired of acting.

In fact, if it weren’t for meeting Gu Qing, Pei Yuanxi probably would have been semi-retired by now.

Once retired, she planned to focus fully on developing the studio and give the entertainment industry a “surprise” from “Mu Xi.”

Lately, every time Pei Yuanxi saw her sister and sister-in-law, she couldn’t help but imagine a love story between a CEO and her personal assistant, happening secretly in the office.

She couldn’t help but sigh: “Older people really are more cunning. When it comes to playing, my sister is the master.”

So, Pei Yuanxi, following her sister’s example, started thinking about it.