What Should I do After Binding the Wrong System and the Female Lead comes Knocking at my Door? - Chapter 45

“Pei Yuanxi, let’s break up.”

“No, I don’t want to! Why so suddenly?! Weren’t we still so lovey-dovey last night?”

“It’s because last night on our way to buy uniforms, the paparazzi caught us. Your family is powerful and can ignore it, but I can’t. I still want to continue in the entertainment industry.”

“But… you clearly said before that having me as an Best Actress award winner made everything else unimportant!”

“That was when I just crossed over and didn’t have much sense of immersion. But now, I’ve changed my mind.”

Pei Yuanxi suddenly opened her eyes wide, sat up, and realized she was covered in cold sweat.

She breathed a sigh of relief. This must be just a dream, right?!

First of all, her Aqing (Gu Qing) was definitely not like that.

Second, if she and Aqing had really been caught by paparazzi last night, how could there have been no warm soup and porridge?

She paused for a moment, then looked at Gu Qing, who had been woken up by her movements and was still sleepy-eyed.

Gu Qing rubbed his eyes, pulled Pei Yuanxi into his arms, and gently patted her back. “What’s wrong? Had a nightmare?”

“Aqing…” Pei Yuanxi was about to speak but hesitated.

“It’s nothing, go back to sleep.”

Gu Qing kissed Pei Yuanxi’s forehead lightly, “If anything happens, remember to wake me.”

“Okay, okay.”

After Gu Qing fell back asleep, Pei Yuanxi tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

She had to admit, although the nightmare was false, it revealed her deepest worries.

There are no secrets in the entertainment industry; sooner or later, her relationship with Gu Qing would be exposed.

It was only a matter of time.

“Tomorrow when I wake up, I’ll discuss it with Aqing and prepare early.”

After thinking this quietly in her heart, she drifted into sleep.

“Yuanxi, Yuanxi, get up and take your medicine.”

“Hmm?”

Pei Yuanxi struggled to open her heavy eyes and saw Gu Qing sitting beside her bed with a worried expression.

“Aqing?”

Gu Qing slowly helped her sit up and lean on him. “Come, take some fever medicine first.”

Pei Yuanxi obediently swallowed the medicine, then couldn’t help but hug Gu Qing tightly. “Aqing… didn’t you say you were breaking up with me?”

Gu Qing was startled. “When did I say that?”

“Hmph, you clearly said you’d abandon me to continue acting,” Pei Yuanxi buried her head in Gu Qing’s chest and murmured unhappily.

Gu Qing chuckled and patted Pei Yuanxi’s head. “So that was the nightmare you had last night?”

“It wasn’t a dream! You even said before that what you said was just because you just crossed over and didn’t have immersion, and that you tricked me!”

“Oh? Then how did Yuanxi reply to me?”

Pei Yuanxi said silly, “I replied with a ‘6’.”

“You’re pretty humorous…”

Gu Qing hugged Pei Yuanxi, who was acting like a child, and comforted her, “Don’t worry, I won’t leave you.”

“Hmm…” Pei Yuanxi hummed softly.

Seeing Pei Yuanxi’s face flushing red, clutching a pillow, curling up in Gu Qing’s arms like a ball, Gu Qing felt a little heartache.

She checked Pei Yuanxi’s temperature again it was still a high fever. Gu Qing remembered that when Pei Yuanxi rented her another villa, she gave her the family doctor’s phone number.

After recalling this, Gu Qing quickly took out her phone and dialed.

Pei Yuanxi weakly opened her eyes to look at Gu Qing, then pouted pitifully and mumbled:

“Aqing, I feel bad…”

“Okay… okay, I’ve called the doctor for you. Once you get the IV drip, you won’t feel so bad.” Gu Qing gently patted Pei Yuanxi’s back.

“Mm.” Pei Yuanxi, drowsy, rested her head on Gu Qing’s shoulder and nodded lightly.

This was the first time Gu Qing had seen Pei Yuanxi like this no longer full of energy, clearly drained by the fever.

But even like this, she didn’t forget to act spoiled in Gu Qing’s arms.

“I want to hear the bell ring…”

Gu Qing smiled at Pei Yuanxi who was feverish yet still thinking about such things.

“What’s wrong? Isn’t Teacher Gu good enough?”

Pei Yuanxi puckered her lips, almost crying: “…Good, but I like little bells more…”

Gu Qing took out her phone and started recording Pei Yuanxi.

“Since Yuanxi likes little bells so much, why don’t you wear it for me to see?”

“Aqing also wants to know why little bells make Yuanxi so happy…”

Pei Yuanxi smiled foolishly, “Okay, I’ll wear the little bells for Aqing!”

Gu Qing put away her phone with satisfaction. Pei Yuanxi snuggled comfortably into her neck and shoulders, and after finding a cozy position, she felt less uncomfortable.

Sleepiness overwhelmed her. Pei Yuanxi’s voice grew softer and softer: “Aqing… sing me a song, okay?”

Gu Qing thought for a moment, “Okay, I’ll sing you a song from my world.”

She gently rocked Pei Yuanxi in her arms and sang softly, singing the song she loved most in her original world.

Right after finishing, Gu Qing received a message from the family doctor and hurriedly laid Pei Yuanxi back on the bed and went to meet the doctor.

She didn’t notice that after she left, Pei Yuanxi’s small mouth pouted, seeming a little aggrieved at being separated from the comfortable environment, and muttered in a half-dreamy voice:

“Beautiful…”

After the doctor finished the IV drip, Pei Yuanxi’s little face, which had been furrowed in sleep, gradually relaxed.

Gu Qing sat beside her, thinking about the nightmare Pei Yuanxi had last night.

Pei Yuanxi dreamed that she would leave because of the entertainment industry.

Was her Yuanxi starting to feel insecure?

Or maybe just lacking a sense of safety…

Thinking about it, from Pei Yuanxi’s perspective, Gu Qing was like a rootless floating leaf who could drift away anytime.

Although the system problem was completely resolved, the fact that Gu Qing herself was a crossover couldn’t be fixed.

Before Pei Yuanxi and Gu Qing had truly been together, she didn’t notice it, but now that their relationship had progressed rapidly, the insecurity was normal.

She lacked love, and Pei Yuanxi also yearned for love.

It had always been Yuanxi taking care of her; now it was time for her to do something for Yuanxi.

Gu Qing thought quietly for a moment, then took out her phone to call Pei Mu Chan.

“Hey, sister, it’s me. I need your help with something.”

Pei Yuanxi opened her eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling.

Was she sick?

Probably caught a chill from waking up with cold sweat due to the nightmare last night.

She recalled waking up several times, then cuddling in Gu Qing’s arms acting spoiled.

But she couldn’t remember why she acted spoiled.

Pei Yuanxi turned and saw a thermometer on the bedside table.

She picked it up and saw it read 37°C seems like her fever had mostly gone down.

Aqing must have been taking care of her for a long time, right?

“Awake?”

While she was dazed, Gu Qing brought over a bowl again.

“You had a fever, I called the doctor who gave you an IV drip to bring your temperature down. I made some ginger soup drink it all in one go.”

Pei Yuanxi held the big bowl of ginger soup.

Just smelling it made her nose sting.

Although reluctant, she was now smart enough to know that Gu Qing would force her to drink it regardless.

Better to be obedient so Aqing wouldn’t get mad.

Pinching her nose, Pei Yuanxi gulped down the entire bowl.

After finishing, she opened her mouth and took deep breaths—it was a bit harsh on her throat.

Gu Qing took the bowl, smiling lightly at Pei Yuanxi sitting obediently on the bed.

“Alright, get out of bed and get some fresh air. Don’t keep staying under the covers. It’s also good to disinfect the room. If you infect me, no one will be here to take care of you.”

“Okay, okay!” Pei Yuanxi was extremely obedient.

After watching Gu Qing leave, Pei Yuanxi went to the bathroom.

Looking at herself in the mirror, she looked exhausted and her hair was messy.

She really wanted to take a shower…

But thinking about Gu Qing’s serious face made her immediately give up the idea.

After washing up, Pei Yuanxi slowly walked to the kitchen and saw Gu Qing busy cooking.

She reached out and hugged Gu Qing from behind.

“Aqing, let’s ask the housekeeper to come back to work?”

If she was sick, Gu Qing was taking care of her, cooking, and cleaning the sight made Pei Yuanxi feel sorry for her.

“Okay.”

Gu Qing wasn’t fussy; having more time to be with Pei Yuanxi was better than anything.

“Aqing, thank you for your hard work.”

Gu Qing felt the softness against her back.

“Are you sure we still need to be so formal with each other?”

Pei Yuanxi rested her head twice against Gu Qing’s back.

“I’m a little unhappy…”

“What’s wrong? Tell me.”

Gu Qing turned around, took Pei Yuanxi’s hand, and led her to the sofa.

After sitting down, Gu Qing waited seriously for Pei Yuanxi to speak.

But Pei Yuanxi shook her head and said nothing.

She didn’t know how to say it…

Should she say she dreamed last night that Gu Qing would break up with her because of the entertainment industry?

If Gu Qing knew, would she feel that Pei Yuanxi didn’t even trust her?

Besides, she knew she was still weak from illness and was overthinking everything.

She had said before that the entertainment industry has no secrets, but it would be better if the exposure of their relationship came later…

This illness was a good excuse.

“Aqing… I’m a little seriously sick, so I think for not infecting you, you should go back and sleep for now…”

After saying this, Pei Yuanxi immediately regretted it…

Was she too direct?

Would it hurt Gu Qing’s feelings?

Would Gu Qing think she didn’t want to be with her anymore?

Would Gu Qing stay up late and want to come see her?

But if Gu Qing refused, she would take back what she said.

On the other side, Gu Qing looked at Pei Yuanxi cautiously testing her and was almost amused.

How could she not know what Pei Yuanxi was up to?

Obviously, it was an excuse to prevent the nightmare from coming true.

But that was good…

She needed time to prepare some things anyway.

“Okay.”

Pei Yuanxi: …

Gu Qing agreed without hesitation, which surprised Pei Yuanxi.

Gu Qing saw Pei Yuanxi dazed and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Pei Yuanxi smiled awkwardly, “Nothing, just… remember to cover yourself well with the quilt.”

Gu Qing nodded naturally but smiled secretly in her heart.

She wanted to see how long Pei Yuanxi could keep pretending.

Late at night.

Gu Qing leaned against the bed reading a book when her phone dinged.

It was a message from Pei Yuanxi.

[Aqing, I feel a little worse again. Please remember to come see me tomorrow.]

Gu Qing chuckled softly.

[Okay, I’ll come to take care of you tomorrow.]

After sending, Pei Yuanxi fell silent.

About half an hour later.

[Aqing, come now. I want some ginger soup.]