Upon returning home, Ming Li stood at the doorstep, staring blankly at the door. She had forgotten to bring her keys when she left that morning.
Ming Li: ...?! This is awkward.
Just as Ming Li was contemplating whether to kick down the door or kick down the door, Jiang's mother returned.
Seeing her daughter standing at the door, looking like she was about to act, she was stunned. What was her daughter doing?
Jiang's mother walked over, inserted the key she was holding into the lock, and turned it. With a click, the door opened.
Ming Li: ...?!
Seeing the door open, Ming Li decisively retracted her dangerous thought of kicking it down.
The system in the space let out a sigh of relief, collapsing onto the ground. "Wuwuwu, that scared me to death! Thank goodness Jiang's mother came!"
Ming Li followed Jiang's mother into the house.
Jiang's mother went to prepare dinner. Jiang's father was still at the construction site and hadn't returned. Ming Li intended to go to the kitchen to help Jiang's mother, but she was driven out.
Jiang's mother: Xiao Li, you go read and do your homework. Mom doesn't need your help here.
Ming Li: ...?! Fine, then she went back to her room.
System: ...?! Host, aren't you going to try?
Ming Li returned to her room and closed the door.
Ming Li sat in the chair by the desk and opened the semi-new laptop on the desk. This laptop was a birthday gift that Jiang's father and mother had painstakingly saved up to buy for the original host on her eighteenth birthday. Although it was very cheap, the original host was happy for days.
Ming Li opened the computer page and found it very clean, without any unnecessary software. Ming Li found it easy to use.
Ming Li opened one of the software programs and then began her path to riches.
The system watched numbly as its incredibly powerful host caused her account balance to skyrocket.
...
Time flew by, and it was evening.
All the houses had their lights on. A light rain began to fall from the sky. The wind blew, and tiny raindrops hit the window glass, making a pattering sound. The rain seemed to be getting heavier, but Jiang's father still hadn't returned. Jiang's mother had called several times, but no one answered.
When Ming Li closed her laptop and came out of her room, she saw Jiang's mother sitting by the table, looking worried.
Ming Li looked at Jiang's mother and asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"
Jiang's mother's voice was filled with undisguised worry, "Xiao Li, it's nothing. Are you hungry? If you're hungry, come and eat first!"
Upon hearing this, Ming Li's gaze swept across the room. Noticing Jiang's father was absent, her eyes darkened, and a bad feeling arose. Just as that feeling surfaced, the system's urgent voice came from the space, "Host, quickly save Jiang's father! Jiang's father is about to encounter danger!"
Ming Li: ...?!
Ming Li's gaze fell on Jiang's mother, who was looking anxiously towards the door. She raised her hand and waved it gently, causing Jiang's mother in front of her to faint.
After going outside and locking the door, Ming Li's figure disappeared into the night. Arriving at a deserted spot, Ming Li took out her silver sword and stood on it.
System: ...?! Its host is going to cheat again!
Ming Li flew rapidly through the air on her sword towards the location the system had indicated.
Following the direction given by the system, Ming Li arrived at a deserted road.
Ming Li asked the system, "Where are they?"
Before the system could say anything, Ming Li saw a tall figure carrying something walking towards her. However, before the figure could get closer, a runaway truck suddenly appeared on the road and sped towards Jiang's father.