The system regretted it immensely, almost wanting to smash its head against a wall.
With her schoolbag slung over one shoulder and an umbrella in the other hand, Ming Li walked forward at an unhurried pace. The system watched her, utterly dejected. "Host! You're going the wrong way! The female lead isn't here!"
Ming Li's tone was indifferent. "I know."
The system: "..." You know, and you're still going this way? So you admit you did it on purpose?!
(ºΔº)
Ahhhhh! Oh, Great System! Please get it a new host! It really can't take it anymore!
The main system replied that it couldn't help with that and it should fend for itself.
Five minutes later.
Ming Li stood expressionlessly on a quiet little path. Not far ahead, a slender figure lay on the ground.
Ming Li: "..." Damn it! She knew it! This garbage plot!
The system followed Ming Li's gaze and breathed a sigh of relief. "Host, it's the female lead! So pitiful!"
Ming Li's lips twitched slightly, her expression almost giving way.
Heh heh...
(ー_ー)!!
Suddenly, the sky rumbled, and a bolt of purple lightning flashed across the heavens. The rain intensified.
Ming Li frowned. The raindrops falling from the sky instantly distanced themselves two meters away from her.
One step, two steps... closer, even closer.
Just as the system was eagerly anticipating its host's heroic rescue, Ming Li completely ignored the girl lying on the ground and calmly walked past her.
The system: "..."
ヽ(ຶ▮ຶ)ﾉ!!!
The system's face cracked for a moment. It swallowed and asked, "Host, did you forget something?"
Ming Li frowned, her steps pausing. After a moment of thought, she calmly took out her phone and was about to dial 120.
Seeing this, the system: "..." Wait, is its interpretation wrong? Shouldn't this be the time for a princess carry to take the female lead home? What's with calling an ambulance?!
As the call was about to be made, the system quickly stopped her. "Host, wait!"
Ming Li raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"
The system swallowed and started babbling. "Uh... Host, the female lead just fainted, there's no need to call an ambulance."
Ming Li nodded in agreement. She then put her phone away. Just as the system thought she was going to perform a heroic rescue, Ming Li stepped forward, without the slightest hesitation.
The system: "..."
(꒪⌓꒪)
Before the system could say anything, Ming Li, who had just taken a step, stopped. Her trouser leg was being grabbed by a fair hand.
The girl lying on the ground weakly called out, "Sister..."
Ming Li froze. That "Sister" seemed to awaken the original host's consciousness remaining in the body. Tears immediately welled up in her eyes...
Ming Li expressionlessly wiped away the tears, tossed her schoolbag into her spatial storage, and with Tu An'an, who had fainted again, in her arms, she walked towards home.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
A series of knocks sounded at the door. After a moment, a familiar female voice called from inside. It was Qin's mother.
"Coming!"
The next second, the door opened. Qin's mother wiped her hands on her apron. Seeing Ming Li at the door, her face broke into a kind smile. "Lili, with such heavy rain, why didn't you call Mom? Mom would have picked you up. You must be soaked, go change your clothes quickly..." Halfway through her sentence, Qin's mother's gaze fell on Tu An'an in Ming Li's arms. "Lili, who is this?"
ps: Thank you, dears, for the gifts!