After I Was Erased by the System, She Went Mad

Chapter 48 : Tang Tang's Miscarriage?

[Villain corruption value +10]

[Villain corruption value +10]

[Villain corruption value +10]

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Amid the system's announcements, Shen Xiaoyu stopped at the doorway with her suitcase.

With such tragic data, how could her feet not step through the door?

Shen Xiaoyu turned back to look at Qiao Yuran with difficulty. "Is there really no other way?"

Qiao Yuran shook her head solemnly. "These are the show's rules."

Shen Xiaoyu: ...Fine.

One was a Best Actress, two were popular starlets—they indeed had the qualifications to make the show's rules bend for them.

And she was just an ordinary... civilian who had slightly trended on social media, with no qualifications to negotiate terms with the production team.

As Shen Xiaoyu entered the room, the system's screen flashed as it cackled with glee.

[Did you see the comments? All three of their fanbases are about to go into isolation! Hahahaha—]

Shen Xiaoyu's expression was beyond words. [If you'd just focus your attention on me, you'd discover that I'm also about to go into isolation.]

After many days, Shen Xiaoyu was once again living under the same roof as Su Huan. Even though they were in separate rooms, this situation of seeing each other constantly made her mood inevitably complex.

Su Huan had prepared the small room in advance, placing Shen Xiaoyu's suitcase by the door before going in for a tour.

The small room suddenly felt cramped with the three of them inside.

In the live stream, both their feeds had merged together, and the comments naturally combined too.

[Same, same bed? Real couples are great, the scale is progressing so fast]

[This is like a tonic! I don't want to see Shen Xiaoyu in Su Huan's live stream! Although my Sister said Shen Xiaoyu is innocent, it's still because of her that my Sister got scolded so harshly. I really don't want to see Sister in the same frame as her again]

[Your Sister got scolded entirely because of her own inaction, okay? Dating while doing CP publicity with other female artists—this is just because Shen Xiaoyu is kind-hearted. If it were anyone else, she would have been hammered long ago]

[Su Huan fans aren't still spreading hate now, are they? Shen Xiaoyu has been proven to be a good person. Opposing her is opposing your Sister. You don't want to see your Sister lose face, do you?]

[So, Su Huan going to such lengths to live under the same roof as Shen Xiaoyu... is she trying to win back her wife?]

[Crematorium? I'm a drama lover, I love watching this]

...

Shen Xiaoyu took a deep breath, ignoring the frantically jumping bullet comments in her mind, forcibly shifting her attention to the room.

Su Huan looked around and suddenly said, "How about this—I'll sleep here, and you take An'an to stay next door."

"No need, I'll sleep here." Shen Xiaoyu brought her suitcase in and began organizing her things.

Shen Nian'an stood beside helping occasionally. Su Huan also wanted to help, but before she could move, Shen Xiaoyu had already taken the items away.

Su Huan said helplessly, "Xiaoyu, you don't need to guard against me like this. There are cameras here—I won't do anything to you."

Shen Xiaoyu laughed dryly and said seriously, "Senior Su misunderstood. I just don't like others touching my things."

"Mommy isn't someone else." Shen Nian'an quietly protested. "Mama, can I sleep with you tonight? I haven't seen you in so long."

As soon as that form of address came out, Shen Xiaoyu couldn't help but look at Su Huan, her eyes asking if she shouldn't stop this?

This was still a live broadcast—wouldn't Shen Nian'an calling her that cause problems?

Su Huan had no intention of stopping it. "You are her mama. The netizens all know—no need to hide it."

Since she put it that way, Shen Xiaoyu didn't dwell on these small matters anymore. She bent down and shook her head at Shen Nian'an. "No, you can't. Next time when we're fated to be in the same group, we can sleep together."

"But when is the next time?" The little girl looked dejected, then turned to accuse, "Mommy, can't you work harder to be with Mama? Every time that bad auntie gets there first."

"Next time for sure." Su Huan looked intently at Shen Xiaoyu, her tone certain, though it was unclear whether she was talking about the game or something else.

Shen Xiaoyu looked up, meeting her gaze directly, seeing the determination in her eyes, and couldn't help getting goosebumps all over.

Su Huan's attitude toward her seemed to have changed. Why?

Before Shen Xiaoyu could figure it out, she heard sounds from outside.

"Sister!" Shi Qiubai burst in from outside like a whirlwind, inserting herself between the two with a domineering attitude. "The production team brought a new task. They want us to collect ingredients and cook for ourselves before noon."

While speaking, she deliberately moved her body, completely blocking Su Huan's view of Shen Xiaoyu, not forgetting to glare back at her.

Tang Tang slowly followed behind. She wanted to come in, but thinking of something, her small face gradually turned pale as she quietly stayed by the door.

This scene made Tang Tang's fans cry out in heartbreak, their criticism of Su Huan becoming louder.

Shen Xiaoyu also wanted to quickly escape the awkwardness of being alone with Su Huan, hurriedly pushing Shi Qiubai outside.

A group of them swarmed out of the small room. The assistant director reintroduced the game rules, having the four adults and two children form a team of six to collect ingredients.

The production team didn't limit collection methods, but lunch would be eaten together at the village chief's house, meaning the dishes they prepared also needed to serve six people.

After the assistant director finished explaining, Shi Qiubai and Shen Nian'an hugged Shen Xiaoyu's arms and legs from left and right, speaking in unison.

"I want to be in the same group as Sister!"

"I want to be in the same group as Mama!"

After speaking, the two glared at each other angrily, hugging Shen Xiaoyu even tighter, neither willing to give up.

Yaoyao, who was following Shi Qiubai, looked blankly at this 'temporary mom's' behavior. After thinking, she also followed suit and grabbed a small corner of Shen Xiaoyu's clothing.

Su Huan's mouth corners drooped slightly, somewhat displeased with Shi Qiubai's physical behavior.

Shen Xiaoyu was being strangled until she could barely breathe, stumbling on her feet like a tumbler doll.

She slapped each of them once. "Let go of me, both of you!"

The two cried out in pain, covering their sore heads, both pitifully looking at Shen Xiaoyu.

"Sister~"

"Mama~"

Seeing them like this, Shen Xiaoyu got a headache and rubbed her temples. "Shut up, both of you! We're in the same group, so let's go together..."

"Please come get your food cards." The assistant director interrupted her, now holding several cards printed with the show's logo.

Shen Nian'an and Yaoyao each drew three cards as representatives, then they had to go find food.

But the village was so big, and they didn't know where the production team had hidden things. After thinking, they decided it would be better to split up and search.

Both families were fighting over Shen Xiaoyu, while Tang Tang, alone, dejectedly took two cards and left.

Shen Xiaoyu was extremely annoyed. She randomly drew two cards and stuffed them into Shen Nian'an's and Shi Qiubai's hands.

"Now! You go that way!" She pointed east to Shen Nian'an.

"You go that way!" She pointed west to Shi Qiubai.

"I'll take the remaining cards and go that way!" She pointed in the opposite direction from Tang Tang.

"One hour later, regardless of what you find, meet back here. Did you understand?" Shen Xiaoyu said coldly.

"Understood." Shi Qiubai and Shen Nian'an looked dejected, walking toward their assigned directions while looking back every three steps.

After the two completely separated, the physically and mentally exhausted Shen Xiaoyu finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to walk south.

She had thought that being on the show would make the two of them restrain themselves a bit, but instead they were making even more of a scene. She should have separated them earlier.

But living so close and constantly running into each other, how could they possibly never meet?

Shen Xiaoyu pondered anxiously about what to do while the live stream viewers were once again having their understanding refreshed.

[So this is how they interact in private?]

[Wuwuwu An'an is so cute! Truly worthy of being Sister's daughter, with the same domineering personality as our Sister Huan!]

[Does Shi Qiubai act so spoiled in private? She's been acting cute with Shen Xiaoyu from start to finish]

[Wuwuwu, Xiaoshi fans are crying to death. Can I soul-transmigrate into Shen Xiaoyu for two seconds? I also want to experience the happiness of being acted cute to by Sister]

[What just happened was so exciting! You could pick any two of the four and ship them. This is truly CP girls' paradise!]

[...You above are really hungry, you can eat anything.]

[Already on the show and still forming cliques? If you like Shen Xiaoyu so much, why not plan your own show?]

[[Crying][Crying][Crying] I'm so heartbroken, Tang Tang should quit. Let's not record this show anymore]

[Won't the production team do something? Bullying Tang Tang for not having fans? @FlowersGrowingUp Official Blog]

...

Shen Xiaoyu watched the live stream while searching around, occasionally exchanging a few words with the system in her mind.

Shi Qiubai's corruption value had returned to 100%, requiring her to continue working to bring the corruption value down. If the corruption value exploded, it might trigger other hidden plots.

The system kindly reminded: [Triggering hidden plots has no rewards~]

Shen Xiaoyu: ...Too tired to complain about this ghost setting.

If she had known that joining this show would make all her efforts futile, she wouldn't have come no matter what. But now...

Forget it, since she was already here, she'd treat it as traveling with Shen Nian'an. She'd figure out the corruption value later.

Shen Xiaoyu found three potatoes, picked up five eggs, and after chatting with local villagers, got two tomatoes.

At least there would be scrambled eggs with tomatoes for lunch.

Shen Xiaoyu was about to change routes to continue searching when she suddenly heard a voice behind her.

"Xiaoyu~"

Tang Tang's cheerful voice came from behind.

Shen Xiaoyu instinctively quickened her pace, walking down the steps, wanting to quickly escape from the person behind her.

But somehow Tang Tang had taken a different route and appeared in front of her, holding a palm-sized leaf as a fan.

Shen Xiaoyu stopped on the steps, looking down at Tang Tang, knowing she couldn't avoid this and could only steel herself to face it. "How much did you find?"

Tang Tang lifted the bag in her hand. "I found quite a lot of things from the cards over there, plus some given by villagers. What about you?"

She said this while naturally walking to Shen Xiaoyu's side, looking around. "How did you end up here? Are you alone? Where are the others?"

"We split up to find things. We have half an hour left before regrouping." Shen Xiaoyu deliberately moved aside, trying to create distance between them.

But Tang Tang wouldn't let her go, getting closer step by step. "What did you get? Let me see. They're with children so they probably can't go far. How about I help you find the rest later?"

After speaking, she reached out to rummage through Shen Xiaoyu's small basket.

The two stood on the narrow steps while the cameraman filming them found a suitable spot nearby that wouldn't be in the shot or block their path.

Tang Tang picked through things for a while, then focused on the basket in her hands, curiously asking, "Where did the basket come from? Did the production team give it?"

"No, when I was looking for things earlier, a kind villager lent it to me." Shen Xiaoyu explained, carefully watching the steps to prevent herself from falling.

"So many things—let me help you carry it." Tang Tang reached for the basket while putting her own bag inside too.

"No need, I can handle it myself."

Shen Xiaoyu didn't really trust Tang Tang. Her instincts told her that staying away from Tang Tang would be good for her.

"It's fine, let me help. I'm strong, I can carry things." Tang Tang gripped the basket without letting go, smiling while chattering about how familiar they were and not needing to be polite.

"Really, no need, hiss—"

As Shen Xiaoyu refused, her arm suddenly shot with sharp pain. She instinctively loosened her grip, and the basket slipped from her hands.

Tang Tang, standing in front of her, seemed not to expect her sudden release. Her body uncontrollably fell backward, stumbling as she tried to find the next point of support to steady herself, but her foot slipped on the step.

She screamed and tumbled sideways down the stairs.

All the vegetables in the basket scattered out, some falling on her body and rolling down the stairs with her.

This all happened in an instant. By the time Shen Xiaoyu reacted, Tang Tang had already fallen down dozens of steps and was lying heavily on the ground with a round cabbage pressed right against her belly.

Tang Tang's already pained expression became even more twisted, and streaks of blood flowed from under her skirt, staining the white hem.

Shen Xiaoyu stared in shock at the blood between her legs, her whole body stiff and not daring to move.

"Ahh—"

Someone's scream finally brought her back to her senses.

Shen Xiaoyu stood on the steps, blankly watching the bustling crowd and Tang Tang being lifted onto a stretcher and urgently sent to the hospital.

She looked down at her arm in confusion—the stinging pain still lingered there.

She realized belatedly that she had been set up.

Due to a guest's accident, the show was emergency-suspended.

Shi Qiubai and Su Huan, who had received the news, hurried over and stood on either side of Shen Xiaoyu, protecting her.

"Check the replay!" Shi Qiubai's attitude was firm. "Show the footage of Shen Xiaoyu pushing her, frame by frame! Sister has no grudge against her—why would she push her on the show? This is slander! This is defamation!"

Su Huan's eyes were sinister. For the first time, she didn't contradict Shi Qiubai but formed a united front with her.

Shen Nian'an also understood the seriousness of the problem and clamored to see the replay.

The director couldn't afford to offend them and had to show them the replay, slowing it down, viewing it from multiple angles, frame by frame, to see clearly what had happened.

The footage proved that Shen Xiaoyu had indeed accidentally pushed Tang Tang down the stairs because she refused her.

"Tang Tang has been sent to the hospital. Although we don't know why she bled so much, millions of live stream viewers saw it. Even if Shen Xiaoyu wants to escape, she can't." The director swallowed nervously, full of regret.

He wanted the show to have more topics and highlights, but that didn't mean he wanted accidents on his show!

Especially when the person involved was Tang Tang.

Thinking of the people behind Tang Tang, he felt his future was hopeless.

Shen Xiaoyu, protected behind them, raised her hoarse voice: "I didn't push her! She was trying to grab my things, and my arm suddenly hurt so I..."

Now the arm pain had disappeared. She had searched for a long time but couldn't find any marks. Even if she explained now, they wouldn't believe her.

"Where does it hurt?" Su Huan quickly turned around and grabbed her arm, carefully examining her body for any abnormalities.

Suddenly seeing something, her expression became fierce for an instant.

She gripped Shen Xiaoyu's hand, lowering her head to hide her emotions, then looked up and said, "It's okay. You take An'an back first. I'll handle everything."

After Su Huan finished speaking, she looked deeply at her as if wanting to imprint her in her heart, then turned and left.

Shi Qiubai also cursed while examining Shen Xiaoyu's arm, but looking up and down, left and right, she only saw the red marks from Su Huan's grip. She couldn't help but include Su Huan in her complaints.

Shen Xiaoyu didn't know what Su Huan had noticed or what she was going to do. Her mind was full of Tang Tang's blood-stained skirt after rolling down the stairs.

A ridiculous thought suddenly occurred to her.

[System, what point has the original plot reached now?]

System: [The two female protagonists meet again, dry kindling and fierce fire, then they...]

Her guess was confirmed, and Shen Xiaoyu's heart sank inch by inch to the bottom.

If she wasn't wrong, Tang Tang should already be pregnant. Although she didn't know why she had sought her out, her purpose should be to make everyone think that she had caused her to lose the child.

Shen Xiaoyu looked down at her trembling hands. She knew she was innocent, but others didn't. Millions of live stream viewers had personally witnessed her pushing Tang Tang down. Even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn't wash her clean.

Seeing her pale face, Shi Qiubai called Qiu Ye to come and take them away from the village.

But as soon as they reached the door, several black-clothed bodyguards stopped them. One looked at Shen Xiaoyu and bowed slightly. "Miss Shen, Miss Su asked me to take you and the young miss away."

"Get lost! Sister must stay with me!" Shi Qiubai's face was full of gloom as she gripped Shen Xiaoyu tightly.

The bodyguards didn't argue with her. They had her restrained, then escorted Shen Xiaoyu and Shen Nian'an to the car.

Shi Qiubai was blocked behind, jumping up and down in frustration.

Damn Su Huan!

Shi Qiubai's face grew longer and tighter, the gloom almost becoming tangible.

What mattered most now was Sister—she wouldn't let anyone hurt Sister!

The live stream suddenly cut off, but Tang Tang's fall down the stairs was screen-recorded and uploaded by countless people.

Within two hours, the hashtag #ShenXiaoyuMurder had climbed to trending topics on all major platforms.

Tang Tang's fans, Huan-Tang CP fans, and Shen Xiaoyu's haters all gathered under this hashtag. With billions of views and millions of discussions, countless people were pointing fingers and cursing Shen Xiaoyu.

Under this hashtag, medical students came forward to provide professional analysis, diagnosing Tang Tang's condition from afar based on various circumstances.

At the same time, the news #TangTangPregnant followed closely behind, climbing to trending topics together.

Tang Tang, who had been sent to the hospital, gripped her phone and endured the pain from her lower abdomen as she sent out one final message.

Tang Tang: Must push the news of Tang Tang's pregnancy and miscarriage to the highest trending status in the shortest time possible!

[You want to abort.] The correction system's voice suddenly rang in her mind.

Tang Tang ignored it. After being pushed into the operating room, she looked at the fluorescent lights overhead and gradually smiled.

"I'm not your tool! I won't let anyone control my life!"

"I won't lose!"

No matter the cost, she had to win!

The sinking pain in her lower abdomen made her vision darken in waves until she finally lost consciousness.

The phone in her hand fell to the ground, instantly shattering into pieces.

Outside the operating room, Ning Yu stood gasping at the door, her usually immaculate hair falling loose and her clothes disheveled.

She was furious, berating everyone who had followed.

"What happened? Didn't you say there would be no accidents? Didn't you say there was no danger? Didn't I tell you to watch Tang Tang? Why did this still happen?"

Ning Yu's sinister eyes were terrifyingly bloodthirsty, her rage uncontainable, almost on the verge of collapse. "If anything happens to the child in Tang Tang's belly, I won't spare any of you!"

Everyone fell silent as cicadas in winter.

As she was raging, her assistant quickly approached through the crowd, handing her a phone. "President Ning! Look at this quickly!"

Ning Yu had no mood to look now, but the assistant said it was related to Tang Tang and might be the reason Shen Xiaoyu had targeted her.

Hearing this, Ning Yu snatched the phone, only to see that the previous hashtags #ShenXiaoyuMurder# and #TangTangPregnant# had all been suppressed. Climbing to the peak were other hashtags:

#TangTangFormerManagerExposesHerBuyingTrollsToHypeHappyTangGathering#

#HappyTangGatheringJustAMeansToClimbUp#

#ReasonShenXiaoyuWasBlacklisted#

#TangTangLoveUnrequited#

#TangTangShenXiaoyuOldGrudge#

...

A series of trending topics, all marked with "explosive."

In the hotel, Su Huan sat on the sofa with a laptop on her legs, watching the current trending topics online.

"You did very well. I'll transfer the remaining money to your account."

Standing in front of her was Qin Miao in a gray-blue short sleeve. Six years of prison life had made her submissive, wearing a dog-like smile as she looked at Su Huan ingratiatingly.

"I've already followed your instructions and released all the evidence of Tang Tang buying black material about Shen Xiaoyu and deliberately having people insult her." Qin Miao said, "What should I do next? I still have contact information for those old trolls. Should I have them come forward to testify too?"

"No need. I have my own arrangements for what comes next." Su Huan said, "You stay here for now. You can't leave or contact anyone until this matter is resolved!"

Su Huan's cold eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, making Qin Miao somewhat afraid. She repeatedly agreed.

"I, I understand. You, you can rest assured."

Only then did Su Huan wave for someone to take her back to the next room.

Her phone rang. Su Huan answered and heard the bodyguard say they had already sent Shen Xiaoyu and Shen Nian'an to safety. Her anxious heart finally relaxed.

"Give the phone to Xiaoyu."

The voice on the other end shifted twice, then shallow breathing could be heard, but no voice.

Su Huan looked at the constantly rising trending topics on screen, softening her voice. "Sorry Xiaoyu, it was urgent. I can only ask you and An'an to stay there temporarily. After everything is resolved, I'll come pick you up."

Shen Xiaoyu pressed her lips together, her voice flat. "How will it end? I really did push her, and she really was pregnant and miscarried. You can't help me."

Thinking of Shen Xiaoyu's confused and frightened expression, Su Huan's heart ached. Her face suddenly darkened, her eyes showing fierce killing intent, but her voice became increasingly gentle.

"Trust me, okay? I'll resolve everything." She spoke softly, comforting Shen Xiaoyu's emotions.

Shen Xiaoyu seemed to have given up hope and hung up without saying another word.

Hearing the busy tone, Su Huan's expression completely darkened. She dialed another number, her voice as cold and cutting as winter water.

"Watch the hospital. After catching her, I want her to wish she were dead!"