After I Was Erased by the System, She Went Mad

Chapter 65 : Wedding in Three Days

The sharp, cold blade pressed against Shi Qiubai's neck. With the slightest movement, it cut through her skin, and blood seeped out, rolling down the blade.

Shi Qiubai looked directly into Su Huan's murderous eyes, feeling the faint pain in her neck. The fear of impending death made her body instinctively tremble.

Her eyelashes quivered slightly as she glanced at Shen Xiaoyu on the bed from the corner of her eye, then closed her eyes fearlessly.

[Then let me die together with Sister!]

Su Huan curved her lips and laughed softly, her dark eyes gathering mad violence as she gradually increased the pressure of the knife in her hand. More and more blood drops rolled down.

"You want to die so badly? Then I'll grant your wish!"

A fierce killing intent erupted from her as she gripped the knife tightly.

Shi Qiubai's eyes widened, her pupils suddenly contracting.

Just as Su Huan was about to give Shi Qiubai a quick death, she heard the system's urgent voice.

"Su Huan! Stop! If the villain dies, the mission will immediately fail!"

Su Huan's throat-slitting motion came to an abrupt halt, the cold blade pressed against Shi Qiubai's neck, just a fraction away from cutting through her windpipe.

Shi Qiubai's face was deathly pale as she stared directly at the person before her, cold sweat streaming down her forehead.

Just a little more, and she would have died.

Su Huan gripped the knife tightly, truly wanting to strike down with one blow.

"Su Huan!" The system raised its voice. "If you want the host and Shen Nian'an to die together, then go ahead!"

She irritably ground her teeth, reversed the knife to put it away, released Shi Qiubai's collar, and turned to look at the 'system.'

"Then tell me, what should I do?"

"Complete the mission and lower the villain's corruption value."

The system paused, its electronic voice somewhat speechless. "Warning, villain corruption value +100!"

[Corruption value? What is that thing? Are they talking about me being the villain? I do hate Su Huan and wish she would die. It wouldn't be bad to suppress her and become the protagonist either.]

System: ...

Su Huan raised her eyebrows, looking at her with a mocking expression. "Protagonist? Shi Qiubai, are you misunderstanding something? The protagonists of this world are Tang Tang and Ning Yu. The one with the power of life and death is Tang Tang's system. You're at most cannon fodder—even your qualification to stay alive was given to you by Xiaoyu. If I had known you would become such a disaster, I should have blacklisted you from the beginning."

It would have saved Shen Xiaoyu from being trapped in this world again to do missions.

Shi Qiubai's inner voice paused as she frowned. [You can hear what I'm thinking?]

"Everyone present except the unconscious Xiaoyu can hear what you're thinking," Su Huan said. "Surprised? Unexpected? What a pity Xiaoyu can't hear, or she would have seen through your true nature long ago!"

How else would the pursuit have been prolonged until now?

Shi Qiubai's expression cracked inch by inch as she began recalling Su Huan's abnormal behavior, trying to figure out when exactly Su Huan had started hearing her thoughts.

[So you knocked me unconscious yesterday because you heard what I was thinking?]

Thinking carefully, from yesterday to today, most of what she'd been thinking was cursing Su Huan. Let her listen if she wanted to.

"Warning, villain corruption value +1000!"

Su Huan's gaze was sinister, her eyes sharp as knife edges.

Shi Qiubai showed no fear, her eyes sarcastic. [So what if I'm not the protagonist? Aren't you still being suppressed by me? What a pity this system isn't bound to Su Huan, or it could directly send Su Huan to her death.]

The overhead lights flickered momentarily, and the blue gauze surrounding Shen Xiaoyu dimmed.

"Su Huan, my energy can't hold on much longer. For the host and Shen Nian'an to survive, the mission must be completed."

After the system said this final sentence, the light gradually faded, the overhead lights came back on, and all the equipment returned to normal.

Su Huan closed her eyes. What could she do to complete the mission?

"Sister Huan!"

Li Xiang's urgent voice suddenly came from outside the door, which was knocked on loudly.

"Ning Corporation posted on Weibo an hour ago. Ning Yu and Tang Tang's wedding will be held in about three days," Li Xiang said.

Su Huan opened her eyes to look at Shen Xiaoyu, feeling little surprise in her heart.

Regardless of when the wedding was held, she didn't have much time left.

She didn't look back at Shi Qiubai again, but turned and walked toward the door. She reached out to open it and saw the sweating Li Xiang, then looked at the researchers who were being restrained by bodyguards and glaring at her angrily.

"The experiment was very successful. The specific details are not convenient for you to know," she said flatly. "However, you can fully participate in the third experiment. I will recapture the original test subject and let you dispose of her as you wish."

If the system agreed at that time.

Hearing this, the researchers' expressions improved somewhat.

"Alright, let them go. Keep Xiaoyu and Shi Qiubai at the base. Li Xiang, help me watch over them," Su Huan said to the people beside her. "Don't let them encounter any danger!"

Li Xiang nodded. "Don't worry! I'll guard Sister Xiaoyu well and keep a close eye on Shi Qiubai too."

She nodded, withdrew her gaze to survey everyone, and squeezed out a smile on her pale face. "Then everyone, please wait for my good news."

After saying this, she left with her bodyguards.

In the laboratory, Shi Qiubai, who had heard Su Huan speaking, whimpered and tried to shout, but no one paid attention to her.

Soon Li Xiang brought bodyguards to take her back to her original room.

After untying the ropes on her body and removing the tape from her mouth, she immediately tried to rush toward the door, but was quickly caught by the arm by a bodyguard.

"Miss Shi, until Sister Huan returns, you cannot leave this room even one step."

Shi Qiubai sneered and turned to look at her. "What right do you have to stop me?"

"This base has surveillance everywhere, and we have self-developed equipment that can selectively block all other signals. You can't contact the outside world, nor can you leave here," Li Xiang said. "Please rest well. If you need anything, you can knock on the door directly."

After saying this, she left with the bodyguards.

Probably certain that she couldn't leave, Li Xiang didn't have anyone guard the area after leaving.

Shi Qiubai stood near the door without moving.

Now that it was suddenly quiet, she still felt a sense of unreality. Thinking back to what she had heard ten minutes ago, it still felt like a dream.

All of this exceeded her understanding—she needed more time to digest it.

Like a story with two parallel plots, each telling its own tale.

On the other side, Su Huan had already returned to the city. After receiving a complaining phone call from Shen Nian'an and gently comforting her for a few sentences, she saw someone appear outside the car.

"An'an, don't worry. In three days, Mama will go home with you!"

After saying this, Su Huan hung up directly, immediately opened the car door, and went to meet that person.

"President Ning, long time no see."

The man wore a gray business suit with a tall figure and ear-length short hair. He resembled Ning Yu somewhat, but his features were more glamorous and aggressive than Ning Yu's.

He looked Su Huan up and down and sneered. "I wondered who it was—turns out it's our Best Actress Su! To what do I owe this honor?"

Su Huan ignored his cold mockery and looked around. "This isn't a place to talk. Come with me."

The two got in the car together and found a restaurant with good privacy. As soon as they entered the private room, they heard Ning Bai speak.

"You're not here for my dear sister's wedding, are you? Have you fallen for my dear sister, or for Tang Tang who's about to transform from sparrow to phoenix?"

Without waiting for Su Huan to respond, he made a sound of realization and continued talking to herself: "Speaking of which, Tang Tang and you have been shipping CP for many years. What's this about? Now that she's marrying into a wealthy family, you've realized you truly like her? I'm telling you, it's too late! She's pregnant with our Ning family's child, and the wedding has been announced to the world. You won't have a chance."

Su Huan sat in the chair, poured tea for both of them, then slowly spoke: "I am indeed here for the wedding, but I don't like Tang Tang. The previous publicity stunts have all been clarified, so you don't need to be sarcastic with me. This is the last time I'll come to you."

Ning Bai raised an eyebrow. "How so?"

"I want an invitation to the wedding," Su Huan was direct. "And I need an opportunity to speak with Tang Tang alone, without being disturbed by anyone."

He frowned, his mind turning. "You're not planning to elope with Tang Tang, are you? I'm telling you that's impossible! This concerns our Ning family's reputation. Even if we cooperate, I can't help you with that!"

"President Ning, I said that helping me is helping yourself. Once Ning Yu marries Tang Tang, no matter how hard you try, you'll always be suppressed by Ning Yu."

Su Huan leaned back in her chair, legs crossed. "But if you let Tang Tang leave with me, you'll win!"

"Even now you're still painting me pictures of success? Who's the boss here, you or me?" Ning Bai sighed.

"Aren't we friends? I don't want you to always be suppressed by Ning Yu! As long as you help me one last time, I will definitely help you! Make you the company president!"

She said with certainty: "It's just Xingheng Entertainment. I can give you a company even better than Xingheng Entertainment!"

As long as the world restarted and Ning Bai completed the plot that belonged to him, as long as what he did afterward didn't involve the two female leads, the system wouldn't care about him, a mere cannon fodder character.

She would help him, let him stay away from the plot and have his own life.

Ning Bai looked at her suspiciously. "Such big talk? Didn't you eat some breath mints before coming?"

"Just tell me if you'll help me or not." Su Huan had no mood to banter with him. "Even if you help me, I'll find other ways to achieve my goal. When that happens, your Ning family's reputation will still be trampled under my feet! If you participate in my plan now, no matter what happens, you can cover it up according to the plan when facing the Ning family elders and clear yourself of suspicion. But if I act alone..." Her expression was meaningful.

At that point, what would happen would be beyond Ning Bai's control, and he might even have to bear the Ning family's wrath.

The expression on Ning Bai's face gradually disappeared as he stared coldly at the person before him. "Are you threatening me?"

Su Huan shrugged. "I'm just stating facts. So, will you help me or not?"

[Stating facts?] Ning Bai gritted his teeth in anger. [With things said to this extent, even if I don't help, I definitely can't escape. I might even passively become her accomplice!]

[Damn it, how did I end up befriending this person?]

Hearing this, Su Huan's eyes curved with a smile as she extended her hand in a good mood. "Then here's to a pleasant cooperation."

Ning Bai's eyes were cold and sharp as he reached out and slapped Su Huan's hand hard, then got up to leave.

"Just wait."