After I Was Erased by the System, She Went Mad

Chapter 83 : Side Story 13. Please Continue to Guide Me in the Future

At the amusement park.

Shen Nian'an held her phone in confusion, muttering, "What are Mommy and Nama doing? Why isn't anyone answering the phone?"

"Alright An'an, don't worry about them. Miss Su's leg isn't convenient, so Xiaoyu definitely has to stay and take care of her. We'll go home tonight." Mother Shen put away her phone and reminded her, "The roller coaster is about to start. Should we go over now?"

"Alright then. Grandma, you wait for me below. I'll come down in a bit." Shen Nian'an walked toward the roller coaster entrance when she suddenly noticed something was wrong. Turning around, she saw Qiao Si'en standing in place, not following.

"Aunt Qiao, hurry up!" she called, waving her hand.

Qiao Si'en stood still and waved back from afar, "You go ahead. I need to use the restroom first. I'll find you later."

Hearing this, Shen Nian'an didn't insist further, "Then if you can't find us later, remember to call me."

"Okay."

After Shen Nian'an bounced away with Mother Shen, Qiao Si'en's smile finally faded.

Her expression darkened as she lowered her head and took out her phone to call Shen Xiaoyu, but no one answered.

The unease in her heart grew stronger, with an increasingly intense feeling of being distanced from Shen Xiaoyu.

Qiao Si'en couldn't care about her agreement with Shen Nian'an. She turned and left the amusement park. Seeing the missing car in the parking garage, her heart plummeted.

She found her own car, started it, and sped toward the city.

By the time Qiao Si'en reached Shen Xiaoyu's building, it was already two hours later.

Before entering the lobby, she called Shen Xiaoyu again.

This time the call was answered. Shen Xiaoyu's lazy, hoarse voice came through the phone, "Mm? Si'en, what's wrong? Mmm—"

Her voice was very different from usual, but Qiao Si'en had heard such a voice before, plus that final hint of ambiguous sound that slipped out.

She quickly understood what Shen Xiaoyu was doing.

Qiao Si'en's whole body shook as she froze stiffly. Looking at the tightly closed door in front of her, her entire body turned cold as if falling into an ice cellar.

Inside the room, Shen Xiaoyu lay on the sofa. She irritably patted a certain someone's head, her eyes warning her not to move around, then continued asking, "Did something happen to An'an?"

The other end of the phone was silent for a while before a voice came through, "No."

Qiao Si'en's voice trembled slightly, as if she was suppressing something, "I just wanted to ask if you got home safely? When are you coming back?"

"We're already home. We won't be going over today either." Shen Xiaoyu felt something unusual in her body, frowned, and glared irritably at a certain someone who was acting innocent, "You all have fun. Don't wait for me. Next time when I'm free, I'll go with you again."

We...

I and you...

Just a few short words distinguished the closeness and distance.

Qiao Si'en held back her tears, turned to lean against the wall, and continued, "Alright, I understand. An'an called you several times just now. If you have time, call her back. The little girl is eagerly looking forward to you coming."

Noisy sounds came through the phone, as if the receiver was being blocked, followed by some unclear conversation, seeming like Shen Xiaoyu was warning about something.

Through the door, Qiao Si'en heard sounds gradually overlapping with those from the phone.

"...If I answer another call, don't do that anymore! Mmm— Su, Su Huan! Gentler—"

Qiao Si'en closed her eyes, her chest so blocked she could barely breathe.

"Sorry Si'en, something came up just now. I'll call An'an back later. You all have fun. I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

Without waiting for her to speak, Shen Xiaoyu hung up first.

Qiao Si'en leaned against the wall, took a deep breath, forced back the tears that wanted to flow, put away her phone, and turned toward the elevator.

Inside the room, Shen Xiaoyu kicked Su Huan with a red face, embarrassed and angry, "Didn't I tell you I was on the phone? Are you afraid Qiao Si'en doesn't know what we're doing?"

Thinking that Qiao Si'en might have heard the sounds just now, her anger flared up. She hatefully kicked Su Huan again.

"I'm telling you! Don't even think about touching me for a whole month!"

"Okay, okay, I know I was wrong. Don't be angry." Su Huan obediently apologized, lying back down to embrace her, kissing the corner of her lips, her mood soaring.

Sure enough, once everything was out in the open, everything went smoothly.

The affection level had already risen to 10%, and survival days had increased to over two thousand.

At this rate, even if the mission failed, she could stay in this world until death.

[Thank you, system.] she said in her heart.

The system didn't respond. It had already hidden before these two started their intimate actions, after all, a single system didn't want to watch this couple show affection.

Shen Xiaoyu glared at her, getting angrier the more she thought about it.

But soon her temper was dispersed by Su Huan's hands.

By the time both were properly dressed, it was already approaching evening. Shen Nian'an called ahead, saying they were on their way home.

Shen Xiaoyu told them not to come back and to go directly to the restaurant she had booked. She would bring Su Huan directly there too.

Before hanging up, she asked one more thing, "Tell your Aunt Qiao to go directly to the restaurant too."

However, Shen Nian'an's words made her frown.

"Aunt Qiao isn't here. She said she was going to the restroom this afternoon and we haven't seen her since. Her phone isn't answering either."

"This afternoon?" Shen Xiaoyu frowned tightly, "What time this afternoon?"

Shen Nian'an thought about it, "Around one o'clock, I think."

"One o'clock..."

Shen Xiaoyu checked her call log. The call with Qiao Si'en was after three, more than two hours later than what An'an said.

Her expression sharpened as she suddenly had a suspicion, making her scalp tingle. Qiao Si'en couldn't have come back to find her at that time, could she?

Recalling the sounds during the phone call, she stiffened with her toes curling.

Oh god, Qiao Si'en couldn't have heard all their sounds in the room, could she? No wonder her reaction was so strange then.

Shen Xiaoyu covered her face, getting angrier the more she thought about it, and kicked Su Huan's good leg.

Su Huan was kicked inexplicably and looked back at her innocently, "What's wrong?"

Shen Xiaoyu glared at her, told Shen Nian'an they'd meet at the restaurant, then hung up. She used her phone to access the home surveillance, rewinding to around three that afternoon, and indeed saw Qiao Si'en appearing at the door.

Both angry and embarrassed, she turned and threw a pillow at Su Huan, "It's all your fault!"

Su Huan caught the pillow, looking completely confused, "What happened exactly?"

"When Qiao Si'en called me, she was right outside the door!" Shen Xiaoyu's face was bright red, too embarrassed to ever face Qiao Si'en again.

Su Huan slowly made a sound of understanding. Hearing this, she didn't feel much—if Qiao Si'en heard, she heard. It would be good for her to back down.

But she didn't dare say this, afraid Shen Xiaoyu would get even angrier.

Shen Xiaoyu glared at her angrily and threw another pillow.

Su Huan caught it smoothly, then smiled as she moved closer to coax her.