Chapter 4
“He hung up before I could refuse.” Zuo Bian placed the phone back in its original position.
Qin Ai said, “That’s good.”
Zuo Bian looked at Qin Ai’s cold and sharp profile. “You seem to be in a better mood.”
“Mm.” At least Chang Wenyan shouldn’t bother her for a while.
Zuo Bian called out to 555 in her mind, ‘555, I feel like I’ve made a big step towards completing the mission.’
【That’s right, Host! The mission progress is now 0.7%! Sprinkle flowers ?~!】
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Upon arriving at Nancheng Residence, a waitress in a light green cheongsam immediately led the two to Yanyuxuan(Smoky Rain Pavilion), a private room that Qin Ai had booked long-term.
Qin Ai ordered a few dishes suitable for all ages, while Zuo Bian cupped her face in her hands and gazed at Qin Ai, her eyes as focused as if she were looking at a rare treasure.
“You’re so beautiful.” Zuo Bian said.
Not only was it written in the Green Tea Handbook to do and say this, but Zuo Bian genuinely found Qin Ai beautiful.
Qin Ai possessed a sharp and striking beauty, with eyes as deep as the sea, arched eyebrows, a delicate and high nose bridge, and full, crimson lips that radiated a dazzling brilliance. But because of her indifferent expression, her gorgeous face held a touch of icy arrogance.
“Your bodyguards should be on their way. After dinner, you can go back with them.” Qin Ai completely ignored Zuo Bian’s compliment.
Beauty was a common occurrence for Qin Ai. The compliments or envy of others held no weight in her eyes.
“Then how can I see you next time? I still want to meet you.” Zuo Bian’s slender brows furrowed, her eyes filled with fear and anxiety, as if not being able to see Qin Ai was a huge deal.
【Host, quickly exchange contact information with her! Right, ask for her phone number!】
“Can you give me your phone number?” Zuo Bian looked at Qin Ai with longing.
Qin Ai stared at Zuo Bian quietly. Zuo Bian tried hard to squeeze out a few tears to make herself look more pitiful, but despite her efforts, the corners of her eyes remained dry.
【Sigh, this female lead is too difficult to conquer. Host, I think we should try a different approach—】
At this moment, Zuo Bian heard Qin Ai say, “Okay.”
“That’s great!” Zuo Bian instantly dropped her sorrowful expression and beamed with joy.
“Give me your phone.”
“Oh oh.” Zuo Bian placed her phone in Qin Ai’s hand.
Qin Ai saved her number in Zuo Bian’s contacts, labeling it as Qin Ai.
“Here you go.” Qin Ai returned the phone to Zuo Bian.
Zuo Bian held the phone and looked at it repeatedly, as if she could see flowers blooming from it.
Qin Ai wasn’t the type to meddle in other people’s business. It was only because the girl in front of her was excessively naive that she wasted her time again and again.
It was well-known in their circle that the Zuo family had a daughter with intellectual disabilities. Qin Ai had heard about it, but she never paid much attention because it had nothing to do with her.
After meeting Zuo Bian in person today, Qin Ai realized that Zuo Bian couldn’t be called stupid, but rather lacking in common sense and too innocent.
Just like how everyone thought Chang Wenyan was her boyfriend, Zuo Bian was mistaken for a fool.
But what did that have to do with her? Qin Ai gathered her thoughts.
After the dishes were served, Zuo Bian ate happily. In her previous life, she had been rescued from starvation by her master and entered a sect to cultivate. But she had achieved inedia(the ability to survive without food) early on, and her life was filled with ascetic cultivation, with little contact with food, let alone delicacies.
Her master said that she had a pure and flawless heart, a good seedling for cultivation, and deliberately prevented her from being exposed to the filth of the human heart. For more than ten years after entering the sect, Zuo Bian had never properly descended the mountain. Daily diligent cultivation allowed the young Zuo Bian to break through from Qi Condensation to the late Core Formation stage. Unfortunately, before she could truly shine, she died at the hands of the Demon Lord.
So whether it was in her original world or this world, Zuo Bian was naive about human relationships and social interactions.
“Aren’t you eating?” Zuo Bian still had a bit of sauce on the corner of her mouth.
Qin Ai only casually picked at the food with her chopsticks, seemingly not very interested in the dishes on the table.
“I’m not hungry, you eat.”
“You’re so nice.” Zuo Bian’s eyes curved into crescents, and she unceremoniously swept away the delicious food on the table.
After eating, Zuo Bian let out a delicate burp. She seemed a little embarrassed and blushed slightly.
Qin Ai initially wanted to leave directly, but then she thought that Zuo Bian might get lost here. In the end, she personally led Zuo Bian out to find Shi Miaozhu and the others.
“Thank you, Miss Qin.” Shi Miaozhu and the bodyguards bowed to Qin Ai.
After Qin Ai left, Zuo Bian got into the car.
Zuo Bian’s frequent and inexplicable disappearances were a common occurrence. The bodyguards were either protecting her or searching for her.
They didn’t dare to say anything to Zuo Bian, after all, it was their fault for not keeping a close eye on her. However, Shi Miaozhu felt that Miss had really changed a lot recently. Perhaps she should tell Master and Madam that they didn’t need to be as protective as before.
Zuo Bian was sent back to the Zuo family. In the evening, she had dinner with her parents in this world. Her brother wasn’t there, he was still abroad on business and said he would be back at the end of the month.
Zuo Bian’s father, Zuo Yan, was a middle-aged man who looked very stern, but when he saw Zuo Bian, his harshness melted away, leaving only gentleness and love.
“Our Xiao Bian is finally growing up. Xiao Bian, do you still like the script Dad showed you last time? If there’s anything you don’t like, Dad can have someone change it.”
Zuo Bian, who was gnawing on a bone, looked up at Zuo Yan. Actually, during her studies these past few days, 555 had transmitted her memories of this world to her.
But most of the memories were blank, only occasionally interspersed with fragmented words of tenderness and sadness from her parents and brother.
Naturally, Zuo Bian had no impression of the script.
“Script?”
At this moment, her mother, Du Yundong, explained, “Xiao Bian, have you forgotten? You said you wanted to act and chose a fantasy script.”
Zuo Bian put down the half-eaten rib and nodded. “Yes, I forgot.”
“Then does Xiao Bian still want to act?” Zuo Yan softened his voice as much as possible.
Did the original her want to act? It would be good for Zuo Bian to try different things, so she nodded vigorously. “Yes, I do.”
In the afternoon, Zuo Bian found the script that had been forgotten in a corner and read its contents with relish.
“It’s a bit like my original world.”
【Host, I guess the you who was missing two hun and three po(core of the human soul) probably wanted to find your own life, which is why you proposed wanting to act and chose this script.】
Zuo Bian suddenly sighed. “I wonder how my master and the child I saved are doing in my original world. Are they still alive?”
【Unfortunately, my authority is too low now, I can’t help you see.】
“Thank you, 555. You’ve already helped me a lot.”
【By the way, Host, let’s create a social media account first. WeChat is good. Didn’t you get Qin Ai’s phone number? We can add Qin Ai’s WeChat through your contacts.】
Zuo Bian didn’t fully understand, but she guessed that it should be done using the thing called a phone.
With the help of the system, Zuo Bian downloaded WeChat, created an account, and added Qin Ai as a friend.
“Success! Can I chat with Qin Ai on this now?”
【Well, you have to wait for your friend request to be approved. I don’t think Qin Ai is the type to use social media. Your friend request might take two or three days for her to see.】
555 genuinely felt that Qin Ai was difficult to conquer. The hosts it had guided before all started with 1% or 2% progress. Only with Zuo Bian and Qin Ai, the progress moved in increments of 0.1% or 0.2%.
In order not to dampen Zuo Bian’s confidence, it had to encourage her. What if Zuo Bian lost confidence and couldn’t continue the conquest?
However, 555 forgot its passive skill, which was—
Getting slapped in the face 100% of the time.
“555! Look, Qin Ai sent me a message! She said I’ve been added as a friend, and we can start chatting now!” Zuo Bian stared at the chat box, wondering how she should reply.
555【…】
【That’s an automated message from the system. The message for successful friend requests is always the same. But this is a good start. It means Qin Ai doesn’t hate you.】
“What should I send? Hello?”
【Just greet her first, then you can improvise. If you don’t know what to say, just flip through the Green Tea Handbook. The Green Tea Handbook I painstakingly compiled is very useful!】
“Okay!”
After all, she wasn’t really trying to be a Green Tea Bitch. The so-called Green Tea quotes and behaviors in the Green Tea Handbook were all modified by 555.
Because it wasn’t following the normal procedure to complete the mission, 555 had to make up a lot of things. The reason it was only teaching Zuo Bian how to use a phone now was because it had been searching for a ‘male lead’ during this time. It had made up the story, and the characters needed to be in place.
Chang Wenyan, the man who was pestering Qin Ai, was the ‘male lead’ chosen by 555. Although he was called the male lead, he was actually just a cannon fodder tool.
The more difficult one was the female lead, Qin Ai, the big boss on Zuo Bian’s path of conquest.
【How’s it going?】
555 saw Zuo Bian’s phone screen, which was filled with a bunch of white, soft, and fluffy Caogenyantuanzi (a popular meme character).
“This little dumpling is so cute, I couldn’t help but send a few more.” Zuo Bian’s eyes were glued to the bouncing, adorable dumplings, as if she could never get tired of looking at them.
【Host, this won’t do. Sending so many messages at once, maybe she won’t even bother to look at them. Flip through the Green Tea Handbook and see what it says.】
Zuo Bian pulled out the little booklet filled with green energy from under her pillow and found the WeChat Chatting chapter.
“Send some beautiful pictures [emoji][emoji][emoji].”
The three emojis were all yellow faces with red hearts for eyes and drool dripping from the corners of their mouths. They were very suggestive.
It went without saying what kind of “beautiful pictures” were being referred to, but Zuo Bian wasn’t from this era and couldn’t grasp the ‘implication’ at all.
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草根颜团子: Caogenyantuanzi
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