Chapter 77: More Please – System Awakens
The steam filled the bathroom, and Dong Ling, under Song Mingzhi’s touch, completely crumbled.
She could barely resist Song Mingzhi on a normal day, and a Jiejie armed with sweet nothings and coquettishness? Dong Ling was completely defenseless.
Dong Ling unconsciously pulled out a few strands of Song Mingzhi’s hair, which were now wrapped around her fair fingers, then stuck to her skin with the water droplets.
“Enough… Mingzhi…”
“It’s okay, I’ve finished filming.”
Song Mingzhi had already sobered up somewhat without realizing it, her eyes filled with a gentle smile, like a crescent moon, like a vast galaxy.
Song Mingzhi didn’t have any work scheduled after this, so she didn’t have to wake up early, she could sleep in.
Dong Ling’s voice gradually faded, falling asleep to the cool night outside.
When Dong Ling woke up, it was still dark outside.
She sat up, the quilt sliding down from her arms, revealing the plum blossom-like marks.
“It’s dark… I actually slept for so long…”
Dong Ling’s bones felt weak, she muttered to herself, reached for the phone on her pillow, and saw the time.
3:36 am?
Dong Ling was a little surprised, did she only sleep for a short while?
Dong Ling looked at the date again, October 29th. Song Mingzhi finished filming on October 27th, which meant… she had slept for almost a day!
It was all Song Mingzhi’s fault, her drunk Jiejie was truly too unrestrained.
Dong Ling lay back down, looked at the still sleeping Song Mingzhi, snuggled closer, and enjoyed the quiet intimacy of this moment.
The sleeping Song Mingzhi seemed to sense something and wrapped her arm around Dong Ling’s waist, her fingers unconsciously caressing her waistline for a moment before becoming still again.
Dong Ling had been very well desensitized, if it were before, she would definitely have moved away, but now, apart from trembling slightly, she readily accepted it.
The beautiful woman holding her was soft and fragrant, Dong Ling leaned against her, thinking about things, and unconsciously drifted off to sleep.
The next day, Dong Ling and Song Mingzhi packed their things and returned to Beihai, filming was over, there was no need for them to stay there any longer.
Dong Ling had to go back and deal with company matters, and also to meet up with her friends.
Tang Qianxi and Chen Shang Shang still hadn’t reached a conclusion, that coward Chen Shang Shang retreated back into her shell, interacting with Tang Qianxi as a couple, but not wanting to come out yet.
Tang Qianxi didn’t want to pressure her, so she didn’t bring it up, just taking things one day at a time.
As for the people she and Song Mingzhi sent to Luo City, they hadn’t found anything of value either.
Although Zhong Zhong was born in Luo City, her parents weren’t locals, but from another city, as for which city, it was difficult to find out, the old neighbors’ memories were vague, they only remembered them saying they were from a coastal city, but not the specific location.
The trail went cold, there were so many coastal cities, finding them was like searching for a needle in a haystack, and Zhong Zhong’s parents didn’t have the surname Song, but Zhong, making it even more difficult to investigate.
Dong Ling was a little discouraged, but Song Mingzhi remained calm.
“It’s not easy to find lost relatives, and you said I’m the core of the story, so according to the plot, we’ll definitely find some clues.”
Song Mingzhi would try her best to search, but if she couldn’t find them, it wouldn’t become an obsession, she already had love and care in her life, her wandering soul had found a place to anchor.
“Yes!”
Dong Ling nodded, she also believed that if this was a novel, the female lead’s background couldn’t possibly remain a mystery.
She just didn’t know when the next part of the plot would be unlocked, the 10% progress from filming should be awarded after the movie was released, adding that, the main storyline progress would be 80%.
But she didn’t know what would happen later, and Dong Ling didn’t want to worry about unknown future events, she would deal with the matters at hand first.
Dong Ling was currently living at Song Mingzhi’s place, she didn’t think there was anything wrong with living together, she packed her things and moved into Song Mingzhi’s house, filling the empty spaces in her closet with her own clothes.
As for her family, Dong Ling didn’t tell them she was living with her girlfriend. Although she didn’t think coming out would be difficult, she didn’t want her parents to think Song Mingzhi was being improper, it was better to wait until a more appropriate time to meet her parents.
Dong Ling arranged a time to meet up with her friends and started choosing clothes and putting on makeup.
It was late autumn now, and Beihai was quite cold, Dong Ling chose a blue-gray knitted cardigan and a skirt, and after finishing her makeup, she looked at herself in the mirror and then knocked on the door of Song Mingzhi’s study.
She now knew that Song Mingzhi wasn’t an unknown, insignificant actress, but a capable businesswoman with her own career, so when Song Mingzhi was in her study, Dong Ling rarely disturbed her.
“Mingzhi, I’m going out now, I might be back late tonight.”
Dong Ling poked her head into the room to inform her girlfriend of her plans.
Song Mingzhi looked up and, seeing her girlfriend’s beautiful face, said: “Have fun.”
But her gaze shifted downwards, her smile fading slightly, she beckoned to Dong Ling.
“Baby, come here.”
Dong Ling was wearing a V-neck cardigan, and as she bent down, the scenery was clearly visible to Song Mingzhi.
Dong Ling walked in, a little puzzled, and saw Song Mingzhi take a scarf from the side and wrap it around Dong Ling’s neck.
“It’s cold outside, stay warm.”
Dong Ling’s face flushed, she nodded, kissed Song Mingzhi’s cheek, and left like a happy little bird.
After Dong Ling left, a teasing voice came from the computer, which had been silent.
“Baby~ Stay warm~”
“Ji Yiling, speak properly.”
Song Mingzhi looked at her friend’s imitation and couldn’t help but say.
“What, I can’t even imitate after hearing it? Lao Song, you’re truly sickeningly sweet, so gentle and tender, hahahaha.”
“That’s what people in love are like.”
Song Mingzhi’s words were calm, but the damage was immense.
Ji Yiling’s smile disappeared, and she continued discussing work matters with a sullen mood.
While Song Mingzhi was dealing critical blows to others, Dong Ling was receiving them.
Chen Shang Shang originally wanted to pretend in front of Dong Ling, after all, she only said that a girl was pursuing her, she didn’t say who it was, so she specifically told Tang Qianxi not to reveal it before coming, but Tang Qianxi ruthlessly exposed the truth.
Chen Shang Shang was so embarrassed she wanted to crawl into a hole and didn’t dare see Dong Ling, but she was still dragged here by Tang Qianxi. On the way, Chen Shang Shang had already adjusted her mentality, so when Dong Ling arrived, the two of them were acting all lovey-dovey.
“Ling Ling, want to try that restaurant? The food there is quite good, I had their couple’s set menu with my baby last time.”
“Couple’s milk tea is half price, baby, do you want one?”
“Ling Ling, do you like the new Chanel bag? My baby just bought it for me, do you want to try it on and see if you want to buy one?”
Calling her “bad woman” before they got together, and “baby” after.
This was unbearable, Dong Ling said with a smile: “Chen Shang Shang, I still remember the note you wrote, can you tell me what that mixed Chinese and English word and that… indescribable piece of clothing meant?”
Chen Shang Shang immediately shrunk back, hiding behind Tang Qianxi and covering her face with Tang Qianxi’s clothes.
Dong Ling pinched Chen Shang Shang’s hair: “Okay, stop messing around, let’s go eat.”
Dong Ling knew that Chen Shang Shang wasn’t deliberately showing off, but that was just her personality, she couldn’t contain herself, knowing that she knew about them, she was just being unrestrained.
Tang Qianxi pulled her girlfriend out and teased: “If you’re really that embarrassed, I can buy you a mask.”
“Get lost.”
Seeing that Dong Ling didn’t mention the embarrassing incident again, Chen Shang Shang coughed lightly, her confidence restored, and she became lively again.
The three of them often went out together in the past, but this was the first time Dong Ling felt the intense glare of being a third wheel.
The atmosphere of friendship and romance were different. Dong Ling didn’t stay long, seeing that they were doing well, she left, her girlfriend was waiting for her at home, she didn’t want to be a lightbulb.
On her way back, Dong Ling passed by Nanjia Hospital, and after thinking about it, she decided to visit Wen Han, it had been a while since her last visit.
Dong Ling entered the ward after entering the passcode, Wen Han was still the same, sleeping quietly.
His condition was actually much worse than before, after all, after lying down for so long, his muscles had atrophied to varying degrees, even though the medical staff diligently massaged him every day, but he was always lying down, he couldn’t be the same as a normal person.
Around this time a year ago, after visiting him, she was bound by the system.
Now the system was dormant, she didn’t know when it would wake up, and neither did he.
The autumn wind outside the window swept the fallen leaves, hitting the windowpane with a desolate chill, Dong Ling looked at Wen Han for a while, then prepared to leave.
Just as she was about to go, a sharp ringing sound came from her head, similar to tinnitus, but different, accompanied by a dizzy spell, Dong Ling grabbed a nearby chair to steady herself, barely avoiding falling to the floor.
What was happening?
Dong Ling held her head, intending to press the nurse call button by the bed and have someone come check on her.
Before she could touch it, the sound in her head disappeared, replaced by a familiar voice.
[Girl! I’m awake!]
Still that damn greasy feeling.
[It’s just a side effect of rebooting, it’s fine, it’ll be over soon.]
Dong Ling was relieved, she sat down on the chair, and the dizziness gradually subsided, making her feel much better.
021: [Did you miss me while I was dormant… aaaaaaaaa… how is it 70%?! And there’s another 10% pending! My god! Girl, you’re amazing!]
Talk about a surprise, 021 didn’t expect to see such exciting main storyline progress upon waking up from its deep sleep.
Dong Ling: [I completed some tasks, thank you, 021.]
021: [What are you thanking me for? Protecting the host is my duty!]
[Waaaaaaa!]
021 suddenly let out an even more excited sound: [Signal received! I can contact headquarters!]
021 cried tears of joy, after so long, it could finally contact headquarters, it was no longer a lost child!
Dong Ling’s smile faded slightly, she gripped her phone with a serious expression, and sent a message to her girlfriend.
Song Mingzhi, who was at home, saw her phone screen light up, and seeing the message, immediately prepared to leave.
[Baby]: The fairy godmother is awake, she has contacted Fairyland, I’ll wait for you in Wen Han’s ward.
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