Chapter 43
Wu Chen was annoyed by Lynn’s persistent complaining, but he couldn’t directly scold him. He could only endure his headache and continue to listen.
Chi Huan crunched on sunflower seeds, listening as the person cursed everyone from Wu Chen’s family to his classmates, then his friends, and finally even Wu Chen’s business partners, all subjected to indiscriminate verbal fire.
She finally felt comfortable inside.
It wasn’t that she felt better because someone else was being insulted alongside her; it was because she confirmed that this guy was essentially a rabies patient!
The fault is not mine, but the world that has not widely implemented rabies vaccines!
When she transformed back into President Chi, she would personally sponsor a dog leash for Young Master Wu, ensuring he properly restrained his dog!
Voices came from outside the door. It was the old woman returning after cutting chives.
She saw Lynn, greeted him without surprise, and headed into the kitchen.
Chi Huan was puzzled. Seeing how familiar Wu Tong was with this place, she assumed it was a location he specifically used to imprison Wu Chen. In that case, the old woman responsible for cooking for Wu Chen should be Wu Tong’s person!
She looked up at Wu Chen and realized he wasn’t making any effort to conceal his mental state. She began to understand.
Either this old woman had been bought by him, or she was his person from the start.
Tsk, these two brothers of the Wu family are quite interesting!
Lynn finally tired of cursing and was willing to speak about serious matters.
“When are you planning to leave here?”
Chi Huan noticed that while he was talking, he was also stickily trying to hook Wu Chen’s hand. It made her teeth ache.
Wu Chen pondered for a moment, gently pressed Lynn’s head, and smiled: “How about tomorrow?”
“Ah?” Lynn scrambled up, his hair messy. “Tomorrow?”
“Haven’t you wanted to leave here all along?” Wu Chen decided. “Wu Tong was here today, so he won’t be back anytime soon. Let’s leave tomorrow.”
He looked gently at the stunned Lynn: “Go back and rest early after dinner. We leave tomorrow.”
Lynn confirmed he wasn’t joking and jumped up happily: “That’s great! We’re finally leaving!”
The old woman was quick. She finished cooking and setting the table before leaving.
Wu Chen found a jar on the table, placed the hamster he was holding inside, and before putting on the lid, he bent down and poked the hamster’s bulging cheek pouches: “Quite the stasher.”
Lynn snorted beside him in displeasure.
Chi Huan settled in the jar to eat. Smelling the fragrance of the food coming from the kitchen, her mouth watered uncontrollably. The sunflower seeds in her paws suddenly lost their appeal.
But she couldn’t do anything about it. She was a hamster now.
This place was quite far from the city. The person who bought Wu Chen’s hamster cage only arrived as the sun was setting.
Chi Huan once again lived in a small villa. She fell into a deep sleep, tucked inside the clean, soft cotton padding.
The next day, when Wu Chen carried her out, the acrylic shards in the yard had already been cleared away. The entire courtyard was neat and tidy.
It was clear that the resident cherished the flowers; every flowerbed was well-maintained.
Chi Huan was drowsy. She silently recited: I am a hamster, I am a hamster, I can sleep in!
Then, she guiltlessly allowed herself to drift back to sleep.
Wu Chen got into the car waiting for him and instructed calmly: “Back to the company.”
The back seat was quite spacious, but Lynn insisted on squeezing right next to him, thigh-to-thigh. Wu Chen didn’t say anything, only telling him to stop playing with his phone so much and be careful of car sickness.
Lynn agreed impatiently.
When Chi Huan woke up again, she found herself in an unfamiliar office.
The office was large and empty, looking like a newly established company that hadn’t yet been filled with documents. Many shelves were still bare.
The design was very corporate. The only unusual feature was the guest sofa.
In stark contrast to the black, white, and gray surroundings, the guest sofa was ridiculously garish.
Large, vibrant flowers were printed on the fabric. The color combination was so bright it bordered on mental contamination.
A thought briefly flashed in her mind, but the headache from sleeping too long interfered with her association ability. By the time the headache subsided, Chi Huan had no ideas left.
She just felt hungry again.
So useless! Might as well just be called a pig-rat!
Chi Huan angrily finished off a piece of dried apple.
With food in her belly, her brain finally booted up normally. She sluggishly realized—
This is Wu Chen’s office, meaning she was back in the city!
The hamster, her fur ruffled from sleep, was stunned for a few seconds. She jumped up as if her bottom were on fire and pressed her face against the cage bars to look outside.
Sure enough, the familiar city center.
She could even see her own office building a few blocks away.
Looking at this familiar building, this familiar street scene, this familiar… Lu You?
Her frantically rolling eyes stopped, fixated on the adjacent building.
Through the window of the building across the street, Chi Huan saw a person in a suit sitting opposite Lu You. The two were deep in cheerful conversation.
It was Wu Tong.
“What the heck!”
Chi Huan was shocked. Given the relationship between the two Wu brothers, did Wu Chen dare to locate his company directly opposite Wu Tong’s company?!
【…That is Lu You’s company. They are currently scouting office locations.】
So that’s it.
Chi Huan suddenly understood, then realized something else was wrong: “Why does that brat Wu Tong look so suspicious?”
His hairstyle was clearly styled, his suit was simple yet sophisticated. Though slightly lacking in height, his every movement exuded politeness and grace.
In short, he was displaying himself like a strutting peacock.
“He’s dressed like he’s going on a blind date, and he’s accompanying Lu You to scout office locations?” Chi Huan was incredulous. “Is he trying to steal my wife!?”
【Cough!】
Chi Huan remembered swearing to the System that she wouldn’t see Lu You, and immediately corrected herself: “Is he a toad craving a swan’s meat?”
【Perhaps. You don’t need to concern yourself with plot details outside the main storyline.】
Chi Huan scurried around twice, buried her head in the wood shavings, and tried to numb herself with food… but she still felt uneasy.
Just as she finally gave up and looked up toward the opposite building, her gaze froze.
Lu You, who had been chatting with Wu Tong moments ago, was now slumped over the table, her dark hair splayed out. One hand rested on the table, the other dangled at her side. Her expression was obscured, and she looked like she had passed out.
Wu Tong sat opposite her, slowly sipping a cup of coffee, looking relaxed and effortlessly composed. The gentlemanly facade he had adopted earlier was nowhere to be seen.
Chi Huan’s eyes widened. The fat on her cheeks was pressed into stripes by the iron bars of the cage.
“That animal! What is he doing!!!”
【Host, don’t panic.】
“How can I not panic!! Didn’t you see him drug Lu You? Do I need to tell you what a Beta drugging an Omega implies?”
The System fell silent.
Chi Huan’s frantic scurrying was useless. The iron cage was far sturdier than the acrylic one. She couldn’t open the door and was so frantic she almost tried to bite through the bars.
Just then, Wu Tong moved. He stood up from his seat, walked over to Lu You’s side, and looked down at her for two seconds.
“…”
Chi Huan saw his mouth move: “What did he say? Can you hear him?”
【He said…】 the System hesitated.
Chi Huan urged: “Tell me!”
【Schoolmate, I’ll find you a good place to go.】
Schoolmate?
Chi Huan felt dizzy, overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information received in just two days. Her two ex-girlfriends, Mu Yi and Wu Chen, went to the same school, and Wu Tong and Lu You went to the same school?
What a terrifying coincidence!
Chi Huan’s voice trembled: “Didn’t he grow up studying abroad?”
【Until middle school, yes. In university, he returned to a domestic university as an exchange student.】
“What exactly does he want? What did he give Lu You to drink?”
【That was a pheromone booster, which can prematurely trigger an Omega’s heat.】
Chi Huan knew from reading the book that the setting was that Alphas did not have heats, and Omegas had one once a year.
The duration was variable, usually three to seven days. During this time, the Omega would be in persistent heat until they completed a bond with an Alpha or Omega.
“But he’s a… Beta.”
Why would he give Lu You something like that?
The answer arrived the moment the words left her mouth. In the opposite office, someone was dragging an Alpha through the door.
It was a woman, also unconscious. Although Chi Huan couldn’t see her face, she instantly guessed who it was.
Mu Yi.
—As protagonists in the book, no matter how their personalities, experiences, or hobbies change, they will ultimately end up together.
—This is a unique law of fiction.
—Only the protagonist ends up with the protagonist.
Uncannily, the words the System had spoken that night echoed in her mind. Chi Huan’s mind went blank. Even the paws gripping the cage bars fell to her side.
She asked with difficulty: “…The night before yesterday, when I said I was slacking off and not doing the mission, you didn’t even try to persuade me. Was it for this reason?”
“You knew this would happen long ago? That’s why you let me stop doing the mission, because as long as I turned into an animal, there would be no way for me to stop you…”
After a silence, the System sighed.
【I apologize, Host. I must twist the main storyline back to its original position.】
“…”
【Host…】
“Don’t call me that! I won’t trust you anymore!”
Chi Huan shouted at the treacherous System and ignored it. She opened the inventory, which was almost gathering dust, and frantically searched.
【Host, saving now is useless. After you load the save, you will still…】
The System’s voice cut off abruptly. It couldn’t believe what it was seeing.
The Save Point had materialized as a display screen. The palm-sized screen had automatically shrunk to hamster size, and the power switch was lit red—The Save Point is in use!
The item description for the Save Point was printed on the back of the screen. Chi Huan flipped it over and pointed to a line of text for the System to read.
[Product Name]: Save Point (Hamster Mini Version)
[Product Use]: Allows you to set a personal save point. You can choose to load the save point at any time within one week.
[Product Restriction]: Single-use item. Once activated, if you do not load the save, you can manually close the save, or wait for automatic closure after seven days. After closing, you can activate the save again. Closure Count: Three times. Becomes invalid after loading the save.
[Product Price]: Not for Sale. Acquired through mission.
—Three times.
“I have you to thank for scaring me, saying what would happen if I turned into a pig… I thought, well, since I have three chances to fail, there’s no harm in activating it once, just to be safe.”
【When did you activate the save?】
She managed to hide it from me.
“The day before the mission deadline, 3 AM.”
The System needs to sleep in the middle of the night. Chi Huan didn’t know if it was for energy saving or if it was infected by human sleep patterns.
Sometimes Chi Huan stayed up late playing games and tried to chat with the System, but the System snored louder than her. She filed that information away.
“It wasn’t meant to be hidden from you. You know how it is. Humans get emotional late at night, and I just activated it on impulse.”
Although the original intention was self-preservation, who knew she would encounter this situation…
Chi Huan found the little green dot on the screen and saw the word [LOAD] beneath it.
If she pressed LOAD, time would jump back three days.
The System urged frantically: 【Host! Think clearly. Not every mission gives a Save Point as a reward. If you use this one, you’ll have to use points for the next one, and you know how expensive things are in the Point Mall!】
Chi Huan’s hand paused over the LOAD button.
The System saw hope and spoke quickly:
【You know how dangerous this world is. Even if you save Lu You, will she know? Will she thank you? Will she spare you in the future? No! She will only hate you!】
【Even setting Lu You aside, the rest of these people are all threats. Are you that confident you can survive?】
It delivered the killing blow—
【Are you really going to use your own life to save Lu You?】
“…………”
The System softened its tone, advising earnestly: 【—Frankly, I don’t think you’re saving her. That’s her destined partner. You don’t need to go to such lengths!】
The room was silent, save for the faint sound of the air conditioning blowing from the corner.
In the office across the street, Mu Yi had already woken up.
Knowing Wu Tong’s personality, if he had drugged Lu You, he wouldn’t spare Mu Yi either.
Chi Huan’s expression was calm. She even turned her head away from the scene. The System thought she had listened to its advice, and the tension in its heart finally eased.
Chi Huan suddenly spoke: “I told you, didn’t I?”
The System was confused.
“—I am romance-brained.”
The System’s main board violently shuddered. Code scattered throughout its database, and numerous characters flashed, almost causing a short circuit.
It watched helplessly as Chi Huan pressed the LOAD button.
Its efforts were ruined. The System could no longer contain its anger: 【YOU WILL DIE!】
“Then I’ll die,” Chi Huan said indifferently. “I don’t care.”
The scene before her slowly faded. The cold, empty room dissolved like baked chocolate.
The deep blue curtains changed back to light pink. The gaudy sofa melted into a peach-colored carpet. The office desk under her feet grew large and soft, becoming a fragrant, plush bed.
The wind chimes on the balcony made a crisp sound.
Chi Huan fell back onto the large bed. Her body stretched, returning to the slender form of a human girl. Her fuzzy paws became human hands again.
She tried to clench her fist, gripping so hard she could see the green veins beneath her pale skin.
She was back. Her Pink Fierce Alpha Bedroom!
Chi Huan grabbed the phone by her bed and entered a series of numbers without looking.
It was 3 AM, but the call was answered quickly.
Chi Huan gripped the phone and said solemnly: “Lu You, let’s get back together.”
Author’s Note:
Ten thousand characters complete. The Draft King has fallen. QAQ
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