Chapter 216: Preparations Before Departure

“Good morning, System.”

Early in the morning, the petite girl sat up on the bed in her room.

She rubbed her eyes, looking as if she had just woken up.

Even though she was the only person in the room, she still said her good morning.

[Good morning, Host.]

“Mm.”

The timing was perfect.

It was time to head out.

An Yu nodded and casually unplugged her phone that had been charging nearby.

After spending two ordinary and peaceful days, the weekend had arrived.

Today, An Yu was going out with Ning Dongli to attend a comic convention.

Speaking of which, ever since An Qing had suddenly come over that day and asked a bunch of random questions, she hadn’t come looking for trouble with An Yu again.

An Yu was more than happy about that. She simply went about her own little life every day.

Although she didn’t know what An Qing was thinking, An Yu didn’t care.

She didn’t expect An Qing to believe her, nor did she care what the other party thought.

Anyway, today she was going out to have fun.

She stood up and changed into the casual clothes she rarely wore.

Since she had to wear her school uniform every day for classes and rarely went out on weekends, she didn’t wear her regular clothes very often.

Even though they were called casual clothes, An Yu hadn’t prepared them very seriously.

She simply put on a very ordinary dress.

Because she would be changing outfits soon anyway.

She and Ning Dongli were going to the comic convention, and she would wear the clothes Ning Dongli had prepared.

Although she didn’t know what they were, An Yu had left all the arrangements completely to Ning Dongli.

However, in order to change, she had to go to the Ning family first.

She heard there would be makeup and such involved as well…

An Yu didn’t understand any of it, so she left everything for Ning Dongli to handle.

“Heave-ho~”

An Yu slowly finished changing.

As for men’s clothing or women’s clothing, she had never cared about such things.

As long as she could wear it, it was fine.

However… her hair seemed to have grown longer.

It was a bit bothersome. Should she just cut it short?

An Yu blinked expressionlessly, seemingly considering whether or not to cut her hair.

At that moment, the hairpin on her head suddenly changed.

It transformed from a beautiful hairpin into a small mechanical bird flapping its wings.

The mechanical bird quickly used its beak to pick up a hair tie and began styling An Yu’s long hair.

Soon, An Yu’s slightly messy long hair, which had been tousled from sleep, was neatly combed into a single ponytail.

An Yu walked to the mirror and looked left and right with an expressionless face.

The System Lady didn’t say anything.

She had silently transformed the hairpin and helped tidy her hair herself.

“Mm.”

An Yu nodded in satisfaction.

No matter which angle she looked at herself from, she looked good.

There was just one issue.

“System, I haven’t washed my hair yet.”

She hadn’t washed her hair yet, but the System had already tied it up for her. Wouldn’t she have to redo it later?

[……]

For a moment, the System glitched slightly. She had only wanted to help An Yu.

She had a bad feeling, especially when An Yu had been looking at her beautiful long hair earlier—the feeling had grown even stronger.

The Host… might find it troublesome and decide to cut her hair.

It had to be said that the System Lady understood her Host very well, because that was exactly what An Yu was thinking.

An Yu nodded, her expression returning to one of indifference.

“Never mind. I’ll leave it to you later as well.”

Her hair had always just been left down naturally because she was too lazy to style it.

Since the System could help her, that was perfect.

[……Phew.]

An Yu was still finding it troublesome and had really been about to cut it? The System Lady breathed a sigh of relief.

[Understood, Host.]

Luckily, she only needed to tie An Yu’s hair again later. If she had actually cut it, that would have been a disaster!

Cutting off such beautiful long hair would be such a shame!

The System Lady… was a long-hair enthusiast.

An Yu quickly finished her daily washing routine in the bathroom and dried her hair.

The System Lady transformed into the mechanical bird once again and tied An Yu’s hair into a simple single ponytail.

However, the System Lady suddenly realized something.

She had a feeling that her Host wanted her to take full responsibility for managing her hair?

In that case, should she go look at some hairstyle magazines later?

She could give An Yu a different look every day…

It definitely wasn’t because the System herself wanted to see it.

Yes, that’s right. Let’s do it!

An Yu had no idea what the System Lady was thinking.

She simply shook her head refreshingly, causing the ponytail behind her to sway with the motion.

Now… it felt more comfortable.

System, useful.

If the System knew she had received such a simple “useful” evaluation, she wouldn’t know how to feel.

But for An Yu, this was good enough.

She opened the bathroom door, slung her small backpack over her shoulders, and prepared to leave the An family villa.

Although she would be coming back later.

What a shame.

She wondered when An Qing would finally kick her out?

She was looking forward to it.

Just as An Yu thought of An Qing, An Qing appeared in front of her like a ghost, suddenly materializing.

An Yu blinked, clearly not reacting in time to the sudden appearance of An Qing before her.

“?”

At this moment, she was still carrying her bag. If she had a suitcase as well, she would look exactly like someone running away from home.

“An Yu.”

An Qing spoke subconsciously, seemingly wanting to ask where An Yu was going.

But the words got stuck halfway, and she couldn’t bring herself to ask.

Even without asking, she already knew. She was definitely going to find Ning Wanciu again.

She didn’t want to hear that kind of answer from An Yu’s mouth, so she simply changed the subject and greeted her instead.

“Good morning.”

“?”

An Yu tilted her head in confusion, looking at An Qing who seemed completely different from before.

When they had met in the morning before, An Qing had never been like this.

Why was she suddenly greeting her?

Before… what was it again? Anyway, she had been quite fierce.

Mm, An Yu didn’t remember, and she was too lazy to recall.

Even the System Lady was somewhat caught off guard.

She had already found the female lead strange before, but now she understood her even less.

The System Lady checked the reborn female lead’s status…

The hatred value was still fluctuating wildly like corrupted data, while the other high value remained stagnant.

An Yu, however, didn’t overthink things like the System did. She was only slightly puzzled.

“Good morning, An Qing.”

She nodded at An Qing, then walked past her without a care.

Even though An Qing’s attitude had changed, An Yu had no intention of paying her any extra attention.

Rarely, An Qing also showed no particular reaction.

She didn’t even turn to watch An Yu leave, simply going about her own business.

Whatever An Yu wanted to do, she no longer had the right to interfere.

Wherever An Yu went, or who she was with, she couldn’t participate.

Click—

Listening to the sound of the front door opening and then closing, An Qing clenched her fists tightly.

She could only choose to endure.

She could only choose to wait.

Chen Yu had already agreed to help her.

Next, she only needed to find out the reason behind An Yu’s change.

Until then… she wouldn’t do anything.

Because whatever An Qing did would most likely be wrong.

Even if An Yu and Ning Wanciu grew closer…

An Qing gritted her teeth, her crimson eyes filled with suppressed emotion.