Chapter 160: Chapter 160 We Are Enemies, Simida!
Without giving Jiang Nanshu a chance to react, he walked into the curtain of rain and disappeared.
Jiang Nanshu redirected her gaze and called out “Da Shachun” twice in her mind.
Da Shachun soon appeared: [Host, I’m back!]
Despite having an umbrella, Jiang Nanshu still chose to walk since it wasn’t far.
She responded in her mind, “How did the search go?”
Da Shachun: [Host, there’s good news and bad news, which one would you like to hear first?]
Jiang Nanshu: “…”
She always felt that nothing good came out of Da Shachun’s mouth.
So, she chose the bad news.
Da Shachun: [Ahem, I checked for the bug, found no issues, the plot is very normal, there’s nothing like the plot collapse or character breakdown you mentioned.]
Jiang Nanshu’s brows furrowed fiercely: “Are you blind?”
Da Shachun felt wronged: [I am your system, I can only check here, you have no issues, there’s no such thing as a plot bug.]
“…”
So was she the only one seriously following the plot in the entire book?
What exactly was everyone else doing!
“Fine, whether it collapses or not doesn’t matter anymore, I’ll just stick to my wicked role from now on, no need to check anymore.”
Da Shachun breathed a sigh of relief.
Heaven knows how afraid it was of getting reported or complained about, then being scolded as useless.
Wuwuwu, it was also a hardworking gem.
Reading melodramatic books every day just to add bricks to Jiang Nanshu’s path to self-destruction.
“What’s the good news?”
Da Shachun immediately perked up: [Host, congratulations, you’ve earned the opportunity to check the Disgust Value progress in advance, but after using it, you’ll have to wait a year for the next check, it was a chance I managed to get for you after much effort.]
Jiang Nanshu’s eyes lit up, now that was really good news!
“Do you mean I can check the progress now?”
Da Shachun: [Yes, yes, exactly, I can pull up the data for you right away.]
Jiang Nanshu indeed wanted to check her progress to see how much she was missing.
But since the system didn’t indicate it, it meant it wasn’t time, and checking now would be a waste of an opportunity.
Thus, she held back and sincerely praised, “You did well this time, finally letting me see some use in you.”
Da Shachun: […] Are you being presumptuous?
Saying that about it.
What about its day and night availability?
Da Shachun: [Hehe, thank you.]
“You can withdraw.”
[…]
It swore that next time it definitely wouldn’t come out so quickly, making itself seem worthless!
Jiang Nanshu was holding an umbrella, got halfway there, and ran into Ji Ze, who was hurrying over. He wasn’t carrying an umbrella, and the rain had soaked his clothes quite a bit.
Jiang Nanshu originally wanted to dodge, assuming he must be heading toward Jing University for something urgent.
But Ji Ze’s eyes brightened when he saw her, grabbing her arm and running forward, “Come with me to a place.”
Because they were running too fast, the wind blew her umbrella away, the slanting drizzle wetting the hem of her dress and, due to the running, her little leather shoes got wet too.
“Ji Ze, let go of me first.”
Ji Ze held on even tighter, fearing Jiang Nanshu would run away, his eyes slightly red.
“Just for a moment, it won’t take much of your time, I, I don’t know what to do.”
“What’s the matter?”
“It’s, it’s about Sister Yiyi…” his voice was as faint as a mosquito’s.
Jiang Nanshu’s struggle loosened a little, but she said, “You want me to see her make a fool of herself? Sure, go ahead and mock her, so pathetic.”
Ji Ze hesitated to speak, then with a sullen head, he led Jiang Nanshu running.
This was the largest overpass near Jing University, beneath it flowed the roaring river, not far past the overpass was Jingcheng Communication College, which was Jiang Leyi’s school.
The passing vehicles’ tires splashed sporadic dirty water all over Jiang Leyi, who sat by the roadside, not avoiding it.
She didn’t carry an umbrella, propping her head with her hands, seemingly lost in thought.
Ji Ze’s eyes were full of distress as he looked towards Jiang Nanshu, eventually saying, “Sister, Sister Yiyi has been sitting here all day, and I don’t know what she wants to do. I’m really scared, and I don’t know who to turn to, so I could only come to you.”
Jiang Nanshu stood still.
Her gaze fixed on him.
Finally, holding an umbrella, she walked towards Yiyi, “Yeah, you really know how to do the right thing. Maybe my provoking her will make her jump down and solve a problem for me.”
Ji Ze’s eyes widened, and he jumped anxiously on the spot, “Ah, that’s not what I meant! I meant for you to persuade her.”
As for whether Jiang Nanshu heard him or not, Ji Ze didn’t know, because by then, Jiang Nanshu had already reached Jiang Leyi.
The umbrella in her hand shielded Jiang Leyi from most of the wind and rain.
Jiang Leyi slowly lifted her head, her face haggard, her eyes red and swollen, just staring blankly at Jiang Nanshu.
Her skirt was mostly wet, the bright red turning somber.
But her radiant face was the most striking in this dreary place.
The emotions she had been controlling crumbled the moment she saw Jiang Nanshu.
She hung her head, unable to face Jiang Nanshu.
The liquid dripping onto the ground, Jiang Nanshu couldn’t tell if it was rain or her tears.
“Jiang Leyi, didn’t I say your acting was poor and you’d be cut? Do you believe it now?”
“People have the protagonist’s halo, what do you have to fight with? Anyone who opposes Su Ran, it never ends well, sigh.”
Jiang Leyi stared at the ground, looking helpless.
What kind of protagonist’s halo allows one to obtain what others can only dream of without any effort?
Her whole body trembled, her voice squeezed out from her teeth, “Why… why do I have to endure these things, why does my effort see no hope, why treat me like this, wuwuwu.”
Her crying was suppressed, she sobbed, “This has nothing to do with acting skills. The backers behind Su Ran are the biggest investors of the whole show, and their requirement is to eliminate me. They don’t want me in any role. Su Ran brings funding into the crew, and if I stay, she will pull out her investment. Director Wen, to shoot this film smoothly, had no choice but to apologize to me.”
Without an investor, a movie can’t go on, no wonder Su Ran was officially announced the next day, so she had a bigger backer.
Jiang Nanshu’s gaze was sympathetic, but her words were somewhat merciless, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll go.”
“This is destiny. Even if the plot collapses badly, what belongs to Su Ran can’t be taken away. It’s good you don’t know the truth; otherwise, it would hurt even more. Just like that, wait for the Jiang family to die off or be crippled, and when you are the last one alive, you’ll wind up my corpse.”
Jiang Leyi looked incredulously at Jiang Nanshu.
She would die too?
Why would she also die?
She knew everyone’s destiny, so why would she still die?
Jiang Leyi stood up, suddenly embracing Jiang Nanshu tightly. Because of this sudden act, the umbrella in Jiang Nanshu’s hand fell to the ground.
Jiang Leyi held her very tight, her voice cracking with sobs, “Nannan, don’t go.”
“I, my biological family, I don’t know where they are, I don’t belong to the Jiang Family, nor to the Ji Family, I can’t find a sense of belonging, my life is a mess, I’m afraid to trouble the Jiang family, I fear I’ve become too much of a burden, and they might not want me anymore, Nannan, stay with me, please don’t leave.”
Jiang Nanshu, “???”
“What the heck? You’re not from the Ji Family! Then how am I from the Jiang Family?!”
The original book never mentioned Jiang Leyi’s origins, only that she returned to the Ji Family.
Is this some hidden plot?
Forgive her for her mind being somewhat in disarray.
Hearing her inner voice, Jiang Leyi buried her head in her shoulder, uncertain of how to explain.
“Heh, you dare not trouble the Jiang family, but you dare trouble me? Don’t forget, we two are the ones who get along the least in the entire family,” Jiang Nanshu’s tone was cold, “Let go of me first! You poor wretch.”
“We are enemies, you know.”
Jiang Leyi held on even tighter, refusing to let go.
“Don’t.”
Jiang Nanshu, “…”
She took a deep breath, eventually saying, “Do you want to go back to the crew?”
Jiang Leyi raised her head to meet Jiang Nanshu’s eyes, pausing before slowly nodding, her voice slightly hoarse, “Yes…”
“Let go of me.”
Jiang Leyi then reluctantly let go, staring at her eagerly.
“Go into the crew and target Su Ran to death, I hate her, did you hear?”
Jiang Leyi, “…”
It felt like setting a dog on someone…
She tapped her head, looking at her suspiciously, “Hmm, do you have a way?”
Jiang Nanshu lifted a smile, her almond eyes slightly curving, “Yes, but it’s a secret.”