Chapter 44

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The system was momentarily speechless at her remark. After a brief silence, it replied slowly, "Host, I just wanted to remind you to complete the system tasks. You’ve been so focused on learning to sing lately that you’ve completely neglected the tasks. You haven’t paid any attention to the situation between Luo Chu’an and Lin Wei. While mastering the basics of singing and dancing is important for your path to fame, I hope you can prioritize properly. In this world, the most crucial thing for you is to complete the system tasks. After all, staying alive is the foundation for achieving anything else, isn’t it?"
Xia Xi’s good mood vanished instantly upon hearing the system’s words. She frowned almost imperceptibly. "You’re right to remind me. I wasn’t thinking clearly, I’ve been so caught up with work lately that I completely overlooked their situation. But since things have come to this, could you please fill me in on what Luo Chu’an and Lin Wei have been up to during this time?"
The system was taken aback by Xia Xi’s response. It hadn’t expected her to show no resistance to the topic of "system tasks" this time; in fact, her attitude was remarkably calm. The system felt unexpectedly flattered.
It assumed that Xia Xi must have grown less averse to the system tasks after its earnest persuasion and replied without hesitation, "If you’d like to know, I’d be honored to assist you."
Xia Xi nodded and chuckled lightly. "Then please tell me what the two of them have been doing. Thank you!"
"Host, there’s, there’s no need to be so polite all of a sudden," the system’s voice carried a hint of embarrassment.
With the system’s help, Xia Xi quickly grasped what had happened between Luo Chu’an and Lin Wei during this period and understood why the system had suddenly become so urgent.
Because Luo Chu’an and Lin Wei were already planning to get married.
This news was indeed shocking and caught Xia Xi off guard. Even though she had been acting willful and stubbornly claiming she didn’t want to complete the tasks, it was merely a test, a way to probe the system’s limits. If the system could compromise and grant her wishes, that would be ideal. But if the system insisted she carry out those tedious tasks, Xia Xi would ultimately have to concede.
She had never imagined she might die from failing to complete a system task. After all, even ants cling to life, if she had a chance to survive, why would she choose death? Moreover, dying for such a reason felt utterly worthless to Xia Xi.
Besides, humans are inherently selfish. In Xia Xi's eyes, Luo Chu'an was no longer an independent individual but a tool to help her complete her mission.
To be honest, Xia Xi hadn't even considered whether Luo Chu'an would suffer upon discovering the truth after she schemed to make him fall for her. To her, he was just a stranger, she didn't care and wouldn't bother.
"Host, have you thought of any ideas?"
Xia Xi narrowed her eyes in thought, picked up her phone beside her, opened Weibo, logged into her alternate account, and typed Luo Chu'an's name into the search bar, hoping to uncover more hidden information from his Weibo account.
August:
August 6th: Lin Wei's movie promotion.
August 17th: Lin Wei's variety show promotion.
August 28th: Another variety show promotion for Lin Wei.
September:
September 3rd: Lin Wei's endorsement promotion.
September 14th: Lin Wei's TV drama promotion.
September 20th-27th: Traveling to Japan with Lin Wei.
October:
Luo Chu'an's Weibo updates were completely blank.
"Host, have you found any clues?"
Xia Xi shook her head, then nodded. Frowning slightly, she hesitated before saying, "I wouldn't say I've found anything concrete, but I do find this situation a bit strange."
"Is there something unusual?"
"A little." Xia Xi nodded and explained to the system, "Look at Luo Chu'an's Weibo posts, the previous months were quite normal, consistently posting about his girlfriend. But after returning from Japan, there wasn't a single update throughout October. Isn't that odd?"
"It is a bit strange, but what does it imply?"
Xia Xi pursed her lips and shook her head helplessly. "This information isn't enough to draw any conclusions."
She lowered her head, staring intently at her phone screen, then suddenly picked up a pen and jotted something down as if struck by a thought. She asked doubtfully, "When exactly did you say they were planning to get married?"
"Around October, I think." The system's voice carried a lot of uncertainty.
"Around?" Hearing this, Xia Xi paused her rapid writing. "I don't want approximations. I need you to give me an exact timeframe."
"Understood, Host. Please wait a moment while I check."
"Mhm." Xia Xi acknowledged with a light hum and resumed writing in her notebook, looking completely absorbed.
"Host, I've confirmed it!" The system was efficient this time, its voice chiming in again. "Luo Chu'an and Lin Wei planned to marry before their trip to Japan. My detection alert went off during that period, and there were minor discussions about it online. Based on this evidence, the timeline for their marriage plans is almost certainly then."
Hearing the system's words, Xia Xi narrowed her eyes slightly, gently placed the pen on her right side, and quietly picked up the paper filled with writing. With a light laugh, she said, "If the information you provided is accurate, then it seems my guess is pretty much on point."
"Your guess?"
Xia Xi nodded softly. "When I saw Luo Chu'an's Weibo post, I had a hunch. I suspected that the relationship between Luo Chu'an and Lin Wei wasn't as good as it seemed, and their conflict likely stemmed from that trip to Japan. The information you just provided perfectly confirms this."
Pausing for a moment, she lowered her head to glance at the paper in her hand. "Do you have any videos or audio recordings of their time in Japan? I remember when we first met, you used a video of Luo Chu'an interacting with the original host to explain the situation. You should be capable of recording videos, right?"
"Well," The system hesitated briefly, sounding somewhat awkward as it continued, "It's true that I can record videos, but I can only copy what I 'see.' I wasn't with them during their trip to Japan, so there's no possibility of me having recorded anything."