Chapter 45

"So useless." Xia Xi's voice carried clear disdain. "Aside from being noisy and constantly pushing me to complete tasks, do you have any other functions?"
"Host." The system's voice sounded pitiful. "I don't, I'm not, you're wrong."
Xia Xi: “...”
"Wah wah, the host is bullying me." The system's voice was as aggrieved as could be. "I don't have that many permissions, and the host is asking for the impossible. Besides, not long ago, because I explained too much to the host, I was locked in a dark room by the main god for a long time before being released. And now the host is still complaining about me, wah wah."
"So, what exactly are your permissions?" Xia Xi immediately seized the key point. "Are you only authorized to monitor me?"
"!" The system froze for a few seconds upon hearing Xia Xi's words, then started its "wah wah" crying again.
Xia Xi had a headache from the system's whining. She rolled her eyes inwardly and couldn't help but complain, This crappy system has no real skills, all it knows how to do is act cute and stupid. And if you say even a little something about it, it turns into a fragile glass heart.
This is just ridiculous.
Feeling that the annoying system had no intention of stopping, Xia Xi sighed quietly. "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said that about you. Please stop crying."
"Really?"
"Really, really. Please stop crying already." It's driving me insane. Xia Xi felt that if this damn system kept up its whining, she would lose her mind.
"Alright"
Upon hearing Xia Xi's response, the system instantly stopped crying, so quickly that Xia Xi suspected it had been fake crying all along. It was both exasperating and amusing.
"So all your permissions are used on me, snooping on my emotions, monitoring my daily life, reporting everything happening around me to the main god, is that right?" Xia Xi's tone carried clear resignation. She no longer wanted to get angry over this frustrating system, so her attitude remained relatively calm.
"Well," The system hesitated, struggling to speak, but ultimately admitted honestly, "Yes."
"Fine." Xia Xi couldn't help but sigh at the system's reply. She narrowed her eyes slightly. "From now on, I'll frequently take the initiative to visit Luo Chu'an and Lin Wei. Make sure to record their interactions. When we get home, we'll analyze their micro-expressions in detail. Can you handle this task properly?"
"Yes!" This time, the system answered with absolute certainty. "Host, rest assured, entrusting this to me is no problem at all. I will definitely do it well."
Xia Xi raised an eyebrow but didn't dampen the system's enthusiasm further. She nodded lightly and, for once, offered encouragement. "Then do your best. Don't mess up when it comes to serious matters."
"I've never messed up before," the system muttered almost inaudibly in protest. "Hmph, bad host always looks down on me."
Though the voice was faint, Xia Xi, with her sharp hearing, still caught it. ‘So childish.’
After discussing with the system, Xia Xi suddenly had an idea for the day's plans. Since she had nothing else to do, she figured she might as well go check on Luo Chu'an and Lin Wei's current situation. Perhaps she could even get a slight understanding of what was going on between them, whether they had really argued or not.
Xia Xi was a woman of action. Once she made a decision, she quickly finished washing up, got ready, and headed out.
As soon as she stepped onto the street, Xia Xi noticed many people giving her strange looks. She paused, instinctively touching her cheeks, and realized she had forgotten to wear a mask and sunglasses when leaving home.
Although Xia Xi hadn't appeared in public for a long time and didn't have any reliable TV dramas to make her widely recognized, her appearance held a certain magical quality that left an impression on those who had seen her before.
Even if it wasn't necessarily a good impression now, Xia Xi was still somewhat of a trending celebrity, whenever something negative happened, she would inevitably end up on the hot search list.
Xia Xi pursed her lips, glancing around hesitantly. She debated between going back home to fully disguise herself or just buying a hat for minimal cover. In the end, laziness won out, and she cautiously slipped into a nearby clothing store to buy a black baseball cap.
It felt a bit like deceiving oneself.
Perhaps luck was on Xia Xi's side. Just as she arrived at the building where Luo Chu'an's company was located, she happened to see him emerging with an anxious expression, quickly heading toward the nearest Western restaurant. Even though Luo Chu'an was bundled up tightly, Xia Xi recognized him at a glance.
Xia Xi saw Luo Chu'an walking hurriedly in a certain direction and paused for a moment, frowning. She then quickened her pace in the same direction, a faint sense of doubt involuntarily rising in her heart.
What was he going to do?
Xia Xi hesitated briefly before cautiously following Luo Chu'an, wanting to see where he was headed.
Free Life Western Restaurant?
Xia Xi glanced up at the restaurant's name and walked in, still wondering to herself why he had come here. Was he hungry and wanted to eat? And he didn't seem like someone who had just gone through a breakup.
As she entered Free Life Western Restaurant, she noticed that the layout consisted entirely of private rooms, with every diner in a secluded space. Xia Xi was instantly dumbfounded, under these circumstances, it would be impossible to find him.
Pulling her hat down lower, Xia Xi sighed helplessly and aimlessly wandered around the restaurant a few times. Just as she was about to stealthily press her ear against a private room door to eavesdrop, she spotted a suspicious-looking paparazzo heading in her direction. Startled, she dashed into a private room at her fastest speed ever.
Once inside, Xia Xi let out a long sigh of relief. Only after she had calmed down did she realize there was no need for her to hide, there was no guarantee the paparazzo was even there for her,
The thought amused her. It seemed she had developed a bad habit of instinctively hiding from paparazzi, an automatic reaction that was truly awkward.
"Luo Chu'an, you clearly said you would marry me. You clearly said you loved me. And now, after just a few months together, you've changed your mind. Your feelings are so cheap!"
"Lin Wei, don't be like this. I just think we both need some time to cool off. It's been too long since we last saw each other, and we need a while to readjust to one another."
Hearing these two familiar voices, Xia Xi couldn't believe her luck. By sheer coincidence, the private room she had rushed into was right next to Luo Chu'an and Lin Wei's.