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Head, it hurts so much.
It feels as if thousands of tiny needles are slowly piercing into my scalp, tormenting my mind and causing pain so severe that I am left speechless.
This level of pain is not new to Su Yirao.
In some desolate midnight, she had once covered herself with a blanket and endured such suffering alone.
When she woke up again, a system appeared in her mind, and she soon became aware of many plot details.
"Su Yirao, this system awakened you to make you the supervisor of the plot and ensure the story unfolds completely."
"But according to your current choices, the female lead's direction is completely off the plotline!"
"Now, you need to make sure the plotline returns to its proper course!"
The intermittent words made Su Yirao's drowsy mind instantly clear up. Her mood sank, and an indescribable sense of foreboding arose.
"Next, I will help you make the male and female leads meet again. Your job is to return the female lead to the male lead's company so that they can be together there."
"I hope you make the most of this opportunity," the system said in Su Yirao's mind. "Otherwise, I don't mind replacing you with another plot supervisor!"
Coming and going quickly.
Soon, the tingling pain in Su Yirao's scalp disappeared.
It seemed that the system's existence was just a vague dream Su Yirao had.
She weakly propped herself up, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked around the room, only then realizing she was at home.
"Su jie, you're awake!" Guan Qingtong said excitedly as she walked over and sat by the bed. "The doctor said you fainted due to overwork and would wake up soon. And sure enough, you woke up so quickly!"
Overwork, huh?
Not exactly.
Meeting again between the male and female leads?
Bringing the plotline back?
Su Yirao's gaze fell on the bright-eyed Guan Qingtong. She slowly lowered her eyelids, and her bloodless lips curled into a mocking smile.
Does she really think of her as an emotionless piece of paper, a puppet to be manipulated?
Continue being a malicious female supporting character? Wait for the villains to get their comeuppance?
What a joke!
"Guan Qingtong," Su Yirao raised her eyes, appearing thoughtful, "are you happy with your current job?"
Guan Qingtong was puzzled by the question, paused for a moment, and quickly responded with a smile, "I'm very happy to learn things from Su jie."
"Happy to help me apply medicine, happy to work with me. Guan Qingtong, it seems you really enjoy staying with me," Su Yirao raised an eyebrow and smiled lightly, hiding a bit of her illness.
Guan Qingtong answered frankly, "I do enjoy it!"
Seeing Guan Qingtong's earnest expression, Su Yirao's faint smile slightly retracted, and she fell silent.
After a long while, Su Yirao spoke in a drifting tone, "I hope your answer remains the same when you encounter better opportunities."
Guan Qingtong seemed to understand but didn't fully grasp the meaning. She blinked and then said firmly, "I will definitely have the same answer."
"You're truly young and sincere!"
Su Yirao didn't take it to heart and simply smiled lightly.
"I'll get up and freshen up first, eat something, and then we can continue with the previous work discussion."
...
"Do you know how to shoot and edit videos?"
"Just some basic phone operations, I know a little. It's not very professional," Guan Qingtong said awkwardly.
At this time, Su Yirao took out a DSLR camera and handed it to Guan Qingtong.
"I've prepared some basic videos on filming and camera movements. Study them well, and ask me if you have any questions."
"Okay, sure!"
Guan Qingtong opened her phone and clicked on the video links Su Yirao sent. There were too many points about photography.
To become proficient in a short time, she'd probably have to sacrifice her rest and work even harder.
Guan Qingtong was taken aback by her own internal drive.
Her previous wish was to live a comfortable life once she could cure her mother.
Now that her mother's medical expenses were no longer a concern, she was actively pushing herself to excel.
Guan Qingtong looked up at Su Yirao, who was typing something by her laptop, and her resolve to work hard grew stronger.
The more she interacted with Su Yirao, the more she realized her own gap.
It was not a gap created by family background but by personal ability.
Effort was just to become a better version of herself!
Only then could she stand tall next to Su jie.
"Don't just stand there. I've prepared some content for you. Help me write the related copy," Su Yirao pondered, "After you finish the copy, you can start studying."
"Okay, no problem!"
Guan Qingtong snapped back to attention, fetched paper and pen, and planned to start writing.
Soon, Su Yirao reviewed the several versions of the copy edited by Guan Qingtong and couldn't help but smile slightly at the scribbles on the notebook.
"Copywriting can wait. Since you've decided to learn from me, I have another gift for you."
Su Yirao motioned for Guan Qingtong to get up and accompanied her outside.
"Ah? What is it?"
"You'll find out when we get there."
...
At the mall, a digital store.
Guan Qingtong was stunned as she watched Su Yirao swipe her card to pay for an office computer without hesitation.
"Sis, you can't spend so much money on me. I don't know when I could repay it."
"I've said it's a gift. Who told you to pay me back?" Su Yirao handed the shopping bag to Guan Qingtong. "Take it yourself. I'm too lazy to help you."
Holding the notebook, it felt heavy with goodwill.
Guan Qingtong was extremely grateful.
"Su jie, I will definitely not let you down and will study hard!"
Seeing her earnest look, Su Yirao couldn't help but smile and patted her shoulder.
"Good! Then work hard!"
Su Yirao thought for a moment and said, "Later, I need to go to my parents' house for a meal. You should go to the café and help out first. I'll come pick you up in the evening."
"Sis, I'll go to the hospital first to tidy up my things," Guan Qingtong said. "It's quite troublesome not having clean clothes."
"Alright then. I'll pick you up from the hospital later."
Guan Qingtong saw Su Yirao to the elevator at the underground parking lot and said, "Sis, drive safely."
"Okay."
As the elevator doors closed, Su Yirao suddenly remembered the news about the male and female leads meeting again and felt an inexplicable displeasure in her heart.
It was as if the girl she had painstakingly tried to cultivate was about to be taken away.
She shook her head, trying not to overthink it.
In the blink of an eye, her hand unconsciously pressed the elevator button again, returning to the floor where she had parted ways with Guan Qingtong.
Outside the elevator, there was no one.
Clearly, Guan Qingtong had already left.
Su Yirao composed herself and pressed the button for the negative second floor of the underground parking lot again.
...
"Are you sick? Why is it that young girls learn everything wrong, trying to learn how to fake accidents?"
The noisy voice came from beside her. Guan Qingtong looked down at the computer she had been holding tightly and was relieved that it had not come into contact with the ground.
Thankfully, the computer Su jie gave her was not damaged.
Just as this thought crossed her mind, she felt a tearing pain in her knee, and she suddenly remembered what had just happened.
At the crosswalk, a car had braked too late.
Then, the car slid forward a bit due to inertia.
Unfortunately, she was crossing the street at that moment.
So, Guan Qingtong was knocked down!
That wasn't all. The driver of the car was good at shirking responsibility. Seeing that she was a quiet young girl, he deliberately accused her of faking the accident.
The surrounding crowd, not knowing the whole story, believed the man's confident claims and began to condemn Guan Qingtong.
At this point, Guan Qingtong could not explain herself clearly.
She took a deep breath to calm the pain and finally recovered her composure.
She was about to speak up to reveal the truth about the man's malicious slander.
"Big man, you're stubborn. Slandering a girl for faking an accident, you really have your way." A clear male voice spoke up before she could, seemingly helping her.
The surrounding crowd made way, allowing the man to confront the driver in the middle of the road.
The man was dressed in a sharp suit, an elite appearance, and he walked over to kneel beside Guan Qingtong.
"Can you get up? Let me help you."
Guan Qingtong looked up and noticed the man's angular face, which looked somewhat familiar.
Isn't he Su Yirao's ex-fiancé?
"It's you?" Yu Xingye clearly recognized her, frowning.
"Why do you say I'm slandering her? Do you have evidence?" The driver was relentless, his face red with anger, continuing to argue.
Yu Xingye, in a rush to attend a bidding meeting due to the expansion of the Yu family business, was unusually interfering in this matter, which was blocking his way.
Yu Xingye, uninterested in arguing further, said quickly, "My dashcam recorded everything that happened. Do I need to send the footage to the police before you admit that you hit her?"
The man's face turned from red to pale, unable to speak for a while.
Then, he took a thousand yuan from his wallet and placed it beside Guan Qingtong, saying gruffly, "This is the medical fee. It's a one-time settlement. Don't come looking for me again."
This attitude was simply terrible.
Guan Qingtong wanted to say something, but saw Yu Xingye put the thousand yuan back into the man's wallet.
"Just a thousand yuan? Are you treating her like a beggar?" Yu Xingye sneered, "Apologize! Then we can consider this matter settled."
What!
That was a thousand yuan!
Guan Qingtong suddenly felt her pain shift.
This time, it was her heart that hurt.
Yu Xingye might think a thousand yuan is insignificant compared to an apology.
But for Guan Qingtong, a thousand yuan was worth a thousand times more than a half-hearted apology.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have publicly slandered her for faking an accident. This was my mistake." The man, seeing the money back in his wallet, smiled with his eyes turned into slits, and his apology seemed much more sincere.
"I accept your apology." Guan Qingtong weakly said, "But the medical…"
Seeing the situation, the man quickly grabbed the money and ran away.
The surrounding crowd, seeing there was no more excitement, disappeared without a trace.
Male lead Yu Xingye frowned, checked the time on his wrist, and said coldly, "I still have some time. I can take you to the hospital. No need to thank me."
Saying this, Yu Xingye turned and went to his car.
In his view, by helping Guan Qingtong without any grudges, Guan Qingtong would probably be extremely grateful.
However, Yu Xingye never expected that Guan Qingtong would be pulling out her phone and opening WeChat to complain to Su Yirao.
Guan Qingtong: Sis, breaking up with Yu Xingye was definitely the right choice!
Guan Qingtong: I will always support your decision to break up with Yu Xingye!
Guan Qingtong: Do you know how ridiculous he is...
...
Su Yirao sat on the sofa with a gloomy expression while her parents lectured her about finding a partner soon.
"Alright, I know. If there's someone suitable, I'll consider dating."
Su Yirao picked up her phone and shrank to one side of the sofa, trying to minimize her presence.
Since breaking up with Yu Xingye, her parents had been very concerned about her future every week during family meals.
This time, for some reason, they were even more anxious.
"Daughter, you're working with Hui Ying now, right?"
"Yes." Su Yirao opened her phone, responding with half-hearted attention.
"We saw the live broadcast the other day. Are you alright?"
Su Yirao thought they were referring to the hot water incident. Keeping her habit of reporting good news only, she concealed the fact that her burn had not healed.
"Oh, that incident. It's fine."
"Really fine?"
"It's fine. A young girl helped me buy burn ointment. The burn has healed long ago."
Su Yirao happened to see Guan Qingtong's complaints and found them amusing, sending a few comforting emoji.
However, she was a bit alert about the situation.
The male and female leads meeting again might just be another stunt pulled by the dormant system.
"Did the young girl buy burn ointment for you?" Su Yirao's mother's voice rose slightly, "How serious is your situation with her?"
"What situation?" Su Yirao said absentmindedly, without looking up.
Then, she looked down and continued sending messages.
Su Yirao: Yu Xingye plans to take you to which hospital? I'll come over now.
Guan Qingtong: Ah, sis, just have a good meal with your parents. I'm fine, mainly just want to complain.
Su Yirao: Alright then, let the doctor check you out first. If possible, come home with me; if not, get proper treatment at the hospital.
"You and this young girl," Su Yirao's mother seemed unable to tolerate it any longer, handing her a phone video, "You're so high-profile? Did you come out of the closet during the event?"
Su Yirao snapped back to reality, utterly speechless.
"Didn't you watch the whole video? We went to promote the café opening. The front part was a misunderstanding."
"You usually act cautiously and never fight without preparation. I trust you planned the promotion, but if you didn't have any inclination, why would you use such a prominent way to go on stage as same-sex partners?"
"If it weren't for Aunt Wang telling me you came out, I would still be in the dark."
"Daughter, tell me, have you become disillusioned with men after breaking up with Yu Xingye?"
Su Yirao covered her forehead.
She never expected there would be more to this issue.
Just then, Guan Qingtong's WeChat message popped up again, lighting up her phone screen.
Guan Qingtong: Sis, I'm fine. I can come home with you tonight. Just call me before you come.
Su Yirao's mother looked at the phone screen and their chat history in shock.
"So soon! You're already living together?"
"I saw the girl in the video. Isn't she someone Yu Xingye found outside? You were so arrogant when you broke off the engagement. How did you end up entangled with her?"
Su Yirao's mother, in a tone of helplessness, said, "Sweetie, you're being foolish!"
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