Chapter 47: CH 47

When it came to infuriating Qiu Luo, it was just as Lu Zhi Wei said, Sang Wan Ci was the ultimate expert.

She didn’t like being too close to Qiu Luo.

After all, Qiu Luo was someone whose imagination would run wild if you gave him so much as a smile.

If only he had been a bit more normal, if only he had been less self-assured, she might not have treated him so hostilely.

As for the girlfriend part.

She wasn’t scared Qiu Luo would go around telling others too.

Girlfriends who had a good relationship and were close to each other were so common?

It wasn’t like they actually had something going on as long as someone said it.

It didn’t matter if others said it, the two of them had to agree to it.

Sang Wan Ci left after angering Qiu Luo.

Leaving him there alone trying to save himself from the situation.

Xiao Qiu had left to buy dinner, and just arrived.

Sang Wan Ci took some bags from her hands, helping to share the load.

Xiao Qiu looked at the set, then at her: “All done?”

Sang Wan Ci nodded.

“Everything good? You didn’t get hurt right?

As Sang Wan Ci’s assistant, if she wasn’t on the scene and Sang Wan Ci had accidentally got hurt……

Zhang Xian Rui would scold her to death after she went back to the company!

Sang Wan Ci answered calmly and warmly: “Mm, all good, no injuries.”

Xiao Qiu sighed in relief and smiled: “That’s good. Are you hungry? I bought the food, let’s go back to the hotel to eat and rest.”

Sang Wan Ci asked: “What about the medicine box?”

Xiao Qiu immediately lifted the small black box she was holding in her right hand and shook it gently: “Here, all prepared.”

Sang Wan Ci finally relaxed.

They got back to the hotel and entered the lift.

Xiao Qiu looked at the numbers changing, then at Sang Wan Ci.

She thought for a while, then asked: “Xiao Sang, are you…… really okay with letting Lu Zhi Wei stay in your room alone?”

She wasn’t familiar with Lu Zhi Wei and didn’t know her character. She was unsure if she was really as innocent as she looked.

Lu Zhi Wei was also a newcomer and there was basically no information about her online.

So when Sang Wan Ci brought up that she wanted to bring Lu Zhi Wei back to her room to take care of her, she couldn’t help but worry.

Sang Wan Ci said: “Not okay.”

Xiao Qiu looked at her in hopes of getting an agreement.

—— That’s right, you’re also worried something will happen with a stranger in your room!

Sang Wan Ci: “I’m worried she’ll aggravate her wound.”

Thinking about it, Lu Zhi Wei would definitely stay still with how scared of pain she was.

But she didn’t have the habit of being taken care of, and she didn’t want to trouble others……

Sang Wan Ci was worried she would force herself to endure the pain and do whatever she wanted, not waiting for Sang Wan Ci to come back.

Maybe she was alone in the room crying in pain right now……

Xiao Qiu looked helpless: “…… That’s not what I meant.”

Sang Wan Ci understood at that moment, turning to look at her.

Then, the elevator arrived with a ding.

Sang Wan Ci smiled.

“Even if you don’t trust my assessment of others, you should trust Zhang jie‘s.”

Xiao Qiu froze for a second, then ran out of the elevator and followed her.

“Xiao Sang, don’t misunderstand. It’s not that I don’t trust you.

“But some people are just deceitful by nature, I’m worried you’ll be fooled……”

“I understand,” Sang Wan Ci patted her arm comfortingly. “But Lu Zhi Wei won’t deceive me.”

Because Lu Zhi Wei wasn’t someone like that.

She was always careful, cherishing every friend to the point that she could give up her gloves and slippers even in the middle of winter.

So she believed Lu Zhi Wei wouldn’t deceive her.

She also hoped Lu Zhi Wei would never deceive her.

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Lu Zhi Wei indeed didn’t stay still.

—— She wanted to take a shower before Sang Wan Ci came back.

But her wounds hurt whenever they touched water, and whenever they hurt, she couldn’t bear it.

The doctor had also mentioned that she should avoid getting her fingers and wounds wet these few days.

Seeing it, Lao Wu advised her to stay still.

【Be obedient and stay still since you’re hurt. Don’t always think about doing things yourself. Sang Wan Ci already said she’ll take care of you.】

He had never seen someone so afraid of pain before.

He didn’t know if it was a good or bad thing.

Lu Zhi Wei sat on the sofa with her head lowered.

Sang Wan Ci couldn’t possibly take care of her baths too……

She was despondent for a while, then stood up determinedly: “I can do it, I can. I’m already a strong adult!”

After that, she rushed into the bathroom.

Lao Wu: 【……?】

Ten seconds later ——

Lu Zhi Wei sat on the sofa, hugging herself.

The room was quiet.

Lao Wu: 【……

【Still going?】

“Going.” Lu Zhi Wei said.

【?】 Lao Wu’s face was filled with confusion.

“Brave Lu Lu, don’t be afraid of difficulties!” She cheered herself on.

【……

【Mm, you’re scared of pain.】

When Lu Zhi Wei heard “scared of pain”, she immediately kept quiet.

Hugging her legs, she lowered her head and asked despondently: “Is there any ‘pain immunity’ pass……”

Lao Wu said: 【There is.】

Her eyes immediately lit up.

Lao Wu: 【But you can’t draw it.】

Lu Zhi Wei: “……”

As long as nobody mentioned that ridiculous prize drawing, everybody would still be friends.

Lao Wu looked at her finger and sighed: 【Silly child, when someone is taking care of you, don’t always think of relying on yourself. Experience what it’s like to rely on someone else.】

The transparent physique had made her past lonely and tough, only able to rely on herself.

It wasn’t the same now. People noticed her, people liked her, people were willing to take care of her.

As a sincere mommy fan, Lao Wu certainly hoped she would be able to experience more of such feelings.

People didn’t need to be strong every waking moment.

Lu Zhi Wei just wasn’t used to it.

She wasn’t used to being taken care of, she wasn’t used to being cared about.

She needed a bit of time to acclimatise to this life.

Lao Wu advised her again: 【Don’t regard your friends as outsiders, got it?】

He believed that both Sang Wan Ci and Ying Xi Ze treated Lu Zhi Wei well and wholeheartedly.

If Lu Zhi Wei kept treating them as outsiders and kept her distance, it would hurt them.

Lu Zhi Wei nodded her head, then nodded her head again.

At this moment, sounds came from outside, followed by the sound of the door opening.

She turned to look, Sang Wan Ci had returned.

Dinner was placed on the coffee table and opened.

The medicine box was placed next to the television.

Xiao Qiu looked at Lu Zhi Wei, then at Sang Wan Ci: “If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving first. You guys have dinner, call me if there’s anything.”

Sang Wan Ci nodded: “Okay, thanks for your hard work.”

Lu Zhi Wei also said obediently: “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome, bye.”

Now there were only two of them left in the room.

Lu Zhi Wei reached out, preparing to push the meat right in front of Sang Wan Ci: “You’ve worked hard all afternoon, eat more.”

Sang Wan Ci’s hand held onto her wrist gently: “I’ll do it.”

Her gaze moved down and landed on the damp plaster: “You touched water?”

Under her burning gaze, Lu Zhi Wei suddenly felt like a thief who had been caught.

She drew back her fingers and rubbed her nose instinctively: “Just a bit, it’s okay, it’s really okay.”

Sang Wan Ci fell into silence.

She didn’t ask what she was planning to do, saying calmly: “After we’re done bathing, I’ll help you re-apply the medicine. Let’s eat first.”

Lu Zhi Wei obediently agreed.

She couldn’t hold onto the chopsticks now, so she could only grab her spoon in her palm like a child who had just learnt how to eat.

Although there were times her thumb would touch it when she was eating, and it hurt, but…… she could power through it!

Sang Wan Ci looked at her, then asked: “What do you want to eat?”

Lu Zhi Wei thought about how Lao Wu said she shouldn’t treat friends like outsiders, then sat on the carpet and said obediently: “Shrimp.”

Sang Wan Ci picked up the chopsticks and took a piece of shrimp —— sending it straight to her mouth.

The fragrant aroma came wafting towards her.

Lu Zhi Wei paused, her eyes turning to Sang Wan Ci.

Sang Wan Ci maintained her position, raising an eyebrow slightly to hint her to open her mouth.

Lu Zhi Wei opened her mouth obediently and confusedly before Sang Wan Ci fed her another spoonful of rice.

When she returned to her senses, the bowl of rice and spoon she had in her hands before had already ended up in Sang Wan Ci’s hands.

“What else do you want to eat?”

Lu Zhi Wei quickly chewed before swallowing: “Wan Ci, I can feed myself.”

Sang Wan Ci took another piece of shrimp and placed it on the rice: “And I can feed you too.”

She took the shrimp and a spoonful of rice and sent it to her mouth, her face calm: “Don’t force yourself if your fingers hurt, be good.”

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Lu Zhi Wei didn’t think she would have this sort of treatment.

How…… How embarrassing.

She ate the food Sang Wan Ci held in front of her, lowering her head.

After a while, she said: “I feel like I need to pay you a salary.”

Sang Wan Ci looked at her as she chewed: “Mm?”

Lu Zhi Wei: “…… Nursing fee.”

Sang Wan Ci smiled and said: “No need, just make some dumplings for me.”

She liked the dumplings that Lu Zhi Wei made.

But after the new year, she hadn’t had a chance to eat them again.

Now that they were in the same filming crew and they were both busy with filming, Lu Zhi Wei had no time to cook either.

So instead of money, she wanted dumplings more. She didn’t need money anyway.

Lu Zhi Wei blinked: “You like my dumplings?”

Sang Wan Ci nodded: “Mm, a lot.”

Lu Zhi Wei was ecstatic: “Then I’ll make them for you!”

Sang Wan Ci looked at her hand then said sternly: “After your hands are recovered and you have time.”

With Lu Zhi Wei’s propensity to do whatever she asked, she was really scared of coming back tomorrow to see Lu Zhi Wei making dumpling skins in the room.

Lu Zhi Wei’s eyes curved into crescents: “Alright, don’t worry, I’ll wait till my hands recover to make them for you.”

With the current state of affairs, she was crying when her hands touched water, what more making dumplings.

She could do nothing aside from obediently staying still.

Sang Wan Ci nodded in satisfaction: “Good.”

Then she continued feeding her dinner.

Watching Lu Zhi Wei’s cheeks puff up as she chewed, then as she lowered her head and used two hands to drink soup from the bowl, she felt it was…… quite cute.

Like a squirrel.

It made people want to pinch her cheeks.

As Lu Zhi Wei ate, she felt something was wrong.

Why did it feel like Sang Wan Ci was feeding her faster and faster!

“Wan Ci, stop feeding me, you should eat too!”

“Okay, one more bite and I’ll eat my food. Jiejie, open your mouth.”

“……”

Lu Zhi Wei admitted defeat.

She silently chewed on her vegetables.

Was it because of the dumplings that Sang Wan Ci became like this……

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This meal essentially dictated the way that Lu Zhi Wei would have her meals for the next few days.

She couldn’t say no.

Because of her fear of pain, Sang Wan Ci didn’t accept any suggestion of her feeding herself.

To not be too formal, Lu Zhi Wei could only go along with it.

Forget it, she’ll wrap more dumplings for this kid as a reward.

After dinner, they packed up and wiped down the table. The two of them stood up as they were digesting, helping Sang Wan Ci rehearse for her upcoming scenes.

After thirty minutes, Sang Wan Ci suddenly held the script and said: “Does the little junior sister like Qiao Jing.”

Lu Zhi Wei’s hand trembled.

This was clearly a question, why did it seem like she was saying it as an answer.

Lu Zhi Wei hid her face with the script, showing only her eyes as she looked silently at Sang Wan Ci.

She didn’t know whether or not to answer this question.

After all, the scriptwriter had said she couldn’t tell the other actors……

Because of her silence, Sang Wan Ci also got her answer.

No wonder she felt like when Lu Zhi Wei was acting as the little junior sister, she always acted like she was particularly fond of her, as if she wanted to stick together with her forever.

So this was the reason……

“Cough,” Lu Zhi Wei changed the topic. “Was filming successful today? I remember you had a scene this afternoon with Qiu Luo? How was it, is he still pestering you?”

Sang Wan Ci nodded, then said: “But I angered him away.”

Lu Zhi Wei’s face immediately turned curious: “Angered away? How?”

Sang Wan Ci looked at the script: “He wanted to invite me to dinner, I said someone was waiting for me. He asked who, and I said……”

The curious child Lu Zhi Wei was staring at her, waiting for her answer.

Sang Wan Ci slowly looked up through her eyelashes, her beautiful eyes glimmering as if there was a river of silver in them.

This silver river was currently reflecting another person’s image.

“My girlfriend.”

Lu Zhi Wei was startled.

Clearly, her eyes were so clean and pure, there was no desire in them, but it made her heart quiver.

Her heart skipped a beat.

She suddenly was very grateful Sang Wan Ci’s attention was solely focused on work.

If Sang Wan Ci wanted to be a ruler of the sea[1]…… Then nobody would be able to escape.

They were pretty much done with rehearsing, and their food was pretty much done digesting.

Sang Wan Ci closed the script in her hand and looked at Lu Zhi Wei: “Time to bathe, girlfriend.”

“Cough ——”

Lu Zhi Wei choked, her heart suddenly feeling hot.

Help, there wasn’t a need to call her that when they were alone!

Who could stand it!

Sang Wan Ci calmly handed her a glass of water.

It was all an act anyway, it didn’t matter whether she called her that in front of Qiu Luo or when they were alone.

Take it as helping the shy Lu Zhi Wei get used to it.

Lu Zhi Wei exhaled: “Mm, let’s bathe…… Who’s first?”

Sang Wan Ci put the script aside and then turned to look at her: “Together.”

Lu Zhi Wei: “?”

What did she just say?

Are my ears failing me at such a young age???

Sang Wan Ci was very calm: “We’ll bathe together, to save time.”

Lu Zhi Wei had rolled around on the ground so much today when she was filming, there was no way she could not bathe.

And her hands couldn’t touch water, it was impossible for her to do it herself.

So by left or by right, it was up to Sang Wan Ci to help her.

In that case, then why not bathe together.

“We’re both girls, it’s fine.”

Sang Wan Ci patted her shoulder comfortingly.

Lu Zhi Wei: “……”

—— It’s embarrassing even if we’re girls!

Sang Wan Ci: “Or are you unwilling? If you’re unwilling, we can bathe separately.”

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Lu Zhi Wei simply didn’t know how to answer this question.

It was embarrassing to say she was willing.

But saying she was unwilling was like she was scorning Sang Wan Ci.

She was caught between Scylla and Charybdis.

But she forgot, she had an outrageous system.

An outrageous system that would make the decision for her under these sorts of circumstances.

【Mission issued: Reply to female lead Sang Wan Ci’s question, express that you’re more than happy to do it.

【Time limit: Five minutes.】

Lu Zhi Wei: “???”

This dog system, don’t you think there’s something wrong somewhere!

How can you be more than happy to take a bath together!

She felt the system was increasingly not separating her and Sang Wan Ci as two uninvolved people.

Lao Wu explained considerately: 【Mm, that’s right, that’s about it. Work hard and improve the relationship a bit more, the system should probably ask you to take $9.90 to get your marriage certificate.】

Lu Zhi Wei: 【???】

Lao Wu consoled her: 【A female lead that doesn’t follow the script isn’t too bad. At least there’s no need to worry about the love line and career line, it’s so nice.】

Lu Zhi Wei: 【……】

Wake up, this is a fake love line!

The female lead who doesn’t follow the script doesn’t like me!!

We’re clearly just friends!!

Lao Wu didn’t care. Who cares what sort of relationship it is, as long as it can accomplish the missions and save the world.

He turned off the monitor that showed Lu Zhi Wei’s situation, and prepared to work on a complex program.

【Alright, I’m going to fix the program. Work hard.

【Shower early and rest early, recover well. Call me if there’s anything.】

Lu Zhi Wei asked suspiciously: 【You’re going to fix the program again?】

She didn’t know if it was just her, but she felt like Lao Wu was constantly fixing the program.

If he wasn’t fixing the program, he was going to fix the program.

Was this program really so lousy that administrators had to fix it constantly, day after day?

Lao Wu replied calmly: 【I have to fix it and improve the protection, because ——】

He stopped.

Lu Zhi Wei: 【Because what?】

Lao Wu: 【Nothing, go do your mission. It’s just five minutes, time waits for no man. Do you want to get shocked?】

Of course Lu Zhi Wei didn’t.

But it was a big problem as to how to finish this mission and not be hated by Sang Wan Ci.

But borrowing her pain-fearing physique, her brain spun at max speed and thought of a solution.

“Willing, why would I be unwilling?”

She grabbed her pyjamas and put on her persona as Sang Wan Ci’s true love fan.

“Being able to bathe with my idol, that’s something so many people dream of doing but can’t do. Of course I’ll be more than happy to do it!”

Sang Wan Ci raised an eyebrow.

“Then why did you stay silent for so long?”

“……”

Lu Zhi Wei struggled to find an excuse: “I was worried you’ll regret it, so I was giving you time to back out of it……”

Lu Zhi Wei: Believe me, or this child won’t be able to keep spinning her story! 【Crying.JPG】

Sang Wan Ci really stopped asking.

She picked up her pyjamas and walked to the bathroom, filling the tub with water.

“I’ll help you put on the medicine after you bathe.”

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As someone who needed a favour, Lu Zhi Wei was incredibly obedient.

When she heard the system say “Mission point + 1”, her smile became even wider and more genuine.

Mission points, it really was a good thing to have more of them!

Once the tub was filled, then the most important step was here.

Sang Wan Ci stood up and looked at Lu Zhi Wei, her eyes drifting over her clothes.

At this moment, the two of them were inexplicably silent.

Lu Zhi Wei took the initiative: “I’ll do it.”

Sang Wan Ci asked: “Can you?”

Lu Zhi Wei nodded.

Sang Wan Ci couldn’t say anything else.

Lu Zhi Wei gestured in embarrassment: “Wan Ci, can you…… turn around first?”

Having to take off her clothes in front of Sang Wan Ci felt strange……

“Tell me if you need help.”

Sang Wan Ci turned around and waited patiently.

When your sense of sight is gone, your hearing becomes keener.

The clothes rubbing against each other, resulting in a rustling sound.

And Lu Zhi Wei’s breathing, soft at times, then heavier at others, as if she was struggling with something.

She wanted to turn around to help, but she couldn’t.

Time suddenly became inexplicably slow.

Until a clear voice, somewhat weak, came from behind: “I’m done……”

Lu Zhi Wei had a hard time taking her clothes off.

She was sitting in the tub at the innermost side, facing the wall, as if she was punished to reflect on her mistakes.

It would be even more convincing if her face wasn’t so red.

When the sound of water splashing and the presence of someone else came, Lu Zhi Wei’s face became even redder.

Who could expect it.

The beauty she used to watch on television would be sitting in the same bathtub as her at this very moment.

Right behind her.

Lu Zhi Wei’s heart couldn’t keep calm: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh —— I’m taking a bath with her!

Truly, suggesting bathing together was one thing, but actually bathing together was another.

The other was even more embarrassing, to the point her face was burning up.

“Hands.” The person behind reminded. “Don’t touch the water.”

Lu Zhi Wei immediately raised her hands up.

Sang Wan Ci got up and pulled over a towel, asking: “Do you want to wrap up your hands?

Lu Zhi Wei thought in her heart: That would be best.

Her plaster bandages were breathable and not waterproof. Once water seeped in, it would hurt a lot.

She shuffled over and turned around, stretching out her hands pitifully.

At this moment, she was like a drenched puppy, raising her two front paws.

Sang Wan Ci couldn’t help but smile, thinking she was pitiful but funny and cute.

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Lu Zhi Wei: “What are you smiling at?”

I’m already so pitiful, how could you still smile!

Sang Wan Ci was honest: “Nothing, I just thought you were very cute.”

Lu Zhi Wei: “?”

Sang Wan Ci: “Like a puppy.”

Lu Zhi Wei: “……”

She was only injured now, she wouldn’t be like that in the future!

Sang Wan Ci helped her wrap her hands, then brought a clean, white cloth over: “I’ll help you wash up.”

And she didn’t forget to promise: “I’ll be gentle, I won’t hurt you.”

Lu Zhi Wei nodded, her gaze unconsciously going over her chest area.

Sang Wan Ci’s collarbones were prominent and attractive, subtly seductive in the dim, warm light of the bathroom.

Her skin was pale, pale enough to make all the colours shining on her skin appear obvious yet not unattractive.

Lu Zhi Wei hurriedly looked away, as if she had been burnt, her face reddening again.

Taking a bath with someone else was truly such an embarrassing thing……

Sang Wan Ci gently wiped her forearm.

Lu Zhi Wei’s arm was very attractive, with all the right proportions.

Her figure was good, actually, svelte and slender.

Sang Wan Ci couldn’t help thinking: She would definitely be very attractive in a gown.

She also believed she would be able to see Lu Zhi Wei in a gown soon.

The surroundings were quiet with the exception of the splashing of water.

Lu Zhi Wei was embarrassed, and couldn’t stand the silence between them.

So she started looking for a topic in her mind, and she finally thought of one: “Wan Ci, are you planning to let me sleep with you?”

Sang Wan Ci’s hand moved to her straight, skinny shoulder, the warm water gliding down from her shoulder into the bathtub.

“Mm, until your hands are better.”

Lu Zhi Wei looked at her, a strand of black hair slipping over her shoulder.

Sang Wan Ci lifted that strand of hair, her eyes gentle as water amidst the steam.

“You’re not allowed to refuse.”

Lu Zhi Wei’s heart started racing.

She didn’t get it, she really didn’t get it.

How was Sang Wan Ci so good at flirting???

[1] 海王 – Stealing this from my translation for Tsundere Villainess… In China, people who lead multiple partners on as backup plans for possible relationships are said to be “raising fish”. These people are then called 海王 or “ruler of the sea”. It’s gender-neutral and can be used for both females and males, although most of the time, it’s used for men.