Chapter 4

So it wasn’t just her spouting nonsense again?

But when he glanced in the rearview mirror just now, her mouth hadn’t even moved!

Then whose voice did he hear—?

Song Si pretended not to notice anything. “Hubby, what’s wrong?”

Lu Yancheng stared at her. “You…”

Song Si blinked innocently. “What did I do?”

Worried she might accidentally let more of her inner voice slip, she quickly called out, “Da Huang!”

The system responded instantly, full of resentment, its voice crackling with static, “You… finally… remembered me…”

Song Si asked, “Lu Yancheng can hear my inner thoughts?”

Bzzt…

The system nearly self-destructed from shock.

What?!

Lu Yancheng can hear Song Si’s thoughts?

How could she possibly complete her mission now?

Song Si, for once, spoke sweetly, “Da Huang, why don’t you first tell me about Lu Yancheng—his birthdate, family background, likes and dislikes. That’ll help me decide whether to bind with you.”

The system paused, suspicious. Why had her attitude suddenly changed?

Something didn’t feel right.

Was she getting too interested in Lu Yancheng?

After a long silence, it finally asked, “Then what… did you do to the male lead while I was blocked out?”

Song Si, “….”

Talk about a soul-piercing question!

Wait—hold on! So when she blocked the system, it had no idea what happened?

Which meant its true allegiance wasn’t to Gu Chen, but to the fake daughter who swapped identities with the original Song Si?

Poor thing—doing all this scheming for Song Nian, and she was just the expendable pawn!

Only a few seconds passed before Song Si responded sweetly, “Of course I helped him get out of trouble. The male lead has already left safely. But now I’m in a tough spot. Da Huang, do you think I should trick Lu Yancheng and keep him happy?”

The system didn’t know whether to believe her.

Her personality shift was just too drastic.

It attempted to scan her with its special ability to detect lies—warning signs and exclamation points popped up everywhere.

Then it tried to transmit her words to Lu Yancheng—again, critical errors.

Bzzt bzzt—

Dangerous operation detected! Abort!

System reboot initiated. Countdown: 60, 59…

Song Si rubbed her smooth, fair forehead.

What a useless junk system!

She was pretty sure it had just tried something sneaky.

Talking to it had only one purpose—to find out how much of her inner monologue Lu Yancheng had actually heard.

After all, this was the 1970s. She really didn’t want to be labeled some kind of witch and dealt with accordingly!

Too bad the idiotic system completely crashed!

“Useless dog system, roll away somewhere round and quiet. From now on, don’t let me hear any more of your static. Thanks.”

Once the link was cut, she returned to reality—and noticed the jeep was moving again.

Song Si looked at the man in the driver’s seat.

Lu Yancheng was watching her through the rearview mirror.

Was it all just her imagination earlier?

From the moment he heard those strange thoughts, several minutes had passed—and nothing else had come through.

“Hubby, keep your eyes on the road. Don’t get distracted—you’re driving dangerously.”

Lu Yancheng’s face twitched slightly. He turned back, eyes on the road. “My driving’s not that bad.”

Song Si, “….”

[What kind of scandalous flirting line is that?!]

Lu Yancheng happened to glance at her again. “What does ‘scandalous flirting’ mean?”

Song Si, “!!!”

She froze and tried to cover it up. “It doesn’t mean anything. Don’t overthink it.”

Lu Yancheng didn’t respond, but his thin lips tightened again.

Whatever that phrase meant, it clearly wasn’t a compliment!

Song Si turned toward the window, looking at the idyllic countryside. “Hubby, where are we going now?”

Lu Yancheng asked, “Where do you want to go?”

Her eyes flickered. “Why don’t we go to your place?”

Lu Yancheng was surprised.

Their marriage had been arranged—parents’ promise, matchmaker’s words. He had agreed to marry her to fulfill his parents’ decades-old vow. He didn’t mind.

Back in the war-torn days, Song Si’s parents had saved his. Later, while his parents were on the frontlines, he’d lived with the Songs for three years—before she was born.

After the war ended, his parents took him back.

Only then did Song Uncle and Auntie have Song Si.

Out of gratitude, he agreed to the marriage and vowed to take care of her.

It had been a year since they married, and no matter how she acted out, he had tolerated it.

She didn’t want to live on base, insisted on staying at the youth camp, and he hadn’t forced her.

“Lu Yancheng,” Song Si called softly.

He came back to himself. “Are you sure?”

Song Si nodded. “You usually live on base, right?”

He replied in a low voice, “Mm. I have a dorm at the army compound.”

Since she refused to live with him, he had never applied for a family apartment—just stayed in the singles’ dorm.

“Da Huang,” Song Si called.

The system had rebooted. It snapped, “Song Si, do you even have a conscience?”

Song Si asked, “Do you have a conscience?”

System: “I’m not human. Don’t use your human standards to judge me.”

Song Si: “Did I not live with Lu Yancheng before?”

System: “No comment.”

Now that she was sure Lu Yancheng couldn’t hear her thoughts, she finally let loose.

“Come on, Da Huang, don’t be like that. How can I trust you or help with the mission if you don’t tell me anything?”

System: “……”

This wicked woman was trying to trick it into spilling secrets, wasn’t she?

Didn’t want it around when it wasn’t needed, and now suddenly being all sweet?

Still—it had no choice!

“Fine. Bind with me first. Once we’re connected, I’ll tell you everything.”

Song Si nodded to herself. “Then where was I living before?”

System: “……”

Song Si thought a moment. People were calling her “Comrade Song” and it was the ’70s.

“The youth camp?”

System: “……”

Song Si: “With how badly the original host behaved, Lu Yancheng still treated her decently. He really didn’t want to divorce her?”

The system snorted, “What do you know? People are never what they seem. Lu Yancheng will become a high-ranking official—he’ll have multiple lovers. He’s a womanizer who catches diseases and gives them to you.”

Song Si, “!!!”

No way?!

She glanced at Lu Yancheng behind the wheel. He looked so righteous—he didn’t seem like that kind of guy.

Bzzt…

The system started glitching again.

Song Si muttered, “Stupid system.”

Afraid the plot was spiraling too far off course, the system snapped, “You’re the stupid one! Your whole family is stupid! Bzzt—listen, Lu Yancheng is no good in bed. Doesn’t matter that he’s 184cm—he’s what you people call a ‘lipstick guy’ from your era—”

BZZT!

BZZT BZZT!

Severe warning: Lu Yancheng is a soldier from a lineage of military heroes…