Ning Xiaoyu had never imagined she would one day encounter something so out of the ordinary. This development seemed fantastical.

She rubbed her eyes hard, then opened them once again. Wonderful, the line in front of her still hadn’t disappeared. In addition, the red countdown on the side was particularly conspicuous with its number dwindling by the second, bringing a sense of urgency and foreboding.

What would happen if she didn’t choose? And if she did choose, what would happen then?

Probably hearing her thoughts, the love system quickly gave an answer.

【Love System: Girl, if you don’t choose, you will receive a small punishment. But if you choose, I can grant you a wish in the future after you meet certain conditions.】

At this moment, the Love System was like a swindler who paints a big cake^[1]giving false hope/feeding on illusions in Ning Xiaoyu’s heart. Wish? Was any wish possible? Does she look like a silly girl who was easily fooled?

【Love System: Any wish is possible.】

When Ning Xiaoyu heard that answer, her hands clenched slightly.

There was only one thing Ning Xiaoyu wished for. She hoped that her father, who was in a vegetative state, would wake up again.

It would be a lie to say that her mother and sister have nothing to do with her father’s current state.

She would never forget the day her beautiful mother took Ning Yuwei away without so much a backward glance.

The moment the low-key but expensive black Maybach drove out of their ordinary neighborhood, it seemed to silently signify something.

Her mother’s delicate but indifferent profile through the half-lowered car window was the only thing imprinted in her mind.

Ms. Zhang sat in the car without looking back, she would never turn back.

From that day on, she and Ms. Zhang and Ning Yuwei became people from two different worlds. She still lived in that plain and insignificant neighborhood, while Ms. Zhang had become a wealthy wife and Ning Yuwei had become a rich socialite. Her father, on the other hand, had a car accident on his way to catch up with Ms. Zhang and ended up in a coma. The irony was that even after becoming like that, his ex-wife and youngest daughter had never visited him once.

Ning Xiaoyu couldn’t trust this so-called system.

However, she didn’t want to give up completely.

Perhaps? Even something as fantastical as the system has appeared, so the matter of waking up a person in a coma shouldn’t be a big deal, right?

If only she could have her wish in advance.

【Love System: Smile.jpg】

Ning Xiaoyu was aware of the love system’s meaning. She couldn’t get her wish in advance, so it drew a big cake for her first. She pondered for two seconds and made her choice when there were only three seconds left in the countdown.

Of the three options, only C was a little normal.

Thus, she hardly needed to think about it before she chose.

After Ning Xiaoyu made her choice, the mood of the love system became noticeably higher. 【Go for it, Girl!】

Ning Xiaoyu glanced around and found that there was no one and also no cameras around. It was an absolutely private place so there shouldn’t be a problem if she went in for ten minutes, right?

In Ning Xiaoyu’s mind, big shots like Lu Jingdu were on a level equivalent to trouble. And as a salted fish, she hates trouble the most.

Salted fishes just want to lie alone quietly without getting involved in any trouble.

So for the most part, she’s been respectful of such big shots and never thought of using them to get fame.

However, thinking of her father who had been unconscious for years, Ning Xiaoyu chose to enter the lounge.

The room arranged by the program team was naturally extremely comfortable. It has a comfy sofa as well as a soft and warm carpet. On the coffee table was a vase filled with yellow oleander and roses dotted with dewdrops.

In the flower language, the yellow oleander symbolizes profound friendship, while the rose symbolizes love.

This variety show was truly amazing. But Ning Xiaoyu was too lazy to guess the director’s underlying meaning. Who cares if it’s a friendship or a dating show?

Because the floor was covered with a thick layer of carpet, Ning Xiaoyu hardly made a sound when walking.

However, she had no idea that this lounge was different from the one she had imagined. Due to a mistake by the staff, the camera had actually been running continuously in this room.

Therefore, as soon as she came in, the audience immediately discovered her.

【Here to rub on Brother’s fame?】

【Previously, she was the only 18^th line actress in the show and I still felt sorry for her, but I never thought she’d be another green tea^[2]pretty and innocent in appearance, but promiscuous, debauched, materialistic or cunning in nature. Heh. She’s so quick to reveal her ambition.】

【People nowadays will do anything for popularity.】

【Bad woman, stay away! Don’t tarnish my family’s brother!】

Naturally, Ning Xiaoyu was unaware of the comments on the bullet screen. She originally wanted to sit on the corner of the sofa farthest from the movie king. But she could vaguely see a circle. Just like doing quests in online games, there was a circle reminding players that the scope of the mission was within the circle and doing anything outside of it was invalid.

Thus, Ning Xiaoyu had to take a sit somewhere in the circle. Something like the system has appeared so there’s nothing strange for a quest range to pop up in reality.

Of course, she sat on the edge of the circle, trying to stay away from the fans’ Movie King Brother.

Movie king = Many girlfriend fans = Many wife fans = Trouble. This Salted Fish just wants to stay away from trouble as much as possible.

As a love system, it actually had several other names, such as Eat Sugar^[3]indulging in one’s favorite CP System and CP Fan System.

It saw Ning Xiaoyu sit near the actor and suppressed its excitement. It rubbed its hands, waiting to eat sugar. This scene should be very sweet.

In that amount of time, the discussion on the live broadcast screen grew. Words such as scheming and green tea kept rolling in.

At this time, Ning Xiaoyu moved.

Without even looking at the movie king on the side, she took out a handful of melon seeds from her spacious coat pocket.

When the audience saw this development, they couldn’t react for a while.

This eighteenth-line actress, why was she pulling out melon seeds?

No, pulling out melon seeds wasn’t important, what’s important was, why does she have so many melon seeds on her?

Ordinary people naturally couldn’t understand a salted fish’s thoughts. As a salted fish, melon seeds were naturally a must-have item to carry. When one had nothing to do, one could eat a handful to pass the time.

Moreover, a salted fish wasn’t the same as ordinary people cracking open melon seeds. The sounds ordinary people made were loud and crisp, but this wasn’t the case with Ning Xiaoyu.

She didn’t forget that the movie king was resting at the side. It wouldn’t be pretty if she woke him up with the noise. If he was awakened and saw her, a stranger, and asked her why she was there, what would she say?

That she obtained a love system and was completing the task of ‘getting the movie king’s favor’ assigned by it?

No, no, no. That’s unnecessary.

Therefore, she performed the unique technique of eating melon seeds silently on the spot.

Before the audience could react, Ning Xiaoyu had already cracked open several melon seeds. The shells were round and plump and if one didn’t look carefully, one wouldn’t be able to tell that the seeds inside were gone. Her movements were fast and skillful and it could be seen that she’s an old hand in eating melon seeds. She was so engrossed as if she didn’t think there was anything strange with her actions.

【???】

【What kind of divine development is this? Did she come to this lounge just to eat melon seeds?】

【No, you’re next to Brother Lu! It’s Lu Jingdu! How dare you leave such a handsome guy alone and eat melon seeds with your legs crossed? Do you even have a girlish heart?】

【What a waste! Truly a waste!】

The audience could never have imagined such a development in reality even if they break open their heads.

They thought Ning Xiaoyu came there to rub against the movie king’s popularity, but it turned out that it was just to eat melon seeds.

They wanted to ask Ning Xiaoyu a question. Beside her lies a popular movie king who is too handsome to be real. He’s young, outstanding, wealthy, and a gentleman. Moreover, at this moment, he was sleeping soundly without the slightest idea that Ning Xiaoyu was there. Even if she didn’t want to do ‘this or that’ to him, she at least shouldn’t be able to help but want to take a few more glances, right? At the minimum, it’s normal to secretly take a few photos, right?

Anyway, it’s okay to take a few extra glances, right? And facing a man like Lu Jingdu, it’s also normal to have worldly desires, right?

But Ning Xiaoyu didn’t.

Not to mention taking a few extra glances, it was as if she only had melon seeds in her eyes, not even sneaking a look at the movie king out of the corner of her eye. It’s as if there was only a wooden figure lying beside her.

Ning Xiaoyu always kept in mind the salted fish principle of not inviting unnecessary trouble. She nibbled on melon seeds while keeping an eye on the time.

Ten minutes seemed to pass quickly whenever she was lying down, how come it’s so long at this moment?

In no time, Ning Xiaoyu finished a handful of melon seeds, and soon, she took a second handful out of her pocket.

【???】

【Question, why is a female star carrying so many melon seeds?】

【Melon Seeds: Excuse me?】

【Melon seeds are a high-calorie food. With this many melon seeds, I respect this brave 18^th-line actress!】

【Although you’re on the 18th line, don’t you still need to have the self-consciousness of a female celebrity? You won’t be able to get a role like this! 】

At this moment, it’s clear that the focus of the audience has shifted, and words such as green tea have not come up again.

While they were heatedly discussing how much Ning Xiaoyu probably weighed, they saw her stand up. Quickly taking out a transparent garbage bag from her pocket, she picked up the melon seed shells, then left the lounge without looking back, leaving no trace behind.

She left as soon as she was done eating melon seeds.

Audience: ???