Chapter 39: 003’s Punishment Again

Qi Bei’s eyebrows twitched slightly. “Do as you wish, but I won’t go tomorrow. You can cancel it, Dad.”

Qi Bei’s father puffed his cheeks, glaring at him. “If you don’t go, who will go?”

“Wasn’t it you who set it up? Since you’re unwilling to cancel, you can attend it yourself. I’m sure mom will be so happy that she’ll return from abroad immediately.”

Before his father could speak again, Qi Bei added, “Is there anything else? If not, I’ll be leaving.”

Saying that, Qi Bei picked up his car keys, stood up, and walked out.

“Qi Bei, stop right there! Don’t think I’m lying to you! If you don’t go on that blind date tomorrow, don’t bother coming back to the company! Your old man is not that old yet!”

“Got it, old man. Tomorrow, I won’t go. You’ll have to go back to the company and handle things,” Qi Bei replied without hesitation, walking out the door, leaving the father and son staring at each other.

Qi Bei’s grandfather was so furious that he started pointing at Qi Bei’s father, scolding him. “It’s obvious that you’ve spoiled him! He’s not learning good things, only bad ones! Think of a way, we can’t let them be together. It was bad enough before, but now Qi Bei is doing this again. I see that you are going to ruin the Qi family’s reputation!”

Qi Bei’s father sighed. “Dad, I’ve said everything I could, and Qi Bei still won’t listen. What can I do? Don’t be angry. After we freeze Qi Bei’s funds, that girl from the Jin family might leave on her own, no need for us to do anything.”

“Besides, if that girl from the Jin family doesn’t leave even after Qi Bei is broke, then she must be a good girl. She’s not after money. I think we should let them be together. Our family is already so big, who would dare laugh at us?”

After saying that last sentence, Qi Bei’s father muttered softly.

“Ah Zheng, what are you saying?” Qi Bei’s grandfather asked, looking furious again.

Seeing that his father was about to blow up, Qi Bei’s father quickly tried to find an excuse and hurriedly slipped away before his father could get angrier.

Qi Bei walked over to the car, and just as he was about to get in, his phone suddenly received a message. He opened it.

“Good job, son!”

Qi Bei shook his head and smiled. His dad was still the same.

However, thinking about Jin Yue back at home, a dark cloud crossed Qi Bei’s face.

He drove back home but didn’t go in. Instead, he just sat in the car, staring at the room on the second floor, not leaving until it was dark.

Jin Yue had been waiting on the sofa on the first floor, watching a drama and waiting for Qi Bei to return. But when it was nearly 10 o’clock and Qi Bei still hadn’t come back, she couldn’t stay awake any longer and decided to go to bed.

When she saw the lights on the second floor turn off, she thought Qi Bei had gone to sleep. The car outside finally drove away again.

**The next day.**

Jin Yue woke up early, ran to Qi Bei’s room, knocked on the door, but no one answered.

She pushed the door open and saw the room was empty. Her head drooped in disappointment. It seemed that Qi Bei hadn’t come home last night.

**[Host, you did great yesterday! Only by doing so will Qi Bei grow more and more disgusted with you. At that time, you’ll be able to distance yourself from him.]**

The voice of 003 suddenly rang out.

But Jin Yue wasn’t very happy. She replied, “Really? But he still hasn’t let me go. He even wants to imprison me here. According to what you said, what will happen if I keep doing this next time?”

In fact, she realized that she was starting to feel reluctant.

Yesterday, the look of pain and resentment on Qi Bei’s face had shaken her. She realized that after spending some time together, she had developed some feelings for Qi Bei, feelings she couldn’t control.

They were faint feelings, ones that were hard to recognize if not explored, but they started spilling out uncontrollably. She couldn’t help but feel sorry for him when she saw him upset.

**[Warning! Warning! Host must not develop feelings for Qi Bei. He belongs to Su Chenxi. If you go against the plot, the heavenly laws will destroy you!]**

“But Qi Bei hasn’t fallen for Su Chenxi. They’re not at all like how the novel describes them. If going against the plot means destruction, then if Qi Bei refuses to let go, are you going to destroy him too?”

“003, I really can’t do this anymore! He’s the male lead, and he naturally carries the male lead aura. Besides, he’s, my type. It’s one thing not being around him, but staying by his side, how could I not fall for him? I’m not heartless!”

She was truly struggling to go on. This was just the beginning. He only showed a hurt expression, and she already felt she had gone too far.

What’s more, later she would have to play matchmaker for them. How cruel was that!

“003, give me a different mission, I really can’t continue with this one. You have such great abilities—why can’t you just hide me away until they end up together and then release me?”

Thinking about Qi Bei being with Su Chenxi, something Jin Yue had always been indifferent to, and even thought they were a good match, now suddenly made her heart feel like it was pricked by a needle.

She thought to herself, “I really might be losing my mind.”

“003, are you really the World Maintenance System? Why is this world so strange? Did you really read the wrong book? Is this a completely different story than the one I’m supposed to be in?”

**[Warning! Warning! Host refuses to listen to advice. For the sake of future missions, I have decided to once again administer an electric shock to you as a warning!]**

003’s mechanical voice slowly uttered each word. Though mechanical in tone, the underlying threat was clear.

Soon, just like last time, the electric shock spread throughout her body, bringing pain.

Although it still hurt, Jin Yue felt that this time the pain was a bit less intense than before.

However, despite it being lighter, she still felt her entire body go numb, and in the next moment, she lost consciousness.

In the second before losing consciousness, Jin Yue thought, “This is bad. There’s no one at home. Who will find me?”

At 9 AM, the cook entered the house, still marveling to herself about how just one day of absence led to four strong men standing guard outside the door, looking like they were guarding a criminal.

The cook grumbled inwardly.

Looking into the living room, she strangely didn’t see Jin Yue.

It was Wednesday, and if she remembered correctly, Miss Jin had class soon. Normally, at this time, she would have already woken up.

Though confused, the cook hurried to the kitchen to prepare breakfast so that Jin Yue wouldn’t miss it when she came down.

After preparing breakfast, the cook looked back at the living room again, but still, no one was there. Suspecting that Jin Yue might have forgotten to wake up for class, the cook decided to head upstairs to check.

When she got upstairs, she saw Jin Yue lying at the door of the master bedroom, seemingly unconscious.

The cook rushed over to lift Jin Yue up. Perhaps the floor was too cold, and Jin Yue had been lying there for too long, her body felt cold.

The cook desperately called Jin Yue’s name and even pinched her philtrum, but there was still no response. She panicked and immediately dialed Qi Bei’s number.

But Qi Bei’s phone was off.

The cook, remembering the four strong men outside, shouted loudly, “Help! Someone, come help! Miss Jin has fainted!”

There was no response from outside; the soundproofing was indeed very effective.

The cook reluctantly put Jin Yue down and rushed to open the door to call for help.

Within moments, a few people arrived and quickly took Jin Yue to the nearby hospital, straight to the emergency room.

The doctor asked about Jin Yue’s condition, but no one could provide any answers. Seeing this, the doctor reminded them, “You need to contact the patient’s family quickly, otherwise we can’t proceed with treatment or examinations.”

After that, the doctor turned and walked away.

The remaining people looked at each other, unsure of what to do. The cook tried to dial Qi Bei’s number again, but it was still off.

Just as they were getting desperate, Jin Yue’s phone rang in the cook’s hand. She hurriedly answered.

After explaining the situation on the phone, the person on the other end asked for the hospital’s address and said they would be there soon before hanging up.

Amid the chaos, Jin Yue was finally settled into a hospital room with the arrival of Qian Shasha.

“Where’s Mr. Qi? Something this serious happened to Yueyue, and he hasn’t even shown up yet!” Qian Shasha confronted the strong men standing guard.

If she hadn’t called Jin Yue just in time, who knows what might have happened to her?

Qi Bei had asked Yueyue to move in with him, and this was how he treated her?

Thinking of this made Qian Shasha angry.

The strong men were expressionless. One of them spoke up, “Sorry, we don’t know Mr. Qi’s whereabouts.”

After saying that, they didn’t speak further, remaining stoic and silent at the door, no matter how much Qian Shasha scolded them.

Meanwhile, Qi Bei finally returned to the Water Shore Forest Villa that night.

Seeing the house dark and the strong men who had previously been guarding the door nowhere to be found, a chill flashed in his eyes. He took out his phone to make a call, but realized the battery was dead.

He entered the house and used the landline to dial out. “I told you to watch the person properly. Where is she now?”