Chapter 3
At the door of the hospital room, Gu Ting immediately stood up the moment he saw Qiu Chi emerge. He shot her a disgusted glare before quickly entering the room.
Qiu Chi couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
She thought her temper had really improved. To see someone like Gu Ting and actually manage to hold back from hacking him to pieces with a sword was a feat.
Can’t kill him, but beating him half to death sounds pretty good.
As Qiu Chi mulled this over, she walked toward the hospital exit, where she ran into the Su family’s parents.
Su Zhengxing snorted coldly at the sight of her, but Mother Su hurried forward. “An'an, are you here to see Yingying? Did you agree to give Yingying your kidney? She’s your sister, after all, so pitiful…”
Qiu Chi’s patience snapped. “Shut up! If you think she’s so pitiful, give her your own kidney. There are plenty of people in this world; you really think you can’t find another suitable kidney? Why are you so fixated on mine?”
“It’s my kidney. Does she think she’s worthy? You’re only getting bold because you know I don’t hit women. Get lost.”
Su Zhengxing’s anger flared, and he wanted to teach Qiu Chi a lesson, but the pain in his finger stopped him. He could only point at her and roar, “You’re rebelling against heaven…”
“I am heaven. Dare to point that finger at me again, and you can say goodbye to your hand.”
Mother Su started sobbing beside him. “An'an, how could you become like this? I’m your mother…”
“You’re not worthy of being my mother. Su An'an died a long time ago. You two had better not bother me again.”
After warning them, Qiu Chi left without a backward glance.
On the way back to the hotel, the System asked: 【Your attitude toward Su An'an’s parents seems a bit too aggressive?】
Qiu Chi didn’t think so. “Wasn’t it because she came up to me already eyeing my kidney?”
Besides, she truly couldn’t stand parents who were so blatantly biased.
Back at the hotel, Qiu Chi checked her finances and prepared to rent a place.
Unwilling to settle for less, Qiu Chi found a nice-looking small apartment for three thousand a month. With a three-month deposit and one month’s rent, the money she had just earned vanished in an instant.
Seeing how utterly broke Qiu Chi was, the System grew restless: 【Why don’t you just follow the plot properly…】
“Say that again, I dare you.”
The System immediately went silent.
With her living situation settled, Qiu Chi prepared to find a proper job. Although she could make money playing games at home, she wanted to properly understand this world.
Qiu Chi’s preferred job was, of course, a bodyguard. Given her combat abilities, she felt she was perfectly suited for the profession.
However, the idea was beautiful, but reality was cruel.
They wanted 1.8-meter-tall muscular men, not a 1.6-meter-tall young woman like Su An'an. No one even gave Qiu Chi a chance to demonstrate her skills; they rejected her resume outright.
Qiu Chi’s brow furrowed deeply. “They judge by height without even looking at fighting ability? And this Su An'an is a bit too short, isn’t she?”
Qiu Chi, who hadn’t minded Su An'an’s appearance before, was now thoroughly disgusted. After all, if she had submitted a resume with her original height of 178cm, she wouldn’t have been rejected so bluntly.
Since being a bodyguard was a no-go, Qiu Chi could only search for other ways to make money. In the end, her eyes landed on construction work.
With her strength, it shouldn’t be difficult.
The System couldn’t take it anymore: 【Why don’t you go into the entertainment industry? Moving bricks is so not what a heroine should do. The entertainment industry doesn’t require any special knowledge; a pretty face is enough. As the heroine, Su An'an is very beautiful when dressed up and is extremely photogenic. Plus, you can make money quickly in showbiz. If you want to understand this era, the entertainment industry can help you do that faster.】
“It’s that good?”
Qiu Chi was a little skeptical, but the System’s pitch was too tempting. She looked up the entertainment industry and found that it was indeed quite lucrative.
However, it required acting. Qiu Chi found a TV drama to watch and was immediately repulsed. “No, all this lovey-dovey stuff isn’t for me. Moving bricks is better.”
The System was on the verge of despair: 【But it pays well! Even being a stunt double is better than moving bricks!】
Qiu Chi narrowed her eyes suspiciously. “You’re pushing me so hard to join the entertainment industry. You’re up to no good. Spit it out, is this related to the plot again?”
The System sighed melancholically and didn’t hide it from her: 【Yes, it’s related to the plot. Male Lead 2 is the boss of an entertainment company, and Male Lead 3 is in the industry. The heroine studied makeup and was originally supposed to become a makeup artist at Male Lead 2’s company, which is how she met both of them.】
“There’s a Male Lead 2 and a Male Lead 3? Isn’t this an abuse novel?”
The first thing Qiu Chi did after arriving was to understand what an “abuse novel” was, and it had been an eye-opening experience.
The fact that the heroine could still end up with the male lead after he abused her physically and mentally was something Qiu Chi just couldn’t comprehend.
She had even asked the System back then if Su An'an would also end up with Gu Ting. If that was the plot, Qiu Chi felt there was no need to follow it; she might as well just dismantle the System.
Fortunately, the System told her this was a bad-ending abuse novel. Su An'an died after all the physical and mental torment, leaving the male lead to regret it for the rest of his life.
Although she still couldn’t understand it, leaving right after finishing the plot was barely acceptable.
But now there was a Male Lead 2 and a Male Lead 3?
【I’ll just send you the plot directly. You can decide what to do. Just don’t let any important characters die.】
After reading the plot summary from the System, Qiu Chi’s expression was one of utter speechlessness.
“What kind of sins did Su An'an commit in her past life?”
Otherwise, how could she be so miserable?
The System remained silent, and Qiu Chi couldn’t be bothered with it. She prepared to head out.
She put the bodyguard job back on her agenda.
At Huaming Entertainment, Qiu Chi waited directly for the appearance of Male Lead 2, Lu Mingxuan.
With nothing to do while waiting, Qiu Chi idly doodled with water by the fountain. Her expression was nonchalant, but her movements were as fluid and graceful as moving clouds and flowing water. She exuded a natural aura that easily drew the attention of others.
“Hey beautiful, what are you doing here? Trying to become a star? I’m a manager at Huaming Entertainment. Here’s my contact information.”
Qiu Chi glanced at the card being offered to her and refused, “No, I’m waiting for someone.”
“Don’t be so quick to refuse. Think it over. Just take the card for now. You can contact me when you’ve made up your mind.”
The man stubbornly held out the business card, making it clear he wouldn’t leave until she took it. Only after Qiu Chi accepted the card did he walk away.
After he left, Qiu Chi continued her idle drawing with water. Just a moment before Lu Mingxuan came out, she clapped her hands together and said, “Alright, his rival should quite like this. It’s a pity it won’t last long, but it’ll be enough.”
The System was dumbfounded: 【What did you do now?】
“Nothing much. Just drew a small, short-lived array. For whatever wealth he gains, his rival will gain more. I’m still planning to make money off him, so of course I can’t let him go bankrupt.”
After explaining it to the System, Qiu Chi walked straight up and blocked Lu Mingxuan as he was about to get into his car. “Considering hiring a bodyguard?”
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