Lin Muci returned home late at night and visited her mother, Lin Cuiping, who had been crying until she was almost breathless earlier in the day out of concern for her.
Her eyes were swollen like walnuts.
After Lin Muci returned, her mother hugged her tightly, tears streaming down her face.
"It's all my fault,"
"I let Xiao Ci suffer so much."
Lin Cuiping sobbed uncontrollably.
"Don't worry, Xiao Ci. From now on, I will never let you suffer even a little bit!"
"You don't need to worry about the Lin family's affairs. No one would dare to harm you in the slightest!"
Lin Muci took her mother's vows with a grain of salt, knowing that Lin Cuiping was a pure romantic at heart.
She couldn't rely on her for anything.
Could she expect Lin Cuiping to deal with the scumbags for her?
However, the system spoke up.
"Host, your current world fame has reached one point five percent. Once it reaches five percent, you can unlock a new function."
Generally, when the system proactively offered such benefits,
They were indeed quite good.
So Lin Muci became a little interested.
"Unlock what function?"
The system's tone became cheerful again.
"You can choose to awaken your mother, Ms. Lin Cuiping!"
"According to the original plot, wasn't she killed by the scumbag and the innocent white lotus mistress? You can give her a rebirth script. This way, she'll dream of everything from the original plot and treat it as her past life. Then she'll awaken, truly become a strong woman, and believe she's been reborn, striving to protect you!"
Lin Muci thought about it and felt that while it sounded good, it might not be very useful in reality.
Mainly because Ms. Lin Cuiping gave her the impression of a helpless little rabbit who needed protection.
She only cried when things happened.
She couldn't be relied upon for anything.
But the system boosted her spirits.
"It's not what you think, Host. Lin Cuiping is actually quite capable."
"She was just blinded by the scumbag, but in reality, she has many resources she can utilize. And once she awakens, she'll possess some unique abilities. In short, she'll become a great helper for you."
"Trust me!"
"As long as your world fame reaches five percent, you can awaken her. It's definitely worth it. I've calculated it. You just need to get first place in the talent show, plus"
"Your movie with the movie queen Zhao Lan needs to be successfully released, with a box office exceeding one billion.
"These are things you're already doing, so the difficulty isn't that high."
Lin Muci felt like beating up the system again.
"A box office of one billion, and you say the difficulty isn't high?"
The system shamelessly replied.
"But Ling Qianhe is making a cameo, isn't he? A billion at the box office isn't difficult at all. You can leverage his fame. Ten billion is a piece of cake. Host, if Ling Qianhe's resources are there, why not take advantage of them? Heh heh. (*^▽^*) "
Lin Muci's little face turned cold. The system said,
"Oh, Host, smile a little. A young girl with a cold face looks so gloomy. It'll make you seem harsh!"
Lin Muci.
"Scram!"
She was being harsh, and she wanted the system to get lost!
As she went out, the driver, Old Li, was watering the flowers.
Before the system reminded her, she had also thought Old Li was just a simple, honest driver. Now, seeing the string of identities behind Old Li's avatar, she thought for a moment and went to strike up a conversation.
"Uncle Li?"
Old Li scratched the back of his head.
"Young lady?"
"Do you need the car? Where are we going?"
Lin Muci thought for a moment and asked Old Li.
"I haven't asked you yet, where are you from? Where is your home?"
Old Li smiled.
"Where do I have a home? the Lin family is my home. I'm an orphan who wandered around since I was little. Now that I'm old, the Lin family took me in, and I finally found a job as a driver. Of course, I feel the most belonging to the Lin family."
He was truly honest and upright!
But Lin Muci thought about it and felt something was still not quite right.
She asked the system in confusion.
"Didn't Old Li help pick up and drop off Lin Miaoyu before? He didn't seem to protect me very much back then. Why do you say he's a capable retired special forces soldier who will protect me and Lin Cuiping?"
The system coughed.
"There's a reason for that too, Host. You've completed so many missions, you should accept these strange settings and not probe further."
Lin Muci said.
"If you don't tell me the truth, I'll just quit. Whoever wants to do this damn mission can do it."
The system had no choice but to tell the truth.
"You were ejected from the small world because of a system malfunction. Didn't the system have a problem? It got you stuck in a spatial black hole, unable to escape, causing five whole years to pass. Only then did you return to this world, which led to the entire plot becoming chaotic, with Ling Qianhe and Feng Yuting both blackening."
"And then Host, you were almost tortured into spirit and soul by Ling Qianhe."
"So, this time when you possessed this girl, Lin Muci, I also applied to the main system."
"To try and make this world develop in a direction that is more favorable to you, Host."
"This driver, Old Li, is one of the benefits I applied for."
"He helped Lin Miaoyu before because he mistook her for someone very important to him. In short, it's all the fault of that innocent white lotus mistress, Zhao Jingjing! We secretly manipulated things behind the scenes, allowing him to discover the truth now, so of course, he's now protecting you and your mother, Lin Cuiping!"
Lin Muci rolled her eyes at the system.
"Just say you're giving me a cheat.
"Don't be so secretive."
The system wiped its sweat.
"It's just that I was worried that if you knew about the cheat, you wouldn't do the mission properly."
On the other side, Old Li looked at Lin Muci with a simple and honest expression, his smile doting and warm.
"Where does Xiao Ci want to go? Shall we take the Rolls-Royce or the Maybach today?"
Lin Muci thought for a moment.
"Let's go to the hospital."
Old Li was stunned, then a little concerned.
"Does Young Lady want to see a psychiatrist?"
"Of course not."
However, hearing Old Li ask that, Lin Muci thought of the man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and her heart suddenly stirred.
"When Ling Qianhe's comatose older brother woke up, who treated him?"
The system was very excited.
"Host, you finally remembered to ask about this."
"It's naturally your psychiatrist, Yang Lanyan. Do you remember? The team he assembled meticulously treated Ling Qianhe's comatose older brother. He's now treated as an honored guest by Mrs. Ling."
"This guy was originally a formidable character, a hidden boss level one. I think you should try to build up his favorability. It would be a shame to neglect this storyline. This body you're in is his first patient, so there's a unique bond."
Lin Muci made up her mind.
"Alright, then I'll go see him. And gather some information along the way."
The system tsked.
"There are thousands of handsome men in the world. Ling Qianhe is both obsessive and twisted. Considering攻略 (gōnglüè - to conquer/pursue) others wouldn't be a bad strategy either.
"But Host, don't make them blacken again."
Upon mentioning this, Lin Muci's face turned green.
"Hmph."
"Not everyone is that annoying brat, Ling Qianhe!"