After the Paranoid Female Lead Lost Her Memory, She Insisted on Pursuing This Cannon Fodder - Chapter 45

The System retorted, Even though the Will of the World is idling, it might still be monitoring for keywords. It’s safer to let you seduce the Female Lead and have her invite you to stay at the hotel herself, rather than you causing trouble directly.

Lin Zhaoyue regretted ever mentioning that word to the System.

She took a deep breath, hurriedly told Aunt Wang, “Wait here for a moment,” and quickly found a quiet corner nearby. She pressed the answer button.

The screen showed a familiar face, looking slightly awkward.

The background was indeed a hotel room, with a faint view of the azure sea and swaying tree shadows visible through the window.

Shen Yuan was facing the camera.

Then, before Lin Zhaoyue could even open her mouth to speak,

Shen Yuan in the video suddenly bent over, bowing deeply to the screen in a perfect, nearly ninety-degree bow!

Lin Zhaoyue: “???”

The phone nearly flew out of her hand, and she was completely stunned.

…What was this maneuver?

Lin Zhaoyue’s lips twitched.

“Shen Yuan, what are you doing?”

“Zhaoyue!”

In the video, Shen Yuan straightened up, her eyes rimmed with red.

“I’m sorry! I’m so, so sorry! The one who made you angry last night wasn’t me! Please, don’t be mad anymore, okay?”

Lin Zhaoyue stared in silence.

She blinked, then blinked again, her mind racing as she tried to make sense of this bizarre situation.

This Shen Yuan, the one who seemed to want to carve “I love you” onto her face…

It’s her! Lin Zhaoyue mentally slapped her thigh. It’s the amnesiac version of that idiot Shen Yuan!

The realization brought a wave of relief, but it was quickly followed by an even greater confusion.

Wait… didn’t she regain her memories last night? How could she have reverted back now?

Could it be that the bump on her head last night had accidentally triggered a temporary return of her memories, but her mind hadn’t fully recovered?

“Pah! What do you mean it wasn’t you? You make a mistake and refuse to own up to it, then try to distance yourself at lightning speed!”

Just thinking about what had happened earlier made Lin Zhaoyue furious.

Shen Yuan’s voice trembled with emotion:

“Of course it wasn’t me! I love you so much, how could I ever say such cruel things to you, or even push you away? It’s utterly immoral!”

“How could I have been so harsh with you? And say such hurtful things! I… I apologize for what my past self did! Zhaoyue, you can be angry with my past self, but please don’t be angry with me now, okay? I wasn’t thinking straight back then!”

Lin Zhaoyue was speechless.

Anyone who knew Shen Yuan would think that this Shen Yuan was the one who had lost her mind.

Shen Yuan continued to chatter incessantly, explaining the differences between her and “her,” repeatedly emphasizing one point:

The mistakes of the “main account” had nothing to do with her, the “alt account.”

Lin Zhaoyue pointed at Shen Yuan and asked:

“So, if I understand you correctly, the previous you didn’t remember what she had done, right?”

Shen Yuan nodded vigorously, like a bobbing head.

“Exactly, exactly!”

Lin Zhaoyue pressed further:

“And you do remember what the previous you did, right?”

Shen Yuan replied with a hint of pride, “Exactly, exactly!”

Lin Zhaoyue snapped, “Then you’re definitely at fault too!”

Shen Yuan: ?

Lin Zhaoyue crossed her arms and glared fiercely. “Ultimately, you two were originally one person. If your memories didn’t overlap at all, you could barely justify splitting. But since you remember part of last night, then the ‘you’ from that time was undeniably you!”

【Host, I reasonably believe you’re bullying the weak and kowtowing to the strong.】

Shen Yuan was stunned.

…Though something about that logic felt off, her survival instinct told her that the immediate priority was Zhaoyue’s anger.

And the root cause of that anger, after all, was the terrible attitude of her past self.

Seriously… can’t you just chase after your wife properly? Shen Yuan grumbled inwardly, resolving to throw logic to the wind and just admit fault and apologize.

Forgetting all pretense of logic, Shen Yuan bowed deeply—nearly ninety degrees—to her phone screen, deliberately adding a tearful tremor to her voice as she urgently confessed, “You’re right, Zhaoyue, you’re absolutely right! It’s all my fault! I shouldn’t have made you angry, I shouldn’t have said those hurtful things! Please don’t be mad at me anymore, okay? Please…”

Lin Zhaoyue stared at the screen, speechless. Shen Yuan’s face had instantly transformed, taking full responsibility for everything.

If Shen Yuan had been a haughty cat last night, she now seemed like a large dog, tail wagging, begging for forgiveness after being scolded by its owner.

The lingering resentment from yesterday’s cold treatment inexplicably dissipated by more than half.

“Ahem…”

Lin Zhaoyue felt a flicker of amusement.

I wasn’t always this unreasonable, she thought. How did this infuriating Shen Yuan spoil me into becoming more like the villainess herself?

Clearing her throat, Lin Zhaoyue awkwardly averted her gaze.

“Hmph, admitting your mistake is a start. Whether I forgive you… depends on my mood!”

These ambiguous words rang in Shen Yuan’s ears like heavenly music.

Her stormy face instantly cleared, as if after a rain shower.

“Really? That’s wonderful! Thank you, Zhaoyue, you’re the best!”

Clutching her phone as if it were a priceless treasure, she practically yearned to hug Lin Zhaoyue through the screen.

Now, Shen Yuan finally felt it was the right moment to extend her invitation:

“Oh, Zhaoyue! I’m here with Weiwei on a business trip. Look, the city I’m in is right by the sea! The scenery is amazing—the sand is so soft, the water is so blue, and there’s tons of delicious seafood! You… you should come visit! I’ll take you around, we can watch the ocean together, and eat all the yummy food!”

She was practically selling the city’s merits, as if Lin Zhaoyue’s mere nod would send her flying to her side, ready to pack her up and bring her over.

“Oh, and the weather’s great here! We could even go swimming together… in swimsuits…”

At that, Shen Yuan suddenly covered her nose.

She blinked, made sure nothing was amiss, and slowly lowered her hand.

Lin Zhaoyue: “……”

I really don’t want to call her out on this.

In that moment, Lin Zhaoyue couldn’t help but recall their plan:

To do something unspeakable while the Will of the World isn’t watching.

Once we check into the hotel, we can keep a close eye on Zhang Wei at all times.

“…Alright, I’ve been bored lately anyway. I’ll take my private jet over right now.”