What Should I do After Binding the Wrong System and the Female Lead comes Knocking at my Door? - Chapter 4

Pei Yuanxi had just called her “A Qing” and even let her touch her face?

To be honest, Gu Qing almost couldn’t hold back her expression. Even so, she still confirmed hesitantly, “President Pei, what did you just say?”

Pei Yuanxi nodded seriously, “I said, touch my face.”

Wasn’t the system asking Gu Qing to slap Pei Yuanxi? Well, in a literal sense, a slap to the face was still a slap, right?

However, Gu Qing wasn’t into self-harm, so she decided to touch her face to see if the system would react.

At this moment, Gu Qing was still thinking—right after signing the contract, would it be appropriate for her to touch her face?

But seeing Pei Yuanxi’s expression, not only did she not mind, but her eyes even revealed a certain kind of expectation.

Gu Qing lightly flicked her fingers. Since the contract had already taken effect after Pei Yuanxi signed, she had no choice but to extend her right hand, with distinct knuckles, and gently touched Pei Yuanxi’s smooth cheek.

As soon as she touched her, Pei Yuanxi let out a loud scream, covering her face and glaring at her, “Why did you slap my face?”

“Ah?”

Gu Qing froze, staring blankly at Pei Yuanxi.

Pei Yuanxi, however, paid no mind to what Gu Qing was thinking and just enjoyed herself.

Not because of Gu Qing touching her—wait, no, it was because of Gu Qing touching her…

Never mind, forget it. Anyway, after Pei Yuanxi covered her face and screamed, the system “dinged” and informed her that the slap task was completed.

As expected of an artificial idiot, she was such a genius to find such a low-level loophole.

With the task completed, the reward naturally followed. Pei Yuanxi casually opened the system and claimed her reward in front of Gu Qing, smiling mischievously. She wasn’t even afraid.

Gu Qing knew her secret of being a transmigrator, but she didn’t say anything, and besides, the system was hers anyway, so why would she be afraid?

Just like that, “Introduction to Acting Enhancement” suddenly appeared in Pei Yuanxi’s hands.

She flipped through the book and found that, just as its title suggested, the contents were very basic. Since it was of no use to her, she immediately lost interest and was about to say something to Gu Qing when she looked up and saw Gu Qing still staring at her, dazed.

Only then did she realize what she had just done in front of Gu Qing. Pei Yuanxi chuckled awkwardly and said, “Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. I wasn’t trying to create trouble, don’t overthink it!”

She had let someone touch her face, and then covered her own face while complaining that they had slapped her.

Thinking from Gu Qing’s perspective, wasn’t that a bit crazy?

“By the way, you said you wanted to become an actress, right? I was just demonstrating how an actress must always be ready to perform, wherever and whenever. Yes, I was performing for you. This is the secret to me becoming an award-winning actress. I don’t tell this to just anyone!” Pei Yuanxi quickly said, her eyes shifting as she rambled on.

Gu Qing’s expression was somewhat strange, but she still nodded in agreement.

To add credibility, Pei Yuanxi handed her the book, “Here, “Introduction to Acting Enhancement” is a gift for you.”

“Thank you,” Gu Qing said softly, accepting the book and flipping through it for a while. However, she had once been a moderately famous actress, so this book wasn’t of much use to her.

Pei Yuanxi watched as Gu Qing flipped through the book, only to close it after a while. A sense of unease grew in her heart. What if Gu Qing was also an actress from her past life? Maybe even a movie queen. There was no reason why what she could do, someone else couldn’t do too.

She asked cautiously, “So, how is it? Is this book useful to you?”

Gu Qing nodded, “It’s quite useful.”

“Quite useful” was just a polite way of saying it wasn’t very helpful. Pei Yuanxi silently pondered, and then, after a moment, said, “Ahem, well then, could you touch my face again?”

Gu Qing: ?

Noticing the confused look on Gu Qing’s face, Pei Yuanxi awkwardly turned her head, not daring to meet Gu Qing’s gaze. “Don’t ask so many questions. Just touch it.”

Gu Qing obediently reached out again and touched Pei Yuanxi’s other cheek. Pei Yuanxi shivered slightly as her skin tingled from the touch. Her cheeks became faintly flushed, like the peach blossoms of early spring, making people’s hearts flutter.

Gu Qing, somewhat awkward, twitched her fingers as though feeling the residual warmth on them. She studied Pei Yuanxi, wondering if she was using this method to flirt with her?

Then, she heard Pei Yuanxi muttering under her breath while covering her mouth, “Ah, why did you slap my face again?” Immediately after, another book appeared in her hands.

Gu Qing: …

What kind of strange habit did Pei Yuanxi have? Why did she keep showing her these “magic tricks” every time she touched her face?

Also, Pei Yuanxi didn’t think she could get away with her sneaky muttering. Was there some kind of “magic trick switch” here?

While others were showcasing miracles, Pei Yuanxi was saying, “Ah, why did you slap my face again?”

But before Gu Qing could think more about it, Pei Yuanxi handed her the new book: “Here, “Foundations of Acting”.”

Gu Qing silently accepted the book and joked, “Is there a “Graveyard Edition”?”

Unfortunately, Pei Yuanxi didn’t pick up on the joke and instead thought for a moment, as if agreeing, and nodded, “You never know.”

The system could very well come up with “From Introduction to Acting to the Graveyard Edition.”

Gu Qing sighed inwardly. Forget it, it was better not to ask; who knew if Pei Yuanxi would ask her to touch her face again?

Pei Yuanxi didn’t notice how strange Gu Qing thought she was. Instead, she suddenly thought of a possibility: if she could keep exploiting this bug, the system might eventually give her something useful. That would be a win-win situation for both of them.

If the system had a physical form, she would definitely apologize and pat its dog head. After all, artificial intelligence had its merits too.

At that moment, she heard Gu Qing speak, “President Pei, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave. I still need to go handle some company matters.”

Ah, she was reminding her not to forget to pay.

Pei Yuanxi waved her hand. “Nothing else. I’ll transfer the money to you later.”

Gu Qing nodded and left. Pei Yuanxi sat there, reflecting on life.

Life was truly mysterious. Had she just suddenly gained a girlfriend?

Although this girlfriend was a contract lover…

Thankfully, they hadn’t slept together. Otherwise, the relationship might have gotten really weird, like…

But then again, when they signed the contract, both were probably betting the other wouldn’t reveal it. Gu Qing might be betting that Pei Yuanxi was a good person.

It seemed she had left a good impression on Gu Qing!

Pei Yuanxi felt pleased, and the next step was to help Gu Qing. Her small company could take the money, but how it was spent was another matter.

With that thought, she pulled out her phone and dialed a number.

“Hello, Xiao Xi?” A soft, gentle voice came through the phone.

Pei Yuanxi whined playfully, “Sister, someone’s bullying me!”