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"Yu Jin".
Li Taihe spoke up, interrupting the child who was getting too emotional.
With his gaze fixed on Gu Xinglan on the ground, he slowly walked over.
He was scooped up with one hand.
Caught off guard, Gu Xinglan gasped softly as the long sleeves on her arms slid down to her elbows.
One after another, bandages were visible.
"How did you get out?"
In front of the younger generation, Li Taihe showed him the same tenderness as always.
Gu Xinglan had long since hidden her smug expression and returned to her gentle and weak demeanor.
"Can you carry me back?"
Lai Tai-ho did not respond to him.
They simply lifted his thighs and carried him into the passage.
His chin rested on Rye Thai Ho's shoulder.
He took in the state of the three children behind him.
Xu Mufeng stared straight at him with undisguised astonishment on his face.
Yu Jin's face was flushed with anger, and she seemed about to say something but couldn't.
……
Is he too greedy?
Gu Xinglan frowned, her brows furrowed, and her eyelashes drooped gently, a strange sense of guilt emanating from her.
A sharp pain shot through my heart.
In order to accumulate more playtime at once, he even violated his principles as a human being.
Out of the corner of her eye, Gu Xinglan quietly watched the departing black figure.
System: [Duration has increased to a full ten hours... Total duration is now seventy-two hours.]
"Why are you sighing?" Li Taihe sensed the irregular breathing around his neck.
“I slapped your son.”
"Feel bad about it?" Li Taihe laughed. "Then you can let him slap you."
Gu Xinglan: "..."
System: [Host, with Li Taihe around, the target can't do anything to you.]
So when Li Taihe's death was imminent...
System: [That is, your death date, or perhaps a more fitting term would be "retiring with honor."]
Hearing this, Gu Xinglan remained quiet for a while, then whispered to Li Taihe, who was holding him, "He listens to you very well."
"I will listen to your words as well."
Li Taihe spoke so succinctly that no useful information could be gathered.
After carrying him back to his room, before leaving, Li Taihe took something out of his pocket and said, "You'll need this. Remember to go over the script carefully. Once you've recovered from your injuries, it'll be time to start filming. Don't waste my time."
With a bang, the wooden door separated the two people again.
On the bedside table... a key.
The key had an old, worn feel to it.
You can smell a faint scent of women's perfume as soon as you hold it to your nose.
Is this something belonging to Li Hetai's biological mother?
Gu Xinglan stroked the texture on the key's surface, and after a long while, she pursed her lips.
He really went too far today.
To correct a child's misbehavior, the first thing to do is to understand why the child is doing it, and the second is to clearly point out the error of the behavior verbally, rather than hitting the child directly like he just did.
With a long sigh, Gu Xinglan lay back straight.
He was completely buried in the bed.
"System, I want to hear good news. What was the good news you mentioned before?"
System: [Host, this good news perfectly matches your current desire to make amends after breaking your own principles. Due to the administrator's previous oversight, the Supreme God has generously bestowed upon you an ultimate cheat system, tailor-made just for you...]
"Stop, stop spouting nonsense, get straight to the point," Gu Xinglan interrupted, covering her eyes with her arm.
System: [Since the rate at which time is being eliminated is the same as the rate at which you gain time while playing the role, to encourage you to complete the task more actively, the rate at which time is decreasing will be significantly slowed down when you are within five meters of the target.]
With a "whoosh," Gu Xinglan swung her arm, her eyes instantly brightening as she stared unblinkingly at the ceiling.
"So, if I stay with Li Hetai, one hour can be used as two hours?"
System: [Theoretically, that's true. After all, the task is currently like a time discount coupon for you, and the main god hopes you can focus your attention and energy on it.]
……
Once the turmoil subsided, the Changgu villa returned to its quiet and taciturn state.
The coolness of the porcelain wall seeped into the thin lace dress.
The floor was sliced into pieces by the moonlight streaming through the window.
Gu Xinglan was dressed in white, with disheveled hair, and moved strangely.
If someone were to get up in the middle of the night and see this scene, they might faint from fright.
He went straight to his destination.
He tiptoed and inserted the key into the hole.
There was a "click".
The door opened silently.
This was his first time entering Li Hetai's room.
It was as spacious as a guest room.
There is no trace of Li Hetai himself.
The only trace that could be identified as the residence of Li Hetai was that half-person-high schoolbag.
The silvery moonlight silently streamed through the huge French windows and fell onto the floor.
With the moonlight, it was easy to see the child sleeping peacefully in bed.
Gu Xinglan watched quietly.
At this stage of his life, Li Hetai was just a child.
This person has their own growth, their own little world, their own worries and troubles.
"Sorry……"
As she drew closer, Gu Xinglan spoke in an extremely low voice.
The child's breathing was steady, and you could even faintly hear soft purring, like a kitten purring softly in a comfortable environment.
The cool, creamy texture was applied to the swollen red marks on the side of my face.
Gu Xinglan felt that she was not a human being at all.
Treating the current Li Hetai as the adult Li Hetai, even though this person did nothing during this period, he still has to bear the inexplicable revenge and anger.
The more I think about it, the more I feel guilty towards the child in the bed.
This ointment for reducing swelling and bruising is in the Li family's gold-inlaid medicine box; its effects are probably not much different.
After applying the ointment, Gu Xinglan sat on the carpet and took out her phone to look at the new script sent by Meng Guanhe.
This time, what was sent over was the initial shooting content for the program.
In the very first scene of the show, he goes to the elite school to pick up Li Hetai.
It would be unrealistic to cast Lai Ho-tai as a rebellious teenager.
The program cannot be bland and uneventful.
He'll just have to put in more effort himself.
You know, the feeling of a country bumpkin coming to the city, just act it out like that.
The screen was dimly lit, and Gu Xinglan stared at it for an unknown amount of time before letting out a silent yawn.
"System, can you act as my alarm clock for 5 a.m.?"
Come here to get your medicine applied; it saves you time looking at the script.
If possible, take Li Hetai with you to eat, use the restroom, shower, work, read, or even just daydream. Keep him by your side and occasionally give him a few challenging remarks. That way, the task will be completed smoothly...
My thoughts drifted further and further away.
Gu Xinglan found a suitable angle on the carpet and slowly closed her eyes to fall asleep.
System: [...I haven't agreed yet...]
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