NOVPUBChapter 718: Chapter 716: Cowardly Xiaomei
Chapter 718: Chapter 716: Cowardly Xiaomei
“Later I asked her, was it me?” Yan Ze stared straight at Sally.
There was a fleeting unnatural expression on Sally’s face.
“Xiaomei still didn’t answer.”
“She might not know either.”
“Yanyan, silence is also an answer.”
“Anyway, it’s not you.” Sally stubbornly denied it.
Yan Ze looked at her and suddenly laughed out of anger, “If this child is born and I’m not the father, I will never appear in your life again. If it’s mine, I will take the child to a Level 12 Civilization.”
Having said that, he didn’t wait for Sally to respond and disappeared from the room without a trace.
[Xiaomei!] Sally touched her swollen belly, [Can’t you just say the child is You Hao’s?]
[Xiaomei is an honest Offspring System and does not lie.]
[…He said he’s going to take the child away!]
[Host, let him take it. A child that’s such a burden to carry is also hard to raise.]
[But I don’t want that. Can you reach a Level 12 Civilization?]
[Cannot.] Xiaomei replied very straightforwardly.
[So, I need to think more about this child.] Sally touched her belly and took out a bottle of Divine Liquid from the System Space to drink.
Yan Ze came back, this time with two white apples, “For you.”
Sally did not refuse; she could go hungry, but the child couldn’t.
Yan Ze looked at her belly, his eyes becoming more determined, “He is mine!”
“He’s not.” Sally simply denied it.
“Whether he is or not, I will raise him.”
Yan Ze spoke and left again.
Sally stood at the window, looking at the rain still drizzling outside, biting into a white apple ferociously.
Until she had eaten them both, and a strong drowsiness came upon her; Sally lay down on the bed to sleep.
As she fell into a deep sleep, Yan Ze appeared and first closed the open window.
Then he stood by the bed and said, “How is the child developing?”
Words hovered in the air—[The host says it’s not your child.]
Yan Ze’s temples twitched, suppressing the urge to reset Xiaomei, his voice exceptionally cold, “Don’t think your source code is well hidden; after all, I developed you. I always leave a backdoor in my products, so don’t provoke me!”
[…The child is developing well.] Xiaomei immediately softened and honestly answered.
Yan Ze activated the System Map, which displayed a dense array of data that quickly disappeared.
“Give me the developmental data for the child.”
Xiaomei hesitated.
Yan Ze continued, “5, 4, 3, 2”
A stream of data flew out of Sally’s body and into Yan Ze’s system screen.
Yan Ze archived the fetal development data and said to Xiaomei, “Every hour, I want updates on the fetal development data.”
[Understood.] Xiaomei responded.
Yan Ze took another look at Sally, “Perform your duties well, or I’ll withdraw your ark program.”
Xiaomei: […Xiaomei won’t be negligent.]
Yan Ze put away the system screen, stepped up to Sally, and gently kissed her lips. He could only do so because she was sleeping.
The next day, Sally woke up naturally.
Nian Fang called her, “Sister Su, the live broadcast starts in an hour. Is now a good time for you to come over and do your makeup?”
“That’s fine,” Sally replied.
Nian Fang carried the makeup case over and, seeing that Sally looked refreshed, smiled and said, “Sister Su, you look so good after a good sleep, you could go on camera without makeup.”
“Still, do my makeup. I like the way you do it.” Sally settled in front of the makeup mirror.
Although it was morning, the sky looked like dusk. Sally looked outside, “Is it going to rain again?”
“Yes,” Nian Fang replied, “today’s makeup is rainproof, so it won’t be ruined by the rain.”
“Hmm.”
“Han Yi is sick and probably won’t join the live broadcast today.”
“Sick? What kind of illness?” Sally asked, surprised.
“Her assistant said… her addiction acted up, the one related to smoking.”
“How did she get into that?”
“Well, she’s a rich family’s princess with a complicated circle of friends.”
“That’s true.” Sally closed her eyes, letting Nian Fang apply her eyeliner, “Then who’s partnering with her this time?”
“Brother Zhou, he has to do the broadcast alone today.”
“Actually, he could team up with President He; my Xiao Mumu ran away and is also missing this broadcast.”
“Ah? We need to inform the director quickly.”
“Yes, you talk to the director.”
“I’ll call him right now.”
Sally felt helpless too. Xiaoqi had found the live broadcast to be different from what she had imagined, not as fun as gaming, so she had decided not to participate anymore.
Meanwhile, Xiao Mumu suddenly got the hang of it. She was playing well and could now keep up with her older siblings’ gaming team.
Since the two kids were unwilling to come out, there was nothing she could do; she obviously couldn’t force them. Other children were also not interested in live broadcasting.
When Director Zhao got the news, though he said it was a pity, he was actually quite pleased. After all, having a female guest cat was just an initial publicity stunt; afterward, it might even attract severe criticism from netizens.
So, turning around, Director Zhao arranged for a guest flyer to come over, and the next episode would feature a new female guest for the live broadcast.
He Cheng felt it was a pity, but he accepted it. He carried a white cat plush toy, which would replace Xiao Mumu for this episode.
Sally followed Yan Ze into the Stalactite Cave, accompanied by the camera operator and Nian Fang, as well as Yan Ze’s assistant and another camera operator.
The six of them walked forward along the rough and uneven cave path.
Suddenly, a black bird flew out from the inside!
Sally was startled.
The black bird, which had a bit of a bat-like head and body but had black feathers and was quite large, about the size of a large goose!
“This thing looks a bit dangerous,” Sally paused. Her System Map showed a dense group of these black birds hanging from the cave ceiling ahead.
The camera operator also stopped temporarily to inform Sally and Yan Ze that they hadn’t seen this kind of bird during their last cave exploration.
Yan Ze grabbed Sally’s hand and told her, “These birds are called Crow Bats. They have a certain hallucinogenic toxicity if bitten; the severe cases can be fatal. But as long as we don’t provoke them, they won’t attack on their own.” 𝓷ℴ𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝒸𝓸𝓶
“Can we take another path?” Sally asked.
“We can. But other paths might have other dangers.”
“…Alright, then let’s continue forward,” Sally turned back to the crew, “You all be careful too, don’t disturb them.”
As they moved forward, the path became narrower and the number of Crow Bats overhead increased.
However, according to Sally’s System Map, if they walked another dozen meters, there would be no more Crow Bats.
Sally proceeded with caution.
Suddenly, the sound of dripping water could be heard.
In Sally’s map, a shimmering golden light appeared.
A pool of milky white water came into view.
Upon arriving to take a closer look, Sally was amazed, “Could the stalactites in this cave all be Spiritual Liquid?”
