After I Was Erased by the System, She Went Mad

Shi Qiubai and Qiu Ye stayed just like that.

Knowing Su Huan was unhappy, Shi Qiubai deliberately wandered around outside the study with her phone, raising her voice in feigned surprise.

"Sister, there's a typhoon outside! Flights and high-speed trains have all been suspended. Looks like we'll have to stay here for a while longer."

Shen Nian'an pouted. "Aunt Shi, please keep your voice down. You can't disturb Mommy's work."

"What work? It's just escaping reality." Shi Qiubai sneered coldly, glancing at the closed door. "An'an, remember not to learn from such people. They're the most annoying!"

A flash of gloom quickly passed through her eyes.

Shen Nian'an glared at her and charged over like a missile. "You're not allowed to say bad things about Mommy!"

"See, when I mention annoying people, you know I'm talking about your mommy."

Shi Qiubai reached out to hold Shen Nian'an in her arms, giving her bottom a light pat. "Alright, let Sister Qiu Ye take you downstairs to play games. A little kid shouldn't always get involved in adult affairs."

After speaking, she handed Shen Nian'an over to Qiu Ye beside her.

Qiu Ye said nothing, taking Shen Nian'an and turning to go downstairs.

"I don't want to play games! I want to be with Mama. Mama~" Shen Nian'an struggled and reached out toward Shen Xiaoyu. "Hug me."

"You go ahead. Mama will come downstairs to find you in a bit."

With Shen Xiaoyu's words, Shen Nian'an finally gave up her struggle and let Qiu Ye carry her downstairs.

Shi Qiubai crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, pretending to be troubled as she sighed. "I really look forward to going home with Sister! The feeling of seeing sister every day is so wonderful."

Shen Xiaoyu stood at the door, watching her affected performance with helpless eyes, and spoke up: "Qiubai, come in for a moment. I have something to tell you."

"Coming!" Shi Qiubai happily entered the room.

She was about to reach out and hug Shen Xiaoyu but was dodged. "Qiubai, I'm sorry."

The out-of-nowhere apology made Shi Qiubai's expression freeze. She tilted her head with some confusion on her face.

"Why is Sister apologizing to me?"

"I'm sorry for making you pretend to be my girlfriend. Now that Su Huan has seen through our relationship, there's no need to continue."

Shi Qiubai's smile gradually faded, her expression becoming dazed. "So Sister means..."

"I can't keep using you. It's not fair to you." Shen Xiaoyu took a deep breath, keeping her head down to avoid looking at her expression, and continued, "So after we go back, I'll move out."

"Sister wants to cut ties with me?"

"It's not cutting ties. I just want to move out. I want to bring An'an to live with me, and it's inconvenient to keep staying at your place." Shen Xiaoyu explained. "Besides, you're still a public figure. If people found out, it wouldn't be good for your career."

"This is cutting ties!" Shi Qiubai suddenly became anxious, her eyes reddening with anger as she whined pitifully, "Sister, did I do something wrong?"

Shen Xiaoyu shook her head. "It has nothing to do with you. This is my own problem. I've caused you a lot of trouble all along, and I'm too embarrassed to continue troubling you."

"I don't care!"

"But I do!"

Shi Qiubai's face went pale, her eyelashes trembling slightly as she bit her lip tightly, unable to say a word.

Seeing her like this, Shen Xiaoyu felt somewhat reluctant, but still continued: "Qiubai, I can't continue using you. It's not fair to you."

Strategy missions were inherently unfair. As she had said before, even though the people in this world were characters from a book, they had flesh and blood, could be happy and could be sad.

She wasn't the author and couldn't stand high above deciding their fates.

Especially for Shi Qiubai, a second redemption would be the cruelest thing.

Shen Xiaoyu didn't want Shi Qiubai to follow Su Huan's old path, so she decided to abandon the strategy. Google seaʀᴄh noveⅼfire.net

She couldn't contact the system or tell it about her decision, so she could only start with Shi Qiubai.

She exhaled heavily, putting on a gentle smile. "I'm really sorry. I did so many irrational things before. From today on, we're just friends. We can still interact, but only as such."

Shi Qiubai stood there, her heart frozen piece by piece like ice, staring at Shen Xiaoyu with confused eyes, her lips moving but unable to say a word.

Looking at her like this, she belatedly realized Shen Xiaoyu's abnormality.

Shen Xiaoyu's eyes were clear, looking at her with calm and gentle gaze, her figure gradually overlapping with the person from six years ago.

Shi Qiubai suddenly had a thought that made her tremble, stammering: "You— is it you? Sis—Sister—?"

Under her gaze, Shen Xiaoyu smiled with pursed lips, her eyes crinkling, her soul filled with an indescribable warmth and tenderness.

She softly hummed in acknowledgment, confirming Shi Qiubai's guess.

Shi Qiubai covered her mouth, biting her hand to suppress her crying, tears streaming down in succession.

It really was Sister!

Sister from six years ago!

Sister who had recovered her memory and remembered her!

Shi Qiubai threw herself into her arms. "I'm sorry, Sister. I came too late. I came too late!"

If she could have found sister earlier, sister wouldn't have disappeared for six years or lost her memory.

Shen Xiaoyu patted her back, speaking gently: "Alright, don't cry anymore. Aren't I fine? Besides, during the time I lost my memory, you took very good care of me. I should be thanking you. How could I blame you?"

Shi Qiubai shook her head, clinging to Shen Xiaoyu, sobbing and unable to speak.

God knows how long she had been waiting for this moment.

During these six years, she would often dream of the day she'd see sister again. If she had arrived at the hospital earlier, sister wouldn't have disappeared.

She had waited too long.

Shi Qiubai deliberately ignored what Shen Xiaoyu had said earlier about moving out, silently venting her emotions.

Shen Xiaoyu held her and coaxed her for a long while. When her arms became stiff, she gritted her teeth and pushed her away, pretending to reach for tissues to avoid Shi Qiubai.

"Alright, stop crying. I'm fine." She took tissues to wipe the tears from Shi Qiubai's face.

Shi Qiubai looked up sobbing, glanced at Shen Xiaoyu again, and tears fell once more.

"Is it because you recovered your memory that Sister wants to draw clear boundaries with me? What exactly am I in Sister's eyes?"

Shen Xiaoyu fell into silence.

After a long while, she spoke guiltily: "I'm sorry. I've always thought of you as a younger sister. It sounds terrible, but that's the truth."

Shi Qiubai's lips trembled. "Doesn't Sister have any feelings for me at all?"

Faced with her questioning, Shen Xiaoyu shook her head in denial.

"Can't you just lie to me?"

She still shook her head.

During those days of rest, Shen Xiaoyu had asked herself: if she continued the status quo and completed the mission, everything in this world would have nothing to do with her.

She would live happily with her daughter in another world.

But her conscience was troubled!

Su Huan was the first and would be the last.

Anyway, her mother had already awakened, and she had left behind accounts, teams, and money.

Even if she wasn't there, her mother could enjoy her twilight years.

She had no more attachments in that world and only wanted to stay by her daughter's side, even if it was for less than a year.

Shen Xiaoyu smiled relaxedly at Shi Qiubai. "Qiubai, lying to you would only make you sink deeper into pain. You need to look forward, not cling to the past."

She was that past. As long as she could step over it, there would be a new life.

Shi Qiubai's tears kept flowing from her swollen eyes as she collapsed and shouted: "I don't want anyone else! I only want Sister! If I can't be with Sister, I'd rather die!"

Shen Xiaoyu's expression darkened as she met her obsessive, gloomy gaze, startled.

"Shi Qiubai!"

"Sister doesn't need to persuade me anymore. My thoughts won't change!" Shi Qiubai sobbed stubbornly, saying, "I love you, and I only love you! I can accept Sister moving out, but I absolutely won't agree to stop my feelings for you!"

This confession left Shen Xiaoyu unable to continue her words.

The two confronted each other for a long time, and finally Shen Xiaoyu admitted defeat.

"Is it worth it?"

"I'm willing."

Shen Xiaoyu sighed, directly stuffing the tissue box into her arms. "Alright, stop crying."

Seeing her soften, Shi Qiubai finally took tissues to wipe her tears, pouting like a little girl unhappily: "I can't help it!"

She sniffled and asked: "Why did you suddenly recover your memory? Does it have something to do with Su Huan?"

She suddenly remembered something and gritted her teeth: "Su Huan definitely had bad intentions taking sister away! I saw photos online of her taking Sister to your graduation university. I've never even been there with Sister."

"Maybe there'll be a chance in the future." Shen Xiaoyu didn't want to discuss this topic much and stiffly changed the subject.

"Sorry, I forgot about the typhoon when I notified you to come. Won't this affect your work?"

"It's fine. I had originally reserved my schedule for 'Flowers Growing Up,' but the show was suddenly canceled, so I'm free." Shi Qiubai had stopped crying. "I originally wanted to take Sister out to play, but Su Huan beat me to it."

Shen Xiaoyu smiled, automatically ignoring her latter words. "Then until the typhoon ends, just stay here peacefully. Su Huan won't do anything to you, and correspondingly, don't make things too difficult for Su Huan either."

Shi Qiubai's eyes widened slightly in accusation: "Sister, even at this point, you're still considering her!"

She shook her head. "She's An'an's mother. If she's too embarrassed, An'an will also lose face. I want An'an to be happy."

Shi Qiubai was speechless and reluctantly agreed: "Fine, for Sister's sake, I'll let her off this time! But if she asks for trouble herself, that has nothing to do with me."

"Not when An'an is present!" Shen Xiaoyu emphasized again.

She reluctantly agreed: "Fine, I'll give her face when An'an is present."

But if An'an wasn't there, don't blame her for being impolite!

The two stayed in the room for a long time, and only after Shen Nian'an's third knock did Shi Qiubai reluctantly come out.

She looked around and didn't find anything belonging to Su Huan, finally breathing a huge sigh of relief.

It didn't matter if sister moved out, as long as sister didn't have anyone she liked, she still had a chance to be with sister. After all, she wouldn't let anyone get close to sister, especially Su Huan.

Shi Qiubai glared fiercely at the study before following Shen Xiaoyu downstairs.

Because she had cried too hard, Shi Qiubai was listless all afternoon, occasionally glancing at Shen Xiaoyu with melancholy eyes.

Qiu Ye noticed her abnormality and couldn't help looking at her a few more times, thoughtfully lowering her head.

Shen Xiaoyu stood by the window, looking down at the weather forecast on her phone, her heart sinking.

Too abnormal.

After waking up, she had specifically checked the local weather. The next half month was supposed to have good weather. But since it was by the sea, frequent rain was normal, so she hadn't paid attention, even waiting for the rain to stop so she could leave with Shi Qiubai.

But now the sky was getting darker and darker. The torrential rain was frightening, and thick clouds seemed ready to press down.

By evening, wind gradually picked up, making the branches outside rattle against the glass.

"Could a typhoon be coming?"

Hearing the voice, Shen Xiaoyu turned to look. The speaker was a local person.

"But the weather forecast didn't mention any typhoon." She specifically pulled up the weather interface to show her.

The auntie just glanced at it and looked away. "Oh, by the seaside, the weather changes rapidly. Sometimes weather forecasts can't predict in time. I've grown up here since childhood and know the weather very well. When it'll rain, when it'll be windy—I can tell at a glance."

After speaking, she looked worriedly out the window. "Looking at these clouds, this typhoon won't be small. We need to prepare early."

Shen Xiaoyu frowned, looking at the just-updated weather forecast on her phone, then at the sky outside, her heart sinking more and more.

Su Huan somehow emerged from the study, standing at the top of the stairs, commanding from above: "Auntie Liu, please prepare all the window-sealing materials at home. When the people who went out shopping return, seal all doors and windows! Before the rain stops, no one is allowed to leave!"

"Uncle Zhang, please prepare all the power equipment at home, ensuring at least half a month of lighting. Clean up the basement too. We'll move things down there later."

"And Shi Qiubai, within ten minutes, park your car in the basement."

At her command, the servants who had been watching the weather all began bustling about.

Qiu Ye immediately stood up and was about to leave with the keys, but Shi Qiubai held her back.

She sat on the sofa, looking up at the person standing above, raising an eyebrow: "If it's really a typhoon, we might as well take this opportunity to pack up and run. The wind is strong now, but there's still a chance to leave."

She deliberately challenged her. Su Huan completely ignored her, saying coolly: "Do as you please. I won't interfere. But everyone else!" Her gaze swept to Shen Xiaoyu, pausing slightly as their eyes met, saying word by word: "No one is allowed to leave the villa!"

Shen Xiaoyu gradually narrowed her eyes, grinding her teeth and saying in a low voice: "Qiu Ye! Go move the car!"

"Sister!" Shi Qiubai cried out unwillingly.

"Qiubai, stop making trouble." Her light glance immediately extinguished Shi Qiubai's anger.

Shen Nian'an sensed the solemn atmosphere and ran to Shen Xiaoyu's side somewhat fearfully, hugging her legs and carefully watching the busy people.

"Mama, is there danger?" The little girl frowned worriedly.

Shen Xiaoyu composed her emotions and picked up the little girl. "Don't worry. Mama and Mommy will both be by your side."

Shen Xiaoyu held her daughter tightly and moved away from the windows.

Su Huan had a research facility and was using Tang Tang, who possessed a system, as an experimental subject for unnatural phenomenon research.

She wasn't sure what level the research facility's technology had reached, but from her experience, it seemed quite advanced—otherwise they couldn't have blocked the system's signal and used technology to forcibly restore her memory.

Speaking of which, Shen Xiaoyu herself didn't believe that in just a virtual world, technology could develop to this extent. Was it because the setting was too absurd, or was the original author's golden finger for Su Huan too powerful?

Shen Xiaoyu couldn't tell and didn't care much. If someday Su Huan could really control the system, that would be a good thing for her too.

But acting aside, she was more concerned about the weather situation. She was certain Su Huan had received more definite information.

Perhaps it was related to Tang Tang and the system on her.

Several people sat in the living room, watching the household servants busily moving things and sealing windows.

An hour later, the auntie who had gone out shopping finally returned with a truckload of supplies - enough food and water for all of them for half a month.

Su Huan had them park the car in the underground garage, then move everything into the house, organize it all, and completely seal all the exits.

After dinner, several people played in the living room while the servants did final organizing.

Su Huan, who hadn't participated, sat in the dining room with her phone for a while, then got up and went upstairs.

Shen Xiaoyu glanced in her direction, thoughtfully withdrawing her gaze.

At eight in the evening, a notification chimed on her phone.

Shen Xiaoyu picked up her phone and saw a Weibo post trending:

#New Typhoon Tia to Begin Secondary Displacement#

Shen Xiaoyu's heart jumped as she looked outside, her heart racing.

"How could there be a typhoon?" she murmured to herself.

Her voice wasn't loud. The three people beside her were playing video games, and the intense game sounds completely drowned out her voice. They didn't hear at all.

Shen Xiaoyu handed her daughter to Qiu Ye and hurriedly followed upstairs.

Shi Qiubai in the game suddenly came to her senses and turned to see only her disappearing figure.

The two entered the study one after the other. Shen Xiaoyu locked the door behind her and looked at her questioningly: "Do you know something about the weather?"

Su Huan wasn't surprised by her arrival, maintaining her composure: "Nothing much. You don't need to worry."

"What's really happening?" Shen Xiaoyu didn't believe her at all, frowning deeply as she continued asking: "Does it have something to do with Tang Tang's system?"

"Why do you ask that?" Su Huan questioned. "Your system doesn't have this ability. Why are you certain Tang Tang's system would have this ability?"

Shen Xiaoyu pressed her lips together: "If there were a typhoon, I don't believe it wouldn't be detected! Unless it's a supernatural force. Now the only people who know about this force are you, me, and Tang Tang—the three of us. And only Tang Tang and I have systems. My system doesn't have this ability, so only Tang Tang's system remains. So what exactly did Tang Tang's system do! What impact will it have on this world! And—" she paused, "Is Tang Tang in your hands?"

The last question was her guess. During this time, she had thought a lot, writing down everything she knew on paper. What concerned her most was Tang Tang's state at the Ning house.

Empty eyes, soft body but not like a normal person, more like a puppet mechanically completing actions.

But before that, all the people she had seen were normal. Connecting this with the love story between Ning Yu and Tang Tang she later learned about from her phone, and some photos taken by paparazzi, compared with the plot the system had shown her, it wasn't hard to guess the system's purpose.

Plot correction.

Faced with this barrage of questions, Su Huan only remained silent, gazing at Shen Xiaoyu's face with tender eyes.

After a long while, she smiled: "You're overthinking. This is just an accident. You're using An'an's phone. Before giving it to her, I had someone install a program that controls what she can and can't see. So what you saw before was just what I wanted An'an to see. What came later was what I wanted you to see."

Shen Xiaoyu's eyebrow twitched. She didn't believe her words: "Just that?"

"Just that." Su Huan said with certainty. "If you don't believe me, you can check online yourself. The typhoon's path has been reported from beginning to end. I just didn't expect it would come so quickly. I thought..."

She paused, swallowing the rest of her words.

Shen Xiaoyu suspiciously opened her phone and searched for Typhoon Tia online, indeed finding many official announcements.

While she was bedridden resting, the typhoon had already been approaching. Its every move was monitored, but Shen Xiaoyu had mistakenly thought it was the system's control.

Looking at messages from three days ago, she laughed angrily.

"So knowing there was a typhoon, you brought our daughter to play by the seaside, and deliberately notified Shi Qiubai to come when the typhoon was arriving..." Shen Xiaoyu looked up at her, frowning with a cold expression, looking extremely serious. "Su Huan! Have you thought about what would happen to Shi Qiubai if she encountered the typhoon if she hadn't come early? Because of the typhoon, flights would be canceled, high-speed trains suspended. She couldn't come..."

Shen Xiaoyu impatiently interrupted: "You were just gambling! Gambling with Qiubai's life! This is murder!"

"I just wanted her to back down..."

Shen Xiaoyu picked up the coffee on the table and splashed it on her face.

Su Huan closed her eyes, feeling the cold liquid hit her face, the bitter taste of coffee lingering at her nose.

She opened her eyes to meet Shen Xiaoyu's gaze, pressing her lips without speaking.

"You disgust me."

After speaking, she turned and left.

Su Huan stood in place, watching her departing figure, lowering her long eyelashes.

Ding—her phone rang.

Su Huan turned back to the table, wiped the coffee stains from her face with tissues, and casually answered the phone: "Hello? This is Su Huan."

"Boss, we can't control the system! The typhoon..."

The voice on the other end grew smaller and smaller. Su Huan let her hands drop, weakly supporting herself against the table.

After a few seconds of silence, she asked again: "How is Tang Tang?"

"The experimental subject can't withstand too much experimentation. The child also showed signs of miscarriage yesterday. We suspect this typhoon is related to her threatened miscarriage."

Su Huan's eyes darkened: "Her child is the next protagonist. The system definitely won't let anything happen to the child. Give her fetal protection treatment. The child in her belly absolutely cannot have problems! If you can't completely control it, put the system into sleep mode. The typhoon absolutely cannot succeed in its displacement!"

"I understand." The person on the other end sounded serious. "Sleep mode will be activated immediately!"

The phone hung up. Su Huan seemed to lose all her strength, collapsing into the chair.

Her arm rested on the armrest, supporting her throbbing forehead, her heart sinking bit by bit because of this news.

Thinking of Shen Xiaoyu's attitude just now, all the grievances suddenly welled up in her heart. Su Huan closed her eyes tightly, holding back the rising tears.

She couldn't tell her, couldn't let her worry.

As long as they could successfully control the system, everything would be fine!

As long as the control succeeded...

It would definitely succeed!