After I Was Erased by the System, She Went Mad

[Warning! Warning! Villain corruption value 100%! Villain corruption value 100%!]

The system's sudden alarm was so loud that Shen Xiaoyu reflexively covered her ears.

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The system blared for a full minute before the sound gradually disappeared.

Shen Xiaoyu's ears continued ringing for a while before it stopped. [System, are you crazy? Wasn't Shi Qiubai's corruption value already at 100%? What's the point of your alarm now? I can't kill Su Huan just to make Shi Qiubai happy, can I?]

System: [Just reminding you that Shi Qiubai's state has changed!]

[Changed? What do you mean?] Shen Xiaoyu frowned. [Forget it, don't tell me. Things can't get any worse than they already are.]

System: ...Actually, they really might.

Its biggest headache was second-round pursuit missions—too many uncertainties. It shouldn't have been greedy for mission points and brought Shen Xiaoyu back.

Now look what happened—things had gotten complicated.

Upstairs, Su Huan had already left. Only Shi Qiubai remained alone in the messy room.

Shi Qiubai closed her eyes, her heart feeling desolate.

She walked out of the room. Downstairs, Shen Xiaoyu was talking to Shen Nian'an about something, her eyes showing a tenderness Shi Qiubai had never seen before.

Shi Qiubai suddenly remembered what Shen Xiaoyu had said to her that day—

'Qiubai, I can't keep using you. It's not fair to you.'

'Qiubai, deceiving you will only make you fall into deeper pain. You should look forward, don't dwell on the past.'

Using...

Shi Qiubai suddenly remembered the day she took Shen Xiaoyu away from Su Huan's side. Perhaps from the very beginning, Shen Xiaoyu's willingness to leave with her was because of that so-called pursuit.

Even if she hadn't appeared then, Shen Xiaoyu would have found her anyway.

Shi Qiubai stood at the top of the stairs, her eyes dim.

Shen Xiaoyu, who was laughing happily, sensed the burning gaze and turned to meet her eyes. She was about to greet her when she saw Shi Qiubai turn and go upstairs, showing no intention of talking to her.

Shen Xiaoyu raised an eyebrow but didn't take it to heart. She looked away and continued playing games with Shen Nian'an.

Another night passed, and the wind gradually stopped.

The thick dark clouds that had gathered in the sky dispersed at some unknown time, and long-missed sunlight poured down to illuminate the devastated earth.

People emerged from their homes, sighing at the damaged trees and beginning to rebuild roads.

Professional workers came to cut and remove the tree that had destroyed Shen Xiaoyu's room. Someone came to repair the glass, and as for other things in the room—what could be cleaned up was cleaned up, and what couldn't be salvaged was thrown away.

The servants in the house were busy again. Su Huan left everything to the butler to manage while she busied herself with studio matters.

Someone had leaked news of Su Huan's vacation online, and fans who noticed the typhoon were asking about Su Huan's safety.

After breakfast, Shi Qiubai received a call from Peng Shuangyu telling her to hurry back, as there were more shows to attend.

Shen Xiaoyu said naturally, "I'll leave with you."

Su Huan, sitting nearby, clenched her hands, staring at Shen Xiaoyu with an unreadable expression.

Shen Xiaoyu completely ignored her. After finding her documents, she headed straight out.

Qiu Ye brought the car up from the underground garage and loaded their few belongings.

Shen Nian'an reluctantly said goodbye to Su Huan. "Mommy, I'll wait for you at home. You must come find me!"

Su Huan bent down to ruffle her hair. "Okay, I'll come pick you up and take you home once my work is finished."

"An'an, let's go."

Shen Xiaoyu's voice came from behind. Shen Nian'an kissed Su Huan and turned to be lifted into the car.

Sitting in her seat, Shen Nian'an looked around. "Where's Auntie Shi?"

"Still inside. She'll be out soon."

Just as Shen Xiaoyu finished speaking, Shi Qiubai emerged from the villa. Her face showed no expression or emotion as she got straight into the car.

"Let's go," she said.

Qiu Ye waited for her to buckle her seatbelt before starting the car and leaving.

Unexpectedly, she didn't clash with Su Huan. Usually in situations like this, she would always verbally provoke Su Huan before leaving.

Sometimes it made Su Huan angry, sometimes Su Huan would fight back and make her angry.

But today, Shi Qiubai said nothing, as if she hadn't seen Su Huan at all. She didn't even show off.

Shen Xiaoyu didn't think a typhoon had made Shi Qiubai mature. Maybe something had happened between Shi Qiubai and Su Huan when she wasn't around.

But Shen Xiaoyu didn't ask. Whatever happened between them didn't matter to her.

By the time the group flew back, it was already 3 PM.

Shen Xiaoyu didn't go home. She went to the nearest mall to buy two phones and had new SIM cards issued. She gave one phone back to Shen Nian'an before they all went home together.

After getting home, Shen Xiaoyu said to Shi Qiubai with some guilt, "Sorry, I might need to stay two more days. Once I find a place, I'll move out."

Shi Qiubai's face darkened as she looked at her deeply. "Is Sister so eager to leave me? Is it because I have no more use value?"

Shen Xiaoyu: "? Qiubai, what are you saying? Didn't I explain? You're a public figure. I can't keep living at your house. If paparazzi photograph us, it will affect your career."

"Then why could Sister live with Su Huan? Wasn't Sister worried about affecting Su Huan's career back then?"

Shen Xiaoyu: ...?

"That's different..."

"How is it different? Aren't we both artists that Sister has managed? How can you cohabitate with Su Huan but not live with me?" Shi Qiubai stared at her intensely, pressing forward step by step with overwhelming momentum. "Or is it that for Sister, only Su Huan is different?"

Shen Xiaoyu was speechless.

Seeing her silence, Shi Qiubai lowered her head in disappointment. "Sister doesn't need to say anything. I understand."

She turned and went back to her room.

Shen Xiaoyu stood in place watching her retreating figure, then looked back at Qiu Ye in mutual bewilderment. Once again, she confirmed her suspicion.

Something was wrong with Shi Qiubai.

"Mama, why isn't Auntie Shi happy?" The little girl was also confused. "Isn't she happy that we're back?"

"It's nothing. What do you want to eat tonight? Should Mama cook?" Shen Xiaoyu touched her daughter's head and asked with a smile.

"I want sweet and sour ribs, braised fish, and that soup Mama made last time..."

"Then let's go buy groceries now!"

The voices of the two gradually faded away. Shi Qiubai, in her room, heard the sound of the door closing outside.

She sat in the chair in her room and exhaled softly.

Her phone rang—a call came in. She glanced down at the caller ID—

Ning Yu.

Shi Qiubai flipped the phone face down, holding her forehead as irritation made her head feel like it was about to explode.

Anyone would find it hard to accept that the person they liked was a pursuer whose purpose was to pursue them.

Pursuit, pursuit...

Shi Qiubai bit her lip and picked up her phone again. Ignoring Ning Yu's call, she opened Baidu and began searching for "pursuit."

The web page showed the definition of pursuit and various travel guides. Scrolling down, there was nothing she wanted.

Shi Qiubai thought for a moment and changed her search term to "pursuer." What came up were all game guides mixed with some pursuit-type novels.

With a mind to understand, Shi Qiubai read several classic pursuit novels. Without exception, both the pursuer and the pursued were protagonists.

So sister was the protagonist?

No, wait. Shen Xiaoyu was a second-round pursuer. Her previous pursuit target was Su Huan.

Su Huan said Shen Xiaoyu's previous pursuit took ten years. After completing the mission, she left this world. She came back to this world six years later, which was now, and her pursuit target had changed to herself.

Didn't this mean the protagonist of this world was changing?

Sister came to this world for her, which meant she was now the more important person to Sister.

Realizing this, Shi Qiubai suddenly stood up from her chair. The dejection on her face vanished instantly, replaced by excitement.

She paced around the room. "So everything Su Huan said was bullshit! Sister and I are meant to be!"

Yes, it must be like that!

"The world revolves around the protagonist. I can't let Sister leave, or she won't be able to complete her pursuit mission." Shi Qiubai paced while muttering to herself. "No, no, I can't let Sister complete her pursuit mission. Su Huan said that Sister left last time because she completed her pursuit mission. I must suppress the mission to keep Sister by my side forever!" After saying this, she nodded to herself. "That's right, that's exactly it!"

Shi Qiubai bit her lip tightly, feeling excited. Her eyes moistened and every nerve in her heart spasmed for Shen Xiaoyu.

"I can't let Sister leave, and I can't let Su Huan interfere again. I must find a way!"

Suddenly thinking of something, Shi Qiubai's eyes flashed. She picked up her phone again and called Ning Yu back.

"President Ning, I have Tang Tang's whereabouts, but you must hurry to find her, or Tang Tang's child won't be saved!"

A smile curved her lips as she told Ning Yu all the information about Tang Tang she had heard last time, except she omitted the parts about the system. If outsiders knew about that, it would only cause trouble.

She didn't want Shen Xiaoyu to be treated as a freak and locked in a laboratory. As for Tang Tang... it would be her honor to replace Sister as a test subject.

After hanging up, Shi Qiubai called Shen Xiaoyu to ask her current location. After getting the exact answer, she immediately went out to meet them.

Shen Xiaoyu, who was at the supermarket, frowned briefly before relaxing. Shi Qiubai's emotional changes had been rather frequent lately. This afternoon when they returned, she looked depressed and melancholy, but now she was back to being a happy puppy?

Forget it, she wouldn't worry about her.

Shen Xiaoyu refocused her attention on her daughter and accompanied her wandering around the supermarket.

By the time Shi Qiubai arrived, they had already bought quite a few things—not just ingredients for dinner, but many random items as well.

When Shen Xiaoyu was about to pay with her card, Shi Qiubai stopped her. "Let me pay. Teacher Su reimbursed a lot for the travel expenses last time! Let's consider it Senior Su's treat."

Hearing this, Shen Xiaoyu put away her card. After scanning all the items, she said, "Let's eat out tomorrow. My treat."

"Okay." Shi Qiubai smiled and agreed.

After returning home, Shi Qiubai sent Qiu Ye a design plan, asking her to find someone to come over tomorrow and renovate her room according to the design.

The construction plan wasn't complicated—using steel pipes to build a small room that could be completed in an afternoon.

There were also some things that needed Qiu Ye's help to purchase. Once everything was installed, it would be about time for them to finish dinner and return home.

Shi Qiubai calculated in her mind. Thinking about being able to be with sister every day from now on made her excited.

Meanwhile, Su Huan had just arrived home when she received a call from Ning Bai.

"Get ready, the mad dog is heading your way."

Mad dog was Ning Yu's nickname. Ning Bai always thought his cousin acted like a dog with a bone when she saw Tang Tang—grabbing it and burying it in her den, barking wildly if anyone else touched it.

There were so many beautiful young stars in the entertainment industry. Why did she have to fixate on Tang Tang, who was fake through and through? Now she was even causing chaos at home and in the company for Tang Tang's sake.

Ning Bai could only explain this with "dogs can't resist the temptation of shit."

Su Huan was about to speak when she heard urgent knocking at the door, along with Ning Yu's voice: "Su Huan! Open the door! Is Tang Tang at your place? Open the door!"

Su Huan rubbed her temples helplessly and said flatly, "Thank you for that useless information, Vice President Ning."

Ning Bai snorted. "Stall for half an hour. I'll have someone bring her back."

Without saying anything else, she hung up and went to open the door.

"President Ning! Be careful, being too loud will get complaints from the downstairs neighbors." Su Huan said calmly.

Ning Yu had no mind to listen to her. She pushed past her and strode into the room, scanning everywhere. Not finding anyone, she turned back to stand in front of Su Huan and demanded, "Where are you hiding Tang Tang?"

Su Huan leaned against the door, wearily lifting her eyelids. Her indifferent gaze fell on Ning Yu as she looked her up and down.

After not seeing her for a while, Ning Yu no longer had the composure she'd shown when they first met. Her usually clean and neat suit was somewhat disheveled, her beautiful, delicate face showed fatigue, and her eyes were dark underneath—as if she hadn't slept well in a long time. Her aura had also changed, becoming sharp and manic.

Just as Ning Bai had described—a mad dog that bit anyone.

"I don't understand what President Ning is saying. I haven't seen Miss Tang since the show ended. How could I possibly know where Tang Tang is?" Su Huan yawned, sleepily half-closing her eyes. "If President Ning doesn't believe me, feel free to search. If you can find Miss Tang, I'll let President Ning do whatever she wants with me."

"Su Huan, stop playing dumb. I know Tang Tang is in your hands! I wouldn't have come to you without concrete information!" Ning Yu stared with wolf-like eyes, her whole body trembling as if she wanted to devour someone. "Return her to me, and I can let bygones be bygones. But if anything happens to Tang Tang or the child in her belly, I don't know what I might do."

Her voice was low and hoarse, her tone cold and hard. "I might make you experience my pain a hundred, a thousand times over! I don't want it to come to that, so Su Huan, don't force me."

Su Huan's eyes darkened as she looked back, their gazes meeting.

In that instant, sparks flew like clashing swords.

Ning Yu's gaze seemed ready to cut Su Huan into pieces.

Su Huan wasn't afraid. Instead, she smiled, shrugging her shoulders. "Is President Ning threatening me? What a pity that Miss Tang isn't in my hands, or I'd really like to know how President Ning plans to make me suffer a hundred, a thousand times over!"

Threats were the one thing she would never submit to!

"You!" Ning Yu was furious and had just taken a step forward when her phone rang again. The urgent ringtone forcibly stopped her movement.

Ning Yu answered the call. "Hello?"

"President Ning, we've tracked down Miss Tang's whereabouts!"

That single sentence from the other end changed Ning Yu's expression completely. No longer bothering to argue with Su Huan, she shouldered past her and hurried out. "Where? I'm coming right now!"

She left so quickly that she didn't notice Su Huan's suddenly changed expression.

Only after the person entered the elevator did Su Huan take out her phone and call the researcher. "What's going on? Ning Yu found you!"

The researcher's side was very noisy, with sounds of doors being forced and urgent voices.

"Transfer all experimental data and get the people out! Hurry!"

"You over there, back up and destroy all system-related data. You few escort them to the Yancheng base. Be discreet and don't let anyone track you."

"Old Liu, you stay behind to deal with the people outside. No matter who it is, don't let anyone in before the data is destroyed! Also, tell the Yancheng lab to have their technicians remotely control the system. If necessary, this place can be directly destroyed!"

Su Huan's heart clenched. "What's happening?"

"Boss, our location seems to have been discovered. Since yesterday, people have been staking out the area, and some have been probing us. This afternoon, many people came demanding we open the door. Now they're trying to break down the door outside."

The researcher caught his breath before continuing: "But there's also good news. We've gained further control over the system, but the equipment here isn't sufficient. At the Yancheng facility, we should be able to attempt controlling the system."

"We've already contacted the Yancheng research institute. They'll meet us in Yongcheng. To avoid intercepted communications, I'll contact you again once we reach Yancheng." Updates are released by novèlfire.net

"I understand. I'll have Uncle Zhao go help. Don't worry about the lab here." Su Huan said.

After getting her assurance, the researcher hung up.

Su Huan stood by the door, brow furrowed.

How could it be such a coincidence?

Ning Yu had just received information, and the laboratory was discovered. Could it be that Ning Yu had gotten the news earlier? Was it Shi Qiubai?

But that didn't make sense either. Shi Qiubai had heard their conversation but wouldn't know the location unless Ning Yu had been acting from the beginning, just to lower her guard and catch all her people in one net!

Su Huan bit her lip. After thinking it over, she still felt uneasy and drove straight back to the manor.

But after just two blocks, Su Huan suddenly noticed something wrong. Through the rearview mirror, she saw two black cars following her at a distance.

Su Huan narrowed her eyes, turned the steering wheel, and took a side road onto the highway.

Half an hour later, Su Huan parked in an underground garage and took the elevator to a place she had been visiting frequently recently.

The people inside were having dinner. Shen Nian'an was happily eating fragrant rice from her bowl when she heard the doorbell and excitedly jumped down.

"It must be Mommy!"

Shi Qiubai scoffed.

Shen Nian'an opened the door and saw who it was. Her eyes lit up. "Mommy! It really is you!"

Shen Xiaoyu continued eating without even turning her head.

Instead, it was Shi Qiubai who propped her chin on her hand, looking at the person entering with sarcasm: "What's Senior Su's game plan? We just separated during the day, and now you want to stay over? Sorry, the house is small and there's no extra room to accommodate Senior Su."

Su Huan ignored her and walked to the dining table with Shen Nian'an in her arms, sitting down familiarly.

"Mommy can stay with me!" Shen Nian'an raised her hand.

"Then you can leave too!" Shi Qiubai was merciless. "Pack your things and get out tomorrow. I won't let you come back next time."

Little white-eyed wolf. She had been treated so well with good food and drink, but turned traitor the moment she saw her mommy. Her kindness had been wasted.

The little girl huffed. "I'll go wherever Mama goes, unless you kick Mama out too."

Shi Qiubai rolled her eyes irritably. "If it weren't for your mama's sake, I would have kicked you out long ago."

After saying this, she turned back to Su Huan: "Senior Su visiting so late at night—don't tell me you're here to play the victim and ask for shelter?"

"Just came to see An'an and bring her some things," Su Huan said.

Shi Qiubai looked at her empty hands. "Where are the things?"

"Forgot to bring them," Su Huan said matter-of-factly.

Shi Qiubai: ...

Shen Xiaoyu tapped Shen Nian'an's bowl. "Save the talking for later. Eat first."

Shi Qiubai coldly glanced at Su Huan, quickly checking her phone from the corner of her eye.

She hadn't managed to tie up Su Huan? With Ning Yu's capabilities, this shouldn't have happened. Unless Su Huan had been prepared?

She bit her chopsticks, frowning slightly. Even the food in her mouth didn't taste good anymore.

Su Huan held her daughter, feeding her spoonful by spoonful, her expression normal and emotions unreadable.

But her attention was constantly on her phone, occasionally glancing at the screen waiting for news from Ning Bai.

Shen Xiaoyu keenly sensed her abnormality and felt a trace of doubt. She followed Su Huan's gaze to her phone screen.

But until they finished eating, Su Huan's screen never lit up. Su Huan quickly put away her phone and absent-mindedly played mahjong with her daughter in the living room.

Shi Qiubai excused herself to use the bathroom and stayed inside for over half an hour.

Ding—Su Huan's phone chimed. She picked it up and glanced at it. In that instant, she seemed to set down a heavy burden and suddenly relaxed.

Shen Xiaoyu finished washing dishes and walked over to sit on the sofa beside them, asking with confusion: "Su Huan, did something happen to you?"

"No." Su Huan denied it without changing expression, shifting topics. "When are you planning to move? I'll come help you when the time comes."

"No need." Shen Xiaoyu coldly refused. "Whatever you're dealing with, don't drag our daughter into it."

Her expression paused briefly before quickly returning to normal. She looked up seriously at Shen Xiaoyu. "I won't. If something really happens, I'll send you and our daughter away first! I absolutely won't let you fall into danger!"

"That had better be the case."

After saying this, Shen Xiaoyu had nothing more to say and sat quietly beside them browsing her phone.

She had been away from this world too long, and after returning, she rarely had access to the internet. So whenever she had free time, she would check news and trending topics to understand this world from multiple angles.

Especially after the typhoon, she wanted to know what Tang Tang's system was capable of. But unexpectedly, aside from that typhoon, this world was very stable.

Shen Xiaoyu exhaled and reopened Weibo, seeing a newly trending hashtag—

#Mountain House Explosion#

Clicking in showed a shaky video of a standalone villa in the mountains catching fire, then exploding with a bang, the entire house shattering to pieces.

Shen Xiaoyu's eyes widened instantly. Wasn't this the place where her memory-less self had last entered? How could it have exploded?

Her heart skipped a beat as she looked up at Su Huan beside her, her gaze shocked.