Still Have This Side – Chapter 68
by Little PandaNo other systems will ever hurt you again.
Qiu Baiyu woke up.
Light descended around her once again, and she slightly furrowed her brows.
As her vision gradually cleared, the plain white ceiling seemed unfamiliar to her. She slowly moved her body.
The next second, Yi Wanyue appeared in her line of sight.
Just like before she lost consciousness, Yi Wanyue suddenly appeared, bringing both joy and surprise.
“Baiyu.”
Seeing her awake, Yi Wanyue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Heaven knows how scared she was when she saw Qiu Baiyu collapse on the ground with blood-covered hands.
She even unconsciously began to blame herself.
If only she hadn’t gone out, if only she had stayed by her side all alongβ¦
“Where are we?”
Qiu Baiyu looked around. Judging from the hospital bed beneath her⦠a hospital room.
“Hospital?”
“Mm,” Yi Wanyue said, “You just fainted, and your hands were covered in blood, so I quickly brought you here.”
Yi Wanyue’s brows slightly furrowed, her hand gently resting on Qiu Baiyu’s arm, as if afraid she might shatter: “Is there anywhere else that feels uncomfortable?”
Qiu Baiyu’s consciousness gradually returned.
She remembered the blood she saw before passing out, so she raised her left hand.
Her palm was wrapped in white bandages; it had already been treated and bandaged.
She slowly lowered her hand, looking at Yi Wanyue with a gentle expression.
“No, don’t worry.”
Apart from the injury to her palm, she was now clear-headed and alert, her mind extremely lucid. She was no longer in any serious danger.
That annoying system seemed like it wouldn’t bother her anymore.
Qiu Baiyu blinked once.
Systemβ¦
She remembered a voice talking to her before she lost consciousness.
A very clear voice, so clear that she still remembered it now that she was awake.
γI am Wanyue’s system, my surname is Bai.
γYou can call me, Bai Zhi.γ
Bai Zhiβ¦
She looked at Yi Wanyue and asked, “Does your system have its own name?”
Yi Wanyue said, “Yes.”
Qiu Baiyu asked again, “Is she called Bai Zhi?”
Yi Wanyue suddenly smiled, affectionately tucking her hair behind her ear: “Yes, now she’s your system too. With her around, no other systems will ever hurt you again.”
Qiu Baiyu had an epiphany.
So system administrators all have their own names.
Indeed, not everyone’s system was like hers, nameless, unreasonable, and only causing trouble.
“Good,” she said with relief, “I’m glad the infiltration plan was a complete success.”
She had finally gotten rid of that dog system.
She finally didn’t have to be bothered by it anymore, didn’t have to worry about being suddenly and embarrassingly punished.
“But how did you suddenly come back?”
Qiu Baiyu looked at Yi Wanyue in confusion.
“Didn’t you say you’d pick up Xiaomin after school and come back together?”
Yi Wanyue explained, “Bai Zhi notified me.”
She had been sitting peacefully in the back garden, enjoying the tranquil passage of time, when she suddenly received a notification from Bai Zhi, telling her to return to her residence immediately because something had happened to Qiu Baiyu.
Something had happened to Qiu Baiyu.
Hearing these six words, she left the Yi family home without a second thought and drove back.
When she anxiously opened the door, she saw Qiu Baiyu collapsed in the living room, with a broken glass cup beside her.
She was terrified.
She dared not imagine what might have happened if she had been even a moment later.
“I’m sorry, Baiyu,” Yi Wanyue lowered her head remorsefully, her tone full of guilt and concern, “If only I hadn’t gone out today, if only I had stayed by your side, this wouldn’t have happened⦔
Then, she felt Qiu Baiyu’s hand very gently patting the top of her head.
“It’s not your fault, it was my system that was wrong.
“It acted against me brutally and unreasonably on its own, it has nothing to do with you, don’t blame yourself.”
“I should thank you instead,” Qiu Baiyu said, “and thank Bai Zhi too, you both saved me.”
Yi Wanyue brought her to the hospital in time.
Bai Zhi quickly infiltrated the system, gained all permissions, and rescued her from the clutches of that dog system just in time.
Thanks to them, otherwise she’d certainly still be kneeling on the floor at home with an agonizing headache.
γYou’re welcome, Miss Qiu.γ
She suddenly heard the voice from before she lost consciousness responding to her.
She blinked, then blinked again, feeling quite peculiar.
Before, her system was an artificial idiot, but now she was suddenly faced with a living, breathing person. The feeling was truly very different.
After experiencing the highest level of punishment, she even felt a sense of rebirth.
“Wowβ¦ the human touch really is different.”
She remarked with a straight face.
Hearing this, Yi Wanyue knew Bai Zhi was responding to her. Seeing her like this, she couldn’t help but find it amusing and adorable, and let out a light chuckle.
γYes, we artificial ones are better than the non-artificial ones,γ Bai Zhi said with a smile, γFrom now on, with us here, you can live your life at ease.γ
They had already fully infiltrated Qiu Baiyu’s system, obtained administrator privileges, and shut down all punishment functions and task programs, turning it into a system that could only be used for conversation with the host.
As for the higher-level system, they were also doing their best to investigate. Once found, they had a series of countermeasures ready, but this step didn’t need to be disclosed to Qiu Baiyu and Yi Wanyue.
They only needed to live their lives well.
“When did you arrive?”
Qiu Baiyu was asking the system.
“Have you been monitoring my condition all along?”
Bai Zhi didn’t deny it.
γYes.
γYour system is equipped with punishment functions, so we monitor your condition. Once you experience pain, we immediately notify Wanyue to check on your situation.γ
Just like today.
Qiu Baiyu’s condition was very unusual, seemingly in unprecedented pain.
So she briefly turned on the monitoring to see what Qiu Baiyu’s system was doing, wondering if it was causing Qiu Baiyu such suffering. Then she heard it coldly warning Qiu Baiyu, repeatedly saying those two sentences.
After that, Qiu Baiyu’s pain level kept rising higher and higherβ¦
Evidently, the system had used a high-level punishment on Qiu Baiyu.
βIt was time.
That’s what she thought at the moment.
Right now, she needed to immediately launch a full-scale infiltration, seize administrator privileges, otherwise Qiu Baiyu, who had been resisting so hard, would likely die from the pain.
The result was quite good; she succeeded, gained the permissions, and also saved Qiu Baiyu.
But she was very curiousβ
γWhy did your system suddenly punish you?γ
Bai Zhi’s words made Qiu Baiyu recall what had just happened.
She looked at the ceiling above her, suddenly curling her lips into a smile.
“Xiaomin’s blackening progress bar was reset to zero.”
Hearing this, both Yi Wanyue and Bai Zhi were momentarily surprised.
Reset to zero?
How was that achieved? What happened?
“How was it reset to zero?” Yi Wanyue asked.
Qiu Baiyu shook her head.
“I don’t know either. The system suddenly announced that the task objective progress was reset to zero, and then it started tormenting me.”
Although she didn’t know what happened to Qiu Zimin at school, and although the highest level of punishment was truly painful enough to make one wish for death, as long as the blackening progress was completely cleared, it was all worth it.
It was really great that their Zimin had finally completely escaped this misfortune!
Yi Wanyue looked at her with sympathy.
When she wasn’t home, she must have suffered a lotβ¦
“What time is it?”
Qiu Baiyu suddenly asked.
Yi Wanyue checked the time: “It’s almost three o’clock.”
Qiu Baiyu got up.
Yi Wanyue quickly pressed her hand on her shoulder: “What’s wrong?”
Qiu Baiyu said: “It’s almost time for school to end. Let’s go pick her up.”
She was eager to hear about the child’s school life today.
Yi Wanyue frowned: “I can go by myself. You should stay here and rest properly.”
She was really afraid that something might happen to her again.
Qiu Baiyu held her hand, looking at her with bright eyes: “Don’t worry, I’m fine now. Just like you said, no system will harm me anymore.
“Let’s go, we’ll pick her up together.”
The gentle words were like a spring breeze.
Her hopeful gaze fell on Yi Wanyue, intense and moving.
Looking at Qiu Baiyu’s appearance, repeatedly confirming that she was indeed safe and sound, Yi Wanyue finally compromised after a moment, her tone soft: “Alright, we’ll go pick her up together.”
“But you’ll have to wait, I need to find a doctor first.”
Yi Wanyue asked the doctor many questions about Qiu Baiyu’s wounds.
How to change the dressing, when to change it, if there were any dietary restrictions⦠She asked about everything, and only left with Qiu Baiyu after getting all the details.
The two of them walked out of the hospital together.
Qiu Baiyu looked back and suddenly asked, “Are there enough hospital rooms? Won’t I be taking up medical resources by occupying a room for such a minor injury?”
Yi Wanyue opened the passenger door and said with certainty, “No, there are enough rooms.”
Qiu Baiyu sat in the passenger seat and looked up, “Really?”
Yi Wanyue nodded with a smile, “Trust me, this is my family’s hospital. I know it well.”
Qiu Baiyu: “β¦?”
She watched Yi Wanyue close the door, then silently held her forehead.
βShe had really made herself laugh at her own poverty.
School was over, and Qiu Zimin put on her phone watch, receiving a message from her auntiesβthey were already waiting for her at the school gate.
She said goodbye to Qiao Mingxue, then turned and happily ran towards the school gate with her backpack.
As soon as she exited the school gate, she saw Qiu Baiyu and Yi Wanyue at first glance.
They were standing side by side next to the school gate, waiting for her.
Soon, she noticed Qiu Baiyu’s hand, and her brows immediately furrowed.
Qiu Baiyu saw the child quickly walk up to her, carefully cradling her injured left hand, her little face scrunched up in concern: “Auntie, what happened to your hand⦔
Qiu Baiyu smiled and patted her head, not hiding anything: “Auntie accidentally broke a glass cup and cut her hand. But don’t worry, Auntie Wanyue has already taken me to the hospital to see a doctor. As long as I rest well, it will heal quickly.”
Qiu Zimin listened with a heavy heart: “Auntie, you must be more careful next time!”
Qiu Baiyu nodded: “Mm, Auntie will be more careful in the future.”
Yi Wanyue also reached out to stroke Qiu Zimin’s little face: “Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of Auntie Baiyu.”
Qiu Zimin looked at Qiu Baiyu’s bandaged wound and gently nodded.
“Is there anything you’d like to share with us about school today?”
Qiu Zimin heard Qiu Baiyu ask.
She looked up and saw two pairs of eyes full of anticipation.
Her aunties seemed eager to hear about her school life, and she immediately smiled: “Yes, there is!”
As she spoke, she gesticulated, telling Qiu Baiyu and Yi Wanyue every detail about what happened during PE class.
After finishing, she proudly puffed out her chest: “I’m not afraid of him anymore, I’m amazing!”
Now she could protect herself, and even protect her little friends!
After listening, Qiu Baiyu and Yi Wanyue exchanged glances.
Yi Wanyue rigorously confirmed the time of the PE class, which indeed coincided closely with the time Qiu Baiyu’s system announced the task objective progress reset to zero.
The two of them suddenly understood.
So this was where the 0.5% wasβ¦
It wasn’t about having a complete family, or having a grandmother who loved her, but about having the courage to resist and protect herself.
She had finally achieved it.
Qiu Baiyu and Yi Wanyue smiled with relief.
“Xiaomin, you did very well,” Qiu Baiyu said, “You bravely refused something you didn’t like and protected yourself. That’s really great.”
Yi Wanyue added from the side: “Your good friend Mingxue, she bravely stood up in front of you to protect you, she’s also amazing.”
Hearing both herself and her good friend being praised, Qiu Zimin was instantly overjoyed.
“Can I have an extra starch sausage today?”
“Sure,” Qiu Baiyu nodded, “You and Auntie Wanyue can eat as much as you like.”
She raised her injured left hand: “I’ll sit this one out for now.”
“Auntie, you need to recover quickly, okay!”
After reminding her, Qiu Zimin happily pulled Yi Wanyue towards the small stalls at the school gate.
Yi Wanyue looked back at Qiu Baiyu.
Qiu Baiyu lifted her chin towards her.
Yi Wanyue smiled helplessly and went with the child to buy snacks.
Qiu Baiyu remained in place, watching their retreating figures. When she looked up, the sun was blazing, infinitely bright.
The air around her became fresh.
Her world was renewed, as if reborn.
Life had become beautiful, and it seemed the future would continue to be so beautiful.
No, wait.
Qiu Baiyu suddenly remembered a very important thing: the heart-fluttering forecast.
Yi Wanyue had someone she liked, and she still didn’t know who that person wasβ¦
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