Fate Trading System – Chapter 349

Plan B

Heart-Stealing Operation 8

As soon as Su Xin said this, the atmosphere immediately became tense.

Su Xin, holding her phone on her end of the line, revealed a provocative smile.

“I didn’t mean that, I just wanted to show some concern for you, that’s all. You didn’t used to talk like this. You even said we could be friends, but why do your words have to have thorns?”

Chu Muyu on the other end became unhappy as well. She had originally just wanted to show some concern for Lin Xiaohuan and ask if she could really go on stage and sing in front of so many people, that was all. How had the situation suddenly turned into this?

“I’m sorry, it’s just that I can’t speak to you calmly right now. Your influence on me hasn’t disappeared yet. Now, I will answer your question very amicably. Yes, I can sing. It’s just that you were never willing to seriously understand me in the past. Since I signed up for the competition, it means I think I can do it. Do you have any other questions?”

Chu Muyu’s expression froze. For Lin Xiaohuan to say this was equivalent to blocking off her words, leaving her with nothing to say.

“No.”

Chu Muyu could only give this stifled reply.

“If you have nothing else, I’m hanging up. Goodbye.”

“You don’t have anything you want to say to me? For example, some experience……”

“No. Thank you for your concern. Goodbye.”

Su Xin said goodbye once more and hung up the phone.

Chu Muyu put down the phone, feeling extremely stifled.

Why be like this, why talk like this.

It clearly wasn’t like this before.

Before, she was so obedient, so well-behaved, like a little lamb in front of her.

And now? She’s either like a hedgehog, or cold and distant.

Chu Muyu had to admit, she would rather see the hedgehog version of Lin Xiaohuan than see that polite and ice-cold version of Lin Xiaohuan.

At least the hedgehog Lin Xiaohuan felt very vivid to her, whereas the one who had just spoken properly was as cold as another person.

Her mood had originally been very good because her mother was willing to get closer and connect with her, but now, because of Lin Xiaohuan, her mood plummeted.

When a person is angry, they can’t stand to see others happy in front of them.

This was especially true for Chu Muyu. In front of outsiders or family members, she would be quiet as a chicken¹, timidly staying in a corner, but she wouldn’t be like this in front of friends.

“Hey, can you not laugh so loudly? It’s noisy enough to kill someone.”

The air suddenly fell silent for a moment, and those few girls felt a bit awkward.

“Muyu, are you in a bad mood? Why don’t we go out and have some fun?”

“Don’t want to go.”

Chu Muyu was in no mood to tell these people what was bothering her. After all, they weren’t particularly close, and if she told people she wasn’t close with about the matters between her and Lin Xiaohuan, they wouldn’t understand anyway.

It seemed like she had good friends everywhere, yet there wasn’t a single one she could talk to about things.

Seeing that Chu Muyu was really in a bad mood, the few girls said nothing and quieted down.

Chu Muyu increasingly thought of Lin Xiaohuan’s good qualities.

Chu Muyu liked to roam and play around everywhere, so she knew quite a few people. It seemed like she was very popular and had many friends. As long as she said she wanted to find people to go out and play, there would definitely be many who would respond. But Chu Muyu’s heart was very empty; not one of those people was a true, good friend.

The only one who could let Chu Muyu vent her emotions without restraint was Lin Xiaohuan, and most of these emotions were negative. Even the happy ones were very hard for Lin Xiaohuan to bear. The happy memories Chu Muyu could share with Lin Xiaohuan, aside from getting back together with Wu Yubing or buying something she liked, were really nothing else.

After successfully angering Chu Muyu, Su Xin began to deepen her memory learning.

The time in the static space was stopped relative to the outside world, but Su Xin would get tired.

She did not plan to study hard to complete Lin Xiaohuan’s schoolwork, because there was no need.

The situation had changed, so Su Xin could no longer choose to stay or leave as before, but would be directly extracted from the world one hour after the mission was completed.

So everything Su Xin did just had to serve the mission, that was all. There was no need to do other things, to live out someone else’s life.

Su Xin had asked Fourteen back then if there would be people who, in order not to leave this world, would postpone the completion of the mission, letting an opportunity pass even when they clearly had it.

Fourteen said that so far, no one had done that, because this kind of behavior was extremely disadvantageous. The host undertakes missions to increase their life value, so the faster the mission is completed, the better, and the more beneficial it is for the host. They could get their life value faster and then start the next mission.

Fourteen also said that just because it hasn’t happened now doesn’t mean it won’t happen in the future, because exceptions always occur. If such a situation really happened, then the system would issue a warning. If the first warning was useless, the second time it would directly extract the host and deduct life value.

Su Xin had originally wanted to ask, in that case, wouldn’t the host be completely in the system’s hands? If the system wanted to play some dirty tricks, the host would have no way to resist.

But Su Xin still didn’t ask this question, because when she thought of this question, she had already figured out the answer, and felt that her own thought was somewhat laughable.

The host was already completely in the system’s hands from the beginning. Although the two seemed to have an equal trading relationship, the reality was not so. Where the host went and what kind of mission they accepted all depended on the system, and the host was unaware of all this. Moreover, from the very beginning, the host was in a state of death, not a state of survival. Since they were willing to do missions, it meant they were willing to live. The system gave them a way to live on, so the hosts themselves naturally knew what was what.

Besides, there was no need for the system to play any dirty tricks on the host. They did not have human emotions and would faithfully execute commands while providing service to the host.

You’re good, I’m good, everyone’s good.

Su Xin was specializing in vocal music in the static space. No comprehension could be achieved instantly or be easily mastered, so Su Xin tried her best to practice a portion before she felt tired, then go out to rest for a while, and then come back in to continue learning.

Su Xin first practiced singing techniques and chose one musical instrument.

Anyway, many skills do not crush the body²; it’s never wrong to learn a little more.

This memory would not be blurred, and because of the system, it would be remembered very clearly. Who knows, maybe it could be used in some world later on.

Su Xin appeared at the campus singer audition venue. The judges were sitting below, and next to them, the numbered contestants went up one by one to perform.

The auditions didn’t need to be that strict. Singing a random segment was fine. As long as one sang well, they could basically pass. For the time being, there was no fuss about technique or moving people’s hearts.

When Chu Muyu saw the poised and graceful Su Xin go on stage, it wasn’t that she wasn’t surprised in her heart.

The way Lin Xiaohuan looked today was not quite the same as in her memory.

The Lin Xiaohuan in Chu Muyu’s memory always used her bangs to cover her face, slightly obscuring her eyes, making it impossible for others to see her expression clearly. She always kept her head down, didn’t like to talk, and when she stood silently to the side, her presence was zero. People would subconsciously ignore her and not remember her at all.

Lin Xiaohuan always behaved neither outstandingly nor very badly, just plain and unremarkable, with nothing worthy of attention.

Her voice when speaking to her was soft and gentle, and she never got angry.

It’s as if her background was always gray, Chu Muyu recalled.

If there was ever a time when Lin Xiaohuan was vivid, it was when she looked at her with those eyes. At that time, Lin Xiaohuan’s face was fair and clean, her eyes were black, her smile was a bit shy and bashful, and her gaze carried a light of hope.

When Su Xin opened her mouth to sing, Chu Muyu became somewhat absent-minded.

She had thought that Lin Xiaohuan would live in her shadow forever. Watching the person singing seriously on stage from a not-so-far distance, Chu Muyu felt that the situation was getting more and more out of control.

It was no longer like before.

Lin Xiaohuan was becoming more and more courageous.

She was dressed very nicely today. Although simple, it had a lot of feeling, letting people know at a glance that she had good taste in clothes. Her singing voice was melodious and pleasant, carrying confidence.

The pace of the campus auditions was very fast. It was enough for each person to sing a segment, grasping the limit themselves, as there wasn’t much time to listen to everyone sing a whole song.

After Su Xin finished singing, she bowed and walked off the stage, not even sparing a glance at Chu Muyu who was sitting there.

Chu Muyu’s gaze fell on empty air. She stared eagerly in the direction Su Xin left, but Su Xin never turned her head back.

Someone next to her spoke, barely pulling her thoughts back.

“This one can pass, right? I think she sang quite well.”

“Of course.”

Chu Muyu nodded.

After that were the preliminary rounds, the quarter-finals, and the semi-finals.

During the semi-finals, 8 people were to be selected from 15.

Su Xin stood on stage singing. As she sang, her eyes couldn’t help but meet Chu Muyu’s.

“Singing that year’s song like that,
Those memories are so sufficient,
Sufficient for me to taste loneliness every day,
When a gust of wind blows the kite up to the sky,
For you I pray, and bless, and am moved,
Finally your figure disappears at the end of the sea of people,
Only then do I discover that to laugh while crying is the most painful……”

The singing was truly moving. Chu Muyu couldn’t help but get absorbed and hum along. When her eyes met Su Xin’s, her heart couldn’t help but tremble.

Could it be… is Lin Xiaohuan implying something?

Is that why she chose this song and met her gaze?

After Su Xin finished singing this song, she was sneering coldly in her heart.

I can’t act too resolute and disdainful. I must always let her keep a little hope in her heart, hook her, so that when I abandon her later, it will feel even better.

The finals were no longer held in a closed setting, but on the open sports field, treated as a grand event.

“Shawty’s like a melody in my head，
That I cant keep out，
Got me singin’ like，
Na na na na everyday，
It’s like my ipod stuck on replay， replay-ay-ay-ay……”

Chu Yanxi sat below the stage, watching the dazzling girl on stage.

When their gazes unconsciously met, Chu Yanxi licked her lips, her heart suddenly palpitating for some unknown reason.

You are an unintentional wind passing through the hall, yet you stubbornly draw forth a mountain flood³.

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