The First Brother, the Male Lead Who Doesn't Like to Eat (33)

Si Jiu was lounging at home, eating takeout and petting her dog, as another day slipped by.

Starting at nine in the evening, the system announced the time every fifteen minutes.

"It is now 9:15, Host-Daddy. Have you thought about how to coax Xie Yu yet?"

Si Jiu replied, "No rush."

"It is now 9:30, Host-Daddy. Are you getting ready to coax Xie Yu?"

Si Jiu replied, "Stay calm."

"It is 9:45, Host-Daddy... *sob*..."

Si Jiu replied, "Keep your cool."

"It is 9:55, Host-Daddy, you intend to give up on this mission, don't you? I knew it, *sob*..."

Si Jiu replied, "Maintain the scene, stay calm."

The system bit its handkerchief: "I can't stay calm! How could I possibly stay calm? *Sob*... You are the worst host I have ever been assigned to! *Waaah*..."

"Ring, ring... ring, ring..."

Si Jiu's phone rang cheerfully. Seeing the male lead's name on the caller ID, the system let out a howl.

Si Jiu curled her lips, "Be steady."

The system: *For heaven's sake, just answer it! What if he hangs up?!*

Si Jiu answered the phone unhurriedly, her voice soft, "Hello... A-Yu."

Silence hung at the other end of the line.

The clock ticked away. Watching the minute hand approach the 59th minute, the system felt like it was suffocating.

"Once upon a time, there was a fox who loved to lie. She fell into a hunter's trap, and the hunter brought her home. The hunter, who had initially planned to have her for a hearty meal, saw that she was too small and decided to raise her for a while before eating her..."

Si Jiu almost burst out laughing. *If you're angry, be angry. If you have any backbone, don't worry about whether I'm suffering from insomnia or not! You can't let go, and you're unwilling to give up, yet you choose to read fairy tales in such a serious, broadcast-style tone? And you definitely made this story up!*

Si Jiu remained silent, continuing to listen to this "fairy tale" heavy with implication.

"Later, the fickle and willful fox drove away the companion who had kindly come to save her, insisting that the hunter was sincere toward her, and went home with the hunter. She did not know, however, that beneath the hunter's kind and friendly mask, he always harbored a heart that wanted to skin her and eat her flesh. The moment the hunter raised the butcher's knife, the fox finally realized that she had wronged her companion. She regretted not listening to her companion, regretted driving them away to believe in the wicked hunter with his malicious intent. But would the companion ever come to save her again?"

The story came to an abrupt end. Neither of them spoke on the phone.

After a long silence, Xie Yu said, "Good night."

Then, he hung up.

Xie Yu tossed his phone aside, raised his arm, and covered his eyes with the back of his hand.

The system was sobbing in Si Jiu's mind, feeling truly distressed: "The fox is so bad, so stupid. The companion's heart was broken; he's so pitiful. He definitely won't go to save her."

Si Jiu chuckled, "How could that be?"

"How could it not? The companion was so good to the fox, yet she kept acting in front of him, deceiving him, using him, and finally, she drove him away. He won't save the fox."

Si Jiu said, "He called, didn't he? He could never let the fox go."

"Eh? Where was there a phone call in the story Xie Yu told?"

"Stop thinking about it, be a good girl! You'll burn out your CPU."

The system: ...

Life seemed to have calmed down all of a sudden.

Through the system, she learned that Lin Yang was hopelessly entangled by the mother-daughter duo Li Ying and Xu Weilai, and Si Jiu laughed heartily.

Turning the page, she put these people out of her mind.

Her daily routine mostly consisted of petting the dog, walking the dog, and filming eating broadcasts. During this time, she met up with Zhao Yue and Song Fei for a meal and some shopping.

Every night, she would receive a call from Xie Yu right on time, listen to a bedtime story, and hear him say good night. Other than that, they had no further interaction.