She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!

Such a red, big, and juicy watermelon, slurp~

The stuff from seller 3459 in this dimension is indeed the best!

Zhou Xue took a bite of the melon, her face full of satisfaction.

Onlooker 997 was at a loss for words. This host was great in every other way, just a bit quirky, and quite the foodie.

Don’t be fooled by her cold demeanor outside; when she’s alone, her true nature shows.

[Host.]

Zhou Xue paused, swallowed the melon in her mouth: [Are you still there?]

...

Shouldn’t he be there? Has she forgotten who bound her when she died?

[Host.]

Zhou Xue: ?

[System, has your program malfunctioned? Or are you infected? How do I fix or disinfect you?] she asked, thinking otherwise, why would it keep repeating?

...997 had no words to respond.

[Host, let me tell you something.] 997’s tone remained aloof, full of the demeanor of a master.

Zhou Xue became serious: [Speak.]

The system was usually aloof and spoke little. Suddenly talking so much to her, could there be some issue in the apocalypse? Zhou Xue imagined a lot, even thinking about how to cope.

[The person you traded with in dimension 3459 is another of my hosts.]

The words Zhou Xue was about to say got swallowed back. What? She knew the system had other hosts, but she didn’t think she’d encounter them, or even connect.

Zhou Xue was full of curiosity, just about to say something, when 997’s voice sounded: [Just letting you know.]

[She’s quite impressive!]

Zhou Xue still wanted to ask something, but 997 was already gone.

With this unified character setting, even if he wanted to say more, he couldn’t break it!

Better to go back and talk to the other host!

What Zhou Xue wanted to say got swallowed back again, so, he just told her and left? No chatting? How can the system hold back?!

Damn!

She couldn’t share this with anyone else, wasn’t this going to kill her with frustration?

[Host, I told her, she’s still cutting the watermelon you just sent over, looking all greedy. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think she was starving.]

[I also told her, host, you’re amazing!] When it came to the other master host, 997 was always generous with praise.

Just then, Ah Chen received a new order, presumably from the person in the apocalypse.

Indeed, the order came with a greeting, asking if she knew 997. After packing the items, Ah Chen replied yes.

Then, they turned the order into a chat tool.

[She’s quite chatty.]

[But you wouldn’t believe it, host. When I went on patrol before, she acted all cold and aloof in front of people, like she really was something. She awakened the Ice Ability, and people call her the cold goddess. Tsk, they have no idea she’s just a peculiar character behind the scenes.] 997 complained.

Ah Chen asked: [You haven’t complained about me behind my back, have you?]

[Host, I’ve always said you’re amazing!] In 997’s electronic eyes were utter sincerity.

Plus, he was regarded as a cool system character! Sparing with words!!

Ah Chen believed him.

Chatting like this for a while, 997 felt satisfied and went to find a new missionary. There were many people, but it wasn’t easy to bind an effective host.

When Ah Chen finished chatting with Zhou Xue, Shen Zheng’an also returned, with traces of blood and coldness, likely from being in a sinister and bloody place, but he was clean.

Although his face bore a smile, you could still tell there was something off about his mood.

Ah Chen had a thought and picked a pink flower from the space, handing it to Shen Zheng’an as he approached.

Shen Zheng’an was momentarily stunned, then held her hand along with it.

In an instant, the chill dissipated.

”In the dungeon, there is a servant who escaped from the Marquis Mansion. Back then, I was still young, and I only remember that when this servant ran away, the mansion sent many people to catch him, but to no avail. At the time, I just thought the escaped slave was a blow to the mansion’s face, but today I learned that it wasn’t...” Shen Zheng’an slowly related, ”The servant fled with a secret, and if they hadn’t escaped, they would’ve been long dead.”

”Actually, they were quite young then, shouldn’t have known about these things. The ones who knew were their parents. Their parents probably knew they had no way out, so they secretly hid the secret away, not expecting it to be discovered by them.”

”My mother died in childbirth, and Shen Jun used to curse people with this matter often.” Shen Zheng’an suddenly laughed, ”Today I confirmed that my mother was indeed murdered, and the childbirth wasn’t an accident.”

But he didn’t anticipate the murderer’s identity.

”The one who harmed my mother was Pan Family, Shen Hong’s deceased wife,” he said.

Ah Chen kept silent, waiting for Shen Zheng’an to continue.

”The reason is, she was afraid that my mother would one day win over Shen Jun’s heart, and she wouldn’t allow it.” Shen Zheng’an found it ludicrous, ”Because my mother was beautiful and gentle, if she had smoothly given birth to a child, Shen Jun might have, one day, turned his attention to her.”

”She didn’t want to see such a situation, completely treating Shen Jun as her possession. No, more like a dog, unable to tolerate the dog being unfaithful.”

Shen Zheng’an found it utterly absurd.

But there was something even more absurd.

”Even the people in the Marquis Mansion knew about this.” Shen Zheng’an closed his eyes, ”The one who discovered this truth was actually Shen Hong, yet no one pursued it, concealing the information, naturally including Shen Jun, even if it was unbelievable, he chose to hide it. Because Pan Family’s health was poor, she died within a couple of years, Shen Jun regretted marrying my mother.”

”He thought, had he not married, Pan Family wouldn’t have exacerbated her illness due to my mother’s affair and passed away.”

Simply preposterous!

”But I think there might be other reasons for Pan Family’s quick death.” Shen Zheng’an squinted slightly, ”Regarding Shen Jun and Shen Hong both being affectionate types, I’ve been keeping an eye, and this time I got results.”

Ah Chen was intrigued, listening to Shen Zheng’an’s sarcastic tone: ”Pan Family’s death is related to Shen Hong, I guess the elderly lady might know too.” Even if lacking evidence.

His blood-related uncle was no romantic.

What happened back then with Pan Family, he couldn’t tolerate it.

So, the only one with a problem in their head was Shen Jun!

”I also unexpectedly found out a secret.” Shen Zheng’an’s smile grew more mocking, successfully piquing Ah Chen’s interest.

The Marquis Mansion held quite a few secrets.

Seeing her curiosity, Shen Zheng’an was in high spirits, realizing he still hadn’t let go of her hand, and didn’t intend to now.

”If this gets out, the whole Marquis Mansion would be a joke!”

Shen Zheng’an didn’t like anyone in the Marquis Mansion.

Thinking of their past attitudes, he eagerly anticipated the exposure day, wondering what expressions they’d wear.

He saw Ah Chen wasn’t in any hurry, calmly waiting for him to speak, and sighed internally.

Ah Chen seemed to see through something, matching the mood: ”What’s the secret, just hurry and tell me.”

Shen Zheng’an perked up, fully satisfied, no longer beating around the bush: ”Alright, I’ll say it right away.”

”Shen Hong and Shen Jun weren’t born on the same day, they were swapped on their birth day.”

Meaning, Shen Jun is the elderly lady’s true son.

Ah Chen:...

Plots filled with absurd drama, though late, do arrive.