When the Side Character Gets a System and Travels through Difference Worlds

Mrs. Wang turned around, and a smile touched her lips when she saw Chen Xi standing on the path between the fields. "I’m almost done, just a little more. Daya... Ming Guang, you two go sit and wait for me."

But Chen Xi walked down from the path. "Let me help you. How... how do you do this?"

Mrs. Wang didn’t refuse. "Just stick the slips directly into the soil. In a few months, they’ll grow into bunches and bunches of sweet potatoes."

Chen Xi was certain once again. ’This is my birth mother. But where is Mother? My birth mother is back, so where did Mother go?’

"Where’s Mother?"

After spending a few days with Mrs. Wang, Chen Xi finally couldn’t hold back any longer.

Mrs. Wang’s hand paused as she was pouring tea. "She went back. She said she was sick of raising children and wanted to go back to an easier life."

Chen Xi’s eyelashes fluttered. "Mother... will she ever come back?"

"She won’t be back," Mrs. Wang sighed. "She said you were her star pupil and that she hopes you’ll continue to work hard, never forgetting your original purpose or the oath you once swore."

Chen Xi laughed, but the laughter turned to tears. "She’s always like this... she comes and goes so suddenly, without even a word of goodbye..."

Mrs. Wang patted her hand. "You two were never from the same world. If you really miss her, just keep her memory in your heart."

Chen Xi pushed herself up from the table. "I should go. I need to cool down a bit. I’ll come visit you again in a while."

Mrs. Wang simply watched her go. ’What could I say? There’s nothing I can say. If not for Tan You, my whole family, young and old, would have died in the chaos long ago. We would never be living this well.’

’Of course, I’m grateful to Tan You. But at the same time, I feel a subtle resentment. She did too good of a job—so good that I could never hope to impersonate her, not even for a second.’

’But I can’t bring myself to voice these thoughts, not a single one. I saw in the memories how Tan You toiled with heart and soul all these years. She even pushed Chen Xi into that position... a position I never would have dared to even mention...’

Mrs. Wang shook her head, picked up her hoe, and went back to work in the fields.

「The Real World.」

Tan You had just gotten back and was about to finalize her mission when she noticed her little puppy-dog system, which appeared to have gone offline in the void. Tan You raised an eyebrow. ’So, the little guy is getting dragged into another high-level meeting?’

’I wonder what kind of reward the little guy will snag for me this time? I’d say I put my all into this mission; it was certainly more mentally taxing than the Adina one.’

’The changes I brought about might not have reversed the balance of light and dark like in Adina’s world, but it still counts as changing the world, right?’ Thinking this, Tan You opened the math competition textbook in front of her.

After finishing a problem, Tan You’s pen suddenly paused. She remembered a question someone had once asked her. ’If Tan Ying also chooses the science track with physics and biology, won’t I have to be her classmate for two and a half years?’

’That would be... horrifying.’

’So I need to prepare a backup plan.’ At that thought, Tan You considered entering academic competitions for the first time. ’If I go the competition route, it has to be math. After all, math and I have the deepest connection.’

’My favorite teacher was a math teacher, I’ve been a math teacher, and I own more math competition books than anything else...’ Ticking off the reasons one by one, Tan You suddenly thought that entering a math competition might not be a bad idea.

’Even if I can’t completely dominate, it would still be a good experience. Maybe I should ask Li Fugui later? Doesn’t he know someone at City No. 2 High?’

Pushing the thought to the back of her mind, Tan You went back to her practice problems. All she had to do now was wait for feedback from the Beauty System. If her Intelligence Value went up by even just one point, she’d be satisfied.

Just as Tan You predicted, the moment the Beauty System returned to the real world, it was pulled into a high-level meeting by the Main System. The topic of discussion was, naturally, the final evaluation of Tan You’s latest mission.

The first time is awkward, the second is familiar. Last time, the Beauty System had been a clueless little rookie, but now it was much more composed. ’I can’t get a word in at these meetings anyway,’ it thought. ’All I have to do is listen quietly to my seniors.’

System 1: "As expected of the strongest rookie. Her mission performance was exceptionally good."

System 2: "This was her third intermediate mission, and she still did an outstanding job. I doubt anyone could have produced a better outcome."

System 3 glanced at the Beauty System, who was failing to conceal its smug expression. "The Beauty System has gotten much stronger."

All the other systems turned to look at the Beauty System, which started to tremble. ’So many seniors are staring at me, I’m freaking out!’

The Cleaner Fish System, System 1, spoke up. "We crossed paths during her second intermediate mission. She’s capable of collecting counterfeit systems. She captured four of them."

"Where? The Main System has no record of it." The other systems began rapidly searching their databases, but they couldn’t find any related files.

Cleaner Fish System: "She didn’t file a report, of course. The Beauty System devoured them all in the end."

There was a moment of silence. Then, the other systems’ gazes on the Beauty System turned strange. "So, you devoured four systems and this is all you have to show for it?"

The data stream around the Beauty System flickered with guilt. But then, it puffed out its little chest. ’It doesn’t matter what they say! I only need to listen to my Host. What my Host says is what matters!’

Cleaner Fish System: "That’s to be expected. It’s a low-tier system, so its growth is naturally slow."

System 2 was consumed with jealousy. "If I had gotten those, imagine how much my energy levels would’ve shot up!"

Cleaner Fish System: "She is the Beauty System’s host; it’s their choice. Let’s get back on topic. How should we finalize the evaluation for this mission?"

This was the second time a meeting like this had been convened, and the Cleaner Fish System had to admit, Tan You was ridiculously impressive. It had a feeling these impromptu high-level meetings were about to become a regular occurrence.

’The strongest rookie, indeed. She was handed an absolute nightmare of a starting scenario as a peasant woman, yet she still managed to secure the position of Grand Empress Dowager for the family. Frankly, being the ruling monarch is too much work. The real life of luxury is being an Empress Dowager or a Grand Empress Dowager.’

As the conversation returned to the main topic, everyone had their own opinions. The mission’s performance rating would undoubtedly be set to the highest standard. However, when they looked at the "Client Evaluation" field, all the systems went quiet.

System 3: "The client gave a D-level rating? Am I reading that correctly?"

System 4 spoke with a world-weary sigh, as if lighting a cigarette. "You’re not seeing things. I see it too. The human heart is the most complex thing in the world."

She’d moved heaven and earth to ensure the client’s family reached the pinnacle of power, and in return, the client slapped her with a D-level rating. They wondered what kind of expression their "strongest rookie" would have when she saw it.

As far as they knew, she was a textbook perfectionist.

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