Chapter 129: Jiang Hu, hold me~

Jiang Hu pressed the final button, a faint light flickering in the depths of his eyes as he whispered softly, "It's a success."

Mo Niannian looked over with curiosity, "What's a success?"

Jiang Hu curved the corners of his lips, a mysterious expression in his eyes, "Niannian, you're going to love it."

Before Mo Niannian could react, darkness enveloped her, and she lost consciousness.

[Host, wake up! Wake up quickly!] The system was so anxious its little wings were practically catching fire.

Mo Niannian felt dizzy and deeply uncomfortable.

The surroundings were pitch black, and a voice kept telling her to sleep, to just sleep forever like this.

[Host!!]

Mo Niannian heard the sound of something calling out to her.

It sounded unclear.

The darkness grew deeper; how comfortable it would be to just drift off to sleep like this.

For a split second, Mo Niannian wanted to sink into it, but she quickly snapped back to her senses, her brainwaves emitting a violent flash of light.

The system hurriedly shielded Mo Niannian's brainwaves, creating the false illusion that she had fallen into a deep sleep.

[Host, don't move. The situation is extremely dangerous right now.]

Mo Niannian's consciousness began to recover, recalling everything that had just happened.

[System, what's going on??]

[The male lead knocked you out and wants to hypnotize you—no, to be precise, he wants to tamper with your memories.]

Mo Niannian was utterly speechless. [Isn't his hypnosis ineffective against me?]

Mo Niannian had only stumbled when she first entered the small world, but afterwards Jiang Hu had tried twice, and his hypnosis had failed to work on her.

The system explained in a hushed tone, [The male lead has upgraded his technology.]

The male lead had been busy with this matter recently, and neither she nor the host had paid attention.

Mo Niannian had a string of eloquent curses she decided not to voice out loud.

[What's the situation now?]

The system was on the verge of tears. [The male lead is about to succeed.]

If the male lead really managed to tamper with her memories, no one knew what the outcome would be.

Right now, it could only temporarily pull Mo Niannian into its system space, but Jiang Hu's hypnosis was nearly complete, and by then the host would only remember Jiang Hu's commands.

The male lead was becoming increasingly twisted and formidable; the system was starting to regret provoking him.

Mo Niannian's eyes grew slightly cold. [Let me out.]

[Is the host certain?]

[Cut the crap.]

***

Aside from this, there was no better way.

Who knew what Jiang Hu had done, but a massive pile of chaotic clutter was flooding into Mo Niannian's mind.

All those disorganized memories were stuffed straight into Mo Niannian's brain.

At the same time, certain memories in her mind began to fade and disappear.

The system watched all of this with deep worry.

Mo Niannian bit down on her back teeth. That bastard Jiang Hu truly had some skills; this technique could be called miraculous.

Jiang Hu finished his movements and looked toward Mo Niannian, calling out softly, "Niannian."

Mo Niannian slowly opened her eyes, a fleeting look of confusion in them.

Jiang Hu gazed at her, "Niannian."

Mo Niannian looked at him, recognizing him for a few seconds before suddenly smiling, "Jiang Hu~"

"Niannian, how are you feeling? Are you okay?" Jiang Hu asked, showing a trace of concern. "You fell from upstairs and were unconscious for several days. Are you alright?"

Mo Niannian tilted her head. "Why do I remember being hit by a car?" Her eyes brightened. "Jiang Hu, hug."

Mo Niannian reached out her hands, looking at Jiang Hu with well-behaved obedience.

The wariness in Jiang Hu's eyes dissipated, and a gentle smile surfaced at the corners of his mouth. "Alright."

Jiang Hu lifted Mo Niannian down from the operating table, and she obediently leaned against him. "Why am I here?"

"The doctor said you need peace and quiet to recuperate, so I brought you here."

"I like staying with Jiang Hu." Mo Niannian raised her voice slightly, her eyes shining like stars.

The smile at the corners of Jiang Hu's mouth grew more genuine. "From now on, Niannian will stay here all the time, okay?"

Without even thinking, Mo Niannian agreed immediately, "Okay."

[Host!!! Wake up quickly!!] The system was sweating profusely, looking at Mo Niannian in absolute panic.

Mo Niannian: [...Shut up.]

[Host, you're fine? You scared me to death!]

[Are you kidding? Would I fall into the hands of this bastard male lead?]

Though, to be fair, she had indeed come very close to falling for it.

This bastard male lead really had some tricks up his sleeve, and Mo Niannian had to be on guard. If she escaped this time, what about the next? Mo Niannian simply decided to play along with his scheme.

Jiang Hu had fabricated a tragic background for her: both parents dead, oppressed by relatives.

And he was her long-engaged fiancé. After she suffered such a massive upheaval, only Jiang Hu had reached out a helping hand and taken Mo Niannian in.

From then on, Jiang Hu became Mo Niannian's entire world.

With a plotline like this, Mo Niannian could write eight or ten variations with her eyes closed.

She simply hadn't expected Jiang Hu to be into this sort of trope.

***

If it was a contest of acting skills, Mo Niannian had never been afraid of anyone.

"Is Niannian hungry?" Jiang Hu placed Mo Niannian on the bed and kissed her forehead.

Mo Niannian's whole body stiffened in slight resistance, but she forced herself to relax bit by bit. "I'm a little hungry. Is Jiang Hu going to cook himself?"

"Does Niannian like that?"

Mo Niannian's eyes curved. "I like it. I like Jiang Hu the most."

Jiang Hu's smile was gentle. "Niannian, wait a moment."

The moment Jiang Hu turned around and walked out, the system immediately called out to Mo Niannian, [Host, what do we do now?]

Mo Niannian lay on the bed, pretending to sleep. [What else can we do?]

Jiang Hu's temper was getting worse and worse.

If she showed the slightest flaw, Mo Niannian had no idea what was waiting for her.

The Jiang Hu of this world was far too twisted.

Right now, her only solution was to play her assigned role in Jiang Hu's script perfectly and gradually lower Jiang Hu's malice value.

Mo Niannian let out a deep sigh. It was so difficult; she was even afraid she wouldn't be able to control her temper and would end up killing Jiang Hu.

[Host, you're the absolute best!! You'll definitely conquer the male lead!]

Even if the male lead hadn't fallen for the host yet, the host was still a very special existence to him.

The male lead had experienced abandonment and betrayal countless times in this world, and what he hated most was abandonment and betrayal. In his eyes, the host had embodied both of those things at once.

So... the fact that the male lead hadn't killed the host or turned her into a toy was already quite remarkable!

The system clenched its fists to cheer Mo Niannian on.

Mo "so stressed she's losing hair" Niannian: [You can roll away now. Stop disturbing me.]

Jiang Hu had installed surveillance cameras all over the room, so Mo Niannian needed to carefully figure out how to pull off the script Jiang Hu had given her.

[Doggie, help me find a few books.]

The system: [...]

Did it dare to refuse?

Following that, Mo Niannian closed her eyes and began reviewing *An Actor's Preparation*, *Endurance*, *As Long As I'm Alive*, *Daily Life of a Couple*, and *A Smile Makes Life Better* in her mind.

After undergoing this series of brainwashing books, Mo Niannian felt her entire being had been sublimated; the current her was no longer the her of the past.

Wasn't it just Jiang Hu? She had already handled three Jiang Hus; could she not handle this one?

Mo Niannian instantly regained her full confidence as she pondered how to deal with the predicament right in front of her.