Maybe it was because Qin Xiangyi knocked out the male lead, Ye Fan, that the original plot outline started to go off track.
But now, Ye Fan, who should have woken up, still hadn’t regained consciousness.
Qin Xiangyi was getting anxious.
She tried hard to recall the details she’d written for this scene.
To make Ye Fan seem impressive and appeal to the audience, she’d arranged for a non-blood-related brother-sister kiss right at his entrance.
After the male lead knocked out the villain Qin Wangzi, Zhou Muning lost control and threw herself at him.
It was supposed to be a way to grab attention, but Qin Xiangyi thought it was too ordinary, so she forced the kiss to last a full minute, which triggered a resonance with the Flower God Ring on Ye Fan.
But now, the kiss had to be consensual and both parties had to be conscious.
Since Qin Xiangyi had knocked Ye Fan out, the conditions couldn’t be met.
To put it simply, Qin Xiangyi had completely blocked the male lead’s cheat.
Without his cheat, Ye Fan was just an ordinary tool character.
Outside, people were coming in aggressively, still beating the half-dead Ye Fan.
Zhou Muning wanted to go out and save Ye Fan, but remembering how she’d set these people up to be so violent, she knew that if she went out, it would be suicide.
Even Qin Xiangyi, who had just beaten up the villain Qin Wangzi, wouldn’t end up any better.
Faced with this situation, Qin Xiangyi had to force herself to calm down and grabbed Zhou Muning’s arm.
“Zhou Muning, calm down, listen to me.”
“But, my brother…” Zhou Muning’s tears fell as she struggled to get out of Qin Xiangyi’s arms, but Qin Xiangyi hugged her tightly with all her strength.
Zhou Muning finally calmed down a bit and looked at Qin Xiangyi, tears still falling, but she stopped struggling.
Qin Xiangyi breathed a sigh of relief and continued, “I’ll go out first to check the situation.
You absolutely must not let anyone know you’re here.”
“But you just hit your brother.” Zhou Muning thought of Qin Xiangyi’s predicament.
“Don’t worry, leave everything to me.
I’ll make sure all three of us get out safely.” Qin Xiangyi forced a smile.
If anyone was nervous, she was even more nervous than anyone else.
But this was her own novel.
Even if changing the plot had caused some butterfly effects, it was still her story.
She could survive, and she had to survive.
“Be careful.” Zhou Muning hesitated, then let go, but her face was still full of worry.
Qin Xiangyi nodded and gave Zhou Muning a gentle hug.
Maybe it was because of this body, but she didn’t mind physical contact with Zhou Muning—in fact, she even liked being touched by her.
But soon, Qin Xiangyi stopped thinking about all that messy stuff.
She took a deep breath and walked out of the bathroom.
In an instant, all eyes focused on her.
“You… you’re all here…” Qin Xiangyi covered the spot where she’d been hit, pretending to still be dizzy.
“B-big miss, why are you here?” Qin Wangzi’s lackey, Dogzi No.
1, looked surprised, as if he couldn’t understand why Qin Xiangyi, who’d been sent away by Qin Wangzi, was here.
“I was brought here by him.” Qin Xiangyi’s face was cold as she pointed at Ye Fan on the ground.
Right now, without his cheat, Ye Fan was just a delicate-looking teenager, not nearly as handsome as Qin Wangzi.
Plus, Qin Wangzi had been at a disadvantage earlier, which was why Qin Xiangyi had accidentally hit Ye Fan.
After she said this, Dogzi’s face changed and he shouted, “Well, this guy actually dared to kidnap the young miss! Beat him to death!” As he spoke, the thugs started beating Ye Fan again, afraid Qin Xiangyi would see through their intentions.
Qin Xiangyi knew exactly how cunning Dogzi was.
She had no phone, and everyone around was on Qin Wangzi’s side.
Even if she could call the police, no one would dare interfere in the Qin family’s business.
In the end, if Qin Xiangyi wanted to get out of this, she’d have to rely on herself.
“Stop hitting him.
This bastard also stole something from me.
What if you break it?” Qin Xiangyi stopped them and started searching Ye Fan.
Finally, she found the plain-looking Flower God Ring in Ye Fan’s pocket.
Since the Flower God Ring hadn’t been activated, it looked very ordinary.
The others just glanced at it and didn’t care.
“So dirty.
No, I need to wash this ring.
You guys keep beating him.” Qin Xiangyi put the ring in her pocket and slowly walked back to the bathroom.
She closed and locked the door in one smooth motion.
Inside, Zhou Muning was covering her mouth, looking pained.
Obviously, Zhou Muning had heard everything Qin Xiangyi said outside.
She couldn’t understand Qin Xiangyi’s actions, but she had no choice but to trust her intentions.
“Zhou Muning, you have to trust me.
This is our only way.” Qin Xiangyi knew she was being cruel, but if she didn’t do this, they’d both die.
Even as the author, in this malicious world she’d created, she wouldn’t survive past chapter three without a cheat.
Qin Xiangyi was nervous, afraid that even after all this, she still wouldn’t be able to activate the Flower God Ring.
But this was the only way.
She had to try it with Zhou Muning.
“I understand.
What… what do I need to do?” After spending so much time together, Zhou Muning chose to trust Qin Xiangyi’s decision, but she was still confused about how Qin Xiangyi planned to change their desperate situation.
“I need to kiss you.”
“Huh?” Even though Zhou Muning was prepared, she never expected Qin Xiangyi to make such a request.
Qin Xiangyi blushed a little herself.
She hated that she’d set up such a melodramatic plot, but now she had no choice but to try it herself.
“My… constitution is special.
Only a kiss can activate it… but I can’t guarantee it’ll work.
If it fails, let’s just jump together, okay?” Qin Xiangyi tried to appeal to her emotions.
If she and Zhou Muning weren’t set up as good friends, she wouldn’t dare say something so bold.
But Zhou Muning was her good friend, and she believed Zhou Muning would agree.
It was a gamble, and Qin Xiangyi didn’t have much faith in her odds.
Zhou Muning didn’t answer right away.
She looked at Qin Xiangyi a few more times, and when she saw the seriousness in her eyes, she finally nodded.
“Okay.”
The two of them moved closer.
With both of them fully conscious and not in love with each other, kissing as two girls was definitely awkward.
“Do you… want to take off your glasses?” Zhou Muning’s voice was barely above a whisper, her face red all the way to her ears.
