2: Chapter 2 A recent female college graduate (1)

Afternoon.

Jiang Wan pushed her suitcase into a hotel room. The sun outside was truly intense; walking underneath it, one would be drenched in sweat in no time.

As soon as she entered the room, she turned on the air conditioning. Seeing the large bed, Jiang Wan flopped onto it, ignoring her image. A soft, large bed is the most comfortable thing ever!

Jiang Wan had arrived in this world a week ago. She didn't know how the system had arranged it, but in this lifetime, she was a fresh college graduate with a grandmother who relied on her for mutual support.

Jiang Wan had all the memories of her life from childhood to the present in her mind. The neighbors, where she went to school, her classmates and teachers—she remembered everything clearly, as if she were a native of this place.

She was currently in Lu City, where she had attended university. Originally, she had wanted to return to her hometown to keep her grandmother company immediately after graduation.

However, the system said that her mission target for this lifetime would appear at this hotel. Therefore, even though she had already received her diploma, she had to hold back her plans to go home and bring her luggage to this hotel to book a room.

Since starting university, she had always worked part-time jobs to make money; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to afford the room fee!

She didn't know what task the system wanted her to do, and she couldn't get an answer even if she asked.

Jiang Wan changed her position, lying comfortably on the bed, and spoke to Xiao Lingdang in her mind.

"Xiao Lingdang, when exactly will this mission target appear? It's already afternoon; I hope it doesn't appear in the middle of the night! If that happens, I might not be able to get up."

Xiao Lingdang played with its tail. "I don't know either! In any case, as long as he appears within a hundred meters of me, I will definitely be able to sense it. You should just rest for now! Once he appears and triggers the mission, I will tell you what the mission is."

Jiang Wan sighed, "Fine, then I'll sleep for a while. Remember to wake me up at five in the afternoon; I need to go eat dinner."

Sigh! Indeed, novels are novels, and reality is reality; they are different. The systems in novels are so omnipotent—not only can they choose the small worlds they want to go to, but they also know the plot of the small world in advance.

But her system was different; the small worlds were random, and after arriving, she wouldn't know the plot or what the mission was until she met the mission target.

If not for the fact that her identity was well-arranged and she had the memories of this place, imagine how lost she would be without knowing any of the plot?

She didn't even know the name of her mission target for this lifetime; she only knew it was a male.

"Alright, Wanwan, I will call you when the time comes. Just rest well for a while. You've been packing luggage and sending things off since early this morning; you must be exhausted! Just have a good rest, okay!" Xiao Lingdang was actually feeling very guilty.

But it had no choice; this was arranged by the Main God, and it was powerless to do anything! Before meeting the mission target, it really didn't know the plot, and it wanted to know quickly too!

There was no other way. Knowing just one location at the beginning was already considered not bad. As for the rest, they could only wait here for now.

In the afternoon, Xiao Lingdang woke Jiang Wan up on time. Jiang Wan woke up but lingered in bed for a while longer until her stomach started grumbling, at which point she quickly got up to wash up. She didn't plan on going anywhere else; she just went down to the hotel's buffet area to enjoy a meal. The buffet here was quite famous.

Jiang Wan was not wearing her black-rimmed glasses from school, revealing her exquisite features. While eating in the restaurant, she attracted frequent glances from people in the dining hall.

Jiang Wan was a bit unaccustomed to such attention, so she sped up her eating slightly, thinking about finishing the food on her plate quickly and then rushing back to her room to watch dramas.

Just as Jiang Wan was battling the food on her plate, Xiao Lingdang's voice rang out. "Wanwan, Wanwan, the mission target has appeared, he has appeared."

Jiang Wan's eyes lit up, and she quickly raised her head, looking around. "Where, where? Where is he? Which one is it?" Jiang Wan scanned the area, looking at the people around her, wanting to know which one was her mission target.

Xiao Lingdang: "No, he's not here. He is currently in the elevator, heading to a private room upstairs."

Jiang Wan frowned. The fourth floor? Isn't that where the club and entertainment area is? Why did he go there? Could it be that she had to go there too in a moment? No way! She had never been to those places before; she heard they were very chaotic. What if she got stopped by some blind drunkard?

Before Jiang Wan could voice her questions, Xiao Lingdang spoke again. "Wanwan, I know the plot of this world now. The plot of this world is titled 'Childhood Sweethearts Are No Match for a Heaven-Sent Encounter,' and our mission target this time is named Lu Zhengyang."

Lu Zhengyang and Shen Qingyao have an arranged marriage, set by their elders, but the two of them just don't have any chemistry. Both of them want to find an opportunity to call off this marriage. However, neither of them wants to be the first to propose it because the two families are long-time friends and have some business partnerships; it's not something that can be simply resolved with a single sentence.

Now, Shen Qingyao has a close friend who really likes Lu Zhengyang. After Shen Qingyao found out, she organized a gathering to introduce her friend to Lu Zhengyang. Moreover, they were quite bold; they drugged the wine, wanting to consummate the relationship. That way, the friend could be with Lu Zhengyang, and Shen Qingyao could fulfill her wish of breaking off the engagement."

Jiang Wan listened and frowned. "These methods are just too despicable! If you don't want it, you don't want it; can't you just say it directly? Why use such methods? Just because you don't like someone, you want to ruin them? That's too vicious! Xiao Lingdang, is our mission this time to prevent this from happening?"

Although Jiang Wan couldn't see it, Xiao Lingdang still nodded. "That's right! Our mission this time is to not let Shen Qingyao succeed. Do you know? Her friend is not a good person. After successfully being with Lu Zhengyang, she not only publicized it widely but also used this matter to threaten Lu Zhengyang into marrying her immediately, demanding an astronomical bride price."

If Lu Zhengyang didn't agree, she would release the video of the two of them together for everyone to see. Lu Zhengyang refused to compromise, so the friend threatened suicide, causing such a huge uproar that everyone knew about it. Later, when it affected the company, Lu Zhengyang had no choice but to compromise and marry that vicious friend. Because in everyone's eyes, women are generally the weaker party, especially since that woman was a student of acting."

Since Lu Zhengyang was not doing it voluntarily, he always slept in separate rooms from that woman. That woman thought she had fulfilled her wish of becoming a wealthy lady, so she asked Lu Zhengyang to arrange for her family members to be hired into the company.

But how could Lu Zhengyang agree? He sold all his company shares to his older brother at a low price and resigned from his position at the company. He became very decadent, feeling he had no motivation to continue working hard. In the end, due to years of alcoholism, he passed away prematurely. Before he died, he even made a will donating all his assets, ensuring that woman wouldn't get a single cent."

And what about Shen Qingyao? After she plotted this whole thing and got her wish to break off the engagement, she turned around and threw herself into someone else's arms. It turned out that she had secretly found a boyfriend back in college, and soon after, she married that man and lived a sweet life after marriage."

Jiang Wan listened to the end and bit her chopsticks. "Isn't this just a textbook definition of cannon fodder?"

Xiao Lingdang: "Exactly! Poor Lu Zhengyang, what did he do wrong? His only mistake was being engaged to the female lead, and just like that, he became a stumbling block on the female lead's path to happiness. It's too hateful. Wanwan, we have to go prevent this from happening."

"Wanwan, our mission this time is just this: escort Lu Zhengyang back to his hotel room here so he doesn't fall into that bad woman's hands. After this mission is over, we can be free as birds, and we can do whatever we want."

"What? Just this one thing? There are no more missions after this?" Jiang Wan felt like she was hallucinating and confirmed again. "Only one mission per small world?"

Xiao Lingdang looked at the light screen in front of it and nodded again. "That's right. I don't know about other worlds for now, but for this small world, this is the only mission. After this time, you can do whatever you want!"

Hearing Xiao Lingdang's affirmative answer, Jiang Wan suddenly felt full of motivation. She finished the last sip of her juice, picked up her small bag, and said, "Alright, Xiao Lingdang, let's go!"