Chapter 636 - 639: An Unmentionable Secret

Chapter 636: Chapter 639: An Unmentionable Secret

Li Ji poured the hot water into the bathtub.

Seeing Manman still huddled unmoving under the covers, he took the initiative to ask.

"Why don’t you come over and bathe? Do you want me to carry you over?"

Hua Manman’s gaze shifted nervously as she mumbled.

"You go out first. I can do it myself."

Li Ji looked at her meaningfully. "Are you being shy?"

Hua Manman said vaguely, "Just assume I’m being shy."

’We’ve been married for ages, long enough for our kids to be running errands. What’s there for me to be shy about?’

’She was afraid this damn man wouldn’t be able to control himself and would want to get frisky with her.’

’She’d just narrowly escaped death and was still shaken. She was in no mood for any of that, which was why she wanted to send him away and avoid any awkward situations later.’

Li Ji heard her inner thoughts, and his expression immediately soured.

"We’ve been married for so long, and we’ve been through so much together. Don’t you know what kind of person I am? Am I the type of person who would force himself on you?"

Hua Manman nodded without hesitation. "You are."

Li Ji: "..."

His face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

’He desperately wanted to charge over right now and let her experience firsthand what it *really* meant to be forced. Then we’d see if she’d still dare to spout such nonsense!’

But it was just a thought.

He took a deep breath, his hands clenched into fists, and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth.

"You just wait!"

With that, he turned and stormed out.

The door was slammed shut.

Hua Manman immediately threw off the covers, jumped out of bed, and quickly stepped into the bathtub.

She had soaked in the icy river water for so long that she was already frozen stiff, her skin even turning a little blue.

Now, as the hot water enveloped her body, the pores on her skin opened in an instant, and the chill within her was driven away.

She couldn’t help but close her eyes and let out a comfortable sigh.

"Ahhh, that’s the stuff!"

Just then, an eagle swooped in from outside.

But its wings were too big to get through the window.

It could only call out to the woman inside for help.

"Quick, help me!"

Hua Manman opened her eyes and looked toward the window, seeing the eagle flapping its wings outside, looking anxious as it tried and failed to get in.

She said leisurely, "I’m taking a bath. I’m busy."

The system was indignant. "I just saved you, and this is how you treat your savior?!"

Hua Manman reminded it.

"You can make yourself smaller, like a pigeon or a sparrow."

At her reminder, the system finally remembered that it could change its form at will.

It immediately rearranged its data and, in the blink of an eye, turned into a snow-white dove.

It flapped its wings, flew easily into the room, and landed on the edge of the bathtub.

Hua Manman reached out and poked its full, round, white chest, saying with a grin.

"I haven’t eaten pigeon in a long time. I kind of miss it."

The system immediately grew wary. "I don’t taste good!"

Hua Manman said, "We’ll only know after a taste, won’t we?"

The system was so scared it flew up and instantly changed back into that familiar Three-colored Cat.

Because it had been eating and drinking well recently, it had shed its previous thin and pitiful appearance. Its fur had become glossy and smooth, and its body had become round and chubby.

You could tell just by looking how good it would feel to pet.

’Being a dove was too dangerous. Better to be a cat.’

’Surely this woman wasn’t so depraved that she’d go after a cute little kitty.’

Hua Manman had no interest in cat meat, but she was very interested in petting cats!

She reached out and gave its round, fluffy body a couple of rough pets, ruffling its fur into a mess.

The little cat yowled in anger and scurried away in a flash.

’MEOW, MEOW, MEOW! Wicked woman!’

Hua Manman laughed out loud without reservation.

Once the bathwater cooled, she stood up and stepped out of the tub. She dried herself off and got dressed.

She sat on the edge of the bed, arranging her long hair as she spoke.

"There’s something I’ve been meaning to ask you.

Since you can change your form at will, why did you have me transmigrate here to replace the story’s female supporting character?

You’re so powerful, you could have just done it yourself."

Her words carried a teasing tone, and given the system’s usual temperament, it would definitely take the opportunity to be smug.

But the system remained silent.

Hua Manman couldn’t help but give it another look.

"Is there something you can’t talk about?"

The little cat flicked its tail, looking agitated.

"This matter involves the Main God. You don’t have the authority to know."

Hearing it say that, Hua Manman’s interest was immediately piqued.

She put down the towel, picked up the little cat, and placed it on her lap. While gently smoothing its fur, she coaxed it.

"You’ve already betrayed the Main God to side with me.

Even if you obediently follow the rules it set, it still won’t let you go.

Since that’s the case, what do you have to worry about? Why not tell me everything you know?

We can figure out a way to deal with the Main God together."

The little cat was so comfortable from being petted that its eyes couldn’t help but narrow into slits, and its mood relaxed considerably.

It felt that the woman had a point.

’In any case, it had already fallen out with the Main God, so why should it care what the Main God thought?’

Hua Manman said, "Right now, we’re in the same boat. We have to stick together to have any chance of survival."

The system was silent for a long time before it finally spoke slowly.

"Actually, the body you first transmigrated into was one I fabricated using data."

A single sentence stunned Hua Manman completely.

Her cat-petting motion paused, and her eyes widened in disbelief.

"You’re saying that the Hua Manman of this world was actually just a fake?"

System: "Not exactly. The truth is, Lady He’s first pregnancy wasn’t stable.

She even showed signs of a miscarriage.

Barring any accidents, the fetus in her womb would not have been born alive.

I used a bug in this world to secretly inject a set of data into Lady He’s womb, helping her stabilize the fetus."

Hua Manman was dumbfounded.

’It could actually be done like that?’

’It seems I was thinking too small!’

The system continued.

"Although the child was born successfully, there was a side effect."

Hua Manman asked curiously, "What side effect?"

The system sighed.

It should have been a very mature gesture, but paired with its round cat face, it looked especially funny.

"That child was born without a sense of self.

She looked like a living person, but in reality, she was more like a robot."

To make it easier to understand, the system gave her an analogy.

"You humans have a saying, don’t you?

A person is made of a body and a soul. But that child only had a body, no soul.

To explain it using your human myths, it’s likely because that child was never meant to survive and thus was never meant to have a soul.

Although I forcibly extended her life, I couldn’t provide her with a soul.

And that led to this consequence."