The Final Task

📖 Chapter 31: The Final Task

Lin Chaoxi lay awake that night, staring at the ceiling of her apartment, heart still trembling from what had happened.

The warmth of Shen Muyan's hands lingered on her skin, as did the look in his eyes—the kind of gaze that could shatter everything she had built to protect herself.

But she couldn't afford to fall now.

Not when the system's voice returned at 3:00 a.m., cold as ever.

[Villainess System Update: Final Task Unlocked.]

Her blood ran cold.

[Mission: Destroy Shen Muyan's trust publicly within 3 days. Method: Up to you.]

"No," she whispered, sitting up in bed. "I won't do this."

[Warning: Non-compliance will result in memory extraction and permanent reset of host consciousness.]

She felt the walls closing in again. They always gave her choices—cruel, twisted choices—but never a way out.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she clenched her fists. "Why him? Why always him?"

[Emotional interference detected. Recommending compliance.

Three days. Just three days to ruin the only person who had ever made her feel like she wasn't just a programmed shell.

She thought back to his words—"Let me show you what's real."

She had seen what was real.

And she was about to be forced to destroy it.

The next morning, the sun rose like nothing had changed, but Lin Chaoxi had. Her eyes were empty as she walked into the production studio, her face masked with a calm professionalism no one dared question.

She had made a decision.

If the system wanted a show, she would give them one—but not the ending they expected

Not this time.