After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 794: Letting You Turn Over and Take Charge

Chapter 794: Chapter 794: Letting You Turn Over and Take Charge

Of course, there was nothing here she desired to linger for.

The surprise of Fan Yanshu did not last long.

It wasn’t long before he knew why Shi Yaoguang had left so decisively.

Less than a minute after Yaoguang’s departure, the System began to beep with alarms.

"Alert, alert—"

"Host, the prop that failed to deploy earlier, is on you!"

"It’s started to take effect!"

Fan Yanshu could tell, even without the System saying so.

His gaze started to blur.

Seeing this, the System couldn’t help but become frantic and puzzled: "Host, Host!"

"Host, you need to stay awake!"

"Host!"

No matter how the System reminded him, or how many times the alarm sounded, Fan Yanshu showed no signs of waking.

On the contrary, he was sinking deeper.

As his gaze changed completely, the System felt more certain that the host was beyond help.

If the host really was corrupted by the prop, then his current mission was undoubtedly a failure.

But having come this far without any progress in his strategy, the System felt unwilling to concede.

"Host, if you don’t wake up, I’m going to break our binding!"

Despite the System’s warning, Fan Yanshu didn’t take in a word.

Seeing this, the System hardened its resolve and decided to detach from Fan Yanshu.

Though doing so would consume a lot of energy.

Compared to its own "life", energy was of little concern.

Unexpectedly,

It couldn’t leave at all!

Originally, the binding between it and Fan Yanshu was like handcuffs that the System had put on the host.

The key to the handcuffs was with the System.

The System could leave any time it wanted.

But for the host to sever ties with the System, it was not that easy.

Now, as the System was depleting energy in an attempt to break its bond with Fan Yanshu, it unexpectedly discovered that it couldn’t leave him.

At this point, it truly panicked.

"Host!"

It called out desperately, hoping Fan Yanshu would wake up.

But he did not wake up.

And due to the energy spent trying to detach from Fan Yanshu, and no actual means to fully detach, the energy was depleted, and the System uncontrollably entered a dormant state.

Just before entering dormancy, the System had only one thought.

And that was...

It’s over.

...

Meanwhile.

Shi Yaoguang, after planting the prop on Fan Yanshu, left very casually.

Fan Yanshu had invited her today with impure intentions from the start.

It certainly wasn’t going to be in a public setting.

The place he chose to meet Yaoguang was a beautifully landscaped private garden.

Normally, private gardens are not open to the public.

No matter how beautiful the garden, nobody except the owner’s family and the guests invited by the owner would see it.

When Yaoguang arrived, she wasn’t in the mood to admire the flowers.

As she left, though, she casually glanced at the scenery.

Having seen the landscape, her mood was quite good.

Furthermore...

She wanted to repay Fan Yanshu in some way.

Fan Yanshu had intended to use a prop on her that she had encountered once before.

Back then, she didn’t take that prop seriously.

Now, her attitude towards that prop remained dismissive.

If Jinbei was so fond of using props, then let him experience for himself what it’s like to be controlled by one.

As she reached the gate of the private garden, Shi Yaoguang happened to encounter a vagrant.

In his hand, he dragged a tattered burlap sack, his expression numb.

Upon noticing Shi Yaoguang’s presence, he turned and began to walk away.

Shi Yaoguang quickly followed after him.

"Miss, do you need something?"

The vagrant asked patiently, a trace of anxiety in his tone.

Seeing his wariness, Shi Yaoguang smiled.

"Would you like an opportunity that could change your fate?"

The vagrant’s eyes flickered, "What opportunity?"

He didn’t immediately agree, which was smart.

Shi Yaoguang silently appraised him and pointed down the road behind her.

"See that road? It leads inside, to a private garden."

The vagrant, of course, knew what lay beyond that road, but he did not know why Shi Yaoguang was telling him this—could it be that she was just playing a trick on him?

At this thought, his gaze darkened, and he clenched the hand by his side.

Shi Yaoguang caught this small gesture and said with a light laugh, "You don’t need to worry about me doing anything to you. I’m merely pointing you toward a path where you could turn your life around."

"Turn my life around?" The vagrant scoffed, unconvinced.

Regardless of his attitude, Shi Yaoguang continued, "I will only say this once—if you enter the private garden, I can’t guarantee what your future will hold, but... it will certainly be the opposite of what it is now."

The vagrant did not believe in pies falling from the sky.

He was very cautious, "Don’t make it sound so appealing. Wanting to change my life isn’t something that can be decided with just a few words from you."

"Quite the clever man,"

Shi Yaoguang freely praised him.

The vagrant was indifferent; his heart had already died.

Even if it was a great beauty like Shi Yaoguang who complimented him, he would not feel happy.

Moreover, all gains are proportional to the efforts put in.

He wouldn’t accept charity; similarly, he was well aware that no one would give benefits without reason.

Unless one gave something in return, perhaps even more.

Even if, the giver was unaware of what they were parting with, it was still rightfully theirs.

Shi Yaoguang truly wanted to give the vagrant a chance to turn his life around, and likewise, the choice should be his to make.

"You don’t need to give me anything in return for helping you. After all, if I had stopped you, it was merely because I found you pleasing to the eye."

"As for what it would take for you to turn your life around..."

She said, looking him up and down with a direct gaze, "I assume, apart from your body, you don’t have anything else of value, right?"

At those words, the vagrant’s expression briefly fractured.

"What you mean is I need to..." His voice trailed off, his face a complex mask of emotions.

Shi Yaoguang knew he understood her implication and nodded, "It’s as you’re thinking. If you’re willing, head to the garden; if not, pretend we’ve never met."

"I’m willing!"

The vagrant spoke without hesitation.

He was willing.

He really was willing!

Compared to being a vagrant forever, he was prepared to sacrifice anything to change his fate.

Seeing this, Shi Yaoguang said no more.

The vagrant took a deep look at her, etching her features into his mind, then began to walk towards the direction Shi Yaoguang had indicated.

...

After returning from the private garden, Shi Yaoguang made a trip to Emperor University.

She had already submitted her graduation thesis and, in fact, had little left to do at Emperor University.

However...

Professor Lin and her senior, Quan Jinbei, both had plans and hoped that she would join their laboratory.

Shi Yaoguang had not agreed.

Her response was the same as before.

If they needed her help with anything,

she would help without hesitation, but joining their laboratory was unnecessary.

Although Professor Lin and the others found it regrettable, they could not force her.

They had no choice but to go along with her wishes.

She had come today because she had received a message from Professor Lin; he had hit a bottleneck in an experiment and hoped she could help review and offer her insights.