Xu Zifan had no urgent tasks to complete, so his pace of life slowed down. However, he only slowed down his research and refined the details, not because he wanted to indulge in pleasure. Now that he had started and laid the groundwork, he planned to continue doing research as a lifelong career in this world. Fortunately, he was currently full of curiosity and enthusiasm for research, and he was not bored at all while immersed in it.
So Xu Dashao has truly disappeared from public view; his fans go to Yao Kexin almost every day. Fans checked in on social media platforms, hoping she would post photos of Xu Zifan. However, Yao Kexindidn't want to give the impression of hype, nor did she want a scientist to appear in the public eye frequently.The entertainment industry has a bad reputation, and she didn't want to affect Xu Zifan's image. She only occasionally posted a distant photo of Xu Zifan at work as a treat for fans during the Lunar New Year.
They are both thriving in their respective domains. Zifan Entertainment is Yao Kexin's backer in the entertainment industry; she is immune to any negative influences, her resources are getting better and better, and her acting skills are improving as well. Furthermore, Xu Zifan's contributions to the country are widely known. With such a boyfriend, no one dares to cause Yao Kexin any trouble; they're all eager to please her.
Yao Kexin spent two years winning the Best Actressaward. During that time, Xu Zifan's medical lab developed alternatives to two expensive drugs and enhanced versions of three common medications; the intelligent lab also developed a super-powerful electronic pulse and an upgraded version of the intelligent system. Xu Zifan was so busy he wished he could be in two places at once, so naturally he didn't attend his girlfriend's award ceremony.
When Yao Kexin won the Best Supporting Actor award last time, she hinted that she would propose when she won the Best Female Lead award. The absence of the male lead gave the media something to talk about, and as soon as the awards ceremony ended, they surrounded Yao Kexin and asked if their relationship had changed.
Yao Kexin showed no trace of melancholy, but rather exuded confidence and composure. Smiling, she told the media, "I was right to have planned this before, but plans always change. Today I'm honored to receive the Best Actress award, but I feel I still need a few more years to build my career and it's not the right time for me to get married. Brother Fan is the same; he's too busy, working tirelessly on research every day. Bringing up this now would definitely not be a good idea. But don't worry, our relationship is very stable. As for marriage… that will be a long time from now. Thank you for your concern. If we have any plans, we will definitely announce them as soon as possible."
Xia Shuangshuang was eating in the canteen of the drug rehabilitation center when she heard Yao Kexin's voice. She froze, slowly raising her head to look at the television, which was broadcasting an interview with Yao Kexin. Yao Kexin was so beautiful, so confident, so aloof, and so dazzling. A 25-year-old Best Actress, while not the youngest in history, she was certainly the most popular. Previous young Best Actresseswere almost all fleeting sensations, shining briefly before being swallowed up by the crowd of actresses. But she knew... Yao Kexin is different; Yao Kexin will climb higher and higher until she reaches the highest point.
Xia Shuangshuang stared intently at the screen, her mind reeling as Yao Kexin's face transformed into her own. She could stand that tall too, so why was she like this in her second life? She was so unwilling to accept it! Xia Shuangshuang became emotional and suddenly collapsed, suffering a withdrawal attack. She barely opened her eyes and saw several people carrying her to the infirmary to save her, but what good would that do? She would still be in rehab. She lacked the willpower, feared the hardship; the struggles of quitting drugs and gambling, and each relapse, made her feel like she was living a life worse than death. Even if she finally quit, what then? She had already been tortured into a walking corpse, and now she would have to go to prison. Her life was nothing but endless torment… so… it was better not to have it at all…
Xia Shuangshuang closed her eyes in resignation and silently said in her mind, " System, unbind."
[ Host, have you made your decision? Once the hostis unbound from the System, it will immediately die and cannot be revived. The System will then search for a suitable new host.]
"I've made up my mind. I can't quit drugs anymore. It's too painful. Let's untie each other." Two lines of tears streamed down her tightly closed eyes. "If only I had listened to you back then and hadn't been so arrogant."
The system remained silent for two minutes before speaking: [Received host command, initiating unbinding, countdown—3, 2, 1! Unbinding successful!]
Xia Shuangshuang never heard another word. The medical staff pronounced her dead. The System,which had transformed into invisible materials, circled around her once before slowly drifting out the window.
Yao Kexin, having won the Best Actress award,specially set aside a day to celebrate with Xu Zifan. Since Xu Zifan was busy, she took the trophy and drove to his research lab to meet him. Just as she parked her car, she suddenly heard a mechanical voice: "[ Yao Kexin, you have been selected by the Superstar System. After binding with the System, the Superstar System will provide you with the best acting guidance and behind-the-scenes public relations, offer you unlimited time to practice your acting, help you handle all aspects of your life, and assist you in becoming an international superstar. Do you wish to bind with the System?]"
Yao Kexin was startled, but immediately shook her head and laughed, " Brother Fan, what new systemhave you been working on this time?" She unbuckled her seatbelt, took out her phone and looked at it, then asked suspiciously, "Not a phone? Brother Fan, didyou install something to transmit sound in my car too? Where are you?"
[ Yao Kexin, I am a highly intelligent superstar system from a high-tech dimension, not an ordinary smart butler researched in this world. Xu Zifan didn't contact you; I'm the one asking if you're willing to bind with me.]
Yao Kexin's expression darkened. She had never encountered anything so unbelievable! What was a "high-tech dimension"? What was a " superstar system "? She took a deep breath, grabbed her things, got out of the car, and entered the elevator. Only after seeing the security camera inside did she calmly ask, "How do you know my name? How do you also know..." What is Brother Fan's name?
I've seen you on TV. You have big ambitions for the entertainment industry. I know you...
Dao, I know you're working hard to reach the top and become an international superstar. The Superstar System is an auxiliary system; it's absolutely not aggressive towards the host and cannot be actively unbound. Once bound, the power lies with the host. Choosing to bind will not cause you any harm.
Yao Kexin smiled slightly, "Then what's in it for you? Why are you helping me? You must want something from me, right?"
[That's right, I need the energy from the people's faith in the Entertainment Industry. The more fans thehost has, the stronger the System's energy becomes, allowing it to upgrade and become a better System. This is harmless to everyone.]
Seeing that it kept saying it couldn't forcibly bind itself, Yao Kexin felt relieved and began to feign compliance with the System. The elevator arrived atXu Zifan's floor, and she quickly entered. Her first words to Xu Zifan were: " Brother Fan, something calling itself ' superstar system ' keeps talking to me, asking if I want to bind to it, but I don't know where it is."
Xu Zifan reacted instantly, pulled open the drawer, took out a tiny button, and quickly pressed it!
[What is it? Why is the system unstable?] The System didn't react much when Yao Kexin exposed her, but it never expected that there would be something in this world that could interfere with it. The entire System was like it was experiencing signal interference, and it was very unstable.
Yao Kexin and Xu Zifan both heard it speak. Yao Kexinran behind Xu Zifan, looking around warily, and asked, "What is this? Brother Fan, do you know what a Daois?"
Xu Zifan shook his head, then nodded, and smiled. Just when his research was encountering Bottleneck,the System unexpectedly appeared on his doorstep—a truly delightful surprise! He typed lines of code rapidly on his computer while replying to Dao: "This is essentially an upgraded version of the intelligent System I'm researching, and a very advanced one at that. If I can fully understand this, our country's technology will lead the world."
Taking advantage of System's instability, Xu Zifanhacked into System and successfully established a connection. He then used a smart tablet to detect various quantum particles, particles, and matter, and quickly located System's position by mapping its coordinates. It was directly above Xu Zifan's desk, appearing as a blue blob on the tablet, which was currently changing shapes and was highly unstable.
[Stop, stop...]
Xu Zifan was no longer afraid once he found the System. His flat plate and electronic pulse were the result of his private research, decades ahead of any publicly available laboratory findings. They were the very things he used to deal with the System in other worlds. He created them while researching this area to verify theories from other worlds, and unexpectedly, they actually came in handy.
Xu Zifan placed the tablet on the table and pointed to its location for Yao Kexin. "Look, it's right there. Just think of it as a smarter version of Smart Butler, don't be afraid. By the way, you said it needs to be linked to you? What are the conditions?"
Yao Kexin slowly sat down on the chair next to him and recounted their conversation word for word. She then asked Dao with suspicion, "I feel like it's hiding something. It must have some ulterior motive for binding with a human—human resources, energy, or something. Even if it upgrades, what difference does it make?"
"Perhaps we can get System to answer us." Xu Zifantyped on the keyboard, trying to plant a small virus inSystem, and asked with a smile, " System, you are just an unknown to us, we can't trust you. Why don't you tell us what you should and shouldn't say, and we'll consider it? If you are harmful, we can't let you go out and harm people, right?"
[I am... a system developed by a high-tech planet... an auxiliary and supervisory system, designed to encourage learning and progress... war, black holes... I arrived in this plane. I have no purpose; I was created... to assist the host... and then upgrade with energy to better... assist the host... assist even more hosts...]
The system's speech was interrupted and fragmented, but Xu Zifan understood. If what this system said was true, then this system was completely different from the one he had encountered before, and might even be highly beneficial to the host. Especially for Yao Kexin in the Entertainment Industry, wouldn't it be twice as effective with half the effort if she had a superstar system assisting her?
Xu Zifan glanced at the energy cluster on the tablet and chuckled, "You know I 'm a scientist, and I happen to be researching intelligent systems. For now, I'll have to trouble you to let me study you for a while. Once I've confirmed you're harmless, maybe you can bind to your host."