Cannon Fodder in an Era Drama — I Survive with Acting-Chapter 92: I Beg You, Save Me

It was just that her sister was so brilliant that she felt completely overshadowed.

As these thoughts crossed her mind, Lu Yao couldn’t help but sigh, a lonely look on her face.

Lu Yao glanced up inadvertently and happened to see Yang Zhihao standing off to the side.

Yang Zhihao was also scanning the entrance at that exact moment.

Their gazes met unexpectedly.

They locked eyes for a second.

Then, they both snorted coldly and turned their heads, ignoring each other.

The atmosphere instantly froze.

...

"No. 37, you have a visitor."

The voice from outside the door was cold.

A small slat on the door of the sealed, dark room slid open.

The sound of a metal door scraping against the floor followed.

A faint beam of light shot in abruptly.

A voice called from outside, "Get ready. She’s here."

Wen Wei, who had a dazed expression, turned her head. The sudden, piercing light made her instinctively raise a hand to shield her eyes.

She squinted, taking a moment to adjust before she could finally make out the visitor’s appearance.

Once she saw who it was, a sour feeling welled up inside her, full of jealousy.

She clenched her jaw, an incredibly complex mix of emotions appearing in her eyes.

Song Qingya walked in, accompanied by a staff member.

"Officer Hu, thank you for bringing me here."

"I can go in by myself from here. You don’t have to trouble yourself further."

"It’s no problem. Your status is special, so we should take extra care."

Officer Hu replied in a gentle tone.

"The one at the very end has a deadbolted door. You can stand outside the bars and talk to her. There won’t be any incidents."

"Alright. Thank you for your hard work."

Song Qingya nodded lightly in thanks.

Wen Wei strained to stand on her tiptoes, peering out through the gap in the iron bars of her cell door.

Finally, she saw clearly. It was Officer Hu, the one in charge of guarding her.

This older female officer was usually very cold toward her.

Aside from necessary commands and a few brief exchanges during scheduled meal deliveries, she hardly ever said an extra word.

But today, when she saw Officer Hu give Song Qingya that rare smile, she couldn’t help but feel a pang of shock.

’So she can be this warm and kind after all.’

Wen Wei silently stared at Song Qingya’s fair, delicate face and her high-quality clothes. Then, she looked down at her own standard-issue prison uniform, and a stark sense of contrast washed over her.

Officer Hu’s figure quickly disappeared around a corner.

Inside and outside the cell, only Song Qingya and she remained.

"Speak. What do you want from me?"

Song Qingya, unwilling to waste time on pleasantries, got straight to the point.

Wen Wei stared at her silently for a few seconds, her eyes filled with complex emotions, before she suddenly dropped to her knees.

A loud THUD startled the unprepared Song Qingya.

She frowned, her expression slightly alarmed. "What are you doing?"

"Sister Qingya..."

Wen Wei’s voice was low and hoarse, tinged with sobs. "I’m begging you, please save me."

"Save you?"

A bitter, mocking smile touched Song Qingya’s lips.

"I suppose you thought I could get you out of here."

Song Qingya couldn’t help but laugh, a contemptuous smirk on her face and ridicule in her voice.

"Wen Wei, are you mistaken? Is our relationship really that good?"

To be honest, they had never gotten along, even back in the real world.

They couldn’t see eye to eye and were constantly at odds with each other.

Even though they were in a different place now, their relationship hadn’t improved in the slightest.

The only reason Song Qingya had come this time was for her own personal reasons.

She wanted to find out why the character profile card in her bound system still wasn’t full.

Tears streamed down Wen Wei’s face.

Her face was red and swollen from the emotional turmoil.

In the past, Wen Wei would have never been capable of such an act.

"Sister Qingya, I know I was completely out of line before."

Her voice choked with sobs as she continued, her tone trembling.

"I shouldn’t have listened to those internet celebrities and acted so foolishly, treating you like my enemy and opposing you at every turn."

She paused, raising a hand to cover her mouth.

"Looking back, I must have been out of my mind! How could I have been so blind? I was so naive! So ignorant!!"

She was nearly choking on her words, her emotions fluctuating wildly.

"I’m not even worthy of being compared to you."

"Stop."

Song Qingya cut her off with a single cold word.

She had no interest in hearing any of this.

"Did you go to all this trouble to call me here just to rehash what happened on the red carpet all those years ago?"

Song Qingya tilted her head slightly and sneered, a trace of disdain in her eyes.

"If that’s the case, I’m leaving now."

"Don’t go."

Wen Wei grew anxious.

Her face fell completely. She collapsed onto the floor, her hands dropping limply to her sides, her vision blurred by tears.

She was a crying mess, looking utterly miserable and pathetic.

It was clear that this time, Wen Wei’s repentance was genuine.

"Sister Qingya, I really only have one request. Could you and Brother Fei please sign a letter of forgiveness for me?"

"A letter of forgiveness? What for?"

"It’s... it’s a document for you to sign, stating that you’ve forgiven my past actions and won’t hold what happened against me anymore... I’m afraid I’ll be locked up in prison for too long. By the time I get out, I’ll be old... an old woman. Who would want to marry me then?"

Wen Wei looked at her with an expectant expression.

"As long as you’re willing to sign, I swear! When I get out, I’ll leave Qi City immediately and never set foot here again. I won’t bother you or Brother Fei, okay?"

However, Song Qingya just stared at her silently.

She paused for a few seconds before coolly asking, "And why should I?"

Wen Wei froze, her eyes filled with shock and unease.

"Before, you locked me in a room with Sun Yaoguang. When he was about to assault me, you were the one who stopped him and tied him up. You’re not completely heartless... You can’t bear to see me waste my youth in here, can you? If I come looking for you after I get out, may I be struck by lightning and run over by a car!"

"Heh," Song Qingya said, her voice laced with sarcasm. "So you think that vicious oath is what will move me?"

"Do you think a meaningless oath like that will change my opinion of you? How ridiculous."

She paused, her gaze cold, and continued, "Let me tell you clearly right now, your so-called oath is completely useless to me. It doesn’t matter what you say. Even if you got on your knees and kowtowed to me right now, I wouldn’t be the slightest bit moved."

Wen Wei was speechless and could only lower her head in silence.

"To this day, you still don’t understand the real reason I let you go that night."

Song Qingya continued, her voice calm but sharp. "Then again, someone like you would never understand what humanity is, let alone why I chose to show you mercy back then."

Wen Wei was humbly begging her to sign the letter of forgiveness only to get a reduced sentence.

Therefore, after being struck by Song Qingya’s merciless words, she could only bite her tongue and didn’t dare say another word.