I’m The Protagonist?! 8

Feng Shi lazily lay in her bed with Xiao Wang curled by her side and a book in her hand.

She had spent the last few weeks polishing her coding and programming skills during their break with Cheng Xiu while polishing her hacking with Xiao Wang at night.

She can't be considered an expert yet but she is already far from being an amateur.

As she continued reading the book to pass the time, her phone rang indicating that she had a call.

Xiao Wang opened one of his eyes and glanced at the ignored call because his master did not want to move a muscle.

"Master, it's from you lover" Xiao Wang informed her after he connected his consciousness to her phone.

"Cheng Xiu? I wonder what he could possibly want" She murmured setting down her book.

Yawning, she stretched as she sat up, her red silk sleep gown's right shoulder tie slipping from her porcelain skin while doing so.

One thing she did do the first week here was to change the princess-styled room into something that she was comfortable with.

The pink frisky canopy on the queen-sized bed was changed into sky blue. She had also rearranged the bedroom according to her taste. The fluffy teddy bears that were scattered around are now arranged neatly on the wall in front of her bed. Most of them have been gifts from her friends and schoolmates.

The situation on the wall beside the two gigantic shelves full of fluff balls was a giant Television directly in front of her bed so that she can watch it from there without getting up. In the middle of her bed and T.V were leathery couches instead of bean bags.

She did not get rid of the bean bags though as she rather like them too. She just put them on the side creating a circular form around the T.V with a coffee table in the middle.

Below the T.V was a full-set game console despite her friends coming over rarely as they prefer going to Cheng Xiu's private room fully equipped with the latest technologies that their company has developed and is still developing.

There is also a staircase that leads up to where her books are all stored on gigantic shelves stacked up into five rows. Above her was a magnificent chandelier that reminds her of ice.

She did not bother fixing herself before she just directly took her phone from the bedside table, almost knocking down the crystal glass table lamp when she lazily tried to grab her phone without looking.

Fortunately, Xiao Wang was swift enough and managed to hold it in place with his front paws.

"Good boy, thanks Xiao Wang" Feng Shi praised scratching behind his ears before answering the video call.

"Good morning pri-- Ghu! What in the- Why did you answer the phone dressed like that?!" Cheng Xiu reacted blocking the screen of his phone blushing wildly as the other hand covered his lower face suspiciously just below his nose.

"Huh?" Feng Shi asked before looking down and finally realizing that she is still in her nightgown which bares her cleavage and her hair out hiding the fact that she just got up.

"Oh" She realized before blushing.

"Sorry Cheng Xiu, just give me a minute" With that she threw her phone on her bed and went to her walk-in closet.

On the far corner were shelves full of designer bags and below them were also the latest shoes.

On the left, it was decked with the fashion world's latest trend dresses that would suit her current body well.

On the right, there are drawers full of shirts and pants, each segregated based on their type, be it casual, trendy, showy, and such on the bottom half, in the middle, there is a giant T-shaped mirror is a vertical part from the floor to ceiling, reflecting her whole body.

Each side of the mirror was made with a glass full of pieces of jewelry.

She developed a great need for fashion when she became a movie queen so the latest fashion trends and beauty were a must-have for her.

Not like she had a difficult time in that as she finds out rather quickly that this host can pull off anything. Unfortunately, she has an image to uphold, so she chose those that would match her school flower image.

Taking a simple T-shirt and some baggy pants, she quickly got dressed before putting her hair in a ponytail, casual but charming.

With those done, she plopped back into her bed and flipped her phone to see if Cheng Xiu was still there.

The image showed him on his computer typing something.

His eyes were narrowed in concentration with his lips pursed as his fingers flew on the keyboard at a fast phase. He looks cool when he is deeply immersed in something. From what she can see, he is currently wearing a plain white shirt and his hair is a little damp indicating that he just had a shower.

Feng Shi did not feel ashamed checking Cheng Xiu out at all. Unlike her cozy bedroom, his is more like a studio with a more modern design.

After finishing what he was doing, Cheng Xiu groaned and forcefully leaned on his chair, his head was thrown back, and his eyes close as he combed the head with his fingers. Something he still does when stressed just like when he was still Qin Si.

"Are you okay?" Feng Shi asked sincerely concerned which startled Cheng Xiu who immediately sat up.

"Oh, Princess, since when were you there?'' He asked turning his swivel chair to face her. Gone was his tired look which was quickly replaced with a beaming smile.

"I just picked up the phone. But don't change the subject. You looked stressed just now" Feng Shi replied before going back to her question.

"Something just came up in the company. You know that my father is already starting to delegate some of the work to me to give me a head start. I do appreciate your concern though" He immediately eased her concern making Feng Shi nod in understanding.

"Yeah, but isn't he starting training you way too soon? It's the start of our final year in High School and it's a given for us to do lots of activities. Will you be fine multitasking with too much?" She still asked in worry.

It's times like this that remind her that although the same soul, Qin Si, and Cheng Xiu are still different people. Qin Si is a business genius that had trampled down big Giants while Cheng Xiu is still walking his path toward his future. They are the same but with different lives.

It took her a while to realize that she had kept on looking for Qin Si in Cheng Xiu when they are clearly not the same. It also took her a while to learn to appreciate and accept their differences.

She knows that she loves her lover but it will take time for her to learn to love Cheng Xiu not just because he is Qin Si's reincarnation but as who he is as a person. She is willing to open her heart to this new him as it would be unfair for Cheng Xiu if she loves him just based on who he was.

"It's alright, he assigned me his right-hand man to help me out in company matters. Which reminds me, I actually called you to ask if you are busy" Cheng Xiu asked making her raise her brow slightly.

"Nope, I don't have any plans today why?" She asked in wonder.

"Well, I wanted to invite you to a techno competition. It's to see who is the best in programming and I was included on the list to see how I fair with our employees." Cheng Xiu began to explain which immediately caught her attention.

"Since you've been interested in programming lately, I thought that you might want to come to watch. You don't have to if you don't want to since it would be quite a bore to you" He invited before hastily assuring her that he won't be offended if she won't agree.

Feng Shi smiled and nodded. "Would it be alright if I bring Xiao Wang along?" She asked instead of simply taking Xiao Wang along.

"Yes, it's alright. I'll have someone bring snacks for it just in case it got hungry. and of course some for you as well. The competition starts at four later. I'll come to pick you up." Cheng Xiu replied.

"Four is good I'll see you later then." Feng Shi agreed.

"Right, see you later princess" Cheng Xiu waved at the camera before turning it off.

"I guess that fills up some of our schedules for today" She murmured to herself before flopping back down.

"What's taking that step-sister of hers too long to get beaten up anyway?" She thought to herself with a groan since the plot would officially begin once she stepped foot back in this country and Feng Shi is bored as hell.

All she has been doing these weeks are classes she already memorized, coding languages with Cheng Xiu along with programming, and then just going around the city looking for anything unique in this world to eat.