Chapter 31 Chapter 31 His Antidote

The man opposite him folded his arms, his face grim, and seemed extremely reluctant. As expected, Song Yucong said without hesitation, "You don't deserve it."

Tao Ning was prepared to be rejected. She didn't feel sad or disappointed. She even nodded and said, "Okay." Then she didn't ask any more questions and continued to look at the phone number in the notebook.

“…”

He didn't see it, and because of this, the man on the other side turned even paler, his expression gloomy and cold, and the awkwardness and loss hidden in his eyes deepened. After a long moment, a somewhat impatient voice rang out: "Why should I tell you the number?"

Tao Ning was stunned, a look of confusion on his face. He hadn't even asked. He'd just asked Ayun for the second young master's phone number to facilitate missions. If there were any urgent tasks requiring him, knowing his number would allow him to quickly call and complete them. He didn't want to experience the feeling of mission failure a second time.

The man was covered in thorns and always hurt anyone who got close to him. Tao Ning felt a little overwhelmed and didn't know what to say in response to his sudden questioning.

The boy closed the phone book, his black-framed glasses making him look a little dull. He answered seriously, "Well, you don't have to tell me."

But this answer obviously did not satisfy the man opposite, his pale face became even gloomier. The two men looked at each other, one with unknown anger in his heart, and the other confused and didn't understand what was going on.

Song Yucong remained silent, his fists clenched tightly. After a long pause, he snorted coldly and closed his eyes. Slowly, cold sweat began to form on his forehead. Occasionally, when the car jolted slightly, he would groan, his cold and indifferent eyes suddenly fluttering open as he cursed, "If you can't drive, get your salary and get out."

——The man is like a savage beast, covered with thorns, speaking harshly, and attacking everyone around him. Sometimes it is hard to believe that this beast was born in a wealthy and educated family. If this was not the target of the strategy, Tao Ning would definitely avoid such a dangerous person on weekdays.

The driver's hands were shaking as he gripped the steering wheel. He said quickly, "Yes, Second Young Master."

The driver was honest and simple. It was his car that Tao Ning rode in on the day she was discharged from the hospital. The driver also looked a bit like Secretary Liu. He pursed his lips and whispered, "It's normal for a vehicle to be bumpy. You can't blame him."

Song Yucong's face turned even colder as he stared at him intently. "You haven't even hooked up with Song Heng yet, and you haven't even become the legitimate young lady of the Song family, and you're already thinking of controlling me? Are you worthy, you country bumpkin?"

Even the best-tempered people couldn't stand being slandered for no reason. Tao Ning was furious. He felt that since he came to the Song family, he had been angry more times because of this target than in all his previous lives combined. However, he was not very good at speaking, so he could only say, "You... you are shameless! I have no relationship with your eldest brother, please don't slander me..."

If Tao Yuan were here, he would definitely be surprised and relieved. He would be surprised that in addition to explaining the questions and answering them, the usually taciturn person would actually talk back to others. He would also be relieved that Tao Ning finally had a bit of the temperament that is unique to young people.

"So you like him in your heart?" Song Yucong's face was still cold, but if you looked closely, the violence between his eyebrows had dissipated a lot.

"I don't!"

"You just have..."

"I don't!"

The system ate melon seeds while watching the two people quarreling like three-year-old children. Although it also disliked this target, sometimes it also admired this target's ability to annoy people.

At the end of the quarrel, Tao Ning turned her head and folded her arms like Song Yucong, pursing her rosy and plump lips tightly, obviously not wanting to pay attention to the person opposite her.

Seeing that he had angered the other person again, Song Yucong's eyes flashed with regret, and cold sweat slid down his forehead. "Hey, country bumpkin, don't you really want to know my phone number? I can tell you..."

"No need." The boy's voice was actually very soft, but these three words sounded loud and clear, and it was obvious that he was very angry.

"You!" Song Yucong gritted his teeth. This was almost the first time he'd given someone a way out, but he hadn't expected the person he was trying to give him a way out to not care. Then why had that country bumpkin just asked the servant for his phone number? He must have wanted it.

Song Yucong said with a sour face, "Do you want it or not?"

The boy said firmly, unmoved: "No."

The system had never seen him so stubborn, and it was practically speechless: [Idiot, you really don't want it? You don't want to do the mission anymore?] It knew Tao Ning's reason for wanting Song Yucong's number.

Unexpectedly, this idiot host was really stubborn: [No, I won't do it.] He even added: [I hate him.]

But even so, the next second, a familiar mechanical voice rang in my mind:

[Ding Dong! Triggering the second mission in Song Yucong's solo storyline - Hug him for at least thirty seconds after getting off the car. Let's put aside our differences! Also, a reminder to the host: because the last mission failed, the host has accumulated one failed mission. If you fail again this time, the punishment will be even more severe than before!]

【Host, please keep up the good work! 】

Tao Ning: “…”

System Question: [So, are you still going to do this mission, Dazu?]

So it received a dull answer: [Do...] Although it didn't want to do the task, it didn't want to be punished even more.

Tao Ning mentally hypnotized herself, Song Yucong is a super invincible idiot and bastard! Exactly like the stupid turtle Xiao Meng caught in the river before! Thinking of this, the person opposite her really looked much more pleasing to the eye.

Coincidentally, the vehicle had already arrived at the destination, but Okosent College had a rule that no outside vehicles, regardless of their identity, were allowed to enter the school without a specially approved pass. Therefore, at the entrance of the college, which was like a castle, there were countless cars that Tao Ning did not recognize, most of which were luxury cars and the same Alpha model that Tao Ning had been given before.

However, the Song family was a family that was specially approved to enter the school, so the Song family car did not need to stop outside the school and could enter directly inside the school. Because the international class that Song Yucong was in did not have a dormitory, the car went directly to the downstairs of Tao Ning's dormitory.

Song Yucong stared at Tao Ning who was about to get off the car, snorted coldly, turned his head away from him, and suddenly felt an inexplicable grievance and anger in his heart.

Why wouldn't he want my number? What's so good about those rubbish numbers? Are they really worth the country bumpkin's attention?

Song Yucong was trapped in a state of self-loathing and powerless anger. He knew that he should take medicine in his current situation, but after Tao Ning appeared in his life, he took medicine more and more frequently.

The fingertips of his clenched fists dug into the flesh and pierced his skin, and Song Yucong found a little peace from this self-abuse pain.

At this moment, the sweet scent of lemon wafted over him, wrapping him tightly like a stream of warm water. Compared to the pain in his palms, this warm and clean scent easily dispelled the violence in his heart, making him greedily want to grab all of it and use it as an antidote.

Eat it, chew it, and finally swallow it.

But Song Yucong's remaining pride got in the way, and he forced himself to suppress the desire that surged in his heart. He snorted coldly and did not try to stop the young man who was about to get off the bus.

Until the boy walked to the car door, as if he remembered something, he turned around. He was standing against the light, and the light shone on the boy's thin figure. His skin was white and translucent, and the blue veins were clearly visible.

Song Yucong heard the young man lower his head, as if he couldn't bring himself to say what he was about to say. His fair cheeks flushed slightly, and he asked softly, "I'm sorry just now. I didn't mean to reject you... Can I... Can I hug you?"

Can I hug you?

As these words fell, Song Yucong felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest. His mind wanted him to refuse on the spot. After all, how could such a country bumpkin be worthy of being hugged by him? But the deepest desire in his heart was clamoring wildly: agree to him, this is what he wanted most.

It was just a hug, just a hug. As the words reached his lips, the man clenched his fists tighter, his handsome face tensed, and he let out an awkward, yet reluctant "Oh."

As soon as a simple word was spoken, the tension and anticipation instantly became like two knives, cutting off the flesh on my body alive.

Before he could feel the pain, a soft body pounced on him the next moment, and slender hands wrapped around his waist. The boy's body was as warm as a hot spring, making people want to indulge in it forever.