Chapter 39 (First Release)

"Wanwan, has Zhao Rui contacted you?" Zhou Yanyao asked anxiously.

A deliveryman in a yellow uniform and helmet passed by him. Zhou Yanyao gripped his phone tightly, glanced at him slightly, and after recognizing the deliveryman's attire, paid him no further attention.

Ning Wanwan, who had been silent, came to her senses slightly and answered softly, "I looked for him... but he's already gone."

Upon hearing the first half of the sentence, Zhou Yanyao, whose heart had been in his throat, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Sensing the other person's undisguised and pure concern, Ning Wanwan became even more puzzled, and her feelings became slightly complicated.

Ning Wanwan had taken the day off today, wanting to stay home quietly by herself and not wanting to be disturbed by anyone else.

Unexpectedly, the phone calls kept coming in one after another.

Some people even wanted to come to their door.

While dealing with Zhao Rui, she had already felt a rare sense of annoyance and didn't want to say another word to him. After hanging up the phone, she had already decided that she would definitely find a way to make him give up those inexplicable behaviors and stop bothering her like this.

Otherwise, if she continues to be disturbed like this, she might really not be able to stand it and simply ignore the plot and move to another place to live.

Since she couldn't solve the problem herself, she might as well just run away and get away from these people. That was Ning Wanwan's thought.

Ning Wanwan had just breathed a sigh of relief after finally managing to get rid of Zhao Rui temporarily and prevent him from actually coming to her door when Zhou Yanyao somehow found her.

This made Ning Wanwan increasingly annoyed, wondering about the other party's purpose, and even from the beginning she showed an attitude that she just wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible.

After all, her last encounter with Zhou Yanyao was far from pleasant; she had made it clear to Zhao Rui and Lin Ruowei that she was in cahoots with them when Zhao Rui nearly hit her with his car.

The male lead's aversion to the vicious female supporting character and the vicious minor villain, as well as the grudges between them, are very clearly stated in the plot.

As a character who is firmly on the male lead's side, Zhou Yanyao's stance is self-evident.

Therefore, Ning Wanwan deliberately avoided Zhou Yanyao afterward, and avoided him immediately every time they almost bumped into each other at school, just because she didn't want to have any direct contact with him again.

She also believed that the other party would not want to have any contact with her.

To her utter surprise, Zhou Yanyao took the initiative to visit her when she asked for leave.

They were so concerned about her situation, fearing that something bad might happen to her.

“You…” Ning Wanwan wanted to ask something, but hesitated, feeling that she couldn’t bring herself to ask.

It's strange to ask someone why they care about her so much.

She originally thought that the male lead's best friend would hate her.

Ning Wanwan even considered hanging up the phone to escape this somewhat awkward situation, but—

The other person seemed, it appeared, to be genuinely just worried about her.

But the same question remains: why? Is the male lead's best friend really such a warm-hearted person?

He's even so kind to people with differing stances.

Ning Wanwan was still struggling with her decision, but Zhou Yanyao seemed to understand what she was thinking from the girl's pause and silence.

"Wanwan, don't feel guilty." The high school boy's cheerful voice was slightly downcast, but still earnest. "I just came to check on you and make sure you're alright."

Ning Wanwan didn't speak; all that could be heard was the static on the other end of the phone mixed with her soft breathing.

Zhou Yanyao was not surprised by this.

"Then, I'll be going now..."

The young man tried his best to remain nonchalant, but if you paid attention, you could still sense the other person's disappointment from the slight drop in their voice.

Anyone else might have softened, but Ning Wanwan only hesitated for a moment, hurriedly said thank you and goodbye, and quickly hung up the phone.

Zhou Yanyao returned the phone to the gatekeeper.

"What, didn't your classmate let you up for a drink of water?" The gatekeeper looked a little surprised when he saw that Zhou Yanyao was walking outside instead of into the residential area.

Zhou Yanyao nodded and smiled, "She must have something on her mind."

He concealed it well, but seeing the other person's drooping head compared to before, and the bright but forced smile on his handsome face, the gatekeeper immediately showed an "I understand" expression.

Zhou Yanyao's mood was indeed not very good. He felt empty inside, as if a piece was missing, because he couldn't see her. He knew that Ning Wanwan was indeed avoiding him.

But Zhou Yanyao breathed a sigh of relief upon confirming that she was alright. Everything else could be put on hold for now.

Besides, Wanwan said goodbye to me! Doesn't that mean we'll see each other again next time?

Zhou Yanyao walked out of the community under the sympathetic gaze of the gatekeeper, but he was not affected at all. On the contrary, his mood improved more and more as he imagined it, and his smile became brighter and brighter.

Even with the gatekeeper looking completely bewildered, she turned back and waved to him, saying, "Goodbye, sir!"

He'll definitely do better next time they meet! He'll try to lower the girl's guard a little bit more!

Zhou Yanyao is confident that if he persists, he will definitely succeed!

In short, it's very much like Ah Q's spirit.

After hanging up the phone, Ning Wanwan pondered for a long time before slowly blinking.

The system, knowing full well that Ning Wanwan wanted to rest quietly for a day, was still grumbling unhappily.

These people are so inconsiderate and annoying! They even came to bother me after I took leave!

Ning Wanwan, who had already mentally vented her frustrations, didn't pay much attention to what the system was saying and was thinking about something else.

"System, does the 'love at first sight' halo really have no effect?"

The system was taken aback, almost forgetting about the cheat system that it had initially deemed useless.

It hesitated for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Host, do you mean... you think this is useful?"

Ning Wanwan pressed her forehead, thinking about how the characters in this world behaved so differently from those in the story.

She sighed softly, "It's not a matter of whether I feel it or not..."

The main thing is, something's really getting wrong! It's become so obvious that it's hard for her to pretend she's deaf and dumb anymore!

The system was still pondering, quickly flipping through the "love at first sight" user manual: [Logically, it shouldn't work. This only affects those with a romantic mindset, and the stronger their willpower and the more important they are in the world's storyline, the less affected they will be.]

[Host, is it really the "love at first sight" aura at work? Or maybe you're just imagining things...]

However, if you truly agree with what the manual says and feel that the "love at first sight" halo has no effect, then the system will no longer speak in such a hesitant and uncertain tone.

After all, it's obvious that those characters are drawn to the host and attracted to him.

"..." Ning Wanwan remained silent, but as if she were thinking of a terrible scene, her expressionless face grew paler and paler.

If she could, she really didn't want to admit that the "love at first sight" halo she had drawn when she first came to this world had any effect.

This kind of golden finger that others might flock to is, for Ning Wanwan, who suffers from severe social anxiety, a poison she should avoid at all costs.

Ning Wanwan's eyes were vacant, her complexion was getting worse, and her breathing was becoming more and more rapid. Even the system, which was struggling with its thoughts, noticed.

【Host, what's wrong with you?!】

Ning Wanwan was pulled back to her senses by the system's loud exclamation. She shook her head, as if trying to shake away the terrifying scenes she had imagined in her mind.

“It’s okay,” she said.

But she was still a little unsettled. Even though she was at home and didn't plan to go out for the time being, she couldn't help but walk to the entrance, open the drawer and rummage through it, trying to find the mask she had put there before.

Even if wearing a mask at home seems a bit silly.

"Here it is." Seeing a box of masks pressed in the middle of the drawer, Ning Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and took it out, and was about to open a mask in a packaging bag.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Caught off guard, Ning Wanwan was startled and instinctively froze in place, afraid to move or make a sound.

Who came knocking? Was it Zhao Rui, who changed his mind, or... Zhou Yanyao, who said he had already left?

Just as Ning Wanwan was staring at the door, lost in thought, barely daring to breathe, her heart pounding faster and faster, and she even couldn't help but take a step back, the doorbell stopped ringing outside, and a polite voice rang out.

"Hello, I'm the delivery guy. Your order has arrived."

They deliver food!

Ning Wanwan breathed a huge sigh of relief.

She put down the disposable mask that she hadn't yet opened, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out to open the door to her home, which was just a stone's throw away.

But only a crack was opened.

Through the crack in the door, Ning Wanwan could see that it was indeed a deliveryman wearing the familiar yellow uniform outside.

Perhaps because they were in a hurry, they didn't take off their yellow helmet, which matched their delivery uniform, and it covered half of their face.

"Here's your takeout, customer," the deliveryman said again in a gentle and polite tone.

Even the people were very tactful, not getting too close to the door, but maintaining a certain distance and not coming over, which made Ning Wanwan less nervous about meeting strangers.

Judging from his voice, he's a young food delivery guy.

The only strange thing was that, whether it was her imagination or not, Ning Wanwan felt that the other person's tone was a little mechanical and strangely familiar.

But this feeling was fleeting.

Ning Wanwan remained relaxed despite seeing the delivery guy's familiar outfit many times before. However, she was not used to looking directly at strangers, so she lowered her gaze and focused her uneasy eyes on the food the delivery guy was carrying.

She didn't want any further conversation and whispered two words: "Takeout."

A hand also reached out from the crack in the door, the wrist was white and slender, the fingers were slightly curled up, just like her own trembling.

Seeing the timid girl hiding behind the door and unwilling to come out, the deliveryman, with his excellent eyesight, had already clearly seen the girl's appearance.

His eyes deepened slightly, but his voice remained perfectly normal and polite: "Yes, sir."

As a deliveryman whose goal is to deliver food to customers quickly and efficiently, he did not immediately hand the food to Ning Wanwan.

When Ning Wanwan heard the term "guest," she couldn't help but shudder slightly, thinking of the waiter she had encountered at the KTV before.

I'm reluctant to admit it, but I'm starting to have a psychological aversion to the word "guest."

Could it be the same person?!

She couldn't help but quickly glance up at the other person's face.

The delivery guy, who was standing there seemingly lost in thought, immediately sensed her gaze and looked down slightly.

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Author's Note: Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 17:13:00 on December 24, 2023 and 17:07:40 on December 25, 2023!

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