In Xia Yun's room, the sound of teeth chattering could be heard in the dark room, and occasionally there were sounds of pain coming from the bed.
This strange phenomenon lasted for several hours. After a long time, the bulge in the quilt on the bed finally struggled to get up.
Xia Yun turned on the light, feeling the stickiness of sweat on her body, and looked at the mirror not far away, feeling a little scared. This was the first time she had experienced the punishment for failing a system task, and it was beyond her imagination. In comparison, the random plot system could even be considered mild.
Xia Yun's legs were shaking as she walked towards that direction tremblingly. It took her only a few steps, but it felt like an hour.
Her heart tightened and a layer of cold sweat seeped out of her forehead. When she looked in the mirror, her pupils shrank. Although she had heard the system broadcast a long time ago, she was still frightened when she saw herself in the mirror. She shuddered all over and even dared not look directly at it.
She failed in the mission against the system, and the punishment was to take back her "skin like cream". When she first heard about it, she was just worried, but not scared. However, she didn't expect it would be so painful when the system stripped away the reward. It was like a thousand knives scraping her body, layer by layer, from the blood to the bone gaps, to the sebum, and it hurt so much that she couldn't speak.
But now when I look in the mirror, I realize that the pain I just felt was far less than the "rough" self in the mirror.
Before she got the "Skin Like Cream", she was an exquisite little beauty. After receiving the reward, her whole body was even more radiant, to the point of being stunning at first sight. But she didn't expect that under the skin of the system reward, her true self had become so dull, with large pores on her face, obvious acne marks, and a dull complexion.
Maybe it’s not that she is so bad originally, but the rest of her face, although still beautiful, looks ugly in comparison!
Xia Yun touched her uneven cheeks, tears falling down her cheeks. She lay on the table and didn't even have the courage to look in the mirror anymore.
How can she go out in this state, and how can she try to conquer Xiao Yue again?
Now, let alone Xiao Yue, she doesn't even have the courage to face other people, for fear of being laughed at and questioned.
"Maiya..." Xia Yun's voice choked with sobs. She pounded the table several times, extremely angry.
Why did she insist on writing Shi into the novel? She was obviously just a control group, but she was always so lucky. She married Jiang Zishan in her previous life and followed Xiao Yue in this life, and started a good life early. On the other hand, she worked hard but got nothing good. Now she offended Jiang Zishan and couldn't get close to Xiao Yue, and was in a dilemma.
Suddenly, Xia Yun raised her head and thought about the mission of conquering Xiao Yue. She wanted to move Xiao Yue and make him hug her actively.
Xiao Yue is her male protagonist after all, and the rewards for missions related to him are always very generous.
Xia Yun looked at her ferocious expression in the mirror and clenched her teeth. She must not fail in her mission again.
*
It was a sleepless night for the Xiao family.
At dawn in the morning, Tong Muzhen got up to make breakfast. There were shadows under her eyes and she looked exhausted.
Xiao Yue came back from training and met Tong Muzhen who was serving rice porridge. They both paused. Before he could speak, he saw Tong Muzhen's gentle eyes. She said angrily, "It's almost the New Year, and you still go out for training every day. Aren't you tired?"
Hearing these words that were no different from usual, Xiao Yue pursed his lips, but didn't know how to respond.
At this time, Xiao Fengnian's voice came from upstairs: "What you said is not right. Soldiers must be self-disciplined in their lives. They cannot miss the New Year training. Otherwise, if you encounter danger during future missions, how will you solve it? How will you make decisions?"
After this conversation between the two, the tension and awkwardness of yesterday disappeared without a trace.
When Shi Ye went downstairs, he saw the warm scene of the three people and said with a curved lip, "Good morning, Auntie, good morning, Brother Xiao Yue!"
As for Xiao Fengnian, considering his performance yesterday, Shi didn't even want to greet him. There was something wrong with him.
Xiao Fengnian realized that Shi Ye's behavior could be ignored, and the corners of his mouth twitched, and he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.
He was about to scold her when he heard Tong Muzhen say, "Okay, sit down, it's time to eat, after dinner..."
Although the rest of the words were not said, everyone knew that after the meal it was time to set off for Tuanjie Village.
Xiao Fengnian changed the subject and glanced upstairs: "Xiao Yun hasn't come down yet, Ah Yue, go call her down."
Xiao Yue frowned and was about to refuse when he heard Shi Ye said, "Uncle Xiao, I'll go. It's not appropriate for Xiao Yue to go and wake Xia Yun up. What if he opens the door and sees something he shouldn't see? I won't be able to explain myself."
After saying this, Shi went upstairs leisurely. Xiao Fengnian's face turned pale and he frowned, "You've spoiled him!"
I don't know whether he said this to Xiao Yue or Tong Muzhen.
Tong Muzhen has sharp ears. Hearing this, she snorted, "I think Xiaoye is right. You can think of asking Ah Yue to wake Xia Yun up. Don't you know that there are differences between men and women? Or do you have something else in mind?"
As she spoke, Tong Muzhen's eyes became suspicious, and the look she gave Xiao Fengnian became fierce again.
The corner of Xiao Fengnian's mouth twitched, and he really wanted to shout "unfair". He had never thought of bringing Xia Yun and Xiao Yue together. He didn't know when it started, but whenever he encountered matters related to "Xia Yun", he became a man without principles in her eyes.
Xiao Yue seemed not to notice the quarrel between the two, and said to Tong Muzhen: "After returning from Tuanjie Village, Xiao and I will return to the northwest. The army sent a message asking us to return to the team urgently. We will be delayed on the road for a while, so I am afraid I can't celebrate the New Year with you."
Upon hearing this, Tong Muzhen and Xiao Fengnian's faces changed, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense again.
Tong Muzhen's eyes turned red. She looked at Xiao Yue and choked up, "Why are you so anxious? Ah Yue, Mom said that no matter what the truth is, you are my son, and this will never change. Don't you plan to recognize me?"
Although Xiao Fengnian didn't say anything, it could be seen from his expression that he was unhappy.
Xiao Yue shook his head and handed over a military telegram, which was indeed signed by the Northwest Frontier Defense Corps.
Tong Muzhen looked at him and wiped away her tears: "You are too anxious. I haven't prepared anything for you yet."
Xiao Yue's dark and indifferent eyes softened a little, and he said softly: "It doesn't matter, the Northwest has everything."
There will probably be no future. Perhaps he will be stationed in the northwest and will not return for many years, far away from the Xiao family and the Tian family.
Shi also went upstairs and knocked on Xia Yun's door: "Xia Yun, it's time to eat!"
There was curiosity in her eyes, and she really wanted to know what punishment Xia Yun received for failing the mission yesterday.
Electric shock? Skinning and bone extraction? Recycling rewards? Each of these was not something a human could do. She had experienced this in her previous life, so she was always extremely cautious about tasks. But as time went on, she discovered that the random plot system was different from the beauty system. Perhaps because there were more options, she had never failed and had only canceled once.
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