Chapter 21 Stairwell
"Dear host, the progress bar for Task 3 has been detected to begin advancing."
"Lin Jingyang's current favorability is 30. When it reaches 100, the capture mission is complete."
Yan Sui: “?”
Even though Yan Sui was a calm person, when he heard the system's words in his mind, he couldn't control his emotions for a moment. He put his hands on the table and suddenly stood up from the chair.
As she stood up, the chair collided with the table behind her, making a clanging sound. The sound was particularly harsh in the silent classroom.
The students who were still doing their homework raised their heads and looked in the direction of Yan Sui.
Yan Sui realized that she had lost her composure and disturbed everyone, so she quickly apologized to others with a red face.
Only after her classmate looked away did she secretly breathe a sigh of relief. She supported herself on the table, relieved herself, and slowly sat back in her seat. After taking a few breaths, she began to reconnect with the system in her brain.
"What does this mean? Has your favorability increased?"
"Yes, host," the system said with a hint of relief. "You completed your afternoon's strategy mission very well. The mission progressed very quickly. Congratulations, host."
Yan Sui: “…”
She didn't quite understand how she had completed this strategy mission since she hadn't done anything in the afternoon.
She held her breath, fearing that she would accidentally reveal her emotions.
After calming down, Yan Sui asked, "When I met with Lin Jingyang this afternoon, the system didn't pull you into the small dark room, did it?"
"Yes, host."
"Then you can see the whole process of my contact with him inside my body, right?"
"Yes, host."
Yan Sui was so angry that she laughed.
She didn't even care if her outward expression would arouse the doubts of the other students in the class. "So, you saw the whole process of me and him being together in my body, and then told me that because of my strategy, his favorability increased, right?"
"...Yes, host."
Yan Sui was silent, not knowing what to say for a moment.
After finishing this sentence, the system fell silent in her mind.
It seems that he also feels that the favorability increased by the progress of this task is something difficult to explain.
Yan Sui stared at the papers on the table for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Is he really not a pervert?"
system:"......"
There is nothing that the system cannot explain.
Yan Sui thought about it and realized what she was explaining. What was there to explain? Explaining how someone she had just met for the first time, without doing anything or even saying a word, had suddenly gained 30% favorability towards her?
Moreover, she was just a high school student one grade younger than his brother in the other party's eyes.
—
Yan Sui couldn't figure out what was going on, and the system lost its previous activity.
She simply stopped thinking about it and got up to go to the bathroom to wash her face and calm down.
The characteristic of the southern teaching building is an unenclosed corridor. In the evening, the dusk shines into the empty corridor, reflecting orange light and shadows on the ground, making the surrounding doors and windows appear blurred and soft.
Yan Sui had no time to notice how this evening was different from usual ones. After washing her face in the bathroom, she planned to go to the convenience store downstairs to buy some food.
The moment her fingers touched the stair railing, her eyes met with someone who suddenly appeared at the corner of the stairs. The moment their eyes met, her step down froze in mid-air.
The man was still dressed the same as before in the office, except that the glasses that were originally on the bridge of his nose were pinned to the collar of his shirt, and a look of surprise flashed across his brow.
He was surprised for only a moment, then his brows relaxed and the corners of his lips curved: "Mr. Yan Sui."
Yan Sui awkwardly retracted her leg, and as he went up the stairs, her body involuntarily took two steps back.
Lin Jingyang stood in front of her, keeping a safe distance of two meters from her. "What a coincidence! I was just about to come look for you."
The tail end of his tone rose, and his voice was obviously full of joy.
Yan Sui couldn't figure out his purpose for a moment. Thinking of what she had just asked the system, her eyes became more alert: "What's the matter?"
Lin Jingyang seemed to notice her nervousness and said quickly, "It's nothing. It's about my brother."
As he spoke, he silently took a few steps back, increasing the distance between himself and Yan Sui.
"Although neither you nor Yu Shuli need any compensation from our family, I feel very sorry that my brother's problem has disturbed your lives to some extent. I will do my best to meet your requests, but just in case, if my brother still comes to disturb you secretly..."
Yan Sui's eyes trembled, and a vague guess emerged in her mind.
"Can we exchange contact information? If my brother bothers you again, you can tell me the first time."
Yan Sui: “…”
She has never been able to figure out who is pursuing whom in this relationship.
The system's assigned task was clearly spelled out: to capture Lin Jingyang. It was her, to capture Lin Jingyang.
But judging from the other party's behavior when they first met today and the inexplicable rise in the system's favorability, Yan Sui was actually a little confused about whether she was trying to win over Lin Jingyang or Lin Jingyang was trying to win over her.
Yan Sui even suspected that Lin Jingyang also had a system. Otherwise, his strange behavior could not be explained.
But the system said that no trace of its kind was found on Lin Jingyang.
If the system hadn't repeatedly assured her that Lin Jingyang was a normal person, she would really have suspected that he was a pervert.
"Is it convenient? Classmate Yan Sui." Lin Jingyang asked again.
Yan Sui's impression of him was now in a mess, and she had no idea how to complete the mission.
She subconsciously wanted to refuse: "Forget it——"
drop--
The system sent out a sharp whistle in her mind.
This voice touched her nerves, instantly clearing up Yan Sui's originally confused thoughts.
The system issued three "warning" sounds before speaking in its mechanical voice: "Host, you must not take any action that violates the mission. Please agree to the other party's request as soon as possible."
Yan Sui: “…”
System: "Host, please abide by our rules."
Yan Sui had no choice but to say, "Okay."
She exchanged contact information with Lin Jingyang, who instantly relaxed after getting her number. He even started chatting with Yan Sui, "Is Yan Sui in the liberal arts class?"
After the system alarm sounded, although the alarm stopped, Yan Sui's brain still retained the sharp and piercing sound, causing her temples to ache again and again.
Hearing Lin Jingyang's question, Yan Sui was afraid of being stimulated again, so she quickly replied, "Yes, yes."
Lin Jingyang sighed, "That's great! I also wanted to study liberal arts when I was in high school."
Yan Sui is not a carefree person, on the contrary, she is very thoughtful.
She immediately noticed the implication in Lin Jingyang's words and, remembering her mission, she had no choice but to take the opportunity to start a conversation with him. "So, is Mr. Lin also a liberal arts student?"
"I'm a science student."
Yan Sui tilted her head slightly and met Lin Jingyang's gaze.
The latter smiled slowly and said, "My family didn't allow me to study literature, so I didn't go in the end."
It is very common for the family's ideas to be contrary to the child's own ideas when choosing courses.
Yan Sui didn't ask why. She remembered the question she had raised with the system when discussing Lin Jingyang. After all, it was related to her upcoming strategy mission. After thinking it over, she asked, "Is Mr. Lin working now? It seems like he is."
Lin Jingyang raised his eyebrows: "Do I look old?"
Yan Sui choked.
How could someone say this so bluntly?
In fact, Lin Jingyang didn't look that old, but his temperament and dressing style gave Yan Sui the first impression that he was not from the same generation.
Yan Sui was very afraid that the target assigned to her by the system would be someone more than ten years older than her.
Although her mental age was already 28, her body was still that of a 17-year-old girl. She quickly denied it, "No."
Yan Sui touched her ear awkwardly: "I feel that Mr. Lin is quite mature."
I don’t know how these words touched Lin Jingyang’s funny nerve, but they made him laugh several times.
Even his face had a more lively air.
Yan Sui had a momentary illusion.
I felt that the domineering aura on the other person was much weaker when he smiled, and even had a bit of youthful spirit.
After laughing, Lin Jingyang cleared his throat and said, "I'm still studying."
Yan Sui was stunned for a moment, "It doesn't look like it."
Lin Jingyang couldn't help laughing and teased: "You said you didn't think I looked old."
After being exposed, Yan Sui's cheeks flushed, her eyes slightly avoided, and she put her fingers on her earlobe and rubbed it again.
In fact, she just wanted to complain in her heart and didn't want to tell it to the other person.
After all, it's not very polite to say someone is old in front of them.
Moreover, Lin Jingyang doesn't look very young, probably in his early twenties.
Yan Sui was thinking about how to change the subject when a shadow suddenly fell on her head, blocking most of the light in front of her.
She looked stunned.
The person in front of her raised his hands above her head, and no one knew what he was doing.
The distance suddenly shortened, and the originally wide stairwell instantly became narrow.
In the quiet corridor, Yan Sui could even hear the other person's faint breathing. Her heart was pounding, and she didn't know if it was her illusion, but she seemed to hear the sound of her heartbeat.
I just don't know if it's hers or his.
Yan Sui held her breath.
It was only a few seconds, but to her this brief closeness seemed like several minutes.
Lin Jingyang held a fallen leaf in his hand and waved it in front of her: "There are leaves."
He slowly backed away and returned to his original position: "I was just teasing you. I'm currently studying for my master's degree in the United States."
"So you are now..."
"Actually, I'm not that much older than you. I skipped two grades in elementary school, so I went to college at a younger age than usual. So, if you calculate my age, I should be five or six years older than you."
He put one hand in his pocket, a smile on his lips: "Not as old as you think, right? Yan Sui classmate."
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