Chapter 8 Chapter08 Believe in You
As soon as Yan Sui put down the milk tea, Yu Shuli asked anxiously, "How is it? Do you like it?"
His question was strange. Normally, if you bought a cup of milk tea for others to try, you would ask her how it tasted.
But Yu Shuli asked her if she liked this milk tea.
From the first time she met Yu Shuli last week until now, Yan Sui has discovered that there are more and more strange things about him.
She put aside her doubts and gently placed the cup of milk tea on the table, saying without showing any emotion: "Very good, thank you."
As if he didn't get the response he wanted, Yu Shuli's expression paused, but he quickly covered it up: "As long as you like it, that's good."
Yan Sui did not miss the flash of disappointment on his face, and she became even more certain that something must be wrong with Yu Shuli.
Yan Sui had something hidden in her mind, and Yu Shuli seemed to be regretting something. Two of the three were in a bad mood, and the game ended quickly.
After saying goodbye to Yu Shuli at the bus stop, Yan Sui's expression suddenly froze when she saw which bus he got on.
Noticing her expression, Tan Shu asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"
Yan Sui abruptly retracted her gaze, her brows furrowed. “Nothing, just thought of something.”
"What's going on?"
Yan Sui relaxed her brows, quickly walked over two steps, and naturally put her arm around Tan Shu: "It's nothing serious, I just suddenly remembered that I forgot to bring my textbook. I need it for the homework tonight."
Tan Shu uttered an "Ah" and turned towards the school: "Should we go back and get it now?"
"It's okay, you don't have to. I'm too lazy to go back." Yan Sui pulled her and continued walking forward.
Tan Shu was still a little hesitant: "Which book? Do you want me to lend it to you first?"
"That's really not necessary."
"Oh well."
Yan Sui and Tan Shu’s home is not far from the school, and it only takes three bus stops to get there.
This community is one of the top high-end communities in Sushan City. It is surrounded by abundant business districts, hospitals and schools. Every school from Yan Sui's elementary school to high school is surrounded by this community.
Before the family's house was mortgaged by Yan Zhaoting to cover the company's losses, Yan Sui still enjoyed the convenient transportation in the community. In her previous life, after Sui Yuling was divorced by Yan Zhaoting, the court seized the house, forcing her family to move into an old community in the far suburbs of the city, where the commute to school took over an hour.
That was Sui Yuling's parents' house, which gave them a place to stay after their house was taken away.
When they forked the road in the community, Yan Sui suddenly hugged Tan Shu.
She buried her face in Tan Shu's collarbone, and her arms were wrapped around her waist tightly.
Tan Shu was caught off guard by her emotional embrace and for a moment his mind was still fuzzy. He asked blankly, "What's wrong?"
Yan Sui let go of her hand and took a step back to increase the distance between them, but the hand that was hugging her slid down Tan Shu's arm and held her fingers instead: "Xiao Shu."
Tan Shu responded hesitantly.
"No matter what you know or what happens, as long as it bothers you, remember to tell me." Yan Sui's thumb gently stroked her knuckles, her voice lowered. "No matter what it is, don't worry about whether it will affect me. I want to hear you say it."
In fact, it had been a while since Tan Shu learned from her parents that Yan Zhaoting had cheated on her, and Yan Sui had originally not intended to let Yan Zhaoting's affairs get involved between her and Tan Shu again. However, many things that had happened in the past few days were different from those in her previous life, which made her a little worried.
Yan Sui is worried that the butterfly effect caused by her return will also change Yan Zhaoting's infidelity.
She would not let herself get stuck in this again, but she also didn't want Tan Shu to feel guilty about this matter.
Tan Shu didn't know that Yan Sui had been thinking so much, nor did she know that she had been through so much. But based on their long-term friendship, she could sense that Yan Sui must have been hiding something from her.
But she won't ask, she will give each other room to breathe.
Tan Shufan held Yan Sui's hand, his eyes suddenly became firm: "Don't worry, Sui Sui, go and do what you want to do."
Yan Sui felt the power transmitted to her from her palm as their hands were clasped together.
She didn't say anything, but the heavy stone that had been weighing on her heart for a long time was lifted from her.
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After returning to the room and locking the door, Yan Sui sat down at the desk.
The system appeared at the right time, and the moment the mechanical sound appeared in her mind, Yan Sui hurriedly asked, "Can't you find out what's going on with Yu Shuli?"
System: "Yes, host. My authority only allows me to sense your emotions. If I want to inquire about something outside of my authority, I will need to accumulate a certain number of points."
Thinking of the tasks the system had told her before, Yan Sui felt a headache for a moment: "I'm still looking for clues about Yan Zhaoting's matter. My ability is limited, and I can't complete it yet."
System: "Host, you still have a side quest."
Yan Sui didn't want to mention the "side quests" mentioned by the system.
When I signed the contract with the system, I set up only one main task and two side tasks.
Unlike other system stories about killing monsters and leveling up that I have read before, the system that Yan Sui encountered can be said to be very different.
It had no rules or regulations for itself, and rarely provided her with convenient assistance outside of missions. However, she didn't need to constantly fight monsters and level up like other system hosts. She only needed to complete the three missions it initially agreed upon with her, and the system would disappear from her.
And she can also take control of her own life again.
The main task is the request she made to the system, and the system will do its best to help her.
But the remaining two side quests are tasks given to her by the system, and she also needs to complete them, otherwise she will suffer backlash.
Yan Sui rubbed his brows and said, "I know, but the current situation is a little beyond my plan."
Her original plan was that after she refused to join the choir, her relationship with Yu Shuli would naturally end. Her and Yu Shuli's mismatched fate would be over, and he would soon meet what the system called "the right fate."
Then her mission was completed.
As for the other side quest, she was not in a hurry because it had not yet appeared.
But now, Yu Shuli's frequent appearances have completely disrupted her original plans.
"I need to know what's going on with Yu Shuli and why his actions are different from those in my previous life. If I don't know this, my mission will become much more difficult."
System: "Host, please overcome the difficulties."
Yan Sui, who was hoping to get answers from the system, said: "......"
"Is it because of your tricks that Yu Shuli didn't follow his original timeline?"
As soon as these words came out, the system in my mind suddenly fell silent.
Yan Sui's heart sank. If the system changed Yu Shuli's behavior to make things more difficult for her, she would have to devote a lot of attention to this side, and she would miss a lot of things on Yan Zhaoting's side.
For a moment, Yan Sui felt more and more irritated.
Just as she was about to give up trying to get an answer from the system, the system's voice reappeared in her mind: "Host, I will always stand by you."
Yan Sui didn't say anything.
"I haven't made Yu Shuli's storyline any more difficult for you. As for why this situation has occurred on his side, I currently have no idea. Later on, the points you earn from completing tasks may expand my authority to help you find answers, but for now, please trust me, everything I do is for you, my host."
Yan Sui felt complicated after hearing the system's words. She seemed to be able to hear something other than emotion in the system's cold mechanical voice.
She has a win-win relationship with the system: she completes tasks for it, and it gives her a chance to be reborn.
But even if the system increases the difficulty of her tasks, she has no complaints, or she has no way out.
After all, the original contract did not stipulate that the system could not add conflicts to her tasks.
"I know, I believe you."
But for now, Yan Sui is still willing to choose to trust his own system once.
After all, it was it that gave him the chance to be reborn.
"Given the current situation, our original plan is no longer feasible," said Yan Sui.
The system was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Host, perhaps you can find some clues from Yu Shuli's personality. Did you know each other in your previous life before you joined the choir?"
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