Chapter 23 The System is Back

Yin Jiu rented an off-road vehicle, and after Ning Changyue had packed up, the two of them armed themselves and drove to the hot spring hotel he had booked.

There was a light snow on the road. Ning Changyue opened the car window and wanted to reach out to catch the snowflakes, but as soon as the window opened, she was frozen and started to behave herself.

After arriving at the hotel and checking in, Yin Jiu took the children who couldn't wait to go play in the snow.

There is a forest on the mountain behind the hotel. At this time, the cedars are covered with white snow, and the ground is also covered with thick snow. All you can see is pure white.

When there were no other tourists around, Yin Jiu let go of Ning Changyue's hand and said, "Go, to the ice and snow world you've always dreamed of."

Yin Jiu thought that Ning Changyue would probably grab a handful of snow and take a good look at it in her hand, but in fact, as soon as he let go, Ning Changyue ran forward a few steps like a wild horse, aimed at a clump of fluffy-looking snow, and threw it with all her strength.

Then, he fell and was stunned.

With a chuckle, Yin Jiu walked over and pulled him up.

Ning Changyue's eyes were still hazy, and he was obviously still wondering why he didn't sink into the snow.

Yin Jiu took off his gloves, shook off the snowflakes in his bangs, and said, "If you want to play with the kind of snow that sinks you into, you have to wait for a heavy snowfall. Fresh snow is softer. I don't think it's possible now because it has been piled up for too long and has been hardened by the sun."

Hearing him say this, Ning Changyue's beautiful dream was shattered. Her energy and spirit were instantly reduced by half, and she became depressed.

Yin Jiu asked him, "Do you still want to play?"

Ning Changyue shook her head and lost interest.

The drooping little boy looked quite pitiful, so Yin Jiu led him back. On the vast flat ground outside the hotel, they saw some young people and children playing snowball fights. Yin Jiu let go of Ning Changyue and asked him to wait here for a while, then went over to negotiate with them.

After a while, Yin Jiu came back and dragged Ning Changyue into the snowball fight area.

At first, Ning Changyue didn't react and just stood there watching, until a child hit her hat with a snowball. The snowball scattered and snow fell on her hair and collar, feeling cold.

He looked at Yin Jiu with a somewhat aggrieved look in his eyes. Yin Jiu walked behind him, pushed him on the back, and said, "Take your own revenge. Go, smash it back for me."

Ning Changyue looked back to make sure that Yin Jiu was not joking. Hesitantly, he made a snowball from the ground and threw it lightly. It didn't hit anyone and fell to the ground halfway.

Regardless of whether he hit anyone or not, as long as he took the lead, he had implicitly joined the battle. He stood there stupidly, looking like a good target, and soon became the target of concentrated fire.

From hesitation to fighting back with all his might, and then chasing the kid around the field with bright eyes, it took no more than three minutes.

Yin Jiu didn't join in, just stood on the sidelines and watched.

He stood there, his posture upright, his eyes smiling. At first glance, he looked very elegant in the snow and wind.

After a while, some people who were tired of playing came to the side to rest, and I don’t know if it was intentional, but they stood not far from Yin Jiu.

The girl followed Yin Jiu's gaze and saw Ning Changyue chasing and hitting the child like a devil. She couldn't help laughing and walked a few steps to Yin Jiu's side and asked with a smile: "Is that your brother? He looks so fierce. My sister was about to cry because of him."

Yin Jiu looked at her with his head tilted to the side. Out of politeness, he pulled down his mask, revealing his handsome features. But before the girl could react, he said softly, "He's not my brother. He's my lover. He's a little fierce, but pretty cute."

As he said this, his eyes were filled with unmistakable affection.

Over there, Ning Changyue, who kept an eye on Yin Jiu from time to time, noticed that he was talking to someone. Because they were far away, she couldn't hear what he said, let alone see his expression, but what she could be sure of was that Yin Jiu was smiling at that girl.

His hands worked faster than his brain and he threw the snowball with all his might. However, it only flew in front of him and didn't even touch his shoes.

Raising his eyebrows, Yin Jiu said to the girl, "Sorry, I have to go, my boyfriend is looking for me."

After that, Yin Jiu just chased Ning Changyue for revenge. The two chased each other, gradually left the crowd, and ran back to the place where they watched the snow before.

Seizing the opportunity, Yin Jiu pushed Ning Changyue down on the snow, then lowered his head and kissed him deeply and thoroughly.

This is probably a common problem for people in love. Just by looking at him, you want to kiss him.

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In the evening, Yin Jiu was making ginger tea to ward off the cold in the house. After it was ready, he walked out of the room holding the mug and found Ning Changyue in the yard.

He was making a snowman seriously, his eyes were focused and pure, so even if he was among a group of children, he did not look out of place.

Yin Jiu stood against the pillar under the eaves and raised his hand to take a sip of ginger tea.

Noticing that he came out, Ning Changyue ran over and took a sip of tea from his hand. The taste was a bit pungent, he frowned and ran back.

Next to the place where he had drunk, Yin Jiu lowered his head and took another sip. His eyes fell on Ning Changyue and did not leave.

"Host! I'm back!"

The cheerful and lively voice of a young boy sounded.

Yin Jiu looked to the side and saw the ball of light on the left. He smiled and said in his heart, "028, welcome back."

The system complained, "Actually, I ended my hibernation before dawn yesterday, but you were doing something at the time, so I didn't say anything and set myself off like a firework to cheer you up."

No wonder the fireworks seemed unusually bright yesterday.

Smiling, Yin Jiu said, "Thank you, the fireworks are beautiful."

The system observed his expression. At this moment, his eyes and brows were full of tenderness, the kind of tenderness that came from his soul.

The system feels that Yin Jiu is quite unfamiliar.

After all, during the two months it had been with Yin Jiu, it had always felt that Yin Jiu was quite unruly and rebellious, and that he either spoke in a veiled or eccentric manner, which was very irritating, and the system was often choked by him and speechless.

He is a rather cold-hearted person. He seems enthusiastic in dealing with people, but in fact, he has clear boundaries and doesn't have a single close friend.

But now Yin Jiu seemed to have removed all the thorns, showing only softness.

This is probably the charm of love.

The system sighed: "I haven't seen you for a few months, and I feel that you have changed a lot."

Yin Jiu said: "Is it possible? This is my nature."

The system didn't quite believe it, but it didn't want to argue with the host about it. It opened the system interface and said happily: "Host, you are so awesome. The plot is already 80% complete, and Ning Changyue's love has also reached the maximum value. It is estimated that you will be able to complete the task ahead of schedule in a short time."

Yin Jiu really didn't care whether the mission was accomplished or not. He didn't fall in love with Ning Changyue just to complete the mission. He looked at the love heart representing Ning Changyue, which was full of pink flowers, and then looked at his own love heart, which was still one-fifth short of being full.

The system had previously explained to Yin Jiu why the love value was not displayed as a percentage. This was because emotions were something that could not be quantified, and it was normal for them to rise and fall. Even the most loving couples would have quarrels. It might be just a matter of saying something wrong or doing something wrong, and the favorability would drop. But perhaps after a while, they would be coaxed back into good health. Therefore, it was impossible to simply use numbers to summarize people's emotions.

Even though Ning Changyue's love has reached its maximum, it doesn't mean that his feelings won't increase. It just means that he loves Yin Jiu without reservation, and perhaps even more love has overflowed.

And the fact that Yin Jiu has not reached the full value does not mean that he does not love Ning Changyue with all his heart, he just... still has some reservations.

Yin Jiu himself is also very clear about this.

This is his personality, and it will be hard for him to change it in a short period of time.

His sight fell on the green color that was closely intertwined with the pink branches. Yin Jiu was about to ask the system, but he noticed from the corner of his eye that Ning Changyue was looking back at him.

Ning Changyue only noticed it after looking away for a while.

Putting aside his curiosity for the moment, Yin Jiu turned his gaze back to Ning Changyue and said to the system in his heart: "Sorry, now doesn't seem to be the right time to talk. Can you sleep for another two days, or go somewhere else? I have to concentrate on accompanying him for the next two days."

"Understood. I won't disturb your world of two. I'm going to visit Li Hsin-chu. See you later." The system was very considerate at this moment and jumped away immediately.

After that, Yin Jiu only focused on Ning Changyue, and his eyes never wandered elsewhere.

He gradually realized that Ning Changyue was actually quite domineering in nature, and he wanted Yin Jiu to only have eyes for him.