Chapter 49 Cannon Fodder Assistant 14 I want you to reward me like this...
The word "reward," spoken casually by Li Qingran, carried an ambiguous undertone.
Qin Yanyun, who had been driven to madness by his absurd and excessive words, was momentarily stunned. He looked at Li Qingran with some confusion, but the moment he looked up, he met a pair of smiling eyes.
The boy seemed genuinely happy.
Qin Yanyun simply couldn't understand why Li Qingran was so happy, or what he was praising about himself.
Just a second ago, the boy was playfully and coldly telling him to like Chu Yu, but the next second, as she finally couldn't resist grabbing his wrist and pinning him to the bed, he said he did a great job and asked if she wanted a reward...
What exactly is going on?
Qin Yanyun's mind went blank; he couldn't understand how Li Qingran had gone from indirectly rejecting his confession to rewarding him.
Was the boy just testing him when he said those things? To see if he was really interested in Chu Yu?
After all, although the other party was his assistant and had been with him for almost two months, and had seen him complain about Chu Yu many times in private, Qin Yanyun had to admit that his and Chu Yu's CP was indeed very popular.
In addition, since we've been in the same school and class since childhood, it's normal to be misunderstood.
Influenced by some online comments, Li Qingran believed that he and Chu Yu were just joking around on the surface, but actually had a good relationship in private, which was not an impossible thing.
so……
Qin Yanyun lowered his eyes and stared at Li Qingran, his lips moved, but he didn't say a word.
He wanted to ask Li Qingran what her words and actions at this moment meant, but when the words reached his lips, whether it was because the boy's words were too hurtful or for some other reason, Qin Yanyun couldn't bring himself to ask Li Qingran his question.
"What's wrong?" Li Qingran blinked, seemingly dissatisfied with Qin Yanyun's reaction, and looked at him softly.
"You don't want a reward? Fine then..."
As he spoke, he moved his wrist, which was restrained by Qin Yanyun, his voice much calmer than when he had been pinned down on the bed.
"Then let go of me, brother. It's getting late. Let's pack up and go back to our rooms to rest."
Li Qingran said "each of them," but this was actually his bedroom, so saying that was just a way of telling him to leave.
Qin Yanyun was even more confused by his hot-and-cold attitude. Her mind went blank, and she could only rely on instinct to say something in a panic when Li Qingran placed his hand on her shoulder, preparing to push her away:
No, that's not how it is.
"What is it like?" Li Qingran looked up, his dark eyes reflecting the neon lights shining in from the window, as if shrouded in a hazy, dreamlike mist. He seemed even more confused than Qin Yanyun. His black hair was spread out on the white sheets, flowing like a river in the clouds as he moved.
The river flowed down from top to bottom, and finally, as Li Qingran slowly propped herself up and Qin Yanyun gradually retreated and looked up, it landed on the boy's fair cheek and smeared next to his pale pink lips.
Qin Yanyun unconsciously reached out, wanting to touch the black, tranquil river, but just a second before she was about to touch it, the boy grabbed her wrist.
Li Qingran grabbed Qin Yanyun's wrist and gently pulled her towards herself.
"Tell me, brother, what is your true feeling about this matter?"
Qin Yanyun originally wanted to speak, but at the moment she was about to open her mouth, she was first captivated by the black strands of hair at the corner of the boy's mouth, and then the boy grabbed her wrist. The slightly cool touch combined with the gentle pulling made Qin Yanyun's knees involuntarily buckle and fall onto the bed, while only a strange syllable escaped from her throat.
He looked at his wrist; the boy's fingers were still clasped around it, the knuckles encircling his wrist, but the fingertips were rubbing against the protruding bone, again and again, until the skin began to turn red and hot...
Is he implying something to himself?
Or is it just that you think it's fun?
Qin Yanyun's Adam's apple bobbed, a thin layer of hot sweat appeared on his forehead, and his breathing became rapid. His already groggy mind went even more blank.
"...It's not that I don't want a reward."
"Half a box," Qin Yanyun finally managed to utter a hoarse voice from his dry throat as he explained to Li Qingran:
"I was just a little caught off guard."
"Oh?" Li Qingran became somewhat interested in Qin Yanyun, who was finally not mute, and pinched his ear, saying, "Didn't you realize what?"
"About... you said you wanted to reward me."
Qin Yanyun finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him, even though it might dampen Li Qingran's interest in him. But Qin Yanyun was the kind of person who would get to the bottom of things. He didn't like ambiguous relationships, and he disliked pretending to be confused just for the sake of momentary pleasure.
So, when Li Qingran leaned back against the headboard and gestured with her eyes for him to continue,
Qin Yanyun pursed her lips and continued:
"Xiao Li, can you explain to me why you told me to like Chu Yu before?"
Why?
Of course, the main system made him say that.
In order for the protagonist to give up on the cannon fodder and turn to the protagonist, the bottom, in order to make him give up on the cannon fodder.
This main system is really going all out.
Unfortunately, after Li Qingran finished speaking, the main system's prediction came true—
Qin Yanyun was heartbroken by Li Qingran's words and angrily got up and left, never again having any expectations of this hater assistant who toyed with her at will.
Just then, Chu Yu, who was filming a variety show, showed concern for him because of the cameras. Although he knew it was all an act, the protagonist, who had just broken up with his girlfriend, couldn't help but fall into the protagonist's gentle embrace. He gradually discovered the softness and beauty beneath the protagonist's prickly exterior, and ultimately abandoned his misguided feelings for the cannon fodder, steering the plot back towards a love-hate relationship with the protagonist.
These scenarios did not occur.
It was even locked in a dark room because of Qin Yanyun's extreme behavior.
This was a bolt from the blue for the main system, but for Li Qingran, it was a harbinger of her impending complete freedom in this world.
That's why he wanted to reward Qin Yanyun for helping him create an even bigger bug.
However, he certainly couldn't honestly tell Qin Yanyun about these things that clearly violated the regulations of the Administration and the rules of the world.
So, after a brief silence, Li Qingran slowly spoke, softly asking Qin Yanyun a question.
"Brother, so you really don't have any feelings for Mr. Chu at all?"
The boy lowered his eyes slightly, the mesmerizing light reflecting on his dark pupils, making Qin Yanyun feel a sense of disorientation, as if she were in a dream, wondering whether she was in reality or an illusion.
So, he was probably worried that his feelings for Chu Yu were as described online.
He must have said that on purpose because he was worried that I had feelings for Chu Yu!
Qin Yanyun's eyes gradually brightened as he looked at Li Qingran, and a trace of color finally returned to his pale cheeks.
"No!" he answered decisively, his voice filled with a joy and delight he himself hadn't even realized.
Li Qingran looked at him kneeling in front of her, his eyes sparkling as he gazed at her, like some kind of docile and obedient large dog, making her want to reach out and pat his head.
That's what Li Qingran thought, and that's what she did.
Cool fingertips kneaded the warm scalp; the interplay of ice and fire caused Qin Yanyun's body to tremble involuntarily, and his eyes, which were looking at Li Qingran, became moist once again.
Qin Yanyun's eyelashes, still glistening with tears, trembled slightly. He glanced at Li Qingran, who was intently stroking his head, and blinked unconsciously.
"Xiao Li..."
Li Qingran looked at Qin Yanyun.
The latter pursed her lips, and under his calm gaze, hesitated before speaking:
"So the reward you're talking about is something you prepared for me because I didn't go to find Chu Yu as you instructed?"
Li Qingran withdrew her hand from his head and nodded calmly upon hearing this:
"yes."
On this point, he could give Qin Yanyun a precise answer.
After all, if the other party really turns around as the main system wants and falls in love with the protagonist according to the plot, then the free life he wants afterward will definitely not be realized.
Although that might allow him to leave work earlier and escape the world, what can be done?
Li Qingran slightly curled her lips, and where Qin Yanyun couldn't see, a strange dark light flashed in her eyes.
If in the early stages he still had the idea of doing the tasks properly and leaving early according to the plot, then at this moment, when the main system forcibly replaced 888 and required him to recite the lines it had set like a puppet, Li Qingran had already given up the idea of doing the tasks properly.
Li Qingran could understand its eagerness to get the plot back on track, but that didn't mean he could tolerate the main system treating him as a tool, an NPC without his own consciousness who could be manipulated at will.
Just like he did in the game before...
Li Qingran lightly licked her lower lip with the tip of her tongue, then looked up at Qin Yanyun again. Her beautiful peach blossom eyes reflected the neon lights outside the window, flowing slowly like a galaxy with countless shattered starlight, dazzlingly bright.
He smiled at Qin Yanyun, then slowly spoke, as if affirming Qin Yanyun, yet also as if simply talking to himself:
"Yes, you did a great job, and I'm very happy..."
Qin Yanyun's Adam's apple bobbed. His heart felt as if it were entangled by a rose-covered vine, a throbbing pain and a sense of suffocation, yet he found it strangely sweet.
"That……"
He pursed his lips and said in a hoarse voice, "How are you going to reward me?"
Li Qingran did not immediately reply to Qin Yanyun's question.
Instead, under Qin Yanyun's gaze, he slowly raised his hand.
Slender, long fingers slowly climbed upwards, like vines, eventually wrapping around the tie on his chest.
The black tie was wrapped around his fair fingers, and the extreme contrast between black and white made Qin Yanyun's breath catch in his throat for a moment.
At this moment, he was like a puppy being held by its owner by a chain wrapped around its neck. Even though Li Qingran wasn't using much force when she was playing with his tie, Qin Yanyun still wanted to lower his head, touch the back of his owner's hand with his lips, and lick his dry palm with his tongue...
However, before he could even bow his head to Li Qingran, the boy suddenly let go of his tie.
Then, before Qin Yanyun was completely overwhelmed by intense disappointment, the hand moved upwards again and landed on his Adam's apple.
Cool fingertips kneaded Qin Yanyun's trembling Adam's apple repeatedly until he couldn't utter a single complete sentence.
"How would you like me to reward you?"
Li Qingran then threw the question back at Qin Yanyun, pressing harder with her fingertips. Qin Yanyun's face turned red from the increasingly intense feeling of suffocation, but Li Qingran seemed oblivious to his suffering, blinking and focusing on only one question.
"You tell me, brother, how do you want me to reward you?"
Qin Yanyun remained silent.
He couldn't explain it either.
At this moment, he tilted his head back slightly, feeling the oxygen around him being pushed away inch by inch. A feeling of suffocation slowly crept into his body, his head throbbed, and a large patch of red mixed with moisture spread across his cheeks.
In fact, Li Qingran's hands did not completely control Qin Yanyun.
If he wanted, he could simply pull his body back slightly to escape the suffocating feeling and regain a large amount of fresh air.
But Qin Yanyun didn't move.
He remained kneeling on Li Qingran's lap, letting large swaths of white appear before his eyes, and even feeling a buzzing in his ears, without taking a single step back.
Maybe a few minutes.
It might only last a few tens of seconds.
It was Li Qingran who took the initiative to let go of his hand.
Oxygen rushed towards him from all directions, relieving the swelling and pain in his lungs with each breath, and the water vapor in front of his eyes finally dissipated. Yet, Qin Yanyun inexplicably missed the feeling he had just experienced.
The feeling of being controlled by Li Qingran, as if Li Qingran was the only person left in his world at that moment, made Qin Yanyun excited, and even his breathing became heavier.
"I see."
He said his voice was hoarse, whether from excitement or from being choked for a long time.
Qin Yanyun looked at Li Qingran, grinned, and repeated it in a low voice.
"I see."
He seemed to be in a somewhat abnormal mental state. If it were Xiaowen or Brother Zhang, they would probably have kept their distance from him long ago.
Li Qingran showed no intention of getting up to leave. He simply stared at Qin Yanyun and asked a question, following the other's words.
"What did you find out?"
"Now you know what reward you want."
As Qin Yanyun spoke, her breathing became more rapid.
"I want you."
He said, "Xiao Li, I want you to reward me like you did just now!"
I want you to reward me, just like you did before...
A man's voice rang out in the quiet bedroom.
Li Qingran blinked, looked down at Qin Yanyun, saw his eyes glistening with tears, the corners of his eyes red, and his breath rising and falling with his rapid breathing, and slowly smiled.
"OK."
After a long while, Qin Yanyun finally heard the boy's answer.
He said, "Okay, brother, I can grant you that wish..."
A rustling sound came from the direction of the large bed, and then, a few seconds later, a familiar muffled groan echoed again in the dimly lit room.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Chu Yu, who was still waiting for news from Qin Yanyun, had no idea what Qin Yanyun was going through.
Because Qin Yanyun didn't reply to his messages, he got bored and could only bother his assistant who lived across the street from him.
"But Qin Yanyun treats him badly at all, and Qin Zechuan is also extremely domineering. He speaks and acts entirely according to his own mood, without caring at all about what Qingran thinks. Xiao Zhang, don't you think this kind of work environment is too suffocating?!"
Zhang, who just wanted to lie in bed and quietly watch videos in the middle of the night,
"...A little."
"Right! I told you I wasn't the only one who thought Qingran's work environment was bad. It's okay for a short time, but if you stay there long-term, you're bound to have problems. And I heard from Qin Zechuan that he wants to transfer Qingran to his side, which would put even more pressure on her and make the environment even worse—"
"Brother Yu!"
Xiao Zhang hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help interrupting Chu Yu's words, which implied he felt sorry for Li Qingran, and simply asked:
"So what exactly are you trying to achieve by saying all this?"
He didn't believe that Chu Yu had come to see him in the middle of the night; he just wanted to describe how difficult the working conditions were for another colleague, implying that he should cherish his current job.
As expected, upon hearing his question, Chu Yu paused briefly, then blushed and hesitantly revealed his true purpose for coming to see Xiao Zhang.
"I was wondering if you have any way to bring him over here."
Chu Yu paused, then continued to campaign for himself:
"I'm not saying this entirely out of selfishness. After all, he's been able to put up with Qin Yanyun's awful temper for so long, so he must genuinely love being an assistant. What difference does it make who he works as an assistant for? Besides, the work environment here is definitely better than Qin Yanyun's. Xiao Zhang, you agree, right?"
"..."
Seeing Chu Yu looking at him with sparkling eyes, Xiao Zhang really couldn't bear to tell his boss the truth about work.
That is, there is no such thing as an easy or difficult job. We are all just slaves to capital. No matter what the environment is like, if you work for a long time, you will eventually want to destroy the world.
But he certainly wouldn't say such a thing to his boss's face.
Therefore, after much deliberation, Xiao Zhang only asked Chu Yu one question.
"Brother, let's not even talk about whether Mr. Li, whom you mentioned, is willing to leave Qin Yanyun and come to our side. Even if he is willing, are you sure that Qin Yanyun will definitely release him?"
According to what his boss just said, this Mr. Li is a talent that even the big boss of Jingyue wants to poach.
Chu Yu had considered this issue, but in his view, as long as Li Qingran was willing, nothing else mattered.
“But brother, you just said that Mr. Li is very patient. If you can persuade him to stay, what’s the point of you being so enthusiastic?”
"...So, what should I do now, according to you?" Chu Yu was also speechless due to Xiao Zhang's various practical problems, so he simply threw the question back to him.
“In my opinion…” Xiao Zhang pretended to think for a moment before speaking, “At the very least, you need to figure out what Mr. Li is thinking.”
"If I could find out the answer, I definitely would have asked, but the problem is—"
Chu Yu said helplessly, "I can't even get his contact information now, so how am I supposed to find out what he really thinks?"
Perhaps in Li Qingran's eyes right now, he's still someone she's met a few times but isn't very familiar with.
Thinking about this, Chu Yu felt a great sense of frustration.
Seeing his dejected look, Xiao Zhang immediately offered a suggestion:
"If all else fails, should I add him?"
At the same time, even if the assistant belongs to a different company, it should still be possible to get their contact information.
Unfortunately—
“This might work for other celebrities, but between me and Qin Yanyun,” Chu Yu glanced at Xiao Zhang and shook his head, “you can forget about it.”
They used to guard against him like he was a thief, let alone now.
"That……"
After his first plan was rejected, Xiao Zhang fell into deep thought again.
The slender phone kept flipping between his fingers. Just when Xiao Zhang didn't know what to do, a message notification from his fan group suddenly lit up on the screen and caught his attention.
It wasn't because the news was particularly important, but because it reminded Xiao Zhang of a certain fan who had been constantly resurrected in the fan group and had once declared that he would become Chu Yu and Qin Yanyun's assistant...
If it were him, now that he's Qin Yanyun's assistant, he might be able to help them find out what Li Qingran is thinking.
"But hasn't the administrator already blocked him?" Chu Yu frowned.
"Can it still be found now?"
"Yes, the administrator can see the blacklist in the backend, and I can just remove him from it."
Are you sure this method will work?
After all, they are extreme fans, and their behavior is difficult to control.
Xiao Zhang was also somewhat worried about this, but...
"Besides this, brother, can you think of a better way?"
"That is indeed true..."
Unexpected.
It can only be said that people who stay up late at night are most prone to impulsiveness.
Unable to think of a better solution, Chu Yu hesitated for a moment before agreeing to Xiao Zhang's idea, which wasn't exactly bad, but he had one condition:
"After you get his information, send it to me first. I want to see if he sends me any private messages about his assistant."
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Author's Note: Pear: There's absolutely nothing going on with the assistant, but some of the photos are... [crazy][crazy][crazy]
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