Chapter 196 "Redemption"
She had tried asking Lu Jin for help about what to say to a girl when dating, but Lu Jin seemed very busy and couldn't always reply to her messages promptly.
Suddenly, the person walking in front stopped.
Lu Yuan also stopped abruptly, not daring to take another step.
Gao Ling turned around and extended a hand. "Want to hold hands?"
Lu Yuan stood there, stunned.
She asked again, "Don't we want to hold hands?"
Seeing that she was about to withdraw her hand, Lu Yuan quickly said, "Yes."
As Lu Yuan held the girl's hand, her heart pounded nervously.
This feeling is so similar to that time.
That day, she hesitated for a long time before daring to ask Gao Ling out, but when she did, she stammered, "I...actually..."
She held back for a long time but couldn't utter a complete sentence.
Gao Ling, however, was very patient and waited for her to finish speaking.
Occasionally, passersby would find it strange that such a tall, mature, and beautiful woman could appear so weak and frail in front of a young girl.
After a long while, Lu Yuan finally mustered up her courage, "When I was very young, I liked girls' things, but many people told me that these things were abnormal, that my body... that..."
She stammered, finding it difficult to speak.
Because she knew very well that in the eyes of the public, this was an abnormal thing, and perhaps they could even call it a perverted thing.
Gao Ling: "I guessed this would happen the very first day I met you."
Lu Yuan's eyes trembled slightly. "You knew about it when we were at the hospital?"
"Hmm." Gao Ling nodded calmly. She was always good at observing without making a sound. When she saw Lu Yuan at the hospital, she noticed that Lu Yuan had an Adam's apple, and that's when she became suspicious.
It wasn't until her second meeting with Lu Yuan that she confirmed her suspicions.
Lu Yuan's eyes were slightly red. She lowered her head, not daring to look at her. "Walking with someone like me would definitely put a lot of pressure on people. I... I beg you not to hate me."
"Your perceptions haven't harmed me, so why should I hate you?"
Lu Yuan paused slightly, staring at her in a daze.
Gao Ling asked directly, "You didn't call me out today just to talk to me about this, did you?"
Lu Yuan nodded stiffly.
Gao Ling asked again, "What do you want to tell me?"
"I..." Lu Yuan gripped the hem of her skirt, her knuckles turning white from the force. "Gao Ling, what I wanted to say was..."
She really does speak haltingly and stammeringly, wasting time.
Gao Ling: "You like me?"
Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then said, "Yes, I like you."
“Okay then, let’s try dating first.” Gao Ling was as calm as ever. “If it works out, we can talk about marriage in the future. If it doesn’t, we’ll break up.”
Lu Yuan blinked, looking dazed.
She never imagined that the matter that had troubled her for months would be resolved so easily.
Even now, Lu Yuan sometimes wonders if she's dreaming.
She looked at her hand being held, but still felt uneasy.
The sound of a couple talking could be heard coming from the claw machine area ahead.
The woman, holding several dolls, exclaimed happily to the man beside her, "You're amazing!"
The man was tall and handsome, with a smug look on his face, but he pretended to be calm. "What else do you want? I'll catch it for you."
The woman pointed to another claw machine, "I want that Doraemon one!"
The man led the woman over, and soon they won several more plush toys.
Lu Yuan saw herself in the glass mirror.
She was wearing a black dress today, and was being led by the hand by a girl. In many people's eyes, they might just be sisters.
Lu Yuan couldn't help but look at the couple again. She couldn't help but think that couples like them were the normal epitome of every couple.
She lowered her eyes and remained silent for a long time.
Gao Ling: "Which doll do you want?"
Lu Yuan looked at Gao Ling, slow to react.
Gao Ling added, "Don't you like dolls? I'll grab one for you. I've never done it before, but I'm a quick learner, so I should be able to do it after a few tries."
Lu Yuan did not respond.
Gao Ling asked in a flat tone, "Do you want a doll?"
After a long pause, Lu Yuan pursed her lips slightly, as if she were smiling, but also as if she trembled slightly, and said, "Yes."
That same day, Lu Yuan posted a new update on her WeChat Moments.
I really like the gift that someone I like gave me.
The accompanying picture shows two teddy bears leaning against each other, looking like a young couple.
Lu Yuan did not block anyone from posting this on her WeChat Moments.
Lu Qi had just returned to his office after a meeting, and he had just taken out his phone to relax when he saw Lu Yuan's post on WeChat Moments.
It was as if every punctuation mark revealed the joy in the author's heart.
Assistant Yin was giving a work report when he noticed the smile on his boss's face disappear. He asked, "Chairman Lu, is there a problem?"
"It's nothing," Lu Qi said calmly. "I just saw someone showing off their relationship on social media. It's just dating, is it really that exciting for her? My son is all grown up and he's never shown off like that."
Assistant Yin wholeheartedly agreed, "Yes, young people these days like to post everything on their WeChat Moments, but it's all just trivial stuff."
Lu Qi smiled. "Are you saying I'm not young anymore?"
Assistant Yin felt a chill run down her spine. "I absolutely did not mean that. I meant that Chairman Lu is mature, steady, and very reliable. He doesn't care about superficial things."
Lu Qi gave a faint "hmm".
He moved his fingers and decisively chose to block Lu Yuan's future updates. Then, he opened the drawer and took out the blood pressure medication.
After taking a pill, he leaned back in his chair with a languid yet elegant air, his face regaining its serene smile.
Yes, he's very mature and steady.
Even on their days off, some people still don't relax.
Lü Wang ran two laps around the school playground. Her phone vibrated a few times; she had received a message from the class representative for Chinese.
[Did you see the class monitor's WeChat Moments? She posted another picture. Apparently, she went to play claw machines with her boyfriend. Your Majesty, are you sure you can pull this off? It seems like you're the only single one among us now.]
Lü Wang frowned deeply.
Gao Ling already has a boyfriend?
How could someone with that expressionless face possibly have a boyfriend?
No, I should say, what kind of man could tolerate dating someone as unromantic as Gao Ling?
Class representative for Chinese: [Oh no, Your Majesty, you're already behind!]
[What do you mean by "outdated"? It's just dating, right? I won't lose! You just wait, I'll find a boyfriend very soon!]
Lü Wang clenched her fists. She had lost once in the sports meet, but she wouldn't lose when it came to finding a man!
But when I looked through the men in my contacts, they were either too weak or too pretentious. Tsk, they were all really ugly ducklings.
I don't know if she accidentally clicked it, but the game on her phone suddenly opened and logged in automatically.
The figure, whose model consisted of only a black silhouette, spoke in a flat, emotionless voice: "Your Majesty, choose me."
"Get lost!" Lü Wang quit the game immediately.
She secretly thought that if she hadn't spent money on the ten-pull gacha, she would have deleted this trash game long ago!
Time passed, and it was time for dinner again.
Lu Jin set the plates out and sat down next to Xia Zhen. "Zhenzhen, don't use your phone while eating."
Xia Zhen said "Oh," put down her phone, and then said gossipily, "I saw that the class monitor posted an update again. It seems like she and her boyfriend are getting along very well!"
Lu Jin picked up a pair of chopsticks and placed them in her hand. "Yes, I also saw Aunt's post. She and her boyfriend seem to be getting along quite well."
Xia Zhen touched her chin with one hand, "It's hard to imagine what it would be like for the aloof class monitor to be in love."
Lu Jin thought of Lu Yuan and couldn't help but say, "I also find it hard to imagine how my aunt could fall in love."
This is probably one of the world's unsolved mysteries.
In a secluded corner of the city, in a dimly lit environment, accompanied by the sound of wind, only the dripping of flowing water can be heard.
Ruan Mianmian didn't know where she was or how long she had been there. She had lost all sense of time and only knew that it was very dark and that someone would only bring her food once in a long while.
The environment was pitch black, the wind howled, and the sound of dripping water...
She huddled in the corner in fear, wondering if she had been locked up in some remote place.
A cold, male voice came from behind, "Have you thought it through?"
His voice seemed both distant and near, blending seamlessly with the cold, gloomy environment, tormenting one's nerves.
Ruan Mianmian covered her ears and cried out, "I really don't know how to make the system appear!"
His voice was cold and indifferent. "If you don't know, then you might as well stay here for the rest of your life."
Ruan Mianmian trembled with fear, frantically screaming in her mind, "System! System, come out and help me! Save me! Come out now!"
After being out of contact for a long time, the system finally spoke up: "What do you need, host?"
Ruan Mianmian saw a glimmer of hope, "Please save me!"
System: [The host can choose to redeem cheat codes using points.]
Ruan Mianmian was stunned for a moment, "I...I don't have any points left..."
She had already used up all the points she had accumulated when she restarted the world. Later, in order to have a chance to get closer to Song Heng, she spent as many points as she earned. Recently, a lot of things have happened, and she simply hasn't had time to do any missions.
System: [Please earn points and then enter the shop to select an item to redeem to activate the cheat.]
Ruan Mianmian cried out, "I'm locked up now! How can I complete tasks to earn points?!"
System: [This is a problem the host should consider.]
"No! You can help me! You can create so many accidents in this world, of course you can help me get out!" Ruan Mianmian screamed frantically, "I want to leave here! I want to go home! Song Heng... Song Heng... he's a madman, he's a madman!"
System: [The host has not yet completed the task.]
Ruan Mianmian was slightly lost in thought. "A mission?"
System: [Host's mission: to win over Song Heng.]
Ruan Mianmian trembled, "No... I don't want to..."
System: [Saving the tragic male supporting character—wasn't this the host's own choice?]
Yes, wasn't that her own choice?
She felt a secret excitement the moment she learned she had a system.
She is the one chosen by God.
Only she can save Song Heng, whose fate is tragic and whose love is unrequited; only she can be Song Heng's salvation.
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