As soon as Pei Yan arrived in Ning County, he parted ways with the people from the Pei Mansion and went to the camp with his personal guards.
When he came back, he was covered in dust and looked exhausted.
Pei Xi had prepared hot water for their lord's bath early in the morning, but it was a cold day and the water cooled down very quickly.
After a while, the hot water ran out and the heat in the bathtub slowly dissipated. Pei Xi had to leave temporarily and go to the kitchen to fetch two more buckets of hot water.
Song Huan, holding a small quilt, peeked through the crack in the door and saw Pei Xi leave the yard. Then he tiptoed to open the door and walked towards Pei Yan's room opposite.
"Knock knock." She knocked on the door.
"Who!" Pei Yan's voice was cold, his eyes full of vigilance. Pei Xi had just left and there was no way he could come back so soon.
"It's me. Are you asleep?"
Song Huan was wrapped in a small blanket, hugging it tightly around her body, but the strong cold wind still made her shiver, and her teeth chattered as she spoke.
Suddenly hearing Song Huan's voice as thin as a kitten, Pei Yan felt as if something was scratching his heart.
He pondered for a moment, then stood up with a "whoosh", put on an outer robe and walked out from behind the screen.
Pei Yan opened the door and asked, "What do you want from me?"
"I...um..." Song Huan looked at the tall and handsome man in front of him, and his mind was stuck.
This guy was wearing a green robe, his black hair was half loose, the ends of his hair were wet and stuck to his body...
Song Huan looked at his thin figure and didn't dare to look up for a moment.
She was afraid that if she looked up, Pei Yan would notice her lustful look and shut her out in a flash.
However, Song Huan's hesitation turned out to be a good thing. Pei Yan rarely saw her hesitating, so he thought that Song Huan had really encountered something.
"Come in." Pei Yan glanced at her indifferently, turned and walked towards the screen.
Song Huan: “……?”
This guy didn't even grab her collar and throw her back into the room? Something's wrong...
She couldn't help but open the Favorability page to check. Could it be that the Favorability had quietly increased without her knowing? ...Oh, no.
Still a stable "+27".
Song Huan hesitated for a moment and removed the instant notification of favorability from the blocked list.
She's about to carry out an extremely dangerous mission, and releasing her would be a timely reminder to her to keep within limits...
Song Huan stepped into the room and slowly closed the door. Then, as she turned around, she saw the shadowy figure behind the screen...
"Plop, plop—" Song Huan's heart was beating fast. She covered her heart with her hands and her feet moved unconsciously towards the screen.
But she had just taken two small steps when the person behind the screen said, "Wait outside."
Song Huan: "...Oh."
That's fine. We can wait.
She walked to the bed and waited.
When Pei Yan came out again, he saw Song Huan sitting on the bed looking at him with a gleam in his eyes.
He frowned and said, "Come out, go to the outer room."
"No, it's cold." Song Huan shook his head decisively, kicked off his shoes, and got on the bed with the quilt in his arms. "Ah, the bed is quite cold too. Let me warm you up."
Upon hearing this, Pei Yan strode over, bent down beside the bed, and picked up Song Huan from the bed.
Song Huan was startled and couldn't help but hug the guy's neck: "What are you doing!"
Pei Yan snorted softly, "I'll take you back to your room. I saw you were full of energy, but I was fooled by your pretense just now."
"Okay, you can go back to your room." Song Huan hugged Pei Yan's neck tightly, listening to the system's prompt tone. Until she heard the system tell her that the "daily hug" task was completed, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Kiss me, and I'll go back to my room."
Pei Yan frowned coldly, "Dream on!"
Oh. Song Huan sneered in her heart. She was still dreaming.
She put her arms around the guy's neck, exerted a little force with her hands, and kissed him.
Pei Yan's face flushed red...
"Ding—You have completed the 'Daily Kiss' mission."
Song Huan let go of Pei Yan, his eyes slightly curved: "Then I'll kiss you."
Pei Yan's eyes suddenly flashed with a dangerous light. He loosened his grip and threw Song Huan onto the bed. He then leaned over her and pressed her down. "Song Huan, you're pushing your luck so far. Do you really think I won't do anything to you?"
Song Huan: "..." No, as long as he didn't kill her, she actually hoped that Pei Yan would treat her however he wanted.
Song Huan blinked, looked at Pei Yan and asked, "What... do you want?"
Pei Yan said nothing, his cold lips invaded Song Huan's delicate and tempting red lips, conquering the city and taking over the land.
Song Huan's eyes suddenly widened in shock.
Can the task be completed tonight?
However... before Song Huan had time to be happy, the system warned her like crazy.
At the same time, the favorability once again plummeted.
"Favorability +17."
"Favorability +4."
"Favorability 0."
"Favorability -14."
“…”
"Favorability -64."
“…”
"Hiss..." Song Huan felt a pain in his mouth and his brows couldn't help but frown.
Pei Yan bit her mouth again, and her mouth was full of the taste of blood.
"Hmm." Song Huan clenched his fist and punched the guy's chest.
Oh shit.
She wouldn't be bitten to death by Pei Yan before completing the "marriage consummation mission", right?
Feeling the resistance of the woman under him, the color in Pei Yan's eyes could not help but become darker. He left Song Huan's lips, grasped Song Huan's two restless fists with one hand and held them tightly, and said in a grim tone, "What? Do you regret it?"
Song Huan: "...No."
Pei Yan sneered: "No?"
Song Huan sucked in a breath and licked the bitten spot on his mouth. "Just kiss me, but don't bite me, okay? If you bite me again, I'll... I'll bite you back!"
Upon hearing this, Pei Yan's thin lips suddenly pressed into a straight line, and he stared at Song Huan motionlessly, staring at him so hard that Song Huan felt uneasy.
Song Huan was silent for a moment, then timidly suggested, "How about... continue?"
Although her favorability dropped sharply, this guy didn't seem to want to kill her... Song Huan's courage grew little by little.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door. "Master, I've brought back the hot water. Can I bring it in to you now?"
"No need." Pei Yan said coldly: "Go away."
"Yes, my lord." Their marquis had always had a moody temperament, and Pei Xi had long been accustomed to it, so he didn't think much about it and retreated with two buckets of hot water.
When Song Huan saw Pei Yan dismiss Pei Xi, her eyes lit up. It seemed like this guy was determined to do something with her...
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Pei Yan left the bed and said, "Go back."
Song Huan: "...Hmm?"
Pei Yan looked at her with a stern gaze: "Don't let me throw you out."
Song Huan: “…”
Okay. She admitted defeat.
People whose favorability has dropped to "-88" have no right to be angry.
Song Huan got out of bed and walked towards the door without looking back. However, she stopped halfway and turned back to the bed.
Pei Yan looked impatient, "What?"
Song Huan was too weak to get angry, and said in a cold tone: "I'll get the quilt."
. ……
When I returned to the room, Jinyue was still sleeping soundly.
Song Huan slowed down his movements, moved to the bed, and got on quietly.
But in the middle of the night, she lost all desire to sleep.
This guy Pei Yan... is really not right.
Just now, he clearly looked like he wanted to say "this and that" to her, and his favorability actually increased a little bit when he kissed her. Although it was very small, only increased by "+3", but since it increased, it meant that Pei Yan was not... indifferent to her.
So why did the favorability suddenly drop?
She didn't do anything.
Song Huan was puzzled.
She decided to be direct and asked the system: "Tell me the truth, is Pei Yan not a capable person?"
System: "...Dear, this system does not understand what you mean."
Song Huan: "...? Are you so pure?"
System: "Dear, thank you for your compliment."
Song Huan: "..." Okay, she was the one who was dirty.
"Then let me rephrase the question. How feasible is it to consummate the marriage with Pei Yan?"
"Isn't this a completely impossible task? That's why you're giving me five extra years of life as compensation, right?"
"Humph! I was wondering why you were suddenly so generous, but it turns out you were just trying to trick me!"
System: "Dear, you misunderstood."
"The quest 'Consummate your marriage with your capture target, Pei Yan' is completely doable. As long as you can maintain your 'favorability' above '+99', the quest's completion rate will be 100%."
Song Huan: "One hundred percent? You didn't lie to me?"
System: "Don't worry, dear. This system is honest and trustworthy."
Song Huan: "Oh. Then... tell me why Pei Yan's favorability suddenly dropped even though he clearly wanted to "consummate the marriage" just now?"
"There has to be a reason for this, right?"
System: "Dear, your analysis is correct. There is a reason for it."
Song Huan was delighted: "What's the reason?"
System: "Dear, I'm sorry. You need to find the reason yourself."
Song Huan: "...Can you come up with something new?"
"Last time, I was asked to find the cause of my original body's incident, and now I have to find it myself again... I have to do everything myself, so what use is there for your system?"
System: "Dear, if you don't need this system, you can disable it. You've become very proficient in using this function recently."
Song Huan: “…” Is this broken system holding a grudge?
"Sorry, I won't block you anymore."
System: "It's okay, dear, you can block this system at any time."
Song Huan: "Well, let's get down to business. Can you exchange it for something else?"
System: "Sorry, no."
Song Huan: ...Okay, then this broken system can be blocked.
She turned off the conversation and listened to the system's words with particular kindness.
After Song Huan was filled with anger about the broken system, he finally received a call from Zhou Gong and fell into a deep sleep.
Because he went to bed late, Song Huan got up late the next day.
But she didn't expect that when she woke up, she heard the news that Pei Yan had gone to the military camp.
"The Hu people are attacking." Jin Yue received the news from Butler Pei and immediately reported to Song Huan, "Ning County has been a bit restless lately. Madam, Butler Pei said it's best for us to stay in the mansion for the time being and not go out."
It doesn't matter.
After hearing this, Song Huan only had one question in mind: "How long will this battle, Lord Marquis, last?"
If the battle lasts too long, she'd better leave Pei Yan as soon as possible.
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