Chapter 87 Favorability Rising Rapidly
Upon hearing Zhou Zhiheng's voice, Ning Shuyin felt only one thing: it's all over.
She thought of the terrible side effects of green tea aerosol.
[The "tea-like" aroma can evoke hostility and competitiveness in other males within the vicinity.]
Lorraine was alone at the scene, and she planned to grit her teeth and endure until the effect was over.
But now there are two people...
There was already some discord between the two men.
Ning Shuyin believed that this side effect was like pouring boiling oil on a powder keg.
What follows is undoubtedly a disaster that will cause his public image to collapse.
"System, how much time is left in the punishment period?" she cried inwardly.
[Host: Remaining penalty time: 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 59 seconds.]
Ning Shuyin felt dizzy and just wanted to knock herself unconscious.
But in front of her was Loran's chest, soft yet firm, so strong that she couldn't even knock herself unconscious.
"Luo, Lan!" Zhou Zhiheng approached, his eyes filled with displeasure, his voice sounding as if squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Last time it was on your spaceship, this time it's in your hospital room! What exactly did you use on her? Did you drug her or hypnotize her? Or... do you just have this habit of seducing people regardless of the situation?"
Zhou Zhiheng's words were extremely harsh.
His pent-up anger wasn't just because of the present.
When Loran was infected last time, he witnessed the scene through a holographic call.
Loran's face darkened instantly, his eyes narrowed, and he was about to retort.
Ning Shuyin, however, beat her to it.
Under the influence of the green tea aerosol, she leaned weakly against Loran, raising her pitiful little face.
The voice was so pitiful it seemed to be weeping: "Zhiheng, don't blame Dr. Luo Lan, it's all...it's all my fault!"
A sweet, delicate "Zhiheng" followed by a tea-sounding remark caused this young master Zhou to pause for a moment, a look of astonishment flashing in his eyes.
Ning Shuyin felt like strangling herself.
But this disobedient body only got more and more into the performance.
She stretched out her wrist, pointed to the surveillance cable above, and complained in a coquettish voice:
"It's...it's this annoying thread that's causing the trouble~~, it really has nothing to do with Dr. Loran."
Upon hearing this, Loran coldly ordered the medical robot hovering in the air, "Xiaolan, untie the threads on her wrist."
The small robot, suspended in mid-air, spun around once.
[Instruction received: Excess cables will be collected shortly.]
The next second, the little robot extended its mechanical arm and began to retract the monitoring cable with a "buzzing" sound.
However, one end of the cable was stuck in the equipment cabinet behind Loran.
The three people present could only watch helplessly as the alloy wire not only failed to loosen but was instead tightened further.
The two, who had been barely maintaining a distance, found themselves pressed closer together again, their bodies moving uncontrollably.
"Xiao Lan, stop the operation!" Loran said urgently, losing her composure.
【Received, Master.】
The little robot stopped operating.
But it was all too late.
Luo Lan and Ning Shuyin were tightly bound together, with almost no gaps between them.
Ning Shuyin placed her palm on Luo Lan's chest, her hair clinging to his neck.
The girl's rapid breathing, caused by panic, seeped through her thin clothing and sprayed onto him.
The scene was excessively ambiguous.
Zhou Zhiheng looked at the scene before him, his temple veins throbbing, and he could no longer bear it.
"You guys are really something!"
Zhou Zhiheng flicked his wrist, and a thin, broken blade appeared in his palm. This must be his weapon for self-defense.
Pick up that line and cut it hard.
A metallic clang rang out.
The surveillance cable snapped immediately.
The tension was suddenly lost.
Unbound, the two lost their balance and fell to the ground together.
Even as she fell, Loran's hand around her waist tightened.
Just then, the girl was about to be pulled onto Loran's lap.
Zhou Zhiheng reacted quickly, scooping Ning Shuyin up before she hit the ground and holding her in his arms.
He didn't even glance at Loran on the ground, his gaze softening as he looked at Ning Shuyin.
"We can't stay in this hospital anymore, I'll take you away." After he finished speaking, he turned around and left.
"Stop." Loran stood up from the ground, his face icy as he blocked his way. "Put my patient down."
Zhou Zhiheng turned around.
The atmosphere was tense and ready to fight.
The two men's eyes kept clashing in the air.
Ning Shuyin bit her lip hard, trying to keep herself from speaking. But she still underestimated the power of the green tea aerosol.
She let out a soft sob.
"I know...I know you're all doing this for my own good..."
Ning Shuyin felt a surge of joy upon hearing her own words, which were filled with the aroma of tea.
However, her resentment was interrupted by another voice.
The surveillance cable was cut, and the little robot Xiaolan sounded an alarm.
[WARNING! External threat detected damaging medical facilities. Security lockdown procedures will be initiated shortly.]
The small robot's equipment box opened, and two flashing blue high-voltage arcs popped out.
"Oh my! What is that? How scary!" Ning Shuyin exclaimed in textbook-perfect 'green tea' style.
It seemed the hospital ward was about to transform from an emotional battleground into a scene from a disaster movie.
Loran quickly operated the computer and shut down all the intelligent programs in the ward.
With a "thud".
The little robot fell to the ground, its eyes flashing a pitiful red light (︿).
Zhou Zhiheng and Luo Lan continued to glare at each other.
Ning Shuyin decided that she had to save herself immediately.
Try to end this farce.
She curled up in Zhou Zhiheng's arms, pretending to tremble, her eyes full of pleading.
"Please, I'm so tired... Please... please let me be alone for a while."
Seeing that the two of them still didn't move, she didn't even need to pinch herself; her eyes immediately filled with tears.
"You're here...I...I'm scared..."
Both men showed expressions of guilt.
They exchanged a glance and saw compromise and concession in each other's eyes.
Lorraine went to the bedside and adjusted the bed to a comfortable height for her.
Zhou Zhiheng gently put her down.
"You should get some rest."
Shortly after the two left.
A service robot shaped like a small cart slid in.
There were two boxes on the robot.
One of them was brand new, expensive clothing, and various flavored energy drinks.
The other box contained a doctor's prescribed nutritional meal, which looked and smelled delicious.
The space returned to silence.
Ning Shuyin breathed a sigh of relief only after setting the ward to private mode.
I unscrewed the bottle of the energy drink and took a sip.
With the help of green tea aerosol, acting didn't take any effort at all.
"System, after all that commotion just now, has their favorability rating changed?" Ning Shuyin asked.
[Host, the favorability ratings of targets Luo Lan and Zhou Zhiheng have both increased by 20 points, and are now both at -30 (slight annoyance).]
ha?
Ning Shuyin blinked, somewhat unable to believe her ears.
How is that possible?
Could it be that... both of them fell for that trick just now?
The thought of herself with watery eyes and a sweet, coquettish voice sent a chill down her spine.
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Even if her favorability rating plummeted to negative infinity, she would never use this method to boost her score.
Without external stimuli, green tea aerosol has little effect.
She leaned against the headboard and listened as the system recounted what had happened when she fainted, then checked her own panel.
[For outstanding contributions in the battle at Galaxy Cinema, 300 points have been awarded.]
Unexpectedly, the system was quite generous with the points this time.
But this operation was indeed dangerous.
Her gaze fell on the main storyline rewards.
"How do I use this cultivation acceleration aura?"
[Host, during the duration of this aura, the effects of your studies or physical training will be increased tenfold!]
That means one day is equivalent to ten days.
Ning Shuyin's eyes lit up.
This crisis made her realize just how inadequate her F-rank combat talent was.
The plot has taken an unpredictable turn due to the butterfly effect.
She had long since resigned herself to the fact that she couldn't smoothly complete the main couple's storyline by simply "playing it safe."
Only by becoming stronger can we protect ourselves.
Only by becoming stronger can one influence the development of certain things.
The next goal is clear.
Enhance strength.
Besides relying on self-cultivation.
The goal is to quickly accumulate 1000 points to purchase the [Gene Repair Fluid] from the system shop, thereby achieving a leap in ability level.
"1000 points, that's really expensive."
Ning Shuyin glanced at the upper right corner of the panel and saw her score of only 370.
[Host, the system store will refresh with discounted items for a limited time at the end of each month, starting in three days. You can try your luck then.]
Ning Shuyin was delighted to hear this.
Good grief, so this is a clearance sale?
But whether she can get what she wants, and what discount she can get, is uncertain.
She really wanted that portable space jump device, but the price of 50,000 points was staggering.
"Alright, I guess I'll just have to rely on hard work and luck."
Ning Shuyin suddenly remembered another important matter: "By the way, how come you completely lost contact in the virtual world of the movie theater?"
[Host, I also find this strange. Logically, since this system resides within your consciousness, it shouldn't be unable to access that area. This situation is highly unusual.]
Can't even access the system?
This crisis is indeed very strange.
She thought of the mysterious crystal that the mechanical boy Robert had given her.
"Perfect timing! I brought a black crystal from that world with me. Could you help me identify what it is?"
With a thought, she reached for the spatial ring.
However, an unexpected situation occurred.
The space where the crystal was placed was empty.
That supposedly powerful and mysterious crystal has vanished.
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