Chapter 15 Chapter 15 The First Wish
System 05 wanted to laugh after hearing this.
Gong Yuan and Li Shanyue's affection for each other is very stable, but on the surface, Gong Yuan cares too much about Li Shanyue, which leads to misunderstandings among classmates.
but……
System 05 opened the favorability rating and took a look. After the relay race, Jinglin's favorability rating for Li Shanyue even soared to 70, then gradually dropped back to 65. When he saw someone confessing to Li Shanyue, it dropped back to 63.
Favorability is sometimes related to emotions. It will increase when you are excited and positive, and it will decrease when you are sad and negative. These are all small temporary fluctuations.
System 05 glanced at Jinglin who was hiding in the corner. After hearing what the short-haired girl said, Jinglin's favorability towards Li Shanyue fluctuated dramatically.
Jing Lin has always cared about the relationship between Gong Yuan and Li Shanyue. Gong Yuan is his only friend with whom he can talk, and Li Shanyue is the person he cares about more and more. If Gong Yuan likes Li Shanyue, then given his moral level, he is likely to give up his thoughts on Li Shanyue.
Such fluctuations have occurred many times and are also the main obstacle to the mission. System 05 looked at the changes in favorability with an expressionless face. Even if it drops again this time, as long as he gets along with Li Shanyue, it will always go up.
30……65……27……63……73
The number remained at 73 without changing. System 05 hummed in confusion and checked again to confirm that Jinglin's favorability had stabilized at 73.
Has he decided to be honest with himself?
System 05 looked up and saw Jinglin walking towards them. He said nonchalantly, "You're here! The homeroom teacher just called you."
Li Shanyue didn't know how to deal with this situation, so she immediately continued with Jinglin's words. The girl was also embarrassed and ran away with a red face.
Jinglin's favorability is stable at 75.
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When it comes to favorability, stability is more important than numerical values. Sometimes love at first sight may reach 100 in an instant, but it will quickly drop back once you calm down.
It seems that Jinglin has really figured it out, so no matter what happens in the future, his favorability will not change drastically.
System 05 watched Jinglin and Li Shanyue walk side by side back to the stands. It seemed that the timing of using the two dream cards was just right.
…
After the sports meet came the winter vacation. For Li Shanyue, there was a piece of news that he didn’t know whether it was good or bad. His father took his aunt and daughter out to travel for the New Year, leaving him alone at home.
If it were in the past, Li Shanyue would be very sad, but now he is much calmer, he has more important things to do.
He couldn't change his family or his father's opinion.
But he can change his future.
The pain of his family has been pulling at him for three years. He must get ashore instead of sinking in the water and entangled with it forever.
Winter mornings are always misty, and Li Shanyue slowed down for the last few steps. Despite the winter heat, he was sweating after running ten kilometers, his palms warm. An elderly man who was exercising early in the morning smiled and said to him, "You come here to run every day."
Li Shanyue smiled shyly at the old man. He used to run to lose weight, but after sticking to it, he found it fun, especially after the last sports meeting. System 05 said that he had a talent for running, so Li Shanyue thought that if he had the talent, he should practice more and not let it go to waste.
After all, he doesn't have many talents.
The old man liked the young man very much and said, "Happy New Year."
Li Shanyue was slightly startled and replied with "Happy New Year".
Tomorrow was New Year's Eve, but it didn't seem to have anything to do with him. After returning home, Li Shanyue made some breakfast and spread out his test paper to start working on it.
System 05 was flipping through his book beside him—with Li Shanyue's permission. Winter vacation was garbage time for System 05, so it could only find something else to do.
"You used to like playing this kind of game." System 05 flipped through a setting collection and many extracurricular books. Li Shanyue preferred suspense novels and comics, and now these books were piled in boxes, and System 05 dug them out from under the bed.
Li Shanyue hummed vaguely and continued to concentrate on writing the test paper.
"Can we still play now?"
There was a question that Li Shanyue couldn't figure out. He felt a little annoyed and said, suppressing his anger, "It's already out of date."
"Let me see."
Li Shanyue was still pondering the question before him, feeling a blockage in his brain that made him feel very uncomfortable. "I'm a bit busy right now... maybe next time."
"I say, shouldn't you take a break?"
Li Shanyue stopped writing and turned around. The silver-haired boy was sitting cross-legged on the floor, surrounded by scattered books. He was a little dazed for a moment. When did he hide those books? It seemed that he had slowly lost interest in those things.
System 05 looked up at him and said, "You've been studying since the holiday started, from five in the morning to one in the morning. At least the school forces you to rest for a few minutes and participate in some activities."
Li Shanyue rubbed his brows and said, "Didn't you give me your rest card?"
System 05: "That can't replace real rest. You should be able to feel it yourself. You've been working very hard these past few days, but is there any effect?"
No.
He was stuck in a stagnation.
"What can I do? There's only one semester left." Li Shanyue clutched her pen tightly. "I ranked fourth in the final exam. My current result is the result of my best efforts. I can't surpass any of the people ahead of me, but they are also making progress."
Ranked fourth in Class 1 of No. 10 Middle School, he was practically one of the best students in the province. Previously, Li Shanyue wouldn't have dared imagine making it into the top ten.
"I'm not a smart person at all, let alone a genius. It's because of you that I can achieve such results. If I don't seize the opportunity now, what will I do after you leave?"
No wonder Li Shanyue has been so anxious since the final exams. It turns out it’s because of this.
System 05 looked at him intently.
Li Shanyue murmured, "What I originally wanted was..."
He was obviously very happy when he was first chosen by the wish system, but why did he feel pain now?
Because he made a wrong wish?
System 05 sighed inwardly. The hosts lately have been very obsessed.
"Everything you have now is earned by yourself and will not disappear just because I leave."
Li Shanyue looked even sadder. He opened his mouth, about to say something, when his phone suddenly vibrated. He glanced at it and saw it was an unfamiliar number. He wanted to hang up, but out of an inexplicable impulse, Li Shanyue picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
“…”
There was no response from the other end. Li Shanyue heard rapid breathing, and then the other end hung up the phone.
Li Shanyue felt puzzled. Even if it was a scam call, he should have said something. He didn't take the call seriously. When he was about to put down the phone, he received another message.
Gong Yuan: Come to my house tonight, Jinglin is there too.
Only Jinglin was around, so Li Shanyue didn't want to go. She swiped over directly, and System 05 reminded her, "Don't you have any questions? Why not ask Jinglin while you're there?"
Gong Yuan sent another message: Bring the ingredients and gather at 5pm.
He also sent an address, which was the same community as last time, but the house number was different.
Jinglin had sent a message saying he wanted to eat hotpot, so Li Shanyue had to put his studies aside and go buy some ingredients. When the gatekeeper saw him, he opened the door and let him in, presumably on Gong Yuan's orders. Gong Yuan and Jinglin lived in the same building, and Li Shanyue, carrying bags of various sizes, knocked on the door.
The door was quickly opened, and Jinglin stood inside and smiled at him: "Come in."
Jinglin reached out to take the bags. Li Shanyue changed into slippers and heard music coming from the living room. Gong Yuan's home was unexpectedly ornate, with numerous ornaments and shelves filled with strange bottles and jars. Overall, it had a very messy and complicated feel.
Gong Yuan sat on the sofa and waved at him. There was a faint strange smell similar to that of Chinese medicine in the air, but it disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Li Shanyue had been swirling with thoughts before coming here, but now he felt calmer. Throughout high school, he hadn't participated in any activities with his classmates, let alone family gatherings.
Jinglin put the ingredients away and said, "We're going back tomorrow, so today is the only day we can get together. You take a rest first, and I'll go to the kitchen to prepare."
He wore an apron and rolled up his sleeves, looking like a good family man. Gong Yuan was watching TV and said without looking up, "Get yourself a drink."
Li Shanyue dutifully poured a glass of water. After a while, Jinglin called him to help in the kitchen. Li Shanyue looked at Gong Yuan and asked, "What is he doing?"
Jinglin laughed, and Gong Yuan said seriously, "I have more important things to do." But he sat there motionless.
Li Shanyue sighed and went to help in the kitchen. Hot pot didn't require any cooking skills, just some cutting. Jinglin and Li Shanyue were both very skillful, which surprised Li Shanyue. He'd thought Jinglin was the kind of young master who never touched a finger.
"My parents' educational philosophies are different. They believe I should do everything well." Jinglin even carved patterns on radishes. He placed a transparent rose in front of Li Shanyue and said, "It's a shame that even if it's carved like this, it won't taste any better."
"I think it's amazing," said Li Shanyue.
They busied themselves preparing, finishing around six. Gong Yuan plugged in the pot in the living room and poured in the hot pot ingredients. The aroma quickly filled the room. Jing Lin and Li Shanyue had prepared a lot of ingredients, and luckily the table was big enough.
The three of them randomly found a movie and watched it while eating. After they finished eating, Li Shanyue wondered if it was time to leave. Gong Yuan took out the game controller and said, "Let's play a game."
He has a dedicated game room with top-notch configuration. Li Shanyue's close contact with such a wealthy man can only be said to be beyond imagination at every step.
Gong Yuan was not interested in the game, so he handed the controller to Li Shanyue and Jinglin to play with, and went to the living room to light the incense.
Li Shanyue sniffed, and the familiar smell of traditional Chinese medicine spread. He asked, "What's that smell?"
Jing Lin explained: "Gong Yuan is not in good health and takes some tonic medicine every day."
After he said that, Li Shanyue no longer had any doubts. But the smell of the medicine grew stronger, and he felt groggy, and the game screen became blurry.
So sleepy...
He seemed to sleep for a short time, and then seemed to be unconscious for a long time.
Li Shanyue looked up and saw Gong Yuan approaching. The expression on his face was strange, almost like a completely different person, and it even gave people a chill.
"Gong Yuan" walked up to him, bent down, reached out his hand, and took away his rabbit doll.
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