Chapter 7 Chapter 7 The Second Wish
There are precedents, even many, of people regretting making a wish.
After all, human desires are endless, and most importantly, it is difficult for most people to see clearly what they really want. Therefore, during the mission, System 05 has experienced many hosts who wanted to go back on their word.
In other words, people as determined as Chen Mu are actually a minority.
If you only have one chance, are you sure that what you wish for now is what you really want?
Li Shanyue is just an ordinary high school student.
The desire to be loved is not uncommon. The reason why Li Shanyue chose Jinglin is because he likes Jinglin, and Jinglin is the best person he has ever met. Naturally, he hopes to be loved by such a one-in-a-million person.
Faced with this situation, System 05's attitude is: mission first.
After final exams, summer vacation began. Li Shanyue's father and Aunt Zhao quickly got married, and after the wedding, Aunt Zhao moved in early with their daughter. Li Shanyue didn't want to stay home, so she woke up early every day to study in the library and didn't return home until the evening.
Whether from the perspective of realizing one's wishes or for Li Shanyue's own future, improving grades is something that must be done.
After Li Shanyue went downstairs, she jogged along the sidewalk, past three bus stops, and arrived at the central square. There was a library here that was free and open to the public. Li Shanyue was usually the first one there so she could get a good seat.
He pushed open the door and walked in. The floor was mirror-clear. A mirror in the corner revealed a young man with thick eyebrows, large eyes, and delicate features. Though slightly chubby, he was well-proportioned and looked neat and tidy. This was the effect of his consistent exercise and diet. Although the weight loss was small, the change in his figure was noticeable. He had also gotten quite a tan this summer, which only made him look even more sunny.
Li Shanyue sat down at her designated seat, near the window, with a view of the street outside. Since her senior year, she had entered a period of comprehensive review. This summer, Li Shanyue planned to focus on her weaker subjects, so she practiced math every day.
In this regard, System 05 still provides him with assistance without reservation.
【Experience points increased.】
Mathematics: B+ (86%) → B+ (93%)
Li Shanyue raised his head from the sea of questions and rubbed his aching wrist. He thought it was time to go get something to eat. After leaving the library, Li Shanyue walked out with his head lowered. System 05 suddenly said, "Wait, go in."
Li Shanyue stopped and found a dessert shop next to him. He was stunned for a moment. System 05 urged him again before he walked in.
What are you doing here?
The dessert shop is filled with fragrance, and the rich smell of cake lingers in the air, making people feel as if they are in sweet marshmallows.
"I want to buy a cake." System 05 said.
Li Shanyue was puzzled: [What are you buying a cake for? ...How did you buy it? Do you have money?]
The bunny doll in the bag shook, and System 05 signaled him to take out cash from the bag: [Buy me that chestnut-flavored cake.]
Li Shanyue had no choice but to buy the small cake. The clerk beautifully packaged it in a box. Li Shanyue held the box, thinking: [Uh...are you going to eat it?]
System 05 said: [This is for you. Happy birthday.]
Li Shanyue was stunned.
Today seemed to be the 18th? It was indeed his birthday... but he had forgotten it until System 05 mentioned it.
Without the blessings of family and friends, what is the difference between a birthday and an ordinary day.
Li Shanyue's nose felt sore, but he couldn't help but smile. He took the box and went out, finding a place to sit in the square. He spread a tissue and placed the bunny doll on it.
[Can you eat it?] Li Shanyue carefully opened the cake and took a little bit with a spoon.
System 05: [No.]
Li Shanyue sighed regretfully, but still placed the cake between him and the rabbit doll. He took a bite. Chestnut cake was his favorite flavor, and it tasted exactly the same as he remembered.
[It would be nice if you could eat it with me.] Li Shanyue narrowed her eyes: [It's lightly sweet, really delicious.]
System 05 sat beside him and repeated: [Sweet?]
"Yeah, that's probably what being in love feels like." Li Shanyue made a joke, but then decided it wasn't funny and looked away awkwardly. The square was bustling with people, and he suddenly saw the squad leader.
There was another girl next to Jinglin, who was a little younger. She was dressed very beautifully, with makeup on, jewelry, and small accessories hanging on her body.
The girl kept leaning towards Jinglin, and Jinglin couldn't hide too obviously. Although he still had a smile on his face, his eyes were very cold.
Jinglin also saw him.
Li Shanyue subconsciously avoided his gaze, but soon he heard approaching footsteps. Jinglin stood in front of him and greeted him, "Classmate, what a coincidence."
Li Shanyue uttered a dumbfounded "Oh!" The little girl, holding Jinglin's arm, looked Li Shanyue up and down and asked, "Brother, who is he?"
Jing Lin smiled: "My classmate, I just happened to have something to ask him. I'll call the driver and ask him to take you home first."
"I don't want to." The girl pouted and said coquettishly: "Auntie agreed to let you accompany me shopping."
"You go back first." Jing Lin repeated, and took out his phone to call the driver. Soon, the driver drove over, and Jing Lin stuffed the girl into the car and sent her away.
Li Shanyue had been a tool for a while, and since he felt like he had nothing to do here, he was about to leave. But Jing Lin suddenly called out to him, "Student Li."
He walked towards Li Shanyue. The rabbit doll was still there. Although Li Shanyue knew that ordinary people could not see System 05, he still felt inexplicably nervous.
He immediately reached out and put the rabbit doll away.
"You seem afraid of me?"
"No, no." Li Shanyue said guiltily.
Jinglin glanced at the unfinished cake, then sat down next to Li Shanyue. He was dressed in casual clothes, looking different from how he looked at school. If Li Shanyue had to describe it, it would have been a stronger sense of distance.
Jinglin looked ahead without saying anything, as if he was thinking, or perhaps just in a daze. Li Shanyue didn't dare to leave without permission. Not knowing what to do, she decided to continue eating the cake.
"..." Jing Lin looked at him in surprise and took the initiative to break the silence: "Don't you have anything to say?"
Li Shanyue shook his head.
"Didn't you always come to me on your own initiative before?"
Li Shanyue thought, that was all done by System 05. By the way, where is 05? It seems that it has disappeared since Jinglin appeared.
【05? 】
Li Shanyue called out a few times in her heart, but System 05 didn't respond at all. Li Shanyue panicked even more and prepared to run away while holding the rabbit doll, which gave System 05 a headache.
It decided to remain silent and wait to see what Li Shanyue was going to do. Eighty percent of Li Shanyue's understanding of Jinglin came from his own imagination, so System 05 understood the real Jinglin better than he did.
System 05's judgment is that as long as there is a chance for them to get along, as long as Jing Lin can see him, Li Shanyue himself is enough to attract Jing Lin.
But even if the two of them sat together now, there wouldn't be much to talk about. System 05 floated in mid-air, with two cards before it: Jing Lin and Li Shanyue's character cards. Jing Lin's stats were indeed far above average, but more notable were the two arrows between them, representing their respective favorability levels.
Li Shanyue → Jinglin: 79
Jinglin→Li Shanyue: 1
System 05 has been monitoring the favorability of both parties. After being in the office, Li Shanyue's favorability towards Jinglin dropped from 99 to 79. Jinglin, on the other hand, was more stable, hovering between -1 and 1. It had been 0 during the summer vacation, but it rose to 1 after Li Shanyue rescued him just now.
Although the data is very bleak, System 05 is not in a hurry. People like Jinglin cannot be conquered by active pursuit. The more troublesome thing is Li Shanyue's declining favorability.
Sometimes liking someone is really a cheap emotion.
System 05 emerged from its personal space, while Li Shanyue and Jinglin remained frozen. At that moment, it noticed a crowd of people rushing towards it in a panic. System 05 immediately looked over and noticed a crazed young man holding a knife dripping with blood.
[Host, take Jinglin away immediately!] System 05 immediately warned: [There's a madman over there who's randomly killing people!]
Li Shanyue didn't know what was happening yet. He was a little far away, but soon he saw the bloody knife. Jinglin also noticed something was wrong and immediately stood up to leave with Li Shanyue.
"Hurry up, there seems to be someone holding a knife over there."
Li Shanyue didn't move. Jinglin thought he was frozen in fear, frowning and ready to reach out to pull him. Li Shanyue's face was devastated, and his voice was shaky from obvious fear. "It seems someone has been killed."
Jinglin thought, why don’t you leave?
Li Shanyue shook off his hand and walked against the crowd. He had never encountered anything like this before, and his legs were shaking all the time. But if anyone could prevent more tragedies from happening now, it would be—
050505050505——Help!
[Host, I'm here.] System 05's gentle voice came: [Give me your body.]
——He is the only one favored by the system.
System 05 controlled Li Shanyue's body as he ran against the crowd toward the criminal, who was chasing a little girl, completely terrified and unsure of how to dodge. System 05 circled behind him, seizing a chance to pounce. The criminal was surprisingly agile and spun around to lunge at him, but System 05 was faster—Li Shanyue's relentless training had also enabled this body to adapt to its movements. System 05 grabbed the criminal's wrist and twisted it, knocking the weapon away. The criminal was then forced to his knees by System 05's foot.
The sound of sirens was heard in the distance. Jinglin walked over with a complicated expression, his phone still stuck on the end call screen.
At the same time, in the personal space, the arrow between the two cards also changed.
Li Shanyue → Jinglin: 76
Jinglin→Li Shanyue: 11
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