Britain and America come to the rescue
During breakfast, Lin Yehuan listened expectantly as Lu Xingzhi recounted last night's match, and for some reason felt as if his child had grown up.
Lu Xingzhi: "The basketball team committed three fouls while holding the ball, and the football team caught the ball with their feet."
Lin Yehuan: "Wow!"
Lu Xingzhi: "I always feel like my arms are too short to catch the ball."
Lin Yehuan: "Great!"
Lu Xingzhi forced a smile, but found he couldn't bring himself to laugh.
After Lin Yehuan realized that Shao Xi had orchestrated the whole thing, he also stopped smiling.
The two walked in silence to the lecture hall.
"A good seat, indeed a good seat. The publicity department has really made a name for itself," Lin Yehuan thought to himself, looking at the seat next to the school leaders with his name on it.
[A high-level character has been detected nearby. Please maintain perfect posture at all times.]
How perfect must his star be to maintain this?!
Lu Xingzhi appeared much more composed in this situation, sitting upright in his seat.
To match the prestige of this event, the school specially chose its most luxurious lecture hall, complete with as many as three air conditioners! The bustling crowd completely packed the hall, demonstrating everyone's curiosity and enthusiasm for this marvelous object of air conditioning.
Okay, they just want to see handsome guys, rich handsome guys.
It's graduation season, so maybe you can take the opportunity to submit your resume.
The large screen lit up on time, and Lu Xingming went on stage. The originally noisy world instantly became as quiet as a chicken.
The PowerPoint presentation, typical of corporate presentations, was a dull, yellowish-gray. Lin Yehuan couldn't concentrate on what the speaker was babbling about; he was trying to shift his attention from the glaring screen to Lin Yehuan's handsome face. To avoid triggering some inexplicable system warning, he turned his neck, joint by joint, comparing it to the people around him.
So handsome, two different looks.
So his PowerPoint presentation had hundreds of shades of gray and yellow! Lin Yehuan sat upright for two hours, chest puffed out and head held high. He felt like his butt was going to die.
Where are they?
Lin Yehuan quickly glanced at the message Xie Zhi had sent, turned the brightness down to the lowest setting with one hand, and typed blindly: "At my seat."
"??"
"I didn't see you guys in the sixth row..."
The sixth row?! Who put up the name on this seat? The class and name were correct, and they even thoughtfully included the student ID number. Lin Yehuan wished he could turn his head to see what was going on.
[This was not done by our system; we refuse to take the blame.]
Hello? Do you know the term "uninvited confession"?
"Xingzhi." In the instant his mind raced, Lu Xingming had just finished his speech, exchanged a few pleasantries with his superiors, and then deliberately changed seats to sit next to his good younger brother.
The protagonist is the protagonist; when they don't want to be noticed, no one's attention will be drawn to them, as if a sign saying "No Entry" has been posted within a 300-meter radius.
Lu Xingzhi's meticulously styled hair was jostled by static electricity, and it was the first time Lin Yehuan had ever seen his unchanging hair take on a different shape. Lost in their half-baked interaction, Lin Yehuan completely forgot about the system mission.
Lu Xingming seemed shocked by his unusual obedience—from childhood to adulthood, anyone who touched his head would be resented for half a year, and Lu Xingming had been doing this for half a year after half a year, provokeing him on the day the hatred was about to expire. Perhaps the two hadn't seen each other for too long, because today he didn't resist at all.
Please keep this mission in mind; everything is closely related to future developments...
Lin Yehuan raised his hand to mute the annoying system notification.
Shh, the main character is about to speak, don't you know what's good for you?
"Brother," Lu Xingzhi finally spoke, his face still bearing that indifferent expression, unlike his usual gentle demeanor. When he wasn't smiling, he seemed unapproachable. "Have you touched enough?"
Lu Xingming readily stopped.
Lu Xingzhi's lips moved slightly, as if he were counting something.
It's here, it's here, it's finally here! The legendary, exciting feud between wealthy families, the verbal battles, the killings that happen without a trace, the contests that take place within the punctuation marks—Lin Yehuan is completely engrossed in the system's bizarre missions. He's even a little excited about the unknown risks, holding his breath and staring intently, not daring to blink.
Come on, let me see what grudge you two have against each other.
"You're 34 seconds over time."
Hmm? What kind of code is this?
"You'll have to postpone touching my head until seven and a half months from now," Lu Xingzhi said calmly, uttering two sentences that had no intimidating power whatsoever.
That's it? And then what?
“We haven’t seen each other for three years!” Lu Xingming looked at him in disbelief, unable to believe that someone could say such heartless words. “Shouldn’t you make up for the opportunities I’ve missed in these three years?”
Why are brothers saying such ambiguous things when they just pat each other on the head?!
"It's already included." Lu Xingzhi ruthlessly pulled out a stopwatch, shattering his last shred of hope.
[The storyline has begun. Resolve the irreconcilable conflict between the two brothers, which has existed since childhood, to complete the mission "Brothers United"]
"Brilliant!" Lin Yehuan laughed at her own naive thought. "That's right, what normal tasks could this broken system possibly have!" Then could she boldly predict that Lu Xingzhi wasn't valued by his father because his dad had no sense of time when patting his head?
[Congratulations, host, for solving the mystery of the male lead's departure from home. Intelligence +20, male lead's identity completeness +10]
I never imagined something this outrageous; I never imagined something this unconventional.
So, the male lead's family background issues that she's always been terrified of have been turned into a sitcom by the system's plot?! And only Ms. He is hurt in the whole family?!
Artificial intelligence is artificial intelligence; no normal person could have imagined such a development!
[Please refrain from personal attacks. If you are dissatisfied with the storyline, you can select the appropriate story type in My Settings.]
How come she never saw this feature before?!
Lin Yehuan spent five minutes distracted searching in the settings, and finally saw a few tiny words in the upper right corner: "Story Type" (please adjust with caution).
That's cautious enough; if they were any more cautious, it wouldn't be visible to the naked eye.
[Current story type: Silly, unconventional, and power-up story]
[The main storyline style cannot be changed; each of the other types can affect the specified storyline for three minutes, and each type can only be used once.]
Lin Yehuan carefully flipped through various melodramatic and old-fashioned novels, her expression gradually becoming more varied. Almost every tag reminded her of magazines and novels she had read during her adolescence. She dared not make any big movements for fear of making a mistake and ruining the progress she had been working so hard for. She was completely unaware that the other two had already stopped arguing and were staring at her.
[The protagonist's gaze has been detected. Please be mindful of your facial expressions.]
Lin Yehuan was startled and hurriedly exited the system page. Damn it, why are the colors of the confirm and cancel buttons reversed for normal people?!
Lu Xingzhi's expression changed instantly. Before she could even speak, tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice trembled slightly as she looked at Lu Xingming. "Also, I don't like sitting in the first row at all. From childhood to adulthood, my favorite seat for lectures has always been the sixth row."
Tears welled up, but she forced her eyes wide open to stop them from falling.
What kind of idiotic plot is this?! Is this how a melodrama is supposed to be told?! What's the point of giving the male lead the innocent, naive role?!
Seeing the beautiful woman shedding tears, Lin Yehuan suppressed his dissatisfaction with the clichéd plot and began to carry out the mission, saying, "I apologize for the intrusion."
Disgusting it may be, but she can't let her skills go to waste; completing the mission is the most important thing. Therefore, her main task now is—to rescue a damsel in distress, or rather, to save a hero.
Before Lu Xingzhi could react to what she was saying, he was suddenly lifted into the air, along with his chair.
Lu Xingming originally wanted to get involved, but found that he was not needed at all.
Lin Yehuan carried the chair with great speed, but when he was almost at the sixth row, he suddenly realized that there wasn't enough time. He slowed down and, amidst the shocked expression of the little white flower on the chair, carefully and safely landed the chair.
Lu Xingzhi's mind seemed to be frozen in mid-air as he looked at her, completely bewildered.
"Do you like this spot?" Lin Yehuan revealed a domineering CEO-like smile, and with his wicked right hand, he swiftly began to play with his hair.
Upon realizing what he had gone through, Lu Xingzhi's program completely collapsed; it seemed that there was nothing in this world that he could not accept.
Lu Xingming was also stunned for a second by the sudden turn of events, and while exchanging glances with Lin Yehuan, he reached out and joined the army of people patting heads.
The three-minute countdown ended, and Lu Xingzhi was completely desensitized.
[Congratulations on completing the mission! You've showcased your fitness results, Health Value +10, Male Lead's intimacy with Family Increases, Identity Integrity +15!]
"A University's Publicity Event Reveals Secrets: Unveiling the Life of Lu Ershao, a Child Bullied!"
[The negative impact of this mission was too great; therefore, the following penalties are imposed on you.]
Lin Yehuan looked at the various malicious rumors and system notifications under the secretly taken photos and felt utterly hopeless.
You didn't say that yesterday! Before, I couldn't find anything, but now negative information is popping up everywhere. The double standard is too obvious! How could the Lu family allow this kind of information to spread everywhere!
[Feedback is being received. What you said makes sense, but the facts have already been made and cannot be changed. Rejected.]
[We recommend the following task: identify the spreaders of rumors, recover losses, and earn extra rewards.]
Another one! A trap!!!
Lin Yehuan jumped in again, though he was actually unwilling, but he said it more casually.
"A rumor?" Xie Zhi looked at the screenshot sent by Lin Yehuan and watched the drama unfold. "No, this is the first time I've heard about this either."
"Where did you see this? I can't find this news article."
Lin Yehuan made a show of asking around the dormitory again, but no one had seen it before. "That damn system dares to mess with me! One day when I get back, I'll unplug you first!"
Lin Yehuan quickly withdrew the picture before the other person had finished looking at it.
"That's not true, they just wrote it for fun."
"I just want to ask if this photo was taken by the publicity department, and if you can find its source?"
“No, this is too blurry.” Xie Zhi replied while pulling Chen Mo out of the pile of clutter to write her article, and flipping through photos from the same period. “Without those two arrows, I can’t even tell where the heads are.”
"It was during their company's presentation session. Everyone was busy asking questions and submitting resumes, and no one noticed what was happening in the audience."
Such close proximity, such low resolution, such shoddy layout, such vulgar and absurd Mary Sue rumors—there's only one truth: the system did it.
Lin Yehuan gave up on reasoning; it was all done by the system. Even if it was done by a person, it was set up by the system. In conclusion, it was all done by the system.
[Mission complete. Congratulations on receiving all rewards.]
You're too lazy to even pretend anymore?!
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