Seeing the sudden change in Ji Chengxuan's expression, Yun Que'er thought he was just teasing her on purpose.
"Come on, if you're going to bluff, you should at least make it more convincing," Yun Que'er snorted. "I suggest you come up with a different act. No one's going to believe this old routine."
"I'm really not lying to you this time!" Ji Chengxuan suddenly got excited and turned to run under the porch beside them.
Yun Que'er was stunned. In just a second or two, she also seemed to feel a gust of eerie wind blowing by.
It was chilly and carried a strange fishy smell, just like...
The precursor to a storm!
Without much thought, Yun Que'er also started running towards the porch.
She had just taken shelter when the rain came down with a whoosh.
The torrential rain poured down, drenching Yun Que'er and Ji Chengxuan like drowned rats in an instant.
"What's going on?! Weren't we trying to avoid the rain?" Yun Que'er looked on the verge of a breakdown.
Ji Chengxuan's face was as dark as iron. "Haven't you noticed that this rain is only following the two of us?"
Yun Que'er looked up and realized that it was truly a "localized downpour."
On one side, it was dry and not a single drop of rain fell, but above her and Ji Chengxuan and within a five - meter radius, it was as if the sky was about to burst.
What the hell was this?!
Just as the two were crying out in distress from being drenched, their systems spoke up simultaneously.
"Please accept the punishment, Master."
Damn this system!
The "rain" finally stopped after ten minutes, and they were completely soaked from head to toe.
During this time, they tried to find shelter, but it was proven useless. The rain seemed to have a tracking system installed on them and kept following them.
Whether they were under a tree or beside a wall, they would be drenched without exception.
Yun Que'er thought about going back into the house, but Ji Chengxuan stopped her, saying that the house would flood.
After the rain stopped, their small faces were pale from the cold, and they kept sneezing.
"Achoo! I really suspect that this system is just a prank by the developer!" Yun Que'er complained wildly.
Ji Chengxuan shook the water off his body. Just by wringing his clothes a bit, he could fill half a basin with water.
"If you have time to complain, you might as well think about how to complete the task," Ji Chengxuan said while shivering with his arms folded.
He sniffed twice. "I'm going back to change my clothes. I might catch a cold later."
With that, Ji Chengxuan walked away without looking back.
"Hey! What about me?" Yun Que'er panicked.
"You can go home too," Ji Chengxuan said calmly.
Great! It turned out that he was right at his doorstep. He could just turn around and change his clothes and drink ginger soup, while Yun Que'er had to walk a long way!
This system must be specifically targeting her!
A gust of wind blew "timely," making Yun Que'er shiver.
It was really strange. It was so hot in the afternoon, but now it was freezing cold.
Yun Que'er didn't dare to delay any longer. Afraid of getting sick from the cold, she quickly went home.
Yun Fujin stared at Yun Que'er in disbelief, who was soaking wet all over. "What happened to you? It's not raining outside."
Yun Que'er couldn't explain this, so she just said that she accidentally fell into the river while playing by the river.
Yun Fujin was scared half to death. He quickly boiled a bucket of hot water for Yun Que'er to take a bath and repeatedly told her never to go near the river again.
Yun Que'er listened to Yun Fujin's nagging and sighed helplessly under the blanket.
What a messed - up plot this was!
But the next day, Yun Que'er still unfortunately caught a cold.
She was lying in bed groggily, her head feeling like a muddled mess. Her nose was so blocked that she could hardly breathe, and her face was flushed.
Yun Fujin immediately noticed that Yun Que'er was sick and quickly felt her forehead.
He was shocked when he touched it. Yun Que'er's forehead was burning hot, almost as if it was on fire.
Yun Fujin quickly found Dr. Ji to give Yun Que'er a fever - reducing injection. Yun Que'er was so delirious from the fever that she was lying in bed in a daze.
Vaguely, she only felt a needle prick on the back of her hand. Before she could even cry out in pain, she fell sound asleep.
When she opened her eyes again, she had no idea what time it was. The room was very dim, and there was a person sitting beside her.
"Awake?"
Yun Que'er turned her head and recognized that the person in front of her was Ji Chengxuan.
"Did you come to see me?" Yun Que'er asked with a heavy nasal voice. "Why aren't you sick? How come I'm the only one who got sick after we both got caught in the rain?"
Ji Chengxuan let out a long sigh and turned to face Yun Que'er.
Yun Que'er stared at Ji Chengxuan for a while and suddenly burst out laughing, instantly dispelling the haze brought on by the cold.
After a while, Yun Que'er gave the most honest evaluation.
"Hahahahahahahahaha... Cough... "
Yun Que'er laughed so hard that she couldn't help but cough a couple of times, and it hurt her stomach.
But even so, it didn't stop her from mercilessly teasing Ji Chengxuan.
"What are you doing? Hahaha... You look like a paper puppet."
Ji Chengxuan had a mournful look on his face. Coupled with the plaster on his temple, he really looked extremely comical.
"Stop laughing!"
Ji Chengxuan blushed with embarrassment and finally managed to say a word.
"I wouldn't have had this migraine today if I hadn't gotten caught in the rain!"
"You didn't have to plaster yourself up like this, did you?" Yun Que'er laughed, clutching her stomach. "You'd better not go out like this at night. People will think they've encountered a zombie."
Ji Chengxuan's mouth twitched. Was Yun Que'er really that happy because he was having a hard time?
As it turned out, she really was.
Originally, Yun Que'er was full of resentment, wondering why she had to get sick. But after seeing Ji Chengxuan in the same state, she instantly felt much more balanced.
After teasing Ji Chengxuan to her heart's content, Yun Que'er finally shut up under his resentful gaze.
One of her hands still had a needle in it, so she could only use the other hand to support herself and carefully sit up.
Thankfully, Ji Chengxuan was kind - hearted enough. He didn't turn a blind eye to Yun Que'er because of her previous teasing and still gave her a hand.
Yun Que'er leaned against the wall, sniffed hard, and sighed.
"What a sin! What kind of stupid tasks are these!"
Ji Chengxuan looked at Yun Que'er, and his flickering eyes seemed to be saying that there were even more absurd things to come.
Yun Que'er frowned slightly and seemed to get some kind of hint from Ji Chengxuan's eyes.
"Could it be... there's a new task?"
"Just check your task list," Ji Chengxuan said.
Yun Que'er quickly lit up the system screen and indeed saw an unread voice message.
Yun Que'er swallowed hard. So... what was it this time?