Xia Lin's heart skipped a beat. As expected, the system immediately issued a task. [Ding~ New task: Prevent Xiao Jinyu from causing Zhang Haike to have a car accident. Task reward: Reduce the blackening value by 6 points. Failure penalty: Lose all reputation at school.]
Oh my god! Xia Lin racked his brains and decided not to simply try to stop Xiao Jinyu. Instead, he said, "Actually, I don't have any deep hatred for Zhang Haike. What I want most is for everyone to recognize what kind of person Zhang Haike is and expose his false and hypocritical face! I want those around him to see him for who he really is! Compared to maiming him, this is what I truly aim to achieve!"
Xiao Jinyu stared straight at Xia Lin for a while. Xia Lin's little scheme had long been seen through by Xiao Jinyu.
"Alright, leave it to me. Relying on yourself... I don't mean to discourage you, but you won't be able to do it. We're family, and it's only natural for us to help each other."
Hearing this, Xia Lin grinned so hard that his eyes almost disappeared into slits. "It's really touching to hear you say that. Then I'll leave it to you."
Before going upstairs, Xia Lin hesitated for a moment but still said, "Jinyu, actually I've always thought that sometimes when you solve problems, you don't have to be so rough and bloody... Ah, forget it. I'm sure you'll be unhappy if I say this. Anyway..."
Xiao Jinyu sighed, stood up, walked in front of Xia Lin, and ruffled his hair. "Xia Lin, one of these days, let's find a chance to have a good talk, shall we?"
Back in his own room, Xia Lin lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, wondering what Xiao Jinyu meant by "have a good talk".
At night, Xiao Jinyu came to Xia Lin's room, but both of them didn't quite know how to start the conversation.
Finally, Xia Lin looked up at Xiao Jinyu and asked, "Jinyu, do you think I'm a bit annoying?"
Xiao Jinyu shook his head. "No, I've never thought you were annoying."
Xia Lin's heart skipped a beat with joy. He asked again, "But I always interfere in your affairs. Don't you think I'm being meddlesome?"
Xiao Jinyu pinched Xia Lin's cheek. This intimate gesture made Xia Lin blush all the way to his neck.
Xiao Jinyu let go of his hand, lingering for a moment on the warmth of his fingertips. He looked at Xia Lin tenderly and said, "Xia Lin, I... Forget it. You're still young. Let's not talk about this for now. As for the question you're concerned about, I can give you a definite answer. In the future, just speak your mind. Your opinions are very important to me, and I won't be angry. Alright, I have a meeting in an hour. I'll leave first."
After Xiao Jinyu's footsteps faded away, Xia Lin jumped up from the bed and slapped his red and hot face. Xia Lin murmured to himself, "Was Xiao Jinyu about to confess just now? It can't be. Can we reach this stage with just over fifty points of love value? Or is Xiao Jinyu really good at hiding, so much so that even the system can't detect it?"
Just as Xia Lin was thinking this, the system popped up. [Ding~ Xiao Jinyu's love value has increased by 8 points. The current love value is 65. Please continue to work hard, host.]
So that's it. It makes sense if it's over sixty. If... If Xiao Jinyu really wants to be in a relationship with me, should I agree? Xia Lin thought so hard that his head ached. Wouldn't this be a betrayal of Karoon? Although he's in another world now, the system said before that this is also his task, just like dissuading the villain boss from killing people. It's a must.
Ah, it's just like deceiving someone's feelings. It's really a headache!