The Days of a Player-Character in a Bizarre World - Chapter 21

“No way, System, do you really have to be so heartless?”

[I think it can still be optimized, but there are conditions.]

“What conditions? Tell me.”

[Oh, nothing much. The optimization requires you to trade in some ‘Lazy Fish Coins.’ It’s not a lot, just 15,000.]

“No way! What the heck?! You’re way too greedy! You’re more heartless than those capitalists in a company.” Fu You couldn’t help but complain. “I’m telling you, System, you’re not going crazy from wanting money, are you? It’s not like you can spend it!”

The system, however, began to act innocently:

[Host, I need to eat, too. Otherwise, if I helped you for free, you would have finished the game a long time ago!]

“Then… what if I don’t have any money? Can I get a loan? After completing the last mission, I only got one piece of information, and it wasn’t even very useful. I’m not going to lie, your heart is way too black.”

[It’s okay, it’s okay. I’ll just give you a few more money-making missions!]

The system seemed to feel that it was a little stingy, so it gave Fu You a few small side quests so she could earn some ‘Lazy Fish Coins.’ Either way, Fu You was earning them for herself, and the coins she earned would end up in the system’s pocket.

[Side Quest 1: Help Fang Yaoyao get rid of the evil spirit in her body. Reward: 500 Lazy Fish Coins.

Side Quest 2: Investigate the real reason for the pink and purple girl’s death. Reward: 3,000 Lazy Fish Coins.

Side Quest 3: Investigate the supernatural events in the abandoned classroom and fulfill Jiao Jieyu’s wish. Reward: 8,000 Lazy Fish Coins.

Side Quest 4: Personally make a bowl of longevity noodles for the BOSS and get him to praise you and shed tears. Reward: 10,000 Lazy Fish Coins.]

This lousy system!

Only four missions, and for the last one, he had to shed tears on top of praising her. At least the total reward was more than 15,000, so she could still save some.

After arguing back and forth with the system for a while, trying to bargain with it, she gave up. Fu You could only grumble to herself and then leave the dorm and go to the classroom.

As soon as she stepped into the classroom, she looked up and saw that her desk was still piled high with all sorts of gifts and colorful envelopes.

She walked to her seat and gathered all the envelopes to throw them away. She caught a glimpse of a different-looking love letter at the bottom, pressed down by a textbook, but still peeking out from the corner.

Unlike the other colorful love letters, it wasn’t pink, blue, or purple. It was a vibrant red, a color like cherry red or wine red. Even though it was pressed down by the textbook, it was hard not to notice.

Fu You put the stack of love letters to the side, sat down, and pulled out the unique one.

The surface of the envelope felt a little sticky. When she ran her finger over it and lifted it, a red liquid stained it.

It was bleeding color.

Fu You put her finger to her nose and sniffed. A strong smell of bl00d entered her nostrils. She picked up a tissue next to her and wiped her finger, then looked at the red on the envelope.

It wasn’t paint; it was bl00d.

She opened the unsigned envelope. The bl00d on the outside hadn’t completely seeped through. There were only a few bloodstains on the letter paper, and the writing was still legible.

The words on the letter were short. It only had one sentence:

“Sister Fu You, I like you. I like you very, very much. Will you… Be my girlfriend?”

Her eyes slid down, and the name at the bottom right was Fu Lu.

Fu You smiled at the writing. She thought this kid would wait until his happiness value was at sixty or seventy to confess. She didn’t expect him to be so fast. After thinking about it, his happiness value was only about twenty or thirty.

After throwing away the other things on her desk, she returned to her seat and looked at the short confession letter in her hand, thinking.

She was thinking about whether she should just accept it or play hard to get. Maybe she could even raise her happiness value.

The main thing was, if she just accepted it like this, would it make her seem too… easy? And it felt easier and smoother than the last mission.

As the saying goes, if something is out of the ordinary, there must be a reason.

If she just accepted it like this, would he think she was easy to manipulate? Wouldn’t the rest of the mission be even more difficult?

Fu Lu’s personality was different from Wei Shengjunyu’s. Although Wei Shengjunyu seemed dangerous, it was easy to win him over. She just had to fulfill his little quirks.

But Fu Lu was different. Although he seemed like a pure, little boy, it felt like he would be harder to deal with. Just looking at the increase in his happiness value, it was obvious.

It was either an increase of 10 or 5.

The total happiness value was only 20. She could tell with her toes how difficult this kid was going to be. And this was only a two-star difficulty. Was he going to make it this difficult without any leniency?

If she rejected him, would the 20 happiness value really be enough to make him calm down? What if it wasn’t enough, and Fu Lu became angry and turned from a white lotus into a black lotus? Wouldn’t she be in trouble?

Holding the love letter filled with bl00d and affection, Fu You suddenly regretted opening it. It was a hot potato. She couldn’t throw it away, and she couldn’t keep it.

“Hee-hee, A’You, what’s that? A love letter from the little junior?”

Fu You was so lost in thought that she didn’t know when Ren Jiyu had arrived. She looked at the love letter in her hand and raised her eyebrows with a smile. “I told you, something was going on between you two. I can’t believe our goddess actually likes this kind of puppy!”

“You just like to make fun of me, don’t you? Class is about to start. Go back to your seat and stop thinking about these useless things.”

Another class ended.

As soon as Fu You left the classroom, Fu Lu blocked her way.

He stood in the hallway, where Fu You had to walk to leave the classroom. He glanced at the love letter in Fu You’s hand. When he realized it was his, his eyes instantly sparkled with light.

“Sister!”

Fu Lu happily walked over and stood in front of Fu You. His eyes were only on her. He looked at her with an expectant expression and said, “Sister, did you read it?” He pointed to the love letter in Fu You’s hand. “That’s my love letter to you.”

Fu You had expected Fu Lu to look for her, but she didn’t expect him to be so fast. It had only been one class, and he was already so eager to know the answer.

That was the key here. She hadn’t figured out how to respond yet.

After thinking for a while, she looked up at Fu Lu’s expectant eyes and said, “A’Lu, I want to ask you a question.”

“Okay, Sister, ask away.”

Fu You paused and then continued, “A’Lu, why did you start liking me? Or rather, why do you like me? After all, we’ve only known each other for a few days.”

“I…” Fu Lu hesitated.

He didn’t seem to know why he liked Fu You.

If he were to talk about his initial purpose for approaching Fu You, it was very simple. He wanted to get Fu You’s eyes, so he approached her.

But after just a few days of being with her, he felt like he didn’t want to take Fu You’s eyes anymore. He wanted to protect Fu You and be with her.

Perhaps at some point, he had developed a different feeling for her.

Because on the night he met Fu You, when Fu You was in his dorm, he could have just made a move.

But he didn’t.

Seeing his hesitation, it gave Fu You had a perfect opportunity. Fu You smiled at him slightly. “A’Lu, you see, you don’t even know what you like about me or why you like me. If you were me, would you say yes?”

“No.”

Fu Lu blurted it out instinctively. As soon as he said it, he wilted. The starry eyes that were just looking at Fu You dimmed.

“I’m sorry, Sister. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t be like this.”

Fu You patted his bag and smiled in response. “It’s okay. But don’t give up so easily just because of this.”

“Huh—?”

Fu You completely ignored the surprised looks of the students around her and walked straight up to Fu Lu. She took one step forward, and Fu Lu took one step back until he was cornered against the hallway wall and couldn’t go back anymore.

Then she reached out and ruffled his bangs, lowering her voice and saying,

“A’Lu, I’ll be waiting here for you until you find a reason to like me, and I’ll be waiting for you to give me a romantic confession. When that time comes, I’ll personally tell you my answer.”

After Fu You said that, she immediately turned and left, not giving Fu Lu a chance to react. Of course, she didn’t give herself a chance, either.

She had never confessed to anyone like this before.

Every day, she would either lie in bed and watch others confess or watch the people around her accept confessions. When it came to her, she really experienced everything at once.

She had to admit, this feeling was pretty good.

Fu Lu stood there stunned. The air was still filled with Fu You’s unique lavender scent. He stood there for a long time, unable to recover.

He knew what Fu You meant. He came back to his senses and turned to look in the direction Fu You had left. He watched her figure disappear around the corner of the hallway. He couldn’t help but lower his head and smile, his cheeks flushing slightly:

“Sister, you like me, too, don’t you?”

So, at this moment, he made an important decision. He was going to win Fu You over and carefully plan a romantic confession for her.

He wanted to hear Fu You’s answer personally, to hear her say that she was willing to be Fu Lu’s girlfriend, and he wanted to personally taste her beautiful lips.

Gossip in school always spreads fast. During the break between classes, the entire school knew that the goddess Fu You had actually allowed a nobody junior to pursue her.

This was huge news.

In a short while, it caused a huge uproar in the school and made countless admirers and suitors of Fu You cry and yell, “My love life hasn’t even started, and I’m already heartbroken!”

Of course, many people were also extremely jealous of this nobody junior.