Chapter 17: Not Pampering Her at All

When it was time for lunch, Xia Nuannuan took out those two sandwiches, and the two of them ate together.

"Auntie's cooking is so good; these sandwiches are delicious."

Qin Tian took a big bite of his sandwich, his face full of smiles as he offered his praise.

It wasn't just simple flattery for his future mother-in-law, either.

They were indeed quite tasty, and the calorie count was very low.

"Hehe... My mom knows how to make a lot of delicious dishes, but unfortunately, I can't eat them right now; she's making me these fat-loss meals for the time being."

Xia Nuannuan said happily.

"That's good."

Qin Tian nodded with a smile and teased, "I understand now why you are... cute to the point of being a bit puffy; the reason is that your mom's cooking is too good."

Upon hearing this, Xia Nuannuan froze for a moment, and then a flush of red rapidly rose from her fair, jade-like neck to her forehead.

This was the first time she had ever heard it put that way.

Not only did she feel no resentment, but she was actually very shy and secretly delighted.

"Cute... He said I'm cute..."

Xia Nuannuan felt her cheeks burning, and her brain felt a bit dizzy.

All the sounds around her seemed to disappear, and Qin Tian's words echoed in her ears over and over again.

Qin Tian stopped while he was ahead, quite satisfied with the flirting skills he had learned through various means in his past life.

His level was limited, but for a simple and cute girl like Xia Nuannuan, it was already more than enough.

With the sugar-free cola Xia Nuannuan had given him, he finished his sandwich in a few bites and then continued to climb the ranks.

Zhang Peng and Xu Hao had just gone out for lunch together, and Qin Tian had asked them to pack some for him.

After Xia Nuannuan came back to her senses, she held the sandwich with both hands, eating it in small bites like a hamster, watching him play the game with a radiant smile.

Although she didn't understand it at all, she just felt very happy.

If she were in her own bedroom right now, she would probably already be rolling back and forth on her bed, wrapped in her quilt with joy.

"Handsome~~"

Suddenly, a sweet, affected voice came over.

Xia Nuannuan followed the sound and saw a hot girl dressed in revealing clothes with orange-red dyed hair sitting down in Xu Hao's empty seat.

Her small hands holding the sandwich tightened instinctively, and she stared at the girl with a vigilant and hostile gaze.

"It's not even summer yet, wearing so little, aren't you afraid of catching a cold!"

Xia Nuannuan complained to herself with a dark heart.

Qin Tian just glanced at this hot girl with a calm expression, his attention returning to the computer screen.

"Who are you? Don't sit here, someone is already sitting here."

The hot girl's expression stiffened.

The corners of Xia Nuannuan's lips curled up slightly.

She knew it; Qin Tian was not such a shallow man.

Little did she know, Qin Tian simply thought this hot girl was very average and held no attraction for him whatsoever.

Whether it was her looks, figure, or style.

After all, he had seen the stunning Xia Nuannuan after her successful counterattack, and she was sitting right next to him now.

"My name is Jin Lili. I see you play games so well; why don't you carry me and help me rank up!"

Soon, a charming smile bloomed on the hot girl's face again, and she said in a coquettish voice.

"No time!"

Qin Tian refused without hesitation.

"Don't be like that; how about I play support for you?"

Jin Lili leaned her body closer, pressing against Qin Tian's elbow.

Qin Tian frowned, moved his arm away, and said in a calm tone, "No need. I'm a jungler. Also, could you please move away? Can't you see I have a girlfriend?"

Xia Nuannuan, sitting to his left, widened her apricot eyes, and her pretty face instantly turned red.

"Eh eh eh? Are we already dating now? No, no, he's saying that on purpose."

Xia Nuannuan quickly figured it out, and in cooperation, she proudly lifted her chin, glaring at Jin Lili with puffed-up cheeks.

Jin Lili glanced at Xia Nuannuan and said with a disdainful expression, "Handsome, you're so good-looking and play games so well, how is your taste so bad? You found a little chubby girl as a girlfriend?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Nuannuan's face flushed with shame and anger.

She opened her mouth to retort, but didn't know what to say.

After all, she was indeed still a bit chubby, and she wasn't very good at bickering with others.

The sandwich in her hand was crushed, and Xia Nuannuan's determination to lose weight became even firmer.

She didn't want to be like this anymore.

Before, when others said this, she could endure it.

But now it was different.

She didn't want Qin Tian to be laughed at because of her.

【Task triggered: How can you let others mock the woman you've set your sights on? Please host, stand up for Xia Nuannuan. Task reward unknown!】

"I would have done it even without you saying so."

Qin Tian looked at Jin Lili with an icy gaze and said in a deep voice, "Apologize to her!"

"Huh?"

Jin Lili looked stunned.

"I said, apologize to her!"

Qin Tian repeated it, his eyes becoming colder, as if devoid of any emotional color.

Jin Lili froze, her mouth twitching as she said, "No way, you really like this little chubby..."

"Slap!"

This time, Qin Tian didn't give her a chance to finish her sentence, directly backhanding her with a slap.

Xia Nuannuan was startled, her expression becoming nervous and uneasy.

Jin Lili was stunned by the slap.

She raised her hand in disbelief, touching the burning half of her cheek.

Many people playing games around them heard the crisp sound of the slap and cast curious glances.

"You, you dare to hit me?"

Jin Lili stared fixedly at Qin Tian, her eyes looking as if they were about to spit fire.

"I told you to apologize, not to spew filth."

Qin Tian said with a flat expression.

"Your mother... Slap!"

Jin Lili was furious and wanted to curse, but was interrupted by another backhanded slap from Qin Tian.

Seeing this, the people around them all widened their eyes in shock.

That was truly ruthless!

In their eyes, Jin Lili could be considered a beauty.

Yet Qin Tian didn't pamper her at all, showing no intention of being gentle with the fairer sex.

Even they felt the pain just watching that slap.

"You can continue!"

Qin Tian sneered.

Jin Lili was so angry she was almost going crazy.

The burning pain on her face was secondary; what she couldn't endure even more was the humiliation of being slapped in public.

But she really didn't dare to make a sound anymore.

The bastard in front of her was simply a lunatic who would strike whenever he felt like it.

She had never seen a man like this before.

"You're ruthless, you're ruthless. I'll remember you two."

Jin Lili stood up with a gloomy face, and after leaving a harsh threat, she walked away quickly in a rage.

【Congratulations to the host, task completed. Reward: Comprehensive Combat Skill Experience Pack, System Points +666】

Along with the system's prompt, a large amount of information regarding comprehensive combat flooded into his brain.

This was a fighting technique that included boxing, Samba Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, wrestling, Taekwondo, and many other martial arts styles, hailed as the decathlon of combat sports.

Moreover, what the system taught was not the version used for competitions, but a no-rules combat technique truly used for fighting and killing enemies.

Added to his current physical fitness, although he hadn't tested it, Qin Tian felt that his combat power had reached a terrifying level.

One against ten?

That was nothing more than a strong man playing with a shoulder pole.

Easy as pie! ===== CHAPTER 18 =====