Chapter 15: The Recognition Banquet Plot Goes Live

Startled by Luo Xinian's shout, Luo Xixi nearly lost her soul. She patted her chest and looked upstairs, "Oh my! Third Brother hasn't gone into the room yet??"

Luo Xichuan couldn't help but chuckle, saying to Luo Xixi in a low voice, "He should be in the room by now. You heard what your third brother said, right? This is the gift for you; accept it."

As he spoke.

Luo Xichuan placed the jewelry box into Luo Xixi's hands.

Looking at the jewelry box in her palm, an indescribable emotion rippled through Luo Xixi's heart; she felt somewhat speechless, yet also found it a bit amusing.

Clearly, the Baby System had said that Third Brother's Disgust Value toward her was already maxed out.

She hadn't expected that this third brother, who disliked her so much, would actually think to prepare a welcome gift for her.

How should she put it?

Luo Xixi felt that Third Brother's true nature shouldn't be bad. In fact, after spending time together, she felt the Luo Family members were likely a very good family; their underlying nature was kind.

It was just a pity that they only existed as Cannon Fodder in this story, villains destined to be sacrificed for the love between the heroine and the male lead.

Although she felt regret, Luo Xixi still had no intention of undertaking any mission to save the Cannon Fodder, because she knew very clearly that they were just passersby meant to set off the male and female leads. No matter how they struggled, the ending was already set.

Luo Xixi could only console herself that they were just a group of NPCs, not real people. As long as the plot required it, their personalities and behaviors could undergo earth-shattering changes, leading them to do things inconsistent with their characters. There was no need to empathize with such a group.

Gripping the jewelry box tightly, Luo Xixi smiled at Luo Xichuan and said, "Since that's the case, then I will accept the gift."

Luo Xichuan's gaze fixed on Luo Xixi's face.

He didn't understand why, even though his younger sister was smiling, he couldn't feel her happiness at all. In fact, in the depths of her eyes, Luo Xichuan could even catch a trace of sadness and distress.

His heart suddenly gave a dull throb of pain.

Luo Xichuan felt that it must be because they hadn't done enough and hadn't given Xixi enough sense of security, which was why she was forcing a smile. From now on, they had to work even harder to make Xixi open her heart and truly accept them.

【Ding—Host, Luo Xinian's Favorability Value toward you has increased by 10 points; current Favorability Value is 30 points.】

The Baby System sent a notification.

Uh... (speechless)

Hearing this, Luo Xixi didn't quite know what to say. She was already used to her eldest brother increasing his Favorability Value toward her for no reason. Anyway, Cannon Fodder were probably just beings whose Favorability Value could rise from a random sentence!

At night.

Even Luo Xixi had finished washing up and was lying on the large bed newly made for her today, drifting off into dreamland.

Yet the heroine, Luo Shiqing, who lived across from her room, could not sleep.

Actually, Luo Shiqing had been a bit sleepy just a moment ago, but just as she was preparing to fall asleep, the Heartthrob System suddenly calculated Luo Xixi's panel data for the day.

Luo Xichuan's Favorability Value toward Luo Xixi had already risen to 30 points. Although Luo Xinian still had 95 points of Disgust Value toward Luo Xixi, his Attention Value had risen to 150 points, and his Guilt Value had risen to 1000 points due to pushing Luo Xixi down the stairs. Once converted into Favorability Value, it would exceed 50 points. This directly caused Luo Shiqing's mentality to collapse, and she was so angry her brain was aching.

She couldn't sleep!

She couldn't sleep at all!!

【Damn it! She's just a Cannon Fodder supporting female character, what exactly has she done? Why is the Luo Family's Favorability Value toward her rising so fast?! Did she cheat?!】

The Heartthrob System had performed so many missions, yet this was the first time it had encountered such a thorny opponent. Moreover, the other party's system was still a Newborn System with zero mission experience. If it, the number one in performance, lost to that inexperienced Newborn System, it would be the biggest stain in its system life!

【Host, after the Recognition Banquet plot begins, please be sure to make contact with the male lead and gain the male lead's Favorability Value!】

The Heartthrob System said sternly to Luo Shiqing.

【That goes without saying!】

Luo Shiqing gritted her teeth, 【But what about that Cannon Fodder Luo Xixi? Am I just supposed to watch her act recklessly?】

【Host, please rest assured. Once you make contact with the male lead and increase his Favorability, the male lead will naturally clear the obstacles for you. Luo Xixi is just a Cannon Fodder character; she is not enough to resist the male lead's halo.】

After being comforted by the Heartthrob System, she felt a bit more at ease.

Afterward, she asked: 【System, tell me about the Recognition Banquet plot again so I can familiarize myself with it.】

The Heartthrob System replied professionally: 【According to the plot, at the Recognition Banquet, Luo Xixi will fall in love with Sheng Yanqi at first sight and demand that the Luo Family publicly cancel your engagement with Sheng Yanqi and change it to her engagement with him. Because you are a fake daughter, you will be unable to compete with Luo Xixi. After the banquet guests mock and ridicule you, you will leave the Luo Family in despair, and then trigger the plot with the male lead at a bar.】

【Mm, understood.】

Luo Shiqing agreed, then sneered: 【Then let Luo Xixi be arrogant for a few more days. Once the Recognition Banquet plot arrives, let's see how she can still jump around!】

Time flew by.

The day of the Recognition Banquet finally arrived. The banquet was held in the Luo Family's courtyard. This time, the guests invited to the Recognition Banquet included not only the Luo Family's relatives and friends but also many socialites who had business dealings with the Luo Family.

Except for the second brother, Luo Xizhou, who could not get away due to a research project, the Luo Family members were all gathered around Luo Xixi. Bai Fengxia even held Luo Xixi's hand with extreme affection, grandly introducing Luo Xixi's identity to everyone.

Just like in the plot.

The guests first went through the motions of congratulating the Luo Family.

But after the introduction was over, quite a few people started making sarcastic remarks.

"I didn't expect the Luo Family to have two daughters, one real and one fake. How should the engagement with the Sheng Family be handled? Are they letting the real daughter get engaged, or the fake one?"

"Does that even need asking? The old master of the Sheng Family specifically named the Luo Family daughter to be engaged to his grandson. Now that the real one is back, are they really going to send a fake one over?"

"Hehehe, this Luo Shiqing has always been the little princess held in the palm of the Luo Family's hand, always acting high and mighty. I didn't expect her to be a fake. Let's see how she can still be arrogant now~"

Seeing the three girls not far away high-profilely courting death, Luo Xixi mourned for them in her heart. They were more Cannon Fodder supporting characters preparing to have their faces slapped. She had already heard from the system about their fate; they were about to be slapped by the third male lead, Sheng Yanqi, who was present, and then leave in a sorry state.

Perhaps due to a sense of mutual sympathy, Luo Xixi cast a look of pity at the three girls.

The three girls noticed the intense look of sympathy radiating from Luo Xixi and were left completely confused.

Why is this real daughter of the Luo Family looking at them like that? ﹏

Just as the three were puzzled.

A commotion suddenly broke out not far ahead. Luo Xixi knew the plot even with her eyes closed; it must be the third male lead arriving!

She wanted to hide further away.

Luo Xixi didn't want to be like someone under a spell, crazily infatuated with a man she didn't even know.

But just as she turned around, preparing to slip away.

A magnetic, pleasant voice sounded behind her.

"So you are the daughter of the Luo Family? I didn't expect us to meet again."

Hmm?

Why does this voice sound a bit familiar?

Luo Xixi turned her head to look, and was instantly dumbfounded.

【Tong'er!! What is the situation!! Shouldn't the third male lead be making his entrance now? Why has the second male lead popped up at this time?? Has the plot changed again? Or are you malfunctioning again??】

(End of this chapter)