Chapter 165: Half-Time Champagne

Luo Xizhou is in a state of confusion right now.

On the first day he returned, he learned that his younger sister, Luo Xixi, was showing him favor in order to "win him over" and subsequently save their eldest brother who had lost consciousness; he naturally also hoped to save his family, so he was also working hard to cooperate with his sister's actions.

So, what kind of feelings does he actually have for this sister?

Luo Xizhou had never really thought about it carefully before; he just felt she was a very interesting, spirited girl—whimsical and full of inner thoughts—and while being with her was sometimes quite awkward because he was trying to cooperate, to Luo Xizhou, this was also a brand-new experience completely different from the past.

Although Luo Xixi is a Transmigrator, Luo Xizhou had also thought that if this sister were willing to stay forever, then he would also be willing to treat her as his sister forever.

But what Luo Xizhou never expected was that she would suddenly disappear; she clearly just said she was going to the restroom, and yet she vanished completely without a trace, impossible to find no matter what.

From Yan Yu, he learned that Xixi had likely been taken away by a hostile force, and that Sheng Tinglan possessed the same power as him, capable of taking people directly out of the Book World.

So, after being taken away, is there still a possibility for Xixi to return?

What if she can't come back?

Luo Xizhou has a quiet and withdrawn temperament and would not be as impatient or expressive of his unease as his younger brother, but Luo Xizhou is also different from his eldest brother, Luo Xichuan; Luo Xichuan is truly mature and steady, possessing a powerful and stable core, but Luo Xizhou's inner world is actually more like his younger brother's, only he doesn't show it, basically digesting it all quietly by himself.

But once he cannot digest this intense unease, it instead brews into even deeper and more violent emotions, which then backfire.

Therefore, don't look at how quiet Luo Xizhou is right now, appearing to be a very calm and steady person; his heart is already as panicked and uneasy as his younger brother, who is pacing around the room.

And this unease has also transformed into longing for his sister, and thus, the final 1 point of Favorability Value was filled.

【Xixi, can you still come back?】

Luo Xizhou's mind is filled with this thought right now.

And at this moment, Yan Yu suddenly stood up, his face looking extremely grim as he looked toward Luo Xizhou.

"Hmm?"

Seeing Yan Yu's reaction, the Luo Family members were still confused.

"Mr. Yan, what is wrong?"

Bai Fengxia asked tentatively.

Yan Yu glanced at Bai Fengxia, trying his best to keep his voice steady, but it was still trembling severely as he said, "The Second Brother's Favorability Value for Xixi has reached the maximum level!"

"Hmm?"

As soon as these words were spoken.

Everyone's gaze immediately turned in unison toward Luo Xizhou.

Luo Xizhou was also stunned; he hadn't expected his Favorability Value for Xixi to reach the maximum at this very moment—if that girl knew, she would surely be very happy.

"Favorability Value is full... isn't this a good thing?"

Bai Fengxia was puzzled.

Yan Yu scratched his hair in frustration and said, "How could it possibly be a good thing?! The reason Mijia gave me the ability and allowed Xixi to stay in this world was because she needed to continue completing missions, but now that the mission is completed, Xixi's purpose is gone! If that system called Freya succeeds in upgrading, then we might never be able to see Xixi again!"

"What did you say???"

The Luo Family members were shocked upon hearing this.

Luo Xizhou's head was buzzing, and his face turned pale; he had thought it was a good thing that he had reached the maximum favorability state for his sister as quickly as possible, but now that he heard Yan Yu say this, hadn't he actually ruined things instead?

"Damn it!!"

Yan Yu couldn't help but curse angrily again.

Now they could only hope that the system upgrade required a process, which would provide a sliver of buffer time, but in the end, they still needed to contact Mijia as soon as possible.

Where on earth did that damn system run off to?!

Luo Xixi also learned that her Second Brother's Favorability Value for her had reached the maximum level.

She was naturally very happy: "That's great! Now that Second Brother's Favorability Value for me is full, my mission is considered complete, and Tong'er and Eldest Brother are saved!"

Hearing Luo Xixi say this, Sheng Tinglan couldn't help but sneer and say, "Xixi, do you still not understand the situation? Your mission is complete, so you have no utility value to Mijia anymore. You don't really think it will still care about you, do you?"

Luo Xixi looked back at Sheng Tinglan and said indifferently, "So what? At least Tong'er is saved. Tong'er is a kind and good system; if she wants to save my Eldest Brother, Mijia will surely agree. In this way, my goal is achieved. As for me, based on my friendship with Tong'er, do you really think she would just ignore me? Sheng Tinglan, I advise you to let me go quickly; that way, I might still forgive what you've done out of our past friendship. If you remain obsessed and unrepentant, I won't plead for you then!"

"Heh! I don't need it!!"

Sheng Tinglan smiled with a violent expression, as if he had nothing left to lose, and said, "Now that I'm making a desperate gamble, at least I have a chance to possess you. But if I let you go back, do you expect me to watch you being intimate with other men? I would rather be a broken piece of jade than a whole tile!"

"You!!!!"

Luo Xixi was almost angered to death by Sheng Tinglan and said, "Are you sick in the head? Do you really think that if you take me away now, I will be with you?"

"Why wouldn't you? You've only been temporarily misled by that group of people; as long as you spend more time with me, you will definitely return to your old self!"

"It's impossible to go back!!"

Luo Xixi never expected Sheng Tinglan to be so self-righteous to this extent, and she shouted angrily, "I don't love you anymore! Or rather, I never loved you at all! I was only influenced by the plot's character settings back then, which is why I was so fixated on you. But ever since I broke with you in the previous life, I have seen the reality clearly. I don't love you! Sheng Tinglan, I don't love you!!! Even if you keep me by your side forever, this will never change!!"

Every word and every sentence of Luo Xixi's pierced Sheng Tinglan's heart, hurting him until he convulsed, hurting him until he went mad; his eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at Luo Xixi, looking as if he wanted to swallow her whole.

Even Luo Xixi felt that Sheng Tinglan might just punch her to death in the next second.

However.

The man ultimately did not lay a hand on Luo Xixi; he only pulled the corners of his mouth into a stiff smile and said coldly, "Say whatever you want! I know you've just been bewitched, which is why you've become like this. I won't hold a grudge against the current you."

Luo Xixi: "！！！！"

When will this person ever see reality clearly??

System Headquarters, Core Database.

The organization of data finally reached its end.

After taking stock of the organized data, the high-level systems were finally able to establish contact with the outside world.

Sheng Tinglan's system established contact with Yehruohua at the first opportunity.

【Lord Yehruohua! The Transmigrator Sheng Tinglan has abducted Luo Xixi and is currently prepared to cross the Dimension!】

【Is that so? He has finally made his move.】

Yehruohua hummed a laugh after hearing this and asked: 【What is the current progress of Luo Xixi's conquest?】

【99%.】

The Reach the Peak of Life System answered.

Because after learning that Luo Xixi's capture progress had reached 99%, Sheng Tinglan had taken Luo Xixi away at the first opportunity.

At the same time, he also terminated the binding relationship with the Reach the Peak of Life System; because there was no binding relationship, the Reach the Peak of Life System could no longer remain in the Book World and was directly recalled to Headquarters.

And according to the usual pattern, without a Transmigrator, the progress of the target character would no longer advance, so the information received by the Reach the Peak of Life System was also delayed; it did not know that Luo Xixi's capture progress had already reached 100%.

Upon hearing the Reach the Peak of Life System's answer, Yehruohua immediately became rampant and smug.

"Hahahaha... Mijia, oh Mijia, watching the progress reach 99% only for the plan to collapse entirely because the Host disappeared—I wonder how that feels in your heart? You truly deserve it. Who would have thought that in the end, I, Yehruohua, would still be the one with the superior skill!"