Chapter 4: Tsk tsk, Third Brother's Disgust Value has risen

"Ahhh!!! A ghost!!!"

Luo Xixi's panicked, miserable scream suddenly rang out.

??

A ghost?

Where?

Just as Luo Xinian was feeling puzzled, Luo Xixi suddenly propped herself up from the bed, and since Luo Xinian was currently straddling her, the moment she sat up, the two of them collided forehead to forehead.

"Bang!" A dull sound echoed in the room.

Struck by the "headbutt," Luo Xinian immediately felt the world spinning; he clutched his throbbing forehead and glared at Luo Xixi in shock, "You—"

But before he could finish his sentence, his eyes rolled back, and he passed out cold.

【Ho, Host, you... Σ(っ°Д°;)っ】

The Baby System was also stunned by this move from Luo Xixi, not knowing what she wanted to do.

Luo Xixi rubbed her aching forehead, then calmly pushed the unconscious Luo Xinian, who had fallen to the side, off the bed, and answered the System's confusion: 【Didn't you say this brat was going to knock me out and throw me outside to air out all night? But I don't want to blow in the cold wind outside, so I had no choice but to strike first and knock him out cold instead.】

The inexperienced Baby System was seeing a Host like Luo Xixi for the first time.

It had heard that other systems' hosts were all diligently wooing targets and raising their Favorability Value, but its own Host not only slacked off, she even actively attacked the target she was supposed to woo.

Sob sob sob.

The Baby System, which had originally wanted to give it a try, gave up hope.

Its Host really wanted to give up on this world (д).

【Speaking of which, System, I heard from Dad that Third Brother was coming back in a few days. You didn't mention Third Brother in the plot for tomorrow you told me about earlier, so why did he suddenly pop up in the middle of the night?】

Luo Xixi was puzzled.

Although the Baby System had lost hope, it still answered Luo Xixi diligently and professionally: 【It should be a butterfly effect caused by changes in the plot. Originally, according to the plot, you, Host, were supposed to move into the nanny's room, but Luo Zhennian arranged for you to stay in Luo Xinian's room, which caused the plot's direction to change as well.】

【So the plot for tomorrow has changed too?】

【Yes, there is an extra little interlude. Because Third Brother came home early and threw you out of the villa, it caused you to hold a grudge and take your anger out on the heroine, even pushing the heroine down the stairs. This caused Third Brother to be furious, and subsequently, he grew even more disgusted with you... But now that you've knocked Third Brother unconscious, the plot has changed again. I haven't received the manuscript for what will happen in tomorrow's plot yet.】

【Manuscript? What is that?】

【It's the so-called script. Your actions now, Host, are equivalent to changing the play. Because the plot has changed, in order to keep the logic consistent, the subsequent script needs to be altered. The changes and corrections take time, so I haven't received the revised script for tomorrow yet.】

【I see.】

Luo Xixi nodded in understanding, 【Then let's just leave it at that. Anyway, I'll just leave the performance to the heroine tomorrow.】

After saying that.

Luo Xixi lay back down on the bed peacefully and closed her eyes.

The System looked at Luo Xinian lying alone on the floor and suggested in a small voice: 【Host, are you just going to leave your Third Brother lying there like this? You could at least cover him with a little blanket, right? Maybe you could even raise his Favorability Value a bit.】

Luo Xixi was helpless: 【Tong'er, why are you so naive?】

【Eh? (°□°；)】

【I throw someone on the floor and then cover them with a little blanket; do you think he'll be grateful to me when he wakes up? I'm afraid he'd want to strangle me to death. It's better to pretend that I was overly frightened and accidentally knocked him out, and then fainted myself; that's more reasonable.】

【What you say makes sense, Host, but...】

The System hesitated, not having finished its sentence.

"Hoo... hoo..."

Luo Xixi fell asleep in an instant.

【... Host, you. （⊙＿⊙；）】

The System saw Luo Xixi's peaceful, dead-to-the-world sleep and was speechless. It understood that it could never wake someone who was pretending to sleep! (>﹏<。)～

The next day.

Early morning.

Luo Xinian woke up first, mostly because he was cold.

When he woke up, he still felt a splitting headache. He pressed his forehead and propped himself up, only to see someone else on his bed, fast asleep. The events of last night began to resurface, and Luo Xinian's handsome face was instantly filled with rage.

"Luo Xixi, get up!"

"... Hmm?"

Hearing the commotion, Luo Xixi opened her eyes groggily and saw the furious-looking Luo Xinian.

The next second, Luo Xixi propped herself up in shock and anger, asking, "You, who are you? Why are you in my room?"

【Oh ho, this sucker is coming to settle scores with me.】

Luo Xinian had originally thought he was dreaming when he heard Luo Xixi's inner voice last night. Now that he heard this voice again, Luo Xinian was certain that he could indeed hear this girl's thoughts.

She clearly knew who he was, yet she deliberately pretended to be frightened, knocked him out, and left him on the floor to air out all night, not even covering him with a blanket!

Good!

Very good indeed!

"Don't play dumb with me! Didn't you already know I'm Luo Xinian? Luo Xixi, who told you to sleep in my room? Are you even worthy?" Luo Xinian looked at Luo Xixi with extreme loathing.

"..." Seeing this, Luo Xixi felt no ripples in her heart.

See.

Even if she wanted to play dumb to muddle through, she would still end up being loathed in the end.

This world belonged to the heroine; no matter how she struggled, others would only grow to dislike and hate her more. Luo Xixi had seen through this long before she died.

Don't covet what doesn't belong to you; the harder you try to possess it, the more you look like a clown in the eyes of others.

She stood up calmly and said to Luo Xinian, "It was Dad who told me to sleep in your room. I didn't know you would be coming back last night, Third Brother. I'll leave now. If you think the bed I slept in is dirty, just have Dad change the bed for you."

After saying this, Luo Xixi left.

Luo Xinian had thought that with Luo Xixi's drama-queen personality, she would definitely put on a "white lotus" act for him, but who would have thought she would just leave like that?

Moreover, for some reason, from her gaze, Luo Xinian actually detected a trace of hidden loneliness and desolation.

Loneliness and desolation?

Shouldn't the one who is desolate be him, who slept on the floor for a night without even a blanket??

He must be crazy, why is he empathizing with Luo Xixi?

【Sob sob sob, Host, Third Brother's Disgust Value toward you has risen; the original base value was 30 points, and now it has risen to 40 points.】

Baby System is heartbroken.

【Yo-ho, Tong'er, is your malfunction fixed?】

Luo Xixi is pleasantly surprised.

Baby System collapses: 【Is that the point right now?! (screaming in frustration)】

【It is! ⊙▽⊙】

【... (˙﹏˙）】

The system has nothing to say.

Host, you win.

Luo Xixi had just left Third Brother's room and was preparing to go downstairs.

Who would have expected a figure to dash past her, and then, after letting out a scream, roll down the stairs.

"Ah!!!"

(End of this chapter)