After the vacation, Chacha blocked Ning An’s way once and bullied her a little, as per the plot.

Due to the recent positive impression Chacha had given people, when she blocked Ning An, no one thought she was bullying her, only that she was looking for Ning An for something.

After that, she continued to immerse herself into high-intensity study.

One day, after Chacha finished her night self-study class, she felt a little dizzy and took a detour to buy water. When she was about to leave school, she met a person on the way, Luo Junming.

When Luo Junming saw her, he instantly perked up and he said, “Chen Cha, so you’re here. No wonder I didn’t see you at the auditorium.”

“Hmm?” Chacha asked, deliberately pretending not to know what was on his mind. “What? Are you looking for me for something?”

“It’s nothing.” Luo Junming smiled sheepishly and said, “Are you going to the auditorium now? Let’s go together.”

“Okay.”

When they were passing by the artificial lake, Luo Junming suddenly stopped and called out to her.

Chacha looked back at him.

Luo Junming pointed to the reflection in the lake and said, “Look, it’s the moon.”

Chacha looked over and smiled. “En, I saw. Let’s go.”

“Wait.” Luo Junming suddenly grabbed her hand. His palm was sweaty but his grip was light, as if he was afraid of hurting her.

Chacha didn’t struggle and looked at him quietly.

Luo Junming wanted to confess his love, but Lu Ruoruo was like a dogskin plaster, sticking to Chen Cha’s side and making excuses to get rid of Chen Cha, but she herself refused to leave. As a result, his confession had been put on hold.

He encountered an opportunity today, so he must seize it.

“Right.” Chacha changed the subject, “Which university do you plan to go to?”

Chacha guessed that Luo Junming wanted to confess.

She wanted to stop it. He was destined to be turned down by her and it would be awkward to see him in the future. But if he didn’t say it out loud, they could still be friends.

And even if they couldn’t be friends anymore, at least it wouldn’t be awkward whenever they meet.

“University? It depends on my score.” Luo Junming answered casually then quickly said, “Chen Cha, what do you think of me?”

Before Chacha could answer, he added, “I like you a lot. When I hadn’t spoken to you before, I actually misunderstood you. But after spending time with you, I realized that you’re actually different from what others said. Please believe my sincerity.”

Chacha: “……”

She was resigned to the defeat. Although she had changed the topic, she was still one step behind in the face of impulse.

Seeing her silence, Luo Junming became even more apprehensive and didn’t even have the courage to pursue the question. His brain was blank and his blood-heated brain slowly cooled down.

Suddenly, Chen Cha broke away from his grip and took two steps back, which was a gesture of rejection.

His swollen brain cooled all at once.

Before he had time to react and wait for the sadness to end, he saw Chen Cha suddenly bowing down. Then she straightened up her back and looked at him, saying seriously, “Junming, I believe that you’re sincere. I know your character. It’s the reason why I can’t deceive you and be with you under false pretenses. That won’t only be an insult to you, but also an insult to our acquaintanceship. I’m sorry, I have to refuse you. “

Luo Junming’s eyes were slightly stinging. He didn’t want to be rejected, but he had thought about this possibility.

However, he didn’t expect Chen Cha’s attitude to be so solemn, which made him feel that although he was rejected, the other party still valued his feelings.

He felt a little embarrassed that he seemed to have caused her more trouble.

“Mm, I’m sorry.” Luo Junming apologized to Chen Cha instead. He had nothing more to say nor did he know what else to say at this time. He wanted to leave. “I’m not going to the ceremony…… I’m leaving first.”

“Okay.”

Chacha watched him leave in the opposite direction of the auditorium. Under the streetlights, his back looked a little sad.

However, she couldn’t keep him.

Otherwise, it would really be an insult to the friendship they had built. Cut it off when it’s time to do so, otherwise it would only add to the sorrow of others.

Chacha withdrew her gaze and turned towards the round bright moon reflected in the lake.

The moon seemed pretty full at this time.

On the edge of the artificial lake was a large tree, so old that the trunk needed four people to be able to encircle it.

Chacha noticed the tree and found that it looked like nothing during the day, and was a bit ferocious at night.

Then she suddenly paused.

A person came out from behind the tree. In the dim light, it was hard to tell whether it was a person or a ghost.

The supervisor system suddenly popped out, 〖There are no ghosts in this world, please don’t think too much.〗

Chacha ignored the supervisor system as the person behind the tree stepped out into the bright light, although half of his body was still submerged into the darkness.

Chacha saw his appearance clearly.

It was Jiao Yushi.

He likes to stay in dark places, so he often goes to the back of this tree and stay where it was quiet.

Occasionally, he would encounter these kinds of situation. He wasn’t intentionally eavesdropping, he just happened to come across it.

Chacha looked at him and remained silent.

Jiao Yushi looked back at Chen Cha and said in a half-smiling tone, “I thought you would be more ruthless in rejecting suitors.”

She told him, “It’s none of your business.”

Jiao Yushi seemed to be stunned for a moment, then he snorted, seemingly amused by her.

Chacha also thought that he was probably really amused.

This guy, who had a bit of a brain problem, just doesn’t like things that go smoothly.

“Being so polite to Luo Junming but so rude to me, is it because I am of no use to you?” Jiao Yushi’s tone was flat, more like he was making a statement rather than asking a question. “Or do you think he has practical value, so you’re letting him hang in this gentle way? Actually, to you, whether it’s Yao Yiyi or Luo Junming, they’re both the same, isn’t that right?”

He’s trying to provoke me, Chacha thought.

She tilted her head slightly, pretending not to understand, and asked, “Why are you speculating about others with such malice-filled mind?”

“You misunderstood. I just want to understand your way of thinking.” Jiao Yushi smiled under the dim light. It was a very faint and slightly eerie.

“Why?” Chacha chuckled lightly. “Do you like me as well?”

Jiao Yushi also chuckled. He didn’t answer Chen Chan’s question, but asked, “What is the nature of human beings?”

Chacha smiled. Don’t say that it’s parroting others opinions^[1]an internet meme about people mindlessly following others opinions?

Jiao Yushi answered himself, “It’s seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.”

Chacha raised an eyebrow. “So?”

Half of his body stepped out of the darkness and he walked over to Chacha, stopping half a meter in front of her. She got a clear look at his expression.

There was a hint of interest on his face.

“You’re not stupid but very purposeful and make good use of the people around you. But the paradox is that you use them in ways that don’t ultimately benefit you. You hurting Ning An without actually hurting her is also contradictory.”

Jiao Yushi didn’t believe that Chen Cha would do something that wasn’t beneficial to her, so everything she did and the contradictions in her actions must have something linking them together to make them seem sensible.

Chacha said, “I understand.”

Jiao Yushi hummed.

“You’re just a bored.” Chacha added with a smile, “That’s why you spend your time thinking about all this nonsense.”

Jiao Yushi also smiled, not caring about her sarcasm.

“Forget it.” He said, “Sooner or later, I will understand everything.”

It was rare that there was a puzzle that interested him, so he wasn’t in a hurry to find out the truth.

Chacha shrugged and said, “I wish you the best.”

That there was a system living in her head and that she came from another world, she didn’t believe that someone would associate this truth with anything.

In reality, even if people were interested in fantastical things and yearn for them, when they encounter strange things, they would still subconsciously think that it’s because of certain reasons.

They thought everything could be explained through scientific evidence.

Jiao Yushi left in the direction of the school gate.

Chacha also understood one thing, she caught Jiao Yushi’s attention.

He became curious about her and didn’t mind spending a lot of time observing her behavior and finding the answers he wanted.

She didn’t care about this as his ‘feelings’ were just driven by curiosity. However, this might lead to issues with his relationship with Ning An later on.

Chacha looked at the lake and asked in her head, ‘Jianjian, can Ning An’s character development not follow the plot point?’

〖Supervisor System: Sorry, I don’t know.〗

‘Do you think I won’t get impatient and just kill Ning An?’ Chacha had a hint of laughter in her tone. ‘According to the information you gave earlier, Ning An is the pillar of this world but she doesn’t have to follow the original plot. As long as the pillar is still there, the rules of the world can still be righted. But if the pillar shatter and Ning An dies, this world will be destroyed again, right?’

〖Supervisor System: ……〗

It’s wrong, it’s really wrong. It shouldn’t have chosen a task taker randomly, but should have carefully referred to the task taker’s intelligence and how well the task taker could be controlled.

It should take this as a warning and never made the same mistake next time.

Chacha went on, ‘You remaining silent like this makes me quite interested in the outcome of hacking Ning An to death.’

〖Supervisor System: ……〗

Chacha raised the corner of her mouth and walked towards the school gate.

She planned to buy a knife first. She had to choose it carefully, preferably the type that could kill someone with a single slash.

〖Supervisor System: Ning An’s character development is the main line of the story and cannot be changed, otherwise it will distort the world.〗

‘Good system.’

〖Supervisor System: In return for making an exception and telling you this information, please complete your task properly.〗

Chacha answered in her mind, ‘Don’t worry, I don’t like doing things halfway.’

Since this was the case, it doesn’t matter whether Jiao Yushi was interested in her or not, or whether he would ‘love’ Ning An in the end.

Therefore, it wouldn’t affect her purpose.

Chacha went to the supermarket to buy a chopping knife.

The supervisor system’s crisp but ruthless voice took on a bit of a panic, 〖Didn’t you say you won’t kill Ning An?!〗

Chacha’s face remained unchanged. ‘When did I say I’m buying a knife to kill Ning An?’

〖Supervisor System: …… 〗 Alright, it had been impulsive.