After playing around with the domain for a while, Mo Chen was about to go to sleep when he received a text message from Liu Yueyue.
Mo Chen's heart skipped a beat. Was this a prelude to "settling scores" with him? Or was it a showdown? Never mind, let's see first.
He opened the text message:
"Mo Chen, I hope you won't tell Qianqian about what happened tonight. I'm afraid she'll be angry. I'm begging you, I don't want to lose Qianqian as a friend. As for our relationship... I'm willing to be your woman, as long as you don't let Qianqian know. If you agree, come to where we just met. If you don't come... then let's pretend tonight never happened."
After reading the text message, all Mo Chen could think was, "Luckily I wasn't asleep, or the car would have been stolen!"
Mo Chen rolled out of bed, just about to leave, when he suddenly remembered something.
He sat on the edge of the bed, opened the system, and typed:
"Because Liu Yueyue is a virgin, the system told Mo Chen how much Liu Yueyue loves Mo Chen."
"Ding, this setting will cost 1 point of causality value. Confirm?"
"Sure."
"Ding, until death do us part."
Mo Chen: "..."
System, are you kidding me? I've only known her for a few days, and we've barely spoken a few words to each other. Even if she has feelings for me, it's impossible for us to be together forever. Do you know what 'until death do us part' means?
"Because Liu Yueyue is a great beauty, the system told Mo Chen the reason why Liu Yueyue was so devoted to him until death."
If you don't understand, just ask the system. It's just 1 point of causality value!
"Ding, this setting requires 1 point of causality value. Confirm?"
"Sure?"
"Ding, Liu Yueyue has a flawed personality and is inflexible. Once she has made up her mind, she will be stubborn. What happened tonight has made her feelings for the host rise from 'slightly liking' to 'unwavering until death.' Please cherish this."
Mo Chen: "..."
This sudden shift from slight attraction to unwavering devotion is truly something else; I can't believe I've encountered something like this. Although personality flaws are a bit undesirable, who can blame me when she's so beautiful? As long as she's pretty, nothing else matters!
There's a saying: "If you're bold enough, you can get maternity leave; if you're extremely bold, you can get two maternity leaves."
Hmm... although the analogy isn't quite right, that's the gist of it.
Mo Chen also indirectly learned through the system that Liu Yueyue was not actually an "experienced driver."
He talks about driving all the time, but he's actually a complete novice.
In layman's terms: He seems like a seasoned driver, but he doesn't actually have a driver's license.
Humans are strange creatures; they often don't keep their word, and what they say and what they think are two different things.
Take a certain celebrity, for example. She appears pure and innocent on the surface, but is actually incredibly seductive. If it weren't for a certain photo scandal, no one would know about her.
This suddenly reminded Mo Chen of Grandpa Zhang, who often played chess downstairs, and he had once said something thought-provoking.
Before retiring, Mr. Zhang worked as a junior manager in a state-owned company, overseeing twenty or thirty people.
After decades of working, he came up with a method to... identify inappropriate relationships between colleagues.
That is: if male and female colleagues see each other every day but hardly speak, and even when they do speak, it's over quickly and they don't even look at each other's faces, but there is no conflict between them, then these two are probably having an affair.
On the contrary, those who dare to make risqué jokes with the opposite sex in public are actually all upright and honest.
This... is human nature!
After a moment of reflection, Mo Chen resolutely walked out of the dormitory.
He's going to drive. Even though he doesn't have a driver's license, he'll learn as he drives, right?
The next day, in Mo Chen's bedroom in his apartment.
Mo Chen gently pulled Liu Yueyue's arm out from under her head, got out of bed, dressed, and left the apartment to buy breakfast.
That's right, Mo Chen and Liu Yueyue successfully drove last night.
Liu Yueyue is a new car, and Mo Chen is also a novice driver, so there is a need for a break-in period between a novice driver and a new car.
The longer the break-in period, the more smoothly the car will drive.
So, in order to drive more smoothly, the two of them worked out together for a long time and didn't fall asleep until late at night, exhausted.
As a man, Mo Chen should naturally act like a gentleman at this time; isn't that how it's always written in novels?
After buying breakfast, Mo Chen noticed that Liu Yueyue was already dressed and preparing to leave.
Is she shy and about to run away?
"I've already bought breakfast. Where are you going?"
Mo Chen placed the soy milk and fried dough sticks he had bought on the table.
Soy milk and fried dough sticks are the authentic way; everything else is heresy.
"I... I have to go back quickly. Qianqian called me and asked me for a long time, and I didn't know how to answer her."
Liu Yueyue was a little afraid to look at Mo Chen, and she blushed when she thought of the scene of driving last night.
"As far as I know, you and she aren't in the same dorm, right?"
Mo Chen hadn't asked Zhou Qian, but he knew that Zhou Qian and Liu Yueyue weren't in the same major, so it shouldn't be that easy for them to end up in the same dorm.
"Well, we're not in the same dorm, but we usually have breakfast together every morning. It's probably too late now, so I'm sorry."
Although Liu Yueyue really wanted to have breakfast with Mo Chen, especially their first breakfast together, she was still feeling guilty and afraid that Zhou Qian would find out.
"Don't worry, you won't be late. I'll take you home in a bit; it'll only take two minutes at most. Trust me."
Mo Chen walked over, put his hand on Liu Yueyue's shoulder, and pressed her into a chair.
"But... didn't you say you could only teleport in one direction?"
Last night, in a moment of excitement, Mo Chen pulled Liu Yueyue back to his apartment through a spatial passage, and Liu Yueyue naturally learned some of Mo Chen's secrets.
Aside from the causality system and the secret realm, Mo Chen told Liu Yueyue almost everything.
"Yes, I did only attach my apartment, but I have other laws, such as 'Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flowers,' which can allow us to fly directly back to school. Trust me, it will be quick."
Mo Chen had already started eating, explaining to Liu Yueyue as he ate.
"Really? That's great!"
Liu Yueyue's face lit up with a smile, and she began to eat heartily, completely trusting Mo Chen's words.
It smells delicious!
"Mmm, eat up."
"Mo Chen, you're amazing!"
"Oh? How is it impressive?"
"Of course it is... Ugh, you're so annoying!"
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