Chapter 350: A False Alarm
The affection score finally reached one hundred and one!
While Su Peng was still in the shower, An Han quickly lifted the noodles out of the pot and placed them on the table. She wasn’t planning to brush her teeth or wash up anymore. She immediately ran to the bedroom.
Who knows what might happen next?!
Why does Su Peng gain affection points even when I nag about small things?!
Her head was full of confusion, but she had no time to think. She hurried back to the room, locked the door, and quickly pulled out her thickest pajamas from the wardrobe and changed into them.
Her guard was at maximum.
Sitting at the edge of the bed, she stared at the door with her lips pressed tight, praying that after bathing and eating the noodles, Su Peng would quietly go back to sleep in the second bedroom.
The system still had no reaction.
There was no system message appearing in her vision, and that made her relax a little.
Last time the affection score hit a critical point, the system gave her that task with the three gender options. But this time it did nothing…
At least she wouldn't suddenly get a task forcing her to “give herself away.”
Even though she kind of expected something, her reason told her to stay calm.
“At eighty affection points, Su Peng started to like me. Later, his liking ignored gender differences, and then I turned into a girl…” She suddenly thought of a problem.
“Was it because the system showed his affection as eighty that he started liking me… or did he already like me, and the affection score just reached eighty afterward?”
If it’s the latter, then does this new 110 score mean something in his heart has changed again?
If it’s the former… then that’s way too scary.
After waiting nervously for about ten minutes, she heard the bathroom door open, followed by the sound of a hair dryer.
“An Han, where are you?”
“I’m getting ready to sleep!”
“You’re not taking a shower?”
“Too lazy. I didn’t sweat anyway.”
An Han curled up under the blanket, leaving only a small gap for her eyes, like a scared little cat hiding in a dark corner, watching carefully.
There was no more sound in the living room.
The system still showed no reaction. No hints, no tasks.
“Is that all?”
She wondered if she had scared herself for nothing.
“System, what happens with 110 affection points?”
[There will be unknown risks]
Unknown my foot!
An Han rolled her eyes. This stupid system was useless, other than giving tasks and showing affection levels, it had no other functions.
Footsteps came from the living room, making the just-relaxed An Han tense up again. Her body stiffened, eyes wide, ears on high alert.
Did Su Peng put the bowl in the kitchen? Was he washing it?
It’s okay if he doesn’t wash it well, just don’t be clumsy and break it.
But a moment later, the footsteps came closer.
An Han unconsciously held her breath, her heart beating wildly, hands sweating.
Could 110 affection points mean Su Peng can no longer resist her “beauty”?
But even if they’re boyfriend and girlfriend, even if they were married, that would still be illegal! At least three years in jail!
“An Han?”
Su Peng knocked on the door, but it felt like he was knocking directly on her heart.
“W-what is it?”
“Open the door. I’ll tell you inside.”
“Just say it from outside!”
Su Peng sighed helplessly. “Just now you wanted me to warm your feet, and now you act like you don’t know me.”
“……”
There was a soft sound from the door as he leaned his shoulder against it.
An Han swallowed hard, but her emotions slowly calmed down. At least from their conversation just now, she didn’t hear anything strange in Su Peng’s tone.
But maybe he was pretending!
This guy has always wanted her body! With his affection score maxed out and twisted, getting a yandere mindset like “If I can’t have you, I’ll destroy you” wasn’t impossible!
She tried to imagine the worst possibility about both the system and Su Peng, but even with these thoughts, she just couldn’t believe Su Peng would ever be that kind of person.
Separated by the door, both of them stayed silent. The atmosphere inside the room felt heavier and heavier, like dark clouds hanging over her heart.
“An Han… I thought about it carefully.”
“Hm?” she answered nervously.
“Let’s find a time to get married.”
An Han froze, completely stunned.
Her face turned bright red. She stuttered, “W-why are you suddenly in such a hurry?”
“We already live together. We’ve already done everything that should or shouldn’t happen. And if we do it quickly, your parents won’t be able to object. My parents too. It’ll stop them from giving us trouble.”
“We did NOT do everything!”
An Han protested loudly in embarrassment.
She only did “it” with her hand and nothing more! But Su Peng’s words made it sound like she had already given herself completely!
“My family probably wants me to marry someone from a similar background. I don’t know if they’d agree to our relationship. So it might be better to sneak out with the household registration book and just register first.”
“Your parents seem pretty easygoing though…”
An Han muttered. She had met them once or twice and they seemed kind and gentle.
“And who said we aren’t from similar backgrounds? Having money doesn’t make you amazing!”
She cursed softly, then buried her bright-red face completely under the blanket.
So the effect of the 110 affection score is that Su Peng is now determined to marry her?!
That’s way too sudden!
Su Peng wanted to keep talking, but An Han suddenly said, “Something like this should be discussed carefully. How can it be so sudden?”
“That’s true… Then open the door, and we can sit down and talk properly.”
“You really are in a hurry, aren’t you?”
An Han got up from bed but didn’t open the door. Instead, she leaned her back against it, separated from Su Peng by only that thin wooden door.
Her face felt hot. If Su Peng came inside and said a few sweet words, and she smelled that familiar scent of his, who knows her brain might short-circuit and she might just agree on the spot.
Su Peng felt the door shake slightly. He sighed and continued, “I know my parents very well. All the blind dates they arranged for me were rich young ladies. If I say I’m just dating you, they might accept it. But marriage? They’ll probably get angry first.”
“I see…”
With her head down, An Han nervously twisted her fingers together.
“But I’m only turning twenty-one. Isn’t that too young? Wait! Aren’t you a few days younger than me?!”
She suddenly realized the issue. Su Peng also froze, completely forgetting about that.
“This…” Su Peng mumbled awkwardly, embarrassed. “Then next year? I was just discussing it with you. I didn’t say we had to get married tomorrow, right?”
“You’ve got something seriously wrong with your head!”
An Han rolled her eyes and fell face-first onto the bed.
It seemed that reaching 110 affection triggered Su Peng’s feeling of wanting to marry her as soon as possible.
Looking back, when the affection score hit the previous critical point, it caused him to ignore gender. So maybe now it meant he was ready to ignore everything and marry her…
“A false alarm~”
Now that she had a reasonable explanation, she finally relaxed.
As long as she wasn’t going to be forced, it was fine.
“Come in. Warm my feet.”