Chapter 324 321. A Plan to Complete the Mission
Su Yichang’s gaze occasionally lingered on An Han for a moment. The girl seemed a little introverted, gentle and refined like the girl next door. Her behavior was soft and clingy, and her eyes were almost always fixed on Su Peng, filled with affection and intimacy.
Her facial features were delicate and refined, her face pretty and graceful. When she smiled, two shallow dimples appeared. Her temperament was pure and charming, like a lily unstained by the mud it grows from. Yet her eye shape resembled peach blossoms, with a faint pink hue around them, watery and bright. Combined with the small mole beneath the corner of her eye, it made her especially alluring.
My cousin has pretty good taste.
【Su Yichang’s favorability toward you +10】
An Han’s heart trembled. The large increase in favorability startled her so much that she almost thought Su Yichang had been captivated by her beauty.
【Su Yichang: Favorability 19】
They had just met, yet with the combined bonuses from her appearance and favorability traits, even though she had barely spoken with Su Yichang, the favorability had already reached double digits.
Good… I was overthinking.
That number wasn’t particularly high, but a favorability score in the twenties or thirties was already enough to become fairly good friends.
Although she felt slightly relieved inside, An Han’s body was still tense.
This was the first time she had met Su Peng’s relatives as his girlfriend.
Previously, she had met Su Peng’s uncle at the hospital, and later during winter vacation she had met Su Peng’s parents. But during those two times, she and Su Peng were not yet a couple, so what she felt was more embarrassment from being misunderstood, mixed with a bit of secret joy.
“So how did you hook up with her? Your little sister-in-law is quite pretty.” Su Yichang whispered curiously in Su Peng’s ear. “Did she chase you, or did you chase her?”
Su Peng glanced sideways at An Han, who was currently in her quiet and gentle mode, and answered hesitantly, “Probably… I chased her?”
“Probably?”
After all, most of the intimate contact before they became a couple had been initiated by An Han. Even the two times he confessed were after being teased into it by her.
Before that, An Han’s personality had always been hard to read. Sometimes she would treat him coldly, and suddenly become extremely close to him the next moment.
“Anyway, I was the one who confessed. Bro, you graduated years ago and you’re still this nosy?”
“I’ll still be nosy even when I’m seventy or eighty. It has nothing to do with age.”
Su Yichang coughed lightly and continued whispering, “Do you think these clothes look alright? They won’t leave a bad impression on your girlfriend, right?”
“They’re fine. Just a bit too mature.”
“Then I’ll change to something else next time.”
An Han sat beside Su Peng, and with her sharp hearing she could hear most of their conversation clearly.
At noon, Su Yichang treated them to seafood at a roadside restaurant. She didn’t participate in ordering and didn’t understand the prices of seafood, but when a plate of salt-and-pepper mantis shrimp as long as a forearm was placed on the table, all the tension in her heart vanished instantly, and her eyes lit up as she stared at the dish.
If Su Yichang hadn’t been there, she would have already reached out and grabbed one.
Not only were the mantis shrimp as long as a forearm, there were also huge prawns the size of a palm, and a one-jin green crab cooked with vermicelli. Although there were only three dishes, each one was a major dish that made An Han drool just by looking at it.
But since the host hadn’t started eating yet, she could only restrain her impatience.
Su Peng clearly noticed An Han’s restless excitement and glanced at her slightly parted lips. “Go ahead and eat. Don’t hold back.”
“Okay!”
An Han immediately reached out and grabbed a mantis shrimp, not caring about table manners anymore.
“How are you planning to celebrate your birthday? Should I book a hall in a hotel?” Su Yichang asked.
“No need to prepare much. Just eat something simple.”
“Then how many people are you inviting?”
While An Han ate happily, she still kept her ears open. Her big eyes occasionally glanced at Su Yichang or lingered on Su Peng’s face.
They really did look quite similar. It was just that Su Yichang had a more rugged, square face that looked stern, while Su Peng’s face was softer.
If they walked outside together, people might even believe they were real brothers.
Su Peng and Su Yichang began whispering again.
“How far have you two gone? When you’re in college, don’t end up with a kid. I almost got my leg broken by my dad back then.”
An Han only heard it vaguely, but her face instantly began to heat up. Even though she hadn’t completely given herself to Su Peng yet, she still felt extremely guilty.
Mainly because the system always added fuel to the fire. This time the mission options even included “giving herself to him” and “baby reward” choices…
She had a bad feeling she might not escape it.
Sooner or later, completely giving herself to Su Peng might end up being the easiest option among the three tasks.
“I’m not as promiscuous as you,” Su Peng joked with a smile.
After lunch, Su Peng looked a bit conflicted. When they walked out of the restaurant, he asked An Han for her opinion.
“How about you go back first? I haven’t seen my cousin for a while.”
An Han wasn’t unreasonable and nodded immediately. “Okay. Don’t be late for class this afternoon.”
“I’ll ride over to pick you up for class.”
“Looks like you’re already under your wife’s control.”
Hearing Su Yichang’s teasing, An Han’s face turned bright red. She didn’t stay at the restaurant entrance any longer and quickly ran off.
What do you mean wife’s control? We’re just dating!
After she ran out of Su Peng’s sight, she slowed down and lightly caught her breath. She turned back and peeked around the corner of the wall to look at Su Peng again, only to meet his gaze directly.
Her little head instantly shrank back.
“She’s already reluctant to leave you,” Su Yichang laughed and continued teasing Su Peng. “Did I just become a third wheel?”
“You know it.”
Su Peng’s face was slightly red as well, clearly embarrassed by the teasing.
The restaurant was about a twenty-minute walk from An Han’s rented apartment. Although the area was safe, Su Peng still worried about her a little, afraid she might accidentally get lost.
I should’ve called a ride-hailing car for her.
He realized this only afterward.
An Han wasn’t foolish. When she realized the distance was a bit far, she scanned a shared bicycle by the roadside and slowly rode back toward her apartment while following the navigation on the map and thinking about other things.
“Shared bicycles have turned into electric bikes now.”
She muttered softly, but her mind was still thinking about the mission.
Su Peng’s cousin would attend the birthday celebration, and it was very likely the three of them would eat at a restaurant or hotel outside.
At night, Su Peng might also be taken out to hang around somewhere, which meant her mission might not be completed.
“Maybe it’s better if I don’t complete it…”
But once she chose a mission, if she didn’t intend to complete it, the system would still push her toward finishing it in all sorts of ways.
And if it happened passively, who knew what strange or embarrassing situation might occur.
“How about letting Su Peng stay over the night before his birthday… then after midnight I’ll finish the mission right away?”
In the end, completing the mission proactively and keeping everything under her control would make her feel more at ease.
But it was so embarrassing…
An Han flopped onto the bed and buried her burning face in the pillow.
“Ahhh~ What should I do?!”
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