CHAPTER 59: CHAPTER 59: I’M SO SCARED

Pei Yan suddenly got up and walked out, and the others didn’t notice, thinking he had gone to the bathroom.

Soon after, Qin Yun received a message.

Pei Yan: [Come to the next room.]

Qin Yun puffed out her cheeks, hesitated for a few seconds, then put away her phone and glanced at the group having a great time, finally setting down her chopsticks and heading out.

She opened the door to the next room, which was a bit dark because the lights weren’t on.

"So dark, can’t even be arsed to turn on the light." Qin Yun muttered a couple of complaints, just as she was going to enter and turn on the light, she heard Pei Yan say, "Come here."

Pei Yan was standing less than two meters away from her, but she couldn’t see clearly due to the lighting.

"What do you want?" Qin Yun might have been in a bad mood, or maybe it was the fact Pei Yan was standing there without turning on the light that made her unhappy, her tone was less than pleasant.

Pei Yan took two steps toward her, and initially Qin Yun didn’t move, but as his presence came over her, she felt uncomfortable and retreated a bit.

This retreat brought Qin Yun, who was trying to reach the light switch near the door, directly against the wall.

Pei Yan bent slightly and extended his hand to hold hers.

With her back against the wall, she tried fervently to free her hand, but couldn’t.

Thinking about how she’d unconsciously retreated just because of his presence moments ago, she felt irritated and glared at him, "What are you doing?"

"Holding hands." Pei Yan’s tone was calm, and then, with a hint of justified reasoning that sounded vaguely like an explanation, "You promised."

Qin Yun choked: "..."

There’s just that little bit of annoyance!!

Why did she feel she agreed to this too hastily before?

She even suspected, is this Pei Yan in front of her really the Pei Yan she knows?

Somehow, he doesn’t seem the same?

For instance, these things are not something that Pei Yan—who she refers to with a derogatory nickname—would usually do!

Always dressed in white, looking flawless, with an aloof, cold, and restrained demeanor, this is completely different from the person who now wants to hold hands or cuddle!

If he had been like this before, the matchmaking deities wouldn’t constantly struggle to match him up, worried their hair might fall out.

Those goddesses chasing after him probably wouldn’t go mad from not being able to win him!

At this moment, Qin Yun suddenly thought, since she has a system, does Pei Yan have one too?

So, everything he’s doing now is for some mission?

Thinking of this, a cunning gleam flashed in Qin Yun’s eyes.

If that’s the case, then things will be easier for her!

Pei Yan’s gaze met hers, seeing the cunning flash in her eyes, he had a vague sense of foreboding.

Sure enough, a second later, Qin Yun raised her hand, and their clasped hands shook a bit in the air, "Pei Yan, holding hands randomly like this is damaging to my reputation!"

Pei Yan looked deeply at her, a hint of amusement in his eyes, "If I remember correctly, we are married? The legal kind."

So there’s no reputation to speak of.

Qin Yun’s mind went blank, oh god, how could she forget about this? Probably because she’s been living unlike a married woman for a while?

Miscalculation!!

Seems like there’s no way to handle Pei Yan now?

"Then there should at least be a limit, right? You can’t just want to hold hands whenever, regardless of whether it’s convenient for me!" Qin Yun was in a bad mood, so her words weren’t exactly kindly.

Otherwise, there are quite a few episodes to record, and if he calls her out like this whenever, his fans aren’t dumb. An occasional time might be coincidental, but if it happens too often, it’s bound to be noticed!!

"I don’t know either." Pei Yan’s mood was also a bit complex, he didn’t expect things to be so tangled with Qin Yun.

"Hey, you’ve got one too, right?" Qin Yun asked ambiguously.

"Warning! Do not reveal the existence of the system to others! Or else you’ll be erased." Little A immediately warned.

"Oh, I’m so scared." Qin Yun laughed fakely, pretending to be weak.

"Your Highness, please do not make things difficult for me. Even if you’ve guessed it, you can’t reveal it." Little A’s typically calm voice revealed a trace of helplessness.

"Alright." Qin Yun thought about it and decided not to make things hard for Little A.

Qin Yun met Pei Yan’s puzzled gaze, shook her head, "It’s nothing. Why don’t you just tell me how long you want to hold hands? Then do it once and get it over with."

"I can’t answer that question." Pei Yan pondered for a moment before saying, "I can only say the longer, the better."

Qin Yun was speechless: Well that was pointless.

The mood suddenly became quiet, and with the dim lighting, Qin Yun felt a little uneasy and shifted her legs.

"Life Value +3 Hours." Little C diligently reported.

At that moment, Wang Sirui’s voice came from the master bedroom next door, "Where’d Mr. Pei and Sister Yun go?"

Qin Yun tugged her hand, reminded him, "We should head back, or they’ll come out looking for us."

"Let’s wait a bit." Pei Yan said, then asked Little C, "How many seconds until one minute?"

"Thirty more seconds needed." Little C replied.

As the two spoke, Yang Leqi seemed to stand up outside, "I don’t know where Mr. Pei went, but Sister Yun just handed me water, maybe she’s gone to the bathroom."

Pei Yan: "About thirty seconds later, you go out first."

Right after, they heard someone outside calling, "Sister Yun, are you in the bathroom?"

"I am, do you guys need to use it? Wait for me a second." Qin Yun looked at Pei Yan in front of her and replied.

"Oh, no problem, we’re not in a hurry." Wang Sirui said.

After thirty seconds, Pei Yan received a reminder from Little C, "Life Value +1 Hour, remaining Life Value four hours three minutes."

Meanwhile, Qin Yun pulled herself away, ready to leave.

Pei Yan suddenly said, "Come up later tonight."

"Why?" Qin Yun asked.

"The share transfer contract, it’s inconvenient to give it to you now, come up tonight." Pei Yan explained.

Qin Yun then remembered she had previously asked Pei Yan to bring the agreement for her to sign. She was a bit surprised that he actually brought it, and was slightly stunned.

After a while, she nodded, "Okay."

Then she opened the door and went out.

They had settled down and were chatting casually.

Seeing Qin Yun come out, Yang Leqi immediately waved at her, excitedly saying, "Sister Yun, come over, look at the photos I just took!"

Earlier, those who lost had to stick post-its, Wang Sirui lost the most, and his face was almost entirely covered. Yang Leqi had purposely taken a photo, even though there had been an attempt to force her to delete it, she hadn’t managed to snatch the phone.

"Yang Leqi!! Delete it!" Wang Sirui tried to grab the phone again but missed.

"Sister Yun, take a look at this picture, and this one, hahahaha, made me laugh so much." Yang Leqi said, turning around, puffing out her chest, and pushing the phone into Qin Yun’s hands, "You’re welcome to come over. There are so many people watching."