CHAPTER 365: SYSTEM, TELL ME IF I WAS WRONG

The passionate night of tangled sheets and endless lovemaking finally passed, all moans and whimpers buried beneath the clouds. The southern weather remained drizzly, and in the middle of the night, raindrops began pattering against the window again.

After confirming the person in his arms wouldn't wake, Bo Jingmo stopped his massaging motions. He sat silently in the darkness for a long moment before slowly rising from bed, carefully lifting the blanket to step out and open the bedroom door.

Yet he didn't go far—just sat quietly on the sofa, elbows resting on his knees, head bowed low. His eyes carried a heavy emotion, seeming both absent-minded and deeply lost in thought. His thin pajamas accentuated his lonely silhouette under the dim light, stray locks of hair casting gloomy shadows across his strikingly handsome face now tinged with emptiness, his thin lips pressed together lightly.

The small system had just emerged from its confinement when it coincidentally saw Bo Jingmo sitting outside. It hesitated whether to leave when suddenly it heard him speak:

"System, tell me if I was wrong."

His voice sounded like coarse gravel, each word laboriously dragged out as if weighing a thousand pounds. "I... shouldn't have brought her here."

In the dark environment, the man's soft murmur resembled a gust of windblown sand, nearly inaudible. The system froze midair, remaining silent. Bo Jingmo's eyelids trembled slightly as he turned his face away with a bitter smile. A glistening tear silently rolled down, vanishing instantly into the night—just like the relentless rain outside the window, dense and suffocating.

...

Morning sunlight streamed in. Yu Li lay sideways on the bed, her eyelids flinching at the light. Suddenly a scorching chest pressed against her back as strong arms wrapped around her waist, soft kisses peppering her neck.

She made a small noise, patting the head that nuzzled closer while groping blindly beside the bed. "My phone..." What time was it?

The next second, a warm large hand covered hers. Bo Jingmo took her hand, helping retrieve the phone hidden in the corner. His voice carried morning huskiness yet something rougher beneath: "It's still early, baby. Sleep more."

Yu Li checked the time and indeed it was early, so she turned back into his embrace. Bo Jingmo held her close, skillfully massaging her waist when he suddenly murmured: "Lili, I have a business trip abroad these few days. Leaving after breakfast."

"So sudden?" Yu Li lifted her head, yawning. "Go ahead, I'll call you."

Bo Jingmo kissed her forehead. "I'll hurry back after handling things." Yu Li stared at him for several seconds but ultimately said nothing, only raising up to kiss his chin. "Come back soon, hubby."

...

After simple preparations, Yu Li saw Bo Jingmo off before sitting alone on the sofa. She tilted her head back and called out: "System."

Startled by the sudden summons, the system jolted: "Ah! Here!" Why call it now? Could it be about last night...?

"Show me the comments from last dungeon."

Hearing the request, it sighed in relief. "Okay, sis."

The small system instantly expanded, displaying comment contents on screen. The abrupt ending of the previous dungeon had left many viewers dissatisfied. Upon opening, an overwhelming wave of complaints flooded in—Yu Li expected viewer backlash but not to this extent.

[Are you kidding? Right at the climax and you end the dungeon??]

[Just one casual line and everything our Pear did gets wasted.]

[I'm genuinely pissed. Damn system, how could Jiang Xi declare it over when Bo Jingmo—the actual show organizer—didn't even say anything!]

[Obviously because if Bo Jingmo approved ending it, the dungeon could clear arbitrarily. Isn't this a bug?]

[100% a bug. The yao ghost was just a boss Bo Jingmo collaborated with—no way it had authority to cancel the show.]

[If true, I'm seriously considering hitting that report button. Trash system.]

[Anyone suspect Jiang Xi pulled strings? First some "mystery gift"—watched this show forever and never saw such crap, plus it's PERMANENT? Since when does the system do this??]

[Always suspected. Tolerated her luck before, but she kept cruising effortlessly. Finally misjudged once and I even felt schadenfreude, then bam—another mystery gift. Seriously, sore loser much?]

[I... used to stan Jiang Xi but this... feels kinda disgusting. Should be happy but I'm not—normal?]

[Reply above: Very normal because I'm unhappy too. If this continues, it totally breaks dungeon fairness.]

[That Tian Jianmu can screw off too. Yu Li saved you at start yet you betrayed her? Believed Jiang Xi so easily like an idiot.]

[Whatever, giving Yu Li full marks. Worked hard whole dungeon for nothing while some just waltzed through on luck.]

Noticing mentions of ratings, Yu Li exited to check scores—indeed her name topped the list. Meanwhile, Jiang Xi unprecedentedly ranked last. She couldn't help laughing. "How rare."

Though the small system was originally sent by Heavenly Dao to capture Bo Jingmo, it had been long neglected after completing its mission. Seeing the blatant protagonist favoritism now made it inexplicably embarrassed, so it stayed silent.

Until Yu Li suddenly asked: "What do you think of Heavenly Dao's gift to Jiang Xi?"

Caught off guard, the system's circuits scrambled for an answer. "Um... this gift..." Lie or truth? Probably shouldn't lie—sis hated deception most. So it whispered: "Should be... good?" After all, permanent ownership meant an extra skill.

"Good, huh..." Yu Li chuckled lightly. "Seems you all think so."

The system blinked. "Sis, you don't think it's good?" Though when the gift appeared, Yu Li's expression showed neither anger nor happiness—just serene acceptance.

Leaning back, Yu Li tapped her arm and laughed: "Just gained a useless skill but lost viewer support, even branded a sore loser—isn't that loss severe enough?"

Yesterday's interrogation revealed the skill was Heavenly Dao's mandate—likely noticing the protagonist hitting insurmountable obstacles, thus accelerating cheat distribution. But in doing so, it forgot moderation. Only seeing its protagonist shouldn't suffer, it piled all benefits onto them.

Yu Li didn't care, but that didn't mean audiences would accept it.

The system instantly understood: "No wonder sis wasn't angry at the end." It had feared Yu Li might slaughter the protagonist regardless of dungeon completion, yet she merely smiled and dropped her blade.

Yu Li closed the screen. "Why be angry? Just a dungeon. Killing her changes nothing—let her keep that useless skill." This chance perfectly revealed Heavenly Dao's limits. Who knew it'd panic so easily?

She grabbed her phone, texting Xin Hao before standing to leave, lips faintly curving. "Someone must be anxious now." A flawed protagonist—unacceptable in this novel world.