"Bill, what are you talking about?"

Yumiko was taken aback and didn't understand.

"Oh, I mean why be so formal with me, aren't we good friends?"

Liu Zheng said gently.

"So, we're just friends?"

Yumiko's voice sounded a bit sad.

"There can be many kinds of relationships between people. We can be friends, classmates, colleagues, and also lovers."

He said.

"What you're saying is so profound, I don't understand at all."

Upon hearing the word "lovers," Yumiko's face turned a little red.

"It's okay if you don't understand, just watch my actions."

Liu Zheng laughed.

"Hmm."

Yumiko replied softly.

Under the dim light, in a narrow room, with thin clothes and silent men and women, the atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.

"Yumiko felt comfortable with your answer, and her affection level increased by one heart."

As the notification sounded, two red gemstone hearts appeared above Yumiko's head.

"Not bad, it's not really that hard."

Liu Zheng thought inwardly with satisfaction.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the sound of thunder echoed outside the window. Lightning illuminated the room brightly as heavy rain poured down, making the windows rattle noisily.

"Such heavy rain."

Yumiko suddenly said.

Here it comes!

He immediately became alert.

Compared to the previous conversation, Yumiko's current words were much more menacing.

Liu Zheng glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside. It was already 9:15 PM, time to decide whether to stay or leave.

With such a heavy rain, theoretically, he should let Yumiko stay over.

But knowing this woman, she would definitely accuse him of ulterior motives, and her affection level would drop drastically.

However, if Liu Zheng let her go, she might say he was heartless for asking her to leave in such weather, and her affection level would still drop drastically.

"Yeah, with such heavy rain, is it convenient for you to go back?"

He thought for a moment and decided to leave the choice to Yumiko.

"Bill, did you forget? I drove here."

Yumiko rolled her eyes at him.

No notification sound, indicating that her affection level neither increased nor decreased.

Given this woman's meticulous nature, this result was already good.

"Ah, I was so happy chatting with you I forgot about that."

Liu Zheng scratched his head in embarrassment.

"You won't forget about our meeting tomorrow, will you?"

Yumiko asked.

Damn!

How could he forget? He didn't even know what damn meeting it was.

Thinking about it, if Liu Zheng answered he forgot, her affection level would drop for sure.

But if he answered he remembered, Yumiko would definitely ask what the meeting was about, and her affection level would still drop drastically.

Answering either way was a dead end, so he decided not to answer at all.

"Of course..."

Liu Zheng was about to speak when a bout of dizziness made him unsteady, and he plopped down to the ground.

"Bill, what's wrong with you?"

Yumiko asked in a panic.

"Huh?"

He raised his head in confusion, his expression dazed.

"Oh, I'm okay, just a bit dizzy."

Liu Zheng waved his hand.

Of course, he wasn't really dizzy; his previous actions were all an act.

"Dizzy? How can you be dizzy?"

Yumiko asked curiously.

"I don't know either, maybe I caught a cold."

He thought and replied.

Liu Zheng initially wanted to say it might be low blood sugar, but in case they had just finished eating, that would blow his cover, so he changed it to a cold.

"Is a cold that serious? You've had colds before, but you've never plopped onto the ground like this."

Yumiko asked suspiciously.

"Yeah, it's because I've had so many colds that my health keeps getting worse."

He agreed half-jokingly.

"Enough about that, Yumiko, can you help me up first?"

Liu Zheng weakly extended his hand.

"Okay."

Yumiko grabbed his hand and helped him sit on the bed.

"Sorry, Yumiko, I'm always so useless."

Liu Zheng laughed bitterly.

It's known that the main character often catches colds, so his health must not be great.

Also, it's known that Yumiko drove here as a rookie driver, so the main character likely can't drive or doesn't own a car.

Based on this, the main character is not only physically weak but also seems incapable of driving, and judging by the room's decoration, he doesn't look wealthy, thus identified as a plain and simple flawed male protagonist.

"It's okay, Bill, I don't dislike you like this. On the contrary, your vulnerability makes me feel more at ease."

Yumiko comforted him.

"Oh wow, turns out she's a tsundere mixed with a weak-type admirer, no wonder she's hard to deal with."

Liu Zheng thought to himself.

Generally speaking, tsundere girls often lack a sense of security, so they like mature, stable, and tolerant guys.

They don't necessarily need to be very ambitious or capable, but they must have a stable mental core, solving any issues that arise in the relationship while preventing escalation if unresolvable.

While girls who admire vulnerability tend to have a strong desire for control, preferring guys who are weaker than them in all respects, especially in character.

Guys who like these weak-type admirers usually have a mother complex.

Their preferred types are complete opposites, so it's rare to find both traits in one person.

However, human psychology is complex, and both tsundere and weak-type admirers share a lack of security, so it's not impossible for them to coexist.

He's met both types of personalities in real life, but a two-in-one, he hadn't encountered before; today, he finally witnessed it.

"Really, Yumiko? Even like this, you wouldn't mind?"