CHAPTER 340: CHAPTER 340: TEN THOUSAND HOURS REWARD

Shen Jue disliked the way Rong Qingqing distanced herself from him, snorted at her, and paid the bill.

Only after paying did Shen Jue realize what Rong Qingqing had bought.

Late at night, she was helping Jixing generate revenue; she really was dedicated to Jixing.

"Alright," Shen Jue said to Rong Qingqing again, "when I’m paying, there’s no need for you to avoid me like that."

Rong Qingqing responded with a casual "oh," thinking to herself, if you don’t consider me an outsider, I can’t just refuse to see myself as one either.

Just like when she was paying, she purposely didn’t let Shen Jue see.

Hearing the system notify her that the task was completed, Rong Qingqing happily turned off the light and lay back down.

With another day secured, Rong Qingqing couldn’t be more pleased.

She was so happy that when Shen Jue pulled her into his arms, she didn’t argue with him.

Rong Qingqing started wondering what to buy for Shen Jue as a gift when they returned to Qing City.

This pondering gave Rong Qingqing a bit of a headache.

After all, Shen Jue lacked nothing.

Just as Rong Qingqing was about to drift back to sleep, the system spoke again.

"New task: Get engaged to Shen Jue. Task reward: 10,000 hours of life."

"..."

"!!!!!!"

"???????"

Upon waking with a start, Rong Qingqing’s mind was filled with a cascade of punctuation marks.

What the hell?

"System, you’re definitely Shen Jue’s high-level lackey system!"

"Are you playing me?!!!"

"Host, there’s a reward of 10,000 hours, aren’t you tempted?"

In Rong Qingqing’s mind, it was as if a million alpacas were galloping.

How could she not be tempted?

A whole 10,000 hours!!!

For someone who worked hard to accumulate even a single hour, 10,000 hours was incredibly tempting!

By a year measured as 365 days, 10,000 hours equates to 416.66 days!

Over a year!

How could she not be tempted!

But the problem was, why was the task to get engaged to Shen Jue?

Rong Qingqing kept marveling to herself, 10,000 hours.

She really could go all in just to stay alive.

"Shen Jue, are you asleep?" Rong Qingqing called out to Shen Jue again.

"No, are you thinking of buying something again?" Shen Jue moved the arm around her waist, but only to press her closer against him.

"Nothing to buy." Rong Qingqing chuckled awkwardly.

The laughter was filled with embarrassment.

Her face hurt.

Before going out for a midnight snack, she had stood with her hands on her hips and told Shen Jue that she would definitely not get engaged to him.

After merely a bite to eat and some time passed, the system was forcing her to change her stance again.

To be honest, Rong Qingqing felt her face should be quite swollen.

"Is it because the lights are off and it’s too dark for you to sleep?" Shen Jue asked, then reached out to turn on the bedside lamp to a comfortable brightness.

"Not really." Rong Qingqing felt embarrassed to look at Shen Jue’s expression.

After hemming and hawing for several seconds, she thickened her skin, reached out, and grabbed Shen Jue’s collar, "I’ve changed my mind, let’s get engaged. We’ll get engaged as soon as we get back."

Shen Jue was dumbfounded.

It took him several seconds to recover, he looked down at the person burying her head in his chest like an ostrich.

Her head was almost snuggling into his pajama shirt.

She was shy.

A smile gradually blossomed on Shen Jue’s lips.

"Alright." Shen Jue’s response carried unabashed joy.

"I’ll text Grandpa’s assistant now, tell him to inform Mr. Rong in the morning that we can pick a date soon. If you want to have fun, you can return just two days before the engagement. Leave the engagement banquet to mom, and she’ll send you some dress photos to choose from then."

Suddenly, Shen Jue felt completely awake, "The engagement dress might have to be off-the-rack, I’ll apologize for that. Grandpa’s date is near, and custom orders might be impossible in time. But when we get married, I’ll get you a one-of-a-kind wedding dress, one that only you have in the whole world."

His mind was now full of engagement plans, and the excitement made his blood boil, making him think he might not sleep at all that night.