"System, system, how much has Su Lexuan's favorability towards me increased?"
Walking home, Shen Lang couldn't wait to communicate with the system in his mind. From Su Lexuan's behavior earlier, he was excitedly certain that her favorability towards him must have surpassed 20!
[Ding! Su Lexuan's favorability towards the host is 7 points. Please continue to work hard!]
"How much?"
The mechanical electronic voice in his ear caused Shen Lang's excitement to plummet. "System, could you be wrong?"
The atmosphere between them had been so good, Su Lexuan even took the initiative to ask for his WeChat and sweetly called him senior. So why was her favorability only 7 points? It was even less than the landlady's!
"It is indeed 7 points. Please continue to work hard, host."
"But... she called me senior and even added me on WeChat. How could it be only this little favorability?"
Recalling Su Lexuan's sweet smile and comparing it to the pitiful favorability score, Shen Lang couldn't help but feel a sense of defeat. If it was only this little favorability, how could Su Lexuan have taken the initiative to add him on WeChat?
"Host, she called you senior out of courtesy. During your conversation, you chose the correct responses that aligned with her preferences."
The all-knowing system comforted and explained, "Girls of her age like funny and humorous boys, so she added you on WeChat."
With the system's explanation, Shen Lang snapped out of his inexplicable disappointment. This was the classic example of the three great illusions of life:
I can counterattack!
She's calling me!
She likes you!
Actually, this was normal. Shen Lang, with his solitary personality, hadn't interacted with many girls. It was natural for him to feel that way after meeting such a pretty, sunny, polite girl for the first time and getting her WeChat.
Taking a step back, if Su Lexuan had an explosive favorability for him after just a few minutes of chatting, Shen Lang would have thought she was too easy and not his type at all.
Moreover, Su Lexuan had shown an increased favorability towards him. It was better than those who licked for years without even getting to talk to their goddess.
Guys chasing girls fear their efforts will be in vain and the girl will remain indifferent.
Thinking this through, Shen Lang felt relieved. Chasing a girl was like fighting a boss in a game. As long as you followed the strategy, you wouldn't go wrong. And Shen Lang was a player with cheats, so he had nothing to fear.
Shen Lang took out his phone, found Su Lexuan's WeChat, and sent a message: "Did you get back to school?"
After a moment, the WeChat notification chimed. But it wasn't from Su Lexuan; it was from the landlady he had added in the afternoon.
Four Seasons in Bloom: "Xiao Shen, have you eaten? Want to come to my place for dinner? 😏"
Attached was a screenshot of a few home-cooked dishes, which looked quite appetizing. In the picture, there was also a little girl with pigtails, holding chopsticks and smiling adorably from across the table.
1. [Thank you, Sister Xia. These dishes look very appetizing, but I've already eaten. Maybe next time.]
2. [Please be more appropriate, landlady. We've known each other for less than half a day and you're inviting me over. I'm a pure and innocent man!]
3. [The dishes look great and very appetizing. Is that cute little girl your daughter, Sister Xia? She's adorable!]
Rejecting the second option, Shen Lang pondered over the first and third responses, both of which were reasonable.
Just as Shen Lang was about to choose the first one, he suddenly recalled a short video he had watched. The video mentioned that to attract a divorced woman or widow, you should be extremely good to her child.
Shen Lang didn't know much about Xia Shuyi's family situation. But given she invited him so openly, she was likely divorced or her husband was away.
Besides, the little girl was indeed very cute, and Shen Lang genuinely wanted to compliment her.
Shen Lang typed out the third response and added a thumbs-up emoji before sending it.
Almost instantly, the system notification sounded in his ear.
[Ding! Xia Shuyi's favorability towards the host has increased by 5 points, now at 15 points. Please continue to work hard!]
"Wow, just one sentence and it increased by 5 points? The short video didn't lie!"
While Shen Lang was pleasantly surprised, Xia Shuyi replied, "She's just a bit naughty, always acting like a tomboy. 😅😅"
Despite her modest words, her message was accompanied by another picture of her daughter, showing how much she cared about her.
After all, which parent doesn't love their child? Especially a single mother like Xia Shuyi, her child would mean even more to her.
"Haha, girls are usually a bit mischievous when they're young. My sister was the same," Shen Lang replied, focusing the conversation on Xia Shuyi's daughter.
Xia Shuyi's replies soon turned from text to voice messages. After chatting for about ten minutes, Shen Lang politely declined, "Sister Xia, I just finished eating. I'll come to your place next time."
Four Seasons in Bloom: "Okay. 😊"
Seeing the emoji, Shen Lang couldn't help but laugh. The big sister's cuteness was hard to resist.
[Ding! Xia Shuyi's favorability towards the host has increased by 9 points, now at 24 points. Please continue to work hard!]
"That was quick..."
Shen Lang swallowed nervously. He used to doubt the stories about scumbags online who could seduce a girl into bed within a day, scam her out of everything within two days, and leave her penniless in three.
He thought modern girls were too shrewd to be easily fooled!
But now, he realized those stories weren't exaggerated.
Shen Lang even thought if he chatted well enough, he might turn a girl into a woman in a day...
The art of conversation was truly powerful!
Thinking of those sensational stories and looking at Xia Shuyi's cute emoji, Shen Lang couldn't help but think of her charming, mature figure.
If Xia Shuyi's favorability maxed out, could he play some adult games with this big sister?