I Don't Dislike You

The group showered and changed into fresh clothes, preparing to head out.

Meng Wenzhou lay on the bed, took out his phone, and typed in the group chat.

Lonely As Me: @everyone, are you guys ready? Can we go?

Night Crawler: Ready, anytime.

Sweeping Thousands of Armies: Just finished my shower, waiting for me to change into some handsome clothes.

In Su Yang and Pan Ning's room, they showered one after another.

Pan Ning changed into a refreshing off-white plaid dress, wore a pink headband, and a pair of white sandals, looking both sexy and cute.

Su Yang was still in his usual loose black and white short-sleeved shirt and shorts, but he had also changed into a pair of slippers.

"All done?"

"Mhm, the room key is with you." Pan Ning stood in front of the mirror, fixing her hair.

"Okay, I guess I'm the one who has to worry about this household."

After finishing her hair, Pan Ning turned around and held out her hands to Su Yang, "How do I look?"

"I didn't want to praise you, so you wouldn't get arrogant, but I really can't help it. Two words: heavenly fairy descended!"

"Hmph, smooth talker."

"Seriously, those celebrities and influencers are nowhere near as good as you."

"I'm so lucky to be sharing a room with a fairy like you, my life is complete~"

Pan Ning rolled her eyes again: "Stop with the nonsense, let's go."

"Let's go, let's go, I'll try to get you drunk tonight."

The group members changed and arrived at the hotel lounge area to wait.

It was nine-thirty in the evening. The spacious and luxurious lounge area was filled with many tourists, all seemingly ready to go out and have some fun.

The appearance of Su Yang and his group caused a stir among the tourists in the lounge area.

This was mainly because, apart from the slightly ordinary appearance of the fatty Liu Bo, the rest of them were all extremely good-looking.

With so many attractive young men and women appearing at the same time, it was inevitable that others would glance their way.

Su Yang, Pan Ning, Zhang Ziming, Shen Yixue, and Liu Bo sat on the sofa, drinking coffee while waiting for Meng Wenzhou.

Seven or eight minutes later, Meng Wenzhou slowly arrived, as if he were the main character.

"If you had been a minute later, we wouldn't have waited," Pan Ning said, glaring at Meng Wenzhou.

Meng Wenzhou chuckled, "Oh, you know, nature calls. Please be understanding. I could have come out earlier, but I suddenly had a stomachache."

Meng Wenzhou walked towards them wearing a flashy short-sleeved shirt and equally flashy beach shorts.

"I say, Old Meng, it's late at night, and you're wearing sunglasses. Can you even see the road?" Su Yang teased.

"If I can't see, you can help me out later. Once I put on these sunglasses, no one matters."

"Alright, alright, so where are we going to have fun?"

"Follow me! I've already contacted the boss over there. By the way, Fatty, have you called the car?"

Liu Bo stood up and said, "The guys are already outside having a smoke."

"Is that so? Then let's go!" Meng Wenzhou seemed like a different person since arriving in Lu City.

He walked towards the hotel entrance briskly and refreshed.

The group also got up and followed. When they reached the hotel entrance, a black Alphard was already waiting.

Twenty minutes later, the vehicle arrived at Lu City's famous bay, Qinghai Bay.

This was the place with the largest number of tourists in Lu City and the liveliest among the major bays.

However, Meng Wenzhou hadn't booked the hotel here because it was too crowded and chaotic, which affected the overall experience.

After getting out of the car, the streets were bustling with people. Although it wasn't peak season, there were still many people. Various handsome guys and beautiful girls, along with foreign friends, were walking on the street in light clothing.

Street vendors along the road were selling refreshing coconuts, cooling herbal drinks, and various specialty cold drinks from Lu City.

Su Yang and the others followed Meng Wenzhou through the crowd.

The group tacitly split into three pairs. Meng Wenzhou and Liu Bo led the way, Zhang Ziming held Shen Yixue's hand and walked in the middle, while Su Yang and Pan Ning followed behind.

They arrived at a coconut stall. Su Yang noticed that almost everyone on the street had one and, having never tried authentic coconut water, he felt like giving it a go on impulse.

"Do you want one?"

"Yes, I'm so hot!"

"Okay, boss, give us two iced coconuts."

The boss, who was lowering his head to cut the husk of a coconut for another customer, looked up at them and smiled heartily, "Certainly, coming right up!"

After waiting a few minutes, the boss finally cut open the coconuts for them.

"Here you go, handsome and beautiful," the boss said, handing a coconut to Su Yang.

"How much?"

"Fifteen each, thirty total."

"Okay, I'll scan you."

Beep~

Su Yang finished paying.

By this time, the group ahead of them had already disappeared into the crowd.

"Damn, where did they go?"

"I don't know, I'll ask them for their location," Pan Ning said, taking out her phone to send a message.

Su Yang took a sip of his coconut, expecting the liquid inside to be the coconut milk he'd drunk since childhood from the supermarket.

But to his surprise, it was very light and transparent, with almost no taste.

'Damn? Why is it water? Crap, I'm so clueless, actually thinking there'd be milk inside a coconut.' Su Yang mocked himself internally.

Pan Ning received the location and said, "They sent it, let's go."

"Okay."

The two of them slowly walked towards their destination, drinking their coconut water.

Pan Ning drank a couple of sips of her own coconut and frowned slightly. She then snatched Su Yang's coconut and, without caring if he'd already drunk from it, took a sip.

She nodded as she drank, her frown smoothing out. "Mmm, yours tastes better, I want to swap with you."

Without waiting for Su Yang's consent, she shoved her coconut into his hand and happily drank from Su Yang's.

Su Yang froze for a moment, his heart involuntarily speeding up. But thinking that this was just Pan Ning's personality, he didn't say much.

He looked at Pan Ning, who was walking ahead, with a hint of indulgence and a helpless smile.

Their actions were so much like a couple's that they immediately attracted the attention of many passersby. Several young men cast envious and jealous glances at Su Yang.

Su Yang ignored the stares and quickened his pace to walk beside Pan Ning, deliberately saying:

"Why did you snatch my coconut? And I already drank from it, there's my saliva on the straw."

"Yours tastes better. Besides, just because you drank from it, can't I? I don't find you disgusting."

Hearing this, Su Yang couldn't help but grin. 'What does this girl mean by this! Right, I should ask the system.'

—System, check Pan Ning's affection level.

[Pan Ning's affection level towards host: 25]

—Huh? It hasn't increased? No, no, that's definitely wrong. What kind of actions are these for only 25 affection points?

[System detection is normal, host need not doubt]

—It's not that I doubt you, I just don't understand Pan Ning.

Su Yang glanced at Pan Ning beside him, unable to figure it out. He also noticed that Pan Ning seemed to act this way only towards him.

So, 25 affection points felt very strange. If Pan Ning liked Su Yang, her affection level should have increased.

But Su Yang had checked several times, and it was still 25, remaining at the initial growth point.

Su Yang couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it and decided to try and test Pan Ning with his actions.

"How much longer?"

"Let me see," Pan Ning said, picking up her phone. "Almost there, about five hundred meters, seems like it's towards the beach."

Su Yang nodded. He thought to himself: 'Should I try to hold her hand during these last few hundred meters? If she pulls away, it means it's really only 25 points. If she doesn't, then there must be some other reason she's deliberately suppressing her affection.'

Su Yang walked while thinking, not noticing Pan Ning beside him.

Pan Ning quickly finished her coconut water and threw the empty coconut into a nearby trash can.

She looked up again and saw Su Yang walking ahead alone. She quickly caught up, complaining slightly: "Why are you walking so fast? Why didn't you wait for me?"

"Huh?" Su Yang was startled, having completely missed Pan Ning going to throw something away.

Pan Ning glared at Su Yang, then made a move that Su Yang hadn't expected.

She reached out and hooked her arm around Su Yang's right arm, her side pressing against his arm.

This gesture was something only couples would do.

Su Yang's heart skipped a beat, and his steps immediately stopped.

"What's wrong?" Pan Ning asked, looking up.

"Uh... n-nothing, let's go."

The two of them continued walking towards their destination, pressed closely together.

'No way!! Is it really only 25 affection points?'

—System, are you sure?

[Pan Ning's affection level towards host: 25]

—Damn it, she's not trying to harvest my organs, is she?