In the Name of Love

Because of this post, Su Ke's heart began to race again. At the mere thought of the consequences if he were discovered, he became flustered. He ran to the bathroom to splash his face with water, forcing himself to calm down.

He then sat back down in front of the computer to read the replies one by one.

"First! No pictures, no truth!"

"Second! OP, post photos!"

"Everyone above is trash. Don't be sad, sister, this little brother will help you find that pervert!"

"Uh, based on the OP's description, why do I feel like this is a search for a boyfriend?"

"What do I do, what do I do? My skin is also very fair and my eyes are bright, but I didn't touch the OP's butt!"

"Don't try to hide it, upstairs. Tell us, how did it feel?"

After reading through the replies, Su Ke's mood had calmed down significantly. Recalling the scene, he was certain that no one else had seen him, but what if he were exposed?

Suddenly, he thought of the new task prompted in the space. He would have to touch her again. Although the 200 yuan was a huge temptation for Su Ke, it seemed he would have to give it up to avoid being caught.

Su Ke's family situation was not good. The profit from the small shop his parents ran was barely enough to make ends meet, and with the college entrance exam approaching, the cost of university had become the family's current goal.

His mind was a mess. Instinctively, he opened his schoolbag and pulled out his homework. Su Ke's grades were average in his class, but he was at the tail end of the entire grade; out of 650 science students, he ranked around 500th.

As a result, he could only scribble answers for many of his assignments, with an accuracy rate of less than fifty percent. However, the complex math problems that used to baffle him had become much easier for him now. It seemed the reward of "High School Mathematics Proficiency (Beginner)" was indeed effective.

By the time Su Ke finished all his homework, his parents happened to open the front door.

At the dinner table, although his parents had been busy all day, there was no sign of exhaustion on their faces. Su Ke kept his head down while eating and said, "Mom, Dad, I found 300 yuan today!"

Su Ke's mother, Zhang Xue, was just over forty, but due to overwork, wrinkles had already appeared at the corners of her eyes. Even so, one could still see the charm of her youth when she smiled. She set down her chopsticks and looked at Su Ke. "You found money? Su Ke, you didn't find it in our shop, did you? These are all neighbors from the complex; it wouldn't be good if someone came looking for it!"

"Mom, I didn't find it in the shop. I found it on the road on my way home from school, really!" Su Ke could have kept this a secret, but the thought of the three hundred yuan in his hand—which was almost equal to two months of his meal money—meant he could at least lighten the burden on his family.

"Really?" Zhang Xue was somewhat skeptical.

"Oh, stop being so suspicious, dear. If Su Ke says he found it on the road, then he found it on the road. Do you want him to turn it over to the police? These days, the police aren't even as reliable as that!" Seeing Zhang Xue glare at him, Su Ke's father quickly shut his mouth. "Eat, just eat!"

Su Ke's father, Su Youfu, was the same age as the members of the Little Tigers, but his circumstances were completely different. At just forty-three, he looked much older than his actual age; the traces of time had left deep wrinkles on his face, and his once-black hair was now streaked with gray.

After dinner, Su Ke pretended to review his lessons, but his head was filled with thoughts of butts, tasks, and rewards. He couldn't focus at all, so he helplessly took a shower and lay down on his bed.

The room was pitch black, but Su Ke didn't have a shred of sleepiness. Today had brought him too many surprises. Although this Flower Picking System had been in his head for five days, today was the first time he had completed a task and received the corresponding reward.

He closed his eyes and entered the system space in his mind. Looking at the text displayed on the electronic screen, it still read:

Task: Touch Li Feifei's butt; Reward: 200 RMB.

"Is anyone there?" Su Ke shouted.

There was no response.

"No customer service! There should at least be a help option, right?" Su Ke carefully examined the strange electronic screen from top to bottom, but other than the displayed task, it was completely empty.

The more he thought about it, the more restless he became. He sat up abruptly and looked at the moonlight spilling into the dark room. The floor was covered in silver, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of peace and comfort.

"Hah!" He let out a breath and pushed the door open to go to the bathroom, but as he passed his parents' bedroom, he heard the sound of soft conversation coming from inside.

"Dear, did you calculate it?" Su Youfu's voice was very low, but it reached Su Ke's ears clearly in the quiet night.

"Yes! Seventy-eight yuan and twenty cents!" His mother Zhang Xue's voice sounded a bit dejected. "Everything is getting more expensive lately, business is hard to run!"

A daily profit of seventy-eight yuan and twenty cents sounded like a lot, but when you really did the math, it wasn't even three thousand yuan a month, and the couple worked without any time to rest.

Hearing that his parents seemed to have lost interest in talking and had fallen silent, Su Ke stood outside the door, his mood becoming heavy. Just as he was about to take a quiet step, he heard his father speak again: "It's okay, business will pick up in a while. I heard Old Zhang say the other day that his child's university expenses are quite high!"

"Yes, I asked around a long time ago. A year of university now costs over ten thousand. I wonder where our Su Ke will be able to get in?" Zhang Xue's voice softened at the thought of Su Ke.

"Don't put too much pressure on the child. As long as he does his best, that's enough. The TV is always talking about people under too much pressure jumping off buildings; it's terrifying!" Su Youfu shifted his position and reached out to put his arm around Zhang Xue's shoulder. "I think if Su Ke can pass the third-tier cutoff in the college entrance exam, we'll let him go to an undergraduate program!"

"Third-tier? The tuition alone would be ten thousand a year, not counting other expenses!" Zhang Xue had clearly looked into this, and the words came out immediately.

"Having an undergraduate degree will help him find a better job later. He can't end up like us, running a small shop!" Su Youfu's voice was filled with helplessness, yet brimming with hope.

Su Ke's eyes grew hot. A father's love was like a mountain—heavy yet subtle. That one sentence struck his heart directly. His parents were too tired, and they were still worrying about his education. But what could he do for them?

"Flower Picking System! I have the Flower Picking System!" Su Ke returned to his bed and clenched his fists. He had to change his destiny and give his parents a good life!