Love Assistance System?

The Landlady was taken aback at first. She looked Shen Lang up and down, sizing up this seemingly honest, tall young man, then gave a disdainful snort.

"Heh, young man, I'm almost forty, an old lady. What does 'young' have to do with me? You've really got the nerve to say that."

Whether male or female, anyone would feel at least a little happy when complimented.

But Xia Shuyi was a thoroughly mature woman, and with several buildings' worth of valuable property in her hands, what kind of men had she not seen over the past decade or so?

Even if someone praised her for being young and beautiful, no matter how pleased she was inside, she would not show it.

She was not some naive country girl fresh out of the mountains who could be sweet-talked into a daze by such low-level flattery.

"What do I do..."

Sensing the obvious displeasure in the beautiful young woman's tone, Shen Lang, whose ability to speak around the opposite sex was already dysfunctional, immediately began to break out in a cold sweat.

Sure enough, women really cared immensely about the subject of age!

At that critical moment, three lines of virtual text suddenly appeared before Shen Lang's eyes.

1: You're almost forty? That's pretty fucking impressive. If I were that age, I'd have died long ago!

2: Not old at all. You're still too green to compete with me in the future!

3: Really, sis. Time cannot defeat beauty. Your age has grown old, but you yourself are still beautiful!

Not only that, the blurry heart icon that had appeared above the cashier girl's head earlier showed up again!

Only, this heart was not pink but transparent. Beside it was the number 1, and within the heart was an almost imperceptible reddish glow.

Shen Lang rubbed his eyes in disbelief, then abruptly looked again at the Landlady's graceful, alluring figure.

Those lines of text and that transparent heart were still there. They had not disappeared!

As an online novel writer, how could Shen Lang possibly not recognize something like this?

This was definitely a Cheat Code meant to help the protagonist reach the pinnacle of life!

Please make the correct response as soon as possible. Selecting correctly will earn a reward.

After the electronic metallic voice rang in his ear, Shen Lang finally believed that he had truly been chosen by such a sci-fi creation!

As for these three response options, any normal person would know which one to choose.

"Really, sis. Time cannot defeat beauty. Your age has grown old, but you yourself are still beautiful!"

With the all-powerful system backing him up, Shen Lang felt immensely confident.

When he said this, he was clearly no longer as nervous or bashful as before.

Still, saying something so suggestive to a woman he had just met made Shen Lang somewhat uncomfortable, and he nervously watched Xia Shuyi's reaction.

Xia Shuyi gave Shen Lang a blank look from the corner of her eye, then shook her head slightly, looking utterly unconcerned. "You wear glasses and look pretty refined and honest, but I didn't expect you to be so slick-tongued. Are all young people like you these days? Complimenting everyone they meet?"

Under Xia Shuyi's aggressive, scrutinizing gaze, Shen Lang could not help feeling flustered.

Could he have really chosen wrong? Why did she not seem very happy?

Shen Lang quickly scanned the first two options again, only then becoming certain that he had absolutely not chosen the wrong answer.

If he had picked either of the first two options, forget renting the place—he might not have even made it out of this room.

Ding! Xia Shuyi's Favorability toward the host has increased by 2 points. Current Favorability: 3. Keep up the good work!

Only after the system's prompt did Shen Lang suddenly notice that the number beside the heart above Xia Shuyi's head had changed from 1 to 3.

A faint ripple of reddish light had also been added inside the transparent heart, exactly like a romance strategy simulation game.

Since Favorability had increased by 2 points, that meant his answer had definitely been correct.

But why did she not look very happy? Was she the type whose words said no while her heart said yes?

More importantly, how should he respond next?

Just then, the system's options appeared again!

1: Haha, you saw through me, sis. But I'm not like this with everyone. I only talk this way because it's you.

2: I really do think you're quite young. You feel about the same age as my mom.

3: Sis, I really think you look quite young. Your current age is the best age for a woman, full of charm, like a flower in bloom. You look no different from those young girls, at the age when a flower blooms most brilliantly.

Faced with these three options, Shen Lang, who had a poor grasp of verbal tactics, found himself unable to decide.

But upon careful thought, saying the first option would sound like a confession, and she might misunderstand his intentions.

The second option definitely would not work either. Who complimented a woman for being young by comparing her to their own mother?

In contrast, the third option connected perfectly with what he had just said.

Shen Lang did indeed think the Landlady was quite beautiful, except she was a little older.

Didn't some men like older women like this? Saying it would not count as shameless sucking up.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Lang smiled sincerely. "Sis, I really think you look quite young. Your current age is the best age for a woman, full of charm, like a flower in bloom. You look no different from those young girls, at the age when a flower blooms most brilliantly."

Xia Shuyi was visibly stunned by Shen Lang's exceedingly suggestive yet remarkably polite compliment.

Then, seeing the sincere, honest smile on Shen Lang's face, Xia Shuyi's pretty face immediately reddened. She rolled her eyes at him as if disgusted, then asked probingingly, "Alright, alright. You've said so many nice things—don't tell me you want me to lower your rent?"

1: You caught me, sis. I've been short on funds lately. Can you lower the rent a little?

2: I'm only telling the truth. Sis, you really are very young. If the two of us went shopping together, people would definitely think we were siblings.

3: Shouldn't you lower it? You dare charge me a thousand a month for this godforsaken place?

"No, no. The rent should be whatever it should be."

Shen Lang answered sincerely, "I'm only telling the truth. Sis, you really are very young. If the two of us went shopping together, people would definitely think we were siblings."

Ding! Xia Shuyi's Favorability toward the host has increased by 3 points. Current Favorability: 6. Keep up the good work!

Xia Shuyi's face burned as she waved her hand, her voice and bearing noticeably weaker. "You really don't know how to blush when you talk, do you? You use these lines to fool young girls all the time, don't you?"

"No, sis. I'm still single, and I really do think you're quite young. If..."

"Enough, enough."

Xia Shuyi was somewhat unable to handle Shen Lang's straightforwardly suggestive remarks. With a hint of shyness, she complained, "Did you come here for a blind date or to rent a place? Are you signing the contract or not?"

"I'm signing, I'm signing."

Shen Lang agreed repeatedly and followed Xia Shuyi inside to sign the contract.

The instant Xia Shuyi turned around, Shen Lang clearly saw the slight upward curve of her lips.