The Scam System

As the car neared the garage, the people inside had jumped out from the back, so they had no idea what happened afterward.

Shen Mo kept his head down and focused on eating. "When I got in the car, I accidentally tripped over a rock, then accidentally grabbed Cui Yang's pants, and then accidentally pulled them off."

After saying that, Shen Mo seemed to remember something. He raised his head and added in a pitiful tone, "But I swear I really didn't do it on purpose. It was indeed all my fault. I don't blame anyone else. I've always been annoying, and nobody likes me. It was already hard enough for everyone to protect me. I'm sure nobody would deliberately lock me in the car."

Shen Yue did not know whether it was her imagination, but it felt like her brother had emphasized the word "rock" especially heavily, with an indescribable resentment in his voice. And those three "accidentally" phrases rhymed far too well. If she did not trust her brother's character, she might have had trouble believing such a coincidence.

Still, his final words made her feel a little embarrassed. She had already beaten Cui Yang up—did it really matter who was right and who was wrong now?

Shen Mo proved through his actions that none of it mattered. He had already vented his anger, anyway.

Anyway, Sister already beat him up. Who cares whether he did it on purpose? I've already gotten my anger out.

Still, he didn't get beaten for nothing. In the end, I went through today's ordeal because of him. If I had just followed Sister into the passenger compartment, none of this would have happened. At worst, I would have failed my mission and lost some points. He only has one life, after all.

Well, now I've completely died of embarrassment. I've even thrown away my dignity. It's only been one day, and I can already spout this fake, delicate nonsense without hesitation, seamlessly switching into a pure little white flower. Sigh, I've changed. I'm no longer the innocent person I used to be.

This proves that I should mind less of this kind of business in the future. It's exhausting and thankless.

Oh? What kind of expression is that? Not convinced? He's even glaring at me. Careful, or I'll find another chance to have Sister beat you up. But then again, I didn't see anything I shouldn't have. Didn't I leave a layer of cloth on him? Mine might even be bigger than his when I pull it out. I really don't understand what he has to be angry about.

If you weren't worth something, who would bother with you? That stiff, expressionless face isn't worth a thing.

A wave of coughing rose around the dining table.

Cui Yang's face turned red with anger. His facial muscles twitched stiffly, and he felt as if he had never been this furious before. He had even bent the iron chopsticks in his hand.

The others' reactions made Shen Mo look at them strangely.

Is coughing contagious on a large scale? Why is everyone coughing?

Just as Shen Mo was feeling puzzled, Shen Yue immediately stepped in to smooth things over, afraid that her brother would guess something he should not and suffer a backlash again.

She wanted to say something, but after opening her mouth, she did not know where to begin. In the end, she could only say awkwardly, "Mo Mo, you worked hard today too. After dinner, go get some proper rest."

Shen Mo obediently nodded. He did have other things to do.

Seeing that the matter had passed, everyone lowered their heads and continued eating, though they occasionally glanced curiously at Cui Yang.

After dinner, Shen Mo took a shower, changed clothes, and lay down on the bed to call for the system. The missions he had done today had been neither smooth nor easy, and he hoped this kind of situation would not happen again next time. Otherwise, he would refuse to do it.

The system did not react, but he could freely summon the system panel.

[Ding! The system has detected that Mission Two and Mission Three have been completed. Points have been issued. Please check them, Host.]

"Show me the system's updated functions." Shen Mo was most curious about that. After all, that one-meter Absolute Defense was really useful.

[Ding! The detection system has upgraded to Level One. Updated system functions include: Daily Missions, Favorability Query, Absolute Defense (within one meter) (activated).]

[Absolute Defense has been activated. Would you like to activate the other functions?]

Shen Mo looked at the system panel and rubbed his chin. It seemed the most impressive function of the Level One system was only this Absolute Defense.

"Activate the other functions too!"

There were only three functions in total. He would see whether they were fun after activating them.

[Daily Missions activated. Favorability Query activated.]

[Today's missions have been completed. Daily Missions will refresh at 12:00.]

[Favorability Query will be visible above the queried target's head.]

"Interesting."

"System, what are points used for?"

[Points can be used to upgrade the system. The system repair level has a maximum of Level Five. The system shop will unlock upon reaching Level Three. Points can be exchanged for items in the shop.]

"How many points do I need to reach the next level?"

[100,000 points.]

"Got it. You can get lost now." Shen Mo shut off the system with a dark expression.

He had completed three missions today. Including the ten points he had left over, he only had 10,210 points in total—barely one-tenth of what was needed to reach Level Two.

This system was such a scam.

Meanwhile, the people at the dining table had not dispersed. They were all gathered around one person.

Only after Shen Mo left did Shen Yue begin her unconditional protectiveness toward her younger brother.

"Tell me honestly, what did you do to my brother? Why did he pull off your pants?" Shen Yue stared at Cui Yang with a scrutinizing expression, as though he were the one who had done something wrong.

From what her brother had said, it seemed he had been saving someone's life, only to be forced to suffer eye irritation. In the end, it was still her brother who had gotten the worse deal.

The veins on Cui Yang's forehead throbbed. "I know you dote on your brother, but could you please be reasonable? He fell down and pulled off my pants. It wasn't me doing anything to him, okay?"

His tone was full of confusion and grievance. He felt even more wronged than Dou E, but he was clearly the one who had been hurt.

"Oh." Shen Yue continued interrogating him expressionlessly. "Then why did you lock him in the car? And why didn't you tell us when you came back?"

"I was angry, okay? It was already good enough that I held myself back from beating him up. Don't think that just because you're Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen's daughter, you can be this unreasonable. And... and didn't you beat me up too? What more do you want?"

Even a tough man felt wronged saying that last sentence, but Cui Yang's face was too expressionless to show it.

Cui Yang truly felt innocent. That guy said he had saved his life, but Cui Yang had not felt it at all, so naturally he could not tell whether it was true or false.

Yang Xuan still did not understand what was going on. He cheerfully patted his cousin on the shoulder. "Bro, you might finally be free. His target has changed."

Leng Shiyi harshly slapped his hand away and shot him a warning glance. "Shut up."

Only Su Ze's gaze darkened, and there was a trace of displeasure in his voice that no one else noticed. "After we entered the passenger compartment, did anything else really happen? When he said he helped you, what did he mean?"

For example, what was the mission? And what were the points for? Would any of this have a bad effect on Mo Mo?