The Rich Girl's Plan to Spoil Him, and the Mission to Subdue Dai Mubai

It was Lin Xiao's first time seeing a negative favorability score, and he was genuinely curious.

He hadn't expected favorability could even go below zero.

But on second thought, it made sense.

Zero favorability meant two people were strangers who felt nothing toward each other.

Negative favorability must mean negative feelings.

Sure enough, the system soon listed the negative favorability levels.

-20 — Disgust

-50 — Hatred

-80 — Enemy

-100 — Mortal enemy

Overall, there was one fewer level than on the positive side.

By that scale, Ning Rongrong currently felt disgust toward Oscar.

Her score should originally have been zero.

But he had left a bad impression on her the moment they met.

So her starting score had gone straight to negative twenty.

Zhu Zhuqing, meanwhile, saw Dai Mubai as a mortal enemy.

Why did she feel that way?

The reason was simple.

The Goddess Codex had already updated in real time with an explanation.

Why had Dai Mubai come to the Heaven Dou Empire?

He was the third prince of the Star Luo Empire, but he had fled to the Heaven Dou Empire out of fear that his elder brother would persecute him.

He had already been engaged to Zhu Zhuqing at the time.

But to save his own life, he had chosen to flee alone.

He had left Zhu Zhuqing to face all manner of dangers in the Star Luo Empire by herself.

The struggle within the Zhu Family was fierce, and so was the struggle within the Star Luo Imperial Family.

The eldest prince, Dai Weisi, and his fiancée, Zhu Zhuyun, were constantly looking to eliminate the other princes—and were even more eager to eliminate their fiancées.

Unable to find Dai Mubai, they had made his fiancée Zhu Zhuqing the target of their revenge.

Zhu Zhuqing's situation in the Star Luo Empire had been truly dangerous.

She had faced more assassination attempts than she could count.

Dai Mubai was the root cause of it all.

Zhu Zhuqing wanted to change her fate, so she had to find him.

Only by working with Dai Mubai could she fight for a sliver of hope.

So she, too, had left the Star Luo Empire and eventually found her way here.

Even then, her favorability toward Dai Mubai had already been negative.

Negative fifty.

She had only just entered the range of hatred.

But why was it negative one hundred now?

The reason was simple. The Goddess Codex had already explained it.

Suotuo City, the Rose Hotel!

Zhu Zhuqing had been nearby when Tang San and Dai Mubai fought at the Rose Hotel yesterday.

She had seen Dai Mubai leave with the twin girls with her own eyes.

Her favorability had dropped even further then.

Afterward, Zhu Zhuqing had followed Dai Mubai and learned more.

During his years at Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai had neglected his duties and let his training go to waste.

He had spent every day lost in drink and women.

He had been with no fewer than a hundred women and was a notorious playboy throughout Suotuo City.

He threw money around like dirt and changed women like clothes.

That was why Zhu Zhuqing's favorability toward Dai Mubai had plunged straight to negative one hundred.

Lin Xiao could only marvel at what he read.

The original story had never mentioned where Zhu Zhuqing was yesterday.

But logically, she shouldn't have been near the Rose Hotel.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed that his arrival had changed something.

Fate's course had veered off track, bringing Zhu Zhuqing near the Rose Hotel.

And she had seen Dai Mubai's true colors with her own eyes.

A coward, a spineless fool, a womanizer, a lecher...

Dai Mubai would have to work awfully hard to bring negative-one-hundred favorability back into positive territory.

Judging by where Dai Mubai was sitting now, he had probably begun to suspect Zhu Zhuqing's identity.

Her age, name, and Martial Soul all matched those of his fiancée.

At this point, Dai Mubai definitely wanted a chance to win Zhu Zhuqing back.

After all, she was his fiancée, and she was beautiful.

Given Dai Mubai's lecherous nature, how could he not be tempted?

Unfortunately, he had no idea what Zhu Zhuqing thought of him.

Climbing back from negative one hundred won't be easy.

Dai Mubai, oh, Dai Mubai. You're doomed.

Lin Xiao muttered to himself.

That negative favorability worked in his favor.

The less a goddess liked her destined partner, the easier it would be for him to win her over.

As long as he was willing to approach her, he could use the Goddess Codex's information to find her weak points and send her favorability shooting up.

What excuse could he use to get close to Zhu Zhuqing now?

He needed to think it through.

As he pondered, Ning Rongrong returned, looking a little dejected.

"There's nothing good in the cafeteria. Hardly any meat dishes, and the food doesn't taste good either."

The others had to agree.

The teacher currently in charge of the cafeteria really did have a serious problem with cooking.

But there was nothing to be done. The academy's resources were what they were.

After sitting down, Ning Rongrong glanced at Lin Xiao beside her and had an idea.

"What if I ask my family to send a chef over and renovate the cafeteria too?"

"I'll cover everyone's meals."

It was a generous offer.

Her rich-girl air was on full display.

Everyone in the cafeteria was stunned.

Had they heard her right?

Especially the longtime students, like Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

They had spent years at the academy and had grown used to the food.

It was tasteless, to be sure.

But if they didn't eat, they would starve.

Ning Rongrong's decision would benefit everyone.

"Uh... Rongrong, are you really rich?"

Oscar rubbed his hands together.

A rich girl—a seriously rich girl!

If he could win her over, wouldn't that spare him decades of struggle?

Ning Rongrong frowned and huffed. "Anyway, I can definitely afford to improve everyone's meals!"

"Rongrong, you're amazing!"

Xiao Wu applauded. Better food sounded wonderful.

Zhu Zhuqing gave a slight nod. "Thank you."

Dai Mubai and the others exchanged looks.

Having a girl pay to improve their meals almost felt like being kept men.

Oscar was practically floating.

Had Ning Rongrong noticed his good qualities and started looking for a way to talk to him?

Reality soon shattered that hope.

"Lin Xiao, I'll have them make you special meals—delicious and nutritious!"

At those words, the entire cafeteria fell silent.

Even Lin Xiao was dumbfounded. He hurriedly opened the Goddess Codex to check.

What he saw nearly upended his entire worldview.

So he was the one she wanted to keep?

Ning Rongrong wanted to break down his defenses with money.

The mind of someone obsessed with looks was terrifying indeed.

To tie down a man's heart, she had to win over his stomach first?

She couldn't cook, but she could pay someone else to do it.

If money could solve a problem, it wasn't a problem at all.

[Ding! Mission issued: Defeat Dai Mubai within three days. Reward upon completion: Second Soul Ring (at least five thousand years old).]

The system mission had come without warning.

The note in parentheses after the reward gave Lin Xiao something to think about.

At least five thousand years old?

That meant the Soul Ring would be five thousand years old at minimum.

But it could be older.

"System, how can I get an older Soul Ring as the reward?"

If he didn't understand something, he could just ask the system.

It was on call around the clock. He might as well use it.

[The reward for this mission depends on the length of the battle. The shorter the battle, the higher the mission rating and the better the reward.]