"My parents know about Ruyan and I, and they want to meet Ruyan."
That's still a line from the script.
According to the original storyline, the original owner's parents did indeed call Ling Yi and inquire about Liu Ruyan.
But now, the situation is somewhat different.
The original owner's parents had only investigated Liu Ruyan, but hadn't made a phone call yet.
There was a discrepancy in the timing.
Of course, none of that matters.
Since we've already got the lines, let's just go along with them.
{According to the original plot, this part of the story ends here, and then the male lead jumps in...}
" Ling Yi, you wouldn't be taking advantage of someone's misfortune and threatening Ruyan, would you? Let me tell you, if you dare to try to repay a debt of gratitude, I won't respect you."
Although Xu Zhiyi already knew the general outline of the script through Ling Yi's inner thoughts.
With a quick glance, he took over the lines.
Ling Yi looked at Xu Zhiyi with surprise.
{System, System, is this Xu Zhiyi an Awakened?}
[That's not true!]
Are you sure? How did she Dao Platform?
No anomalies were detected; perhaps it's just a coincidence!
Ling Yi Ling Yi his eyes, utterly speechless upon hearing the system say this.
There was nothing unusual, so why did the plot take such a turn?
Regarding the plot, Ling Yi decided to stop trusting the system and rely solely on his own judgment.
{I need to test Teacher Xu to see if she's Awakened. No, I need to test Liu Ruyan and the others too. I have a feeling something's off about them.}
Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes at Xu Zhiyi after hearing Ling Yi's Xu Zhiyi.
"Teacher Xu, Ling Yi didn't take advantage of my kindness. Everything was voluntary. I approached Ling Yi Ling Yi and proposed that I would be his girlfriend if he saved my mother."
"Isn't this just you being taken advantage of? It's just that one of you was doing it willingly, and the other was being taken advantage of," Xu Zhiyi, shaking her head.
"Teacher Xu is right," Ling Yi said at this moment.
"I'm exploiting your kindness for personal gain!"
Hmm? Liu Ruyan and Xu Zhiyi both looked at Ling Yi.
"I like Ruyan, but I know very well that Ruyan doesn't like me, she even hates me."
"I even overheard you talking about me behind my back with Zhu Xiaoxiao."
Liu Ruyan's face immediately turned pale.
She and Zhu Xiaoxiao did indeed say a lot of bad things about Ling Yi behind his back.
To be precise, she believed quite a few of the slanderous comments made by others about Ling Yi, the young master of a wealthy family.
If it weren't for hearing Ling Yi's inner thoughts, if it weren't for verifying the 1029 Student Aid Fund...
It's likely that Liu Ruyan never knew the truth.
After all, everyone in Ling Yi's dorm said that Ling Yi was very unconventional and dirty-minded.
In addition, Zhu Xiaoxiao kept stirring things up in her ear.
She was led astray.
"I..." Liu Ruyan didn't know how to explain for a moment.
" Ruyan came to see me that day, I was both happy and sad." Ling Yi shook his head.
"I'm happy because I can help Ruyan, but I'm sad because I know that only by using this method of seeking repayment can I get Ruyan."
"So what if it's out of gratitude? As long as I treat Ruyan well for the rest of my life, sincerity can move mountains. I believe Ruyan will fall in love with me."
"After I meet your parents this time, we'll get engaged!"
" Ruyan, I know you don't like me now, you might even hate me..."
Liu Ruyan stretched out her finger and pressed it against Ling Yi's lips.
" Ling Yi, if I said I like you, would you believe me?"
"I know you just want to repay a debt of gratitude."
No, you don't know.
Liu Ruyan approached Ling Yi, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ling Yi without blinking.
Xu Zhiyi was originally just watching the show from the sidelines.
I don't know why, but this melon doesn't taste sweet at all; it's actually quite sour!
"You're different from others. You're Body Cleansing and kind-hearted. Although you've been pursuing me, you've never crossed the line."
"However, I've been misled and that's why I misunderstood you."
"I know you founded the 1029 Student Aid Fund, and you secretly helped more than a hundred impoverished students, including Zhu Xiaoxiao, who always spoke ill of you."
"It was also with your help that I was able to go to school and study smoothly, just like my other classmates."
"I admit, I was initially very resistant to asking you for money and agreeing to be your girlfriend, but that's because I didn't know you."
"Now, I want to be your girlfriend, and I want to have a real relationship with you."
Ling Yi asked, "How did you know that I founded 1029?"
"Hmph, is it that hard to guess?" Liu Ruyan snorted lightly.
"I'm not stupid. October 29th is my birthday, and besides, your affairs can be easily investigated."
{System, look at this, you call this normal? In the original script, Liu Ruyan had no idea that 1029 was related to me from beginning to end.}
[Perhaps the host is right. Then there's another possibility: Liu Ruyan is breaking free from the plot, or rather, she's awakening, in a semi-awakened state.]
{Half-awakened? Is that even possible?}
[In each Virtual-Dimensional World, the methods and conditions for Awakened are different.]
What about the world?
[have no idea!]
{...}
[The host might find the answer in the diary Qin Yu gave to Qin Wanwan.]
"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Ling Yi came to his senses and found that Liu Ruyan and Xu Zhiyi were both looking at him with disdain.
{What happened? Did I say something wrong?}
Liu Ruyan rubbed her temples, realizing that speaking her mind at this moment would ruin the atmosphere.
What a great opportunity to confess! But as soon as I said it, the atmosphere was ruined.
When Ling Yi speaks, his inner thoughts don't appear.
This was something that Liu Ruyan and the others had already verified.
But as long as Ling Yi doesn't speak, his inner thoughts will inevitably emerge.
Liu Ruyan and Xu Zhiyi both wanted to learn more about the plot through Ling Yi's inner thoughts.
But sometimes, they really couldn't bear Ling Yi's inner thoughts.
At his most extreme, Ling Yi could utter hundreds of words of his inner thoughts in a single second.
It's true, the faster your thoughts race, the more exaggerated your inner voice will be.
" Ling Yi, I need to prepare something since we're going home together tomorrow?" Liu Ruyan reacted quickly and steered the conversation back on track.
"You don't need to do anything, don't worry, my parents are very open-minded people."
Xu Zhiyi shook her head and said, "How can that be? After all, it's meeting my parents. I should dress up and buy some gifts. They don't have to be expensive; at least it shows respect."
Xu Zhiyi pointed at Ling Yi: "You, this afternoon, come shopping with us."
"Okay!" Ling Yi did not refuse.
Ling Yi wanted to see just how far the plot could go.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Breakfast should have arrived." Liu Ruyan got up to open the door.
But Ling Yi reached out and stopped her.
"You sit here, I'll go open the door."
Just as Liu Ruyan was about to say something, Ling Yi's inner thoughts began to flood in.
The person outside the door is acting strangely; it's the movement of Spiritual Power. And in this world, there are only two people who can possess such Spiritual Power: the male protagonist's the Final Master Su Qinghuan, and the male protagonist Lin Chen.
{ Su Qinghuan couldn't possibly be here, and this Spiritual Power is too weak, so it can only be Lin Chen.}
{Good heavens, Lin Chen is after me? No, he's probably after Liu Ruyan and Xu Zhiyi. They've probably been on Lin Chen's radar for a while now!}
However, something was off about Lin Chen's Aura; his Spiritual Power contained a trace of repulsive, evil Aura.
{System, if I am killed by Lin Chen now, would that count as completing the mission?}
[Host, Lin Chen has now turned to the dark side. He is currently in the process of converting Spiritual Power into demonic energy, and the Protagonist Aura is crumbling.]
{so what?}
[Therefore, even if the host is killed by Lin Chen, it does not count as completing the mission.]
{By the way, what would happen if I died in this world without completing my mission?}
[Then, you'll die!]