If Anyone Goes First, It's Me!

"Mother... please let me explain..."

"Really not... Don't you know my relationship with her? At most, we're more than enemies, but less than friends. Think about it carefully... How could anything be possible between us?"

"Please listen to my story, sir. Here's what happened..."

Lu Guan reluctantly explained what had happened to his mother, but this only deepened her misunderstanding.

"What do you mean... the most interesting thing is when bickering lovers get married... my goodness... things are already troublesome enough... you shouldn't be trying to be funny at this time..."

"Well, as long as you're happy..."

Meanwhile, Yangyang was also dealing with her mother.

"Um... Mother... Yes, I took that photo..."

"It was an accident; I didn't expect to accidentally send it to my aunt..."

"Don't show it to your sister... please don't show it to your sister... Huh? Auntie already sent it to her? Or did she forward it to you?"

"Sigh... What's going on? You've really misunderstood... That photo was just an accident, my cousin and I really didn't..."

"Don't bring up the idea of a marriage alliance anymore... I'll really get angry if you keep saying that! Okay... that's settled then, I'll write to you in a few days..."

Lu Guan, who had just finished a call, scoffed upon hearing this. "Writing letters again? This outdated method of communication... Sometimes I start to wonder if you're even my age?"

"Say whatever you want..." Yangyang put the terminal back on her waist and waved her hand listlessly. "I don't care anymore..."

Seeing this, Lu Guan felt a pang of sadness. He hadn't expected the mysterious letter-writing woman to have already given up. What was the point of putting pressure on her if she didn't respond to his pleas?

It's like in a visual novel where you reduce a female character's mental state to zero, triggering a breakdown ending...

"No... I can't accept this outcome!"

Lu Guan shook his head, quickly stepped forward and pressed down on Yangyang's shoulder. If she gave up on herself, who would take the pressure?

"What are you going to do?" Yangyang looked at Lu Guan's actions in astonishment, and surprisingly, she didn't even have the thought of resisting.

"I'm sorry Yangyang, I've realized my mistakes. You can hit me or scold me, I'll accept it all..."

Yangyang's expression became even stranger upon hearing this.

This guy's gone mad! Oh no, he was originally a demon pill... Did this demon pill change its nature?

"No... judging from his past behavior, he must be bluffing me!"

Yangyang's mind raced, and she immediately made her choice.

"No need. It's too much of a disgrace for a dignified young master like Mr. Lu to lower himself to apologize to a weak woman like me..."

Faced with Yangyang's sarcastic tone, Lu Guan smiled slightly, "Then, Miss Yangyang, would you accept my apology?"

Yangyang scoffed, "Don't even think about it... I... mmm..."

But Lu Guan didn't give her a chance to refuse. While she was still thinking about what to say next, he kissed her directly.

"Ugh... Ugh... Lu Guan... You're insane!"

"I'm... your cousin!"

Shocked Yangyang didn't immediately push Lu Guan away. Instead, her face flushed, she angrily rebuked him, "You've overstepped your bounds!"

"Overstepping the bounds?" Lu Guan shrugged dismissively. "Wasn't what Cousin Yangyang did before also overstepping the bounds of propriety?"

"No... etiquette can be disregarded, but cousins can't... ptooey... In short, I can, but you can't..." Yangyang was about to refute Lu Guan's argument, but her mind went blank for a moment, and she almost blurted out her true feelings.

"Is it true that only officials are allowed to set fires, while commoners are forbidden even to light lamps?" Lu Guan chuckled, then gave Yangyang another domineering kiss. "I'll see if you really resist..."

"Ugh... Let go... You bastard... Ugh... You... Let go... Don't... Go too far..."

"You seem to be enjoying this a lot... Holy crap..."

A sense of crisis kicked in, and Lu Guan quickly blocked Yangyang's knee strike, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. He had almost been seriously injured...

"Smack!"

Yangyang slapped Lu Guan across the face, her expression ashen. "Have you had enough? Wake up!"

The burning pain on his face made Lu Guan feel extremely uncomfortable, and he also became somewhat sober, only then realizing what he had just done.

"Anyway... you can't do that..." Yangyang lowered her head in embarrassment, seeing that Lu Guan was somewhat stunned by her slap. "At least not now..."

"Yeah, that was right... This round was a disaster." Lu Guan rubbed his temples. "I almost lost my innocence here..."

Yangyang looked at Lu Guan in disbelief. "Say it again?"

"Oh... I was just saying, my innocence was almost..."

"Shut up! You awful bastard!" The girl's face flushed red, speaking volumes. "I'm never talking to you again!"

After saying that, Yangyang left Lu Guan behind and hurried towards Jinzhou like a puffed-up little bird.

"Sigh... what's going on here..." Lu Guan Yangyang's angry back and scratched the back of his head. "Anyway, she shouldn't be giving up now, right? That means we can tease her again?"

He then opened the system panel.

[Yangyang]

[Current Affection Level:??]

[Thoughts on the host: Idiot!]

Yangyang really suffered from being too polite; her words at that level weren't even remotely offensive...

[Note: Suisui's affection level has reached its maximum. Do you wish to accept the affection level breakthrough quest?]

[Note: Chixia's favorability has reached its limit. Do you wish to accept the favorability level breakthrough quest?]

[Note: Baizhi's favorability level has reached its limit. Do you wish to accept the favorability level breakthrough quest?]

Three consecutive prompts interrupted Lu Guan's thoughts.

"Not sisters... what's going on with the three of you?" Lu Guan was a little confused, but quickly figured out the reason.

After Oath to Sigelika, the bond effect was strengthened because the conditions for Oath to all members within the bond were met.

The original [Bond: Peerless Best Friends] effect only proportionally increased affection, but now it increases it one-to-one, and due to the expanded effect, any family member or best friend is included...

Yangyang's favorability rating has been fluctuating wildly due to Lu Guan's actions, but each increase in favorability is credited to Suisui and the others due to the bond effect, while a decrease doesn't...

Lu Guan was getting a little frustrated. "Nobody told me this effect would only be triggered by increasing favorability!"

Zhaoming Chamber of Commerce.

Having just finished a day's work, Suisui stared blankly at the intimate photo of Yangyang and Lu Guan. She had originally planned to go online for some entertainment, but now she had lost all interest.

She sighed, and with a flick of her wrist, beckoned over her pet bird, named "Dumpling"...

He picked up a few birdseeds and, while feeding the birds, began to mutter to himself, "Dumpling, oh Dumpling, you're so carefree... but we humans are different..."

"There are certain things you just can't say to people you're too close to..."

"Those who are good at arguing... were able to seize the initiative at this time... Tell me, Yangyang is usually so gentle and kind, so why can she easily do things that I can't?"

The Dumpling remained silent, simply eating.

"Sigh... what's the point of telling you..." Suisui shook her head and put away the remaining birdseed. "Don't eat anymore... you'll get so fat if you keep eating..."

Ignoring the cries of protest from "Dumpling," Suisui's thoughts drifted around her, and she murmured to herself, "Should we go over there?"

"But I've heard things' been a bit unsettled over there lately... Maybe I should wait a while before going... Yeah, right!"

Suisui suddenly slammed her hand on the table and stood up, startling "Dumpling," who was still protesting beside her, causing several feathers to fall out. She remembered those romantic dramas she had watched online before... a strong sense of déjà vu surfaced in her mind.

Sisters, cheating, striking first, loser mentality...

"No... I absolutely will not allow this to happen!"

"Even if I had to, I'd go first!"

Suisui immediately made up her mind and bent down to search through the official documents issued by Huanglong government concerning Jinzhou.

"Seeking cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce... Orders for supplies for the front lines in Jinzhou..."

"This is it!"