Unfortunately, it seemed simply amending her speech patterns couldn’t save the vicious female supporting character.
“Gou An!”
What exploded in her ears was He Ran’s roar.
A certain system cat avatar has also become as manic as a squirrel, jumping up and down and asking if she was really determined to break off the engagement, was there something wrong with her brain, or was she playing hard to get?
Gou An forced herself to raise her head and look at He Jinxing, the only quiet person in this chaotic scene. Unsurprisingly, she found that the man still seemed to be smiling, as if he could tolerate everything.
But the number ‘-5’ appeared above his head like Mario’s mushroom cloud, and the number after ‘favorability’ changed to ‘10‘.
[Favorability: 10]
Although at first she really didn’t take this broken system seriously, her mentality was still a little disturbed as she watched his favorability drop right before her eyes.
Now Gou An was really nervous and her throat felt blocked—
This is wrong!
Why did it drop 5 points!
Didn’t I already confess, asked for leniency, and surrendered in tears?
Why does he still hate me? Oh, wow, wow, this is too much ah!
[Jiaojiao: If his favorability towards you falls to less than 10 points, you will lose certain privileges… But you are still safe for now. He probably doesn’t think it’s a big deal that you lied. After all, it has nothing to do with him. At most, he thinks you are a little ignorant and don’t know how to be grateful.]
Just directly deduct 5 points for not knowing how to be grateful! Is this man as narrow-minded as a pinhead or what?! ! !
Why don’t you think of a way, fat cat!?
The favorability level has gone all black, so dark that I can’t even see it clearly in this rainy night! QAQ
[Jiaojiao: There’s nothing you can do. Why don’t you stop talking and cut your losses? You’ll be much cuter if you’re mute.]
Gou An’s face was expressionless through out all this. She kept trying to break away from He Ran who was still holding on to her, but to no avail.
She could only lean back her upper body and shrink silently towards the door of her home.
Then she heard a man’s voice in her ears, “Savior… why did you suddenly mention these old matters about A’ Ran?”
Gou An was busy pretending to be mute and trying to make herself more cute. She was suddenly asked a question, but she still didn’t react.
However, He Jinxing was obviously not prepared to ask her again but looked at He Ran instead—
The man’s eyes were calm, without any anger or surprise. They were as dark as a pool of stagnant water, without any emotion.
If she hadn’t watched his favorability drop just now without hesitation, perhaps Gou An would have felt that Mr. He was really kind and easy to talk to.
… It’s all fake.
This man killed people with invisible knives.
Gou An had already paid the price for her impulsiveness. She was tongue-tied and stared at He Ran. Seeing that he didn’t respond for a long time, she reached out and pinched him.
The latter hissed and lowered his head, but he made no move. He just frowned and looked at her, as if he was hesitant to speak.
During the silent confrontation between the two, it was He Jinxing who lost patience first.
The man frowned slightly, raised his hand, and pulled off his tie from his collar.
“A’ Ran, you are not a child anymore. Did you do something to make Miss Gou unhappy? If you really did something wrong, just apologize.”
In the face of the man’s steady voice, He Ran’s eyes flickered. He hesitated for a moment but finally nodded obediently.
Gou An couldn’t hold back, staring at him in surprise. Why are you nodding? I did something wrong, didn’t I already admit it? I climbed up the pole1, didn’t I? I already agreed to terminate the engagement?
He Ran looked back at her silently.
Just a few steps away, having obtained a satisfactory answer, He Jinxing slightly raised the edge of the umbrella he was holding.
Gou An was still busy staring at He Ran when she heard the man ask another question: “Or does Miss Gou perhaps have another boy she likes?”
Gou An: “…”
What kind of death-trap question was this?
Gou An hurriedly said, ”No, no!”
While answering, Gou An nervously looked at the favorability level above the man’s head, ready to jump up and run away as soon as it showed signs of falling below 10.
Fortunately, it was fixed on the number ’10’ without moving, and Gou An breathed a sigh of relief.
“I just feel that there is no need for the kindness of my grandfather in the previous life to continue to become a burden on the marriage of the next generation… Just wipe it out with the lies I told about saving He Ran’s life.
“Oh, if you think He Ran’s life is not as valuable as Old Mr. He’s, then… Then you can just give the Gou family a sum of money, and then everyone can disperse and go their own ways.”
That’s how it was done in TV dramas anyway.
By the time Gou An realized what a terrible fart she had farted, it was already too late to be afraid. He Jinxing and He Ran both fell silent, and the uncle and nephew looked at her quietly at the same time.
It was like they were looking at a patient.
Perhaps out of sympathy for the patient, the favorability levels of the two did not change.
That meant it wasn’t a big deal, right?
As expected, the men of the He family regarded money as nothing.
The sound of pounding rain became the only background music to this tableau.
Standing on the steps, the splashing raindrops soaked the young miss’ calves.
She moved her toes hidden in her slippers uncomfortably, staring intently at a raindrops that fell from the edge of the black umbrella in the man’s hand and splashed everywhere.
But then she saw the corner of the man’s lips move, his dark eyes slightly curved, a half-smile that is not a smile, “How much does Miss Gou think my father’s life is worth?”
He spoke to her in such a nonchalant manner, easily making people relax their vigilance. Gou An blinked, “Five million?”
“I know which way the bank door opens better than you, do you want me to show you the way?” He Jinxing said, “If you’re gonna rob someone better do it in a big way.”
Gou An: “…”
Of course, at this time, Gou An didn’t know that when Mr. He was still in school, he not only ranked first in studies, but also ranked first in fighting and various hooligan behaviors.
After growing up, he restrained himself, but just now he let out a little bit of his nature.
It was easy for him to shock Miss Gou.
She was silent for a moment, but couldn’t suppress her damn curiosity, “Then how much do you think it’s worth?”
Still want to have things for free?
If he didn’t answer this well, tomorrow ‘The head of the He family is an unfilial son’ will be splattered all over the front page.
Gou An was beginning to worry for the second time tonight whether she would be killed and silenced, when she heard the man chuckle.
“When you and A’ Ran get married, you can ask the old man yourself as his grandson’s wife.”
“…”
Gou An lost.
This person’s mentality was as stable as the Buddha’s. He didn’t play by the rules at all and only spoke his mind.
The older the ginger, the spicier it is2; I really can’t handle him, Gou An thought calmly.
[Jiaojiao: You actually tried to mess with him? Has any ant ever imagined that he could trip up an elephant by stretching out his legs?]
From The Day The Engagement Was Broken translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
T/N: Adding an ‘A’ in front of a name is a sign of familiarity, especially by someone older to a junior. Similar to adding ‘xiao’ in front, ‘er’ at the end, or doubling the name. A’ Ran. Xiao Ran. Ranran. Ran’er.
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Chapter 4.2 — Focusing on Crazy Point Deductions
Chapter 5.1 — A Bottle of Mineral Water He Didn’t Want
Chapter 5.2 — A Bottle of Mineral Water He Didn’t Want
Chapter 5.3 — A Bottle of Mineral Water He Didn’t Want
Chapter 6.1 — Blessing 99
Chapter 6.2 — Blessing 99
Chapter 7.1 — Apologize to Her
Chapter 7.2 — Apologize to Her
Chapter 7.3 — Apologize to Her
Chapter 8.1 — Reluctant
Chapter 8.2 — Reluctant
Chapter 9.1 — The Hero and Heroine Meet
Chapter 9.2 — The Hero and Heroine Meet
Chapter 9.3 — The Hero and Heroine Meet
Chapter 9.4 — The Hero and Heroine Meet
Chapter 10.1 — Don’t Use Honorifics
Chapter 10.2 — Don’t Use Honorifics
Chapter 10.3 — Don’t Use Honorifics
Chapter 11.1 — Young Uncle
Chapter 11.2 — Young Uncle
Chapter 11.3 — Young Uncle
Chapter 12.1 — Conflict During the Welcome Speech
Chapter 12.2 — Conflict During the Welcome Speech
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