I Really Didn’t Want to Increase My Favorability!

Chapter 169

Not only was Ye Fanleng, but Xu Lin’s mind was also in a mess because he knew Ye Fanleng was lusting after his body, but he himself could barely control it.

“Ah, being a man is so difficult, especially someone as outstanding as me.”

Xu Lin muttered to himself, but remembering about Shaoyao, he quickly closed his mouth, opened the computer, and started to type.

Fortunately, he hadn’t switched to a mechanical keyboard yet because of poverty or perhaps because he hadn’t had the chance to upgrade.

It was just an ordinary membrane keyboard, pressing down with little sound, given as a gift when he bought the computer, it’s worth 20 yuan.

Many characters on it were worn out, especially for him, an old League of Legends player, where ‘qwe’ and ‘df’ were basically blurred.

After checking the backend of the novel, the data seemed stable, achieving high quality. But the royalties barely covered the expenses for the hot pot.

The hot pot restaurant had to succeed to move on to the next step, otherwise, he’d have to start over from scratch.

After thinking it over, he scratched his head and started typing, realizing that making money now was the only thing that mattered.

He finished a chapter in one go and realized it was already past 10 o’clock. He had to send the saved chapter to the editor.

Noticing that Ye Fanleng hadn’t come in to rest yet, he hurriedly went out to call her to sleep.

Upon opening the door, Xu Lin found that his parents hadn’t returned yet. Looking into the living room, he saw Ye Fanleng curled up in a corner of the sofa.

Approaching slowly, he found that she had fallen asleep, her beautiful hair somewhat disheveled, her chest rising and falling with each breath.

Upon closer inspection, even though Ye Fanleng was asleep, her arms were still crossed defensively across her chest.

“Why force yourself to find a man when you’re so guarded against everything?”

Although I like pretty girls, I don’t want you to contact me because of some supposed uniqueness, but because you like me, to connect with me.

This was something he had always insisted on. If the other party didn’t show signs of liking him, he would feel uneasy.

“Wake up, Ms. Ye?”

“Hmm?”

“Xiaoyu, about work… let’s talk about it tomorrow…” she waved her hand, grumbled a bit, and then curled up again.

Xu Lin saw her like this, realizing there was no heating, and the living room was quite cold. Sleeping like this would definitely lead to a cold. He reached out to pat her again, but she still didn’t wake up. Helpless, he gently slid his hand around her waist and held her in his arms.

“Ms. Ye, I’m not taking advantage of you.”

Xu Lin murmured softly, then picked her up. Surprisingly, she was a bit heavier than he expected, heavier than Chu Qingchan and Ji Yun.

But this slight weight was exchanged for a perfect figure. Xu Lin felt it was worth it.

In his mind, he couldn’t help but recall the feeling of losing control earlier. His body felt hot again.

He suddenly understood that although he had some appeal to Ye Fanleng, women like her were irresistible to most men.

Carrying Ye Fanleng into the bedroom, he gently placed her next to Xiao Shaoyao and adjusted the temperature of the air conditioner, covering them both with a thin blanket.

“Although you’re not biologically mother and daughter, you look quite alike.”

He leaned over the bed and glanced at Shaoyao.

“But your mom is really something, sleeping so soundly herself. Can she take care of you?”

After saying that, he smiled and lifted Ye Fanleng’s arm slightly to prevent her from accidentally hitting Shaoyao.

Turning off the light, grabbing a blanket, he left the room. Tonight, his dear little sofa was his nest again.

Just as Xu Lin left, a pair of narrow eyes slowly opened, and Ye Fanleng slowly sat up, looking towards the closed door.

He’s too honest… He didn’t do anything. That’s the biggest insult to a woman!

But on second thought, a handsome, ambitious, and respectful guy like him isn’t that bad.

But let’s not rush it. I need to calm down too. He’s right, I’ve been too impatient. Maybe it’s my age pushing me.

Looking at her daughter next to her, she slowly lay back down. Emotions, from youth to now, I’ve never really understood them.

But the only thing I understand is that I don’t dislike him. If he likes Shaoyao and Shaoyao likes him, that’s enough. Why do I need so many reasons?

Xu Lin made the bed, took his phone, and settled onto the sofa. Xu Feng and Li Yuan came back.

“You took so long to throw away the garbage?”

“We bought some food and drinks again. Miss Ye will be leaving tomorrow, and it’s a long journey by car. I bought some food because she still has to take a plane. I didn’t buy much water.”

“You two have spent a lot today, buying expensive desserts and so many branded snacks.”

“When such a boss comes, can’t you cook a few dishes?” Xu Feng had an expression that said, “You don’t know how to entertain guests.”

“But the boss has eaten everything. I thought it would be better to have a simple meal.”

“Then why didn’t you buy more ingredients and prepare something for the boss’s child?”

“Mom is right, I didn’t think it through.”

Xu Lin actually wanted to prepare something good at noon, but he was interrupted by Ji Datong when he was about to buy ingredients after school, and he was sent home directly, forgetting about buying ingredients.

“Okay, you go to bed early. We might have to go to work early tomorrow. Remember to pack things for Miss Ye in the morning.”

“Okay.”

“Oh, Xu Lin, take a shower before you sleep. Don’t let your stinky feet stink up the sofa.”

“I’ll go take a shower. I was planning to shower in the morning. Have you two showered? No? You go first.”

“We’ve showered.” When Li Yuan said this, she suddenly paused, and Xu Feng next to her smirked, and Xu Lin instantly understood.

They showered together? Didn’t expect my parents, at their age, to be so passionate.

“Hurry up and wash your feet!” Li Yuan glared at him fiercely.

“Okay!”

After taking a shower, Xu Lin felt refreshed as he returned to the sofa. As he lay down, he smelled the fragrance from Ye Fanleng’s body.

But suddenly he remembered that the Chinese zodiac favorability system had refreshed its store today, and he had forgotten again.

This silly system never speaks up, becoming less and less noticeable. But for now, the things he planned to do didn’t require its help.

After all, he needed funds, and the system doesn’t directly give money. System, give me money!

But when he opened the store interface and looked at it, he was shocked. Before even seeing the effects, just the names made him feel like he was going to bleed this time.

[Low-grade Eternal Youth Pill: 2000 points]

[Photography Level 1: 5000 points]

[Alchemy Level 2: 20000 points]

[Secrets of Alchemy Volume 13: 10000 points]

[Harmony Talisman: 200 points]

The silly system, after producing the Breathing Technique, now brought out some mystical items.

Mainly based on the effectiveness of the Healing Pearl, these things were all real, and this time, three of them were related to alchemy, which got him thinking.

After all, the first one was called the Eternal Youth Pill. From the name alone, he knew its function, but the important thing was how effective its eternal youth effect was.

Since it’s labeled as low-grade, it’s highly likely it doesn’t provide eternal youth forever, but for a limited time. He needed to know this to consider whether to buy Alchemy Level 2 or not.

But he could afford Photography, and the Harmony Talisman was only 200 points. Although he didn’t know how to use it, it was cheap and apparently unlimited.

With 57,000 points in his account, it was quite a lot. Today, he decided to buy Photography and the Eternal Youth Pill, totaling only 7,000 points.

After purchasing them, his abilities didn’t bring any physical sensations. He took out the Eternal Youth Pill from his inventory. It wasn’t just a plain pill but came in a small box similar to a ring box.

Upon opening it, a strong fragrance wafted out, not unpleasant, a mixture of flowers, tea, and herbs.

But after buying it, he could finally see some basic information, though it was only a short paragraph.

[Low-grade Eternal Youth Pill: Can maintain current appearance for 3-5 years without aging]

“I didn’t expect it to last so long. But this is a limited edition. Otherwise, I’d have bought all of them and let Ji Yun and the others experience eternal youth.”

“Too bad there’s only one… Looks like I’ll have to learn alchemy.”

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