“You don’t need to take me to the hospital. Just take me home.”

After saying that, Su Yun’s face turned bright red. She couldn’t help feeling like she’d implied something.

Thankfully, the main quest only required Chu Feng to take her home.

“I didn’t drive here today. How about this? I’ll carry you home.”

With that, Chu Feng crouched slightly, slipped one arm beneath Su Yun’s knees and the other around her waist, then lifted her in one swift motion.

He held her in a princess carry.

Chu Feng was already certain of one thing.

The girl before him definitely had feelings for him!

The soft moonlight, the dark alley, the girl being harassed—and him descending from the heavens to save the day.

And then there was his handsome face.

In a scene this romantic, the girl had to be falling for him.

She’d even pretended to sprain her ankle just to get close to him. It was all for this very moment.

If that was the case, he couldn’t chicken out. He had to hurry this fated romance along!

……

The world spun around Su Yun. She instinctively squeezed her eyes shut.

A moment later, her perspective shifted. Her body was lying sideways, and she instinctively reached for something to hold on to.

Then her arms wound around Chu Feng’s neck.

Su Yun opened her eyes. Chu Feng’s thoroughly punchable face was right in front of her, and he was staring at her with a leering grin.

A princess carry!

A horribly embarrassing thought popped into Su Yun’s mind.

She’d actually been carried bridal-style by a man—and that man was Chu Feng!

Su Yun was just about to struggle free and beat Chu Feng up when the system’s notification rang out.

“Ding-dong! Chu Feng’s hidden main-quest storyline has been triggered. If you return home carried by Chu Feng in a ‘princess carry,’ you’ll receive an additional 5,000 Humiliation Points and unlock the Savior Organization System’s Space Gate.”

“If the host refuses this hidden quest, you won’t receive the reward, and subsequent main quests will become impossible to trigger.”

……

Damn it, not again!

Su Yun cursed inwardly. Her hands, which had been about to let go of Chu Feng’s neck, could only cling to him tightly instead.

……

The girl in Chu Feng’s arms struggled briefly, then stopped. She didn’t put up much resistance.

That only strengthened his conviction.

The girl in his arms had definitely fallen for him!

Just like him, it was love at first sight.

Was this what it meant to have two people fall for each other at the same time? He was so in love.

……

Su Yun endured the discomfort gnawing at her as Chu Feng carried her.

But she didn’t dare move.

She was afraid the system would decide she wasn’t completing the quest properly if she resisted—and might even prevent the later main quests from triggering.

At first, she’d thought that pretending to sprain her ankle would only get Chu Feng to help her walk home.

After all, they’d played together as kids and had put their arms around each other plenty of times.

Who could’ve guessed the bastard would dare pick her up in such an embarrassing pose?

Unforgivable!

In Chu Feng’s arms, Su Yun felt his warmth and looked up at the man before her.

He was grinning at her, staring without a hint of shame. His eyes were full of predatory desire and excitement.

Su Yun held his gaze for a while.

Then she suddenly felt a little shy. She looked away, no longer daring to meet his eyes.

She was a girl now, after all—and she’d been staring at a man for so long while held in this embarrassing pose. That man was even her rival from her previous life.

She was trapped in Chu Feng’s arms, unable to move. All she could do was let him carry her and look at her.

A powerful wave of humiliation welled up inside her.

“Ding-dong! The host feels humiliated after being carried in a princess carry by her rival from her previous life. Humiliation Points +5,000. As this person is a key main-quest character, the Humiliation Points are multiplied by 10. You’ve gained 50,000 Humiliation Points.”

Su Yun heard the system’s notification.

Her feelings were a mess. She was happy to have gained a huge number of tokens, bringing her one step closer to saving the world, but she was also ashamed that she’d gone against her own feelings to make this choice.

The two feelings combined didn’t lessen her humiliation. If anything, they made her feel even more ashamed.

It was like this: if Chu Feng had simply carried her in a princess carry, she would’ve felt humiliated, but the feeling would’ve been limited.

But now, she’d half-actively claimed she’d sprained her ankle for the sake of earning Humiliation Points and achieving her various goals. She’d let herself be carried in a “princess carry” and hadn’t even objected.

The feeling was strange……

It was as if she were a woman forced to put herself on display for one reason or another—like a “lady of the night” doing it for money……

The thought made Su Yun’s face turn scarlet. Then she shook her head sharply.

What was she thinking? She was doing this to save the world and all of humanity……

This was for the greater good!

How could she compare herself to a “lady of the night”?

Having made peace with herself, Su Yun ignored Chu Feng’s gaze and turned her head away, no longer looking at him.

Besides, her home wasn’t far. They’d be there soon.

She’d just treat him like a human taxi. He was taking her home, and she didn’t even have to walk.

Soon, Chu Feng started walking.

Su Yun had thought she only needed to endure this for a little while. Then she’d be home, the quest would be complete, and she could get straight to preparing to save the world.

Who could’ve known that the guy carrying her would keep making conversation?

“Where do you live? Is anyone else home?”

“What’s your zodiac sign? I’m a Scorpio.”

“What’s your name?”

……

Su Yun had no intention of answering. She only pointed the way with her fingers and said nothing.

Chu Feng was a little confused. Why was this girl so hot and cold? One moment she was leaning against him, and the next she was ignoring him. But he soon came to a conclusion.

The girl before him must’ve realized she was being too forward. Now she was taking a step back to make him chase her—toying with him by acting reluctant.

Well, they’d only just met today. There was no need to rush things.

Besides, a girl as otherworldly as her deserved to be pursued slowly. He could enjoy the thrill of the chase.

……

Su Yun had originally planned to stay quiet the whole way home.

But she hadn’t counted on being carried in a princess carry.

The quest required her to stay in his arms, so she couldn’t get down.

And to get home, they had to cross a fairly busy street……

Even though it was already late at night, the street was in a commercial district, so people were still coming and going.

As they carried a stunning young woman like her down the street……

Everyone who passed by turned to stare at her.

In an instant, Su Yun’s blush spread all the way to her ears.

If Chu Feng had been the only one to carry her in a princess carry, that would’ve been one thing. She could always beat him up later.

But now, so many people had seen her. It was mortifying.

After a moment’s hesitation, Su Yun made a bold decision.

To keep anyone from seeing her face, Su Yun shut her eyes and buried her head against Chu Feng’s chest.

The moment she buried her head against him, she felt a pang of regret. The man before her was her rival from her previous life. Getting this close to him was far too embarrassing.

But if she didn’t do it, other people would see what she looked like. How could she ever face them after that?

Caught between two impossible choices, Su Yun—her head buried against Chu Feng’s chest—didn’t know what to do.