Inside the movie theater.

The movie hadn’t officially started yet. Ads were playing.

The weather was hot, so Su Yun was wearing a white tank top today, revealing her smooth, pale shoulders and back.

From Chu Feng’s seat beside her, the girl’s alluring curves made his heart race.

And what made Chu Feng even happier was...

This was the first time Xiao Yun'er had invited him to see a movie, and she’d even booked couple seats!

“Xiao Yun'er, I didn’t expect you to book couple seats. Are you hoping something will happen between us?”

Su Yun felt Chu Feng’s warm breath brush past her ear. It made her sensitive ear itch faintly.

“Not at all!”

“It’s just that the couple seats are sofas... I wanted to sit more comfortably.”

She’d already come up with an excuse in advance, but it still sounded a little flimsy...

But she had no choice. If she picked regular seats, the difference would be nearly 500,000 Humiliation Points round trip.

Losing that much just to avoid sitting in couple seats would be too costly.

“Oh? Then tell me, Xiao Yun'er—which is more comfortable, sitting on the sofa or sitting on my lap?”

As he spoke, Chu Feng started leaning toward Su Yun.

Su Yun quickly moved the jumbo bucket of popcorn she’d bought on the way in from beside her and placed it between them.

Since it was a couple-seat sofa, there was no divider between them.

Luckily, she was quick-witted and had specifically asked Chu Feng to buy popcorn.

With the bucket between them, it was almost like sitting in regular seats.

Free Humiliation Points. I’m a genius.

As for Chu Feng’s shameless flirting, she could just pretend she hadn’t heard it.

But that bastard Chu Feng wouldn’t give up. He actually reached over, trying to touch her bare back.

“Quit moving around. We’re watching a movie.”

She quickly pushed his hand away.

“But it hasn’t even started yet...” Chu Feng said.

“Dun! Dun-dun! Dun!”

The Flame Nation’s dragon emblem appeared, accompanied by music. The movie was officially beginning.

“See? The movie’s started. Behave yourself and stop moving around.”

Su Yun said triumphantly, ready to finally focus on the movie.

But before she could enjoy her victory for long, she heard the system notification.

“Ding-dong! Congratulations, Host. You completed the task of inviting Chu Feng to the movie theater and booking couple seats, earning 300,000 Humiliation Points. Equipment bonuses bring the total to 690,000 Humiliation Points.”

“Ding-dong! Follow-up main quest triggered: Hold hands with Chu Feng for 20 minutes during the movie. Completion reward: 100,000 Humiliation Points.”

“The task will remain available for two minutes. Please decide as soon as possible.”

...

Another quest.

Hold hands with Chu Feng?

Su Yun had only just managed to calm down, and now she was nervous again.

She glanced at Chu Feng beside her.

He was frowning, deep in thought.

At that moment, Chu Feng was regretting the bucket of popcorn blocking him. Why had he asked Su Yun if they should buy some in the first place...?

Hadn’t he just sabotaged himself?

Having a beautiful girl beside him whom he could look at but not touch really took the fun out of it.

Thinking that, Chu Feng stole a few more glances at Su Yun.

Su Yun noticed Chu Feng leering at her from time to time and hesitated.

Should she accept the task or not?

Did she really have to get physical with that bastard again...?

Ugh, whatever!

It was just holding hands.

Twenty minutes of hand-holding, plus the equipment bonus, would earn her over 200,000 Humiliation Points. That was enough for a hundred-pull!

Besides, she’d already held hands with Chu Feng at the ball.

It wasn’t like this was the first time.

What was there to be shy about?

“Accept the task.”

But reaching out and holding Chu Feng’s hand herself was way too embarrassing.

She needed to come up with a way to make Chu Feng take her hand instead.

She glanced at Chu Feng. He was watching the movie, though every so often he stole a look at her.

She quietly slipped her right hand to the edge of the popcorn bucket, occasionally wiggling her slender fingers.

But that guy Chu Feng didn’t take the hint at all.

Hadn’t he been pretty quick on the uptake before? Why wasn’t he making a move this time?

“Ding-dong! The Host must hold hands within 60 seconds, or the task will be declared failed.”

55...

35...

Take my hand already!

Su Yun shouted frantically in her mind.

But Chu Feng’s gaze kept moving between the movie screen and her upper body. He hadn’t noticed her hand reaching toward the edge of the popcorn bucket at all.

Damn it.

“10 seconds remaining.”

She upped the ante, moving her hand beside Chu Feng’s leg, but he still didn’t react.

What was wrong with this guy? He was usually such a pervert, so why wasn’t he making a move now?

Was she really going to have to hold Chu Feng’s hand herself...?

7 seconds remaining...

5 seconds.

3 seconds.

Whatever!

Su Yun reached out and grabbed Chu Feng’s left hand.

The moment her right hand closed around his, she felt its warmth.

Then a boundless sense of shame flooded her.

Even in the dim light from the movie screen, her cheeks were visibly turning red.

She’d actually reached out and held a man’s hand—and that man was Chu Feng, her rival from her previous life...

It was mortifying.

Meanwhile...

Chu Feng felt the beautiful girl beside him touch his hand with her slender fingers.

And it wasn’t just a brief brush.

She’d firmly laid her soft, pale hand over his.

Chu Feng was overjoyed.

Had the girl beside him really accepted him?

Was it because he’d saved Xiao Yun'er?

The hero-rescues-the-beauty routine really did win a girl’s favor.

Xiao Yun'er had invited him to a movie today, booked couple seats, and even made the first move.

So he couldn’t back down now.

If the girl beside him had already made a move, he had to respond.

With that thought, Chu Feng shifted his hand, turning it from passive to active. He clasped his fingers tightly between Su Yun’s right-hand fingers.

Su Yun naturally felt him move.

But she couldn’t let go because of the task. And besides, she’d been the one to reach for his hand—Chu Feng was only responding.

Feeling his fingers interlaced tightly with hers, she couldn’t help growing nervous.

To ease the tension and awkwardness, she stopped thinking about it and focused on the movie.

But how could that damn system let her have her way?

“Ding-dong! Follow-up main quest triggered: Chu Feng is holding the Host’s hand with his left hand, and his right hand is injured, so he can’t eat the popcorn. The Host must feed him. Earn 1,000 Humiliation Points for every piece of popcorn he eats.”

When Su Yun saw the task the system had issued, even the tips of her ears turned red.

Oh my god.

It actually wanted her to feed Chu Feng.

That was something only real couples did, wasn’t it...?

But the reward for this task was pretty generous: 1,000 Humiliation Points for every piece of popcorn.

There had to be several hundred pieces in that bucket.

If she could get Chu Feng to eat all of them...

At the thought, a mischievous idea came to Su Yun.

If she made Chu Feng eat the whole bucket, he’d be stuffed, wouldn’t he?

Su Yun secretly laughed at the thought of Chu Feng getting so full he couldn’t eat another bite.

That way, she could earn a ton of Humiliation Points too.

Peace Cinema, office.

Su Dad watched his wife chatting animatedly with Xiao Fang. He couldn’t get a word in.

Bored, Su Dad started watching one of the security camera feeds.