"What daughter?"
Over there, Comrade An Bang, who was in the middle of getting their deposit refunded, paused in surprise upon hearing his wife's voice. He turned his head and saw his daughter holding a young man in her arms.
"It really is our daughter!"
In an instant, the entire lobby fell dead silent.
It was not just An Le panicking with a bright red face; An Bang and his wife also felt their cheeks heat up in deep embarrassnt, wanting to find a hole to crawl into even more than An Le did.
Yan Huan, who had been tightly gripping his ring with the intention of silently escaping An Le's grasp, was interrupted by this sudden turn of events. He peeked out from An Le's arms to look over.
He saw An Le's mother, still reeling from the shock, hide behind An Bang. It took her several seconds to rember that she was the parent here, prompting her to lean back out.
"Daughter, isn't this Xiao Huan? Why are you two here?"
"Ah, Mama, I... I was..."
An Le's previously hollow eyes imdiately spiraled into confusion at her mother's question. The incredibly alluring Yan Huan in her arms suddenly felt like a hot potato.
'How am I supposed to explain this?'
'I can't exactly say that I lusted after Xiao Huan's body and was planning to execute him on the spot, can I?'
"Hiss~"
On her shoulder, the white snake flicked its tongue. Sensing An Le's utter helplessness, it suggested,
"First, call your father and mother out to a deserted area. After you use your ability on them, I will use mory Correction on them, and then—"
"Absolutely not!"
Before it could even finish speaking, An Le sternly rejected the idea.
Little Finger, annoyed at being rebuked, was about to lash out. But upon turning to see An Le's terrifying aura at this mont, it imdiately wilted halfway.
"Then what do you propose we do? Do you have any way to explain this situation?"
"I..."
An Le was stumped by Little Finger's question. At that mont, the nearby Yan Huan realized his opportunity had arrived. He opened his mouth in a dazed manner,
"Ugh... I feel so sick..."
Her attention drawn by Yan Huan's voice, An Le's mother hurriedly looked at him and asked,
"What happened to Xiao Huan? Weren't you two out having fun today? Why did he suddenly..."
Reminded by Yan Huan's pained groans, An Le snapped back to reality and explained,
"Xiao Huan started feeling unwell on our way back, so... so I thought I should bring him to a hotel... to rest for a bit."
"To a hotel to rest, huh?"
An Le's father frowned as he spoke, prompting his wife beside him to imdiately smack his arm.
An Bang glanced at his wife, then glanced at the receptionist who was silently watching the drama unfold from the side, and decided to keep his mouth shut.
An Le's mother approached An Le and Yan Huan with a look of concern. The nervous An Le, terrified that her mother would notice sothing was off, hurriedly deactivated Superconductor.
Instantly, that swamp-like, suffocating sense of pleasure slowly began to fade.
Yet strangely, the coziness and comfort of resting in An Le's spacious embrace did not diminish in the slightest.
It felt like lying in a warm cloud, making it impossible to muster the strength to stand up.
'Does this actually have nothing to do with the Modifier's effects?!'
'Could it be that I have truly betrayed the Flat-Chest Faction?!'
Yan Huan was horrified on the inside, but he had no ti to worry about that right now.
Because in his mind, the effects of mory Correction were already surging forward.
Moreover, the corrected mories were exactly the sa as what An Le had just said: he had felt unwell, actively suggested going to a hotel to rest, and then An Le escorted him...
'The precision of this mory Correction is completely unmatched by the other Modifiers!'
Feeling the exaggerated effects of the mory Correction, he knew he would not be able to get by without wearing his mask this ti.
So in the next second, Yan Huan took one last deep breath in An Le's arms. When he raised his head again, his expression had flawlessly morphed into one of natural lethargy.
"An Le... I told you there was no need to trouble yourself, I can... Auntie?"
"Oh, Xiao Huan."
'Could it be that what my daughter said is true?'
An Le's mother felt a twinge of suspicion inwardly but could not bring herself to voice it.
"You are feeling unwell, do you want to go to the hospital to get checked out? I can call a car..."
"I am fine, Auntie. I just need to rest for a bit and I will be okay."
"Then..."
Just as An Le's mother hesitated to speak, An Bang gave Yan Huan's condition a skeptical once-over.
Then, he looked at his daughter beside him.
"Since Xiao Huan is fine, we will just drop him off here and let him rest on his own. Co on, daughter, co ho with us first."
"Father..."
Hearing this, An Le, who had failed to achieve her goal, inevitably shot Yan Huan a glance.
She wanted to say more, but her mother had already grabbed her hand. Her mother then pulled out a few banknotes and said to the receptionist,
"Please open a room for this young man, we will pay."
"Right away, ma'am."
After handling this, An Le's mother looked at Yan Huan apologetically and said,
"Then we will be leaving now, Xiao Huan. If anything happens, call a doctor imdiately..."
"Ah, will do, Auntie."
Yan Huan forced a smile and looked at An Le's mother, saying,
"I originally wanted to co visit you, but An Le said you were not ho, and my body also wasn't feeling too well today..."
The reason they "were not ho" was actually because they had secretly snuck out behind their daughter's back to enjoy so ti alone as a couple. Being reminded of this by Yan Huan made An Le's mother feel rather embarrassed.
"It is fine, next ti, there is always next ti..."
"..."
An Le continued to stare straight at Yan Huan. This was not just because she had missed out on her "al" this ti, but perhaps also because of the words Yan Huan had said earlier.
Those words regarding Spencer.
Those words had stung her, birthing a mysterious sense of terror within her heart at this very mont.
But since she had been caught red-handed by her parents doing such a thing, and her mother was firmly dragging her away, she had no other choice.
'Next ti...'
'There will still be another chance...'
"Sir, please present your identification information."
Watching An Le be reluctantly dragged away by her mother, the receptionist finally turned to look at Yan Huan.
Yan Huan paused slightly, hesitating for a mont before taking his student ID out of his pocket.
Linn did not issue standard national ID cards; people generally used other docunts for identity registration.
Adults preferred using driver's licenses and the like, while students used the student IDs issued by the Linn Education Departnt.
"Alright, please wait a mont."
While waiting for the receptionist to complete the registration, Yan Huan found himself barely able to stand. He had no choice but to turn around and sit down on the leather sofa in the lobby.
The mask of expressions on Yan Huan's face slowly lted away, and he began to pant softly, finding it hard to bear.
"Yan Huan, are you okay, ow?!"
On his shoulder, Myau-chan examined him up and down with worry and asked,
"Is there anywhere that feels uncomfortable?"
"No... Instead, I feel too comfortable... I even recalled a lot of things from my childhood in the South Ward..."
"ow?"
These words made Myau-chan pause. Yan Huan let out a long breath, tilted his head back, covered his forehead, and murmured with empty eyes,
"Even now, I still feel a little... unfulfilled..."
"..."
Myau-chan leaned closer to Yan Huan's neck, sniffed the faint sweat in his clothes, and said helplessly,
"It seems An Le's Modifier doesn't just end after it's turned off. The duration of its lingering effects is even stronger than Sakuramiya's, ow."
"It is like a gangrenous sore that won't go away..."
ntioning this, Yan Huan finally looked at Myau-chan and asked in confusion,
"Right, Myau-chan. Just now, my Resistance felt completely non-existent. What exactly is going on?"
"An Le's Modifier has leveled up, and the percentage of Resistance it shatters is getting higher and higher... If this continues, sooner or later, even Spencer won't be able to withstand her penetration, ow."
"...Moreover, Myau-chan, did you notice sothing terrifying?"
"What is it, ow?"
Yan Huan took a deep breath, turning his head to look at Myau-chan.
"Just now, An Le listed out the nas of the other three Modifier Hosts. Furthermore, she even knows about the imnse pressure I have been under because of them."
"That is true, ow! She... she already knows about the existence of the other Hosts? Could it be that the avatar on her body told her?"
"Maybe. I am not too sure either..."
Yan Huan sighed, covering his face as he said,
"I don't even know what An Le was planning to do to
when she activated her Modifier and said all those things just now."
anwhile, in the Luoqiao District, at An Le's ho.
"Father, Mama, I told you, I only acted that way because Xiao Huan was not feeling well."
"But you still shouldn't have taken him to a hotel... A young man and a young woman alone together, it doesn't look good."
An Le sat on the sofa with her father and mother flanking her on either side. It was clear an ergency family eting had been convened due to the earlier incident.
Hearing her husband speak, An Le's mother chid in,
"Xiao Huan is not that kind of person. We have watched him grow up since he was a child. He is such a good boy, and so excellent too."
"But we haven't seen him in so long. Besides, doesn't he already have a girlfriend at school? That blonde girl, what was her na... Spencer?"
The mont she heard her father say this, An Le imdiately raised her eyes and said flatly,
"Xiao Huan and her are not boyfriend and girlfriend."
"Then..."
Originally, An Bang wanted to continue: 'If they aren't boyfriend and girlfriend, then why did the two of them kiss before?'
But seeing his daughter's expression right now, his instincts warned him it was best not to say that.
Thus, he had no choice but to change the subject.
"In any case, daughter, you are still small, still young. You absolutely cannot do this sort of thing."
Hearing this, An Le looked up at An Bang and asked,
"What sort of thing, Father? Is it taking Xiao Huan to a hotel, having a romantic relationship, or sleeping together?"
These words made An Bang increasingly anxious, and he hurriedly questioned her closely,
"You... Daughter, you aren't engaging in puppy love, are you?"
This statent was too much even for An Le's mother to listen to. She quickly looked at him and urged,
"There is no such thing as puppy love in Linn! Alright, alright. If you are tired, hurry up and go to rest. I still need to help our daughter put on a face mask. Go, go, go..."
Saying she was going to do a face mask was rely an excuse to send him away so the mother and daughter could chat in private.
An Bang understood his wife's intention, so he helplessly turned around and left.
Seeing him leave, her mother stood up and said to An Le,
"Co on, co here, go wash your face."
"..."
An Le hesitated for a mont but still stood up and followed her mother into the bathroom.
"Splash~"
Warm water flowed from the faucet. Fair hands, their sleeves rolled up, caught the water and splashed it onto her face. Her mother, mixing the face mask in a dish beside her, suddenly asked,
"Actually, there is nothing wrong with having a romantic relationship. At your age, it is very normal."
"..."
"Moreover, Xiao Huan is soone our family is very familiar with. He is excellent and handso; liking him is a good thing, right?"
Hearing her mother's guidance, An Le's eyes finally brightened slightly.
"Mhm..."
An Le's mother finished mixing the face mask. Smiling, she walked towards her and teased,
"Yes, I still rember when you were little, you would cling to Xiao Huan every day and joke about becoming husband and wife... So many years have passed..."
"Mama, I... wasn't joking."
Hearing this, An Le's mother paused in surprise, but continued,
"Then that is quite troubleso. Aren't there many Eldest Misses from good families at your school who have taken a liking to him?"
"Mhm... But, there will be a way, Mama..."
"Our family's conditions are limited, so we can't help you much... However, helping you pick out a few beautiful dresses is sothing we can still do..."
Her mother lifted her smooth, long hair. Just as she was about to apply the face mask, she suddenly jolted in fright.
"Daughter... What... what happened to your arm?"
"Arm?"
An Le turned her head in confusion and saw her mother anxiously holding her arm to examine it.
She looked down herself and realized that with her sleeve rolled up, a massive, dark bruise was visible on her arm. It looked extrely severe.
'When did this...'
'Ah, I rember now. It seems it happened in the afternoon, after I failed to act against Bai Yi and fell to the ground.'
'I must have bumped my arm then.'
"I probably accidentally bumped it in the afternoon, Mama."
"Accidentally? With a patch this big, doesn't it hurt? Wait here, I will go get the dicinal oil."
Her mother nervously placed the bowl on the sink and hurried out to get the dicine.
Hearing her mother's words, An Le fell into a slight daze.
After watching her mother leave, she tentatively reached out and touched the bruise.
"..."
'It doesn't hurt?'
But imdiately after, she frowned.
Then, the finger that had been gently resting against her skin suddenly pressed down, forcefully poking into the center of the bruise.
Yet from beginning to end, An Le's expression did not change in the slightest.
Because still...
She felt absolutely nothing.
An Le hesitated for a mont. Refusing to believe it, she reached down and viciously pinched her own thigh.
"Hiss!"
As a result, the imdiate pain caused her to gasp in shock, her face scrunching up as she leaned against the edge of the sink.
'This...'
'What in the world is going on?'
Over the weekend, ever since Saturday's charity concert concluded, Yan Huan found himself with a bit of free ti.
On Plane, besides the various group chats, only Spencer had been constantly ssaging him.
"Yan Huan, look! Such a big stone lion!"
"Where are you right now?"
"I don't know, my mother brought
here."
"..."
"..."
"Yan Huan, I had cherry cake tonight, hehe! So yummy!"
"It looks really good. Where did you eat it?"
"I don't know. Wait, let
ask my mother..."
"...You can just share the location with . It is right in the nu bar at the bottom."
"Shared Location: [Linn General Administration Division Executive Building, 1 Sun Avenue, Kyogo Ward, Linn]..."
"Sorry to bother you."
"Huh?!"
"..."
"Yan Huan, I bought a lot of new little pig rchandise! Look, doesn't this one look like you?"
"Heh."
"..."
It was mostly random chatter like this. However, with her constantly ssaging him, Yan Huan suddenly realized that he had rarely ever taken the initiative to ssage her first.
Therefore, taking advantage of his current free ti, he actively started a conversation.
"By the way, you should finally be returning to school tomorrow, right?"
"Yep! Then we can go to school together!"
"Yes, yes."
Yan Huan smiled faintly. He lay on the sofa chatting for ages without feeling the slightest bit annoyed.
On the contrary, he glanced at the unfinished university course presentations on his computer desk and, for the first ti in his life, found them repulsive.
'I am truly getting more and more degenerate...'
After struggling for a good while, he finally bid Spencer goodbye and got up to attend to proper business.
Anyway, he would be able to see her tomorrow as soon as he went to school.
As for now...
Yan Huan sat up and looked at the clock on the wall.
Another week had passed. Although his Modifier hadn't evolved, he was still eligible to receive his weekly reward.
First was the reward from the Demon's Shop. Because of the favor of the Demon of Lust, he would obtain a new item every ti he engaged in an intimate act with a girl.
"Demon's Shop..."
After silently repeating the words in his mind a few tis, Yan Huan once again entered that world shrouded in pink mist.
[Congratulations, you have completed the intimate act of "Kissing" with the young woman, An Le.]
[Your actions have pleased the Demon of Lust. She will grant you a free reward and reset the penalty for not purchasing any items for two weeks.]
In the next second, a pink orb of light flew out from the boundless dark ocean.
The orb slowly shattered, revealing an exquisite black box.
[Crab dicine x0.5]
[Single-use consumable. Consuming the complete dicine will provide the following effects:]
[1. Eliminate all curses attached to the body]
[2. Eliminate all side effects caused by using Modifiers]
[3. Restore the body to a healthy state]
[Consuming half of the dicine will not provide any effects, but as long as you possess this item, the probability of the other half refreshing in the shop will significantly increase.]
"This..."
Yan Huan's expression shifted as he watched the black box slowly float into his hands.
What caught his attention the most was the second description of this dicine.
'If all Modifiers have side effects, does my budget Modifier have them as well?'
Unfortunately, he only had half of the dicine at the mont; he still needed the other half before it could be used.
But the problem was, Yan Huan didn't believe the demon would place such a precious dicine in the free reward slot.
'If it required paynt, just thinking about the prices attached to those goods...'
Yan Huan's facial muscles twitched. He chanted in his mind again, closing the Demon's Shop.
"Yan Huan, what is this, ow?"
After returning to reality, Myau-chan looked curiously at the black box in his palm.
"A free reward given by the Demon's Shop. How should I put it... It's quite strong, but unfortunately incomplete..."
Saying that, Yan Huan opened the black box in his hands. Inside lay half of a pink, jade-like crab.
"ow?"
Myau-chan blinked, staring at the crab in curiosity. But even after inspecting it for a long while, he didn't notice anything special about it.
It seed to be exactly as the description stated—half a crab was completely useless.
"More importantly, it is almost ti, right?"
"That is right, ow. We can open this week's reward!"
Hearing this, Myau-chan's eyes sparkled as he lowered his head. He opened his feline mouth and spat out a dazzling stream of golden light.
The golden light slowly coalesced in front of Yan Huan, gradually forming discernible, ethereal text.
"Phew..."
Yan Huan took a deep breath, feeling quite expectant about the reward dropping this week.
Honestly, last week's Kiss God was actually quite useful.
The physical enhancent it provided was simply outrageous, and it even ca with a passive buff.
Although he had felt its trigger conditions were sowhat difficult before and had chosen it rather reluctantly.
But after this week, while it wasn't exactly a daily occurrence, it seed like he had spent half the week aggressively locking lips.
However, with the bonus from Kiss God, kissing truly beca an easily addictive activity.
Therefore, it would be best if he could roll a different demon and a more practical reward this week.
Just as Yan Huan was expectantly pondering this in his mind, the golden light before his eyes finally finished solidifying, turning into readable text.
It read:
[Congratulations, based on your previous actions, you have gained the favor of the Demon in charge of "Lust."]
The mont he saw this line of pink-tinted text, Yan Huan's previously bright expression instantly darkened.
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