Apology

Su Qingya inexplicably felt a chill.

She quickly placed her hand on the back of Xu Nian’s hand.

“Nian, Nian, calm down, calm down.”

Xu Nian was taken aback, her originally high-raised tail drooped again, swaying gently.

…It seems her acting, taking advantage of the situation, was pretty good.

That’s right, Xu Nian was acting just now, she knew exactly what she was doing.

She just didn’t expect that the so-called invitation to the banquet tomorrow wasn’t a homecoming feast?

But a reward after saving a life.

It was an unexpected event.

What exactly happened?

Xu Nian’s heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat.

But as expected of the protagonist, now that she’s approaching the beginning of the story, crises are constantly coming to her door.

Xu Nian was of course not angry.

She still trusts Su Qingya very much.

Plus, Su Qingya has inexplicably turned into a yandere.

One of the characteristics of a yandere is their dedication and strong possessiveness towards the person they love.

The so-called invitation to dinner might really just be about ordering her some food and leaving.

Xu Nian’s voice returned to its usual playfulness.

“Qingya, what exactly happened? You have to explain it to me clearly, what do you mean by saving your life?

You were even thinking of hiding such an important thing from me?

No matter what, I’m your other half, right? I naturally have the right to know about something that involves life and safety.”

“No, once you know it, it will be as if it knows you. Then it will appear in your life, constantly dragging you into the abyss.

I can’t let you get caught up in danger. It’s enough for me to be caught up in bad things.”

Xu Nian was stunned.

Know it, and it will be as if it knows you?

Xu Nian inexplicably thought of the most unusual thing in the third simulation.

“Affliction Beasts.”

“How do you know about that!”

Su Qingya’s expression seemed a little agitated.

Xu Nian was stunned again.

It seems she guessed right.

Know the other party, and the other party will be as if they know you?

And thus appear in the life of the informed person.

Xu Nian’s thoughts froze.

Then why… in the third simulation, did the news proactively report this?

She felt a chill.

This is a conspiracy.

“I… heard people discussing this on the way home.”

“This…”

“Qingya.” Xu Nian suddenly pretended to be serious, hiding her former playfulness completely.

“Do you think that even if I don’t know, I won’t get involved? Since it already exists, then danger will happen sooner or later.

It’s better to be prepared beforehand. You should quickly tell me what exactly happened.”

“But… Nian, I’ll protect you.”

“Qingya, the best way to protect someone is to make them as strong as you, to have the ability to protect themselves, so they can seek opportunities to survive in danger.

Besides, I already know about it, don’t I?”

“…Okay, you’re right.” After hesitating for a long time, Su Qingya sighed helplessly.

“It’s just… yesterday when I went to the supermarket to buy things, I was walking on the road and encountered a ghost wall.”

“Ghost wall?”

Listening and responding, Xu Nian came to the table and filled Su Qingya’s bowl with many dishes rewarded by the system.

“Yes, I was walking on the road, the streetlights flickered. It was clearly a familiar road as always, but it seemed like I could never reach the end.

I walked cautiously all the way, but I found that there were fewer and fewer people around me, until there was only me left.”

“I ran wildly all the way, whether forward or backward, it was the same scene.

I could also hear a strange cat-scratching laugh in my ears.

I felt like someone was pinching my neck, but when I turned around, I didn’t see anything.”

“I felt my footsteps becoming heavier and heavier, and my vision becoming more and more blurred.

My shadow began to replace me. My heart was beating very fast.

I felt the sky getting darker and darker, even getting closer and closer to me, gradually swallowing my vision, until it was about to surround me.”

Listening, Xu Nian’s heart also clenched.

She took the opportunity to feed Su Qingya, who seemed to be immersed in memories, the food in the bowl.

“Until later, I saw you.”

“You saw me?”

Xu Nian stayed at home all night yesterday, not going anywhere.

“Yes, it was you. I was overjoyed at first, but when I got closer, you stabbed me with a knife.

At that time, your smile was very strange.”

“Fortunately, at the last moment, he appeared and rescued me from that space, and I was able to survive.”

“I asked and found out that it was a monster that feeds on fear. The so-called you was also played by it.

As long as it’s targeted, it will create a terrifying atmosphere, constantly arousing the prey’s fear.

When the fear value reaches a certain critical point, the prey will be devoured by it.”

“A monster that feeds on fear?”

“Yes, it’s a kind of Affliction Beast, called a Fear Beast. Maybe because I was always scared afterwards, I was dazed and didn’t know how to get home. I slept very early.

After waking up, I originally wanted to call you for comfort, but you played such a joke on me.”

Su Qingya spoke intermittently, perhaps not wanting to recall this incident, so she spoke very quickly.

It could be felt that Su Qingya’s emotions were constantly fluctuating, already on the verge of collapse.

The last sentence also carried a bit of bitterness.

“Nian, your so-called breakup, you were joking with me, right?”

“Of course, no matter how many times I say it, I’m just joking with you. How could I bear to break up with you?”

Xu Nian hurriedly comforted her.

So, the problem lies here?

Su Qingya’s mind has definitely been affected by that so-called Fear Beast.

It may have long planted the emotion of fear in her heart.

That’s why Su Qingya’s mind has changed so much.

No, something is very wrong, very wrong.

Xu Nian couldn’t help but start to think about it.

If, according to the original course, she hadn’t come to this world, hadn’t become a couple with Su Qingya, wouldn’t that mean that Su Qingya would be fixed to encounter a crisis on this night, and then be rescued by the so-called male protagonist?

Then Su Qingya would fall in love with the male protagonist at first sight, and the male protagonist would dispel the fear in the female protagonist’s heart, a standard hero saves the beauty plot.

Then, the next day, she would return home, be ridiculed by the fake heiress, then go to the banquet, cultivate feelings with the male protagonist, and then use the male protagonist’s hand to counter the fake heiress.

Such a route is very healthy, and basically her personality won’t be affected.

Xu Nian unconsciously broke the chopsticks in her hand, frowned for a while, and then relaxed.

But because Su Qingya’s heart was already filled by her.

Unable to accept the care from the male protagonist, she wanted to find comfort from her, but she didn’t expect to encounter such a thing.

“I’m sorry, I really didn’t expect such a thing to happen to you. I was really too much to make such a joke.”

Even if there was a reason, she felt a bit of self-blame in her heart.

Xu Nian came to Su Qingya’s side again, put the bowl filled with food on the table, hugged Su Qingya in her arms, and buried the other person’s head in her chest, bringing comfort and solace.

But Su Qingya suddenly moved, and pressed Xu Nian on the sofa with her backhand.

“Since you know you were too much, Nian, you have to apologize to me properly. And an apology has to be sincere~”