The Humiliation of the Big Sister Confidante

[Please select an action plan as soon as possible. Countdown begins: 10…9…]

“Wait a minute, what kind of hellish scheme is ’emotional hijacking’? It reeks of PUA!”

[Option Three Details: Emotional Hijacking. Through heightened empathy and masterful ‘tea art’, directly assault the target’s psychological defenses, inducing self-doubt and thereby diminishing their willingness for sycophantic behavior.]

“Translating that into plain language means I have to pretend to be a pure, innocent ‘white lotus’ saint! And use a cutesy voice to coax someone?! You’re deliberately trying to mess with me, aren’t you!” Zhou Yi’s fists instantly clenched.

Seeing that Option Three was clearly unusable, he looked at the second option, “Violent Disassembly,” immediately recalling the ‘sobering up’ plan from the last simulation.

The dire consequences of Chen Hao not only failing to be woken by that slap but instead becoming more invigorated with each strike were still vivid in his memory. He quickly shook his head. “No, no, that idiot is stubborn as a mule; he can’t be beaten…”

Did he really have to choose that sickeningly sweet “Big Sister Confidante” mode?

[Selection countdown: 5…4…]

“Damn it! Number One! It has to be Number One!” Zhou Yi shouted in a panic. “Gentle! I’ll definitely be gentle this time! Please, no more of these ridiculous schemes!”

[Option One ‘Big Sister Confidante’s Listening and Companionship’ confirmed.]

Suddenly, a strange, eerie gust of wind swept through. Zhou Yi instinctively reached out to press down his fluttering skirt hem, then immediately realized how feminine the gesture was and let go as if shocked.

He stared at the skirt hem still fluttering in the wind, feeling utterly helpless and on the verge of tears. With his hands, he neither dared to cover himself nor let them hang freely. To think that he, a true man who could open bottle caps with his bare hands, was now instinctively making such a bashful gesture?!

The most agonizing part was the pair of low-heeled sandals on his feet. This wretched system must have been deliberately messing with him; dressing him in women’s clothes was one thing, but to force him into these shoes! While the heels weren’t particularly high, for a straight man accustomed to wearing sneakers, it felt like torture.

[Target located: Chen Hao is currently lost in thought on the third bench on the west side of the library.]

Hearing the system’s prompt, Zhou Yi gazed at the library a hundred meters away, finding the path he had walked for over a year suddenly incredibly long.

Students passed by in small groups, chatting and laughing. He kept his head down and his chest hunched, wishing he could bury his face in his collar, hoping everyone would fail to notice him.

The last simulation, at least, had taken place in an unfamiliar coffee shop. Apart from him and Chen Hao, no one else was present, so psychologically, it had been manageable, like clearing a dungeon and then leaving.

But this time, the setting was undeniably his own school; every tree by the roadside recognized him!

Although he rationally knew this was merely a simulated scenario, walking his daily route in a full female outfit, what if he ran into someone he knew? Should he pretend not to know them, or pretend not to know them?

Gritting his teeth, he took a step. The low heels clicked crisply against the ground, and the ‘snowy white’ of his chest gently swayed with each stride, drawing glances from passing boys.

“What are you looking at!” Zhou Yi glared back ferociously, only to be utterly mortified by his own gentle, cutesy voice once more.

[Ding! Player’s gaze detected to be excessively murderous. OOC Warning! Please maintain the gentle, understanding ‘senior sister’ persona~ Otherwise, a correction procedure will be triggered, dear!]

Zhou Yi nearly choked. Gentle, my foot!

And…and…he had just suddenly realized a terrifying problem!

“Xiao Qi,” Zhou Yi ground out through clenched teeth, “Are you absolutely certain that after the mission, Chen Hao will completely forget about this whole ordeal? Including this outfit and all our conversations?!”

[Don’t worry, dearest. This system employs the latest quantum mosaic technology, ensuring the target will only recall the feeling of sudden enlightenment, not the specific process!]

So, this humiliating charade would only be remembered vividly by him? Potentially even becoming a permanent black mark on his history?!

It wasn’t that Zhou Yi was being overly suspicious; he genuinely had a trauma now. Ever since the system punished him with a ‘pair of A’s’ after the last failed simulation, this wretched system had nearly given him PTSD!

“Are you sure? There won’t suddenly be some urban legend about a mysterious senior sister appearing in the real world, will there?”

[Please rest assured, player. This system is a reputable, conscientious enterprise, specializing in worry-free after-sales service!]

“Conscientious?” Zhou Yi was fuming.

“Why don’t you claim you’ve won the Nobel Peace Prize? I’m telling you, if there are any side effects, I’ll haunt you even as a ghost!”

[You worry too much, dearest. We are a legitimate system with ISO9001 certification!]

“You’re a system that scams players, and you’re talking to me about ISO certification? Have you no shame?!”

[Hehe, shame we might lack, but our functions are truly powerful~ You are currently in a four-dimensional simulation space constructed based on the original world!]

“Speak in plain English!”

[Simply put, it’s a virtual world with a fourth coordinate axis! According to general relativity…]

“Stop!” Zhou Yi cut him off directly. “If I listen to any more of your explanations, my IQ will be dimensionally flattened!” He decided to ignore the wretched system’s incessant chatter.

Pulling his attention back to reality, he resignedly struggled with the sandals on his feet. Shuffling along, taking three small steps for one, he eventually reached the vicinity of the library.

From a distance, he spotted Chen Hao sitting alone on a long bench, staring blankly at his phone screen. One look at his expression revealed he was once again engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

‘Wait, is that guy about to do something suicidal again?’ Zhou Yi’s heart tightened.