Though paralyzed, still radiantly charming!

Chapter 174: Heh... sitting is fine

Chapter 174: Heh… sitting is fine

Ryan coughed violently twice, nearly choking on the system’s alert tone.

Something’s not right here, is it?

Ryan had definitely sensed Hannah’s hostility, so when she leaned in to whisper in Alice’s ear, he couldn’t help but feel a bit pleased, thinking that this little tattle might lower Alice’s favorability towards him.

But instead of dropping, it went up! What’s going on?

After Hannah finished talking, she shot Ryan a fierce glare and flipped him off with her remaining right hand.

See! She was definitely bad-mouthing me, right?

Ryan turned his gaze to Alice, who looked like a kettle about to boil, her cheeks flushed red, and you could almost see the steam rising from her heated face.

Something’s off…

“We should get to the hospital, don’t delay.”

Alice patted Hannah on the shoulder, looking genuinely concerned.

Of course, aside from sneaking peeks at Ryan’s reactions, she did a pretty good job pretending.

Hannah felt bitter inside. She really wanted to bad-mouth Ryan, maybe even pin him down and give him a beating.

But what good would that do? Miss Alice was already charmed by Ryan. Even if Ryan were killed, Miss Alice would just be unhappy.

For Miss Alice’s happiness, she had to grudgingly accept Ryan.

Still, she had to clear some things up with Miss Alice. With her naive heart, Miss Alice could easily be deceived by that jerk Ryan.

“Miss Alice, you must remember what I’m about to say.”

Hannah grabbed Miss Alice’s arm, speaking earnestly, word by word.

Faced with such seriousness from Hannah, Alice felt her shyness intensify.

She couldn’t even understand her own feelings, and Hannah’s sudden talk only confused her more.

“It’s not like that…”

Alice denied in a fluster, which only confirmed Hannah’s suspicions more.

Miss Alice was definitely smitten, the kind without looking back.

All Hannah could hope for was that Miss Alice would be more cautious and not too passive…

“What did you and Hannah talk about?” Alice pressed Ryan as soon as they got in the car, her hands gripping his shoulders tighter than his own could.

“Uh, nothing much, she just asked me some questions.” Ryan was still confused. Miss Alice’s favorability had increased instead of decreased—Hannah couldn’t have been praising him.

But that’s impossible, she hates me, right?

“Those questions, did you answer truthfully or not?” Alice’s eyes shimmered, feeling unlike herself but unable to control it.

She was too curious about what this mysterious guy really thought.

“It was the truth…” Pinned down by Alice, Ryan realized he couldn’t resist her despite his size.

Everything he had said was true, even his wish to be ‘killed’ by Alice, so he just numbly nodded.

“Okay, I’ll remember that.”

“But if I ever find out you’ve lied, I swear you won’t get off easy.” Alice’s gaze held a fervor Ryan couldn’t understand, like a thirsty traveler in the desert spotting an oasis.

Could being caught lying really get him ‘killed’?

But somehow, that seemed like a good thing.

[System: Alice Darkening level +2, currently 3/100]

[System: Alice Mood Level +30, currently 75/100 (Excited)]

The system’s timing almost made Ryan spit blood. Even now, with both Mood Level and Darkening level increasing, what on earth was Alice thinking?

Back when Ryan first saw the world, it was all black and white to him—either you liked something or you didn’t, there was no in-between of liking and disliking simultaneously.

But the longer he stayed around Alice, the more confused he became.

First, there was that ridiculously high initial favorability, and then, no matter what he did, it seemed to only increase his favorability.

Alice’s mood level also fluctuated with his actions, and she seemed to really care about him.

But isn’t this just like a dating sim?

No, no, this can’t go on.

After getting Ryan’s response, Alice seemed in a good mood and pointed at her shoulder.

“Give me a massage, I’m really tired.”

Saying so, Alice turned around, preparing to lie down.

Ryan still remembered the feeling of the last time he gave her a massage,it was indeed quite nice.

But this wasn’t their villa, and although the back seat of the car was spacious, it was still a tight fit to lie down.

Ryan hesitated, his hand instinctively reaching towards Alice’s shoulder, but he quickly pulled it back.

The favorability was just too high, having already broken through the sixty-point mark.

He had originally planned to help Alice and then betray her at the last moment, but now Ryan was starting to doubt whether, with such high favorability, even a betrayal would be forgiven.

No, this couldn’t continue,he had to lower the favorability.

Ryan gritted his teeth and refused the young girl’s command, mustering all his courage to speak.

“No!” As soon as he said it, Alice, who was about to lie down, froze. She slowly turned her head to look at Ryan, disbelief in her eyes.

Did he just defy her command?

He had just promised not to lie, and now was he breaking that promise?

Ryan was stared down by those daunting eyes, and he couldn’t help but swallow hard. It was the same situation as the first time he told Alice he wanted to leave the villa.

Forcing himself to overcome the fear, Ryan was prepared to stand his ground, determined to lower the favorability somehow.

But the favorability didn’t decrease, and the system’s alert tone almost drove him to despair.

[System: Alice Darkening level +2, currently 5/100]

Damn it! Why won’t the favorability drop? Why does only the Darkening level increase without the favorability decreasing?

Ryan, frustrated, opened the favorability panel. The sixty points of favorability were still there, showing no signs of changing.

Ryan was on the verge of tears, and being stared down by Alice just deflated him completely.

“What did you just say—” Alice’s voice drew out.

Ryan glared at his hands, watching as one slowly reached towards him.

Her nails gently grazed the surface of his skin, tracing a path up his chest to finally rest on Ryan’s neck.

Alice’s expression was terrifyingly cold, and a hint of red seemed to flash in her eyes, adding a sinister allure…

Ryan remembered the threat Alice had just made, and now he understood the phrase “you won’t get off easy” on a much deeper level.

It seemed she wouldn’t let him die easily but would do something far worse than death.

This damn favorability…

“What did you just say no to?” Alice’s nails lightly traced his neck, resting on his carotid artery, motionless as if a cat had caught a mouse and wasn’t in a hurry to eat, preferring to play with it first.

Hannah was right,she couldn’t be passive, or she’d lose control of everything.

“I said no to… no need to lie down, sitting is fine…”

“Heh… sitting is fine.”