She had been worrying about how to quickly raise Ouyang Huiye’s favorability rating above 60% in such a short time—wasn’t this the perfect opportunity?
[Host, don’t tell me you’ve given up and stopped caring?]
“What would a broken system like you know? Just wait and see.”
A man’s jealousy was the best medicine for boosting favorability.
Seeing that Hua Wuyan made no move, Xu Qingtian ran toward Jiang Nanying and the others in terror.
“Senior Nanying, save me!”
Jiang Nanying and the others saw the wound on Xu Qingtian’s neck and instinctively stepped back in unison.
Jiang Nanying in particular had fear written all over his eyes, even trembling as he pointed at her. “Don’t come near me!”
Xu Qingtian froze in place. “Senior Nanying? Why… why are you backing away? Are you afraid of me?”
“Qingtian, you were cut by a blade stained with zombie blood. You’ll mutate soon. You said you like me, right? You wouldn’t bear to infect me and turn me into a zombie too, would you?”
Xu Qingtian shook her head in disbelief, tears welling up in her eyes. “No, Senior, I was only grazed. I might not necessarily mutate. Look, I’m perfectly fine right now, aren’t I?”
As she finished speaking, Xu Qingtian suddenly felt an itch in her mouth, her vision filled with bloody spots, and her limbs began to stiffen.
She reached up and touched the wound on her neck. “Blood… black blood?” She really was infected. She was about to mutate?
She still tried to approach Jiang Nanying and the others, but her stiff limbs caused her to stumble and fall. “No… don’t. Senior Nanying, don’t abandon me. I’m scared.”
Jiang Nanying and his group screamed in terror and backed away. Hua Wuyan seized the moment to close in on Jiang Nanying, abruptly pressing her long blade against the side of his neck.
“Your turn now, Jiang Nanying.”
Jiang Nanying shuddered all over, his swallowing motion stiff with fear. “Wuyan, don’t joke around. Put the knife down.”
“Senior Nanying, don’t be scared. You like Xu Qingtian so much—how about I give you a cut too, so you two can become a zombie couple together?”
Jiang Nanying shook his head tremblingly, forcing a strained smile at her.
“Wuyan, actually… I’ve always liked you. If you let me go, I’ll be with you. How about that?”
[Ding! Ouyang Huiye’s favorability rating -1. Host, Ouyang Huiye’s favorability is only dropping now, not rising. Don’t let this get out of hand.]
“Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”
She gave Jiang Nanying a warm smile. “Really, Senior Nanying?”
“Of course it’s true. To be honest with you, my parents hold some standing in the Linjiang City base. Don’t kill me—once we reach a safe base, I promise you won’t suffer any more grievances!”
Hua Wuyan sneered inwardly. If she let him go, once they reached the base, who knew how he’d try to deal with her. But on the surface, she pretended to look at him with delighted surprise.
“Really? But then why did you let me fend for myself outside the equipment room because of what Xu Qingtian said? I think you’re just lying to me!”
“I was bewitched by Xu Qingtian before and couldn’t think straight. But now I’ve figured it out—I only like you! Really, I swear. As long as I can be with you, I’d do anything!”
[Ding! Ouyang Huiye’s favorability rating -1. Current favorability rating: 53%.]
From the corner of her eye, Hua Wuyan caught the sound of bones grinding coming from inside the mall entrance beside her, and her eyes curved into a narrow, knowing squint.
Having keen senses really is a blessing. It’s just that this Ouyang Huiye is too easy to provoke.
Now, it’s time.
Her gaze toward Jiang Nanying turned cold. “Oh? Is that so?” Then she deliberately raised her voice. “Senior Nanying, if I asked you to be my dog, would you be willing?”
From the shadows inside the mall entrance, Ouyang Huiye’s fists clenched until his bones cracked.
Someone like that—how dare he think he’s worthy of being her dog?
“Flower Wuyan, you’re something else!”
His gaze shifted toward her.
She actually dared to smile at another man like that! And she was being so kind to such a repulsive man!
Flower Wuyan’s eyes flickered slightly as she very slowly reached out to touch Jiang Nanying’s face.
The sourness in Ouyang Huiye’s chest made it hard for him to even breathe.
A voice inside him roared.
Even if it meant being a dog, he would be her only dog!
Just as Flower Wuyan’s hand was about to touch Jiang Nanying’s face, the system’s notifications began flashing frantically.
[Ding! Ouyang Huiye’s Favorability Rating +1.]
[Ding! Ouyang Huiye’s Favorability Rating +1.]
[Ding! Ouyang Huiye’s Favorability Rating +1.]
[+1…]
A string of rising favorability notifications appeared, and Flower Wuyan curled her lips into a smile. This was locked in.
When the favorability notifications finally stopped, [Congratulations, Host! Ouyang Huiye’s Favorability Rating is now 66%. Reward: 200 Opportunity Points.
Host, Ouyang Huiye seems pretty furious—he turned and ran off. Do you want to chase after him? Let’s strike while the iron’s hot and farm some more favorability!]
“No need. After that little stimulation just now, that little dog Ouyang will need some time to process before his favorability rises again.
I’ll use this opportunity to deal with Xu Qingtian first.”
Although this method of hitting rock bottom and bouncing back worked well on the M-natured little dog Ouyang, if she pushed too hard, even a little dog would throw a tantrum.
Squeezing too tightly would backfire.
[Got it! Host, you’re truly remarkable—you’ve raised Ouyang Huiye’s favorability to over 60 points in less than two days.
When it comes to playing people’s hearts, Host, you’re absolutely incredible!]
“Your flattery pleases me greatly! Now, let’s go educate Xu Qingtian.”
Jiang Nanying’s legs were trembling as he nodded and shouted “I’m willing,” but Flower Wuyan suddenly struck out with her hand, carving a bloody gash across the side of his neck.
“Too late. I’d rather see you as a dead dog.” Not just anyone was worthy of being her dog.
Jiang Nanying clutched the bloody wound on his neck and passed out on the spot, a yellow stain spreading across his crotch as the stench of urine mixed with feces wafted through the air.
His other companions turned and fled at the sight, leaving only Xu Qingtian glaring at Flower Wuyan with venomous hatred.
Flower Wuyan let out a mocking laugh. “Tsk tsk tsk. Looks like your Senior Nanying isn’t so devoted to you after all. At the moment of life and death, he cast you aside like trash.
I thought he liked you so much.”
“It’s all your fault! All your fault! If it weren’t for you, Senior Nanying wouldn’t have turned out like this!”
“You should be thanking me. I helped you see that scumbag for what he really is.”
“Wahhh… So what if I see him clearly now? I’m about to become a zombie! And when I do, the first person I’ll bite to death is you!”
Flower Wuyan crushed the Detoxification Pill in her palm, then roughly smeared it onto the wound on Xu Qingtian’s neck under the guise of checking her injury.
The medicinal powder quickly seeped into the wound and disappeared.
“Don’t worry. Everything I said earlier was a lie. This knife of mine was never dipped in zombie blood.”
She thought for a moment—rather than constantly scheming and battling wits with this Xu Qingtian, why not take this opportunity to win her over? That way, perhaps it would be even easier to seize her fortune later on?
At that moment, the System spoke up with a warning, 【Host, I advise you not to think about building a good relationship with the female lead to help you obtain fortune. That path won’t work and will actually backfire.】
“How would I know without trying?”
She put on a smiling expression and approached Xu Qingtian, who was now crying even harder.
“Even now, you still want to deceive me. If I weren’t infected, why would my limbs be stiff? Even the blood I’m bleeding has turned black.
Only zombie blood is black!”
“That’s completely just your psychological effect. If you don’t believe me, get up and try moving your hands and feet?”