PDLP Chapter 18 Heart-Fluttering Challenge 1.5
Chapter 18 Heart-Fluttering Challenge 1.5
[Cheng Ning's feelings for you have gone beyond that of ordinary friends. Host, you're getting closer and closer to finding a partner! If you successfully find a partner, the system mission will be upgraded from a "finding a partner" mission to a "dating" mission, and the mission rewards will increase accordingly.]
Therefore, host, you must work harder.
[Task: Heartbeat Challenge 1.5]
[Duration: One day.]
[Reward: 500 Treasure Chest Experience Points.]
Lu Ran: ......
"Wait, why has the mission time been reduced so much?"
He complained inwardly to the system.
Triggering new tasks is a good thing, but recently the experience gained from farming treasure chests has been too slow. It's been more than half a month since the system was introduced, and I've only opened a few treasure chests, which I can count on one hand.
The challenge mission in version 1.0 had a 5-day deadline, but in version 1.5 it's suddenly shortened to one day. That's so unfair!
[As the relationship between the host and the target bound to the Love Treasure Chest System deepens, the difficulty of challenge-type tasks will also increase. Non-challenge-type tasks will remain unaffected; this is normal.]
"Damn, does that mean the next 'Heartbeat Challenge' will have to be shortened to just a few hours?"
[Congratulations, host, you guessed correctly.]
Lu Ran: ......
Although he was speechless, he could only accept reality.
Potential can only be unleashed under pressure. Looking at Cheng Ning beside him and seeing the gloomy environment, Lu Ran suddenly had an idea.
He raised his hand, stretched, yawned, and pretended to be very sleepy.
"Sigh, I don't know when I can go back to the hotel. I really envy Duoduo. She can go to bed early and doesn't have to stay up all night."
Normally, Lu Ran would already be asleep by this time, because he changed his schedule half a month ago to rest at 10 p.m. and get up at 6:30 a.m.
However, he shouldn't be so trapped that he's in this state.
As for why, the reason is simple: he was faking it.
How could she have accidentally fallen asleep on Cheng Ning's shoulder if she hadn't pretended to be sleepy?
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Cheng Ning felt a weight on her shoulder, and then she heard Lu Ran's steady breathing.
Blushing, she pushed away the head resting on her shoulder: "Lu Ran!"
"Hmm~"
Lu Ran showed no signs of waking up and even rubbed against Cheng Ning's shoulder like a kitten.
Cheng Ning bit her lower lip, feeling both shy and confused.
This person was just talking incoherently a moment ago, and now they're asleep. Are they really that tired?
But I didn't hear him say he was sleepy before this!
Cheng Ning didn't know if Li Shang and his wife were looking in her direction at this moment.
He then anxiously nudged Lu Ran.
If Luo Yushan and her husband saw this, no amount of explanation would help.
But if she didn't push him away, it would have been better. Once she did, the head on her shoulder rubbed against her shoulder again, its face almost touching her neck.
Cheng Ning tensed up and dared not move again.
She could only let Lu Ran rest on her shoulder, praying in her heart that he would wake up soon.
Actually, she could have easily woken Lu Ran up with a bit more force, or simply moved him a distance away. Even if Lu Ran was fast asleep, he would have woken up eventually.
But I don't know if it's because she's too soft-hearted or what.
He only gave a gentle reminder, unwilling to wake Lu Ran directly.
Thinking of this, Cheng Ning's heart rate gradually increased.
He murmured to himself, "He's my friend, he's helped me a lot, it's only right."
"He's my friend, and he's helped me a lot; it's only right."
【Ding! 】
[Congratulations, host, you have completed Heartbeat Challenge 1.5.]
[Gained 500 treasure chest experience points.]
[The host is finally no longer a clueless simpleton; he has learned to create ambiguity at the right time, and he handles the boundaries perfectly. This is very good progress.]
[An extra 100 Chest XP points.]
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12:10 a.m.
Although there were still many people in the scenic area, it was much better than a few hours ago; at least it wasn't crowded anymore.
Since Duoduo didn't come out, Lu Ran became Cheng Ning's temporary guide dog, holding Cheng Ning's wrist and leading the way for her.
Luo Yushan finally arrived at the scenic spot she had longed to visit, and naturally, she kept taking pictures with her phone.
"Honey, let's take a few more pictures and then go back to sleep!"
Luo Yushan pouted: "What, you're sleepy already? You usually play games until midnight and I've never seen you say you want to go to bed early."
Li Shang scratched his head: "Well, I'm not really sleepy, I'm just worried about your health."
"I'm not like some people who can fall asleep sitting up."
He does not mean that.
Lu Ran touched his nose and looked awkwardly at the sky.
Cheng Ning's cheeks flushed red, and she silently pushed away Lu Ran's hand that was supporting her.
What you fear most is what will happen. Sure enough, the scene of Lu Ran falling asleep with his head on her shoulder was still seen.
Luo Yushan kicked her husband: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
She was blaming him verbally, but she was giving her husband a thumbs-up with her hands.
The young couple's gossipy faces left Lu Ran speechless.
Lu Ran coughed and said, "Ahem, well, it's getting late, let's go back and rest early, and come out to play again tomorrow."
Luo Yushan nodded: "Alright, since you men have all said so, let's call it a day."
"Let's go, Sister Cheng Ning, let's go back to the hotel."
After being teased like that by the couple, Cheng Ning was definitely too embarrassed to let Lu Ran support her anymore.
So Luo Yushan took the initiative to step forward and hold Cheng Ning's hand, temporarily taking Lu Ran's place.
Two girls walked ahead, with two big men following closely behind, chatting idly while their eyes were each on someone they were worried about.
One is blind, and the other is pregnant; naturally, they care deeply for each other.
"Old Lu, you're something else, you've even got some tricks up your sleeve."
"If you had been a little more shameless back in college, you would have won Liang Mengying over long ago. Let me tell you, don't care what girls say, it depends on what you do."
"Just like when I was pursuing my wife, she openly told all her suitors that she was a slow-burning person and didn't like overly enthusiastic people; she wanted a long-term, steady relationship."
"Guess what I did?"
"While everyone else was still thinking about how to act like a gentleman to please my wife, I just invited her to a movie and dinner, and if she didn't agree, I kept inviting her."
"Hehe, my wife got so annoyed by me that she finally agreed. She agreed once, then a second and a third time, and before long, she became my wife."
Lu Ran pouted.
He said disdainfully, "Back in our dorm, you were the most clueless one, and now you're trying to teach me?"
"Is it possible that your wife already liked you, which is why you succeeded, and it has little to do with the method you used?"
Li Shang frowned.
"Hiss... There's something weird about what you're saying, it's both satisfying and unsatisfying."
It was both exhilarating and frustrating.
If you say he's unhappy, Lu Ran said it's because his wife likes him, which sounds like a compliment.
To be honest, this guy seems to be questioning his flirting skills.
At this moment, in front of the two.
The two girls were also whispering and talking about something.
"Sister Cheng Ning, let me tell you, you are just too gentle. I'm telling you, you must never be too gentle with a man, otherwise he will take advantage of you."
"You should learn from me. Back when my husband pretended to accidentally touch me, I slapped him across the face. He's Li Le, I'm from the Shu Road, get the hell out of my way."
As Luo Yushan gradually became more familiar with Cheng Ning, she would occasionally speak a few words of her hometown dialect.
Although Cheng Ning knew what Luo Yushan was implying, she was still amused.