Ling Cage: I am a spiritual master, devouring source matter to become a god.

The curfew at the lighthouse isn't strict, and it's okay to go out, but that applies to the upper class.

For ordinary people, it can be big or small!

"Fine, just to be on the safe side, you'd better not leave!"

"Not leaving? Then I..." 4277's voice gradually faded.

Jingyuan nodded and said, "I'll stay here tonight!"

Chapter 66 Confessing to Penny

Seeing 4277's face turn bright red, Jingyuan realized she might have misunderstood and quickly said, "It's not what you think! I have a sofa here, you can sleep on the bed tonight, and I'll sleep on the sofa!"

4277 realized he was overthinking things and quickly lowered his head.

She also understood that if she went out now and encountered the city defense troops, things would probably get even worse.

Jingyuan's residence was spacious, but only relative to other upper-class citizens.

The so-called living room and bedroom are just larger rooms with a partition added between the sofa and the bed.

"No, no, no! I'll sleep on the sofa." 4277 couldn't possibly accept that.

"It's alright! How could I let a girl like you sleep on the sofa!"

“But…” 4277 wanted to say that she was a commoner, but after spending time with Jingyuan, he had never treated her as a commoner, so it was obviously inappropriate to say that now.

“It’s settled then!” Jingyuan smiled and said, “There’s a bathroom nearby, you can take a shower there!” Jingyuan also took a T-shirt and shorts from the closet for 4277, “These are my clothes, you can make do with them.”

4277 took the clothes and walked blankly into the bathroom.

As a mortal, 4277 has never used a private bathroom, let alone taken a comfortable shower before bed.

Clean, warm water was splashed on 4277's face, and a refreshing feeling made her feel very comfortable.

"Is this what life is like for the upper class?"

Originally, 4277 did not envy the upper class. The upper class had its advantages, and the common people had their own happiness. They were unrelated to each other.

But when Jingyuan gave her Shangmin's food, let her use Shangmin's bathroom, and let her sleep in Shangmin's bed, 4277 began to yearn for Shangmin's life.

But she also understood that it was impossible for her to become an upper-class citizen; there had never been a precedent of a commoner becoming an upper-class citizen in the Lighthouse.

4277 has been a commoner since birth, and she accepts her identity.

She won't become addicted to momentary pleasures; being true to herself is the most important thing.

……

In the early morning, sunlight streamed in through the porthole.

4277 got out of bed and heard noises coming from the room.

She came out and saw that it was Jingyuan exercising.

"You're up!"

"Hmm!" 4277 was wearing Jing Yuan's clothes, which made her figure appear even more petite.

"Wait for me a moment. I'll go to the cafeteria to get some breakfast after I finish my workout. You can eat before you leave!"

"no need!"

"fine."

After finishing his workout, Jingyuan went straight out.

A short while later, he returned with milk and bread.

Jingyuan handed the milk and bread to 4277, then said, "You don't need to come next time, there's nothing to clean here."

"But the management department requires me to come and clean every day."

"You come every day?" Jing Yuan asked in surprise. "Is it necessary for me to clean this place every day?"

4277 glanced around and said, "Indeed, it's unnecessary. But since the management department has made this request, if I don't comply, I won't only fail to get contribution points, but I'll also be punished."

Jingyuan thought for a moment and said, "Then just do as they say! Anyway, you can earn contribution points just by coming here, which is pretty good."

4277 nodded silently, then opened his pocket and took out milk and bread.

"You keep eating, I'm going out. Just make sure the door is closed when you leave."

Jingyuan left after he finished speaking.

After leaving, Jingyuan went to Penny's residence.

Penny was somewhat surprised to see Jingyuan standing at the door.

"How did you come?"

Jingyuan took out a bag and said, "I was thinking you weren't feeling well and might not have had breakfast, so I brought this for you."

At this moment, Jingyuan felt like a central air conditioner.

Penny was taken aback; she hadn't actually had breakfast yet.

"Thank you!"

Just then, someone walked by in the corridor. Penny looked a little guilty and pulled Jingyuan into the house, quickly closing the door.

Seeing Penny's actions, Jingyuan laughed and said, "Why are you acting like you're doing something wrong!"

Penny said seriously, "We've gotten too close. Do you know what the consequences will be if we get caught?"

"You've been helping me with these ground missions, isn't it natural for us to get closer?"

"You know what I mean."

Jingyuan smiled and walked to the window to lean against it. "Yes, I know what it means." Jingyuan glanced at the window and noticed a book on Penny's bedside table.

Upon seeing the word "love" in the book title, Jingyuan recalled that this scene had been depicted in the original work.

Penny acquires a "forbidden book" from the old world, which sparks her longing for love.

Penny's longing for love influenced Ran Bing, making her realize her own feelings and confront her emotions for Mark.

Jingyuan reached for the book, and Penny instinctively tried to stop him, but she couldn't.

"Don't be nervous, I'm not going to report you to the law firm!"

Jingyuan flipped through a few pages at random; they were all text, without even any illustrations.

Some things, the more they are forbidden, the more they stimulate people's curiosity.

If this book were made available for everyone to read, very few people would actually bother reading these dry, tedious words.

"In the old world, there was something called love, which could make people live and die for it. But this book is not just about love, but also about resistance against oppression and the rise of self-awareness."

Penny was taken aback. "You've read this book?"

"I saw it a long time ago!" Jing Yuan had indeed seen it a long time ago, so long ago that in his previous life, it was already difficult for him to remember even a little bit of it.

Jingyuan looked at Penny, sighed, and slowly said, "Penny, there's something I need to tell you!"

Penny looked puzzled.

"Actually, our meeting in the Dawn Hall was not accidental; it was deliberately arranged."

Penny found it unbelievable. She said, "Impossible. The breeding mission is the first of the three laws. Who can arrange the breeding mission?"

“Charles!” Jingyuan said bluntly.

Even though Penny was shocked to hear the name, she could accept it.

Charles, head of the Lighthouse Society, there's nothing he can't do at the Lighthouse.

"But why did he deliberately arrange for us to meet in the Dawn Hall?"

Jing Yuan said directly, "Charles wanted to bribe me, so he used the Dawn Hall mission as a reward for me. I originally thought that he just randomly assigned someone to me, but after meeting you three times in the Dawn Hall, I realized that it was not a coincidence."

“Using the Hall of Dawn mission as a reward?” Penny found it hard to believe. “The breeding mission was packaged as a sacred mission, but I never expected it to be a bargaining chip.”

“Do you remember the time we bumped into each other on the outer ring road and were seen by the city guards?” Jingyuan said. “They mistakenly thought we liked each other, so they passed the news on to Charles. Charles arranged for us to go to the Dawn Hall in order to bribe me.”

Penny looked bewildered and didn't know what to say.

She was initially reluctant to go to the Dawn Hall to carry out the breeding mission.

Under the pressure of the three great laws, she had no choice but to accept it.

Anyway, it doesn't matter who I do the breeding task with.

She didn't feel anything when she first met Jingyuan.

However, during her daily interactions with Jingyuan, she was also attracted to this arrogant man.

The second time, she already knew it was Jingyuan, and she was willing to carry out the breeding mission with him.

The third time, they directly removed their masks to carry out the breeding mission, which was a genuine breeding mission.

If only all of this were fate.

But the result was artificially arranged, which Penny found somewhat unacceptable.

Fortunately, this person is Jing Yuan.