"My current thought is this: it's not that I'm completely reluctant to let go of the relationship, but I am somewhat reluctant to let go of the dating tasks that come with it. Although sometimes it's quite excessive, it's quite interesting in its excessiveness."
I usually get along well with your Aunt Hyun-eun, but we only talk about the same things. We exchange pleasantries at meals, discuss new dishes, and then run out of things to say. But lately, I feel she's really enjoying herself. It's been a long time since the family problems we had.
Lee Hyun-eun was stunned. She was embarrassed to even talk about her daughter participating in such an absurd dating mission, but it was indeed as Hyun-ah had said.
Her life had been absurd and painful for a long time, but only recently has "absurd" become a positive word for her, bringing her a little bit of long-lost happiness, even though the process was indeed shameful, and she would occasionally reflect on herself and blame herself for being so shameless, impulsive and irrational, but the happiness was real.
"Xuanya, don't drag me into this. I feel that Xiao Chunan is so close to all of us, we shouldn't put him in a difficult position. Using your temper to make things difficult for others is the beginning of all estrangement!"
Jiang Xuanya understood this principle, and she asked again:
"Xiao Chu Nan, since you have such a good relationship with the AIs, could you ask them to change the rules so that we can freely match and accept tasks? That way, if we want to play some games someday, we'll have a task to guide us."
Although Lee Hyun-eun sided with Xiao Chunan and agreed to end the relationship, she was actually just as reluctant to give up the fun that the dating missions brought her.
"Yes, right now AI can only match people up. Why can't people who are interested be matched up themselves and enjoy the dating suggestions from the matching system?"
Is the matching system turning into a dating task guidance system?
That sounds good, but this kind of decision can be big or small, and Chu Yinan couldn't make a decision, so he honestly said:
"I'll wait a minute... I'll edit the message and tell the AI sister now, but I can't guarantee it will be successful."
Jiang Xuanya sighed, took out her phone, opened the matching system interface, found the "Apply to terminate relationship" button, hesitated for a moment looking at the inconspicuous dark red option, but finally clicked it.
Chu Yinan looked at the "removal application" that suddenly popped up on his phone. He should have been delighted by Xuan Ya's "generosity," but his fingers just couldn't bring themselves to press it smoothly.
The feeling of initiating a termination request yourself is different from receiving one from the other party. What were the feelings of that model, Mo Yushu, when she confirmed the request?
He didn't press it immediately, but said:
"Sister Xuanya, I don't know if you've noticed, but the overall trend of these dating missions is getting more and more... outrageous. I think if this continues, the missions will become even stranger than they are now."
I still have a few matching bugs to fix for the AI assistants. If we encounter any difficult tasks later, how about we practice first so I can review them?
The implication is that although he and Jiang Xuanya's task distribution system is gone, they can still borrow some tasks from others to play with.
"Okay, who are the remaining match candidates for Xiao Chunan?" Jiang Xuanya asked doubtfully.
Seeing that Sister Xuan Ya was no longer dwelling on it, Chu Yinan finally felt relieved and clicked "Agree to Cancel Request," saying:
"I can't say that, it's a matter of client privacy! At most, I can only reveal the task details; it hasn't been processed yet."
Jiang Xuanya glanced at the matching system on her phone. Previously, this interface would directly lead to the dating task interface, but now it had reverted to its original state, before any relationship had occurred. Her preference option still showed that she would not accept matching.
She let out a breath:
"Speaking of which, the current task is to learn how to drink milk, so what will the next task be?"
This is indeed a big problem. According to the normal progressive logic, the next step would naturally be to learn how to break through the tunnel. However, there is a priority logic involved. The matchmaking system will not issue tasks that directly require you to have children. Instead, it will subtly hint and induce the two parties whose relationship level is close enough to take the initiative to try.
Lee Hyun-eun interrupted the silent contemplation and said:
“What’s the point of thinking about this now? Xiao Chunan, see if you can get the matching system to pair us up. Then we can review any tasks first, and then let Xuanya come over and take advantage of them.”
"Mom, your request is outrageous. You might as well say that my relationship with Xiao Chunan has ended, but we've reconciled now, so I can continue to give you missions and let you benefit from it!"
Chapter 34 Sneaking in to Play
Of course, more than the end of his blind date, Chu Yinan wanted to know Li Xuanen's future plans.
Chu Yinan must have heard the sound of Jiang Jinxiang being beaten up on the phone, since Aunt Xuanen must have heard it. Later, Qilin urged him on, and since he had already kicked him enough, Chu Yinan didn't have time to say a few words to her on the phone before hastily hanging up.
When Chu Yinan arrived in the morning, she thought she should mention this matter, but throughout the day, the mother and daughter kept her entertained and playing various games, and she didn't mention the matter of hitting her husband at all.
As evening approached, at this time last time, Chu Yinan was waiting to be picked up by the prosecutor.
However, he probably won't be able to wait for Shibuya Giri for the next few days. Fortunately, he doesn't need to worry about having nowhere to go at night, as the female youkai has already sent a message saying she's on Glory Island, so he doesn't need to ask Aunt Hyun-eun if he can stay overnight.
"Aunt Hyun-eun, it's almost time for me to go."
"Aren't you going to stay for dinner? I don't think the prosecutor who's supposed to pick you up has arrived yet." The gentle and beautiful mature woman looked out of the window next to the dining room and didn't see any cars parked on the side of the road waiting for her.
"I'm staying overnight at another relative's place. Ms. Shibuya is busy with work lately, so I can't stay at her place."
After Chu Yinan finished speaking, Li Xuanen glanced at her daughter's room on the second floor. Xuan Ya had already taken a nap. She was used to taking naps and spent all her time playing with little Chu Yinan. She couldn't stay awake any longer and lay down. Li Xuanen had also taken a nap after lunch and was still quite energetic.
She knelt down and lifted Chu Yinan to sit on the chair next to her, stroking his cheek with a soft, warm hand:
"How about we talk to Aunt Hyun-eun about what happened that night? I know Xiao Chunan wants to stand up for her, but it's too dangerous. Jiang Jinxiang is so bold as to do something like that, she must have something to rely on."
Chu Yinan had no intention of hiding anything. He simplified the details, mentioning Ishihara Yui's visit to Jiang Jinxiang, but naturally couldn't mention the meeting with the female father. He simply glossed over it with the explanation that "the AI sisters handled it."
“Aunt Hyun-eun, although from my perspective I don’t really respect your dreams and pursuits back then, I think that Kang Geum-sang actually helped you get away from the quagmire in a way? Ishihara Yui looks glamorous, but feels quite miserable.”
Calling it a mud pit is an understatement; it's more like a cesspool.
The entertainment industry is no longer an era where audiences vote for talent and hard work. Now controlled by wealthy patrons, even a fool can generate millions of reposts, creating a false sense of success. In this context, celebrities are essentially toys. Making them shine and bestowing titles like "Queen of Pop" or "once-in-a-lifetime beauty" is merely gilding the toys, making it even more enjoyable for those who have the means to play with them.
"It turns out that's really the case. It's like he did something good with bad intentions. Yesterday, I received a message on my personal service terminal saying that they would help me with my marital status. I thought this would become a mess and stay stuck in my personal information forever."
"It's good that it can be dealt with. Otherwise, the house has been swept clean of so many old traces, but the personal information is still flawed, which is really annoying." Chu Yinan thought to himself that Jiang Jinxiang had caused trouble twice already, and it would be too much if he didn't take it seriously.
Lee Hyun-eun left a red lip print on Chu Yinan's forehead. The latter wiped it off with a tissue, looking a little unhappy. Lee Hyun-eun immediately kissed him on the cheek again. After several kisses, Chu Yinan's face was covered in kisses. Only then did Lee Hyun-eun stop teasing him.
"I feel like I'm only getting this out of Xiao Chunan. Otherwise, all the bad things Jiang Jinxiang did in private would have come to light sooner or later, making things even worse for Xuan Ya and me. Thank you, Xiao Chunan! Xuan Ya really has made a good friend!"
"Hehe~" Chu Yinan was embarrassed by the thanks. "It's my duty. Even without the connection with Sister Xuan Ya, Aunt Xuan En is an actress I used to like. It's just that I might feel a bit hesitant to help someone I don't know well."
"Little Chunan, since Xuanya isn't here and getting in the way, have your AI sisters replied yet? Can we privately establish a blind date relationship between ourselves? Let's secretly confirm a relationship and play by ourselves, without telling your sister Xuanya, okay?"
Chu Yinan remained silent for a moment.
AI is incredibly efficient, and the matching system is no exception. Its primary principle is to promote the healthy development of male-female relationships. As long as it doesn't cause serious problems, it would be best if it could push things in the direction of promoting fertility.
Previously, single people were prevalent on the artificial island, and very few people would go on blind dates in private. Couples were extremely rare, so naturally no one thought about applying to confirm blind dates in private. During the day, Chu Yinan reported this issue to the matching system, and the older sister thought that adding this function would not have any impact, at most it would just give out a few more rewards.
Turing Tower has plenty of money and doesn't care about the cost. They launched the feature a few minutes later, but they are still editing the announcement and usage instructions and haven't officially opened it to the public yet.
When Li Xuan'en saw that Xiao Chunan didn't speak, she knew that things were going well, at least the function was working!
Mature people are good at playing the emotional card. Li Xuanen pinched Xiao Chunan's cheek and started bringing up old grievances:
"Look, you and your sister Xuan Ya were thinking of all sorts of tricks before, making up a script to trick me into doing a human platter. If you and Xuan Ya hadn't decided to break up your blind date, you would definitely have tricked me into teaching Xiao Chunan how to drink milk. Now I'm feeling resentful and want to balance things out, but Xiao Chunan won't let me?"
The issue of arranging human figures on a plate is indeed something they are in the wrong about.
Chu Yinan wavered and said:
"Normally, a blind date relationship can only exist once. My previous blind dates were like a bug that allowed me to have several at the same time. I don't know if I can establish other blind dates now."
"If it works out, will Xiao Chunan establish a relationship with Aunt Xuan En? Just like playing a game~"
"Ah."
After chatting for a while, Chu Yinan saw the car arrive and couldn't continue the conversation.
Lee Hyun-eun didn't waste his time. She carried the little guy to the entrance, helped him put on his shoes, and whispered:
"When are you coming over for the night, Xiao Chunan? You don't need to tell Xuan Ya. Just sneak into Auntie's room one night, and Auntie will play with you all by herself, okay?"
The beautiful woman, her figure like a ripe peach, was half-squatting, and Chu Yinan's gaze was directly fixed on her cleavage, making it difficult to look directly at her. He recalled his mother's teachings and nodded in agreement:
"it is good."
"Hmm~ What a good child! See you next time, don't forget to come play!"
This time, Lee Hyun-eun didn't continue to leave lip prints on Chu Yinan's face. Instead, she brought her own cheek close to the little guy's and touched her cheek. Chu Yinan returned a goodbye kiss before leaving and getting into the car.
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
P.S.: Here's the first chapter. I ate so much bullfrog today that I almost vomited – it's poisonous!
Chapter 35 Hugging the Female Monster
Recalling what the female demon had said—that he wasn't allowed to look for her unless he ran away from home—Chu Yinan thought at the time that the female demon was probably just using this as an excuse to prevent him from looking for her.
As a result, not long after, Chu really did run away from home, not because he wanted to see the female monster, but because of more external factors.
If he hadn't been kidnapped by the prosecutor halfway through, Chu Yinan felt he might really be staying in the female monster's house right now.
Perhaps the female demon didn't mean she didn't want him to come to her, but rather that she foresaw that one day he would run away from home again and flee in the middle of the night?
The car that came to pick up Chu Yinan had an empty driver's seat. The ease of the self-driving system was beyond words. Chu Yinan was also someone who had played all day without taking a lunch break, so he lay down shortly after getting in the car.
After sleeping soundly for an unknown amount of time, Chu Yinan vaguely felt herself entering a warm and full embrace, and her cheeks were pinched several times. When Chu Yinan finally woke up and opened her eyes, she found herself in the female demon's house.
It seemed he hadn't slept for long. Chu Yinan remembered that it was already evening when he got on the bus, and now that he had woken up, he was just in time for the last rays of the setting sun.
The crimson glow of the setting sun slanted into the bright interior, casting a dim, yellowish light on the unlit room. The light was pleasing to the eye but not scorching.
Chu Yinan actually hated waking up in the evening, especially when no one was home. It was completely silent, he couldn't hear his family's voices, and even the sun was saying goodbye with its afterglow. Everything was quietly withdrawing from his life, as if he were the only person left in the world.
"Where's the female monster? Did she go out...?"
Chu Yinan muttered to himself, his voice unconsciously lowered by the silence.
"Where is the female demon?" Chu Yinan raised his voice and climbed the stairs to the female demon's bedroom.
Pushing open the door, Chu Yinan saw Minagawa Izumi changing her clothes. Her dark blue yukata was still hanging on her elbows, revealing her smooth, beautiful back and snow-white shoulders, which showed signs of exercise. Her slightly tilted posture allowed Chu Yinan to see her full and firm breasts.
The serene woman stood before the mirror, her reflection mirroring her own image: one of her beautiful back as white as snow, the other of her snow-capped peaks emerging from red plum blossoms.
Just then, the last rays of the setting sun shone on her, casting a warm orange glow. Backlit, she was breathtakingly beautiful.
Minagawa Izumi pulled up her clothes, tightened the collar, and simply fastened her waistband. As the setting sun faded outside the window, she turned and walked to Chu Yinan, patting his head.
"Why did you come in so quickly? How old are you? You just woke up and you're scared of not seeing anyone?"
"I'm just experiencing normal anxiety because I woke up in a different position than when I was sleeping!" Chu Yinan explained to himself.
Looking back now, it was quite embarrassing that he shouted so loudly.
Minagawa Izumi simply smiled and didn't expose him:
"Are you hungry? Let me take you to sit down first, and I'll make you some cold noodles later."
Because the woman had received his message in advance and knew that the little guy was coming back to see her, she had prepared the ingredients well in advance and, with a little effort, placed the finished cold vegetable noodles in front of him.
"Is it fun going outside?"
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