Chapter 40: Natural Affinity

However, it was probably just an illusion.

The reborn heroine was very bad and extremely scheming. 

Who knew what she was plotting in her heart? 

So how could she have done nothing?

But whatever, she didn’t want to think about it anymore.

An Yu gently shook her head, driving the terrifying An Qing out of her mind.

Perhaps because she had seen An Qing in person too many times today, or perhaps because she had heard An Qing’s name too often, An Yu kept thinking about this person.

This wouldn’t do. 

What if she had a nightmare and dreamed that An Qing not only threw away her pillow but also pulled off her blanket?

Then how was she supposed to sleep? Really!

Come to think of it, she seemed to have forgotten something. 

Hadn’t she… completed some kind of mission?

Because Jiang Qinghe was no longer bothering her, An Yu, who had plenty of time to think on the ride home, finally remembered the fact that she had a system.

‘System, the mission is complete. Where’s the reward?’

An Yu softly asked in her mind, a spark of anticipation igniting at the same time.

If there really was a reward, it would be best if it gave her some physique points. 

Walking to and from school was so tiring. 

Of course, if it didn’t give that, having Ning Wanciu send her every day would also be fine.

【Host, you finally remembered me…】

The system was helpless. 

The system was crying. 

Earlier, An Yu had only been thinking about playing with Ning Wanciu and had completely forgotten about its existence!

‘Mm, reward.’

This time, An Yu was, was even more concise.

【…】

Fine. The host only knew how to demand rewards from the system. 

That was normal. 

However, this mission wasn’t issued by it, so it really didn’t know what the reward would be.

【Host, this is a mission automatically issued by the main system. The reward will be available after settlement…】

Halfway through the system’s explanation, a mechanical notification sound suddenly rang out.

【Survival mission completed. Reward settlement complete… Host’s random attribute increased.】

【Reward: Charm +5】

An Yu subconsciously blinked. Random attribute increase… why was it charm?

It felt… useless.

However, although she regretted that it wasn’t physique, An Yu didn’t care too much. 

She had almost forgotten what the mission was about in the first place. 

She had done nothing, and the mission had completed itself.

It could be considered gaining something for nothing.

【Detecting abnormality in host’s attributes…】

But what she didn’t expect was that the mechanical voice continued.

【Detecting that host possesses natural resistance…】

Natural resistance was… something the system had given her last time, right? Why was it now an abnormality?

What An Yu didn’t know was that her system was currently sweating buckets. 

How could automatic settlement detect such things?

This was the main system discovering the abnormality.

This time, it had secretly given the host special treatment and had even been caught by the administrator.

It was afraid it wouldn’t have a good time afterward.

Fortunately, what it had given was merely a useless attribute that prevented An Yu from feeling uncomfortable under sunlight streaming through the window.

Moreover, whether it was the bells last time or this attribute, they were all things it had paid for out of its own pocket. 

Actually, it wasn’t a big problem. Many systems did this.

As long as it wasn’t too excessive or too obvious and caught by the main system, the main system would turn a blind eye.

So even if there was punishment, it wouldn’t be too severe.

Mm, probably… maybe not severe…

【Detecting host’s charm excess… Combining with abnormal attribute, natural resistance…】

【Fusion complete.】

【Reward corrected: Natural Affinity +1】

System: ?

After the mechanical voice fell, the car plunged into dead silence. 

No matter how the system waited, there was no punishment handed down to it.

Wait, what was this? 

No punishment was fine, but the charm value and the useless natural resistance had fused into natural affinity?

What did that mean? 

Was the main system also secretly giving An Yu special treatment?

An Yu’s system was frantically complaining in its mind. 

The next moment, it suffered.

In a place An Yu couldn’t see, a line of small text appeared before the system.

Detected violation by System 071. Punishment: Service period extended by 20 years.

Wait, no punishment earlier, but the moment it complained, punishment?!

The system immediately shut its mouth and said nothing. 

At the very least… it had to wait until the main system wasn’t looking before cursing.

Meanwhile, An Yu had no idea what had happened, nor did she know what natural affinity did.

She only knew that she was sleepy and wanted to go home to sleep.

As for the reward the system gave her, An Yu had already tossed it to the back of her mind. 

Whatever it was, it was fine as long as it didn’t affect her.

“Ha~”

Letting out a tired yawn, a teardrop squeezed out from the corner of An Yu’s eye.

She felt that next time, she should bring a power bank when going out.

Fortunately, An Yu didn’t have to wait too long. 

The car soon arrived at their destination.

An Yu got out of the car and returned home. 

An Qing and An Yunfan were already waiting inside.

However, An Yu didn’t really want to deal with them.

She was really sleepy. 

Unless it was someone like Ning Wanciu who could improve her sleep quality as a big pillow, she didn’t want to deal with anyone.

However, she still couldn’t slip away. 

The family of three plus An Yu ended up holding a meeting.

An Yunfan’s face was full of smiles. 

He was clearly very satisfied with today’s banquet.

Because his goal was almost achieved. 

Their family would soon soar to great heights thanks to the Chen family.

“Hahaha, Qing’er performed extremely well today. Remember to keep in frequent contact with both young masters of the Chen family!”

An Yunfan didn’t know who would end up in charge of the Chen family in the future, but since both seemed to have good feelings toward his daughter, he would maintain balance.

He believed there was no need to say more—An Qing would understand.

Sure enough, An Qing nodded, looking as if she didn’t need him to worry.

Seeing this, An Yunfan laughed heartily. 

He was becoming more and more satisfied with his biological daughter.

However, to make his daughter satisfied with him as a father, he should also give some appropriate benefits.

“Here, Qing’er, this card is for you. Buy some nice clothes or jewelry or whatever.”

An Yunfan handed over a card. 

The amount inside was so large that unless An Qing developed bad habits, it would be hard to spend it all.

He didn’t feel the slightest heartache. 

Money could be earned again if spent, but being looked down upon was a lifelong matter.

An Qing didn’t refuse. 

She accepted the card with a light smile, acting as if she were easily controlled by material desires.

This way, An Yunfan would lower his guard.

As for Jiang Qinghe, from beginning to end, she didn’t show the slightest bit of displeasure. 

Instead, she looked very happy.

It was just unknown whether it was an act or not.

If everyone didn’t have their own little schemes in their hearts, just looking at the surface, one might really think this was a perfect family.

Of course, a perfect family would have to exclude An Yu.

An Yu’s eyelids drooped sleepily. 

Her eyes were struggling to stay open, looking as if she were about to fall asleep any moment.

Whatever they said or did, An Yu neither knew nor had any interest in knowing.

She missed her bed. 

She missed her pillow. She missed Ning Wanciu.

In short, An Yu wanted to sleep.