The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man

Satisfied with her attitude, Chen Xiumin finally turned her head to watch Leng Yuan butcher the pig.

’This Leng Yuan really is something,’ she thought. ’He’s got brute strength and is a great worker. Even though he’s a bit cold, he’s the kind of man you can build a stable life with.’

’If Xu Wenwan had come home sooner, I might have made Leng Yuan my son-in-law.’

’Such a pity.’

’It’s all this good-for-nothing’s fault.’

Chen Xiumin shot Xu Wenwan a glare.

Xu Wenwan was speechless.

’What did I do now?’

Xu Wenwan felt she was incredibly unlucky. No one in her family could stand the sight of her.

They even made her do chores.

Her once-slender, fair hands were growing coarse.

And she didn’t dare to protest.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t let her eat.

’These people are a bunch of barbarians. This is driving me crazy.’

At this point, Mother Xu was deliberately targeting her.

Xu Wenwan couldn’t take it anymore.

"System, get out here right now."

System: ...

"Host, what is it?"

"You tell me what’s going on. Why can’t anyone stand me? Am I the protagonist or just cannon fodder?"

She felt she wasn’t getting the protagonist treatment at all.

’This was supposed to be a story where everyone dotes on me, but now it feels like one where everyone torments me.’

System: "Host, the luck you siphoned before has been used up."

"You now need to siphon more luck to change the current situation."

"Host, Leng Yuan possesses powerful luck. As long as you siphon it from him, you can completely turn your situation around."

At this last sentence, the System grew excited.

Even for an electronic voice, its tone rose subconsciously.

Xu Wenwan picked at her ear.

"Keep it down."

"Is there no other way?"

The System tried to persuade her. "This is the fastest and best way. As long as you complete the mission, Host, you’ll reach the pinnacle of life. Then, all the people who bullied you will be sucking up to you, desperate for your approval."

Xu Wenwan still refused.

’There are too many people here. If I approach Leng Yuan in public, what will happen to my reputation?’

’The reason I don’t care what people say when I get close to Yun Hao is because I’m certain I’ll marry him one day. That’s why I’m not afraid.’

The System was at a loss.

Because Xu Wenwan was telling the truth.

But it was simply too impatient.

It desperately wanted to be free.

It wanted to break away from its host and exist independently.

And that required an immense amount of luck.

Its only recourse was to wander through countless worlds, searching for suitable hosts to bind with and siphon luck from.

This current world was the ninety-ninth one it had inhabited.

And in this one, it had finally found someone shrouded in purple luck.

If it could just siphon this man’s luck, it would instantly be free.

’But this host is so useless! It’s infuriating!’

’Trash host. If I’d known, I would’ve bound myself to Gu Jiaojiao instead.’

’I never expected the cannon fodder from the book to actually change the plot under the influence of that purple luck.’

Gu Jiaojiao stood off to one side, listening to Xu Wenwan’s conversation with an electronic voice.

The longer she listened, the colder her expression grew.

’Xu Wenwan actually wants to siphon Leng Yuan’s luck.’

’And this System, which survives by preying on others, is no better.’

’Looks like I really need to figure out a way to deal with Xu Wenwan.’

’She was already dumb as a rock, and now she’s bound to a malicious system. She’s a lost cause.’

After refusing the System, Xu Wenwan’s gaze shifted to the people in line. She spotted Yun Hao in the crowd and immediately wanted to go over to him.

Chen Xiumin turned around and saw her daughter about to walk off. She felt a wave of exasperation so strong it was like a physical pain.

’What sins did I commit in a past life to give birth to a child like this?’

She grabbed her daughter, her voice low and heavy.

"You will stand right here. If you dare take one step over there, you won’t get any of the pork today!"