When the second female ghost appeared in the frame, the live stream room buzzed with excitement:
[Another one!]
[Are these tasks actually running in parallel?!]
[So if you choose five options at the same time, you have to complete five tasks at once? That's eye-opening]
[I saw it, the shadow in white with long hair that suddenly flashed under the street lamp when Ye Jiu was on the way to the meeting, that's her!]
[She's been watching Ye Jiu from the start, following him to the stadium]
[So she had the best seat to watch the whole thing?]
[Fight! Fight!]
[I love watching drama like this]
...
Next to the stadium bleachers, Wen Nan was lost in thought when the voice of the system echoed in his mind:
[Name: Wu Yuwei (Xiao Wei)]
[Identity: Glamorous and luscious school beauty]
[Background: Xiao Wei possesses stunning beauty and has countless admirers. She enjoys being adored by everyone but doesn't want romance to affect her studies, so she neither accepts nor rejects them, harvesting many spare tires, yet she manages to walk among the flowers without a leaf touching her. Recently, however, she's discovered she's felt a heartbeat for the first time, and that object of her affection is you.
She stuffed a letter in your desk drawer, inviting you to meet her by the basketball court, but the letter was overlooked and never seen by you. Thankfully, her best friend found the letter at the back door of the classroom and timely reminded Xiao Wei.
Xiao Wei grabbed the letter and rushed to the stadium, intending to confess to you, only to see Qiqi embracing and kissing you.]
[Strategy Difficulty: ★★★]
Reading Xiao Wei's background introduction, Wen Nan fell into contemplation.
Qiqi then clung tightly to Wen Nan, wrapping both arms around one of his, like a frightened little beast hiding behind him, her fur almost ready to stand on end, her eyes warily watching the other side.
Wen Nan gently patted her hand, soothing her emotions.
This scene, seen from Wu Yuwei's perspective, made her eyes even redder, lips tightly pressed, on the verge of tears, yet she forcibly held them back, slowly stepping forward to the two, trying hard to maintain a smile, asking:
"Did I come at a bad time?"
Huh, why does this situation feel so familiar? Have I seen this somewhere before?
Ah, remembered it.
Wen Nan smiled slightly, extending his other arm to Wu Yuwei, "No, you're just in time."
Once the words were spoken, both girls looked at him with wise eyes.
Wu Yuwei took half a step back, putting some distance between them, a hint of disdain she couldn't hide in her gaze, even Qiqi let go of his arm, no longer acting like a delicate little bird, her expression showing a hint of resentment.
Ha, after all, TV shows are deceptive, aren't they?
Wen Nan sneered inwardly.
Meanwhile, the live stream room hit another peak:
[(꒪ȏ꒪;)]
[(╬⁽⁽⁰⁾⁾Д⁽⁽⁰⁾⁾)]
[Ah???]
[Whoa, is the big guy really that bold?]
[By doing this, he's pissed off both female ghosts at once; does he think he's not dying fast enough?]
[One can only say the big guy is really a pro at pampering his fans]
[Huh? We were just saying it casually, not seriously asking him to act out a drama]
[I haven't seen such an entertaining live stream room for a long time. If it's gone just like that, my fun's gone]
[Isn't he supposed to complete the tasks for the show effect?]
[Exactly, didn't the task say to meet up and have a pleasant night? If he really makes the two female ghosts fight, the task definitely won't be completed, right?]
[Feels like he's messing up, look, he's just standing there, is it because he doesn't know what to do next?]
[Does the big guy also have moments when things go wrong?]
[Did we misjudge him?]
...
Wen Nan stood frozen not because he didn't know what to do, but because he was calling the system.
Wen Nan: [9527]
9527: [I'm here]
Wen Nan: [Check the task progress]
9527: [Main Task 1, Current Completion: 15%]
As expected...
This first main task, from the task overview, had two key points, one was to get through, the other was to be pleasant.
"Getting through" is simple, just complete the date. The difficult part is the "pleasant" aspect.
Upon realizing that he was to date five targets simultaneously, Wen Nan was in despair —
How to satisfy five women at the same time? Perhaps even the most skilled time management expert in this world couldn't do it.
However, soon, Wen Nan discovered he had been stuck in a fixed mindset.
Although this is a romance strategy type of game, essentially, it serves the player.
It should create emotional value for the player, hence, it should center around the player.
If that's the case, then this "pleasant" shouldn't focus on his targets, but rather... on himself.
Therefore, the goal of this first task is not to make the five targets "pleasant" but for Wen Nan to feel "pleasant" himself.
The best evidence was that the task progress actually increased by 5% after his astounding remark just now, rather than decreasing.
In those brief minutes, Wen Nan had clearly offended both girls, and from their faces, there was no hint of "pleasant" expression, yet Wen Nan's own mood was quite stable.
Hence, as long as Wen Nan himself remains in the state of "having a pleasant evening," the task progress will keep advancing.
If so, then things suddenly became easier.
Thinking this, Wen Nan retracted his hand with a smile, "I was just joking."
Such a joke, if made by anyone else, Wu Yuwei and Liu Qi would definitely turn their backs and leave, but with Ye Jiu, they... of course chose to forgive him!
This man, tonight, even each strand of hair was shining.
He only needs to curl his lips into a slight smile, and they fall for him.
Damn it! How can a man be so handsome to this extent!
How come they had never noticed before that he had such charm?
Wu Yuwei lowered her eyes, trying hard to suppress her inner flutter, stepped forward, and handed out the pink envelope, "I wrote you a letter and left it in your desk drawer, did you not see it?"
Wen Nan glanced at the envelope presented to him, hesitating whether to take it.
At this moment, Qiqi snatched the envelope away first, glaring at Wu Yuwei with wide eyes, like a little beast claiming territory, eager to declare sovereignty:
"Don't cling to my brother anymore! We, we are already together!"
Wu Yuwei turned to look at Wen Nan, tears welling up in her eyes again, "Is what she said true? You... are together?"
Wen Nan paused for a moment, "We..."
Wu Yuwei shook her head, interrupting him: "You don't need to say it."
That question, she no longer wanted to know the answer to it now.
Stepping forward half a step, she tiptoed, voluntarily kissed Wen Nan's lips.