Chapter 25: Sharing a Bed with Xu Danlu (Part 2)

  "Mmh!" Xu Danlu let out a low cry, then instinctively covered her mouth. Fortunately, they were under the covers, or else her parents sleeping beside them would have definitely noticed.

  Zhang Yang was already in chaos. The moment he impulsively leaned in, he completely lost control of himself. His lower body, like a dragon emerging from water, sprang up straight against the crucial spot between Xu Danlu’s thighs beneath her fragrant hips. Even though there were pajamas and her thin nightdress between them, the fabric might as well not exist—the delicate, silky sensation traveled upward instantly, stimulating his brain, which in turn sent an instinctive command for the next movement.

  His hand around her waist slid up through her nightdress and cupped her chest.

  "No!" Xu Danlu was shocked and lightly slapped Zhang Yang’s mischievous hand. "My parents are here."

  The first half made Zhang Yang hesitate, but the latter half directly provoked him. Did she mean, if her parents weren’t here, it’d be fine?

  "Just one touch." Zhang Yang caught her hand, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "I need to check."

  "Check what?" Xu Danlu asked, pretending not to know.

  "You said you were a virgin. I have to check to believe it." While speaking, Zhang Yang’s hand slipped through the opening under her arm in the nightdress, found the bottom of her bra, and lifted it gently. Before Xu Danlu could react, her full curves were already in his grasp.

  Zhang Yang’s heart pounded violently, nearly suffocating from excitement. This... this sensation... so smooth, so soft... absolute perfection.

  "Mmh!" Xu Danlu trembled, struggled slightly, but it was useless. Then she quietly kicked Zhang Yang a few times. "That’s it. Don’t push your luck."

  "Mm... but I checked the wrong spot." Zhang Yang lifted his head slightly, pressed his lips against her delicate neck, and whispered in a low voice.

  "No, not now." Xu Danlu twisted her body again, trying to escape the hard thing pressing against her below. She seemed anxious. "I swear, I really am a virgin... you’ll know in the future."

  "In the future..." Zhang Yang hesitated, then immediately understood, feeling a surge of excitement. He was holding a campus-level beauty in his arms! To have her favor him—this was too... too much. Did this mean he could hold her like this every night from now on?

  As he fantasized, his mischievous hand unconsciously slid up and gently pinched the peak of her fullness.

  "You pervert!" Xu Danlu glared at Zhang Yang unhappily, but didn’t struggle.

  At that moment, a voice suddenly popped up in Zhang Yang’s mind.

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  【M-level mission alert: Find the Star Menders Program. Star Mender No.32 locked. Name: Xu Danlu. Mission complete. The following rewards are available: 1. Advanced Combat Technique, 2. Advanced Shooting Technique, 3. Advanced Driving Technique. Please choose within five seconds.】

  Zhang Yang was dumbfounded. Hadn’t he already ruled Xu Danlu out earlier?

  Why was the system now saying she was one?

  But he didn’t have time to think—he only had five seconds to choose.

  After a brief thought, he chose Advanced Combat Technique. For now, that was the only thing useful to him. At least it could help him defend himself if he ran into those thugs again.

  【Advanced Combat Technique, developed by integrating the essence of special forces combat techniques from various nations, has been delivered!】 The moment he chose, something unfamiliar flooded into Zhang Yang’s mind. He instantly felt like he could fight anyone.

  【Reward: System Points +30. Your current points: -10. Title: Immoral Scoundrel. Please keep up the good work, Scoundrel.】

  "Ha!" Even the system gave bonus points! Zhang Yang was overjoyed—he’d finally profited. No more wearing the title of Vile Scum Overflowing with Evil. Most importantly, his system points were now -10. Once he helped Xu Danlu’s father with his throat cancer treatment, he’d gain another 30 points. That’d bring him up to +20! His moment of triumph was near.

  "What’s wrong with you?" Feeling Zhang Yang suddenly stop moving, Xu Danlu blinked in confusion. Why did he suddenly behave? Was it because she scolded him? Or did he think she wasn’t a virgin and started disliking her?

  Her mind swirled with thoughts, and a faint sadness appeared on her face.

  "Uh..." Zhang Yang snapped out of it, realizing his hand was still on her sensitive spot. He quickly let go, pulled her close by the neck, and kissed her hard. "Thank you!"

  Xu Danlu froze, then turned her head away. Her pretty face blushed for a long time.

  At that moment, another system voice popped up.

  【F-level mission alert: Star Mender Program – Capture Star Mender Mission. Target: Xu Danlu. Mission requirement: Loyalty 90%. Current target loyalty: 65%. Mission tip: To increase target loyalty, suggested tactics include kissing, touching, love, gratitude, money, sex, marriage, etc... Mission completion rewards an F-level reward.】

  Zhang Yang was dumbfounded again. Was the system encouraging him to commit a crime?

  Apparently, the system’s missions were sequential. First, find the Star Menders, then make them stay by his side. The so-called loyalty must mean capturing their hearts.

  If it were only Xu Danlu, fine—but... thirty-six Star Menders? Dear god, what would that even look like later?

  "Should I help you with that?" While Zhang Yang was still lost in the system’s surprises, Xu Danlu quietly turned her head, looked at him, and whispered.

  "Help with..." Zhang Yang hadn’t fully reacted when he suddenly felt a chill in his lower abdomen—a soft, boneless hand slipped under his waistband and grabbed the swelling thing inside.

  Zhang Yang trembled with excitement. This was the first time in his life a girl had held him like this—and she was a stunning beauty...

  But what surprised him was that Xu Danlu clearly had no experience; her hand movements were clumsy. Yet even so, being handled by such a beauty, Zhang Yang surrendered within moments...

  The price was that Xu Danlu had to get up in the middle of the night to wash both their clothes—and all three pairs of underwear.

  【Congratulations, Xu Danlu’s loyalty to you has increased to 68%. Reminder: Next loyalty check requires payment of 3 system points. Applicable only to Star Menders.】

  "What does loyalty mean?" Zhang Yang asked, exhausted after finishing.

  【Sorry, your system points are -10. You are not qualified to ask questions.】

  "Damn it!"

  *****

  After that night with Xu Danlu, though they hadn’t said anything outright, their actions were already no different from an ordinary couple.

  During the day, everything looked normal. But at night, especially after her parents fell asleep, they became endlessly entangled. By the second night, under Zhang Yang’s mix of soft and hard persuasion, Xu Danlu’s most sacred place was conquered. Though he hadn’t breached her final defense, they were only a hair’s breadth away.

  On the third day in Shanghai, Xu Maogen’s treatment officially began. But Director Tu was too busy, so he was transferred to a chief physician under his care. With the change of doctor, the attitude changed as well. Though the man’s face was expressionless, he wasn’t outright rude. Still, the scheduling for radiotherapy was frustrating.

  Early in the morning came chemotherapy injections. After the drugs took effect, the first radiotherapy session began in the afternoon. Unlike normal radiotherapy, using the Tomo machine reduced damage to healthy nerves—but it was much more expensive, costing six thousand yuan per session.

  During radiotherapy, there wasn’t much for family members to do. Many of them gathered together to chat while waiting.

  At first, the conversations were mostly comforting each other, discussing conditions, and sharing experiences. But before long, a middle-aged man who was reading a newspaper suddenly slapped his thigh, raised his head, and exclaimed excitedly, "Big news! Big news!"

  Before anyone could respond, he raised the newspaper high and shouted, "We’re saved! We’re saved!"

  Like someone who just won five million in the lottery, he eagerly spread the paper out to show the person next to him. "Meining University just announced they’ve conquered cancer!"