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But no miracle happened; it remained gray.
Only Lao Tang sent him a private message.
Old Tang: "We had a great time. Let's meet up again sometime. I have to go to work now!"
"Okay." He slowly typed on the keyboard and sent the message.
He turned his head and looked at the sky outside the window.
The sun had set, and dusk was falling.
"I have to go back!" Lu Mingfei muttered to himself, opened the internet cafe's control system, and clicked "Log off".
Dragging his leaden legs and shaking his still-buzzing head, he pushed open the heavy glass door of the internet cafe.
The roar of traffic outside, along with the smell of car exhaust, hit me in the face.
Surprisingly, it was a bit clearer than the stagnant, murky air inside the internet cafe.
He couldn't help but take a few more breaths, trying to dispel the gloom in his heart.
"System Bro, do you think I can really be a villain?" he asked tentatively and uneasily.
The system was silent for a moment, then a message without voice appeared.
【you guess! 】
"You think I'm risking my life to guess?" Lu Mingfei thought to himself.
Chapter 2: Rebellion!
In the corridor outside her aunt's house, Lu Mingfei's figure appeared from the corner of the stairs.
He walked very slowly.
He was thinking about how to complete the system's tasks.
Rebel against your aunt (in any way).
This approach, without limitations, gave him many opportunities to operate.
Although Lu Mingfei's grades were not good, he was not stupid.
He understands many things perfectly well, but he's always pretended to be confused.
Five years ago, his parents sent him to live with his aunt.
From then on, my parents would send me a letter and a sum of money every six months.
Both he and his cousin Lu Mingze were able to attend Shilan Middle School, a prestigious private school.
My aunt's family can afford that small-displacement BMW.
My uncle can buy those counterfeit luxury goods, and my aunt can lose frequently at the mahjong table.
My cousin was known as Prince Ze at school.
It's all thanks to that money!
Before he knew it, Lu Mingfei had arrived at his aunt's door.
The aroma of stir-fried vegetables wafted from inside the house.
He carefully opened the door, pushed it open a crack, and slipped inside.
My cousin, Lu Mingze, was sitting on the sofa, crunching away on a bag of potato chips while watching TV.
He paid no attention to Lu Mingfei's appearance, not even raising his head, as if Lu Mingfei were just a wisp of air.
Lu Mingfei was not surprised by this, because it had always been the case.
Just as Lu Mingfei was carefully taking steps to return to his room.
"Lu Mingfei, you little brat, you finally decided to come back, huh? Hurry up and go to the convenience store in front of the neighborhood and buy a bottle of soy sauce! Otherwise, you won't get dinner tonight!"
His aunt's voice boomed from the kitchen, making Lu Mingfei's head buzz, like a demonic echo.
Just then, the system suddenly reacted.
[Daily Task: Refuse to be forced into this situation and shift the burden onto Lu Mingze, the resource hog!]
[Task successful: 1 point awarded. Points can be redeemed for items in the system shop.]
[Mission Failure: Choose one of the five punishments (drowning, burning, wind cutting, burying, mental imprisonment)]
Lu Mingfei glanced at Lu Mingze, who was cracking potato chips on the sofa, and mustered up a bit of courage.
"I...I'm not going. Tell Lu Mingze to go!" His voice was barely audible.
Instantly, the air in the living room froze.
Lu Mingze turned his head, stared at him with wide eyes, and dropped the potato chips in his hand to the ground.
His mouth opened silently: How dare you?
The next second, his aunt's voice roared like a tiger, penetrating the kitchen and reaching Lu Mingfei's mind.
"You little brat, you're asking for a beating, aren't you?"
She stormed out of the kitchen, brandishing a spatula.
By the way, Lu Mingfei used the Great Wilderness Prisoner's Shovel!
Lu Mingfei was terrified and instinctively ducked to avoid the fatal blow.
call!
The Great Wilderness Prisoner's Shovel whistled past his head.
"Have you grown wings and think you can turn the world upside down?!" The fat on her aunt's face shook with her angry roar.
Spit sprayed onto Lu Mingfei's face.
Rebel against your aunt?
Is this really possible?
At this moment, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but fall into deep self-doubt.
Looking at his aunt in front of him, he felt that if he refused, he would die right now without the system even having to do anything!
In the end, he had to give in to his aunt's authority!
"I...I'll go!" He subconsciously took a half step back.
Seeing this, the aunt put away the spatula with satisfaction.
But Lu Mingfei seemed to have forgotten.
There is a great god living inside his body.
[Mission Failure: Penalty mechanism activated. Select any punishment within five seconds, or the system will randomly select one!]
【5...】
【4...】
Lu Mingfei was stunned. Was the system playing a serious game with him?
【3...】
At this moment, all he could do was pray that the system was playing a joke on him.
【2...】
However, the deadly countdown still hadn't stopped.
【1...】
[Random punishment selected: Burning (basic) - Execute!]
The system's cold prompt and voice message ended.
Lu Mingfei felt as if he had been thrown into a raging fire.
It is not a physical flame, but a burning sensation originating from the depths of the soul.
He winced in pain and collapsed to the ground, curling up in agony.
He was sweating profusely and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Still faking illness? Even if you die here today, you still have to go and buy the soy sauce, or you won't get dinner!"
Auntie left the living room with the Great Wilderness Prisoner's Shovel and went into the kitchen to continue stir-frying her dishes.
Lu Mingze shrank back in fear, staring intently at Lu Mingfei, who was curled up and rolling on the ground.
"Mom, Lu Mingfei, he..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by his aunt's impatient voice.
"Ignore him. Let's see how long he can keep up this act."
With a creak, the bathroom door opened.
Uncle slowly wiped his hands, humming a little tune, and closed the bathroom door.
When he saw Lu Mingfei convulsing in pain on the floor, he stopped abruptly, a look of astonishment and pity on his face.
He instinctively wanted to lend a hand.
But at that moment, he felt a chill on the back of his neck.
It turned out to be his aunt standing at the kitchen door with her special weapon in her hand, staring at him with eyes blazing with fury.
He immediately withdrew his hand that was trying to help Lu Mingfei.
Seeing that he had behaved himself, his aunt returned to the kitchen.
Although his uncle felt reluctant, he knew that if he dared to disobey the tigress in his family...
He won't have a good life from now on.
"Sigh! Why did you have to go against her wishes?" he sighed inwardly.
He sat down next to Lu Mingze, picked up the remote control on the table, switched to the news broadcast, and turned the volume up very high.