Ugh, wasn't the Awakening System supposed to make me the main character?

"I don't know, I still can't be sure."

At this point, Xu Yali skillfully turned on the stove and heated the oil in the wok.

"Still can't be sure? Okay?"

Although the system was anxious, it could only give up and didn't say anything more.

Xu Liya glanced in the direction of the bathroom. Although all she could see was a wall, her feelings still became complicated.

But is it really true that I'm uncertain?

If it weren't true, what the system just said would have been enough for Xu Liya to be certain.

But if we're talking about it, that person's little girl-like face and voice, along with her slightly mischievous personality, make it hard to associate her with the reliable figure in my memory who accompanied me to find Xiaomi.

Not only did he lose that reliable feeling from before, but he even knocked over the basin of water while helping me, making the kitchen floor all wet.

He's like a clumsy little fool...

No matter how she thought about it, Xu Liya couldn't connect the current Guiye with the person from before.

…………

After showering, I dried myself off with a towel and dragged my limp body out of the bathroom.

Standing in front of the bathroom door, I could still see the bubbles remaining on the wall.

I couldn't help but recall what happened in the bathroom earlier. The thought that I had blown all those bubbles made my face turn red.

Why can it spray out so much?

Because blowing bubbles had consumed too much energy and water, I felt a little dizzy.

Why did this happen? Ugh...

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel angry and embarrassed, and I called out the system in my mind.

"Damn system, come out here!! You son of a bitch, this is the bubble rape you've been talking about! Didn't you say I'd be the top? How did it turn out like this?!"

If the system hadn't been activated in my mind, I probably would have shouted these words out to it.

"Host, what this system promised is that you are not the one being targeted by the girl, so there is actually no problem..."

"you!!!"

I was about to say something when I suddenly remembered that the system had said the same thing to me back then, except I interpreted it as a rare opportunity for me to be the dominant one.

"You damn system, you're playing word games with me again!! Waaah!!"

"Reporting to the host, it's a misunderstanding on your part, not a problem with this system..."

"Waaah, I don't care, I don't care, it's all your fault, it's all your fault!! You didn't explain clearly!! You played word games!!"

"But……"

"There's no 'buts' about it. You might as well let those bad women come! They spray the whole bathroom with bubbles, and... well..."

At that moment, I was like a child, making a fuss over the system. Anticipating that the system would soon refute me, I immediately spoke up before it could.

"Alright, you can leave now. Annoying!!"

"Ok."

Hmph! You little system!! You like playing word games with me so much? I won't let you argue with me, I'll make you so angry, hehehe!

Feeling like I'd finally gotten my revenge, I put on the slippers Xu Liya had given me and headed towards the kitchen.

At this moment, Xu Liya was still busy in the kitchen. Seeing this, I remembered that the purpose of my visit was to help Xu Liya.

Now, things have turned out badly; he not only failed to help but also caused a mess.

Seemingly noticing my arrival, Xu Liya turned around and looked at me.

"Guiye, you've come?"

Thinking about what had just happened, I didn't know what to say for a moment. I leaned closer and gave an awkward smile.

"Um, should I continue to help?"

Xu Liya shook her head without even thinking.

"No need, this is the last dish. Actually, there wasn't much to begin with."

Upon hearing this, I awkwardly scratched my head again.

"Oh, I see. Didn't you say...didn't you say that a certain dish requires two people to make it to achieve the best result?"

"Um, that one?"

Xu Liya paused, which made me a little nervous.

"Maybe we should just forget about it. I think we already have enough food."

"Um, okay."

I nodded in agreement, and for a moment I didn't know what to say.

They called me up to help with this dish in the first place, probably because they saw me spill the water basin before I even started and were afraid I'd cause more trouble.

Thinking about this, a huge sense of frustration arose in my heart.

I looked up and could almost see the words "-100 favorability rating" popping up above Xu Liya's head.

Waaaaah, this must be the most disastrous day in my history of flirting.

However, now is not the time to be sad. Although we have been rejected, there is still room for redemption.

So I volunteered to go into the kitchen and pick up the dishes that Xu Liya had already prepared on the stove.

"Since I can't help with the cooking, I'll help serve the dishes."

"Oh? Be careful, don't fall again."

Xu Liya reminded her.

Although it might have been an unintentional remark from her, it made me feel that she had begun to doubt my reliability, and was even afraid that I would fall while carrying a dish.

No, we have to do something to salvage this!

Just as I was thinking this, the system's voice rang in my mind once again.

"Next, a task will be assigned to the host. The trigger condition for this task is: do not kiss Xu Liya within one and a half hours."

Special Note 1: There is no follow-up story for this mission. If the mission is successfully triggered, the host will be rewarded with a constitution that is allergic to clothing.

Special Note 2: This task cannot be refused. Once the triggering conditions are met, the host cannot refuse the reward mentioned in Special Note 1, and it will be automatically issued.

Special Note 3: You're telling this system to shut up and leave? Let's see what this system does with this task!

Huh?! What kind of weird mission is this?!

Revenge, this is pure revenge!

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"No way, damn system, what kind of weird mission is this?! And it won't let me refuse?!"

I clenched my small hands and shouted angrily at the system in my mind.

"Reporting to the host, this is just the system's way of getting revenge. If you don't want to become allergic to clothes, you'd better find a way to kiss Xu Liya for an hour and a half. Then this system will take its leave."

"You!!! Come back here, you damn system!!"

The system's voice no longer echoed in my mind; I was left sitting at the table, utterly bewildered.

So this mandatory task was just handed out so readily?

Before I could even react, Xu Liya had already brought the remaining dishes out of the kitchen.

I quickly sorted out the information about the mission I had just completed. If I didn't kiss Xu Liya, I would be forced to develop a constitution that is allergic to clothing. So does that mean I have to find a way to kiss Xu Liya?

And there's only an hour and a half left, ugh...

This put me in a difficult position, considering that I had just accidentally knocked over the basin of water, causing Xu Liya to have to work much longer, and I guess my goodwill towards her has dropped quite a bit.

As for Xu Liya, I didn't really have any interaction with her. The only interaction we had was that she gave me oranges before. So, since I didn't have any good feelings towards her to begin with, it's even more difficult for me to get her to kiss me now that things have fallen apart.

Since it's so difficult to get her to kiss me, I can only pretend that I kissed her by accident.

But given the height difference between us, it seems like accidentally kissing her isn't going to be an easy thing...

Thinking of this, I rubbed my temples, feeling a terrible headache.

Well, let's just take it one step at a time. It's urgent, but there's no use in being anxious.

I sat in the chair, watching Xu Liya sit next to me, feeling very nervous.

"What's wrong? Why are you staring at me like that?"

Xu Liya looked at me, a bright smile on her radiant face.

Looking at her, I naturally didn't dare to reveal my true thoughts, so I could only lie to her and say, "Actually, it's nothing. I just accidentally knocked over the basin of water and didn't help much. I feel really bad about it."

After listening, Xu Liya smiled brightly at me again, "It's nothing, everyone makes mistakes sometimes. It didn't take much effort to clean up. I'm glad you're alright."

Xu Liya's understanding demeanor reminded me of someone from my memory, someone seemingly deep within it.