Xing Tie: After the simulation, they all wanted to lock me up in a dark room.

"Why did you break off our engagement?" Hei Ta knew why Chen Yue had broken off the engagement, but he needed Chen Yue to tell him the reason.

"Sister, you are so outstanding, while I am just an ordinary person. We only see each other for a few hours at a time. I feel that we are not suitable for each other. I can tell that you don't like me."

Upon hearing Chen Yue explain the reason and seeing his aggrieved expression, Heita wished he could drag his simulator self out and beat him up.

Look how upset my little brother is!

"But I think A-Yue is also excellent! In the entire universe, apart from me, Black Tower, no one is worthy of you, not even Ruan Mei." Black Tower said in a tone that sounded like he was coaxing a child.

She had read about this kind of thing in romance novels; if her partner was wronged, she could just coax him and he would be fine. But she could only make Ruan Mei suffer.

Ruan Mei: ?

"And it's not that I don't want to see you, it's just that I need to figure out a way to turn back the clock so that we can be together every day."

"This genius doesn't want to live with the person he loves for such a short period of time."

"So, it's not that I don't like you, it's that I've been working hard for our future, and I'm so sorry for neglecting you all these years. Can you forgive me?"

Hearing what Hei Ta said, Chen Yue nodded.

[Ding~ Chen Yue's favorability rating has reached 60 and is locked.]

Hearing the system notification, Black Tower breathed a sigh of relief.

Black Tower: It's burned out.

She felt that helping her simulator self win over Chen Yue was even more tiring than when she was researching the concept of rejuvenation.

"Alright, we've been chatting for so long, you must be hungry. Today, I'll let you try my cooking."

Heita recalled a line from a romance novel he had read: "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."

Feeding the person you're trying to win over with food you've prepared yourself will increase their affection level.

If you're lucky, you might even trigger a mysterious event.

Although Black Tower doesn't understand this mysterious event, the book says that: during the cooking process, you may trigger an encounter that reveals a very contrasting side of the character, or mention some hidden past events, and most importantly, you will get special mission items.

In short, mysterious events are very important!

"Great! I've never tried your cooking before, sister." Chen Yue looked at Hei Ta with expectant eyes. "Do you want me to help?"

Black Tower was stunned for a moment when he saw this.

Is this a special event?

Meanwhile, Black Tower's parents, sitting in the living room, looked regretful.

They all liked Chen Yue very much, but when they heard that he wanted to annul his engagement with their daughter Heita, they were shocked.

They genuinely felt it was a pity, after all, they had spent so many years together and had long regarded Chen Yue as their son and future son-in-law.

I never imagined it would end up like this.

It's all because their daughter was so engrossed in academic research that Chen Yue decided to annul the engagement.

They recalled the Black Tower from a few years ago, which only functioned normally for one day before disappearing. If the Black Tower had remained unchanged back then, they might already be holding their grandchildren by now.

At this moment, Black Tower's father longed: If Black Tower could return to its former self, I would be willing to die from poisoning after eating boiled perch!

Suddenly, the sound of a doorknob turning rang out.

Black Tower's parents were about to accept reality, but when they turned around, they saw Black Tower holding Chen Yue's hand and saying to her:

"Mom, can I use the kitchen for a moment?"

"Okay," Black Tower's mother said instinctively.

Then Heita took Chen Yue's hand and led her directly to the kitchen, then closed the door.

Seeing Heita's gesture of pulling Chen Yue's hand, their worldviews are being reshaped.

"Just now...daughter seemed to be holding A-Yue's hand, right?" Black Tower's mother said in disbelief.

"Could it be that he got food poisoning from eating boiled sea bass today, and then recovered?"

"Waaaaah..." Black Tower's father cried out.

Hearing his cries, Black Tower's mother quickly comforted him: "What's wrong? Seeing that Black Tower has recovered from the poisoning, there's no need to exaggerate like this."

"No, I just made a solemn vow in my heart: if my daughter recovers, I will eat boiled perch and die of poisoning."

Black Tower Mother: ...

"We're scholars, staunch materialists, for goodness' sake! Are you out of your mind?! Believing this?!" Black Tower's mother gave him a sharp rap on the head. "Besides, how could boiled perch possibly be poisonous?!"

After scolding Black Tower's father, Black Tower's mother looked towards the kitchen and smiled like an aunt.

The two kids seem to have made up.

I wonder if what they did in the kitchen today was intimate contact, a warm memory, or something else...

"Bang……"

An explosion was heard.

The water in the cup in Black Tower's mother's hand spilled all over the floor.

"Ha... I don't believe it!" Black Tower's voice rang out from inside the kitchen.

"Bang……"

"Bang……"

"Bang……"

The sound of three explosions rang out.

The kitchen door was opened, and a plume of black smoke billowed out. From within the smoke, Black Tower emerged like a demon, carrying a dark, murky object.

"Dad, could you please taste my boiled sea bass?"

Black Tower's father looked at the dark, gooey mess his daughter had made and subconsciously swallowed.

Black Tower's father: Children, tell me, will I get poisoned if I eat this?

...Onpharos Campus Chapter...

"Xia Die, what's wrong with saying this? Don't be shy. Besides, we're all best friends. As long as you say her name, we'll definitely help you pursue her," Xi Lian said with a smile, though that smile was unusually terrifying. "As long as it's not Xiao A Yue."

"Yes, yes, Butterfly, what can't you say? You can't make an exception for me!" Feng Jin continued to put pressure on Xia Die from the side.

Butterfly, tell me quickly! If you don't, I'll be exposed.

"I really can't say this," Xia Die's CPU was working frantically, thinking about how to successfully slip through the mud.

"Your Excellency Xilian, you know me well..."

Xia Die immediately thought of a way to fool them.

"I love pure love the most, and I would never do anything like that. If I were to give you a gift, I would definitely wait until you break up with your boyfriend."

Xi Lian:?

"And A-Yue and I haven't had much interaction this semester..." Apart from exchanging novel experiences with A-Yue, becoming friends, adding each other as friends, chatting at night, and even acting out a role-playing scene together behind Xi-Lian's back.

There was really not much communication at other times.

After saying this, Xia Die wore an innocent expression, looking as innocent as could be.

"I would never do something like betraying a friend. On the contrary, I remember you also made heart-shaped candies, Lady Kazejin."

Feng Jin was dumbfounded. How did this get to me?

"Butterfly, no..."

"Your Excellency Feng Jin, we made the heart-shaped candy together. I'm willing to admit it. Why aren't you willing to admit it? Many people who make heart-shaped candy are suspected. You can't make an exception!" Xia Die directly imitated Feng Jin's words and accused her.

Feng Jin: ...

Butterfly, weren't you the most innocent one? How have you changed? You've even learned to label others.