My Clingy Fiancée Is Forcing Me to Marry Her Again - Chapter 36.2

“To increase the interaction volume between the official CP, the specifics of clearing the engagement obstacle need to be explored by the transmigrator. Success in exploration means the official CP will take another step forward. Failure—”

Still so bureaucratic. Li Fangge interrupted impatiently: “You don’t have to say what I didn’t ask.”

“Hello, Miss Heguo, is there anything else I can help you with?”

“How many years does one life value level equate to?”

“There are a total of 10 life value levels, but since everyone’s lifespan is different, the duration of each level varies from person to person.”

Li Fangge did a rough conversion based on her age at Level 2, thinking that reaching the max level would mean quite a long life. Wait! Reaching the max level might be too terrifying; she’d live long enough to become an old hag.

“In the world of this book, the higher the life value level, the more abundant the rewards. Destiny is created by oneself, and fortune is sought by oneself. Miss Heguo, please keep it up~”

“Are new missions only released by the system?”

Li Fangge disliked feeling passive. It was impossible to trick the engagement obstacle out of Goo Jiu jiu, and she wasn’t going to waste any more breath. Anyway, she had read the original novel, and Zheng Lier was a close enough guess.

“Yes, in the early stages. Only after one mission is complete will the system release a new one. But when your life value reaches a certain point, there will be no more missions. Still, that same saying applies: Destiny is created by oneself, and fortune is sought by oneself.”

“You previously said that raising the life value level was the sole mission of this transmigration. Doesn’t a mission like ‘Clear the Engagement Obstacle’ count as a BUG?”

Li Fangge still wanted to eke out a bit more life value.

“Miss Heguo, it’s like this: you just achieved the first kiss with the female lead, and your life value level immediately upgraded. That is to say, ‘Clear the Engagement Obstacle’ is also a mission related to increasing your life value level. Missions are released alternating between main and side missions.”

“Why didn’t you say so earlier?”

“Miss Heguo, I wish you all the best!”…

Li Fangge had thought confirming the engagement obstacle would take a long time. Unexpectedly, she soon encountered the first one, and it wasn’t Zheng Lier, but Scum A’s creditor.

The next morning, Guan Xiaoyu called Li Fangge. “Sister Li,” she said. Her voice wasn’t as cheerful as usual; it was low, and Li Fangge knew immediately something was wrong.

Li Fangge, who was eating breakfast, put down her chopsticks and asked gently, “Did something happen?”

“I have to meet—” Guan Xiaoyu paused, as if just mentioning the person’s name made her extremely uncomfortable, “—a very annoying person at noon.”

“If you dislike them, why go?” Li Fangge knew Guan Xiaoyu didn’t always listen to her parents. Calling her specifically meant the person she disliked was likely related to herself. Although her tone sounded casual, Li Fangge was already on high alert.

“I had already refused, but—”

“It’s alright, just tell me everything at once.”

“Sister Li should know him. I don’t know if it’s a title everyone gave him or one he gave himself—it’s the Glass Prince, Chen Beizhe.”

Chen Beizhe?! Li Fangge immediately pulled up this person’s information from her memory. He was the heir to the Ludu Glass Group. The underground money lender who had continuously provided Scum A with loans after she returned to Ludu was owned by Chen Beizhe. He was, in a sense, Li Fangge’s indirect creditor.

“So it’s him. What do you need to see him for?” Remembering last night’s new mission, Li Fangge already had a bad feeling.

“Please don’t be angry when I tell you, Sister.”

“Well, I can’t promise anything.”

“Pfft!” Guan Xiaoyu was tickled by Li Fangge’s unrestrained tone.

“Calling me specifically to give me this warning first—you’re not going on a blind date with him, are you? Guan Xiaoyu, where exactly do you stand on our engagement?”

The tone sounded like a reproach, but coming from Li Fangge, it carried a strange lightness, as if the matter was just a joke.

“Strictly speaking, it’s not a blind date. I’m only meeting him to formally reject him in person.”

“You don’t need to be that formal by rejecting him in person.” Unconsciously, Li Fangge had activated the ‘Clear the Engagement Obstacle’ mode. “He wouldn’t propose a relationship before even meeting you, would he?”

“It all comes back to my dad. Originally, with Zheng Lier in the picture, Chen Beizhe had been forgotten. But after what happened last night, my dad was clearly provoked. He demanded I go meet Chen Beizhe first thing this morning. Of course, I refused him up to that point, but my dad said—”

“You were threatened?”

“Yeah.” The image of the ‘delicate flower’ nodding forlornly automatically appeared in Li Fangge’s mind. “Because of me?”

“How do you know everything, Sister!”

“Chen Beizhe is my creditor, so it’s easy to connect the dots.”

“Sister Li, if you accept my help, I won’t have to see him.”

“So you called because you want me to accept your help?”

“Can you?”

“I told you, I can resolve this matter.”

“Have you thought of a way, Sister Li? Even my dad knows. Your deadline for repayment is the end of the month. Didn’t you say—you didn’t even have money for gas? And, I really don’t want you to have to wear a wig when you go out in August heat. You look good, but the weather is so hot—”

“What does that have to do with you going to reject Chen Beizhe?” Li Fangge said lightly. Although the debtor wasn’t actually her, her pride was still pricked, like having an embarrassing secret exposed; she really didn’t want to discuss this with Guan Xiaoyu.

“It has nothing to do with her. But my dad said—”

“So your dad is threatening you.”

“Exactly, my dad. He said that as long as I agree to meet Chen Beizhe, he’ll get him to grant you an extension, Sister Li. Chen Beizhe is a glass supplier for my dad’s company, so he can actually do that.”

“I’m sorry.” Li Fangge finally understood the convoluted situation.

“You don’t need to apologize, Sister Li. I truly want to do something for you. As long as you’re not angry, it’s fine. It’s just one meeting, after all, and Chen Beizhe knows about our engagement. Maybe he’s also being forced by his family.”

“Or, it’s possible he likes you.”

“How is that possible? We’ve never even met!”

“Are you scared? Having to take on this burden for your older sister before we’re even married?” Li Fangge mocked herself lightly. Though she wasn’t panicking, she still had no clue how to repay the debt. Her cheap older brother had promised to talk to ‘His Lordship,’ but it was clearly unrealistic to expect her cheap parents’ attitude to change in such a short time.

“It’s just meeting him once; it’s not much of a burden. As long as you’re not angry, Sister, that’s all that matters.”

“I have nothing to be angry about.”

Contrary to what she said, Li Fangge felt a tightness and a bitter taste in her chest.

“Since that’s the case, I’ll go meet him once and hope he’s a sensible person.”

“What if he’s not sensible?” Having blurted this out, Li Fangge understood why she felt bitter. She could now confirm that the obstacle to her engagement with Guan Xiaoyu had arrived. Plot triggers were always this fast after a mission was issued.

“If he provokes me, I’ll just throw money at him!”

“Hahaha…” Li Fangge laughed, amused by Guan Xiaoyu’s seriousness.

“Sister Li, you can actually still laugh! I thought you’d tell me not to go.”

“Do you think your sister is beyond saving?”

“Of course not.”

“Do you want to give your dad and Chen Beizhe a surprise?”

“What kind of surprise?”

“How about I go with you to meet Chen Beizhe?”

“No, please don’t.” Guan Xiaoyu thought that was a bad idea.

“Why?” Even though she was completely unprepared and knew it was a trap. Since the mission was delivered right to her doorstep, Li Fangge saw no reason to avoid it.

“I don’t know what kind of person Chen Beizhe is, and I don’t want to give him a chance to hurt you, Sister.”

Li Fangge dropped her playful and self-mocking tone. “The fact that he’s meeting you is already a kind of harm to me, you know.”

“Maybe he’s just being forced by his parents, like me?”

“Little girl, you still know too little about the darkness in this world.”

“In that case. Let’s go together.”

After hanging up, Li Fangge lost her appetite for breakfast.

Chen Beizhe? The heir to the Glass Group. Could he be connected to the sound of shattering glass she heard outside the door a while ago?!

Thinking back carefully, although Scum A’s gambling was voluntary, every time she lost all her money, whether in Lujing or back in Ludu, someone always actively asked her if she needed to borrow money. As a result, she didn’t even know how much she had borrowed in the end.

It was as if someone was exploiting her weakness, constantly digging a trap and enticing her to jump into it.

Li Fangge felt it was absolutely necessary to go and meet Chen Beizhe. It was time to actively unlock a new map.