The Divorce Lawyer Is Very Hard To Flirt With - Chapter 80

Chapter 80: All I Want Now Is Proof

Ying Zhi’an found her actions ridiculous; she was at Song Xidan’s apartment building purely because of Song Moqiu’s rhetorical question.

When Song Xidan rushed downstairs, she was wearing home slippers but had put on exquisite makeup.

“Sister Zhi’an! Why are you here! I didn’t expect…” Song Xidan said breathlessly, her face full of surprise.

Ying Zhi’an kept her hands in her pockets to hide her nervousness. “Didn’t you make a video call to me?”

“But you rejected it…” Song Xidan lowered her head and said pitifully, “I thought you were busy talking to Judge Song and didn’t have time for me…”

Song Xidan had resolved to use seduction, so after getting home from work in the afternoon, she started applying makeup. She wasn’t particularly skilled at it, struggling for a long time to reach an acceptable standard. Before sending a message to Ying Zhi’an, she specifically asked Zhu Yun to take a look. Zhu Yun drove across districts immediately, corrected her makeup, and then asked, “The makeup’s done. What do you plan to do?”

Song Xidan pulled out her phone, opened a collection of saved videos, all of which were “green tea” snippets she had hastily watched for guidance. She clicked one, and the phone broadcasted, “Gege~ if you do that… won’t older sister get jealous~”

Zhu Yun was petrified, and after a moment, she replied, “Stop fooling around.”

Song Xidan, however, was resolute, having burned her bridges. “I’m not fooling around. How will I know if I don’t try!”

“I’m afraid you’ll try and die trying.” Zhu Yun sighed, knowing she couldn’t stop her. “Suit yourself. Sister Qian invited me to play a script murder game. I’m leaving. Good luck.”

“I can definitely do it!” Song Xidan was full of self-assurance in front of Zhu Yun. But when Ying Zhi’an actually stood before her, a wave of timidness rose from her feet. In the end, she could only pathetically utter the line she had prepared, “I thought you were busy talking to Judge Song and didn’t have time for me…” But it lacked some of the feigned affectation, and by the end, it was laced with genuine bitterness.

Ying Zhi’an found the sentence a bit odd, but seeing Song Xidan’s miserable look, she didn’t think much of it. “We don’t have class tonight. What questions are you stuck on? Let me see.”

“My dad took my mom on a trip, so, Sister Zhi’an, shall we go up to talk?”

“Sure.” Ying Zhi’an followed Song Xidan into the elevator. “Your dad took your mom out. Did he check on the spot where you were hit?”

Ying Zhi’an clearly remembered the incident where Song Xidan had an argument with her mother and was slapped. Hearing this, a warmth rose in Song Xidan’s heart. She knew Ying Zhi’an was standing up for her. “My dad did care, and he supports me, supports me in being myself.”

“You are nothing but yourself.” Ying Zhi’an said very seriously.

Walking into Song Xidan’s home, Ying Zhi’an found it was not as terrifyingly isolated as the fragments in Song Xidan’s memory suggested; instead, it was very clean and tidy. Ying Zhi’an thought to herself: So how can that not be considered childhood trauma? The physical space in her memory fragments was already covered with a horror movie filter due to her subjective feelings.

“I’ll get my practice book, Sister Zhi’an. Please have a seat first.” Song Xidan was very happy to see Ying Zhi’an, fluttering her wings like a little bird flying towards the study.

Ying Zhi’an sat on the living room sofa, staring at a small corner of the room, deep in thought.

The Love Cheat Device, absent for a while, suddenly appeared. —User, what are you thinking?

Ying Zhi’an instinctively replied: —I’m thinking that’s where her mom pinned her down and cut off her hair with scissors… Why did you suddenly reappear?

—Because the user’s current behavior is strange, preventing the system from analyzing and understanding the user’s core needs.

—Are you asking why I came to see Song Xidan?

—Yes. Song Moqiu is the user’s destined person, yet the user left Song Moqiu alone in the room to come see someone else.

Ying Zhi’an sighed. —The destined person you selected told me Song Xidan is my destined person.

—She was putting on a brave face. Did you not see her eyes were already red when she said that last sentence?

—I didn’t notice, and it’s irrelevant to me. All I want now is proof.

—You shouldn’t conduct meaningless proofs.

—How do you know it’s meaningless? To be honest, Song Moqiu is very trustworthy.

If the Love Cheat Device could roll its eyes, it would certainly be sending a multitude of them right now. After all, the situation was looking great before, so why the sudden turn of events?

—The user still doesn’t believe in the system’s scientific nature. Even though the matter with the user’s best friend hasn’t passed, the user is already ungrateful and no longer trusts the system.

—That’s a separate issue. I just believe in myself more.

Ying Zhi’an was indeed a very self-confident person, so she trusted her own judgment more. Song Moqiu’s words were only trustworthy; Ying Zhi’an needed practical proof to validate everything.

It’s just a hug! Just physical contact!

I’ll try it!

While getting the practice book, Song Xidan immediately messaged Zhu Yun: —Sister Yun, Sister Zhi’an is at my place now! Should I pretend to trip? The first step of seduction should be to increase physical contact! Will Sister Zhi’an see through my act?!

Zhu Yun, as a reliable strategist, instantly replied: —Go for it!

Encouraged by Zhu Yun, Song Xidan clenched her fists, silently cheering herself on. She grabbed the practice book and rushed out. Just as she was about to get close to Ying Zhi’an, she feigned a twisted ankle. “Ouch!” she called out dramatically, falling toward Ying Zhi’an.

Ying Zhi’an was still battling the system in her mind. The next second, she had a soft form in her arms. Her two hands tightly embraced Song Xidan.

Even the rigid electronic voice of the Love Cheat Device seemed to have a wavy tone now. —User, you can, of course, date anyone! But the destined person is for long-lasting, sustainable love! This is science! You and anyone else will inevitably suffer pain even if you fall in love! And eventually part ways!

Ying Zhi’an’s head was buzzing painfully from the system’s noise, but all she could hear was Song Xidan’s lips, moist from lipstick, opening and closing, also speaking with a voice that sounded like a coquettish wave: “Sister Zhi’an! Thank goodness you were here~ to catch me! I’m really so clumsy; I trip even on flat ground~”

It was so clumsy. The worldly Ying Zhi’an saw through the little trick immediately, so she instinctively smiled helplessly. Yet, in her heart, she found Song Xidan’s pretense a little bit adorable in its clumsiness.

And the next second, the sound of a heart pounding—”thump, thump, thump, thump”—like an ancient earthquake, completely drowned out the rigid electronic voice of the Love Cheat Device!

Ying Zhi’an was stunned, feeling her own heartbeat…

Turns out, I really am the kind of person who is slow to realize things…

Ying Zhi’an’s face instantly turned crimson. For the first time, she felt this intense, volcanic eruption of emotion, which caught her off guard because the feeling was so strong it frightened her.

Ying Zhi’an’s heart was racing, and Song Xidan, acting for the first time, was even more so! Her pounding heart felt like it was about to burst through her chest and fly into the sky!

Song Xidan nervously pursed her lips. “Sister Zhi’an~ I’m okay now. You can let go of me~”

Ying Zhi’an quickly released Song Xidan in a fluster, not daring to look at her, only moving away onto the nearby sofa. “You…”

The next second, the Love Cheat Device’s voice rang out: —Charm Enhancement function special access open. System taking over user’s body. Countdown 5 seconds.

—4

—3

“What?” Ying Zhi’an frowned.

—2

—1

Ying Zhi’an felt her vision darken and lost consciousness.

In the final second, she only heard the Love Cheat Device’s voice: —Destined affinity is not allowed to be wrong, just as science is not allowed to be refuted.