Pei Ji probably never considered whether dating would violate the school rules.
Jiang Liyue could see his expression freeze for a moment, a rare look of bewilderment appearing on his handsome face.
He actually seemed a bit cute?
"Actually, even if we don't date, we can be best friends first," she proposed her best friend theory once more. "Best friends can help each other, too."
Jiang Liyue spoke in a coaxing tone, a subtle cunning hidden beneath her smile. "We can be each other's only best friend. What do you think, Classmate Pei?"
Even if Pei Ji wasn't intentionally baiting her into breaking the school rules, based on his expression, romance was definitely forbidden at Happiness No. 1 High School.
Jiang Liyue wasn't about to do anything truly risky.
"Only best friend?" Seemingly moved by her words, Pei Ji repeated the phrase.
Jiang Liyue nodded firmly. "Exactly. Just the two of us; we will be each other's best friend."
Not sure which word had touched him, but Pei Ji's eyes instantly lit up. "Okay! We are best friends."
His expression was so earnest that Jiang Liyue inexplicably felt like a scumbag girl deceiving an innocent boy's feelings.
But as soon as she remembered he was an eerie NPC in a Game Context, her heart became as cold and calm as a fishmonger who had been killing fish at RT-Mart for ten years.
"Then we're best friends from now on. Remember to help each other, okay?" Jiang Liyue tilted her head with a smile.
Goal achieved. Remembering she was currently in an Ghastly Game Game Context, she looked around and naturally changed the subject. "Is the Academic Affairs Office right here?"
The Female Teacher had said the Academic Affairs Office was on the first floor. After heading down, she saw a Small Garden in front of the Teaching Building, but it looked as if it hadn't been tended to for a long time; from a distance, it was overgrown with weeds.
The wind carried wailing sobs, and something seemed to be lurking in the darkness, waiting for its chance.
"This is the Teaching Building; the Academic Affairs Office is on the other side." As expected, Pei Ji forgot his shyness and pointed toward the other side of the Small Garden.
Jiang Liyue asked, "Is it far?"
"Not far." Pei Ji paused and looked at her feet. "Are you tired?"
If she was tired, he could actually carry her.
That way, he could touch her without scaring her... The more he thought about it, the more he liked the idea. Pei Ji was already prepared to lean down and pick her up.
"No, I'm just hungry."
Jiang Liyue shook her head.
She wasn't lying. Although the physical sensation of hunger had vanished after entering the Game Context, the psychological feeling remained.
Recalling the trauma of starving as a child, her stomach had felt a bit uncomfortable since the game started.
Pei Ji felt regretful that he couldn't carry her, but hearing she was hungry, he frowned. "Then I'll take you to get something to eat first."
Jiang Liyue's eyes lit up at the mention of food, but then she felt a bit worried—could she even eat eerie food?
Pei Ji seemed to see through her thoughts and specifically emphasized, "Many transfer students like to eat there."
transfer students should be Players.
Jiang Liyue understood his meaning instantly. She didn't rule out the possibility that the eerie was trying to trick her, but if Pei Ji wanted to, he had many other ways to make her break the rules of Happiness No. 1 High School so he could eat her; there was no need to go such a long way around.
Moreover, her stomach was indeed very uncomfortable, and she had to stay in the Game Context for several days. She couldn't maintain this state forever; she had to find food eventually.
So Jiang Liyue nodded and smiled without much hesitation. "Then thank you, A Ji, for taking me to eat."
Hearing her call him that, Pei Ji felt like he was walking on air as he led her down a different path.
Streetlights were few and far between, looking like isolated islands in the night.
"It's okay. Everyone is in class at this time, so there's no one outside," Pei Ji explained, fearing she might be scared.
"Mhm." Jiang Liyue analyzed his words in her mind.
In other words, as long as one could successfully leave the examination room, the period before going to the Academic Affairs Office was basically safe, provided one didn't go looking for trouble.
This wasn't hard to understand. Even if this was an a-level dungeon, it was impossible to give Players no way out at all; there was no reason to kill off all the Players on the first day.
Jiang Liyue was lost in thought. When she snapped back to reality, she realized that Pei Ji was glancing at her feet from time to time, seemingly with a hint of expectation.
He asked her with some concern, "Yueyue, aren't you tired of walking yet?"
It was as if he was dying for her to get tired quickly.
Jiang Liyue shook her head. "No."
Pei Ji hung his head dejectedly, looking a bit like a little dog that hadn't received a hug from its owner.
Jiang Liyue seemed to understand something. She waved her hand in front of him. "I'm really not tired. But, do you want to hold hands? It's normal for best friends to hold hands, right?"
Her fair, tender hand waved before his eyes, and Pei Ji reached out to grab it almost without hesitation.
[It's normal for best friends to hold hands... Yueyue, don't you feel guilty saying that? Hahaha]
[It's over, it's all over. I thought it was a horror boss snatching a poor, weak Player, but it's actually a story of a cunning scumbag girl deceiving a simple boss.]
[If you ask me, if my wife is willing to deceive him, he should be happy. I'd love to be deceived by my wife.]
[Wait, do you guys really think Pei Ji was fooled? I think I saw him smirk just now.]
[Told you, the big boss must have his own plans. He definitely hasn't been fooled!]
From an angle Jiang Liyue couldn't see, Pei Ji slowly curled his lips.
His Yueyue was indeed very smart.
He felt it—Jiang Liyue's warm, smooth skin and her beating pulse.
Pei Ji's breathing quickened slightly.
He didn't dare use too much force. He had felt nothing when he had crushed those human heads with one hand before, but now he was worried that even a little force would make her uncomfortable.
Yueyue, I like you so much, I like you so much... While Jiang Liyue wasn't paying attention, the black mist spreading from him secretly coiled around her wrist, then slowly crawled up her neck, gently rubbing against her cheek over and over.
There was no physical sensation, yet Jiang Liyue felt a greasy sense of being entangled by something.
Pei Ji held her hand with a normal expression. Since Yueyue said it was normal for best friends to hold hands, his secret "cuddling" should be normal too, right?
[Is this what I'm supposed to see in an Eerie Live Stream?]
[Not only can't I enter the Game Context to eat meat, I'm even forced to watch someone date my wife. I won't say who's heartbroken.]
[Doesn't anyone think this little human is quite gutsy? She saw her companion get eaten in the exam room, yet she can still date an eerie without batting an eye.]
[I thought you all realized her heavy tastes when she complimented the Female Teacher for being pretty.]
[But the boss really is in love!]
[Wait, why did the screen suddenly cut? I want to see the romance, I want to ship this couple!]
[Seems like it's because the exam has ended?]}],