The system in front of Su Xiyan finally no longer malfunction

The white AMG sped along the main roads of Su City, facing the sunset, heading towards Haiyi Apartment.

Chen Shuo was driving, Su Xiyan was sitting in the passenger seat.

She was restless, wanting to make moves on Chen Shuo from time to time.

Chen Shuo endured patiently: "Behave yourself, I'm driving!"

Although his words showed restraint, the tenderness in his eyes was hard to conceal, and the corners of his lips curled into an indulgent smile.

Su Xiyan: "Chen Shuo, do you think that Zhao Secretary's blood pressure has shot up from anger by now?"

Chen Shuo: "Who cares about him!"

Recalling Zhao Secretary's arrogant tone in the conference room, then comparing it to the way he didn't even dare to breathe in front of Chen Shuo just now, Su Xiyan couldn't help but want to laugh.

This Zhao Secretary was Tang Zhiyuan's crony, usually following Tang Zhiyuan around like a lapdog, relying on his power and influence.

If he knew that Tang Zhiyuan had died at Chen Shuo's hands, he would probably have pissed himself in fright by now!

The sunset shone through the car window, bathing Su Xiyan's face in a layer of golden glow, adding a touch of sanctity and nobility to her delicate visage.

She seemed to be in a pretty good mood, unable to restrain the slight upward curl of her lips.

In Chen Shuo's vision, something was faintly flickering in and out.

He quickly slowed down the car and concentrated, only then realizing that the faint blue glow that had appeared before him looked a little like the system panel!

Hadn't the system always been non-functional in front of Su Xiyan?

The system had explained this issue previously, saying that it was rendered invalid by the immense power of Su Xiyan's aura.

Yet now, with Su Xiyan sitting right next to him, the system panel was flickering in and out of visibility!

Could it be that the system was no longer afraid of Su Xiyan's aura?

Chen Shuo was ecstatic!

Although the outline of the system panel wasn't very clear yet, it was still much better than its previous total disappearance.

Carrying this hidden delight, Chen Shuo floored the accelerator, eager to get home as soon as possible and lock himself behind closed doors to properly test out the system.

A trip that normally took over ten minutes only took Chen Shuo slightly over ten minutes.

At the penthouse of Haiyi Apartment, ever since Chen Shuo moved back in, the once cold and empty home was now filled with the familiar warmth and presence of life again.

In his hurry Chen Shuo had forgotten to buy groceries.

"Chen Shuo, what are we eating for dinner tonight?" Su Xiyan opened the fridge to find the freezer compartment empty. "You drove so fast just now that I forgot we needed to stop by the supermarket to buy some ingredients."

The two of them living together was just like an old married couple.

Su Xiyan couldn't help feeling sentimental. "Chen Shuo, why do I feel like we don't seem anything like a pair of lovebirds in the honeymoon phase at all?"

Chen Shuo: "Oh? Why do you say that? Don't you think last night's little punishment was passionate enough??"

Su Xiyan: "......"

"Be serious!"

Chen Shuo pinched Su Xiyan's pert little chin. "I'm being perfectly serious here! So go on, tell me why you feel like we're not in the state of being madly in love?"

Su Xiyan pouted in complaint. "What lovers only ever talk to each other about what to eat three times a day like we do?"

Chen Shuo's brows quirked slightly. "One meal... three times..."

Chen Shuo understood punctuation! And he understood old Chengyu idioms and modern interpretations of them!

Su Xiyan's little face flushed red the moment she caught the look in Chen Shuo's eyes. "Glib tongue!!"

Chen Shuo clasped Su Xiyan's little head rather aggressively and leaned in close. "If you don't try it out, how do you know my tongue really is that glib?"

"...Mm..." Su Xiyan was about to retort when Chen Shuo sealed her lips again.

The long, delicate kiss was very light, very gentle.

Only when Su Xiyan couldn't breathe did Chen Shuo finally release her.

Pant...pant...

Su Xiyan's breathing grew ragged, her petite chest heaving up and down.

"Are there any of those imported candies left from yesterday? I want to eat more." The handsome face of Chen Shuo had three words written all over it — not satisfied.

Su Xiyan's little face flushed an even deeper red. She turned and grabbed a whole box of mint candies from the table, throwing them at Chen Shuo. "Here, go ahead and eat them!"

Chen Shuo could never get enough of that angry yet bashful look of hers.

How could my girlfriend be so gorgeous and attractive!

To think that such an peerlessly beautiful and aloof goddess would actually be Chen Shuo's girlfriend!

It made him feel a small sense of pride when he thought about it!

In Chen Shuo's vision, the virtual frame of the system panel seemed to have become clearer.

Just then, Su Xiyan's phone rang.

She picked up her phone and seeing the caller ID on the screen, her expression grew heavy for a fleeting moment.

Chen Shuo casually asked as he poured himself some water. "Who is it?"

Su Xiyan: "Oh... a call from an elder."

"Chen Shuo, go ahead and think about what to eat for dinner first. I need to take this call."

Having said that, Su Xiyan brought her phone out towards the balcony, walking all the way out onto the balcony before closing the sliding door behind her and finally answering the call.

Her tone of voice sounded normal, but Chen Shuo still couldn't make out what she was saying.

Because Su Xiyan was speaking in her hometown dialect.

Chen Shuo didn't think too much about it. It probably really was a call from an elder back home! After all, she was conversing in dialect!

What he was more interested in was his system!

Su Xiyan had already walked out onto the balcony by now, standing several meters away from Chen Shuo.

The system virtual panel in Chen Shuo's vision had become extremely clear!

Even accessing the various functions and data in the system worked perfectly!

Chen Shuo jumped for joy right where he stood.

My system is back! And this time, it's truly back for good!

Although this crappy system did help out quite a bit, rocketing Chen Shuo's leveling speed like he was riding a rocket.

However, most of the time Chen Shuo was stuck to Su Xiyan.

In other words, the system's presence had been extremely weak previously!

And now, even with Su Xiyan standing right in front of him, he could still summon out the system properly.

God knows how long I've been waiting for this day!

Chen Shuo was simply over the moon with delight! He was so happy that he didn't even hear Su Xiyan calling out to him from behind several times.

"Chen Shuo!!"

"Huh? You're done with the call already?" Chen Shuo was worried Su Xiyan might discover his system.

This was his secret weapon, his trump card. If Su Xiyan found out about it, how else was he going to show off and act pretentiously in front of this proud and aloof girl in the future?

There truly wasn't a single scrap left in the house that could be whipped together for a meal. Chen Shuo and Su Xiyan had no choice but to change their shoes and head out to the neighborhood supermarket at the estate entrance to buy groceries.

On the way there, Su Xiyan seemed rather preoccupied.

She would glance at Chen Shuo from time to time, but Chen Shuo didn't seem to have any intention of asking what was on her mind at all.

Su Xiyan couldn't stand it anymore. "Chen Shuo, how come you don't even ask who was on the call just now? Or what we talked about?"

Chen Shuo: "Why would I need to ask? Look, aren't you taking the initiative to tell me anyway?"

"Go on then! What's the matter?"

Su Xiyan: "Chen Shuo, brace yourself!"

Chen Shuo: "When did you become such a nag, Su Xiyan? That's so not like you at all!"

"Just say it straight out! What storms have I, Chen Shuo, never seen before?"

And in the next second, Chen Shuo experienced what it felt like to be "slapped in the face" for the first time in his life.