Ugh, wasn't the Awakening System supposed to make me the main character?

Many children of similar age were playing here, but Xu Liya had no intention of joining them. She sat quietly in the small pavilion, waiting for Gui Ye to appear.

Unfortunately, Xu Liya waited for twenty minutes past the agreed time, but Gui Ye still hadn't appeared.

After some hesitation, Xu Liya, anxious and worried, decided to go directly to Gui Ye's house.

But before she could go upstairs, Xu Liya saw Gui Ye downstairs, with a large pile of Gui Ye's belongings next to him.

Confused, Xu Yali leaned closer, looked at Gui Ye, and asked in bewilderment.

"Why don't you go to the park? And why are all your things piled up here?"

Gui Ye didn't speak immediately, but glanced at Xu Liya, unsure how to explain.

Seeing this, Xu Liya seemed to have found the answer in her heart.

"Could it be..."

"Um……"

Gui Ye nodded, and then slowly explained.

"Because my little sister was born, this house is no longer big enough, so Dad said we have to move. It seems to be quite far from here, and I'll have to transfer to another kindergarten..."

"Then we..." Xu Liya hesitated, or rather, she had lost the ability to organize her thoughts for a moment.

I finally recovered from the shock of Xiaomi's death, and now Guiye is moving away again...

"But don't worry, I'll definitely come looking for you later, hehe..."

Gui Ye clenched her small hands into fists and forced a smile at Xu Liya.

But Xu Liya couldn't possibly listen to such comforting words. Upon learning that Gui Ye was moving away, Xu Liya's emotions immediately spiraled out of control.

"Didn't we agree to be best friends forever? You big liar!!!"

After saying that, Xu Liya ran away crying.

Gui Ye wanted to chase after them, but when she thought about the large amount of stuff that had already been moved down from the house that she needed to watch over, she had no choice but to give up.

After that, the two never saw each other again.

Although she ran away at the time, and although she had lost control of her emotions, Xu Liya still remembered what Gui Ye had told her: he would come back in the future.

But Guiye never returned after that.

As time went by, Xu Liya's parents retired and embarked on a journey, and naturally, most of the affairs were taken care of by Xu Liya.

As the economic center shifted to the new urban area, house prices here have been falling over time.

Most of the residents here chose to sell their houses to avoid losses, but Xu Liya did not do so.

Because it was a house that person had rented, even though a long time had passed and she herself thought that person would not come back, Xu Liya still did not sell the house.

This wait lasted a long time, until one day, a phone call came in.

"Um, hello, is this Ms. Xu? I saw your advertisement at the entrance of the community and would like to contact you to rent a room..."

190. Oh no, he's made things worse right from the start!

Ugh, so boring...

Guiyue was busy and didn't have to attend tutoring classes or go to work today. She went next door to look for Baichuan Yao, but after knocking on the door for a long time, she found that Baichuan Yao wasn't home.

I'm so bored...

I don't know what games to play, and I don't feel like drawing or preparing lessons.

Just when I was about to get so bored I was going to rot, there was a knock on the door.

Who could it be? If it's Guiyue, she probably wouldn't be back this early, right?

Out of curiosity, I walked to the door and heard a sound coming from outside.

"Guiye, I picked some more oranges today, would you like to try some?"

Upon hearing that voice, I quickly realized it was Xu Liya.

"Okay, thank you!"

I was quite happy that a pretty girl offered to give me something, so I opened the door without thinking too much about it.

Pushing open the door, I saw Xu Liya already standing outside, carrying a large bag of oranges.

Compared to the traditional politeness of hesitating, I prefer to accept gifts directly and generously when I receive someone's kindness.

So when I saw this, I was overjoyed and quickly took the oranges from Xu Liya's arms, twice as many as last time.

"Wow, thank you so much! So many oranges! Would you like to come in and sit down?"

Xu Liya waved her hand and declined my invitation.

"No, no, I have to go back and cook later, but if you're free, why don't you come to my house for dinner later?"

I happen to have some dishes that I can't cook by myself, could you lend me a hand while I'm at it?

Hearing Xu Liya's invitation, I tilted my head curiously, "What kind of dish can't be cooked by one person? Is there such a dish?"

"Yes, yes, some dishes require very strict control over timing and heat, so there are situations where two ingredients need to be processed at the same time, and there are also time constraints, so I would like to trouble you for help."

Xu Liya scratched her head and explained.

"That's it..."

If it were me, I would simply not make such a complicated dish.

However, Xu Liya gave me a bag of oranges last week, and she gave me so many more this week. I feel it wouldn't be right to refuse her.

Besides, I was bored and had nothing to do, and if I agreed, they would let me have a free meal, so I thought I'd go.

"Alright then, I'll put the oranges down and go with you."

After saying that, I casually placed the oranges on the table and followed Xu Liya upstairs.

Xu Liya lives in an apartment right above mine, which has always puzzled me. Logically speaking, someone like Xu Liya, with her family situation, shouldn't be living in such a dilapidated neighborhood.

If I remember correctly, when we signed the rental agreement, I heard from her that her parents used to be businessmen and were very wealthy. They had retired, so Xu Liya was in charge of managing most of their assets.

Moreover, we've been to the little house she lives in. It's not much different from my rented room, except that the adjacent room has been knocked down, making it twice the size.

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was unusually quiet, I started racking my brains to find a topic to talk about.

"By the way, does Xu Liya have a boyfriend now? A beautiful girl like you, with a great personality and so much money, must be adored by a lot of people, right?"

I deliberately added a lot of positive adjectives so that even if I offended the other person, it wouldn't cause too much discomfort.

"If you ask that..."

Upon hearing my question, Xu Liya did not rush to answer, but paused slightly, as if trying to guess my intention.

Upon seeing this, I immediately realized what was happening.

"Ahem, hahaha, don't misunderstand! I... I didn't have any ulterior motives, I was just feeling a bit bored, so I wanted to start a conversation with you?"

I scratched my head, looking a little embarrassed.

"It's nothing, I've never been in a relationship before. If you have any ulterior motives, that's fine too, but with you looking like this, it might be a bit difficult for you to win me over, right?"

Xu Liya smiled faintly, walked to her door, and slowly opened it with her key.

This move was undoubtedly full of doubt and provocation to me, a master of seduction, and I was very dissatisfied.

"Hmph, don't underestimate me! I'm very powerful!"

Xu Liya didn't answer directly, but smiled faintly, then pushed open the door and invited me in.

"Alright, come in first."

Hmm, what is this...

That smile...

Don't let my current appearance fool you; winning over a girl like you with no dating experience is a piece of cake!

But if I just say it like that, it doesn't feel very convincing. I should try to flirt with her a bit and let her know how powerful I am!

I was thinking to myself, and although I didn't know exactly what to do, with my ability to adapt to any situation, flirting with a girl who had never been in a relationship before would be quite easy!

Although winning over Xu Liya is easy, why do I always feel like there's something else I need to pay more attention to?

Forget it, I'll stop thinking about it now! Who cares!!

How dare she look down on me, Guiye! Today I'll show her what I'm capable of. As for other things, we'll deal with them later.

When I arrived at Xu Liya's house, she closed the door and went straight to the kitchen, saying to me as she did so.

"I'm going to cook now. You can sit on the sofa for a while. There are snacks on the table; feel free to eat them."

Upon arriving in the kitchen, Xu Liya immediately got to work.

At that moment, I hadn't forgotten my earlier thought. As a former player, I knew that if I wanted to seduce the other person, sitting here now would definitely cause me to miss many opportunities. So, without thinking, I followed them.

"No, you just gave us so many oranges. Even if it's not enough for two people, I'll still help out."

"Oh? Okay, thank you for your help. Could you wash this cabbage?"

Seeing my initiative, Xu Liya smiled again, then took a cabbage from the refrigerator and handed it to me.