The bad value system is measuring values.

Chapter 33 Listen to the chapter

The tightly closed villa gate was opened, and the sky turned pitch black. Qiao Xiao felt uneasy. She ran all over the villa but couldn't find Gu Jinghe.

"Gu Jinghe!"

Could they have gone outside?

He's so weak!

Qiao Xiao put on her raincoat and, like a messenger seeking light, rushed into the darkness without hesitation.

Rain washed over her body, severely damaging her senses of perception, sight, and hearing. The storm howled, destroying the surrounding dense forest, which collapsed in a tragic manner.

This bloody storm came at the worst possible time.

"Gu Jinghe, where are you?! System, locate me!"

System: "Location in progress, target detected 200 meters ahead."

She saw a small, weak figure hiding helplessly under the eaves.

"Gu Jinghe!" she shouted desperately, her hands already numb from being soaked in the heavy rain.

Gu Jinghe looked up sensitively, his thin clothes already soaked. He stared at her hesitantly, then walked towards her step by step with determination, and then hugged her, saying, "You're here. I've found you."

Qiao Xiao was somewhat dazed. "Are you looking for me?"

"Hurry back inside, it's raining too hard outside!"

The two of them struggled back to the villa despite the strong winds.

Qiao Xiao immediately roared, "Gu Jing, what are you doing? Are you out of your mind? Going out alone? Can't you see how heavy the rain is?"

Gu Jinghe's crystal-clear eyes turned a deathly, eerie green, as if the scent of the forest had suddenly vanished, yet they could still pierce your soul.

"Where did you go?" He ignored Qiao Xiao's words and asked, "You're not in the bathroom, and you're not in the villa. Where did you go?" His tone was unusually calm.

Gu Jinghe pursed his lips slightly, his pale lips now bitten deep red.

Qiao Xiao: "I... have something to do, I'll go out first."

Gu Jinghe's thin body tensed, his hands, cold as pool water, clenched into fists. "Why won't you tell me?"

But all she heard was Qiao Xiao's cold reply: "Why should I tell you? Is it my obligation? You came to see me in such heavy rain just because of this?!"

Why would someone act this way when their favorability rating is only 57?

Once again, Gu Jinghe's actions exceeded Qiao Xiao's expectations.

"You shouldn't have reacted so strongly, Gu Jinghe, go and rinse it off."

To her surprise, Gu Jinghe chose to compromise, and he climbed up to the second floor dejectedly.

Qiao Xiao looked at Gu Jinghe's back and felt a chill run down her spine. It was a little scary that a character in a book would do something beyond her comprehension because of you.

"You're becoming increasingly difficult to control, Gu Jinghe."

Gu Jinghe rinsed himself with hot water, but the water, though so warm, felt icy cold to the bone.

“She doesn’t like me when I’m disobedient, does she?” he muttered to himself. “I have to listen to her, or she’ll hate me. That’s how my father left my mother.”

His dependence on her surpassed everything; he was extremely obsessed with the peace and warmth of the present moment, and as long as it remained like this, that was enough.

Gu Jinghe got dressed and went downstairs. Qiao Xiao also changed her clothes. Although she was angry, she still prepared breakfast for him.

He sat there demurely and said softly, "I'm sorry to have worried you." His attitude was extremely sincere, and his voice was very pleasant.

Qiao Xiao: "Yeah, don't do that again."

Gu Jinghe: "Okay, I won't."