221 A Predictable Novel (1/2)
While Nie Chang stealthily drove them to their secret destination Su Yan took out his phone and continued to read the strange novel about the four birds. Unfortunately, it didn't get any better. Or, well, maybe that was the wrong way to put it. The novel just seemed … kind of boring? There wasn't really anything happening and the few things that happened in regards to the main characters were very predictable.
Just take Wang Ya Ting for example: After how he had been introduced in the first few chapters, it was obvious how he would react when he found out that his little brother had gone missing. Naturally, he turned the inn upside down and he wasn't very nice in his attempts to find his little brother.
Meanwhile, Wang Ya Hui very predictably stayed with Ling Yu without any worries. He thought of his brother every now and then but he didn't go back or sent any messages.
Honestly, did the author think her readers were idiots? Would any sane person read something like this and believe even a single word of it?! How could a person as stupid as Wang Ya Hui even exist?!
Su Yan was about to close the novel and never bother with it again but then he remembered the system and the task of reading this stupid thing. The system hadn't counted when he read the first so-called 'spicy' scene so it probably wouldn't count now either. He actually had to read until the end.
Su Yan tightened his lips. He didn't want to. He definitely didn't want to read this novel! Alright, it wasn't that long but it was still too long to read with that kind of content! It seemed like the thing the characters did most often was rolling around somewhere, either naked or at least half-naked. Who wanted to read that?!
Su Yan hesitated and stealthily looked to the left and the right as if he wanted to make sure that nobody would see what he was doing. Then he scrolled down a few lines. His heart pounded but he pretended that nothing had happened and just continued to read.
After a few lines … he noticed that he hadn't understood anything. Ugh. What if the system wouldn't accept that he had read the novel if he left out some parts? Would he have to read it again then? But readers often also didn't read everything, did they? They would also scroll over parts they didn't like. And, well, the system probably wouldn't be that mean would it?
Su Yan turned to the side and tugged at Nie Chang's sleeve. His boyfriend understood the system surprisingly well. He should just see what he thought.
Nie Chang tensed. Had Su Yan noticed something? Would he ask where they were going? Then what should he use as an excuse? Was there a road blocked or something?
Su Yan tugged harder. ”Ah Chang! Help me!”
Nie Chang looked to the side and found his little darling staring at him. He hurriedly looked back at the street. ”What's the matter?”
”It's the system!”
”It's bullying you again?” The corners of Nie Chang's lips lifted up.
”No!”
”Oh. Then what did it do this time?”