Became a salted fish pretend heiress and handed over the system
Chapter 799 - 785

Chapter 799: 785

Xia Yue paused for a moment.

[What’s wrong?] The System looked at her ceasing her actions and not speaking, and asked.

"Why do you think I like him?" Xia Yue curiously asked as she looked at it.

[I was just asking casually, just to see if you liked him. So, do you like him?] The System skirted her question as it responded, then tossed the question back to her.

"I guess I do, after all, he was the campus heartthrob during our student days," Xia Yue said after a bit of thought.

[Eh? You actually like him?] The System said in surprise as it looked at her, having thought that Yan Mo was the one with the unrequited love. It hadn’t noticed any signs of the Host liking him normally. It was just teasing her casually this time.

"Why do you seem so surprised? He’s quite outstanding, and there seems to be nothing wrong with me liking him," Xia Yue said, not understanding its exaggerated reaction.

[Then, since you like him, why haven’t you pursued him? Being close at hand gives you the first opportunity.]The System asked, looking at her.

"I don’t dare. He seems like the type who would be quite controlling. What if he tries to control me after we got together?

Things are quite nice now. I like him, I watch him from time to time, and chat with him. Besides, it seems he’s interested in me, too. But without a defined relationship, he wouldn’t dare to control me too much, which is great," Xia Yue said with a smile as she gazed at it.

[You know he likes you?! When did you find that out?] The System widened its "cat eyes" in shock as it gazed at her, always thinking she was clueless and hadn’t realized Yan Mo’s affection for her.

"I’m not blind," Xia Yue pursed her lips and continued, "Even if I’ve never been in a relationship, I grew up spending a lot of time with my grandparents. I’m very clear about the way my grandfather looks at my grandmother.

Sometimes, he looks at me with the same eyes my grandfather uses for my grandmother, and sometimes it’s quite obvious. Of course, I knew."

The System had not expected the Host to be so perceptive and to have always known about Yan Mo’s feelings for her.

[Then why don’t you clarify things? Don’t you want to be with him? Like your grandparents, or do you enjoy seeing him yearning for you but unable to have you?] The System asked with its "cat eyes" wide open.

"What are you thinking? I don’t have such a wicked sense of humor," Xia Yue said, looking at it speechlessly. She liked Yan Mo herself; how could she possibly harbor such malicious thoughts? It was not just tormenting him but herself as well; she had no masochistic tendencies.

[So tell me, why haven’t you made it clear?] The System asked out of curiosity.

"Well, how should I put it? Maybe you don’t quite understand, and I also don’t know how to explain it.

I want to be with him, just like a normal couple, but I’m scared that he will control me and stop me from doing this or that, or stop me from eating this or that.

I’m used to living freely. If someone barges into my life and tries to control me, I’d get very annoyed.

Like, if my brother constantly controlled me, even though I consider him very close family, I’d start to get annoyed if his control became too much.

If Yan Mo and I become a couple and he controls me, I would feel annoyed yet wouldn’t want to break up with him. But I’d also feel uncomfortable, and that would be very painful for me.

But it’s not like that right now. I know he likes me, and I like him too. I chat with him normally, play around the Resort Area, and it doesn’t interfere with our relationship. He also doesn’t control me too much, and I think life is quite nice.

You understand what I mean, right?"

After Xia Yue finished speaking, she looked at the System.

[...] The System did not understand and was a bit puzzled by her explanation, asking,[Why do you think he would control you so much if you two became a couple? He’s so busy; even if he wanted to, he couldn’t control you that much.]

"Why wouldn’t he? When I was at university, I came across three couples like that. They ended up with more and more conflicts and eventually broke up.

One of the boyfriends was especially controlling, dictating what to do at every hour, even controlling how much food to eat and how much water to drink. It was terrifying," Xia Yue recounted her memory of a classmate with a flash of fear in her eyes. If she were subjected to that kind of control, she would definitely go insane.

[Yan Mo wouldn’t be that extreme.] The System thought that Yan Mo truly wouldn’t be like that unless Xia Yue was unrestrained about certain things.

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