Snow-Kissed Rose (GL) Chapter 67.2

Shortly after Song Yingshi finished dealing with Huai Xu, Huai Xu was called away by Lu Xuewen for songwriting assistance. Once Song Yingshi was alone, she used the opportunity to settle her score with the infuriating system.

After a round of thorough questioning, Song Yingshi learned that, sometime after she started living with Huai Xu, the mission system had automatically upgraded itself from the Normal Version to the Lovers Version. Now, under Huai Xu's "push," the system met the conditions for upgrading to the Passionate Lovers Version. However, for unknown reasons, the system's automatic upgrade failed, and she needed to manually upgrade it.

"Please manually upgrade the system, Host," the system requested.

However, Song Yingshi ignored the system's request and calmly asked, "What changes will occur from the version upgrade?"

"The lower limit for mission difficulty will remain the same, but the upper limit will increase. For example, you won't ever be assigned the mission to bathe with Huai Xu under the Normal Version, but it's possible to receive such a mission under the Lovers Version!" the system replied, its electronic voice sounding somewhat strange when exclaiming.

"Does it look like I want bathing missions? If the mission rewards remain the same, why wouldn't I go with the easier missions? Do I look dumb? Are you dumb?" Song Yingshi retorted.

"So long as the Mission System is upgraded to the Passionate Lovers Version, you can trigger hidden missions, Host. If you complete a mission that requires you to 口口 with Huai Xu in bed, you'll receive very generous rewards!" the system persuaded.

Song Yingshi wasn't surprised by this revelation. After all, there was nothing strange about passionate lovers having sex. And with the system's track record, she'd find it strange if it didn't assign her missions that were related to sex.

However, what Song Yingshi didn't quite understand was why the system would think it could use sex to tempt her to upgrade to the Passionate Lovers Version.

Song Yingshi still wasn't looking to get in bed with Huai Xu. Moreover, objectively speaking, their current environment didn't allow them to have sex. Most importantly, she had yet to learn how to be on top.

"I'm not upgrading," Song Yingshi mercilessly turned down the system's request.

System: "..."

Not understanding why its host wasn't interested in the upgrade, the system had no choice but to use various approaches to plead with Song Yingshi to approve its upgrade. Meanwhile, Song Yingshi, having noticed how much the system valued the upgrade, stubbornly refused to give her approval. Only after sensing that she had teased the system enough did she "reluctantly" agree to a compromise.

Song Yingshi agreed to upgrade the system in a month. In exchange, the system would let her negotiate the mission requirements whenever she initiated a mission. Naturally, she still had to complete any mission she applied for.

Song Yingshi didn't care about the last condition. All she wanted was the ability to negotiate mission requirements.

After securing this privilege, Song Yingshi sat in bed and pondered for a long while before saying, "System, I want to apply for a mission."

"What requirements do you want?" the system asked.

At this question, Song Yingshi recalled the faint jolt she felt when Huai Xu held her hand. After clearing her throat, she stated her demands, "I want to hold hands with Huai Xu. You can decide the details."

Immediately, the system replied, "You have three options, Host.

"Option 1: Hold hands with Huai Xu for 30 seconds. The reward is 24 hours of Life Points.

"Option 2: Hold hands with Huai Xu for 1 minute. You must also caress Huai Xu's hand in this period. The reward is 48 hours of Life Points.

"Option 3: Within view of at least 10 people, hold hands with Huai Xu for 1 minute. Huai Xu must also caress your hand during this period. The reward is 72 hours of Life Points.

"Please make your choice."

Song Yingshi: ?

It turned out the system wasn't so naive after all. At least, it knew how to tempt her with more Life Points while increasing the mission's difficulty.

The more conditions a mission had, the more lucrative the rewards.

Without much hesitation, Song Yingshi chose the mission she wanted to do.

...

While Song Yingshi was negotiating with the system, Lu Xuewen was intimately addressing Huai Xu as "Instructor Huai" while asking Huai Xu to look at the song she wrote. For a time, the fifth-floor lobby was filled with her howling voice.

Wu Wei had also joined their little "study session," occasionally voicing her opinions before anxiously looking at Huai Xu for verification.

Huai Xu never casually denied Wu Wei's opinions, and even when expressing agreement, she would only give a soft "hmm." However, Wu Wei didn't mind such responses. Simply knowing that Huai Xu agreed with her opinions was enough to fill her with joy.

Whenever a trainee passed by Lu Xuewen's study group, they would stop to take a look. If they were from the Vocal Group, they would even stay and chat for a bit.

Wan Jiao was among the trainees who dropped by. After she stopped to greet the trio, she left to play cards with Yu Sheng and the others.

Although Class A's dormitory offered the best living conditions, it was too deserted. If Wan Jiao wanted to play cards and games before work, she had no choice but to visit other floors. Meanwhile, the fifth floor was the liveliest among the dormitory floors.

Currently, a gathering of budding lesbians was taking place in Yu Sheng's room. The budding lesbians in question were Tao Qin, Quan Yuanyuan, Wen Qingzi, and several others who had been sniffed out by Tao Qin's "lesdar" and determined to be a good fit for their group.

After Wan Jiao entered the room, she said, "Huai Xu's just outside."

"What about Little Shi?" Tao Qin asked.

A trainee responded, "I also saw Huai Xu just now but didn't see Little Shi with her. By the way, are they friends or…? I've been browsing Snow-Kissed Rose's Super Topic while I was back home the past two days, and I'm starting to believe that they're an actual couple."

Another trainee vigorously nodded and said, "I know, right? I joined their Super Topic as soon as I returned home after the first public performance. With all the fan service we've gotten, I'm also inclined to believe they're the real deal."

Trainee C: "Seriously, don't mix fantasy with reality. Snow-Kissed Rose will probably go their separate ways after the show. You'll be in for a huge disappointment if you get too immersed in your fantasies."

Trainee D: "But Snow-Kissed Rose is already among the top three Super Topics now, right? With how successful it has become, it might not get disbanded too quickly."

Trainee E: "It's ultimately up to them. But even if Snow-Kissed Rose gets disbanded, I'll continue shipping them."

…

Amidst the other trainees' laughter, Tao Qin, Wan Jiao, and the other insiders exchanged knowing glances and mysterious smiles.

Speaking of the devil, shortly after the group began discussing Snow-Kissed Rose, someone knocked on the door, and Song Yingshi poked her head into the room.

"What are you guys up to?" Song Yingshi asked.

Everyone's eyes lit up immediately:

"Little Shi!"

"My Little Shi is here!"

"Little Shi, we're just about to start a game of Werewolf. Do you want to join us?"

Song Yingshi pondered momentarily before saying, "Let's wait for Instructor Huai to finish her tutoring. Mafia is more enjoyable with more players."

Everyone: "Okay!"

Suddenly, Song Yingshi smiled and added, "Do you guys not have penalties when playing Werewolf? That's boring."

Everyone: "Huh?"

"Little Shi, do you want to add penalties?" Tao Qin asked.

"Yes, it'll make things more interesting," Song Yingshi said, blinking.

Tao Qin would never refuse a request from Song Yingshi, so she promptly said, "Okay, let's include a penalty game for the losers!"

While everyone was waiting for Huai Xu's group, Wen Qingzi, who was more perceptive than others, quietly asked Song Yingshi, "Why did you suddenly think of adding penalties?"

In a similarly quiet voice, Song Yingshi whispered, "I want to punish Instructor Huai."

Wen Qingzi: ?

Realization dawned on Wen Qingzi. It turned out that this whole fuss was just for the young couple to flirt in public.

Wen Qingzi couldn't help but sigh at this realization. However, as a mother fan of Song Yingshi, between denying her daughter's request and indulging it, she ultimately chose the latter.

…

Although normally quiet and gentle, Wen Qingzi became very aggressive as soon as they started playing. She decisively pointed out logical problems and mistakes, convincing everyone of her capabilities and allegiance. However, when the Villagers thought they had voted out all the Werewolves, it turned out that Wen Qingzi was a Werewolf all along.

Eventually, the first round went to the Werewolves.

As the Werewolf who contributed the most, Wen Qingzi received the right to punish one person. Excluding other Werewolves, she could have any one player play a game of truth or dare, which the group had decided as the penalty game after being subtly influenced by Wen Qingzi and Song Yingshi. Moreover, it was up to her whether the chosen player chose truth or dare.

While Wen Qingzi was wondering how she could reasonably transfer the right to punish to Song Yingshi, a paper ball was thrown to her under the table.

Stunned by this development, Wen Qingzi casually glanced at Song Yingshi, who was nonchalantly chatting and laughing beside her.

…How well prepared.

When Wen Qingzi unfurled the paper ball and took a look, her expression suddenly grew complicated.

Quan Yuanyuan, as impatient as always, urged Wen Qingzi, "Hurry up and decide. Don't be shy."

Wen Qingzi: "..."

Wen Qingzi quietly crumpled the paper strip and mentally shook her head at the instructions written on it. How was this a punishment for Huai Xu? This was just a service for Huai Xu and a fan service for the Snow-Kissed Rose fans here!

As Song Yingshi's mother fan, Wen Qingzi was extremely against her daughter entering an "early relationship." Alas, there was nothing she could do about it. Her precious daughter was all grown up now.

While controlling her expression, Wen Qingzi recited the words written on Song Yingshi's note, "I choose 'dare.' Huai Xu, hold Little Shi's hand for one minute."

Everyone: "Wow—"

"Additionally, you mustn't just keep still after holding hands. You must also make some extra movements. Do you get what I mean? You get it, right?" Wen Qingzi added.

Quan Yuanyuan burst out laughing, "Hahaha! Qingzi, good one!"

Tao Qin also couldn't help but scream like a marmot, "Ahhh…! Uh, I mean, good luck, Instructor Huai! I'll keep the time for you!"

One of the budding lesbians in the room: "Wow! Snow-Kissed Rose is doing marketing again! Wen Qingzi, I never thought you were a hidden CP fan!"

Wen Qingzi: "..."

Amidst the chaotic urging, Huai Xu looked at Song Yingshi, who sat across the table.

Song Yingshi was originally laughing with everyone, but when she saw Huai Xu looking at her, she raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Is it okay?" Huai Xu asked.

Song Yingshi snorted, smiling lazily as she replied, "It's just holding hands."

After saying so, Song Yingshi waved a pen at Huai Xu like waving a cat teaser, "What about you, Instructor Huai? Don't tell me you can't even hold hands?"

Song Yingshi's expression was lazy yet provocative. At her words, someone whistled, and the room grew even livelier.

At this time, Wan Jiao, who was seated beside Song Yingshi, sensibly gave up her seat, saying, "Instructor Huai, come here! Show Little Shi who's boss and hold her hand for an hour!"

Hearing this, Song Yingshi looked at Wan Jiao and laughed, asking, "An hour? Are you penalizing her or me?"

"Both! Both! Snow-Kissed Rose forever!"

After some bantering with the others, Song Yingshi found that, at some point, the person sitting beside her had switched to Huai Xu.

Song Yingshi and Huai Xu exchanged glances. Huai Xu said nothing, simply spreading her hand to Song Yingshi.

Huai Xu's nails were trimmed into an oval shape, and her fingers were long and slender. When the others saw the state of her hand, someone let out a slightly erotic and infatuated "hehe" before getting silenced by those around her.

Song Yingshi was the instigator of this situation, so she had nothing to be shy about. She frankly placed her hand on Huai Xu's and even took the initiative to hold Huai Xu's hand.

To avoid losing composure and embarrassing herself in front of so many people, Song Yingshi distracted herself by exploring Huai Xu's hand. She pinched the joints of Huai Xu's index finger with her fingers, feeling the hard bone underneath the thin skin. When she pressed down a little more, she could feel a "dimple" on the bone.

Song Yingshi had never explored someone else's hand in such detail before. She found it a novel and wonderful experience, especially when the other party was Huai Xu.

Although Huai Xu remained the same after Song Yingshi realized her feelings, she couldn't help but find everything related to Huai Xu to be more interesting. Even Huai Xu's smiles became more meaningful and worth pondering.

In Song Yingshi's eyes, Huai Xu seemed to have changed, simultaneously becoming more familiar and foreign. She wanted to know more about Huai Xu's body, which was bound to be different from hers.

Honestly, though, Song Yingshi couldn't tell what was different. She simply wanted to get closer to Huai Xu.

After Song Yingshi felt enough of Huai Xu's finger bones, her fingertips rubbed the side of Huai Xu's fingers and slid down to Huai Xu's finger webs before progressing further down to Huai Xu's palm—

At this time, Huai Xu's fingers closed, trapping Song Yingshi's hand in her palm.

Song Yingshi tried moving her fingers but failed, so she raised her eyes to look at Huai Xu in confusion.

Huai Xu's gaze was slightly restless. Like a cat in spring, her beautiful pupils were veiled by a thin layer of mist.

Facing Song Yingshi's gaze, Huai Xu whispered, "It tickles."