"You’re so kind, Yun Hao."

"Don’t worry! I’m fine, just a little homesick."

Xu Wenwan covered her face and turned her head away, deliberately trying to keep Yun Hao from seeing the slap mark on her cheek.

But as she spoke, tears streamed down her face, and her voice was choked with sobs.

Yun Hao was speechless.

’She’s being so obvious. It’d be weird if I didn’t notice!’

However, he did have feelings for Xu Wenwan. He immediately pulled her hand away from her face and saw the slap mark. His heart instantly ached for her.

"Who hit you? Was it your family? They’ve gone too far! I’m going to go settle the score with them right now."

Xu Wenwan hurriedly grabbed him to stop him.

"It’s okay."

"It was my fault."

"I made my dad angry, that’s why he hit me."

Yun Hao looked at her disapprovingly. "Even if you did something wrong, he shouldn’t have hit you."

’In that instant, Xu Wenwan felt that Yun Hao was the one who understood her best. No wonder he’s my destined partner.’

’With that thought, she didn’t feel so angry anymore.’

"Yun Hao, I actually came to see you about something."

"I want to borrow some money from you."

’She knew Yun Hao’s parents doted on him, so he definitely had money on him.’

Yun Hao was very generous. He held up an envelope.

"Perfect timing. My parents just sent me some money today. How much do you need?"

Xu Wenwan thought for a moment and named a number. "I think ten yuan should be enough. Don’t worry, Yun Hao. Once I start making money, I’ll pay you back."

’That was just something she said offhandedly. She was going to marry Yun Hao anyway. Once they were married, it would all be *their* money. What was the point of borrowing or lending?’

Yun Hao didn’t refuse. He took out ten yuan and gave it to Xu Wenwan.

’In the past, when Gu Jiaojiao liked him, she was always the one buying him things.’

Now, with Xu Wenwan asking him for money, Yun Hao felt a little strange, but he didn’t dwell on it.

’Now that she had the money, she could finally buy her materials and get her business venture started.’

’She might have missed out on a rare natural treasure and an opportunity with the black market’s Third Master, but she was confident. With her intelligence and knowledge of the future, she could definitely make money.’

Just as Xu Wenwan was about to leave, the system suddenly piped up.

"Wen Wan, this is a perfect opportunity. Hurry up and absorb his luck."

Xu Wenwan froze and refused out loud.

"No."

’I can’t. Yun Hao just lent me money, and he’s so good to me. How could I possibly absorb his luck?!’

The system couldn’t be bothered to waste words on her.

"If you don’t absorb his luck, you will be punished immediately. Your skin will darken, you will get fat, and your bust will shrink."

Xu Wenwan was at a loss for words.

She took a deep breath, turned back, and grasped Yun Hao’s hand.

Yun Hao looked puzzled.

But then, an icy chill ran through his entire body.

He subconsciously tried to pull his hand away, but she was gripping it too tightly. Not wanting to use too much force, he could only frown and speak.

"Wanwan, what’s wrong?"

Xu Wenwan immediately put on a moved expression. "Yun Hao, I’m just so touched. My own parents, the people who should be closest to me, treat me like this. But you... you’re so good to me. What would I do without you?"

What Xu Wenwan said was, for the most part, true.

The system scoffed internally.

’Humans are so hypocritical.’

’Before, when it asked her nicely, she refused. Turns out all it took was a little threat.’

’The system felt its previous methods had been too gentle. If it had known this would work, it would’ve done it ages ago.’

’All this dawdling... and this is only the second person she’s absorbed from.’

’Still, the male lead is the male lead for a reason. His luck is incredible.’

In a sea of consciousness, a human-shaped figure of light sat cross-legged, suspended in mid-air, absorbing Yun Hao’s luck.