The System Is Forcibly Raising Affection Levels — Isn’t This Basically Hypnosis? - Chapter 5:

Chapter 5: Favorability Reaches the “Heartbeat” Stage.

Xu Le knew exactly who Su Qingcheng was.

She was the daughter of one of the group’s major shareholders. Not long ago, she had been sent to their small company as vice president, basically to gain experience.

Even the company’s general manager treated her with extreme respect.

Most likely, she would not stay here long before returning to the parent group as an executive.

Still, Xu Le had heard her reputation was terrible. She was arrogant, and many people in the company deliberately avoided her.

As for the reason why…

Xu Le suddenly became interested.

After all, he intended to farm mission rewards from her, so understanding what kind of woman Su Qingcheng was would be best.

At that moment, Li Baoguo finally relaxed after hearing that this troublesome woman only wanted an assistant.

As long as she was not targeting him personally, everything was fine.

“CEO Su, anyone from our operations department who catches your eye can become your assistant. Personally, I think Xu Le is pretty good. He’s right here.”

Without making it obvious, he directly pushed the troublesome problem toward Xu Le.

This woman’s moods were famously unpredictable. Rumor had it that the business department once dissatisfied her and she scolded the entire team into silence.

She was definitely not easy to serve.

Several assistants before had already been fired by her. Perfect. She could fire Xu Le too.

That would save him the trouble of forcing Xu Le out himself.

Just an ordinary subordinate. Did he really think he had any capabilities?

“You’ll do.”

Su Qingcheng’s gaze paused on Xu Le for barely half a second. Seeing that he was a man, she originally wanted to refuse.

But after reconsidering, she decided she could use him temporarily and see how things went.

Xu Le naturally had no objections and quietly followed behind Su Qingcheng.

Only at close range did he realize that even her hair radiated elegance.

Her skin was snow-white, and the corners of her eyes tilted upward slightly, giving her long phoenix eyes an especially noble appearance.

That kind of aristocratic temperament easily stirred a man’s desire to conquer her.

“Can you drive?”

“Yes.”

The moment Xu Le answered, Su Qingcheng casually tossed him a set of car keys with an effortlessly graceful motion.

After arriving at the parking garage, she simply stood there without moving.

Xu Le inhaled deeply.

She was waiting for him to open the car door.

This woman was already completely accustomed to having people serve her.

As expected of a rich young lady.

Xu Le did not hesitate and immediately opened the rear car door for her.

For the sake of mission rewards, forget small things like this. Even if Su Qingcheng asked him to give her a full-body massage, he would still do it.

Making money was nothing to be embarrassed about.

[Completed Su Qingcheng’s mission. Reward: 1,000 yuan. Favorability +6.]

…

Finally, it was time to get off work.

After driving the car back to the company, Xu Le stretched lazily.

Earlier, they had spent the day visiting several famous restaurants in Hangzhou to sample food.

Of course, he was not qualified to dine together with Su Qingcheng. He could only stand nearby and watch her eat.

Under the lighting, the silver necklace around Su Qingcheng’s swan-like neck was especially eye-catching. Combined with the slightly open collar of her shirt, glimpses of snow-white skin appeared faintly visible.

But Xu Le did not dare stare too much, because Su Qingcheng seemed unusually sensitive to men’s gazes.

Even while driving, she noticed whenever he looked at her a few extra times.

However, she only tasted a few bites before deciding the food was terrible and immediately putting down her knife and fork to leave.

That entire table had to be worth several thousand yuan at minimum.

Still, Xu Le had not come away empty-handed. He completed another two missions and earned a total of 3,000 yuan along with 10 favorability points.

“Looks like favorability increases the fastest at the beginning, then gradually slows down.”

Xu Le’s eyes flickered thoughtfully.

That actually made sense.

Relationships between people always progressed fastest in the beginning.

For example, during the very first night of freshman orientation, if someone announced they had movies to share, a few guys could instantly bond and become brothers.

Overall, now that he had the identity of Su Qingcheng’s assistant, farming rewards from her would become extremely convenient.

Ever since taking cosplay photos for Gu Qinghuan last time, he had not seen her again.

As a result, Li Baoguo had already become dissatisfied with him, while Zhou Mo constantly added fuel to the fire beside him.

“Petty people really are the hardest to guard against.”

Xu Le sneered coldly.

Still, despite all Zhou Mo’s complaints, the only thing he could accuse Xu Le of was slacking off while drinking milk tea.

He could not say anything else.

After all, Xu Le genuinely had been in contact with Gu Qinghuan. He simply never invited her to sign with the company.

Thinking of this, he opened Douyin and checked Gu Qinghuan’s account. There were no more offline event schedules posted afterward.

The videos she uploaded were also just pre-recorded stock content.

“I forgot to add her on WeChat. Guess I’ll have to wait for another opportunity.”

Honestly, Xu Le did not want to give up farming rewards from Gu Qinghuan.

Every bit of money counted.

…

Back at his rented apartment, a young girl was sitting carelessly on the sofa watching a variety show.

“Big Brother, hurry up and cook. I’m starving to death!”

Xu Yi pouted while clutching her stomach.

Seeing this, Xu Le did not head into the kitchen. Instead, he handed his phone directly to his younger sister.

“Order whatever you want yourself.”

“Damn, Big Brother, did you hook up with a rich woman?”

Xu Yi happily grabbed the phone and started ordering takeout.

“If I could actually get a rich woman, do you think she’d even look at me?”

Xu Le replied helplessly.

This was his younger sister. She was currently attending university, regularly drained his wallet, and constantly urged him to find a girlfriend.

According to her, if he waited any longer, he would grow old and become impossible to date.

To be fair, she was not wrong. He was already twenty-five years old, and many people his age had already married and started families.

But getting a girlfriend would lower his quality of life, so why bother?

Women nowadays would not endure hardship alongside you anyway.

“That’s true. My big brother isn’t tall, handsome, or rich.”

Xu Yi looked him up and down before laughing mischievously.

“How about I ask my best friend to introduce you to a girlfriend? She’s a huge beauty, and all the girls she knows are beauties too.”

“Get lost. Why don’t you introduce your best friend to me instead?”

Xu Le replied casually.

Xu Yi’s expression instantly changed, and she immediately shook her head.

She absolutely refused to harm her best friend like that.

…

After enjoying a good meal, Xu Le had already started planning to rent a better apartment.

With money, life naturally became better.

Which was exactly why he still needed to find Gu Qinghuan.

The next day, Xu Le managed to get Xiao Li’s contact information and sent her a private message on Douyin.

“Hello, this is Xu Le. We met a few days ago.”

“So it’s you. We finally found you. Sister Gu has actually been wanting to treat you to dinner.”

Dinner?

Xu Le immediately remembered, and his eyes lit up.

Another opportunity to farm rewards had arrived.

“I’m free at noon. Where are we eating?”

“I’ll ask Sister Gu first, then send you the location.”

At that moment, Gu Qinghuan was resting her chin in her hand while looking enviously through her older female cousin’s social media posts.

Her cousin had married a wealthy man, and her entire standard of living had completely changed.

After Xiao Li came over and mentioned Xu Le’s matter to her, Gu Qinghuan took a deep breath.

“After this meal, let’s end things there.”

She had no intention of making male friends.

Otherwise, it might ruin her grand plan.

Soon, the two met at a high-end restaurant.

The moment they met, Xu Le noticed how well Gu Qinghuan knew how to choose dresses. The length was perfectly balanced, making her long legs appear especially straight and fair.

Combined with her delicate and beautiful face, she caused countless passersby to turn back for another look.

“This meal is my treat.”

Gu Qinghuan revealed a polite yet distant smile.

That immediately made Xu Le’s heart sink slightly.

Being overly polite was often a sign of emotional distance.

He nodded while thinking about what to do next when the system notification suddenly sounded.

[Completed Gu Qinghuan’s mission. Reward: 1,200 yuan. Favorability +2.]

[Current favorability with Gu Qinghuan: 30. Reached the “Heartbeat” stage.]