"I will." Brena gave her answer, after previously remaining silent.Everyone there was stunned. They were both shocked and disbelieving, knowing that Brena accepted Jason's invitation so easily.What was supposed to be a simple lunch invitation felt like a declaration of love in their eyes, making them angry and envious of Jason."How could this be?""Damn, this makes no sense. I remember how Brena rejected me when I offered something similar.""I don't mind Brena accepting it, but out of all people, why did she choose to have lunch with loser Jason?"With every word spoken, Kevin agreed with them all. Kevin was truly baffled by Brena, rejecting every invitation of his but immediately accepting when it was Jason who asked."Brena, you must be joking. How could you be willing to let him get close to you when I couldn't?" Kevin expressed his dissatisfaction.Brena glanced at Kevin nonchalantly, unwilling to admit that she felt indebted to Jason. Instead, Brena preferred to let everyone'
Jason inhaled deeply the scent of the bouquet of roses in his hand. His efforts over the past month had not been in vain. Now he managed to get the beautiful bouquet of flowers that Lydia, his girlfriend, wanted.For a moment Jason smiled, remembering that he had to scrimp for a whole month by only eating a piece of bread to fill his stomach. For his poor self, buying a bouquet of flowers plus a box of chocolates was a rare luxury.The aroma filled all his senses. Jason smiled broadly and stepped lightly regardless of the sound of his rumbling stomach. After all, he had long since made peace with hunger."Lydia, look, this flower is so pretty! As pretty as you are!" Jason stared at the bouquet of flowers in his hand. Lydia had never said directly that she wanted flowers. But as a good boyfriend, Jason could see the twinkle in Lydia's eyes whenever she passed by the florist.This blonde-haired girl could never take her eyes off the rows of roses in front of the shop. She would even wal
As Jason was puzzling over the message on the screen that appeared in front of him, something suddenly crashed into his body.A truck was speeding past when Jason refused to move out of the way. The truck had no time to swerve or brake, so the collision was unavoidable.Jason was thrown by the impact. He felt his body floating off the ground, his vision spinning before going dark, just as his body hit something."Hey, someone just got hit by a truck!" One of the pedestrians exclaimed, calling for help to the others to check Jason's condition.One of the people around, who happened to be a doctor, decided to help.The doctor shook his head slowly. Jason's condition was really messed up with a lot of blood coming out of the wound from being hit. "Hurry up and call an ambulance, first aid alone won't help his condition!"Those who happened to be around the crash site were immediately preoccupied with what had happened to Jason. Some panicked, while others stared with pity."What happened
The girl named Brena turned her head when Jason said her name. She stared at Jason for a moment, before looking away to continue her argument with the receptionist."Uh, does she not recognize me?" Jason muttered as he scratched his non-itchy head."Miss, didn't I tell you that you have to pay before the surgery is performed?" The male receptionist said in a frustrated tone, Brena's stubbornness making his job harder than usual.Brena put both hands on her waist, the umpteenth rejection did not stop her from persuading the receptionist, "Didn't I also say that I will pay when I have the money?"The receptionist massaged his forehead, "Miss, that's not how our hospital works.""Oh yeah? Then is your hospital going to stand by and ignore my dying mother? Do you think money is more important than someone's life? Don't joke, damn it!" Brena exclaimed in a high tone, desperation and also anger contained in her voice.The argument grew louder, attracting the attention of people nearby. Secu
Upon arriving at the hospital, Jason immediately saw that Brena had not moved an inch from her position. Brena was still curled up with her head bowed between her knees. The girl looked desperate for her life."Hey, Brena."Jason called out to Brena, trying to engage her in conversation. However, Brena ignored him completely.Jason let out a long sigh. The girl's condition really reminded Jason of his own life."Brena, can you hear me?" Jason didn't give up and tried once again to get Brena to talk. But as before, Brena completely ignored him."I just want to help you. But, if you don't want my help, I'll leave."Jason began to prepare to leave, at the same time Brena began to look up. Jason smiled as Brena looked at him, the girl's desperation seemed to make Brena realize that there was nothing she could do without someone's help."Hey, loser. Is what you just said true?" Brena asked, her eyes blank and lifeless.Jason coughed at the way Brena called him, calling him a loser was much
Jason left the hospital area with a small smile on his face. Despite Brena's initial disbelief, Jason felt it was all worth it based on the way Brena looked at him as he left. The guilty look Brena had shown had truly left an impression on him, different from the usual scornful looks Jason received. He then wandered aimlessly, still having his afternoon class. However, he chose not to return to campus as Kevin and Lydia would likely be there."Annoying, the pain I feel when I remember this morning's events is truly annoying," Jason muttered, Lydia's betrayal really hurt him. Despite refusing to admit it, Jason truly had deep feelings for Brena.[Ding!][The System detects the Host's troubled feelings and feels pity.]Jason looked at the system screen in annoyance, unable to believe that there would be a day in his life when he would be pitied by something that wasn't even human."Forget it, I don't need your pity. Besides, I have money now. I'll make Lydia regret it," Jason said. His
Lydia, with mixed emotions, bit her lower lip hard. "Jason, how dare you..."Seeing Lydia starting to disturb their restaurant's potential customers, several restaurant employees immediately acted to keep Lydia away from Jason."Miss, stop causing trouble and leave," one of the servers said, feeling a bit tired of dealing with Lydia's stubbornness.Lydia, still being arrogant and unwilling to back down, began trying to divert the attention of the restaurant staff to Jason.Lydia was confident that Jason was just talking nonsense about coming to the restaurant to eat. Lydia knew Jason was poor, so it couldn't be possible."Hey, you guys. Let me tell you, the one you should be kicking out is him, not me," Lydia said, pointing at Jason, even though Jason remained silent and didn't cause any trouble."Miss, watch your words. How can you try to make us kick out a potential customer who hasn't done anything wrong?""Potential customer? He's the real troublemaker, saying nonsense about wanti
That morning, Jason began to get ready to attend classes at his campus. For the past few days, Jason had been skipping classes, avoiding meeting Lydia, so he preferred to delve deeper into understanding how the system worked rather than attending lectures.After several days of skipping, initially, Jason thought there wouldn't be much change in his college life. Until Jason realized there was a beautiful girl waiting for him, only then did he realize that his campus life might change.Brena was standing in front of the campus gate with sharp eyes scanning the surroundings. Her face suddenly lit up when she saw the man she had been looking for finally arrived."Hey, where have you been for the past few days?" Brena asked, approaching Jason with a sweet smile on her face.Jason just glanced at Brena briefly before turning away and continuing his steps.Brena clicked her tongue in annoyance at Jason's disregard. However, she didn't give up because Jason was a kind-hearted person in her e