11: Chapter 11 Defining Relationships

"Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see clearly. Naturally, you wouldn't notice. In any case, you must believe me."

Hearing this, Li Yiran fell into deep thought. She recalled every little moment she spent with Xiao Yuchen, trying to find some clues, but after thinking for a long time, she had no leads.

Suddenly her phone rang. Li Yiran took out her phone and found it was Xiao Yuchen calling. She nervously pressed the answer button.

"Hello, Yiran, have you reached the peak? How is the view up there? Can you see the whole of Jiangcheng?"

"Yes, we're almost at the top. Is something the matter?" Li Yiran asked.

"Yes, there is. Look down."

"Down there?"

Li Yiran didn't quite understand what Xiao Yuchen meant. She stood up and looked down, and at that one glance, she froze.

Seeing Li Yiran's unusual behavior, Xiao Yuxin also curiously looked down. Although they were very high above the ground, they could still see things below.

In the very center of the amusement park, there was a heart shape made of roses, and in the middle of the rose heart, white carnations were arranged to form the character 'Li'.

Many people were standing together, forming the shape of 'I LOVE YOU', and on the outermost perimeter, nearly a hundred people were holding hands to form a circle. Xiao Yuchen was standing on top of the 'Li' character, holding roses.

After being stunned for a long time, Xiao Yuxin swallowed, and said with disbelief, "Is that my brother? Is he confessing to you in front of so many people?"

"Uh... I think so..."

Li Yiran couldn't hide the shock in her heart. Everything was too sudden; she was at a loss for what to do.

"Yiran, I'll wait for you." After saying this, Xiao Yuchen hung up the phone.

"Sister Yiran, what did my brother say?" Xiao Yuxin asked, a bit excited.

"He said... he'll wait for me. Yuxin, what should I do?" Li Yiran was clearly nervous, her mind a complete blank.

"Well, do you like my brother? If you like him, then be together. If you don't, just make it clear. Whether or not you become my sister-in-law, we will always be good sisters."

...

A dozen minutes later, the Ferris wheel stopped, but Li Yiran felt as if a century had passed. In those ten-plus minutes, she had thought about a lot. She didn't know if she should agree to Xiao Yuchen.

She liked Xiao Yuchen in her heart, but they had only changed how they addressed each other in the last two days. She was completely unprepared mentally. The key was that Xiao Yuchen hadn't shown even a shred of affection for her before.

With a nervous heart, Li Yiran came before Xiao Yuchen. Seeing the heroine finally appear, the surrounding people immediately quieted down. Whether it would succeed depended on the protagonist's performance.

The two locked eyes. Neither spoke, but they could hear each other's heartbeats.

"Yiran, I know that as I am now, I am completely unworthy of you. But from the first moment I saw you, I already liked you. It's just that back then, I was quite insecure and lacked the courage to confess to you."

"With your help, I regained my confidence. As long as you give me time, I will let you see a different me. Today's confession was a surprise, both for you and for me. I don't expect you to agree immediately; I will wait, I will wait forever, until you accept me."

Without waiting for Li Yiran to say anything, Xiao Yuchen knelt on one knee holding flowers. At the same time, the surrounding people shouted in unison, "Get together!" The sound spread throughout the entire amusement park.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment. Everyone held their breath; they had done what they were supposed to do, and now it depended on the heroine's choice.

Time passed bit by bit, but the heroine, Li Yiran, remained unresponsive. It seemed this confession had failed.

"Yuchen, do you really like me, and are you willing to be with me forever?" Finally, Li Yiran spoke.

"Of course. Protecting you is my mission. Whether because of work or because of my own heart, I treat this task as my lifelong mission."

Although Li Yiran's confession was forced by the System, the words Xiao Yuchen said were indeed sincere. He believed that with the help of the System, he had the ability to bring happiness to Li Yiran.

"To be with me, you will have to put in a lot of effort. My father won't let me be with a mediocre person. Are you mentally prepared?" Li Yiran asked again.

"Always prepared. I understand what pursuing you means. I will gain everyone's recognition, make everyone acknowledge our relationship, and envy us."

"Good, I agree to be your girlfriend."

After saying this, Li Yiran threw herself directly into Xiao Yuchen's arms. The person she liked was confessing to her in front of everyone; she absolutely could not let her man fail and become an object of ridicule.

"Yiran, thank you for believing in me. I will definitely not let you down."

Seeing the two embracing, thunderous applause instantly erupted all around. Although they were all paid to do this, at this very moment, they sincerely wished this couple a long and lasting relationship.

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully completing the challenge. You have received Top-tier Alchemy, your Cultivate Rank has increased by one level, and you have received a cash reward of ten million. Additionally, since the Host's confession was successful, an extra reward has been triggered: one bottle of antidote pill."

Hearing the challenge was successful and that he had received an extra reward, Xiao Yuchen breathed a sigh of relief. However, there were too many people here, so it wasn't appropriate for him to claim the reward right now.

With the help of the crowd, Xiao Yuchen's confession was successful. Since the challenge was completed, Xiao Yuchen didn't linger, and took Li Yiran and Xiao Yuxin away.

Before leaving, Xiao Yuchen gave the flowers from the scene to the young couples present, which could be considered a passing on of happiness.

...

"Hey, hey, hey, can you two not always show off your love like this? There's a single dog behind you. Have you considered my feelings? Am I a bit redundant?"

Previously, when driving, Li Yiran was sitting in the back seat with Xiao Yuxin, but now Li Yiran had taken the initiative to sit in the front passenger seat, leaving Xiao Yuxin aside.

"Ahem, Yuxin, how are we showing off? Why don't you close your eyes?"

"Listen to that, is that something a brother should say? You really have forgotten about your sister now that you have a girlfriend."

Although Xiao Yuxin complained, she was happy from the bottom of her heart that her brother could find true love.

"Haha..."

In the evening, after dropping Li Yiran off at home, Xiao Yuchen returned to his rented apartment.

Back in his room, Xiao Yuchen immediately claimed his reward from the System.

The ten million in cash had already been transferred to his bank card. Then, under the System's empowerment, Xiao Yuchen mastered Top-tier Alchemy, and his strength also directly increased to the fourth level of the Qi Refinement Stage.

The Qi Refinement Stage is divided into ten levels. Following that are the Foundation Establishment Stage, Golden Core Stage, Nascent Soul Stage, Soul Transformation Stage, Void Refining Stage, Body Integration Stage, Dongxu Stage, Mahayana Stage, and Tribulation Transcendence Stage. Each stage is further divided into four phases: Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, and Great Perfection.

Hu! Xiao Yuchen exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"This feeling of leveling up is just too great. Although it was only a small level increase, it seems I'm much stronger than before."

After cultivating for the whole night, Xiao Yuchen finally consolidated his cultivation at the fourth level of the Qi Refinement Stage, and it seemed there was even some improvement.

Having just leveled up, Xiao Yuchen was a bit excited, so he decided to get up and go for a run. Not far from his rented apartment was a park. Although it wasn't completely light yet, there were already several elderly people in the park doing their morning exercises.