"Punishment?"

Hearing that emotionless mechanical sound, Han Dongmei felt dizzy, "There are punishments for doing tasks?"

Student Xiao D: ...What else?

You’re not a child anymore, how can you still be so naive?

Besides, even children should know a basic fact—

Whether it’s studying or doing chores, if you do well, there’s a reward;

If you don’t do well, there’s a punishment!

"You, you never mentioned it before!"

Only now did Han Dongmei realize that the system isn’t all good; it might have traps.

She was pampered since childhood, like a flower living in a greenhouse.

By the age of twenty, the only setback she encountered was her love for Heh Yuntian, which was unattainable.

Even when going to the countryside, while other educated youth suffered, Han Dongmei didn’t experience hardship and lived quite comfortably.

In her world, it was really very simple.

Of course, this might also be why she became a "love-struck fool"—

If she couldn’t even eat, constantly worried about survival, she wouldn’t always think about things like "I love him, he doesn’t love me."

"Not saying it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist!"

Student Xiao D was too lazy to sigh, alas, it suddenly understood why the Wild System chose Han Dongmei as its host.

Apart from her needing a reversal, it’s mainly because she’s gullible, easy to fool!

"...Then, if I don’t succeed in my task this time, will I also be punished?"

Han Dongmei was about to cry; she suddenly thought of the task driving her to pull her hair out these past two days and hurriedly asked the system.

Student Xiao D: ...Originally there was no punishment, but since you asked, ahem—

"Of course there is! That’s how all tasks are!" Student Xiao D intentionally put on a stern look, with the voice leaving no room for maneuver.

With a loud waah, Han Dongmei really started crying.

No, she doesn’t want this crummy system, failing would still mean punishment.

Punishment?

Wait a minute, what did that Dog Coin system say just now?

It said "electric shock"!

Is it the click she thought it meant?

Han Dongmei foresaw the future, but hadn’t actually lived in the "future."

She hadn’t read online novels, so naturally she didn’t know the tropes of system stories.

Electric shock or whatever, to Han Dongmei’s understanding, should be similar to the electric chair torture in Tremendous Dregs Cave.

Thinking of those heroic martyrs suffering all kinds of inhumane tortures made Han Dongmei’s heart almost stop.

"Stop just crying, quickly think about how to complete the task!"

Seeing Han Dongmei crying like a child despite being a twenty-year-old young woman, Student Xiao D found it both infuriating and amusing.

Originally thinking of scaring her more, but seeing her like this, Student Xiao D worried that if it said anything else, they’d end up collapsing.

"I, I really can’t write an article!"

Han Dongmei wanted to complete the task well, but her ability was limited, she really couldn’t do it.

"..." From deep within Student Xiao D’s core, a strong sense of helplessness rose again.

Dang, having to support Ah Dou was truly self-torturing.

"If you listen to this system’s advice and study hard, you can complete the task!"

Taking a deep breath, Student Xiao D desperately told itself not to be angry, not to lose its temper, not to—

It thought it controlled itself well, but that last sentence still came out in a nearly yelling voice.

"...But, but I’m not made for studying!"

Student Xiao D felt stifled, while Han Dongmei felt wronged.

If she were good at studying and disciplined, she wouldn’t need any system!

Student Xiao D: That’s so reasonable, I’m speechless.

"Hmph, don’t you want to slap that scumbag?"

After a long silence, Student Xiao D brought out its trump card.

Han Dongmei didn’t respond as firmly as before, blurting out things like "Of course I want."

At this moment, she was hesitating: actually, either way, it’s not that important.

On closer inspection, Heh Yuntian didn’t really harm her.

At most he used his charm to get many things from her.

Now, he already returned those things and even gave an IOU.

Their debt seemed to have been wiped clean.

As for the feelings she gave, ahem, Heh Yuntian never said he liked her from the start.

All along, Han Dongmei was the one chasing and clinging, even if it meant going to the countryside, it couldn’t really be blamed on Heh Yuntian.

With the threat of "electric shock" punishment, Han Dongmei’s burning "fire of revenge" was instantly extinguished.