LIGHTNOVELSTORY chapter 30
Thirty: The First Step of Heartbeat
The rich and pungent smell of fried chicken instantly filled Wu Liang’s nostrils.
Choking, Wu Liang couldn’t help but cough violently, and he could swear that he didn’t want to see anything from KFC for the next month.
And he felt a pang of regret for the chicken legs he had thrown into the trash can, especially since he hadn’t even eaten one.
Yao Shi stared blankly at Wu Liang, who had put on the KFC paper bag, feeling somewhat bewildered by his puzzling action.
But soon, the two people approaching from not far ahead caught Yao Shi’s attention.
“Eh!?”
He Xue, with dark circles under her eyes, was the first to spot the young man with the KFC bag.
A flicker of surprise flashed through her listless eyes. Why was Mr. KFC here?
“Ah! Miss Shi! Has my father’s surgery already started!?”
He Feng hurried to Yao Shi’s side to inquire about his father’s condition.
Wasn’t the surgery supposed to start at 8:30? Why had his father already…
“Yes, Mr. He Feng, your father’s surgery has begun. Please wait here for a moment.”
Yao Shi turned to face He Feng with a cold voice, but her gaze stayed on He Xue.
The young master wore the headgear to prevent He Xue from recognizing him, but Yao Shi wondered if it was just her imagination.
She always felt that when He Xue looked at the young master with the KFC headgear, there was an inexplicable affection in her gaze.
“Miss Shi, how can I ever thank you, even though we are strangers…”
He Feng looked at Yao Shi’s emotionless face with a complex expression, at a loss for words to express the gratitude he felt inside.
Although I don’t know why he would want to help me, to go to such lengths for my sake…
“If you really want to thank someone, thank this gentleman here.”
Yao Shi stepped aside, revealing Wu Liang standing behind her.
If it weren’t for Young Master Wu Liang’s orders, she wouldn’t have cared about He Jingao’s life or death.
“Uh, this is…”
Prompted by Yao Shi, He Feng finally noticed a young man standing beside her.
Tall, around one meter eighty, with a sturdy build, but the headgear on his head made him look utterly ridiculous.
Especially the debris that occasionally fell from the KFC paper bag, adding a comical touch.
“This gentleman is my master, it was his command to assist He Jingao, and this gentleman and your daughter…”
“Cough cough cough… Hello, Mr. He Feng, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Wu Liang quickly stepped forward to interrupt Yao Shi, who was about to say something. He didn’t want her to spill any beans.
“Hello, how should I address you… and why did you choose to save my father…”
He Feng’s gaze was completely drawn to the KFC chicken headgear on Wu Liang’s head.
Especially after seeing the big white chicken on the KFC paper bag, He Feng couldn’t help but turn his head to look at his daughter, He Xue.
As He Xue’s father, he naturally knew what his daughter liked the most, and this big white chicken was clearly her favorite toy…
“Just call me Mr. KFC Chicken like your daughter does, and as for why I wanted to save your esteemed father, you can think of it as a whim.”
Wu Liang shook hands with He Feng briefly. He Feng, He Xue’s father, a man who’s always on the road.
Kind-hearted and amiable, and very sentimental. If I remember correctly, He Feng was very fond of the male protagonist in the game.
Especially when the male protagonist later visited He Xue’s home, He Feng directly considered him as his prospective son-in-law.
And in the middle of the story, the relationship between the male protagonist and He Feng grew closer, becoming confidants.
This meant that if I could establish a good relationship with He Feng, it would be akin to indirectly bonding with the male protagonist.
Befriending He Feng = Befriending He Xue
Befriending the male protagonist = Avoiding death = Wu Liang’s survival
Hehe, I’m truly a genius, Wu Liang thought to himself as he looked at He Feng’s face.
“Do you know my daughter?”
He Feng was stunned, but upon seeing the uniform on Wu Liang, he instantly understood.
“Father, he’s the one I met downstairs at the hospital a few days ago, he was also hospitalized here.”
He Xue walked up to Wu Liang’s side, and upon smelling the fried chicken scent on him, she couldn’t help but chuckle.
This guy must have been eating fried chicken earlier, and then hurriedly put it on when he saw me and my father coming.
“Mr. KFC Chicken, why won’t you face me with your true identity?”
He Xue walked slowly towards Wu Liang, her large, watery eyes fixated on the Kenji chicken mascot head.
“Why would he reach out to help me? Is it really just because of that night’s encounter? If so, it seems a bit too far-fetched.”
“I told you to pray, didn’t I? Just consider it as your prayer being answered.”
“Mr. He Feng, let’s talk over here.”
Wu Liang gently tapped He Xue’s forehead with his hand and then pulled He Feng aside.
He didn’t want to have too much contact with He Xue right now; the current situation had somewhat exceeded his expectations.
He couldn’t get too close to He Xue yet, after all, the male lead hadn’t interacted with her.
If he became too intimate with He Xue, it might affect the normal development between the male lead and her.
If he couldn’t ensure the happy development between the male lead and He Xue, if he couldn’t get the male lead and the heroines’ favorability to one hundred percent, he would die in a year. (Due to the plot’s death flag, Wu Liang will die in a year, which is explained in the subsequent Chapter 55.)
So, the only thing he had to do now was to find ways to help the male lead max out the favorability with each heroine, to make the male lead and each heroine inseparable.
And he, Wu Liang, would act as the matchmaker, becoming the confidant and good friend of the male lead and each heroine. In doing so, he could perfectly avoid the death ending.
But what Wu Liang never expected was that, ever since his first encounter with He Xue, the entire game’s plot had already begun to subtly shift.
“A scent of fried chicken… that guy definitely didn’t wash his hands…”
He Xue took out a handkerchief to wipe the grease from her forehead, watching Wu Liang’s retreating figure and chuckled softly.
“Doesn’t Mr. Kenji Chicken know to wipe his hands after eating fried chicken? What a big child who never grows up.”
“But isn’t Mr. Kenji Chicken all the more adorable for it…”
He Xue murmured softly, her heart already stirred by the waves caused by Kenji Chicken’s appearance.
That night, Mr. Kenji Chicken took her wish to heart and fulfilled it.
Such a great favor, how should she, He Xue, ever repay it…
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