Chapter 02 : Sophie's Skills for Free

  Sophie Turner had a cold face and sat back in her seat angrily.

  On the table right in front of her, there was a gray bubble floating that only Gu Ran could see.

  The shape of this bubble is incomplete and is smaller than the one dropped by the waitress.

  Gu Ran sat in front of Sophie, staring at the bubble with disdain and hunger.

  This...isn't it too small?

  Gu Ran couldn't help but shook his head regretfully.

  How can it be so small?

  Oh... I see!

  The system just prompted that Sophie's current negative emotion value is only 17 points, so this bubble is much smaller in shape than the bubble with 38 points of negative emotion.

  It seems that the size of the bubble is affected by the negative emotion value.

  I don't know what skills are hidden in the bubbles that Sophie dropped...

  Sophie is an excellent student with excellent character and academic performance.

As a future big star, no matter what she loses is her standard spoken English, acting skills, or other subjects, it feels good!

  Gu Ran's heart moved, and he couldn't help but stretch out his hand forward with a fiery gaze. When his fingertips touched the bubble, the bubble shattered, turning into a ray of light and flowing into Gu Ran's body.

  "Light~"

  "Host picks up the skill from the ruined bubble: Chest Unbuttoning Skill +1, today's pick-up progress 2/10."

  "Warm Tip: This skill can improve the host's proficiency in unbuttoning chest buckles. Even the most complex chest buckle structures can be easily unbuttoned."

  Unbutton the bra? ? ?

  Gu Ran was stunned.

  Could it be...

  Oh my god!

  What kind of skill is this?

  I'm a grown man, why would I need the skills to unbutton my chest?

  I don't wear any... Wait, it's always good to have more skills, who knows when I might need them...

  Gu Ran's eyes narrowed, his arms stiffened, then he retracted them, and he picked up the menu on the table as if nothing had happened.

  Sophie was frightened by his action and expression just now. Her pretty face was filled with embarrassment and she covered her chest with her hands and shrank back involuntarily.

  I didn't notice anything unusual about Sophie's expression or movements.

  At this moment, Gu Ran's entire attention was focused on the study of bubbles.

  Because he just noticed a change in numbers.

  Today's pickup progress is 2/10?

  Does this mean that I can only pick up 10 bubble skills a day?

  It seems that I can't pick up all the bubbles...

  Like the two gray and bleak bubbles just now, it seems that the skills picked up are all useless garbage, right?

  Maybe some of the gray bubbles are because the dropper doesn't have any good skills or high-level skills?

  Or maybe the negative emotion value is not high enough?

  But the size of the bubble is probably because the negative emotion value of the person who dropped it is not high enough?

  The grey bubble of the waitress should be a case of "not having any good skills".

  Sophie's gray bubble should be a case of "having good skills but not enough negative emotion value".

  Judging from Sophie's abilities, she must have a more advanced skill bubble!

  But...how can I increase Sophie's negative emotion value?

  Just as Gu Ran was holding the menu in his hand and casting a fiery gaze over Sophie's body, the latter finally couldn't stand it anymore.

She covered her chest with her hands and stammered, "Gu, I asked... I asked you to play the boyfriend, not the gangster..."

  ???

  Gu Ran finally reacted, but it was difficult to explain, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Ahem, I don't understand what you are saying, Sophie. Let's order food."

  But Sophie refused to let him go: "Explain clearly in advance why you just took advantage of me!"

  "No! Absolutely not!"

  Gu Ran had no choice but to surrender and said, "It's all a misunderstanding. Besides, how could I take advantage of you? Although we are a couple on the surface, I have always treated you as a buddy, really!"

  "There is no bargain to be had..."

  "Take me as a friend..."

  Sophie's forehead turned dark, and a storm began to gather on Sophie's pretty face!

  Girls in Europe and the United States develop early, and they start paying attention to their figure at the age of fifteen or sixteen.

  Sophie has proud long legs and the typical face of a southern British beauty, but the pair of A's on her chest makes her very insecure.  

  Now Gu Ran says that she "has no advantage to gain" and "is just a buddy", it would be strange if Sophie is not anxious!

  "Light~"

  "Sophie Turner is sensing 65 points of negative emotions. System bubbles are being generated..."

  65 points?

  Why is it so high? ? ?

  Gu Ran was shocked and couldn't figure out what he had said to irritate his female employer.

  I just explained it very clearly, didn't I? ! !

  But in a flash, Gu Ran couldn't think about this question anymore, because he saw a large sky-blue bubble appear on the table in front of Sophie!

  The blue bubble was full and full, with an extraordinary temperament. It was obvious that it was a higher-level skill bubble!

  Gu Ran immediately stretched out his hand eagerly...

  Sophie, who was sitting opposite, hadn't started to lose her temper yet, when she saw Gu Ran staring at her chest again with fiery eyes and stretching his wolf claws towards her chest.

She finally couldn't stand it anymore and slammed the table angrily, "You still say you're not a hooligan? It's been less than a minute and you're here again? Gu Ran! If I ask you out again, I, Sophie Turner, will... wash your dirty clothes for three months!"

  After saying that, Sophie walked out without looking back.

  She walked very quickly, fearing that Gu Ran would catch up with her and grab her and beg for forgiveness.

  In fact, she originally had some feelings for this handsome and simple Asian boy, otherwise she would not have deliberately asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend and go on a date with her. In her heart, she actually had the idea of ​​turning the fake into real if it turned out to be suitable.

  But the first "date" turned out like this. Sophie secretly made up her mind that she was really blinded by lard. No matter how Gu Ran coaxed her this time, she would not forgive him!

  Unfortunately, the culprit was sitting there happily and indifferent to the girl's departure, because after the other party left, the beautiful bubbles she dropped were still there!

  Now she can pick them up without any scruples!

  Gu Ran quickly reached out to touch it.

  The blue bubbles immediately exploded brilliantly, turning into a ray of light that merged into his body.

  "Light~"

  "Host picked up from the filled bubble: Stanislavsky System Acting: Realism +1, today's collection progress 3/10."

  "Warm reminder: Your acting is very lifelike, especially when you play the role of a silly and innocent person, you really show your true colors."

  Comfortable!

  Finally, I got a reliable skill for free, although this thing seems to be more suitable for women.

  Gu Ran felt very happy.

  His speculation about the bubbles was correct, which meant that no matter who it was, as long as they had professional skills, Gu Ran could get it for free by picking up the bubbles!

  The conditions for bubbles to be generated are nothing more than making the other person have negative emotions towards oneself...

  Build your own happiness on the unhappiness of others... Just thinking about it will make you feel twice as happy!

  As for Sophie who ran out angrily, don't rush to coax her. Just wait for her to be angry for a while, and then find a chance to apologize later.

  At worst, I can just act with her obediently in the future, and even make her a few drinks by hand.

  The most urgent task now is to seize the time to study the underlying logic of this system and how to apply the picked-up skills.

  Gu Ran never expected to have such a surprising gain after this rebirth. He couldn't wait to start planning his perfect life.

  On the other side, Sophie stormed out of the cafe angrily, and stood on the steps outside the door in a daze with a wronged look on her face.

  She thought Gu Ran would chase her out to apologize, but he seemed to ignore her altogether.

  What happened to this guy today?

  He seems like a completely different person than usual...

  "Hey, isn't this Sophie? What a coincidence!"

  Just when she was confused, a rough voice came closer and closer.

  Sophie looked up in astonishment, only to see a burly boy with slicked-back hair leading several other boys, whistling towards her.

  "Rust, Rusty?"

  A trace of panic flashed across Sophie's face, and she subconsciously wanted to turn around and run back to the cafe.

  But the strong boy was one step ahead of her and stepped forward to stop her: "Ms. Sophie, what do you think about the invitation to be the cheerleader of our team?

The cup competition is about to begin. If you can be my girlfriend, you will definitely be the most dazzling one in the school in the next year!"

  Sophie forced a smile and said, "Rusty, I'm sorry, but I already have a boyfriend."

  Rusty frowned, "Who?"

  Sophie suddenly had an inspiration. She glanced through the window at the guy in the cafe who was still immersed in happiness, and pointed angrily.

  "Him? An Asian? Is he worthy?!"

  The burly man nicknamed Rusty clenched his fists and rushed into the cafe with a group of people in a menacing manner.

  "…"

  Sophie suddenly noticed that these guys were hiding butterfly knives and iron wrenches behind their backs!

  There was also a guy who seemed to have a meteor hammer stuffed behind his butt!

  Sophie's pretty face changed color instantly, and she hurriedly chased after him...

  (End of this chapter)