They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 36: An Idle Mind is the Devil’s Workshop Chapter 36: An Idle Mind is the Devil’s Workshop She trailed off, pretending to search her memory, giving him a chance to join the conversation.

When he didn’t respond, she chuckled lightly to herself and added, “Or maybe it was ‘keep yourself from turning into a stiff board.’ Either way, you should take it seriously.” Four glanced at her over his shoulder, his face unreadable.

Though he didn’t say a word, the tiniest flicker of amusement crossed his eyes before he turned back toward the wall.

“Muscle atrophy,” the man corrected her, his voice clipped and emotionless.

“Oh yeah, muscle atobi, that’s it,” she replied confidently, completely butchering the word.

Four “…” His steps faltered briefly as he repeated her mispronunciation in his head.

‘Muscle atobi?’ A flicker of disbelief crossed his face.

For a moment, he debated whether she was genuinely clueless or just trying to annoy him.

Her next question, however, nearly broke his composure.

“So… is that why you were punching the wall?

To stop the muscle atobi?” she asked with wide eyed curiosity.

He stopped and turned slightly, staring at her as if her stupidity were contagious.

Punching a wall to cure muscle atrophy?

He almost laughed at the absurdity but quickly caught himself.

Without a word, Four turned away, deliberately increasing the distance between them as though her ignorance might physically affect him.

Nnenna raised an eyebrow, watching his retreat.

“What?

That’s not it?

Then why are you punching the wall?

Is this some special therapy technique?

Or are you just mad at it?” Four said nothing, his cold silence acting as both his shield and his response.

a small

don’t worry, I’ll figure you out someday,

if it takes forever.” He

felt earlier was buried under layers of

it?” she asked again, trying to probe further,

Silence.

remained impassive, offering

said with a huff, crossing her

want to talk, let it

your arms and legs

else that’s bothering you, maybe try

off mid

curiosity flickering in his

absorbed in her

present, a web that only seemed to tighten around her

thoughts were dark and consuming, clawing at her resolve and leaving a painful throb in her

the Achebe family still didn’t treat her as one of their own, and deep down, she

already knew she

been taken in, her biological

and no amount of wishful thinking could

broke under the weight of the

real home, will I?’ The words echoed in her mind, tearing through her spirit like a

banish the

question lingered, raw and unresolved, as if the

on her, confusion

is about to cry?’

over the scenario, replaying their

resilience with more intensity than

of his icy demeanor was enough to send them stumbling away, retreating

percent without

now, when he had

Was it something else?

he miscalculated

didn’t matter, did

of her tears as irrelevant, convincing himself there was no

her, he sat down, grabbed his phone, and forced his attention onto