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.

muttered with a small

worry, I’ll figure you

it takes forever.” He didn’t

of amusement he had felt earlier

that, then what is it?” she

Silence.

impassive, offering

she said with a huff, crossing her

to

arms and legs more, that’s

something else that’s bothering you, maybe try not to dwell

can be…” Her voice trailed off mid sentence, the unfinished thought hanging in the

at her, curiosity flickering in his

notice, too absorbed in her own

mind wandered to the tangled threads of her past and present, a web that only seemed to tighten around her

and leaving a painful throb in her head every time they

of their own, and deep down,

knew

she had been taken in, her biological parents nothing more than

and no amount of wishful thinking

ached as her heart slowly broke under the

echoed in

blinked rapidly, trying to banish the tears

raw and unresolved, as if the answer had already been etched into

kept his gaze on her, confusion

she look like she is about to cry?’ Nothing he

the scenario, replaying

tested her resilience with more intensity than

percent of his icy demeanor was enough to send them stumbling

twenty percent without flinching, standing

was she tearing up now, when

Was it something else?

had he miscalculated this girl

again, it didn’t matter,

her tears as irrelevant, convincing himself there was no reason to

down, grabbed his