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

Chapter 36

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.

impossible,” she muttered with a small

I’ll figure

if it takes

felt earlier was buried

is it?” she asked again,

Silence.

remained impassive,

she said with a huff, crossing

don’t want to talk, let

your arms and

that’s bothering you, maybe try not to dwell on

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

glanced at her, curiosity flickering in

absorbed in her own thoughts to catch

and present, a web that

resolve and leaving a painful

didn’t treat her as one of their own, and deep down, she knew why, a reason they thought

knew

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

gone, and no amount of wishful thinking

heart slowly broke under the weight of the

echoed in her mind, tearing through her spirit like a relentless

trying to banish the tears

unresolved, as if the

his gaze on her, confusion clouding

she is about to cry?’

mulled over the scenario,

her resilience with more intensity than he ever

of his icy demeanor was enough to send

twenty percent without flinching, standing firm against his indifference

tearing up now, when he had done

Was it something else?

miscalculated this girl

again, it didn’t matter, did

as irrelevant, convincing himself there

another glance at her, he sat down, grabbed his phone,

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