[Ding! 2nd choice has been chosen, Please complete the task to receive rewards….]
Max took a second to harden his heart as he made the decision to choose the 2nd choice as this was the only one that could save him from the immediate danger.
Money can be earned, and women can be laid, but once killed, it is gg.
If he gets the hidden family background he hopes they have arranged hidden guards for his protection.
Though he was not sure about that, this is the best option he has for now.
He didn't know how his system work yet because he didn't get time to study it, so he couldn't be too dependent on the system, and his current family seems to have abandoned him, So having a family background is a must.
"Wait wait, Lov- *Ahem* I mean Serena, listen to what I have to say."
Max closed off his system window and directly decided to act to complete the task.
He quickly reached forward and grabbed the milky smooth white hands of her which still held a 100 million UC check.
After which he quickly used his acting skill, Though he does not trust so-called "god-level" skills in Xiao Bai novels as most of the time they at best are peak human level, there is nothing goldy about it.
But it was better than nothing so he still decided to go for it.
*Swiss*
The moment he activated his skill, His whole persona changed, The look of sorrow filled with pain and agony which was he desperately trying to hide in his futile efforts.
At this moment there was a heartfelt wide smile plastered on his face, If one just looked at that smile they would think he is very happy but seeing his face say different picture.
As that smile never reached his eyes, An unbearable pain was reflected in those void-like obsidian eyes of his making him look like an abandoned puppy, pitiful and miserable.
His whole aura was of defeat and loss, like a warrior who lost his war but still held up the facade of being happy.
"Max- "
Serena's hands trembled when he grabbed them. She wanted to pull them back out of instincts but she wasn't able to do that after seeing his pitiful face.
Her heart aches to see him like this. She is incapable of loving anything and anyone, but that doesn't mean shebis emotionless, she can still feels rest of other emotions, though with a lot less intensity than normal people.
So she still feels pity and bad for him, as most if not all childhood and adulthood waking moments were spent with him, people would get feelings even for rock if it was with them that long, he is still a living breathing human.
She wanted to say something, anything to make him feel better with her close to non-existent EQ; however, before she could say anything, Max stopped her from speaking by putting his index finger on her soft, cold plum lips.
The moment his finger touched her lips, Her first unconscious thought was to rip his hand from his body and throw it away in disgust as she has a clean freak disease.
However, seeing his infatuated but painful appearance, She suppressed that urge bearing it for him as she did not want to hurt him more than she already did.
"Don't say anything, Serena; let me talk while I still can, okay?"
Max said to her affectionately, His finger lingered on her lips for half a moment as he finished speaking before he slowly drew his hand away.
'That was too close.'
Max, who was like looking through the 3rd POV as he acted, couldn't help but say it as he nearly had a heart-attack the moment he saw her expression change as he was also well aware of her clean freak nature.
In the plot, she once ordered to chop a person's hand just because he forcibly shook hands with her in the social event of the rich.
And she herself wash her hands off with soap and water till they turn red, nearly tearing off her skin from the hands.
So it was reasonable for him to be terrified. Didn't you see how casually she threw the protagonist of this novel away like a fly?
Yeah the protagonist didn't resist it but still even being able to do that means she is definitely more powerful than the protagonist at least for now.
'If only she had a normal brain, Then there is no bigger thigh in this city to grab than hers.'
Max couldn't help but think that this woman is the best backer for him.
She is strong, has background, money, power, and people respect and fear her.
If he was with her, At least for a few days he had insurance that his life would not be in danger, giving him more time to prepare.
But he knows very well that keeping her close is equal to strapping himself to the time bomb with unrevealed timer that can go off at any moment.
At least he can predict what the protagonist would do as they are simple minded species but this woman is nearly unpredictable.
So it's best to keep his distance from her.
"Serena in childhood I gave you a promise that as long as you agree to marry me, I would fulfill any wishes of yours, Never disappoint you, do you remember?"
Though Max was busy monologuing, His acting didn't stop as he continued with his newfound green tea routine.
He once again held her hands as he asked her if she remember something that never happened.
"N…-Yes I remember."
Serena hearing his question took a moment as she dived into the memory lane.
There were so many memories of him giving her promises, as that was his daily routine in their childhood to make her talk to him.
But she did not remember he ever made this type of promise with her, they were mostly about trying to bribe her with sweets and toys to talk to him.
She is very confident in her memory so she just opened her mouth and wanted to say he never promised this to her.
But once again the infatuated look in his eye staring at her made her unable to say that as she quickly changed her words and used a white lie.
Logically, as long as what she wants can be achieved with a lie, there is no problem in lying. She just has to make sure she can't be caught in a lie.
Maybe he did give her that promise but she did not pay attention before, With his personality it was definitely something he would do and so did she.
*Push* *Rip*
Just as Serena's words fell, Max push her hands in the opposite direction of up-down, directly ripping the 100 Million UC in half.
"You- "
(A/N : 4 chapter in a day Maybe I am not that lazy after all, What you guys think?
Like always thank you for reading and have a good day 😁.)