Even if Yumiko was slow-witted, she could tell something was off with him.

"Yumiko, have you ever thought about dropping everything one day and going on a spontaneous trip?"

Liu Zheng didn't answer, instead, he asked her.

"Yeah. Speaking of which, didn't we agree to celebrate getting our driver's licenses by driving to the beach tomorrow?"

Yumiko said.

"The beach, huh?"

His gaze moved upward, past Yumiko's ample bosom, to the torrential rain and thunder outside the window.

"I can't wait, Yumiko, let's go now."

Liu Zheng said.

"Now? It's pouring rain outside. Are you really still sober, Bill?"

Yumiko looked at him with concern.

"I'm very sober, Yumiko. Driving to the beach is something you can do anytime, but driving to the beach in a heavy rainstorm just after getting your license is something you can only do once in a lifetime."

"Just like how I used my first paycheck to buy you dinner, it's an experience that'll never come again."

"Yumiko, I'm an ordinary, useless person, but these first experiences with you make me special. Promise me, don't let us miss this opportunity, okay?"

Liu Zheng spoke weakly but firmly.

"But we haven't bought anything for the beach, my bikini is still at home."

Yumiko said, feeling troubled.

"It's okay, as long as it's Yumiko, you'd look the best in anything."

He said with a smile.

"Naturally. Alright, you'd better get up now, lazybones."

Yumiko patted his head.

"Are we going right now?"

"Of course not, we need to prepare some snacks and drinks first, otherwise what if we get hungry when we get there?"

Yumiko said.

"Oh~"

Liu Zheng nodded with a semblance of understanding.

"C'mon, get up already."

Yumiko poked his face.

"Oh."

Liu Zheng reluctantly sat up.

"I'll let you lie down again while I'm driving later."

Seeing his disappointed look, Yumiko hesitated for a moment, then whispered in his ear.

"Yay~"

Liu Zheng cheered.

"Lazybones, just sit here and wait, don't come down and mess things up for me."

Yumiko patted his head, got up, and walked out of the room.

"Yumiko felt comfortable with your actions, increasing her affection level by two hearts."

Hearing the prompt, a smile spread across Liu Zheng's face, which then gradually cooled.

He had to admit, the game was impressively realistic, making him feel like he was living in another life.

As an orphan, he actually yearned for motherly love and enjoyed the feeling of being cherished.

If Yumiko hadn't just slit his throat, Liu Zheng might actually consider clearing the game normally.

Unfortunately, given this woman's nature, she would definitely not let him conquer her easily.

"End of Scene One. Please choose whether to save the game."

The prompt sounded, and a "Yes" or "No" option appeared before Liu Zheng.

He decisively chose "Yes."

This crappy plot, playing it again is torture.

"Saved. Please choose whether to enter the next scene."

The prompt sounded again.

"Yes."

As Liu Zheng confirmed, the scene in front of him changed once more.

The torrential rain pounded on the car body, and the empty city road seemed even more endless due to the dark clouds in the distance.

Yumiko was gripping the steering wheel, driving with full concentration.

As long as she didn't speak, she was quite a charming girl.

Liu Zheng stared at her profile for a while, then smoothly fell into her arms.

"Ah!"

Yumiko squealed, grabbing the surgical knife on the dashboard and almost plunging it down.

Fortunately, seeing it was Liu Zheng, she stopped herself just in time.

The tip of the knife had already touched Liu Zheng's eyelid.

"Oh no, why did you suddenly lie down, you scared me to death."

Yumiko patted her chest in a shocked gesture.

"You said I could lie down while you were driving."

He said matter-of-factly.

"By the way, maybe you should put the surgical knife down, this is really dangerous."

He reminded her.

Though it wouldn't result in a ban since he wasn't the one who got stabbed, repeating the plot was still quite annoying.

"Oh, I wouldn't have remembered if you didn't say anything, hehe."

Yumiko then put the surgical knife back on the dashboard.

"Why do you bring a surgical knife when going out for fun?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"To slice fruit. I prepared a lot of fruit."

Yumiko said, sounding proud.

He turned to look at the back seat and saw a durian the size of a head and two coconuts slightly smaller than a head.

"..."

Sure enough, there's no point in having any expectations for this woman.

But since he couldn't eat them anyway, he decided not to complain to avoid losing affection points.

"It's so quiet, there's no car on the road at all."

Liu Zheng casually remarked.

"Of course, at this time and with this rain, there aren't any cars."

Yumiko replied.

"Hehe, we're really brave then."

He chuckled dumbly.

"Yes, indeed. I never thought you'd do something as crazy as this, Bill. It was always me dragging you along, and you were always reluctant."

Yumiko gave him a sidelong glance.

No kidding, every time I'm with you, it's a life-threatening situation. Who would be willing?

"Hehe."

Liu Zheng internally retorted, but outwardly he kept chuckling stupidly.

"It's turning yellow!"

Yumiko suddenly shouted, then gleefully accelerated.

"Isn't the yellow light when you should slow down?"

Feeling the strong acceleration, he asked in confusion.

"Nope, my instructor said when the light turns green, floor it, don't get in the way of the car behind you reincarnating. For yellow lights, step on it too, so you can reincarnate before the cars behind you. When it's red, speed up even more to reincarnate before King of Hell finishes work."

Yumiko explained.

"..."

This instructor is a real character, and for the main character to interact with these kinds of people, even more so. This whole game is full of crazy people.

"You didn't just drive through all the red lights to get here, did you?"

He asked, somewhat alarmed.

"Of course not. Running red lights cost points. I'm not dumb, I could tell the instructor was being sarcastic."

Yumiko replied proudly.

Not a single word of his wasn't sarcastic, jeez!

"Bang!"

The car body suddenly shook violently, and a sound of something heavy hitting it echoed inside.

"Oh no, we hit someone."

Yumiko pressed the brakes, casually saying.

"Then let's get out and check."

Liu Zheng suggested.

"No rush, let's wait a minute before we get out, so we can seem really experienced."

Yumiko shook her head.

Frequent accident friends would know, right?

He no longer had the energy to retort, so he pushed open the car door and stepped out.

Even in virtual reality, he couldn't completely ignore human life.

"Uh..."

But when Liu Zheng saw the person who'd been hit, he didn't know what expression to make.

After all, when you see someone who seems to be growing out of the car, it's hard to take it as reality.

"Ah, isn't that Bill's mom?"

Yumiko arrived at the scene, recognized the person embedded in the car, and exclaimed.

"Huh? No, how did you figure that out?"

Liu Zheng asked, puzzled.

The person in the car was wearing a raincoat and boots, you couldn't even tell their gender, and yet Yumiko could tell it was the protagonist's mom?

"What are you talking about? Bill, I've met your mom so many times, of course, I'd recognize her."

Yumiko looked at him strangely.

But you can't even see her face right now!

"Given the situation, we should call an ambulance first."

Liu Zheng held back the urge to complain, calmly stating.

"No need to call an ambulance, just report it to the police. Your mom's probably already dead."

Yumiko was even colder than him.

"If you report it, they might arrest you, right?"

He decided to join these absurd characters.

"It's fine, at worst I'll spend a few years in jail and then get out."

Yumiko said.

"No, I don't want you in jail, I don't want you to leave me."

Liu Zheng struggled to suppress the nausea, fully concentrating on playing the role of a clingy admirer.

"Be good, Bill. Mistakes need to be punished."

Yumiko gently stroked his head.

"Sorry for killing your mom. But now, Bill, you and I are both without a mom. Hehe~"