"Ding... Redemption successful!"
"1 point consumed this time."
"Detecting..."
"Detection complete!"
"Jessica's favorability towards Brad Helly is 5 points."
"So that bald guy's name is Brad Helly. This system is truly omnipotent."
However, this result greatly puzzled Marcus.
Originally, Marcus thought that according to what Jessica said, she should have liked that bald guy quite a lot. At the very least, her favorability shouldn't be lower than what Sofia had for him. When Sofia first saw him at the coffee shop, she already had a polite favorability of 25 points.
A favorability of 5 points could practically be considered not far from dislike.
So why did Jessica want to be with this bald guy? And even dump him for this bald guy?
Marcus couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought.
"Ding, host's thoughts detected."
"The host can spend 15 points to redeem one opportunity to listen to Jessica's inner voice."
"Notice: Host's available point balance is insufficient."
"Wait! No, who said I wanted to redeem it!"
Marcus suddenly became nervous. Luckily, the balance was insufficient. Otherwise, it would have been a huge loss. 15 points — even a guaranteed win for a scratch-off only costs 10 points.
Who would be so masochistic as to spend so many points to hear what an ex-girlfriend is thinking? That would be too boring. Unless he had so many points in the future that he had nothing better to do, Marcus would absolutely never spend such a high price to listen to Jessica's inner voice.
...
"Marcus, I'm a little hungry, let's go eat!"
After strolling around the streets for the afternoon, Sofia was also a bit tired. The two had also gone to play the claw machine together that afternoon.
Marcus had good luck today; he clawed a whole big bag of dolls, a total of over a dozen, big and small.
While playing the claw machine, Marcus was still sighing internally. Once upon a time, Jessica was also a girl who would feel very happy just by playing the claw machine; he didn't know how she had become like this now.
Things have changed, and people are different.
Right now, Jessica was probably sitting in someone else's Mercedes-Benz, acting all lovey-dovey. And yet, the person accompanying him, playing the claw machine by his side, had become Sofia, who had a better figure and was better looking...
This feeling... Honestly, it felt pretty good!
As long as you find a good current partner, there's no ex-partner you can't forget!
Marcus deposited that big bag of dolls at the mall, and then he and Sofia walked towards the Dunmore Hotel.
The Dunmore Hotel was right next to the mall, a very short distance away.
The two had just walked to the hotel entrance when they saw a black Mercedes-Benz slowly pull up in front of them.
"Huh? This car... why does it look a bit familiar?"
Marcus recalled that the Mercedes-Benz model Jessica and the bald guy got into in the morning seemed to be this one.
"It couldn't be that coincidental, could it..."
Marcus immediately had black lines drawn all over his head.
Sure enough, as the car door opened, Jessica bent over and stepped out of the Mercedes-Benz.
The moment she saw Marcus after getting out of the car, Jessica's expression froze, clearly stunned by Marcus's handsome appearance now. But in a flash, it turned into annoyance and impatience.
"Didn't I tell you we broke up? Why are you still following me here? You are so shameless! We really aren't a good match, stop pestering me!"
The bald guy, Brad, also hurriedly got out of the car, stood beside Jessica, and looked at Marcus with disgust.
Jessica's sharp voice attracted the gazes of many people around the hotel. Everyone stopped to watch, holding the mentality of onlookers observing the commotion here.
"Looks like this young guy's girlfriend hooked up with a rich guy!"
"This situation is too common; nowadays, many girls can't resist material temptations."
"But this guy is quite devoted; it seems like he followed this girl all the way here."
"Wow, a pure love warrior!"
"But it's a pity; looking at his girlfriend's attitude, the disdain is too obvious!"
The people around whispered and discussed.
Marcus was truly angered by Jessica's berating. He had already been publicly insulted by Jessica once at the school gate this morning. Adding this time, it counted as the second.
Even a clay bodhisattva has a temper. Let alone Marcus, who was at a hot-blooded age.
She really thought she could do whatever she wanted just because he had liked her before!
Marcus's face flushed red, and his clenched fists trembled slightly with anger.
Just as Marcus was about to erupt, a pair of soft, delicate hands timely and gently hooked onto Marcus's arm.
"Hubby, who is she?"
Sofia asked with a slightly coquettish reproach.
Just now, when she heard Jessica scolding Marcus, Sofia realized the other person's identity. In this situation, she had to help Marcus vent this anger.
Although her feelings for Marcus right now couldn't be called deep love, at least she had a very good impression of him. Therefore, she absolutely would not allow another girl to insult her sweetheart in public like this.
Seeing Sofia's sensible demeanor, Marcus also regained his composure. He had almost gotten into an argument with Jessica in public due to anger. In this kind of situation, whether he won or lost the argument, it would be embarrassing.
Fortunately, that one sentence from Sofia allowed reason to regain the upper hand in Marcus's mind.
Being called "Hubby" by a girl for the first time, Marcus was still a bit unaccustomed to it. However, once he thought about how it was to spite Jessica, he instantly got into character.
Marcus pinched Sofia's cute, pretty little face and coaxed her gently.
"Baby, I don't know her either; I don't know where this lunatic popped out from. You mustn't misunderstand me!"
Sofia also cooperated with a giggle and gently nodded.
"I wouldn't misunderstand you. I don't believe you would leave a girlfriend as good-looking as me to go find such trash outside who can't even compare to me."
Hearing this, Marcus felt a wave of relief in his heart, gratefully put his arm around Sofia's shoulder, and walked into the Dunmore Hotel, completely ignoring Jessica, who had just been acting hysterical like a lunatic.
The intimate appearance of Marcus and Sofia, to anyone, looked like flirtatious banter, clearly looking like a couple.
The people gathered on the side to watch the commotion started chattering again.
"Tell me, which side is telling the truth?"
"Do you even need to think about that! Didn't you see how pretty the girlfriend next to that guy is?"
"And she has a lot of class, too; I thought she was some celebrity or influencer."
"That's right, who would leave such a girlfriend to go out and find someone so plain-looking?"
"Hmm, that makes sense!"
"And I see the bag his girlfriend is carrying is this season's limited edition from Chanel, it costs tens of thousands!"
"Then it seems this guy is a second-generation rich kid."
"Tsk tsk tsk, what a talented man and a beautiful woman, such a compatible pair!"
The focus of everyone's discussion had completely shifted to shipping Marcus and Sofia as a couple. As for Jessica, everyone just treated her as a lunatic.
Consequently, the way everyone looked at Brad even carried a hint of sympathy. That look seemed to be saying: "Look at you, couldn't you find anyone else? You just had to find someone with a mental issue."
Everyone's reaction made Brad lose face.
Seeing this, Jessica, fuming with anger, was about to follow them inside to get an explanation from Marcus.
How was it that they just broke up this morning, and now he already had a beauty by his side calling him "Hubby"?
What girls fear most is their ex finding a current partner who is even more outstanding than themselves. It creates a great sense of frustration.
Moreover, Jessica couldn't figure out how, after only half a day, Marcus felt like a completely different person. He was originally just a simp who chased after her every day, but now he had transformed and vaguely possessed the aura of a male god.