After changing the target, I finally played happy ending.
I was bound to a system.
It told me I was the female lead in a sweet romance novel, and my childhood friend was the male lead.
But the story had gone off track.
The system demanded I win over the male lead, achieve a sweet ending, and save the world.
Yet, after three years of trying to pursue him, Jaxon detested me. The moment he saw me, his face was filled with impatience. He even frequently hurled insults my way.
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Finally, after I approached him proactively one more time, he said:
“You act like such a simp, constantly clinging to me. It’s genuinely sickening. I like Luna. Can’t you just like someone else?”
“Host, detecting you have one opportunity to change your target. Would you like to switch?”
“Switch! Switch immediately! Switch right now! I should have switched ages ago!”
I instantly replied to the system.
Whatever the reason for changing targets, I was immensely grateful.
“Host, please wait. Retrieving data…”
I waited intently for the system’s reply.
Completely ignoring the dog–like human beside me.
Jaxon was handsome, with a wild aura. His big, bright eyes were so clear and soulful, he could make a brick wall seem romantic.
But at this moment, his slightly reddened thin lips curled in scorn, spitting out cruel words without mercy.
“You always act like some kind of stalker, following me around and obsessing over me. It’s disgusting. Do less of that from now on.”
“Ah, yes, yes, yes.”
The disgust in Jaxon’s eyes deepened. He turned his head away, as if I were something dirty, beneath his notice.
I secretly rubbed my hands together, buzzing with anticipation, waiting for the system to churn out a new target for me.
Jaxon and I were childhood friends. We’d known each other since we were five, and it had been sixteen years.
When I first learned Jaxon was my target, I was secretly happy for a long time.
At five, Jaxon protected me from other kids bullying me. He didn’t say a word and took on three of them, then got a good beating.
Even though he lost badly, I was completely unharmed.
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At eight, I fell out of a tree in the wilderness and hurt my leg. Jaxon cried the entire way as he practically dragged me home.
Though I ended up more injured from the dragging, he didn’t abandon me when I was scared.
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At eight, I fell out of a tree in the wilderness and hurt my leg. Jaxon cried the entire way as he practically dragged me home.
Though I ended up more injured from the dragging, he didn’t abandon me when I was scared.
At fourteen, my first period started, and I was so mortified I couldn’t even bring myself to go to the restroom during class. It was him who took off his jacket to cover me and, blushing, went to the supermarket to buy me pads.
Before I turned eighteen, I was the only girl in Jaxon’s circle. Back then, he genuinely treated me so, so well.
I liked him.
I thought he liked me too, at least a little bit.
I imagined if Jaxon was the target, we’d quickly achieve our happy ending.
Never thought…
Three years. A full three years.
His favorability for me just kept plummeting, and honestly, mine for him did too. It must be in the negatives by now.
I sincerely prayed in my heart.
“Oh, all–powerful deities, Buddha, Saints above, please, please, grant me a normal, handsome guy, at least 6 feet tall, with a killer
physique for a target!”
“I’d willingly trade thirty years of Jaxon’s life for it!”
Jaxon said impatiently, “I’m never going to be with you in this lifetime. Now get lost.”
I didn’t even clearly hear what Jaxon said, just casually brushing him off, “Mm, okay, okay.”
I focused on my silent prayer, this one just my safety net.
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“God, please grant me a normal target. I, your humble servant, would trade thirty years of Jaxon being forced to eat kale for it. Amien.”
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Jaxon looked at me for a moment, slightly surprised, then disdainfully turned away again.
Jaxon’s friend, Leo, came to find him: “Jax, Luna, the campus queen, is waiting for us in the VIP booth. Let’s go!”
“Alright.”
Leo: “Jax, I just heard Elara say she’s not going to bother you anymore. You really don’t care?”
Jaxon scoffed, “Do you believe that? It’s just a new trick to get my attention.”
“You watch, in a few days, when that doesn’t work, she’ll be sticking to me like glue again.”
“She loves me too much to let
go.”
Leo: “That’s our Jaxon, always knows how to handle his women.”
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“Enough. Why are we talking about her? It’s disgusting.”
