Chapter 1

Allison is a teacher. Today, when she turned on her phone, an app called “Human Behavior Observation Experiment” came into view. It was a simple gray interface with only an eye icon as a symbol. She carefully entered her bank card information, selected the identity role of “wife”, and filled in the family member information.

The system showed that she had received 500 points, which could be exchanged for real money at a one-to-one ratio. Just as she was about to carefully check the task content, a new message popped up: “It is detected that your family is in a major debt crisis. The system will open a special task mode for you. The first task: give your son a hug. Reward: 500 points. Do you accept it?”

Allison’s finger hovered above the screen, hesitating. At this moment, the sound of keys turning came from outside the door. She looked up and saw her son walking in with his schoolbag on his back, his eyes thoughtful.

“Mom, I’m back.” Son Colin said softly, glancing casually at the phone in his mother’s hand.

Allison quickly put away her phone and forced a smile: “You’re back. How was work today?”

My heart was in turmoil and I was in a state of panic.

Last night she accidentally opened the app called “Human Observation Experiment”, which listed a series of embarrassing tasks, and each completed task would earn her a considerable amount of points.

Allison refused subconsciously at first, but then she thought, doesn’t the family need this money to make ends meet? But ... these tasks are really too outrageous, they even asked her to have sex with her own son!

While she was thinking, Colin had already stopped in front of her and asked with concern: “Mom, you seem absent-minded today, did you encounter any trouble at work?”

Allison was startled and quickly shook her head to deny it: “It’s nothing, Mom is just a little tired recently. By the way, what do you want for dinner? Mom will make it for you.” Then she got up and went to the kitchen.

Colin grabbed his mother’s hand, looked into her eyes and said, “Mom, I know you have paid too much for this family, and you have been hiding from me the fact that you have been paying off Dad’s debts. You always keep everything in your heart and never tell me. But I have grown up, and I don’t want to be a burden that causes you headaches anymore. I want to be your support.”

Warm tears blurred Allison’s eyes, and her son’s words made her nose sore.

Yes, her little boy has really grown up and become sensible. How can she hide it from him anymore? But at this moment, Allison couldn’t bring herself to admit those dirty tasks in front of her son.

“Mom, don’t cry.”

Colin wiped the tears from his mother’s face distressedly, “No matter what happens, I will always support you and protect you. We will definitely get through this, believe me, okay?”

Allison burst into laughter and held her son’s warm and strong hand tightly. She knew that as long as she had this sensible son by her side, no matter how big the difficulties were, she would not be afraid.

“I believe you, son.”

Allison nodded solemnly. “Mom has something to tell you, too. How about we have a long, heart-to-heart talk after dinner?”

Colin smiled knowingly and nodded firmly in agreement.

The mother and son walked into the kitchen hand in hand and prepared dinner closely.

Whatever difficulties they encounter, they will face them together and overcome them together. Because they are each other’s closest relatives and the strongest support. The sunlight shines through the window lattice, onto the figures of the mother and son, shrouding them in a warm and peaceful atmosphere.

If only it were as beautiful as Allison saw it, but she didn’t realize her son had a venomous heart beneath his gentle smile...

The seemingly peaceful and harmonious family with loving mother and filial children is heading towards a bottomless abyss under Colin’s conspiracy.

After dinner, Allison pulled her son to the sofa, tried to calm her inner tension, and slowly said: “Colin, there is something that mom has been hiding from you. It is about our family’s financial situation...”

Colin sat up straight and looked at his mother seriously.

Allison sighed and told the truth: “In fact, our family is already heavily in debt. Not only is your father unemployed, but he also owes a large amount of high-interest loans due to gambling. Over the years, it has been all thanks to mom’s scraping together to barely make ends meet. Mom’s salary is very meager. If this continues, I’m afraid...”

Colin held his mother’s hand and said firmly: “Mom, don’t be afraid. Since Dad is incompetent, I will be the man of this family. Although my career has just started, I will work hard to make a lot of money and let you live a good life.”

Allison was so moved that she burst into tears and hugged her son tightly in her arms.

She stroked Colin’s hair and said hesitantly: “Actually, Mom recently found an opportunity to make money, it’s a mobile phone APP ... but the tasks on it are a little ... a little weird.”

Colin looked up in confusion: “What app? What task? Let me take a look.”

Allison had no choice but to take out her phone and open the strange APP.

Colin carefully read the items above, his brows furrowed more and more.