Just as Planned~

Looking at the bank card in front of him with one million stored on it, Bai Zhi could not help falling into deep thought.

—He had originally wanted to refuse, but the other side was simply offering too much.

"From now on, I count as a millionaire..."

After muttering softly to himself, Bai Zhi picked up the bank card and casually slipped it into his pocket. Since it was just about noon, he planned to experience the joys of being rich.

Before heading out, after thinking it over, he took down the Game account he had previously listed on the trading site.

Never mind anything else—for now, I'm a rich man!!

What he had not expected was that the moment he opened the door, he saw the Campus Belle, now dressed in a pure white long dress, standing outside and about to knock. As the door opened, her hand knocked directly against his chest, striking quite the pose of tiny fists pounding his chest.

Bai Zhi: "..."

Lin Xiaoyi: "..."

Afterward, according to the garbage bag Bai Zhi had left by the door to take downstairs and throw away on his way out, the scene had once been extremely awkward.

"Could you move your hand?"

Bai Zhi's face was utterly cold.

To be fair, the Campus Belle was already pleasing enough to the eye in her usual casual clothes and bare face. Now that she had deliberately changed into a long dress and put on a little light makeup, she looked even more stunning.

Unfortunately, in Bai Zhi's eyes, having already decided she was the Anomaly that kept pestering him, everything before him was nothing more than a beautiful skull.

"Oh..."

Failing to see the reaction she had wanted on his face, Lin Xiaoyi, who had rarely dressed up and put on makeup, reluctantly withdrew her hand.

As the saying went, a woman's glory was in pleasing her man. She had made her intentions so obvious, yet he remained completely cold and indifferent. She could not help feeling dejected.

But as she had said, Campus Belle never gives up. Daring to love and hate was her style, and she would not admit defeat.

"Is there something you need? I thought I said we'd be better off not meeting again. Do you really have to keep pestering me?"

Closing the door and bending down to pick up the garbage bag in front of it, Bai Zhi spoke calmly.

"I'm sure you saw what happened before. If you keep pestering me, do you really want to end up like them?"

What Bai Zhi was naturally referring to was the Anomaly with terrible defense that Wu Hua had knocked out with one punch. The meaning he wanted to convey was also quite clear.

—You can't do anything to me anyway, so why keep clinging to me? Wouldn't it be better to give up on me and find another target? If you keep pestering me, you'll end up like that little boy.

Yet these words, which Bai Zhi thought perfectly conveyed his meaning, sounded completely different to Lin Xiaoyi.

Don't meet again—you should return to the light and continue living the peaceful life you had before.

Do you have to keep pestering me—I don't want to drag you into dangerous trouble.

What happened before—those students who had been sent to the hospital unconscious for emergency treatment.

Do you really want to end up like them—only by taking the initiative to stay away from you can I protect you best.

...Thus, a certain Campus Belle's resolve became even firmer.

"...Do whatever you want."

Looking at the Campus Belle before him, who not only showed no sign of being moved but seemed to be saying with her eyes that she was sticking to him for life, Bai Zhi's mouth twitched slightly. Feeling exhausted, he carried the garbage bag around her and headed downstairs.

Well... from another angle, this was actually a good thing. At least he knew her inside and out. Since she had set her heart on clinging to him, other people should be safe. This could count as him making a small contribution to social harmony, development, and stability...

...What else could he do? He had no way to deal with her right now. Though he had obtained Player Qualification and become a newbie player, he had no Skills, no equipment, nothing at all. Trying to take down an Anomaly like this was no different from trying to conquer an entire county alone.

If she wanted to cling to him, then let her cling to him. It was not like he would lose a piece of flesh. Once his Level, equipment, and Skills had improved, getting rid of her would be as easy as turning over his hand...

It had to be said that a handsome man and beautiful woman together were quite conspicuous, especially when one was the notorious super scumbag and the other was the famous Campus Belle.

When they saw the Campus Belle in her white dress, radiating purity, standing so obediently beside that scumbag, countless brutes were heartbroken. They beat their chests and stamped their feet, lamenting that the Campus Belle had ultimately fallen for a handsome face, then gritted their teeth and began cursing Bai Zhi.

After all, a freshman who spent all day surfing the internet and playing Games had, in just three months since enrolling, practically dated the prettiest girls from every department and even laid hands on Seniors. No matter where this happened, it was something both man and god would find intolerable.

And now, even the Campus Belle, said to be the hardest girl at Bin University to win over, had fallen victim to his evil grasp. This forced those brutes to reflect on a soul-piercing question.

—If you were handsome enough, could you really do whatever you wanted?

"You're going to make people misunderstand."

Bai Zhi naturally noticed the murderous looks shooting toward him from every direction and could not help frowning slightly.

The person beside him was an imposter. If word of this reached the true master, he would at the very least have some extra trouble to deal with.

"So what if they misunderstand? I don't care. You're a grown man, so why are you being so fussy?"

With her hands behind her back, her body leaning slightly forward, Lin Xiaoyi turned her head toward him. A mischievous glint flickered in her eyes.

She had never cared about things like rumors. If she liked someone, she pursued him; if she wanted to do something, she did it. Why worry about this and that? Or rather, she would love for those rumors to become true...

"...Let's make a deal. What will it take for you to stop pestering me today?"

Sighing, Bai Zhi stopped walking somewhat helplessly.

If he continued walking with her, he had no doubt he would receive a death notice. Every one of those brutes was staring at him with steaming killing intent, looking ready to rush over and eliminate a menace to the people at the slightest disagreement.

"Sure. Then treat me to a meal?"

Tilting her head, the Campus Belle smiled brightly, an expression of everything going according to plan appearing on her face.

Bai Zhi: "..."