Seat Trouble

After joking around with the other two, it was already one o'clock. The three of them leisurely made their way to class.

"You guys go ahead. I need to use the restroom. Save me a seat! Somewhere near the back!" Su Qi suddenly felt the urge to go at the classroom entrance and spoke to his two roommates.

Wang Dongxu made an OK gesture.

After using the restroom, Su Qi sighed. There was still no recovery!

Perhaps his sigh had attracted the system's attention. Su Qi heard its cold synthesized voice.

"Host, do not sigh. Once you become a true Female Protagonist, you will definitely find that girls are much happier than boys!"

Su Qi discovered that this system could hear both his conversations and those of others. Fortunately, it could not hear his thoughts.

And how could this system possibly understand a man's pain? Besides, why could it say something as improper as girls being happier than boys just by hearing it?

Of course, that was not what hurt Su Qi the most. What hurt most was the Heroine System repeating that same line again: You will definitely become a true Female Protagonist.

Damn it, can't you at least leave me something to hope for?

Feeling utterly dead inside, Su Qi quickened his pace. He noticed that the advanced mathematics teacher was about to enter the classroom. If the teacher shut the door, he would probably be marked absent and lose attendance credits. Thinking of how few attendance credits he had left, Su Qi rushed into the classroom ahead of the advanced mathematics teacher.

Once inside, he quickly searched for Wang Dongxu and Wu Wei's seats. He spotted Han Yixing first. It could not be helped—his noble air and tall build made him impossible to miss. Then he saw Wu Wei and Wang Dongxu seated beside him. The seat they had saved for him was now occupied by Han Yixing, the eldest brother of their dorm.

"Cough." The elderly advanced mathematics professor behind him cleared his throat.

He was making his presence known and telling the students that class had begun.

Where was he supposed to sit, then? Just then, a slender little hand waved at him.

It was a beauty named An Ning. Since his roommate Wu Wei had a crush on her, Su Qi recognized her.

But they were not even in the same major, so how did she know him? After thinking it over, he figured she was probably one of Han Yixing's fangirls, planning to infiltrate the enemy ranks through him, Han Yixing's roommate, and Steal the House!

But Su Qi was completely wrong! Her target was not Han Yixing at all, but Su Qi himself.

Su Qi had soft, smooth skin, peach blossom eyes that seemed full of hidden meaning, and slightly long, tousled hair that made his earlobes appear even more delicate. Unlike other men with sharply defined facial contours, Su Qi's features leaned more toward refined prettiness.

As the saying went, everyone had their own tastes.

Though he lacked masculine ruggedness, he possessed a certain beauty. Everything about him suited An Ning's tastes. Compared with muscular men covered in bulging muscles, An Ning preferred quiet, obedient, easy-to-control men like him.

Besides, Su Qi's looks, rated six points by the system, were indeed quite striking.

Su Qi did not want too much contact with women. The reason was naturally not because he was some archetypal anime shut-in who ought to pee in a puddle and look at his own reflection.

It was because he had been traumatized ever since his freshman year.

During freshman military training, at Soochow University, where the male-to-female ratio was four to six, military training was the perfect chance for upperclassmen to find targets.

Su Qi had received a confession of love during that military training.

Why did he call it "received"? Whenever Su Qi recalled the scene, he felt his worldview crumble.

Su Qi had forgotten the woman's name. He only remembered that she was a woman with remarkably developed biceps who handed him a bottle of water during a break.

Then she declared to him, "Marry me. I'll protect you and make sure no one bullies you. I'll dye you in my colors, and I'll be very gentle at all times."

When she said "at all times," she deliberately paused.

At the time, Su Qi had been only seventeen, a freshman whose worldview had suffered an unprecedented impact. After that, he turned down many women's confessions and channeled his grief and anger into motivation, focusing wholeheartedly on making money.

Regarding this, the single Wu Wei said that any random one would be great.

Su Qi responded that their positions were different. Wu Wei was the masculine type, while he had the attributes of a shut-in. Besides, everyone who confessed to him seemed like they had ulterior motives.

He always felt that if he chose someone carelessly, he would be the one at a disadvantage.

But now, he regretted it even more. If he had known things would turn out like this, what would have been so bad about suffering a little back then?

But didn't people say that suffering losses was a blessing? Sure enough, if you did not listen to your elders, losses were right before your eyes!

The ancients truly had not deceived him!

Looking at An Ning waving at him, Su Qi hesitated. This scene made everyone nearby green with envy.

Such a gorgeous woman was waving at you, and you still would not go over? If it were them, they would have gone long ago. Was this guy gay?

Just as Su Qi hesitated, An Ning directly pulled him down into a chair.

Looking at An Ning's charming smile, Su Qi grumbled inwardly, Is this woman seriously that strong?

To his surprise, that inward grumble received a response.

System notification: With your current physical condition, 80% of adults can easily subdue you.

He had nearly forgotten that there was a neighbor inside his body now. Fine, fine, there was no need for such a considerate reminder!

The seats in the lecture hall were not individual desks and chairs like in middle or high school, but rows of connected seats.

Normally, Su Qi and his three male roommates felt cramped even sitting at the end of the classroom. Yet now, with him and three female classmates on the same row, there was still a large empty space. Su Qi even felt that there would be room left over for another female classmate. He could not help sighing at the physical differences between men and women.

"Sorry, Professor. I wasn't feeling well." The speaker had a pair of fair, smooth, long legs brimming with youthful vitality. One could tell how springy they were without even touching them. Paired with white-soled canvas shoes that added height, they made her figure appear even taller.

A white blouse paired with a mixed-pattern short skirt in dark green and orange was practically the definition of the two letters JK.

Perhaps because of the surrounding stares, her cheeks bore a blush that stood out especially clearly against her fair skin. It added an extra touch of innocence to her already beautiful face.

"Got it. Hurry back to your seat!" The teacher waved at her. It had to be said that university teachers, especially male teachers, were far gentler toward female students than toward mischievous male students.

Su Qi was one such victim. He had been one minute late and was marked absent. The most infuriating part was that he had still foolishly listened to the lecture for an hour and a half, truly losing both the wife and the army.

After receiving the teacher's response, the beautiful girl hurried toward the seats with quick taps of her feet. What surprised Su Qi was that she was actually walking in his direction.

When Wang Zijin saw Su Qi, she froze for a moment too. Then she saw her roommate An Ning wiggling her brows at her. Holding down her skirt with her right hand, she sat down.

For a moment, Su Qi felt countless gazes stabbing into him, making him feel as though he were sitting on pins and needles.

Among them, the gaze from his rear right was especially intense. It came from his roommate Wu Wei. Better not turn around!

And if anyone was to blame, it was Wu Wei for giving the seat to Han Yixing. What did it have to do with him, Su Qi?

After comforting himself like that, he felt much better.

Then he sensed a gaze from his left. It was that beauty from earlier.

Her eyes were now full of curiosity as she examined him. Su Qi could even smell the faint fragrance drifting from her body, light like orchids and incredibly soothing.

But her gaze was far too intense for him to endure, and she had been staring for way too long!

"Um, beautiful, what's your name?" Su Qi asked softly. He needed to divert her attention!

The moment he asked that, not only did she widen her eyes, but An Ning beside her did as well.

"You don't know me?" Wang Zijin asked in surprise.

Should I know you? Su Qi was equally surprised.