Do You Have a Girlfriend?

Xu Nan had to admit that his luck was pretty good. Never mind the success rate on his first attempt at crafting an item—he had actually made an enchanted one.

And somewhere during the forging process, something had gone wrong and triggered alchemy's hidden Turning Stone to Gold effect, turning a brass ring directly into a gold ring.

Normally, enchanting an item required highly advanced alchemical expertise. Adding spells in particular required at least gemstones and specific spell scrolls.

But Xu Nan had accomplished it purely through the power of the Ron Sorcerer Bloodline. On one hand, he was lucky; on the other, the Ron Sorcerer Bloodline really was overbearing.

However, once the ring had been successfully completed, Xu Nan felt a wave of dizziness.

There was nowhere to check Bloodline Power. He could only sense it himself.

The workbench's operation consumed his Bloodline Power.

Once it was exhausted, he would automatically enter a weakened state.

Xu Nan knew that his Bloodline Power was nearly depleted. If he wanted to continue forging items, he needed to rest for a while.

He deactivated the secret art, and the workbench vanished with it.

He had to admit, the Ron Sorcerer's secret arts were quite impressive.

The workbench alone had enormous potential for future development.

Xu Nan had checked. The workbench could be upgraded into a workroom, a workshop, and finally an Alchemy Workshop. As long as he possessed sufficiently powerful Bloodline Power, he could summon them at will. He could even establish a semi-permanent Alchemy Workshop and duck inside during a fight when no one was paying attention. As long as no one discovered its coordinates, it would basically be safe.

Unfortunately, an Alchemy Workshop like that required at least fifteen Ron Sorcerer levels and a massive amount of Shame Points.

If he wanted to grow stronger quickly, honest Xu Nan was destined to travel further and further down the road of shame.

Thinking of that, he could not help feeling melancholy.

How was an upright and kind young man like him being forced into becoming a Shameless Scoundrel?

How had the world changed so quickly?

Melancholy, he casually put on the gold ring, pulled over a blanket, and prepared to sleep.

After all, although tomorrow was Saturday, the Foreign Language Club had a Camping trip. At the thought of seeing the beautiful and gentle Yingluo Senior from the foreign languages department again, Xu Nan's calm heart could not help stirring.

Come to think of it, he had confessed twice tonight, but neither time had been to the person he actually wanted to confess to.

"Consider it practice."

He comforted himself like that and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Under the city's night sky, in another corner.

"Ow, ow, ow!"

"Sis, go easier! Are you trying to murder your cousin?"

Qin Lele lay naked on the bed while a long-haired girl applied medicine to her.

"You deserve it. With injuries like these, don't even think about joining tomorrow's Camping trip," the girl said.

Qin Lele grabbed her hand. "Zhang Yingluo! If you don't let me go Camping with your Foreign Language Club, I'll post your nudes online!"

Zhang Yingluo slapped Qin Lele on the butt, making the latter shriek repeatedly.

"How many times has the family told you? You have to stay careful and keep a low profile. Running around outside like this, you'll be discovered sooner or later."

"They're already researching countermeasures. This world may be about to undergo major changes, so be careful."

Zhang Yingluo spoke earnestly.

"Sis... I met a super, super handsome guy today." Qin Lele hesitated. "I thought he was good-looking, so I told him everything."

Zhang Yingluo: "...Are you brain-dead?"

Qin Lele whimpered, "I don't know either. I even shamelessly added him on WeChat. You know I've never added a boy on WeChat before."

"But there's a problem."

Zhang Yingluo asked nervously, "What happened?"

Qin Lele thought about it. "He seems like a pervert. He came to confess to me, and he likes wearing other people's underwear. Oh, and it was Winnie the Pooh's."

Zhang Yingluo said furiously, "Then you should stay far away from someone like that! If his character is bad, what good is a pretty face?"

Qin Lele wiped away her drool.

"But... he really is so handsome. Even though it was nighttime, his whole body seemed to be glowing."

Zhang Yingluo looked speechless. "Apply your own medicine."

"You are not allowed to associate with that person again. Got it?"

Qin Lele said seriously, "But my mom says good-looking people usually don't have bad hearts. Do you think she's right?"

Zhang Yingluo thought for a moment.

"Maybe that's why Auntie got divorced four times in three years and met four scumbags."

Early the next morning, Xu Nan got up bright and early and made a fairly hearty breakfast. As usual, he delivered it to the cabinet, then knocked on the door.

A muffled grunt came from inside, indicating that she knew.

Xu Nan went off to handle his own business.

He ran into a partitioned room in the garage. Although he was heading out in the afternoon, that did not stop him from conducting another experiment.

Summon Familiar.

This was an ability possessed by both sorcerers and mages. The familiar summoned was uncertain; it could be a snake, owl, crow, weasel, sparrow, Black Cat, or all sorts of other animals.

Before forming the contract, he could try multiple times before finally choosing his familiar.

Once it was chosen, he could not replace it unless the familiar died.

The Summon Familiar process required twenty-four hours. Xu Nan estimated that by tomorrow afternoon, the Camping trip would be over and he would be back, so there would be no problem.

Then he could come back and see exactly what sort of familiar he would summon.

Xu Nan rather hoped for a Black Cat or a crow. Animals like those could effectively assist spellcasters with reconnaissance.

As for snakes and the like, he was rather repulsed by them. He had already made up his mind: if he summoned an animal he did not like, he would dismiss it immediately and wait seven days before summoning again.

Summon Familiar required setting up a precise magic array.

It took him half a day to complete the array inside the enclosed garage compartment.

Next came the process of waiting for the magic to slowly take effect.

Xu Nan patted his butt and left.

At noon, after leaving Xin'er lunch and dinner, he used WeChat to report the details of tonight's Camping trip. With a huge backpack on his back, he was about to leave.

Just then, his phone suddenly vibrated.

Xin'er: Do you have a girlfriend?

Xu Nan: "?"

He immediately replied, "Of course not!"

Xin'er: Liar!

Xin'er: The roses last night; the ring on your ring finger when you brought breakfast this morning; and you still want to lie to me? Heh.

Xu Nan was just about to explain when he discovered that his sent message had turned into an exclamation mark again.

Great, he had been blocked again.

The ring on his right ring finger? Xu Nan lowered his head and looked. He really had put it on casually at the time, thought his ring finger fit best, and slipped it on.

"Good thing she doesn't know about the underwear."

Xu Nan silently celebrated as he hurriedly removed the ring. It would be one thing if Xin'er saw it, but what if Yingluo Senior saw it? Wouldn't that create a huge misunderstanding?

"Even if she thinks I have a girlfriend, she's probably just throwing a tantrum. It shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

He hesitated. Once Xin'er calmed down, she would naturally add him back.

Thinking that, he still slung on his bag and headed out.

In the room on the second floor, a pair of eyes watched Xu Nan's figure disappear at the end of the neighborhood street.

The owner of those eyes gloomily opened a livestreaming app, and countless bullet comments instantly appeared.

"Not singing today. Let's chat. I'm in a bad mood."

"My brother has a girlfriend."

"Tell me, will he leave me behind and go live with his girlfriend?"

The voice was gentle and magnetic, carrying a feminine beauty.

The barrage immediately flooded the screen—

Definitely! Once he has a girlfriend, who needs a little sister?

I'm claiming Xin'er! If Big Brother-in-Law doesn't want you, I'll take over!

Big Brother-in-Law is gone. Doesn't that mean we have an opportunity?

The Live Stream Room was extremely lively.

Xin'er sat there with her chin propped on her hand, letting out a soft sigh before suddenly saying in distress,

"There's another problem. All these years, my brother has thought I was a boy."

The Live Stream Room—

??????

Big Brother-in-Law must be an idiot. How could someone as cute as Xin'er possibly be a boy?

What's wrong with boys? If I had such a cute little brother, I'd back off when faced with difficulty too.

Xin'er glanced at the bullet comments and said bluntly, "Mods, ban the one who said 'back off when faced with difficulty.'"

Outside a business university, the bus was ready, and the Foreign Language Club members were gradually arriving.

Xu Nan had come fairly early, so under the arrangements of the older students, he had already boarded the bus.

Today's Camping site was the famous Riverbend outside the city. It had plenty of scenery, beautiful autumn maple leaves, and many spots perfect for Camping. In another month or two, when the weather turned cooler, it would not be as pleasant as it was now.

Xu Nan put away his luggage and sat uneasily in his seat, cautiously looking around.

Yingluo Senior had not appeared yet, though some other Foreign Language Club students greeted him. Xu Nan cheerfully responded to them.

Although he was a day student, he was extremely enthusiastic about participating in Foreign Language Club activities, so he was quite popular in the club.

And because he had delicate features, quite a few girls had hinted at their interest in him to varying degrees, but Xu Nan had simply ignored them.

Yet today's situation seemed a little off.

"I was clearly here first. Why should I have to sit in the front?"

A skinny girl shrilled.

Another tall girl refused to back down. "Didn't you get carsick before? There's a window seat up front for you, but you won't take it?"

"Then let's ask Xu Nan which one of us he'd rather sit beside."

The next second, at least five girls fixed Xu Nan with eager gazes.

Xu Nan froze for a moment before suddenly realizing how serious the situation was.

He knew he was popular, especially with girls, but it absolutely should not have reached this point!

"Charm should be fixed. Nineteen points now versus eighteen points before shouldn't make such a huge difference."

"Wait... that specialty!"

Xu Nan suddenly understood!

On his character card, the specialty—Radiant Presence—was quietly flashing!

Radiant Presence: You are always energetic and radiant, brimming with attraction to the opposite sex.

This was not merely being attractive—it was like being a walking hormone factory!

The way those girls looked at Xu Nan made it seem as though they wanted to strip him on the spot, leaving him flustered.

"Is there any solution? I don't want to become every guy's enemy!"

Xu Nan's head was about to explode.

Just then, a somewhat familiar voice rang out.

"Cousin, come here quickly!"

"I want to sit in the back!"