Cheng Hao

What about a man's dignity... screw that.

In her previous life, Li Wei's damn sense of responsibility, combined with the original host's feelings for her younger brother, led her to make a decision without much struggle.

Besides, she'd been an orphan for two lifetimes. Having finally found a younger brother, what else could she do? Watch him die?

What's more, she still had her cheat! If she could manage the timing, she'd tell that sucker to wait until Li Cheng recovered before "breaking up."

By then, with her strength boosted by the System, who knew who would be in control.

[Of course, it's not like I'm ripping them off. I'll definitely repay the money and favors double!]

[Sale starts now!]

As a result...

Li Wei: ???

She opened her phone's contact list and scrolled for a long time, but Cheng Hao wasn't there.

That made sense. Even though the original host had been pursued by that guy for three years, she had always firmly refused him, so she naturally wouldn't have kept his contact information.

With no other choice, Li Wei opened the blue bubble app called Lingxun, found the class group, and prepared to send Cheng Hao a friend request.

As a result...

"I was kicked out of the group?!"

Li Wei was shocked. Was the original host's popularity really that bad? Wasn't she the universally acknowledged campus beauty?

No other option, she returned to her contact list, her finger stopping on a name: "Lu Feifei."

She was the original host's deskmate. Their relationship was just so-so, neither good nor bad.

But right now, she couldn't think of anyone else to ask.

Lu Feifei's grades were excellent. In the last school test before the exams, her Vitality Value reached 63. Later, she heard Lu Feifei got into a martial arts university in the Imperial Capital.

Although it wasn't one of China's top three, the Imperial Capital Qingyun Martial University, it was still amazing to get into a university in the Imperial Capital within the small circle of the five middle schools.

Moreover, this girl had a wide circle of friends, especially enjoying hanging out with the boys in the class. She probably had Cheng Hao's contact information.

"Sigh, I really don't want to deal with these old classmates..." Li Wei muttered to herself, but still pressed the dial button.

Ring... ring...

Ring... ring...

The ringing went on for a long time. Just as the call was about to automatically hang up, it was finally answered.

"Hello, who is this?"

A voice came through the receiver, sickeningly sweet and a bit whiny.

...What? This person didn't even save her number?

Li Wei was speechless, but she suppressed her annoyance and got straight to the point: "I'm Li Wei... Lu Feifei, can you give me Cheng Hao's phone number?"

"Li Wei?" The person on the other end seemed to freeze for a second, then reacted, "Oh my, it's Wei Wei! Sorry, sorry, I just got a new phone, and I haven't had time to transfer a lot of numbers yet!"

"Uh, it's fine..." Li Wei didn't want to argue with her and repeated her question, "Feifei, do you have Cheng Hao's number?"

"You're looking for Cheng Hao? Why? Didn't you used to hate him the most?" Lu Feifei's tone sounded quite "concerned."

"I have something to discuss with him, please." Li Wei felt a bit choked up, her patience wearing thin.

"Think carefully, don't get entangled with him again. Those rich young masters can be terrifying when they go crazy."

"Lu Feifei, I really need to find him urgently. Do you have his number or not?"

Seemingly sensing the impatience in Li Wei's tone, Lu Feifei dropped the act. Her voice turned cold, with an indescribable tone:

"Urgent matter? Oh, our great campus beauty Li Wei, what's wrong? He's not chasing you anymore, and now you're chasing him? Heh, what were you doing before? Who were you putting on airs for? Tsk tsk, I'm really curious. Cheng Hao is now a top student at Dongming Martial University. Will he still pay attention to you, a slacker from Anhe Martial University?"

After speaking, the call was hung up, leaving only the busy tone in the receiver.

"Damn it!" Li Wei almost crushed her phone, taking a long time to suppress her anger.

Did I transmigrate into a male-oriented high martial arts novel or a female-oriented palace intrigue drama?

What the hell, is this a palace fight?

Crazy!

Just as she was about to scroll through her contacts to find someone else, her phone beeped. A text message had arrived.

Li Wei opened it. It was from Lu Feifei, just a single string of numbers.

"What does she mean by this?"

Li Wei didn't understand and couldn't be bothered to ponder it. She took a deep breath and dialed the number directly.

The call was answered almost instantly.

Then, there was a long silence on the other end, so long that Li Wei thought the signal had been lost.

"Wei... Hello? Who, who is it?" A slightly nervous male voice came through.

Li Wei closed her eyes and took a few more breaths, making her voice sound less stiff: "Cheng Hao, it's Li Wei."

Another silence…

This time it lasted longer, almost a full minute.

"Oh," Cheng Hao's voice sounded a bit dry, "What's up?"

Li Wei felt his voice tremble slightly, but she didn't think much of it.

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She glanced at Li Cheng, who was staring blankly beside her, and looked at his increasingly pale skin, gaunt cheeks, and the black veins spreading from his neck almost to his eyes.

Li Wei steeled herself, gritted her teeth, and said into the microphone, "Cheng Hao, I need money, a lot of money! I can… sleep with you. For a year, two years, however long you want, until you get tired of me…"

"Huh?"

Slam!

The sound of something falling to the ground came from the microphone, followed by the noise of a chair being knocked over.

After a long while, Cheng Hao's disbelieving, sharp outburst finally rang out.

"Li Wei! Are you fucking crazy?!"

"I'm not crazy, I'm perfectly clear!" Li Wei said word by word, "Just tell me, are you going to do this deal or not? If not, I'll find someone else!"

Silence again.

Just as Li Wei was about to lose patience, Cheng Hao suddenly spoke.

"...For your brother?"

"Yes!" There was nothing to hide about this, Li Wei answered crisply.

"Li Wei..." Cheng Hao's voice was hoarse, "You... is it worth it? To end up like this... If I really paid the money, and then I also... what kind of person would that make me?"

"Oh? So you mean you're willing to give it for free?" Now that things were out in the open, Li Wei wasn't as nervous anymore, and even had the mood to crack a joke.

"Heh..." Cheng Hao sneered, "Dream on! Li Wei, I've been chasing you for three years, and you've never even given me a proper glance!"

"Back in sophomore year, I swore that in this life, I would sleep with you! Hmph, you better clean yourself up and wait for me! My Vitality is 67, my body is super strong, I'll make sure you can't get out of bed for a month!"

I still have 75 Vitality, won't I just pinch it off if I exert myself?

Li Wei pouted. She had been a man for nearly 30 years in her previous life; who couldn't make crude jokes and threats?

If it weren't for the fact that she had changed into a different body now and had to consider her image a little, she would have definitely argued back with this brat.

"Alright, alright, as long as my brother can be cured, not just a month, even a year is fine! You can unlock any position you want!"

With that reply, she was basically letting loose…

The other side was clearly stimulated by her, and his breathing instantly became rough, "Hoo… hoo… Li Wei, you, you're serious?"

"It's a deal!" Her voice was firm.

Cheng Hao was delighted, and his tone became more carefree, "Okay! Tell me, how much do you want!"

"30 million!"

"Pfft—! Cough, cough, cough… How much?"

"30 million."

"Are you covered in diamonds?"

"No, why are you reacting the same way as Li Cheng?"

"Good grief, you discussed selling yourself with your brother?"

"Stop the nonsense, just tell me if you have it or not!"

"..."

"..."

An awkward silence lasted for half a minute…

Cheng Hao gave a dry laugh, "30 million… that's a bit much. I can't decide that. Wait, I'll… I'll go ask my dad."

"Ask your dad? How will you put it? Tell him you want to spend thirty million to sleep with a woman?" Li Wei felt a bit deflated when she heard him say that.

Having been a man for nearly thirty years in her previous life, she could roughly imagine the consequences of Cheng Hao doing this.

However, this sentence actually stimulated him.

Cheng Hao's voice suddenly rose, "Li Wei! You wait for me! Don't you dare find anyone else! Do you hear me! I said, I will definitely sleep with you! You just wait!"

The call was hung up roughly.

Li Wei held her phone, still a bit dazed.

She subconsciously turned her head to look at Li Cheng, just in time to meet the little guy's unusually clear eyes.

Li Cheng calmly asked, "Li Wei, are you really planning to sell yourself?"

Li Wei stretched out her hand like Er Kang, covering her chest with her left hand.

"Li Cheng, something's not right with you... At a time like this, shouldn't you be heartbroken, crying out, 'Sister, I don't want you to sacrifice your happiness for me!'"

Li Cheng's face showed disdain. "If I said that, would you still sell it?"

Li Wei choked for a moment. "That's impossible, of course. If it needs to be sold, it'll be sold."

Li Cheng curled the corners of his mouth, as if trying to sneer, but he lacked the strength. He took a breath, speaking with difficulty. "Then what's the point of me crying?"

Li Wei was speechless. "Aren't you afraid I'll be ruined?"

Li Cheng continued to sneer. "Ruined? I think you're planning to trick a fool."

Li Wei: "Holy crap, you can see through that?"

Li Cheng's voice grew lower, almost inaudible. "I don't know what trump card you're hiding, but I have a feeling... you can get away clean."

"You kid... can you read minds?" Li Wei was genuinely a little shocked. This younger brother wasn't simple at all.

Li Cheng ignored her, however. He laboriously turned over, leaving Li Wei with the back of his head.