Xu Yi was utterly bewildered.
Looking at Ai Xiaoxing, he asked tentatively, "Are you the cockroach-whiskers-dipped-in-feces type?"
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A blush suddenly appeared on Ai Xiaoxing's pretty face. "Don't say it so loudly. Have some shame..."
"You're really Ai Xiaoxing, Ai Campus Belle?"
"Oh, come on. I'm just an ordinary person, not some campus belle."
Xu Yi stood there, dumbfounded, unable to react. Even then, he still hadn't processed what was happening.
After holding it in for a long while, Xu Yi finally said slowly, "Ai Campus Belle, you're quite the contrast."
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Shocking! The pure and flawless campus belle was actually this kind of person online?!
The stunning campus belle who had been hailed as every boy's ideal girl was actually an abstract woman!
Cockroach whiskers dipped in feces—now that was really down-to-earth.
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Listening to Xu Yi's muttering, Ai Xiaoxing turned completely red with embarrassment and wished she could crawl into a crack in the ground.
"Oh, stop talking about it. Let's hurry up and go eat."
Perhaps because the embarrassment was simply too great, Ai Xiaoxing actually took the initiative to grab Xu Yi by the cuff and tug him toward the school gate.
"Wait a minute... I think I forgot something."
"Oh, right. The bastard everyone's been cursing on the confession wall all day—isn't that me? Oh no!"
At that moment, Wang Yanbing—crossed out—Xu Yi finally realized...
Sure enough, Xu Yi only had to raise his head slightly before he saw countless gazes, sharp as blades, flying toward him.
Those gazes were not like the ones reserved for a romantic rival. They were more like the ones reserved for an enemy.
The kind that would not rest until one side was dead.
This is bad~ I'm screwed~
Xu Yi's expression changed.
He couldn't guarantee that this group of simps wouldn't do something extreme for love.
If he had known this would happen, he never should have arranged to meet her at the school gate. It attracted way too much hatred.
How could being someone's meal companion be life-threatening?
Classmates, listen to me! I'm terrified of being single! I don't even dare to date, much less flirt with the campus belle!
Who put the campus belle in my bed?!
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Listening to the system notifications ringing out nonstop, Xu Yi was briefly stunned. Then delight appeared on his face, and his eyebrows rose.
But then again, so what?
Let me ask you this: So what if the campus belle asked me out for a meal?
Creak, creak, creak...
Listen carefully. That was the sound of people grinding their back teeth to pieces.
Fuck, I really want to beat him to death!
What's with that punchable expression? Is being asked out to eat by the campus belle something to be proud of? Though it really is something to be proud of.
I'm so jealous my back teeth are shattered. Is there no brave soul willing to go beat him up first?
Isn't that Crown Prince Xu? Brothers, don't act rashly. He's the heir to Furun Group!
Don't get worked up. I heard Furun Group was willing to give us fifty positions entirely because of Xu Yi. The twenty additional positions afterward were also applied for by him.
Upon hearing that, quite a few people's expressions softened.
Their vicious gazes now contained a hint of emotion and gratitude.
But that still did not stop them from wanting to beat Xu Yi to death.
"Xu Yi, why are you just taking me around in circles at the school gate?"
"Shh~ Don't talk. Let's go around a few more times."
Ai Xiaoxing: "..."
"Keep holding my sleeve. Don't let go. Stay a little closer to me... Yes, that's right. Just like that."
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Feeling the steady stream of Emotion Points pouring in, Xu Yi couldn't have been more pleased.
He seemed to have found a new way to play with the system.
Fun! Just a little dangerous...
Xu Yi continued leading her around in circles. In the cold wind, Ai Xiaoxing had already sneezed several times.
But Xu Yi acted as if nothing had happened and continued taking her around in circles.
No, seriously, was this guy sick?
Did he think she was a donkey? Was he making her turn a millstone?
He wasn't even going to eat. He was just walking around in circles here.
Why did it feel like he was even more abstract than her?
Ai Xiaoxing rolled her eyes furiously and kept complaining inwardly.
But for some purpose, she still forcibly held herself back from blowing up.
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Xu Yi looked at the campus belle in mild surprise. Among the thirty Emotion Points, a hundred had suddenly appeared.
He didn't need to think to know that the campus belle had contributed them.
What's wrong with you, girl? Do you have such a bad temper?
Your face looks pretty calm. Is this the contrast?
The students were equally speechless.
All right, we know you're having a meal with the campus belle. Stop showing off.
What, did you catch the campus belle like a fish? You've been flaunting it for twenty minutes.
Bro, please keep going a little longer. I still want to look at the campus belle a few more times.
Looking at everyone's increasingly awful expressions, Xu Yi knew it was time to stop. He couldn't let things get out of hand.
Even leeks had to be harvested one crop at a time.
"Ai Campus Belle, you're hungry, aren't you?" Xu Yi asked.
What do you think?!
"I'm all right. I'm not hungry." A faint pair of dimples appeared on Ai Xiaoxing's face.
"Then how about two more circles?"
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Hah, you're no match for me. Xu Yi laughed inwardly.
Ai Xiaoxing's smile visibly stiffened for a moment. "It's getting late. Why don't we go eat?"
"Sure. Let's go have hot pot. It'll warm you right up."
"Okay."
Ai Xiaoxing had not wanted to eat hot pot at first. She was wearing new clothes, and they would end up smelling afterward.
But after being blown by the cold wind for so long, her body was more honest than her brain.
As the campus belle was finally led out through the school gate by Xu Yi, the students fiercely contributed another wave of Emotion Points.
Once I save up a little more money, I can create another identity. Looking forward to it.
In the ride-hailing car~.
One leaned against the left window, while the other leaned against the right.
The atmosphere was incredibly awkward.
Ai Xiaoxing's inner thoughts: Damn mouth, say something! Where did that abstract energy you had online go? I still need his help.
Xu Yi's inner thoughts: How should I keep milking the campus belle for Emotion Points?
At that moment, the driver took the initiative to speak, breaking the stifling atmosphere.
"Are you students?"
Ai Xiaoxing immediately relaxed and cast a grateful look at the driver's back.
"Yes, yes." Ai Xiaoxing hurriedly answered.
"Driver, what kind of work do you do?"
The car fell silent for a moment.
The campus belle's face flushed crimson, and she buried her head against her chest.
The driver gave an awkward laugh before continuing, "Are you two going on a date?"
"No, no. We're just ordinary friends having a meal together."
The campus belle hurriedly explained. She stole a glance at Xu Yi and, seeing no reaction from him whatsoever, shrank back again.
"Oh~ Just ordinary friends, huh? The atmosphere between you two looks like you're in the ambiguous stage. Sometimes close, sometimes distant, constantly pulling each other back and forth."
Xu Yi immediately perked up upon hearing that. "Driver, sounds like you're quite the veteran."
"Oh, I wouldn't dare call myself a veteran. But I've driven quite a few cars.
"I've driven new cars and secondhand cars. I've even driven cars with huge headlights... In short, I've driven all kinds of cars, and every one gave me a different experience.
"Secondhand cars have loose accelerators and work well with their drivers. New cars have tight accelerators and offer a comfortable experience.
"My lumbar strain was caused by driving too many cars. But that's not the point. Do you know what matters most no matter what kind of car you drive?"
"What?"
"The car keys must always be firmly held in your own hands. If you let someone else drive, and they loosen the accelerator or dirty the car,
"you're still the one who'll feel heartbroken."
"Very good, very good."
Xu Yi couldn't help applauding him. Every word was about cars, yet not a single word was actually about cars.
Xu Yi glanced at Ai Campus Belle and happened to notice a faint smile tugging at the corner of her mouth.
There was an even more incomprehensible meaning in her eyes.
Xu Yi had seen that kind of gaze before. Back in high school, the filthy-minded girl who sat behind him had worn the same expression when telling jokes.
The case was solved. This woman had definitely understood it. By rounding up, Ai Campus Belle was a veteran too.
Sure enough, an abstract woman couldn't be judged by her appearance alone.
"Haha~ Chatting with you two is so much fun. It's like we've known each other forever. I'd really like to keep talking." The driver laughed a few times.
"That still isn't an excuse for taking the long way around."
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