Su Chen hadn't expected the system to appear at a time like this.
Before, he'd thought it only showed up when his daughter was nearby.
He hadn't expected it to appear this time, with his daughter's best friend beside him.
Not bad.
Option one: play along with Su Yinuo. The reward was one million yuan!
He really did need money right now.
Option two: refuse to play along with Su Yinuo. The reward was +5 Charm.
Charm points seemed pretty interesting, but Su Yinuo was his eldest daughter's best friend.
And she was a fiercely loyal friend who always had his eldest daughter's back.
There was no way he could refuse to play along with her right now.
So he could rule out this option.
Option three: play along with Su Yinuo and kiss the top of her head. This...
If he dared to kiss her, Su Yinuo would definitely beat him up.
As far as Su Yinuo was concerned, he was practically an uncle!
But the reward for option three was a Martial Arts Introduction Exchange Card.
For a man, that was far more tempting than money!
There wasn't a man alive who didn't want to become a towering, unyielding hero!
There wasn't a man alive who didn't want to be a one-punch hero capable of carrying the whole team!
Especially since he now had five daughters who were campus-belle material, as well as Lin Wanxue, his hot policewoman baby mama. Who knew how many people would set their sights on his daughters and his wife in the future?
So...
Little miss, Uncle can only say sorry to you first~
Su Chen slipped an arm around Su Yinuo's slender waist as she leaned against him. Then he lowered his head, kissed the top of her hair affectionately, and said with a smile, "You little rascal."
"Ding... Congratulations, host, on making your choice. You have been rewarded with one Martial Arts Introduction Exchange Card. Would you like to activate it now?"
"Activate!"
At once, Su Chen felt strength surging through his whole body. Even the six-pack he'd developed through his previous workouts looked fuller.
His clothes fit more snugly, giving him a sharper shape.
His blood and qi surged with greater vigor!
It was as if they were boiling, and he could vaguely feel himself on the verge of breaking through something.
He felt like he could flip over the six male students in front of him with his bare hands!
So this was what strength felt like?
It was incredible!
His whole body felt refreshed!
"You! You! You!" Xiao Haoran was so enraged by Su Chen's sudden kiss on the top of Su Yinuo's head that the blood rushed to his brain.
He pointed at Su Chen.
Then he charged at him.
He'd completely lost his reason!
This middle-aged man had actually dared to kiss his goddess like that!
But before Xiao Haoran could reach Su Chen, Su Yinuo stepped in front of him.
Su Yinuo quickly pulled Su Chen behind her. Wearing the fiercely protective expression of a mother hen guarding her chick, she sternly addressed the furious Xiao Haoran. "Xiao Haoran! What I choose to do has absolutely nothing to do with you!"
"What are you trying to do? Hit someone?"
"Then you'd better see whether I, Su Yinuo, will let you!"
Xiao Haoran couldn't believe that even after Su Chen had taken advantage of her, Su Yinuo was still protecting him.
He was so jealous that even the tips of his hair seemed to be on fire.
Gritting his teeth, he declared, "You, Su Yinuo, from head to toe—from every strand of hair to every finger, from every inch of your breath to every bit of your fingernails—you all belong to me, Xiao Haoran!!! I won't let anyone else lay a finger on you!"
The commotion had grown quite loud, and with such a handsome man and beautiful woman involved, many people nearby turned to look.
Quite a few were students from the University of International Business and Economics.
They immediately recognized Su Yinuo, one of the university's campus belles.
They also recognized Su Chen, the handsome bookstore owner.
And Xiao Haoran, the basketball team captain.
"Oh my god, what's going on?"
"Brother Su was confessed to by a campus belle from Imperial Capital University yesterday. And today, he's already won over a campus belle from our own university?! And not just any campus belle—Su Yinuo, whose conquest difficulty is ranked SSSS!!!"
"Oh my god! Brother Su is incredible! I hereby acknowledge Brother Su as a god!!!"
"But everyone knows Xiao Haoran has been pursuing Su Yinuo all semester. He even publicly announced in the men's dormitory that no one should compete with him for the chance to pursue her."
"Xiao Haoran isn't just the basketball team captain; he's also the vice president of the Taekwondo club."
"He brought five basketball players with him today. Brother Su is going to get beaten to a pulp."
"I'd gladly take a beating just to kiss campus belle Su Yinuo on the head! I wish I could trade places with Brother Su right now!"
"I'm so jealous of Brother Su!"
"I wonder what it feels like to kiss a campus belle on the head. Does her hair smell amazing? Does it make you feel like you're floating~~"
"As someone who's never dared to pursue a campus belle, I'm shedding tears of envy."
"I really want Brother Su to teach me his family's secret method for picking up girls!"
Su Yinuo was furious at Xiao Haoran's words.
Her own father was right beside her.
If he said things like that, her father might misunderstand and think there was something between her and Xiao Haoran. That would only make her look worse as his daughter.
She snapped angrily, "Xiao Haoran, watch your mouth! Keep your over-the-top domineering CEO act to yourself. You and I don't have the slightest connection."
"Just because you like me, that doesn't mean I have to accept you!"
"You're ridiculous!"
"Get lost!"
"If you ever say anything like that again, I'll beat you up every time I see you!"
If her father weren't here, and she weren't worried about damaging her image, she really would have gone berserk and beaten the hell out of that bastard Xiao Haoran!
Xiao Haoran vented all his anger at Su Chen, pointing at him and cursing, "Are you even a man? You only know how to hide behind Su Yinuo!"
"If you're a real man, step up and fight me!"
Su Chen had only meant to play along with his daughter's best friend and hadn't intended to do anything else.
But then he heard Xiao Haoran openly declare a girl to be his personal property.
And the girl wasn't the least bit interested in him.
Xiao Haoran was ruining her reputation!
The thought of his own daughter being slandered like that by some boy out in the world made his temples throb and his blood surge.
He motioned for Su Yinuo to move aside, then looked coldly at the six male students in front of him.
"If you're looking for a beating, I'll be happy to oblige!"
"Su Chen!" Su Yinuo panicked and called out his name.
She didn't want her father to get hurt!
Her father was getting on in years. Even though he looked barely over thirty, his actual age was still a fact, and his body couldn't possibly be as agile as a young man's.
Besides, Xiao Haoran was not only on the basketball team but also in the Taekwondo club. He'd had specialized training.
How could her father possibly beat him...
Su Chen reassured her. "Don't worry. Just watch."
Xiao Haoran laughed inwardly. Sure enough, no matter where you went, provocation was the best way to get what you wanted.
It had taken him only a few words to draw Su Chen out.
He fixed his gaze on Su Chen with a sinister look, rolling his wrists and loosening his joints.
Today, he'd teach Su Chen a lesson in how to behave!
He'd make Su Chen understand that you couldn't just steal anyone's girlfriend!
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