Changchuan First High School, nine p.m.
The library tucked away in a corner of the school was lit by a dim light.
The library was quiet. Only a boy and a girl sat facing each other, silently reading.
The girl had long, jet-black hair tied simply into a ponytail. She had an oval face, fair and delicate skin, and moist red lips as fresh as flower petals.
A pair of plain, black, thick-framed glasses rested on her tall nose. They covered most of her face, but they could not conceal her beauty.
The boy was no less impressive. He had a handsome face, deep and charming dark-brown eyes, healthy wheat-colored skin, and a confident smile at the corners of his lips.
No matter what school they were placed in, the two of them would have been voted the campus beauty and campus heartthrob.
At that moment, the "campus heartthrob," Wang Ge, set down the book in his hands in boredom and propped his chin up as he looked at the girl across from him.
The girl noticed his gaze and looked at him in confusion. "What is it?"
"I'm getting a little bored." Wang Ge sighed.
After spending two months reading in the library, he had gone through all the interesting books. Naturally, he was beginning to feel tired of it.
"If you're bored, you can leave. Staying here won't change anything."
The girl said this and turned her gaze back to the book in her hands.
Wang Ge said nothing. He looked around. The library was dimly lit late at night, and the yellowish light added a trace of warmth to the enclosed space where only the two of them remained.
It was a dark and windy night. The surroundings were warm and tranquil, and a young man and woman were alone together in one room...
If nothing happened under circumstances like these, he would be letting down his own vigorous youth.
Even if it wasn't a case of dry tinder meeting raging fire, there should at least have been some ambiguous, romantic atmosphere, right?
Yet in reality, aside from the ten-day winter vacation, this situation had already continued for nearly two months. Not only had nothing happened, the girl's attitude toward him had barely changed. At most, she had simply grown used to his presence and no longer rejected him.
Wang Ge had expected pursuing this girl to be difficult, but he had never imagined it would be this difficult.
What a lousy system. The very first task is already this hard. Is it trying to kill me?
He sighed again, thinking back to two months earlier.
It had been his eighteenth birthday, and the eighteenth year since he had crossed over. His own system had finally arrived late.
"Ding~"
"Blue Star SLG is at your service!"
"The goal of this system is to give the host a wonderful life and ensure that when he grows old and looks back on the memories of his youth, he will have no regrets or remorse."
"Ding~"
"Host is currently single. Searching for a suitable romantic candidate."
"Selection complete."
"Ding~"
"Congratulations, host. You have triggered the quest: First Love."
[Quest Name: First Love]
[Quest Description: To have a wonderful life, one must have at least one pure, beautiful, and memorable romance.]
[Quest Objective: Pursue Chen Yanxi, make her fall for you, and have her become your girlfriend.]
[Quest Reward: All Attributes +1, 10,000 Points]
[Quest Time Limit: One year]
[Accept?]
[Yes\No]
At the time, Wang Ge had thought that with two lifetimes of experience and a system at his side, pursuing a high school girl would be a piece of cake.
But he had never expected Chen Yanxi to be so difficult to pursue.
She was aloof, had very few interests, liked being alone, and strongly rejected the people around her.
After two months of effort, Wang Ge had merely managed to make the girl stop rejecting him.
...No wonder the system had given him a one-year time limit.
Thinking of this, Wang Ge rubbed his face.
The road ahead is long and arduous.
Fortunately, he quickly adjusted his mindset. After all, he wasn't pursuing Chen Yanxi solely for the system quest. Part of the reason was that he genuinely liked the girl.
It wasn't merely because Chen Yanxi was beautiful. He wasn't that shallow.
But if someone asked him for a specific reason, he couldn't explain it either. Feelings were strange things.
He simply felt that this girl was different from ordinary high school students. She was quiet and didn't like talking. On rainy days, she liked sitting beneath the eaves in front of the library, listening to the patter of rain while reading, like a model literary girl.
Yet she studied the sciences. She always let reason guide her words and actions, and even academically, she crushed Wang Ge, who had a cheat-like system.
Moreover, she wasn't as sentimental as a literary girl. Her emotions rarely fluctuated much. No matter what happened, the eyes hidden behind her black-rimmed glasses remained as calm as a still pool.
"Wang Ge." Chen Yanxi suddenly spoke, interrupting Wang Ge's thoughts.
"Hmm?"
Chen Yanxi gently closed her book. "There's something I'd like to ask you to help me with."
Wang Ge raised his eyebrows. In the two months since they had met, this was the first time Chen Yanxi had asked him for anything.
"What is it?"
"Could I trouble you to give the speech at tomorrow's Hundred Days Oath-Taking Ceremony?"
Wang Ge froze. "Aren't you supposed to do it this time?"
The two of them had taken first and second place in their grade. In the past, whenever an assembly required an outstanding student representative to speak, they had taken turns. This time, it should have been Chen Yanxi's turn.
"That's why I'm asking you to help me." Chen Yanxi tucked a strand of hair beside her face behind her ear and explained, "Something came up tomorrow. I need to take the day off."
"What is it?"
"My part-time job." Chen Yanxi had no intention of hiding it from him. "The place where I work will be short-staffed tomorrow, so they need me to help."
"Can't you refuse?" Wang Ge frowned slightly.
Wang Ge knew that Chen Yanxi worked part-time. She had been doing so for more than a year.
In theory, senior-year studies were intense, and she should have spent all her time studying. Besides, the college entrance examination was only three months away. No senior student would choose to waste precious study time on a part-time job.
But that applied to ordinary students. Chen Yanxi was different. Even if she skipped evening self-study, spent every night reading leisure books in the library, and worked part-time instead of studying on weekends, she still firmly held first place in the grade.
Her total score was even more than ten points higher than Wang Ge's, who ranked second.
Changchuan First High School was the best high school in Changchuan City, and Changchuan City was a relatively developed first-tier city. The value of being first in the grade went without saying.
In theory, her scholarships alone should have amounted to a considerable sum, yet she still chose to work part-time on weekends. He had no idea why.
"They're paying me double wages. It would be hard for me to refuse." Chen Yanxi replied.
Wang Ge raised his brows. "Are you short of money?"
"Not desperately. But no one complains about having too much money, right?"
Wang Ge thought for a moment, then muttered, "Choosing to trouble someone else for money... That doesn't sound like you."
Chen Yanxi did not respond to his words. Instead, she asked, "So, will you help me?"
Her gaze was calm, as if she didn't care whether Wang Ge helped her or not.
In fact, she truly didn't. It would be good if Wang Ge agreed, but even if he refused, it would not matter. She was somewhat short of money, but she would not be too disappointed if she failed to get it.
She had always been this indifferent. If she gained something, it was fortune; if she lost it, it was fate. She would not have any unnecessary emotions.
"Although you're only telling me now and it's a little late, if it's for you, there won't be a problem." Wang Ge shrugged. "Leave it to me. I'll talk to the homeroom teacher tomorrow."
"I only just received the news." Chen Yanxi explained this, while treating the rest of his sentence as though she hadn't heard it. She took several sheets of paper from her schoolbag and handed them to him. "This is the speech I prepared. Thank you."
Wang Ge accepted the speech with a beaming smile. "You don't need to thank me. I happen to have something I need your help with, too."
As the saying went, courtesy demanded reciprocity. When a girl asked you to help her with something, you could agree, but you couldn't keep agreeing unconditionally without asking for anything in return.
If you did that, the girl might initially feel grateful to you. But if it continued for too long, once she grew used to it, she would unconsciously gain a psychological advantage over you. Gradually, she would stop treating you like a person.
It wasn't that the girl was bad or intentionally stringing you along. Your method of pursuing her was the problem.
If you pursued a girl like a simp, you would naturally end up becoming one.
Therefore, when helping the other person, you could also make a few simple requests for her to fulfill. Let her know that even if you liked her, and even if you were pursuing her, the two of you were still equals.
Of course, if you helped her and she wasn't even willing to agree to one simple request, then all he could suggest was that you run for your life, dear.
Back to the matter at hand, Chen Yanxi also felt that mutual assistance was perfectly reasonable, so she nodded slightly. "Go ahead."
"Ahem." Wang Ge cleared his throat and stated his simple little request. "I've arranged to get together with a few friends this weekend, but they're all bringing their girlfriends. I'm the only one without a girlfriend, so it'll be awkward."
"So, could you pretend to be my girlfriend and come to the gathering with me?"
P.S. I couldn't write an especially captivating opening. I hope everyone can be a little more patient—just a little~
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