"What stupid thing are you talking about?"
Hearing Ya Naijian, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes, wondering if the girl had lost her mind from the shock.
"If you want a boyfriend, just go find a man."
"No, I'm not in the mood to date another man right now."
"Why ask me?"
"Because you played the male lead in 'Now Sweet,' Duanmu, so I want you to pretend to be my boyfriend and keep the others at bay. You have no idea how annoying they are now. My female friends introduce me to guys out of concern, while the guys keep asking me out to eat one after another..."
At that moment, Ya Naijian's phone rang. She opened it, then nodded smugly.
"See? I just posted that photo, and someone already replied asking if I was out with my new boyfriend."
"I see."
Only then did Duanmu Huai finally understand what Ya Naijian meant. She clearly had no intention of starting a new relationship anytime soon, but everyone else saw things differently. So, unable to stand the constant harassment, Ya Naijian wanted Duanmu Huai to pretend to be her boyfriend and drive those annoying people away.
"So you plan to use this method to scatter those bugs, huh? How are you going to set things up?"
"Set things up? Hmm..."
As she spoke, Ya Naijian stared at Duanmu Huai, looking him up and down before clapping her hands.
"I've got it. We'll say my boyfriend is younger than me and still a middle school student. He's working hard to get into Yanggao High School for my sake!"
"Yanggao High School doesn't have a very high cutoff score..."
What was there to work hard for at an art school with a deviation score of forty?
"Then we'll say my boyfriend is an