Deep Sibling Bond, Two Little Ones Breathing Warmth

In August, the sun was shining perfectly, and a shy-looking youth stood beneath the girls' dormitory building clutching a bouquet of flowers.

Passersby noticed the scene and began to watch with keen interest, whispering among themselves.

"Why does this guy look so familiar?"

"That's Jiang Linyuan. Don't you know? This is the fourth time he's been here with flowers; he must be planning to confess."

"Ah, he's so handsome. I wonder who the lucky girl is, being targeted by someone so devoted."

"Devoted? What are you talking about? The last three times, he was confessing to three different girls."

"I remember now! He's that guy who always chases girls only to find out they're all heartless players!"

The crowd grew larger, but Jiang Linyuan remained completely unfazed. He stared affectionately at the girl slowly walking out and spoke with sincerity:

"Hanhan, I like you. This bouquet represents my love for you! Can you... be my girlfriend?"

His slightly trembling voice and resolute gaze revealed the boy's genuine feelings along with his confession.

Hearing the familiar lines, Shen Bihan's expression turned somewhat ugly, though she still managed to squeeze out a smile:

"Thank you for the flowers, Jiang Linyuan, but..."

"I'm serious, Hanhan."

Jiang Linyuan's eyes were filled with such sincerity that not a hint of pretense could be seen—it was all pure emotion.

Hearing this, Shen Bihan's expression grew increasingly stiff.

Are these flowers made of plastic? And what the hell is that glue? The petals are about to fall off!

Don't think I can't tell that you used these same flowers when you confessed to the others before!

Shen Bihan struggled to tear her gaze away from Jiang Linyuan's handsome, delicate face, cleared her throat, and delivered the classic line:

"I'm sorry, you're a good person..."

Before she could finish, Jiang Linyuan's body trembled as if he couldn't accept reality, and he lowered his head.

[Host's emotions toyed with by a bad woman. Target: Shen Bihan. Bad woman quality: B. B-rank exchange card issued.]

Seeing this, Shen Bihan shook her head and turned to leave, feeling a tinge of regret.

In terms of looks, he was incredibly handsome and undoubtedly a top-tier backup option, but it was a pity...

He was too poor.

Whenever she dropped hints for him to buy her gifts, this guy would just say, "I'll work hard."

What exactly have you been working hard at? You're the kind of guy who won't even shell out fifty-two cents for a 520 gift!

The crowd watched Jiang Linyuan's lonely, retreating figure and sighed; what a devoted man, it was such a shame.

"It's a good thing she didn't say yes. I saw Shen Bihan holding hands with another guy last time."

"He must be heartbroken. I should go and comfort him..."

"Sigh, yeah, it's so pitiful. Rejected in public, and for the fourth time..."

But at this moment, the "heartbroken" Jiang Linyuan couldn't stop the corners of his mouth from twitching as they curled upward uncontrollably.

My friends, I've managed to get another meal out of the system!

This was the first B-rank exchange card he had received since binding with the system.

At first, Jiang Linyuan had thought this was a "torture-the-protagonist" system.

What kind of rule was it that rewards were only issued when his emotions were toyed with by a bad woman!

It was infuriating and cold; could a bad man not get a break... cough, cough... just kidding, Jiang Linyuan wasn't about to put on a show.

In any case, everything changed after his first joke-like confession was rejected.

System, I wronged you!

After that, he discovered that as long as his confession was rejected, it counted as having his emotions toyed with.

However, there were certain requirements for the target of the confession.

The other party had to have at least considered the idea of becoming a couple with him.

Sigh, this meant Jiang Linyuan's "Confession Paradise" plan was dead on arrival.

At the same time, if he ever actually got together with a "good girl," the system would disappear until he returned to a single state.

Hearing that, Jiang Linyuan felt his heart go cold.

What did that mean? Was it hinting that he should find bad women to farm rewards, then find an honest girl to settle down with?

Wait, am I the green tea bitch?

Out of moral integrity, Jiang Linyuan had no choice but to set his sights on bad women.

While good girls could also yield rewards, the rewards were pitifully low—only D-rank exchange cards—and the probability of the confession succeeding was too high.

It's all this handsome face of mine's fault!

Besides, Jiang Linyuan couldn't bring himself to deceive a girl's feelings!

But then again, for a bad woman with a higher reward tier.

Jiang Linyuan's moral bottom line was still quite flexible.

Using scumbag women and green tea bitches to farm rewards was fast, guilt-free, and the rewards were generous—why wouldn't he do it?

To date, Jiang Linyuan had already reaped five exchange cards: one D-rank, three C-ranks, and the B-rank he had just obtained.

The three C-rank exchange cards could trade for quite a few benefits for Jiang Linyuan.

Mastery of Acting, Mastery of Singing, and a Lockpicking Expert—that last one was a very "criminal" skill.

As for the newly acquired B-rank exchange card, Jiang Linyuan thought for a moment and decided to draw the reward immediately.

[B-rank reward drawing in progress...]

[Obtained special skill: Renewed.]

[Renewed: Clears physical fatigue, restores stamina, fills one with vitality, and allows for another round. Cooldown: 12 hours.]

Huh? He actually pulled a superpower, holy crap.

Jiang Linyuan tested it out right away; the exhaustion and lethargy were swept away, and he instantly felt refreshed and full of energy.

What kind of Innate Slave Physique is this!

He smacked his lips, feeling that this skill was no simple matter and had great potential for development.

Having lost the B-card, Jiang Linyuan still had a useless D-card in his hand that couldn't trade for anything worthwhile.

It was time to expand his territory; there were more Cha Chas waiting for him to conquer! For the next one, he would choose...

Before he could finish his thought, a hand landed on his shoulder, followed by a cold sneer:

"You confessed to someone again?"

"Baby~, I was just playing around with them, I only care about you."

Jiang Linyuan unleashed his super-refined vocal fry, but the owner of the hand remained unmoved and gave him an elbow strike.

"Don't gross me out!"

A graceful young girl walked to Jiang Linyuan's side, wearing a light green casual t-shirt. With fair skin and eyebrows like distant mountains, she glared at him with an expression of utter disgust.

The girl was Jiang Linyuan's younger sister, Jiang Zhiyao.

The two didn't have any so-called fond childhood memories; there were no "foyer battles," but "Xuanwu Gate incidents" occurred frequently.

The siblings had practically become bros; if she were a guy, the two would have a relationship akin to "conjugal father and son."

"You confessed to someone, and it was Shen Bihan, no less."

She repeated it again.

"What's wrong with Shen Bihan? She's pure and innocent, a good girl..."

"Her fishpond has already expanded to my department! And you call that a good girl!"

"You don't understand, she's just the slow-to-warm-up type..."

"I think you're the one who needs to be heated up."

Jiang Zhiyao was furious and grabbed Jiang Linyuan by the collar.

Crap, Haji Yao is breathing fire!

"I've already deleted her WeChat!"

Jiang Linyuan pulled out his phone, hurriedly trying to prove his innocence.

Jiang Zhiyao took the phone suspiciously and glanced at it before snorting coldly:

"You're always looking for those scumbag women—are you farming KPI?"

"Do you want to date that badly?"

Jiang Linyuan put on a world-weary look:

"I've just had bad luck with people, that's all."

Jiang Zhiyao didn't believe his nonsense and rolled her eyes:

"You'd better hope so."

"If you really want to date, you could ask me..."

As she said this, she deliberately dragged out the end of her sentence.

"To introduce someone to you."

Jiang Zhiyao glanced at Jiang Linyuan and sneered:

"What, are you eyeing me too? Watched too much Yosuga no Sora, have you?"

Hilarious. A mere D-card holder, and with an A-cup to boot—who would be interested in you?

What a turn-off!

Jiang Linyuan looked at the girl's flat chest, shook his head, and sighed.

Nothing was said, yet it felt as if everything had been communicated.

"Ha!"

Jiang Zhiyao bared her fangs and brandished her claws, thumping Jiang Linyuan in the chest.

Good grief, she went straight into Spinosaurus mode!

My "ha" isn't exactly ineffective either!

"Ha!"

"If you keep acting up, I'm going to tell Dad about how you went around confessing your feelings to all sorts of shady people back in college."

Jiang Linyuan was furious—what a grade-schooler move! Resorting to tattling to the parents!

But thinking of the Seven Wolves belt around Old Jiang's waist, he had no choice but to temporarily retreat from the edge of the blade.

Hmph, I would gladly risk death, but I reckon that rebel Haji Yao wouldn't dare fight me, so I'll spare her for now.

"I was wrong! If you have something to say, just say it!"

"Let's go, come help me with some work!"

"...Is it actual work?"

"Are you looking to die? Did you forget you're a volunteer? We're going to the orientation to help the freshmen move their luggage!"

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