It was August, and the sun was shining brightly. A shy-looking young man stood beneath the girls' dormitory, holding a bouquet of flowers.
Passersby took one look and eagerly gathered around to gossip in hushed voices.
"Why does that guy look so familiar?"
"That's Jiang Linyuan. You don't know him? This is the fourth time he's shown up here with flowers. He's probably getting ready to confess."
"Wow, he's so handsome. I wonder who's lucky enough to have someone so devoted set his sights on her."
"Devoted? What are you talking about? The first three times, he confessed to three different girls."
"Now I remember! He's the guy who kept chasing girls only to find out they were all scumbags!"
More and more people gathered, but Jiang Linyuan wasn't affected in the slightest. He gazed tenderly at the girl walking toward him and spoke with heartfelt sincerity:
"Bihan, I like you. This bouquet represents my love for you! Would you... be my girlfriend?"
His voice trembled slightly, but his gaze was firm. With that confession, he laid bare the sincerity of his feelings.
Shen Bihan heard the familiar lines and looked a little uncomfortable, but still managed to force a smile.
"Thank you for the flowers, Jiang Linyuan, but..."
"I'm serious, Bihan."
Jiang Linyuan's eyes were full of sincerity. There wasn't a hint of affectation in them; his feelings were genuine.
At his words, Shen Bihan's expression grew stiffer and stiffer.
Were these flowers plastic? And what was that glue on them? The petals were about to fall off!
Don't think I can't tell. You used these same flowers when you confessed to someone else, didn't you?
Shen Bihan forced herself to look away from Jiang Linyuan's handsome, refined face. She cleared her throat and delivered the classic line:
"I'm sorry, you're a good guy..."
Before she could finish, Jiang Linyuan seemed unable to accept reality. His body trembled as he lowered his head.
[The host's feelings have been toyed with by a bad woman. Target: Shen Bihan; Bad Woman Quality: B; B-Rank Reward Pool Exchange Card awarded.]
Shen Bihan shook her head and turned to leave, feeling a little regretful.
Judging by his looks, he was incredibly handsome—undoubtedly the perfect backup boyfriend. It was just a shame...
He was too poor.
Whenever she dropped hints that he should buy her a gift, the guy would say, "I'll work hard."
What had he even worked hard at? He was the kind of guy who wouldn't even send her 0.52 yuan on May 20th!
Everyone watched Jiang Linyuan walk away alone, sighing with sympathy. What a devoted guy. It was such a shame.
"It's a good thing she turned him down. I saw Shen Bihan holding hands with another guy last time."
"He must be heartbroken. I'm going to comfort him..."
"Ah, yeah, what a poor guy. Rejected in front of everyone—and this was the fourth time..."
But at that very moment, Jiang Linyuan, supposedly heartbroken, could barely hold back his excitement. The corners of his mouth kept rising into a huge grin.
Guys, I scored another meal from the system!
This was the first B-Rank Exchange Card he'd received since binding to the system.
At first, Jiang Linyuan had thought it was some kind of protagonist-torturing system.
What did it mean, only giving out rewards when bad women toyed with his feelings?!
I'm so mad I'm shaking. What, bad men don't count... Ahem. Just kidding. Jiang Linyuan wasn't putting on a Sichuan opera.
Anyway, everything changed after he made a confession as a joke and got rejected.
System, I wronged you!
After that, he discovered that as long as his confession was rejected, it counted as having his feelings toyed with.
There was just one requirement for the person he confessed to.
She had to have at least considered dating him.
Sigh. That put an end to Jiang Linyuan's plan to turn confessions into a playground.
Also, if he got together with a good girl, the system would disappear until he became single again.
Hearing that had left Jiang Linyuan feeling half-dead inside.
What did that mean? Was it telling him to find bad women to farm rewards, then find some honest girl to take him in?
What, I'm the green tea all along?
Out of a sense of moral duty, Jiang Linyuan had no choice but to focus on bad women.
Good girls could earn him rewards too, but the rewards were pitiful—only D-Rank Exchange Cards—and the chances of the confession succeeding were too high.
It was all because of this handsome face of mine!
Besides, Jiang Linyuan couldn't bring himself to toy with a girl's feelings!
But when it came to bad women who could give him higher-rank rewards...
Jiang Linyuan's moral standards were very flexible.
Farming rewards from scumbags and green teas was fast, guilt-free, and lucrative. What was there not to like?
So far, Jiang Linyuan had earned five Exchange Cards: one D-Rank, three C-Rank, and the B-Rank one he'd just gotten.
The three C-Rank Exchange Cards had gotten him plenty of good stuff.
Mastery of Acting, Mastery of Singing, and Lockpicking Expert—a skill that was practically asking for trouble.
As for the B-Rank Exchange Card he'd just gotten, Jiang Linyuan gave it some thought and decided to draw a reward right away.
[Drawing a B-Rank Reward...] [Obtained special skill: Renewed.] [Renewed: Clears the body's fatigue, restores energy and vitality, and lets you go again. Cooldown: 12 hours.]
Huh? I got a superpower. Damn.
Jiang Linyuan tried it right away. His fatigue and weakness vanished, and he instantly felt refreshed and full of energy.
What kind of Innate Slave Physique was this?!
He smacked his lips, sensing that this skill had a lot more potential.
With the B-Rank Card gone, all Jiang Linyuan had left was a useless D-Rank Card that couldn't get him anything worthwhile.
Time to expand my territory. There are plenty more green teas waiting for me to conquer! My next target will be—
Before he could finish thinking, a hand landed on his shoulder. A mocking laugh rang out.
"You confessed to someone again?"
"Babe~, I'm just playing around with them. You're the only one I really care about."
Jiang Linyuan put on his best deep, breathy voice, but the owner of the hand wasn't moved. She drove an elbow into him.
"Don't gross me out!"
A graceful young woman walked up beside Jiang Linyuan. She wore a light-green casual T-shirt and had fair skin and brows like distant mountains. She glared at him with utter disgust.
The girl was Jiang Linyuan's younger sister, Jiang Zhiyao.
They had no fond childhood memories to speak of. They'd never had a battle over the household entrance, but the Xuanwu Gate Incident happened all the time.
The siblings had practically become bros. If she'd been born with the right equipment, they'd have had the kind of relationship where they were father and son at the same time.
"You confessed to someone again. Shen Bihan, no less."
She repeated herself.
"What's wrong with Shen Bihan? She's pure and innocent. She's a good girl..."
"She's got so many fish in her pond that they've reached my department! And you still call her a good girl?"
"You don't understand. She's just slow to warm up..."
"I think you're the one who needs warming up."
Jiang Zhiyao flew into a rage and grabbed Jiang Linyuan by the collar.
Uh-oh, Haji Yao was hissing!
"I deleted her from WeChat already!"
Jiang Linyuan hurriedly pulled out his phone to prove his innocence.
Jiang Zhiyao took the phone suspiciously and had a look. Only then did she snort.
"You're always going after scumbags. Are you farming KPIs?"
"Do you want a relationship that badly?"
Jiang Linyuan put on a world-weary expression.
"I'm just unlucky in love."
Jiang Zhiyao didn't believe a word of it. She rolled her eyes.
"You'd better be."
"If you really want a relationship, you can find someone through me..."
As she spoke, she deliberately drew out the last word.
"I can introduce you."
Jiang Zhiyao glanced at Jiang Linyuan and sneered.
"What, you've got your eye on me now? Have you watched too much Yosuga no Sora?"
What a joke. A mere D-Rank Card, and with those A-cup boobs on top of it? Who'd want you?
Downer Girl!
Jiang Linyuan glanced at the girl's flat chest, shook his head, and sighed.
He hadn't said a word, but it was as if he'd said everything.
"Ha!"
Jiang Zhiyao raised her fists and pounded Jiang Linyuan in the chest.
Holy crap, she'd turned into a Spinosaurus in seconds!
My hiss is just as deadly!
"Ha!"
"Keep it up, and I'll tell Dad how you've been confessing to all sorts of shady people all over campus."
Jiang Linyuan was furious. What was she, an elementary schooler? Running to tell their parents!
But remembering Old Jiang's Seven Wolves belt, he knew he had no choice but to avoid her for now.
Hmph! I'd rather die than surrender, but I doubt this traitor Haji Yao would dare fight me. I'll let her off for now.
"Fine, I'm sorry! What do you want?"
"Come on, you're coming to help me!"
"...Help with something decent?"
"Are you trying to get yourself killed? Did you forget you're a volunteer? We're welcoming the new students. You're helping them carry their luggage!"
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