Campus belle Lin definitely has a crush on you!

"Mengyao, let me explain."

"Zhou Fan and I weren't on a date. We just went to spar."

Lin Qianqian tried to explain.

She couldn't tell anyone about the system's existence, so she could only leave it out.

Li Mengyao said, "Oh, a new version of the story? You think I'll believe that?"

"You have an S-rank superpower, and you went to spar with someone with a C-rank superpower? You couldn't even come up with a decent excuse. That's just lazy!"

Lin Qianqian said, "There really isn't..."

Li Mengyao said, "Stop denying it."

"The photos showed you holding a box of treats. Other people might not know what was inside, but I do."

"Those were the cookies you've been learning to make with me these past two days, weren't they?"

"I knew something was up when you suddenly wanted to learn to bake cookies!"

"And sure enough, girl, you're in love!"

Lin Qianqian said, "..."

Li Mengyao said, "I knew it all along! I'm so smart!"

"Zhou Fan... He's actually a pretty decent guy. He's handsome, has a good temper, and doesn't have any bad rumors about him."

"He used to be the top student at our school. Sure, he awakened a C-rank superpower afterward, but that doesn't make him completely hopeless."

"Of course, a C-rank superpower definitely isn't a match for an S-rank one."

"But since you like him, Qianqian, I can't stand in your way as your best friend. Just make sure you hold your ground and stay in control."

"Oh, right, what stage are you two at now?"

"Still flirting? Or has someone already confessed? Who confessed first?"

Li Mengyao was now completely lost in her own little world.

"Zhou Fan and I really aren't what you think... Do you seriously think there's much chance of us dating?"

Lin Qianqian no longer had the energy to explain.

It felt as though Li Mengyao wouldn't believe anything she said now.

Li Mengyao said, "Honestly, I wasn't all that convinced either, but whether I believe you doesn't matter anymore."

"These photos are all over school now. Explaining it to me won't help. You need to explain it to them."

Lin Qianqian said, "???"

Li Mengyao said, "Here, this is the post on our school's forum. Take a look yourself."

She sent over a link.

Lin Qianqian opened it and was automatically redirected to a post.

The post was titled, "Breaking! Intimate photos of campus belle Lin Qianqian and her suspected boyfriend leaked! What's really going on between them?"

The post itself contained nothing but a series of attached photos.

One headline.

A few photos.

Not a single additional explanation.

The comment section exploded!

"Holy shit! Is this real? Are you sure they're not photoshopped?"

"If you think the photos are fake, there's a video too. How could a video be fake?"

"Everyone knows you can't photoshop a video."

"No! My goddess!"

"Who's that guy? He looks kind of familiar."

"That's Zhou Fan. He goes to our school too."

"Holy shit! It's him?"

"How could our goddess fall for him? No!"

"Nooo-! (Snowflakes drift on the wind~)"

The comment count had already reached 99+.

Lin Qianqian scrolled through a few at random and couldn't bear to look.

There was no doubt about it.

Every comment had gone completely off track.

Li Mengyao said, "Well? I was right, wasn't I? Everyone knows now. Even if I believe you're not dating Zhou Fan, nobody else will."

Lin Qianqian was furious. "This is infuriating! Why do these people love making things up so much?"

She and Zhou Fan weren't in that kind of relationship at all.

These people just loved jumping to conclusions!

Li Mengyao said, "Then why don't you make a post explaining it? Though I don't think they'll believe you."

"It's like when a celebrity's relationship gets exposed. Whether they come forward to explain or not, people online always imagine the most complicated version of events."

Lin Qianqian said, "Forget it. There's no need to explain."

"There's nothing going on between Zhou Fan and me anyway. An innocent person has nothing to prove, and wise people know better than to believe rumors."

She and Zhou Fan weren't involved anyway.

Facts spoke louder than words.

Time would prove everything!

[Envy +1]

[Envy +1]

[Resentment +1]

[Resentment +1]

[...*99]

Ever since Zhou Fan had finished his shower, notifications of incoming emotion points had kept appearing.

He normally received emotion points from time to time, so he hadn't paid much attention.

People were still watching videos about him and clips from his previous livestreams online, which occasionally earned him emotion points.

But today was different.

The emotion points were pouring in far too quickly!

He had gained over a thousand emotion points in just one hour.

The thing was, even though he was the person involved, he was completely baffled and had no idea what had happened.

After finishing his training with Lin Qianqian that day, he hadn't gone out. He'd stayed home to rest.

Where had all these emotion points suddenly come from?

Just then, the phone in his pocket vibrated a few times with new messages.

They were from his dear "son," Zhao Qiu.

"Holy shit! Zhou, you're freaking amazing!"

"You actually won Lin Qianqian over?!"

Zhou Fan said, "What the hell? What are you talking about?"

Zhao Qiu immediately sent him several photos showing Lin Qianqian coming to see him.

"Where did you get these photos?"

Zhao Qiu said, "Someone sent them to me. I only just found out you got together with campus belle Lin. Damn!"

"That's my boy! You really do have what it takes!"

Zhou Fan said, "Quit making things up. There's nothing between Lin Qianqian and me."

Zhao Qiu said, "Then how do you explain these photos? Campus belle Lin went out of her way to see you."

Zhou Fan said, "She came to spar and train with me."

He was telling the truth.

Zhao Qiu said, "Someone with an S-rank superpower needs to spar and train with you?"

"If that's really the case, she definitely has a crush on you and is using that as an excuse to get close."

"She says it's sparring, but she's really looking for chances to get close to you and send you little signals."

Lin Qianqian had a crush on him?

The thought flashed through Zhou Fan's mind, only to be dismissed immediately.

Over the past few days they'd spent together.

He hadn't seen any sign of a crush from Lin Qianqian.

If anything, he thought she was trying to poison him.

As for their daily sparring... He didn't think Lin Qianqian was trying to get close to him.

He only felt that every time they sparred, Lin Qianqian held some sort of hostility toward him and hit hard.

Zhou Fan said, "I don't see it."

Zhao Qiu said, "Then you're seriously clueless. She's taking the initiative to come see you. Why would she do that if she wasn't interested?"

Zhou Fan said, "'She likes me'-one of life's three greatest delusions. How are you even less clearheaded than I am?"

Zhao Qiu said, "Zhou, I think campus belle Lin is definitely interested in you. Make the most of this chance. Don't miss it and regret it later."

Zhou Fan said, "All right, I'm tired. Time for bed."

Lin Qianqian liked him?

Zhou Fan would sooner believe a chicken could sing, dance, and play basketball.

Than believe Lin Qianqian would like him.