Cold-Faced Bro Shen Qingling

Shen Qingling heard the steady stream of Heart-Throb Score notifications in his mind, all of which were converted into points.

He opened the system panel for a look.

Name: Shen Qingling

Age: 18

Height: 188 cm

Length: 25 cm

Appearance: 93

Health: 60

Combat Power: 65

Reputation: 21

Heart-Throb Score: 117

Points:

Cheat Ability: None

Goddesses Pursued: 0

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- Song Zhining Pursuit Progress: 85%

- Chu Jiaojiao Pursuit Progress: 30%

- Ruan Mingyi Pursuit Progress: 32%

Comeback Progress: 10%

Main Story Progress: 3%

Side Quests: Unlocked

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- Side Quest 1: Obtain Chu Jiaojiao's Regret Score

- Progress: 0%

Shen Qingling had originally possessed just over three thousand points. But through yesterday's trending topic and the Heart-Throb Scores provided by the girls at school today, he had already accumulated more than twenty thousand points.

It had risen by so much in just one day. It seemed maintaining long-term exposure was indeed necessary.

"Ordinary Heart-Throb Scores are useful too. As long as I can keep getting exposure, I should be able to save up one hundred thousand points soon."

"Yes, Host. Once you have enough points, you can unlock certain storylines and character endings. There are also many items in the System Shop. Would you like to take a look?"

"Are the items you mentioned proper items?"

"Of course they are proper items. Though, there are improper ones too. As long as the Host has points, there's nothing you can't buy."

Shen Qingling browsed the System Shop. Sure enough, it had all sorts of things, even adult products.

As expected, this isn't a proper system at all.

But with his current points, he could not afford anything. He could only look.

Before long, the teacher entered. Shen Qingling put away his thoughts and focused on the lesson.

Although he had inherited the Original Host's memories and knowledge, he would still fall behind if he did not pay attention in class. He could not go from being a top student to a bad one.

Meanwhile, Ruan Mingyi got up early, put on a delicate full face of makeup, and went to the café.

When she learned that Shen Qingling only worked there part-time on weekends, her eyes showed regret.

"Qiao Qiao, he isn't here."

"I told you. It's Thursday. Shen Qingling is a student at Jiang University, so he must be in class right now."

"I heard he's a top student. I only saw that trending topic when I was scrolling through Weibo this morning. I can't believe it was him."

"I saw that Weibo post too. He looked really handsome in that photo. No wonder you fell in love with him at first sight."

"Ah, what a pity. He didn't even approve my WeChat friend request. Why don't we go find him at his school?"

"Huh? Aren't you afraid he'll ignore you?"

"I'll just say I came to apologize. Then I'll take him to buy some new clothes and say they're compensation for him. Either way, I already have an excuse."

Ruan Mingyi felt that her plan was flawless. She had a perfectly reasonable excuse now; it all depended on whether Shen Qingling could bear to reject her.

Ruan Mingyi was quite familiar with Jiang University. The Ruan Family had donated a building to the university, and she had even dined with members of the school board. Sneaking into Jiang University was effortless for her.

Seeing all the young faces around campus, she suddenly felt a little old, as though she no longer had that youthful air.

Ruan Mingyi sighed. "They're so young."

Ye Qiao smiled. "Why are you suddenly getting sentimental? You only graduated two years ago. You make it sound like you're middle-aged."

"It's different. Two years after graduation makes you an old hand. That clear-eyed stupidity university students have is something people like us who've worked can never possess."

"Oh, please. You call that working? You sit there for an hour or two every day, pretend to work, and drink coffee. Your computer has probably never even been turned on, and you call that a job?"

"You're awful. Can't I be sentimental for once? If I really had to live that kind of life, I'd rather jump off a building."

Chatting as they walked, Ruan Mingyi and Ye Qiao arrived outside Shen Qingling's classroom.

Ruan Mingyi spotted the young man sitting upright in the classroom at a glance.

Ye Qiao said, "How is he still so handsome even in class? It's like the set of an idol drama."

Ruan Mingyi said, "Those pretty-boy celebrities don't have even half his looks. Cold-Faced Bro is still the most handsome."

"Cold-Faced Bro" was the nickname Ruan Mingyi had given Shen Qingling.

Although Ruan Mingyi was rather eccentric, she knew it was bad to disturb others during class. So she and Ye Qiao leaned against the corridor railing and chatted.

Even so, they still drew plenty of attention from the people in the classroom.

For example, a boy and a girl sitting in front of Shen Qingling.

"Damn, there are two gorgeous women outside."

"They have such great figures, such fair skin, and such long legs. I'm jealous."

"Which department are they from? With faces like that, they shouldn't be unknown."

"Maybe they aren't from our school. Look at how they're dressed—they're obviously rich. It's unlikely they're students."

"I'm too uncultured to recognize whatever luxury brands they're wearing."

"I think that bag costs over a million."

Shen Qingling did not even glance over and remained absorbed in his studies.

That was how it looked on the surface, but in truth, he already knew who had come.

He remained composed and turned a deaf ear to the discussions around him, immediately earning praise from the girls in class.

"Look at the guys in our class. They're practically drooling, while Shen Qingling hasn't even raised his eyes."

"Looks like pretty women don't attract him at all. The fragrance of knowledge is more enticing."

"My male idol doesn't even care about the campus belle. No matter how beautiful a woman is, she's just a shell to him."

At that moment, another boy retorted, "Isn't it because he knows he has no strengths besides his face? What woman would want to look at that dead man's face every day?"

"Exactly. He probably can't even afford to buy his girlfriend a set of clothes. Does someone who has to work part-time to earn tuition dare date beauties like that? They probably wouldn't even look at a poor loser like him."

"Hahaha, those two beauties are worth more than he'll earn in his whole life. I think he doesn't dare date because he's afraid of embarrassing himself. If you girls knew how stingy he was in private, who would still worship him as a male idol and swoon over him every day? Wouldn't his little sense of superiority disappear?"

"You! Shen Qingling is only poor right now. That doesn't mean he'll be poor in the future. You guys are just jealous. Choke on your jealousy!"

Several boys broke into laughter, while the girls who had been discussing Shen Qingling earlier were so angry their faces turned red.

Damn it! They only know how to attack Shen Qingling for being poor. What a bunch of worthless losers!

Before long, the bell rang. People gradually began leaving the classroom. Some tried talking to Ruan Mingyi, but she only responded with a cold expression.

Everyone privately discussed who Ruan Mingyi and Ye Qiao had come to find.

"Who do you think they're here for?"

"Cheng Chuan? Xie Zhiyao? Or Shen Qingling?"

"Impossible. It can't be Shen Qingling. Who would dare approach him like that? Aren't they afraid he'll humiliate them to their faces?"

"Then it must be Xie Zhiyao. Plenty of beautiful women pursue him anyway."

"Can Xie Zhiyao really date beauties like that? I don't believe it."

"Then it must be Cheng Chuan. Cheng Chuan is pretty handsome too."

Shen Qingling stood and walked out of the classroom, immediately spotting Ruan Mingyi.

Their eyes met. He turned to leave, but Ruan Mingyi blocked his path.

"Hi, Shen Qingling. Do you remember me?"