After deciding to give up, I became popular

“Of course, it’s true, I have no need to lie to… you.”

Pressing her hands on the other’s shoulders, Xia Chuanzou gently pushed her away, looking at Ying Lili’s slightly moist eyes and said to her seriously: “And how could I find you troublesome? If that were the case, I wouldn’t have approached you in the first place.”

From her perspective, it might be because he understood her personality that he chose to leave, but in reality, he had known the nature of this little blonde much earlier.

“But Ying Lili, I hope you can understand one thing—I’m not very smart, and sometimes I may not be able to understand what you mean, but please remember, I will never dislike you, let alone find you troublesome…”

“So, I hope that in the future, when I’m being silly and don’t understand your feelings, you can tell me what you really think, okay? No matter what kind of thoughts they are, I will never say anything about it.”

Maybe it won’t change anything in the short term, but this is one of his attempts.

After all, no matter what, what he wants to see is still that carefree, happy little blonde every day, not like now, a sentimental, insecure 'Lin Daiyu'.

Even though she does indeed have a particularly endearing feeling, a little blonde who has lost her tsundere attributes is like the West losing Jerusalem, losing her soul.

“Okay, you said it.” The little blonde finally regained her spirits, and she blushed as she made a request, “Then come with me to the test of courage tonight…”

“That won’t work.” Xia Chuanzou refused without hesitation.

“?”

So the little blonde was dumbfounded again.

137. This is a love war! …Is it?

“You said you didn’t find me troublesome! You’re clearly lying to me!” Ying Lili gritted her teeth in anger.

What’s wrong with this person, how can he bully people like this?!

“Of course not.” Xia Chuanzou explained, “Didn’t I say? I already made an appointment with someone else, how can I just stand them up like that?”

“After all, there should be a first come, first served basis, right? Since I’ve already made an appointment with someone else, I definitely can’t agree to you, otherwise wouldn’t I be breaking my promise? You don’t want me to be a person who doesn’t keep his word, do you?”

“I do hope so.” Ying Lili said seriously.

“Uh…” Xia Chuanzou was stunned, but soon he thought of a solution.

“Then the things I promised you before…”

“No regrets! People who don’t keep their word are pig heads!” The little blonde certainly didn’t agree, why should she even have this little right taken away?

“……” So Xia Chuanzou stopped talking, just using his eyes to signal to her.

See, he was right, wasn’t he?

However, Ying Lili wouldn’t think so much, what does it have to do with her about breaking promises or first come, first served? She just wants to participate with the person she likes, okay?

Especially when she thinks that the person who made an appointment with Zou must also be a love rival who is eyeing Zou's body, she can't possibly choose to back down.

Because this is not a matter of credibility, but a love war!

So what if Zou said it made sense? After all, what reason is there in the eyes of girls, only who is more important, which side is more concerned about.

And Zou said, whatever you think, just tell him, he will never find her troublesome.

“I don’t care, I just want to participate with you, if you don’t agree, you’re just finding me troublesome.” Ying Lili was already desperate.

After all, it’s already gotten to this point, what face does she care about, if she drags on any longer, Zou will really be abducted.

“……”

Xia Chuanzou naturally couldn’t have imagined that one day this little blonde would actually act spoiled to him like this… no, it should be said that she was acting like a shrew.

What’s this? Even if she’s afraid of strangers, she wouldn’t go this far…

Just as Xia Chuanzou was thinking about what to do, Ying Lili on the side took his silence as him preparing to reject her.

Because she really doesn’t have any confidence, in fact, if it wasn’t for that fat woman at the beginning, she wouldn’t even have the courage to come back to find Zou, let alone have a better relationship with him, so naturally she felt that she couldn’t compete with that love rival who didn’t know who she was, so she retreated to the next best thing:

“If it really doesn’t work, I don’t mind forming a team of 3 people…”

Looking aggrieved.

She really thought so, thinking that it would be better to detour, but after saying it, she suddenly felt that this method seemed very good, after all, she has already said so, Zou can't possibly be cruel enough to ignore her and go to be affectionate with another woman, right?

And as long as he can agree, she will have a way to prevent their relationship from deepening, and it is best to perform in front of that guy that their relationship is very close, so that the other party will retreat in the face of difficulties…

Even make a bold guess! Normal girls would definitely not agree to this kind of three-person decision, right? And if the other party doesn't agree, wouldn't she be able to exclusively enjoy the date with Zou?

She's so smart!

And facing Ying Lili's proposal, Xia Chuanzou refused in one breath.

“What are you thinking, it’s definitely impossible for three people to participate together, although it’s not written in the rules, but the arrangements of previous sessions are all two people in a group…”

“But you are the student council president, can’t you think of a way to get away with it.”

“What do you think the student council president is…” Xia Chuanzou was a little embarrassed, he could at most change the list or something.

It’s okay to have one, but to openly bring two girls with good relationships to participate in the game, what is he going to do?

Do you want to be an invincible man?! And this will have a bad influence if it is said.

“Then what should I do, this is not okay, that is not okay… can’t you work hard and participate on both sides.” Ying Lili pouted, her face full of unwillingness.

It seems that she really has no way to do it, even acting spoiled to Zou can't change his mind...

“This is not something that can be improved by working hard…” Xia Chuanzou was a little helpless, “It is definitely impossible to participate on both sides, I can’t be in two places at once…”

“Wait… maybe it can?” Xia Chuanzou pondered, just about to explain, he saw this stupid little blonde open her mouth wide, with a surprised expression.

“Ah? You can really be in two places at once?”

“……”

Xia Chuanzou really doubts whether the person sitting in front of him is a high school student or something else… well, from the surface, maybe it’s a junior high school student?

It's the age of being in the second year of middle school, which is understandable.

“I mean other methods.” After shaking his head, Xia Chuanzou began to explain to this stupid blonde.

“According to the process, it takes about half an hour to punch in all the levels and take away the reward badges. Including the time consumed by other processes, it can be completed in less than 1 hour from complete play to the end.” Xia Chuanzou paused, then said.

“The event starts at 7 o’clock and ends at 10 o’clock, which means I can completely play twice during this period, once to go to the appointment, and the other to participate with you…”

“The only problem is that I don’t know if I can participate repeatedly, because this rule does not appear in the manual, and partners are arranged according to student numbers, so logically speaking, everyone may only have one chance to play…”

“……” Ying Lili on the side was already stunned.

To be honest, the idea is really good, but have you ever considered one thing - in front of her, a girl, discussing that he will have two dates with two girls before and after, one of whom also includes her...

What a scumbag behavior?!

He's really so promiscuous that she doesn't know how to complain!?

Seriously, if she didn't clearly know the other party's nature, she should have already started scolding him fiercely, this is simply wishful thinking!

“Are you serious?” Ying Lili’s face was complicated.

“Of course I’m serious, isn’t this method good?” Xia Chuanzou replied to her with a serious face.

Seeing Ying Lili's strange expression, he opened his mouth to comfort him: “Don’t worry, although I will be more tired in this way, at least I can accompany you to participate, and I can also fulfill the agreement, isn’t it a win-win situation?”

“……”

Ying Lili was silent for a while, and finally couldn't help but think about it, but just as she was about to open her mouth, she saw the other party take out her phone, and signaled her to be quiet and not to speak.

“……”

“Hello, is it Fujiwara?”

Originally, he was going to send it to Hui Ye to inquire, but suddenly remembered that the other party was the one who made an appointment with him. If he asked Hui Ye about this matter, he would definitely be guessed, and even might offend her because of it, so he chose the unreliable Fujiwara Qianhua.

Because of past habits, Xia Chuanzou subconsciously turned on the speakerphone function, so the voice over there also entered Ying Lili's ears.

“President? What's the matter? I'm eating.” Along with a slight chewing sound, Fujiwara Qianhua's unique voice came over.

“I have something to ask you…” Xia Chuanzou thought for a while, organized his words, “I’ll make a long story short, do you know anything about the test of courage tonight, such as whether people who have already participated can play again?”

On the other side, Fujiwara Qianhua, who was enjoying the food alone in the cafeteria, showed a surprised expression and began to talk eloquently:

“Oh! President is amazing! Actually found a loophole in the rules! It’s not written in the manual! I was also going to use it… Hello? President?”

Just as Fujiwara Qianhua was about to share her plan, she found that there was a busy tone from the phone, and when she looked down, she realized that the call had been hung up long ago.

“……”

Wow ah ah ah ah!!!

The pink octopus head suddenly became angry, as if treating the fried meat in the plate as Xia Chuanzou, and bit down hard, murmuring in his mouth:

“Damn president! Actually treats me as a tool, and runs away after asking! That's too much! I'll bite you to death, bite you to death…”

“So delicious!”

The next moment, a happy smile appeared on his face.

……

On the other side, Xia Chuanzou, who got a definite answer, hung up the phone and said to Ying Lili on the side: “It seems there is really no problem.”

It can even be said that not only is it much more psychologically stable, but even in reality - thanks to Qianhua, if she is really held accountable at that time, she will say that Fujiwara told him that he could participate again, and he even recorded it.

In this way, the two of them can share a little bit of the firepower, as for Qianhua... just compensate her with some food, presumably with her broad mind, she won't mind.

“……”

Ying Lili, who witnessed the whole process, was already stunned. To be honest, she really didn't know what to say, and even felt that her ideas were a bit redundant -

After all, the girl on the phone didn't seem angry at all? Even her voice didn't seem to have any fluctuations! It's as if she doesn't care at all that the person she made an appointment with will immediately turn around and throw herself into another person's arms after accompanying her!

Who would believe it if it was said?

She even began to suspect that the girl named Fujiwara Qianhua might have some terrible hobbies...

That's right, this little blonde regarded Fujiwara Qianhua as the person who made an appointment with Xia Chuanzou, and was currently in a strange mood.

“What’s wrong? You have a strange expression…” Xia Chuanzou asked.

“No, it’s nothing, just… a little surprised…” Ying Lili shook her head with a complicated expression.

“Okay.” Seeing this, Xia Chuanzou didn’t ask much, but looked down at the time, and then sent an invitation to the girl in front of him.

“You haven’t eaten yet, right? Want to go together?”

“……Yeah.”

138. Men are all big trotters

Because it was past the golden meal time, there were fewer people in the cafeteria. The remaining were small groups of three or five, chatting about the evening activities while eating dessert after dinner.

“Mahiru-chin, it’s about time to ask someone out, right?” A girl with pigtails poked at Shiina Mahiru next to her.

“If you don’t act, others will take the lead, and you won’t be able to cry.”

“That’s right, men are all big trotters, they never refuse pretty girls.” Another girl with twin tails echoed.

“Yes, yes, even if you’re as cute as Mahiru-chin, they won’t be satisfied. Only by actively attacking and constantly occupying the space around them, and proclaiming your sovereignty to everyone, can you firmly grasp them in your hands!”

“That’s right, that’s right, so just holding hands is definitely not enough. Elementary school students aren’t doing that anymore. At the very least, you have to get to the point of kissing.”

“Th-th-that’s definitely not okay…” The angel’s face turned red as she listened.

They agreed to just have dinner together and go back to rest, but she was dragged into discussing love again. She originally wanted to listen to her friends’ opinions and try to learn something from them, but what she heard were all terrible lines?

At least a kiss… what shameful things do you want her to do in public?!

“Okay, stop fooling around, be serious.” The steady black-haired girl leading the group suddenly spoke.