"What the hell is going on?"
Han Lie’s forehead bore a massive question mark as bizarre little movies began playing in his mind.
Xi Luting and Pan Ge... HISS! If those two starred in them, any amount of money would be worth it!
A particularly anxious yet thrilling restlessness ignited, setting Han Lie on edge.
"Give me the details!"
Ding Ding and Little Dongbei let out strange chuckles, their expressions identical—sleazy and excited.
Little Dongbei said, "We didn’t catch exactly what they were talking about..."
Assertive and methodical in her work, strict yet able to lead by example, she had the rowdy troupe utterly convinced and under her thumb, commanding increasing authority as her Queen’s presence gradually formed.
But she wasn’t useless. When it came to administrative management, she, at 20, could easily outperform Han Lie at 30. The same was true for being resolute and ruthless. Tricky, oh... but oh, so thrilling! ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ɴovel(ꜰ)ɪre.nᴇt
Han Lie licked his lips subconsciously, his eyes narrowing, causing Ding Ding and Little Dongbei to shiver in unison.
Holy crap! Big Bro has suddenly turned into a freak! So scary, what do we do?!
While the two were still numb with shock, Han Lie quickly tidied up a bit and prepared to leave. "I’m going out to eat. What about you two?"
The brothers were overjoyed and hastily replied, "We played late last night, so we’re going to catch up on sleep around noon."
"Oh." Han Lie thought for a moment, then considerately said, "Then I’ll go to class this afternoon and won’t come back to disturb you. Have a good rest."
"Big Brother!" the two immediately put on a display of being overwhelmed by his favor, their eyes brimming with tears of gratitude, acting with such exaggerated devotion it was comical.
Fucking idiots! Han Lie thought.
Bidding farewell to his two sycophantic underlings, Han Lie had just stepped out of the apartment when Fang Feifei grabbed him.
"Lie Lie! Something big has happened!"
The petite goddess looked like she wanted to hang onto Han Lie, bouncing up and down, her face flushed.
Seriously, why are you so worked up? Han Lie wondered.
"Ting Ting has laid her cards on the table! She’s not hiding anymore, she’s completely transformed! Shouldn’t I be excited?! You didn’t see it—she was so incredibly cool!" Fang Feifei asserted with conviction, plunging Han Lie into deep contemplation.
She’s not calling her ’Class Rep’ anymore, but suddenly ’Ting Ting’? Are they that close?
"Um... do you perhaps... have some thoughts about it?" Han Lie probed.
Fang Feifei suddenly patted her cheeks, as if she felt very hot.
That makes sense... But still, there’s something off about you! Han Lie thought.
Han Lie suddenly grabbed Fang Feifei’s chin, examining her expression and eyes carefully. Fang Feifei tried to dodge, showing an unprecedented shyness and discomfort.
Han Lie thought he understood. It felt so damn mysterious, shocking yet exciting.
However, he hadn’t truly understood at all.
Suddenly, Fang Feifei looked up, her eyes meeting Han Lie’s, misty with emotion.
Han Lie was dumbfounded, momentarily stunned by the impact.
HOLY HELL! What in the world has this crappy school ’instance’ devolved into? Damn it, Han Dog, you’ve really stirred up a hornet’s nest this time...
One surprise after another left Han Lie involuntarily silent for quite a while. Fang Feifei obediently took his hand, and they walked into the cafeteria under the astonished gazes of their classmates.
Wang Hongli and Lu Yao from Dorm 2333, seeing this, asked in surprise, "Are you two together?"
Fang Feifei quickly let go of Han Lie’s hand and forcefully replied, "No, we’re just good friends. Lie Lie is like a brother to me, or maybe a best girlfriend..."
Well, I’ll be! To think a straight-up guy like me would one day be someone’s ’male bestie’!? So, we’re just innocent playmates, and you and Xi Luting are the true lovebirds, is that what you’re saying?
Han Lie was speechless.
His Level 3 Bluffing, Level 3 Stringing Along, and Level 3 Acting—none of it was fucking enough anymore.
Make money, make money, hurry up and make money! Spend, spend, quickly upgrade skills! Damn it, I can barely hold these wild horses back...
As they headed towards the cafeteria service window, Fang Feifei suddenly pulled Han Lie’s arm again, cooing, "Lie Lie~~~ Will you treat me today?"
"Alright, alright, my treat, my treat!" Han Lie awkwardly took out his money, feeling like ten thousand alpacas were stampeding through his mind.
The fish had slipped the hook, his meal ticket had declared independence, and the ’maidservant’ had rebelled. And he dared not utter a single complaint.
He ate in silence, the poor guy still struggling to figure out which direction things were headed.
Fang Feifei is a goddess, after all... In her past life, she was incredibly fierce! Now, Xi Luting, forced by an accident to unleash her potential ahead of schedule, has stepped onto the main stage with a Special image, and in turn, stimulated this goddess to awaken in some unknown direction... Chaos! Utter, bloody chaos!
Han Lie could only be sure that Fang Feifei still liked him, but not as passionately or irrationally as before. Her irrationality seemed to have transferred to Queen Ting. And Queen Ting, to protect herself and, more importantly, for revenge, had deliberately dragged Pan Ge, the campus belle of humanities, into the mess.
And Yu Yun? How will she react? She’s had a complete fallout with Xi Luting and has always been at odds with Fang Feifei. Surrounded by enemies, she’ll probably cling to me even tighter, right? If I keep stringing her along... the whole situation will become unstable! And Pan Ge? What’s her stance?
Han Lie’s head felt like it was about to explode from mulling everything over, yet he was still surrounded by utter confusion.
After the meal, the scoundrel couldn’t wait to dive into an internet cafe, log into his alternate QQ account, and check if Xi Luting had consulted or confronted Ham Specialist.
As expected, his alternate account was flooded with messages. The insults were scathing, and boy, was the gossip juicy...