Qin Wan: "!!!"

The contact was brief and fleeting. Lu Yao released her, and Qin Wan instinctively put her hands behind her back and took two steps back to distance herself from Lu Yao.

Taking in her actions, Lu Yao lowered his eyes to conceal the fleeting glint of light within them.

Why are you avoiding him?

Are you afraid of him?

But he didn't do anything...

Why should we be afraid of him?

Is it because she still can't let go of Jiang Huan?

Is that why she keeps her distance from all men except Jiang Huan?

But Jiang Huanming has clearly betrayed her...

Why can't she let go?

Why were you staring at Jiang Huan for so long, so mesmerized?

The more Lu Yao thought about it, the darker his eyes became. Because he lowered his gaze, the expression in his eyes was completely hidden, so on the surface he only looked depressed and sad...

It was as if Qin Wan's rejection had hurt him...

Qin Wan: "..." Something's not right.

After a few brief encounters, Qin Wan's premonition grew stronger.

At first, she thought he was pretending to be weak while actually being strong, a manipulative woman.

But just a moment ago, she truly sensed that something was wrong with him...

That feeling...

That feeling was somewhat similar to her obsession with Ling Jue back then, yet it also seemed different...

"Sister Qin, I'm sorry, did I offend you? I didn't mean to, I..."

Seeing that Qin Wan remained silent for a long time, Lu Yao apologized in a flustered manner, constantly blaming himself.

Faced with Lu Yao's self-blame, Qin Wan gave him a deep look before leaving without looking back.

Watching Qin Wan's departing figure, Lu Yao's eyes suddenly darkened.

"Are you really that unable to let go of Jiang Huan?" Lu Yao murmured.

Jiang Huan and Su Yue asked for leave and left the school early.

Qin Wan wandered around the aristocratic academy out of boredom, while also complaining about how useless the system was.

"What use are you if you can't find anything out?" Qin Wan scoffed.

[…Host, in this entire world, besides the Divine Venerable Ling Jue, is there anyone else who can defeat you?]

"Of course not," Qin Wan said confidently.

"So it's normal that I can't find out things that even you, the host, don't know?" the system said matter-of-factly.

Qin Wan: "..." This little good-for-nothing has even learned to argue back.

"Fine, we'll deal with whatever comes our way," Qin Wan said dismissively.

Thinking of this, Qin Wan was filled with emotion.

If she had known she would end up like this, she should have studied hard back in the God Realm instead of wasting her time indulging in men. The more she thinks about it now, the more she regrets it.

Male beauty has ruined me!

After PE class, the next class is English, so we need to go back to the classroom.

As soon as she sat down, Qin Wan sensed something was wrong. Looking down, she found a letter, a carton of milk, and a box of biscuits in the drawer.

"Sister Qin, I heard from Qin Luo that you get hungry easily and your stomach hurts when you're hungry. I bought some milk and biscuits when I went to the supermarket. You can put them in your drawer just in case. /smiley face"

Qin Wan: "..." This kid is quite shrewd; she's got a lot of tricks up her sleeve.

After reading the letter, Qin Wan casually tossed the letter, milk, and biscuits into her schoolbag. She wouldn't eat them, and she couldn't possibly throw them away, so she decided to keep them to take home as props.

After an afternoon of classes.

School ends in the evening, at the school gate.

Lu Yao was stopped by a beautiful senior student who took out her phone and handed it to him with a bright and cheerful smile.

Lu Yao smiled shyly and shook his head apologetically at his senior.

The beautiful senior's smile froze for a moment, then returned to normal. She smiled nonchalantly, put away her phone, and left.

Seeing this, Qin Wan pursed her red lips in displeasure.

He is quite popular.

On my very first day of reporting for duty, I've already been noticed by several senior students, first Su Yue, and now another one.

Thinking of this, Qin Wan started the car, stepped on the gas, and the extremely conspicuous red sports car sped past Lu Yao...

Lu Yao: "..."

Lu Yao stood still, watching Qin Wan's car drive further and further away until it completely disappeared from his sight.

"Do you dislike me that much?" Lu Yao lowered his eyes, his thin lips parted slightly, and he murmured softly.

[Lu Yao's favorability decreased by 2, current favorability is 50.]

Qin Wan: "..." This man is so realistic.

One minute later...

Just as Lu Yao was walking down the road with a blank expression, a red sports car suddenly reversed and stopped in front of him.

The car window slowly rolled down, revealing Qin Wan's haughty profile.

"Get in the car," Qin Wan's cold voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao immediately broke into a bright smile.

"Sister Qin!"

"Don't make me say it a second time." Qin Wan looked at him with impatience.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao was not annoyed; instead, his smile grew even brighter.

Without further ado, he quickly opened the door, got into the car, and fastened his seatbelt—a series of actions performed with remarkable fluidity.

He had just sat down when the car suddenly sped off.

Lu Yao wasn't flustered or afraid at all; instead, he looked at Qin Wan beside him with a happy expression.

"Sister Qin, did you come back especially to pick me up?" Lu Yao asked eagerly.

Qin Wan glanced at him, refusing to admit it, "Don't flatter yourself, it's just on the way."

"But Sister Qin clearly left first, I saw it all. Sister Qin, you deliberately went back."

Qin Wan pursed her red lips and gave him a cold glance, the threat as obvious as could be.

Lu Yao seemed not to understand. When he met Qin Wan's gaze, his eyebrows curved and his smile deepened.

Qin Wan: "..." No wonder Qin Luo was scared by him.

Seeing his lack of tact, Qin Wan stopped paying attention to him and turned to focus on driving.

"Sister Qin, you're so good to me," Lu Yao said to himself.

[Lu Yao's favorability increased by 5, current favorability is 55.]

Good to know.

The Qin family.

Qin Luo had just returned and hadn't even had a chance to go inside when he saw Qin Wan's car, followed by Lu Yao getting out of Qin Wan's car.

Instantly, the smile on Qin Luo's face froze...

"Sister, why did he come back with you?" Qin Luo asked, dissatisfied.

Qin Wan glanced at him and said indifferently, "On the way."

"On the way?" Qin Luo was shocked.

He never expected that his usually proud sister would defend Lu Yao, an outsider, and even go so far as to lie through her teeth for Lu Yao's sake!

Qin Wan didn't want to pay attention to Qin Luo's fuss, but Lu Yao was a troublemaker. He seemed uncomfortable if he didn't provoke Qin Luo a little.

"It wasn't on my way; Sister Qin specially picked me up and dropped me off." As he said this, Lu Yao's smile was incredibly bright and cheerful.

"Pick-up and drop-off?" Qin Luo cleverly grasped the core point Lu Yao wanted to make.

"Your sister also took you to Faston this afternoon to report for duty?" Qin Luo asked incredulously.

"Yes, Sister Qin is so good to me. Just now, I was a little late getting out of school, and Sister Qin even went out of her way to turn back and pick me up," Lu Yao added with a smile.