Yun Lian smiled slightly, meeting his gaze without flinching, and the two locked eyes across the distance.

"Fu Qiyu, do you like me?"

Fu Qiyu felt his heart skip a beat the moment she asked him that question.

However, the easiest things for peacocks to say when courting are sweet nothings like "I like you" and "I love you".

But he couldn't bring himself to say these words to Yun Lian.

Fu Qiyu gritted his teeth, looked away first, cautiously and tentatively.

Do you like me?

Yun Lian walked alongside him, her voice still cheerful.

"Ask again tomorrow."

The road to class is long, and it takes him a long time to walk there alone.

The path to the classroom is short; I can walk there in the blink of an eye while standing beside her.

When the two arrived at the classroom, many students were already gathered around the mecha.

Yun Lian lay beside the mecha design drawings, completely absorbed in them.

Fu Qiyu stood not far away, glancing at her every now and then.

What kind of beast is this little female?

Fu Qiyu was becoming increasingly unable to understand him.

At that moment, Ji Huaixi came in, carrying a basketball and drinking water.

At a glance, I spotted Yun Lian, who seemed to shine in the crowd.

Her skin was very fair, and sunlight streamed in from the window, illuminating her profile and highlighting her features, making even the fine hairs on her face clearly visible.

The cute bunny ears swayed gently in the breeze.

Ji Huaixi quickly shook his head, trying to banish the image from his mind, but no matter how hard he tried to ignore it, the image lingered in his mind.

Fu Qiyu noticed that he kept glancing at Yun Lian, so he came over to talk to him.

His slightly larger stature blocked Ji Huaixi's view of Yun Lian.

"How did your last mecha test go? Are you eligible to have your own mecha?"

When Ji Huaixi saw Fu Qiyu, she immediately thought of the textbooks that he had snatched from her in the dormitory earlier. Her face darkened, but her voice was filled with undisguised smugness.

"I'm definitely going to get a mech, isn't that a sure thing? What, you lack confidence? You think you won't get one?"

Fu Qiyu unbuttoned the collar of his shirt, looking relaxed and casual, his shoulder-length silver hair gleaming in the sunlight, making him appear even more otherworldly.

"Of course I'm confident, I'm just curious about your abilities and whether you can get what you want."

Ji Huaixi rolled her eyes and complained, "We wolves can get whatever we want, unlike you peacocks who only care about displaying your feathers to attract people."

Amidst the uproar, Sikong Qing suddenly appeared.

He spotted his former roommate almost immediately.

Sikong Qing glanced around and then realized that the vicious young lady was looking at mecha design drawings.

Can she understand it?

Sikong Qing snorted coldly and went inside to inspect his mecha without looking to the side.

At that moment, Lin Hanxue and her mecha mentor appeared together.

The mecha instructor looked at Lin Hanxue with eyes full of admiration.

She has a great talent for mecha design, and many of her designs catch his eye.

The instructor coughed lightly, and the entire room fell silent instantly.

The moment Yun Lian looked up and was seen by her mentor, a flash of disgust crossed her eyes.

He hated most of all those females who abused their status and did whatever they wanted, yet were completely ignorant.

Yun Lian noticed his gaze and stared at him without any attempt to hide it, showing no sign of backing down.

System 003 spoke up at the right moment: "Host, this mentor originally appreciated the original owner, but the original owner's mecha design got worse and worse, while Lin Hanxue's design was favored by the mentor, which caused the original owner to be disliked. Moreover, the original owner was exposed for plagiarism, which made the mentor even more disappointed."

While looking at the design drawings, Yun Lian recalled countless scenes of the original owner of the body burying herself in designing mecha.

She didn't believe that such a person's designs would get worse and worse; Yun Lian would never believe there wasn't something fishy going on.

Faced with her fearless gaze, the mentor's eyes instead flashed with interest.

Why does it feel like that girl with overflowing design inspiration from back then has come back?

This little incident did not dampen everyone's enthusiasm for learning about mechs, and the instructor quickly began to speak fluently.

As expected of the only male student in this year's class to receive a custom mecha, Sikong Qing was able to answer almost every question.

The tutor, seeing Yun Lian listening attentively and occasionally frowning in thought, inexplicably called on her.

"You seemed dissatisfied with our new mecha design earlier. Why don't you share your thoughts?"

Upon hearing their instructor's words, the surrounding students erupted in commotion, their gazes filled with confusion, doubt, and mockery as they turned towards Yun Lian.

Yun Lian ignored her completely, stood up, and answered politely but firmly.

"I believe that the mechs currently lack any defense against the Zerg's mental pollution. They only attack relentlessly. Once hit by the Zerg, they will only suffer the fate of being destroyed and their beasts killed."

I suggest adding a layer of material to the mech's protective shield to prevent Zerg contamination.

As soon as Yun Lian spoke, the room erupted in noise.

"Does the little rabbit know what she's talking about? The Zerg's mental pollution is currently unsolvable. Even apothecaries can't study its components, so how can it be used in mechs?"

"Does she think that no one has thought of the method she mentioned? If it weren't for the current technological limitations, who would be dumber than her?"

"Hahaha, wishful thinking. She's just an A-level waste. She probably can't even use her mental power to soothe a male, let alone isolate him from mental pollution."

Seeing that everyone's attention was on Yun Lian, Ji Huaixi had the illusion that she was the center of attention, as if she was born to be so dazzling.

Ji Huaixi rubbed his tail in frustration.

"How dare she, a woman so vicious that only her face is presentable, speak so arrogantly?"

Ji Huaixi bumped Fu Qiyu's shoulder, desperately hoping for his approval.

Fu Qiyu stared intently at Yun Lian's retreating figure, and answered solemnly.

"I believe her."

Ji Huaixi's eyes widened instantly, and she jumped back a big step, then reached out and touched Fu Qiyu's forehead in disbelief.

"Are you kidding me? Fu Qiyu, what kind of spell did she cast on you to make you believe her so much?"

The mentor ignored the dissenting voices.

Instead, he asked Yun Lian with great interest, "Do you think we can do it right now? Or do you have any preliminary ideas about the idea of ​​creating a protective shield to isolate mental pollution?"

Because she never bowed down in the face of doubt, he wanted to trust her one more time.

Even though his most admired student had said countless times that she bullied her classmates by taking advantage of her status and plagiarized designs, he still wanted to take a gamble when he met those honest eyes.

Yun Lian felt as if his eyes were shining when he looked at her, and calmly spoke.

"Yes, you must have participated in the Zerg siege war, right? Your mental strength should have weakened long ago. Not long ago, while conducting potion experiments, I discovered a small hypothesis, but I haven't tested it yet."

"Mentor, I can demonstrate this to you live; I can help you restore your mental strength."

Male psychic energy cannot be soothed by females who do not trust them, which is why males must mate with females, as females can soothe psychic trauma and accelerate recovery.

Since he was not marked by any females, his mental strength had been constantly damaged. If he hadn't really loved mechas, he might have forgotten about them long ago.

Can he trust her?