Without Li Ming and Tang Siya interfering, Song Xijun and Ruan Qingan's spots were quickly finalized.

When the dust settled, Ruan Qing'an was leaning against the railing outside the corridor, smoking and indifferently exhaling smoke rings. Several classmates passed by her, wanting to come up and talk to her, but hesitating to approach.

With Dawn no longer an obstacle, Ruan Qing'an's popularity at school has recovered. Not to mention, she has transformed from a delinquent girl into a top female student who has made a comeback, which is simply unbelievable.

Finally, one of the students mustered up the courage: "Ruan Qingan, I'm sorry... I misunderstood you before, thinking you cheated, and I even ostracized you because of Chairman Li's matter—"

"Hmm, no need to say anything."

Ruan Qing'an interrupted him coldly, his leaden eyes giving him only a fleeting glance, almost a judgment: "You did nothing wrong, you're just being prudent and indignant."

"However—if the target this time wasn't me, but some cowardly guy who couldn't fight back, he would have already jumped off a building and committed suicide, wouldn't he?"

Ruan Qing'an scoffed, a cigarette between her slender fingers, and walked past the group of classmates, her expression cold and mocking.

037: [Ancestor, are you thinking about something?]

"Apologizing is useless, little system. What's done is done. If I can't reverse the situation, what will happen to me? Like... if I weren't the strongest mission taker, would the God of God have released me?"

Ruan Qingan spoke in a low voice, his laughter filled with sarcasm.

037: [This...is not...]

But Ruan Qing'an had no intention of listening any further, and said instead, "Forget it, let's finish the mission, that's the most important thing."

[Okay... but darling, although the male lead is a reincarnation, he seems pretty easy to win over so far, even though quite a few mission takers have already met their demise at his hands...]

"Heh, his affection level will get stuck sooner or later."

Ruan Qing'an chuckled, and just then she received a message on her phone from Song Xijun, saying that he was waiting for her at the school gate.

The holidays are just around the corner, and Song Xijun had promised to go home with her. They're leaving tomorrow, so today is a celebration after passing the school's preliminary selection.

037: [Great! This time we'll definitely succeed—]

"Song Xijun was trying to trick me before. A 100% love value isn't that simple. You can't rush things, little system."

“Each province has a quota for recommendations, which can bypass the provincial and national competitions and be recommended to the TIP International Physics Competition. Song Xijun was recommended because he solved a problem that even the teacher couldn’t solve by sending an email to that teacher.”

Ruan Qingan paused: "So even if Li Ming really removed his spot and made him take the punishment, Song Xijun still had a way to bypass Li Ming directly."

"After all, there is a much wider sky outside of F University."

Hearing this number 037 sent chills down even the system's spine.

[So, the male lead went through all that trouble—]

As Ruan Qing'an walked towards the school gate, he said, "To get revenge on me, what else could it be? Didn't you notice that Song Xijun wasn't actually affected at all from beginning to end?"

"I'm the one who's in a mess, I'm the one surrounded by enemies, and I'm the one who ended up in the hospital. If I hadn't leveled up my affection points to this point, little system, do you really think he would have helped me when dealing with Tang Siya and Li Ming, instead of dragging me down with him?"

037: [This male lead is really scary, it's giving me the creeps...]

Ruan Qing'an smiled brightly and did not answer. Song Xijun was standing at the school gate, holding a milk tea in one hand. When he saw Ruan Qing'an, he subconsciously opened his arms.

Then she clung to him like a koala.

Song Xijun instinctively supported Ruan Qing'an and handed her the milk tea, saying, "Ruan Ruan, stop fooling around. I bought this for you, take it."

"Ah... drinking milk tea will make you fat."

"It's okay, I can carry you."

Hearing this, Ruan Qing'an couldn't help but chuckle, then held the milk tea and walked side by side with Song Xijun on the path outside the school.

The summer sun was shining brightly, filtering through the gaps in the branches and leaves overhead, breaking into dappled light and shadow, which scattered across the ground and covered the road.

The air was filled with a cool fragrance, mixed with a hint of nicotine, which tugged at the nerve endings and became addictive.

While Song Xijun was in a daze, Ruan Qingan suddenly said, "We're going back tomorrow. Mom and Dad haven't seen us in a long time. You have to remember this, Mu Tou."

“Although you are not their biological son, they have been sponsoring us for so many years and you have always lived at home, so it doesn’t really matter. They would be very happy if they knew that we could all participate.”

As Ruan Qing'an rambled on, Song Xijun's eyes held a hint of sarcasm—no different from his own son?

That would be a huge mistake; he had already found out in his previous life.

However, Song Xijun didn't want to upset Ruan Qing'an, so she simply nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you. But how are you going to explain to them that you suddenly did well on the exam?"

Ruan Qingan stuck out his tongue: "Call me rebellious or whatever, I just don't like their attitude of forcing me to study and treating me like a tool. Only after they realized that I really had no investment value did I finally get the freedom I was looking for."

"is that so……"

Song Xijun was slightly taken aback, while Ruan Qingan shrugged: "Alright, alright, this is my little secret, don't tell anyone, you blockhead."

"Hey, hey, did you hear me?!"

Hearing the somewhat impatient tone, Song Xijun realized that he truly had never understood her from beginning to end...

He subconsciously turned his head and saw a slender girl walking beside him. Her profile was excessively beautiful, and she was looking down, biting her straw with her rosy lips.

Her every move seemed to be driven by desire, her mind completely captivated. Song Xijun's eyes grew increasingly lustful, but when she realized it, she found it amusing.

For two lifetimes, he was unaware that he was also a womanizer.

"Okay," was the only response she gave.

Hearing the notification tone, Ruan Qing'an's eyes darkened slightly. Just then, they passed by a small jewelry store. She pressed Song Xijun down to sit on a chair next to her and said, "Wait a minute, Mu Tou."

"Okay, where are you going—"

Before Song Xijun could finish speaking, Ruan Qing'an had already disappeared. He couldn't help but frown, looking at the fingertips she had held: "Tsk, naughty, always running around."

I feel more at ease only when I have her by my side...

The next moment, Song Xijun's thoughts came to an abrupt halt. Suddenly, a weight fell on his back as Ruan Qing'an wrapped his arms around his neck from behind. Then, Song Xijun's vision brightened.

Ruan Qing'an suddenly tied up Song Xijun's overly long hair, making a small braid at the back of his head, and her slender fingertips hooked down his black-rimmed glasses.

Before Song Xijun could react, Ruan Qing'an leaned close to him and chuckled, "Since everyone knows you're a wolf in sheep's clothing, then stop pretending to be a lamb. Although you're not quite the same as before, you're not bad at all?"

"you……"

Song Xijun turned around and saw that Ruan Qing'an had also tied her hair up, and the hair tie was still a cute strawberry.

Without him needing to ask, Ruan Qing'an explained, "I bought a pair, the other one is on your head, how come—"

"Ruan Ruan, you're driving me crazy."

He only said one ambiguous sentence before Song Xijun pressed down on the back of her head, stealing her breath. He had never felt so deeply that just when he couldn't help but want to keep her by his side, she put a collar on him first.

Breathing lightly until lips parted.

His dark eyes were fixed on Ruan Qing'an, and he suddenly said, "Remember to tell your parents when you go back."

"Wh...what?"

“I’m your boyfriend, Ruan Ruan.”

—Or rather, it could only be him.

【Affection Level: 80】

[Ding, system error, favorability level has reached its limit.]

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