Qin Zigui initially only wanted to add another mechanism to deal with unexpected situations Sheng Yan might encounter, and also to seek some benefits so that Sheng Yan could act cute towards him.
But he never expected this unexpected situation to happen so quickly, and he certainly didn't expect Sheng Yan's coquettishness to be so...
It has a smell.
Qin Zigui watched as Sheng Yan first took a deep breath, then paused briefly as if suffocated by the stench of a toilet. He then scrunched up his face, walked out, took a deep breath, and returned, cornering Qin Zigui against the wall. Gritting his teeth, he chanted with a look of grim determination, "Brother Zigui, Brother Zigui, Brother Zigui..."
His speech was so fast, his tone so emotionless, and his expression so violent, that he seemed like a cruel killer trying to kill his enemy with a spell.
Coupled with the smell of the men's restroom during the hottest days of summer, the cuckoo brother, cornered against the wall listening to the incantation, was a truly remarkable character with a completely expressionless face.
Sheng Yan was completely unaware of this. He just kept shouting until his breath became shorter and shorter, and the faster he shouted, the redder and redder his ears became. He also clenched his fists and fingers tighter and tighter next to Qin Zigui.
When he was finally about to shout for the 98th time, Sheng Yan finally took a deep breath and ended the difficult battle with a resounding and heartfelt "Brother Zigui!"
At that moment, the restroom was completely silent except for the sound of Sheng Yan bending over and taking deep breaths.
Qin Zigui, however, found the cicadas chirping outside the toilet extremely noisy.
He looked down at Sheng Yan, who was bending over and panting after shouting 392 words in one breath, his expression not very pleasant.
Sheng Yan didn't even glance at him. He was just thinking that he had finally called Qin Zigui "Brother Zigui" 100 times, and that he should have raised Qin Zigui's favorability enough to redeem a wish opportunity. So, before he could catch his breath, he put one hand on his knee, took out his phone with the other, opened the app, and prepared to make a wish to save himself.
And that was the end of it.
The moment he opened the app, he discovered that Qin Zigui's current favorability rating was 2/100, and increasing favorability would yield 0.
zero?
Add zero?
Affection level increased by zero???
I called out "Brother Zigui" so many times here, and it didn't work?!
Sheng Yan's first reaction wasn't that there was something wrong with his dozens of cuckoo calls, but rather that the app must be malfunctioning.
Exit and re-enter.
No change.
Shut down and restart.
No change.
Exit and re-enter, or shut down and restart.
Nothing has changed.
So Qin Zigui really didn't gain any favorability points just now?!
Sheng Yan, whose voice was almost hoarse from shouting, looked up at Qin Zigui angrily: "Why are you so difficult to please? Did I not shout hard enough just now?"
The notoriously difficult Qin Zigui remained expressionless: "Don't you need to give a reasonable explanation for your behavior just now?"
"..."
Sheng Yan then realized that it was indeed a bit inexplicable that he had suddenly cornered Qin Zigui in the toilet and called him "Brother Zigui" 98 times.
However, since a confidentiality agreement was signed with the app, this matter is difficult to explain.
Fortunately, Qin Zigui was no ordinary person. Even if he couldn't explain himself clearly, Qin Zigui wouldn't do anything to him and would even help him.
So Sheng Yan simply waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it or ask. I'm doing this for your own good, so just tell me what you like me to do. As long as you tell me, I'll do it."
Sheng Yan didn't think there was anything ambiguous about what he said; he just felt that Qin Zigui was a very unpredictable and moody person.
He clearly liked being called "Brother Zigui" at home, so why does he deny it at school?
Keep in mind that the wish limit only refreshes on Wednesday, and the exam is on Monday night. This means that if he doesn't raise Qin Zigui's favorability level before Monday night, everything will be over.
Moreover, it's one thing that he's involved, after all, he's been outwitting Huang Shuliang for so many years, he's been scolded and punished countless times, he's used to it. The key point is that this time Qin Zigui made a promise in front of so many classmates.
If Qin Zigui loses the bet, where will he put his face?
There were already quite a few people in the grade who liked Qin Zigui because he was handsome, had good grades, was pretentious, and attracted girls. In addition, Huang Shuliang often showed favoritism, so they were waiting to see him make a fool of himself. If Qin Zigui failed to show off again, he would probably have to endure a lot of ridicule.
Therefore, failure is absolutely unacceptable.
He must fulfill this wish.
But the question is, how can Qin Zigui, with his icy demeanor, possibly increase his favorability?
As long as he's willing to talk, there's nothing he can't do.
Sheng Yan raised his chin, waiting confidently for Qin Zigui's answer.
Then Qin Zigui lowered her eyes to meet his gaze and replied in a cold and calm tone: "I like you studying."
Sheng Yan: "..."
How perverted!
Learning is impossible; if I were to rely on studying to max out Qin Zigui's favorability, I'd probably be halfway to my grave by now.
Sheng Yanguang's head ached just thinking about it.
He didn't believe there weren't other ways in the world to please Qin Zigui.
So, thinking about the words he usually loved to hear, he gritted his teeth, looked up at Qin Zigui, and said in a self-deprecating tone, "Qin Zigui, you're so handsome. You're the most handsome man I've ever seen in the world."
Qin Zigui remained expressionless.
The favorability rating remains unchanged.
Sheng Yan gritted his teeth again: "Qin Zigui, you have a great body. You are the most handsome man with eight-pack abs I have ever seen."
The favorability rating remains unchanged.
Sheng Yan gritted his teeth again: "Qin Zigui, you have such long legs. You are the man with the longest legs and the most perky butt I have ever seen."
The favorability rating remained unchanged.
Sheng Yan finally couldn't take it anymore and decided to unleash his ultimate move: "Qin Zigui, you are perfect! You are the smartest, most outstanding, best-looking, most gentle, virtuous and lovable man I have ever met in the world. Anyone who doesn't like you is blind!"
The moment the words were spoken, a loud "bang" was heard outside the toilet, as if a heavy object had fallen to the ground.
The two turned their heads to look.
Just then, Lin Qian was seen bending over halfway outside the toilet door, with a pink water glass lying on the ground in front of her.
Seemingly sensing their gaze, Lin Qian stiffened her neck and slowly turned around, then gave them an extremely ladylike smile: "Hi, what a coincidence."
Unfortunately, this is the men's restroom.
As if realizing the problem, Lin Qian continued with a stiff smile: "Um, the water dispenser in the classroom is out of water, so I'm going to get some in the hallway. I'm just passing by, really just passing by. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. I won't bother you anymore. Goodbye, goodbye."
After saying that, Lin Qian maintained her fake smile, pretended to be calm and collected as she picked up the water glass, and then slowly disappeared from Qin Zigui and Sheng Yan's sight.
Sheng Yan: "..."
Qin Zigui: "..."
Sheng Yan turned his head to look at Qin Zigui, looking puzzled: "Why do I feel like there's something strange about her?"
Qin Zigui recalled her conversation with Sheng Yan earlier, as well as Sheng Yan's flattering words that were almost like a confession, and wanted to remind Sheng Yan who was the strange one.
However, when faced with the innocent and bewildered look in Sheng Xiaoyan's eyes, the straight-laced man decided to say coldly, "Maybe it's because the toilet smells too bad."
Oh, that does smell a bit.
Sheng Yan also felt that the toilet was not a good place to talk, and he figured that Qin Zigui would not be able to figure out what he liked in a short time, so he was too lazy to stay there any longer. He straightened his clothes and went back to the classroom.
Qin Zigui followed behind him slowly and deliberately.
As the two sat back down, several people around them couldn't help but turn around and ask, "Holy crap, Qin, what's wrong with you today? Why are you suddenly picking a fight with Huang Shuliang?"
Qin Zigui looked down at the documents on the table and casually said, "It's nothing, I just think what he said was a bit excessive."
That's true.
The students in Class One are basically the cream of the crop, each one proud and arrogant. If Huang Shuliang had said those things to them, they probably would have already started arguing.
From this perspective, Sheng Yan's temper isn't actually as bad as rumored.
But what does Huang Shuliang's criticism of Sheng Yan have to do with Qin Zigui?
What happened to their supposed blood feud? They seem quite harmonious together, even holding hands while going to the bathroom.
Is there some hidden story behind this?
The onlookers squinted, stroked their chins, and smacked their lips, trying to figure out what new gossip was coming up.
Qin Zigui ignored them and simply handed Sheng Yan a notebook he had just found: "Here you go."
Sheng Yan took it and flipped through it a couple of times: "What is this?"
"I compiled some function materials when I was in the first year of high school. After you finish reading them today, ask me if you don't understand anything."
Since we've entered the senior year review stage, the weekly unit tests are conducted on a topic-by-topic basis. Next Monday's test will be on functions.
It was precisely because this was the only part of the exam that Qin Zigui was confident in giving Sheng Yan a crash course.
The reason he didn't increase Sheng Yan's favorability in the system backend wasn't because he was unhappy to hear Sheng Yan call him "Brother Zigui" in the bathroom, but because he suddenly realized that Sheng Yan's first reaction to a problem was to use the wishing app to solve it, which was not a good sign.
He wanted Sheng Yan to have a life full of success and happiness, so he was willing to do everything he could to help Sheng Yan achieve his wishes, but he didn't want Sheng Yan to become really dependent on the app.
Because he knew very well that this was a clumsy lie that was at risk of being exposed at any time. Moreover, he wanted Sheng Yan to understand that there are no good things that fall from the sky, nor are there any nonsensical shortcuts in the world. Everything they had experienced and paid for had a beginning and an end, a cause and an effect.
He was willing to indulge Sheng Yan, but he didn't want to spoil him too much.
Sheng Yan didn't think that much about it. He just felt that since other methods couldn't increase Qin Zigui's favorability for the time being, he could only satisfy Qin Zigui's perverted hobby of liking his studies. So he reluctantly nodded: "Fine, it's because you like it."
The moment the words were spoken, another loud thud came from the doorway.
Sheng Yan and Qin Zigui turned around upon hearing the sound.
They saw Lin Qian bend down again to pick up the ill-fated pink water cup from the ground, then, feeling their gazes, she looked up and forced a smile, saying, "It's fine, it's fine, you guys continue, don't worry about me."
Let her be a quiet, beautiful woman who sees through things but doesn't say anything.
Anyway, if your first love was with someone like Qin Zigui, it doesn't seem like a bad deal.
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