"Ali, apologize to them right away."
Seeing Lin Qingrou's aggrieved look, the man felt an urge to hug her and comfort her.
Little did he know that jealousy had already clouded his judgment.
He was jealous of his girlfriend because she didn't have the beauty and figure of other women.
In his opinion, someone of his caliber deserved a beauty like Lin Qingrou.
Therefore, subconsciously, he had already begun to dislike his girlfriend who he spent every day with.
"You? Are you crazy?" The woman angrily started hitting him.
With a slap across the man's face, their relationship crumbled.
"How dare you hit me?!"
"Get the hell out of here!"
The man originally wanted to kick his girlfriend away, but considering that Lin Qingrou was still there, he held back the thought.
He verbally abused the woman, making her feel humiliated, and she turned and fled in tears.
"Is this really okay? Because of me, you two are arguing," Lin Qingrou said weakly, leaning against the man.
As she approached, the man could faintly smell her fragrance.
It resembles a budding chrysanthemum, yet has a hint of rose fragrance.
The combination of the two made the man unable to resist taking a few more sniffs.
Seemingly realizing his perverted behavior, the man quickly said something.
"Don't be fooled by her pitiful crying appearance; she's actually mentally ill."
"She often loses her temper, and I've been putting up with her for a long time. She just happened to explode just now!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Qingrou gave him a playful look.
This man is hypocritical; what he says is completely different from what he really thinks.
In his mind, the woman who ran away was merely a tool to vent his desires.
Now that he has seen himself, he naturally abandons it without hesitation.
Although it is said that one is influenced by one's own charm, at most one's charm can only arouse the desires in others' hearts.
The real problem lies in the lack of self-control.
"It's all my fault, I feel so sorry..."
"If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been arguing."
"To express my apology, let me treat you to dinner."
Lin Qingrou's eyes held a captivating allure, stirring the man's heartstrings.
The reason she came to seduce the man was not just to test her mind-reading ability.
They also wanted to use the man to qualify for the second round of testing.
If the man in front of them is the captain of their team, then he has the right to choose his teammates to participate in the second test with him.
This could be considered one of the loopholes in the freshman competition, but under normal circumstances, no one would do this.
After all, the team wasn't formed suddenly; most of them went through a period of trials and tribulations before they came together.
The reason for this vulnerability is to take into account the possibility of unforeseen circumstances.
For example, in a four-person team, one of the members accidentally causes a problem.
Illness, car accident, sudden death, etc.
Such unexpected absences of team members can be filled by finding someone to fill the vacancy.
Lin Qingrou saw this as an opportunity, so when she walked out of the forest and heard the man speaking, this whole scene unfolded.
As for the man in front of him, when he heard Lin Qingrou say she was treating, his second brother was so excited that he almost stood up.
Fortunately, he still had some self-control. After nodding, he followed Lin Qingrou and left the place.
The scene shifts to Villa No. 1 in the new villa area.
Ye Gubai was currently receiving the guests who had come with him.
Zi Yue Ru, Zi Xin Lan.
"Isn't there any tea to brew?" Zi Xinlan joked. "Looks like I'll have to bring some with me next time I come."
"If you really want some, I can buy some at the interdimensional auction house," Ye Gubai said calmly.
Although Zi Xinlan was much higher in rank and had a superior appearance, he was not intimidated at all.
(In real life, when you meet someone who is good-looking, you'll normally feel a little pressured or shy, right?)
(For example, getting nervous when seeing handsome men or beautiful women.)
“That’s not necessary,” Zi Xinlan said, shaking her head.
"I came here because I wanted to see your strength for myself."
“My niece always tells me you’re amazing and your skills are exaggerated, but I don’t really think you can be that amazing.”
"Seeing you today, it's truly remarkable."
Zi Xinlan's words were a simple compliment to Ye Gubai.
Ye Gubai, however, didn't seem to appreciate the praise and could only nod silently.
Fortunately, Zi Yue Ru chimed in, "Auntie, I wasn't exaggerating, was I? His strength is truly astounding."
"Um..."
"After witnessing your battle, I have confirmed your strength."
"So these payments can be given to you in advance."
"Anyway, with your ability, you will definitely get a very good ranking."
Zi Xinlan took out ten booklets and handed them to Ye Gubai.
These ten books are the reward and skill books that were agreed upon earlier.
"Give it to me in advance, that's fine too."
Ye Gubai took the skill book and glanced at it briefly.
Most of these are useless skills; of course, "useless" here refers to being useless to the average person.
For Ye Gubai, it could be used for fusion and enhancement.
"Thank you for taking care of my niece."
"We, the Zi family, will do our best to meet your subsequent requests."
"Could the exchange system you designed be improved further?"
A sharp glint flashed in Zi Xinlan's eyes; she actually had another plan for coming here.
This is commonly known as bargaining or negotiation.
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