Two classes were scheduled, one from 10 AM to 12 PM, and the other from 2 PM to 4 PM. Lin Jin originally planned to head directly from the classroom to Building F to receive his reward, but he was notified at the last minute that Room F201 was requisitioned for a lecture, and the reward ceremony was postponed to 5 PM.
Annoyed, he went back to the dormitory with his roommate, flopping onto the desk like a salted fish, pondering how to hook up with Chen Shi, that rabbit.
The task required an affection rating of 70, roughly the level of affection between a couple. But as for Chen Shi's feelings toward Lin Jin, it was virtually zero affection, she regarded Lin Jin as a best friend at most. This rabbit seemed to have no interest in relationships of that nature, though Lin Jin only tentatively tried at the beginning. But after more than a week of interaction, he could faintly feel it.
"Are you going to pick up the reward later? How much is the prize money?" Wen Xuan glanced at the class group notification and turned to ask Lin Jin.
"Maybe one or two thousand."
Although the black cat would guarantee at least seven or eight thousand, Lin Jin was also quite looking forward to the school's reward. He guessed that the school would meticulously edit the video of the gala, adding special effects and posting it online to increase its popularity for recruitment purposes. Just like an incident before where a school printed the school beauty's photo on recruitment brochures.
His program had already gone viral online to the extent that Tencent News even pushed it to the frontpage. The school would surely be generous and give him several thousand, right?
After all, he had made a significant contribution to promoting the school.
Filled with anticipation for the prize money, he was ready to head out half an hour earlier than usual, a rare occurrence for him.
And then, the moment he stepped out, he bumped right into Chen Hao...
Looking at Chen Hao's gentle smile as he watched him, Lin Jin, who had just closed the dormitory door, could only complain to himself, why did he have to leave early? Why couldn't he just go there right on time?
"Going to get the reward?" Chen Hao's voice was gentle, but to Lin Jin's ears, it sounded like the low humming of a hellish demon.
Ever since the last time he tried to flirt with Chen Hao to complete a task, Lin Jin had deliberately avoided him, hiding behind Wu Min whenever he saw Chen Hao, trying to use Wu Min's body to hide himself. However, he was still caught today.
Damn it! How am I supposed to face him now?
Upon seeing Chen Hao, a strong sense of shame welled up within Lin Jin. Just looking at him made him recall how he’d shyly pressed half his body against him, completely like a soft and gentle girl.
Damn! What should I do?
Lin Jin's face looked awful, flushing red and turning pale in turns. He took two steps back, eyeing Chen Hao warily and asked him, "What do you want?"
"I'm going to prepare to present your reward." Chen Hao was still smiling, his smile probably one of the best Lin Jin had ever seen on a man, possibly even surpassing the smiles of many celebrities he’d seen online.
But! But in Lin Jin's eyes, that smile was filled with profound meaning, as if he was about to ask why he tried to hook up, or even seduce him the last time.
"Let’s go, it so happens to be the same way." Chen Hao reached out to Lin Jin, startling him so much that he jumped back two steps.
"What are you trying to do?" Lin Jin looked like a timid guinea pig, fearfully staring at Chen Hao. He brandished his claws in a threatening gesture towards him, warning him, "Listen, I'm a guy, so watch yourself."
"You looked pretty during the New Year's Eve gala. I accidentally thought you were a girl." Chen Hao didn't seem embarrassed at all, casually putting his hand into his pants pocket. He turned around, "Let's go."
"I looked absolutely gorgeous at the New Year's Eve gala" Lin Jin boasted, his vanity piqued at Chen Hao's praise. "Not just beautiful, but I also sang incredibly well! I made it to the front page of Tencent News, you know? People online are calling me a goddess!"
"You indeed sang quite well, except for the first few lines" Chen Hao recalled, thinking back to the gala a few days ago when he watched Lin Jin's nervous appearance from a backstage corner. He had been quite worried that Lin Jin would embarrass himself on stage, but he ended up performing extraordinarily well under the pressure. "You sang beautifully, your stage presence was great, and most importantly, you looked stunning" he added, nodding in approval.
"I was just too nervous at the beginning, okay? My actual level of performance is that great!" After a pleasant exchange, Lin Jin felt much better about Chen Hao. The previously wary expression on his face relaxed slightly, and he walked right up to Chen Hao, urging, "If we're going together, hurry up. It's already forty, we should get going."
"Alright, alright" Chen Hao followed Lin Jin, a helpless look on his face. "I've been saying we should leave, I need to go pick up your certificate."
"Certificate? What kind of certificate? Don't tell me it's one of those one-yuan ones" Lin Jin's eyes brightened, and he quickly turned to ask, "Is it one of those with gold dust and a gilded frame?"
"It’s the one-yuan kind. Don't overthink it" Chen Hao rolled his eyes.
"Tch, disappointing" Lin Jin huffed and turned to continue walking.
"But there's a cash prize of two thousand yuan. You and Chen Xinya can split it, so you'll get a thousand" Chen Hao said, hands in his pockets, swaggering along. "Plus, two extra credits. If you work hard in your exams, you might even get a scholarship."
"Two thousand yuan?" Lin Jin ignored Chen Hao's latter comment about working hard in exams, fist-pumping with excitement. "Even split as a thousand! I'll have money to rent a better place next semester!"
"Why move out?" Chen Hao asked as he followed Lin Jin out of the dormitory building.
"I'm too handsome, I'm afraid my roommates might be gay. That could be life-threatening" Lin Jin shamelessly replied.
To be honest, Lin Jin didn't plan to save the thousand yuan for next semester at all. It might be spent on taking his roommates out for fun this weekend, along with wooing the rabbit, taking her out, and such. It's possible that not a single penny of the thousand yuan would be left, and he might even end up spending more.
But he felt that even if he spent so much money on the rabbit, he would still be rejected when he confesses.
And if she already knew through some sources that he was a guy, even if his confession was accepted, her name wouldn't appear on the list of admirers, let alone have any affection points.
Even if her affection for him was off the charts, the black cat would only recognize the affection points on the admirers' list.
So frustrating.
"What's wrong?" Chen Hao noticed the troubled expression on Lin Jin's face.
"How do you woo a girl?" Lin Jin sighed. "It's so hard."
Chen Hao was taken aback for a moment, "Then try wooing guys."
This time, it was Lin Jin's turn to be dumbfounded. He looked up at Chen Hao, his eyes wide.
Are you an idiot?
Two classes were scheduled, one from 10 AM to 12 PM, and the other from 2 PM to 4 PM. Lin Jin originally planned to head directly from the classroom to Building F to receive his reward, but he was notified at the last minute that Room F201 was requisitioned for a lecture, and the reward ceremony was postponed to 5 PM.
Annoyed, he went back to the dormitory with his roommate, flopping onto the desk like a salted fish, pondering how to hook up with Chen Shi, that rabbit.
The task required an affection rating of 70, roughly the level of affection between a couple. But as for Chen Shi's feelings toward Lin Jin, it was virtually zero affection, she regarded Lin Jin as a best friend at most. This rabbit seemed to have no interest in relationships of that nature, though Lin Jin only tentatively tried at the beginning. But after more than a week of interaction, he could faintly feel it.
"Are you going to pick up the reward later? How much is the prize money?" Wen Xuan glanced at the class group notification and turned to ask Lin Jin.
"Maybe one or two thousand."
Although the black cat would guarantee at least seven or eight thousand, Lin Jin was also quite looking forward to the school's reward. He guessed that the school would meticulously edit the video of the gala, adding special effects and posting it online to increase its popularity for recruitment purposes. Just like an incident before where a school printed the school beauty's photo on recruitment brochures.
His program had already gone viral online to the extent that Tencent News even pushed it to the frontpage. The school would surely be generous and give him several thousand, right?
After all, he had made a significant contribution to promoting the school.
Filled with anticipation for the prize money, he was ready to head out half an hour earlier than usual, a rare occurrence for him.
And then, the moment he stepped out, he bumped right into Chen Hao...
Looking at Chen Hao's gentle smile as he watched him, Lin Jin, who had just closed the dormitory door, could only complain to himself, why did he have to leave early? Why couldn't he just go there right on time?
"Going to get the reward?" Chen Hao's voice was gentle, but to Lin Jin's ears, it sounded like the low humming of a hellish demon.
Ever since the last time he tried to flirt with Chen Hao to complete a task, Lin Jin had deliberately avoided him, hiding behind Wu Min whenever he saw Chen Hao, trying to use Wu Min's body to hide himself. However, he was still caught today.
Damn it! How am I supposed to face him now?
Upon seeing Chen Hao, a strong sense of shame welled up within Lin Jin. Just looking at him made him recall how he’d shyly pressed half his body against him, completely like a soft and gentle girl.
Damn! What should I do?
Lin Jin's face looked awful, flushing red and turning pale in turns. He took two steps back, eyeing Chen Hao warily and asked him, "What do you want?"
"I'm going to prepare to present your reward." Chen Hao was still smiling, his smile probably one of the best Lin Jin had ever seen on a man, possibly even surpassing the smiles of many celebrities he’d seen online.
But! But in Lin Jin's eyes, that smile was filled with profound meaning, as if he was about to ask why he tried to hook up, or even seduce him the last time.
"Let’s go, it so happens to be the same way." Chen Hao reached out to Lin Jin, startling him so much that he jumped back two steps.
"What are you trying to do?" Lin Jin looked like a timid guinea pig, fearfully staring at Chen Hao. He brandished his claws in a threatening gesture towards him, warning him, "Listen, I'm a guy, so watch yourself."
"You looked pretty during the New Year's Eve gala. I accidentally thought you were a girl." Chen Hao didn't seem embarrassed at all, casually putting his hand into his pants pocket. He turned around, "Let's go."
"I looked absolutely gorgeous at the New Year's Eve gala" Lin Jin boasted, his vanity piqued at Chen Hao's praise. "Not just beautiful, but I also sang incredibly well! I made it to the front page of Tencent News, you know? People online are calling me a goddess!"
"You indeed sang quite well, except for the first few lines" Chen Hao recalled, thinking back to the gala a few days ago when he watched Lin Jin's nervous appearance from a backstage corner. He had been quite worried that Lin Jin would embarrass himself on stage, but he ended up performing extraordinarily well under the pressure. "You sang beautifully, your stage presence was great, and most importantly, you looked stunning" he added, nodding in approval.
"I was just too nervous at the beginning, okay? My actual level of performance is that great!" After a pleasant exchange, Lin Jin felt much better about Chen Hao. The previously wary expression on his face relaxed slightly, and he walked right up to Chen Hao, urging, "If we're going together, hurry up. It's already forty, we should get going."
"Alright, alright" Chen Hao followed Lin Jin, a helpless look on his face. "I've been saying we should leave, I need to go pick up your certificate."
"Certificate? What kind of certificate? Don't tell me it's one of those one-yuan ones" Lin Jin's eyes brightened, and he quickly turned to ask, "Is it one of those with gold dust and a gilded frame?"
"It’s the one-yuan kind. Don't overthink it" Chen Hao rolled his eyes.
"Tch, disappointing" Lin Jin huffed and turned to continue walking.
"But there's a cash prize of two thousand yuan. You and Chen Xinya can split it, so you'll get a thousand" Chen Hao said, hands in his pockets, swaggering along. "Plus, two extra credits. If you work hard in your exams, you might even get a scholarship."
"Two thousand yuan?" Lin Jin ignored Chen Hao's latter comment about working hard in exams, fist-pumping with excitement. "Even split as a thousand! I'll have money to rent a better place next semester!"
"Why move out?" Chen Hao asked as he followed Lin Jin out of the dormitory building.
"I'm too handsome, I'm afraid my roommates might be gay. That could be life-threatening" Lin Jin shamelessly replied.
To be honest, Lin Jin didn't plan to save the thousand yuan for next semester at all. It might be spent on taking his roommates out for fun this weekend, along with wooing the rabbit, taking her out, and such. It's possible that not a single penny of the thousand yuan would be left, and he might even end up spending more.
But he felt that even if he spent so much money on the rabbit, he would still be rejected when he confesses.
And if she already knew through some sources that he was a guy, even if his confession was accepted, her name wouldn't appear on the list of admirers, let alone have any affection points.
Even if her affection for him was off the charts, the black cat would only recognize the affection points on the admirers' list.
So frustrating.
"What's wrong?" Chen Hao noticed the troubled expression on Lin Jin's face.
"How do you woo a girl?" Lin Jin sighed. "It's so hard."
Chen Hao was taken aback for a moment, "Then try wooing guys."
This time, it was Lin Jin's turn to be dumbfounded. He looked up at Chen Hao, his eyes wide.
Are you an idiot?
