【Host, remember your identity, you are here to steal their attention.】

19’s calm voice slightly trembled.

It wasn’t about giving them attention!

Fortunately, after Ye Wangxing learned that the male lead didn’t cheat, just didn’t answer the calls because he was playing games, he was content and shifted his focus back to the task at hand.

The attention value could be gained not only through tasks but also by stealing attention that originally belonged to the male and female leads — as long as it didn’t deviate from their original personas.

Except when there was a reasonable excuse.

For example, if the male and female leads were having a breakup that caught the classmates attention, that was fine because everyone knew who they were. Even if some didn’t know, they’d still get the gist. But if someone who wasn’t in a relationship just randomly went around announcing a breakup, it wouldn’t make sense and would actually cause the mission to fail.

So, what could possibly attract the classmates’ attention during the male and female leads’ breakup?

Ye Wangxing glanced at the two men ahead of him and suddenly had a brilliant idea.

【I’ve thought of a way, but it might require you, 19, to make a small sacrifice.】

Hearing the host’s somewhat flattering words, 19 immediately tensed. His expression remained calm, but he was internally on high alert.

【Host, I don’t have a reason to debut right now.】

Ye Wangxing responded firmly, 【How could I ever let you go to a talent show! Plus, talent shows are heavily regulated now, and the rewards aren’t worth the effort.】

19 immediately relaxed his calculations.

But soon, 19 realized his relaxation was premature.

【…Yes, yes, Yan Yi, fix my bangs, and Nan Jiu, open the cup.】

Ye Wangxing sat in his seat, with the two creatures next to him in an ambiguous position, helping him with little tasks.

19 worked while silently complaining in the host’s mind.

【…Host, this seems pretty much the same as a talent show.】

Aren’t they just hyping up a CP?

Although 19 said that, he still performed meticulously, perfectly embodying what Ye Wangxing had asked for: three parts restraint, three parts affection, three parts jealousy, and one part obsession.

But this pie chart wasn’t catching attention yet — the September heat in the classroom still made it pretty warm.

Zhao Xiaxia, after getting her breakfast, was using her book as a fan to cool herself down as she returned to her seat.

She didn’t notice anything strange between the two transfer students handing out breakfast or the expressions on Zhang Le and Li Jun’s faces behind her, which were hard to watch. Instead, she turned to chat with Jiang Yue about something she had witnessed earlier that morning.

“…What? Su Qing and Zhou Mu had an argument in the small garden? They argued about whether Zhou Mu cheated? Did he really? How did Su Qing find out?”

Jiang Yue’s eyes instantly lit up, looking at Zhao Xiaxia the way Ye Wangxing had looked at her earlier.

Zhao Xiaxia quietly said: “Apparently, last night Su Qing called Zhou Mu dozens of times, but he didn’t answer any of them. During their argument, Zhou Mu said he was playing games, but Su Qing didn’t believe him. She said that even if he was playing games, he could have called her back when he was done.”

Jiang Yue nodded in agreement, thinking Su Qing had a point.

“But Zhou Mu said that when he got back, there wasn’t enough time, and he got deducted points by the patrolling teacher. Who has the time to call her back in that situation?”

Jiang Yue recalled Zhou Mu from last night. He seemed busy, so not returning the call made sense.

“But Su Qing said if that’s the case, then he should at least let her see his phone, but Zhou Mu refused.”

As Zhao Xiaxia explained, Jiang Yue’s stance wavered. In the end, she decided that the couple’s issues were for them to handle, and they, as onlookers, would just wait to watch.

Many students had witnessed Zhou Mu and Su Qing’s argument that morning, and soon, the news spread throughout the school.

Fortunately, no one went to report it to the teachers, but most students still learned about the relationship between them.

And whether it was during class or break, there were always eyes on Su Qing and Zhou Mu.

Su Qing didn’t say anything. She appeared normal, though a bit colder than usual. But given her usual demeanor, no one thought much of it.

On the other hand, Zhou Mu, who looked visibly irritated, became the center of attention.

If not for the fear that Zhou Mu might punch someone, many students would have gone up to him and asked what was going on with him and Su Qing.

In the past, Zhou Mu’s friends would have teased him, and Su Qing would have eventually come over to talk to him. After a while, they would make up.

But now, Zhou Mu’s friends were angry with him for stopping them from having milk tea and causing them to lose points with the teacher. They weren’t teasing him at all.

Zhou Mu would rather they teased him so Su Qing would get mad and come argue with him.

Then they could clear things up. But now, with this cold war, was Su Qing really thinking of breaking up with him?

The thought made Zhou Mu’s face darken. Could Su Qing really find someone else after leaving him? Had she already found someone?

At that moment, his game-addled mind finally started to work — and he came up with a target.

Meanwhile, 19, still helping Ye Wangxing with his hair, noticed the sudden spike in the male lead’s hatred value: “…”?

What’s going on with the male lead?

As 19 was wondering, Ye Wangxing was also puzzled.

However, his point of confusion was different.

Ye Wangxing looked at the calm and composed classmates who were meeting his gaze, but once their eyes met with Zhou Mu and Su Qing’s, they immediately shifted their focus, which made him begin to doubt himself.

“Why hasn’t anyone noticed anything wrong? Could it be because I didn’t make it obvious enough?” Ye Wangxing muttered to 19.

19, who had been working hard all morning: “…”

“Host, if you made it any more obvious, you’d really be diving into the entertainment industry.”

“This is definitely wrong, one hundred percent wrong!” Ye Wangxing looked around at his classmates, who still seemed normal.

19 glanced around and found everything to be perfectly ordinary: some were doing homework, some were fooling around, and others were making clay sculptures with chalk — everything seemed normal to the extreme.

“Exactly! It’s because it’s too normal that it feels strange!” Ye Wangxing said with deep sorrow, his dog-like eyes full of regret.

“They actually didn’t notice the ambiguity in our relationship! They didn’t even whisper about it! They looked at us the same way they did with other classmates fooling around!” Ye Wangxing said in disbelief.

He had spent the whole morning being overly dramatic, with a high-pitched voice that was making him sick, his head almost bald from 19 fixing his hair, his wrist being squeezed hundreds of times, and yet no one reacted around him.

Could it be that it was a problem with his script?

But whether in the entertainment industry or on short videos, this was the standard formula, right? The comments below were all screaming in excitement.

Ye Wangxing also noticed that even though some classmates showed a brief strange expression, it quickly disappeared, and they returned to normal.

Zhao Xiaxia, who had previously noticed the situation between the male and female leads, was like this. She had looked at them in shock earlier, but after chatting with her friends for a few moments, her gaze returned to normal.

Ye Wangxing nearly wanted to force their heads down to make them realize the abnormality in their relationship, but they just wouldn’t think in that direction.

Clearly, when couples in the class were teased, even the slightest detail would be picked up!

“Could it be that we didn’t make it obvious enough?” Ye Wangxing scratched his head in confusion.

At that moment, 19 discovered the problem.

“Host, it may not be an issue of being obvious or not,” 19 said indifferently, prompting Ye Wangxing to look carefully at the classroom.

Ye Wangxing was a little puzzled but looked up, and all his doubts vanished.

—In front of him, on the podium, three boys were tightly hugging each other. If anyone turned their head, they would almost kiss the person next to them.

It seemed like they were secretly whispering to each other—although it could purely be because they were stacked up this way for fun.

To his right, five boys were attempting to break the record for stacking chairs, with five of them sitting on top of each other in a continuous chain, groaning nonstop.

Finally, in the back of the classroom, several boys were playing a game of “whoever dodges first loses” and were trying to kiss each other while pouting.

Ye Wangxing: “…”

19’s voice echoed coldly in Ye Wangxing’s mind.

“Host, in this regard, it seems we’ve lost.”

Of course, some people had noticed Ye Wangxing and 19.

Su Qing looked at the three boys huddling together with a complex expression.

She appeared to be ignoring Zhou Mu, but in reality, she had been paying close attention to the movements behind her. She didn’t expect to overhear Ye Wangxing’s conversation with the two transfer students.

Although, in her opinion, the boys’ conversations were mostly meaningless, like talking about what to eat for breakfast tomorrow, how much revenue their family’s store made yesterday, or the new milk tea flavor that had come out, asking for their suggestions.

Boring and useless topics.

To Su Qing, these topics were neither as profound as those discussed at the Su family dinner table—stocks, finance, and company shares—nor as exciting as the racing, drinking, and internet cafes that Zhou Mu talked about.

But both Yan Yi and Nan Jiu were listening intently.

They were both even more handsome than Zhou Mu, yet there was no sign of them being involved with any girls. Even though Zhou Mu had a group of female troublemakers around him, these two were solely focused on listening to Ye Wangxing, occasionally responding with a sentence or two.

Nan Jiu, who had brought an entire teaching building and half of the dormitory facilities into the school, was even agreeing to help evaluate Ye Wangxing’s cheap milk tea while also bringing him a cup of water.

Yan Yi, who was regarded as a prized asset by the principal, was equally attentive, discreetly bringing Ye Wangxing a piece of chocolate.

Su Qing didn’t see the look of discomfort on Nan Jiu’s face when he returned with the water, nor did Ye Wangxing notice the surprised expressions from the classmates who were watching the three of them.

Because she was already fuming and had her head down on the desk.

Zhou Mu didn’t even give her water, and he hadn’t even listened to her properly!

The more Su Qing thought about it, the angrier she got. Zhou Mu was treating her worse than his friends.

And these three had only known each other for about a week!

Su Qing’s anger was obvious to all the classmates, and even the boys who were playing around in the front and back instinctively avoided her side.

It wasn’t until the class monitor went to call Nan Jiu and Yan Yi, asking them to take the materials to the teacher’s office and adding them to the class group, that Su Qing subconsciously shifted her gaze towards Nan Jiu and Yan Yi.

What struck Su Qing as strange was that the two of them casually took the phones out of the table and handed them to Ye Wangxing.

Ye Wangxing naturally took both phones, handling them so skillfully it looked like he had practiced dozens of times.

When Nan Jiu handed over the phone, he casually ruffled Ye Wangxing’s hair. His tanned arm muscles flowed smoothly, and Ye Wangxing playfully tapped them.

He didn’t pay much attention, acting as if a small dog had tapped him.

Yan Yi frowned at Nan Jiu, but after handing over the phone, he reached out and pinched the back of Ye Wangxing’s fair neck.

His movement didn’t feel like ruffling a dog, more like ruffling a cat.

Ye Wangxing tapped him back in the same way.

Yet, their moods were visibly good.

Even the usually slow-to-notice Su Qing sensed something was off, but just as she was about to think deeply, Ye Wangxing’s action made her eyes widen.

Ye Wangxing unlocked both phones with ease.

—They were both face unlocks.

The next second, she immediately turned and glared at Zhou Mu, who hadn’t reacted yet.

‘His brothers can unlock phones with their faces, even help join groups, and you—?!’

 

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