When Su Qing got angry, Ye Wangxing was also momentarily distracted by the prompt sound.

[Ding—The host has successfully gained the attention of Zhao Xiaxia, Jiang Yue, and 12 other classmates. Attention value increased by twelve.]

Upon hearing the sound, Ye Wangxing thought: “…” Once I accept my own weakness, I am invincible.

—So, what happened?

After the line from Kamen Rider popped into his head, Ye Wangxing quickly figured out the cause.

Although Yan Yi and Nan Jiu’s identities were well-established, they had appeared by his side, and whenever 19 used an electronic device, there was always some awkwardness, just like how humans, after learning to use chopsticks, would instinctively grab them even when they could just use their hands to scoop up food.

19 was similar. He had gotten used to manipulating the phone with data, so even if he remembered to use his hands, the movements still felt stiff. To avoid drawing attention, Ye Wangxing naturally helped him with the operation.

However, Ye Wangxing had forgotten how intimate it was to unlock someone else’s phone with facial recognition. Yan Yi and Nan Jiu didn’t really use their phones, but Ye Wangxing used them more often.

The two new users had inadvertently helped Ye Wangxing knock 150 yuan off his purchase on Pinduoduo.

After sorting out the reasons, Ye Wangxing felt reassured—it wasn’t anything beyond his control.

He returned to normal, but this event had significant consequences.

Because Ye Wangxing appeared normal, more classmates still thought it was probably just a good friendship, or maybe those two didn’t care much about their phones.

Though this argument didn’t hold much weight, it temporarily stopped everyone from speculating about the three’s relationship.

After all, there were boys in the class who were playing stack-the-chairs or even kissing each other, so this wasn’t much of a big deal.

Ye Wangxing had also said that the two were just very good friends—though everyone took his words: “They’re both very easy-going and good people!” with a grain of salt.

Moreover, there was a bigger issue to focus on.

—After this incident spread, most couples had conflicts because of it.

The reason, of course, was: If your good buddies let you see their phones, why won’t you let me see yours?

Su Qing and Zhou Mu were no exception.

They didn’t realize that, to some extent, Nan Jiu and Yan Yi were Ye Wangxing’s possessions, and to Ye Wangxing, they didn’t have privacy. They only knew that Ye Wangxing could unlock the phones of his two good friends with his face.

Moreover, the smoothness of the action made it obvious this wasn’t the first time.

So, Su Qing once again asked to see Zhou Mu’s phone, but Zhou Mu stubbornly defended his phone and was even reluctant to look at Su Qing’s phone when she offered it.

After all, some high schoolers’ browsing and chat histories could only be described as unsightly—if the anti-pornography authorities saw it, they would surely sigh at how naive they were.

This wasn’t limited by gender.

And unfortunately, Zhou Mu’s chat history was one of those.

In the end, Su Qing and Zhou Mu had a huge argument, and the two of them entered a cold war.

Su Qing didn’t even look at the text messages Zhou Mu sent her. She directly blocked all contact, staying quietly in her seat during class.

Zhou Mu, who was too proud, would never go to find Su Qing. After all, it had always been Su Qing who came to him to reconcile, and if he went to her, his pride would be wounded.

How could he maintain his status in front of his brothers if he did that?

No wonder they were the male and female leads. Su Qing probably thought the same way.

[… “I’ve already compromised so much, so why can’t he come over and comfort me?” Su Qing must have thought this. If things continued like this, it would align with the original plotline. Tsk tsk, this stubbornness is just like that auntie back then.]

Ye Wangxing sighed while looking at the plot progress provided by 19.

[It seems like your Aunt Liu must have had a lot of headaches back then.]

19 casually said, and Ye Wangxing nodded seriously.

[Back then, Aunt Liu lost 20 pounds from the stress, but luckily she gained it back after a trip. However, it feels like the plotline is trying to force the male and female leads into the script. It’s no longer about creating opportunities, it’s a fate that doesn’t fear hardship.]

Ye Wangxing’s face darkened. If the plotline forced the male and female leads to go through these events, then their task would be much harder.

—Unless he pulled out a fake pregnancy and miscarriage, which were things not found in this kind of youth tragic literature.

Nobel biology prizes and biologists would help him clear all obstacles.

[The plotline will try its best to return the male and female leads’ fate to its original course, but the plotline itself doesn’t have an intention.]

Ye Wangxing sighed in relief upon hearing 19’s words. Luckily, the plotline wasn’t so twisted, otherwise, whether it was him or 19, the two biological entities miscarrying would definitely go beyond the threshold.

19, unaware of the terrifying thoughts brewing in his host’s mind, had already detected that Zhou Mu, due to Su Qing, was drinking with his brothers.

Through the shopkeeper’s surveillance, they had already started shifting the conversation towards how Zhou Mu would be the first to lower his head to Su Qing.

The topic of taking Su Qing out for a spin also came up.

Upon hearing this, Ye Wangxing’s face turned serious again, as if he were a volunteer teaching young delinquents.

—His original job had actually been something like this.

[Just call the police directly. Attention value or whatever can be handled later, but the male lead is going to make himself into a mosaic cat-head. Even with his male lead halo, other people’s lives still matter.]

Ye Wangxing furrowed his brows, about to call the police. Although the mission was important, human lives were clearly more important.

However, 19 stopped him at that moment.

[Host, if you directly call the police, you can stop their actions, but the fate line will still cause them to follow this path through coincidences. Unless they’ve experienced this but are diverted at a critical point.]

19 spoke seriously, and Ye Wangxing understood what he meant.

[Like the bathroom incident?]

Ye Wangxing looked at 19 and nodded, then started to think deeply. 19 didn’t disturb him at that moment but quietly stayed by his side.

By the time Ye Wangxing finished his homework and walked outside the milk tea shop, his eyes narrowed as he looked at the school at the end of the road and the buildings beside it.

He had thought of a good solution.

The first step was to get involved in the plot.

19 nodded in agreement with Ye Wangxing’s plan.

However, just a few days later, he found himself regretting his earlier carelessness.

—He really hadn’t expected that the host would again act like a monkey on a persimmon tree!

And he hadn’t even brought him along!

When Zhou Mu learned that Ye Wangxing had fallen from the tree, he was sitting in the classroom, staring at Su Qing with gritted teeth.

Su Qing was really committed to the cold war and hadn’t said a word to him.

Even if he tried to talk to her after school, she would silently walk around him and get into her car.

And he didn’t dare chase after her—especially since he couldn’t catch up.

While Zhou Mu was fuming, one of his subordinates brought him some good news.

“Boss! Boss! Ye Wangxing fell from a tree!”

His subordinate grinned, looking pleased as he told Zhou Mu the news.

These subordinates had caused a little trouble with Zhou Mu before, but after he treated them to food and drinks a few times, they had forgotten about it and started helping him with bad ideas for pursuing Su Qing.

One of those bad ideas was to take her for a street race.

At first, Zhou Mu had hesitated, wondering if Su Qing would be willing, but seeing how the road was full of guys racing with girls, all the girls were happily screaming from the cars, Zhou Mu quickly set aside his doubts.

When he heard this good news, Zhou Mu’s eyes lit up in excitement.

“Really? Is the information reliable?”

“Of course,” his subordinate said: “I saw that guy climb the persimmon tree and fall down, right where we usually jump over the wall.”

With this confirmation, Zhou Mu became even happier and said: “It serves him right for going against me. Even Heaven couldn’t stand it! By the way, did he break his leg?”

Zhou Mu genuinely disliked Ye Wangxing. Even if it weren’t for Nan Jiu and Yan Yi, he would still dislike him.

Nan Jiu and Yan Yi were a bit more handsome than him, so it was normal for them to attract attention.

But Ye Wangxing? That guy looked like a golden retriever—how could so many people, boys and girls, like him?

He helped carry power banks? He could even invite the whole class to drink!

Zhou Mu clearly hadn’t realized the difference between a godfather who helps carry power banks and a guy who speaks in a condescending tone.

“Uh, no, that’s not the case” his subordinate awkwardly said, scratching his head.

“Those two transfer students came out of nowhere and caught him. There were a lot of classmates watching.”

His subordinate continued, clearly still feeling uneasy as he added: “Boss, you didn’t see their faces—just like Old Li’s. They looked scary. I don’t know how Ye Wangxing wasn’t afraid and even went up to check if those two were injured.”

When Zhou Mu heard that Ye Wangxing hadn’t been hurt, he frowned. His previously good mood quickly soured.

His subordinate continued talking.

“…Afterward, those two transfer students only responded coldly to Ye Wangxing’s questions. They stared at him, looking really angry. But they aren’t Ye Wangxing’s parents, so I don’t know if he even appreciated their concern.”

Zhou Mu listened but didn’t care much. After all, this had nothing to do with him.

Then, he heard the aftermath of the event—those two transfer students were still upset because of it. They even scolded Ye Wangxing a few times, but Ye Wangxing wasn’t angry. He apologized, feeling like he was burdening them.

The two transfer students accepted his apology, but their relationship with Ye Wangxing had become a little distant. It seemed like Ye Wangxing was embarrassed to have caused trouble for them.

Zhou Mu sneered when he heard this. He thought Ye Wangxing was really pretentious. Those two transfer students got angry over this, which made him feel like the three of them were playing pretend families.

But Zhou Mu, no matter how much he thought, never expected this incident to really involve him.

“…”

Looking at the place that used to be a metal fence, now sealed with a brick wall and cement, Zhou Mu stood frozen in place. After a long while, he finally came back to his senses and asked his subordinate beside him.

“…What’s going on here?”

And the brothers looked a bit confused until one of them seemed to remember something and muttered: “Could it be…?”

Zhou Mu hurriedly asked him, and he quickly shared the little rumor he had heard from Zhang Le.

“…Zhang Le said it seemed that the two transfer students, because Ye Wangxing ignored them and they were very unhappy, decided to block the wall-climbing route.”

Zhou Mu: “???”

“Ye Wangxing didn’t pay attention to them, so why would they block the wall?” Zhou Mu nearly lost his mind.

The brother hesitated for a moment and said: “Zhang Le said, maybe it was to vent their anger.”

Everyone: “???”

“Because cutting down the persimmon tree would make Ye Wangxing angry, and Ye Wangxing didn’t skip class, so the wall next to the persimmon tree…”

As Zhou Mu listened to the little brother, his previously tight jawline relaxed.

The knowledge he learned in elementary school flooded back into his mind.

It was an undeserved misfortune!

 

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