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Chapter 148 Way (Thanks for the tips! Seeking monthly votes!)

Chapter 148: 148 Way (Thanks for the tips! Seeking monthly votes!)

The beauty has left, and only the fragrance lingers in the breeze.

Jiang Chen sat alone on the bench, gazing at the vast and misty lake, and sighed softly.

Everyone must pay for their own mistakes.

He had bumped into someone, so it was only right that he compensated.

But on second thought, it seemed like he wasn’t really at a disadvantage, getting paid without having to work. If this happened to others, they’d probably be over the moon.

Moreover, that was Luo Li’er.

At this thought, Jiang Chen’s eyes flickered, and a more profound question came to mind.

Li Shuru’s favorability toward him had reached 85, and success seemed just around the corner.

After completing the first mission, could he justifiably make Luo Li’er his next target?

They say fortune favors those close at hand.

Although he was just a "tool person," compared to others, he already had a natural advantage. At least he could legitimately approach this school beauty junior, which was undoubtedly a much higher starting point than with Li Shuru at the beginning.

Although he was not clear about Luo Li’er’s current favorability toward him, it definitely wouldn’t be a horrific negative number. Perhaps it could even be around fifty.

But if he really considered Luo Li’er as the next choice...

Although the start might be easy, the troubles he would face seemed to be just as thorny.

Like how to explain things to Li Shuru?

The influence of school public opinion.

And... Luo Peng.

Jiang Chen rubbed his temple and belatedly realized that although he was named the Strongest Brown-noser System, it seemed to be pushing him down the path of a scumbag step by step.

In this respect, he truly had no experience.

Thinking until his head ached, Jiang Chen stopped tormenting himself.

At this point, he could only take one step at a time.

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"What’s going on here?"

When Jiang Chen returned to the dorm, he found the atmosphere was unusually heavy. Even Bai Zheli was looking at him seriously, almost as if he were facing a tribunal.

"Chen bro, did you go see Luo Li’er?"

Jiang Chen nodded nonchalantly and said lightly, "Yeah, she needed my help with something."

"Jiang Chen, since when have you and Luo Li’er been so close?"

Li Shao couldn’t help but ask.

What’s the biggest taboo among men?

Nothing more than having a friend dig under your wall.

Over the four years of university, the relationship between the four roommates had been very harmonious, brotherly even. As the head of the dorm, he naturally didn’t want a fallout at the end of their college days.

"Last night, I was out drinking with friends, and happened to run into her. She was being harassed by a few hooligans, and I helped her out of the situation."

"Why didn’t you say anything before?"

Luo Peng asked.

"I didn’t want you to misunderstand."

Luo Peng frowned. "After knowing each other for so long, do you still not understand what kind of person I am?"

"Luo bro..."

Bai Zheli called out, worried the two might start arguing.

"You’re not unaware, for me, brothers are like limbs, women are like clothes. If you think I’d have any thoughts about you just because you know Luo Li’er, then you really undervalue me, Luo Peng."

"Are those your honest words?"

Jiang Chen asked.

"After knowing each other for so long, don’t you understand what kind of person I am?"

Jiang Chen smiled and nodded.

"Alright then, since you put it that way, I won’t hide it from you. Actually, Luo Li’er and I..."

Jiang Chen drew out his tone.

Bai Zheli’s pupils dilated.

Li Shao’s heart also lifted.

"...really aren’t familiar."

"Get lost!"

At the drop of his words, he provoked Luo Peng’s laughter and swearing.

The atmosphere immediately relaxed.

"You guys don’t really think there’s something between her and me, do you? If so, you’re giving me too much credit,"

Jiang Chen said self-deprecatingly.

"In the past, we wouldn’t have doubted, but now, who knows,"

Li Shao said half seriously, half jokingly.

Even Li Shuru offered herself, so taking down Luo Li’er wouldn’t seem too far-fetched.

"Alright, to save you the worry of looking over your shoulder and being afraid to even mention knowing her, I hereby declare that Luo Li’er has lost the chance to be with me,"

Luo Peng declared solemnly, as Bai Zheli stared blankly in admiration, utterly impressed.

Luo Peng is really Luo Peng, the one and only who could make a failed pursuit sound so dignified.

"Are you sure?"

"Next, I might be able to create an opportunity for you," Jiang Chen said.

"What do you mean?"

Luo Peng asked instinctively.

"Luo Li’er came to me for help, didn’t she?"

"Right, Jiang Chen, what exactly did she want your help with?"

Li Shao chimed in.

"Wasn’t she harassed by hooligans last night? Her family is worried such things might happen again, so they want to hire a bodyguard for her. But she doesn’t want to be restricted, so she thought of me, the person involved, whether I could help her out of this trouble."

"How are you going to help her?"

Luo Peng was curious.

Although Luo Li’er made it sound easy, just taking money without working, Jiang Chen knew it wouldn’t be that simple; at the very least, his proximity to Luo Li’er was bound to be unavoidably reduced because of this relationship. So, to avoid further explanations later, he briefly recounted Luo Li’er’s idea.

After listening, Luo Peng and the others were all momentarily stunned.

"She’s brilliant," Luo Peng exclaimed.

Li Shao also nodded unconsciously.

Such an out-of-the-box solution wasn’t something just anyone could come up with.

"Why does she have to find you? Am I not good enough?"

Though Luo Peng always prided himself as a playboy, it was still depressing to experience rejection for the first time.

"Do you think she’s silly?"

Jiang Chen laughed, "She wants to solve a problem, not create one. She knows I have no ulterior motives toward her, that’s why she approached me. She desires the freedom without restraint, not to invite the wolf into the house."

Luo Li’er was earnest by the lakeside, explaining her feelings, but not without reservations.

She had, in fact, hidden some small thoughts away in her heart.

Even though she didn’t mention them.

But Jiang Chen could taste them.

Though he was somewhat reluctant, he couldn’t deny that if this matter had fallen on any other beast in the school, they would have been overjoyed with such a lucky break, probably seeing it as a flirtatious lift of Lady Luck’s skirt.

She clearly had countless options, so why did she pick him of all people?

Merely because he felt indebted to her after the car accident?

Not at all.

The most crucial reason probably was that in her eyes, he was the "least harmful."

"That makes sense," Luo Peng nodded, then sighed deeply, "what’s meant to be will come to pass, and what’s not, should not be forced."

"Are you truly giving up?"

Luo Peng shook his head, as if he had suddenly seen the light, and with a melancholic and profound tone said, "She is not my flower; I was just passing by during its bloom."

"Luo Peng’s words are really well said," Bai Zheli agreed, nodding in empathetic approval.

"Why are you joining in the commotion?" Li Shao couldn’t help but chuckle.

Bai Zheli quickly responded, "Because Luo Peng and I were passing by together."

Luo Peng felt a lump in his chest.

Li Shao and Jiang Chen burst into hearty laughter.