I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping
Chapter 86 - 086 The Self-Cultivation of a Bootlicker

Chapter 86: 086 The Self-Cultivation of a Bootlicker

"Jiang Chen, you’re back just in time, come on, let’s go out for a bit."

When Jiang Chen returned to the dormitory from the hospital, Luo Peng greeted him eagerly as if he had seen a savior.

"For what?"

"To attend a class."

Luo Peng made a startling statement.

Jiang Chen naturally froze for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Do we have classes in the evening?"

"He’s going to sit in on one."

Li Shao shook his head with a bitter smile.

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Chen was even more puzzled.

It was well-known that Luo Peng was never the type to study hard and aim high. He’d skip his own classes whenever he could. Now he wanted to sit in on one?

"Brother Luo wants to chase after Luo Li’er, she’s currently in an elective class on art appreciation."

Bai Zheli revealed the secret with one comment.

Luo Li’er?

Jiang Chen instinctively thought of that delicate little face, twisted in pain and frowning on the ground, and his heart chilled. He immediately shook his head instinctively,

"I can’t go."

"Why can’t you go?"

Luo Peng was surprised.

Of course, Jiang Chen couldn’t reveal the incident from that night and calmly replied, "You’re chasing a girl, why should I tag along?"

"Jiang Chen, you know, when it comes to chasing girls, I really haven’t got much experience. But you’re an expert in this area. You could give me some advice."

Luo Peng was quite earnest.

At those words, Bai Zheli and Li Shao couldn’t help but snicker.

"You mean, you want to be a lapdog?"

Jiang Chen wasn’t embarrassed, but his expression was somewhat wooden.

"For junior sister Luo, what’s wrong with being a lapdog?"

Luo Peng stared at Jiang Chen, "So tell me, are you going to help or not?"

Then he added, "Bro, this is the first time I’m asking for your help."

At this point, it would seem unkind to refuse further.

Over the years, Luo Peng had indeed taken good care of him.

Having no choice, Jiang Chen reluctantly nodded.

"That’s what brothers are for! Let’s go!"

Luo Peng was really good at timing; by the time he dragged Jiang Chen there, it was right during the class break.

"Why are there so many people?"

It was normal for an elective class to have more students than a major class, after all, it included students from multiple classes or even departments. But there was also a limit to the number of students allowed. Even the most popular electives tend to cap at around two hundred students. Yet, the lecture hall that Jiang Chen saw before him was nearly full.

Are the new students really that earnest?

When they had taken electives, managing to attend once a month was already good enough.

"You just don’t understand, it’s all about junior sister Luo’s charm."

Luo Peng looked around, searching hard. The classroom was crowded, but his target wasn’t hard to find, thanks to the guiding gazes of others which quickly led him to spot that graceful figure sitting against the wall on the left.

"There she is!"

Luo Peng’s voice could hardly hide his excitement.

Jiang Chen turned to look, and although it was just a back view, he remembered very well those twin ponytails that were lethally charming, plus the peeking glances of surrounding students were telling enough.

"It’s full around her..."

Jiang Chen thought about persuading Luo Peng to back off, but Luo Peng didn’t seem to care.

"Just watch me."

He confidently walked over and, without alarming Luo Li’er, communicated something with a few boys sitting behind her.

At first, those boys seemed very unwilling, but soon after Luo Peng checked something on their phones, they obediently made room.

Money talks, an unshakable truth indeed.

"Come on over."

Luo Peng turned and waved at Jiang Chen while mouthing his words.

"Dinglingling..."

The class bell rang.

Jiang Chen had no choice but to walk over.

"How much did you spend?"

"A bunch of little bastards, they really dare to ask for a lot, each of them took three hundred from me."

Luo Peng cursed under his breath, but there wasn’t much anger visible on his face; he clearly didn’t think the transaction was too unfair.

"This is a super VIP seat, not a loss."

Jiang Chen joked.

Luo Peng grinned and laughed along.

The middle-aged female teacher was going through a PPT presentation, introducing representative foreign artworks, including architecture, paintings, and literature. Perhaps the girl who had always lived in adoration didn’t realize that the person sitting behind her had changed and was listening very attentively.

"Can you not laugh so creepily? You look like a pervert."

Seeing Luo Peng staring at the back of someone’s head as if he was completely enchanted, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but remind him.

"Cut it out,"

Luo Peng turned his head, "So what should I do now?"

"What’s your current relationship with her?"

Luo Peng hesitated, "Not great."

Jiang Chen frowned slightly and whispered, "Aren’t you two acquainted?"

"We are acquainted..."

Luo Peng’s face turned a bit awkward as he stammered.

"What exactly is the situation?"

Luo Peng steeled himself, "Actually, we do know each other, but we’ve only met four or five times."

Jiang Chen gave him a weird look.

On the night of the car accident, when he saw Luo Peng going out to find her, he thought they were quite close.

"Don’t look at me like that. If it were easy, I wouldn’t have had to drag you here,"

Jiang Chen kept silent.

That sounded like a compliment, but why didn’t it feel at all pleasing?

"Tell me about how you two met."

"There’s not much to say, really. I just bumped into her at school one day, thought she was stunning at first sight, then found out who she was and went to confess to her."

Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows and couldn’t help but glance at the girl in front. From his angle, he could see a glimpse of her lustrous profile.

"How did you confess?"

"I said I’m Luo Peng, and I can make you happy."

"..."

"..."

They looked at each other and fell into silence.

"Have you been watching too many TV dramas? Or do you think you’re the protagonist of some wish-fulfillment novel?"

A few seconds later, Jiang Chen said with a mix of amusement and exasperation.

"You know, all my former girlfriends, weren’t they all obedient to me? But this girl, she doesn’t give a damn, brushed me off and walked away straight away. Later when I approached her again, she treated me like air, even warned me that if I harassed her again, she would report me to the school."

Looking at Luo Peng’s dejected face, Jiang Chen genuinely wanted to laugh.

"Stop laughing and give me some advice,"

Luo Peng urged.

"This girl is different from your previous girlfriends. How could you generalize them all? Think about who she is, a candidate for the school belle. The people who admire her could probably line up from the bottom of her dorm building to the school gate. You tell her you can make her happy, but does she even know who you are? It’s already good that she didn’t think you were a lunatic."

"Then what should I do?"

"First, you need to change your mentality. In your past relationships, you were always the one on a higher footing, but not this time. If you want to win her over now, don’t fantasize about succeeding in one fell swoop, but instead progress gradually, like boiling a frog in warm water..."

Luo Peng furrowed his brows, "I still don’t quite understand..."

"To sum it up simply, you could, indeed, have confessed directly before, start a relationship, and then develop the romance, because you are handsome and not lacking in money. But now, all these advantages no longer have any allure for her, so you have to reverse the steps. You need to let her experience your charm and you have to put in the effort,"

The two of them were truly one willing to learn and the other willing to teach.

"In this situation, avoid revealing too strong of a motive, as it can instinctively make the other party guarded. Your approach of confessing right away, that was a mistake from the start."