Chapter 60: The Clown Turns Out to Be Me
The next afternoon, as soon as the teacher on stage announced the end of class, An Han rushed out excitedly.
Even though the plan to help Su Peng find a girlfriend might keep him safe, the prank with the fake cockroaches couldn’t be forgotten!
What if Su Peng turned out to be a scumbag who looked around even while he already had someone? Having a girlfriend didn’t mean An Han would be completely safe.
Men~ An Han understood what men were like.
Because he ran fast after class, there were only a few students at the package pick-up point. He quickly grabbed his package and then hurried toward the dorm at full speed.
He had to place the fake cockroaches before Su Peng came back!
Every time he did something bad like this, every time he played a prank, An Han couldn’t hide his excitement.
He ran all the way to Su Peng’s dorm door and tried to open it, but no one from that dorm had returned yet, so the door was locked.
But that wasn’t a problem.
Because there was an “insider” in their dorm.
With a confident smile, An Han, who had already planned everything, took out the key Wu Dongming gave him, calmly opened the door, and walked inside.
“You guys go to class and don’t even turn off the AC.”
The room was dark, and the cold air hit his face. He muttered quietly, walked in, found the small knife on Wu Dongming’s desk, opened the package, and rushed toward Su Peng’s closet.
The fake cockroaches felt completely like plastic, but the outside looked around 60% real. If someone looked closely, they would see they were toys.
If the target was someone who only disliked cockroaches a little, these toys probably wouldn’t work well. But for Su Peng, they were definitely enough.
Once he saw something that looked like a cockroach, he would probably scream like a little girl.
With a wicked smile, An Han opened the closet. He threw half of the fifty fake cockroaches inside, then happily ran to the area under Su Peng’s bed and tossed handfuls upward.
“So what exactly are you doing?”
“AHHH!!!”
An Han screamed instinctively.
There was suddenly movement on the bed. What he thought was a pile of blankets suddenly moved, and then Su Peng sat up, holding a fake cockroach, looking completely confused.
An Han was shocked almost to paralysis. He froze on the spot, staring blankly at Su Peng.
“Your scream was too sharp,” Su Peng said while rubbing his ear. “What is this thing?”
“Uh… why are you in the dorm?”
I clearly ran here as fast as I could. Even if I wasn't fast enough, at most I should’ve bumped into him at the door.
And didn’t they plan to eat at the cafeteria at noon today?!
“I took leave this morning. I’m sick.” Su Peng sniffed, and his voice was a bit hoarse.
An Han pressed his lips together and took a small step back. “I see…”
He hadn’t seen Su Peng that morning, but he only checked during break time, so he thought Su Peng just went to the bathroom.
Why didn’t Wu Dongming tell me such important information?!
Was he doing this on purpose to laugh at me?!
“Is this a toy?” Su Peng used the light from outside to see the fake cockroach clearly. “A cockroach?”
Because it felt like plastic, Su Peng’s voice was still completely calm after he saw it. He wasn’t scared at all.
“Just… just a joke…” An Han turned his head away, too guilty to look at him.
“What am I supposed to say to you?” Su Peng said with a helpless smile. “Go turn on the light.”
“Okay…”
An Han obediently went to turn on the light. Then he stood nervously by the switch, looking down at the tips of his shoes like he was saying, “I was wrong, I admit it.”
Su Peng played with the fake cockroach in his hand and clicked his tongue in surprise. “You really can do anything, huh?”
“Heh… hehe…” An Han laughed awkwardly.
“You think I’m praising you?”
“No, not at all!” He instantly stopped smiling.
“What were you trying to do? You wanted to see me get scared by a cockroach and embarrass myself?” Su Peng gathered the fake cockroaches from his bed and put them by the headboard. “You’re really something.”
An Han’s face turned red and he avoided eye contact. “Um… I’ll leave now… take care and get well.”
“What are you rushing for? Take your stuff away. It’s annoying to look at.”
“Okay!”
Even though he got caught, Su Peng didn’t look angry at all.
What a waste!
The “favorability” didn’t go down at all!
Are people really this forgiving nowadays?
He quickly went to the space under Su Peng’s bed and tiptoed to gather all the fake cockroaches back into the box.
“There are still some in the closet.”
“Yeah!”
Su Peng watched him clean up from underneath the bed and sighed helplessly. “Yesterday you said you’d help me find a girlfriend, and today you come to prank me. Tell me, do you have a problem?”
“It’s just… fun?” It was the only excuse An Han could use.
“Had your fun now?”
“……”
“When you’re done, go boil some hot water for me, then go to the cafeteria and get me some food. I need to take medicine after eating.” Su Peng said this confidently, casually giving him orders. “Oh, and buy me a bottle of cold Coke. Also—”
“Why do you have so many requests!” An Han couldn’t help it anymore and glared at him.
Su Peng had already slowly climbed down from the bed. “You pranked me while I’m sick. What’s wrong with helping me run a few errands now?”
“I didn’t know you were sick…” An Han grabbed his hair in frustration.
It’s fine. Even though this situation is awkward, my goal is to lower Su Peng’s favorability!
I won’t apologize!
I absolutely won’t do anything for him!
And I’ll mock him even more for being scared of cockroaches!
[Option 1: Use your body to apologize. Reward: A jade worth one million.]
[Option 2: Refuse to apologize. Reward: Dream-Entering Skill.]
[Option 3: Honestly apologize and run errands for Su Peng. Reward: Random stat point.]
“Uh…” He froze, quickly scanning the current mission. “Fine, fine, I’ll go.”
Why does this system always come out to “add fuel to the fire” at moments like this?!
And none of the skills the system gives ever look like something good!
“Hurry up and come back,” Su Peng said.
Holding the box of fake cockroaches, looking like he had lost all hope, An Han walked out of the dorm. The moment he stepped into the hallway, Wu Dongming walked toward him, smiling brightly.
“Oh! I forgot to tell you. Su Peng didn’t go to class today because he’s sick. You probably noticed he wasn’t there, right?”
This sentence hit An Han like a critical attack.
He stared at Wu Dongming, looking like a bullied little wife who had been wronged.
“What? Don’t tell me you got caught on the spot?” Wu Dongming looked surprised. “No way, no way! Didn’t you see him on the bed when you walked in? We even left the AC on.”
“You motherf—!” An Han lifted his leg to kick him, furious. “You tricked me!”
His kick missed, so he lunged forward, but Wu Dongming ran while shouting, “I did not! How would I know you were this dumb?!”
“You’re dumb! Your whole family is dumb!” An Han chased him angrily, cursing. “You’re just getting revenge!”
Before the National Day holiday, Wu Dongming had rented a fake girlfriend to trick his parents for living expenses, then got beaten up so badly he almost died.
“You were the one who gave me that stupid idea! So what if I’m getting revenge?!”
“You were the one trying to lie to your parents in the first place! If you didn’t think of something shady, you wouldn’t have gotten beaten!”
After just a few steps of chasing, An Han was already out of breath and stopped. “Get back here!”
“Nope! Not coming back!”
Fuming, An Han threw the package box violently onto the ground. “Just you wait!”