Chapter 118: Isn’t This Basically a Date?
[Long Xing: Favorability 78]
Target achieved!
An Han grinned from ear to ear, full of excitement as he sat in front of the computer.
Next target: Su Peng!
[Su Peng: Favorability 100]
He needed to lower it by at least 21 points to reach the goal.
The difficulty suddenly went way up!
But since he already handled Long Xing, he was just one step away from turning back into a man!
No way he’d back down now! He just needed to repeat the same thing he said to Long Xing earlier!
Without hesitating, An Han walked out of the room and knocked on the door of the dorm next door.
He pushed the door open and peeked inside. Seeing Su Peng sitting on the bed, apparently about to take a nap, An Han called out, “Disciple, come out for a bit!”
Su Peng looked up at the small head peeking through the door crack and noticed that An Han seemed unusually cheerful and excited. He couldn’t help but feel puzzled.
Just a moment ago, An Han looked completely broken, how did he recover so fast? That emotional shift was way too big!
Because of his past behavior of taking advantage of An Han, even though he’d been getting ready for a nap, Su Peng quickly got up and followed him out to the hallway.
Looking at An Han’s rosy cheeks and bright smile, Su Peng pushed down his curiosity and asked, “What’s up?”
“Well… can I borrow your ID card for a bit?”
An Han lowered his head and bit his lower lip, skillfully putting on a troubled look.
“My ID card?”
“Yeah, I want to take a loan… using your ID card…”
“My ID card for a loan?” Su Peng froze for a few seconds, then softened his expression. “Are you in trouble and need money fast?”
The conversation was almost identical to the one he had earlier with Long Xing! It was working!
“Not really,” An Han replied honestly. “I just want to buy the new iPhone 13…”
Su Peng suddenly understood, shaking his head with a smile. “You don’t need a loan just to buy a phone.”
An Han held back his excitement, about to say more, but Su Peng had already pulled out his phone. “The top model is what, about 13,000 yuan? I’ll lend you 15,000.”
“Huh? What?”
“Let me check… yeah, I found our last lunch payment record.”
“Eh?”
Then Su Peng looked up, smiling brightly. “Check your phone and see if you’ve received the money.”
An Han stayed silent. He opened Alipay, and to his shock, saw a large five-digit number in his balance.
Are you crazy?!
I said three sentences, and this guy just gave me fifteen thousand yuan?!
How rich are you to act like it’s nothing?!
Are we even that close?!
He knew Su Peng owned a high-end computer worth over ten thousand yuan, and he’d heard before that Su Peng came from money.
But he’d never seen him act rich. No luxury items, no flashy spending, just an easygoing guy who liked to treat friends to meals. An Han had totally forgotten that Su Peng was supposed to be a “rich young master”!
Damn it!
“But online stores are probably out of stock right now. How about we go check some physical stores instead?”
Su Peng said it as casually as if he’d just handed over three yuan to buy a bottle of soda.
An Han felt sour inside, lowering his head, almost on the verge of tears. The gap between rich and poor was too painful!
He needed a new approach! Another plan!
Nervously tucking a strand of hair behind his ear, he muttered, “Forget it, I was just joking.”
“Buy it, it’s fine. I’m not even asking for interest. Pay me back whenever you can.”
“Then how about you add some more so I can buy a house too?”
An Han deliberately used a sharp, sarcastic tone to provoke Su Peng.
Su Peng froze for a moment, his face turning slightly red as he nervously looked away.
“Well… that kind of thing usually happens after getting engaged, right?”
What the hell are you thinking?! That sounded totally like a confession!
“I’m a guy!” An Han emphasized, but his face was already burning, and his heartbeat quietly sped up. “I was just joking.”
You’re blushing, how is that a joke?!
As expected, after reaching a favorability of 100, Su Peng had become a lot more forward than before!
An Han fell silent for a moment. “Wait here for a bit.”
“Alright.”
He returned to his own dorm room and looked at his trash bin. Inside were some leftover lunch, a few used tissues, and a soda can. Not dirty enough.
Then he turned to look at Chen Junjie’s trash bin. Watermelon rinds, lunch leftovers, cigarette butts… Perfect.
An Han gritted his teeth and picked up the bin with evil intent.
Chen Junjie asked, “What are you doing? Helping me throw the trash?”
Without answering, An Han prepared himself mentally to take a beating, for the sake of turning back into a man!
He pushed open the door again, holding the trash bin, and walked up to Su Peng. Su Peng looked at him with a puzzled but gentle smile. “What’s wrong?”
An Han’s heart pounded wildly. That warm smile made his knees weak and his heart soft.
Don’t be scared! It’s just a beating! Do it for the sake of being a man again!
He tried to lift the trash bin higher, staring straight into Su Peng’s eyes.
“What are you doing?” Su Peng asked, confused but still smiling kindly. “Throw the trash first, then we can go buy your phone.”
Seeing the concern and warmth in Su Peng’s gaze, all the malice in An Han’s heart faded away, replaced by a deep guilt.
Crap, I can’t do it!
It felt like trying to dump trash on his own family, he just couldn’t.
“J-just throwing it away…”
Stammering, An Han turned and walked toward the end of the hallway with the trash bin.
A favorability of 100 worked both ways. So it also affected how I feel about him…
Hands in his pockets, Su Peng followed behind. “Come on, let’s go buy your phone.”
“I told you I don’t need it! I was just joking! How was I supposed to know you’re so rich?!”
An Han snapped back in annoyance, but then suddenly realized something. If he could spend the afternoon with Su Peng, he’d have plenty of chances to lower that favorability score!
Even if it went up again… well, it’s already maxed at 100, so who cares?
After throwing the trash away, An Han forced himself to act shy, though his face was already burning.
“Let’s go?” he said coldly.
Acting cold should make Su Peng dislike him.
Su Peng hates when I act distant, he even got mad about it last time.
But Su Peng just walked beside him, his smile growing even softer. An Han’s icy expression almost crumbled. Just one glance at that gentle smile, and his whole face heated up again.
He tried hard not to look at Su Peng, but he could clearly feel his heart softening. Every time they were together, his heartbeat sped up, his face flushed, and he couldn’t calm down.
At first, he thought it was just guilt from lying to Su Peng. But now, it seemed like the system had actually twisted his sexual orientation.
Stay calm! You’re almost there! Just one more step!
Walking side by side, the two of them left the dorm building, each lost in their own thoughts. Su Peng was simply enjoying the time together, while An Han was busy plotting ways to ruin it.
Should I trip him on purpose? Spill my drink on him? Or maybe…
No, those are just harmless pranks, they won’t work. But if I go too far, I won’t be able to bring myself to do it.
It wasn’t until they stepped outside the school that An Han suddenly froze and looked at Su Peng in panic.
Wait a second… isn’t this basically a date?!