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Chapter 004 Direct Attack

Ling Mo had a beautiful dream tonight.

He dreamed that he accepted Xia Xinyan’s pursuit and became her boyfriend.

Then she took him to the seaside, in a villa facing the sea, he eagerly pushed her down onto the bed and slowly took off her clothes…

What interrupted his beautiful dream was the vibrating phone beside the pillow.

Half asleep, feeling a bit annoyed, he picked up the phone: “Hello? Who is it?”

His rare beautiful dream was just…

“Have you thought it over? Do you want to have breakfast together?” Xia Xinyan’s voice came from the phone.

Ling Mo jolted awake: “Ah… Okay, okay, I’ll be right there, wait for me.”

“Um, I’m at the main entrance of the west cafeteria.”

After hanging up, Ling Mo glanced at the time; it was only eight o’clock.

It was the weekend, and at this time, his roommates weren’t even up yet.

He slapped his face to wake himself up and got up…

Only to feel his underwear was a bit damp and cold.

“…Unbelievable.”

Ten minutes after the call, Xia Xinyan was already waiting for Ling Mo.

He seemed rushed, with his clothes still a bit messy.

She couldn’t bear to watch.

After all, this was supposed to be a date with a girl; even if he was in a hurry, he should at least tidy himself up a bit, right?

No wonder he couldn’t find a girlfriend.

Idiot.

Though he was scolding himself inwardly, it was still the former him, so Xia Xinyan patiently stepped forward to help adjust his clothes: “No need to rush, I can wait a bit longer.”

Ling Mo’s body stiffened.

She was actually helping him fix his clothes?

In public, in front of other students?

Nearby students looked on in disbelief!

Why… could she do this for him?

Could it be that she really had a crush on him?

“All done,” she said, naturally taking Ling Mo’s hand and smiling slightly, “Let’s go eat.”

And then Ling Mo was dumbstruck.

He… he was holding hands…

For the first time in his life, he was holding a girl’s hand…

So this is how comfortable girls’ hands really are…

“Ling Mo?” Xia Xinyan’s voice brought him back to his senses.

He quickly cleared his throat to hide his thoughts: “Ahem… okay, let’s go eat together…”

Xia Xinyan smiled gently at him, then turned her head and rolled her eyes when he couldn’t see.

Idiot, idiot, idiot.

How could she have been so clueless before?

Couldn’t she just be a bit more direct? Who cares if it’s a trap or just a pie in the sky? Just take a bite first! Even if it ends in disaster later, at least it’d be enjoyable at the start, right?

Idiot.

The more she looked at this guy, the more annoyed she became.

Even though she knew how high she had reached in her past life, now looking back at her former self, she couldn’t help but question how far this guy could go.

At this rate, it would be better if she were reincarnated as one of Ling Mo’s buddies; brotherly love weighs more than sisterly affection, doesn’t it?

【Based on simulation, under the highest male friendship, the original self’s regard for the host is only 87%, while under the highest female friendship, it can reach 1000%】

“……”

There seems to be an extra 0.

【Hello, there is no extra】

“What’s wrong?” Seeing Xia Xinyan not moving, Ling Mo couldn’t help but ask, “Is the food not good?”

Xia Xinyan snapped back to reality, tilted her head to size him up, and shook her head: “I was thinking about what I told you yesterday. How have you considered it?”

“Ah…” Ling Mo didn’t expect her to bring it up directly; he paused for a long time before hesitantly nodding, “I suppose… we could start off as friends…”

“Then after we finish eating, let’s go move your things, okay?”

“…So fast?”

“Because I really want to be with you, even if it’s just as friends.”

“…Ah.”

Ling Mo gradually stopped thinking.

He couldn’t handle such a direct approach; he had no experience to deal with this in his life.

Xia Xinyan still smiled, and her smile was very gentle.

She thought, if she couldn’t even fool her former self, that would be too embarrassing.

If they were to move out, Ling Mo didn’t have much luggage; apart from a computer and books, he had only a pitiful amount of clothes—he never cared much about his attire, as long as it matched somewhat, that was enough.

Even when it came to Xia Xinyan, she was similar… well, to be precise, she didn’t care about how boys dressed, but she was quite knowledgeable about what outfits suited girls better, as she had once been a bit of a pervert.

Although she didn’t really want to use that knowledge on herself.

Worth mentioning, while it was a shared living arrangement, being a rich young lady, Xia Xinyan couldn’t live in a bad place. Her family bought her a big apartment directly across from the school, which was where she currently lived.

So when Ling Mo moved in, he was a bit stunned: “This… is the shared apartment?”

Wow… how much is the rent for this place?

“This is the house my dad bought for me; there’s no rent,” Xia Xinyan insisted, pulling him inside and shutting the door, “But I feel lonely living here by myself, so I wanted you to come over…”

Ling Mo paused, then suddenly said: “I can’t stay here; people might gossip about you, and your dad might not like it…”

Xia Xinyan, with her back to him, quietly sighed.

Really… silly.

Always holding onto unnecessary principles, wanting to appear as a good man. Even though the other party had already made it clear, and she saw that he understood, she still chose the seemingly upright yet most foolish choice.

Wanting to be a good man isn’t only possible in this way.

Idiot.

Suppressing the urge to retort, Xia Xinyan turned around and directly hugged Ling Mo: “If you don’t agree, I won’t let go.”

“……”

“Whenever you agree, I will let go.”

Feeling the softness in his arms, Ling Mo momentarily lost his mind: “No… Xia Xinyan… this isn’t quite right…”

“I don’t care,” Xia Xinyan tightened her grip a bit more, “If you don’t agree, then I won’t let go—either you can carry me back, or we’ll just hug until we’re starving to death here.”

Ultimate clingy tactic; she didn’t believe this wouldn’t work on him.

As the saying goes, only one knows what kind of girlfriend they truly want; she could totally become Ling Mo’s ideal girlfriend, and if he didn’t fall for it, she’d have to wonder if he truly was her former self.

Though she anticipated all this, they didn’t remain in a standoff for long before Ling Mo compromised: “Ah… alright… I agree, okay… don’t do this…”

Xia Xinyan instantly smiled and released him, grabbing his luggage and heading inside: “Great! You said so, so no backing out! From now on, you live here!”

Watching the girl whose demeanor exuded a sense of accomplishment, Ling Mo inexplicably found her a bit cute.

He didn’t know what her little scheme was, but he seemed to have nothing she could gain from him.

After all, she was the daughter of the Xia Family Group…

So… is there even a slight possibility… that she genuinely likes him?

Thinking this, Ling Mo couldn’t help but smile.

“Okay, I’ll be living here from now on.”