Chapter 15
After resting for a while, Lin Fei saw that Liu Yinyin who was beside him had also recovered. She lay on his chest, her eyes full of tenderness, and asked softly, "Brother Lin, am I your girlfriend now?"
Lin Fei chuckled to himself. If I didn't know your favorability towards me is only 70, I'd almost believe you were completely infatuated with me.
"I'm sorry, I never said I liked you," Lin Fei said. Then he picked up his phone and transferred 50,000 yuan to Liu Yinyin.
"You... what do you mean by this?" Liu Yinyin stared at Lin Fei, dumbfounded.
"I don't think you're qualified to be my girlfriend right now. You, Zhou Xinyi, Zhao Xiaoxuan, even Zhang Yuning. None of you are. But you can be my woman. I never treat my women poorly. You can choose to accept this 50,000 yuan and become my woman, or refuse it, and the money is still yours. Think about it and let me know when you've decided."
With that, Lin Fei got dressed and walked out of the room. For this kind of gold-digging woman who would stop at nothing for money and status, if you take her seriously, you've already lost. Lin Fei called a taxi and left without a second thought.
Liu Yinyin sat on the bed, staring at the 50,000 yuan transfer notification. After hesitating for a long while, she finally accepted the money. She didn't regret it, nor did she feel particularly upset. She had sought wealth, and wealth she had found. She was even secretly pleased. Lin Fei had pursued Zhou Xinyi for so long and only gave her 50,000 yuan at once, yet he had given her the same amount right away. It seemed she was no less important to him than Zhou Xinyi. Fine, she would be his woman. For a man like Lin Fei, being his woman was something countless people dreamed of.
"Brother Lin, I'm willing to be your woman." After accepting the money, Liu Yinyin sent Lin Fei a WeChat message.
Lin Fei didn't reply. He knew he had just gained another woman he could sleep with whenever he wanted. Thinking about how he had been a virgin just a short while ago, he couldn't help but marvel at how money could truly create miracles.
Back at the dorm, Lin Fei saw a missed call from Hu Dahai on his phone and called him back.
"Hey, Fourth Bro, where are you? How come you snuck off alone?" Hu Dahai's voice came through the moment the call connected.
"I went out for some fresh air. You saw what happened earlier, right? Second Bro seems a bit upset with me. Explain it to him for me, will you? I'm not interested in that Liu Yinyin at all!" Lin Fei said without a hint of shame.
"Actually, any normal person could see you're not interested in her, but Liu Yinyin is clearly into you. What I find weird is, didn't she used to look down on you? How did her attitude change so drastically? It's like she's a simp fawning all over you!" Hu Dahai was also full of questions.
"Sigh, it must be my irresistible charm!" Lin Fei boasted shamelessly.
"Just keep getting more and more shameless. Alright, we're still at the internet cafe. Gotta go, time for some team games."
Lin Fei hung up. He put his phone on silent, lay down on his bed, and quickly fell asleep. He had been in a fight and had sex today. He was exhausted.
But he seemed to have forgotten two things: Zhao Xiaoxuan's dinner and Zhang Yuning's livestream.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Zhang Yuning started her livestream. By ten o'clock, her stream's popularity was still as lackluster as ever.
"Ningning, did you get in touch with Lin Fei? It's been two hours. Why isn't he here yet?" Zheng Muzi asked anxiously.
Because Lin Fei hadn't shown up, there were no large gift donations, so they couldn't get on the hourly leaderboard.
Zhang Yuning had been streaming for two hours, but the viewer count was just over two thousand. It was a world of difference from the 300,000 concurrent viewers she had a few days ago.
That's how the internet is. Once your hype dies down and your stream has no real content, people just stop watching.
This sales performance for the livestream was far below Zhang Yuning's expectations.
"I told him this morning, and he agreed so readily. How was I supposed to know he would stand me up!"
Zhang Yuning was fuming. She was a campus goddess, guys would scramble to do things for her done with just a little encouragement.
Today's stream was for her first very important advertising client, who wanted to see her stream's performance and sales figures.
This was related to her personal traffic evaluation and future development potential. To secure this deal, she had personally delivered breakfast to Lin Fei that morning and even given him an iPhone as a token of her goodwill.
But Lin Fei had stood her up! It was too much!
"Maybe... maybe Lin Fei had some urgent business to take care of and didn't have time for me. His phone is off, and he's not replying to my WeChat messages. He must have something important going on," Zhang Yuning said, making excuses for Lin Fei, but also to save some face.
"What could be so important that he'd go back on his word? And Ningning, do you know? 'God Descends' is trending again. This guy gifted over 12,000 Super Rockets to the Douyu streamer 'Xiao Tiantian' this morning. That's over 12,000 Super Rockets! A total of more than 25 million! He had time to spend tens of millions on a Douyu streamer this morning but won't come to your stream tonight? He's obviously not taking you seriously at all."
Zheng Muzi said indignantly, as if she were the one who had been stood up.
Hearing this, Zhang Yuning quickly took out another phone and opened Weibo's trending topics.
Sure enough, the headline "Douyu's Top Tycoon, 'God Descends'" was in the fifth spot on the trending list.
Opening the article, it was filled with screenshots of rockets and of streamer Xiao Tiantian's stream popularity breaking 400 million.
"Despicable! This is too much!"
Zhang Yuning could no longer maintain her composure and said in frustration.
As a campus goddess, she had never been so ignored by a boy before. She had thought that Lin Fei was almost hers, that he couldn't escape her grasp. But who knew, Lin Fei didn't take her seriously at all.
This feeling of not being valued was what drove Zhang Yuning craziest. It gave her a sense of failure. She began to wonder if her charm had diminished.
Lin Fei had been willing to do so much for Zhou Xinyi, so why was he treating her so carelessly? Was she really not even as good as Zhou Xinyi?
Girls are naturally competitive, and the prettier they are, the more they like to compete. If Lin Fei had satisfied Zhang Yuning's request today, continuing to gift her and boost her popularity, Zhang Yuning would have always believed that Lin Fei was under her control. No matter how rich the man was, hadn't he still fallen under her spell?
From a psychological perspective, everyone has an innate "masochistic" instinct. Subconsciously, while women might say they like men who are good to them, who dote on them, love them, accommodate them in every way, and never make them angry, in reality, such men are almost always single.
Because from the very beginning, the dynamic is unequal. You're just a simp, a bootlicker. You want to pursue her, so you humble yourself.
This doesn't have much to do with whether you're rich or poor. Even a rich man, when he meets a woman he likes, can turn into a simp.
Lin Fei accidentally ditching Zhang Yuning today made her very unhappy, but the unhappier she was, the more she cared. The more she cared, the more significant Lin Fei became in her eyes.
Because the advertiser was still watching, Zhang Yuning had no choice but to force herself to finish the stream. Then, without another word, she ended the broadcast. She was in no mood to continue.
Early the next morning, Lin Fei stretched comfortably.
He picked up his phone to check the time and saw the missed calls from Zhang Yuning and Zhao Xiaoxuan. He suddenly remembered, "Damn, I stood up the great campus goddess Zhang Yuning! And Zhao Xiaoxuan wanted me to have dinner at her place last night. It's already the next morning? I actually stood up two beautiful women?"
Lin Fei slapped his groggy head.
He took a serious look at his phone. There were more than twenty missed calls and over a hundred WeChat messages. Zhou Xinyi, Zhao Xiaoxuan, Zhang Yuning, and Liu Yinyin had all called him.
Lin Fei then opened the WeChat messages.
Zhou Xinyi: "Lin Fei, what's wrong? Are you okay? I heard from Yinyin that you got into a fight this afternoon. Are you hurt? Are you injured?"
"Say something! Why aren't you answering my calls? Are you okay? Don't scare me! I can't live without you now."
"Are you there? Lin Fei, I'm downstairs at your dorm right now. Are you okay?"
"I had them check your dorm, and you're sleeping. I won't disturb you then. Let me know when you wake up."
Zhao Xiaoxuan: "Husband, why aren't you answering the phone? Where did you go?"
"The food is almost ready. Are you here yet?"
"Are you mad at me again?"
"You're really not coming tonight? Tell me what I did wrong and I'll change."
"Husband, are you upset that I have too many male friends? Don't be mad. I'll delete them all right now."
"They're all deleted. Don't be angry, husband. I miss you..."
Zhang Yuning: "Lin Fei, what's this? Why did you lie to me?"
"I know you're rich. I know you don't care about me, but you should keep your promises!"
"How could you go back on your word like that?"
Liu Yinyin: "Brother Lin, this afternoon was so comfortable. I'm so happy. You're amazing (blushing)."
"Xinyi just kept asking me if you were at the internet cafe this afternoon, so I told her what happened. You're not mad at me, are you?"
"Brother Lin, Xinyi seems to have gone out looking for you? Are you okay?"
Zhang Ting: "Little brother, what are you up to? (naughty smile)"
Xiao Tiantian: "Brother Tianshen (God Descends), I just learned a new dance routine today, and I want to perform it for you..."
Xiao Miaodou: "First day missing you."
Looking at the barrage of messages, Lin Fei felt his scalp tingle. These women were terrifying!
Why were they all like relentless ghosts? I'm not even your boyfriend, am I?
I'm just treating you all as tools to farm more money. Is there some kind of misunderstanding?
Whether it was Zhao Xiaoxuan or Zhang Yuning, Lin Fei's intention from the very beginning was simple: to treat them merely as tools to farm his reserve funds. Of course, it would be even better if they could become his women in the end, but that didn't mean he wanted to date them. It was just a mutually beneficial arrangement.
Now the money has been spent. But why do you all want to talk about feelings with me? Do you all like to talk about feelings with rich people and money with the poor?
Just as Lin Fei was feeling annoyed, another WeChat message came in.
"Brother Tianshen, it's Xiao Chen. You said yesterday you would come to see the house. I was wondering what time you'd be free today?"
This message was from Chen Guangliang. Lin Fei remembered that he had indeed agreed to see the house today.
"It's Boss Chen. I'm free today. Send me your location, and I'll take a taxi over to find you soon!"
"A taxi?"
Chen Guangliang sent a question mark. In his impression, how could a tycoon like Brother Tianshen not have a car?
"Oh! My driver went home to visit his family the last couple of days!" Lin Fei quickly realized and typed back.
"I see. Since your dedicated driver is away, Brother Tianshen, I'll send my company's driver to pick you up. Just send me your location!"
"Okay," Lin Fei replied.
Since he had agreed to Chen Guangliang to see the house, Lin Fei naturally intended to buy the villa. But he couldn't spend the reserve funds himself.
Frustrated, he still needed to find someone to help him spend it. Lin Fei thought for a moment and called Zhang Yuning.
"Lin Fei, the busy man finally has time to call back?" Zhang Yuning's voice was cold.
"I'm sorry, President Zhang. Something came up yesterday. I'll explain later. Can you come out now? I have something very important to discuss with you!"
"What is it?" Zhang Yuning was still fuming and hadn't had a chance to vent, but the other person was already saying he wanted to discuss something.
"Come out first and we'll talk. School's main gate at 9:30. Be there on time!" With that, Lin Fei hung up the phone.
"Qiqi, who was that? Calling so early in the morning, let a person sleep!" Her best friend, Zheng Muzi, complained.
"It was Lin Fei. He asked me to meet him at the main gate at 9:30. It seems he wants to explain about standing me up yesterday!" Zhang Yuning reported truthfully.
"Who? Lin Fei? That guy finally decided to show his face, huh? Ningning, you can't let this slide so easily. He kept saying he was pursuing you, and after just one meal, he dares to stand you up? This time, you have to take him down a peg. Don't let him think he can do whatever he wants just because he's rich!" Zheng Muzi said indignantly.
Zhang Yuning nodded solemnly.
"He asked you to meet at 9:30, right? Then you should get there at 10:30. No, wait, 11:30. Let him wait anxiously for a few hours and see how sincere his apology is. Give him a warning shot first," Zheng Muzi suggested a bad idea.
"Alright, that's the plan. He stood me up yesterday, so today I'll be two hours late on purpose and get some serious payback!" Zhang Yuning agreed wholeheartedly. With that, she started putting on her makeup!
Unconsciously, the time had reached 9:30 AM. Lin Fei dozed in bed for a bit longer, then went to wash his face and brush his teeth. He casually sent a message to Zhang Yuning.
"Your Highness the Campus Goddess, I'm already at the main gate. When will you be here?"
Soon, Zhang Yuning replied, "Soon, I'll be right there!"
Seeing this message, Lin Fei wore an "as expected" expression. He had stood her up yesterday, so there was no way this woman wouldn't be late today. His title as the King of Simps wasn't for nothing. He had accumulated enough experience from his time with Zhou Xinyi.
He washed his face, brushed his teeth, took a shower and dried his hair. After changing his clothes and putting on his shoes he spent ten minutes looking in the mirror. As expected, he was as handsome as ever.
He took out his phone to check the time; it was already 10 o'clock. Lin Fei sent Zhang Yuning another message.
"President Zhang, Sister Yuning, how come you're not here yet? I've been waiting for half an hour?"
"Coming, I'll be right there!"
Lin Fei chuckled. I'd be a fool to believe you. Lin Fei slowly walked downstairs, in no hurry at all, and went to a noodle shop on the back street of the school. He ordered two bowls of hot dry noodles, two cups of soy milk, two boiled eggs, and a basket of steamed soup dumplings.
Due to his body enhancement, his appetite was huge. He could eat a breakfast for three.
After eating his fill, Lin Fei strolled over to the sports field. He had just added an "Agility" enhancement point yesterday and wanted to find a place to properly test the effects. However, the field seemed a bit crowded this morning.
"Excuse me, why are there so many people on the field today?" Lin Fei asked the prettiest girl nearby.
"You don't know? The Physical Education College is having a sprint competition today. I heard they're selecting candidates for national second-level athletes!" the girl explained with a friendly smile.
"Oh, I see. Beauty, can I add you on WeChat?"
"Sorry, I have a boyfriend. The one in the red shirt over there, the one competing? That's my boyfriend!" The girl, who had been friendly, immediately turned cold and distant upon hearing Lin Fei's request, pointing proudly at the man in the red vest who was warming up on the track.
"Ma Tao? It's him?" Lin Fei narrowed his eyes.
"You know my boyfriend?"
"More than know him. We were high school classmates. He was the sprint champion at our school's sports meet that year."
"Wow, he was that good even back in high school? I thought he was just bragging!" The girl's attitude softened a little after hearing Lin Fei praise her boyfriend and learning he was Ma Tao's high school classmate.
Lin Fei and Ma Tao were indeed high school classmates, but their relationship wasn't friendly. They had even been in a fight. The reason for the fight was that Ma Tao wanted to pursue Xia Zhimeng, the prettiest girl in their class. This Ma Tao was a notorious playboy. After winning a sprinting competetion and gaining a lot of attention, he changed girlfriends as often as he changed his clothes.
Lin Fei couldn't care less about Ma Tao being a playboy; it wasn't his place to interfere. But when this kid set his sights on Xia Zhimeng, Lin Fei developed a grudge against him. Xia Zhimeng was Lin Fei's first love. He had silently harbored feelings for her but never confessed. Later, when they didn't get into the same university, a heartbroken Lin Fei moved on and developed feelings for Zhou Xinyi.
To keep Ma Tao away from Xia Zhimeng, Lin Fei had fought him. Lin Fei lost, getting pinned down and slapped by Ma Tao. It was a lifelong humiliation that still bothered him to this day!
Lin Fei glanced at the girl beside him. He had to admit, Ma Tao was sunny-looking, well-built, and had an athletic vibe, which made him popular with girls. The quality of his girlfriends was also consistently high.
Just then, a system prompt sounded in Lin Fei's mind.
[Simp Action initiated. Name: He Yingluo; Age: 19; Height: 168cm; Weight: 50kg; Appearance Score: 83. The target's favorability towards the host is -5 points. Upon completion, 10% of the funds spent during the Simp Action will be refunded, 15 enhancement points will be awarded, and the skill 'Dance Enhancement' will be granted.]
What!? Lin Fei was stunned. This girl, who isn't even a 9, actually has a skill? And so many enhancement points? Damn, that's impressive.
But then again, I'm actually having thoughts about Ma Tao's girlfriend. Sigh, it seems I'm becoming more and more of a scumbag. I've finally become the kind of person I used to hate, Lin Fei thought helplessly.
But... this feeling is actually pretty nice... Lin Fei scratched his head with a shameless grin.
She's only 19, probably a freshman. Lin Fei stole another glance at He Yingluo. Her score was actually 3 points higher than Zhao Xiaoxuan's. Tsk, tsk. "Look, the race is about to start! Li Yang, Win! Li Yang, Win!" He Yingluo shouted, jumping up and down.
Lin Fei glanced at Ma Tao, who was warming up and preparing to race, and walked over nonchalantly.
"This Ma Tao is a fine prospect. His best time is 10.12 seconds in the 100-meter dash, which already qualifies him as a national team substitute. And he still has a lot of room to grow!"
"Yeah, Ma Tao is really something. He's the most promising one this year!" Two coaches on the sidelines were discussing.
"On your marks!"
"Bang!"
When the coach fired the starting pistol, the dozen or so male athletes from the Physical Education College shot forward like cheetahs. Their speed was incredible, clearly the result of professional training. Especially Ma Tao in the middle lane, who was leading the pack. His speed and reaction time were almost at the level of a national professional athlete.
"Wait, who's that?"
Just as the two coaches were watching Ma Tao, a young man in ordinary casual clothes suddenly joined the race from the side. Starting several body lengths behind the other athletes, he began to sprint, overtaking one Physical Education College athlete after another at an unbelievable speed.
In the end, he crossed the finish line first, two or three meters ahead of Ma Tao.
"100 meters in 9.63 seconds! My god, that's under 10 seconds!"
"Holy crap, his start was almost a full second late. If he went all out from the start, wouldn't he be a world-class contender?"
"A genius! He's a genius!"
"Hey, student, don't go! Are you interested in joining the national team?" a coach chased after him eagerly.
"Not interested. I was just running for fun. Who knew the guys from the Physical Education College would be so weak?"
"Student, which college are you from?"
"The College of Liberal Arts!"
"What?" The coach was dumbfounded.
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