When Luo Yueli heard those four words, a trace of surprise appeared on her face.
As his childhood friend, she naturally knew that Su Yichen’s physical condition was not very good. Athletics had never been his strong suit.
But arrhythmia…
How had she never heard of that before?
‘So… his body is actually this weak?’
“Mm, yes.”
Su Yichen kept his head lowered and answered obediently.
Zhou Min’s brows knit slightly as she looked over the report again and again, as if she still wanted to say something.
At that moment, Luo Yueli parted her lips. “Teacher Zhou, Su Yichen’s health really isn’t good.”
“I was his classmate in high school. During military training back then, he couldn’t last even the first day and fainted on the spot.”
Su Yichen froze for a moment when he heard this. He still kept his head down, only glancing at Luo Yueli from the corner of his eye as she suddenly spoke up for him.
‘This girl’s finally enlightened? Learned how to care about people? Does she like me? Does she still have feelings for me?’
Most boys would probably think that way.
But the one standing here was not most boys. It was Su Yichen.
Just by looking at Luo Yueli’s expression and observing her tone, Su Yichen already understood why she was doing this.
She really had figured things out. She understood how to face their childhood-friend relationship with a friend’s attitude.
Looks like very soon his childhood friend would come talk to him and properly clarify their relationship.
‘That’s perfect. Playing the role of a simp isn’t difficult, but who knows if something conflicting with this persona might pop up later.’
For now, however, he was still Luo Yueli’s simp.
And…
He had to act the part well.
Because Luo Yueli wasn’t the only one here. There was also the one who had been secretly watching the whole time…
Tong Ya.
Su Yichen narrowed his eyes, and his thin lips suddenly curved into a captivating smile.
After Luo Yueli finished speaking, Tong Ya kept observing Su Yichen’s reaction.
She noticed he did nothing at all—only that his body trembled very obviously for a brief instant.
The more Tong Ya watched, the more satisfied she became.
If it were an ordinary boy, with the goddess personally stepping forward and breaking their agreement to speak up for him, he would already be overwhelmed with excitement and unable to tell which way was up.
But Su Yichen was different. He controlled his emotions well and fulfilled the agreement between him and Luo Yueli.
He seemed calm on the surface, yet that fleeting tremor of his body…
exposed his feelings for her.
What a pity. Such a perfect simp.
How did Luo Yueli get to pick him up first? If he had fallen into her hands instead, with just a little manipulation—
perfect.
Still, his smile really was quite nice.
“High school classmates? Couldn’t even last the first day of military training?” Zhou Min’s gaze shifted between Luo Yueli and Su Yichen, but she didn’t grow too suspicious.
The hospital certificate was real, and there was a classmate’s testimony.
Military training was important, but it could never be more important than a student’s health.
“Alright, Su Yichen. I’ll report this matter to the college leadership. During military training you don’t have to participate, but you must still be present.”
“Also, pay attention to rest normally. If conditions allow, you should still do some appropriate exercise. Your health is the most important thing.”
“Thank you, Teacher Zhou, and thank you, classmate Luo Yueli.” Su Yichen expressed his gratitude to both of them, his tone unable to hide his pleasantly surprised delight.
“Then I’ll be going first.”
He turned around, glanced sideways at Luo Yueli’s gentle profile, a fraction of a second of infatuation flashing across his expression.
Then he lowered his head and quickly left.
A perfect simp—knew when to advance and retreat, understood gains and losses, thoroughly versed in The Self-Cultivation of a Simp.
That was Tong Ya’s evaluation.
Damn it, how was Luo Yueli’s luck so good?
At the entrance of the College of Liberal Arts, Su Yichen sat in front of a milk tea shop.
He ordered two cups of milk tea.
Looking at the dwindling balance in his wallet, he sighed.
‘Gotta find a way to make money.’
There were many ways to make money. Su Yichen had never lacked methods.
But how the money was made—that required finesse.
Used well, it could even be a strategy.
“Your milk tea, sir.”
“Thank you.”
Su Yichen spoke politely, then curved his eyes and said softly, “You’re really pretty, senior.”
Today’s staff member at the milk tea shop was different from yesterday—a delicate-looking girl.
“Huh? How did you know I’m your senior?” The girl was slightly stunned. “I even changed clothes.”
“Senior, even if you changed into the shop uniform, your temperament can’t be hidden.”
Su Yichen tilted his head back, his voice rich and magnetic with a hint of sweetness. “I’ve never seen such a pretty young lady in this milk tea shop before.”
Since he wasn’t beside Luo Yueli now, there was no need to maintain his persona.
Having waited a bit out of boredom, Su Yichen didn’t mind teasing this seemingly innocent senior.
The girl went slightly dazed, her whole body turning soft.
The boy in front of her not only looked decent—his voice was even more pleasing. Every word was like a kitten pawing at her nerves.
Especially those thin lips. They would probably feel wonderful to bite…
By the time she snapped back to her senses, the boy who had just stirred her heartstrings was already gone.
“Two cups of milk tea? Mister Su, why only two… could it be?” Sinful Spark’s voice carried a faint hint of expectation.
“One for me, one for Luo Yueli.”
“Oh… oh… but there’s still Tong Ya. Shouldn’t that be three? If you’re courting a goddess, shouldn’t you—”
“Who said I’m courting Luo Yueli? I’m just restoring the persona.”
“Right now I’m still Luo Yueli’s simp. How could I buy milk tea for another girl right in front of my goddess?”
“Go read The Self-Cultivation of a Simp. A qualified simp can only have the goddess in his heart. The goddess is everything.”
“Mm… alright.”
Inside the void realm space, Spark bounced around. “I thought one of them was for me.”
“Huh? You can drink milk tea too?” Su Yichen asked in confusion. “Why have I never heard you mention that before?”
“I can~ as long as Mister Su is willing to give it to me.”
Spark puffed up her cheeks. “Whose fault is it that Mister Su never asks!”
“Mister Su, you big meanie!”
‘Dummy. Obviously you wanted some but didn’t say anything—how is that my fault?’
Su Yichen couldn’t help laughing silently. Then he suddenly realized that the cup of milk tea in his hand, which had been half drunk, had vanished.
‘I wonder if there’s such a thing as a void realm assistant upgrade pack. Spark really doesn’t seem very smart, even though she’s been with me so long.’
After waiting at the academy entrance for a full half hour, Su Yichen finally saw Luo Yueli.
She was walking down the stairs arm in arm with Tong Ya.
“Finally waited for you, my goddess.”
“Hurry up and break up with me, Libao~”
Pushing his glasses up, Su Yichen flirtatiously ran a hand through his hair, deliberately messing it up a little.
After all, he had slept a whole night. The ugly hairstyle Spark had given him when he first entered the void realm had already recovered.
Now his hair was a bonus point. You could tell just from the milk tea shop senior’s expression earlier.
‘Things finally reached a critical point for breaking things off. I don’t want Luo Yueli to regain interest in me because of some tiny detail like this. That’s not the outcome I want.’
Whether his childhood friend was meticulous or not, Su Yichen didn’t know.
But he knew he himself was very meticulous.
However…
Su Yichen’s eyes suddenly narrowed.
There was no problem with Luo Yueli.
But the one beside her—Tong Ya…