Fang Wei had never attended university.
If not for his rebirth, he should be in his third year of high school ten years ago, preparing for the College Entrance Examination.
Back then, he was full of youthful spirit, promising a young girl to get into the same university, full of ambiguous feelings and the sour scent of youth.
A bright future was supposed to be waiting for him.
Unfortunately, he skipped ten years of his life in an instant.
The promise to enter the same university together was broken.
The young girl was now ten years older than him, possibly nearing thirty, while he remained eighteen.
By the way, the beautiful agreement to take the exam together was ruined, but that wasn’t the worst of it.
After being reborn, Fang Wei made up for lost time by catching up on his favorite Anime, only to find that almost all of them had horrible endings.
Hehe, you might as well have let me die ten years ago.
Of course, rebirth wasn’t without its perks.
At the very least, he didn’t have to take the College Entrance Examination—he just opened and closed his eyes, and Si Chen had prepared an identity for him at Nantong University.
However, domestic universities were still quite different in style from those in Anime.
Standing outside the classroom corridor, Fang Wei watched as the Department of Computer Science students inside all had red eyes and faces etched with inexplicable pain.
Their ‘Corruption Values’ ranged from 30% to 40%, about the same as typical corporate slaves.
Qi Qian Cao… Qi Qian Cao… was his target this time.
Since she was a newbie magical girl, the organization didn’t have much information on her.
All Fang Wei knew was that she was a first-year student.
He certainly couldn’t look for her during lab class; Computer Science students clustered together like rats, and an unfamiliar face would be easily noticed.
So, Fang Wei deliberately waited for a ‘water class’.
He still didn’t understand why universities always had these random, irrelevant courses, seemingly only to ensure teachers had jobs and to let students sleep more soundly in class.
Fang Wei followed a group of guys into the large lecture hall and found an inconspicuous seat in the back row.
Within view, everyone’s Corruption Values were about the same, so trying to identify someone by that alone wasn’t realistic.
Class had already started, and some students were already asleep at their desks.
The ‘water class’ teacher opened a worn-out ppt and began slowly talking nonsense.
It was clear the teacher was relaxed, with only a 22% Corruption Value.
But shouldn’t you at least be responsible? At least call roll or something.
His plan to recognize Qi Qian Cao by roll call was instantly thwarted, so Fang Wei ended up listening to the teacher’s small talk for half a class.
He had no choice but to move closer to the boy beside him.
“Bro, is everyone from our class here?”
The boy glanced at him sideways.
“Our class? Dude, who are you?”
Before Fang Wei could answer, the boy suddenly realized.
“Another one, huh.”
“…What does that mean?”
“Bro, you should at least figure things out before coming here. Qi Qian Cao skipping two classes in a row is normal. Whether you run into her depends entirely on luck.”
A prophet, huh.
Fang Wei hadn’t even finished his question, yet the guy had already guessed it all.
“Do a lot of people usually come looking for Qi Qian Cao?”
The boy nodded, then shook his head.
“Because Qi Qian Cao is really popular, there are always random unfamiliar classmates appearing in the class, or suddenly meeting her at the door. That’s how it is with beautiful girls; nobody dislikes them.”
Fang Wei was surprised that, as a freshman, Qi Qian Cao was so well-liked.
But is it really okay to skip class as a freshman? If she’s like this now, what’ll she be like in two years?
Watching his imaginary ten million yuan fly away, Fang Wei grinned.
“Good bro, when I win her over, I’ll treat you to wedding wine.”
The boy: ?
He looked at Fang Wei strangely, but seeing he hadn’t given up and was still waiting, he had to respect his persistence.
Qi Qian Cao didn’t come to this class, but that didn’t mean she wouldn’t show up for the next.
While listening to the teacher’s lullabies, Fang Wei scrolled through the Campus Forum, finding a few useful posts.
They seemed related to Qi Qian Cao.
The further he read, the more complicated his expression became.
It was a Recruitment Post, sparked by someone secretly taking a photo of Qi Qian Cao and posting it on the Campus Wall.
Such behavior was unethical, but not uncommon.
Usually, if someone got photographed, they’d just accept it, but as the Class Mascot of the Department of Computer Science, Qi Qian Cao apparently had a group of die-hard fans who firmly opposed such violations of privacy.
Thus, the Recruitment Post was born, and her fans transformed into Cyber Knights, storming the Campus Wall, demanding the deletion of the photos to protect their Princess’s privacy.
What knights and princesses—these people must have too much time on their hands.
Fang Wei checked the Campus Wall as well.
The photos had already been deleted, and the original poster later clarified she was a girl who wanted to get close to Qi Qian Cao for yuri purposes.
That just made the fans angrier.
What a group of crazy fans.
Just what kind of person was Qi Qian Cao? Was she some kind of succubus, to make so many boys and girls spontaneously form a knight order for her?
Looking around, after class, several male students from other departments had slipped away, while others gathered outside the classroom, hoping for a ‘chance encounter’ with Qi Qian Cao.
Their intentions were obvious, and Fang Wei himself was also waiting for a chance encounter.
He stood with several other boys outside the classroom.
They tried to act casual, but the guarded looks in their eyes were obvious.
Each wanted to be the first to ‘bump into’ Qi Qian Cao when she appeared.
Compared to them, Fang Wei was much more relaxed.
He glanced at the portraits of famous figures on the wall, then at a student’s drawing on a poster.
Suddenly, a tall stack of books entered his field of vision.
Even though the person behind the books was half-hidden, the boys around her grew restless, and Fang Wei immediately realized—it was Qi Qian Cao.
A rainbow light flashed in his eyes as he summoned the [Hypnosis app].
Before the other boys could muster the courage to speak, Fang Wei stepped forward.
Hesitation leads to defeat—a real man should be swift as the wind and steady as a forest!
Seizing the moment, he performed a Fire Demon Flash straight into Qi Qian Cao’s stack of books.
“Uwah!”
The books scattered to the floor, and the two of them staggered back, with Qi Qian Cao landing flat on her backside.
At that moment, Fang Wei finally got a good look at this living ten million yuan.
Thick bangs, twin ponytails hanging behind her, a cute, baby-faced complexion, black-framed glasses, a brown plaid shirt-dress, white lace stockings, and small leather shoes.
She looked like a delicate porcelain doll.
There was a slight difference from her photos, but not by much. Honestly, she was very cute—he couldn’t help but want to squeeze her cheeks.
Most importantly, Fang Wei’s [Hypnosis app]had already activated.
Select hypnosis!
[No magical girl detected by this app. Unable to bind……]
Fang Wei: ???
She’s not a Sleepy? But she’s so girly!
In disbelief, Fang Wei looked up, his hopes utterly dashed.
[Corruption Value: 65%]
It crashed, brothers.
The ten million flew away.
“Sorry! I didn’t see you there—it’s all my fault for carrying so many books……”
Qi Qian Cao hurriedly gathered her scattered books, apologizing nonstop.
Because of the commotion, several classmates who were close to her rushed over to check on their cute little Class Mascot.
The culprit, Fang Wei, slipped to the edge of the crowd—or rather, was squeezed out—while a group of people crowded around Qi Qian Cao, comforting her and helping pick up her books.
“Xiaocao, we told you to leave this stuff to us.”
“Yeah, if you really need help, just grab a couple of guys from the class. There’s no need to do it all yourself.”
A girl helped Qi Qian Cao up.
She wasn’t hurt, and her gaze swept through the crowd, searching for the boy who had bumped into her, but he was nowhere to be seen.
She could only keep responding to her classmates’ kindness, a sweet dimpled smile on her face.
“Sorry to trouble everyone.”
“What are you saying? We’re all classmates, aren’t we?”
“Don’t just stand there—help Xiaocao carry the books to the class.”
It was a scene of harmonious class unity.
But from Fang Wei’s perspective, Qi Qian Cao’s Corruption Value above her head kept ticking up +1, +1.
[Corruption Value: 68%]
Her smile remained unchanged as she interacted with her classmates, but when all the books were finally taken, Qi Qian Cao’s empty hands tightened together in front of her.