Are you crazy? Why are you rushing me?

The noisy discussions continued incessantly. Miao Xiaoyu listened to the sounds, blushing and shy like a little ostrich. She hid her flushed face in He Li's arms, afraid of being seen by outsiders.

He Li was also very happy to hold her.

Her delicate body was so fragrant and soft; holding her, He Li simply couldn't bear to let go easily.

"Why do you always smell so fragrant?"

"Is it perfume? It doesn't seem quite the same!"

His nose touched Miao Xiaoyu's hair, sniffing the scent of osmanthus and a unique subtle fragrance emanating from her... He Li asked, sounding curious.

Hearing this, Miao Xiaoyu suppressed her shyness and looked up.

"It's not perfume, it's... natural..."

Her voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz, but He Li heard it clearly.

Natural body fragrance? These two words appeared in He Li's mind.

But thinking about it carefully, the fragrant scent on Miao Xiaoyu was much stronger than on other girls; just getting a little closer seemed enough to clearly smell her fragrance.

As for others... like Liu Yuyan, if you didn't get especially close, you wouldn't smell anything at all.

He didn't know what was going on with Miao Xiaoyu.

He Li couldn't figure it out and was too lazy to try.

He greedily breathed in the captivating fragrance.

Miao Xiaoyu seemed to notice He Li's actions.

She couldn't help but ask, "Does it smell that good?"

"Yes!" He Li nodded with absolute certainty. "Holding you in my arms, I feel like I don't need to wear perfume, because you smell even better than perfume!" Hearing this, Miao Xiaoyu immediately beamed with joy.

"You just know how to say nice things to make me happy~"

"Who's humoring you? I'm telling the truth!"

"You still say you're not? You clearly are!"

"Alright, alright, fine, let's just say I'm humoring you, okay?"

"Honestly, why is it that people don't believe you when you tell the truth these days..."

...The busy, yet sweet and intimate, game exhibition finally concluded in the evening. He Li's game became explosively popular, and they themselves seemed to have become famous at the exhibition as well.

The reason was simple: photos were taken of He Li and Miao Xiaoyu's good looks and their affectionate appearance.

Who took the photos and uploaded them to Tieba was unknown.

He Li had become the public enemy of all guys on Tieba!

And Miao Xiaoyu also became the public enemy of all girls.

Now, in the Ye City and Ye City Game Exhibition Tieba forums... over half the posts were discussing the two of them.

He Li didn't use Tieba and hadn't looked, but those two guys, Wu Gang and Zhou Qingming, were scrolling through it happily.

"Oh right, Big Brother, where are we going to eat?"

After packing up and leaving the game exhibition, Zhou Qingming quickly approached, eagerly asking. They hadn't eaten much since having the meal Miao Xiaoyu bought at noon.

They were definitely hungry. He Li thought for a moment and said, "Let's go eat at the nearby Guanghui Hotel!"

"I happen to have a card here we can use."

"I'm paying for this meal today, we agreed on it earlier."

"You're paying?" Zhou Qingming quickly waved his hands.

"Don't, Big Brother, how could I let you pay!"

"I'll handle it, it's no big deal..."

"No way!" He Li shook his head. "This meal isn't just to thank you for helping today, I'm also treating someone else. If you really want to treat us, do it next time!" The person He Li wanted to treat was naturally Wei Wei.

Wei Wei had come looking for him in the afternoon.

But they were too busy then and didn't chat much.

He Li had said then that he would treat her to dinner that evening so they could talk more.

Wei Wei agreed, which led to the current situation.

Zhou Qingming originally wanted to say more, but seeing He Li's firm stance, he could only nod in agreement.

"Alright, the rest of you get in the car first."

"I'll go pick up some people over there and be right back!"

He pointed not far away. Miao Xiaoyu knew what he was doing and didn't ask further, only telling him to hurry back... "Phew, the game exhibition is finally over!"

"But Yu Han, what about He Li?"

"We didn't even manage to get his contact information earlier."

"Who knows if we'll ever run into him again."

At the entrance of the game exhibition, Song Lan said this somewhat helplessly.

Zhang Yuhan, however, looked completely calm.

"What is that expression? Do I look worried?"

She said this, a hint of a smile in her tone.

Song Lan looked at Zhang Yuhan suspiciously: "Hmm? Yu Han, do you have some trick up your sleeve?"

She couldn't help but ask, and Zhang Yuhan nodded.

"I wasn't idle for all that time this afternoon."

"I went and found out a lot about He Li; I finally understand him now."

"And didn't Wei Wei look for him earlier?"

"Wei Wei came back and even said He Li was going to treat her to dinner!"

"Do you believe I have a way to make He Li invite me too?"

Zhang Yuhan's words were full of confidence. Song Lan was curious: "What method is it? Tell me!"

"Well..." Zhang Yuhan was about to say something.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from behind.

"Yu Han, A Lan, what are you two doing?"

"Hurry up and come help us take some of these things!"

"Wei Wei and I can't quite manage it, lend a hand!"

Hearing the voice, Zhang Yuhan impatiently turned her head.

Not far behind her, she saw an ordinary-looking short-haired girl and a woman wearing sexy professional attire, black-rimmed glasses, and exuding an intellectual aura, walking quickly toward them carrying items.

Seeing this, Song Lan couldn't help but say, "I told you long ago that almost no one would play that crappy game you made."

"You asked the two of us to help, fine."

"We're good friends, so we'll help you out!"

"We clearly said before that this game wouldn't work and you shouldn't bring so much stuff for promotion, but you two didn't believe us. Now look? No one played the game, and you can't even give away the merchandise."

"This is your mess, you should carry it yourselves."

"It's already good enough that we helped you this far..."

Hearing this, the intellectual beauty frowned.

But since it truly was their problem, she didn't say anything.

Zhang Yuhan, on the other hand—who had originally been impatient and didn't want to carry anything—sharply noticed the approaching figure in the distance. She instantly put on a gentle smile and quickly said, "We're friends, A Lan, let's help them out!"

"I'll help too!" she said. Seeing the figure approach in the distance, she practically snatched the bags from the intellectual beauty's hands, leaving the latter and the short-haired girl dumbfounded.

Didn't Zhang Yuhan always consider herself too noble for manual labor?

Didn't she usually refuse to even carry her own school bag?

Why was she now rushing to do hard labor?

The two girls were bewildered.

The figure in the distance had already arrived in front of them... "He Li? You're here to find Wei Wei, right?"

Looking at He Li in front of her, Zhang Yuhan asked gently.

He Li glanced at Wei Wei, the intellectual beauty behind her. Considering that they were friends, he didn't want to be too cold, so he simply nodded faintly: "Mm." Seeing He Li nod, the smile on Zhang Yuhan's face grew wider.

Squinting her eyes, she asked, "Why are you looking for Wei Wei?"

"Is it because our Wei Wei is pretty and knows programming?"

Then, as if introducing herself, she added, "Actually, even though I'm pretty, I'm not just a pretty face! I'm a straight-A student at school, and I helped a lot with Wei Wei's game!"

"I heard your studio only has two or three people. If you need my help, I can offer it!"

"But first, could you help me carry some things?"

"I'm carrying all these things, and I'm so tired!"

She feigned cuteness, lifting the bag and handing it over.

Song Lan and the other two were stunned, and He Li was also slightly taken aback.

Only Zhang Yuhan remained confident and smug!

She had inquired earlier and knew that He Li's studio had just started, with only himself and his friend Wu Gang busy inside. As for Miao Xiaoyu? Zhang Yuhan completely ignored her, treating her as a mere pretty face.

In short, in Zhang Yuhan's view, He Li sought out Wei Wei simply because she was capable and also pretty.

"Hmph, I'm even prettier than Wei Wei!"

"In terms of academic performance, I score a few points higher than Wei Wei."

"Plus, I proactively carried these things, proving my kind and generous nature!"

"With my excellent qualities, why wouldn't He Li choose me?"

"He only went to Wei Wei before because he didn't know how good I am!"

"Now I've told him, and he needs people..."

"Shouldn't he immediately come over and flatter me?"

"If I ask him to carry a bag, how could he refuse?"

Zhang Yuhan thought happily, believing that this time, she had truly gotten a hold of He Li.

She even began planning how, once she joined He Li's studio and had more opportunities to interact with him, she could snatch He Li away from Miao Xiaoyu right in front of her to satisfy her resentment.

The more she thought about it, the smugger she felt.

She even couldn't help but urge He Li... "Hurry up, be a gentleman!"

"I've been carrying this for a while, and it's tiring!"

She glared playfully at He Li.

He Li originally wanted to be polite for Wei Wei's sake, not wanting to speak too coldly and risk losing talent like Wei Wei, but seeing Zhang Yuhan's irritating demeanor, he truly couldn't stand it anymore... "Hurry your head! Are you sick?"

"Why should I carry this for you? And you're rushing me?"