124: You don't mind that he's such a jerk?

"And if you two get together, it'll be a powerful alliance, hahahahaha."

"Uncle Fu, I don't quite understand what you mean."

"It's normal that you don't. After all, that little girl usually keeps a low profile. Who would've known she has an uncle at the vice-ministerial level?"

"I see. Then, Uncle Fu, you have to help me keep it a secret. Don't tell her I came to investigate her, or she might think I have ulterior motives."

"Hahahaha, I understand you young people's business. Let nature take its course, alright? We'll just let it be."

Stepping out of the principal's office, Shen Qian let out a long sigh of relief. If he hadn't been cautious and investigated beforehand, he really wouldn't have known Bai Xiu had such a background.

Everything made sense now. No wonder a CEO worth hundreds of millions would swallow his pride. Ultimately, it was because his own power wasn't strong enough.

Now, he knew Bai Xiu inside out, but she knew nothing of his background. He had even made a point to emphasize to the principal that if Bai Xiu investigated him, the principal should just say his family was in business.

"Madam President, I've already revealed your trump card, while I still have one hidden. Since Feng Qinmian belongs to you, winning you over is equivalent to taking her down directly."

Shen Qian didn't know much about Bai Xiu, but the fact that she could suppress a CEO worth hundreds of millions showed how formidable she was. How to make such a wicked woman fall in love with him was a problem.

Xia Mengling was also troublesome, but her behavior was more like a child's prank; her nature was still innocent. But Bai Xiu's malice was the pure, calculated spite of an adult.

Shen Qian glanced back at the principal's office. The old man had asked for nine million right off the bat. If he only gave nine million, he'd probably be seen as lacking tact. Giving ten million would save him a lot of trouble in the future.

"System, use ten Level 2 cashback cards and ten Level 2 reimbursement cards."

[Do you wish to use the cashback cards and reimbursement cards?]

"Yes."

[Reimbursement amount: 10,000,000 yuan. Expenditure amount: 10,000,000 yuan. reimbursement card triggered a special reimbursement. Reward: 8 Level 3 cash cards.]

[Expenditure amount: 10,000,000 yuan. cashback card triggered a critical hit. Multiplier: 16x. Cashback amount: 160,000,000 yuan.]

"System, use a skill card."

[skill card in use. Randomly selecting a skill...]

Shen Qian still had two skill cards left. He decided to use them now to avoid wasting them if he happened to learn similar skills later.

[Skill extraction successful. Obtained skill: Magic.]

"Use another one."

[Skill extraction successful. Obtained skill: Eight Extremes Fist.]

Shen Qian silently felt the changes in his body. After acquiring these two skills, he clearly felt his fingers were more nimble, and the muscles around his elbows were more resilient than before.

"skill cards grant master-level proficiency without needing to stack experience cards. Plus, my body was strengthened when I got Eight Extremes Fist. Truly worthy of being high-level cards!"

"Level 3 cash cards."

Shen Qian looked at the golden glowing cards and clicked on one.

[Obtained 888,888 yuan in cash.]

"A Level 3 cash card actually reached this level. I can't imagine how terrifying a Level 3 cashback card would be."

Shen Qian guessed that Level 3 cash cards would be high, but he didn't expect them to be this high. He clicked on another one.

[Obtained 1,000,000 yuan in cash.]

"880,000 actually wasn't the maximum amount."

Shen Qian didn't open the remaining cards. For him, having over a hundred million on hand was enough; any more was meaningless.

"If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. Now I just need to wait patiently."

Days passed at school as Shen Qian quietly waited for news from all sides.

But things don't always go as planned. There was no progress with Tao Yan yet because she hadn't had any performance opportunities, and the piano room wasn't finished being renovated.

As for Guo Shuangcai, because he was getting close to Feng Qinmian, she had shifted from approaching him to a wait-and-see attitude. She was likely watching to see if he'd be ruined by Feng Qinmian, in which case she'd probably just pull away.

Xie Wan... better not mention her.

Regarding Xu Ling, Tan Xinxin was trying hard to gather information, but the girl was too withdrawn. Even someone as smart as Tan Xinxin couldn't find anything out. However, Tan Xinxin had changed her strategy; she started playing anime that girls like in the dorm. As long as the other girl reacted, she'd get closer to the truth.

Shen Qian could only marvel at how smart and hardworking this girl was.

"Shen Qian, I like you."

Shen Qian looked at the 4-out-of-10 girl in front of him, feeling no spark. Among the women he'd been involved with, even the lowest-ranked Ni Zixin had 'evolved.' Then there were the prettier ones like Tan Xinxin, Qin Lan, and Liu Xinyao, the even more beautiful Xia Mengling, and the ultimate beauty Xie Wan, whom he constantly made out with. His standards had been raised too high.

He already had plenty of women. Even if he wanted backups, Du Xixi, Fang Hui, and Song Shulu were all waiting in line.

"Thank you for your feelings, I'm flattered. However, I already have a Girlfriend. Sorry."

"Ah? You have a Girlfriend?"

"That's right."

"Then... would you mind having one more?"

"Sure. I'll let you know after I break up with my Girlfriend."

"Okay, please do consider me. My name is..."

To the side, Wei Mingtian and the others were stunned. What the hell, this actually works? They knew girls liked handsome guys, and they knew Old Third was handsome and lacked principles, but they never expected a conversation like this.

"Wait, Old Third, isn't that a textbook scumbag line? She can actually accept that?"

As soon as the girl left, Wei Mingtian grabbed Shen Qian, looking miserable.

A few days ago, he had plucked up the courage to get a girl's contact info, only to be given the cold shoulder after a few days of chatting. So he was currently in a state of semi-heartbreak. In his mind, girls were hard to pursue, so why was it so easy for Shen Qian?

"Aren't they supposed to hate it when someone moves on immediately?"

"Don't they say they hate scumbags the most?"

"Don't they say girls like guys who are faithful?"

Shen Qian looked at Wei Mingtian, whose worldview was being shattered, and smiled.

"Do you know how long it takes for an ordinary guy to become a scumbag?"

"How long?"

"A month—maybe not even a month. Old Second, how about this: tomorrow when you have no classes, go out on the street and ask for contact info. Old First and Old Fourth can go too. If the three of you get thirty in total, I'll take you out to have fun."

"Really?"

"Absolutely guaranteed."

The next day, the three brothers got up early, but they returned with gloomy faces.

"Well? How many?"

"I only got one," Gao Haitao said, raising his hand.

"What about you two?"

"I suspect I was looked down upon!" Wei Mingtian looked like he was about to cry, while Chang Heng was sighing repeatedly. It seemed the blow to their confidence was significant.

"As expected. Old Fourth, I have an idea. Do you want to try it?"

"Really?"

"Lean in."

Gao Haitao leaned in. As he listened, his eyes grew wide.

"What the hell, that works too!?"

"Why wouldn't it?"