185: Unacceptable failure

"Finally!"

Shen Qian was incredibly excited. After working hard for so long, he had finally ushered in the Level 3 system.

[This upgrade cycle will take 3 months. During the upgrade period, items other than those that have already generated revenue cannot be used. Upgrade?]

"Three months."

Shen Qian fell into deep thought. He checked his account; he currently had over 200 million in funds. Combined with his Tuna Method and Medicinal Method, it should be enough for an ordinary university student.

He couldn't help but praise himself for his steady approach. Fortunately, since obtaining the system, he hadn't made any enemies or provoked any powerful foes, always keeping a low profile and developing steadily. Looking at it now, being without the system for three months was acceptable, not to mention that Chinese New Year was only a month or two away.

Shen Qian carefully calculated the cycle. Three months would be February 20th, three days after the Spring Festival, when the system would reach Level 3.

"Upgrade!"

His deliberation over, Shen Qian immediately confirmed the upgrade.

The connection cards for the Level 2 system were for Deputy Ministerial or Ministerial level officials. Then the Level 3 system's connection cards... He tried his best to suppress his ecstasy. For the next three months, he would need to be more cautious.

Throughout Saturday and Sunday, Shen Qian stayed at Bai Xiu's villa. It wasn't until the women woke up that he sent them all away one by one.

Actually, this wasn't bad. At least after all that tossing and turning, Shen Qian could focus wholeheartedly on spending a double-joy Christmas with Xie Wan and Xia Mengling.

"Shen Qian, it's time for you to fulfill your promise."

Shen Qian looked at the message on his phone. It was from Song Mengyuan. Since this girl had added him on WeChat, she hadn't stopped messaging him. Although he basically never replied and had even deleted her twice...

He couldn't withstand her shamelessly adding him back every time.

He had also asked her when they were going to the amusement park; dragging it out forever wasn't an option.

Now that she was suddenly asking him to fulfill his promise, it seemed she had already made arrangements.

"When?"

"The 24th, Christmas Eve."

"I refuse. I don't like joining the crowds when there are too many people."

"You can't refuse! We agreed on this. Back then, you only restricted us from going to Disneyland. Now you're doing this—you're not keeping your word!"

"The day before Christmas Eve. Otherwise, you can wait another year. Of course, I'm not sure if I'll have time next year."

"Fine, the day before Christmas Eve then. But you have to promise me that you'll stay with me for the entire day."

"Song Mengyuan, even my Girlfriend doesn't have the right to negotiate terms with me. You're not even my Girlfriend, so what gives you the right?"

I only promised to accompany you to the amusement park. As for whether I'm accompanying you specifically, or staying for the whole day, that depends on the situation."

As for Song Mengyuan, from the moment he investigated her identity, Shen Qian actually had her where he wanted her. He even knew exactly what she was thinking.

It was nothing more than her ex-Boyfriend choosing to go abroad instead of staying in the country for her. This girl was so beautiful; she must have been pursued by people since she was a child. Now that she had met her Waterloo with her ex-Boyfriend, she naturally wanted to make up for it.

And how would she make up for it?

It was impossible to chase him abroad; that would make her a simp.

So when this girl saw Shen Qian, her goal was to make Shen Qian her simp. Even if not a simp, at least a Boyfriend.

This way, she could prove to her ex-Boyfriend that even if he left, she could find someone identical, or even better.

Understanding her psychology, Shen Qian only needed to directly express his true feelings. His current attitude toward Song Mengyuan could be summed up in three words: don't give a damn.

In other words, any man who had Xie Wan and Xia Mengling would likely have this attitude toward other pretty girls.

Song Mengyuan was indeed beautiful; she was a 7, after all.

But so what? A 7-rated girl might be very rare for an ordinary man, but not for him. He had the 8-rated Xie Wan. As for the rest—Xia Mengling, Yu Ziwei, and Tao Yan—they were all 7s.

Not to mention there was a 7-rated Feng Qinmian waiting in line behind them.

Moreover, Shen Qian was certain that no matter how he mistreated this woman, she wouldn't openly fall out with him on the surface.

As for the reason, it was still because of this face. She could not tolerate failing a second time in front of this face. Especially now that her goal was clear—she wanted him to be her spare tire—so she would naturally tolerate anything.

"Fine, the day before Christmas Eve then."

Shen Qian could hear the anger hidden beneath her calm tone in the voice message.

He didn't intentionally want to conquer Song Mengyuan, but as the saying goes: don't miss out on the good girls, and don't waste the bad girls. For a scumbag, there's actually no distinction between good and bad girls; there are only girls you want to have feelings for and girls you don't.

For those who liked him, like Xia Mengling, Xie Wan, Tan Xinxin, and including Ni Zixin, he could take a bit more care of them and provide some emotional solace.

As for someone like Song Mengyuan, he would take whatever advantage he could. Even if he didn't acknowledge her after getting what he wanted, she deserved it for bringing it upon herself.

Over the next few days, Shen Qian's life went on as usual. To avoid making things too difficult for Liu Qingyun, he and Tan Xinxin restrained themselves slightly. Most of the time, they went out on afternoons when they had no classes and returned to the dormitory at night. On the other hand, Chang Heng hadn't been seen for several nights in a row.

"Is there some bug in our dorm? Can only three people exist in the dorm at the same time?"

"Old Third finally came back to stay, but now Old First isn't coming back."

"Once you get a Girlfriend, you'll understand him too."

Shen Qian laughed. As someone who had been through it, he naturally understood. Old First was currently in the stage of having just tasted the forbidden fruit. If that woman had even a little bit of scheming, she would probably try to extract some value during this stage.

And whether Chang Heng would ask him for favors because of that woman would undoubtedly be the ultimate test of their dormitory friendship.

As Roommates, Shen Qian was quite satisfied with these three after spending time together. But whether one could be a close friend mainly depended on how they chose when interests were involved.

If Chang Heng wanted to improve himself, Shen Qian wouldn't mind giving him a hand, since their relationship as Roommates was pretty good.

But if he let his lower half control his head and wanted to use such favors on a woman, that would be a lack of clarity. In that case, no matter what the request was, Shen Qian would not help.

Within a few days, Wei Meng moved quite quickly. A shop near the school was secured and was currently being renovated. Meanwhile, Wei Meng had rented a small temporary studio apartment near the school to be ready for Shen Qian's summons before the shop was ready.

On the day before Christmas Eve, Shen Qian put on a set of light gray clothes and headed out. Originally, his dressing style favored light blue, but he couldn't help it—the big brother who went abroad usually wore light gray. Since this great beauty Song liked to find a body double, he would just act the part more convincingly.