40: Beg me and I'll tell you.

In the middle of the night, Du Xixi was diligently tapping away at her keyboard, while behind her, Shen Qian slept very soundly.

"This guy!"

Du Xixi was nearly dying of anger; the other party had fallen asleep before eleven o'clock, and his sleep quality was impeccable.

She originally wanted to shout and scream to keep him from sleeping well, but once she remembered she was here to beg for forgiveness, she realized that if she actually woke him up, there would be no forgiveness to speak of. So, she could only hold in her anger and silently play games.

At 6:00 AM, Shen Qian woke up on time. Du Xixi was still moving the mouse in front of the computer. The two glanced at each other without saying a word.

"Let's go, let's get breakfast first."

In a breakfast shop near the school, Du Xixi had deep dark circles under her eyes.

"I spent the night with you just as you said. Now you can forgive me, right?"

"I can, but there's one more requirement."

"Don't go too far!"

"Fine, then I have no more requirements."

Shen Qian shrugged and stuffed a soup dumpling into his mouth.

"Just say it."

"I said, I have no more requirements. You can leave."

"You can't bully people like this. I only posted a thread. Besides, are you saying you're not at all in the wrong?"

Du Xixi hadn't slept all night and was already lightheaded; for a moment, she couldn't control her emotions and shouted out.

Her shout quickly attracted attention from all directions, and everyone continued to watch the two at the table.

As for Shen Qian, he nonchalantly picked up the soy milk in front of him, took a sip, and then just calmly looked at her. There wasn't even a ripple of emotion in his eyes, as if his gaze was saying, 'Go on, I'm watching.'

After facing off like this for about 10 seconds, the girl suddenly panicked, and her tone softened.

"Just say it, what do you want me to do?"

"No more requirements. You can leave."

Shen Qian simply repeated what he had just said, then seemed to think of something happy and smiled.

"I am bullying you, so what?"

The girl hated him to the core, but she also knew she had to obtain his forgiveness; otherwise, the days ahead would be very difficult.

"My tone was wrong just now, I apologize to you. Just say it, as long as it's something I can do, I'll agree."

"I actually preferred your arrogant and unyielding look from just now. It gave me a fright; I thought you were going to splash soy milk in my face.

Because you scared me, beg me. Otherwise, I won't tell you."

"I beg you, please tell me what you want me to do."

Shen Qian propped up his chin with his hand.

"It's simple. Starting from tomorrow, accompany me for a run. Run for a month.

I'll be at the track at 6:30 every day. You have to be there waiting for me before 6:30."

"What did you say? 6:30!?"

"That's right, 6:30. I'll have a word with your college leadership. I'll forgive you for now, but I'll reserve the right to sue. 6:30, for one month. Being one minute late or missing one day won't do.

You should be thankful it's summer and not winter. 6:30 in winter would be true torture."

"If I'm late, what will you do?"

Shen Qian's expression turned serious as he stared at her, like a beast staring at its prey.

"You can try it, but I guarantee you'll regret it."

"Just running? Nothing else?"

To this question, Shen Qian only found it laughable.

"What are you thinking? In broad daylight, early morning on the track, what else could there be?

Even if we were to kiss, I'd find your morning breath disgusting."

"You! Fine, I agree."

Back at the dormitory, Du Xixi was exhausted, sleepy, and her body ached all over. Xie Wan wanted to check on her, but she fell asleep the moment her head hit the pillow, so Xie Wan didn't disturb her.

"Xiao Wan, what's wrong with Xixi? Didn't she go to apologize? Why didn't she come back all night?"

"Yeah, what exactly happened?"

"It's nothing, she's probably just tired. Let's go out."

After several people left the dorm, Xie Wan went to find the Counselor. The other two exchanged glances as they watched Xie Wan's retreating back.

"I did some digging and heard that the junior is their Class Hunk. Yesterday when military training ended, he treated the whole class to a bathhouse and spent 100,000 yuan."

"For real!?"

"It's absolutely true. I heard his family has dozens of sports cars and dozens of villas, but to keep a low profile, he just drove a bmw 3 series to school. They say the watch on his hand alone is worth over a million."

"The more I hear, the more it doesn't sound right. I feel like Xixi actually lucked out."

"I think it's fishy too. Xie Wan went running, and he wanted Xie Wan's contact info. In the end, two of them went; Xie Wan is fine, but Xixi didn't come back all night.

And look at how Xixi's back and body ache."

"Are you saying... no way, right?"

"Heh, 'no way'? Haven't we seen enough this past year? Luxury cars park at the school gate from time to time with all sorts of strange-looking people inside. Is there a single ugly one in the passenger seat?"

"You mean that junior has his eye on Xixi?"

"Not necessarily Xixi. I think the probability of him liking Xiao Wan is higher, but as you know, Xiao Wan is quite aloof."

The two speculated further, and the more they did, the more they felt Du Xixi had done it on purpose, targeting that handsome and wealthy junior.

After Shen Qian finished his morning classes, he went to a Piano Shop near the school. Wei Mingtian also happened to want to learn an instrument, so he followed him out.

"Old Third, is there really a need for us to buy an instrument separately? For the performance, the school should provide props. Besides, we have to be selected first. If we aren't, won't this money be wasted?"

"It's fine. Even if we aren't picked, it'll be good for showing off later. Things like 'Guitar Boy,' 'Piano Prince,' 'Violin Gentleman,' or 'Suona Master' are all very attractive."

"I feel like something strange just got mixed in there."

"Don't worry about the details."

Yesterday, Shen Qian had asked Tan Xinxin which instrument looked coolest for a guy. The girl's answer was the Violin; she felt Shen Qian looked extremely handsome when he was serious, and the Violin could highlight that seriousness.

Since she said so, he naturally adopted the idea. Violins come at different price points, but since he had experience cards, he naturally bought a professional-grade one, spending over 20,000 yuan.

[Purchasing an instrument to attract the opposite sex's attention. Behavior matches scumbag standards. Reward being issued...]

The system always gave corresponding rewards at the right time. Of course, this was also thanks to Shen Qian never forgetting his goal, which was to be a scumbag—a massive scumbag. All his actions were carried out with this goal as the premise.

In the afternoon, Shen Qian found a deserted place and started learning to play the Violin. Since he knew absolutely nothing, he could only follow online tutorials until a Violin button finally appeared in his skills column. Only then did he stop.