42: Participate in the selection

If it were a typical scumbag, he would have agreed by now. Running together with Xie Wan could greatly enhance their relationship, making it only a matter of time before he won her over.

But Shen Qian wasn't an ordinary scumbag. He never believed in 'love blooming over time' from something like running together to foster feelings. He only believed in 'love blooming over time' and 'love blooming later'.

A simp who runs with you is still a simp.

Only by stirring a girl's emotions and leaving a deep impression in her memory, making her think of you from time to time, is there a possibility of further development, even if that emotion is disgust.

He impatiently crossed his arms and looked at Du Xixi.

"Is this what you want?"

Du Xixi was a little flustered.

"What's wrong now? How did it become what I want again?"

She shook her head repeatedly.

"No, it's not what I want."

"It has nothing to do with Xixi. I volunteered to take her place. Is that alright now?"

Shen Qian laughed speechlessly. He looked at Xie Wan very seriously.

"Senior Sister, you and I have had absolutely no relationship from beginning to end. I merely wanted to add your contact information, but I couldn't. That's all.

As for Du Xixi and me, it's purely because she posted something slandering me, so I need to teach her a lesson. As for what you mentioned about attracting your attention, that's purely your delusion, do you understand?

From beginning to end, it's only been about her and me. This matter has nothing to do with you. So you say you're taking her place, but why would you take her place?

I only want her. Please stop adding drama to yourself, okay?"

After speaking, he looked at Du Xixi again.

"Today I already let you off, 3 kilometers became 2 kilometers, and 2 kilometers became 1 kilometer. But tomorrow, no more. 3 kilometers is 3 kilometers. Crawl if you have to, but reach 3 kilometers.

Also, wake up earlier tomorrow and change your clothes. What you're wearing doesn't look like sportswear at all."

"Ah!? No, Junior Shen, Junior Shen, good Junior Shen, I beg you, no, can it still be 2 kilometers?!"

Ignoring Du Xixi's wails and Xie Wan's expression, Shen Qian walked away decisively.

"Bastard, that bastard! What a waste of that face, what a waste of that good figure! He's actually a living king of hell!"

In the cafeteria, Du Xixi mumbled while fiercely biting into a fried dough stick.

"Xixi, why didn't you tell me about running with him?"

Xie Wan, sitting opposite, finally spoke.

"I was just thinking it would only be a month, and after a month, I'd have nothing to do with him, so I didn't want to drag you into it."

Actually, Du Xixi thought similarly to Xie Wan; she also believed that Shen Qian was tormenting her for Xie Wan's sake. But from his performance just now, it seemed not to be the case.

Shen Qian wasn't like other boys, whose eyes were solely on Xie Wan. On the contrary, he only paid attention to Du Xixi, noticing that she only ran 1 kilometer and that her clothes were unsuitable.

During her first year, many boys pursued Du Xixi. More than half of them, upon seeing Xie Wan, clearly lost interest in Du Xixi.

She was a very sensitive girl; she could catch the slightest change in a man's gaze. As for the remaining small portion who pursued her, they were originally after Xie Wan.

"And he hasn't done anything bad to me, he just... makes me wake up early and makes me run. Ahhh! No, I'm so mad, how can there be such a boy?!"

"Yes, he is quite strange. Xixi, what about the night before yesterday?"

Du Xixi waved her hand.

"No, no, that guy made me play games all night, but he himself fell asleep before 11 PM."

"So you didn't?"

"Really didn't. If we had, don't you think my walking posture yesterday would have been too normal?

That guy is such a hooligan. What am I going to do tomorrow? 3 kilometers! I almost die running 1 kilometer; 3 kilometers will kill me!"

Xie Wan, opposite Du Xixi, said nothing more but thought about what Shen Qian had just said. As she thought, her fists unconsciously clenched.

This guy is really good at infuriating people!

Back in his dorm, Shen Qian took a shower. In the mirror, his six-pack abs were becoming clearer, getting closer to his goal of an eight-pack. His increased training volume these past few days hadn't been in vain.

"Holy crap, Third Bro, Third Bro!"

Wei Mingtian had just woken up and was shouting loudly from his bed.

"What's up?"

Shen Qian was brushing his teeth, looking at Wei Mingtian on the bed.

"It went viral! Viral! Your violin video now has over 10 million views! Just overnight! My followers jumped directly to 13,000!!!"

It was clear that Wei Mingtian was very excited. Shen Qian merely nodded at his phone.

"Not bad."

His voice was indistinct.

Wei Mingtian scrolled through, looking at the comments section.

"This looks, this music, Mom, I'm in love again!"

"His violin playing posture is killing me, there's an indescribable elegance to it."

"Can you post another one, preferably without clothes, hehe."

Wei Mingtian looked at the top-liked comment, then at Shen Qian, who was brushing his teeth shirtless. He felt it was time to strike while the iron was hot, so he quietly raised his phone.

"Third Bro, come here for a second."

"What now?"

Shen Qian walked over and looked up. The lighting in this section was excellent, especially the moment Shen Qian looked up. His clear eyes, combined with his physique, made Wei Mingtian have a premonition that this video would also explode.

"Third Bro, can I film your physique and post it on my Douyin?"

"This, wouldn't it be too deliberate?"

"It's fine, it's fine. I'll just film one to test the waters. If it goes viral, we'll split the profits fifty-fifty."

Shen Qian smiled. The wealth he currently possessed meant he didn't care about such small change.

"Do as you please, just don't get your account banned."

"No, they're really looking forward to it."

Wei Mingtian laughed, and after slightly censoring it, he posted it.

In the morning, Shen Qian received a message that he could go participate in the program selection, so he took his violin and went.

Many freshmen had talents, and two of them had the same talent as him, also playing the violin. But it was understandable, after all, this was Shanghai University, and it was perfectly normal for a few people to play the violin.

To be safe, Shen Qian used another experience card on his violin skill. He vaguely felt that his current violin technique could probably hold its own against professionals.

When the judging teacher saw Shen Qian also holding a violin, he nodded slightly.

They nodded not because Shen Qian played the violin well, but because his image was very good. The previous few, while their violin playing was average, were either fat or thin. Only Shen Qian had a great demeanor.

"Begin."

Shen Qian nodded, then began to play. After one piece, one of the female teachers suddenly stood up.

"I'll give you a piece of music; try playing it."

The female teacher said, instructing a student to print the sheet music.

"Devil's Trill?"

Shen Qian didn't know much about violin knowledge, but just by looking at the score, he knew this piece must be extremely difficult to play. However, his goal was to be selected, so he reluctantly used another experience card.