78: Scumbag's remarks

"What should I do? Logically, I should advise him to postpone his confession."

"If he confesses now, there's a ghost's chance of it working!"

"But if he postpones it and that girl starts dating someone else, won't I be the damn sinner?"

After thinking it over, Shen Qian finally nodded.

"Alright, I'll help you ask around. But have you really thought this through?"

"She's in our class. If you guys can date for four years, that's fine, but if you can't, you'll still be seeing each other all the time."

"Then what about you and Tan Xinxin..."

"I'm different. I'm a scumbag. Not just Tan Xinxin—I don't plan on letting Wen Ru go either."

"Third Brother, I originally thought you were just joking about being a scumbag, but I didn't expect you to be this impressive. I'm convinced." Gao Haitao cupped his fists repeatedly.

"So, Boss, are you sure you still want to confess to her?"

Shen Qian looked at Chang Heng again.

"Yeah, I've decided to give it a try."

"As expected! A man who wants to confess can't be pulled back by ten horses!" Shen Qian felt helpless in his heart, but he could only let things take their course.

So he sent a message to Tan Xinxin.

"Our dorm boss wants to confess to He Wenjing from your dorm. Help me test the waters."

The other party replied quickly.

"Okay, but the two of them might not be a good match."

"Does He Wenjing have a Boyfriend?"

"Not exactly."

Seeing those two words in the reply, Shen Qian felt his head ache even more. 'Not exactly' meant she had a lot of ambiguous relationships; that girl was a female player.

It wasn't surprising, though. These days, for a girl with even a bit of looks or some makeup skills, whose pond didn't have a few fish swimming in it?

Plus, with the internet so developed and all kinds of chat apps, as long as a girl put up a profile picture, men from all over would come to greet and flatter her. It seemed this confession was likely doomed.

But if these two actually did start dating, who knows when Chang Heng might end up with a bit of green on his head.

If it were Lu Jiawang, Shen Qian might have forcibly intervened, but his relationship with Chang Heng and the others wasn't yet at the point where he could interfere in their love lives. Besides, if he did, they might not even appreciate it.

What he needed to do now was the same as the other two: provide a little help. Success or failure, as well as any future problems, would ultimately be for Chang Heng to bear himself.

After thinking it over, Shen Qian decided to respect the fate of others.

"It might have to wait until after the holiday, since He Wenjing hasn't returned to school yet. Tell me, what's your plan?"

"We're planning to find a KTV, buy a bouquet of flowers, and then we'll need you, Third Brother, to invite everyone from Tan Xinxin's dorm out for a meal."

"And then you want to invite them to a second venue and confess inside the KTV?"

"Right. Although there won't be many people, the sentiment will be there."

Shen Qian nodded. Fewer people was good. That way, if the confession failed, he and Tan Xinxin wouldn't talk, and that little girl Xu Ling was socially anxious so she probably wouldn't talk either. Even if there was one more person, it wouldn't be a big deal.

"How about it, Third Brother? You're a scumbag, give us some advice."

Shen Qian smiled and put on an arrogant expression, wagging his finger.

"You're wrong about that. Only 'pure hearts' confess; scumbags just go for it directly. So, I don't have much experience with confessions because mine are usually sent as a mass message. If they agree, I'm in; if not, forget it."

"No wonder you sent out mass confessions when school started. We thought you were just being weird, who knew you were serious? Did anyone agree?"

Shen Qian shrugged helplessly.

"No, but it's hard to say now. If I sent out a mass message again..."

"Don't, Third Brother, please don't. Lately, quite a few people have been asking me about you and wanting your contact info. If you do that again, I'm afraid we won't have a place to stand in class."

"Don't worry, I don't have that intention right now."

Mainly because he hadn't successfully conquered those high-score girls yet. Compared to the rewards brought by high-score girls, the money earned by acting shameless seemed too little.

"Actually, Old Third, I'm not worried about anything else; I'm just worried He Wenjing likes you."

After Chang Heng finished speaking, everyone went quiet.

Only Shen Qian looked at Chang Heng and laughed.

"If I were a woman, I'd like me too."

"Old Third, what if He Wenjing pursues you?"

Shen Qian moved his fingers, his fingertips making a rhythmic sound on the tabletop, as if he were truly considering the answer to this question carefully.

"If she has a Boyfriend, I'll let her break up with him before being with her. If she doesn't have a Boyfriend, then we'll just be together directly."

"Old Third, we're brothers in the same dorm. You could at least be a bit more tactful."

Shen Qian smiled and patted Chang Heng's shoulder.

"Actually, there's another option. Even if she has a Boyfriend, at worst, I'll just cuckold him."

[Your scumbag remarks have shocked your friends. Behavior matches scumbag standards. Reward being issued...]

"I—!"

"Boss, when you asked me that question, did you ever consider a key point?"

"What key point?"

"In what capacity are you asking me? If it's as the dorm's Eldest Brother, then what's your purpose in asking?"

"It's nothing more than hoping I'll say: we're brothers, she's the person you like, so I won't accept her for the sake of our brotherhood."

"But if you're asking as He Wenjing's pursuer, then what you want me to say is the same—hoping I won't accept her pursuit for the sake of your happiness."

"I'm a bit confused. Is there a difference?"

"If we weren't in the same dorm, you'd just be an ordinary pursuer of He Wenjing. We'd have no bond, so I wouldn't need to hold back. I'll be as scummy to a woman as I should be, regardless of whether you're happy or not."

"But now we're in the same dorm, and we've been getting along quite well lately, so there's an added layer of dorm camaraderie. Now you want to use this camaraderie to coerce me into not accepting that girl's pursuit so that you can find happiness."

"But this is fundamentally a paradox."

"Think about it. If that girl really liked you, how could she pursue me?"

"Since she doesn't like you, she'll go after someone else. We're in the same dorm; rather than letting someone else benefit, it might as well be me."

"But she's the person I like!"

"Bullshit. What use is it that you like her? It only matters who likes you."

"But I can guarantee you one thing: for the sake of our dorm's friendship, if she pursues me, I'll tell you, and I won't cuckold you."

[Your scumbag remarks have shocked three people. Behavior matches scumbag standards. Reward being issued...]

"Uh, I need a moment. I feel like my brain can't quite process this."

Shen Qian had no interest in He Wenjing. Since Tan Xinxin's dorm had a high-score girl like Xu Ling, Shen Qian wouldn't make a move on the other two girls. After all, making a move now would be equivalent to increasing the difficulty of conquering Xu Ling.

On the other hand, it served as a preemptive warning for Chang Heng. If things were as Tan Xinxin said, He Wenjing might agree to the class monitor's confession just for the sake of awards and honors. But if that happened, would Chang Heng be far from being cuckolded?