79: Godfather, I want to learn this trick.

For the rest of the time, Chang Heng's mind was completely occupied by Shen Qian's words, falling into a state of temporary paralysis. It wasn't until Wei Mingtian and Gao Haitao bought a bunch of beer and liquor that he finally fell asleep under the stimulation of the alcohol.

As the only sober person in the dorm, Shen Qian looked at the bottles and cans and smiled helplessly. Checking the time, it was only 7 o'clock, yet these guys were already completely hammered.

With nothing to do, he checked his phone. His three or four long-distance Girlfriends had been sharing their daily lives with him over the past couple of days; he replied occasionally to farm some scumbag points.

"Shen Qian, you're back, right? I want to see you."

The message was from Du Xixi. During his trip, she had also sent him messages, but he had given her the cold shoulder.

"Senior, once the holiday is over and we resume our runs, we'll see each other."

"No, I want to see you now. I'm already downstairs at your dorm. If you don't come down, I'll just keep waiting."

Looking at the message, Shen Qian silently walked to the window. From their dorm, they could see part of the area below. Indeed, there was a familiar figure standing there.

"You're blackmailing me."

"It's not blackmail, it's really not. Shen Qian, I'm begging you, please just see me once."

"I'm drunk today and don't want to go downstairs. Go back for now, I'll message you tomorrow."

"Okay!" the other party replied instantly.

Shen Qian looked out the window, sighing at how damnable it was of him to toy with people's hearts like this. But after a moment of slight confusion, his gaze turned firm again. Since he had chosen this path, he couldn't regret it.

Originally, he thought that being a scumbag only required attracting gold diggers and bad girls. That way, he could both uphold justice and gain more benefits for himself.

But gradually, he discovered that human nature is complex. It was too one-sided to judge a person or a group of people simply by labels like 'gold digger' or 'scumbag'.

Gold diggers might not be incapable of giving, scumbags might not be without sincerity, and pure love might not be so pure. Under the shifts of time and society, people are merely products of their era.

And he was lucky to have been chosen by the system.

Since he had accepted this luck, he needed to focus even more on being a scumbag.

The next day, Shen Qian woke the others up early. They had agreed to walk around the city today, but as soon as they stepped out of the dorm, Shen Qian saw Du Xixi.

She was holding an insulated lunch box.

"Shen Qian, morning! You haven't had breakfast yet, right? Look, I bought some soup dumplings and porridge for you."

"Old Third, this..."

Chang Heng was a bit dazed. Wasn't Shen Qian's Girlfriend Tan Xinxin? What was with this girl delivering breakfast?

Moreover, this girl was also very beautiful, not at all inferior to Tan Xinxin. What was going on here? Was she being a simp?

Hadn't the semester only started a little over a month ago? Were they attending the same school? Shen Qian hadn't skipped many classes either, so where did this girl come from?

"Senior, our relationship hasn't reached the point where you need to bring me breakfast."

"I went for a run, but you weren't there, so that's why I came. Please don't be angry, okay?"

Shen Qian took half a step back.

"Senior, I'm not angry. On the contrary, I'm grateful that you brought me breakfast, but you shouldn't waste your time on things like this."

"Shen Qian..."

"Du Xixi, do you see me as someone who doesn't keep his word?

I said I would look for you today, so I definitely will. You can go about your own business. What are you doing here so early in the morning?"

"I just wanted to explain. That day was just for a mixer; Xie Wan really dragged me there. I refused at first."

Shen Qian let out a long breath.

"Fine, I believe you. And then? Du Xixi, what is our relationship?"

"We..."

"We don't have one, right? Since we don't have a relationship, why do you feel the need to explain yourself to me? Don't you think it's strange?"

"Shen Qian, I like you. I really like you. I want to be with you."

"Wait a second, Senior. Just wait. How about this: I'm going out with my brothers first. Let me think about it for a bit. This is too sudden."

[You are playing hard to get with a girl who likes you. Behavior matches scumbag standards. Reward being issued...]

"It is indeed sudden, but Shen Qian, I really am sincere."

"Senior, I believe you're sincere, but can you wait until I get back? We're heading out now."

"O-okay then. Will you message me when you get back?"

Shen Qian nodded and said no more, leading the way out. Chang Heng and the other two immediately followed.

"What's the situation, Old Third? This, that, the Senior..."

"Impressive, Old Third. Truly impressive. But how did you do it? Aside from occasionally staying out at night, you've been with us the whole time. Did you have an out-of-body experience?"

"What 'Old Third'? Call him Godfather! Godfather, what kind of move is this? I really want to learn it."

Du Xixi's sudden confession came earlier than Shen Qian had anticipated. But now a new problem had arisen: the woman was getting a bit too obsessed. He needed to let her cool down a bit.

"Are you sure you want to learn?"

"Positive."

"That Senior is the one I mentioned before—the one who posted me on the confession wall claiming I sexually harassed her."

Gao Haitao took several steps back.

"No way?"

Shen Qian nodded with certainty. "It's her."

"This... you're... Godfather, you're not just impressive, you've become a god! She posted you on the confession wall, and now she's actually confessing her love to you? That actually works?!"

"Then what are your plans? You're still dating Tan Xinxin."

Chang Heng stared at Shen Qian.

"Although that Senior is very pretty, Tan Xinxin isn't bad either."

Shen Qian looked at Chang Heng with a strange expression.

"Didn't I say it already? I'm a scumbag. Only honest men make choices; a scumbag naturally wants them all."

"You want to two-time?"

"No, I don't."

"Then are you going to reject the Senior, or break up with Tan Xinxin?"

"What I mean is, I'm going to multi-time. But I'll be clear with the girls. If they can accept it, we'll date; if not, then forget it."

"You're saying you'll tell the girls you're dating that you're seeing multiple people?"

[Your scumbag rhetoric has shocked your friends. Behavior matches scumbag standards. Reward being issued...]

[Your scumbag behavior has shattered your friends' worldview. Behavior matches scumbag standards. Reward being issued...]

"W-why?!"

"Simply because I'm too lazy to lie."

Shen Qian lied to them on this point, but he didn't plan to tell them the reason. Later, once they tasted the benefits and helped him build momentum, they would naturally understand what he meant.

Du Xixi was already hooked, so he could proceed to the next step.

Shen Qian took out his phone. A few days ago, there was a friend request he hadn't accepted, but now he could.

At home, Xie Wan was watching TV when the phone beside her suddenly rang.

"I've accepted your friend request. We can start chatting now."

"Hello, I'm Shen Qian. I want to talk to you."

The girl looked at the message and bit her lip.

"Okay!"