18: Chapter 18 You have such a cruel heart!

Xiao Ran wanted to help her up.

However, Lu Yiyi abruptly shook off his hand, crying with a tear-streaked face.

Suddenly, her legs gave out, and she was about to hit the stone bench.

Xiao Ran, quick as a flash, caught her, narrowly averting a tragedy.

"Don't touch me! Xiao Ran! Tell me why?" Lu Yiyi struggled free with extreme resistance, asking through sobs.

"Yi Yi, I know you want to complete 30 perfect confessions. So... this is my compensation to you."

Lu Yiyi's eyes widened, and she covered her mouth in disbelief, sobbing softly.

She hadn't expected Xiao Ran to say something so ridiculous.

"Haha!"

"Compensation... the final compensation..."

"Haha!"

Lu Yiyi gave a self-deprecating laugh, her eyes dimming further.

"Brother!

Don't you know?

I always considered you my first love.

I wanted to fall in love with you, get married, have children, and grow old together!

But what about you?

What did you do to me?

On my happiest day, at my most joyful moment, when my heart was most touched, you cruelly abandoned me?

Yes!

Perhaps I accepted you too late.

But!

You went after another girl midway; why didn't you tell me beforehand?

Why did you leave me with hope?

Did you ever consider my feelings?

How could you treat me like this?

Is it fun to toy with a big fool like me?

Haha!

Everyone says I'm stupid.

Turns out I really am stupid.

And a clown.

And a loser... Brother, you are so heartless..."

The more she spoke, the weaker her voice became.

But the deep-seated pain only intensified.

Tear drops like beans, like pearls on a broken string, fell onto the pebbles, affecting a few sympathetic ants.

Xiao Ran raised his hand, attempting to wipe her tears.

Unexpectedly, she dodged him, and he could only put his hand down helplessly.

Lu Yiyi's reaction was a bit intense... Each 'Brother' was like a sharp thorn piercing his heart.

"Yi Yi, I'm sorry... I will do my best to compensate you!"

"Haha! Compensate me?"

Lu Yiyi was angered into laughter, retorting:

"Alright, I'll give you a chance to compensate me! Break up with your girlfriend immediately! Stay only with me from now on! Then I'll forgive you!"

"I'm sorry, Yi Yi, I can't do that!" Xiao Ran closed his eyes and slowly shook his head.

"Haha! Good! Very good! A 'can't do that'! So, I deserve to be the laughingstock of the entire school?

Do I deserve to be a casualty of your romance? Did you ever consider my feelings?

And here I thought you were the white moonlight in my heart; I never expected you to treat me like this!"

"Yi Yi, I'm sorry, let's part ways amicably." A flicker of reluctance crossed Xiao Ran's eyes as he sighed and said softly.

"Don't call me that anymore! You don't deserve to!"

Lu Yiyi's delicate body trembled as she enunciated each word:

"Xiao Ran! Get out! Get out of our school! I never want to see you again!"

She shrieked with all her might, as if expending all her strength.

Tear stains covered her pretty face, like cracks on porcelain, ready to shatter at a touch!

"Yi... I'm sorry, I'll leave now. But... please take care of yourself, and mind your health, okay?" Xiao Ran suppressed the faint tearing sensation in his heart and said softly.

"Get out! I don't need your false sincerity! Get out!"

After shouting these words, Lu Yiyi directly squatted on the ground.

Her head buried in her hands, she sobbed uncontrollably.

Tears dripped, and the passing ants once again suffered an undeserved calamity!

Xiao Ran looked at the sobbing girl, bent down, picked up the withered bouquet of roses, and gently brushed off the dust.

He moved beside her, stroked her hair, and said softly:

"Yi Yi, there's a poem I wrote on this bouquet. Read it when you have time. Goodbye!"

You are a beauty, but alas, I am temporarily unworthy of your affection.

Lu Yiyi's sobs paused slightly, then she cried even louder!

"Waaah~~~~"

"Waaah~~ah~~"

Xiao Ran twitched the corner of his mouth, wishing he could slap himself.

It was bad enough to stab her, but then to rub salt in the wound.

Be a human being!

Big scumbag!

Xiao Ran took a deep breath, casually placed the bouquet of roses on the stone table, then turned and left.

Only the girl, crying heartbreakingly, and the ant nest on the ground, already submerged in tears, remained.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining 10 days of lifespan and 10 million in cash!]

[Current remaining lifespan: 129 days, 6 hours, 35 minutes]

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"10 days of lifespan? Not bad."

After all, it was just ambiguous flirting + confession on WeChat, not a proper relationship; 10 days was a complete profit!

...After Xiao Ran collected the reward,

He once again revisited the same spot, the corner where he had thrown trash yesterday.

He discarded all the disguise props, restoring his original appearance.

However, this time he added a sun hat, completely changing his look before leaving.

But he didn't notice that a hidden figure in the shadows secretly recorded the scene of him changing his disguise with a camera.

...After leaving the school gate,

Xiao Ran checked the current time.

It was only a little past 9:50 AM; this confession and breakup only took a little over 20 minutes, which was quite fast.

Next,

It was time to invite the next victim... ahem!

He had to carefully plan for Xu Qianqian, the flat-chested loli's graduation ceremony, to see how he could give her a big surprise.

Xiao Ran went to a high-end dress shop and had a suit custom-made.

With his physique, wearing a suit was effortless, a piece of cake.

Then he contacted some special gifts.

While he was quietly preparing, the time reached past 10 AM.

"Ding-a-ling-a-ling! Ding-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling!" Xiao Ran's phone suddenly rang!

He picked up his phone and saw the caller ID, which made him frown slightly, but he still answered:

"Hello."

"Xiao Ran! Something's happened!" The voice on the other end was urgent, as if something major had occurred.

Xiao Ran's brows furrowed, and he said calmly:

"What happened? Speak slowly."

"President Su... Su Lan's company is in trouble, and her condition isn't very good either. Please come and see her."

"I'll be there immediately. Keep an eye on her."

"I will keep an eye on her."

"Mm."

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Ran quickly hailed a taxi and headed towards Su Lan's company.

The call just now was from Su Lan's secretary.

Su Lan was one of Xiao Ran's current girlfriends, the eldest daughter who broke away from the Kyoto Su Family.

She was the CEO of a cosmetics company!

"Perhaps her company is having problems."

Xiao Ran wasn't sure what exactly had happened yet, and he couldn't pay attention to these things all day long.

He opened his WeChat, and a flood of strange friend requests appeared.

Real estate promoters,

Decoration promoters,

Hotel promoters,

Car promoters,

Pork sellers... He clicked on a profile picture with the note "Cosmetics promoter."

: "Xiao Ran, little brother, I'm so tired. I haven't seen you in three days."

: "You don't even call me. The R&D department is making a fuss again. Oh my, it's so annoying."

: "Something's happened! An incomplete experimental product from my company was actually registered by someone else first. What should I do?"

: "It's over. All our partners have withdrawn their investments, and I owe investors so much money. What should I do?"

: "I'm afraid I'm going to jail, boo hoo hoo."

: "Xiao Ran, little brother, I want to see you one last time!"

Xiao Ran scrolled through the messages one by one. The last message was sent 3 minutes ago, making it sound like a farewell.

This strong woman always showed him such a girlish side. A faint smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

As for her so-called crisis, it was simply not worth mentioning in front of him.

There were plenty of solutions!