"If I knew that Chen Kaixin was so powerful, I would have pushed him to you when he confessed to you, and things wouldn't have progressed in this manner, where you feel pressured just by him looking at you."
"That's right. Right now, many of the foreign magazines are saying that he is one of the leaders of the player sects that are gaining the most profit in the game right now. His monthly salary is over one hundred million. He's someone with a lot of money in his hands, so how didn't we see it at the start?"
"Ah… don't say it anymore. I'm filled with regret about this. Xin, you'll have to work hard. I heard that quite a number of girls have already rented a room in this apartment complex in hopes that they can have a romantic endeavor with Happy that will last a long time. You can't have the others come ahead of you. If it weren't because we're such good friends, we would have taken action a long time ago."
Xu Xin still said nothing.
As she listened to her sisters nagging her, she blushed red, but she also felt vexed. She snorted and turned her face to the other side. They would not listen to her explanations anyway, since they were incredibly anxious for her.
When Xu Xin saw that they were about to walk out of the university, she took the ingredients from her friends' hands. "This will be enough. Thanks for carrying it here. You should hurry back."
"Xin, you're being ungrateful now. We've escorted you this far, and our hands and waists are sore. Aren't you going to ask us for a drink?"
"If you want to drink, go to those wolves and dogs and drink with them."
Xu Xin turned around with a flick of her ponytail and walked through the university gates without hesitation. She left behind the girls who were mumbling something like "Hoes before sisters…"
Then, they laughed and left.
"Young Xin."
Right when Xu Xin walked out of the university gate, she heard someone call out to her from behind.
When she turned her head around, she found herself facing the famous person from the disciplinary committee, Xu Yao.
Lately, Xu Yao was taking care of the major and minor matters in Mu Clan, and she had been perfect at her work. She was well-liked by many people, and Xu Xin, too, was not an exception.
"Yao Yao? Why are you here? There's no class today?"
"Well… I have a major class, but I'm not free. I have something to do, which is why I didn't go. There has been an increasing number of things I need to take care of, and I'd be troubling my sisters in the dorms for it, so I moved out. Where are you going?"
Xu Yao moved in front of Xu Xin and sized her up. The two great beauties instantly attracted countless people's attention.
Xu Xin was still rather innocent, so she smiled shyly. "I brought some food for Happy."
Right then, there were not many people who knew about her actions in the university.
The Great Beauty of the disciplinary committee had a faint look of shock on her face. "You two have already progressed to this stage?"
"Stop with the nonsense. He's in our base, and once I send him food, I leave. Yao Yao, don't let your imagination run wild."
Xu Xin's answer stunned Xu Yao. She sized up Xu Xin in disbelief before she teased her. "He still hasn't taken any action even though you're giving him such good food?"
"Yao Yao!" Xu Xin's face turned incredibly red.
Xu Yao instantly knew that Xu Xin was telling her the truth when she saw her reaction, and she was slightly amazed. "That's strange. Logically speaking, if he faces such a beautiful and charming beauty every day, he should have taken action a long time ago."
"He's not that type of person."
But lately, when she saw Happy, he seemed to have become m.a.t.u.r.e and level-headed at some point in time. He could sense the warmth of a home from her actions, but he did not seem to be experiencing the complicated emotions he once had.
Xu Xin felt satisfied with what they shared right then, but she could not help but feel disappointed as well.
It was inevitable that her expression was caught by Xu Yao.
"Xin, you have to fight for what you should have. Your conditions aren't bad right now. Up until now, South China Martial Arts Ranking Board has already had more than four million students register on it, and there are fifty million exclusive advertis.e.m.e.nts on your website.
"Your potential for development is very great… and I heard that as of now, you're the only shareholders of the website."
After saying that, Xu Yao was slightly surprised as well. She did not understand why she would say something so out of topic.
But when she saw Xu Xin's eyes light up slightly, she could not help feeling her heart sink slightly.
"Alright, I won't bother you anymore. Go up."
"Okay." Xu Xin nodded and left.
Once she took a few steps, Xu Yao turned her head around and stared at Xu Xin's back for a few seconds. A hint of incredibly complicated emotions showed up in her eyes, and she also looked as if she was lost.
*****
"It's time to eat."
Xu Xin opened the door in the same way as before. She put the items inside, entered the kitchen, and prepared the food with light movements. Then, she washed her hands, mumbled under her breath, and tapped a message on her phone.
Soon after, she brought the dishes to the table, and the door to the room opened. Happy stretched while he walked out with the expression of a blessed man who was satisfied with his life. He smiled and asked, "Xin, what good stuff did you make today?"
"Go brush your teeth first."
"I brushed them this morning." Happy had an innocent expression on his face. "No one brushes their teeth so many times a day anyway."
"It's your fault for lying in bed all the time. Go, scoot!" Xu Xin placed her hands on her h.i.p.s, which was something she rarely did. She used a tone that she believed was very fierce and glared at Happy sternly while she urged him to make a move.
Happy raised his hands high in the air in resignation and rushed into the bathroom. "Alright, alright. I'll brush my teeth…"
Xu Xin's gentle chuckles could be heard from the room.
"Wad habbened? Why are you zo habby?" Happy asked with his words all muffled up while he brushed his teeth.
"It's nothing. Just brush your teeth," Xu Xin said firmly.
"Aye, aye."
Soon, Happy finished up and went to the dining room in a hurry. Xu Xin had long since sat down in front of very fragrant dishes to wait for him. There was still a hint of amus.e.m.e.nt and bashfulness that she had not managed to hide in her eyes.
Happy smiled and did not expose her. He sat down and said, "The operations of the South China Martial Arts Ranking Board have been pretty good lately."
"Yes, when the registered members reached four million, I discussed things with the wolves, and we did a promotion. The official developers also supported us. They gave us a special channel to do our promotion.
"Soon after, many companies wanted to have their advertis.e.m.e.nts set up on our website. Their prices ranged from low to high."
When they talked about serious matters, Xu Xin seemed to be affected by Happy. She entered an extraordinary state and answered in an incredibly familiar and smooth manner.
Happy thought about it for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's a university website, so it'd be best if we could avoid some of the strange advertis.e.m.e.nts. It's just a reminder."
"That's what we're thinking about as well. Besides, we're considering only taking in advertis.e.m.e.nts for health products, sports brands, makeup products, and we will only choose one brand when it comes to the same type of products."
Xu Xin stopped talking for a moment while looking incredibly excited. "Once the news was released, many major brands took the initiative to contact us. They wish to sign a contract with us, and the prices have been increasing by leaps and bounds.
"The yearly advertis.e.m.e.nt fee is already close to fifty million, but there are people who wish that you could be the spokesperson for their
product. If you do, they would increase the price by another two hundred million."
"Urk." Happy choked.
Chapter 571 - Innocent Boy and Girl
"Spokesperson?"
"Yup," Xu Xin quickly said. "It's for a sports brand, but it's not with your real body. Instead, they just want the naming rights for one of your weapons."
"Weapon?"
Happy was even more puzzled.
"For example, a sword. They intend to promote a new item, and as long as you can bring out a few more battle replays so that this weapon can appear more…"
"What nonsense is that? I'm ignoring it."
Happy might have been shocked by someone asking him to be a spokesperson, but his savings account saw a deposit in the hundred million every month, so he had long since become immune to the words "a hundred million". They soon lost their novelty.
"But aren't you going to consider it a little more, since this is a brand promoted by the official developers?" Xu Xin asked tentatively.
"The official developers?"
It was only when Xu Xin reminded Happy of that fact that he remembered that the official developers had indeed used the influence of World of Martial Arts to expand their influence in other industries. They had also obtained quite a decent success with it. One of them was a sports shirt, and the results from it were pretty good.
A thought bloomed in Happy's head, and he said, "If it's from the official developers, I'm okay with it. I'll agree to it, but they have to think of the name themselves. They should know me very well."
"That's great. I'll contact them when I get back."
"Girl, were you snickering just now because of this?"
"Of course not."
"Then why were you snickering?"
"I wasn't." Xu Xin blushed and focused on cutting vegetables.
Happy thought about it and made a general guess. "Alright, judging by how you're reacting, I'm guessing that those girls from your dorm have been talking about something with you again, weren't they? It's actually fine. We're not strangers.
"Don't they like Weibo a lot and want to come here for a visit? Sure. Tomorrow, ask them over for lunch. I've been occupying you for a long time, and I can't make you isolated from the world."
"Really?"
Xu Xin might have told her sisters that they were not allowed to visit, but there was no woman who did not want others to see how happy she was. Soon though, she realized something, crossed her arms over her c.h.e.s.t, and glared at Happy in a charming manner.
"Wait, what do you mean by you've been occupying me for a long time? Don't spew nonsense when they come. They're all loudmouths."
Happy decided to use his trump card. "Then are you going to call them over or not?"
Xu Xin looked at the ceiling and thought about it in an adorable manner for a while before she nodded after giving up.
"But don't make them misunderstand. Just let them know that I'm working for you and it'll be enough."
"Working for me?" This time, it was Happy who glared at Xu Xin, and she lowered her head and ate her food in a guilty manner.
"I was just worried that their imagination would run wild."
Happy smiled, and he suddenly had an urge to tease Xu Xin. He smiled wickedly and said, "Run wild in what manner?"
"I'm just worried that they'll announce that we're cohabiting…"
Midway through her words, Xu Xin's face turned completely red. Unable to look Happy in the eye, she mumbled, "Ah, fine. I'm not going to ask them over."
She decided to back out.
At that moment, she heard Happy say something that could stir up the deaf. "Tell them to come over. If they say we're cohabiting, then we're cohabiting. Why are you worried? You've been taking care of me for so long, are you still thinking about marrying someone else?"
"You…" Xu Xin stared at Happy in shock and embarrassment.
Happy looked back at her without backing down. "I've told you that before. Don't tell me that you haven't prepared yourself mentally even after so much time has passed?"
Xu Xin said nothing. Since she had to face the shamelessness of someone who had lived two lives, she instantly lost.
She felt that Happy's confession had come in an incredibly abrupt manner, and she was caught off guard. She screamed in her heart that it was not how movies went, and that Happy had been quiet for so long, so why did he suddenly say such words out of the blue?!
When Happy saw that Xu Xin was at a loss and that her face had turned completely red, including her ears, he suddenly remembered the pain from his previous life and chuckled.
"Alright, I was joking with you. Look at you, you're so scared. Eat up."
"Okay."
Xu Xin could keenly notice the change in Happy's emotions, but it only lasted for a second before all his actions turned natural and calm again. Yet there was a wicked smile on his lips, causing her to be unable to tell whether what he had said earlier was real or not, and whether the sorrow that vanished in a second was real or just a figment of her imagination.
She felt that her heart became empty though…
It was as if the distance between them had widened from the infinitesimally close one that they had shared a moment earlier. It was a distance that she could practically touch but could not sense, even though the warmth from her ears had not vanished completely.
Even though the amount they spoke to each other never diminished, there was something dreary about them.
When Xu Xin cleaned up the kitchen, she walked past the living room in a dejected manner and saw Happy sitting on the couch while staring out the window. He looked very absent-minded, and she could not help but stop.
"Happy."
There was a moment of silence.
Happy turned his head around, and clarity returned to his eyes. "What?"
"You promised me. I'll bring them over for lunch tomorrow, but you're not allowed to put on airs and pretend to be a boss. Also, I'm bringing another friend over."
"Boy or girl?" Happy asked reflexively.
Happy immediately regretted it once he asked that question. When he saw that Xu Xin was in high spirits, and her eyes instantly much livelier, he felt relieved as well. He noticed that he had been overthinking things.
"Alright, do as you please. Who is that person though?"
"Xu Yao."
When Happy heard Xu Xin say the name, a violent layer of ripples appeared in his originally calm heart.
"Her?" Happy scowled, and a hint of wariness flashed in his heart.
"What's wrong?" Xu Xin was a little curious about Happy's reaction, so she explained herself. "Big Sis Xu Yao is currently helping Thunderous Battle in managing Mu Clan, and since Big Brother Thunder mentioned that he's working for you, Big Sis Xu Yao is naturally working for you as well. There is no boss in the world who will put on that sort of expression when he hears that his employee is coming over, you know?"
"That's not what I mean." Happy quickly noticed that his reaction was a little too abnormal, and he calmed himself. "You know that Xu Yao is a little neurotic. She kept bothering me about interviewing me in the past, so why did you suddenly think about bringing her here?"
"It's because of you, you know? She's currently working for you, so don't you think that you should resolve the misunderstanding between you two?" Xu Xin sounded very reasonable.
"Alright."
Happy knew that if he rejected her again, he would be acting in a very abnormal manner. He sighed and agreed to Xu Xin's request. But he did not forget to give her a reminder. "When you come over tomorrow at noon, just put the dishes into the microwave. I have to do a quest, so I won't be able to eat on time."
"Got it."
Chapter 572 - Nine Yang Divine Skill
When Happy returned to the game, he rode on his horse to the foot of Wudang Mountain with dust billowing behind him.
"Ah, it's Young Swordsman Happy. You came from afar, eh? Welcome!"
Happy ran into Song Yuanqiao leading a
group of Wudang Sect disciples outside the gate to the sect. There were a few more disciples behind him, and they looked as if they were prepared to head out to carry out their quests.
Happy quickly got down from his horse, and under the players' excited gazes, he moved forward to greet Song Yuanqiao.
"Great Hero Song."
Happy was neither humble nor arrogant, and he gave the impression that he was modest and polite. This was the unique style that the Murong Clan disciples had when they traveled across the land.
Song Yuanqiao laughed. "Young Swordsman Happy, you displayed your splendour in Hero's Mountain Villa. Not only did the Murong Clan share your glory, even the six great sects shared your glory! You did well!"
"Might I ask where you are going?"
"Oh, young swordsman, you might not know this, but after the battle at Hero's Mountain Villa, the disciples from the evil cult have begun to appear frequently near Wudang Sect. They robbed and injured many of our disciples as well as the disciples from other sects. There are also some elites from those who walk down the evil path who have affiliated themselves with the evil cult, and they help them with their evil deeds.
"I am just trying my best to do what has been entrusted to me. I have decided to head off to help the Ming Cult disciples at Phoenix Sun Branch in case the evil cult brings a disaster on their heads."
It might have been nothing special if the two people had just exchanged a few simple words, but the group of players behind were incredibly shocked. What Song Yuanqiao told Happy was basically their quest. In just a few words, Song Yuanqiao showed just how much he trusted Happy and how fond he was of him.
The group then instantly became a lot more trusting of the rumors that had been spreading around over the past few days. They said that Happy had taken the initiative to give up on Zhou Zhiruo's affections because he wanted to win over Wudang Sect and even Ming Cult.
The players gasped in amazement while standing behind Song Yuanqiao. 'The methods of the top-ranked player on Famous People Rank are indeed extraordinary!'
"I am in a hurry to meet Reverend Zhang because of something urgent, and you are busy too, so I will not bother you. Farewell!" Happy discreetly stopped the possibility of Song Yuanqiao asking him to come along with them on the quest.
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