If you're not going to marry me, why are you flirting? If you dare run away, I'll sever yo

It was quite a struggle to appease Lin Xiaoxiao.

Ye Fan knew that the current public opinion was very unfavorable to him, so he reported each of the defamatory comments in the comments section.

"This is so annoying! These NPCs are disgusting. They report one thing and then post another. Don't they realize they're inciting cyberbullying?"

The more comments are deleted, the more comments appear.

Ye Fan simply closed his personal homepage and also turned on the do-not-disturb mode.

He cursed inwardly.

This Qi Nan, a mere villain, dares to oppose me.

Just wait and see. Thirty years in the North and South, thirty years of mung beans. Once my business empire is successfully established, everyone will know who the real protagonist is.

Thinking about this...

Ye Fan opened his phone and sent a message to Lu Xiu, a programmer and part-time hacker, who was the most important technical personnel on his entrepreneurial path.

"Lu Xiu, is our software development almost complete?"

"It'll be quick. In about a week, I'll be able to work through the night to finish it."

Ye Fan frowned.

"Isn't this speed a bit too slow?"

Lu Xiu's voice message was visibly tired: "Brother Fan, I have to design the entire software all by myself. Reaching this speed is already my physical limit. You know, I only slept for two hours last night, and I just woke up and have to start working again. I'm starting to fear that I might suddenly die halfway through my work."

Ye Fan sighed.

"There's no other way. After all, we have limited funds and can't afford to hire other technical personnel, so we can only rely on you. But don't worry, as long as our project makes money, the snowball will grow bigger and bigger, and you can be promoted directly to management. I can also consider letting you invest your technology as equity."

"Then you can come over and help out occasionally..."

"Just kidding. As the founder, I'm very busy every day. I have a lot of relationships and customers that I need to work on."

Lu Xiu remained silent for a moment, then sent another message.

"I saw you playing League of Legends all night last night..."

Ye Fan coughed lightly and came up with a lame excuse.

"That's not me. It's an account I lent to a friend. He's the one who did all the matches last night."

Lu Xiu was speechless.

However, considering that the software was nearing completion, he didn't bother arguing with Ye Fan any further.

End the conversation.

Ye Fan looked at him coldly.

Just wait, this is nothing more than an appetizer.

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The autumn wind blows the withered leaves.

The weather in Linhai is starting to get cooler.

Xia Ningqi had unknowingly gotten used to Qi Nan, the uninvited guest next door, but the relationship that should have eased was facing another challenge today.

On the phone.

The class advisor sent a notice about the 28th Arts and Literature Gala of Linhai College.

"Class 3, Department of Information and Engineering, Performers: Lin Xiaoxiao, Xia Ningqi."

During break time.

Xia Ningqi saw the message and her whole demeanor darkened.

Qi Nan, who was standing next to her, had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation and was making strange, lame jokes to himself in front of her.

But her chillingly low murmur gave me goosebumps.

"Can you be quiet? I don't want to hear your bastard's voice."

Qi Nan blinked, his smile freezing on his face.

What is this?

Why are you taking it out on yourself? You didn't do anything wrong...

"Oh...I see..."

Qi Nan felt a little wronged, like a deflated balloon, and slumped on his desk.

The window was open, and the autumn wind blew in.

A few strands of hair from the corner of Xia Ningqi's eyes were lifted, calming her down a little.

Her anger was certainly not without reason.

The main reason is that the list of names for this cultural performance was not something she wanted to fill out herself. Instead, it was that bastard Qi Nan who dragged her by the hair and forced her to sign her name on the list. The reason was simple: he just wanted to see her embarrass herself at the performance.

After class.

Lin Xiaoxiao brushed past Xia Ningqi, her voice clear and distinct, "I'm really looking forward to your performance at the party. Good luck, Xia."

After only a brief pause, Lin Xiaoxiao turned and left the classroom.

"What did she say to you?" Qi Nan asked, looking at Xia Ningqi's cold face as he slung his bag over his shoulder.

"What else can I say? Aren't you just like me, wanting to see me make a fool of myself at the party?"

"Want to see you make a fool of yourself?"

Qi Nan was lost in memories, recalling how the original owner had forced Xia Ningqi to sign up.

No wonder she was so angry just now, so that's why...

Xia Ningqi left alone.

Qi Nan pulled himself together and hurriedly followed.

"I can help you with the party arrangements."

"You, the one who started this, how dare you say you're helping me?"

Xia Ningqi quickened her pace, wanting to shake off Qi Nan as soon as possible so she could be alone.

Only the fragrant breeze remains of her silhouette.

Qi Nan grabbed her wrist from behind. "Who said you're bound to embarrass yourself during a performance?"

"Let go," Xia Ningqi said, turning her head with a sharp look in her eyes.

"I won't loosen my grip unless you let me finish speaking."

I don't want to hear it.

The two were locked in a stalemate.

The students passing by started discussing it.

"Oh? Look, look! A couple is arguing."

"Hey! Isn't that Qi Nan? I've seen his video on the academy's official website."

"Then this girl must be his girlfriend."

The sound was quite loud, reaching Xia Ningqi's ears and causing her body to heat up.

Not wanting to be misunderstood, I had no choice but to compromise: "Let go first, then I'll listen."

Qi Nan hesitated for two seconds, and seeing Xia Ningqi's face full of shame and indignation, he finally let go of her hand.

next second.

Xia Ningqi rubbed her wrist, where a faint red mark had appeared. Because of her fair skin, it was quite noticeable.

"Excuse me..."

"Spit it out."

Qi Nan was already used to Xia Ningqi's cold attitude, so he didn't have any particular thoughts and simply made his suggestion.

"Since you're still angry about me forcing you to perform, I'll go on stage with you. That way, even if we embarrass ourselves, it'll be both of us. What do you think of this solution?"

Some surprises.

Xia Ningqi clenched her fists. "What do you mean by this?"

"Literally, it means I want to perform with you."

A collaborative performance?

Xia Ningqi couldn't figure out what benefit this would bring to Qi Nan.

"Wouldn't that just make us look bad? What difference would it make if there was one more person or one less?"

"Who said I'd embarrass myself?" Qi Nan bent down, looking down to meet Xia Ningqi's gaze. "You're so beautiful, just standing in the center of the stage is enough to make any guy's eyes feast."

Their breaths mingled, and the air warmed.

Even long afterward, whenever Xia Ningqi recalled this day, she still couldn't understand how Qi Nan could face her without blushing or skipping a beat, saying such shameless things.

However... perhaps it was precisely because of this directness that my heart raced at the time.

...