Affection System: I have everything the goddess wants.

When Cao Xu looked through the chat history, the others had already ended their conversation, and the group chat was quiet.

Cao Xu: [@Zhou Lei @Zheng Bowen, I'm really curious! What kind of stunning beauty is she? I'll be waiting for the juicy gossip tonight!]

Zhou Lei immediately replied, urging: [Stop gossiping and get up! The third and fourth periods today are for Financial Risk Management, are you trying to skip class?]

Cao Xu: [Right away, right away. Lei Zi, be reliable and help me bring my books. I was really exhausted last night.]

Zheng Bowen instantly switched to his mischievous friend mode: "Bro, you're so young, don't overindulge in sex! Want me to get you some magic potion to help you recover?"

Cao Xu retorted dismissively: "Keep it for yourself. With my physical condition, I don't need any supplements. I'm perfectly healthy."

Zheng Bowen bluntly exposed his boast: "Stop bragging. Who can keep up with partying every night?"

Cao Xu immediately objected, for his kidneys had been modified by the system to be of the highest quality: "I can tolerate anything else, but I can't tolerate you slandering my health!"

After dinner tonight, let's go for a bath and massage. I'll show you right now what a real stud is.

Zheng Bowen jokingly asked: "Oh? So you want the technician to focus intensely on the kidney reflex zone, right?"

Cao Xu exuded confidence: "You don't even need a massage; just take it out in the shower, and it'll make you feel inferior."

Zheng Bowen retorted without backing down: 【What are you pretending for? It's not like I haven't seen this before, little brother.】

Cao Xu, brimming with fighting spirit, declared: "A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days' absence. Just wait until tonight to get your face slapped."

Zhou Lei chimed in helplessly, urging them immediately: "You two stop bickering! If you keep dawdling, you'll be late, and the teacher will be taking attendance!"

Cao Xu seized the opportunity to act cute and nonchalant: 【Received! Received! I haven't gotten up yet, I relied on Lei Zi to save me from roll call! Love you, mwah!】

The next second, Zheng Bowen copied and pasted the exact same sentence and sent it out: 【Received! I haven't gotten up yet, I'm only able to get roll call thanks to Lei Zi! Love you, muah!】

Zhou Lei was speechless and sent a middle finger emoji, too lazy to pay any more attention to his two lazy roommates.

Cao Xu smiled and left the group chat to continue browsing his private messages.

Wenya sent a message, her words tinged with languor and exhaustion: "I took the day off today. I have a cold, I feel terrible, and I can't get up."

Cao Xu looked at the message and instantly imagined the scene. A playful smile appeared on his lips. He then reached into the QQ Music chat window and shared a song by Zhou Binglun.

Two seconds later, Wenya sent a light tapping emoji, conveying a hint of reproach and helplessness.

Cao Xu glanced at the rest of the messages briefly, ignoring anything that wasn't important.

He rolled out of bed, slipped on his slippers, and headed to the bathroom. As soon as he opened the door, he heard the sound of running water inside. Tao Jiayi was still taking a leisurely shower.

He then thought that since Zhou Lei could take attendance for him, he might as well skip the professional courses!

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By the time Cao Xu and Tao Jiayi finished washing up, changing their clothes, and getting ready to leave, it was already lunchtime, and their morning classes had long since ended.

Cao Xu simply took Tao Jiayi and drove to the Huaiyang cuisine restaurant they had eaten at last time.

This restaurant has a light and authentic flavor and fresh ingredients. Apart from being very expensive, it has no other drawbacks.

The two ordered several signature dishes, including braised lion's head meatballs, soft-shelled eel, and braised shredded tofu, and slowly enjoyed their lunch.

During a break from lunch, Cao Xu casually opened the lab's group chat and sent a message:

[Those of you who stayed in the lab at noon, please sign up, I'll bring you your lunch later.]

The message had barely been sent when Fatty Cheng Yang was the first to chime in, without any hesitation: 【Boss is so generous! I'll take two!】

Immediately afterward, the senior brother, Pei Yutong, and Lu Jiahao all followed suit, all adding "+1" and a thank-you emoji to the boss, filling the screen with gratitude.

After finishing lunch, Cao Xu and Tao Jiayi ordered all the takeout food at once according to the number of people, packed it neatly, and drove straight to the school laboratory.

The group received the steaming hot and delicious food and expressed their gratitude to their junior brother.

Fatty Cheng Yang couldn't wait any longer. He picked up his phone and snapped photos of the table full of delicious food, then posted them directly to the lab group chat to show off.

Shortly after the message was sent, a message popped up from senior sister Wang Qing, brimming with threat: 【Fatty, are you doing this on purpose? I'm going back to school next week. If you keep sending me food photos every day to tempt me, wait till I get back and see how I deal with you!】

Seeing his senior sister's harsh words, Cheng Yang immediately backed down and silently deleted the photo he had just posted, and the group chat was filled with laughter.

After settling everyone in the lab, Cao Xu had arranged to meet the China Merchants Bank private banking staff at Lemon Fitness that afternoon, so he drove Duan Jianing to the gym.

The process of bringing her here was exactly the same as when I brought Xu Niannian here.

Cao Xu first showed her around the entire gym, introducing each area from the cardio zone, strength training zone, yoga room to the shower area, and then directly gave her a year-long gym membership.

They also arranged for a senior private coach to provide one-on-one guidance and gently reminded her that she could come over to play anytime during her free time.

In addition, Cao Xu casually grabbed a bunch of gym monthly and quarterly membership vouchers and handed them to Duan Jianing: "Take these, you can give them to your classmates and roommates later, they're all free."

After making the arrangements, Cao Xu instructed Duan Jianing to move around freely in the fitness area and familiarize herself with the equipment, while he, guided by Mao Yuetong, went to the boss's office to discuss work.

Duan Jianing, who was left outside, was filled with excitement and surprise.

It was only at this moment that she fully realized that this luxuriously decorated, top-notch, and highly-rated gym was actually owned by Cao Xu.

Overwhelmed with surprise, she immediately took out her phone and snapped photos from multiple angles of the bright and upscale gym environment, the professional equipment, and her own figure in sportswear.

After meticulously editing, she posted the photos on WeChat Moments and Xiaohongshu in one go, with gentle and low-key captions, but the words were full of boasting.

The post had barely been published when the comment section became lively.

Her classmates and friends left unanimous comments praising her and envying her excellent figure and stunning looks.

Among the numerous comments, Lin Yuting's message stood out. A simple three-word comment, brimming with sarcasm: 【Show-off.】

Before Duan Jianing could reply, a video call popped up on her phone, with the caller ID: Jiang Haoyu.

When the video call connected, Jiang Haoyu, dressed in a clean white shirt, with refined features and an air of superiority befitting a top student from Peking University, smiled and spoke:

[Ningning, I saw your post on WeChat Moments. Are you working out at the gym?]

Duan Jianing smiled sweetly at the camera, her tone gentle and obedient:

"Yes, Haoyu, this is a gym opened by a senior from our school. He's a really nice guy; he brought me here to try it out today and even gave me a free year-long membership."

A fleeting, almost imperceptible hint of wariness crossed Jiang Haoyu's eyes. His tone, seemingly casual, was actually full of probing:

[A free membership card? Ningning, a complete stranger, a senior, is being so generous to you. Could it be that he has ulterior motives?]

Duan Jianing immediately feigned grievance, her tone carrying a hint of reproach and sincerity:

"Haoyu, what nonsense are you talking about! Senior is a very upright person. He has a girlfriend, a third-year student in our college, and he knows I have a boyfriend. Don't you know how I feel about you? How can you not believe me?"

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