After their confessions were rejected, they regretted it for the rest of their lives.

Azusa's grip was much stronger than that of the average girl; the slap that hit Xia Weichan's arm hurt far more than the cat-like slap from Tsuruo Kurimaki.

So he had to let go...

Perhaps it was because of the target's reserved demeanor during their first meeting, and also because of the systematic background check.

This led Xia Weichan to misjudge the girl's personality.

He had initially thought Zhou Juzi's personality was rather gentle, but he hadn't expected her to be more assertive and independent than he had imagined...

Like Kurimaki Tsuruo, she probably has an instinctive aversion to people she doesn't know.

This surprised Xia Weichan somewhat.

Or perhaps people who like to play musical instruments all have such eccentric personalities.

He ignored Liang Na, who was standing between the two of them.

"We've met before."

"oh."

Zhou Juzi didn't want to say anything more; the way the other person scrutinized her from head to toe was very unpleasant.

"ill..."

The girl muttered something, then picked up her guitar case and turned to leave. An He hesitated for a moment, then tugged at Liang Na before leaving with Zhou Juzi.

"Sorry, Azusa Tachibana might not like strangers very much..."

"...It's okay."

It was a superposition of the cold violence he felt when he first met Kurimaki Tsuruo and the negative feelings he had towards Zuoqiu Hangyu.

Of these four playthroughs, only the second one seems to be a good start...

I've stepped on another landmine.

Xia Weichan looked troubled and pressed his temples.

The best and most time-efficient target is a 'pure' bitch.

It's obvious that Zhou Juzi isn't like that. After a brief investigation, it turns out that this girl is truly strong-willed, as evidenced by her choice to take on her parents' debts.

Similarly, Xia Weichan thought she was also stupid for choosing to take on debts that didn't belong to her, when she was not capable of doing so and still needed to go to university.

Strong sense of self-esteem and stubbornness...

Such personalities can be very difficult to get along with.

Xia Weichan only has three months in this playthrough, so there's simply no time to figure out the other person's thoughts little by little and steadily increase their affection like when she was pursuing Kurimaki Tsuruo.

It seems we have no choice but to use the method he envisioned...

Let's take a gamble.

.......

After tidying up their dorm rooms, Zhou Juzi and Liang Na were assigned to the same room because of the order in which they arrived, while An He, who arrived later, was assigned to the next room.

Looking at Zhou Juzi, whose brows were furrowed from the beginning and whose pretty face was covered with a layer of ice,

Liang Na was still a little cautious.

After all, like An He, she and Zhou Juzi had been friends since junior high school.

She met him in her senior year of high school in a music-focused class. Before that, Liang Na had heard many rumors about Zhou Juzi being a fierce fighter.

Starting in her second year of high school, this girl inexplicably acquired the nickname "Big Sister."

Although we spent time together over the summer, I found that he wasn't the fierce person the rumors suggested. On the contrary, he had the kind of loyalty that only boys have, and as long as he didn't say anything inappropriate, he was a very easy person to get along with...

But that must be the usual calm expression.

And now,

Liang Na felt somewhat uneasy, even afraid.

She remembered that Zhou Juzi's feelings weren't like this at first...

Seeing Xia Weichan dampened my spirits a bit, and then, just as I entered the dorm, after glancing at a message on my phone that I couldn't quite place...

Zhou Juzi's mood plummeted to rock bottom.

The two roommates sensed something was wrong, so they made their beds early and went out for lunch.

"Um...it's twelve o'clock, shall we go find An He for lunch?"

Anhe, save me!

Hearing Liang Na's somewhat hesitant words, Zhou Juzi took out her slightly cracked phone from her pocket.

A few minutes until midnight...

The girl's tone betrayed her extreme disgust and aversion.

"You and Anhe go eat first, I have something to do."

"OK."

Without saying much, Liang Na ran out of the dormitory.

"..."

Zhou Juzi sat alone on the upper bunk of her bed, scrolling through messages on her phone from an unfamiliar account.

You don't want those debts and rumors about your terrible father to ruin your college life right from the start, do you?

I'll send you my location at 12 o'clock.

"cut..."

I was threatened for no reason.

Judging from this person's tone, they must have deliberately investigated her background.

Since the other party could send her such a message, it means...

At that moment, an address was sent to my phone.

It's a hotel very close to Jiangnan University.

"Oh shit."

The girl's upturned peach blossom eyes could not hide her anger, and her slender, fair fingers pressed the phone screen until it creaked.

Zhou Juzi didn't say anything more.

With a cold expression, he got out of bed, rummaged through his luggage, and put the butterfly knife he had brought from home into the right pocket of his pants.

Inside the hotel's private room

Out of the utmost respect for her business partner, Xia Weichan arranged lunch in advance, using a business negotiation approach.

One advantage of this system is that once a target is identified, you can view their background and experience based on the progress of your interactions.

After being given the cold shoulder by Zhou Juzi, Xia Weichan had no choice but to activate Plan B.

After carefully examining the girl's background, he discovered that the family of origin of this person he was binding with was, to put it mildly, appalling.

Zhou Juzi's father is a scumbag. He is an alcoholic and abusive, and he also cheats on his wife. He even had a record of robbery in the early 2000s.

The girl's mother's early death and her grandmother's serious illness were probably... well, you could say it was all because of this scumbag father.

Although no one knows why, that scumbag father ran away overnight and disappeared completely.

But having grown up in such an environment, how could Azusa Zhou's personality possibly be normal...?

The questionable nature of Xia Weichan's condition explains why her mental state is rated 'D'.

But that doesn't matter; today he's going to be a completely bad guy.

To this end, he not only approached those creditors but also bought Zhou Juzi's debts from them.

They even used funds from a charitable foundation originally intended for reducing inheritance tax to donate money for the girl's grandmother's medical treatment.

Xia Weichan knew very well that he was now trapped in a minefield, but he was truly out of options.

There are only three months left!

And we can't untie it...

"well--"

Just as Xia Weichan was feeling a bit hungry because she hadn't eaten breakfast,

Just as he was about to take a bite, the door to the private room was flung open without warning.

Zhou Juzi had run all the way here, and her face looked as if she had washed it; there were even a few strands of hair stuck to her pink lips as she panted heavily.

A rare appearance without makeup.

The sweat dripping down her cheeks is the best proof.

Given the girl's tall and voluptuous figure, it's quite unusual that the system would offer the "model" option.

"Hoo hoo~"

With one hand supporting her on the doorframe, the girl lowered her head and gasped for breath.

She ran all the way from her dormitory at Tsinghua University to this hotel, a distance of nearly two kilometers.