They don't actually think I like them, do they?

"I have a question that I've wanted to ask for a long, long time."

Xu Hui spoke slowly, his tone revealing a hint of something intriguing.

"What?"

"Why do you call her 'Yu Li' every time you talk to us, but 'senior' when you're actually in front of her?"

"Really?" Lin Han asked doubtfully.

He was lost in thought.

Xu Hui's casual question actually stumped Lin Han.

He thought about it carefully, and it seemed that was indeed the case.

Lin Han has been like this ever since we got to know each other; you wouldn't notice it unless you paid close attention!

Why is that?

Lin Han carefully considered the context of both statements.

Whenever Lin Han interacted with Yan Yuli, perhaps due to Yan Yuli's inherent aura and their previous superior-subordinate relationship, his address of "senior sister" carried a degree of respect, especially since Yan Yuli was a senior figure in the entertainment industry.

A deeper meaning.

Lin Han didn't want to appear too close to Yan Yuli.

At least, he didn't want Yan Yuli to think that the two of them were very close.

A respectful address like "senior sister" is neither too formal nor too formal, and it clearly establishes the distance between the two people.

As for calling someone "Yuri" when chatting with others...

"You just like her but don't want to admit it, right?" Xu Hui chimed in.

"You're talking nonsense!" Lin Han scoffed. "If that's what you think, you're underestimating me!"

Back then, Lin Han had just merged with his current self in this world and quickly gave up all his feelings for Cen Sisi.

This ruthless person, who had sealed his heart with cement, continued to practice his motto of "focusing on making money and never falling in love."

How could someone suspect that I have feelings for him?

"Then how do you explain calling her by her nickname in private?" Xu Hui asked, unconvinced.

"You fucking called her Pear, so can't I call her Shengyu Pear?!" Lin Han cursed.

"..." This sentence made Xu Hui's CPU spin like crazy!

After thinking for a long time, his mind finally came to a conclusion.

"That's a nickname my fans use. Tens of millions of fans call me that. Is it the same as what you're saying?!"

"Don't overthink it, I'm not going to like her!"

"You really are a cold-blooded, emotionless guy!" Xu Hui shouted.

"Hahaha, feelings? Feelings are the cruelest thing!"

Lin Han abruptly ended the conversation; he didn't want to talk to Xu Hui about Yan Yuli anymore.

It was because of Xu Hui's brainwashing that I almost made a big mistake.

Xu Hui doesn't have any other skills, but he's a master at giving advice.

He always managed to use his powerful empathy and thick skin to bring up everything Lin Han didn't want to say, forcing Lin Han to confront it. This made Lin Han start overthinking and then make mistakes.

Lin Han really needs to be careful; he might fall into another trap.

"That's all for now, see you tonight."

Lin Han hung up the phone.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the people around him getting better one by one, Lin Han was genuinely happy for them.

So here comes the question...

Isn't this my lucky moment?!

Lin Han was dumbfounded; he racked his brains but still couldn't figure it out.

Even though my luck value has reached 100, all I've been hearing today are good news from other people.

Yan Yuli has been accepted.

Su Ruxue found the training room.

The most outrageous one is Xu Hui, who managed to snag a bargain even in this situation.

Shouldn't civil engineering be a highly sought-after major with a large number of applicants?!

Lin Han suddenly had a very bold idea.

These "good news from others" are actually "good news from ourselves".

System, don't kid me!

We don't accept that! It doesn't count!

Although it's good news, it's definitely not super good news for Lin Han.

Could it be that these people will be of great help to him in Baijing in the future?

It's not that Lin Han is really heartless and doesn't want to go to the same city as his good friend Xu Hui.

The problem is, shouldn't I give myself an explanation for this hard-earned "hundred points of luck"?

Lin Han remained depressed, deciding to wait until he went out that evening to see what would happen.

Two hours later, the doorbell rang.

Lin Han opened the door, and a man carrying a large bag came in strutting around.

"Brother Hui? What are you doing here?" Lin Han asked, puzzled.

"I was bored at home, so I came to sit here for a while. We can go out together tonight."

"It can't be that bad, it's not like we won't see each other tonight."

"Of course it's different, there are other people around at night."

As if by magic, Xu Hui pulled a can of cocktail from the bag and held it up in front of Lin Han.

"I'd still like to celebrate this college admission with you separately," Xu Hui grinned.

Lin Han was stunned for a moment.

Upon seeing the wine jar that Xu Hui was shaking, he immediately stepped forward and snatched the wine.

He couldn't even remember the last time he'd had this stuff. Excitedly examining the jar from all sides, he looked up and smiled, saying...

"Okay, then I'll have a good chat with you!"

Two grown men together, with no other women around, didn't need to worry about their image.

The two of them plopped down on the floor in front of the television.

Fortunately, Lin Han usually cleans up quite diligently, so he can withstand their pampering.

Open the can.

cheers.

Drink heavily.

After finishing the bottle, Xu Hui beamed with joy, his arm swaying on Lin Han's shoulder.

It's clear that he was very happy to have been admitted to university, and he was also very grateful to Lin Han, who had been teaching him all along.

However, men are not good at expressing themselves.

"By the way, Lin Han."

As if he had just thought of something, Xu Hui said, "My novel has been published, and I've suddenly gained a lot of female fans recently."

159. This novel of yours is addictive!

"Your crappy novel has female fans??" Lin Han suddenly froze, holding the wine jar that was halfway up in the air.

It wasn't that he looked down on Xu Hui's novels.

Again.

Who would like a book that's full of nonsense and scatological humor?

It's one thing if guys like it; after all, light novel readers generally have some weird traits, so it's normal for them to have unique tastes.

A woman?

"What's wrong? You have tens of millions of female fans, can't I have a few female fans too?"

Seeing Lin Han's strong reaction, Xu Hui became displeased and took out his phone, insisting on showing it to Lin Han.

Lin Han had no choice but to move closer.

"This is a female fan who recently added me from the book club. Her name is Xiaoya. She's been contacting me these past few days to talk about the later plot." Xu Hui excitedly opened the chat history to show Lin Han.

Lin Han took the phone.

The other person seems to be a very lively girl, often sending long messages at a time.

What's even more commendable is that Xiaoya seems to be genuinely reading the book, and she gave Xu Hui a lot of advice.

Having such a reader is a very happy thing for any new author, especially since it's a girl.

That's great.

But looking at Xu Hui's reply—

"Hahahaha", "(Funny)", "(Emoji)"

Lin Han grabbed Xu Hui by the collar.

"You can't even chat without using emojis?!"

"Waaaaah, you found out!" Xu Hui covered his face and cried bitterly.

"Me? I'm just a hopeless chatterbox with girls. I can only use emojis to hide the fact that I don't know what to say..."

Lin Han was speechless.

He originally thought that it was a good thing that Xu Hui had such an enthusiastic female fan, at least it would help him improve his ability to chat with girls.

Who knows, it might even become a beautiful story between the author and the reader.

But looking at this bunch of panda head emojis, Lin Han couldn't sense any possibility of romance in them!

“Oh, right,” Xu Hui looked up and said, “she said she’s also from Beijing Jiaotong University.”

"From the same year?" Lin Han asked in surprise.

"No, she's a year ahead of me. She'll be my senior when school starts."

"Sure!" Lin Han's enthusiasm reignited. "Why don't you develop this further?"

"Actually."

Xu Hui's voice suddenly lowered, and he said weakly, "I think this Xiaoya is a man."

"how do I say this?"

"What normal woman would be so enthusiastic about my novel!"

"So you do have some self-awareness!" Lin Han exclaimed.

"Any more?"

"Yes. She's not cute at all when she talks. She sends me hundreds of words of essays discussing novels all the time, which gives me a headache. She never posts photos on her social media, and they're all anime pictures. Isn't that obvious enough?"

"Besides, many people who read light novels like to pretend to be girls! I think this guy is a guy!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Han was utterly bewildered.

"You think he's a guy just because of this? Have you gone crazy from surfing? The fact that he's seriously discussing novels with you shows that he's naive!"