Chapter 464 Chapter 462: The Strange Luo Ying
Chapter 462: The Strange Luo Ying
Silence was tonight's Cambridge.
For the first time, Si Chen wanted to slap Chi Xiaocheng. That nameless urge surged up, then magnified abruptly in an instant.
Then, Si Chen had to accept a rational reality.
He couldn't beat Chi Xiaocheng.
Moreover, he clearly felt that, just a moment ago, he had been influenced by that nameless big hand again.
To actually have the urge to slap Chi Xiaocheng—surely this wasn't right?
Like deep thought, yet also like internal struggle, Si Chen maintained that speechless expression for a full minute before finally saying to Chi Xiaocheng, "Another one."
"Huh?" Chi Xiaocheng deliberately gave Si Chen a strange look. "Ten gorgeous women with upturned eyes—even sigma men wouldn't be able to remain indifferent, let alone someone with your heroic nature. I thought this was the easiest way to lower your influence score."
"Completing the task while enjoying it, isn't that great?" As Chi Xiaocheng spoke, she suddenly paused. "Or is it, Si Chen, that you actually... aren't capable in that regard?"
A sharp intake of breath.
A heavy exhale.
Si Chen took a heavy breath. "Chi Xiaocheng, if you're trying to provoke me, I'm afraid you've failed. I, Si Chen, am not that kind of casual person!"
Chi Xiaocheng propped her chin with one hand. "So what do you want to do? As the saying goes, those involved are often confused. Why don't you find someone who knows you well to give advice? I think my ideas are better than you trying to figure it out yourself."
There was truth in that.
Si Chen had also tried to find his own flaws, but the result was... almost none.
Otherwise, he could have lowered his character's influence himself.
Si Chen stroked his chin in thought. "How about we call Doctor Lin in? She knows me quite well. We don't have to discuss the details, just asking her for suggestions is feasible."
"Okay."
Not long after, Doctor Lin walked in.
As a psychologist and Si Chen's advisor, after briefly hearing their request, she immediately asked in return, "If the starting point is to make Young Master appear less like himself, then perhaps we could use some rumors to change Young Master's image in the eyes of others. To achieve a state where Young Master has completely changed?"
Chi Xiaocheng was stunned for quite a while after hearing Doctor Lin's peculiar idea.
It wasn't a question of whether it would work.
It was whether such a method could really deceive the world's will.
Si Chen looked at Chi Xiaocheng, asking, "Is this okay?"
"I'm not too sure either, but for you, from a prominent family, reputation must be even more important, right?"
Si Chen waved his hand dismissively. "The Si family in Jiuzhou City is already entirely under my control. My reputation here won't affect things back in the capital, let alone the fact that what I'm facing next can't be solved just by reputation."
Compared to becoming a controlled puppet, a little bit of reputation was nothing.
Moreover, Si Chen could accept his reputation worsening slightly, but he couldn't accept these so-called strange women.
He disliked it, yet had to try, which gave him a shiver of disgust.
Chi Xiaocheng asked the system, but the answer she received was also uncertain.
"How about we try it?"
Chi Xiaocheng dared not guarantee it, yet this gave Si Chen a bad premonition.
He didn't want his reputation to worsen only for the method to fail.
"How long would it take to show results?"
"Hmm... given deliberate promotion, and the Young Master being a celebrity-like presence in Jiuzhou City, it should show results in two or three days."
"Alright, let's try that first. And Doctor Lin, you can also think of other methods. The core objective is to make Si Chen seem unlike himself."
Three days... that was acceptable.
Chi Xiaocheng could accept this timeframe, but she feared that during this period, the world's will would continue to influence Su Tao.
It seemed she'd have to sleep with Tao Tao tonight too.
After discussing the details with Doctor Lin and Si Chen, Chi Xiaocheng soon took a car back to school.
During this time, Si Chen also asked whether Dongfang Yang should try it too.
After much thought, Chi Xiaocheng felt that Dongfang Yang probably wouldn't need to.
Even if the world's will influenced him, he was still a bot.
...
Back at the dorm, since there were no classes in the afternoon, Luo Ying and the other two twin sisters, who liked playing video games, were inside.
The sisters seemed to be playing "Bleach vs. Naruto," their mouths constantly chattering as they played.
Luo Ying, meanwhile, was half-reclining on her bed, legs together, with her laptop resting on her bare thighs, fingers tapping away at the keyboard.
As soon as Chi Xiaocheng returned, she made a shushing gesture. "Those two are livestreaming, Xiaocheng, you need to be quiet."
"Looks like everyone's staying in the dorm, doesn't want to go out." Chi Xiaocheng changed her shoes and climbed onto her own bed.
Luo Ying shrugged from the side. "The sun's quite strong outside today. Mid-April, the weather's getting hotter and hotter, already nearing summer."
"That's true, I saw a lot of pretty girls outside wearing short skirts and showing off their long legs."
"Oh?" Luo Ying raised an eyebrow, shifting from the head of her bed to the foot, almost leaning right next to Chi Xiaocheng. "If you like it, why don't you ask your Su Tao to wear it for you to see? Speaking of which, I've never seen either of you two wear anything even slightly revealing."
Not to mention showing off thighs.
Even calves were rarely seen.
Luo Ying just felt that Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao's sense of style was quite plain.
The former, regardless of the weather, always liked to wear that orange hoodie, paired with long sports pants.
The latter was the same; if not a hoodie, then a regular zip-up jacket. Even in winter, neither of them was ever seen wearing stockings.
Bare legs, even less so.
Previously, Chi Xiaocheng would have been in the mood to chat properly with Luo Ying.
But now, she merely let out a long sigh. "Don't even mention it."
"What's wrong?" Luo Ying put down her laptop and rubbed her thighs, which had become a little warm from the computer's heat dissipation.
Chi Xiaocheng: "Luo Ying, if your good friend might be influenced by someone else's words, what should you do to make sure she's not affected, or even doesn't believe that person?"
"Me?" Luo Ying rubbed her chin. "It depends on the specific situation, right? Are you worried Su Tao will be influenced by someone and then distance herself from you?"
"She's definitely being influenced, but I'm not sure how exactly it will play out."
Luo Ying curved her lips slightly, then quickly sighed. "How awful. Is someone secretly trying to sow discord between you two?"
At this, Chi Xiaocheng looked at Luo Ying in surprise. "You guessed that too?"
Wait, no. I only said Tao Tao might be influenced, and Luo Ying immediately thought of what I'm worried about?
Luo Ying shrugged. "Does that even need thinking about? It concerns Su Tao, and it's making you sigh and say she's being influenced—what else could it be but a relationship issue?"
Luo Ying continued, "Also, while I've always wished you two well, you are both girls after all. If someone likes Su Tao and tries to drive a wedge between you to make her feelings change, I can actually understand that."
"How about it, Xiaocheng? Why don't you tell me what's going on?"
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