Chapter 163 - 142: Saturday’s Date Arrives

Chapter 163: Chapter 142: Saturday’s Date Arrives

[Over the past few days, Miss Jiang’s hometown was attacked and framed by hostile forces. Because the incident was somewhat troublesome, you decided to strike alone under the cover of night, easily resolving the hostile forces’ harassment.]

[Later, you joined forces with the Imperial City Empress and Madam Wang to officially establish a Cultivation Sect named the Zhengshi Sect. This will be an important milestone on your cultivation path.]

[During your cooperation with the Empress, she personally crafted a small bottle of Golden Red Nao Liquid for you to taste. After consuming it, your Spiritual Power level increased by one, and your strength increased by three.]

[From this fortuitous encounter, your Spiritual Qi level increased by one again, your Energy increased by one, and your Physical Strength Value increased by five. Furthermore, as you are about to establish a sect, your Affinity for All Things level increased by one.]

[Your current Spiritual Qi level is 59.] [The Qi Refining Stage is about to be broken through.]

[Your current attributes are:]

[Strength: 90] [Unlocked the ability to prevent strength deterioration and immunity to diseases.]

[Physical Strength: 81] [Unlocked the abilities of breaking through the lifespan limit, enhanced physical toughness, and doubled cultivation efficiency.]

[Affinity for All Things: Level 2] [Your Affinity for All Things level has been upgraded.]

[Intermediate Affinity. You possess an extremely strong talent for all things, equivalent to a talented person’s 30 years of proficiency in a subject. Moreover, even if you don’t sign contracts with disciples in the future, when teaching the disciples of your sect, they will still gain a highly noticeable learning speed, approximately 1.4 times the normal rate.]

[For the fairies who have signed contracts with you, their learning speed will simultaneously increase to three times the normal rate.]

Today was Friday.

After Lin Zhengran heard the system’s description in the morning, he couldn’t help but feel that the threefold learning speed would make his future cultivation speed increasingly exaggerated. Besides, he was only one level away from level sixty. Things were booming.

He got dressed and went downstairs from his dorm. The moment he stepped outside, he saw Han Wenwen, Jiang Xueli, and Xiao Heqing. The three girls were standing anxiously at the dormitory entrance, and many boys around them were also curious about who these three beautiful girls were waiting for.

Seeing Lin Zhengran come out, the three of them immediately surrounded him.

"Zhengran!"

"Lin Zhengran!"

"Lin Zhengran!"

Lin Zhengran was curious. "What’s wrong with you three? Why do you all look so anxious?"

The three girls looked at each other. Xiao Heqing’s voice was timid but full of genuine concern as she asked, "Lin Zhengran, what have you been doing these past few days? Why haven’t we seen you for two days?"

Jiang Xueli also hurriedly added, "Did something happen these past two days, Zhengran? Even though the teacher said you were resting in the dorm, you probably weren’t there, right? I asked others, and they said you went out..."

Han Wenwen didn’t ask as many questions, but her eyes were filled with nothing but worry. "What on earth happened?"

Lin Zhengran looked at the three girls who cared about him and the speechless looks of the boys around the dormitory building. The expressions on those boys’ faces seemed to say, "Why does this one guy get to hog all the beautiful girls?

"What else does this guy have besides being more handsome, taller, better at studying, better at sports, more charismatic, and richer than us? I refuse to accept this!"

Ignoring the jealous looks of the boys around him, Lin Zhengran simply told the three girls about the events of the past two days. Of course, he gave a simplified version. The general gist was that Jiang Xueli’s studio ran into a little trouble, so he helped sort it out.

As for how he sorted it out, Lin Zhengran was deliberately vague, leaving the three girls half-confused.

"Anyway, the matter has been resolved, so I won’t be taking any more time off," he concluded.

Xiao Heqing murmured, "So that’s how it is... So you weren’t sick, right?" She hadn’t understood a single thing Lin Zhengran said about the studio; she was only worried about his health. Nothing else mattered.

"Of course I wasn’t sick," Lin Zhengran replied matter-of-factly. "Being sick was just an excuse to leave the school."

Xiao Heqing instantly relaxed, clutching her impressive chest and heaving a heavy sigh of relief. She grinned broadly. "That’s good! Then everything is fine. You worried me to death."

The other two also sighed in relief. This was what they cared about the most.

However, Jiang Xueli understood a bit more. "No wonder my song was taken down the day before yesterday, the charts wouldn’t open, and I couldn’t even reach Wang on the phone. So there was a problem and Zhengran went to help?"

Lin Zhengran asked, "It should be back online now, right? How is the ranking?"

Jiang Xueli said happily, "Yes, it’s back up, and it’s currently still in first place!"

Han Wenwen linked her arm with Xiao Heqing’s and said, "Lin Zhengran, could you give us a heads-up next time you’re busy? We were worried to death these past two days. When we messaged you, you only gave us brief replies."

"I was busy, wasn’t I? Besides, as long as I replied to your messages, didn’t that prove I was fine?" Lin Zhengran took the lead. "Alright, let’s go get some breakfast. We can head to the classroom together later."

"Okay," the three girls said in unison.

The four of them then headed to the cafeteria, chatting and laughing amidst the jealousy of the surrounding boys.

When Lin Zhengran returned to the classroom, Jiang Qian was chatting with Fang Meng about something.

Seeing Lin Zhengran return, Jiang Qian suddenly stood up. "You’re back?"

Lin Zhengran hummed in acknowledgment and sat in his seat. Who would have thought that as soon as he sat down, Fang Meng would grab his wrist and check his pulse.

Jiang Qian asked Fang Meng, "How is it?"

After checking his pulse, Fang Meng was somewhat shocked by its robust strength. She replied softly, "No problems at all. He’s very healthy. In fact... he’s exceptionally healthy. Way healthier than a normal person..."

Lin Zhengran asked curiously, "What do you two mean by that?"

Fang Meng withdrew her hand and replied, "Qianqian was extremely worried about you these past two days. Fortunately, you came to class today, Lin Zhengran. Otherwise, we probably would have gone looking for you."

Jiang Qian’s cool eyes nonchalantly flipped through a book. It seemed that as long as Lin Zhengran was fine, she was relieved. Everything returned to normal.

Lin Zhengran politely thanked them. "Thank you both for your concern. I’m fine."

Jiang Qian didn’t say anything, and Fang Meng simply smiled at him before returning to her own seat.

That Friday was exceptionally peaceful. Perhaps because everyone was so happy that Lin Zhengran had returned, their chatting and laughing seemed even more cheerful than usual.

Saturday morning arrived.

Today was the day Lin Zhengran had promised to spend alone with Han Wenwen. So, bright and early, a certain fox excitedly got out of bed, hurriedly washed up, and picked out her clothes.

Xiao Heqing groggily crawled out of bed, rubbing her eyes as she asked adorably, "Wenwen? You’re up so early?"

Han Wenwen had already changed her clothes and was sitting on her bed, combing her hair in front of a mirror. Her fox-like eyes couldn’t hide her smile, as she had been looking forward to this day for entirely too long.

"Yeah, I have to go back to the rental apartment this week to record some gaming videos, so I need to head back early."

Seeing Han Wenwen’s meticulously dressed appearance, He Qing lay back down on the bed, watched her for a moment, and then closed her eyes, ready to fall asleep again. "Then you won’t be able to hang out with me this week either. Lin Zhengran is also resting this week, so I have nothing to do."

Han Wenwen smiled. "Didn’t Qingqing just win a competition? Shouldn’t you get some proper rest in the dorm? Do you really have to be doing something?"

Remembering something, she set down the mirror and dug out a novel from a box under her bed. Smiling sneakily, she walked over to Xiao Heqing’s bed. Her voice was soft and deeply suggestive as she said, "Qingqing~ If you have nothing to do these next two days, how about I give you a novel to read?"

Xiao Heqing slowly opened her eyes. "A novel? What kind of novel?"

"You’ll know once you look at it. It’s very interesting." She leaned down, covered her mouth, and whispered softly into Xiao Heqing’s ear, "This novel is very dirty~"

There was a brief moment of silence.

Then, Xiao Heqing’s face flushed red, and she suddenly perked up, her eyes snapping open. "Ah? What did you say it was, Wenwen?"

Han Wenwen stuffed the novel into her blankets. "Good things aren’t said twice. Besides, Qingqing clearly heard me, do I really need to repeat it? Take your time reading it over the next two days. You’ll definitely find it useful in the future."

He Qing knew that when other people said something was dirty, they were usually joking. But if Han Wenwen said a book was dirty, it definitely was genuinely dirty.

"Wenwen, where do you even find these kinds of books?"

Han Wenwen stood up. "I bought it online! Oh, don’t worry. Even though I said it’s like that, it’s actually just a normal romance novel. It’s just that some scenes are a little... you know. It’s just for flavor."

Having mostly finished packing up, she waved her hand. "I’m heading home then, Qingqing. Take your time reading in the dorm over the next two days. Bye-bye."

With a blushing face, Xiao Heqing extended her small hand and waved back. "Bye-bye. Be careful on the road, Wenwen."

"I will!"

Han Wenwen left the dormitory, closed the door, and swiftly hurried downstairs to find Lin Zhengran.

Xiao Heqing looked around at her other roommates; some were sleeping, while others were packing up and getting ready to go home. So, she pulled the covers over her head and stared at the title of the novel.

The novel was titled *My Husband Praises Me for Being Sexy*.

Although Xiao Heqing thought she knew everything, in truth, there were still many things she didn’t understand. She fell far short compared to Han Wenwen. She wondered, "What kind of novel is this? What a weird title."

She casually flipped open a few pages to take a quick peek. Instantly, she was exposed to the new world that belonged to adults.

"What on earth is this? Are they even allowed to write this?!" she exclaimed, her face blushing and her small mouth agape, unable to believe that such plots actually existed.