Love? The Reborn Me Just Wants to Obtain Rewards

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Becoming a True Dog of a Man

By the time Chen Nuanhan returned to where she had started, her mind was nearly exploding.

Meanwhile, Su Huai was saying goodbye to everyone.

“Let’s head back, it’s almost curfew. Oh, and don’t rush to post anything when you get back. Watch your tone and take the sneaky photos and exposé from a roommate’s perspective. I’ll send you the main points later…”

The Dandong Girl’s enthusiasm was maxed out, and she raised her hand high: “I’ll do it, I’ll do it! I guarantee to complete the mission!”

“Great, then I’ll add you on QQ.”

Su Huai smiled warmly, like a kind big brother.

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But Chen Nuanhan found that smile painfully bright, and resentment welled up inside her unconsciously.

You have so much patience for them, why do you always keep your distance from me on purpose?

Am I not worthy?!

Chen Nuanhan had always been a woman who was not pleased by advances yet held grudges when neglected.

When a girl grows from birth to adulthood never needing to give anything in return for a great deal of affection, it’s easy for her to become unbalanced.

Therefore, emotion experts generally share the same view: the prettier the girl, the less suitable she is to be a girlfriend, and the probability of a top beauty having romantic troubles is incredibly high.

In his past life, the naive and immature Su Huai didn’t believe it.

But now, having been reborn, the old man clearly recognized Chen Nuanhan’s true nature and, while still desiring her body, would no longer be moved by her core.

Princess syndrome is also an illness that needs to be cured.

Su Huai was generally able to cure it, but it felt not worth it to waste precious time entangled in a draining struggle with her.

Quietly and steadily enjoying the favorability rating reward that reached into the sixties or seventies and then heading to our respective homes to find our mothers—that’s when we’ll be even.

A dog would treat you, but I just want to hit the jackpot!

So Su Huai, after receiving the 40-point reward, pushed her away and initiated a cooldown, avoiding entanglement and facilitating the next conquest—with the chill decisiveness of a Sigma male.

Committing to developing a tool person, Gou Huai was serious.

…

“All right, that’s it then, bye everyone!”

After helping them clear their minds, Su Huai showed no reluctance as he turned and disappeared into the night.

The 515 dorm room was right next to the first cafeteria, so they weren’t in a rush, hence continued to chirp and chat for a long time.

It was actually Mi Lu who first noticed that Chen Nuanhan’s mood was off, and she asked nervously, “Nuannuan, what’s wrong with you?”

“Eh?”

The Dandong Girl, slow on the uptake, lifted her head puzzled: “You just went out to find Su Huai, did something unpleasant happen? It shouldn’t have…”

“No.”

Chen Nuanhan forced a smile and shook her head, covering up: “I just feel that he’s… um, a bit of a stranger.”

Everyone’s curiosity was instantly piqued.

“So Su Huai wasn’t like this before?”

“Yeah, what was he like originally?”

Chen Nuanhan wasn’t sure how to answer and hesitated a bit: “Well, originally… he was quite ordinary.”

“Dizzying!” Bai Huitian rolled her eyes hard, “You call him ordinary?”

“You’re blind!”

“Not blind, just too lofty to notice!”

“Hahaha, yeah, with Mr. Wu in front drawing all the attention, the little princess doesn’t deign to bother with the uncle~~~”

The sisters roasted Chen Nuanhan a bit, laughing and joking all the way.

In the end, it was Shu Shengnan who spoke a fair word.

“Actually, it’s normal. In high school, the focus is on studying, so those who stand out are either top students or sports stars; the more flamboyant, the easier to attract attention. @@novelbin@@

As for boys like Su Huai, without a setting to showcase their edge, if you don’t observe carefully, indeed you wouldn’t notice much.

If it weren’t for Nuannuan bringing us into contact with him, we might not realize his virtues for half a year or even a year. Just glancing from a distance, isn’t he quite ordinary indeed!”

“Eh? That makes sense!”

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed.

Bai Huitian suddenly smirked again, “Girls, isn’t this what they call a hidden gem of a boy?”

“Ah, yes, yes, yes!”

Everyone collectively agreed, then turned to Chen Nuanhan with smiling eyes.

The little princess’s head circumference had grown by a whole circle.

“Why are you all looking at me? What does this have to do with me!”

She felt extremely annoyed inside, and the more she thought about it, the more irritated she became.

Yesterday and today she had asked several high school classmates, and everyone who knew Su Huai praised him for being reliable and considerate.

So she had already made up her mind to get along well with Su Huai, to become good friends, but before the plan could even start, it looked like it was all falling apart…

Acting all cool and elusive, what’s he proud of?!

Chen Nuanhan had good reason to be dissatisfied because this was the first time she had taken the initiative to approach a boy and had been rebuffed.

That feeling was unbearable.

And there she was feeling so miserable, while Dandong Girl didn’t notice a thing, and blithely made a joke again, “If that’s really what you think, then I’ll encourage Xiaomi to chase after him~~~”

Chen Nuanhan could only feel the bitterness rising, making her chest ache.

In a moment of impulse, she blurted out a sentence she would regret for the rest of her life.

“Whoever wants to chase can chase; I don’t like him anyway! He doesn’t meet the standards in height, looks, dress sense, or temperament. Is he a match for me? I will always, always treat him just as a friend!”

The girls looked at each other, not understanding why she suddenly exploded, and didn’t dare to make any more jokes.

For a moment, the atmosphere became awkward.

Finally, Shu Shengnan had to stand up to break the silence and patch things up for her.

“To each their own, everyone cares about and values different things. Su Huai’s appearance is indeed quite ordinary; it’s normal for Nuannuan not to settle. Let’s all stop making jokes about them from now on… can we? Nuannuan.”

Bai Huitian quickly chimed in, “Right, right, right, making friends doesn’t require considering anything, but for romance, you definitely need some standards. Personal preference is very important, even more than anything else.”

“Yeah, feelings are like that. You can’t just be with someone because they’re good or impressive. Admiration is admiration, being moved is being moved; there’s a big difference.”

The kind words from Shu Shengnan and Bai Huitian helped Chen Nuanhan’s emotions to recover a bit.

She also realized that she might have spoken too harshly.

A twinge of regret and an inexplicable sense of panic began to flutter in her heart.

But she couldn’t admit it, and even less would she retract her words, so she had to continue standing her ground, with stiff-necked perseverance.

“Really, whoever likes him can chase after him, I have no objections.”

Everyone quietly glanced towards Mi Lu.

Mi Lu bit her lip hard, then suddenly shook her head, “Don’t look at me. If we’re talking about being a match, I’m even less of a match for Su Huai. It’s just a bit of favorability, I can control it.”

Dandong Girl’s cheeks were red with restraint, but she didn’t dare to speak again.

Mi Lu was delicate and quiet, her appearance only average, and she usually didn’t have a strong presence. Her sudden clarity now caught everyone’s attention.

It made everyone feel a bit sorry for her.

“Ah!”

Little Potato sighed heavily, “Ah, feelings… incomprehensible!”

Everyone felt the same way and nodded in agreement.

They were all just starting university, who could really understand feelings?

And the most confused was definitely Chen Nuanhan. On one hand, she firmly believed that Su Huai did not meet her standards for aesthetics and choosing a partner, on the other hand, she felt choked up because of her decisive words, and on another hand, she resented Su Huai’s composed indifference for not giving her face and not knowing how to appreciate her…

Her heart was completely in turmoil.

At that moment, Su Huai, on his way back to the dorm, suddenly found that Chen Nuanhan’s favorability rating on his interface had dropped back to 30+.

Surprised?

No, not at all.

Chen Nuanhan’s emotional rollercoaster wasn’t new, going up and down was just normal.

He was just curious—if it was always like this, rising and then falling, but each time higher than before and the falls less severe, what would the end result be like?

Interesting.

But it wasn’t worth wasting time thinking about such things.

Su Huai quickly pushed his curiosity to the back of his mind and started testing his physical enhancements with bouncy enthusiasm.

Youth is too short, nothing is more important than improving oneself.

Understanding this, a boy truly begins his transformation into a man.

In his last life, Su Huai had an epiphany too late; he lingered too long in his boyhood phase, and all the hardship, misfortune, and negativity were highly related to this.

This time around, he chose to become a tough guy early.

No fawning, only biting, ready to turn his back at a moment’s notice.