His darned mobile phone system, who knows what glitch had occurred. According to the system settings, doing good deeds and receiving praise should increase one’s charisma score, but what was happening now? Defeating Cao Nan and uplifting everyone’s spirits was a good deed, right? Blocking Cao Nan’s attack for Wang Xiaoyun was another good deed, right? Cao Nan, the school bully, had slinked away in defeat, and everyone was happy, praising Lin Feng. That should count as praise and affirmation, right? The answer was definitely yes! And indeed, he could feel his charisma score skyrocketing, but why did each word of praise feel like being pricked with a steel needle, causing unbearable pain? Especially when the whole class cheered in unison, it felt like being stabbed by thousands of needles simultaneously, an indescribable sensation… Lin Feng dared not recall that excruciating pain, as if his skin had turned into a sieve.
Why was this happening? Where had the error occurred? Why didn’t he feel this during the basketball game? Why not when Wang Xiaoyun praised him? And yesterday, when he inadvertently saved that little boy, he didn’t feel this overwhelming pain either? Why, in the classroom, among familiar classmates, did this side effect appear? What could be the reason?
The buzzing in his ears sounded like countless flies, and there was no joy in his heart, only resistance, aversion, and a hint of fear. Was his own emotional state affecting the outcome? The previous people’s praise and affirmation brought him joy and excitement, so there were no side effects. However, the latter kind of flattery, which he subconsciously resisted, only made him feel hypocritical and annoyed. Although it could also boost his personal charm value, it came with side effects! That’s how it is! Realizing this key point, Lin Feng felt greatly relieved. But how could he make these noisy guys shut up? If he continued to be pestered like this, he would go mad! Or perhaps, he could just shamelessly accept their flattery… but this damn system had another hateful logic system running, and if he humbly accepted this hypocritical praise, it might trigger even more dangerous and bizarre logic tasks, which would be disastrous. Every time Lin Feng thought about that strange family recognition logic task, he felt a chill. Fortunately, he had managed to muddle through by luck, but he didn’t believe his luck would explode again to facilitate such a bizarre family recognition task. He dared not imagine such an outcome, especially when Zhu Tingting publicly kissed him earlier; thankfully, no new tasks were triggered, though it still scared him into a cold sweat.
Damn! Big beauty, big beauty, you can’t play with people like this! There’s got to be a limit to teasing! This is clearly making me want to have my cake and eat it too! If this continues, I’ll be played to death by you. What? Testing my resolve? Give me a break! Something’s off. Could it be that the person who developed this awesome equipment aims to mold someone into a perfect, morally impeccable role model? Who can help me? Help! Heh, pu-mi… Lin Feng buried his head under the desk in frustration, pulling at his hair as if it wasn’t his own. Around him, there were still some inconsiderate guys who kept coming over to bother him, wanting to learn some tricks for picking up girls, completely disregarding his current feelings. They thought Lin Feng was deliberately avoiding them, hiding secrets and unwilling to share.
Seeing the situation escalate, Lin Feng was about to lose it when suddenly, Wang Xiaoyun, who was sitting in the front row of the classroom, stood up for some unknown reason and walked briskly towards Lin Feng. From afar, she gave a rare gentle smile to the group of lovestruck boys. “Gentlemen, class is starting. Could you please return to your seats and quiet down?” Wow, the big class leader is smiling! Her smile was enchanting, and seeing Wang Xiaoyun’s rare smile, the lovestruck boys instantly became as docile as cats, leaving Lin Feng alone and obediently returning to their seats, even opening their books to study seriously.
Lin Feng looked up, meeting Wang Xiaoyun’s concerned gaze, and his heart warmed, all previous discomforts dissipating instantly. Why did she come over? Lin Feng stared at Wang Xiaoyun with a kind of impulse to embrace her. Wang Xiaoyun, feeling his intense gaze, blushed. She didn’t know why she had come to this sensitive area, especially since Lin Feng was now in a spot where rumors thrived, with countless eyes watching him. Now wasn’t the time to avoid suspicion, yet she had walked right up to him… But since she was already there, turning back without a word would only make it look like she was trying to hide something. She quickly frowned, putting on an air of authority as the class leader, “Student Lin Feng, please maintain classroom discipline!” Without waiting for Lin Feng’s response, she turned and left.
You damn guy, what are you so proud of, staring at me like that? Wang Xiaoyun felt a bit uneasy under Lin Feng’s hot gaze. What was wrong with me just now? It seemed like I heard this jerk calling for help, so I rushed over without thinking? Ridiculous, he asking for help? This jerk is probably feeling very proud and happy right now with so many boys and girls chasing after him… Ah, why am I thinking about this? What does he do, and how does it concern me?
Wang Xiaoyun’s sudden action was within her normal duties as the class leader, yet for the students of Class 5, Grade 3, it was undeniable evidence confirming previous rumors. Her actions clearly declared that the flower had found its owner!
“Lin Feng, you really got some skills!” Sun Dasheng whispered in his ear in admiration.
“Uh…” Lin Feng shrugged. What skills? I wish Wang Xiaoyun really liked me, but one-sided love is useless. Oh, where is this wild girl taking me tonight? So secretive! And that scumbag Cao Nan, knowing his nature, he won’t let this go easily. What else does he want? Is he planning something behind my back? Now that my spirit and strength have recovered, I’m not afraid of him calling for a group to beat me up, but I need to come up with a strategy to ensure he doesn’t ruin my date…
Back at the playground, defeating Cao Nan in public had greatly uplifted the spirits of the onlookers, and the overwhelming praise caused Lin Feng’s personal charm value to surge. When it accumulated to a certain level, the same scene that had occurred in the ambulance the day before reappeared – when Lin Feng was hit by a brick from Cao Nan, his body was at its weakest, almost life-threatening, a golden dragon faintly appeared. As this seemingly tangible golden dragon soared into the sky, just like the day before, he regained his vigor and vitality. It seemed… he had leveled up again! Yet, the system still provided no prompts.
