Chapter 28: Becoming Famous

Time slipped by in a flash.

Xu Heng had become a minor sensation over the past two days; at first, he didn't even know that what happened on the bus had been uploaded to the campus Tieba.

It wasn't until later that two girls studying for their postgraduate entrance exams asked him in person at the library if he was the boy who saved the beauty on the bus.

Xu Heng was stunned and asked them where they had found out.

The girls showed him the video they had downloaded on their phones; in this day and age, there was no Wi-Fi, and many people couldn't afford the data costs to watch videos online.

As students at the forefront of gossip, the two girls had downloaded the video to their phones using a computer the very day the incident occurred.

After watching the video on their phones and reading the original post, Xu Heng realized that the entire Jin Da Tieba was gossiping about him.

The funniest part was that he, the person involved, had been completely unaware.

He nodded with a wry smile, admitting that he was indeed the boy in the video.

"Wow! Is the girl in the video your girlfriend?" one girl asked.

"No, I only said she was my girlfriend at the time to reduce trouble," Xu Heng clarified one of the biggest mysteries of that hot post.

The two gossip-loving girls were instantly overjoyed, and while shocked, they memorized everything Xu Heng said, planning to post this explosive inside scoop under the thread as soon as they returned.

This incident didn't cause much of an impact on Xu Heng, other than increasing the number of girls who added him afterward.

Another matter concerned Zhao Gaoyang and Fan Xi; on the second day after arriving at school, Xu Heng received a QQ message from Fan Xi.

Fan Xi was the person he chatted with the most during the first half of the summer vacation, and the two had become quite familiar with each other; sometimes they would ask what the other had for lunch, what they did during the summer, or share happy things they had encountered.

Chatting with a youthful and beautiful young girl, Old Man Xu never felt tired.

However, this time Fan Xi didn't message him to ask what he had for lunch, but to ask if he had returned to school.

In the library, Xu Heng's fingers flew.

As a web novel tentacle monster, his typing speed was terrifyingly fast; he could chat with twenty girls at the same time without any pressure.

Almost less than a second after Fan Xi's message came through, he replied: "Just arrived at the dorm yesterday."

Qing Xi You He Bu Ke: Can you do me a favor?

Zhi Chi Su Pi Cui Kao Chang: You name it, as long as it's not asking me to go to the office and slap the counselor twice.

Qing Xi You He Bu Ke: 【Covering mouth and laughing】【Covering mouth and laughing】

Qing Xi You He Bu Ke: How could I possibly ask you to hit the counselor.

Qing Xi You He Bu Ke: It's about receiving the freshmen. I'm a member of the school Student Union, and this year the Vice President assigned me to receive the freshmen for Chinese Language and Literature, but I have something to take care of at home and can't get away, so I'll be late to school. Could you help me receive them?

Zhi Chi Su Pi Cui Kao Chang: That's it?

Although Xu Heng used a popular term from the future, the charm of the Huaxia language was incomparable to foreign languages; even with just those two short characters, Fan Xi on the other end understood the meaning.

Qing Xi You He Bu Ke: 【Small struggle】 Just this matter, sorry to trouble you. The time is tomorrow, and I'll have the Vice President hand the name tag to you when you get to the reception area.

Xu Heng indicated it was no problem; they were friends, and receiving a batch of freshmen wouldn't take much time, not to mention that many seniors were eager to receive the freshmen—after all, in their eyes, the freshmen were fresh, ignorant, and tender grass, and single old bulls loved grazing on tender grass the most.

After finishing the business, the two chatted about other daily topics.

Meanwhile, Zhao Gaoyang was in his dorm struggling with how to send an invitation to Fan Xi.

He looked up some templates online, but felt that what these people wrote was too formulaic; children from the countryside like them valued simplicity, and Fan Xi definitely wouldn't like something so scripted.

After much thought, he decided that a direct invitation was more appropriate.

Ren Huang Gaoyang: Class Monitor, are you there?

Half an hour later, Fan Xi replied, "Just taking a shower, didn't see it, sorry, is something the matter?"

Zhao Gaoyang turned his head to look out the window; the sun was still hanging on the horizon. Girls really had strange living habits—taking a shower at four in the afternoon, sometimes even twice a day, and just like that, a shower would take nearly half an hour to an hour.

Zhao Gaoyang muttered to himself without thinking too much and hurriedly typed: I earned some money during the summer vacation, and since you didn't have time when I wanted to invite you to a movie back then, I planned to treat you to a meal now that school has started.

Ren Huang Gaoyang: Don't misunderstand, Class Monitor, I don't mean it in a dating sense. I've also invited my roommates and their girlfriends, seven or eight people in total. It'll be livelier if you come, and we can go sing karaoke after we eat and have a good time.

Qing Xi You He Bu Ke: Your roommates are all going?

Ren Huang Gaoyang: All going.

The chat between the two came to an abrupt end here.

After a long time... well, not that long, Zhao Gaoyang stared at the time on his phone, watching the minute hand move from the number 1 to 6. In less than twenty-five minutes, Fan Xi replied to him—an improvement over last time!

Qing Xi You He Bu Ke: Okay.

What did "okay" mean?

Zhao Gaoyang pondered for two seconds, his expression suddenly becoming excited.

Ren Huang Gaoyang: You agreed, right?

Qing Xi You He Bu Ke: En 【Smiling】【Smiling】

Ren Huang Gaoyang: I knew you wouldn't refuse me, Class Monitor 【Grinning】

Zhao Gaoyang let out a long, refreshed breath; he felt that everything he had done so far was right and worth it.

He had moved Fan Xi with his practical actions and successfully taken a big step forward in their relationship.

Next, as long as he followed the "pick-up artist" methods of the protagonist in *Ultimate Male God* step by step, it would only be a matter of time before Fan Xi became his girlfriend.

Of course, what he didn't know was that the author of *Ultimate Male God* was currently chatting with the goddess he had "moved."

Qing Xi You He Bu Ke: Are you going to the meal Zhao Gaoyang is hosting?

Zhi Chi Su Pi Cui Kao Chang: Yeah, I am.

Qing Xi You He Bu Ke: Then I'll go too.

Zhi Chi Su Pi Cui Kao Chang: So, Class Monitor Fan still needs me to accompany her? If I don't go, you won't go?

Qing Xi You He Bu Ke: Zhao Gaoyang is too annoying. I'm afraid that if you don't go, the others will start teasing, and it'll be hard to refuse then.

Zhi Chi Su Pi Cui Kao Chang: So I'm just an inside man, then 【Laughing and crying】

Fan Xi said on her end, how could that be called an inside man? This is called friendly mutual help between friends.

And Xu Heng, intending to tease this naive young girl, asked if there were any benefits for him helping her with two big favors.

Clear Stream Wandering Guest: What kind of benefit do you want?

Xu Heng typed: "Oh right, it seems you can't really give me any benefits either. Maybe I shouldn't go after all. Zhao Gaoyang might be a bit stingy, but he does genuinely like you."

Clear Stream Wandering Guest: 【Sad】【Sad】

Clear Stream Wandering Guest: Then make a request, within the scope of my capabilities.

Xu Heng replied that he hadn't thought of one yet, suggesting he keep it as an IOU to be brought up after the matter had passed.

Upon hearing this, Fan Xi thought it couldn't be better; with such an empty, groundless IOU, she could welch on it however she wanted later.