Chapter 606: Nailing Chanxi, Effortlessly

When Xu Youyu entered the room, Yan Zhusheng shifted toward the edge of the bed and pulled Li Luo closer to herself.

Soon, Ying Chanxi also moved over to this side, making room for their good big sister.

As Xu Youyu walked to the bed, she stretched lazily, rolled onto her side, and draped one thigh across Ying Chanxi's lower abdomen.

Ying Chanxi was already used to this; she said expressionlessly, "Big sister, it's too hot."

"Hot? The air conditioning's on." Xu Youyu didn't withdraw her thigh; instead, she slipped her foot under the covers and playfully nudged Li Luo's direction.

After sensing the movement under the covers, Ying Chanxi reached out first and pried Xu Youyu's foot back.

Caught red-handed by her good little sister, Xu Youyu wasn't embarrassed—she chuckled, retracted her thigh, and changed the subject: "Ever since I got back, I've just been typing. How was tonight's concert?"

"Online, everyone's praising it," Ying Chanxi replied cheerfully, since many were complimenting Li Luo.

Tonight, besides checking the latest update of Li Luo's novel, she'd been scrolling through online reviews.

As for the song "Don't Waste the Prime of Life," purely in terms of musical quality, only the lyrics truly stood out.

But that was enough.

In this special genre of college entrance exam anthems, songs of this caliber come with a built-in special attack buff.

With only one month left until the college entrance exam, this uplifting, energetic anthem, backed by Huayue Film and Television's promotion, spread rapidly among the public.

"Leave the follow-up to Uncle Ying," Li Luo said, hugging Yan Zhusheng and Ying Chanxi on either side. "We just need to focus on preparing for the exam."

"After the exam, you'll go to university," Xu Youyu said, rolling her eyes as she followed Li Luo's lead, then pinched Ying Chanxi's cheek with a grin. "When you two are this gorgeous, you'll have a swarm of guys chasing you."

"Big sister, don't talk about this—it's annoying just thinking about it," Ying Chanxi said helplessly.

"I'm just stating a fact," Xu Youyu replied, already propping herself up and winking at Yan Zhusheng on the other side.

Yan Zhusheng didn't react at first, but then she realized something and glanced at Li Luo beside her.

Seeing him silent and motionless, she guessed what Xu Youyu was scheming.

So Yan Zhusheng said, "But in Fuyi High, no guys have ever pursued us."

"That's because Li Luo's right there," Xu Youyu grinned wider, giving Yan Zhusheng a thumbs-up look. "Everyone at Fuyi knows Li Luo—they won't dare lay a hand on you two."

"But Qian University has so many colleges—you might not even be in the same major."

"They won't know Li Luo. When they see such beautiful, cute girls, they'll naturally try to pursue you."

Hearing this, Ying Chanxi shook her head rapidly: "Then I'll just ignore them."

"You don't get it," Xu Youyu clicked her tongue. "University is nothing like high school."

"In high school, teachers and parents both watch you closely—even dating has to be sneaky, and courting girls requires caution."

"But university professors don't care. Parents are thrilled if their sons find a girlfriend on campus."

"When group activities start, you'll have no shortage of guys trying to court you."

Here, Xu Youyu paused, feeling she hadn't been specific enough, so she began counting on her fingers to elaborate:

"For example, when you start school, won't your class elect class officers?"

"If the class president is interested in you and keeps finding excuses to chat about class matters, won't you get annoyed?"

"After enrollment, there's military training—will you drink the water the sports officer keeps bringing you?"

"Later, if you join clubs or departments, there'll be plenty of guys who get close to you."

"I've been tested by the head of the external relations department multiple times."

Hearing this, Ying Chanxi fell silent, suddenly unable to think of a good solution.

Then Yan Zhusheng asked, "So how did you handle it, Big Sister? You never seem to complain about this."

"A wise man has his own tricks~" Xu Youyu chuckled twice but didn't rush to explain.

Hearing this, Ying Chanxi's curiosity flared: "So how did you do it?"

When Ying Chanxi asked directly, Xu Youyu huffed and waved her hand: "Just tell them you have a boyfriend."

"Is that all?" Ying Chanxi blinked, surprised. "But won't that be easy to expose?"

"Then just get someone to pretend to be your boyfriend," Xu Youyu said, nodding toward Li Luo. "We've got one right at home—why not use him?"

"Oh… right…" Ying Chanxi nodded slowly, still dazed, imagining that if she went to university this year, she could have Li Luo pretend to be her boyfriend…

Oh no… why did she suddenly feel a little shy?

Ying Chanxi's cheeks flushed slightly. Though she and Li Luo were already constantly affectionate every day, they'd never broken through that thin veil between them.

In terms of their relationship, she was still just Li Luo's childhood friend.

Kissing? That was all practice for filming the MV.

Even though it was self-deception, the thought of being able to publicly claim Li Luo as her boyfriend once she got to university…

Even if it was just pretend in private, no one else would know.

Thinking of this, Ying Chanxi couldn't help feeling delighted—and began looking forward to it.

But the next second, Yan Zhusheng said, "Then I'll also ask Li Luo to pretend to be my boyfriend."

"Huh?" Ying Chanxi froze, then panicked. "I—I want that too! Zhusheng, your music college has so many girls—you probably won't even need it."

"There are still boys there," Yan Zhusheng said seriously. "And it's just pretending to be a boyfriend—it won't interfere with you."

"The music college is already quite independent at Qian University. Li Luo pretending to be both our boyfriends won't raise suspicion."

"When you need him, call him over. When I need him, call him over. Isn't that perfect?"

"…" Ying Chanxi's mind reeled under Yan Zhusheng's logic—she couldn't find a single counterargument.

Yan Zhusheng's reasoning actually made sense.

After all, it was just pretending—to act as a shield against constant harassment from guys.

If that was all it was, then Yan Zhusheng's idea was indeed feasible.

But why did Ying Chanxi feel so weird about it?

After thinking long and hard, Ying Chanxi suddenly realized—she whirled her head toward Xu Youyu and demanded, "So you've already had Li Luo pretend to be your boyfriend?!"

Watching Ying Chanxi only just now realize this, Li Luo nearly laughed out loud—he thought the girl was truly adorable.

Completely swept around by Yan Zhusheng and Xu Youyu.

"Cough… Of course I recommended it to you because I tried it myself and found it useful," Xu Youyu said with a straight face. "You have no idea how annoying it was at the start of the semester."

Ying Chanxi blinked, looking at Xu Youyu, waiting to see how she'd explain.

So Xu Youyu continued, counting off on her fingers: "Like when our class first elected a class monitor—on the very first day of military training, that monitor insisted on bringing me water."

"Luckily, I'd already told Li Luo ahead of time. He showed up during military training with milk tea for our whole class. After that, the guys in our class hardly bothered me anymore."

"Then there's that head of the external relations department I mentioned earlier—he actually asked me to go to a concert together. In the end, Li Luo gave him a good scolding and he finally backed off."

"A while back, a vice president of the student union also showed some interest in me."

"So I immediately told Li Luo, asking him to come pick me up right at the door after the student union meeting."

"Oh come on, basically it's all like this," Xu Youyu hugged Ying Chanxi and ruffled her hair. "Xixi, you should try this trick too—it works wonders."

Hearing Xu Youyu say this, Ying Chanxi couldn't help imagining herself as the heroine in all those stories she'd just heard.

She pictured Li Luo bringing milk tea to their class during military training, imagined him scolding her suitors, or even coming to pick her up right outside the meeting room, everyone watching…

Just thinking about it made her lips twitch upward.

But then she remembered all those things had already been enjoyed by Xu Youyu—her smile instantly dropped. She glanced at Li Luo, huffed, and buried her head under the blanket.

She had secretly resolved: when university starts in the fall, she'd make sure to win back everything!

Beside her, Li Luo saw Xixi lie down and close her eyes, then turned his head to look around.

Xu Youyu grinned at him and winked, her expression saying, "See? It wasn't that hard, was it?"

As for Yan Zhusheng, she let out a soft huff, turned her back to Li Luo, and went to sleep.

Seeing this, Li Luo cleared his throat: "Alright, let's sleep now. No more talking."

…

Night slowly descended.

Yet vanished in an instant.

Early the next morning, not only Li Luo and the others, but Xu Youyu also woke up early to wash up and brush her teeth.

"Hard to see you up this early," Li Luo chuckled, watching Xu Youyu squeeze into his bathroom. "English class today?"

"English class," Xu Youyu yawned, handing him the toothbrush. After he squeezed toothpaste onto it, she shoved it into her mouth. "Got too caught up writing and forgot to make the PPT—I need to get to class early to finish it."

"I thought you'd come jogging with us."

"No way," Xu Youyu chuckled. "Even the school's mandatory semester-long run, I've got someone else do it for me."

Li Luo stared blankly: "... You can actually say that with pride? Wait till physical fitness testing—you'll regret it."

"I'll only suffer once," Xu Youyu grumbled. "Just barely passing is fine. I'm not chasing anything."

"Wait till I start university in the fall—I'll report you."

"Then go ahead and die," Xu Youyu gave him a light kick.

After washing up and changing clothes, the four headed downstairs together. The three in their Fuyi High blue-and-white uniforms parted ways with Xu Youyu at the gate of the community.

Xu Youyu rushed to her English classroom, pulled out her laptop, hastily finished the PPT for her group presentation, and finally sighed in relief.

At that moment, her three roommates arrived and found their seats near her.

Jiang Feiya sat down and immediately turned to look at Xu Youyu, her expression strange.

"Cough…" Xu Youyu noticed Jiang Feiya's stare and felt awkward. "Xiao Ya, can you not look at me like that?"

"What's wrong with looking at you?" Jiang Feiya rolled her eyes, guessing Xu Youyu knew about last night's events. She snorted. "Someone feeling guilty?"

"Guilty about what?" Zhao Letian asked curiously.

"I forgot to tell you last night," Jiang Feiya had no intention of keeping Xu Youyu's secret. Right in front of her, she complained to Zhao Letian: "Li Luo isn't even a student at Qian University."

"Huh?" Zhao Letian and Xie Xiuying froze.

But Jiang Feiya didn't drag it out. She immediately added: "He's a senior in high school this year—at Fuyi High next door. You know, Youyu's boyfriend is a junior."

"Shh!" Xu Youyu grabbed Jiang Feiya's arm, whispering urgently: "Lower your voice! Let Letian and Xiuying know is fine, but don't let other classmates hear!"

Seeing Xu Youyu's reaction, Zhao Letian was stunned: "Wait—Li Luo's still in high school? I had no idea at all!"

"Cough…" Xu Youyu rubbed her hands awkwardly, whispering: "I'm sorry I kept it from you guys before. But since he's still in high school, I didn't want to affect him."

"Affect what?" Jiang Feiya retorted. "You probably don't know—Li Luo made several million on his own during high school."

"You know I went to see Yuan Wanqing's concert yesterday?"

"Turns out Li Luo is the Chongran who wrote her new album!"

"He wrote the entire album himself!"

"Hey hey hey, enough already, Xiao Ya, stop talking," Xu Youyu pulled at Jiang Feiya, nearly covering her mouth.

But for some reason, Xu Youyu didn't actually stop her—she found it oddly pleasant hearing these things spill from Jiang Feiya's mouth.

It was just a little embarrassing to have her roommates know she was dating someone younger than herself.

"Actually, he's only half a year younger than me," Xu Youyu whispered, trying to justify herself.

But Zhao Letian and Xie Xiuying were already lost in shock.

After all, this cascade of revelations was truly testing their mental limits.

Any normal person, upon hearing a high school student made several million, would instinctively doubt it.

Especially when it was Li Luo—someone they knew well.

This sudden shift in identity was simply too hard to accept at once.

Seeing the expressions on her roommates' faces, Xu Youyu didn't bother correcting Jiang Feiya's words.

After all, if they found out Li Luo hadn't just made a few million, but tens of millions—and had even bought a villa on his own—she couldn't imagine their reaction.

And truthfully, the apartment in Bihai Lanting and the three shops on Xijie were mostly paid for by Li Luo himself.

With this thought, Xu Youyu couldn't help but flash a small look of pride.

……

Meanwhile, as Xu Youyu was being dragged back to the dorm by his roommates after English class for intense interrogation,

at the affiliated No. 1 High School next door, Qiao Xinyan seized a break between morning classes, having just finished running, and pulled Ying Chanxi off to the restroom.

Then she led her into the same stall.

"What are you doing, Xinyan?" Ying Chanxi asked, puzzled.

"Chanxi," Qiao Xinyan hesitated, then finally said, "There's something I think I need to tell you."

(End of Chapter)