The newly purchased soundproof panels arrived quickly. Gu Qianran looked at the thickened wall with satisfaction, deciding to test their quality that very night.
Poor Bai Ziyuan had no idea what kind of storm awaited her that evening. At the moment, during P.E. class, she and Ji Tang were watching Li Junyao.
Of course, Ji Tang was there to check on her girlfriend, while Bai Ziyuan was on guard duty, keeping an eye on a dangerous character.
Who asked her girlfriend Gu Qianran to skip class again?
Li Junyao's behavior was strange. One moment he was talking to the air, the next he was laughing maniacally like a lunatic.
Bai Ziyuan leaned close to Ji Tang, whispering, "Ji Tang, Ji Tang, do you think he has been driven mad by you all?" She stared at him, feeling that he looked thoroughly unhinged.
Ji Tang: …? Oddly enough, this seems exactly like how Li Junyao is supposed to act.
Li Junyao was not mad. He was currently conversing with the system. When the system first approached him, he immediately thought of urban novel protagonists: a system at his side, beauties all around. He believed his moment of glory had arrived and promptly accepted the binding, smirking and declaring, "Hmph, the three-month period of patience has passed. I will endure no longer! Gu Qianran, everything you owe me, I will make you pay back a hundredfold!"
With such grand confidence, Li Junyao was now bargaining with the system. "System, make this shooting skill cheaper!"
"Protagonist, this is already the lowest price," the system replied unhappily.
Li Junyao was pleased to be addressed as "protagonist," but that did not stop him from haggling like a market vendor. "No way, too expensive. I don't have cash right now. If you could crack my father's bank card password, I could pay you then." Anyway, all that money would eventually be his, so what was wrong with using some now?
His intentions were clear. Either the system would lower its prices, or it would give him his father Li Junsheng's bank password so he could access a fortune.
The system hesitated. "…Fine, I will crack it for you." There was no way it would lower prices; that was impossible. Why did every host it bound love to bargain? Was it actually a system for practicing negotiation?
This was absurd. Completely ridiculous.
With the password in hand, Li Junyao strutted out of the classroom to withdraw money. As a wealthy senior-year student, skipping class was not a big deal; teachers turned a blind eye. Li Junyao took this as further proof that he was the protagonist of this world.
In truth, if you had enough money or high grades, teachers would rarely bother you.
Bai Ziyuan and Ji Tang watched him leave the school gates but could not follow. They returned to the track field. Ji Tang grew increasingly uneasy: Li Junyao's behavior had always been dramatic, but it had stayed within limits. Lately, though, he seemed completely reckless.
Bai Ziyuan also could not figure it out. She kept things simple, reporting everything to Gu Qianran, letting her overachieving girlfriend use her brain for once.
"Wait, are you sure he was talking to thin air?" Gu Qianran frowned, a bad feeling creeping up her spine.
"Yes. He was talking about enduring hardships, redeeming things, calling himself the protagonist… Qianran, has he lost his mind?" Bai Ziyuan really could not comprehend Li Junyao's actions.
Honestly, Li Junyao's recent antics could qualify him for a "Top Ten Bizarre Human Behaviors" compilation. Muttering to himself, laughing at the sky, staring at classmates with unsettling eyes—he was looking less and less human.
Sure enough, Gu Qianran tried calling the system, but there was no response. It seemed the system really had gone to find the "protagonist." But if the system could find the protagonist, why had it recruited her, a so-called "villainess," to carry out its mission?
Wait, actually, judging by recent events, she was the true protagonist, and Li Junyao was the real villain.
Also, wasn't Li Junyao plotting revenge against her? What was he planning to do—attack her video games?
She soon had her answer. Li Junyao had indeed targeted her games. Because some parents had complained that their kids were addicted to gaming, Li Junyao, as the heir of the prestigious Li Corporation, had posted a video calling for a ban on games.
In the video, Li Junyao stood tall and spoke with dramatic passion, declaiming, "Ban them! Ban them all! If we do not shut down these online games, how can children have a bright future? How can they have promising careers? How can our nation have pillars of society?"
Gu Qianran: …
Judging by Li Junyao's intelligence, well, at least the boy was trying. He was making an effort, wasn't he?
Gu Qianran had a strong feeling that a new rising star was about to appear in the meme video community.