The Boyfriends I Picked Up in Horror Games Are Bizarre - Chapter 83

A few young people exchanged meaningful glances. They heard that Bai Yao’s boyfriend was her neighbor, but he was only a small-time reporter. They were curious to see what kind of ability that man had to win the favor of their campus belle.

Elective classes brought together students from different majors in the same classroom.

Bai Yao joined this elective entirely because He Cai dragged her there. The reason was simple: the campus F4 signed up for this elective. And the reason they signed up was equally simple: Su Youyou was taking the class.

Looking at the listless He Cai, Bai Yao asked, “Don’t you usually get all excited when you see Dongfang Xuan? Why do you look so down today?”

He Cai cast a resentful glance at Dongfang Xuan, who was not far away and was looking at Su Youyou with a complicated expression. He Cai said unhappily, “Xuan Xuan has been acting weird these past few days.”

Bai Yao asked, “Weird how?”

He Cai replied, “He took a leave of absence and didn’t come to school a few days ago. I went to his house to find him, but he refused to see me. And just yesterday, he went to look for Su Youyou and paid off all the debt her family owed. Before, when I called him, he’d at least say a few words to me. Now he’s circling around Su Youyou every day. He only has eyes for her.”

He Cai added angrily, “I told him long ago that Su Youyou isn’t as innocent as she looks. She just likes him for his money, but Xuan Xuan just won’t listen!”

Bai Yao patted He Cai sympathetically on the shoulder. “You have to understand, people in love have negative IQ.”

He Cai glanced sideways at Bai Yao. She felt Bai Yao was the last person qualified to say that.

Dongfang Xuan had been feeling uneasy lately.

For no apparent reason, one day after waking up, he found that he could hear other people’s thoughts. At first, he thought it was his imagination. But after he accurately guessed the thoughts of his family’s servants and his friends, he realized it was not an illusion.

He could really hear other people’s thoughts.

Just yesterday, he happened to see Su Youyou being chased by debt collectors, so he helped her pay off the debt. He only did it because Su Youyou was his classmate. It definitely was not because he had any feelings for her!

Su Youyou, with tears brimming in her eyes, clutched the corner of his shirt like a soft little white rabbit and said, “Classmate Dongfang, thank you. I will definitely repay you!”

Dongfang Xuan responded coldly and loftily, “Let go.”

Su Youyou fearfully released her grip, but in her mind, she was thinking, [These rich young masters are really just fools with too much money. I just acted a little, and they’re all lining up to help me. Damn, pretending to be a little white lotus is exhausting. If it weren’t for the fact that he’s rich, I wouldn’t bother playing along!]

Dongfang Xuan confirmed he hadn’t misheard, and he was shocked!

He had always thought he couldn’t stand such weak and timid girls, yet he kept wanting to help her. Now that he had awakened this ability to hear thoughts, he finally realized that this woman had two faces!

Su Youyou didn’t flatter him like other women. Instead, she despised him from the bottom of her heart.

Having never experienced setbacks with women before, Dongfang Xuan suddenly felt unwilling to accept defeat. As a result, he began to fixate more and more on Su Youyou because he wanted to see just how long this woman could keep up her act!

However, when there were too many people around, an overwhelming flood of inner voices would pour into his mind, making him feel extremely irritated. So, when Su Youyou was taken out to have fun by the F3, Dongfang Xuan tiredly escaped into the library.

[This paper might help with my graduation thesis.]

[Oh no, this book is way too difficult to understand. How am I supposed to prepare for my graduate exam?]

[That bald professor gave us such difficult homework! Better flip through some more books to see if there’s anything I can copy.]

……………

These study-related thoughts were far more bearable to him than the noisy ones outside the library.

[I think I was pretty gentle yesterday. I didn’t hurt him, right? By the way, his body felt so good, I want to touch him more, want to make him moan to death, and then do it like this (beep—), and then like that (beep—), hehehehehe…]

Suddenly, Dongfang Xuan caught a string of thoughts filled with censored beeping. He froze for a moment, then instinctively looked toward the source of the voice. His eyes widened.

Bai Yao, seated in the corner, wasn’t paying attention to the book on her desk at all. She was resting her face in her hands, smiling as if recalling something amusing.

Several boys nearby were staring at her.

[The campus belle’s smile is so beautiful!]

[Her smile feels so healing!]

[What a peaceful and serene moment!]

Wake up! She’s grinning like a pervert, okay?!

Dongfang Xuan’s expression shifted dramatically.

Noticing the intense gaze on her, Bai Yao looked up and met Dongfang Xuan’s eyes, immediately putting on a cold expression.

[What are you staring at, you worthless poser.]

Dongfang Xuan suppressed his irritation and walked straight over to sit across from Bai Yao. His gaze was cold, and his tone laced with sarcasm. “Looks like you had a great time with your boyfriend last night, Classmate Bai.”

Bai Yao smiled calmly. “Yes, I did.”

She was an adult. Having a nightlife with her boyfriend wasn’t something shameful. Why should she be afraid to admit it?

Dongfang Xuan was shocked by her shamelessness. Because of Su Youyou, he and Bai Yao had always been at odds, like fire and water. But he had to admit that of all the inner voices he had heard, most of the boys’ affection for her seemed genuinely sincere.

Unlike him, who was fooled by Su Youyou’s two-faced behavior, sweet on the outside, calculating on the inside.

Dongfang Xuan suddenly felt a strange curiosity. He cleared his throat and awkwardly asked, “Bai Yao, if, just hypothetically, you suddenly gained the ability to hear other people’s thoughts, and you found out that someone you cared about behaved very differently on the surface than they truly feel, what would you do?”

Bai Yao looked at him strangely. “What else could I do? Obviously, I’d stop being friends with her.”

In fact, everyone had multiple sides to them. Bai Yao was well aware that the people hovering around her weren’t necessarily showing their true selves—for instance, He Cai.

But since she had never caught He Cai badmouthing her directly, she could pretend not to know. However, once she did know, it would be a different matter. If being around someone became uncomfortable, then it was better to keep a distance.

Dongfang Xuan sat upright, speaking seriously, “Say it’s a girl who acts weak and helpless in front of you, and you helped her pay off her debt, but behind your back, she laughs at you for being a fool with too much money. Wouldn’t you think she’s really—”

“You aren’t going to say ‘interesting,’ are you?”

Dongfang Xuan was cut off, left speechless.

Bai Yao frowned at him. “Are you sick or something? You spent money on her, and if she doesn’t worship you like a god of wealth, that’s fine. But she even talks behind your back, saying you’re a fool with too much money. Wouldn’t you stay far away from someone who is blatantly two-faced?”

Dongfang Xuan was silent.

Bai Yao continued, “If I really had the ability to hear other people’s thoughts, I’d only hang out with people who genuinely love my money. That way, I’d at least feel happy spending it.”

Wait a minute… Isn’t her logic a bit twisted, too?

At that moment, He Cai walked over carrying two drinks. The moment she saw Dongfang Xuan sitting there, her eyes lit up.

Bai Yao, quick on the uptake, glanced at the time and casually made up an excuse about having something to do and left first.

He Cai immediately sat down across from Dongfang Xuan, smiling with deliberate poise. “What a coincidence, Brother Dongfang.”

Dongfang Xuan still had Bai Yao’s words echoing in his mind. Looking at He Cai, he couldn’t help but ask, “I’ve already told you not to take the engagement between our families seriously. Why do you still like me?”

He Cai wasn’t a reserved person by nature, naturally, or she wouldn’t get along so well with Bai Yao. She answered briskly, “I told you, I don’t like you because of the engagement. You’re rich and handsome, so you’re the perfect fiancé in my eyes!”

[That’s right, I like you exactly because you’re rich and handsome!]

Dongfang Xuan looked at He Cai’s smiling face, momentarily lost in thought.

He had met plenty of people who outwardly praised him for his character and trustworthiness, but deep down only wanted him for his money or his looks. He Cai was the only one who honestly and openly admitted that she loved him for both his face and his wealth.

Bai Yao walked out of the library, silently wishing He Cai wouldn’t end up as a pathetic simp who got nothing in return. She thought of her beloved boyfriend, adjusted the angle on her phone, took a selfie, and sent it with the message, 【 Lu Sheng, do I look pretty? 】

A reply came instantly: 【 Super pretty! 】

Bai Yao smiled with satisfaction.

Behind a tree, a boy wearing a hat and sunglasses, wrapped tightly in layers, stood hidden in the shadows with a camera in hand. Staring at the girl through the lens, he subconsciously licked his lips. With his other hand, he put away his phone and began frantically pressing the shutter.

“Yao Yao is so pretty.” He sniffed hard, as if savoring something, then covered his face with bliss, trying not to let the scent escape. “Yao Yao smells so good… I want to kiss her so bad.”

His body went weak as he leaned against the tree, truly like a pervert crawling frantically in the shadows.