For the "seductive concubine" part of the *Divination Dance*, his first choice for the role was this young teacher.

"Really?" Hearing his words, Li Suwan couldn’t help but reveal a look of delight.

That phrase, "it has to be you," especially made her heart skip a beat, as if something warm was flowing through it.

Perhaps because of this, the way she looked at Chen Jincheng also changed slightly.

Alcohol has a way of clouding judgment. Under its influence, suppressed desires and impulses surface more easily, and one’s heart is more readily touched.

The phrase "it has to be you" seemed to be the fuse. She poured herself another glass of red wine and downed it in one go. Then, as if mustering her courage, she fanned herself with her small hand and said, "Why does it feel so hot in here!"

As she spoke, she took off her light outer jacket, leaving only the white tank top underneath.

The design of this tank top was devious. It showed off so much fair skin, it was the kind of thing you’d have to blur to get past the censors.

In that instant, Chen Jincheng’s gaze was instinctively drawn to her.

’Looks like she really came fully prepared tonight.’

All he could say was, with the alcohol already buzzing in his system, a move like this was basically her playing a trump card.

Li Suwan’s pretty face was blushing with shyness. She knew the atmosphere had been built up to this point; there was no turning back.

Chen Jincheng naturally knew that at a time like this, the only choice was between being a beast or being less than a beast.

The mood was set. Everything fell into place naturally.

...

[You have passed...!]

Following the game-like notification, a warm sensation spread through him. As was his custom, Chen Jincheng lit a cigarette and exhaled a cloud of smoke.

’Seriously, a cigarette at a time like this really soothes the nerves after such a rush.’ It was, of course, a different kind of psychological satisfaction.

"Chen Tongxue, you have a really nice body." Li Suwan couldn’t resist lightly poking his chest muscles.

"Are you mesmerized, Teacher Li?" Chen Jincheng asked with a smile.

Li Suwan refused to answer the question.

’Even if she was mesmerized by Chen Tongxue’s body and liked it a lot, she couldn’t admit it.’

With that thought, she bashfully took out her phone and started scrolling through videos. Since she’d been following Chen Jincheng lately, it only took a few swipes before one of his videos appeared—another one of him doing backbends and hip twists.

"Chen Tongxue, you’re really blowing up online right now," Li Suwan couldn’t help but praise.

"Teacher Li, after you perform the *Divination Dance*, you’ll be famous too, don’t worry." Chen Jincheng was very confident about this, and he knew it was exactly what the teacher wanted to hear right now.

"Mhm!" Li Suwan nodded lightly.

His words put her at ease, because she had already witnessed how capable he was!

...

「Ganjiang University.」

「Inside a dorm room.」

Li Muxi and her roommates were also keeping a close eye on her Tiao Yin account. Compared to the dazzling and captivating Li Suwan, her presence this time was much more subdued, but she had still gained a lot of followers, which left her quite satisfied.

Her roommates were all a little envious:

"Mu Xi, you’re so lucky! You were actually chosen by Chen Jincheng."

"So, has Chen Jincheng contacted you?"

"Yeah, everyone online says he’s a scumbag who uses the ’casting couch’."

"Since he chose you, he’ll probably contact you."

Hearing this, Li Muxi quickly shook her head. "Brother Chen only added Teacher Suwan and me on WeChat. He hasn’t even messaged me. Besides, when we were buying the dance costumes, I felt like Brother Chen was a perfect gentleman."

"For real? Everyone says he’s a scumbag," one roommate said, unconvinced.

Li Muxi quickly replied, "If you don’t believe me, you should at least believe Teacher Suwan. You can go ask her."

This made her three roommates nod in agreement.

’If she’s even bringing up Teacher Suwan, then they have to believe her, whether they want to or not.’

’If all the negative comments online about this Brother Chen are just misunderstandings, then since he’s so handsome and talented, he wouldn’t be a bad idol to look up to.’

Li Muxi added, "And let me tell you something else. Everyone online is saying Brother Chen flirted with that Xiaoju at the airport, wondering what he would do to her. But he even booked separate rooms for them. He clearly didn’t have anything like that in mind."

What she didn’t know, however, was that at this very moment, Xiaoju had already changed into a set of sexy pajamas and was waiting with her phone in hand.

What puzzled her was that Chen Jincheng still hadn’t contacted her, even though it was so late.

’Is this guy really that outrageous?’

’Does he really expect me to make the first move?’

But since things had come to this, she had no choice. She sent him a message: "What is wrong with you? Do I really have to be the one to initiate this kind of thing?"

Chen Jincheng saw a new WeChat message notification on his phone. He picked it up and saw it was from Xiaoju.

"Getting impatient?" Chen Jincheng replied with a smile.

Xiaoju immediately replied with a string of angry emojis.

He chuckled, then turned to look at Li Suwan beside him. The teacher had been drinking, and the alcohol had clearly caught up with her; she was already resting.

’Perfect timing.’

He got up quietly and picked up the opened box of "balloons."

After sending the string of angry emojis, Xiaoju felt a little better.

’He deserved that chewing out.’

She was scrolling through a few videos on her phone when she heard a knock at the door. She instinctively got up, walked to the door, and opened it to find Chen Jincheng standing outside, wrapped in a bath towel.

The sight of his fine muscles made her unconsciously swallow.

’He actually has muscles like this!’

"Xiaoju, that’s a pretty lecherous look you’re giving me," Chen Jincheng said teasingly as he walked inside.

"Hmph!" Xiaoju snorted and closed the door.

Chen Jincheng grinned, walked right up to her, and threw her over his shoulder.

A moment later, Xiaoju’s puzzled voice rang out. "What’s that strange smell on you?"

"I was just working out. It’s sweat!"

"I didn’t expect you to be in such good shape!"

"Making your heart flutter?"

"Don’t be so full of yourself..."

...

[You have passed...!]

Chen Jincheng received the notification and looked at his game data:

Constitution Points: 356

"I didn’t expect you to have a special skill," Chen Jincheng said, looking at Xiaoju with some surprise.

Xiaoju immediately buried her head in the blankets, embarrassed. "I didn’t know I could do that... It’s so shameful..."

"I love it. A rare gem like you is hard to find." Chen Jincheng’s voice was clearly filled with pleasure. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

’After all, who wouldn’t be in a good mood after encountering such a rare find?’

Seemingly sensing his delight, Xiaoju couldn’t help but ask tentatively, "So what are your plans for me? Are you just going to let me be your girlfriend for a few days?"

Women are emotional creatures. In situations like this, even when they know the score, they can’t help but get ideas.

How could Chen Jincheng not understand what she meant? He immediately put on a serious face and said, "Xiaoju, I don’t want to hide it from you. The truth is, I have a very serious illness."

His words made Xiaoju instinctively poke her head out from under the covers and look at him with concern. "What’s wrong with you?"

Chen Jincheng sighed. "I have a terminal illness. I don’t know when it started, but I’m allergic to being in a relationship. When I date someone, I get this suffocating feeling, a really intense one, like I can’t breathe, like I’m about to die."

"..." Xiaoju stared at him, dumbfounded.

’She’d really seen it all now.’ Seriously, how could such a scumbag exist?

’He wouldn’t even bother to whisper a few sweet nothings to deceive her at a time like this.’

’And the key thing was, the excuse he came up with was so lame.’

’Is he treating me like an idiot?’