Chapter 1.7

Fan Yuan really wasn’t that kind of impulsive person. He had acted in so many roles and actually had more patience than most. No matter what was going on in his expressive and colorful inner world, he would always be able to stay in character. His acting could be said to be have reached the rank of “Emperor of the Silver Screen.” Otherwise, how else would he have been selected for promotion amongst the innumerable other actors, taking on the assignment of the male side character?

Although it was only the gay male side character. =.=

However, this situation was a little different. Because of the string of unexpected mishaps while carrying out his assignment, he unexpectedly had his first OOC! Not only that, this manner of OOC was just too outlandish…Fan Yuan was unrivaled in his respect for, dedication to, and love of his work. For such a person, this was simply extraordinarily shameful and humiliating! This was a major stain on this role’s performance! This was a dark period of history he would be unable to wipe away!

He assumed the pessimistic mentality of “having nothing left to lose” and thought that since he was already OOC, he might as well use this opportunity to let off some steam. Otherwise, he would choke on the anger he was trying to hold back.

He looked at Yu Kai expressionlessly. In his head, he said to Xiao Wu, “Xiao Wu, please help me exchange a bottle of strength enhancing elixir in the store.”

By store, he meant the system store. Experience points could be exchanged for goods there. Fan Yuan had played small roles for many years and most of what he had accumulated was experience points.

The system store stocked a variety of different goods, which could generally be classified into four main groups. These groups were broken down into strength, intellect, mental, and special use categories. Strength class items usually didn’t require many experience points and were mostly consumables. They had time limits, so the effects would vanish once the time ran out. Intellect class items were slightly more expensive. This type of good did not, in fact, make one’s intellect skyrocket, but instead would substantially increase one’s memory and study ability during a fixed period of time. It was especially useful when first arriving in a world to understand that world’s common knowledge base. Mental type products were higher quality, but required an extremely high number of experience points. In the planes in which he worked, Fan Yuan rarely encountered any opportunities to use them anyway, so he had never before exchanged for them.

Fan Yuan mostly exchanged for the special use type goods. The pain eliminating pill of the previous world was classified as this type of good. Actors sometimes received parts for characters who were to undergo suffering, such as car crash victims, cancer patients, and those who were tortured in ancient times. The pain eliminating pill was not always useful for these circumstances. To disconnect from pain in such a time was a great test of one’s acting ability. One misstep and it was OOC. Those without Fan Yuan’s god-like acting skills would ordinarily not dare to use it.

“Ding. I have already exchanged for the strength enhancing elixir. Master’s fighting ability will reach 999 points within ten seconds and will last for three minutes.”

Fan Yuan nodded inwardly. He bent down and picked up the book he had used to hit the student. It was an English textbook that wasn’t especially heavy, but it was still very substantial. Just thinking about being smashed in the face with it was enough to make one’s face hurt. Minding his own business, he smoothed down the pages of the book that had been creased and said in a voice as calm as a lake, “You can say whatever you want about me, but don’t drag my ge into this. You are not worthy.”

Yu Kai rubbed his face with the back of his hand and raised his eyes to look at Fan Yuan. Mixed in his gaze was an intensity of which even he himself was unaware. He swiftly stood up, knocking his chair over behind him with a clang.

Upon seeing the situation unfolding in the classroom, students ran out outside one after another for fear of being dragged into the conflict. Of the two, one was the crown prince of the underworld, and the other was the young master of a rich and powerful family. If a classmate was accidentally injured in the fray, they had nowhere to cry to even if they wanted to.

Fan Yuan remained calm and collected, on guard against Yu Kai. He watched the other step towards him, suddenly feeling as if he was being stared down by a vicious wolf. He wrinkled his brow, waiting for the other’s coming attack.

All of a sudden, Yu Kai slowly bent down. He instinctively wanted to dodge, but in the next second, his shoulders were gripped. He movedk2026;Actually, he was unable to move a single step!

“k2026;.Xiao Wu, explain this to me. Isn’t my fighting ability at 999 points? How am I not able to beat him?! This guy isn’t the male lead and isn’t a male side character, right? Why the heck is his fighting ability able to steamroll me?!”

“Ding. According to the result of the system inquiry, Yu Kai is the boss of Campus Cinderella Volume Two.”

“V-volume two?! What volume two? How come I didn’t receive the script?!”

“Ding. Because Master’s part finishes in the middle of in volume one, volume two is of absolutely no use to Master, so it wasn’t imported.”

“You’re killing me, you know that, right? If I had known he was the boss, I wouldn’t have provoked him! Even fawning over him and licking his boots would be better than being beaten flat! QAQ”

“Ding. Master does not need to worry. According to the contents of the next volume, Yu Kai has actually been secretly in love with the original host the whole time. After the original host died, to avenge him, he started to retaliate towards the male and female leads. In the end, he was turned into cannon fodder by the male lead. So, he will not beat Master up.”

Fan Yuan shivered all over. “Secretly in love? I did wonder why the expression in his eyes as he looked at me was so intense. As it turns out, he freaking wanted to do me! Repulsive! Shameless! He might as well just beat me up.”

“……”

Just as Fan Yuan was undergoing a massive internal battle, Yu Kai had already moved closer to him, stopping by his ear. At a volume only the two of them could hear, his voice was ambiguously low and husky: “Gu Yuan, you’re really becoming more and more to my taste. Don’t look at me like that, or I’m afraid I’ll be unable to hold myself back.”

How the f*ck was this a secret love? He was obviously taking liberties. A little bit more and Fan Yuan would be pressed down onto a bed! Fan Yuan frowned and said in a low voice, “Let go.”

Yu Kai chuckled and patted his cheek. Letting him go, he turned around and left the classroom.

Those little bros of his were all extremely surprised at this. They stared blankly for a good while before coming back to themselves and following him out the door.

“Kai-ge, giving that little guy up just like that?”

“That rascal Gu Yuan is just too gutsy, having the cheek to hit Kai-ge with a textbook. He needs to be taught…”

………………

Fan Yuan looked at the mess surrounding his seat. He couldn’t help but develop a headache. He’d thought that he wouldn’t have to advance the plot at school, and could relax and display his acting prowess. He hadn’t thought that this hidden side plot was waiting for him. This adolescent boss shouldn’t be so scary, okay?! He wasn’t the male lead and couldn’t bear it! TOT

With great difficulty, he managed to keep it together until the end of the school day. Fan Yuan tidied up his desk and was just about to go out when his backpack was wrestled away from him from behind. Even without looking, he knew who it was. Except for that quarrelsome, fight-loving triad prince, who else in his class would dare to steal his backpack?

Without even bothering to turn his head, he stretched his hand out behind. He coldly said, “Give my backpack back.”

Of course, Yu Kai didn’t give it back. The corner of his mouth quirked up. He moved closer to his ear and said ambiguously, “If you want your backpack back, come with me.”

Fan Yuan watched silently as he walked out past him. He followed a few steps before realizing that they appeared to be walking toward the rooftop.

A place like the rooftop was used for all sorts of things in campus life stories. It was the campus holy land of fighting, dating, smoking, and gambling. It was also just the type of place ignorant hooligans loved the best. Fan Yuan thought that as a good student, he certainly could not go or else it would be OOC. Was a backpack important enough to be worth breaking character? Obviously, it wasn’t.

Watching the back of this adolescent boss as he left, he shook his head and then walked back in the opposite direction. Doing something like standing someone up was completely without pressure. This kind of chuunibyou kid definitely needs a spanking.

Exiting the school gate, he glanced up to see his brother’s car. For a second, he was completely at a loss. Knowing how far apart Sheng Di High and Song Zhen High were, his brother had obviously skipped class to meet him at the gate. But skipping class wasn’t the key point. The key point was, wasn’t he just flying over another plot point?!

Extremely depressed, Fan Yuan tilted his head up 45 degrees to look at the sky. If the male lead didn’t pass by the bathroom after class was let out, who would set the female lead free? Don’t tell him she was going to spend the night in the bathroom? How was he supposed to help kick off this plot? Could it be that he was supposed to tell the male lead ‘I suddenly have the urge to go inspect your school’s bathroom’?! This was too senseless! Too abnormal! Come on, couldn’t the male lead just put him in the mental hospital ahead of time?!

Gu Qi’s bro-con radar accurately detected him the moment Fan Yuan stepped out of the school gates. He quickly got out of the car and strode over toward his brother, but seeing Fan Yuan staring up at the sky in distress, his heart trembled. Could it be that his brother had gotten bullied?

This could not be forgiven.

“Xiao Yuan…”

“Gu Yuan!”

The two voices ringing out at the same time made Gu Yuan start. He lifted his gaze to see the male lead big bro coming toward him. Behind him was the Yu Kai who had been brazenly stood by him. His head spun. The adolescent boss meeting the male lead at an earlier date—what kind of ill-fated relationship was this!

According to the male lead’s bro-con attribute, if he were to find out about the vulgar feelings Yu Kai carried toward his little brother, he would definitely not let it go. Perhaps, he would even throttle this future big boss in the cradle. With the next volume completely off the rails, it wouldn’t be necessary to follow the course of this volume’s plot either. It would be game over just like that.

Fan Yuan soundlessly sucked in a breath, then aimed a brilliant smile at his brother. It stupefied Gu Qi. “Ge, wait a second.”

Then, he quickly walked over to where Yu Kai was standing. He pasted a fake smile on his face and said, “Classmate Yu, thank you for helping me grab my backpack. My older brother came to pick me up. Please return it to me.” For your sake, please leave quickly!

Yu Kai narrowed his eyes at him for a moment, then suddenly hugged him around the shoulders and walked towards Gu Qi. He was all smiles as he said, “Hello, Gu-xuezhang. You’ve already transferred schools and still specially come just to pick up Xiao Yuan. What deep brotherly love! But, I’m really curious. Seeing as you still drop him off and pick him up at school, isn’t this the same as before? What was the point in Gu-xuezhang’s transfer, then?”

Fan Yuan: ‘F*ck, he roasted him good! So logical, I just want to give him a big round of applause. Male lead-daren, I beg you, please quickly bring your IQ online!’

Gu Qi stared at the arm Yu Kai had draped around Gu Yuan, his gaze thoroughly chilly. After a few seconds passed, he suddenly smiled and rather helplessly said, “It can’t be helped. Who made me his older brother. When I’m not by his side for a while, I worry about whether he’s being bullied. After all, there are so many treacherous people harboring unfathomable motives these days.”

Saying that, he knocked away Yu Kai’s hand and dragged Fan Yuan back to his side.

“Anyway, this is a Gu family matter. Isn’t Yu-xuedi meddling a little too much in other people’s business?”