Chapter 20: The Pawn!

Attribute points can enhance one’s own strength, such as improving agility, physical endurance, and intelligence.

His current physical endurance stood at 5.9.

After winning over Gu Qingcheng, he had invested all his attribute points into physical endurance, raising his abilities to a new level.

Whereas before he might not have been able to handle even a handful of street thugs, now he could easily take on ten at once.

He glanced over the system rules: if his physical endurance reached 100, he would become invulnerable to blades and bullets, immune to poison.

That meant he would have to win over twenty women to max out his physical endurance.

Moreover, only women whose affection for him exceeded a score of ninety would grant him attribute points.

If he managed to win over women whose affection was below ninety, he would receive no reward whatsoever!

Qiao Xinxin’s affection for him had peaked at seventy, though the system recommended pursuing her.

He was not the type to fall in love with every woman he met.

With her affection below ninety, pursuing her directly might backfire.

After all, Qiao Xinxin was a pure and sensitive girl, with complex thoughts and a tendency to worry; if her affection dropped to zero, she might even resign and seek employment elsewhere.

Now, Qiao Xinxin had become the star of the company’s streaming platform; after signing with Douyu, her followers soared past two million within a month, gaining seventy or eighty thousand new fans each day.

In just the first month, after splitting rewards with Douyu, her earnings reached three hundred thousand, with an extremely loyal fanbase.

It was clear that in time, Xinzi would become a nationwide sensation.

He could hardly let such a cash cow slip through his fingers.

For this reason, he had no ulterior motives regarding Qiao Xinxin.

“Of course I’m willing! I’m best at being a tool for others!”

Lin Fan grinned broadly, once again revealing the loyal, eager side of his personality.

Qiao Xinxin smiled as well.

She hadn’t expected Lin Fan to be so considerate.

Unfortunately, Lin Fan noticed that her affection for him had not increased at all, remaining at seventy.

Of course, he had many ways to raise Qiao Xinxin’s affection for him.

He could arrange dates, buy her gifts, flatter her endlessly—any of these would help boost her affection.

But upon realizing that Qiao Xinxin was a girl who fretted over gains and losses, he decided not to pursue her.

Recently, he had been reading books on psychology.

The more you dote on girls who worry about gains and losses, the more likely they are to become distant.

Especially since Gu Qingcheng was already by his side, though he claimed they hadn’t married or registered their union, merely cohabited.

Qiao Xinxin had been secretly in love with him all along; if he confessed, her affection would surely break past ninety.

But he feared her affection might drop to zero.

Compared to other female streamers, some of whom had affection scores of seventy, those women were far less pure.

To put it simply, the less pure a girl was, the more scheming and materialistic she became.

He disliked girls like Chen Yanzi, who were unabashedly materialistic.

“By the way, I told them you’re the company’s network administrator, from an ordinary family, with a house and a car—so don’t drive the Bugatti, take my BMW instead…”

Qiao Xinxin added.

“I understand!”

Lin Fan nodded knowingly.

He understood why Qiao Xinxin wanted to keep things low-key.

If he showed up as the company’s owner, everyone would assume she was a kept woman, stirring up all sorts of gossip.

Signing with a major company in her early twenties, being gifted a house and a car—anyone with common sense would suspect something, let alone her classmates.

At eight o’clock in the evening.

After finishing the stream, Lin Fan drove the BMW he had gifted to Qiao Xinxin to Binjiang Hotel.

It was a sprawling venue combining clubhouse, KTV, hotel, and restaurant.

The gathering was held outdoors.

Qiao Xinxin was now a sophomore at Hangzhou Media College, majoring in broadcasting.

Her class had a majority of girls; only five boys, the rest were female, totaling fewer than thirty students.

Today was the birthday of the class monitor Li Rong, who had invited the entire class to celebrate at Binjiang Hotel.

Lin Fan and Qiao Xinxin were attending an outdoor gathering for the first time and found it novel.

The venue was a pavilion by the river.

As they entered, a tall girl came up to greet them.

“You’re finally here! We’ve been waiting for you!”

“Sorry, traffic was heavy tonight. Let me introduce you, this is my boyfriend, Lin Fan…”

After exchanging greetings, Qiao Xinxin introduced Lin Fan.

“Hello.”

Lin Fan nodded in greeting.

He was just a tool tonight, and planned not to say much.

“Xinzi, isn’t this a bit hasty? How could you pick such an ordinary boyfriend? You’re the campus queen! He’s just so average, just like his name.”

The girl glanced at Lin Fan twice, muttering quietly.

“He’s far from ordinary, just very low-key and practical. That’s exactly what I like.”

Qiao Xinxin didn’t find the girl’s words rude; she was always straightforward and blunt.

Lin Fan also sized up the girl.

Thanks to the system, even without Qiao Xinxin introducing her, he could see her basic information.

Name: Yang Na
Age: 21
Height: 174cm
Weight: 50kg
Purity: 90
Affection (Intimacy): 0

Seeing her purity at 90, Lin Fan was stunned.

A purity score of 90 indicated she had dated ten boyfriends, and slept with them all.

Qiao Xinxin’s purity was 100, meaning she remained untouched.

Yang Na led the two of them into the pavilion.

The pavilion was spacious, arranged like a KTV, with a television and karaoke system.

As soon as Qiao Xinxin appeared, everyone came forward to greet her.

Lin Fan noticed several girls with beauty scores above nine, all accompanied by boyfriends, and most had purity scores around ninety.

One girl even had a purity score of seventy, which surprised him greatly.

After all, at a media college, ninety percent of the girls were not particularly pure.

Qiao Xinxin, as a pure maiden, was almost like a celestial being among them.

After greetings, a handsome young man in a suit, refined and noble, carrying two bouquets walked in from outside.

“Master Ling, you’re finally here!”

At his arrival, everyone cast envious glances his way.

Even Lin Fan couldn’t help but feel jealous.

The young man’s bearing was exceptionally elegant, his looks outstanding—clearly a rich heir! Dressed in designer brands, exuding wealth.

Lin Fan saw a flicker of annoyance in Qiao Xinxin’s eyes, and knew this must be the rich heir pursuing her.

Master Ling first presented the larger bouquet to today’s celebrant, then approached Qiao Xinxin with the second bouquet.

“Xinzi, this bouquet is for you. I hope you like it.”

His tone carried a hint of pride.

Qiao Xinxin hesitated, and Yang Na quickly chimed in, “These flowers smell wonderful! Take them back to the dorm, the fragrance will linger for ten days!”

Lin Fan glanced at her, surprised by Yang Na’s tactfulness.