Peach-Orange! – Chapter 437 – New Emotion Points Tool

Although Chi Xiaocheng rarely attended classes and was unfamiliar with her classmates due to her outwardly introverted personality, she had still been part of the class for a semester.

She might not know everyone well, but she had some impression of most students’ names.

Luo Ying.

She didn’t recall hearing this name before, yet this person could generate emotional value for her!

And it was a whopping 10 points at once. That wasn’t a small amount.

She really wanted to find this Luo Ying immediately and milk her for emotional value, but class was still in session.

She had no choice but to sheepishly walk in through the front door, then quickly duck into her usual seat: the leftmost corner by the window in the first row.

Only after sitting down did she realize that while the teacher was standing at the back door, the lecture had resumed.

If the teacher wasn’t at the podium, who was teaching?

Chi Xiaocheng looked up and saw an unfamiliar girl standing at the podium, holding a microphone and explaining the PowerPoint slides on the electronic whiteboard.

Even on the podium, the girl’s voice was calm and steady, clear like flowing water, naturally putting people at ease. Based on her voice alone, the first impression was that of a gentle, slightly lively girl-next-door.

Looking up, her appearance matched her voice. Her dark, ink-black hair tied into a simple ponytail, her nose high-bridged, and her lips small yet full and soft.

Her face wasn’t so much exquisite as it was elegant, the type that seemed ordinary at first glance but grew more appealing the longer you looked.

As Chi Xiaocheng watched, the girl adjusted her black square-framed glasses and coincidentally cast a surprised glance in her direction.

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Their eyes met, and after a brief pause, the girl continued explaining the slides.

Weird, why did her gaze feel a little off?

Just as this thought crossed Chi Xiaocheng’s mind, the girl finished her presentation, stepped down, and walked straight to her.

Chi Xiaocheng looked up at her. “Classmate, is something wrong?”

The girl hesitated. “Uh, classmate, this is my seat. I was sitting here earlier.”

“Huh?”

Chi Xiaocheng immediately stood up, feeling embarrassed.

No wonder the seat had felt warm when she sat down, and the girl had been glancing at her.

Previously, her classmates had always reserved this spot for her, so Chi Xiaocheng hadn’t realized someone else was using it now.

She hurriedly apologized, “Sorry about that. Let me move so you can sit here.”

“Forget it.” The girl simply sat down beside her. “I’ll sit next to you. Can you pass me the storage pouch under the desk, against the wall on the left?”

“Ah, right. Really sorry about this.”

Chi Xiaocheng bent down to retrieve the pouch. “I’ve been on leave for half a month, so when I saw the seat empty, I thought no one was sitting here.”

“It’s fine. It’s just a seat. I started sitting here because not many students take the front row, and the corner is quieter.”

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She took the pouch from Chi Xiaocheng, slipped a USB drive inside, then pulled out a slim laptop. Under Chi Xiaocheng’s slightly puzzled gaze, she opened it.

The first thing on the screen was a drama, followed by another document filled with dense text.

Chi Xiaocheng leaned in slightly to read the text and immediately widened her eyes. “You’re writing a novel?”

Seriously? You just finished presenting slides, the teacher is right there at the podium, and you’re writing a novel in class right under their nose?

The girl quickly shushed her. “Don’t be so loud. You know the teacher’s right there.”

Chi Xiaocheng nodded vigorously, gesturing with her eyes.

The girl glanced at the teacher, who was fiddling with the course materials, and relaxed when they didn’t react. “Class is boring, and I don’t feel like listening. Sitting here is perfect. Hiding in plain sight, pretending to take notes while actually slacking off is the best!

“By the way, I’m Luo Ying. You’re Chi Xiaocheng, right?”

Hearing her introduce herself, Chi Xiaocheng was stunned. This was the NPC who had given her 10 emotional value points?

Huh? She had no memory of this person, whether from class or the early plot of the original story.

Chi Xiaocheng had initially assumed she was a teaching assistant.

She nodded, then asked, “Classmate Luo, how do you know my name? I don’t think I’ve seen you before.”

Luo Ying chuckled. “I’m an exchange student. I came once during enrollment at the start of the semester, but I took half a month off for family matters.

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“As for how I know your name… you’re kind of a celebrity at our school. The guys in class talk about you all the time, saying you’re an adorable and rare ‘legal loli.’ Your photo’s even been posted on the school forum. How could I not know you?”

Leaning closer, she asked in a low voice, “I heard you have some ambiguous relationships with Dongfang Yang, Si Chen, and Su Tao. Is that true?”

Chi Xiaocheng’s face darkened.

“Where did you hear such nonsense?!”

She swore, the only ambiguous relationship she had was with Tao-Tao.

The other two were just tools.

‘Oh wait, starting now, Miss Luo Ying, you’re also a tool.’

Chi Xiaocheng had been looking for side characters who could generate emotional value, and now one had delivered herself right to her doorstep.

An exchange student, no wonder the name didn’t ring a bell.

“Rumors stop with the wise. Dongfang Yang and Si Chen are just close with Tao-Tao. They see me as a little sister.”

“Just teasing.” Luo Ying smiled. “But I am surprised. You’re even cuter in person than in photos.”

“Really? Or are you just saying that because I’m small, like I’m a kid you’re humoring?”

“You really are cute. Can I pat your head?”

Luo Ying reached out, but before she could make contact, Chi Xiaocheng swatted her hand away and covered her head. “No head pats!”

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Only Tao-Tao could pat her head.

Even so, her defensive reaction made Luo Ying’s lips curl into an inexplicable smile.

Emotional value followed.

[Character Luo Ying finds Host adorable and feels healed. Emotional Value +5.]

It wasn’t much, but even a mosquito’s worth of meat was still meat.

A minor character like this could only provide so much.

With Chi Xiaocheng as her conversation partner, Luo Ying stopped focusing solely on her laptop.

And Chi Xiaocheng could tell Luo Ying was the outgoing type who could talk about anything. Though she gave off a refreshing, aspirational vibe, Chi Xiaocheng sensed slyness beneath the surface.

Combined with her gradually appealing looks, just one morning of classes had netted Chi Xiaocheng a total of 55 emotional value points from her.

“Hey, Xiaocheng, want to grab lunch together? My treat.”

Faced with the invitation, Chi Xiaocheng blinked.

Going alone was out of the question. Tao-Tao would definitely get jealous.

Thinking of her Tao-Tao, Chi Xiaocheng replied somewhat apologetically, “Can I bring one more person?”