Making Three Heartless Woman Go Crazy for Me - Chapter 31

The last time Qi Lanshi played the game, she only drew cards. This time, she drew items, mostly gifts for others: stationery for writing love letters, a pendant resembling Luan Hua, and even a handkerchief.

Their purpose was simple: to increase favorability.

But the more Qi Lanshi looked at them, the more absurd it seemed. “Your game doesn’t even show favorability levels, yet you have items to increase it? Doesn’t that strike you as ridiculous?”

The System floated out to explain: The lack of a display is due to the game’s incomplete development. Quantifying emotions with numerical values would easily break immersion for players. However, favorability still exists, hence the corresponding items.

The explanation made sense, but…

“When you used the Mona Lisa, didn’t you consider that it might break immersion?” Qi Lanshi laughed, her laughter dripping with undisguised mockery.

“And another thing—your game’s drop rates are controllable, right? Otherwise, why would I only draw favorability-boosting items after my relationship with Luan Hua started developing?”

In other words, the game was deliberately stingy, refusing to drop anything genuinely useful.

The System fell silent once more.

“Still, it’s fine. At least these items are actually usable, much better than those cards from last time that you could only use in the most niche situations.”

Just as Qi Lanshi finished speaking, her alarm went off, signaling it was time for her usual livestream.

After a moment’s thought, she decided to head to class first. She found an inconspicuous corner seat, logged off, adjusted her livestream setup, and then logged back in.

She displayed the items she had just obtained and interacted with her viewers: “Everyone, guess how I’ll use these items?”

I don’t know the exact usage, but I’m sure she won’t just give them to the CEO nicely.

I think it depends on whether Lanlan wants a happy ending (HE) or a bad ending (BE). If it’s BE, she won’t just not give them to him—she’ll hide them as a ticking time bomb.

When Lanlan and the CEO finally break up completely, she’ll find these old gifts. Maybe she can even farm some extra favor points outside the main storyline then.

By then, Lanlan won’t even be logging into the game anymore, leaving the CEO alone to face the bad ending. Tsk tsk tsk, how tragic.

The commenter above is right. If it’s HE, it’ll be simple. Lanlan will just mess around. She’ll probably say to the CEO, “See this gift? I’m throwing it away, and you’re not getting it!”

Qi Lanshi couldn’t see the bullet comments, but they sent shivers down the System’s digital spine.

Such a ruthless move, yet exactly the kind of thing Qi Lanshi would do.

“You’ve probably come up with a lot of guesses,” Qi Lanshi said with a smile, “but I doubt any of you will get it right. After all, I’m the streamer of the Snake Skin Zone. If you actually guess correctly, then… I’ll admit you’re impressive.”

After this brief interaction, Qi Lanshi didn’t say much more, mindful that she was still in class.

In the livestream, viewers marveled: Where did this incredible game come from? Ever since Lanlan started playing it, even her content has become so positive!

During a break in the lecture, Qi Lanshi reminded her audience, “This is a Qingbei class! Listening in is a real privilege, so pay attention!”

When class ended, Qi Lanshi’s phone vibrated with a text message from her driver, who was already waiting outside the teaching building.

Impressive efficiency, she thought, quickly gathering her books and standing up to leave.

A hand suddenly blocked her path. She looked up to see a fair-skinned young man, a head taller than her, standing before her.

His cheeks flushed slightly as he asked nervously, “Hi, I’m xxx. Can we get to know each other?”

For a moment, Qi Lanshi thought she had misheard. She frowned and asked, “What did you say your name was?”

The young man repeated, “My name is xxx.”

This time, Qi Lanshi was certain.

Yes, this man was indeed named xxx.

She suppressed the urge to roll her eyes—there was still someone standing right in front of her, and she didn’t want to appear rude.

How can anyone be named xxx? she mentally demanded of the System. Does that even make sense? What’s going on with this game?!

The System also found the situation absurd but felt compelled to explain: With so many NPCs, the developers couldn’t possibly name them all individually. Characters irrelevant to the main plot are simply left unnamed.

This explanation was surprisingly reasonable.

Qi Lanshi took a deep breath. No wonder you paid people to test the game. This money was rightfully mine! Just look at all the issues I’ve uncovered for you!

She wanted to scold the System further, but she needed to deal with this xxx guy first.

With a polite smile, she shook her head and said, “Thank you, but I’ll pass.”

The young man seemed flustered. “I don’t mean anything by it,” he quickly added. “I just want to get to know you. I won’t bother you, I swear!”

Qi Lanshi’s expression grew complicated. “If you just happened to see me today and suddenly felt like getting to know me, I suggest you go back and search for information about me. You’ll quickly understand why I said it’s unnecessary.”

“Oh, perhaps you’ve heard my name before. I’m Qi Lanshi.”

“I know,” the young man replied, his confidence surging at her reason for refusal. “This isn’t a fleeting whim. I know everything about you. I see through the rumors. Those who gossip behind your back are just jealous.”

The warm glow of the setting sun streamed into the classroom, casting a golden halo around the young man and making his figure appear even more upright.

In reality, Qi Lanshi had heard similar words before, though they weren’t directed at her.

The girl in her school uniform spoke with unwavering conviction: “I know what kind of person Lanshi is. I don’t need you to tell me.”

Qi Lanshi couldn’t quite make out the rest of what the surrounding people were saying. She only heard the girl’s voice growing impatient and angry: “I said, Lanshi isn’t like that. We’re the ones who spend every day with her. Everyone in our class likes her. We don’t need you to remind us of her temperament.”

“Besides, Lanshi never gossips behind people’s backs. That alone makes her far superior to you all.”

What was Qi Lanshi thinking back then? She couldn’t quite remember, but she probably didn’t care much.

The girl’s so-called defense was merely a result of being deceived by the persona Qi Lanshi had carefully crafted.

So when, in the end, the girl who had once defended her in public, her eyes red with anger, spat, “Qi Lanshi, you don’t deserve anyone’s affection. You’re utterly rotten,” Qi Lanshi felt only a sense of inevitability.

At most, a fleeting pang of sadness.

Just a flicker.

“Do you think those were just rumors?” Qi Lanshi asked the young man. “Then let me clarify: almost all of those rumors were true.”

As the man’s face crumbled in disbelief, she continued, “We don’t need to know each other because the person who pays me wouldn’t be pleased. Understand?”

Thinking about how I have to write 6,000 words tomorrow, writing 600 today should be understandable… right?