A mysterious realm descends, and I defy fate in comics.

Chapter 244 Love at First Sight

When Jiang Xingni heard her own name unexpectedly, she thought she had missed a chapter of the comic book story.

Weren't they just fighting in pairs a moment ago?

Based on a best-of-three format, there's no way they should have lost a game so quickly; it's her turn to step in.

"Isn't it best two out of three?" Jiang Xingni asked, puzzled.

With two people already involved, regardless of whether Xiao Jiming or He Jingtong loses, Jiang Xingni feels that she will be the one ultimately attacked by the readers.

Zhai Lequ understood the underlying meaning in her words.

Best of three.

There are already two people.

We don't need her anymore.

Zhai Lequ was furious—wasn't this just a way of saying that neither of them had won?

Xiao Jiming heard Jiang Xingni's voice, and he turned his head to look at Jiang Xingni.

"Yeah, it's best two out of three." Xiao Jiming gripped Pei Zhaoye's wrist with one hand, not wanting to let him make a fool of himself. "But I can forfeit."

If Xiao Jiming abstains, wouldn't Zhai Lequ have won in a sense?

The best-of-three series then shifted to Jiang Xingni, leaving her to face Ye Xunnan to determine whether their group would win or lose.

Xiao Jiming wasn't the kind of person who cared a lot about winning or losing, or about reputation, so he didn't drag Jiang Xingni into it.

Why not do it?

Zhai Lequ glared at Xiao Jiming, knowing that Xiao Jiming had always looked down on him and that he didn't have any ability to be taken seriously, but he still had to say the harsh words.

"Xiao Jiming! What if I beat you this time? Do you know what it means to be lucky, or to underestimate a young man's potential?"

"And you, how dare you look down on me!" Zhai Lequ glared angrily at Jiang Xingni—but the second half of his sentence was suddenly swallowed back down.

Jiang Xingni turned his head to look at the blond, blue-eyed boy, raised his eyebrows slightly, and wanted to hear what else he could say.

As a result, everyone watched in disbelief as Zhai Lequ's face suddenly turned red when he met Jiang Xingni's golden eyes.

Despite the large number of people around her, Jiang Xingni's hair was not particularly eye-catching among the colorful hair. According to Zhai Lequ's aesthetic sense, he still preferred golden hair that would shine in the sun.

But just like that, he saw Jiang Xingni's eyes.

He didn't know what metaphor to use to describe Jiang Xingni's eyes.

It was golden, not like his and Su Yanzhi's hair, which shone brightly like the sun.

It wasn't like Ye Xunnan's eyes, which always smiled gently.

Just stars.

Just stars.

So everything around him paled in comparison when his gaze fell upon Jiang Xingni.

……and many more.

Jiang Xingni's expression turned serious.

She took a step back and hid behind Su Yanzhi, trying to use Su Yanzhi's body to block Zhai Lequ's gaze from looking in her direction.

Su Yanzhi gave a wicked smile, shifted his body, and completely blocked Jiang Xingni's view.

He really enjoys doing things that annoy or upset others.

Why is he blushing?

Jiang Xingni was deeply shocked.

So the screenwriter didn't pair you up with your childhood sweetheart?

So that's what she was waiting for!

She hasn't said a word yet. When this chapter of the comic comes out, I wonder if the CP fans will also criticize her for breaking up their CP.

"Sister, sister." Although Jiang Xingni moved slightly and flashed past Zhai Lequ's eyes, Zhai Lequ's gaze remained fixed on the spot where she had just been.

Zhai Lequ stared intently at Jiang Xingni—his gaze seemingly trying to kill Su Yanzhi caught in the middle—and locked eyes with her. Meanwhile, he tugged at Ye Xunnan's sleeve, pleadingly calling her "sister." "Why don't you go fight Xiao Jiming?"

"I'll fight Jiang Xingni in your place."

Ye Xunnan's face still held that gentle, nonchalant smile.

But his hands moved with great determination.

She pulled the hem of her dress out of Zhai Lequ's hand, and her smile softened even more.

"Haven't you always wanted to defeat Xiao Jiming?" she asked with a smile.

They didn't ask any nonsense like why they wanted to switch people with him. Looking at Zhai Lequ's eyes, who could not tell what this person was thinking?

It's just the first stirrings of love in a young person's heart.

Ye Xunnan smiled and said, "Be more serious. Don't make the young lady feel awkward. Besides, can't you see she doesn't really want to talk to you right now?"

The blue-haired girl still had a smile on her lips: "Instead of switching places with me now, why not improve yourself?"

"Even if you were standing right in front of her, do you really think she'd even glance at you?"

"She's surrounded by quite a few greedy bees," Ye Xunnan said meaningfully.

Zhai Lequ stood on the fighting stage, looking utterly dejected.

He waited for a while, until Xiao Jiming stood opposite him, but he still didn't hear the host yell "cut".

"Wait a minute?" Zhai Lequ exclaimed in surprise. "Didn't you say you were going to surrender?"

Xiao Jiming smiled back at him, "Things are different now. I'm sorry, I can't keep my word."

—When he said this, Zhai Lequ hadn't even had a chance to express his thoughts about Jiang Xingni yet. Xiao Jiming, in order to drag Jiang Xingni into this mess, would naturally want to surrender and watch the show.

But now, Zhai Lequ has made his feelings for Jiang Xingni quite obvious.

If he were to admit defeat at this point, it would be a matter of whether it stems from a man's competitive desire to prove himself when facing a girl he likes, or whether Xiao Jiming finally realized, belatedly, that he still wanted to prove himself.

In short, he now realizes that he absolutely cannot admit defeat like this.

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Jiang Xingni didn't pay much attention to the competition on the stage.

As the protagonist of the comic, Xiao Jiming is naturally not invincible.

However, that situation would only occur outside the academy, or when he challenged a teacher within the academy.

If he could fail even with an ordinary student, Xiao Jiming might as well give up the position, Jiang Xingni thought to herself with a clear conscience. After all, she had been eyeing the protagonist's position for a long time.

I wonder what it's like to have the protagonist's halo.

She recalled Zhai Lequ's special ability—it seemed to be related to music.

It does match his name quite well.

However, compared to Xiao Jiming's special abilities, Jiang Xingni really couldn't figure out how Xiao Jiming should lose.

"Want to gamble or not?" Su Yanzhi tilted her head at Jiang Xing, feigning ignorance.

"Xiao Jiming will win in the end." She lowered her eyes casually, her tone certain. "What's there to bet on?"

"You might as well ask Ye Xunnan and the others."

No sooner had he finished speaking than someone was thrown off the ring.