Chapter 22

He Dong himself didn't know how he walked out of the seafood restaurant. It wasn't until a cool breeze blew that his mind suddenly cleared, and he realized that the two of them had unknowingly walked into the school, almost reaching the girls' dormitory.

Moreover, Lin Xuan was still tightly hugging his arm, her prominent breasts rubbing against his elbow. Coupled with the faint fragrance of a young girl, He Dong couldn't help but feel his heart flutter.

In fact, He Dong didn't know that Lin Xuan had been fully awake the whole time. But for some reason, she very much enjoyed this intimate feeling with He Dong, especially the unintentional physical contact, which made her heart flutter as well.

Perhaps sensing that they had reached their destination, both of them stopped walking at the same time. He Dong stared intently at Lin Xuan, while she lowered her head, her face as red as a ripe apple.

"Xuan Xuan, will you be my girlfriend?" He Dong, after much effort, finally mustered the courage to ask Lin Xuan softly.

"No, you haven't even started courting me yet!" Lin Xuan suddenly said playfully.

"Ah!" He Dong thought this was a done deal, but when he saw Lin Xuan's mischievous gaze, he suddenly understood. Taking advantage of Lin Xuan's distraction, he suddenly kissed her on the cheek and said very dominantly, "I will definitely win you over. Before that, I'll put a private stamp on you!"

"You...! Pervert!" Lin Xuan was very displeased with He Dong's sneak attack and raised her small hand to hit him.

"Hehe, remember, you've already been stamped by me! From today on, you belong to me." He Dong immediately laughed and jumped away, and before Lin Xuan could get angry, he quickly ran off.

Watching the direction He Dong ran, Lin Xuan didn't chase after him. Instead, she gently touched the spot where He Dong had kissed her, her face full of tender affection.

With their relationship making a leap forward, He Dong was in high spirits. For the next few days, he didn't even go to the pet hospital. Every morning, he would be on time, holding a bouquet of roses and a loving breakfast, waiting at the girls' dormitory under the envious and hateful gazes of others.

Of course, He Dong didn't waste the lunchtime and the best dating hours in the evening. After a few days, the news that the school beauty Lin Xuan had a boyfriend spread throughout the school.

He Dong hadn't left the school for several days, and the news about him and Lin Xuan was known to everyone, which made someone's anger grow even more, almost to the point of madness.

"Brother Scar, why hasn't the task I entrusted to you been completed yet?"

"Brother Sun, if that guy leaves the school, we have hundreds of ways to complete your task, but we can't do anything if he doesn't leave the school!"

"I'll give you another 100,000!"

"Brother Sun, this isn't about money. If something happens in the school, it's not something we can handle."

"Alright, but I want you to cripple him!"

"This request can be met!"

He Dong, of course, had no idea that someone was plotting against him. At that moment, he was immersed in a world of tenderness, sitting in a secluded corner of the school library, being affectionate with Lin Xuan.

"Dong Dong, you haven't been to the pet hospital for several days!" Lin Xuan, looking at He Dong who was shamelessly holding her hand, said sweetly but with a hint of helplessness.

"It's fine, someone is taking care of it. My current task is to court you! Xuan Xuan, will you be my girlfriend?" He Dong continued to display his thick-skinned and persistent nature.

"No, you promised to send me 9,999 roses, but you've only sent less than a hundred so far! When you...!" Lin Xuan's words were cut off halfway.

"Is it just that I need to send you 9,999 roses for you to agree to be my girlfriend?" He Dong's eyes suddenly lit up, and from his expression, it seemed that if Lin Xuan nodded, he would immediately go buy 9,999 roses.

"Nice try! People say the harder it is to get, the more they cherish it! If I agree to be your girlfriend, you won't cherish me anymore!" Lin Xuan said with a playful pout.

"How can that be? If you become my girlfriend, I will treat you like a precious gem, afraid it will melt in my mouth or fall from my hands!" He Dong said exaggeratedly.

In fact, with their current intimate relationship, they were already like a couple, but both of them enjoyed this game of chasing and being chased, even to the point of being unable to extricate themselves.

"Alright...! Since your attitude is still decent, I'll let you be my temporary boyfriend!" Lin Xuan said in a reluctant tone.

"Ah! Just a temporary one!" He Dong said with a feigned look of dissatisfaction.

"What? Not satisfied with a temporary one? If not, I'll revoke this temporary status too?" Lin Xuan said with a playful pout.

"No, no, no! A temporary one is fine, better than nothing!" He Dong said with a resigned shrug, then suddenly his lips curled up, and he leaned close to Lin Xuan, whispering, "Xuan Xuan, since I'm your temporary boyfriend now, shouldn't I get some boyfriend privileges?"

"What kind of privileges?" Lin Xuan was taken aback, not understanding what He Dong meant.

"I mean this...!" He Dong said, taking the opportunity to kiss Lin Xuan on the cheek.

"Ah! You...!" Lin Xuan's face suddenly turned red from the sudden attack, and she raised her hand to hit He Dong.

"Xuan Xuan, I don't have class this afternoon, so I plan to go to the pet hospital and check things out!" He Dong grabbed Lin Xuan's hand that was about to hit him and said softly.

Originally, He Dong had almost completely devoted himself to courting Lin Xuan, almost forgetting about the summoning space. It was only when Lin Xuan mentioned the pet hospital that he suddenly remembered he had been neglecting it. So he decided to go and check it out, and earn some summoning points.

"Okay, go ahead! Important things come first!" When they were together, they often played and joked, and sometimes Lin Xuan would act like a child and pout at He Dong, but once He Dong had something to do, Lin Xuan would immediately show her rational side.

After spending some more time with Lin Xuan, He Dong reluctantly left. Even when he was walking alone in the campus, he suddenly felt a sense of loss.

However, this feeling quickly faded as he became more alert, and he reminded himself that this world of tenderness could indeed be a trap for heroes. He had only been dating Lin Xuan for a short time, yet he was already almost unable to extricate himself.

"I need to set a goal for myself! In the future, I must participate in the busiest seasons at the pet hospital on Saturdays and Sundays, and even on regular days, I should often take time to check in, even if it's not for summoning points, to keep my fighting spirit alive!" He Dong made up his mind.

Lost in thought, He Dong didn't notice that as soon as he walked out of the campus, he was being watched.

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