"Wow!"

"Awesome!"

Lin Yu gazed at the 10,000 yuan in his account with delight, feeling the burden of college tuition fees considerably lighten.

22,000 yuan.

This sum was now enough to cover all his expenses for the first year of college.

Though it might be tight for daily expenses, it was at least sufficient, wasn't it?

Holding enough to get through a year of college, Lin Yu sighed in relief and felt quite pleased with himself.

However, his good mood didn't last long, soon turning into worry.

"Tang Manman, oh Tang Manman."

"What to do with her?"

Just thinking of her made Lin Yu’s already throbbing head hurt even more.

How to face her in the future?

What approach should he take?

Avoid her?

Be cold and aloof?

Or continue pretending to be a rogue to drive her away?

Lin Yu pondered, undecided for a moment.

After much thought, Lin Yu decided to try all three methods!

First, avoid her. It would be best if he could see her less or not at all.

If avoidance wasn't possible, then he would just keep her at a distance, adopting a cold stance.

And if that also didn't work, then he had no choice but to do the opposite.

Turn into the super rogue that every nice girl avoids!

There's no way she would dare to get close then!

After planning his three-step strategy to distance himself from Tang Manman, Lin Yu’s serious facial expression suddenly froze, then quickly dissolved into mockery, causing him to shake his head and chuckle:

"Heh, what a conceited thought."

"To think she'd cling to you."

"Who do you think you are, Daniel Wu?"

"Look at those few strands of yellow hair on your head."

"Any girl with the slightest bit of sense would steer clear of you!"

After mocking himself, Lin Yu had a moment of enlightenment.

Right.

How could Tang Manman possibly cling to him?

He was just a delinquent, the type all good students avoid like the plague.

Why would someone like Tang Manman stick to him?

Her approaching him three times was merely to express her gratitude and return the clothes.

For anyone who understands the concept of gratitude, such actions are nothing but normal.

Why did he imagine her as an inescapable sticky candy?

Perhaps last night, she was only trying to repay the favor for helping her escape bullying.

Maybe she didn't want to see him at all and was looking for ways to keep her distance.

Why did he think of Tang Manman in that way?

Lin Yu chuckled ruefully, shaking his head. Having clarified things, he felt relieved, the heavy burden seemingly lifted from his heart.

Indeed.

He had overthought the situation.

As time passed and Lin Yu became more alert, his bodily sensations returned, especially hunger which gnawed painfully.

Ordering takeout through an app, Lin Yu decided to settle his lunch this way.

It was better not to wander about lately. With members of the Black Blood Gang roaming around, if anyone who knew him saw he wasn't hospitalized and told Li Yuan, that would spell trouble.

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Getting Li Yuan angry was a minor issue.

The bigger problem would be missing out on any further financial support from him.

Lin Yu resolved to stay in and put school on hold for a while.

After all, in his current condition, he wouldn't be able to focus on studies anyway.

Soon after devouring his takeout noodles, Lin Yu continued resting in bed.

His mind was still foggy, as if he was slightly drunk, unable to concentrate. So, Lin Yu decided to rest some more.

After all, there wasn’t much else to do.

He slept from noon till dusk, waking only when the sun began to set. Ordering another round of takeout, Lin Yu lay in bed, idly browsing his smartphone while waiting for his meal.

This world of adult comics also had short video apps, though the content was noticeably less censored compared to before he crossed over.

Videos featuring violence or excessive exposure were everywhere.

He even saw some small-time streamers openly discussing prices for meetups in their comments.

Only four days into this world, Lin Yu was astonished and ended up following a few streamers.

No denying, they looked great!

“Knock knock knock.”

A light tapping sound made Lin Yu instinctively think the takeout had arrived. He got up to answer the door.

But upon opening it, he was stupefied, shock rendering him immobile for a good half minute.

Tang Manman!

Why is it you again?!!

Appearing somewhat embarrassed by Lin Yu’s intense gaze, Tang Manman slightly lowered her head, lifting a bag full of medication towards him and said:

“Lin Yu, these are the medicines I bought for you yesterday.”

“You forgot to take them.”

Lin Yu didn’t look at the bag full of medications, but rather fixed his stare on Tang Manman. So, you really are sticking to me, huh?

“How did you find my place?” he asked, not hiding his irritation.

“I asked your friends from class,” Tang Manman replied softly.

Lin Yu didn’t take the medications but continued staring directly at her. He knew the usual tactics wouldn’t work to distance himself from Tang Manman anymore.

Really bold move coming here.

Aren’t you afraid of being completely devoured by me?

No, something drastic needed to be done to scare her off.

To show her how dangerous the world is.

And how dangerous this delinquent with yellow hair can be!!!

“That’s really kind of you,” Lin Yu abruptly switched from his harsh demeanor and, after thanking her, took the bag of medications inside. He then warmly invited Tang Manman in:

“Come in, have a seat.”

“I should pay you for the medications. You saved me yesterday, so it wouldn’t be right to let you pay for them as well.”

“I, I...”

“There’s no need. I’m just grateful for your help yesterday and the day before.”

“I don’t want the money for the medicines,” Tang Manman stood outside, her voice filled with nervousness, obviously wary of Lin Yu’s sudden gentleness.

“How can that be?” Lin Yu insisted as she seemed ready to leave.