I snagged a bargain in a melodramatic novel and became incredibly wealthy!

"What are you saying? I don't understand."

Caiyi tried to make a last-ditch effort, his face showing confusion while his heart was filled with unease.

After all, she dared not let Xu Qingming know that she was acting according to the plot, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable if she broke the deal with the world consciousness.

Xu Qingming's face was ashen, his eyes fixed on Cai Yi with piercing gaze. He slowly said, "You should know better than anyone what I'm saying, Cai Yi."

When he said those words, Cai Yi suddenly had the illusion that he was in Xu Qingming's important meeting at the Special Affairs Department. At that moment, Xu Qingming exuded a chilling aura of authority.

Xu Qingming ignored Cai Yi's reaction and continued, "In my memory, although I have practiced some martial arts techniques, it is impossible for me to have reached such an unbelievable level. Therefore, there must be something wrong here!"

After a brief pause, Xu Qingming continued, "After returning home yesterday, I specially invited several internationally renowned martial arts masters to come and exchange skills. Guess what the final result was?"

At this point, Xu Qingming deliberately kept everyone in suspense, staring intently into Cai Yi's eyes.

Caiyi gave an awkward dry laugh and said, "I... how could I possibly know?"

In fact, her heart was already churning with emotions, because she could almost guess what Xu Qingming was about to say.

Sure enough, Xu Qingming then revealed the answer: "It's unbelievable that I defeated these world-renowned martial arts masters so easily!"

"Is it really just because I'm exceptionally talented and have made rapid progress? I'm afraid it's not that simple! Also, we should be colleagues in the same department, right, Caiyi?"

After saying this, Xu Qingming gave Cai Yi a meaningful look, as if trying to catch a clue from the change in her expression.

Upon hearing this, Caiyi felt a sudden tightness in her chest, and her pupils contracted sharply.

At that moment, she deeply felt that the wisdom of the man in front of her was unfathomable, as if no secret could escape his keen insight.

Xu Qingming responded to her answer with a nonchalant attitude; in reality, he simply wanted a clear answer.

He crossed his arms and looked calmly at the other person, saying, "I carefully reviewed the surveillance footage from this period and unexpectedly discovered that you have been secretly collecting certain information."

After a brief pause, he dropped another bombshell: "Not only that, I've also discovered that you've been deliberately allowing those rumors to spread everywhere."

As he said this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he were pondering a deeper connection.

"However, the most interesting thing is that, after my investigation and analysis, I found that all of this seems to be inextricably linked to us."

Just then, Xu Qingming, who had been expressionless, suddenly smiled, revealing a faint but somewhat warm smile, and asked softly, "Caiyi, do you want me to continue?"

Upon hearing this, Caiyi instantly tensed up, hurriedly raised his hand to make a "Stop" gesture, and shouted, "Stop, stop, stop! Please stop talking!"

She knew in her heart that if she let Xu Qingming continue talking like this, her hidden secrets would be exposed like a flood bursting its banks, and even now, the situation was already quite bad.

About an hour later, Caiyi looked like a deflated balloon, extremely frustrated.

She slumped listlessly on the table, slowly raised her head, looked at Xu Qingming with mournful eyes, and said weakly, "I've said everything I needed to say, there's really nothing more I can tell you."

"So, do you have any other questions you'd like to ask?"

Xu Qingming showed no mercy to Cai Yi’s pitiful appearance.

After a moment of silence, he finally asked the question that had been lingering in his mind: "Do you like me?"

Do you like me or not?

Or is it that all of this is simply because the plot requires you to pay so much attention to him?

"what?"

Cai Yi stared blankly at Xu Qingming, thinking to himself, "This guy's thoughts jump around too fast. How did he suddenly bring up this topic?"

For a moment, she even wondered if there was something wrong with her ears and if she had misheard what the other person was saying.

Xu Qingming smiled slightly and said softly, "It's nothing. It's just that if things really develop as you say, then you'd better like me a lot. Only in this way can our storyline proceed smoothly."

Upon hearing this, Caiyi's eyes widened, and he quickly retorted, "Who in the entire Lia University doesn't know about our relationship!"

"This storyline is already firmly established."

Xu Qingming slowly lowered his eyes and said unhurriedly, "But many people don't actually believe it."

"How can it be!"

Caiyi's voice unconsciously rose eight octaves. She knew very well that their relationship had already been hotly debated on the campus forum, and it was basically developing according to a pre-set plot.

Thinking about this, Caiyi felt even more strongly that Xu Qingming was deliberately teasing her.

However, Xu Qingming seemed to see through her thoughts, and with a slight smile, he said, "If you don't believe me, you can ask anyone at school."

Cai Yi stared at Xu Qingming with some skepticism for a while, but finally decided to verify it himself.

So she turned around, opened the door, and quickly walked out.

She hadn't been outside long when she grabbed a passing student and eagerly asked, "Excuse me, do you know what my relationship is with Xu Qingming?"

The student was taken aback at first, a hint of confusion in his eyes, before cautiously asking, "Are you talking about the student council president?"

Caiyi quickly nodded and replied, "Yes, yes, yes! That's him!"

The student scratched his head, hesitated for a moment, and then replied, "Um... I guess we'd call each other friends?"

He hesitated, because he wasn't sure either. He felt that the president and she weren't like a couple, but more like friends or colleagues.

Caiyi: "..."

She silently returned to Xu Qingming's office, actually starting to suspect their relationship.

How can this be possible!

Her storyline!