—Teacher Qin, I've finished editing the video and sent you a collaboration invitation. Please check it out when you have time. (Sending love!)

When Qin Song was still three kilometers away from Qiaomu Cafe, he received a WeChat message from Duan Jialu.

She first replied with "okay", then exited WeChat and opened Douyin to see the latest pop-up invitation message.

Duan Jialu kept her word; in the collaborative video invited by Duan Jialu, Qin Song's face was indeed covered by a cute cat sticker. Apart from her hands waving around everywhere, no facial features could be seen in the video.

She reviewed the video again and carefully read the script. After confirming that there were no problems, she agreed to Duan Jialu's invitation to co-create the video.

The video was then posted on her account.

Duan Jialu put a lot of effort into editing the copy for her.

"I didn't get to know you through rumors and gossip." @PeiDahua

Duan Jialu has over 20 million followers on Douyin. Less than three minutes after the video was posted, Qin Song received over 500 likes, over 300 comments, and even over 100 new followers.

"Wow..." Looking at these enviable figures, she couldn't help but exclaim.

No wonder she's a social media influencer with tens of millions of followers!

It's rush hour now, and Didi cars are moving at a snail's pace, stopping and starting.

Since Qin Song had nothing else to do, he started browsing the video comment section.

Most of the netizens commenting were Duan Jialu's fans, but because Qin Song has become quite famous recently, her fans basically all know who "Pei Dahua" is.

Pei Dahua's public identity is that of a self-taught jewelry designer, but Duan Jialu's fans and her followers don't care about Pei Dahua's designs. Instead, they care about Pei Dahua's face and her unfinished gossip.

Kelu: [Wow, Lulu actually met up with Pei Dahua in person! What did she say? What does Pei Dahua look like?]

Da Hua chimes in: [Wow, Pei Da Hua, you've really made something of yourself! You actually co-created a video with Duan Jialu! So what was the ending of your last gossip story? Did Little S's brother wake up? If he didn't, does that mean he's dead?]

Today is so annoying: [Pei Dahua! We caught a wild Pei Dahua! Jialu, what does a Pei Dahua look like? Is it pretty?]

Jiajia Lulu: [Why isn't she showing her face? Why isn't Pei Dahua showing her face? Ahhh, I really want to know what she looks like!]

Duan Jialu responded:

Pei Dahua is incredibly beautiful! If I hadn't been wearing makeup, I wouldn't have had the courage to take a picture with her! And she was even without makeup!

Her reply only fueled the gossip among netizens. The comments section was filled with calls for Pei Dahua to come out and show her face.

Pei Dahua's secrets are too sensitive; they can't be revealed easily. Qin Song silently put away his phone, unusually refraining from commenting anymore.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Didi car arrived at the entrance of Qiaomu Cafe on time. As expected, Shen Yan had arrived early again.

"Qin Song!"

As soon as Qin Song appeared, Shen Yan Hui hurriedly stood up from her chair.

After some time apart, she had lost a lot of weight. Her once bright and cheerful face had become gaunt and sickly, and even the heaviest makeup couldn't stay on her skin. Her well-maintained long, curly hair drooped listlessly, the strands as frizzy and rough as straw.

Even though Qin Song had already guessed that she would be tormented by the system because of her lack of favorability, he was still genuinely shocked by her current disheveled appearance.

"Qin Song." Shen Yan placed her hands on the table, her eyes fixed on Qin Song until she sat down opposite her.

"Qin Song, tell me, what do you want me to do?" For the first time, Shen Yan Hui didn't beat around the bush in front of Qin Song. She didn't even wait for Qin Song to put down his bag before impatiently throwing out her question.

Qin Song frowned as he looked at her. Although he didn't really want to meddle in her affairs, he couldn't help but ask, "What happened to you?"

"...Hmph," Shen Yanhui let out a cold laugh of resentment, "If you can't earn enough goodwill, of course it will turn out like this."

Qin Song: "Why is your system so ruthless?"

Shen Yan tossed her dry hair, her words dripping with sarcasm: "The system isn't human, so of course it'll be ruthless when it comes to dealing with things."

"It only cares about how much you like someone, and it won't care about feelings or anything like that."

"..." Qin Song silently withdrew his gaze, not mentioning this distressing topic again.

How much favorability do you need to survive in this world?

Shen Yanhui shook her head: "I don't know. The system stipulates that I can successfully leave this world as long as I earn 100 favorability points. If I want to survive, I need at least 10 favorability points, because when I first transmigrated here, my body had 10 favorability points."

"Okay." Qin Song nodded and agreed immediately. "I'll let you earn ten favor points, but remember, my bottom line is only ten. If you're not honest and try to get more, I can turn on you and terminate our deal at any time. If my change of heart poses any threat to your life, I won't be responsible."

Shen Yan picked up the coffee in front of her and gulped down a large mouthful. The strong bitterness temporarily cleared her muddled mind.

"Okay, ten it is." She didn't hesitate much and readily agreed to Qin Song's conditions. "I've stated my requirements. What about yours? How do you want me to help you?"

Qin Song: "I want you to do three things for me."

"First, I need to investigate some things related to Qin Sisi, but I don't have any connections or resources. You'll have to use your connections to help me."

Shen Yan replied, "Okay."

Qin Song: "Secondly, I'm currently working on my own media platform, but I don't have many followers or much traffic. Could you please cooperate with me and help me build up my traffic and reputation as quickly as possible?"

“You…” Shen Yan frowned slightly, somewhat unable to understand Qin Song’s intentions. “Do you want to quickly become famous and make money as an internet celebrity?”

Qin Song didn't explain, only saying, "Yes and no. You don't need to worry about it, just listen to my instructions."

"Alright then." Shen Yanhui was now under her control and had no choice but to obey. "What about the third thing?"

“Third.” Qin Song lowered his eyelids, a hint of gloom overflowing in his dark eyes, “You should know about Pei Xingzhi’s car accident, right?”

Shen Yan replied with an "Mmm": "I know. I originally wanted to go to the hospital to see Xingzhi, but I was afraid of upsetting him and causing my already negative favorability rating to drop even further. So after thinking about it, I decided not to go."

Qin Song ignored what she said next and continued according to his own train of thought: "Pei Xingzhi's car accident was deliberate. It was Qin Wushuang who hit him. But Qin Wushuang came prepared and didn't leave us any extra evidence to investigate. So I need you to help me find more evidence from Qin Wushuang to prove that his car accident with Pei Xingzhi was something he had planned all along."

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