I Swapped Bodies With a Female Celebrity - Chapter 66

Fortunately, at the last moment, Qin Lang turned his head.

Otherwise, that mouthful of water would have sprayed directly onto Chen Xiyuan’s face.

“Cough, cough, cough!” Qin Lang coughed, repeatedly patting his chest, his face flushed bright red.

The corner of Chen Xiyuan’s mouth twitched. What kind of reaction was that? What kind of expression was that!

Was the idea of him becoming her boyfriend really that shocking?

“Are you kidding me?!” Qin Lang finally caught his breath and couldn’t help saying, “Do you think this situation isn’t messy enough? And you want me to pretend to be your boyfriend?”

Qin Lang looked utterly unconvinced. Such a terrible idea—only a girl could come up with it!

Chen Xiyuan was a little annoyed. Was his reaction really necessary? And… he even looked reluctant!

I’m the school belle of Yun Jing University. Would being your girlfriend somehow be a disgrace to you?

“Qin Lang, what do you mean by that? Do you think I’m not good enough for you?”

Qin Lang sensed the killing intent in Chen Xiyuan’s tone and gaze. He shuddered, suddenly realizing his response was inappropriate.

“Well… Chen Xiyuan, how could you not be good enough for me? It’s me who isn’t good enough for you!” Qin Lang hurriedly explained. “You’re the school belle. I’m just a slacker. If it weren’t for this misunderstanding, we might not have even seen each other once in four years of university, let alone had any interaction!”

“Since this is all a misunderstanding, why don’t we just let our connection fade away like the misunderstanding itself? Why insist on getting tangled up together?”

“It might not matter much to me, but wouldn’t it affect you more?”

Qin Lang spoke cautiously.

It wasn’t that Qin Lang didn’t want something to happen with Chen Xiyuan, but he had serious self-awareness!

Chen Xiyuan wasn’t that kind of casual girl, and he didn’t have the charm to make someone fall in love at first sight. Them being boyfriend and girlfriend? That was a joke!

Besides, Qin Lang didn’t know if Qin Yunxuan would swap bodies with him again in three days. If he had a girlfriend by then, wouldn’t that cause a lot of trouble?

Although… causing a bit of trouble for Qin Yunxuan did sound kind of fun, didn’t it?

“It’s fine, I don’t mind!” Chen Xiyuan said with a smile.

Actually, she hadn’t slept well last night. She had been thinking about how to resolve this matter quickly.

She’d considered many options, but none offered a perfect solution to the current problem!

The only effective method… was to make the fake relationship real, or at least appear real!

Only if the two of them “reconciled” could outsiders be stopped from gossiping.

After all, if the people involved didn’t care, how could outsiders have anything to say?

But Chen Xiyuan had initially thought Qin Lang would be overjoyed and flustered. Instead…

He looked disgusted? I’m the school belle!

This反而 sparked a competitive urge in Chen Xiyuan.

Qin Lang’s expression now looked like he was constipated. The words of refusal lingered on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn’t quite bring himself to say them!

The girl doesn’t even mind, so why should you, a grown man, care?

Besides, Chen Xiyuan was the school belle—respectable, academically excellent, a national scholarship winner. Wasn’t it a huge stroke of luck for a girl like her to be interested in him?

Thinking about it carefully, he really had no reason to refuse Chen Xiyuan.

Just as Qin Lang was hesitating, Chen Xiyuan suddenly giggled.

She hadn’t expected Qin Lang to be such an interesting guy. He was completely different from other boys who either acted shy and awkward or were overly eager to impress around her.

He treated her just like any ordinary girl.

“Alright, I’ll stop teasing you. What I mean is… we can pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend. On one hand, I can help you solve your current problem. On the other hand, I’m hoping you can help me ward off some… persistent admirers.”

Qin Lang was stunned. “You mean… Wang Wenjie?”

“You’ve met him?”

“Once!”

“Did he…?”

“It’s fine! He didn’t do anything to me.”

Suddenly, an image of Wang Wenjie’s furious, exasperated face popped into Qin Lang’s mind!

If he put his arm around Chen Xiyuan and appeared in front of him… the look on his face would be priceless!

As for Wang Wenjie’s potential retaliation…

Qin Lang found he didn’t care at all. In the worst-case scenario, if he sold the antivirus software, he’d be a multimillionaire, maybe even a billionaire!

Why should he be afraid of him?

Honestly, ever since Qin Lang learned the true value of that antivirus software…

He’d gotten a bit full of himself.

Youth is bold! What’s youth without a little audacity?

Even though… he didn’t actually create the antivirus software, so what?

Qin Yunxuan’s things were basically his, right!

“So? What do you think?” Chen Xiyuan looked calmly at Qin Lang.

Qin Lang pushed aside his random thoughts and voiced one last doubt.

“Why me? Don’t tell me it’s just out of guilt!”

“You’re right, it really is mostly guilt. After all, this situation started because of me, and I want it to end because of me too.”

Seeing the sincerity in Chen Xiyuan’s eyes, Qin Lang grinned and stretched out his hand.

“Then it’s settled! Pleasure working with you!”

If this could quickly resolve his current predicament, why would Qin Lang refuse?

Even if it was fake, it was better than nothing!

As for whether it would cause problems for Qin Yunxuan… that wasn’t his concern.

Hadn’t she left him with enough headaches? This was just him returning the favor!

“Okay, since we’re ‘friends’ now, this friend has a little problem. Wondering if you could help out?”

Qin Lang said hesitantly.

“What problem?”

Before Qin Lang could even explain, his stomach growled loudly.

“The situation is… well, you see… I’m a bit short on cash right now. Could you lend me two hundred bucks? I’ll pay you back in five days, I promise!”

Chen Xiyuan looked at him and beamed. “I can’t lend you money, but… treating you to a meal is no problem! Let’s go!”

…

In the school cafeteria, the sight of Qin Lang and Chen Xiyuan walking in side-by-side was witnessed by countless students.

“What’s going on? Why is Chen Xiyuan with that scumbag Qin Lang again?”

“My heart is broken. Chen Xiyuan is no longer my dream girl!”

“Is it really true that girls only like bad boys? Why don’t nice guys like me get any appreciation?”

“It’s so unfair, just utterly unfair!”

…

Soon, pictures of Qin Lang and Chen Xiyuan together spread all over the school forum.

Since Chen Xiyuan, the person involved, had already reconciled with Qin Lang, aside from feeling frustrated on her behalf, everyone else found the whole drama rather pointless.

Although… Qin Lang’s reputation at school… somehow managed to get even worse.