I Swapped Bodies With a Female Celebrity - Chapter 69

The saying “Bad news travels fast” perfectly described Qin Lang’s current situation!

The news about him winning first prize in the cybersecurity competition had been out for half a day, yet surprisingly few people in the entire school seemed to know about it!

Meanwhile, that messy business with Chen Xiyuan was spreading like wildfire!

This completely dashed Qin Lang’s original plan of keeping a low profile while subtly showing off.

“Chen Quan, are you guys free tonight?”

As soon as Chen Quan answered the phone, Qin Lang got straight to the point.

“We were planning on gaming tonight, what’s up?”

“Is gaming all you ever think about? Do you really think you’ll find girlfriends by gaming every single day?” Qin Lang sounded exasperated, like a disappointed parent.

“Whoa, Qin Lang, that’s harsh! Don’t think just because you found a girlfriend, you can mock us single guys. Believe me, if you come back to the dorm, we’ll bite you to death!”

“I’m treating everyone to dinner tonight. If you’re interested in finding girlfriends, show up. If you’d rather stay single, then forget I mentioned it.”

“What?”

Voices of Liu Sen and Zhou Lin came through the phone: “Qin Lang, what did you say? Girlfriends?”

A look of utter disdain spread across Qin Lang’s face. He knew it. The only thing that could really get their attention was matters between men and women.

Qin Lang cleared his throat pretentiously. “Ahem, well, now that I’m dating Chen Xiyuan, I thought about it. My happiness alone isn’t true happiness. As your elder” – he laid it on thick – “seeing you all lonely and miserable deeply troubles my heart!”

On the other end of the line, the three guys made faces of pure disgust.

This darn Qin Lang was pulling seniority on them again!

But… for the sake of potential girlfriends, they’d swallow it.

“So,” Qin Lang continued, “I’ve arranged an opportunity for you to meet the girls from Chen Xiyuan’s dorm. Whether you can escape singlehood and bid farewell to ‘Miss Palm and her five sisters’ depends entirely on your own skills. But if you’re not interested, then forget it…”

“Hey, wait, don’t say that! How could we possibly reject your thoughtful gesture!”
“Yeah, if we didn’t go, wouldn’t that break your heart? We’re definitely going, no question about it!”
“Address? Time?”

Qin Lang was speechless. What a bunch of animals!

But he still gave them the time and address. After all, he felt somewhat responsible for them, right?

By 6 PM, the three ‘animals’ from Qin Lang’s dorm were already gathered in front of ‘Uncle Wang’s Barbecue Stall’ on the back street of Yunjing University.

“Qin Lang, where are you? You’re not standing us up, are you?” Zhou Lin’s voice came through the phone.

Qin Lang sighed. “Don’t tell me you guys are already there?”

“Yeah, we are! Where are you?”
“Good grief, I said 6:30, didn’t I?”
“Well… what if the girls come early? It would look really bad if we weren’t here, totally lacking gentlemanly manners!”
“Fine, fine, I give up. I’m on my way!”

…

When Qin Lang arrived, he was stunned.

These three guys, who usually paid zero attention to their appearance, were now dressed respectably – you could almost call them presentable!

Even their normally messy hair was meticulously styled with gel.

It’s true, he thought. The desire for female attention is the ultimate motivator for men.

“Old Qin, you’re alright! Remembering your friends after striking it rich – seems we didn’t befriend you for nothing!”
“Yeah, yeah! We’ve always heard Chen Xiyuan’s dorm is full of beauties. Today we finally get to see for ourselves!”
“Old Qin, tell us honestly, what are our chances of getting out of singlehood?”

Qin Lang let out a long-suffering sigh. “Whether you guys succeed or not, I can’t say. But I do know your chances would improve dramatically if you toned down the desperate, horny energy you’re radiating right now.”

…

Over in the girls’ dorm, Chen Xiyuan was reading a book while her roommates were already busy getting ready.

“Xixi, aren’t you going to get ready? You’re still reading?”
Chen Xiyuan put her book down, looking puzzled. “What are you all doing?”
“Putting on makeup! Don’t tell me you’re planning to go out like that?”
Chen Xiyuan blinked. “What’s wrong with how I am?”
“What’s wrong? Plenty!” one roommate exclaimed. “You’re going to see your boyfriend! Aren’t you afraid to go out with a completely bare face like that? Oh… never mind. Someone like you still looks prettier without makeup than the rest of us with it.”
“Seriously, it’s so unfair. Why did God give you beauty, brains, and good luck all at once?”

Chen Xiyuan replied, slightly annoyed, “Sorry, I don’t believe in God. Besides, Western deities have no jurisdiction here in the East. That would be cross-border enforcement!”

“Stop being difficult. But you should at least put on a little makeup to show you’re taking this date seriously!”
“I always see him like this, though!”
“But it’s different now!” Seeing that Chen Xiyuan still wasn’t getting it, her roommate sounded frustrated. “The current Qin Lang… he’s not the same as before!”
“Exactly! Qin Lang is now the winner of the cybersecurity competition. Rumor has it his antivirus software has become a hot commodity for many cybersecurity companies. Do you have any idea how much money he could make if he sells it?”

This got the attention of all the other girls.
“Stop keeping us in suspense, just spit it out!”
“Yeah, if you’ve got something to say, say it plainly! Beating around the bush will shrink your D-cup to an A!”

The girl rolled her eyes. “After I saw the news today, I looked it up online. It turns out this competition is pretty prestigious in the cybersecurity field.”
“One post mentioned that if Qin Lang sells his antivirus software to a cybersecurity company, he could make at least ten million!”

Ten million?

The girls around her couldn’t help but gasp.

That was eight figures! An amount many people couldn’t earn in their entire lifetimes.

But Qin Lang, before even graduating, was already on the verge of becoming a self-made millionaire?

All the girls were shocked and a little dazed.

Was this really the same ‘scumbag’ Qin Lang who was recently being hounded online by angry girls?

If he could make ten million before graduating, then even if he were a player, he’d have the capital to be one, right?

No wonder Chen Xiyuan made up with him so quickly! So that’s how it is!

The other girls’ eyes held a new look that seemed to say, “Chen Xiyuan is really something else.”

Chen Xiyuan was stunned for a moment, then noticed the change in their expressions.

“I had no idea about any of this before!” she quickly explained.

But she could tell from their faces that they didn’t believe her.

Whatever, she thought. It was clear they wouldn’t take her word for it.

People always believe what they want to believe. The actual truth hardly matters to them!

It was the same with the whole situation with Qin Lang before, and it’s the same now.

Trying to explain was just a waste of breath.

“It’s getting late, we should head out soon,” Chen Xiyuan said, changing the subject. “Qin Lang’s roommates will be there too. Please try to act a little more reserved.”
“Don’t worry, right now we’re only interested in Qin Lang.”
“Don’t get the wrong idea! It’s just… pure curiosity, that’s all. We’re not trying to steal him from you, relax!”

Chen Xiyuan felt a headache coming on. It seemed like things were… getting complicated again.