The test paper wasn’t the official exam; it only picked a few typical question types from each subject. The difficulty of each question was just within Wen Qian’s acceptable range.
She put down her pen, and a system prompt appeared before her eyes.
【Test Paper Evaluation — Grade A】
【Congratulations to the player for passing the [Entrance Exam] with a perfect score】
【Beginner Mission Rewards have been issued: Gold +100, Experience +20, Intelligence +2, Random Attribute Points +2】
【Perfect Clear Bonus: Experience +50, Random Attribute Points +2】
The requirement to pass the mission was to reach a B grade on the test, so Wen Qian didn’t expect that getting an A grade would come with extra rewards.
Looks like it’s definitely better to do missions as perfectly as possible in the future!
Wen Qian received the rewards sent to her system mailbox, happily listening to the ding sound signaling her experience bar was full.
【Experience Full, Level Up: Lv2 → Lv3】
She put away her stationery bag and looked up, surprised: “You’re still here?”
Loren was sitting on a chair nearby, resting his chin on his hand, apparently watching her for quite a while.
The student council boy, whose seat had been taken, stood stiffly nearby like a statue, not daring to breathe heavily.
“I’m waiting for you,” Loren’s voice always carried a lingering tone, the slightly extended ending teasing the target.
With her mind full of missions and leveling goals, Wen Qian said “Oh” and stood up, grabbing her schoolbag, then walked over to the student council boy.
Facing Wen Qian’s look as if inspecting an object, the boy’s expression turned unpleasant. His hand at his side slowly clenched but froze under Loren’s gaze.
“Why did you get such a dumb line?” Wen Qian stepped back, thoughtfully looking him over.
“Is it because your own setting is just very stupid?”
Her flat tone didn’t sound like an insult, more like stating a fact.
Someone watching nearby couldn’t help laughing; seeing the girl’s gaze, he straightened up and winked at her: “Impressive.”
Seeing the NPC still without any reaction, Wen Qian sighed with a hint of pity: “You have no other intelligence.”
No wonder he got assigned such lines — it was related to that.
If it were a special character, Wen Qian might try asking differently to see if she could trigger other dialogues.
But for this insignificant NPC, she didn’t have that much patience.
Following system instructions, she went aside, took out the books given to new students, stuffed them into her backpack, and turned to leave.
“Are you in the same class as me?” Wen Qian asked casually, looking at Loren who was still following her.
“Nope,” Loren denied but showed no intention of leaving Wen Qian’s side.
Not the same class yet still sticking close to her — Wen Qian looked at him suspiciously.
Could it be… he was a pet?
A humanoid pet??
The shocking thought in her mind made Wen Qian abruptly stop walking, and her gaze toward Loren changed.
After spending a short time together, Loren had a preliminary understanding of Wen Qian — her brain circuits seemed a bit strange.
Seeing her suddenly become weird, Loren’s smile paused: “What are you thinking about?”
“Nothing…” Wen Qian said, a bit guilty.
Though an NPC, she felt a bit embarrassed to say aloud what she had just thought.
He felt too real, and she cared about appearances.
As if finally unable to tolerate Wen Qian’s wild ideas, the system quietly popped up a message.
【Pet System not yet activated. Please look forward to it.】
Wen Qian withdrew her attention disappointedly, turned sideways, and met Loren’s eyes.
The boy, seemingly unaware of personal space, leaned forward slightly with a hint of complaint in his voice: “Why did you zone out all of a sudden?”
At this close distance, Wen Qian could almost see the iris patterns in his eyes — a dark purple haze beneath his pupils, shadows trembling with his lashes.
He waited for her reaction. She was stunned for a moment, then did something unexpected.
She reached out and gently touched the side of his eye.
The slight coolness of her fingertip was amplified by the sensitive skin around the eyes. Loren’s back tensed slightly, the discomfort of being touched on a vulnerable spot made his mouth twitch involuntarily, and a faint chill appeared on his face.
“Very pretty.” A somewhat dreamy voice interrupted Loren’s thoughts. The girl looked at him, but also seemed not to be looking at him.
“Your eyes are very pretty.”
Wen Qian withdrew her hand and pondered when the game’s appearance system would open.
When it did, would she be able to dye hair and eyes painlessly?
“Can I ask for a close-up photo of your eyes sometime?” Wen Qian politely asked Loren.
“I’ll just steal the color code, thanks.”
In the end, Wen Qian didn’t get Loren’s answer. Their conversation was interrupted by a phone call.
Loren answered with that same careless smile again.
Wen Qian had no interest in his chat with the person on the other end and tugged at her backpack strap, preparing to leave.
Before leaving, Loren stopped her.
“Aren’t you going to leave me your number?” He chuckled, shaking his phone at Wen Qian.
She glanced at his phone — the call screen was still active — and said casually, “I don’t have a phone.”
“Rather than your number, you should first agree to be my friend.”
After all, the system’s friend list was way more convenient than phone numbers.
“I already agreed.”
“No, you didn’t.”
At this, her mood sank again. What the hell was this friend acceptance system?!
Watching the girl walk away speechless again, Loren’s smile faded a bit as he slowly put the phone to his ear.
“Ah, sorry, I forgot you hadn’t hung up yet.”
The voice on the other end was cold: “So you want me to listen to you show off?”
“Just trying to make the new student feel the warmth of the academy.”
“New student? That poor student?” The boy frowned, indifferent. “I’m not interested in your game. Don’t cause me trouble.”
“Yes—”
Wen Qian followed the arrows on the floor to find her classroom. It was break time. The classroom was faintly noisy but not as loud as she imagined.
As she entered, the remaining noise fell silent.
All eyes turned to the stranger. After seeing the prominent student card on her uniform, expressions changed.
Some were mocking, some indifferent. Malicious glances outweighed friendly ones, but Wen Qian didn’t seem to care.
Ignoring everyone, she walked straight to the boy with the [Class President] tag above his head.
“Hello, I’m the new student.” She glanced at the shy boy. “May I ask where my seat is?”
“Huh?” The boy pursed his lips, withdrawing his gaze from her student card, looking embarrassed. “You can sit next to me; this seat is empty.”
Unlike the others with strange looks, the class president looked at Wen Qian kindly, took her backpack while she arranged her seat, and kindly introduced the upcoming courses and teachers’ habits.
“Thanks!” Wen Qian happily looked at her new deskmate. “I’m Wen Qian.”
The boy, with smooth hair, adjusted his glasses; gentle eyes behind the lenses squinted slightly.
“Lin Huai, nice to meet you.”
【Mission — New Student
As a new student, of course you need to get along with classmates. Please get to know a few classmates!
Progress (0/5)
Reward: Experience +20, Reputation +1】
Reputation again?
Wen Qian blinked, suddenly recalling she still had a mission unfinished.
She quickly looked at the only classmate she knew. “Class president, Chu Lingyu is in our class, right? Where is he?”
The classroom suddenly fell into complete silence, several mocking glances landed on Wen Qian.
At the corner seat, a boy with an empty seat beside him was leaning on the desk asleep. Woken by the noise, he moved his fingers slightly, and a faint aura of displeasure emanated from him.