Chapter 108 Experience Critical Hit Card

"Shall we... go eat?"

Seeing that Ye Fan didn't answer and just kept staring at her, Ning Xi's face grew hotter and hotter. Mustering her courage, she spoke up, hoping to escape this awkward atmosphere as quickly as possible.

But instead of easing the situation, her words only made Ye Fan's smile grow wider, a playful glint in his eyes. Ning Xi felt a bit annoyed. "Why… why are you staring at me like that?"

"Xiao Xi, have you ever heard of a certain phrase?"

"What?" Ning Xi asked, puzzled.

Ye Fan's lips twitched slightly, and he whispered four words.

"Beauty is delicious."

"..."

Meeting Ye Fan's sincere and intense gaze, Ning Xi's heart skipped a beat, and her face flushed crimson. "You... be normal. We... we should go eat."

Ye Fan slowly stood up, towering over her. He reached out and patted her head gently, his voice soft. "Wait here, I'll be back soon."

With that, he left the classroom, leaving Ning Xi sitting there in a daze.

What did he mean?

However, she quickly understood.

The hour hand on the clock above the blackboard was approaching one o'clock. By this time, the lunch counters in the cafeteria would probably be closed, and there wouldn't be any food left.

"How did time pass so quickly? I... I didn't feel like we were here for that long!"

Due to the afternoon class schedule, the students in the Elite Class had all returned to their original classes after lunch, so Ning Xi was the only one left in the classroom. It was unusually quiet. She didn't know where Ye Fan had gone and waited obediently.

Having nothing better to do, she picked up the math test paper from earlier and carefully checked her answers.

A perfect score. This was the first time Ning Xi had gotten a perfect score from Ye Fan. She was both surprised and delighted. As she carefully reviewed her answers, she felt even more amazed.

The test paper in front of her was very difficult!

Even more difficult than all the math papers she had done before, and it was filled with the types of questions she wasn't good at. Yet, under these circumstances, she had gotten a perfect score. Although there was an element of luck involved, it was clear that she had made significant progress recently.

The girl tucked the hair on her shoulder behind her ear, revealing her delicate and fair earlobe. Her eyes darted across the test paper as she muttered to herself, "I'm already this good?"

A hint of joy appeared on her face.

After more than ten minutes, Ye Fan returned, carrying a plastic bag filled with various snacks. He had run to the supermarket outside the school to buy them. He could go hungry, but he wouldn't let Ning Xi go hungry.

Placing the bag on the table in front of Ning Xi, he looked up at the time. It was 1:07 p.m., and there were more than twenty minutes until their next class. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, we still have time. Have some snacks to tide you over, and we'll go back to Class 2 after we finish."

Ning Xi's eyes sparkled as she asked softly, "Did you just go out to buy snacks?"

Ye Fan smiled and asked back, "What else would I have done?"

"...Thank you."

Ning Xi pushed the bag to the center of the table. "You eat some too."

"Okay."

The quiet classroom, the quiet girl, time silently recorded the beauty of this moment.

...

At the entrance of the alley.

Ning Xi, who was walking in front of Ye Fan, suddenly stopped and turned to look at him, her eyes sparkling. She looked like a beautiful woman gazing expectantly.

Walking up to the girl, Ye Fan reached out and brushed her windblown bangs aside, asking softly, "What's wrong?"

Ning Xi didn't stop him, either because she had gotten used to these intimate gestures or because she had silently accepted his actions. She lowered her head, her soft voice as sweet as candy.

"The first mock exam is tomorrow. Y-you have to do your best. If... if you can get first place in the whole school, I'll go shopping with you on the weekend."

After saying that, she turned and ran into the alley, her slender figure filled with a mix of panic, shyness, and youthful charm.

A smile spread across Ye Fan's face as he stood there.

A long road, taken one step at a time—

Back at home.

Ye Fan first dealt with his growling stomach, then sat down at his computer desk... or rather, his study desk. He hadn't turned on his computer in the past few days. The monitor was pushed against the wall, freeing up a lot of space for books.

Last weekend, he had taken seven books from Ning Xi's house, covering various genres, but they all had one thing in common: they were all classics.

He was currently reading one book a day, earning about 80 experience points per book. At this rate, he could earn at least 2,000 experience points a month.

Not bad!

At midnight, the alarm clock went off on time.

Ye Fan lay in bed and opened the Merit Store, something he did every day.

Discount cards, lucky cards, experience boost cards... everything was the same as before. Hmm? Wait!

An experience boost card?

Ye Fan instantly became excited. Since the appearance of the Merit Store, this was the first time an experience boost card had appeared. He quickly checked its description.

Experience Boost Card: After the system issues a mission, the host can decide whether to use the Experience Boost Card. Once used, it will automatically take effect when the mission is completed, multiplying the mission reward by a random factor between 1 and 99.

Restriction: Cannot be used in conjunction with the Lucky Card.

Price: 500 Merit Points.

Ye Fan was initially thrilled. This experience boost card was amazing! A random multiplier between 1 and 99, if he got lucky and received a 70 or 80 times multiplier, the experience points he would gain would be massive, far beyond what he could get from reading. However, when he saw the price of the experience boost card, his good mood instantly vanished.

500 Merit Points?

He currently only had 20 Merit Points, a far cry from what he needed...

There was no such thing as a free lunch. If he wanted something, he had to pay the price.

Ye Fan was an optimist. After learning about the details of the Experience Boost Card, he quickly adjusted his mindset.

Being impatient for success might backfire. It was better to follow the current pace and let things develop naturally. He would be able to save up 500 Merit Points sooner or later.

With a clear mind, he went to sleep!

The next day.

Ye Fan waited for the traffic light at the roadside with his backpack. He attached great importance to today's first mock exam, after all, it was related to whether Ning Xi would go shopping with him on the weekend.

An old man with white hair was standing to his left. He looked to be in his sixties and exuded an air of wisdom. The old man was being supported by a young woman. The woman was very beautiful, but Ye Fan's gaze was fixed on the old man's face.

The old man's face was pale, his breathing was rapid, and his body was trembling slightly.

Ye Fan frowned slightly, then quickly looked away. The light turned green, and he was about to cross the road when he heard a scream.

"Grandpa, what's wrong? Don't scare me!"

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