CHAPTER 14 - The Lucky Draw.

Fang Haoran, who was still in bed, was woken up by a system notification...

[Ding! The protagonist, Ye Feng, is saddened by the death of his sworn brother, Tiger Boss! Protagonist Aura -60! Host Luck Points +60! Ability Points +6!]

The moment he heard the 'Ding!' he thought that it was something good, only to have his expression turn incredulous as he heard the content of the message. And before he could speak, his status screen popped up, making him run his eyes through it as well.

[Fang Haoran: "Villain's Counterattack System" Host

 → Luck Points: 540

 → Skill Points: 6

 → Strength: 108

 → Physique: 100

 → Mental Strength: 200

 → Charisma: 100

→ Skills: Appraisal, Seize, Ability Suppression

→ Items: None]

Once he was done with the status window, he finally questioned the system, feeling that he was being cheated upon. 

"System, Ye Feng's big brother just died, and he only lost 60 Protagonist Aura? That's barely worth three kowtows from yesterday!" He couldn't believe how it was possible, but as soon as he heard the system's response, he was left speechless.

[Sworn brothers can always be replaced. As for the kowtowing, well, that's his own face he's losing, not someone else's.]

"..." He just stayed quiet for a while before he sighed...

'...fair enough,' he agreed to the system's words before he shook his head, and as if remembering something, excitement filled his face as he ordered, "System, give me a 10x Luck Draw!"

Haoran had been waiting to collect some luck points more than the 300 points that the 10X draw required, so now, when he had 540 points in total, he had finally decided to do the spin. He would still have 240 points left, after all.

[Understood! Swish—Swish—]

The system responded, but the moment Haoran heard its words, he was at a loss for words again.

'System, I can live with your self-made 'ding' sounds, but do you really have to do the sound effects for the draw too?' He questioned with a sigh, but instead of an answer, all he got was a bright flash of light before the result of the 10X lucky draw was displayed in front of him.

[Ding! The draw is complete! Congratulations, Host! Here are your rewards:

 → Ability Points +2

 → Ability Points +4

 → Skill: Burst (Lv. 1)

 → Ability Points +2

 → Ability Points +8

 → Ability Points +6

 → Item: Enhancement Pill

 → Ability Points +2

 → Ability Points +2

 → Skill: Enhanced Perception

Fang Haoran's attention was then drawn to the result, and he was left satisfied with the result. Their descriptions were self-explanatory, so much so that he didn't even need their description to know what they were. So, he directly took out the Enhancement Pill. 

It looked like a black, mud-like pellet. Not something one would want to eat, but fighting his aversion, he swallowed it.

It was dry and bitter, with no real flavor. Making him scrunch his nose, but soon after, he felt a warm current spreading through his body, making him feel like he was in a hot spring, and the next second...

[Ding! Congratulations, Host! Strength +10! Physique +10!]

The system informed him about his gain from the pill, making him nod in satisfaction before he commanded, "System, allocate all my Ability Points to Strength as well."

Since he was getting his strength elevated, why not go all the way?

With Ye Feng's protagonist Aura now down to 360, Fang Haoran knew that to ensure his victory, he needed to maximize his strength as quickly as possible.

After twenty lifetimes of repeating this scenario, Fang Haoran knew Ye Feng's moves like clockwork. As long as his strength surpassed Ye Feng's, there was no way he could lose a direct fight.

[Done.]

Just then, he felt the familiar warm current rushing through his body, and he glanced at his upgraded stats.

[Fang Haoran: "Villain's Counterattack System" Host

 → Luck Points: 240

 → Skill Points: 0

 → Strength: 150

 → Physique: 110

 → Mental Strength: 200

 → Charisma: 100

→ Skills: Appraisal; Seizure; Ability Suppression; Burst (Lv. 1: Temporarily boosts Strength by 10%, causes temporary weakness afterward); Enhanced Perception (Heightened senses, enhancement value depends on Mental Power)

→ Items: None]

After he was done with that, he stretched lazily. It was time for him to get ready and go to work. He also had a date in the afternoon, by the way.

Ever since he declined Liu Quingshuang's invitation, she had been calling him nonstop. Today, she wanted to apologize and ask for his help—specifically, to talk some sense into one of her classmates who had fallen for Ye Feng's manipulations.

He would've just ignored her today as well since he didn't think that she was ready to be reaped yet, but when Fang Haoran learned that the girl in question was Xia Lianxin, he readily agreed.

He hadn't done anything to make Xia Lianxin hate Ye Fang yet, and if he let it go like that, then there was a likely scenario that she might end up on the same side as Ye Feng, dying under his schemes.

Although he planned to complete this life's "playthrough" solo, he couldn't let any of the heroines get too close to Ye Feng. That would leave a bad taste in his mouth. After all, he had a 'very close' relationship with all of them for five lifetimes straight.

...

At First High School

Ye Feng sat in the back row by the window, bored out of his mind.

With just a few minutes left until the end of the school day, he had nothing better to do than stare blankly at the back of Xia Lianxin, who sat in the front row.

'Man, she's just as beautiful no matter how many times I look at her... my future wife...' Ye Feng muttered, drooling slightly and laughing in a sleazy "hehehe."

Unfortunately for him, this was math class, and the teacher was an old man currently drawing circles on the board. Ye Feng didn't pay him the slightest attention the entire lesson.

If it had been Liu Quingshuang teaching instead of that old man, Ye Feng would have switched into full "attentive, eager-to-learn student mode," gazing at the teacher with eyes full of curiosity.

However, thinking about Liu Quingshuang's cold and impatient attitude whenever he asked her questions recently, Ye Feng felt a bit helpless.

'It was just a little joke—was there really a need to stay mad for so long?' He sighed to himself, feeling wronged.

Ye Feng had even gone to the trouble of putting a bandage on his forehead, planning to gain her sympathy by complaining about how Fang Haoran had bullied him into kowtowing. He was ready to describe in detail how he "resisted with dignity but was ultimately forced to submit since you can't fight power."

Sure, kowtowing was humiliating, but based on Liu Quingshuang's personality, hearing about this injustice would only make her feel more pity for him—and hate Fang Haoran even more.

This time, the injury on his forehead was real.

But Liu Quingshuang didn't even give him a chance to explain.

Having been turned down coldly, Ye Feng shifted his focus to Xia Lianxin.

The previous day, when his X-ray vision ability suddenly stopped working, Ye Feng had been so anxious he couldn't sleep all night.

Thankfully, by the next morning, the ability had returned, much to his relief. The joy of regaining his superpower even managed to overshadow most of his grief over his "big brother" Li Hu, who had reportedly fallen to his death while fleeing.

Ye Feng speculated that the temporary loss of his ability was due to overuse and eye fatigue. 'I'll have to be careful and get plenty of rest in the days leading up to the college entrance exams,' he thought to himself.

Riiing!

Soon, the bell rang, marking the end of class. After finishing the last math problem, the teacher announced the end of the lesson and left the room.

As soon as the teacher was gone, Ye Feng sprang to his feet, held the chair in hand, and dragged it over to Xia Lianxin's desk.

"Class representative Xia, the teacher went too fast on this question. I couldn't understand it—could you explain it to me?" He questioned with an eager tone.

Seeing Ye Feng once again shamelessly bothering Xia Lianxin and blocking the aisle, most of the students in the class couldn't help but look at him with disdain.

However, no one said anything. After all, Xia Lianxin herself didn't seem to mind, and with Ye Feng's thick skin, any criticism would just go in one ear and out the other.

Sure enough, as his classmates looked on with scorn, Ye Feng felt nothing but pride.

'Haha, jealous, aren't you?' He grinned at them, of course, after making sure that Linxin couldn't see it. 'Too bad, Xia Lianxin only has eyes for me!'

Ye Feng fantasized about the day after the college entrance exams when he would outperform everyone academically and win Xia Lianxin's heart. He could already imagine their shocked faces as he held their class goddess in his arms.