Chen Yuan checked the weather forecast and saw that it was going to rain today, so he brought an umbrella in advance.

However, after the last exam in the afternoon, it still hadn't started raining.

So, after arranging the seats in the classroom and being told by Lao Mo that they would have a holiday on Friday and Saturday, he put the umbrella back in his bag and prepared to go home.

But just as he was about to leave, Tang Siwen called out to him, "I'm going to the auditorium for rehearsal."

Hearing this, Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Can I come and watch?"

97.

Hearing Chen Yuan say this, Tang Siwen's emotional value soared to such a high level.

The smile on her face was also very obvious.

They were indeed becoming intimate.

"Chen Yuan, are you coming to visit today?" Hearing this, the two girls came over, one of them said teasingly, "Today is our princess's first time in formal attire."

"What do you mean?" Chen Yuan asked, puzzled. "Isn't the evening party still a month away? Did you rent the costumes already?"

"Because the princess is our most important highlight, we booked it in advance. The company agreed to let us try it out for two days for free," the girl said.

"I thought I just had to lie there and sleep? It feels like I've been cheated," Chen Yuan realized something was wrong.

"They even added some lines and actions for me..." Tang Siwen frowned and complained to Chen Yuan.

"Haha, nothing like that."

The two girls smiled and walked away first.

Chen Yuan and Tang Siwen, carrying their schoolbags, walked towards the auditorium, chatting as they went.

Looking up at the gloomy sky, Chen Yuan said, "It's been overcast for so long, is it really going to rain?"

"Is it going to rain today?" Tang Siwen asked.

"The weather forecast said it would."

"Then..." Because she was going home today, Tang Siwen was planning to go back to the dormitory to get her umbrella. But she stopped halfway through, "It's best if it doesn't."

"Indeed."

The two of them went to the auditorium.

There were many people rehearsing here, divided into several groups. Both the stage and the area below were active spaces.

Although it was noisy, they didn't interfere with each other.

Chen Yuan sat in the front row, holding his phone, waiting for Tang Siwen and the others to start.

During the preparation time, Chen Yuan saw that a senior responsible for the script was often talking to Tang Siwen, and it looked like he had told a joke, as he was always smiling.

It was obvious that he didn't treat others with the same attitude and frequency when discussing the script.

The senior was being a little obvious.

But Tang Siwen was also very obvious.

75.

For the average person, this was considered normal. But for Tang Siwen, reaching 75 emotion points indicated a slight negativity.

It seemed that girls were quite perceptive and could generally see through a guy's intentions...

Hmm? Could see through?

Suddenly, Chen Yuan became nervous.

He played with his phone to ease the awkwardness.

Time passed slowly, and Chen Yuan's "Happy Beans" (a type of in-game currency) were running low. Just then, he suddenly heard a cry of "Wow."

He subconsciously looked up: "Wow."

The princess had come out.

Wearing a snow-white princess gown, complete with a small crown, and paired with that aloof expression, she gave off a feeling of always being filled with sadness and melancholy, making people unable to resist the urge to protect her...

So, Chen Yuan took out his phone and took a picture.

She really was beautiful.

There were many people here rehearsing for the New Year's Eve performance, all of whom were quite good-looking. And among them, Tang Siwen was even more outstanding and beautiful.

This was more than just the class flower; she could even compete for the title of school flower.

Or at least she had the level of a vice school flower, or even an executive vice school flower...

No, why am I being as silly as Tang Jian?

Just as Chen Yuan was taking pictures, he suddenly saw Tang Siwen waving in the lens.

Was she waving at him?

The next moment, many people in the auditorium looked at Chen Yuan.

Including that toad senior who wanted to eat swan meat.

That felt good.

Boys still enjoyed being singled out by a beautiful girl in front of everyone.

It was a must-try experience on the stage of youth.

And this high school drama was actually quite interesting.

I have to say, that toad senior was a bit talented.

Could it be plagiarized?

Chen Yuan vigilantly took out his phone and searched for it.

Sure enough, a thief!

You slightly changed it and called it your own?

Lacking any substance.

Lacking substance, average looks, and probably told average jokes too, as Tang Siwen didn't even laugh.

That kind of person didn't have much competitiveness...

What am I even competing with him for?

I don't need to compete with any guy.

Her biased emotions were the best proof.

Clap clap clap.

After the rehearsal, the members of the drama club reviewed the performance, clapped, and announced the end of today's activities.

"Why don't we go out for dinner? It's on me," the senior said with a smile, looking at Tang Siwen.

"Okay, okay, senior, you're so generous."

"Okay, I want to eat McDonald's."

Everyone agreed readily, and the matter was settled.

"I'll go back first, see you later," Tang Siwen said directly to everyone.

Then, she walked towards Chen Yuan, who was sitting in a chair.

After she left, the female senior gossiped in a low voice, "Boyfriend?"

"I don't know. But when I invited her to act, she refused. Chen Yuan... as soon as that boy mentioned it, she agreed immediately."

"Wow... no wonder he came to visit the set."

"The little brother is quite handsome, and they're quite a good match."

………

Chen Yuan felt like they were mocking him, but he didn't mind at all.

After all, the toad senior's expression said it all.

We were being gossiped about...

"It's raining."

After leaving the auditorium, Tang Siwen looked up at the sky, where countless fine threads were falling, and said.

"It's still raining."

Chen Yuan took out his umbrella and opened it. Then, he leaned slightly towards Tang Siwen.

98.

Tang Siwen's cheeks flushed slightly, and she nodded, "Thank you."

The two walked out of the school together, heading towards the station.

Chen Yuan's umbrella wasn't very big, and the falling rain was coming in diagonally due to the autumn wind, so one side of his shoulder was a little wet.

Tang Siwen glanced at it and moved her feet parallel to each other in small steps.

Their arms lightly touched each other.

"You, you can lean a little more towards your side," Tang Siwen reminded him. "I can't get wet here."

"It's okay, I'm..."

Before Chen Yuan could refuse, Tang Siwen moved even closer.

Her shoulder was completely pressed against his arm...

Soft, fragrant.

The beating of his heart paused for a beat.

So, Chen Yuan held the umbrella straight.

The raindrops fell on the umbrella, gathering into streams that flowed down along the umbrella ribs, like a curtain of rain.

"You looked very beautiful in that dress," Chen Yuan said.

"..." Tang Siwen paused when she heard this. She turned her head and glanced at Chen Yuan, who was looking forward, seemingly intentionally stiff and not glancing at her, and nodded slowly, "...Mmm."

97.

Her emotional value had risen so much again.

But it felt so bland.

Could it be that only when it reached 100 would there be a fundamental change?

"Your reaction is really calm," Chen Yuan couldn't help but complain, even though he was getting used to it.

He had directly complimented her appearance, couldn't she be a little more shy...

"I, I..." Hearing this, Tang Siwen became nervous all of a sudden. After holding it back for a long time, she finally said, "But in my heart, I'm very happy."

…

That sentence was enough.

Chen Yuan felt that his emotional value was about to reach 100.

If Tang Siwen could see it, would it mean... that he wouldn't have to say it himself?

No.

A value was just a value.

Even if he had already pushed Tang Siwen to 97, didn't he still want to hear her say that?

In human emotions, expression was something that cold superpower couldn't replace.

"I see," Chen Yuan smiled and then asked curiously, "I saw that you don't seem to like that senior from the drama club. Is there a reason?"

"You could tell?" Tang Siwen was very surprised because she didn't think she had shown it.

"Mmm," Chen Yuan nodded.

"You're amazing..." Tang Siwen was meeting someone who understood her so well for the first time and couldn't help but sigh, "Like Sherlock Holmes."

"When you see more, you'll understand," Chen Yuan muttered softly while holding the umbrella.

"..." Tang Siwen blushed again.

98.

It had increased a little again.

98, another new high.

"Next time..." Grasping the hem of her clothes with one hand, Tang Siwen hesitated for a while and then said, "Can you come with me to every rehearsal in the future?"

"Sure," Chen Yuan agreed directly, very happily.

"You, aren't you going to ask why?" Tang Siwen stammered in a low voice.

"Wh, why?"

Chen Yuan was becoming as incomplete in his speech as she was.

Nervousness was truly contagious!

"Because... because..."

Tang Siwen wanted to say something, something sincere. But the words were on the tip of her tongue, and she didn't know how to say them.

What would happen if she said these words?

What would become of her and him?

It was full of unknowns.

But she seemed to be looking forward to this unknown.

Finally, her breathing smoothed.

It came from the fact that she had solved the question that had been troubling her heart.

"If you're there, he probably won't keep talking to me..." Tang Siwen looked at Chen Yuan and said, "And I, I don't really want to talk to him."

A direct shot, completely aimed at him.

98.

The emotion was still at this high level.

Did that mean that the remaining two points depended on his own response?

Chen Yuan stopped, looked at Tang Siwen, the girl who had never been so flustered before, and asked, "Do you know he likes you?"

"..." Tang Siwen nodded and then said, "On the first day, he added me on QQ. Then, he praised me on QQ..."

Tsk, what an impatient man.

"That's really obvious."

"I don't understand."

"Ah?" Chen Yuan was taken aback, looked at Tang Siwen who suddenly said this, and asked curiously, "What?"

"Why would he say those kinds of things to me when he just met me for the first time," Tang Siwen said, not understanding at all.

"That's really frivolous."

Chen Yuan recalled and felt that he shouldn't have done such low-class things.

However, it wasn't that low-class.

Just a pick-up line.

It was just that Tang Siwen was a pure and steady girl, so she would be repulsed by such a direct approach.

"Also, I don't understand his reason for liking me," Tang Siwen said.

"Isn't it normal to like you..."

"I'm a very dull person, and I'm not interesting either," Tang Siwen said after self-examination, lowering her head and muttering, "If he likes me, is it just because I'm pretty?"

In the eyes of others, at least when there wasn't much contact, what advantages did she have besides her appearance?

"More than that," Chen Yuan said calmly.

"..." Tang Siwen slowly raised her head in shock.

Then, she saw Chen Yuan looking into her eyes, a little shy, but smiling in an effort to be cheerful, "You're very cute."

He said it.

He finally said this sentence.

Chen Yuan had wanted to say it ever since he knew she had such a contrasting personality.

It was so hard to hold it in until now.

What would her reaction be...

100.

For the first time, Chen Yuan saw this number.

It was full!

At this moment, Tang Siwen's cheeks were completely flushed, and her eyes were also full of panic...

"You, you need to cross the road, right?" Chen Yuan said nervously.

"..." Tang Siwen turned her head and realized that they were almost at the zebra crossing, and she needed to cross the road to take the bus, so she nodded.

"Here's the umbrella, I'll wait for the bus."

Just like that, Chen Yuan directly handed the umbrella to Tang Siwen. Then, he went to the eaves of the bookstore next to him and waited for the bus to come.

He smiled and waved to Tang Siwen.

Tang Siwen also waved, and then blankly crossed the road...

What was she thinking in her heart?

Chen Yuan didn't know.

But he was feeling like a herd of deer was stampeding wildly in his heart.

He took out his phone, opened WeChat, and wanted to get an answer.

It was already at 100, was that it?

She had to say something...

Just as Chen Yuan was waiting anxiously, he suddenly felt someone poke his arm.

He looked up and saw Tang Siwen, who had closed the umbrella, standing in front of him, looking up at him. As both of them tensed up, she especially said seriously, "You, you're also very cute."

"..."

The overwhelming praise directly defeated Chen Yuan, who was 1.83 meters tall.

After a long time, he raised his hand and placed it on Tang Siwen's arm.

Tang Siwen paused and was then led to the side by him.

It turned out that half of her body had still been in the rain just now...

The two of them stood under the eaves of the bookstore, watching the drizzle outside.

After Chen Yuan turned his head, he showed a somewhat surprised expression.

102.

"What's wrong?" Tang Siwen asked when she saw him looking at her.

"..." Chen Yuan paused for a moment and then said, "I recently read a novel where the male lead could see other people's emotional values, ranging from 0 to 100."

"Sounds interesting."

"Mmm," Chen Yuan continued, "In it, the boy likes a girl, and he wants to see what would happen if it reached 100, so he took the initiative to get close to this girl, and he became friends with her, good friends, best friends..."

"What happened next?" Tang Siwen asked with great interest.

"Later, one day, he finally reached 100, and the two of them confessed their feelings to each other."

"What a bland story," Tang Siwen commented.

"Yes, it's very bland. And what's strange is that it blandly exceeded 100."

"Hmm?"

"So I don't understand why the plot was set up like this."

"What don't you understand?"

"Logically speaking, 100 should be the limit, right?"

"Indeed."

The two of them stood under the eaves, sheltering from the rain, and chatted about this bland novel, about its bland plot.

"I think I understand," Tang Siwen said after a while, somewhat enlightened.

"What?"

Chen Yuan turned his head and looked at her.

Tang Siwen, who was a little embarrassed by being watched, pursed her lips and then lowered her head.

The sound of rain outside was still drizzling.

Her voice was mixed in with the sound of the rain as she said:

"When you're with someone you like, how can there be a limit to happiness..."