7: Chapter 8: Taking advantage of the goddess's youthful innocence to trick her into becoming his wife.

Gao Qilan! That was the name of the treasure of a girl.

Like An Xin, she was a freshman in the Marketing major this year. However, they were not in the same class.

This year, the Marketing major at Jinggong Institute had opened three classes in total. Gao Qilan had been assigned to Class 1, while An Xin had been assigned to Class 3.

As for Gao Qilan's background, it was truly rather tragic. Her hometown was in the mountains of Guizhou Province; both her parents had died when she was young, and she had relied on her grandmother to survive.

Being born into poverty had created a sense of inferiority in her. When talking to people, she never even dared to lift her head.

Coupled with her thick bangs and a pair of ugly black-rimmed glasses, her looks, which should have stunned the world, were completely sealed away.

This caused her to be completely invisible in the crowd throughout her four years of college in his previous life.

Logically speaking, since An Xin was not in the same class as her, he shouldn't have noticed someone with such an extremely low presence.

However, shortly before graduation in his previous life, an incident caused An Xin to take notice of this girl.

It was a rainy night, and An Xin and his three buddies were returning from playing games at an internet cafe outside the school.

While passing by the playground, An Xin, who had been raging at others while gaming and had chugged three bottles of soda to cool his burning throat, was suddenly hit with an urge to urinate.

Seeing that he couldn't hold it any longer, he spotted a dim corner and walked over, intending to relieve himself there.

However, just as he rounded the corner of the wall, he suddenly saw a white figure crouching in the corner.

The next instant, the person suddenly turned their head. Her disheveled appearance almost scared An Xin's soul out of his body; he nearly peed his pants right then and there.

"Ghost!" With a scream, An Xin turned to run.

But just then, he heard the "ghost" in front of him speak. "I, I'm not a ghost!"

The voice was soft and gentle, like cotton candy. At the same time, she gently brushed aside the hair on her forehead that had stuck to her face due to the rain, revealing a beautiful, delicate little face.

An Xin, who had been frightened, was full of terror, but upon seeing that face, it instantly turned into amazement.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" An Xin's three buddies had been waiting not far away, and hearing An Xin's scream, they rushed over.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, just a small misunderstanding." Of course, An Xin couldn't mention his embarrassing moment of being scared in front of his buddies.

"Huh! Isn't this that Gao, what's her name, from the class next door?" At this moment, one of An Xin's roommates, Chen Lin, recognized the figure opposite them.

"Gao, Gao Qilan, my name is Gao Qilan." By this time, Gao Qilan had lowered her head, hiding her face once again. This made An Xin the only person present who had seen her face clearly.

"It's so late, why are you here all by yourself?" An Xin asked, looking at Gao Qilan, his mind filled with that brief, stunning glimpse from just a moment ago.

"It's raining, and I was afraid the kitten would get cold, so I came to check on it." As Gao Qilan's voice trailed off, the four of them finally noticed a simple cat shelter made from a cardboard box behind her.

She was pretty and had such a kind heart; An Xin wondered why he hadn't known there was such a girl in the class next door.

After that night, An Xin began to pay attention to this girl. It was just a pity that it was ultimately too late.

On the day of the graduation party, Gao Qilan, as an outstanding graduate, was asked to give a speech on stage. Her attire was different from usual. That day, with the help of her roommates, she had put on a chiffon dress she had never worn before.

Her thick bangs were combed back, and her hair was styled in small, wavy curls. The ugly, large black-rimmed glasses were replaced with a pair of gold-rimmed ones.

She wore silver-white high heels, looking noble and graceful. The skin exposed was as white as jade. In particular, her full, proud figure caught everyone's eyes.

When she stood on the stage, the whole world was stunned by her. At that moment, all the students at Jinggong Institute realized that the "invisible" Gao Qilan was actually the prettiest girl in the entire institute.

However, after that graduation party, everyone went their separate ways. Gao Qilan, who had already been recommended for admission to graduate school, went to Shanghai to continue her studies, while An Xin stayed in Jinghai City to begin his working life.

The two parallel lines, which had only intersected by accident, returned to their own paths once again.

When An Xin received news of Gao Qilan again, it was five years later. By that time, short videos had become popular. Gao Qilan had transformed into a short-video beauty blogger with tens of millions of followers.

Of course, unlike those flashy, cheap influencers who relied on suggestive content to attract fans, the videos Gao Qilan filmed were full of positive energy.

She based herself in the countryside, using the food culture the Chinese nation was proud of as the main theme, revolving around the four aspects of food, clothing, housing, and transportation. The videos she produced did a great job of promoting the excellent traditional culture of China to the world. She even received awards and recognition from relevant departments for it.

However, before An Xin was reborn, he seemed to have seen news about a dispute between her and her company. It seemed that there were also some problems in her personal life.

"In this life, I must hold onto this treasure of a girl; I cannot let her slip through my fingers again." In this life, An Xin didn't plan on being a good guy. Instead of letting someone else treat this treasure of a girl poorly, he might as well be the one to do it.

"Yes, what is your name? Let me check your information." The girl responsible for receiving Gao Qilan had a bit of baby fat on her face but looked very cute.

"Gao, Gao Qilan." Gao Qilan's voice was still as soft as a little lamb.

"Gao Qilan, is it? Let me look." Upon getting Gao Qilan's name, the girl with baby fat lowered her head and began to search through a stack of papers in front of her.

"Gao Qilan, Marketing Class 1, dormitory is Building 3, Room 201. Here, this is your student ID card, take it." The girl with baby fat's movements were very efficient.

"Okay, thank you!" Gao Qilan hurriedly took it. After Gao Qilan put her student ID away, she glanced at the luggage at Gao Qilan's feet and said, "Wait here for a moment, I'll have someone take you to the dormitory building."

"No, there's no need..." Gao Qilan instinctively wanted to refuse. But just then, a voice came from behind her.

"I'll take her there!" It was An Xin. An Xin, who had already been eyeing Gao Qilan, naturally wouldn't give up such a good opportunity to connect with her.

It was also at this moment that the system's voice rang out again. [Mission Triggered: Successfully escort Gao Qilan to the dormitory. Upon completion of the mission, receive one random lucky draw opportunity.]

This works too? Is the system so casual when issuing missions? An Xin was inwardly surprised; this was definitely an unexpected joy.

The girl with baby fat hadn't noticed An Xin just now, but seeing him now, her eyes lit up immediately. So handsome! This could be said to be the most handsome boy she had seen all day while staying here. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the school hunk.

Seeing An Xin gazing at her, her little face couldn't help but turn red. Then, as if reacting a beat slow, she said, "Okay, okay, then I'll trouble you."

At this moment, where was the efficient, decisive manner she had just displayed? Seeing the other person's reaction, An Xin couldn't help but chuckle.

Then, regardless of whether Gao Qilan agreed or not, he bent down and picked up her luggage. "Let's go!"

Standing in front of Gao Qilan, the smile on An Xin's face was as warm as a spring breeze, blowing into Gao Qilan's heart.

"Okay, okay, thank you, senior!"