Chapter 5
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Mo Jing Han closed the novel, his gaze lingering on a particular line for quite a while before he finally spoke.
“Because…”
Qin Wan Tang looked up. “What is it?”
“You’re not completely affected by Yan Si Dao,” he said. “In the novel, after just a few chapters, you start to feel jealous of her, and even develop hostility.”
Qin Wan Tang was stunned.
“That proves that the ‘favorability effect’ exists, but it can’t control you forever,” he continued, closing the book. “So you won’t be manipulated into always liking her. But later in the novel, it says your hatred becomes very deep—you might have trouble controlling it.”
“Then the plan is…?” she asked.
“We have to prevent the plot from having a chance to unfold,” he said briefly. “Especially the parts involving me and Yan Si Dao.”
Qin Wan Tang grew a little tense. “…You think she’ll take the initiative to approach you?”
Mo Jing Han glanced at her. “In the novel, I’m the male lead.”
“…Oh.”
“She won’t let that go.”
Sure enough, the very next day, that assumption immediately became reality.
During break time, just as Mo Jing Han stood up to leave the classroom, Yan Si Dao moved faster and blocked his path. She still wore that gentle smile, her voice soft as ever.
“Jing Han, I just transferred here, and there are some things I don’t understand. Could you help me a bit?”
The surrounding atmosphere instantly became attentive.
According to the plot, this was one of the first interactions between the two of them.
Qin Wan Tang stood behind, her heart tightening unconsciously.
Mo Jing Han looked at Yan Si Dao for a few seconds, his expression completely unmoved.
“No.”
One word. Decisive.
Yan Si Dao froze.
“You… are you not free?” she tried to keep her tone gentle.
“It’s not that I’m not free,” he said calmly. “I just don’t want to.”
The air around them immediately stiffened.
Qin Wan Tang was stunned too.
…That direct??
Yan Si Dao clenched her hand slightly, but still didn’t give up.
“It’s just asking about a problem. I thought—”
“There are plenty of capable people in this class,” he cut her off. “Find someone else.”
After saying that, he walked straight past her.
Without looking back.
Qin Wan Tang hurriedly followed behind, her mind filled with confusion and… a strangely satisfying feeling.
But Yan Si Dao didn’t stop.
At noon, when Mo Jing Han was sitting alone, she took the initiative again, carrying her tray and placing it down across from him.
“There’s still space here, right? Can I sit?” she asked, as if nothing had happened that morning.
“No,” he replied immediately.
“…Huh?”
“I don’t like eating with strangers,” he said, his tone still calm.
“We’re not strangers, we’re classmates—”
“Not close.”
This time, Yan Si Dao couldn’t maintain her expression anymore.
Qin Wan Tang, sitting not far away, almost choked on her water.
Mo Jing Han… was usually cold when speaking, but today he was leaving absolutely no room.
Yan Si Dao stood there for a few seconds before finally leaving. But the look in her eyes before she turned away was no longer gentle.
After school, she waited again at the gate.
Clearly on purpose.
“I want to talk to you,” Yan Si Dao looked straight at Mo Jing Han.
“There’s nothing to talk about,” he replied.
“It’s about your future,” she lowered her voice.
This time, Mo Jing Han’s gaze changed slightly.
But only for a second.
“Not interested,” he said.
Then he grabbed Qin Wan Tang’s hand and walked straight away.
That action stunned both of them—Yan Si Dao, and Qin Wan Tang herself.
Her heart pounded wildly.
But he didn’t let go.
Only after they were out of Yan Si Dao’s sight did Mo Jing Han release her hand.
“You…” Qin Wan Tang was still dazed. “Did you have to be that ruthless…?”
“If I didn’t, she wouldn’t stop,” he said. “The more we get entangled, the more chances the plot has to interfere.”
“…That makes sense.”
She was silent for a moment before asking softly,
“You… really weren’t affected at all?”
“No.”
“Even though she… does seem quite likable?”
“Irrelevant.”
The answer came too quickly. Too decisively.
For some reason, Qin Wan Tang felt relieved.
But on the other side, things were far from okay.
Yan Si Dao stood alone, her nails digging tightly into her palm.
This wasn’t right.
Completely wrong.
In the “novel,” Mo Jing Han, though cold, would not directly reject her like this. He would keep his distance, but not to the extent of completely cutting her off.
But now—
He was almost actively avoiding her.
He had even pulled Qin Wan Tang along with him.
“…The two of them…”
Her gaze darkened.
“…have already read the novel?”
If they didn’t know the plot, there was no way they would react like this.
Everything was deviating from its track.
And if this continued, she would no longer be the “female lead.”
That thought made her heart turn cold.
“No…”
“I can’t let this happen…”
Yan Si Dao took a deep breath, then slowly formed a smile.
A completely different smile.
“If you won’t obediently follow the plot…”
“Then I’ll force it back on track.”
The next day, a series of events began to unfold.
A sudden test caused Mo Jing Han and Yan Si Dao to be seated next to each other.
During a group assignment, the teacher directly called their names and placed them in the same group.
For cleaning duty, the list was suddenly changed, leaving only the two of them behind.
Each situation looked like a coincidence.
But the coincidences were too precise. Too unnatural.
“Not random,” he said quietly.
Qin Wan Tang stood beside him, her back turning cold.
“…She did this?”
“Yes.”
He tightened his grip on the novel in his hand.
“She’s starting her counterattack.”
This time—
it was no longer just about avoiding things.
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