Ke Xue Lu Ren Wang

Chapter 1 Request for Love

"Um... hello... are you Toru Hanyu?"

Looking at the message that popped up on the Line chat interface, Yuzuru frowned slightly, a strange sense of unease welling up in his heart.

This tone doesn't feel right.

"Hello... My name is Suzuki Ran, nice to meet you."

In the chat history, the other party immediately sent a second message.

Yuzuru was completely stunned.

Suzuki Lan? Who's that?

He glanced at the Line account name a few more times, and after confirming it was his girlfriend's account, he started typing rapidly on the screen: "Are you Ishihara Nami's friend? Is she next to me?"

"Um... how should I put it..." Suzuki Ran seemed a little hesitant as she typed.

Yuzuru was a little confused. A month ago, he officially started dating Ishihara Nami, the school beauty of Ekoda High School next door. Although the two had never met in person and were separated by a phone screen, the occasional video calls made him feel much happier.

There was no way around it; his girlfriend was indeed very beautiful.

With long, straight black hair, a classic oval face, impeccable fashion sense, and an undeniably stunning figure, this level of beauty is quite rare in Japan, and she certainly fits his aesthetic standards.

Because they haven't known each other for very long, Yuzuru doesn't know much about her yet, but that doesn't stop him from considering her his top choice for his future wife.

As for this Suzuki Ran, he really didn't know who she was.

"We are not friends!"

Suzuki Ran typed a denial of her relationship with Ishihara Nami.

Immediately afterwards, a voice call request popped up.

After thinking for a moment, Yuzuru pressed the answer button.

"Um... if I told you that she sold me her Line account along with you, would you... know?" A clear yet unfamiliar girl's voice came from the receiver.

At this moment, even though Yuzuru had lived two lives, he was completely dumbfounded.

Sold the LINE account? And sold his/her partner along with it? What kind of outrageous move is this?

"Are you guys playing a prank on me?" He was too lazy to type, so he just asked directly.

"I'm not kidding..." Suzuki Ran's tone was very serious on the other end of the phone. "Your girlfriend... uh... your ex really sold this account to me, and you sold it along with it."

Yuzuru felt a throbbing sensation in his temples.

He remained silent for a few seconds, processing this unbelievable information, before asking in a deep voice, "Excuse me, but how much did she sell this account for?"

He could tell that there wasn't a trace of joking in the girl's voice, Suzuki Ran's.

"This account has 200,000, and with yours, it's 220,000," Suzuki Ran answered crisply.

Yuzuru felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he was in a daze.

Two hundred and twenty thousand?

He asked again to confirm, "You mean you bought this account for 200,000 yen, and then you added another 20,000 yen to buy me?"

"Yes!" Suzuki Ran's voice sounded a little smug as she said this.

"Why did you spend 220,000 yen to buy this LINE account?" Yuzuru Tatsumi really didn't understand.

220,000 yen isn't a huge amount, but it's over 10,000 yuan in Chinese currency. And all that money was spent on a social media account? Who exactly is this Suzuki Ran?

She couldn't possibly be a rich woman, could she?

"She said she had more than a dozen online boyfriends she had never met on her LINE account. They were all high school students around seventeen or eighteen years old or some delinquent teenagers. And you are one of the handsome guys who are outstanding in appearance. You need to pay an extra 20,000."

"..."

Yuzuru opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but the sense of astonishment that welled up inside him instantly choked him up.

At that moment, he believed it completely.

Every word Suzuki Ran said was true, not a joke.

In other words, he was dumped by his online girlfriend, who also treated him like a commodity and sold him off!

As a transmigrator, Yuzuru was just an ordinary person in his previous life who enjoyed watching Japanese anime. Aside from being a bit handsome, he didn't achieve anything significant, and his parents had passed away early. One night, while rewatching "Detective Conan," he fell asleep and woke up to find himself transmigrated to this real Japan.

He thought it was just a simple second chance at life, but when he saw the headline "Savior of the Japanese Police: High School Detective Shinichi Kudo" printed in the newspaper, he realized that things were not so simple.

At the same time, he also awakened a [Popularity System]. As long as he appears in Conan episodes and gains the attention of the audience, he can receive corresponding rewards.

But having lived two lives, Toru Hanyu had a different perspective.

He had no intention of following the system's instructions to become a prominent figure in the Detective Conan series or getting involved with those elementary school students who were destined to die.

Therefore, from the moment he was born, Toru Hanyu set a goal to study hard and improve his physical fitness.

In addition, his appearance in this life was indeed outstanding, which made him dream of a bright future for many years.

He dreamed of becoming a social elite one day, marrying a beautiful wife who caught his eye, and living a safe and secure life in this treacherous world of detectives, relying on his own abilities.

To achieve this grand goal, Toru Hanyu never really focused on dating from childhood to adulthood. He rejected all kinds of girls who confessed their feelings to him, so as not to affect his studies.

Through diligent study, he successfully entered Teitan High School and became a top student in Class A of the first year. By learning all the high school knowledge ahead of time, he was even informed in advance by the University of Tokyo that if he maintained his grades until his senior year, he could be admitted exceptionally. In order to relax, Hanyu Tetsu recently "took time" to start dating a school beauty from another school.

The results of it?

Everything has changed in less than a month?

What he found most unacceptable was that his net worth... was only worth 20,000!

It's still in Japanese yen!

This is so frustrating! It's so damn frustrating!

It's worth noting that besides studying, Toru Hanyu also works part-time as a tutor. With his knowledge and teaching abilities far exceeding those of his peers, he can easily earn 300,000 to 500,000 yen a month! That's a solid million-dollar income a year!

This is all before he has graduated. Once he graduates and enters the workforce, making a lot of money will be just around the corner.

As a result, this high-potential, priceless young man was sold for only 20,000 yen.

This is an absolute insult to his character and values!

Just as Yuzuru was struggling with a mix of emotions, Suzuki Ran's weak voice came through the receiver.

"What's wrong?" Yuzuru's voice sounded somewhat somber.

"Um... are you alright? If I'm bothering you... actually..." Suzuki Ran said, seemingly lowering her voice to speak to the person next to her.

"..."

Yuzuru was really not feeling well, and of course, he didn't want to lose his temper with a "customer" who had just spent 220,000 yen.

They remained silent for a long while before Yuzuru finally spoke: "Why do you want to buy an online boyfriend? What's the point?"

"Um..." Suzuki Ran replied immediately, "I lied to my junior high school classmates before, saying that I had a boyfriend, and that he was very handsome..."

"And then?" Yuzuru had a pretty good idea of ​​what would happen next.

"Then they insisted that I bring my boyfriend to the class reunion, but I can't find a boyfriend in this short time..." Suzuki Ran on the other end of the phone seemed a little discouraged.

"I see."

Yuzuru had finally figured out the whole story. He nodded, feeling a little better, but then a question slipped out of his mouth.

"Are you good-looking?"

This statement was like a precise straight ball, immediately silencing the entire room.

There was an instant silence on the other end of the phone.

Several seconds passed before Suzuki Ran's uncertain voice finally came through: "It looks good, right? Probably?"

Yuzuru understood perfectly. He had no time to sympathize with the other person, and then said very seriously, "My time is very precious."

The implication is that playing this childish game with you comes at a price.

Suzuki Ran on the other end of the phone seemed to understand, and without any hesitation, she immediately gave a quote.

"Would two million be alright...?"

Yuzuru remained silent. He didn't care about the money; what he couldn't bear to see the girl being wronged was that she was the one who was hurt.

This "hundredfold" price, coupled with the fact that it greatly soothed his pride which had been wounded by 20,000 yen, was a huge relief.

"Can."

"Then... is it a deal?"

It's a deal.

Yuzuru sighed and decided to accept the commission.