However, after talking with Liu Siyan, Xiaofan couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.

Chen Mei'Er mentioned earlier that if you want more people to bet on your loss, you need to hide your strength. This way, everyone would assume that even if you don't lose today, you're bound to lose tomorrow.

But Liu Siyan insisted that Xiaofan must showcase his full prowess and present his best side on camera, so she can have more leverage when negotiating with advertisers, hopefully raising the price.

This made Xiaofan's headache worse. Whose advice should he follow?

In the blink of an eye, the competition resumed the next day.

Out of over five hundred contestants, it's impossible for everyone to be an expert. Many are like frogs in a well, thinking their skills are exceptional and not taking real martial arts seriously.

So, today Xiaofan's opponent was another soft target.

At this moment, in Mingyuan University's cafeteria, many students skipped classes to come and watch today's matches.

Chen Mei'Er hadn't slept well last night due to Liu Siyan's appearance and didn't want to watch those bets at the casino anyway. There were plenty of people at the casino to help; all she needed was for Xiaofan to win, and then she could go back home and tally things up.

Today, she unexpectedly attended school for classes, but when it was time for Xiaofan's match, this girl couldn't resist running to the cafeteria to watch the match with everyone else. She even switched the channel to Xiaofan's arena on purpose.

The freestyle martial arts tournament is broadcasted live with multiple arenas simultaneously; if you want to watch someone's match, just switch around a few channels, and you can directly see it.

"Wow, Li, look, isn't the guy in the white clothes the one who wanted to chase you a few days ago? Wow, he really is handsome." At this moment, a girl watching the match along with them exclaimed loudly.

"Oh, what's the big deal? His family traditionally studies martial arts, and he's combined their martial arts with Taekwondo, etc. He said when he wins the championship, he'll come to propose to me." Li proudly introduced Xiaofan's opponent to her classmates.

"Wow, that's really impressive. If I had such a tall, handsome, and capable boyfriend, how happy I'd be."

"Exactly, no wonder you even skipped class to run here; it turns out it's for him."

"No way, I just wanted to see how unlucky his opponent is today. Hopefully, he won't end up like yesterday's opponent, who got beaten until spitting foam." Li raised her head, full of pride. She totally enjoyed the voices of envy from around her female classmates.

Chen Mei'Er overheard these words but didn't take them to heart; after all, she's seen it all, and there's no need to stoop to their level.

Yet, the incessant chatter continued.

Chen Mei'Er kept watching the TV screen, anticipating someone's appearance. When Xiaofan finally showed up, Chen Mei'Er burst out laughing.

Xiaofan had messy hair, a sleepy face, and was plastered with advertisement signs all over, looking as comical as possible. Yet, for some reason, Chen Mei'Er found Xiaofan's unkempt charm quite endearing.

Perhaps this was exactly what they meant by love is blind.

"Hey, this guy seems to be from our school," said a girl on the other side curiously.

"From our school? No way. Holy cow, isn't this Xiaofan? Li Guang, Li Guang, come quick! I was wondering where Xiaofan went on sick leave these past few days; turns out he went to participate in the competition. Oh my, what's up with his hair?" Zhang Zhi spotted Xiaofan on the screen immediately, hugged his snacks, and ran over to take a look.

Chen Xueyuan and Li Guang also walked over, sat down, and found it hard to believe when they saw Xiaofan.

"Hey, do you guys know this person? Is he really from our school?" asked a girl intrigued.

"Of course, he's from our department, really impressive. We're buddies." Li Guang found the opportunity to chat with the girl and started jabbering endlessly.

"Wow, I didn't expect our school to have someone like this. Let's face it, he looks pretty handsome." With students from Mingyuan College participating in the match, nearly everyone in the cafeteria came over to watch.

On the ring, Xiaofan, who was warming up, was unaware he had already been noticed by the crowd. He was preoccupied with whether he should finish the match quickly or run a few more laps.

"Tsk, some people don't know the heights of heaven and earth. This is a first-rate competition; it's laughable that any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to join," said Little Li, displeased when someone praised her boyfriend's opponent.

"Whoa, you haven't even married him yet, and you're eager to cheer him on. If he loses, that'll be a huge embarrassment," Li Guang was staunchly supporting his buddy, even though he wasn't sure how strong Xiaofan really was.

"Lose? Bao would lose to that scrawny kid? That's a joke. Watch, that kid will be beaten to a pulp soon. Better yet, you guys should prepare to guard at the hospital; the ambulance might come in two minutes," Little Li came here for the envious stares of classmates. Hearing someone opposing her, she was naturally unhappy.

"Oh my, what a wench. Not going to argue with you..."

"Wench? What's wrong with being a wench?"

"Hey, can we just stop arguing? The match is about to begin," Chen Mei'Er finally spoke up, having sat quietly all along. She didn't want to stoop to their level, but that didn't mean she could tolerate watching the match in such a noisy environment.

"Oh, who do you think you are? What, can't stand seeing someone with such a good boyfriend?" Little Li glanced at Chen Mei'Er and noticed she was sitting pretty close to Li Guang and the others, assuming she was targeting herself on purpose.

Of course, Chen Mei'Er had just transferred to Mingyuan this year, so hardly anyone at school knew her identity.

Li Guang, Zhang Zhi, and Chen Xueyuan swiftly flocked over, surrounding the big beauty behind them.

"Hey there, beauty. Alone, are you? Don't mind that person; she's from the countryside, hasn't seen much of the world," Zhang Zhi swiftly struck up a conversation with flattering words.

"Hmm," Chen Mei'Er nonchalantly reached into the snack bag in Zhang Zhi's hand, taking out two chips and popping them into her mouth.

"Beauty, beauty, I've got some here, I've got some here."

"Don't eat his stuff; it's cheap junk. Try mine."

The other guys scrambled to offer snacks, trying to curry favor.

"Tsk, just because she's got some looks, there are a bunch of scummy men clinging to her like flies. What a load of crap," Little Li hummed jealously at Chen Mei'Er's beauty, prideful of having an excellent boyfriend.

"Who are you calling scummy?" Zhang Zhi was about to lose it.

"Hag, watch your mouth. Ye Xiaofan's friends are surely top-notch elites. Also, I'm getting annoyed..." Chen Mei'Er glanced coldly at the girl and then took out her phone, found Xiaofan's number, and called it.

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