Chapter Forty-Nine: I Made the Hot Search?!

Gen Haoshi swallowed hard: Damn it, she’s awake too!

Li Shishi looked at Gen Haoshi, her curiosity piqued as she asked again, “Senior, who’s this little brother?”

“I didn’t see anyone,” Li Shishi said, glancing around as she spoke.

Gen Haoshi hurried to his feet. “Uh, Shishi, there’s another competition this afternoon. I should head back now.” As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to bolt when a gentle little hand caught his left wrist from behind.

“Senior, my foot’s gone numb.” Li Shishi looked at Gen Haoshi plaintively, her lips pouting. “I’m so hungry, but I can’t make it to the cafeteria on my own right now... Senior, you have to carry me.”

Oh, for heaven’s sake! She wants me to carry her, and I’ll just do it? Am I really that lacking in principle? If someone sees us, how am I supposed to explain? … “Ahem, get on.” Gen Haoshi turned his back to Li Shishi and crouched down.

Seeing him crouch, Li Shishi gleefully climbed onto Gen Haoshi’s back.

9527: Master, what happened to your principles?!

Gen Haoshi 2.0: Look at yourself!

Gen Haoshi: Come on! Would you have me leave such a cute girl here all alone? What if some creep comes by and takes her away?

9527: Master, you are the creep.

Gen Haoshi 2.0: That’s the plain truth. 9527, you really do have a grounded, sensible worldview.

Gen Haoshi ignored them for once, hoisted Li Shishi onto his back, and left the Feiling Aeronautics Academy’s gymnasium.

“Senior, where are we going to eat?” Li Shishi wrapped her arms around Gen Haoshi’s neck, her fair little face pressed against his ear.

Gen Haoshi thought: We definitely can’t go to her school—if Goddess Mimi sees us, there’ll be no way to explain! … And we can’t go back to mine; those guys can’t keep their mouths shut… Since we’re at Feiling Aeronautics Academy, then… “Let’s just eat here.”

At the entrance to the gym, Gen Haoshi asked one of the students, then headed toward the nearest cafeteria.

Though times have changed and people are more open, Gen Haoshi still became the center of attention as he walked.

As they neared the cafeteria, Gen Haoshi said, “Shishi, is your foot any better? Think you can walk now?”

It wasn’t that Gen Haoshi couldn’t carry her anymore… With Li Shishi’s petite frame and his own sturdy build, he could easily keep carrying her for miles. He just felt that with so many people in the cafeteria, walking in with a girl on his back would make him the target of everyone’s scrutiny.

“Senior, my foot’s still numb… And don’t keep calling me ‘Shishi,’ just call me Shishi.” With that, Li Shishi’s arms tightened around his neck.

Gen Haoshi swallowed again, bracing himself as he carried Li Shishi into Feiling Aeronautics Academy’s cafeteria.

Sure enough, the moment they entered, all eyes turned to them.

A single guy muttered, “Showing off their love even in the cafeteria!”

Another chimed in, “Show offs never last!”

Li Shishi was delighted when she heard “showing off their love,” but her eyes widened at the latter comment, and she shot a fierce glare at the nearby singles.

For these solitary guys, being glared at by such a beautiful girl was devastating. Instantly, they all fell silent.

The couples, however, reacted quite differently.

One girl tugged on her boyfriend’s arm, “Look at how other people treat their girlfriends!”

Another girl, holding her boyfriend’s hand, cooed, “Next time, you have to carry me to the cafeteria too!”

…Gen Haoshi carried Li Shishi through the crowd, hearing only girlfriends’ complaints and envy directed at the girl on his back.

“Hey, Two!”

Who was calling him? Gen Haoshi followed the sound and saw Zhu Di grinning and waving at him, along with the rest of the basketball team and Lin Ling. They all wore knowing smiles.

Damn! What are they all doing here?!

There was no avoiding it… Gen Haoshi sighed and walked to the table next to theirs, setting Li Shishi down before taking a seat across from her.

Li Shishi soon sat down and introduced herself sweetly, “Hello, everyone. I’m Li Shishi, a freshman from Huayu School of Design.”

Her voice was lovely! And she was so adorable!… Though the team had already seen her in the academy gym, seeing her again so soon still made hearts flutter.

“Freshman, what would you like to eat? I’ll get it for you,” Zhang Zhaolong couldn’t help but offer.

“Thank you,” Li Shishi pointed at Gen Haoshi, “and get something for Senior too.”

Zhang Zhaolong regretted it immediately: I just dug my own grave, didn’t I? Guess I’ll have to eat less tonight.

While Zhang Zhaolong was off getting food, Li Shishi smiled sweetly, gazing deeply at Gen Haoshi, barely blinking… It was torture for all the single guys!

When Zhang Zhaolong returned, carrying two trays, he realized: This girl only has eyes for Gen Haoshi, why am I bothering?

Gen Haoshi had barely started eating when Zhu Di handed him a phone. “Hey Two, you’re trending on the Ten Schools Web Alliance.”

The Ten Schools Web Alliance was a campus life website jointly run by ten universities hosting the autumn sports festival—almost every student from these schools checked it daily. And the trending list meant the posts with the most clicks and comments.

Gen Haoshi glanced at Zhu Di’s phone and nearly spat out his food… The home page of the Ten Schools Alliance was emblazoned with a headline: “Love her? Carry her.” Beneath it was a large photo of Gen Haoshi carrying Li Shishi on the way to the cafeteria!

Who took this picture?! And so quickly!… This is the front page!… The previous incidents haven’t even been explained yet—if Goddess Mimi sees this…

Gen Haoshi’s hands shook as he tapped into the post. Below the headline, it read: “Clicks: 36,189, Comments: 21,703”… In this short time, so many people had seen it?!

Gen Haoshi prayed that Goddess Mimi wouldn’t visit the site anytime soon (though the chances were slim).

His fingers trembled as he scrolled through the photos—shots of Gen Haoshi carrying Li Shishi from every angle along the way, and even the recent moment in the cafeteria had been uploaded!