America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 216 Do you want me to come over?

The two girls didn't try to stop him. Li Xiaoen successfully got outside and walked along the snow-covered road toward his house, but his mood wasn't so pleasant.

Both girls were very smart. Sophie was one of them, but Victoria, seeing him wolf down both of their food and then ignore him afterwards, probably understood his greedy intentions.

What direction will their relationship take next?

Li Xiaoen couldn't help but look up at the sky, exhale a long breath, and his breath turned into white mist that rose into the air and quickly dissipated.

"Why isn't anyone shoveling snow today?"

Attracted by the rustling sound underfoot, Li Xiaoen looked down and realized that the roads in the dormitory area had not been cleared of snow and had accumulated a thick layer of it.

Shaking his head and sighing, Li Xiaoen looked towards his dormitory in the distance, where, unusually, the lights were on.

Somewhat unexpectedly, when Li Xiaoen arrived at the dormitory door, he casually flipped the doorknob and found that the door was locked. After hesitating for a moment, he took out the key and opened it, successfully going inside.

“Daniel…”

He called out into the house, and heard rustling and flustered sounds coming from the living room. Li Xiaoen's expression turned indifferent. He took a step and moved to the spot in front of the stairs where he could see the living room sofa. He then raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"Michael?"

Li Xiaoen exclaimed in surprise, his gaze involuntarily shifting to the young woman sitting beside him, an Asian-looking girl dressed in Lolita fashion. He paused for a moment, then asked, "Is this... your girlfriend?"

Seeing the two of them frantically tidying their disheveled clothes, Li Xiaoen had a subtle feeling. He glanced at the single sofa he was sitting on and, seeing no trace of it, breathed a sigh of relief.

Don't you have your own dormitories?

Li Xiaoen laughed in exasperation, "Even if you're worried about Malcolm being in the dorm, can't you go to a nearby hotel?"

Just like Daniel, one drags a woman into the darkness of the wilderness at night, and the other refuses to go to his own dorm and insists on coming to someone else's dorm, even the large living room. Are all young people on the American West Coast this good at having fun?

"Hehe, there are some reasons, Sean."

Michael chuckled awkwardly twice, winked meaningfully, and then introduced them, "This is Sean Lee, my best friend, and this is Michael, an exchange student from Japan. I met her on Dating."

"Still Japanese?"

Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow, then glanced again at the Lolita dress the girl was wearing. Suddenly remembering that Michael was a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) who liked anime, his expression turned strange.

Where is Daniel?

Li Xiaoen took a bottle of soda water from the refrigerator, unscrewed it, took a sip, and then raised his chin to ask a question.

Michael was inside before he came back, and only Daniel had the key to open the door.

"Oh, him..."

Michael nodded and gestured to the room upstairs. "He's in the room with the girl."

"..."

With a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind, but considering the difficulties and obstacles his own relationship faced, Li Xiaoen shook his head and sighed, saying nothing more.

"Don't go too far, don't mess things up."

With a wave of his hand, Li Xiaoen was about to head upstairs.

"Hehe, don't worry, Sean."

Michael nodded. "Even if we're going to do something, Michael and I will just run into the woods outside. It's more fun outside."

Li Xiaoen paused involuntarily and turned around to see Michael grinning shamelessly. Michael, though not looking over, simply turned his head to the side, showing no intention of hiding anything.

He had initially thought that statement was too explicit.

Li Xiaoen shook his head, said nothing more, and hurried upstairs.

Since the beginning of his studies abroad, he had heard many people say that the international student community was very chaotic, and perhaps he had only seen the tip of the iceberg in that Japanese girl.

After pondering for a while, Li Xiaoen returned to his room, grabbed his clothes, and washed up. Only then did he feel much more relaxed and at ease.

Sitting down at the computer, Li Xiaoen began accessing the official website of the company he had previously infiltrated—the knowledge extraction from the [Advanced Learning Card] was complete once again. To his surprise, it contained even more information about network security cooperation and hacking.

Perhaps the knowledge extracted from the learning card is based on the student's current knowledge base and the various events they encounter, which aligns with the explanation of the learning card's automatic simulation of virtual learning.

He didn't care too much. He now had nearly twenty years of virtual time at his disposal, so he didn't need to worry about this kind of bias. The meat was already in the pot, and even if it was biased towards unpopular areas, such as assembly language or even machine language, he would still make a profit.

This is a gambling company disguised as a gaming company. It attracts players to recharge by developing one simple game after another, and then conducts various prize draws through its official website. However, judging from what they have infiltrated, six out of ten prize pools are secretly manipulated.

He didn't need to understand that the odds of winning and the winners of this prize pool were entirely controlled by the official company. With such a large sum of money involved, how could anyone still place their hopes on the fairness of the game's official company and their insignificant and virtually meaningless winning recharge ratio?

Li Xiaoen's expression turned strange. He typed on the keyboard with both hands, further refining the traces and loopholes in his infiltration methods. He rested his chin on one hand and held the mouse with the other, staring at the computer screen in deep thought.

Should we get something?
The moment the thought crossed his mind, it surged uncontrollably. With a determined heart, Li Xiaoen simply put down both hands and quickly started typing on the keyboard again.

Is it truly just to use violence to combat violence, to punish illegal behavior in an illegal way?
He had no interest in delving into this philosophical question, and he had never considered himself an infallible, simple, and good person. At this moment, all he could think about was how this made him happy.

Having made his decision, Li Xiaoen didn't hesitate any longer. He registered a virtual account online and invested only one US dollar worth of virtual currency into a prize pool with a jackpot of five hundred thousand US dollars that was about to be drawn. At the same time, he opened the official website of another website...

At 11:01 PM, Li Xiaoen let out a long breath, put his hands behind his head, and leaned back in his chair. He looked at the forum where players who had spent thousands or even tens of thousands of US dollars were sending messages to complain about the unfairness, and a smile appeared on his face.

He even saw staff on the company's official website explaining and taking the opportunity to promote the rationality and absolute fairness of their lottery mechanism.

……

Meanwhile, in stark contrast to the quiet comfort of Sean Lee's place, a series of roars echoed from the brightly lit first floor of a building in Manhattan, New York City.

"You idiot! It's just a mature system changing a new account that we've been cultivating, and you can get that wrong?!"

A thin, middle-aged white man with a hooked nose gritted his teeth and roared at one of the young employees.

"But I definitely made the right change back then."

The young employee frowned and explained, "I checked it several times at the time."

"So, you're saying we changed it?"

The middle-aged man roared again, "Or, is it possible that a hacker broke in and left so much money in the account untouched, only changing the ownership of the grand prize in an event?"

Upon hearing this, the young employee fell silent.

"Have you found out the source of that virtual account?"

The middle-aged man turned his head and shouted in another direction.

"No, that account's IP address has been dynamically spoofed and keeps changing."

This answer seemed to be expected. The middle-aged man's face darkened, and he didn't utter a curse. He turned to look at the other side and said, "Have you gotten the remittance account for that winning account? We only support remittances to publicly known accounts. Either he won the prize but can't claim it, or we have to find out who he is."

Gritting his teeth and taking a deep breath, the man revealed a cold smile.

"They haven't done that yet... Oh, he submitted his account information."

An employee looked at the computer screen with surprise, then quickly changed his tune, but his face immediately froze.

"The account must be registered to the real person. What's there to worry about?"

The man coldly rebuked him, then had no choice but to move to the computer and look at the remittance address displayed on it.

International Red Cross.

"..."

The official staff on the forum stopped talking. Li Xiaoen found it amusing and took out his phone to look at the hacker enthusiast group that Haskel had introduced, where several people were chatting enthusiastically. After a moment of contemplation, Li Xiaoen posted a screenshot of the code he had used to infiltrate the official website and change the prize pool.

The group was quiet for a moment, then messages kept popping up. I quickly squeezed out of the chat box before I could even read a single message. Just as I was thinking of chatting with them, Su Feier sent me a message.

Sean, come to my dorm. I'll be waiting for you in my room.
"..."

Victoria shouldn't be next to her, right?

Li Xiaoen pondered to himself, carefully considering the trap that Su Feier might have dug for him.

He only ignored Victoria when she found out about his greed. But if she found out about his close relationship with Suffer, they might never see each other again.

Taking a deep breath, Li Xiaoen decided to choose the safest response.

What are you doing? It's so late, you and Victoria should be asleep by now, right?
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the chat before a response came.

Victoria has already gone into her room; she's probably asleep. Don't worry, I won't bother you anymore. You can just come to my room alone.
What would I do in your room? If it's about company cooperation, we can discuss it here, or Monday is fine too.
After a long silence, Suffer sent only a short voice message.

Are you coming or not?

Raising an eyebrow, Li Xiaoen made a face like he was driving a pink children's toy car in a complicated manner, and finally overturned and rolled away. He then got up, changed his clothes, and went out.

Upon descending to the first floor, Li Xiaoen finally saw the West Coast duo sitting together watching TV in the living room, and he stopped in his tracks.

"Sean, it's so late, are you still going out?"

Seeing him getting dressed and about to leave, Daniel quickly asked.

"Yes."

Li Xiaoen nodded, but couldn't help glancing at the two of them before leaving. "Princeton's academic pace is always fast. You've been either working to save money or going on dates lately. Are you really managing to keep up with your studies?"

Daniel and his companion were taken aback by what they heard and exchanged a glance.

"It's only freshman year, so our major courses are relatively easy. It's not too late to start studying seriously in sophomore or junior year."

Daniel forced a smile. "Besides, isn't the freshman year the time when you can have the most fun and have the most time? We're making the most of our best time." "At least we've earned the course credits. If all else fails, we can always go back to Seattle and become teachers."

Michael patted his chest nonchalantly.

"As long as you have a plan, that's fine."

Li Xiaoen nodded helplessly. In terms of employment and life, Americans are indeed much more open-minded than Chinese. It's not that getting into a prestigious university means you have to achieve something or earn a lot of money. From what he knew before, many graduates went on to work in humanities and community service organizations.

Not seeing any of their female companions, Li Xiaoen tentatively asked again, carefully considering her words before deciding on the appropriate form of address, "Have your...girlfriends all gone home?"

"I'm going back now. It's best not to spend more than four hours with a girl you met on a dating basis. This way, you can maintain your mystery and make it easier to ask her out again next time!"

Michael nodded solemnly, and Daniel nodded in agreement.

"There's no need to say the last sentence."

Li Xiaoen raised his hand and rolled his eyes. "What exactly was the reason you said you had to bring that Japanese girl here?"

Michael's expression became uncertain upon hearing this. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke meaningfully under the watchful eyes of his two friends.

"Michael has a boyfriend."

He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a moment. After a moment of contemplation, Li Xiaoen laughed incredulously, "What does this have to do with coming here or not? It's understandable that she avoids going to her dorm to avoid suspicion, but what about yours?"

"That's it."

Michael decided to be frank and lay it all out. He shrugged and said, "If I went to my dorm, there's a high chance my boyfriend would see us and become suspicious. But if it were someone else, your dorm, and you don't have any contact with Michael, no one would think I'd be spending time with Michael in someone else's dorm, instead of somewhere obviously more appropriate..."

"..."

“Daniel…”

It took Li Xiaon a while to come to his senses. He turned to Daniel and said, "Michael may not be very good at other things, but he has a real talent for having affairs."

"Ha ha……"

Daniel paused for a moment upon hearing this, then burst into laughter, slapping his thigh and nodding repeatedly. Looking at Michael, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Michael, the god of infidelity, are you perhaps the real-life embodiment of Zeus from Greek mythology?"

"If I were Zeus, I'd first turn you into a woman, then... well, you know, I'd make you pregnant!"

Michael kicked him hard and gritted his teeth as he retorted.

“What the f**k…”

With an incredulous gasp, Daniel was startled and quickly backed away, but Michael relentlessly pounced on him, locking his arms around his throat.

Silently watching the two entangled, Li Xiaoen narrowed his eyes, ignored Daniel's raised hand for help, waved his hand and went out.

Upon arriving at the girls' dormitory, Li Xiaoen first activated [Eye of Insight] to scan the area. Seeing that Victoria was already lying on the bed, Su Feier went downstairs and walked towards the door. After confirming that there was no risk, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sufeil..."

The door opened, revealing a girl in a nightgown. Li Xiaoen reached out and hugged her, pulling her into the room. He then closed and locked the door, asking softly, "Why did you call me here?"

"I didn't do anything, I just like to tease you, is that okay?"

With her hands on the young man's chest, she could even feel his strong heartbeat and warmth through his thin shirt. Sophie did not break free from his embrace, but looked up at him defiantly.

"If it's just this kind of trouble, then I can barely accept it."

After a moment's hesitation, Li Xiaoen nodded at the girl, and to avoid any unforeseen complications, he quickly released her and embraced her as they hurried towards the room on the second floor.

To Li Xiaoen's great surprise, when she reached the second floor and was only one door away from Victoria, Suffer did not shout loudly, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

Are you afraid I'll go back on my word?

The door slammed shut with a knock. Noticing the change in the young man's expression, Su Feier scoffed angrily and shoved him with her arm.

"I was just afraid of disturbing us."

Li Xiaoen chuckled in response, but unfortunately, his words didn't seem to elicit a reaction from Su Feier, who was immediately pushed away.

She rolled her eyes at the young man and ignored him, turning around and going into the washroom.

Shrugging, Li Xiaoen moved across the aisle to the bedside, looked around, sat down in a chair, and casually clicked on a webpage on the computer.

The webpage was full of the latest news and information, and while he was busy with competitions and completing his lab work, Suffer also kept browsing and following this information.

Feeling a bit bored, Li Xiaoen propped his chin up and inevitably opened the lottery page of the original betting company's official website, scrolling up and down to find a meaningful and worthwhile prize pool.

Lost in thought, Li Xiaoen didn't know how much time had passed when a figure suddenly appeared behind him. He looked up and was stunned.

Satisfied with the young man's reaction, Sophie still subconsciously gave him a disdainful look, said nothing, lowered her eyes to find a place, and sat down on the other man's lap facing him.

"Sufeil..."

Li Xiaoen took a few deep breaths and moved his Adam's apple, but could only utter two weak calls.

There was no answer. Sophie raised her hands and cupped the young man's head in her palms, slowly stroking his face with her fingers. She brought her head close, only inches away from the young man.

"Like it?"

A slight smile curved her rosy lips as Suffer spoke softly.

"like."

The girl's fingers were slightly cool, and the touch on his face felt pleasant. Li Xiaoen's voice was a little hoarse. He swallowed and nodded subconsciously.

"Ha ha……"

As expected, Sophie stepped back to avoid the young man's kiss, moved her thumb and rubbed it against his lips, lowering her eyes as she spoke, "Actually, as long as you promise me one thing, I can fulfill any wish you have in the future."

"what's up?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoen's eyes widened, and he finally regained some clarity.

"Don't worry, it's not a matter of superpowers."

Sophie pursed her lips, carefully choosing her words, "As long as you tell Victoria that our relationship is just like this, that's enough."

"No matter how our relationship develops in the future, as long as you still like me, I can satisfy you."

After careful consideration, Suffer finally managed to utter her thoughts, but then she noticed the young man beneath her leaning back against the chair and looked back at him.

"Sophie, please forgive me."

With his eyes regaining their clarity and composure, Li Xiaoen shook his head and sighed in reply.

"..."

"f**k you..."

Gritting her teeth, Suffer pushed him hard and struggled to get up and leave.

"Sufeil..."

He quickly called out and hugged the girl tightly, saying, "I want you to know that I don't want to get your compromise by offering these conditions."

Upon hearing this, Suffer immediately stopped struggling. Seeing this, Li Xiaoen pressed his advantage and explained in a gentle voice.

“Sophie, I understand what happened today, but I don’t want you to make a compromise that makes you feel wronged. That’s not fair to you, is it?”

Meeting the bewildered gaze that was directed at him, Li Xiaoen rubbed the girl's hands together a couple of times, relaxed his body, leaned back in his chair, and smiled.

"I hope that any compromise you make is based solely on our relationship and has nothing to do with anyone or anything else."

"You make it sound so righteous, but when you asked me to wear a maid outfit and a bunny girl headdress, wasn't that what you kept saying was a transaction, as payment for helping me?"

After a moment of contemplation with his eyes lowered, Suffer raised his eyes and scoffed in rebuttal.

"I thought it was just a game between us..."

Li Xiaoen tilted his head and explained helplessly, "If you don't want to, I naturally won't force you to do anything."

Gritting his teeth and glaring at him, Suffer leaned in, grabbed the young man's cheek with one hand, and tugged at it.

"It's already been fulfilled, it's already happened, and now you're telling me this? Aren't you shameless?"

"Okay, I guess I'm just too shameless."

He gave her a meaningful look, but didn't expose her stubbornness. He pursed his lips but couldn't help but smile. "I'm thick-skinned, so use my standards for judgment..."

"Your mouth is really annoying!"

With his eyes narrowed, Suffer gritted his teeth and let out a long hiss.

"Ha ha……"

Startled by his words, Li Xiaoen then tilted his head back and laughed twice. Before he could look back at Su Feier, the girl's pretty face loomed over, blocking his view. As she gradually enlarged, she opened her mouth wide and bit his lips.

"Well……"

The first thing that came to her lips was a sharp pain. Li Xiaoen couldn't help but groan softly. Before she could react, the stinging pain was immediately enveloped by her soft lips, and her lips and tongue soothed and relieved it.

His breathing suddenly became rapid, and Li Xiaoen's hands, which were on Su Feier's slender waist, began to exert force, greedily caressing the beautiful curves of her body, moving downwards to the short, round white pom-pom behind the girl's clothes.

(End of this chapter)