I started as a spirited young man, and the system made me a male god.

After touching up her makeup, Lu Ziyue took a deep breath, trying to calm her chaotic emotions.

She got up, straightened her clothes and wig to make sure she looked normal, and then put on a calm smile before going to find Chen Fei.

Chen Fei was looking down at his phone. Hearing footsteps, he looked up and asked, "Finished? Shall we begin?"

"Okay, let's get started. Feel free to use the equipment here." Lu Ziyue led Chen Fei towards the makeshift photography area.

Her photography team didn't have any objections to Chen Fei's sudden addition.

After all, Lu Ziyue had already paid the full amount, so they were happy to relax and only needed to make sure the camera lights were working properly. Some of them even took out their phones and started browsing.

Chen Fei took Lu Ziyue's expensive camera, and the moment he held it, that familiar sense of control returned.

He quickly adjusted the parameters, and Lu Ziyue stood in front of the temporary backdrop, posing as instructed.

"Okay, look here, raise your hand a little higher, look at your palm..." Chen Fei guided while quickly pressing the shutter.

After taking a few pictures, Chen Fei walked over to Lu Ziyue and showed her the camera screen: "How do you feel about this? Are you satisfied?"

Lu Ziyue's mind was not on the photos at all.

She leaned closer, her eyes quickly scanning the screen. The portraits were indeed exceptionally well-taken, but she only glanced at them briefly before nodding repeatedly.

"Very good! Teacher Chen Fei, your technique is superb! Keep it in mind!"

She was currently preoccupied with whether or not to ask Chen Fei directly, and had no interest in carefully examining the sample videos.

Chen Fei glanced at her with some surprise, feeling that her reaction was a bit too perfunctory, but he didn't think much of it, assuming it was just that she trusted his skills.

So he nodded: "Okay, let's continue."

For the next twenty minutes, Chen Fei was completely focused on filming.

Although Lu Ziyue cooperated by striking various poses, her eyes kept drifting towards Chen Fei, observing his every move, while she was engaged in a fierce internal struggle:

Should I ask or not? If I miss this opportunity, I don't know when I'll have another chance.

Finally, Chen Fei felt that the footage was almost finished, and he called out to Lu Ziyue again, "Teacher Lu, it's almost done. Would you like to take a look at the final cut?"

Lu Ziyue walked to his side and pretended to look at the photos in the camera carefully, one, two... but her gaze gradually shifted from the screen and landed on Chen Fei's profile.

After nearly twenty minutes of filming and inner struggle, she finally made up her mind.

This is a rare opportunity, don't hesitate any longer!

She took a deep breath, lowered her voice, and said in a tone that only the two of them could hear, "Teacher Chen Fei."

"Hmm?" Chen Fei turned his head and looked at her in confusion.

Lu Ziyue looked him straight in the eye and decided to get straight to the point: "I...I've noticed something strange about you."

Chen Fei immediately thought of his system, his heart skipped a beat, but he remained outwardly calm: "Oh? What's strange about it?"

"Several times you looked at things that weren't there in the air and then laughed happily, or made strange gestures," Lu Ziyue stared intently at his expression. "Tell me, are you from another world?!"

Chen Fei was stunned, his heart suddenly clenching.

Could it be that I was too emotional when I called the system and it saw me? That seems to be the only explanation.

According to the typical plot of online novels he had read, the protagonist obtaining such an incredible opportunity as a system should be kept absolutely secret. How could it be discovered so quickly by a girl he had only recently met?

And how could it be such a coincidence? Every time he used the system and got excited about the rewards, Lu Ziyue just happened to see it?

He forced down the turmoil in his heart and tried to cover it up with a relaxed tone: "Maybe I'm just a bit fidgety and have a lot of emotions. You know, a young man like me can't even walk properly."

Chen Fei knew that every second he hesitated would increase the other party's suspicion, so he directly brought up his identity as a spirited young man, trying to stop this aloof young lady from asking questions.

However, Lu Ziyue showed no change in expression and dropped a second bombshell: "Do you remember, I helped you throw away the bottle last night?"

She paused, observing Chen Fei's reaction, and then said, word by word, "To tell you the truth, on my way to throw it away, I drank the rest of the lemon juice in the bottle."

"What?!" Chen Fei was truly stunned this time, his astonishment completely undisguised.

He couldn't believe that a rich girl like Lu Ziyue would drink a man's leftover, unregulated beverage. Wasn't she afraid of putting some strange drug in it?!

The woman before him was completely beyond his comprehension.

Although he quickly regained his composure and controlled his expression, Lu Ziyue still accurately captured that fleeting change in expression.

She became even more certain that Chen Fei was definitely up to something!

"Looks like I wasn't wrong," Lu Ziyue pressed her advantage, pointing to her smooth cheeks. "You know what? Because I wear makeup so often, my skin is very sensitive. Before, after wearing makeup for so long, it should have become red and uncomfortable long ago. But today, my skin is unbelievably in great condition! And you too,"

Her sharp gaze swept across Chen Fei's face. "Your skin is so much better than it looked in the first video I saw on Xiaohongshu!"

This is not something ordinary skincare can achieve! The only thing we have in common is that we both came into contact with that strange bottle of lemonade!

When Chen Fei heard "lemonade," he believed that Lu Ziyue had really drunk the beauty lemonade that the system rewarded her with. Otherwise, how could she have judged the taste of the drink just from the bottle?

As he listened to Lu Ziyue's clear and logical analysis, a cold sweat broke out on his back.

This girl has amazing observation and associative abilities!

His mind raced as he considered countermeasures.

We don't know Lu Ziyue's true intentions yet, so we absolutely cannot admit to anything.

He took a deep breath, a confused and helpless expression on his face, and decided to use the "tough tactic" he had honed over many years in the workplace—to deny it to the death!

"Teacher Lu, what are you trying to say? I don't understand at all. It was just a regular drink. Your skin looking better is probably because you've been resting well lately. I haven't noticed any changes myself." After saying that, Chen Fei shrugged, looking innocent.

Lu Ziyue was furious at Chen Fei's "dead pig doesn't fear boiling water" attitude. She never expected him to be so shameless.

She had clearly grasped so many clues, and the other party's reaction confirmed her guess, but she just wouldn't admit it!

Even if she pulls up the videos from various places, what can she prove? Just like Chen Fei said, he can easily explain it as a personal habit.

Law? Common sense? They appear so pale and powerless in the face of a lack of decisive evidence.

Seeing Lu Ziyue's furrowed brows and speechless expression, Chen Fei knew that his strategy had worked.

He handed the camera back to Lu Ziyue and said casually, "Teacher Lu, I've finished taking the photos for you, and I think the results are alright. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now?"

After saying that, he turned around and left the photography area quickly without waiting for Lu Ziyue's response, as if there was some raging beast behind him.

Lu Ziyue stood there, holding the still-warm camera in her hand, watching Chen Fei's departing figure without any lingering attachment, her fists clenched tightly, her nails almost digging into her palms.

Her insistence on getting an answer stemmed not only from curiosity, but also from a deeper longing for a "miracle."

She so desperately wanted Chen Fei to really come to the other world.

In that case, her wish, which she couldn't fulfill in reality, might have a chance of coming true...

After getting out of Lu Ziyue's sight, Chen Fei almost jogged away from the exhibition hall. He only slowed down and breathed a sigh of relief when he entered the noisy outer area.

He originally planned to spend more time at the anime convention, taking photos of other cosplayers with his "master-level photography skills" to easily gain some popularity.

But now that Lu Ziyue has made such a fuss, he is afraid that if he stays any longer, he will expose more of his true colors, so it would be better to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.

He followed the signs toward the exit, mentally planning his next move: to the gym to complete his first workout, and then have dinner with Shen Shaoting and Lin Jingyi that evening.

However, he hadn't gone far when a figure suddenly jumped in front of him, blocking his way.

"Hi! Brother Chen Fei! What a coincidence, we meet again!" Li Yunyao blinked her big eyes and spoke in a lively tone.

Chen Fei paused, startled, and said, "It's you. What's up?"

Li Yunyao's smile widened: "It's nothing, I just wanted to be friends with you! Can we add each other on WeChat? That way we can keep in touch."

Faced with the sudden request, Chen Fei was puzzled: "We all live in the same building. If there's anything, you can talk to Shen Shaoting or Lin Jingyi and let them tell me."

Li Yunyao licked her lips, shook her head somewhat shyly, and added in an ambiguous tone:

"I'm a little embarrassed to ask them to pass on my message... because I've been wanting to take some boudoir photos lately, and I think your photography skills are pretty good, could you help me out?"