The moment Kai Zhang stepped into Class 3-5, silence descended. His delicate features - porcelain skin, slightly downturned eyes, and a fragile-looking frame - captured everyone's attention. But beneath his soft exterior, a razor-sharp mind was already calculating.
*System Notification: World #1 - Prevent Original Couple Formation*
*Target Couple: Wu Yang x Zhao Lin*
*Current Mission Difficulty: Moderate*
The homeroom teacher, a middle-aged woman with tired eyes, gestured toward him. "Introduce yourself."
Kai lowered his gaze, a hint of nervousness carefully manufactured. "I'm Li Chen," he said, his voice soft and melodic. "I transferred from another school in the city. I hope we can get along well."
A perfect performance of vulnerability.
His eyes briefly swept the classroom. Wu Yang - the basketball team's star, muscular and confident - sat by the window. Zhao Lin, the top student, occupied the front row, his glasses reflecting the fluorescent lights. Their future relationship was supposed to be inevitable. But not anymore.
From the moment the system had selected this world, Kai knew exactly what to do.
Wu Yang caught his eye and offered a friendly smile. Zhao Lin glanced up, then quickly looked away. Interesting.
The teacher assigned Kai a seat directly between Wu Yang and Zhao Lin - a coincidence that was anything but random. The system always provided the perfect starting position.
As he sat down, Kai allowed a small, uncertain smile to play on his lips. His first move was about to begin.
*Objective: Create strategic emotional distance between the targets. Method: Psychological manipulation.*
Game on.