Looking at her subconscious reaction, Qian Erbai guessed that the word "paper man" should be related to her core secret.

Paper man is a joking name for characters in the two-dimensional world such as text and pictures.

Xu Mengyao refers to the people around her as "paper people", which is obviously not the "everyone is drunk but I am sober" who suffered from secondary illness. Her vision of the world seems to have a sense of superiority from a high-level dimension.

Qian Erbai needs to find the support of her sense of superiority, so that she can strike with precision and break down one by one.

But he only heard some fragments, and he couldn't completely put together the image of the small world in Xu Mengyao's eyes, so he said calmly, "Do you think the world you live in is not the real world?"

Xu Mengyao squeezed the badminton in his hand Pat, force yourself to stay calm. She said: "Teacher, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand?"

Qian Erbai smiled, and continued to analyze her heart: "Do you still think that these living, flesh-and-blood people around you are It's all fake, it's flat graphics, it's data without emotion, it's a game character that can be deleted or modified?"

When Xu Mengyao heard the word "game character", Xu Mengyao's pupils shrank suddenly, and her face became even more ugly.

"You..." She was puzzled, looked at Qian Erbai, speechless, as if she was looking at a monster with teeth and claws, a devil who could easily see through her disguise and expose the deepest secret in her heart.

With deep guard in her eyes, she frantically called the game customer service, and asked sternly, "Who are you?" This person is definitely not an ordinary dean, and he may not even be in this world. people.

But the game interface seemed to be frozen, no matter how frantically she clicked, there was no response. In the end, the screen was turned off directly, and she could no longer see any information cards in front of her eyes.

She was at a loss, calling the game system in her mind, and finally murmured: "System? System?!"

At this moment, Qian Erbai took a step forward, her heart became more flustered, and she hurriedly shouted: "You Don't come here!"

Her voice was very low, but it was nothing but impotent rage.

Facing Xu Mengyao's vigilant gaze, Qian Erbai's expression was still leisurely, and could even be called kind.

He said: "Don't be nervous, come and talk to me about your thoughts. Why do you feel like you are in a game?"

He took the badminton racket in her hand, stacked it with his own, and stuffed it into the racket. In the ball bag, he casually said as if he was talking about homework: "Is it because your parents are not caring enough for you, making you think they are as dull as a machine? Or is it that the teacher is not serious enough and responsible for you, just routine class and class, never caring about you Or is it that the thinking and actions of the classmates are rigid and similar, so that you can't feel that they have free souls and are not worthy of being your friends?"

Xu Mengyao opened her hands blankly, keeping the posture of releasing the beat, and fell into deep thought.

Following Qian Erbai's question, she couldn't help recalling the past two months.

The parents here have the same appearance and the same occupation as her biological parents, but they care twice as much for her as the outside world.

They think about her all the time, and they will fulfill any of her wishes, even some very demanding ones, as long as she acts like a baby, they will try their best to fulfill her.

But they didn't just spoil her blindly, they would criticize her when they did something wrong. It's just that they never scold her, let alone beat her, but patiently reason with her, and when she realizes her mistake, they will touch her head lovingly and ask her if she wants to eat of.

Such a family should be the best in the world, but she thought it was too good to be true.

The teachers and classmates are also very kind to her. Once she was wearing the "sick beauty halo" for the first time, she suddenly became weak and fainted in the classroom. It was the teacher who carried her to the infirmary and hurriedly called to inform her her parents.

When she woke up, she was only focused on experimenting with the effect of the halo, but she didn't notice the concern in the eyes of the people in the room, none of which were fake.

After that, teachers and classmates always carried candy with them, and whenever she turned pale, she would ask, "Is it hypoglycemia again, do you want to eat candy, do you want to go to the infirmary?" Her former best friend Jiang Xiche even gave her his breakfast.

There are always some small cakes, Shaqima and other snacks in her cabinet.

In the past, she thought it was secretly released by those boys who liked her. While lamenting the power of the halo, she complained about the vulgar routines of these people.

But since she broke with Jiang Xiche, there have been no new snacks in her cabinet.

This kind of life was what she dreamed of before, but now she has it easily. While she is enjoying all this, her heart is complicated.

On the one hand, she is proud of the success of the pretense, and deceives everyone; on the other hand, she is jealous of herself in the game world, excellent and powerful, and what she once dreamed of but is now within her reach; at the same time, she deeply Deeply inferior, faintly afraid, afraid that one day the truth will be exposed, and all the good things will leave her.

And the game system gave her the greatest confidence - she can end the game at any time and return to her real world.

She clearly remembered that she had participated in the test of a real-life love game. In order to get a better game experience, she went to the original book to read it.

When she entered the world, she opened the map and saw that the current location marked on it was the "Second and Third Street" that appeared most frequently in the novel.

She and her parents drove by the "No. 3 Middle School", "Cultural and Sports Center", "Procuratorate", "Family Court", and "No. 2 Middle School", and then stopped at the entrance of the Second Middle School, and those familiar landmarks passed by one by one.

Especially when she met her classmate Jiang Xiche and learned that she also has an older brother named Jiang Runchu, she began to believe in the introduction in the game.

And when she gradually gained Jiang Xiche's trust by following the game's prompts and became his best friend, her admiration for the game almost reached its peak. This is why she firmly believes that this world is illusory.

Inevitably, therefore, she separates herself from the world, half as herself in the game, and half as the game she is in.

She enjoys the kindness of the people around her, but at the same time she feels bored with these characters who can be captured easily, and even pity them for giving their sincerity, but it is impossible to get her own sincerity.

This disequilibrium in identity and information made her always look at the whole world with a superior attitude, like a god who knows everything, looking at the people of the lower realm with compassion, but not paying attention to them at all.

Even, look down on them. She never felt that there was anything wrong with her.

But Qian Erbai asked her: "Then, student Xu, what makes you special?"

"You don't seem to have much talent in sports, so how is your academic performance?"

Qian Erbai Bai's words touched her sore spot, she couldn't help frowning, her fingers were tightly clasped together, her joints were white with blood loss. She asked coldly: "Teacher, what do you want to say?"

Academic performance has always been a sensitive point that she does not want to touch. Points have focused on optimizing IQ, but she still feels struggling to get in touch with high school knowledge again.

She didn't want to admit it, but she had to accept that she might be a scumbag.

Hearing Qian Erbai's words, she instinctively felt that he was mocking her, and the hatred in his eyes almost turned into substance.

Qian Erbai didn't take it seriously, and said lightly: "Don't overreact, I just want to help you recognize yourself out of the professional ethics of a teacher. Everyone should have their own pursuit, so what is your pursuit? What about it?"

"Pursuit?" Xu Mengyao felt that she couldn't keep up with the other party's train of thought. Just now, he was still criticizing her for her lack of strengths, and now he said he wanted to help her?

Her pursuit is to maximize the favorability of each character, complete the whole line of strategies as soon as possible, and let her have a "throbbing" addiction. How can he help?

Qian Erbai shook his head and said: "Student, you heard me wrong. I mean to help you recognize yourself, not to help you realize your pursuit. The pursuit is your own business." He sat on the bench beside the court, She gestured for her to sit down, and then said, "And I still have some questions about your pursuit. Why do you want to be a heartthrob?"

Xu Mengyao's eyes widened in disbelief, obviously she only said two words, Why did Director Lu know what was going on in her mind, as if he had mind reading skills.

"Want to be a heartthrob, want to get attention, get people's likes, this is understandable, it can also be regarded as a pursuit, as long as it does not harm the interests of others, does not break the law and discipline, any other positive guidance The pursuit of role is worthy of respect. Classmate Xu, what have you done to realize your pursuit?" Qian Erbai looked at Xu Mengyao calmly, with a gentle tone, as if the two were not confronting each other, but sitting in the stove. Long talks by the fire.

His voice was friendly and powerful, cadenced and full of rhythm, Xu Mengyao couldn't help but relax when he heard it, and seriously thought about his two questions.

Why did she become a heartthrob in the first place?

"Glamorous" was not her original dream.

At first, she just wanted to experience the feeling of being loved.

She was not so greedy back then. She just had a pure and simple heart, thinking "as long as someone likes me", and then cautiously entered the game world.

As soon as she entered the world, she had loving parents who surrounded her to greet her, followed by amiable teachers and classmates who took the initiative to release kindness.

She is the winner at the beginning, not to mention that the portable game system has prepared a tutorial for her, as long as she follows the prompts step by step, she can easily win the favor of people around her.

She has experienced the care of her parents, teachers, and friends, but she finds that the love of relatives and friends cannot satisfy her inner needs.

She wants to find her unique sweet love.

The game system once again planned a strategy for her. All the characters in the three important scenes that appear in the original book - "Second Middle School", "Third Middle School" and "Beijing University" are available for attack.

Every person she meets, as long as she intends to check, a character information card will automatically appear above their heads, not only has all their information including their likes and dislikes, but also gives the direction of the strategy, as well as hints on the degree of favorability and intimacy.

And when she encounters difficulties, or the relationship develops to an important stage, and she doesn't know what to do, the system will automatically give several reminders, and she only needs to use her brain a little bit, choose the best option and follow it. .

As the lyrics say, "What you can't get is always in turmoil, but what you love is nothing to worry about." Those who get it too easily will not be cherished.

Doing multiple-choice questions all the way to get a good impression of the boy at the same table, Xu Mengyao gradually lost interest.

The boy's every move was within her expectation, and she felt that she was implying that the boy would do this or do that. There was no freshness in falling in love at all, and she could not feel the joy of being loved.

So, she resolutely gave up this role and began to challenge those difficult characters.

For example, Zhang Ming, the good friend of the heroine in the original book and the former straight male character in the gay couple.

Although changing the target of the attack will lead to a decrease in the favorability of the characters who have previously attacked, but she is already tired of the puppet-like passers-by, and it is not a pity to lose it. Besides, it's just a game.

Following the guidance of the game system, she first persuaded her mother to buy a house near Zhang Ming's house, and then threw herself into Zhang Ming's arms at the sports meeting. In order to increase the chips, she also used the "heartbeat" props presented by the system. , Zhang Ming immediately had a good impression of her. It's rare, but that's what makes it interesting isn't it? Advanced levels have to look like advanced levels.

When Zhang Ming's favorability level gradually increased steadily, she felt empty again, so she turned her attention to other outstanding boys, for example, the heroine's future boyfriend.

However, the reason why Zhang Ming became one of the male supporting roles proved his excellence. Xu Mengyao was a little reluctant to give up on Zhang Ming. At this time, the system gave another possibility - "thriller".

She can keep flirting with many people, and every time she adds a new target, it is equivalent to opening a branch line. She can wander between them, waiting for a price, and finally get the favorability of everyone, and get the "heartbeat" "Title, and wear it forever, and enjoy the happiness of stars holding the moon from now on.

If she wants, she can also choose the most satisfying one to be together to achieve the ending of "life is perfect, no regrets in this life".

She couldn't help yearning for it.

What's more, the minimum threshold only needs to be 100% clearing three people, and the game system has paved a broad road for her. She only needs to play her role well according to the script. It sounds simple and easy, why doesn't she try? What about?

So she tried.

So what did she do?

Select the target of the strategy, then ask the game system, then do multiple-choice questions, and follow the script.

Easily. Everything is going according to plan, and nothing has gone wrong.

She gradually felt the joy of those Mary Su heroines who "left and right are men", and felt the excitement caught in the triangle relationship of "the person my best friend likes but likes me". She has always maintained the balance of all parties, and her life is tense, interesting, but stable.

Until I met Qian Erbai.

Thinking of this, Xu Mengyao couldn't help but glanced at Qian Erbai, but met his plain eyes. As if seeing the picture in her mind

again, he asked her, "Are any of these so-called achievements you have achieved through your own efforts?"

A little hammer hit it, a little painful, but also a little stuffy.

Looking back on her experience in the past two months, she couldn't find a single thing that she accomplished alone with her own strength.

The monthly exam could have been done with this smart brain, but because of her lack of confidence in herself, she finally chose the "God's Help" in the game system, and the entire paper was almost controlled by the system to fill in. Done with the correct answer.

She deliberately corrected a few more questions, but still successfully won the third place in the preparatory class.

Although she got what she wanted, she was not happy.

Facing the teacher's praise, she felt guilty and short-tempered; facing the praise of her classmates, she was trembling and cautious, for fear that someone who was wrong would question her grades and try to trick her. Although she cheated, only she really knew about it.

In her subconscious mind, she is still the girl who is not smart, not dazzling, and always ignored by others. Even though she has received positive comments, she has not obtained them through proper means, so she can't help self-doubt.

Her popularity in the class is not bad, but she is thinking: What she shows is not her real self at all, but a disguise made by the game system. Her character, image, and even voice are all fake. And what they like is just this false image.

But now, she spent all her favors, and was caught by the teaching director for sowing discord. The game system didn't know what was wrong, and there was no response.

She didn't dare to think about whether the system had disappeared, she couldn't bear such a result.

Leaving the system aside, her mind suddenly cleared up.

She felt that she was a little ridiculous. She clearly wanted to be loved, but she was always catering to others, trying to become what others liked.

Choosing among countless people seems to be free and easy, no one loves, but it is the most pitiful, because none of these people love the real her. What's even more tragic is that even the excellent woman she pretended to be has never been loved by anyone in the true sense.

There is no tablemate, no Zhang Ming, and it is even more impossible for Jiang Runchu to have any.

She couldn't help being a little frustrated, and said weakly: "It's just useless work, I have nothing now."

At this time, 741 has completely controlled the so-called game system in Xu Mengyao's mind, and shared her mental activities with Lu Liuliu.

Seeing that she was reflecting on something, Qian Erbai felt that she could still teach well, so he guided her and said, "You said these are useless efforts, so you didn't gain anything from it?"

Xu Mengyao looked sleepy, but looked Seeing Qian Erbai's encouraging eyes, she involuntarily dived into her memories again, trying to find one or two points of her own brilliance like digging for gold.

After a long while, she replied disappointedly: "I have been listening to the system to please others. In order to create a satisfactory image, I have learned clothing appreciation, color matching, hair design, language art, emotional management, and some simple psychological hints. And micro-expression interpretation. But they are all useless things."

She finally realized that the omnipotence she thought she had for a long time was actually just cheating by the game system. With the magical halo, she was beaten back to the original inconspicuous, useless little girl.

Her heart is about to collapse, she doesn't want to stay here anymore, she wants to go home, her own real home.

So she no longer concealed it, and directly exposed the existence of the system. In her eyes, Qian Erbai is not an ordinary person, maybe he can help her leave.

She counted them one by one, with a