After deciding to give up, I became popular

“I thought this would allow me to exist with peace of mind, but it didn’t turn out that way. Instead, I became even more anxious.”

“Panic, unease… all sorts of negative emotions overwhelmed me, so I went back on my word. I wanted to come back, back to the student council, and work with everyone again…”

“I know I’m not a qualified student council president, and it’s only natural that everyone would resent me, but even so… I still hope this student council can continue as it always has! Please!”

Choosing to escape isn't a responsible attitude. Facing things honestly is true relief. Abandoning personal desires for someone, and wanting to always be with everyone in the student council, is his true desire now.

“……”

Anxiety, unease, relief after speaking his heart, the fear of being ridiculed—various complex emotions mixed in Xia Chuanzou's heart, brewing in silent silence, and finally intensifying, almost swallowing him whole…

“President.”

A respectful address suddenly pulled Xia Chuanzou back to reality. He suddenly raised his head, looking at everyone in the student council.

Shi Shangyou and Baiyin Yuxing were discussing the progress of their work, and Fujiwara Qianhua was pretending to organize notes, seemingly not paying attention to his heartfelt words.

Only Si Gong Huiye stood beside him, offering him a kind hand.

“Welcome back, President.”

“…Yes, I’m back.” His eyes were astringent, and he felt like he wanted to vent.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the student council burst into cheers. Then, ribbons fluttered and colorful balls shook, and the silent student council room burst out with amazing vitality again.

“This is…” Xia Chuanzou was a little surprised.

“Let me tell you!” Fujiwara Qianhua quickly raised her hand. “This idea was mine! Ever since we received the president’s message, everyone has been discussing giving the president a surprise!”

“I blew up the balloons.” Baiyin Yuxing nodded.

“I arranged the ribbons.” Shi Shangyou scratched his head.

“And I was responsible for welcoming the president.” Si Gong Huiye's cheeks were a little red, as if she was infected by the atmosphere.

She looked at her right hand connected to Xia Chuanzou's, thinking that she might not wash her hands all day today.

“As I said, President, everyone is looking forward to you regaining your spirits and continuing to lead us.”

No one hoped that Xia Chuanzou could resume his position as student council president more than Si Gong Huiye.

Even if she was too shy to express her thoughts in front of others, Si Gong Huiye had to admit that she wanted to be close to Xia Chuanzou.

Due to her identity as a child of the Si Gong Group, she simply couldn't independently choose the people she wanted to interact with. Even her longtime friend Fujiwara Qianhua was only allowed to associate with her after obtaining family permission.

Love? That kind of emotion was too extravagant for her. If it was for that kind of purpose, then she would definitely part ways with the president. Only by defeating and absorbing him, and making the president her person, could the road for the two of them in the future be extended…

For this reason, the student council must exist. Only here can she ignore the restrictions of class, have equal dialogue and interaction with the people she cares about, and even… look up to him.

Ah, President, it’s so great to have met you… If possible, I really want to be with you forever…

“To celebrate the president’s return, let’s play games together! I happen to have brought a new board game today! President, come over here!”

The cheerful Fujiwara Qianhua trotted to Xia Chuanzou's side, then wrapped her arms around his and pulled him towards the sofa.

Shi Shang and Baiyin looked at each other, and then silently began to clean up the table.

Only Si Gong Huiye stood there blankly, feeling the gradually dissipating warmth in her palm, and watching Fujiwara Qianhua, who was using her lewd fat to seduce the president, with a calm expression…

Fujiwara Qianhua, it’s better to castrate her after all…

033. Don't bring reality into playing games!

Monopoly, a game of managing virtual wealth, the basic gameplay is to rely on dice to move to a specific grid, then buy and sell land, make money or bankrupt opponents, and finally the person with the most money wins.

The rules of the game are very simple, but its randomness and openness have made it a globally popular entertainment project, and it has gradually evolved into various and varied expansion types such as board games and online games.

For example, what Fujiwara Qianhua is taking out now—Monopoly: The Sims 3.21 Final Edition.

The basic rule is—the game ends after someone passes the finish line three times, at which point the person with the most funds wins the game. Each person's starting funds are 1,000,000 yen. Actions are determined by dice. The number rolled on the dice represents the number of steps to take. Each grid on the map corresponds to special events and opportunities. People who step on them draw corresponding cards and obtain the described effects…

It is said to be the latest work of the school's board game club, a proud product completed with all their efforts. It hasn't been released to the public yet, so Fujiwara Qianhua brought it out for the student council members to experience and test it first.

Everyone naturally chose to refuse, but couldn't resist Fujiwara Qianhua's insistence, and Xia Chuanzou was indeed a little interested, so the game finally started smoothly.

“Then I’ll go first.” With the idea of ​​testing the game's performance, Shi Shangyou took the lead in trying the poison.

“3… Let me see what it is, an event grid?”

“Oh, you triggered an event right away. Then, Shi Shang, please draw an event card.” Fujiwara Qianhua handed over a pile of cards.

Shi Shangyou randomly selected one and opened it.

“Hero saves beauty but is misunderstood, shut down for 3 rounds.” Shi Shangyou said in surprise, “Unexpectedly, it’s still normal? It’s just that the wording is a bit concerning.”

“It should mean stop acting, right?” Baiyin Yuxing nodded, “Next is me… event grid.”

“It corresponds to… meeting your true love?”

“Wow, good luck, Senior Baiyin.” Shi Shangyou clapped.

“Haha, it’s okay, it’s okay.”

“What are you happy about! Take a closer look at the effect on the next line!” Fujiwara Qianhua reminded.

“In order to support your partner, pay half of your funds each round.”

“These are all permanent effect cards! The effect can only be lifted by drawing a ‘breakup card’ or the character dying.”

Baiyin Yuxing \u0026 Shi Shangyou: “……”

“It doesn’t matter! If it’s for the other half, a mere half of my assets!”

“Wow, Senior Baiyin is so handsome!”

Xia Chuanzou: “……”

As expected, this game is still poisonous. In the first round, it made the two boys in the student council lose their minds.

Xia Chuanzou glanced at the two boys cheering each other on, thinking that this was not something to be happy about at all, right? They clearly lost half of their assets.

“It’s my turn, 5… event grid, another event grid?” Xia Chuanzou raised an eyebrow.

Three people in a row landed on event grids, but the event grids and opportunity grids on the map were clearly half and half.

Did Fujiwara do it? Xia Chuanzou suspected that she had tampered with it.

But after shaking each dice, he didn't find anything unusual, it was probably a coincidence…

“President, what’s wrong?” Si Gong Huiye said.

“It’s nothing, I just want to change the dice.”

“Let me see the card effect… Confessed to someone and was rejected, lost soul for one round…” Xia Chuanzou's eyebrows twitched.

So he looked at Fujiwara Qianhua, but found her looking like a curious baby.

“President, is there anything wrong?”

“…Nothing, it’s your turn.” Xia Chuanzou handed over the dice.

“I’m not in a hurry, let Huiye-chan go first.” Fujiwara Qianhua shook her head and turned to hand the dice to Si Gong Huiye.

The latter took it and threw it out smoothly.

“4… opportunity grid, effect… met someone I like, decided to work hard to support the family—gain 10,000,000 yen.” Si Gong Huiye's cheeks flushed slightly.

She didn't even expect that she would take on such a role, but making money to support the president… is also pretty good!

“This is not fair!” Baiyin Yuxing immediately couldn't sit still, “We both met partners, why is she making money and I’m spending money?”

“Opportunities and events are different, Senior Baiyin, don’t be anxious.” Fujiwara Qianhua tried to appease the victim's emotions.

“I have a feeling… the person who wrote these event contents wouldn’t be Senior Fujiwara, would it?” Shi Shangyou raised his hand.

“Bingo! Correct answer! But there’s no reward.”

“Okay, I take back what I said earlier, everyone be careful, because this game might be a piece of garbage.”

Xia Chuanzou nodded almost imperceptibly, he had already noticed this point just now.

“Okay, it’s my turn, it’s my turn.” Fujiwara Qianhua picked up the dice and threw a beautiful parabola.

“6! Event grid! The effect is… shotgun wedding!” Fujiwara Qianhua looked excited, “Ignoring all basic conditions and marrying the person closest to you… it’s the president!”

“You’re having great luck right away! The characters share assets and the effects of the grids they step on after marriage, so our assets will be doubled now, President!”

“But it’s only 2 million, right…” Xia Chuanzou shrugged.

Compared to Si Gong Huiye, who earned 10,000,000 yen right away, their little money was nothing, but the good news was that the two of them would share assets and card effects later, so the probability of earning money would be higher, and this guy Fujiwara always has good luck… so it’s not a big problem.

But there are also bad things, that is, if the two of them form an alliance, they will easily be targeted as the first to be expelled. Although Si Gong Huiye currently has more assets, the money comes and goes quickly, and they have a real advantage in numbers…

Xia Chuanzou glanced at everyone without showing any traces, and found that only Si Gong Huiye was staring at him and Fujiwara with a solemn expression, so he was a little relieved.

The only opponent is Si Gong, he confirmed this fact.

Shi Shang skipped his turn earlier, so it was directly Baiyin Yuxing's turn.

“Event… learned the truth about his partner's family background, and the pressure increased, and the counting of assets gained or lost afterwards doubled (the effect of a fixed percentage is not affected by this).”

“Senior Baiyin, keep going! For the person you love!”

“Of course! I will work hard!”

Xia Chuanzou: “……”

Can you please not show affection in front of me! It's annoying!

Xia Chuanzou now just wants to give these two stupid boys a hit each, especially this guy Shi Shang, what are you cheering for? Play the game properly!

“Hiss… I always feel like someone is watching me…”

“It’s my turn again.” It was Si Gong Huiye's turn.

“Opportunity… the number of family members has increased, and you have to work harder to make money—gain 10,000,000 yen.”

Si Gong Huiye: “……”

So the president is married to someone else! How can she expand her family members?! Rely on Xiao Ai? She doesn't want Xiao Ai to have children, and she becomes a godmother but is still lonely!

“It’s my turn, it’s my turn… Event! Let me see… gave birth to quintuplets, so a lot of nutrition expenses were spent—lost half of the assets.”

“Yay! It’s quintuplets!” Fujiwara Qianhua touched her stomach, as if she was really pregnant.

“It’s not a good thing at all, half of our money has been cut off.” Xia Chuanzou complained.

Fortunately, he thought that Fujiwara Qianhua could bring good luck, but it was clear that she was here to hold him back. There was no way, he still had to rely on himself to win the game.

Then in the third round, Baiyin Yuxing's turn.

“Event… eloped with his partner, and the cost of each payment doubled again (the effect of a fixed percentage is not affected by this).”

“Eloping… is indeed an option, but it will be quite hard.”

“Senior Baiyin, don’t give up! Eloping is a man’s romance!”

“You’re right, Shi Shang, the difficulties of life can’t beat me!”

Xia Chuanzou: “……”

So I told you to play the game properly! Isn’t this a full debuff? It’s already reserved for the bottom!

But it’s okay, after all, Si Gong Huiye's assets have reached 25 million… no, no, Baiyin and Si Gong didn’t form an alliance at all, really, how did he bring himself into reality…

Rubbing his temples, Xia Chuanzou felt a headache. This game was indeed poisonous, and he almost got caught up in it while playing.

“It’s my turn… the relationship failed again, lost soul for 1 round…”

“Wow, President is a playboy! He cheated during the marriage and cannot be forgiven!”

“So I said, it’s just a game…” Xia Chuanzou sighed.

He understood that this board game was a complete piece of garbage, and an incurable one! How could he have been so blind to think it was interesting?!

But the game continued——

Among the 5 players, only Si Gong Huiye was constantly making money, so she naturally became the ultimate winner.

However, she herself looked very haggard, and did not have a sense of joy as a winner at all.

Although Baiyin Yuxing was constantly deducting assets, he himself remained highly motivated and fought to the last moment.