Chapter 548：The Lonely Top Student 11

Thinking of this possibility, Jiao Tong suddenly felt he might have misunderstood Tang Wan.

If what she said was true, and he had assumed she was just using tricks to get close to him… that would be unfair.

“Thanks, I understand,” he said calmly to the girl in front of him, then lowered his head and continued reading.

At the same time—

“Dip! Villain favorability +10. Current favorability: 40,” Little Cutie reported.

Tang Wan raised an eyebrow. “What happened? Why did it suddenly jump by ten?”

Little Cutie shrugged. “No idea. Who knows what goes on in the villain’s head.”

“Forget it. As long as it goes up, it’s fine. Show me the soul-repair fluid—what does it look like?”

Little Cutie immediately displayed a small vial—clear liquid, barely 10 mL.

Seeing it, Tang Wan quickly formed a plan.

At noon, school ended at 11:40 as usual. Students rushed toward the cafeteria, but Tang Wan headed to the canteen instead and bought a 350 mL bottle of mineral water.

She unscrewed it, poured some out, then carefully added the soul-repair fluid.

After that, she walked toward the rooftop.

When she arrived, Jiao Tong was already there waiting.

“Tongtong, you’re early!” she greeted with a smile.

“Mm.” He nodded faintly. “What do we do now?”

Tang Wan checked the time on her phone—through her gloves—then said, “Wait two more minutes until noon. Then drink this. I’ve… blessed it. Took a lot of effort.”

Jiao Tong looked at her skeptically. “There’s nothing strange in it, right?”

Tang Wan immediately put on a hurt expression. “Tongtong, that really wounds me. I exhausted my energy for you, and you still doubt me?”

He paused, then said awkwardly, “I’ll drink it.”

After a moment, he added, “You… won’t be affected, right?”

He knew enough about such things to understand—if a “celestial master” exhausted their power, recovery wouldn’t be quick.

And yet she had done it for him.

Tang Wan shook her head lightly. “It’s fine. As long as I can help you, it’s worth it. I’ll just rest afterward.”

Jiao Tong’s lips pressed together slightly. “Is there no faster way for you to recover?”

“Yes!” Tang Wan’s eyes brightened immediately.

She smiled at him. “Didn’t I say? You need me—but I need you too. Staying by your side helps me recover faster. It’s mutually beneficial.”

Jiao Tong felt something loosen in his chest. “…I understand.”

Soon, the clock struck twelve.

Tang Wan handed him the bottle. “Time’s up. Drink it.”

“Okay.”

Jiao Tong took the water and drank it in one go.

For some reason, it tasted… unusually sweet.

Whether it was psychological or not, he couldn’t tell.

But at that moment, he found himself believing Tang Wan just a little more.