“I’m very sorry!” Qiu Qianwei bowed slightly to Wang Haoran, expressing her apology sincerely. “As for being your girlfriend, I’m afraid I can’t… However, I can compensate with money. You… you can name a price, and as long as I can afford it, I will agree!”

Wang Haoran wasn’t surprised by Qiu Qianwei’s response.

Considering Qiu Qianwei is a female lead with an extremely high charm value, expecting her to become his girlfriend based on a verbal agreement alone is obviously unrealistic.

“Hehe, I was just joking, Miss Qiu, no need to take it seriously,” Wang Haoran chuckled suddenly.

After all, besides Qiu Qianwei, there are several other female leads present. He wouldn’t want to ruin his image with them just because of Qiu Qianwei. The reason he teased Qiu Qianwei earlier was purely to amuse her and, in the process, increase her favorability.

“You are truly a gentleman.” Hearing Wang Haoran’s words, Qiu Qianwei breathed a sigh of relief and couldn’t help but take another look at him, seemingly wanting to understand him better.

[Ding, the female lead Qiu Qianwei’s favorability towards the host has increased by 10; the current total favorability is 30 (very friendly).]

[Ding, the host has influenced the plot direction, gaining 300 villain points!]

Beside them, Lin Chen frowned, looking very displeased.

“Serves you right for being so smug all the time, now you’re embarrassed, aren’t you?” Qiu Qianwei couldn’t help but laugh as she mocked Lin Chen.

“I really can do magic, what happened just now was purely accidental.”

“Then show me a trick right now,” Qiu Qianwei suggested.

“Wait a moment, I’ll be right back!” Magic isn’t sorcery; it requires some props. Earlier, he wanted to trick Xu Muyan and others, so he temporarily picked a flower by the roadside to use as a substitute. Now that the flower is gone, he naturally needs to prepare something else.

“I also know magic. If Miss Qiu wants to see, I can perform for you,” Wang Haoran suddenly said.

Lin Chen was about to leave, but upon hearing Wang Haoran’s words, he stopped.

“You know magic too, really?” Qiu Qianwei asked in surprise.

Beside them, Qin Yunhan, Xu Muyan, Mu Zhaozhao, and Wen Jing also looked at Wang Haoran in astonishment.

“Of course,” Wang Haoran nodded, then continued, “My magic is called ‘Heart Connection.’ By staring into someone’s eyes for 30 seconds, I can accurately guess what’s inside their wallet.”

With that, he glanced around at the people present:

“Who would like to try with me?”

“Me, me!” Mu Zhaozhao was very interested and immediately raised her hand, shouting.

“And me!”

“I can too!”

Qin Yunhan and Xu Muyan spoke up one after another.

Wen Jing also wanted to participate, but since three people had already spoken, she held back.

“You know them, so you might have seen their wallets before. Naturally, you could guess easily. How can that be considered magic?” Lin Chen said disdainfully, “I think you should guess what’s in my wallet!”

Wang Haoran had no interest in staring into the eyes of a little kid for 30 seconds. He turned to look at Qiu Qianwei.

“Miss Qiu, would you be willing to cooperate with me?”

“Sure,” Qiu Qianwei nodded.

“Then let’s begin.” Wang Haoran took a few steps closer to Qiu Qianwei, stopping half a meter in front of her, and stared into her eyes without blinking.

Qiu Qianwei felt a bit embarrassed and averted her gaze.

“Miss Qiu, please take this seriously. You must stare into my eyes for 30 seconds, or the magic won’t work,” Wang Haoran reminded.

“Okay.” Qiu Qianwei thought that this was for the sake of the magic, so she temporarily set aside her shyness and began to seriously stare into Wang Haoran’s eyes.

Seeing this, Wang Haoran couldn’t help but smile to himself.

It’s said that when a man and a woman stare into each other’s eyes for 30 seconds, an unexpected chemical reaction occurs. This emotional reaction is called a “fluttering heart.” Of course, this only works for people with high attractiveness.

The two of them continued to stare at each other, and time slowly passed.

When the staring time reached 25 seconds, Wang Haoran received two system notifications.

[Ding, the female lead Qiu Qianwei’s favorability towards the host has increased by 5; the current total favorability is 35 (very friendly).]

[Ding, the host has influenced the plot direction, gaining 200 villain points!]

Performing magic was just a pretext; this was Wang Haoran’s true goal.

“30 seconds are up, it’s done, it’s done!” Lin Chen, who was counting the seconds, immediately shouted when the time was up.

Qiu Qianwei quickly averted her gaze, feeling her cheeks slightly warm. However, she returned to normal after a few seconds.

“Tell us, what does my seventh sister have in her wallet?” Lin Chen urged.

Qiu Qianwei, Qin Yunhan, Xu Muyan, Mu Zhaozhao, and Wen Jing all looked on eagerly.

“An ID card, three bank cards, a one-inch photo of Miss Qiu, and 1,213 yuan in cash, including ten 100-yuan bills, four 50-yuan bills, two 5-yuan bills, and three 1-yuan bills,” Wang Haoran recited slowly.

Hearing Wang Haoran’s detailed account, Qiu Qianwei was taken aback. She didn’t even know the contents of her wallet in such detail.

Thinking this, Qiu Qianwei immediately took out her wallet and counted.

“Seventh sister, is it true?” Lin Chen asked.

“All correct!” Qiu Qianwei exclaimed in shock.

Qin Yunhan, Xu Muyan, Mu Zhaozhao, and Wen Jing all looked at Wang Haoran in amazement.

Wang Haoran smiled without saying a word.

Does he know magic? Of course not. He just has X-ray vision…

“This kind of magic is too childish, just average. If you really have skills, perform a proper magic trick,” Lin Chen, unable to show off, saw Wang Haoran stealing the spotlight and immediately started to criticize.

“My brother is used to being proud, don’t take his words to heart,” Qiu Qianwei said.

“Your brother is young; I won’t hold it against him. But I do know a more impressive magic trick called ‘Telekinesis,’” Wang Haoran said. “Would Miss Qiu like to see it?”

“If I have the honor.”

“Could I borrow that photo from your wallet?”

“Sure.” Qiu Qianwei took out the photo from her wallet.

“Miss Qiu, now hide this photo on your person, and I will retrieve it without directly touching you.”

With that, Wang Haoran turned around, allowing Qiu Qianwei to hide the photo secretly.

Qiu Qianwei thought for a moment and was about to casually put the photo in her pocket.

“Seventh sister!” Lin Chen suddenly came over and whispered, “Hide it well!”

He had a master-level understanding of magic, so he knew some of the tricks involved. Simply putting it in a pocket wasn’t secure, as a magician with quick enough hands could retrieve it without the other person noticing.

“Where should I hide it then?” Qiu Qianwei was a bit conflicted.

“Seventh sister, that’s up to you. Just make sure it’s well hidden and not visible to others,” Lin Chen glanced at the other beautiful sisters present, worried they might tip off Wang Haoran, and reminded her.

Qiu Qianwei nodded, thought for a moment, and then had a sudden inspiration. She left everyone’s sight for a moment and then returned. The photo had been hidden by Qiu Qianwei, but no one knew where.

“All set,” Qiu Qianwei said to Wang Haoran’s back.

Wang Haoran slowly turned around, looked at Qiu Qianwei, and soon showed a look of surprise and curiosity.

Qiu Qianwei had actually hidden the photo in…