Chapter 1The "Nice Guy" Challenge

Working alone until midnight, I was just about to head home when a barrage of bullet comments suddenly floated across the sky.

[Is this the lucky girl chosen by the male lead to be escorted home? She's so average. If I saw her on the street, I wouldn't even look twice.]

[Yeah, totally. The male lead is handsome and rich. An average girl like her getting the chance to be pampered by him for free? Her ancestors must be blessing her from the grave.]

[Stop being jealous upstairs. The male lead is just a knight protecting girls. He won't stop for any woman. He's the male lead for all women, destined to conquer them all.]

I froze, stopping my hand from pushing the main door open.

Calling harassment "knightly escort"?

The audacity!

Escort me? Does he even deserve to?

I immediately dialed my three brothers.

But just as the call connected, a man suddenly rushed toward me.

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"Hi there! My name is Jayden Huang. I'm doing a challenge to walk 100 girls home safely at night. You're the 20th lucky girl I've picked! Congratulations!"

His voice pitched up, like I'd just won the lottery.

But I just stared at him warily, head down, fingers flying across my phone screen to send my location to my brothers.

Seemingly dissatisfied with my reaction, he shoved a camera in my face.

"So, miss, how do you feel about being chosen by me?"

He deliberately leaned in close, creating an ambiguously intimate angle.

Too close. I smelled the cloying cologne on him.

After working until midnight, my brain was already foggy. That smell made me want to puke.

Suppressing the nausea, I took a big step back.

"I don't need you to walk me home. My family is already on their way. Please leave immediately!"

I thought I made myself clear enough for him to back off politely.

But he suddenly laughed out loud.

And then, he reached out and affectionately bopped my nose.

"It's midnight. If someone was picking you up, they'd be here by now."

"Come on, I know you're just shy and lying because you're worried I'm a bad guy. Don't worry, I don't blame you. But I'm really not a bad guy. I just saw a girl alone this late and worried about your safety. I want to protect you and walk you home. Give me a chance?"

"Relax, I'm just doing a challenge. I'll be your knight and give you the most wonderful night. Just trust..."

Before I could answer, he suddenly grabbed my hand, tilting his head and acting cute.

Feeling the heat from his hand on my arm, a wave of disgust hit me. I yanked my arm away violently.

After shaking him off, I scrubbed my arm with a tissue, hard enough to almost break the skin.

Jayden's hand froze in mid-air, disbelief written all over his face.

The bullet comments exploded.

[No way, no way. This basic girl actually rejected our handsome male lead? Does she own a mirror? Does she have the right to be picky?]

[I don't think it's rejection. She's probably playing hard to get. Doing this just to make our male lead remember her. After all, the harder it is to get, the more he'll want it.]

[I think so too. Aren't women all like this? No means yes~]

Come to think of it, he is the male lead in a harem novel. The author's setting makes him practically irresistible to women.

Jayden's face darkened for a second, but he quickly reverted to his gentle persona to apologize:

"Sorry, I crossed a line and scared you. But I really just want to walk you home to complete my challenge. Beautiful, can you help me out?"

He rubbed his hands together, wheedling:

"Please, pretty sister? I promised my fans I'd do this task. Just help me out~"

Goosebumps erupted all over my skin. Gross.

"No. My brothers will be here soon. Leave now."

"If you want to challenge walking someone home, find someone else. Not me."

I stopped looking at him and opened Candy Crush on my phone to kill time.

Just as the "UNBELIEVABLE" sound effect played, Jayden walked dejectedly toward the main gate, hugging his helmet.

Watching him leave, I let out a long breath.

Luckily, there were surveillance cameras here.

He wasn't crazy enough to force me right here.

I quickly exited the game and opened the chat with my brothers.

Usually, when I worked late, they'd pick me up.

Tonight, knowing I'd be working until midnight, I didn't want to disturb their sleep, so I planned to Uber home.

But because of this stranger-escorting Jayden, I didn't dare take a car alone anymore.

From here to the main road, there was a 500-meter blind spot with no cameras.

If something happened there, even the police wouldn't find me.

The only safe option was to wait under the surveillance cameras for my brothers.

Just ten more minutes, and they'd be here.

But just then, Jayden came back.