Chapter 9: First Love?
She appeared to be in her late twenties, and from the resemblance, it was clear she was Olivia\'s older sister. However, it was evident that Olivia hadn\'t inherited the full charm of her big sister.
Christian couldn\'t help but stare, dumbstruck. It was the first time he\'d seen a woman who hit his strike zone so perfectly. And for the first time, he also realized he had a taste for older women.
But it wasn\'t just her appearance; her personality from the small smile she gave to Olivia, along with the warm and affectionate aura she exuded, drew him in even further. And for the first time in his eighteen years, Christian experienced love, his first love. If he didn\'t count the 2D characters, of course.
His future girlfriend (a decision Christian had already made) chatted a little longer with Olivia before heading back to the car. The sight snapped Christian out of his stupor, leaving him with a sense of loss, as if something precious had slipped through his fingers, and he found himself wanting more.
Despite the changes in him and his growing confidence, Christian hadn\'t initially thought he needed to talk to Olivia. But now, he reconsidered. It was clearly impossible for him to approach the older sister directly, even with his handsome appearance, which when compared to her would be considered just average.
He did have a system, and many things would change going forward, but at this moment, he clearly didn\'t have the qualifications. Even the thought of talking to Olivia left him uncertain about how to approach her.
Seeing the car drive off with his future girlfriend, Christian, not wanting to linger any longer, started walking away, noticing how other students were also watching earlier.
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Back from school, Christian lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling as usual. His mind wandered to what he should do to get Olivia\'s attention for now.
Earlier today at school, Christian went to Olivia\'s class, hoping to find some way to approach her. However, he was disappointed. Her social circle was surprisingly small, especially considering how famous she was. Most of the people around her exuded that rich and unreachable aura, making them seem even more distant.
He was not discouraged as he could get rich with time. But time he didn\'t have.
His youth at eighteen was precious apparently, and he didn\'t want to let his future girlfriend wait too much.
So after careful consideration, Christian came up with four methods to try and work things out with them.
First, of course, would be money. After he got a considerable amount of money, he could try buying items that might give an indication of his wealth. Then, he could approach her or one of her friends. However, he wasn\'t sure how effective this method would be.
Second would be studying. There would be quizzes and other assessments periodically, with some of the results made public by the teacher. So he could go in this direction and after becoming the model student, could try to approach one of her friends or her directly. however he didn\'t have much faith in this method either.
The third would be the most roundabout approach. in school, or the society as general. You would find one person having two friends. But the two friends don\'t know each other. The point here, Christian could start with the tip part here in school, by becoming friends with the first person, then ask them to introduce him to the second person, who is closer to Olivia\'s social circle.
And continue till he arrived at his target.
Christian rejected this method from the start, as he lacked confidence in making friends. While he was willing to put in a lot of effort for his future girlfriend, like really a lot. He still didn\'t find the motivation to invest so much time and effort into dealing with background characters, especially without any guaranteed success.
Then comes the fourth method, which he is currently leaning toward the most: HACKING. why should he try approaching the younger sister, if he can go straight for older one? If he could just get more information about her family, he could arrange to meet her outside the school, while making it seem like a coincidence.
But this method also comes with risks. For instance, what would a high school student be doing in places frequented by girls like her? If he only shows up once, she might not suspect anything. However, if it happens repeatedly and he fails to gain her attention, or start something serious, it could backfire. And she might even end up considering him as a potential stalker.
And even then, what if she doesn\'t go out much or her activities are mostly in private areas? So while he felt this method had the potential for the best results, it was also one that could possible have no way forward.
Christian had to think hard about what he should do, considering it even more seriously than he had the day before when it was about his happy life.
But even after spending nearly half an hour on it, he couldn\'t come up with anything beyond the initial four methods. So, after dismissing the third one, he decided to go with the other three simultaneously.
He is currently making money anyway, and he is also studying program hacking, so the one that remains is studying. And he should get a third slot for Idle Practicing when he becomes level ten, then he would assign it to high school subjects.