The tantalizing glimpse of round, full, snow-white curves, along with the delicate folds of the fabric, was almost searing to the eyes.
"Baby, your strap fell." Shen Lan’s breathing couldn’t help but become a little ragged, his voice slightly hoarse.
[Task Complete]
’He’s pretty easy to hook,’ Jiang You thought.
"Oh, thanks for letting me know." Hearing that the task was complete, Jiang You smoothly pulled both fallen straps back up.
The silky white nightdress was neat once more.
Shen Lan fell silent for a moment.
’She really just stops acting the moment the task is done.’
"Baby, were you just trying to seduce me on purpose?" Shen Lan asked slowly, his voice still a bit hoarse.
’How can she just stop halfway through a seduction?’
"Huh? No," Jiang You shook her head. "The strap just slipped by accident. Don’t overthink it."
"Is that so?" Shen Lan’s tone shifted lightly.
"It is." Jiang You lifted her chin arrogantly.
"Baby, I saw it." Shen Lan gripped his terminal tighter as a wave of heat pooled in his lower abdomen.
’It seemed he was utterly defenseless against her simple attempts at seduction.’
"What?" Jiang You blinked softly.
"There’s a mole." Shen Lan’s voice was low. "Can I lick it in the future?"
Jiang You’s ears grew warm. Every time she called Shen Lan at night, it felt like listening to a late-night adult radio show.
"We’ll see how you behave," Jiang You gave a noncommittal reply.
The rest of the call was filled with more of his sappy sweet-talk.
"Baby, I really want to kiss you."
"Baby, your skin is so fair."
"Baby, I want you to touch my ears and tail."
...
It was generally Shen Lan doing all the talking, with Jiang You offering a few arrogant, casual replies.
However, someone sent her a message in the middle of their conversation.
Jiang You paused. She saw the message was from Chen Yu. ’So quickly? Has she already made up her mind?’
"Baby, who are you looking at?" Shen Lan’s cheek pressed closer to the terminal.
His face was absurdly gorgeous; he was impossibly handsome even in an extreme close-up.
Jiang You sighed internally. ’The female lead really hit the jackpot.’
’Wait, it seems like I’m the one who’s hit the jackpot now.’
’So I guess I’ve got it pretty good, too.’
"My little follower," Jiang You explained simply. "Something’s come up. I’m going to go talk with her. I’m hanging up."
Seeing that Jiang You wasn’t faking it, Shen Lan nodded. "Okay."
The two of them quickly hung up.
Jiang You quickly tapped into her chat with Chen Yu to see what message she had sent.
Chen Yu: [Image]
Chen Yu: Sister You, I told him I wanted to break up, but he refused. He’ll probably keep pestering me.
Jiang You glanced at the screenshot Chen Yu had sent. She had indeed mentioned breaking up, but the guy was unwilling and seemed very emotional.
Since he wasn’t willing, Jiang You had a way to make him agree and stop harassing Chen Yu.
But she still needed to ask if Chen Yu was truly determined to break up.
Jiang You: Are you sure you want to break up?
Chen Yu replied quickly: I’m sure!
Jiang You raised an eyebrow slightly and replied: I’ll make sure he stops bothering you. But if you get back together with him later, then leave my side. Don’t follow me anymore.
Chen Yu: Sister You, I won’t, I won’t! I won’t get back together with him, and I won’t contact him again.
Jiang You: Alright then. Leave the rest to me.
Chen Yu: Sister You, what are you going to do?
Jiang You: You don’t need to worry about it.
Chen Yu: O-Okay.
「The next day.」
The teacher was in the middle of a lecture.
A dozen or so boys had already gathered outside the back door of the classroom.
"Sister You, Yang Qi is here," Lin Xue, who was sitting across the aisle, gestured with her eyes, signaling for her to look outside the door.
Jiang You casually fiddled with the lipstick on her desk and glanced at the classroom’s back door. Sure enough, she saw Yang Qi.
He was still dressed in a black motorcycle outfit, with several thick gold chains around his neck.
With his wild red hair and a handsome face that was quite attractive, he stood at the door looking very cool and trendy.
’When he wasn’t smiling or fawning, he actually looked pretty cool and composed.’
But the moment Jiang You looked over, his true colors were revealed.
The instant he saw Jiang You looking his way, his puppy-like red eyes lit up with a flash.
Yang Qi raised his arm high and waved at Jiang You, grinning from ear to ear to reveal a standard eight-toothed smile. It was a fawning and goofy grin.
Jiang You stood up and walked straight outside.
With Jiang You leading the way, her two followers, Lin Xue and Yu Lin, also followed.
The teacher saw this but pretended not to notice.
In his peripheral vision, Xu Che noticed the girl walk past him.
Just her walking past, a single second caught in the corner of his eye, seemed enough to lift his spirits.
’He only dared to have a crush on her with his peripheral vision.’
’He didn’t dare let anyone discover his feelings.’
’She’s skipping class again.’
Whenever she passed by, Xu Che’s pen would always pause for a fraction of a second. Each pause seemed to speak of his awareness of her. Even after class, when he wasn’t looking at her, his ears were always tuned to the sounds coming from her direction.
The gossip from her followers, and the sound of the girl’s occasional soft laughter.
’He cared so much.’
Now, there was no sign of Jiang You or her followers in the classroom. Xu Che knew she had left.
For some reason, he wrote in his diary:
Month X, Day X, Year X. Jiang You skipped class for the tenth time. She never studies properly. I really want to grab her and make her study.
During the first half of class today, she was putting on lipstick again. She applied it fifteen times, wiped it off, then applied it twenty more times...
Her lips are so red...
...
After Jiang You went outside, Yu Lin spoke excitedly, "Sister You, that scumbag is in volleyball class right now. If we go over, we can definitely corner him!"
They were going to go deal with that scumbag, and they were clearly thrilled about it.
This "scumbag" wasn’t one of the main male leads, of course, but Chen Yu’s boyfriend.
"Let’s go." Jiang You’s purpose for this trip was to make the scumbag stop pestering Chen Yu.
Of course, another reason was that the scumbag had dared to hit Chen Yu. And even when you beat a dog, you have to consider its owner.
She definitely had to go assert her authority.
In her eyes, her three followers were her property.
When one of her people got hit, she, as the leader, definitely had to stand up for them.
The outdoor sports field.
When Jiang You arrived menacingly with a large group of people, everyone instinctively turned to look.
"The purple rose brooch... they’re trouble."
"Oh my god, who pissed off the Purple Roses this time? They’re so screwed."
...
At that moment, more than one class was having PE on the outdoor field.
Xie Heng’s class was also having PE.
When Xu Wen and the others saw Jiang You, their first reaction was to assume she was there for their captain.
Xie Heng had just finished playing basketball and was sitting silently on a bench, drinking water.
He hadn’t noticed the situation over there. His mind was uncontrollably wondering, ’What is that woman, Jiang You, doing right now?’
’She should be in class.’
’But last time, she should have had class too, yet she skipped to accompany him in the Secret Realm.’
’Maybe right now she’s skipping class to find some other guy.’
An inexplicable, cold curve formed on Xie Heng’s lips.
"Bro! Bro! Your girl is here!" Xu Wen shouted from the side.
Xie Heng’s heart skipped a beat.