“Ah, ah…” Ye Yuzhe raised the umbrella in his hand and shook it. “Liang Sheng already lent me one just now. You should give your umbrella to someone else.”
Su Ze wouldn’t hear of it. He slung an arm around Ye Yuzhe’s shoulders. “No, use mine. After all… it’s a little token of my affection.”
That lovestruck gaze was so convincing that even Liang Sheng almost bought it.
“Ding~” Favorability increased.
“Ye Yuzhe’s Favorability toward Su Ze: 93”
“Ding~” Heartthrob Value increased.
“Ye Yuzhe’s Heartthrob Value toward Su Ze: 32”
This trap was utterly useless! Liang Sheng fumed inwardly. He was definitely the worst harem member she’d ever had.
Ye Yuzhe’s face turned bright red as he accepted Su Ze’s umbrella. “Then… I’ll go return this one to Liang Sheng.”
“Go right ahead~” Su Ze’s eyes were glued to Ye Yuzhe, sending his heart all aflutter.
“Liang Sheng!” Ye Yuzhe dashed over to her. “Thanks so much, but Su Ze gave me one, so here—take yours back.”
What a shame—another case of her good deed thrown back in her face, with the newcomer swooping in. But then again, she couldn’t say that; He Wennuo was also a latecomer, and he’d managed to stake his claim just fine.
Liang Sheng took the umbrella and let out a sigh. “It’s fine.”
“But…” She grabbed Ye Yuzhe’s sleeve. “You have to remember, you can’t judge a book by its cover.”
With that, she turned and walked away without looking back.
Ye Yuzhe stood there, stunned.
“Yuzhee?” Su Ze called from behind him.
Snapping out of it, Ye Yuzhe hurried back.
Sighing in frustration, Liang Sheng trudged onward, feeling utterly disheartened.
This raincoat was so uncomfortable! Growing irritated, she started tugging at it.
Thud! She bumped straight into someone.
“Holy crap!” Liang Sheng stumbled back several steps before steadying herself.
It was… Senior Sister An Hua?!
Hadn’t she heard that An Hua wasn’t coming? Liang Sheng scratched her head, puzzled by her sudden appearance here.
“Hey, Senior Sister An Hua.” Liang Sheng couldn’t resist sidling up to her, eager to tease. “I heard you weren’t coming. What changed? Don’t tell me… you came here just for me!”
“Ahem…” This time, An Hua didn’t shy away. Instead, she blushed and leaned in close to Liang Sheng. “That’s right. I came here for you.”
Huh? This wasn’t how Liang Sheng had pictured it at all. She froze in place.
“W-Wait a second,” Liang Sheng stammered, suddenly flustered. “Senior Sister An Hua, what’s gotten into you today? You’re acting so weird.”
An Hua ignored her protests and grabbed Liang Sheng’s hand, pulling it toward her chest. “What if… right here in front of everyone, like last time but in secret… wouldn’t that feel even more thrilling?”
A Zhe! Liang Sheng’s legs went weak.
By now, Senior Sister An Hua had guided Liang Sheng’s hand right onto the padding over her chest.
This was way too forward! Liang Sheng’s face flushed crimson all the way to her ears.
But honestly, the feel of it was pretty nice. She really wanted to give it a squeeze.
“Eek!” An Hua jumped back a few steps—Liang Sheng’s body had acted on impulse from her brain.
“Liang Sheng, you!” An Hua wasn’t calm anymore. It hurt! This little junior sister had such strong hands.
But… yeah, she liked it~
“Ding~” Favorability increased significantly.
“An Hua’s Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 117”
An Hua’s eyes brimmed with anticipation as she stepped closer to Liang Sheng once more.
Liang Sheng hurriedly shoved the umbrella in her hand against An Hua’s chest. “Senior Sister An Hua, take this umbrella. Don’t get chilled! O-Our class is heading down now, so I gotta go! See you next time!”
Aw, she even gave me her umbrella~
“Ding~” Favorability increased.
“An Hua’s Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 119”
Hee hee~ An Hua gently hugged the umbrella—its color so similar to Liang Sheng’s hair—to her chest, lost in her fantasies…
Liang Sheng bolted back to her group. By now, her class was following the one ahead, ready to descend the mountain.
Still, she couldn’t shake the unease gnawing at her. Liang Sheng touched her chest, where her heart was pounding. She had a bad feeling that something unpleasant was about to happen.
Sure enough, moments later, screams erupted from the group behind them.
Liang Sheng whipped her head around, clutching her raincoat tightly. She crouched into a sprinting stance, ready to bolt down the mountain at the first sign of trouble.
“What’s going on?!” she shouted back.
“It’s nothing!” To her surprise, someone actually replied. “Just a few people slipped and fell!”
Phew, okay… Liang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
They pressed on.
The rain grew heavier, the sky darkening as the path ahead turned murky.
“Tch.” Liang Sheng rummaged in her backpack and finally pulled out the flashlight she’d packed.
She flicked it on, illuminating the way forward.
The muddy ground was growing slicker by the minute.
“Eek!” A sharp cry came from behind—Lu Ziqing’s voice, though Liang Sheng didn’t recognize it.
Ni Sihan steadied Lu Ziqing by the shoulder, asking with concern, “Class monitor, are you okay? Be careful—I’ll protect you from the side.”
“Ding~” Favorability increased.
“Lu Ziqing’s Favorability toward Ni Sihan: 11”
“Ding~” Adoration Value increased.
“Lu Ziqing’s Adoration Value toward Ni Sihan: 3.5”
“Whew, thanks.” Lu Ziqing steadied herself.
Song An’an quickly took the umbrella from Lu Ziqing’s hand. “Let me hold it. Your arm must be getting sore.”
Unexpectedly, Song An’an proved somewhat useful. Lu Ziqing’s impression of her improved instantly.
Hm… Why did her own hair feel darker? Liang Sheng touched her head, realizing with a jolt that she’d somehow become a mere bystander. It even felt like her own girls were stirring up drama among themselves!
Bah! She was thinking impossible nonsense again. Liang Sheng told herself to stop fantasizing, but her mind wouldn’t obey.
What if, one day, she couldn’t satisfy them anymore, and they started fooling around with each other?
She smacked herself hard across the face. Seriously, with everything so dangerous right now, how could she have the mind for this?!
Would they call her a Three-Second Woman for being too quick, then dump her over it?
Argh! Liang Sheng shook her head vigorously, muttering, “Begone, filthy thoughts! Perverted notions, away!”
Surely the crisis was over now?
Liang Sheng figured they were almost at the base of the mountain.
But no—she was such a jinx.
It was like whatever she feared would come true.
Thud! She slammed right into the person ahead of her.
