Liang Sheng knew that with her current Protagonist Halo, heading out to dinner with Mo Qingrou was bound to run into some familiar faces.
What she never expected was that one encounter would drag in a whole crowd.
Somehow, Teacher Dong Yue had ended up walking with Ni Sihan, while Su Ze had somehow managed to coax Cha Susu into joining him.
“Ha… hey?”
Fate works in mysterious ways~
“What a coincidence! You two are out for dinner too?” Su Ze said, a flicker of surprise crossing his eyes when he spotted Liang Sheng and Mo Qingrou.
“Quite the coincidence,” Liang Sheng replied, giving Su Ze and Cha Susu a quick glance. “You guys are eating out as well, huh?”
“Heh.” Su Ze let out a cold chuckle. “Susu and I just happened to bump into each other, so we decided to grab a bite together.”
Sparks of conflict crackled in the air.
“Oh, really?” Liang Sheng cast an indifferent glance at Su Ze before turning to Cha Susu. “Susu, my Sister Mo Qingrou and I were wondering if we could join you at your table. You don’t mind, do you?”
“Ah~” Cha Susu could hardly contain her delight. “Why would we mind?”
Perfect! Shengsheng wants to eat with me. There’s definitely a spot for me in Shengsheng’s heart.
“Ding~” Favorability increased.
“Cha Susu’s Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 123”
“Alright then.” Liang Sheng smiled and turned to Mo Qingrou. “Sister Mo, let’s eat together.”
Mo Qingrou glanced at Cha Susu and Su Ze, then at Liang Sheng. She nodded, showing no particular reaction.
Su Ze clenched his fists behind his back.
Damn, Liang Sheng was something else. She’d even managed to cozy up to a tough nut like Mo Qingrou, fitting right in like a fish in water.
Fury burned in Su Ze’s chest, but he didn’t dare let it show. He swallowed his anger and pretended not to notice a thing.
Over on Ni Sihan’s side, she had spotted Liang Sheng too, but she had no intention of going over to chat.
She knew that if she did, Teacher Dong Yue’s attention would immediately shift straight to the green-haired girl.
And she herself… would be reduced to nothing more than background noise! Seducing girls right under Liang Sheng’s watchful eye was next to impossible.
Liang Sheng’s stunning face stirred a storm of jealousy and envy in Ni Sihan’s heart.
Why did all these gorgeous girls revolve around Liang Sheng, while she had to orbit Teacher Dong Yue like a pathetic lick dog, fawning endlessly?
But Teacher Dong Yue caught sight of Liang Sheng. “Eh? Liang Sheng?”
“Ah~ Teacher Dong Yue, you…” Liang Sheng’s gaze flicked to Ni Sihan standing behind her.
Teacher Dong Yue beckoned Ni Sihan over. “Come here, Sihan. What a good kid you are, coming over to my place just to ask questions.”
“So, Teacher, are you out for dinner too?” Liang Sheng smoothly skipped over any direct question to Ni Sihan. She didn’t want to give her an excuse to refuse.
“Yes, and Sihan happened to be hungry.”
“I see.” Liang Sheng nodded. “In that case, Teacher Dong Yue, why don’t we all eat together!”
Teacher Dong Yue already held a bit of fondness for Liang Sheng and naturally wanted to join her for the meal. “Sihan, come along. Let’s eat with your classmates.”
Ni Sihan rose to her feet with extreme reluctance and trailed behind Teacher Dong Yue over to Liang Sheng’s six-person table.
And so the six of them settled in. The menus arrived, and Su Ze handed one to Cha Susu. “You pick the dishes!”
“Sure~” Cha Susu took the menu and scanned it before looking up. “Shengsheng, what should we get?”
“Hehe, I love everything. Order whatever you like.”
The dynamic at the table was pure chaos: he was into her, she was into her… no, they were all into her.
“Liang Sheng, you decide~” Cha Susu pressed, her voice laced with coquettish charm. She shot a smug glance at the other girls around the table.
“Get whatever you want.” Liang Sheng gave Cha Susu a gentle look.
Those words, paired with that soft gaze, sparked another wave of jealousy among the girls present.
“Ding~” Favorability increased.
“Cha Susu’s Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 127”
Cha Susu’s vanity swelled with satisfaction. She was a girl too, and she could plainly see that these other girls were all smitten with Liang Sheng.
But she mistook Ni Sihan’s resentful glare for the bitterness of unrequited love.
“Shengsheng must be incredibly popular around campus~” Cha Susu said slyly, aiming a subtle jab at the other girls.
Liang Sheng still hadn’t clocked the budding Shura field at their table. She just grinned naively. “Huh? Susu, how’d you guess?”
Cha Susu flicked her eyes toward the other girls as if by accident, then let out a light chuckle. “Hehe~ Probably ’cause you’re so pretty, Shengsheng.”
Liang Sheng burst out laughing at that. “Haha, really? Then that makes me the most beautiful woman under the heavens!”
With shameless self-love, Liang Sheng stroked her own cheek. Cha Susu, on the other hand, flushed with sudden shyness.
She ducked her head, unable to meet Liang Sheng’s eyes, and murmured, “Yes, Shengsheng really is one of the rarest beauties in the world.”
The hitherto silent Mo Qingrou watched the scene unfold. Then she raised her arm and slammed it down onto the table.
Bang!
Every eye in the group turned to her.
Mo Qingrou spoke flatly, dropping words like a bombshell. “I’m pursuing Liang Sheng. Keep your distance from her. She’ll be my girlfriend soon enough.”
Liang Sheng: “？！”
No way, big sis—could you maybe not drop bombshells like that?!
Everyone’s jaws hit the floor at her declaration.
Su Ze recovered first, practically foaming at the mouth with rage. The toughest conquest of all had fallen into Liang Sheng’s lap without a fight—and now she was the one doing the chasing after the green-haired girl!
Cha Susu snapped into actress mode next, her face quickly settling into a faint smile. Inside, though, she was in full panic mode, scrambling for her next move.
Ni Sihan was utterly dumbfounded, completely lost.
Teacher Dong Yue was the last to react, but she jumped in right away to shut it down. “Doctor Mo Qingrou… Liang Sheng is… my student.”
The implication was clear: back off—she’s just a kid.
Mo Qingrou wasn’t the type to miss subtext like that.
“No issue,” she replied breezily, locking eyes with Teacher Dong Yue. “I’m only the school doctor, not an actual teacher. Dating a student shouldn’t be a problem. If it is, I can always quit and head to my father’s hospital.”
Talk about bold—that nearly made Liang Sheng blush.
Teacher Dong Yue’s heart clenched at the word “teacher.” Mo Qingrou had aimed it right at her, clearly picking up on her not-so-subtle feelings for the green-haired girl.
Steadying her nerves, Teacher Dong Yue stared down the big iceberg across from her. “But Liang Sheng is still just a student. I won’t allow her to start dating at her age! Absolutely not!”
Whoa—the usually gentle, strait-laced Teacher Dong Yue had gone full alpha!
