084 I Know That You Know Me
“Since we’ve reached an agreement, then in the future, I’ll leave this kind of thing to you?”
As soon as the hamster’s voice fell, Wang Heng’s face stiffened.
Reborn once, his life plan was to take advantage of his foresight, save his own life, and start a happy single life. Other than that, it was to do something he wanted to do out of interest. Tasks like carrying out heaven’s will were never in his plans.
The key problem was, just by looking at the operation history on his computer and estimating the workload required, he could be sure that this so-called ‘main job’ would really require several hours of his time every day, and it was very likely to be high-intensity labor…
The hamster clearly guessed his thoughts and sighed with feigned helplessness. “This won’t do. You’re too unenlightened.”
Wang Heng: “The conditions we just agreed on did not include correcting the worldline.”
The hamster: “Then I won’t ask you to share my burden now, but it should be fine after your investment succeeds, right? When poor, one cultivates oneself alone; when rich, one has wives and concubines in groups. Since you’re not willing to have wives and concubines in groups, then please help the world. OK?”
Wang Heng nodded. “As long as it’s within my capabilities, of course it’s OK.”
The hamster’s little paw stretched out of the cage. “Then it’s a deal. Happy cooperation?”
Wang Heng also extended his hand, but compared to the hamster’s paw, his hand was really too big. He could only ‘high-five’ it with the tip of his index finger.
Then Wang Heng said with a blank expression, “Happy cooperation.”
**
For the past two days, Pei Ningle had been leaving early and returning late. She had even set aside the song she had almost finished writing.
The reason was simple: she was busy following and monitoring Han Yixuan.
The difficulty of eavesdropping at close range was not small, so in these two days, besides the great harvest on the first night, Pei Ningle hadn’t heard much. But even just observing Han Yixuan from a distance was enough for her to understand what kind of love rival this was.
Similar in age to herself, but different in style and height. Confident, but not aggressive. Her words and actions seemed very gentle, but it was unknown if she had a hidden side. Her life was very regular. She always rushed to sit in the front row during class and seemed to be listening attentively and taking notes the whole time.
Fortunately, Wang Heng had told her that one could generally audit classes in university classrooms, even if they weren’t a student of the school. Otherwise, Pei Ningle really wouldn’t have dared to follow her into the classroom.
This afternoon, when the bell for the end of class rang, the students dispersed one after another. But Han Yixuan was still sitting there, staring at the textbook spread out in front of her, seemingly thinking about some problem.
The class that had just ended was an introduction to microeconomics. Pei Ningle sat in a corner in the back row and had also listened for two full periods. Without a textbook, she tried to understand what the professor on the podium was talking about, but this effort completely failed after ten minutes. It couldn’t be helped. She hadn’t even learned about supply and demand curves, so it was of course even more impossible for her to keep up with more in-depth content.
All the other students had left, leaving only Pei Ningle and Han Yixuan in the classroom.
Han Yixuan was looking at her book, and Pei Ningle was staring at Han Yixuan. For a moment, it was silent.
Finally, Han Yixuan closed her textbook and capped her pen. She stood up and stretched. Suddenly, she realized there was still someone behind her. She glanced back unintentionally and, seeing the girl’s face behind her, her half-stretched body froze in an instant.
The moment her eyes met Han Yixuan’s, Pei Ningle vaguely caught the fleeting surprise in the other’s eyes.
Why was she surprised?
Just as Pei Ningle was becoming puzzled, Han Yixuan suddenly clutched her waist and cried out, “Oh no! I pulled it, I pulled it!”
Oh, so it was because she pulled her back?
Han Yixuan was holding her waist, slumped over the desk, looking as if she couldn’t move at all. Seeing her like this, Pei Ningle couldn’t help but feel a little sorry for her.
“Student over there, can you help me up? Please…” Han Yixuan moaned.
There was no one else in the classroom. It was obvious who she was asking for help.
Pei Ningle sighed to herself, walked over, took Han Yixuan’s arm, and helped her stand up straight.
“It hurts! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts…” Han Yixuan’s willow-leaf-like eyebrows were tightly knitted, her expression a little distorted.
“How about this? Is it any better?”
Pei Ningle supported her arm with one hand and her back with the other.
Han Yixuan’s expression finally relaxed. “Much better. Thank you so, so much! By the way, I still don’t know your name. What’s your name, student?”
Pei Ningle’s gaze drifted to the side. “My name is… Wang Le.”
“Forgot?”
“No, my name is Wang Le. The ‘Wang’ with three horizontal strokes and one vertical, and the ‘Le’ from ‘happy’!”
Han Yixuan smiled. “Student Wang Le, are you… really a student of our school?”
Pei Ningle stared at her and retorted, “Don’t I look like one?”
Han Yixuan: “You don’t, a little. Because you’re too cute, not like a university student.”
Pei Ningle snorted and said, “I’m already eighteen.”
“Alright, alright. To look so young at eighteen is really enviable…” Han Yixuan sighed with feigned melancholy. “Then, Student Wang Le, could I trouble you to help me for a little while? My dormitory is not far from here. When I’m better, I’ll definitely treat you to a meal as a thank you!”
Pei Ningle hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “To your dormitory? Alright.”
**
Pei Ningle could never have imagined that just as she had helped Han Yixuan to the dormitory building, exchanged phone numbers, and said goodbye, Han Yixuan had started to follow her as soon as she turned around.
From the dormitory building, all the way to the subway station outside the campus.
When it came to stalking, Han Yixuan’s skills were of course much higher. And by this time, Han Yixuan had already figured out the truth—this girl who called herself ‘Wang Le’ was after her and had been observing her for who knows how long!
So the girl couldn’t help but reflect:
“No, no. Even if I’ve decided to use the open and aboveboard banknote tactic, I can’t let my guard down! Han Yixuan, oh Han Yixuan, you don’t have many advantages to begin with. If you let others figure you out completely, won’t you be completely finished!”
Then Han Yixuan once again followed her to the vicinity of Wang Heng’s school, to the rental apartment that temporarily belonged to Pei Ningle.
Watching her petite love rival walk into the building, Han Yixuan still stood in the same spot where she had shed tears last time. But this time, there were no tears on the girl’s face, only a burning fighting spirit.
“It’s just a temporary victory, and you still dare to show off in front of me… Hmph, you didn’t expect it, did you? I know that you know me!”
Muttering to herself in an almost inaudible voice, Han Yixuan took one last look at the seemingly ordinary residential building and turned to leave. Her steps were crisp and decisive, yet as light and silent as a small cat preparing to hunt.
