In this world, not everything goes according to plan.
Today, Su Qi had originally intended to go home and use his “good brother Mo Yu” as an alibi to explain why he didn’t return home last night.
But unexpectedly, when he got home, Elder Sister Wen Yin didn’t ask about the rehearsed explanation at all. Instead, she took a completely different approach—confessing her feelings and even completing the achievement of their first kiss.
To make matters worse, Senior Lin Xue’s sudden intrusion exposed Elder Sister Wen Yin’s Succubus Ability.
Thinking about all these events, none of which went according to his plan, and how embarrassingly he had ended up crying like a little girl in front of Elder Sister Wen Yin, Su Qi felt utterly defeated.
After retreating from the living room to his bedroom, Su Qi kicked off his slippers and buried his face in his pillow, kicking his legs repeatedly.
Perhaps due to the intense emotional turmoil, his body’s self-regulation kicked in. After closing his eyes, Su Qi quickly drifted into sleep.
As Su Qi entered his dream, the atmosphere in the living room between Lin Xue and Gu Wen Yin grew unusually tense.
They silently locked eyes, their gazes intersecting as if sparks could fly from the intensity.
A trace of hostility flickered in Lin Xue’s eyes.
She stared intently at Gu Wen Yin, harboring some dissatisfaction or resistance toward her.
Gu Wen Yin, however, showed no sign of backing down, responding with equally cold eyes.
The tension between them reached a boiling point.
Yet, despite their mutual animosity, neither spoke.
Perhaps they feared waking the sleeping Su Qi, or maybe they simply didn’t know how to break the awkward silence.
So the living room remained quiet, with only time slowly passing by.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~
In the stillness, only the wind whistling through the broken window could be heard.
This quiet stretched on for a full five minutes before Gu Wen Yin finally broke the silence.
“Xiao Qi seems to have fallen asleep. Miss Blood Princess, shall we move somewhere else to talk?”
Between girls, there are many unwritten rules.
For example, whoever speaks first during a staredown is often seen as the one showing weakness.
Gu Wen Yin’s decision to speak first was not because she was overwhelmed by Lin Xue’s blood-red eyes.
Rather, during their silent standoff, Gu Wen Yin had done some careful thinking and come to several conclusions.
Su Qi had always been a good junior schoolmate.
Although Gu Wen Yin had never been in a romantic relationship before, every time she interacted with Su Qi, his bright smile and occasional blush left her convinced that he liked her.
Given how close they were, if Su Qi had awakened a ‘normal’ Ability, he would have come to celebrate with her immediately.
Yet, he had not done so; instead, he went to test it at the mall.
Up to the moment he walked in the door today, though she hadn’t asked, Gu Wen Yin noticed Su Qi was hiding something.
The extra pair of white stockings, apparently worn by a girl, in her hand, combined with the pained, furrowed expression Su Qi had just before fleeing, told her something was off.
As a careful girl, after some simple deduction, Gu Wen Yin believed the root of this strange feeling was tied to Su Qi’s awakened Ability.
Now that Su Qi’s Ability had emerged, and with a previously unknown beautiful girl by his side, it was clear this awakened Blood Princess girl must know about Su Qi’s Ability.
Considering Su Qi’s reluctance to reveal his Ability to her, Gu Wen Yin decided to start by gently showing some weakness to the Blood Princess before her, hoping to extract some information.
Lin Xue, however, was oblivious to Gu Wen Yin’s thoughts.
In fact, Lin Xue was thinking just as deeply.
Although she had never been in love herself, she knew the signs—after all, she might not have eaten pork, but she had seen pigs run.
Recalling her break-in through the window, she remembered that before Su Qi spoke, he often looked at the other woman first.
His gaze lingered longer on that woman than on herself.
His voice grew softer when speaking to the other woman.
Each detail silently spoke of Su Qi’s care and affection toward that woman.
Holding the second pair of white stockings Su Qi had dropped, Lin Xue, feeling the silky texture and faint fragrance, pieced together much as well.
The reason Su Qi Junior Schoolmate had fled was likely because of her own Ability—she couldn’t face the Succubus girl.
After all, Su Qi’s Ability transformed him into a stunningly beautiful girl; a girl couldn’t just cozy up to a Succubus, could she?
Realizing this, Lin Xue felt a great weight lifted from her heart. She quietly felt relieved.
Under normal circumstances, even if she took the initiative, she might not have been able to defeat the Succubus girl standing before her, whose figure, looks, and aura rivaled her own.
But now, the situation was completely different. Su Qi Junior Schoolmate’s Ability completely opposed the Succubus Ability, while it meshed perfectly with her Blood Princess Ability.
Recalling last night’s intoxicating, sweet embrace and the sweet blood scent radiating from Su Qi that made her heartbeat race, Lin Xue increasingly felt that this was all orchestrated by fate.
Perhaps this was the perfect opportunity granted by heaven.
She pondered quietly.
Could her fate with Su Qi Junior Schoolmate truly be predestined? Or was this what people called a Sense of Destiny?
“Hm… Sense of Destiny. I really like that phrase,” Lin Xue murmured, a satisfied smile curling at her lips.
Besides, Su Junior Schoolmate’s mood might be down lately because of his Ability.
This was the perfect time for her to take advantage and comfort him.
Just as Lin Xue had sorted out her thoughts and was about to accompany Gu Wen Yin to another location to chat and learn more about her rival, two different phone ringtones suddenly rang almost simultaneously.
Lin Xue glanced at her phone, frowning slightly upon seeing the caller.
Lu Ran, the front desk mascot of the Adventurers’ Guild, was calling. Why now?
Normally, if no major event occurred, the front desk wouldn’t contact adventurers proactively.
Recently, the Cangyou Wildcat Team hadn’t accepted any special missions and had all returned safely from the Teleportation Array last night.
There should have been no reason to call.
Lin Xue wouldn’t have thought much if it were only her phone ringing.
But Gu Wen Yin, clearly a strong opponent with her awakened Succubus Ability, had her phone ring at the same time.
This gave Lin Xue an ominous feeling.
Could it be that the Adventurers’ Guild had new findings regarding the Saint Ruins exploration?
Suppressing her doubts, Lin Xue exchanged a glance with Gu Wen Yin. Without a word, they both turned and answered their calls simultaneously.
As soon as Lin Xue answered, Lu Ran’s anxious voice came through the line.
“Captain Blood Princess, the Hero Party has just returned from exploring the Fourth Holy Ruins’ dimension. The guild is now holding a meeting for all team leaders ranked B and above to disclose the details. Please come to the guild as soon as possible. During this expedition, they encountered a ‘Dragon.’”