After leaving Ning Xueyang’s office, I walked under the shade of trees with my parasol, not wanting to linger in the scorching sun.
I quickened my pace to get home as fast as possible.
Due to the intense heat, the school’s main path was nearly empty, with only a few students and teachers hurrying to their destinations.
Among them, I spotted a familiar figure.
Squinting, I realized it was Qianyin, walking across the street.
Beside her was a guy in jeans, chatting and laughing together.
That must be the boyfriend she mentioned, right?
Seeing her earlier lovestruck expression and their cheerful banter now, I was even more convinced they were in the honeymoon phase.
Well, isn’t that nice?
Compared to being with a scumbag like me, a relationship where both people are devoted to each other is much better, isn’t it?
Curious, I took a closer look at the guy.
He gave off a sunny vibe with a bright smile—a classic wholesome boy type.
But for some reason, he felt… off.
Like he resembled the old me in some way…
Oh, I got it!
He’s almost as handsome as I was!
Maybe a bit less, but I have to admit Qianyin’s got good taste.
Still, that weird feeling didn’t seem to come from his looks.
What was it, then?
Why did this guy feel so strange?
Whatever, I don’t care.
It’s not my business if he’s weird.
Time to head back to the office—this sun is killing me.
But just as I sped up, someone called out.
“Teacher Guiye!”
It was Qianyin’s voice.
She must’ve noticed me.
No big deal, I’ll just say hi and leave.
I don’t want to be a third wheel.
I turned to face them, now less than ten meters away.
“Hey, it’s you! Is this your boyfriend?”
I responded to Qianyin while eyeing the guy. I had to admit, he was tall and handsome, maybe half as charming as I was back in the day.
He noticed my gaze and looked over.
“Yes, let me introduce him. This is my boyfriend, Mo Yu.”
Qianyin then turned to Mo Yu and introduced me.
“This is my colleague, Guiye.”
“Such a cute girl is already a teacher? Nice to meet you, Teacher Guiye.”
Mo Yu flashed a standard gentlemanly smile, paired with his puppy-like charm—the exact kind of move I used to pull on girls in my past life.
It might make an innocent girl’s heart flutter.
He even extended his hand for a handshake, but there’s no way I’m touching a guy.
“Uh, nice to meet you too, but let’s skip the handshake. It’s our first meeting, after all.”
His gesture made me cringe, but with Qianyin there, I politely declined.
Mo Yu froze for a second at my rejection, then awkwardly withdrew his hand.
“Oh, my bad, I was too forward.”
And just like that, the situation got awkward.
“I’ll head back to the office then. Don’t want to interrupt your couple time.”
Unable to stand the awkwardness, I wanted to bail.
“Let’s go together! I’m heading to the office too, and Mo Yu was dropping me off, so we can walk together.”
Qianyin sped up to join me.
“I’ll just walk you both to the office, then,” Mo Yu added.
“Huh? Didn’t you say you were only dropping her off here?”
“I think I’ll see you to the office. It’s not safe for two girls with so few people around. You never know if you’ll run into someone weird.”
Though he was talking to Qianyin, his eyes were on me.
Combined with his earlier words, it was obvious he was only escorting her because of me.
As someone with a guy’s mindset, I could tell he was interested in me.
Why else would he stare so long at someone he wasn’t into?
But a lolicon?
Gross!
Bleh!
Still, he was clearly an amateur scumbag.
Staring so blatantly?
That’s a surefire way to make a girl wary.
Oh well, his scumbaggery won’t work on me.
Poor Qianyin, though.
Seeing how smitten she was with him earlier, she’d probably be heartbroken for ages if she found out he’s a scumbag… Whatever, it’s not my problem.
“Mo Yu, what should we eat tonight?”
“Whatever.”
“Mo Yu, where should we go tonight?”
“Whatever.”
“…”
Qianyin kept trying to talk to him, but Mo Yu just brushed her off, seemingly lost in thought… maybe analyzing why I rejected him?
I’m so handsome, my moves were so smooth—how could a girl reject me?
That’s exactly how I thought before I met Ning Xueyang in my past life.
Trying to win her over, I hit wall after wall.
But with relentless effort, I succeeded… only to end up as a loli who nearly got “dehydrated” by her today… cough cough!
Qianyin in this world seems so naïve.
Mo Yu’s barely responding, yet she keeps trying to start conversations.
“We’re at the office!”
The weird trio walk finally ended as I pushed open the office door.
“See you after work, then.”
Qianyin looked at Mo Yu with reluctance in her eyes.
But instead of responding to her, he leaned toward me.
“Miss Guiye, could I get your contact info?”
Wow, he’s got some guts, hitting on me right in front of Qianyin.
If I were her, I’d be ready to strangle him.
It wasn’t an outrageous request, though, and since I’d already rejected him once, rejecting him again felt a bit too harsh.
So, I agreed.
Worst case, I can block him later.
I’ve done that plenty of times to girls I got bored of in my past life.
“I’ve passed your friend request.”
Seeing Mo Yu’s WeChat request with his own face as the profile picture, I silently approved it and gave him a nickname.
I’ll just find an excuse to say I don’t like him and block him later.
I’m not into playing wingman for guys.
After getting my contact, Mo Yu flashed that wholesome smile again.
Now that he’s got my info, he’ll probably try to get close, ask me out, and then make his move—classic playbook.
I’ve run that routine countless times…
But I’m curious what his reaction would be if he knew this cute loli was once a burly dude.
…Anyone who’d get more excited by that can get dragged out and chopped!
“I’ll head out, then.”
“Bye-bye~”
I ignored Mo Yu, while Qianyin waved at him with a silly smile as he walked away.
Tch, Qianyin in this world is too naïve.
Her boyfriend’s hitting on another girl right in front of her, and she’s still grinning like an idiot.
But the Qianyin from my past life was like this too.
That’s why I thought she was the purest and easiest to manipulate in my harem.
Whatever, naïve or not, it’s got nothing to do with me.
Why should I care?