“Hah, hoo~”
Lin Huanhuan huffed and puffed for a good while, but she still felt in a foul mood.
She turned her head and saw that You Yuelan had already lain down and fallen asleep. Judging by her breathing, she was sleeping soundly.
‘You awful person! You tease me and then just fall right asleep? Looks like you’re asking for a beating!’
Lin Huanhuan gritted her teeth in frustration, but there was nothing she could do. After all, if she shook You Yuelan awake, who knew what new misunderstanding might arise?
‘What if she thinks I’m trying to bully her again and just runs over here? That would be a huge mess.’ Lin Huanhuan’s expression shifted between cloudy and clear as she propped her chin on her hand, looking thoroughly displeased.
The core disciple responsible for teaching this class was undoubtedly a lazy person. Although he had witnessed the scene below and recognized Lin Huanhuan, he chose to turn a blind eye and simply ignore it.
Not everyone was Shangguan Linglan. Without any grudge or benefit involved, why bother meddling so much?
Lin Huanhuan glanced occasionally at the sleeping You Yuelan and couldn’t help but think, ‘Looking at the current situation, my plan has hit another snag. Damn it, which part went wrong? You Yuelan actually seems completely unafraid of me.’
‘If things keep developing like this, could it be that after a while, You Yuelan will also fall for me? No, no, no, absolutely not! If that really happens, I’ll be truly doomed!’
‘I need to think of a solution quickly. According to the original plot, because I targeted You Yuelan, the leader of her spy squad directly ordered her to please me, to use her body to obtain information. Although You Yuelan was in great pain, she had no choice but to comply, only protesting through passive resistance and work stoppages.’
‘After a series of events, although You Yuelan suffered many indignities, she ultimately obtained a large amount of intelligence regarding the Mountain-Sea Diagram. She then infiltrated the treasury where the diagram was stored, but failed. You Yuelan was forced to expose herself and began a series of escapes.’
‘During her escape, both You Yuelan and her senior sister were targeted by their master, who intended to use them for alchemy. They were forced to resist and, with the help of that cheat-like Bai Lingfeng, they killed their master and were successfully rescued.’
‘Hmm… I feel like I could meddle a bit with the event of stealing the Mountain-Sea Diagram. But what exactly should I do? Let me think about it more carefully.’
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In the blink of an eye, the day passed. You Yuelan slowly woke up and habitually glanced to her side. It was empty. Only then did she realize Lin Huanhuan had already left at some point.
Although she felt a slight twinge of disappointment in her heart, You Yuelan chose to ignore these emotions. She stood up and walked out, barely exchanging a single word with anyone else.
‘It’s useless talking to these people anyway. Why bother with them? Better to go back and sleep early.’ As these thoughts flowed through her mind, You Yuelan had already reached the mountainside. The next moment, however, she was blocked.
Looking up, she saw several girls standing before her, their expressions arrogant and disdainful. Their eyes continuously sized her up, as if saying, ‘With a figure like that, where’s the charm? She’s far worse than me!’
“May I ask if there’s something you need?” You Yuelan asked calmly.
She recognized these girls. They were the ones who came to greet Lin Huanhuan yesterday and seemed to have some other ideas about her. The one at the front seemed to be called Song Qingqing.
Song Qingqing smiled lightly. “We have something to discuss with you. Come with us.”
Although Song Qingqing phrased it as a request, her tone carried a strong sense of certainty. It was undoubtedly coercion, an attempt to intimidate You Yuelan from the start.
You Yuelan nodded expressionlessly, completely missing the implied meaning. “Alright, lead the way.”
Song Qingqing gave her a cold look, inwardly snorting, ‘Still pretending to be calm? Let’s see if you can keep up that arrogance later!’
Along the way, Song Qingqing walked at the front, while the other girls walked beside You Yuelan, subtly sandwiching her in the middle, worried she might run away. However, You Yuelan had no such intention.
Arriving at a secluded spot, You Yuelan said plainly, “If you have something to say, say it quickly. I’m in a hurry to go back and sleep.”
Song Qingqing frowned. Before she could speak, one of her lackeys behind her couldn’t wait to scold, “Who do you think you are? How dare you speak to Sister Song like that? Sister Song calling you out is an honor for you. Sister Song’s time is as precious as spirit stones, and she hasn’t said anything, yet you speak up first? You really don’t know your place!”
You Yuelan remained silent. Song Qingqing glanced at her covertly and said with some displeasure, “What are you saying? After all, I was the one who called her out. It’s normal for her to be in a hurry. Although my time is precious, I should still consider others.”
You Yuelan just watched this scene coldly, paying it no mind. It was a common good cop, bad cop routine, nothing new. She was long accustomed to it.
Seeing her remain silent, a shadow briefly flashed in Song Qingqing’s eyes before she smiled gently again. “Little sister You Yuelan, actually, I called you here to ask about Lin Huanhuan.”
“Lin Huanhuan?” Hearing this name, You Yuelan finally perked up a bit and asked curiously, “Do you know things about her? Can you tell me?”
Hearing this, Song Qingqing couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment. Wasn’t this what she was supposed to ask?
Coming back to her senses, Song Qingqing hurriedly said, “We don’t know things about her. We intended to ask you what Lin Huanhuan usually likes. For example, what type of girls does she like? What kind of decorations does she prefer?”
Before You Yuelan could answer, she began to speak confidently, “After all, we’ve seen you getting quite close to Lin Huanhuan these past two days, so you should know her preferences. It’s better not to keep such things to yourself. Share them, and everyone benefits.”
“A person’s preferences will eventually change. Once Lin Huanhuan doesn’t like these things anymore, what you know will lose its value. If you tell us now, and we also learn some of Lin Huanhuan’s preferences, we’ll share them with you too. It’s a win-win situation, wouldn’t that be better?”
“Of course, I’ll also pay you some spirit stones as compensation. How about sixty? That’s quite generous.”
You Yuelan looked at her with dead-fish eyes and simply replied calmly, “No, I don’t know these things. It was Lin Huanhuan who approached me. I don’t know why either.”
Seeing this, Song Qingqing immediately became unhappy, her tone turning somewhat hostile. “Little sister You Yuelan, we came to talk to you sincerely. Even if you’re unwilling to say, that’s fine, but why deceive us here? There’s no point in that.”