Bai Xiaoya ultimately didn’t sleep.
She thought for a moment—there was only the last class left this week, so she decided to go to the classroom.
As soon as she sat down, her roommates caught her.
“There was something at home, so I took a short leave for two days.”
She confessed proactively.
“It’s been handled, so I’m back.”
The last class was ongoing, and the teacher was passionately lecturing at the podium.
Talking quietly was still allowed, but you had to be discreet—usually, a casual excuse was enough.
But Gu Yun and He Lili didn’t buy it at all.
Instead, their gazes grew even more resentful.
“Xiaoxiao, it’s one thing for you to go to Xinglong International to watch the drama alone, but to hide it from us too?”
Bai Xiaoya froze.
“How did you…”
How did you know.
Gu Yun fished out her phone from under the desk, made sure it was on silent, then opened a video for her to see.
[At the Xinglong International press conference, a super cute, big-breasted young lady was unexpectedly encountered?]
Bai Xiaoya’s mouth twitched.
But her roommates didn’t ask in detail.
After all, eating melon is human nature.
Even on the street, people stop to listen if there’s a fight.
So they changed the topic.
“So, Xiaoxiao, who did you choose?”
Bai Xiaoya was flipping through her book and didn’t react at first.
“Choose what?”
“Student Su or your sister,” He Lili blurted out, “Which one did you pick?”
So that’s what they meant.
The images of the black-haired, straight-haired girl and the blonde loli flashed through her mind—a delicate, quiet one, and a soft, cute one.
At least on the surface.
In reality, one possessed super strength, and the other was agile and quick.
Both had their merits.
Bai Xiaoya shrugged her fragrant shoulders.
“You guys give me too much credit.”
He Lili immediately rolled her eyes.
“Come on, Xiaoxiao, don’t give us that anime line about not understanding their feelings.”
Even Gu Yun agreed.
“If you really don’t get it, that’s a bit…you know.”
That referred to Alzheimer’s.
Bai Xiaoya organized the items on her desk, turned her book to the page for the lecture, laid it flat, and sighed.
“You don’t understand.”
“Giving me too much credit” meant—
You actually think I have a choice?
What right does a pillow princess have to pick anyone?
Gu Yun and He Lili couldn’t pursue further because the teacher noticed them.
Although it was normal for college students to be distracted in class, chatting for too long was still over the line, so they received a light warning.
Bai Xiaoya took a moment to glance at the back of the classroom.
Su Qingyu wasn’t there, nor was she in the dormitory.
She had messaged her with a question, then said she’d gone back to write a report.
So strange.
Why ask where my home is? Is she coming over this weekend?
Forget it—better to think about what special summer missions might be coming up.
The big-chested girl placed a giant white rabbit on the desk, propped her cheeks with both hands, and began thinking seriously.
***
As for Su Qingyu, she rushed back to her place the moment she left, unfolded the small desk in her room, took out pen and paper, and started writing a report.
“…In summary, during the investigation of the pocket watch incident from several years ago, an opposing organization was unexpectedly discovered, called the Association, which included defectors from the family. Subsequently, the group illegally used ‘Ren Sheng Qi Lu’ in public, causing a significant public disturbance.”
“I tracked them to their hideout, and with capable teammates, destroyed one of the Association’s bases in Baiyuan City, using Black Swan’s Kiss to eliminate the traitor Sen Kui and recovered ‘Ren Sheng Qi Lu’.”
As for the battle in the report, she described how she drew attention, teammates infiltrated their earpiece channels, forcing them to remove their earpieces, after which she controlled them with flute music to turn on each other.
That’s how the scene ended up anyway.
On the report’s appendix, she wrote that she would send Ren Sheng Qi Lu back via the courier, then noted that during the confrontation, the Association used firearms, which could cause trouble later, and applied for assistance to mitigate the impact.
Finally, she pulled out her codebook, encrypted the report, and sent it to the email address above.
“Mission accomplished.”
Su Qingyu carefully packaged the Ren Sheng Qi Lu branded speaker, instructed her subordinate to send it to the shipping address, then lay on the small sofa, contemplating how to visit Bai Xiaoya’s house tomorrow.
First time meeting uncle and aunt—what gift should she bring?
“Miss, is it really okay to leave something so important to me? I’m worried I’ll mess up and betray your trust.”
Her subordinate—the same driver as before—had rushed in, holding the mysterious item and looking extremely nervous.
“It’s fine. Be confident. This item isn’t high-level, and it’s currently bound, so it’s stable.”
Su Qingyu encouraged casually.
In that moment, she suddenly understood why Bai Xia always said, “It’s not important.”
Understanding +1.
The report had already been submitted. If the Association wanted to expose themselves over something like this, let them go all out.
“By the way!”
Su Qingyu sat back at her desk and started writing a second report——
“Since remnants of the Outlawed Faction remain in Baiyuan City and progress has been made, I apply for an extension to stay.”
***
The transport process went smoothly, but Sen Kui still died.
He might have lost some vital memories, or perhaps he simply couldn’t accept amnesia.
Either way, when he woke, freed himself from the ropes, and found a gun, he shot himself.
Not long after, the abandoned building was discovered.
The scene was bizarre.
Judging by their clothes, they were all together, but three died by suicide, and the rest died by friendly fire—leaving only one survivor, a completely deranged lunatic, who knew nothing.
The one Bai Xia knocked out personally became the sole survivor—though he’d be spending the rest of his life in a mental hospital.
With so many dead and firearms involved, it should have been more explosive than the Xinglong International press conference, but Su Qingyu contacted the family to suppress the news.
When she opened her phone, the pop-up messages still read——
[Breaking! The founders of Xinglong International both vomited blood and died at the press conference!]
[Poisoned during the speech—was it revenge or business rivalry?]
[Will it be dissolved? A look at how the press conference incident affects Xinglong International.]
[How many enemies do Long Shen Yuan and Xing Luo have? Uncovering the past and present of Xinglong International.]
And
[A streamer visits the press conference and unexpectedly encounters a super youthful beauty!]
Bai Xiaoya sat in the car on the way home.
When she opened her phone and saw these, her feelings were complicated by the time she reached the last headline.
No wonder Zhang Butler’s gaze seemed different when she got in—more respectful than usual.
“Old Zhang, you don’t think I had anything to do with it, right? I was just there for the spectacle.”
She spoke up.
“You saw the video—I was surrounded by media the whole time.”
“…You’re right.”
Zhang Butler thought carefully.
Though his Eldest Miss was good at hiding her strength, it was still impossible for her to cause such a thing alone.
“But, to be honest,” Bai Xiaoya snorted softly, “they really deserved it.”
Never mind how many people they harmed—they even plotted against their own parents.
“You’re right,” Zhang Butler agreed immediately.
“They even colluded with the Second Young Miss to harm you.”
“…That’s not really the reason.”
Bai Xiaoya spent some effort to explain—it was all just a misunderstanding.