“This is what kind of situation…”
Shen Xiyan instinctively took a step back, but before he could even ask, Qin Sheng was already shouting angrily,
“I’m warning you, don’t go too far! My boyfriend might hit you! That little bastard Qin Ge gathered so many people before, and he still got taken down!”
“If you know what’s good for you, let me go right now! Otherwise, my boyfriend won’t let you off!”
The girl glanced at Qin Sheng with interest and said, “Qin Sheng, you know, if you had confidence in your relationship, you wouldn’t be so eager to prove anything to the outside world.”
“The more you try, the more insecure you look. Calling him ‘boyfriend’ every other second—what are you trying to prove?”
“If I were you, I’d just call him ‘husband.’ No outsiders around anyway; it’s only embarrassing within this small circle.”
Qin Sheng glared, “You think I haven’t called him that?”
“???”
Song Wan suspected she had misheard. Forget her shamelessness, how did she even get the nerve?
Shen Xiyan silently covered his face. She did actually call him that, during that “Husband C me” incident—too bad it was censored.
Shen Xiyan circled past the two girls and glanced at Qin Sheng’s shoulder, red and raw from the rope’s tight grip. Such delicate skin had never been subjected to this kind of abuse and was already chafed.
Not to mention, the rope was digging in deep.
It helped that the ones tying her up were two girls, one of whom was Song Wan. If it were anyone else, Shen Xiyan might not have been able to hold back.
Qin Sheng looked at him pitifully, “Xiyan, save me~~”
“What’s going on here exactly?”
Shen Xiyan didn’t immediately untie her but looked at Song Wan instead.
Song Wan curled her lips, “I told her not to come over. She insisted on coming, fine, but she had to start trouble and make such a headache…”
Qin Sheng shot her a glare, “If you weren’t looking for Xiyan, do you think I’d waste my time looking for you?”
“Why would I be looking for him? You should know that better than anyone.”
“See! See! Her wolfish intentions are obvious now, you just can’t stand to see us happy!”
Song Wan was angry and embarrassed, “He doesn’t like you, so why are you so shameless?”
“Song Wan!” The girl across scolded her.
No matter what, such language was way over the line.
What surprised her, though, was that Qin Sheng—who always gave off an impatient vibe—was unusually calm today, almost exaggeratedly so.
“Xiyan, it hurts so much…”
Qin Sheng looked at him with a face full of grievance. “Will you help untie me? They’re not caring for me at all!”
Shen Xiyan raised his hand to help loosen the ropes, but Song Wan warned, “I finally got her tied up; don’t interfere. If she clings to you later, that’s on you.”
Shen Xiyan glanced at Song Wan, who stared back seriously.
Then he looked again at Qin Sheng, who was looking pitiful.
He felt something was off; the atmosphere in the room was thick with tension.
Why don’t you just tie me up instead?
“I want to put medicine on, but she won’t let me! Look, look, my shoulder is all raw!” Qin Sheng twisted her body to reveal half of her shoulder.
Seduction Arts of Palace Intrigue: Framing and Slander.
When Song Wan tied her up, she was rather “considerate,” but Qin Sheng’s constant wriggling wore her shoulder raw.
“Xiyan it hurts” Qin Sheng whimpered, voice on the verge of tears, clearly wronged.
Their eyes met, and for some reason, Shen Xiyan’s heartbeat quickened.
After hesitating, he finally helped Qin Sheng untie herself.
“Hey!”
“You can’t keep her tied forever. It’s useless next time. What difference does one day make?”
“Exactly! Exactly!”
Qin Sheng, acting the fragile woman, nudged her head: “She only knows how to bully me… If my foot wasn’t hurt, I would have already hit her!”
“Xiyan help me put some medicine on my foot, it hurts so much”
Song Wan expressionlessly exposed her lie, “Don’t listen to her. I just helped her put some on when she came.”
Qin Sheng glared again, “Can’t I put it on again just because I already did? Who set this rule?”
Then noticing Shen Xiyan’s gaze, she suddenly became meek, “That medicine feels cold and soothing after applying. It’s kind of addictive.”
Song Wan looked at the girl opposite her, exchanging a glance that said: [I’m not exaggerating, right?]
The girl responded with a look: [Learning something new.]
Green tea level: 100%.
***
The Qin Sheng in her memory wasn’t like this. How could just a few days apart make her feel like someone else had taken over her body?
Song Wan glanced at Qin Sheng, still playing the pitiful act in front of Shen Xiyan, then said to him, “From today on, you should come here at noon to rest…”
Qin Sheng ground her teeth silently.
Shen Xiyan frowned, looking around the small room again, “What is this place?”
He really couldn’t imagine the school hiding a place like this.
For three years in his previous life, he had no idea.
“My home is a bit far, and I had nowhere to rest at noon. So my mom asked the principal to free up an abandoned power distribution room for me to rest in.”
Shen Xiyan was shocked, “That’s actually allowed?”
“Better than dragging Qin Sheng out to the cafeteria and exposing ourselves… Well, I’ll come too. If you think it’s awkward being alone, you can bring your sister and that Lin Ci here.”
“I don’t mind more people. Let’s see if she has any shame.”
Shen Xiyan understood Song Wan’s meaning now: she just didn’t want to give Qin Sheng any chance.
She might not be able to stop Qin Sheng from liking him, but she could stop Qin Sheng from sneaking around the school causing trouble.
‘So this is…’
A sultry girl curled her fingers at Shen Xiyan, smiling brightly as she introduced herself, “I’m Su Jin, your senior. I’ve known them since childhood.”
“Senior?”
The oval face and big eyes were exactly the type men generally adored.
Shen Xiyan knew two of the most classic oval-faced beauties: Aunt and Qin Sheng.
But their temperaments were refined and fresh, respectively. Only Su Jin had a fox-like, seductive charm completely out of place for her age—she looked like a bad woman from the start.
Qin Sheng’s style was flashy at most, but Su Jin’s was dazzlingly beautiful, the kind often synonymous with a femme fatale.
Shen Xiyan also noticed that Song Wan stood very close to Su Jin. Considering their earlier playful behavior, their relationship was visibly close.
“She’s more or less on a leave of absence. It’s normal you don’t know her. She’s only at school because she doesn’t want to stay home.”
Su Jin pursed her lips and casually asked, “How did you manage to hook up with Qin Sheng?”
Shen Xiyan frowned, “We didn’t ‘hook up’…”
Su Jin suddenly gasped and covered her mouth, admiration mixed with surprise, “Oh right, I almost forgot—Qin Sheng was the one chasing after you. That’s impressive!”
He had to admit, when it came to playing with men’s hearts, she was the strongest he’d ever seen—even Qin Sheng was a bit behind.
This was true green tea.
Knowing it was all an act, but it still sounded sweet in your ears.
Cheap seduction uses the body as bait; the real art is in the mental high.
“When Song Wan was gossiping with me earlier, I thought it was a flower blooming in the mud…”
“It is a flower blooming in the mud!”
Su Jin paused, puzzled, “You say she’s the mud, and you still chased her?”
“You said I’m the mud.”
“I said he is!”
“Then what flower are you talking about?”
Song Wan and Su Jin’s eyes widened.
Shen Xiyan cleared his throat and looked away.
Qin Sheng suddenly blushed deeply, lowered her head, and covered her eyes with her hands, “Oh my, what have you all made me say?”
“Xiyan, let’s go! Come on, come on… Don’t come here so much in the future…”
Bang!!!
The sound of the door closing echoed.
Su Jin sighed softly, “Qin Sheng really has changed—her craving for attention and playing the victim is on another level!”
“Especially when we tied her up just now, to be honest, I didn’t think it would work…”
Even two against one, how strong could two girls be?
If Qin Sheng struggled to the death, there was no way they could succeed, but somehow they did.
Moreover, compared to Song Wan, Su Jin’s ‘**’ also didn’t resist.
What didn’t make sense before made perfect sense now.
Qin Sheng, bullied by two people, never looked wronged at all. The moment Shen Xiyan showed up, she instantly turned into a tearful, fragile little girl. The tea was just too strong!
“So, what do you think the chances are of them breaking up?”
Su Jin answered decisively, “Zero.”