“No need, there isn’t much to carry.”
“… I see.”
Mu Qianqian lowered her head, then peeked up again a moment later.
She seemed to remember something. “Oh, right!”
“Here is the key.”
The girl took a key out of her pocket and placed it on the table. “Su Yichen, here.”
“I have to go to work tonight, so you can just open the door yourself when you arrive.”
“Mu Xia is usually in her room. Sometimes she dozes off… so she might not hear you.”
“Anyway, I should give this to you.”
Normally, Mu Qianqian would never feel comfortable leaving her younger sister with a total stranger.
But… Su Yichen gave her a good feeling, and he was a student at Qingyue University.
“Yeah, thanks.”
Su Yichen took the key and put it away.
The disappointment in Mu Qianqian’s voice and the longing in her eyes hadn’t escaped his notice.
“Mu Qianqian, when you have a day off…”
“I’ll take you for a stroll around the College of Liberal Arts.”
“Besides, you look quite a bit like a student. Maybe…” Su Yichen curled his lips slightly and stood up with a light chuckle. He moved behind Mu Qianqian and placed his hands on her shoulders.
The gentle touch on her shoulders made Mu Qianqian’s heart skip a beat. Her body tensed up immediately.
‘Could it be…?’
Frivolous and embarrassing images flashed through the girl’s mind. She gripped the hem of her skirt tightly.
‘If he… if he wants to do something rude…’
Thoughts of scenes she had seen before—innocent girls being bullied by villains—rushed through her mind.
However…
She was not an ordinary girl.
The more likely possibility was…
Mu Qianqian glanced at her closed bedroom door, then at the master bedroom next to it.
The image of Su Yichen gasping for breath after coming upstairs flashed in her mind.
‘Perhaps…’
‘He’s weaker than me?’
‘I could…’
Just as the light in the girl’s eyes began to dim into something darker, a familiar ringtone snapped her back from her sinful fantasies. A trace of pain appeared deep in her eyes beneath her long lashes.
It was as if she had recalled a profoundly agonizing memory.
There was even a hint of distorted madness hidden within.
Mu Qianqian looked down at her phone. It was a blank message from Mu Xia with no text at all.
She bit her lip hard.
‘I can’t do that to him.’
‘It would hurt Su Yichen.’
‘He is so holy.’
‘The cleanest boy I’ve ever seen.’
**[Mu Qianqian’s Hatred Value +10]**
Su Yichen narrowed his eyes. Now was not the time to ponder the source of her Hatred Value. He leaned down and spoke into her ear with a voice that was pure and gentle.
“I can take you to audit some classes when the time comes.”
“!”
Mu Qianqian froze for a second. Immediately after, a surge of uncontrollable joy and excitement washed over her.
“Really?”
Her voice trembled involuntarily as she spoke.
“Yeah.”
Su Yichen sat back down in his seat. “Some classes are held in large lecture halls with many people. The professors don’t check attendance very strictly.”
“I’ll find a way to sneak you in. It won’t be a problem at all.”
The young man’s voice was clear and pure, without a hint of seduction.
Yet, to Mu Qianqian, it sounded like a devil’s whisper that she could not refuse.
To be able to walk through that sacred campus, and even listen to lectures in such a prestigious institution…
Mu Qianqian’s heart raced. She felt a long-lost warmth as her blood began to pump faster. “Then… wouldn’t it be a lot of trouble for you?”
“It won’t. Don’t worry. I’ll check the situation once classes start in a few days, and then I’ll make a plan with you.”
“Okay!”
She smiled and nodded at him vigorously, her heart filled with anticipation. “I’ll be waiting.”
**[Mu Qianqian’s Love Value +10]**
**[Qianxia Twins: Current Love Value 20 (Mu Qianqian), 5 (Mu Xia); Current Hatred Value 10 (Mu Qianqian), 5 (Mu Xia)]**
***
The south gate of Sunshine Community.
Su Yichen walked slowly out of the residential area.
He was not wearing his Marginal Glasses at the moment. As he walked, countless gazes fell upon him.
Many women could not help but turn their heads to look.
The Marginal Glasses were useful, but being a “nobody” was not always the best option.
Often, charm was a powerful tool. When used cleverly, the benefits far outweighed the drawbacks.
Besides, Su Yichen did not like how uncomfortable the Marginal Glasses felt. The thing was honestly ugly and heavy.
Of course, thin gold-framed glasses were an exception. After all, no one hated beautiful things.
Su Yichen ignored the gazes around him; he was already used to it.
He was currently pondering where Mu Qianqian’s 10 points of Hatred Value had come from.
Tong Ya’s was easy to understand. She was like a little kitten; if you teased her a bit too hard, it was normal for her fur to stand on end.
But for Mu Qianqian…
Was it because he touched her?
It was possible, but unlikely, because she had been the one to pull him into the complex in the first place.
It could not be that she could touch him, but he could not touch her.
‘She can’t hate me, at least not for now.’
‘So…’
The Hatred Value likely was not directed at him, but at… something else, or someone else.
Su Yichen took an exquisite card out of his pocket. He had found it in an inconspicuous corner while looking at the room earlier, and it confirmed his initial suspicion.
Guanghan Palace.
This was Jinyue City’s largest and most luxurious nightclub.
Based on Mu Qianqian’s daily schedule and her reticence when talking about work, Su Yichen was almost certain this was where she worked.
Without a doubt, he would have to find a way to work there next.
“Mr. Su, you seem quite troubled… even though you’ve gained so much~” Since no one else was around, Sinful Spark’s cheerful voice rang in Su Yichen’s ear.
“At this rate, you’ll successfully capture them in no time!”
“It’s not that easy. Although Mu Qianqian’s Love Value increased by 20, I’ve only scratched the surface of the ‘Qianxia Twins.'”
Su Yichen shook his head. He followed the green light across the street and waited at the bus stop.
“Eh?”
“Mu Qianqian and Mu Xia clearly treat you very well, don’t they?”
“A 17 or 18-year-old girl in a place like Guanghan Palace… and she’s still so ‘clean.'”
“That in itself is an incredible thing.”
The bus approached. Su Yichen put on his glasses and boarded.
He was heading back to school next. He did not want to reveal his true appearance just yet.
Mainly because he had not found all of the Capture Targets yet.
Setting aside the “modern urban” background of the Void Realm and the 75% similarity index…
Under normal circumstances, for a girl who might not even be an adult to resist that kind of temptation…
Mu Qianqian was not an ugly duckling. On the contrary, she was quite attractive.
With a little bit of grooming, she was a girl who could reach a score of 8.5.
One had to realize that the boys in his class rated Luo Yueli around a 9.0. A score of 8.5 was not low at all.
In a place like Guanghan Palace, Mu Qianqian could easily outshine over 90% of the women there.
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