Chapter 36

Glaciers, grasslands, deep mountains, snowy fields, islands…

He Rou clutched her clothes, staring at her phone screen, at a loss.

‘Such a shameful thing just happened.’

But what followed wasn’t punishment, wasn’t ridicule, nor was it a direct order to change clothes.

Instead… it was what Luo Yun had told her this morning: a trip.

And she had just returned to school.

Luo Yun’s true intentions… were really hard to figure out.

“Xiao Rou, pick one quickly. The smell on you is pretty strong now. You don’t want it to be, when you go to school on Monday, the moment the teacher and classmates step into the classroom… that the smell comes from you, do you?”

“I…”

He Rou blushed.

Though she didn’t know what Luo Yun was really up to, if she didn’t choose, she would definitely be in for a rough time.

So she closed her eyes, reached out, and picked one at random.

“Wow… Xiao Rou wanted to go to the seaside, huh? But… I don’t like it. That’s why we’ll go camping in the mountains instead.”

Luo Yun smiled and put her phone away.

He Rou stared at her, feeling speechless.

So her suggestion was just a suggestion — the final say was still in Luo Yun’s hands.

“Fine…”

He Rou didn’t want to argue with her about this right now.

The warm dampness on her pants was gradually turning cold.

Though the classroom was warm, once she stepped out that door, who knew how cold it would be.

“M-Master… can we go back?”

He Rou asked cautiously, because she really felt uncomfortable in her current state.

“Go back? No, no, no. Xiao Rou hasn’t changed her clothes yet.”

As she spoke, Luo Yun took a pair of pants out of her backpack — but only one pair of pants.

…

Just one pair of pants.

“Only pants?”

“What else do you want?”

“But… it’s cold outside.”

…

Luo Yun smiled, as if she found He Rou’s words amusing.

“Then… how am I supposed to change clothes…”

He Rou knew her place was already set — it was completely impossible to get Luo Yun to treat her like a normal person.

So she simply chose the best option available.

“Hmm… how to change? Could it be that even something a child can do, Xiao Rou needs me to teach you?”

“Uh! N-no, I just… am I supposed to change here?”

“Xiao Rou can change wherever she wants. It’s just… do you want to walk out that classroom door while still wet? The area you’ve contaminated so far is just this one spot.”

“Ugh…”

Realizing what Luo Yun intended for her to do, her face flushed once more.

…

“Xiao Rou… hurry up. The smell is really strong. I can’t stand it anymore either.”

Luo Yun tossed the pants onto her desk and went back to her seat to watch.

Watch how He Rou would shamefully take off her clothes in the classroom.

“Ugh… I, I understand…”

He Rou already knew — from the very beginning, she never had a choice.

And today’s experience was just another script written by Luo Yun.

She was the lead actor.

Luo Yun was the director and audience.

Her only purpose was to entertain Luo Yun.

‘Really… I knew this truth a long time ago.

Why am I still feeling ashamed now…

…I’ve been… in front of her… many times… at the workplace…

Why am I still feeling ashamed now…’

He Rou thought in her mind, unconsciously mumbling.

‘It’s all so familiar… why… why…’

“Why…”

“Why what?”

The thoughts in He Rou’s mind unconsciously slipped out as murmurs.

Although the sound was very quiet, in the classroom with only two people, it sounded so loud.

“No… it’s nothing.”

He Rou didn’t wipe away her tears.

She turned her head to look at Luo Yun.

She saw that person now holding up her phone…

He Rou, though crying, still blushed at Luo Yun’s words.

“…”

He Rou suddenly shivered.

True, in winter, no matter how warm the place, it still gets cold.

She picked up the pants and quickly put them on.

But…

What about the clothes stained with those things?

He Rou looked at the clothes on the floor, unsure what to do.

Maybe Luo Yun saw what she was thinking.

“Hold onto those. The ones you’re wearing now are borrowed from me. When we get home, you’ll have to take it all off.”

As she spoke, Luo Yun got up from her seat, walked to the corner of the classroom, jumped, and pulled down the shirt that had been covering the camera — one that must have been placed there at some point.

Judging by the style, that shirt matched the pants He Rou had just changed into.

“Okay.”

“Oh, right. Don’t wash them.”

After saying this, Luo Yun ignored He Rou and walked out of the classroom alone.

Seeing this, He Rou immediately got up and followed her out.

—

It was still cold outside.

Because of air pollution, at dusk now, you couldn’t see anything.

In the sky and the air not far away, there was only a deep gray.

It gave off a strong apocalyptic vibe.

Of course, Luo Yun cared about that.

Why else would she drag them into a deep mountain forest to camp after just one day back at school?

Breathing fresh air was important in her eyes.

She just didn’t expect that He Rou would have a different idea.

Thinking this, Luo Yun’s face turned cold.

She turned to look at He Rou, who was holding up her pants with one hand and carrying her dirty clothes with the other.

She looked so ridiculous now.

The pants were ones Luo Yun had worn herself.

They were much bigger than Luo Yun’s usual size.

Maybe He Rou had been malnourished as a child.

In a few months, she’d be an adult, yet she was still so small.

Her body, her face too.

But her personality lacked a child’s innocence and playfulness.

What a… worthless creature.

What would she become if she left her side?

Luo Yun really wanted to see.

After this New Year’s, due to her father’s demands, she had to temporarily leave her.

So agreeing to let He Rou take the exam…

It was because she really wanted to see…

To see what would happen when she left He Rou’s side.

Her little pet, all alone, suffering a great injustice here — how pitiful she would be, and how she would beg for her.

Beg her master.

Luo Yun thought, unconsciously curling her lips.

As for who would bully her, the more the merrier…