Su Wanqing held Jiang Ran’s finger and picked up the nail clippers from the desk.
Her movements were very light, guiding the clippers along the curve of the nail.
She didn’t cut it completely, leaving a thin edge, and she really only cut the pinky nail.
Su Wanqing caught the change in Jiang Ran’s expression and couldn’t help but tease her.
“Why? Looking at your expression, you seem a bit unsatisfied?”
Jiang Ran looked at Su Wanqing’s face, which was almost inches away, and lowered her head.
“No… it’s nothing. Thank you. I’m leaving now.”
Jiang Ran put on her backpack and walked toward the door.
Just as she was about to step off the podium, her foot suddenly froze in mid-air, refusing to obey her.
She tried to turn her neck, but she found it impossible.
It was as if she had fallen into a two-dimensional world; her body was so stiff she couldn’t move even a fraction of an inch.
A voice accompanied by hot breath sounded from behind her ear.
“Sorry… I’ll only take three minutes of your time. Heh, why am I being so sentimental? She can’t hear me anyway…”
Jiang Ran was startled.
‘That voice belongs to Su Wanqing. Does that mean she’s the one who made me unable to move?’
The APP had mentioned that the female leads possessed supernatural abilities.
Jiang Ran’s mind raced.
She guessed her consciousness hadn’t completely disappeared because of her 10% Resistance.
‘But being able to think without being able to move makes this talent from the APP feel useless.’
‘To be able to freeze my movements and limit my range of motion… is it some kind of control-type ability?’
Jiang Ran thought, but she quickly dismissed the idea because she saw a piece of tissue paper defying gravity, floating in the air.
‘Time… Stop! This is Time Stop!’
Fear spread in her heart.
If she could still manage to deal with Gu Ge’s ability, Time Stop was truly overwhelming.
Moreover, she didn’t know how long the other girl could maintain it.
“Jiang Ran…”
A murmuring voice came from beside Jiang Ran’s ear.
Within her field of vision, she could only see the frozen security door; there was no sign of Su Wanqing at all.
Jiang Ran tried to move her fingers and toes.
She guessed the 10% Resistance should at least allow her to move some parts, but she failed.
It was like trying to lift her ring finger independently; she had no control over her muscles.
Only her consciousness captured the strange sensations coming from her body.
Just as she was about to try again, a red Soft Ruler suddenly wrapped around her waist.
Cold fingers lifted her jacket and pressed directly against her lower abdomen, and then the Soft Ruler circled around her once.
The cool Soft Ruler bit slightly into her flesh.
Su Wanqing gently stroked Jiang Ran’s back.
The skin felt so real under her touch.
Her smile was soft and low, like a terminally ill patient tearing off their mask in an absolutely safe place to reveal their true self.
Her voice rumbled in her throat, revealing only the tip of the iceberg.
“There’s not a single bit of fat at all…”
Her fingers slid all the way down from her lower abdomen and stopped at the waistband of her pants.
Su Wanqing’s gaze wavered.
After hesitating for a moment, she finally withdrew her fingers and pulled back the Soft Ruler tied around the waist.
She didn’t choose to rush for success.
‘If I use my ability excessively, I’ll probably become as selfish as my mother…’
Heh…
Feeling the Soft Ruler pull away, Jiang Ran’s hanging heart finally settled.
She almost thought Su Wanqing was going to do something even more excessive.
Even so, she still couldn’t understand why Su Wanqing would act against her.
She had been very good and hadn’t provoked the female lead.
Logically, as long as she played the role of a transparent person, the next step would be to wait for the female lead to shine in the game and sail smoothly until the finale.
‘But why would Su Wanqing use Time Stop on me?’
Jiang Ran couldn’t figure it out, and she didn’t have time to think…
The Soft Ruler had reached her neck and was moving all the way down toward her chest.
‘Oh no, is her target…?’
Su Wanqing pulled the Soft Ruler.
It seemed to hit a speed bump at a certain spot, pausing for a moment, but the pause didn’t last long.
Soon, the ruler pulled across smoothly.
Jiang Ran’s face turned grim as she felt the ruler move from one side of her body to the other with almost no resistance.
‘Is my buffer zone a bit too flat?’
Su Wanqing’s hand holding the Soft Ruler hung in mid-air, and she was also stunned.
‘What did I just hit? A speed bump?’
Soon, she thought of something.
Jiang Ran always wore loose clothes, so it was hard to tell her figure from the surface.
This close-range measurement made the difference clear immediately.
‘So Jiang Ran is only at the level of wearing a Small Vest.’
Su Wanqing covered her mouth and stifled a laugh.
This was quite money-saving; after all, good bras weren’t cheap.
This made Su Wanqing even more glad she had brought the Soft Ruler today.
Otherwise, if she hadn’t clarified the situation and sent some private items with the wrong size, wouldn’t she be planting a landmine for herself?
Some girls were very sensitive.
Even if they received an inappropriate gift, they wouldn’t say anything.
Even if it didn’t lower her impression points, the scales in their hearts would still tilt toward the person who gave a more suitable item.
“It’s okay. Small is also cute,” Su Wanqing said, as if talking to herself or comforting Jiang Ran.
What she didn’t know was that Jiang Ran was fully conscious.
To Jiang Ran, this was blatant mockery.
It was as painful as someone asking a guy if he “can even do it.”
‘Wait… why should I feel bad? I used to be a boy. After all these years, when have I ever cared about such things?’
On the contrary, if anyone in the dormitory had a “large cup,” they would be stared at by other guys.
Some medical videos even called it a pathological development.
But now, she was actually starting to care.
Unease grew wildly in her heart.
She knew this was clearly a bad start.
Su Wanqing held a notebook and wrote down various numbers.
During this time, the Soft Ruler continued to travel across Jiang Ran’s body.
Every time it slid over a spot, another number was added to the paper.
“Though her chest is a bit thin, other places are truly cute. It’s just a pity she’s a mute who doesn’t like to speak,” Su Wanqing murmured to herself, her finger constantly tracing the notebook.
After confirming everything was correct, she capped her pen and looked at Jiang Ran’s back.
She reached out, gently took off the BB Clip from the top of Jiang Ran’s head, replaced it with her own, and smiled with satisfaction.
“I’ll consider it a little surprise.”
Then, Su Wanqing snapped her fingers.
Everything around her began to reverse.
The color drained from her face, and a heavy sense of backlash hit her stomach like a mallet.
It made her curl her body in pain, but the corners of her mouth curled into an upward arc as she laughed.
“It seems the longer the action lasts, the stronger the backlash on the body will be…”
***
Jiang Ran let out a sharp gasp.
Her chest heaved uncontrollably as if she wanted to suck all the surrounding air into her lungs.
Worried that the commotion would be too loud and arouse suspicion, Jiang Ran quickly used Muscle Control to stabilize her balance and began to exhale in small, shallow breaths.
Once her heart had completely calmed down, she stepped out of the classroom following her original path until her figure completely vanished.
After leaving the classroom, Jiang Ran took out her phone and arrived at the teaching building as agreed.
She raised her hand and knocked on the door.
Soon, the door opened.
Jiang Ran scanned the room, and her gaze landed on someone who shouldn’t have been there.
A chestnut-haired woman in a work uniform sat on the sofa.
She brushed her hair aside, and her brown eyes met Jiang Ran’s.
“What a coincidence, Jiang Ran. I didn’t expect to meet you here.”
“Gu… Sister Gu Ge?”
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