A girl at such a prime age with such a beautiful face could have a completely different life if she simply took a step back and lowered her standards.
‘Is Mu Qianqian truly without desires?’
The skincare products in front of the bathroom mirror weren’t empty bottles. Although they weren’t expensive luxury items, her phone was the latest generation of the fruit brand.
It wasn’t the highest-end model, but even the most basic model of a fruit brand phone wouldn’t be cheap.
She was a young woman who knew how to enjoy life.
Su Yichen didn’t think there was anything wrong with that; he fully supported appropriately enjoying life. He wasn’t even against complete enjoyment.
As long as it didn’t cause trouble for others, everyone had the right to decide their own lifestyle. He was the same way, after all.
It wasn’t that he was judging Mu Qianqian as a person, but… these details were enough to show that she was a girl with normal needs.
‘Loftiness?’
Those who could spit out those two words with such nonchalance were people who had never come into contact with the kind of temptation that could allow someone to transcend their social class.
They were just talking big.
‘Resisting such sugar-coated bullets is the greatest test of human nature. It is an anti-human feat. Once something goes against human nature, it becomes the ultimate abnormality.’
‘There are naturally those who are not tempted, but such people usually already possess something no less valuable than the temptation itself.’
Mu Qianqian clearly did not meet that condition.
She had her loftiness and self-control, that much was true. But… Su Yichen felt that this alone wasn’t enough to support her persistent resistance.
Mu Qianqian was also longing for certain things, such as experiencing campus life. Su Yichen still remembered the yearning she couldn’t hide in her eyes when he suggested taking her to a lecture.
She was also chasing some form of excitement. Under that gaze filled with longing and a thirst for knowledge, her voice had been filled with uncontrollable excitement and trembling.
Beautiful, self-controlled, gentle, poor, and seemingly simple yet ambitious.
She was too perfect.
The girl was like a contradiction that fulfilled every condition of the impossible trinity; such a person was inherently a paradox that defied human nature.
A girl like this only existed in the fantasies of straight men or the creations of artists.
Based on Su Yichen’s experience with clearing routes, a girl like this must have experienced things an ordinary person would never encounter.
‘Because she is violating human nature.’
‘Of course, there is another possibility: Mu Qianqian has not yet encountered a temptation strong enough to make her faith collapse.’
“And then there is that Mu Xia…”
She didn’t listen properly while he was explaining the problems and kept making small gestures in front of her sister.
“The Qianxia twins…”
Su Yichen felt a bit of a headache. Girls with the “twin” affix were never simple.
He still remembered the first time he encountered twin girls; he was nearly tormented into falling within a void realm by their completely divergent personalities.
A single pair of twins was enough to support an S-rank void realm.
‘For now… I should head back to the dorm and move my things first before I figure everything out.’
***
Sunshine community, Mu Qianqian’s home.
After Su Yichen left, the door to Mu Qianqian’s bedroom opened. Mu Xia walked out, glanced at the joint rental agreement on the table, and sat in the spot where Su Yichen had been sitting.
“Sister, did he stay?”
“Yes.”
Mu Qianqian gave a doting smile and stroked Mu Xia’s head. “You didn’t agree to any of the female tenants who came before… Why did you agree this time?”
“Wasn’t it because I saw the look of infatuation all over your face?” The young girl rolled her eyes.
“If I wasn’t home, would you have eaten Su Yichen alive? If not for my text message just now… do you even know what you would have done, Sister?”
“That’s not true.” Mu Qianqian’s face darkened, and she pinched Mu Xia’s cheek.
“Sure, sure, keep being stubborn. My cute sister hasn’t even touched a boy’s hand until now, so how could she have such predatory ambitions?”
Mu Xia broke free from Mu Qianqian’s “evil” clutches and glanced at the unfinished milk tea on the table that belonged to her sister. “Su Yichen…”
“He’s a very good person.”
The living room suddenly fell silent. No one spoke for a moment.
“Sister, you’re not good enough for him.”
“I already helped you clean up all that messy stuff in your room. If Su Yichen saw it, he would definitely think you’re a pervert. I know what you’re thinking.”
The eyes of the girl, who had been somewhat distracted, flickered violently as if her secret had been exposed. “…I know. I can’t reach him. He’s too clean. I… I can’t do it.”
“It’s good that you know.”
Mu Xia spoke softly, but her words were exceptionally cold.
“To be honest, I didn’t really want Su Yichen to stay here. You’ll lose yourself. But there really aren’t many tenants who meet the requirements. We need the money.”
“Sigh.” Mu Qianqian sighed, appearing as though she wanted to say something, but she didn’t speak.
“Besides, Su Yichen’s teaching is quite good. With him here, I won’t have to look for outside tutors, which saves a lot of money.” Mu Xia smiled faintly.
“This money can be saved for you. Later, when you get married, you’ll have a dowry. Sister, about… my thing. You didn’t tell him, did you?”
“No, how could I tell anyone about your situation?” Mu Qianqian remembered something and hurried to say, “You hid your medicine, right?”
“That’s good. I hid it long ago. Do you think I’m as airheaded as you? If he found out, he would definitely leave. Who would want to live with a sick person?”
Mu Xia swung her fair, tender legs and blinked her eyes rapidly.
“Sister, if you really like him, I’ll help you chase him. I’ll date him to tie him down. When the time comes, I’ll let him sleep with you, and you guys can get married in a few years. You know I can’t sleep with him, but you can.”
“No.”
“No?” Mu Xia’s eyes widened. “Sister, you don’t think you’re getting the short end of the stick by sleeping with Su Yichen and having him as your boyfriend, do you?”
“If he took a walk around our school, I guarantee the girls who would want to sleep with him or be his girlfriend could wrap around the athletic field.
A trace of infatuation appeared on the girl’s face.
“I’ve never seen such a clean and good-looking boy. I teased him so much… but it was as if there was no desire in his eyes. He’s too pure. And he’s so polite.”
“Besides, the admission score for Qingyue University is very high, and the annual enrollment quota is small. Forget our school; not many people in all of Jinyue City can get in.”
“Plus, the scent on Su Yichen is so nice. Didn’t you smell it? If you sleep in the same bed as him every day, you’ll save money on perfume in the long run.”
“I’ve smelled it. I know.” Mu Qianqian’s expression seemed exceptionally calm at this moment. “But I’m not good enough for him.”