Without realizing it, the National Day holiday was almost over.
The frequency of system tasks had dropped significantly lately, leaving him with only 100 or 200 a day, which was barely enough to get by.
To make matters worse, the system would occasionally issue extra rewards that were completely useless.
Sitting at the head of the bed with the curtains drawn, tucked away in his own small, hidden space, Bai Yao couldn’t help his curiosity.
His gaze shifted toward the express box sitting at the foot of the bed.
Qiu Ye was busy gaming and didn’t have time to pay attention to him.
‘Should I just open it and take a look? Just to satisfy my curiosity? I’ve seen the real thing before, but I’ve never seen a fake one!’
Bai Yao hesitated for a moment before crawling from the head of the bed to the foot.
He picked up the box and naturally settled into a duck sit on the quilt, placing the parcel on his lap.
His eyes flickered with guilt, his palms began to sweat, and a faint sense of shame bubbled in his chest.
‘It’s just one look.’
Bai Yao picked at the tape with his fingernail.
As it tore, it made a sharp zi-la sound, scaring him so much that he immediately shoved the box under the covers and glanced back at the zipper of his bed curtains.
He waited for a moment, listening to the rapid-fire clacking of Qiu Ye’s keyboard.
Only then did he feel slightly relieved and continue opening the box.
“Ugh…”
When the box finally opened, Bai Yao took one look inside and his lip twitched.
Shame rushed to his head, staining his entire face a deep shade of pink.
‘Is that [Perverted Obsessed Woman]’s appetite really that massive?’ The system reward looked like a monster that no human could possibly handle!
It was terrifying!
It was a good thing no one else had seen it!
Otherwise, his reputation would be utterly destroyed, and he wouldn’t be able to show his face for the rest of his life!
Bai Yao slammed the box shut, feeling like his eyes had been contaminated.
He felt his sanity points dropping.
“Bai Yao, want to head out for dinner later?”
He jolted, quickly stuffing the express box under the quilt before double-checking that his women’s clothes were also hidden.
Qiu Ye pulled back a corner of the bed curtain and looked at Bai Yao on the bed.
“Your sitting posture is pretty girly,” he noted, sounding confused.
“How do you even sit like that? Doesn’t it hurt?”
“Huh?”
It was only then that Bai Yao realized he was sitting with his thighs and calves spread in an M-shape, his rear resting on the quilt.
It looked incredibly effeminate.
He quickly stood up and sat cross-legged, trying to make his posture look more normal.
“Some guys can do it too,” Bai Yao replied flatly.
“I just have a unique bone structure.”
“More like you have a big butt.”
“…”
Bai Yao didn’t know how to respond to that, so he shifted to the matter at hand.
“Where are we eating? Student Street?”
“A few friends invited me to go for BBQ. Want to come?”
Bai Yao pursed his lips, his resistance plain on his face.
However, since he wasn’t good at rejecting people, he still asked, “Maybe I should pass?”
He hated going out with his friends’ friends.
Generally, he ended up as a “transparent person” who just played on his phone while watching everyone else have fun.
Seeing Bai Yao’s expression, Qiu Ye didn’t push him.
“Then I’ll go by myself.”
“Are there guys or girls?”
“Why? You’ll go if there are girls?”
‘No, I just hope you find a girlfriend soon so the system stops harassing me every day.’
“No.”
Qiu Ye stretched.
Within 2 minutes, he had changed his clothes and was walking out in his slippers.
“I’m off then.”
Hearing the sound of the door closing behind him, Bai Yao poked his head out from the bed curtains.
The dormitory was empty; there wasn’t a soul in sight.
He waited for a moment before expressionlessly climbing down from the bed to lock the door.
He shut the back door as well, grabbed some tissues from the desk, and scurried back to his bed, drawing the curtains tight.
No one would disturb him this time!
Bai Yao happily opened “Paradise” to look for some pure-love manga that suited his taste…
Wait, “Exposure”?
That tag looked familiar.
He felt like he had heard of it somewhere before.
He remembered! That [Perverted Obsessed Woman] was an exhibitionist!
Normally, he would never open a manga with such a “heavy” tag in his life, but now, he couldn’t stop himself from being curious.
He was opening the door to a new world…
Though what lay ahead was likely hell itself!
“It’s over, it’s over!”
Not long after, Bai Yao hurried out of bed, muttering to himself.
‘Buddy! Don’t play dead at a time like this!’
Even though he had set the mood with the manga and his body had entered the right state long ago, his “little brother” showed no signs of life!
Bai Yao paced back and forth in the dorm, feeling restless.
A fire was trapped in his lower abdomen with no outlet for release.
It swept through his entire body, turning his skin a faint shade of crimson, while his face and the tips of his ears were already red enough to bleed.
It felt so uncomfortable…
In his agitation, he happened to raise his hand, and the back of it brushed against his chest.
Bai Yao flinched as a numbing, tingling sensation shot straight to his head.
He froze, looking down at the subtle swell of his chest with a mix of confusion and doubt.
This was a “method of opening” he had never considered…
‘Am I being a bit of a pervert?’
The desires he had pent up for over one month were finally released.
Bai Yao sat in front of the computer, leaning his cheek on his hand.
The corners of his eyes were still tinged with red, and his gaze was lazy and half-lidded.
He felt as if all the strength had left his body, making it hard to even keep his back straight.
He lazily scrolled with the mouse, opening a random video.
He was getting a bit hungry…
Bai Yao turned his head to look at the sky outside the balcony.
Night had fallen; it was 7:00 PM.
He could hear the sounds of playing and footsteps from the floor above.
But he was too lazy to go out.
Maybe he should just order delivery?
He decided to open Europa Universalis and watch the “seas” for a bit…
Since he was alone in the dorm, Bai Yao didn’t have much to do.
Between gaming, eating dinner, watching live streams, and scrolling through videos, time slipped away until it was late at night.
Suddenly, his phone vibrated.
Bai Yao was starting to feel drowsy.
He yawned and leaned over to look at the screen, surprised to find it was a WeChat voice call.
Who was it?
He picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID, feeling even more confused.
Qiu Ye?
Usually, he and Qiu Ye only chatted on QQ, and even then, it was mostly just texting.
They had only spoken over the phone once before when they were at the hotel, and that call had lasted for 2 hours.
Besides, hadn’t Qiu Ye only been out for a few hours?
At this time, he should either be eating or on his way back.
What could be so urgent that he’d call through WeChat?
“Hello?”
Bai Yao’s voice was a bit lazy and husky.
An unfamiliar voice came from the other end.
“Hello! Someone crashed here! Get over here!”
What was this?
A scam call?
Bai Yao lowered his head to check the WeChat ID again to be sure.
It was definitely Qiu Ye’s account.
“What do you mean ‘crashed’?”
“Are you Bai Yao? Your friend crashed his bike on Nanyang Road, just before the bridge… Young man, what was your name again?”
“???”
Bai Yao couldn’t quite process it yet, listening to the voice on the other end in a daze.
“I’ve sent you the location and a video.”
“What?”
Bai Yao looked down at his phone and saw that Qiu Ye’s WeChat had indeed sent a location and a short video.
The location wasn’t too far from the school.
In the video, Qiu Ye was sitting on the curb next to some bushes.
He was in the shadow of a tree, so the details weren’t clear, but there were several helpful bystanders standing around him.
His brain finally sluggishly realized that something had actually happened to Qiu Ye!
‘Seriously?! Why does something always happen whenever I want to do… that stuff!’
Bai Yao stood up abruptly, looking around frantically.
There was no one he could rely on.
He hurriedly stripped off his pajamas, threw on a pair of pants and a T-shirt, and prepared to rush out the door, but he stopped at the entrance.
He had never handled anything like this before, and fear instinctively bubbled up within him.
‘Maybe I should just call the counselor and let them handle it. What can a small fry like me do? I don’t even have a car.’
‘No, no, no!’
Bai Yao shook his head forcefully, tossing the irresponsible thought aside.
‘I have to get there first!’