“Senior, I remember you saying… you’re really good at singing, right?”
In the KTV private room, Yin Xiaomeng stared at the prey that had willingly walked into her trap, a somewhat unsettling smile on her carefully made-up face.
Beside her, a girl with delicate, handsome features had her wrists bound in front of her with silk ribbons.
The girl who had fallen into the trap had most of the buttons on her usually neat uniform undone.
Her fair skin was exposed to the chilly, air-conditioned air due to the somewhat clumsy movements of the girl beside her.
The colorful lights in the room were dizzying.
Pressed down onto the leather sofa, the girl’s breathing had become erratic from the touches that had somehow found their way under her clothes.
Maybe it was because she’d been coaxed into drinking a little before coming to the KTV? She just felt her face burning hot.
“I…”
“It’s… it’s alright…”
Even though it was her own strange thoughts that had led her to actively ‘seduce’ the other, now that they were truly crossing the line, the girl felt an indescribable nervousness and panic…
Perhaps her shyness was too obvious.
The touches under her clothes, which had started as light as a dragonfly skimming water, gradually became bolder.
A warm palm slid up inch by inch against her skin.
Their bodies, already close, pressed together abruptly.
Yin Xiaomeng’s breath was hot and scorching, spraying against her ear and causing a strange, tingling numbness.
The girl couldn’t help but shiver, instinctively tilting her head to try and avoid that unbearable ‘teasing.’
“How about… singing for me now?”
“Of course, Senior, you absolutely must not go off-key this time? Right, you definitely—”
“… can do it, can’t you? Senior?”
Slender fingers gently tickled her through a layer of fabric, the hidden meaning in the tone all too clear.
A sponge cover was slipped over the microphone.
A powerful musical intro began to play in the room.
…
“This month’s test questions…”
“They’re almost as hard as competition-level, aren’t they?”
“…”
“No idea what our homeroom teacher is thinking. We only manage to pass on the usual easy tests, and now she throws this hellish difficulty at us…”
“If I take this 57-point test paper home, my old man is going to skin me alive…”
“…”
“Tell me about it…”
After the monthly quiz papers were handed back, the students, already worn out from a full day of classes, erupted in a chorus of sighs and groans.
Although most students in this school were destined to inherit family businesses and become bosses or CEOs…
That didn’t mean they could idle around like the spoiled young masters and misses in novels…
On the contrary, the parents were extremely strict about their children’s academic performance.
Thus, the ‘wailing and howling’ in the classroom was somewhat understandable…
But this had nothing to do with Yin Xiaomeng.
Taking off her glasses, she naturally rubbed the bridge of her nose and the area behind her ears, which ached from the pressure.
The girl took a deep breath and stretched languidly.
Her graceful figure was outlined by her thin uniform, a sight that could make anyone stare—
Except, her classmates’ gazes never dared to drift in her direction from start to finish.
“Hah…”
“Finally over…”
Having sat upright through a whole day of classes, she listened to the popping sounds from her joints.
Although she wasn’t entirely satisfied with not getting a perfect score on this test, the busy girl allowed herself a rare moment of relaxation during this evening self-study period.
Tilting her head to look at the gloomy sky outside the classroom window, Yin Xiaomeng clicked her tongue, a barely perceptible smile curling at the corner of her mouth as if she’d thought of something.
The classroom was in a noisy uproar.
It wasn’t until the teacher holding the textbooks stepped onto the podium that the clamor of discussion gradually died down.
“Ahem.”
“Students, you’ve all seen this month’s test papers by now, right?”
The female teacher in her fifties tapped the rosewood lectern with the spine of her textbook.
The dull thudding sound drew the attention of the few remaining students who were still whispering and fidgeting under their desks.
“Our class’s results this time… I wouldn’t say they’re terribly disappointing…”
Looking at the pairs of eyes fixed on her below, filled with resentment, the figure on the podium paused mid-sentence.
Her usually kind face was now stern and serious…
“…”
“I’d say they far exceeded my expectations!”
“Although the difficulty of this test was significantly higher than usual exams, our class’s overall ranking has remained in second place!”
“It’s clear that while there may be some shortcomings in advanced topics, the foundational skills of our class students are very solid.”
The stern expression vanished instantly.
The students, who had been holding their breath from the strange pause, let out long sighs of relief upon hearing the latter part.
Then came the quiet mutters and complaints from a few usually troublesome boys.
‘Why does the old lady have to pause like that… scared the hell out of me…’
‘Oh my god, so my score in the 60s is actually considered good?’
‘Hey, you don’t think this was actually some Olympiad paper, do you? Could I secretly be a genius?’
‘…’
The murmuring grew noisy again.
The teacher on the podium picked up her textbook and tapped the lectern once more.
“I’m not finished yet, quiet down!”
“Otherwise, none of you are leaving later!”
The classroom fell so silent you could hear a pin drop.
“And also…”
“Our classmate Yin Xiaomeng scored 732 points on this exam, placing first on the grade-level ranking. Let’s give her a round of applause.”
“…”
The homeroom teacher’s voice faded.
The students in the classroom looked at each other, then collectively glanced down at their own test papers, where the highest scores didn’t even break one hundred.
After a brief silence, respectful applause broke out.
“When you lack culture, ‘damn, that’s awesome’ covers everything.”
A classmate who had struggled just to reach the passing line clicked his tongue, feeling the vast gap between a top student and himself from the bottom of his heart.
“It seems the class monitor’s level is not beneath mine…”
The girl sitting in the front row, feeling the gazes of envy and admiration from everyone, couldn’t help but let the curve of her smile grow a little wider.
But overall, she managed to restrain that little bit of pride well, maintaining the image of being ‘gentle and refined,’ ‘polite and considerate,’ and ‘neither arrogant nor impatient’ that she cultivated at school.
The applause lasted only a short while.
After the figure on the podium gestured ‘that’s enough,’ the students quieted down again.
“Alright, I won’t require parent signatures for this test, but you still need to properly review and correct your mistakes!”
“That’s all for tonight’s self-study. School’s out! Scram!”
“…”
“…”
“Holy crap, our homeroom teacher is the best!”
“From this moment, I am our homeroom teacher’s most loyal supporter!”
“…”
“Wait, you two who cheered the loudest, come to my office.”
…
The summer rain also carried a chill.
Holding an umbrella and standing at the school gate, a bag filled with study materials in one hand, the girl who had just contacted her driver via phone watched the passing vehicles, her gaze somewhat unfocused.
“Lately…”
“I feel the pressure has been a bit much these past few days…”
“Maybe… I should take some extra time to relax now?”
“…”
Muttering to herself, her hand gripping the bag’s handle unconsciously rubbed against the leather material.
Yin Xiaomeng pondered whether she should go ahead and enjoy the ‘side dish’ she had been carefully cultivating.
“Number 4 should be just about ready, right? Even though she still has thoughts of playing both sides… with a little pressure, she should be…”
Recalling Number 4’s innocent face and cat-like personality, after a brief hesitation, the girl let out a long sigh.
In her heart, she moved the other into the ‘ripe’ basket.
“…”
“I really want to know what kind of expression a girl with that personality would have when she breaks…”
“… I’ll take a few more photos this time.”
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