“Group three, get ready—”
“Go!”
At the gym teacher’s command, the six girls in Lin Yi’s group all dashed forward.
After this period of training, Lin Yi felt her body was gradually returning to normal.
Controlling her breathing scientifically and managing her running speed during a run could extend the time she could sprint.
This was what Yan Jianxing had taught her. So, what she needed to do was breathe hard and slow her pace.
And so, she found herself squeezed in the middle of a group of girls, breathing in the scent of young women with all her might.
[Speed: Upgraded from Rank D to Rank C]
[Detected attribute rank increase. Distributing rank reward: Survival Master Aura (You have mastered all survival skills and can endure in the harshest environments on Earth until the human limit!)]
—’System Bro, if one day in the future I want to challenge the whole world, would you be willing to support me?’
The system did not answer.
After reaching the finish line, Lin Yi walked briskly for a few steps, relaxing her muscles on the spot. This was also something Yan Jianxing had said: after exercise, you shouldn’t sit down and rest immediately; you need to give your muscles some buffer space.
Yan Jianxing was still as lively as ever today, surrounded by a group of girls, starting to tell little stories about past Cultural and Sports Festivals.
Speaking of which, the Cultural and Sports Festival seemed to be coming up soon, right after the Golden Autumn Week holiday in October.
Lin Yi calculated the time. Next week, there would be a one-day Club Recruitment Fair, then the Golden Autumn Week holiday, and right after the holiday, the Cultural and Sports Festival.
For at least half a month, there wouldn’t be any heavy academic workload.
So, what was the price?
Su Kui, behind Lin Yi, watched the dazed Lin Yi and reached out to tap her left shoulder.
Lin Yi looked to the left but saw no one.
A warm and tingling sensation came from her right ear: “I’m over here~”
Lin Yi quickly covered her right ear and jumped back, seeing Su Kui’s gentle face, slightly flushed.
“Did I scare you?”
“No, it’s just… this spot is quite sensitive.” Lin Yi felt like she had just received an ASMR treatment.
So comfortable. Wanted it again.
“Huh~ Is that so.” Su Kui put her hands behind her back and leaned closer. “So, what time tomorrow morning?”
She was talking about going to Su Kui’s house.
Lin Yi had already sent a message to Jian Shuye during the break today.
This was the first time she had taken the initiative. She remembered Jian Shuye had said before that if it was about asking for leave, she was allowed to message first.
But Lin Yi still wasn’t confident. The number one beauty in the entire universe—it was best not to be too certain about her thoughts. Who knows, the opposite idea might pop up the next second.
Of course, Lin Yi was skeptical about the “number one in the entire universe” title. After all, the one with Charm Rank A right now was her, Lin Yi, not some Jian Shuye.
Jian Shuye: Approved.
Oh my god, Miss Jian Shuye! Of course you are not a Charm Rank A beauty, you are a Charm Rank S beauty!
Lin Yi wouldn’t think for a second about how her own Charm Rank A had led her to such a bootlicking state.
She only loved transforming; that statement wasn’t a lie.
“Tomorrow… nine o’clock?”
“Is nine o’clock a bit late?”
Su Kui, what do you mean? For a homebody to meet you at 9 AM on a weekend is already the highest honor.
Any earlier, and only a mother’s wake-up call could make her move.
“Isn’t it a bit too early?” Lin Yi twisted open her electrolyte water. “Afraid of disturbing your family’s rest.”
Su Kui shook her head: “It won’t. Everyone in my family wakes up very early.”
But Lin Yi really didn’t want to get up early…
“I…”
“If you arrive early, you can just have breakfast at home.” Su Kui placed her palm on her chest. “I’ll make it.”
“I’ll be there before seven!” Lin Yi saluted.
Are you kidding me? Listen to the wording! Have breakfast at home!
Not “come to my house to eat,” but “at home.” Someone not good at language arts wouldn’t be able to taste the subtle difference.
In other words, Lin Yi felt she was being treated as family.
Hehe.
Su Kui extended her pinky finger: “So it’s settled?”
“Yeah, settled.” Lin Yi also extended her pinky finger. The two hooked them, their smiles capable of making everyone around them fall.
“Oh, by the way, Xiao Ji said he’s also looking forward to Sister Lin coming over.”
“Of course. I can watch Tokusatsu shows with him all afternoon and frantically recommend to him the excellent works representing love and peace.”
“I think you two will definitely get along.”
As they were talking, Yan Jianxing walked over: “What are you two talking about, so happily?”
“We were talking about…”
“About Tokusatsu shows.” Su Kui took a step forward, just positioning herself between Yan Jianxing and Lin Yi. “The ones we watched as kids.”
Yan Jianxing felt the answer was unexpected: “Huh? I didn’t expect you two could talk about that topic.”
“It was also by chance.” Su Kui waved her hand. “Well then, bye-bye!”
“Bye-bye.”
Lin Yi had just been interrupted by Su Kui and didn’t get to mention the Saturday visit to Su Kui’s house.
She actually had a feeling that Su Kui didn’t really want to talk about it.
Why…
Ah!
Lin Yi figured it out. Su Kui’s family lived in the Urban Village in the northern part of the city. She probably didn’t want a good friend like Yan Jianxing to know her family’s real situation, right?
But Lin Yi didn’t mind. Because she happened to know Su Kui’s family’s real situation, that’s why she was invited.
Exactly, that’s the logic. Lin Yi felt she could become a professor of adolescent girl psychology. Writing papers and publishing in journals would surely earn her a few titles.
Yan Jianxing gently bumped Lin Yi’s shoulder with her own and asked softly: “Golden Autumn Week, do you have any plans?”
“Hmm… no plans for now.”
“For now?” Yan Jianxing was curious. “Why put it that way?”
“Because whether I’m free during Golden Autumn Week isn’t something I can decide myself.” Lin Yi spread her hands in a bear-like gesture, vaguely expressing her predicament.
Jian Shuye had granted her this weekend off. For Golden Autumn Week, it really wasn’t certain she would.
Of course, there’s also a small chance Jian Shuye herself would be very busy during Golden Autumn Week and have no time to bother with a small fry like Lin Yi. Then she could go out and have fun again.
So Lin Yi couldn’t confirm whether she would be free or not, leading to this ambiguous answer.
“Wah~ I wanted to go out and play with you.” Yan Jianxing stretched out her fair and well-proportioned arms, resting them on Lin Yi’s shoulders. “We agreed last time, you said you really liked going out with me, that we could do anything…”
“Sorry, next time for sure!”
“No, next time you definitely won’t be sure.” Yan Jianxing rested her chin beside Lin Yi’s neck, her breathing becoming a bit heavier. “Good roommate, think of a way to be with me during Golden Autumn Week.”
Hey, hey, Yan Jianxing, rein in the charm and silliness radiating from you, a sunny beauty. Don’t say things that are easily misunderstood.
What do you mean “be with me during Golden Autumn Week”? What does this “be with me” mean?
It’s very easy for a homebody like me to get the wrong idea, you know?
“Okay, okay, I’ll think of a way.”
“Hehe, I knew Yi Yi was the best.”
“What kind of nickname is ‘Yi Yi’?”
Yan Jianxing reached out and pinched Lin Yi’s nose, then ran off saying: “It’s a special name I gave you. You’ll definitely like it.”
So confident.
But Lin Yi just couldn’t resist this confidence from the girl in front of her, that killer combination born from personality and beauty.
Yan Jianxing, you really are radiating your charm everywhere, all the time.