Immediately after, the bathroom erupted into panicked, chaotic noises.
Su Wan’er was like a little girl cornered by a villain—helpless and pitiful.
But she was adorable.
Luckily, Lai Weiyi didn’t let the commotion drag on too long.
After she finished dressing Su Wan’er and applying some light makeup, the whole person had transformed.
If someone were to put Su Wan’er’s photo online now, anyone who didn’t know better would think she was some kind of celebrity.
“Tsk, tsk…”
Even Lai Weiyi couldn’t help clicking her tongue.
“She’s so pretty, I’m a little jealous.”
“Mm…”
Su Wan’er sat timidly in front of the mirror, like a doll that dared not move under Lai Weiyi’s control.
And Lai Weiyi’s makeup skills were truly admirable.
“This way, not only have your looks improved, but you also don’t have to worry about Gu Bai discovering the resemblance between you and Su Shuhao.”
“Mm…”
Su Wan’er looked at herself in the mirror and felt a bit unaccustomed to it.
Especially after being used to hiding her face for so long, it was even harder to accept this change.
And more importantly, Su Wan’er was a little worried that Gu Bai might see through it.
After all, those black-rimmed glasses had been taken off, so if he looked closely, he could still see a slight similarity in their facial shapes.
Lai Weiyi noticed this as well, so after deliberating, she took out a pair of decorative red flat-lens glasses from the drawer and put them on Su Wan’er.
This added another layer of cuteness.
But the resemblance was still strong.
“So? My skills aren’t bad, right?”
Su Wan’er naturally had no complaints about Lai Weiyi.
But looking at herself in the mirror, she suddenly felt the urge to back out.
After all, she kept feeling like she’d be found out!
Even though Lai Weiyi had done her best, the more she dressed up, the more she resembled her older sister.
Especially since Gu Bai was so familiar with her sister—these red flat-lens glasses were useless.
“I still feel it’s too similar… What if, what if Gu Bai sees through it?”
Although Gu Bai was straightforward, he was very good at considering others’ feelings.
Given the strained relationship between Gu Bai and her sister, Su Wan’er knew very well that if her identity was really exposed…
To protect her from her sister’s gossip, Gu Bai would definitely distance himself from her.
So Su Wan’er’s worry was normal.
As for Lai Weiyi, she thought for a moment and said, “Well… but if you don’t go, that’s not an option either. What if Gu Bai gets hooked by those other two roommates? They seem a bit interested in him too.”
Because Gu Bai had made a splash on campus before, even though he hadn’t said anything, more and more people began to believe that he had some kind of black-market background.
Whether it was black or white, there were always people eager to suck up to power.
And those two roommates were exactly that type.
“Look, Sister Li’s chest is huge, and she seems to know how to flirt with guys. Wan’er, if you don’t go, Gu Bai might get snatched away.”
Lai Weiyi sounded like she was exaggerating, but this tactic really worked.
Su Wan’er’s mental defenses crumbled bit by bit.
So she nodded and said with firm resolve, “Then I’ll go!”
“Great!”
—
The evening arrived, with 30 minutes left before the two dorms’ mixer started.
Gu Bai sat in the karaoke room, bored out of his mind, waiting for the girls from the other dorm to arrive.
“Bro Bai, why aren’t they here yet?”
Bai Zhanchen was getting impatient.
To that, Gu Bai replied using Su Shuhao’s original words: “Girls need time to put on makeup.”
“More importantly,” Wang Yu pushed his glasses and added, “it’s not even time yet, right?”
Bai Zhanchen looked at the time and could only swallow his words, saying, “So long.”
Luckily, the wait didn’t last too long before two girls walked into the room.
One tall, one short, and both were well-developed.
Gu Bai glanced at them, then looked away.
One of them, a very tall woman, saw Gu Bai and strode over, getting quite close.
“Senior Gu Bai, hello. I’m Li Xue. Nice to meet you.”
Li Xue’s tone was neither servile nor arrogant, but her words carried a hint of pinkish coquetry.
Gu Bai frowned.
Her target was very clear; she seemed to be coming straight for him.
But this was a mixer, so Gu Bai didn’t want to say much.
He simply replied flatly, “Yeah, same here.”
Seeing Gu Bai’s coldness, Li Xue wasn’t in a hurry.
She turned around and smiled at the three men.
“A karaoke room is more fun with more people. With only eight of us from the two dorms, it’s a bit sparse. Seniors, I have a few more friends with me. Would it be okay to invite them over?”
“This…”
Bai Zhanchen was a bit hesitant.
Li Xue added, “They’re all girls.”
“Damn, I love a lively crowd!”
It was clear that Bai Zhanchen and Wang Fu were indeed hungry for company.
Gu Bai didn’t show any reaction.
He just played on his phone, not wanting to get involved in this mixer.
Soon, more girls entered the room, bringing the total to about six.
But these girls had a more casual vibe, almost like a bunch of petty delinquents.
With more people, the room became noisy and rowdy, plus the flashing multicolored lights made the scene quite lively.
So much so that when Su Wan’er came into the room, almost no one noticed her.
Except for Gu Bai.
The moment he saw Su Wan’er, he froze.
Not because of her looks.
But because…
She looked too much like her.
Way too much.
Those little red glasses couldn’t hide her face at all.
Even though she had tried to disguise and conceal herself.
But the more Gu Bai looked, the more he felt this girl was just like Su Shuhao.
And in Gu Bai’s memory, whenever Su Shuhao entered a place like this, she would always find a quiet corner to observe the surroundings.
Exactly the same as now.
‘This isn’t Su Wan’er, is it?’
Gu Bai suddenly had a doubt.
Although he had seen Su Wan’er without her glasses before and she did look a bit like Su Shuhao, normally, with Su Wan’er’s timid, hamster-like personality, she would never come to a place like this alone.
And this mixer seemed too abrupt and suspicious.
Especially with that Li Xue who kept trying to hit on him—it was hard not to feel like this was some kind of scheme.
Thinking this, Gu Bai grabbed a glass of cola and sat down next to Su Wan’er, testing her.
“You staged this whole farce, didn’t you, Miss Su Shuhao?”