Jian Shuye: I caught the rabbit.
Jian Shuye: Come to the club room after class.
It was another evening, and Lin Yi received a message from Boss Jian during the last period of the afternoon.
She glanced at the teacher who was lecturing at the podium and sighed.
She genuinely wanted to study, but someone always bothered her, and they didn’t even allow negotiations.
And what did “caught the rabbit” mean?
Thanks to Su Kui, whenever she saw the word “rabbit,” her mind could only conjure up those two snow-white, slightly pink, wonderful things.
After class, Yan Jianxing ran over, pinching Lin Yi’s shoulder as she said, “Good roommate, good Yiyi, let’s go play badminton!”
Lin Yi touched Yan Jianxing’s hand.
“I have an activity to go to today. Sorry about that.”
“Oh, an activity? That’s fine…”
“Huh? What kind of activity?”
“A club activity.”
Lin Yi felt it wasn’t good to keep saying she was busy every day, so she took the opportunity to tell Yan Jianxing about the club matter.
Even though the name Myriad Phenomena Club didn’t sound like a proper club name, it had at least been approved by the Student Council.
Otherwise, she could answer that she joined the Classical Literature Club…
Probably?
That would at least give her a reason. If Yan Jianxing asked again what she was going to do, Lin Yi planned to say she was going to blow up the school.
“A club? Yiyi, you joined a club?!”
Yan Jianxing exclaimed.
“I thought you ignored Old Class Teacher and were still wandering around outside.”
A joke! How could someone as respectful to teachers as me brush off Old Class Teacher?
“Sigh, I guess you’re just not cut out for sports.”
“Sorry.”
Lin Yi pressed her palms together to express her apology.
Yan Jianxing patted Lin Yi’s shoulder.
“What’s there to apologize for? Everyone has their own likes. I actually wanted to join the Art Club and see if I have any talent for drawing…”
“I’m sure you do.”
“Hehe… Oh, right, about Golden Autumn Week, have you thought about it?”
Yan Jianxing took out her phone and swiped through photos.
“Look, this is a picture I took when I went skiing at Qingsong last year. That ski resort was huge!”
“About that.”
Lin Yi started sweating on her forehead.
“I don’t have time for Golden Autumn Week either.”
“Huh?”
Lin Yi’s CPU started spinning instantly. What would happen if she rejected a beautiful girl twice in a row?
She had to come up with an excuse that couldn’t be refused.
“It’s… it’s family matters. Yeah, I need to go back to my hometown, so sorry about that.”
“Well, if that’s the case, there’s nothing I can do.”
Yan Jianxing sighed.
“Alright, Yiyi, you have to tell me when you’re free next time.”
“Got it, sis.”
Lin Yi gave a thumbs up.
……
……
In the end, Yan Jianxing still didn’t ask what club Lin Yi had joined. All the explanations she had prepared about the Classical Literature Club went unused.
She walked along the main road of the school after class.
Members of sports clubs could, based on their coach’s requirements, skip class openly to train during the last period of the afternoon, so she could already see members of the Track and Field Team training on the field.
There were also others, such as ball sports, swimming and diving members in the pool—all talented players preparing to compete in the Middle School Sports Meet and enter high school through the Special Admissions Batch after earning good rankings.
Meanwhile, Lin Yi planned to take the most reliable Cultural Course Path to get into university.
The wind near October carried a slight chill, but it couldn’t blow away the golden hue that had dyed the front of the Horticulture Department.
A few autumn chrysanthemums leaned against the fence—yellow, white, and light purple—layering softly.
The scent of earth, grass, and late flowers slowly filled the air.
Jian Shuye crouched in front of a flower rack, her silhouette stretched slender and graceful by the setting sun.
Having seen Jian Shuye here countless times, Lin Yi couldn’t be bothered to use extra words to describe the outstanding qualities of the beautiful girl before her.
Elaborate physical descriptions simply couldn’t match Jian Shuye’s face.
It was a surreal feeling that could only be experienced by touching and feeling it with one’s own eyes.
Could a person walk out of a painting?
Lin Yi thought so.
The girl stood up.
This time, she didn’t speak on her own but simply pointed at the Club Building.
“Go to the club room.”
“Oh…”
The two walked one after another up the steps of the Club Building.
Lin Yi walked behind Jian Shuye.
Looking up, she could smell the lavender scent from the beautiful girl and catch a glimpse of the snow-white view under her skirt.
Of course, that wasn’t because she was a pervert; it was just because she happened to be walking behind.
If she were walking in front, it would be her own view being exposed.
Since both sides were equal, Lin Yi felt it was perfectly normal for her to sneak a glance once, twice, three times, four times. Who wouldn’t look? Everyone has one, right?
Jian Shuye stopped in front of the club classroom door and suddenly turned around.
“Do you have the key to the classroom?”
“Huh? No.”
“Here, take it.”
Jian Shuye detached a key and handed it to Lin Yi.
The tip of her finger brushed against Lin Yi’s palm.
“Keep it safe. Don’t lose it. No replacements if you lose it.”
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Once inside the classroom, Jian Shuye locked the door as usual and took out teacups, but Lin Yi noticed she didn’t take out any tea leaves.
Jian Shuye didn’t say a word.
She simply placed the teacups in front of both of them and sat down on a chair.
One minute passed.
Two minutes passed.
Lin Yi was still waiting for Jian Shuye to speak when she saw the self-proclaimed Most Beautiful Girl in the Universe seem to show an impatient expression.
What’s this? Is it her menstrual period?
Heh, mine’s here too and hasn’t passed yet. Who doesn’t have one?
I might not be able to compete in blood volume, but my pain is definitely lighter, right? Anyone can tell from my expression.
Lin Yi didn’t know where her competitive streak came from, but the two of them just kept staring at each other.
In the end, feeling it was a waste of time, Jian Shuye tapped the table with her finger.
“Tea.”
“Huh?”
“Black tea.”
“Ah… Oh, oh! You mean that delicious black tea from my hometown’s specialty?”
Jian Shuye crossed her arms, neither confirming nor denying, her expression as cold as frost.
Lin Yi’s lips curled up, and she said sincerely,
“Say it.”
“…”
“If you just say ‘black tea,’ I don’t know what to do. Say it.”
Jian Shuye took a deep breath.
It was as if she had been thinking about it for a very, very long time—from the Jurassic to the Stone Age, from the Stone Age to the Feudal Age, and then from the Feudal Age to the era of industrial, electrical, AI, and godly chaos.
Finally, Jian Shuye took a small step, the first step of the universe’s most beautiful girl.
“I… want… to drink… your… black tea.”
Through gritted teeth, but it was the cutest gritting of teeth. Her face blushed, her head turned away, and there was a faint glimmer of water in her eyes.
You, pass!
Lin Yi didn’t know what price she would have to pay for seeing Jian Shuye’s expression like this.
But she felt that even if she died, it would be worth the price.
I admit it, Jian Shuye. In those ten seconds just now, you possessed a world-unique charm of S-minus level, only for those ten seconds.
Lin Yi hummed a tune, walked to the sink in the classroom, filled the kettle, boiled the water, made sure Jian Shuye wasn’t looking back, and used the Highest Good is Like Water skill.
“Here comes the black tea.”
The teapot poured warm black tea slowly, and a refreshing aroma spread throughout the classroom.
Jian Shuye looked at the black tea she had obtained by selling her expression, filled with mixed feelings.
In the end, she still picked up the cup, sipped it slowly, and her expression gradually turned into one of enjoyment.
“So, about that rabbit you mentioned…”
“Shut up.”
“Oh.”
Ten minutes later.
Lin Yi glanced at Jian Shuye from the corner of her eye and asked tentatively,
“So, about that rabbit you mentioned…”
“Ghostwriting.”
Jian Shuye finally had the mind to pay attention to Lin Yi.
“I told you, don’t underestimate my information network. I handled it this weekend.”
“Impressive. So who’s the ghostwriter?”
“A girl in the same grade as us. A nobody, no background.”
Jian Shuye glanced at Lin Yi’s unfinished cup of black tea.
Lin Yi was shocked.
Could it be that…
In the end, Jian Shuye didn’t say anything else.
She cleared her throat.
“But that girl has already taken a leave of absence.”
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