After the little interlude in the dormitory, the three girls, excluding Bai Lili, quietly reached a subtle consensus.
Naturally, Bai Lili had no idea what kind of undercurrents were brewing outside while she was hiding in her bedroom. She only saw that after the storm had subsided, her three roommates appeared to have resumed a peaceful coexistence on the surface.
Looking at the current situation, which had long since veered off the original plot and collapsed into a mess, a sudden trace of optimism bubbled up in Bai Lili’s heart.
‘What if? What if I was never the villain destined for judgment?’
Once this thought took root, it began to grow wildly. The more she thought about it, the more she felt it was the most reasonable explanation. Thus, she decided to completely cast aside the inherent shackles of being a “villain” and stop acting according to the script.
With her mental block resolved, Bai Lili instantly straightened her back. The timidity between her brows vanished, and her entire being glowed with a different kind of energy.
However, this sense of relief did not last long. She soon keenly noticed the other three in the dorm. Although they seemed busy with their own tasks—Lilith was tapping away at her phone screen, Qing Hanyin was tidying the table, and Su Ruo was sitting quietly with a book—those three lines of sight felt almost physical, with most of their attention glued to her.
Their gazes were so burning that even though Bai Lili deliberately tried to ignore them, she felt her whole body tensing up. She was so restless she could hardly sit still.
Just as she was at a loss and was about to find an excuse to hide back in her room, a “ding” from her phone broke the eerie silence. It was a notification from the class group.
The content was simple: the school was about to conduct a seven-day military training for ability users.
This military training was fundamentally different from traditional drills. Since ability attributes varied wildly, the training would not only provide different degrees of empowerment but could also cause uncontrollable negative effects in some abilities due to external stimuli. Therefore, the school would divide students into different squads based on their ability types and formulate targeted training plans.
Of course, there were always exceptions to the rules. A small group of ability users, due to the unique nature of their powers, were directly exempt from military training by the school.
Bai Lili just so happened to be on that “special exception” list.
The reason was simply that her ability was too unique. The school had searched through the training manuals and could not find a suitable plan. They couldn’t exactly let her train her ability by “snuggling” with others, could they?
It was neither compliant nor realistic. Furthermore, Bai Lili’s mother had donated an entire teaching building to the academy, so the school naturally had to be more considerate. Since they couldn’t provide regular training and lacked a suitable alternative, the school ultimately decided to arrange for Bai Lili to be temporarily exempted from her military training duties.
The moment she saw the message, Bai Lili’s heart bloomed with joy. The thought of her three roommates having to undergo seven days of special training under the scorching sun while she enjoyed a full week of free vacation made her feel wonderful. She couldn’t help but let the corners of her mouth curl up into a secret smile.
Just as she was happily planning how to spend these seven days, her phone suddenly rang. The caller ID showed “Mom.”
“Hello, Mom, what’s up?” Bai Lili answered the phone, her tone light.
On the other end, Li Meng’s gentle laughter held a hint of teasing. “Lili, are you getting along well with those roommates Mom arranged for you? They are all rare S-rank ability users in the academy. Make sure to build a good relationship with them; it will be helpful for you in the future.”
Hearing this, the corner of Bai Lili’s mouth twitched. She subconsciously looked up and scanned the three roommates in the living room who were “focused” on their own business. She gave two dry laughs.
“Ma… Mom, I… I like them very much. Everyone is very friendly. Yes, extremely friendly. We get along exceptionally well.”
Afraid her mother would say something even more embarrassing, Bai Lili quickly found an excuse to hang up. “By the way, Mom, I still have some things to handle. I’ll hang up now!”
As soon as she finished speaking, the call ended.
Almost simultaneously, Bai Lili clearly felt those three familiar gazes land precisely on her once again. Her body froze instantly, and she even subconsciusly slowed her breathing.
Lilith was the first to break the silence. She put down her phone almost instantly, strode over to Bai Lili, and plopped down beside her. Propping her elbows on her knees, she stared at her with a beaming smile.
“Lili, seeing as your mother is so concerned about our relationship… can I go to your house to play during summer break?”
The sudden invitation caught Bai Lili off guard. she stammered, unsure of how to respond.
“Lili, don’t agree to her.”
A cold voice followed immediately. Qing Hanyin walked over with a glass of water and sat on Bai Lili’s other side, looking at Lilith with a hint of vigilance. “One look at her tells you she has ulterior motives.”
“Where do I have those?” Lilith retorted indignantly.
While the two were arguing, Su Ruo also moved. She didn’t crowd the front but went around to the back of the sofa, leaning down gently and naturally wrapping her arms around Bai Lili’s shoulders.
Warm breath brushed past her ear, and her voice was soft yet held an undeniable certainty. “Lili, don’t forget what Uncle Bai mentioned before.”
In just a few words, it was that familiar “pincer attack” again.
Bai Lili truly couldn’t stand the embarrassment of being surrounded by the three of them, caught in a dilemma. She suddenly broke free from Su Ruo’s arms and stood up from the sofa, flailing her limbs as if driving something away or venting her emotions.
“Aaaaah, stop it! At most… at most, we’ll all go to my house together during summer break 😡!”
This shout carried a hint of reckless anger.
She had figured it out. Anyway, she didn’t have a blood feud with these three heroines like in the original story. Even if she truly annoyed them, the worst that would happen is getting “pet” a bit harder later. She, Bai Lili, was really not afraid!
Taking advantage of the moment when the three of them were stunned by her sudden assertiveness, Bai Lili quickly retreated to a single chair opposite the sofa. With hands on her hips and a serious expression, she scanned the three of them and pointed her finger at each one in turn.
“It’s settled then. The three of you will go to my house together this summer.”
The air was quiet for a few seconds.
Lilith was the first to snap out of it. Her eyes lit up, and she immediately nodded vigorously. Her obedient and submissive appearance made her look exactly like a “henpecked spouse.”
Qing Hanyin and Su Ruo exchanged a glance, a flicker of an imperceptible confrontation passing through their eyes before they both nodded in agreement.
Having reached a “consensus,” the three of them turned their gazes back toward Bai Lili in unison. Those looks were so intense and direct that even though Bai Lili had prepared herself mentally, her scalp still felt numb from the staring.
She couldn’t stay any longer. Grabbing her phone from the table, she practically fled the dormitory under their watchful eyes. She truly couldn’t handle that strange, ambiguous, and tense atmosphere permeating the air.
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Since she couldn’t stay in the dorm, Bai Lili decided to wander around the campus to see if there were any novel or interesting places in this academy for ability users.
On a summer afternoon, shadows of trees danced on the shaded paths. A breeze blew past, bringing a touch of coolness.
Bai Lili walked slowly, her mood gradually relaxing. Little did she know that as she walked, she would encounter a couple she would never forget for the rest of her life.
As for the reason, let’s roll the tape.
At the end of the path, two figures walked toward her, leaning intimately against each other.
The boy had a tall, straight posture, and he held a “girl” tightly in his arms. The partner was wearing a cute dress, hair tied in twin tails, looking delicate and petite.
Watching this scene, Bai Lili was just about to sigh in her heart, ‘Youth is so good, campus romance is so sweet,’ when the “girl” suddenly looked up and asked the boy beside her in a sweet voice:
“Dear, where are you taking me to play today?”
The moment they spoke, Bai Lili was stunned. It was clearly the clear voice of a young man, a world away from the image of the “girl” before her.
She blinked her eyes and confirmed several times before she could be sure that the soft and cute “girl” was indeed a boy.
Bai Lili quickly looked away, chanting ‘Respect others, respect love’ in her heart. But her expression was still uncontrollably filled with shock.
This small interlude added a bit of fun to Bai Lili’s stroll.
By the time she had finished walking the main paths of the campus, the sun was gradually dipping toward the west. Only then did she remember her three roommates back in the dorm, and her heart began to worry.
‘How are those three doing now? Will they start fighting or even come to blows over something?’
With this apprehension, Bai Lili returned to the dorm.
The moment she pushed open the door, she was completely dumbfounded.
The scene in the living room was vastly different from the tension she had imagined. It could even be described as “tranquil years.”
Lilith was lounging on the sofa, playing with her phone. Her long legs swayed casually, and her toes occasionally tapped the floor, clearly in an excellent mood.
Qing Hanyin was wearing an apron and was busy at the stove in the kitchen. The food in the pan sizzled, accompanied by the light tunes she hummed from time to time. The whole room was filled with the aroma of food.
Su Ruo sat upright at the other end of the sofa, holding a thick hardcover book. Her posture was dignified and elegant. Sunlight fell on her through the floor-to-ceiling window, outlining a soft silhouette. She looked relaxed and at ease.
The atmosphere from that morning, where tension was so high that a conflict could break out at any moment, seemed to have never existed.
Bai Lili stood at the door, her face written with disbelief. At this moment, Bai Lili was: 😨.
She had only been out for less than two hours. How could the relationship between these three have undergone such a cataclysmic change?
Naturally, Bai Lili would not know that while she was gone, a profound discussion without gunpowder had taken place in the living room.
There was only one core topic: Bai Lili.
There was only one Bai Lili, but there were three people who wanted to “carve her up.” Fighting and arguing were ultimately meaningless. In the end, the three reached a consensus that seemed harmonious but was actually surging with undercurrents:
Before a winner was determined, they would not interfere with each other and would use their own abilities to win over Bai Lili.
They had even considered the worst-case scenario—if in the end, no one could have this little fox to themselves, then they would “share” her. To this end, they had even formulated a detailed “sharing plan”: each person would take turns accompanying Bai Lili for two days, and the remaining day would be left for her to spend freely and rest well.
This plan, which could be called “meticulous,” was tacitly buried in the hearts of the three.
Completely ignorant of this, Bai Lili naively thought that after the morning’s incident, the three heroines had made peace and buried the hatchet. She was entirely unaware that she had already been firmly targeted by these three S-rank ability users, becoming the lamb in a trap without even knowing it.
Casting aside the worries in her heart, Bai Lili’s mood became even more relaxed. She even felt that the fierce and malicious heroines from the original story didn’t seem as scary as she had imagined.
She had let her preconceived notions lead her, believing that as a “reincarnated villain,” she was destined to be targeted and judged by the protagonist’s group. She had forgotten that she was no longer the arrogant, domineering, and wicked Bai Lili of the original story. The current her had the soul of an adult, and her personality had long since changed completely.
‘Surely someone like me won’t be targeted by the heroines, right?’
As for the male protagonist of the original story… a sly smile played across Bai Lili’s lips. Once she built good relationships with these three S-rank heroines, even if the male protagonist wanted to cause her trouble, he would have to ask these three first!
Thinking through everything, Bai Lili felt enlightened. She held her head high, her small body standing straight, and even her pair of furry fox ears swayed gently with her movements, looking incredibly cute.
Her appearance just happened to fall into the eyes of Lilith, who was secretly peeking at her.
Lilith’s gaze unintentionally landed on Bai Lili’s chest. Looking at that curve, which wasn’t particularly full but appeared exceptionally soft, she quietly swallowed her saliva, a hint of greed flashing in her eyes 🤤.
Her mind was screaming in a frantic scroll:
‘Bai Lili’s little steamed buns look so soft… Just like marshmallows. I wonder if they’d taste like sweet milk if I took a bite? 🤤’
Lilith couldn’t be blamed. After all, as an S-rank ability user, her senses had long since been qualitatively enhanced. Her vision, smell, and touch far exceeded those of ordinary people. Not just her, but Qing Hanyin and Su Ruo also possessed equally sharp senses due to the blessing of their abilities.
Only Bai Lili was an exception.
After being reborn as a beast-girl, her strength had not been enhanced at all. Instead, it had been weakened slightly because of this body’s fragility. It was as if the “fox girl” setting existed not to increase combat power, but only to make her softer and cuter, adding a different kind of flavor to those unspeakable future moments.