Chapter 25: Bad Woman!
The lingering warmth on her hand still seemed to burn on the back of Ning Chu’s hand, making her heart race.
She sat at her desk, glanced at her hand in disdain, and wiped it on her clothes.
Ning Chu let out a soft breath, trying to calm her chaotic emotions. She then pulled out her phone and sent a message to Zhang Shaoqing: "Where did you and Wang Jie go?"
A moment later, Zhang Shaoqing replied with a photo.
The picture showed a cluttered two-lane street lined with vendors.
So they had gone off-campus to grab some snacks...
"Getting something to eat, then heading back to watch Wen Yang's game."
This guy still didn’t know that Wen Yang had fallen during the competition. Even though Wen Yang was recovering quickly, Ning Chu had no intention of letting him participate in the rest of the events.
Ning Chu’s nose twitched slightly as she turned towards the balcony, muttering in disgust, "Why is my sense of smell only sharp for things like this?"
The smell had intensified considerably, indicating that Wen Yang had already taken care of things.
He spent half an hour outside, but only a minute in the dorm bathroom.
Sure enough, after the sound of the toilet flushing, the scent noticeably dissipated, and Wen Yang walked into the room, looking refreshed. But the moment he saw her, his face turned red, and he quickly avoided her gaze.
Seeing Wen Yang’s bashful expression, Ning Chu couldn’t help but tease him, "That was fast this time, huh?"
"..."
If Ning Chu hadn’t accidentally brushed against it earlier, it wouldn’t have been so quick.
It was practically as if Ning Chu had helped him...
Wen Yang didn’t dare explain, so he simply walked over to the computer and sat down. "Duo queue?"
"Forget it, I don’t feel like playing."
He sneaked a glance at Ning Chu, then lowered his head to fiddle with his phone, his mind still wandering in all sorts of directions.
Ning Chu was quite a strange girl. Sometimes she was bold enough to peek at him in the bathroom and suggest he take care of his physiological needs, yet at other times, she was so shy that she would avoid him...
Was it because she only liked teasing when it was one-sided?
It seemed that Ning Chu was the type with a strong offense but weak defense.
Ning Chu had planned to take a nap in the dorm, but the distant sounds from the sports field’s loudspeakers could still be heard faintly, disrupting her mood for sleep.
As noon approached, she ordered some takeout, then rested her chin on one hand, idly clicking through popular videos online to pass the time.
"Wen Yang, when my foot feels better this afternoon, want to go out?"
"Where to?"
"Just... wander around..."
Wen Yang glanced at the banking app on his phone, checking his savings, and decided to remove the option of going to the movies.
Without lifting her head, Ning Chu responded, "Shall we invite Shaoqing and the others? Or maybe Xinya and Lily?"
"Uh... just the two of us? You could wear that outfit..."
Ah, so that’s what he was after!
If it was just the two of them going out, and she wore a dress, wouldn’t that be a date?
Dream on!
"I don’t like wearing skirts. I’ll be taking a nap this afternoon."
"Alright then."
Wen Yang didn’t push the issue, racking his brain for a reasonable way to get Ning Chu to wear that outfit without her rejecting it.
How could a girl not wear dresses?
After cycling through a few interesting videos, Ning Chu opened the school forum.
In just an hour, three hot threads about Wen Yang had already appeared.
One post featured photos of Wen Yang at the sports meet, skillfully taken to highlight his sunny, boy-next-door charm, making him look especially handsome.
Although there were only a few photos, the comments section was filled with fangirls going crazy, calling him their "male god."
"He even looked handsome when he fell!"
"Ahhh! More pictures, please!"
"Husband!"
After skimming through the comments, Ning Chu closed the post, feeling a twinge of jealousy.
It’s good to be good-looking~
Too bad her role in this story was just a supporting character, not the male lead.
She really needed to think about how to handle the trouble ahead...
She glanced at Wen Yang, who was sitting at the computer, and cautiously asked, "Wen Yang, you’ve become quite popular on the school forum."
"Hmm."
"Aren’t you happy? Lots of girls see you as their male god." Ning Chu, feeling a bit jealous, couldn’t help but let some bitterness creep into her voice. "If you wanted, you could have a girl throwing herself at you in no time."
"And if she’s rich, even better—you wouldn’t have to worry about money anymore."
Wen Yang immediately refused, "I have a good appetite, but I can’t eat soft rice."
"Oh?"
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"Didn’t you say the same thing when the café owner showed interest in you?"
Ning Chu continued with a sly smile, "Then doesn’t this make it easier for you to find a girlfriend?"
"Getting a girlfriend isn’t urgent; it can happen anytime."
Despite his response, Ning Chu didn’t feel any happier.
After spending so much time together, it seemed that the male lead had thoroughly begun to see her as his target... He didn’t even look at other girls.
That shouldn’t be the case~
Wouldn’t any normal adult feel annoyed at being restricted or controlled?
Wouldn’t any man turn into a playboy if girls were chasing after him?
She wasn’t even a notch more beautiful than other supporting characters—words like "stunning" didn’t apply to her at all, and as for her figure, it was practically barren.
Knock, knock, knock.
The sudden sound of knocking interrupted Ning Chu’s thoughts.
It was obviously not Zhang Shaoqing or Wang Jie, as those two never knocked when entering the dorm—if they didn’t kick the door down, it was already a good day.
Wen Yang casually called out, "Come in."
A petite, cute girl wearing glasses poked her head through the door.
"What’s up?"
"Um... could you help me download some software? And maybe register an account?"
Wen Yang was taken aback for a moment, then stood up. "Sure."
Ning Chu mentally exclaimed, Goodness!
Wasn’t this just another way to push an app? So clever!
If she had thought of this during her last part-time job pushing apps, she wouldn’t have had to stand outside in the sun until she got heatstroke.
And this girl...
Ning Chu’s gaze fixed on the girl’s face, and alarm bells started ringing in her mind.
A girl with glasses! Quite pretty and quiet too.
There were similar characters in the plot, but she wasn’t sure if this was one of them.
Ning Chu immediately squeezed her way in front of Wen Yang, pushing him aside with a look that screamed unwelcome. "This is the boys’ dormitory!"
She was trying to minimize their contact—what if it triggered some plotline?
The glasses girl looked shy, keeping her head down as she mumbled her explanation, "I didn’t see the dorm manager downstairs..."
Wen Yang had already downloaded the software, but just as he was about to register, he frowned, took a step back, and looked at the girl warily.
"A loan app?"
"No, no, it’s a legitimate platform. It’s good for emergency cash, you know."
Another bad woman!
Ning Chu was right! Pretty girls who approached him first definitely had ulterior motives!
How rotten could they be!
Wen Yang’s face darkened as he grabbed the door handle, and Ning Chu immediately helped push the glasses girl out of the dorm.
With the door closed, the room was finally quiet again.
"That was a loan app?" Ning Chu confirmed with Wen Yang.
"Yeah."
In her previous life, campus loans had already been strictly regulated. She hadn’t expected to encounter one in this world.
"If you ever need money, come to me or Zhang Shaoqing, but don’t borrow from any loan platforms." She reminded him seriously, "Don’t get any funny ideas."
Wen Yang nodded obediently. "Okay."