Fighting Over a Man

Once the car stopped, Su Qi hurriedly jumped out. Only then did she finally feel free of the three men's stares.

Su Qi let out a breath and sniffed her arm. Sure enough, a lingering fragrance wafted up. Could this be the body scent that only appeared in novels?

It had the sweet fragrance of milk mixed with floral notes, without the pungent chemical smell of synthetic perfume. It was soft and soothing, enough to lift anyone's mood.

Of course, it would have been even better if the scent had not been coming from her!

She was a guy, after all, and her roommates' looks had clearly changed just now, okay?

For her own safety, maybe she should rent a place outside campus and have Teacher Wu Liang smooth things over with the school. Besides, she had promised the players she would take on a cross-dressing quest, so this would be the perfect chance to make it!

"Yo, you got here pretty early!" An Ning patted Su Qi on the shoulder. As the Campus Belle, she stood at an impressive 168 centimeters. Wearing hot pants, her long, slender legs looked especially youthful and beautiful beneath a pair of sneakers, while she wore a Pikachu cropped T-shirt on top.

Poor Pikachu's face had been stretched into a suspicious curve. Held up by two prominent points, the shirt exposed her cute navel and slender waist.

Even without touching it, one could imagine how it felt. Su Qi discovered that An Ning, the Campus Belle, even had faint abs along the sides of her waist.

"Ahem. I know I'm pretty, but staring so boldly is very rude, you know." As An Ning teased her, she used her index finger to lift Su Qi's chin, looking very much like a bewitching little demon.

In truth, she quite liked Su Qi's dazed expression. She had spent ages getting dressed before finally choosing this virgin-killer outfit, even spraying on some fresh, light perfume.

"I thought we'd have to wait for you guys. Didn't expect you to get here first!" Han Yixing said.

He had spotted An Ning's Maserati when they parked. He had not expected this woman to arrive so early. Even for dinners between their families, she always showed up right on time.

There were still twenty minutes until seven.

But now that everyone was here, there was no need to fuss over the time.

"Did you put on perfume?" Wang Zijin asked, leaning in to sniff Su Qi. Hearing that, An Ning and Gu Panpan also moved closer to smell her.

Su Qi thought it over. They might not believe her if she told the truth, so saying she had used perfume would cause less trouble.

"Yeah. Since I was having dinner with beautiful ladies, I put on a little." Su Qi rarely lied to people's faces, and her cheeks reddened slightly.

But to the three women, it was merely the embarrassment of having her little trick exposed.

"I didn't expect you to be this kind of scheming guy, Brother Qi."

"Yeah, yeah. You said in the car that you hadn't put any on. Turns out you were trying to attract women's attention. That's totally getting a head start—I misjudged you!" Wang Dongxu and Wu Wei both roasted Su Qi.

Meanwhile, Su Qi was miserable inside. Did you think I wanted this?

Wasn't it all that rogue system's fault?

Han Yixing narrowed his somewhat deep-set eyes and looked at Su Qi. His aristocratic upbringing had exposed him to perfumes from an early age.

The Han Family was also in the perfume business. It was not their main line of business, but neither was it neglected.

By coincidence, Han Yixing was now in charge of the perfume project. The Han Family wanted to use the perfume venture as an opportunity to train him.

Yet, as far as Han Yixing knew, even perfumes worth thousands did not possess the unique charm of that scent in the car. A night breeze drifted past, carrying Su Qi's distinctive fragrance—orchid-like and musk-like, wonderfully sweet.

Su Qi was probably using perfume made by some small workshop. It was likely cheap, so she was too embarrassed to say what it was.

Unlike the boys' calmness, the women were far more straightforward.

They desperately wanted to know what brand this perfume was. There was no other reason—it was simply too captivating, gentle and natural. Wang Zijin could not help sniffing the back of Su Qi's collar, yet she still did not catch any strong scent.

After all, perfumes contained fixatives and lingered for a long time. But as a result, the areas where they were sprayed tended to smell overly pungent from the accumulated fragrance.

The back of the neck was generally where people applied perfume, and it was also prone to sweating. Even when perfume was sprayed evenly, that spot would smell much stronger than other areas.

But Su Qi was different. Her fragrance was evenly distributed, gentle and tranquil, making people want to draw closer without realizing it.

Wang Zijin even felt as though she had been poisoned. Looking at Su Qi's fair, tender skin, she unconsciously licked her soft lips, even wanting to taste Su Qi's scent.

Feeling warm breath against the back of her neck, Su Qi hurriedly ran ahead.

"Come on, come on, let's get in the elevator. I'm getting a little hungry!"

At the side, An Ning looked at her best friend in surprise. Wang Zijin was staring at Su Qi, who had already gone some distance ahead, with an infatuated expression on her pretty face.

Her pink little tongue was currently moistening lips coated in red lipstick, while a faint blush colored her cheeks. Paired with the pale yellow dress she had changed into today, the sight was indescribably strange.

But she had to admit that Wang Zijin, with her delicate skin, sparkling eyes, and smiling cheeks, was truly stunning.

Thinking back to when she had asked Wang Zijin in the dorm whether she was interested in Su Qi—

Wang Zijin had decisively shaken her head.

Heh. A woman's mouth was a lying ghost.

Yet An Ning surprisingly found that she was not particularly angry. Instead, she felt rather proud.

Didn't Wang Zijin liking Su Qi also indirectly prove that An Ning had good taste? And stealing a man from a best friend she had always gotten along with so well sounded unexpectedly thrilling.

Don't surrender too soon, Zijin—

At that moment, Wang Zijin had no idea that her best friend had come up with so many thoughts all on her own. Once she had been away from Su Qi long enough that the refreshing Lingering Fragrance was gone, Wang Zijin recalled how she had just sniffed the back of Su Qi's neck and belatedly realized how bold she had been. Was that really me?

"What are you two spacing out for? Let's go. Brother Han and the others will be far ahead soon," Gu Panpan urged, looking back at the men who had already walked several steps away.

"I have no idea what you two have been thinking about. You've been standing here forever! What, were you thinking about men? Let me make this clear first—Han Yixing is mine!" Seeing that neither of them seemed ready to move, Gu Panpan grabbed their hands and spoke.

An Ning and Wang Zijin were both startled by Gu Panpan's words. What did she mean, thinking about men? But on second thought, they really did have thoughts about Su Qi. The two lowered their heads in unspoken agreement, neither looking at the other.