I Refuse to Be Transformed into the Female Protagonist by the System!
Chapter 18

Let Go of That Boy, Let Me Do It

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Su Qi stared blankly at the freshly peeled shrimp An Ning had placed in her bowl.

"Why aren't you eating? Didn't you bring them back?" An Ning licked her fingers after peeling the shrimp.

She had to admit, it was incredibly seductive, especially paired with An Ning's mature, commanding voice. Su Qi's brain immediately crashed.

Under An Ning's gaze, Su Qi blankly ate it. She had to admit, the shrimp tasted really good—springy and bursting with freshness.

Su Qi had always wanted to eat them, but she had never had the chance. The most troublesome part was peeling the shrimp, but now An Ning had done that for her. Su Qi felt both flattered and overwhelmed.

What had she done to deserve such thoughtful care from the campus belle?

Maybe she should peel one for An Ning in return. Just then, Wang Zijin, seated to her right, handed over a peeled shrimp as well. Unlike An Ning, she was bolder, directly holding it up to Su Qi's lips.

"What? You can eat hers, but not mine?" Wang Zijin pouted at Su Qi's stunned expression. That coquettish look left Wang Dongxu and Wu Wei completely petrified. What was going on? Two campus belles were fighting over a man?

Even Han Yixing, who had remained composed all this time, found it amusing. He thought with a chuckle that if this scene were posted online, countless men would probably have their jaws drop upon learning that their goddesses could be so forward.

"So, which one tasted better?" Wang Zijin leaned in after Su Qi finished eating.

Too... too close.

Su Qi could feel her breath, fragrant with a faint scent of lip gloss, brushing against her skin. Instinctively, she looked toward An Ning.

An Ning had somehow moved close as well. Her bright eyes rippled with emotion, filled entirely with Su Qi's reflection. Unlike Wang Zijin's sweet fruity lip gloss, An Ning carried the scent of her perfume—a fragrance that highlighted her mature charm and made her seem even more mysterious.

Without realizing it, Su Qi swallowed.

She instinctively turned her head away, only to face Wang Zijin again. Seeing Su Qi look her way, Wang Zijin generously gave her a dazzling smile. Her almond-shaped eyes, enhanced by pale green contacts, seemed to hold a teasing gleam.

Su Qi, being a shut-in, was unused to making eye contact with others. She quickly faced forward, refusing to look at either of the two girls who had leaned in as close as they could.

"This hot pot is way too hot." She wanted to fan herself, but the campus belles were on both sides of her. With no other option, she held her hands in front of her face to physically cool herself down. Even without a mirror, Su Qi knew how hot her face was.

Wu Wei, sitting nearby, was so angry his eyes turned red. What was this? The two campus belles had gone this far, and Su Qi still wasn't making a move?

Let me do it, alright? Although he liked An Ning, he knew perfectly well where he stood.

Rather than seeing their goddess get taken by some other pig, he would rather it be a pig from his own dorm.

Yet who would have thought that An Ning and Wang Zijin, two fresh, tender cabbages, would take the initiative to go after the pig from his dorm? And that pig was ignoring both cabbages, looking to them for help.

This kid was hopeless. Drawing had fried his brain!!

Wang Dongxu and Wu Wei both wore helpless expressions. Su Qi then cast pleading looks at Han Yixing, the big brother of their dorm, only to receive an encouraging look in return.

Gu Panpan should not have been visible from where she was sitting, but at that moment, she actually stood up and craned her neck to look over. Her eyes were full of curiosity, clearly determined to see this gossip through to the end.

Su Qi was not made of wood. Having drawn so many comics, she naturally understood that the two girls more or less had feelings for her.

Though she had no idea what could possibly attract them, and could not understand their tastes, that was simply the truth.

Before the system had arrived, Su Qi had been someone who cared about looks too. If she really had admirers this charming, she would probably have fallen for them.

But things were different now. She was about to transform. If, when that happened, they discovered she did not have the necessary equipment, how awkward would that be? And according to Su Qi's experience as an artist—

When a girl disguised as a boy was discovered by the female lead, the chance of them breaking up was extremely low. More often, their roles switched. The female lead, who should have been a little lamb, would pounce on her instead, creating an intensely suggestive scene. Su Qi had drawn comics like that before, and their reception had been unexpectedly good. It could not be helped; that genre drew attention.

Still, in order to satisfy her readers, Su Qi had revised the ending of that comic again and again, finally choosing an imprisonment ending. Forever loving each other with the female lead.

For some reason, as she looked at their radiant smiles, Su Qi felt that if she chose either one of them, her sixth sense told her she would easily end up with that kind of ending.

An Ning found it amusing to see Su Qi's flushed face as she stared at her food with utter seriousness.

What An Ning liked most was Su Qi's slightly timid personality. It made her, as the mature older-sister type, unconsciously want to bully her.

Seeing that startled expression always made her feel satisfied, more precious than any delicacy from the mountains or sea.

At least, it was much better than the buffet in front of her.

Thinking about Wang Zijin's remarks after touching Su Qi's leg during class that morning, An Ning felt a little jealous. How had her best friend gotten a taste first when she had not even touched her yet?

Her gaze then fell on Su Qi's legs. Her skin was like Condensing Fat, long and slender. Unlike the sturdy legs of other men, Su Qi's shut-in legs looked soft. Since she was not overweight, her pale legs appeared especially slim and long, and without thick leg hair, they resembled a piece of white jade that made one want to play with them.

In truth, people always talked about women having long legs. But because women had to bear children, their inner thighs tended to be much thicker than men's. In terms of leg shape alone, men's legs were far more pleasing to look at than women's.

Looking at Su Qi's legs, An Ning really did feel an urge—a desire to run her hand all the way up them.

How had she ended up with no leg hair at all? Did she shave it off herself? Boys probably would not do something like that! Could she have been born that way?

But she had heard that men born with sparse leg hair were supposedly weak in that department. Then again, she looked at Su Qi's slender fingers and her lips chewing food. Hmm... not bad either!

Su Qi only felt as though she had been targeted by some predator, and the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end.

Then she felt something warm glide across her leg, inching higher and higher! Su Qi hastily put down her chopsticks, but she did not set them down properly and they fell straight to the floor, drawing everyone's attention. She did not think much of it, only wanting to stop that soft hand.

Fortunately, she intercepted it just before it reached the finish line. The city gates had held.

"Oh my god, that bold?" At the sound of the chopsticks hitting the floor, everyone looked toward Su Qi and An Ning.

Su Qi's face was crimson, and she looked unbearably embarrassed. With her feminine appearance, that expression carried a certain charm. Wang Dongxu and Wu Wei, seated opposite her, both froze for a moment.

But they quickly came to their senses. Why were they looking at the guy from their dorm? They saw him every day. They might as well use this opportunity to openly admire the campus belles from up close.

The campus belle still had her right hand gripping Su Qi's thigh. Apparently feeling that touching alone was not enough, she gave it another hard squeeze. The sensation traveling through her fingertips made her pause. Why did this girl feel even softer than her best friend Wang Zijin? What was she supposed to do if she could not stop?

"Classmate An, could you let go of Su Qi's leg?" Wang Zijin said through gritted teeth. She had not expected An Ning to so blatantly take advantage of her!

"I didn't expect it either. My hand just twitched, and I touched her without thinking, just like someone this morning! Why is the governor allowed to set fires while the common people are forbidden from lighting lamps?" An Ning gave her best friend a look that said, What, are you going to hit me?

"Besides, I'm not like you. You let someone touch you once and think touching them back makes it even!"

Then, before Su Qi's stunned eyes, An Ning draped her own long leg over Su Qi's. Feeling the smooth, delicate touch of her skin, Su Qi unconsciously shifted as well. The long, gleaming leg pressing against hers swayed along with the movement, and the sensation was strangely wonderful.

"See? This counts as an apology."

Seeing the mocking smile on An Ning's face, Wang Zijin's pretty face nearly turned black.

That morning, grabbing Su Qi's hand and making her touch her leg had already been the limit of what Wang Zijin could accept. It could not be helped; her upbringing had taught her how to be a lady.

But now, her competitive spirit had been roused too. Blushing, she said with the air of someone marching to her death, "Who says I don't dare? I'll put mine over too!!"

The next moment, Wang Zijin's long leg pressed down as well. Just like An Ning, she rubbed it lightly against Su Qi's.

Wu Wei's eyes turned red from the side. Were they going to let anyone eat in peace or not?!

Let go of that boy, let me do it!!

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