After the roll-call incident, Jiang Linyuan and Su Muzhi didn't dare continue their elbow-jabbing contest. They followed Shen Wanyu's example and stared at the blackboard.
At long last, class ended. Su Muzhi beamed as she grabbed Jiang Linyuan and dragged him off.
"Going to find Xiao Yilin?"
Su Muzhi asked.
Jiang Linyuan nodded and gave a simple one-word reply:
"Giddy up!"
Su Muzhi's smile froze, and she stopped in her tracks.
Then she put on a cute smile and planted one foot on Jiang Linyuan's foot.
"Did something disgusting just call out? Jiang?"
"In a mount's vocabulary, that means 'let's go.' Don't you know that?"
Jiang Linyuan smiled back at Su Muzhi, then yanked his foot away, making her stumble.
To keep her balance, Su Muzhi instinctively put both hands against Jiang Linyuan's chest.
Her little hands were cool. Not as nice as Binary Sister's.
"Back off! Don't cop a feel."
Jiang Linyuan pushed her away with a look of disgust.
Su Muzhi was already a little annoyed. Hearing that only made her angrier, and in a fit of spite, she grabbed Jiang Linyuan's chest with both hands.
Not bad. Pretty firm.
Holy crap! Dragon Claw Hand!
Jiang Linyuan stared at her, eyes wide.
You really are a pervert! Damn!
Seeing his reaction, Su Muzhi slowly withdrew her claws and smiled nonchalantly, though an unnatural blush flitted across her face.
"Jiang, don't make such a fuss. Friends horse around like this all the time."
"Then let me feel yours."
"Sure, if you dare."
Su Muzhi pushed out her chest with a grin.
Good grief, the world's gone mad!
How did that saying go...
I forget the beginning and the end, but the point is, men are being oppressed! When will we ever get back on our feet?!
Jiang Linyuan wasn't one to take things lying down, but there was no way he'd touch her chest.
He wasn't confident he'd win in court.
If she accused him of sexual harassment, he'd be treated to a government-funded stay behind bars, singing mournful songs through the iron bars.
So he reached out, pinched Su Muzhi's cheeks, gently pulled them apart, then let go.
They were bouncy, a little like gummy candy.
Still not as good as Binary Sister's jelly hands.
Su Muzhi's eyes went wide. She looked as if she hadn't processed what happened, mouth slightly agape as she stared at Jiang Linyuan in surprise.
"Got a problem?"
Jiang Linyuan asked, displeased.
"Heh."
Su Muzhi came back to herself and smiled brightly.
"Nope."
"I was just asking. Even if you did, it wouldn't matter."
With that, Jiang Linyuan walked ahead, keeping a safe distance from Su Muzhi, while privately wondering to himself:
Could she really be lusting after me?
The two of them didn't cause any more trouble on the way. They had arranged to meet Lin Yilin at a milk tea shop.
They arrived soon after.
"So Senior already has an accomplice."
Looking at the smiling Su Muzhi beside Jiang Linyuan, Lin Yilin felt a little jealous.
"Jealous, Xiao Yilin?"
Su Muzhi asked with a cheeky grin.
"No! I'm not!"
Binary Sister hurriedly denied it at lightning speed, then added:
"But I'm still a little unhappy. I thought it'd just be Senior and me coming at first..."
"Oh? So you're upset that I interrupted you two? Isn't that still jealousy?"
Su Muzhi said meaningfully.
"Oh, come on! That's not it! That's not what I meant!"
Lin Yilin stamped her feet in a panic. Unable to explain herself, she could only turn to Jiang Linyuan for help.
"Senior, explain it to Senior Sister!"
"I'm not interested in my junior. That's beyond question."
"That's not what I asked you to explain!"
Lin Yilin shouted in frustration.
Jiang Linyuan said calmly:
"We only need to have a clear conscience. Why should we care what others say?"
"What are you, Zhang Wuji?"
Lin Yilin quipped.
Jiang Linyuan glanced at her in surprise.
This chuunibyou junior had a pretty broad range of interests. East and West, all in one.
"Anyway, Junior, as long as you understand what I mean."
Jiang Linyuan said.
"I don't understand at all."
Lin Yilin sighed helplessly.
But Jiang Linyuan's antics quickly chased away her little bout of gloom, and she brought up the real reason they were there.
"Speaking of which, I still don't understand why Senior asked me and Senior Sister Su for help."
"Neither of us knows Yu Songsong well. If you really need help, shouldn't you ask her roommates?"
Lin Yilin said seriously.
"Xiao Yilin, that's a naive way to look at it."
Su Muzhi shook a finger.
"That might work for a normal courtship, but your senior doesn't need to do that."
What did she mean, your senior?
Lin Yilin's face warmed at the way Su Muzhi put it. She pretended not to hear and said stiffly:
"Senior Sister Su really does know a lot."
Su Muzhi smiled broadly and was about to say something, but Jiang Linyuan cut her off.
"She doesn't know jack."
Jiang Linyuan scoffed.
"Women like her, who arbitrarily define men, are the worst!"
Su Muzhi's smile faded.
Jiang Linyuan turned to Lin Yilin and said earnestly:
"Junior, don't learn her brand of female chauvinism and go around labeling men. These days, we men are all about being ourselves, not letting anyone define us! Male independence! Get it?"
Lin Yilin was a little dazed by his speech, though it sounded impressive.
Su Muzhi only chuckled and looked at Jiang Linyuan.
"So, Jiang, are you planning to go talk to Yu Songsong's roommates?"
"What kind of stupid idea is that?"
Jiang Linyuan frowned.
"How well can new roommates know each other? Besides, I don't need to."
This jerk! He's picking a fight with me on purpose, isn't he?
Su Muzhi looked at Jiang Linyuan with a fake smile.
"Then... Senior Sister Su was right just now."
Lin Yilin, oblivious to the tension, said bluntly.
Jiang Linyuan was furious at being contradicted.
Binary Sister, have you forgotten whose side you're on?
"Junior, tell me loud and clear: what was the very first thing you learned in college?"
Jiang Linyuan looked at Lin Yilin and asked.
"Um, advanced math."
Lin Yilin replied.
"Wrong! Loyalty!"
Jiang Linyuan said, exasperated.
"Junior, let me tell you: loyalty is what matters most. Got it?"
"Senior, what on earth are you talking about?"
Binary Sister didn't understand him at all. She pouted.
"I came to college to study, not to join a gang. Why are you talking like some gangster, going on about loyalty?"
Like talking to a brick wall!
Jiang Linyuan, annoyed, pinched her little hand.
Binary Sister snapped to attention and immediately quieted down. A blush spread from her ears to her neck.
Oh my gosh!
This... this senior!
W-what's he doing? Everyone's watching!
"Heh, Xiao Yilin really does blush easily."
Amused by Lin Yilin's expression, Su Muzhi chuckled.
"Unlike someone, who's just a female hooligan."
Jiang Linyuan said.
"Heh, I'm giving someone the chance to be a male hooligan, but he's too useless to take it."
Su Muzhi laughed softly.
"Have you considered that maybe I just don't like how bony you are? That's why I haven't made a move."
"Jiang, you seem to have some serious issues with your taste."
Su Muzhi said with a smile.
"Hahaha, I don't know what you're so confident about. You're not completely flat, but at least other girls feel smooth to the touch."
"Touch yours, and you'd think someone had stuffed two cherry tomatoes into your chest just to poke you."
Jiang Linyuan was a generous man. He never skimped on his opinions.
Looking at Su Muzhi's expression slowly turning into Shen Wanyu's, he shook his head. See? I told you she was narrow-minded.
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