Campus Belle

That afternoon, Cui Man heard they were resting at home and made a special trip over, apparently to tell them something.

"Oh? What happened here?" Cui Man asked in surprise as she looked at the wound on Ye Wanqing's right knee, then shot Xiao He a glare. "You're a pretty unqualified boyfriend, letting your girlfriend get hurt like this."

"I yelled at her not to run, not to run..." Xiao He scratched his cheek in defense.

"I'll bring some trauma spray tomorrow." Cui Man lowered her head to inspect Ye Wanqing's wound. "It'll heal in three days."

"It won't leave a scar, will it?" Ye Wanqing asked worriedly.

"Oh? Worried about a scar because your boyfriend likes legs?" Cui Man teased.

"It's not for his sake, okay?!" Ye Wanqing said, glaring at Xiao He. Cui Man laughed. "I know, I know. You're only pretending, after all." As she spoke, Cui Man pulled two lists from her bag and handed one to each of them. "Here, these are for you."

Xiao He took his and looked it over. It was a detailed daily schedule.

Wake up at six thirty in the morning, jog for half an hour, then eat breakfast. The breakfast section specified a menu and calorie intake. There was no exercise at noon, but there was another menu with calorie requirements. Dinner also came with a menu, followed by a forty-minute walk.

"What the hell is this?!" Xiao He demanded, holding up the list. Cui Man smiled faintly. "A daily dietary plan, of course. Training isn't included on it. Daytime training is extra."

"What's the point of this list?" Ye Wanqing asked unhappily.

"It supports your training," Cui Man explained. "I told you, I want to see the results of your training as soon as possible. That will determine the direction of the later training plans." At that, Cui Man turned to Ye Wanqing. "Of course, that mainly applies to Xiao He's training. Wanqing, you definitely need to keep training. Your ability to protect yourself is especially important, understand?"

As she spoke, Cui Man looked worriedly at Ye Wanqing's knee. "Especially when you can injure yourself just walking on level ground... it's even more important that you learn to protect yourself. Right?"

"I understand..." Ye Wanqing muttered dejectedly, unable to argue.

Xiao He found this a little hard to accept. He had only just earned two million, and had been planning to eat whatever he wanted and buy whatever he wanted from now on. But then this list fell from the sky, and from now on he could only eat vegetables and chicken breast, while sacrificing two hours of daily entertainment for exercise?

Why was making money so damn hard? Xiao He sighed at the sky, hoping he could faint right then and wake up to find it had all been a nightmare.

"Perfect timing. I transferred the two million yuan reward for your first two missions yesterday. Use that money to properly follow this list, okay?" Cui Man said with her hands clasped, smiling as sweetly as a kindergarten teacher.

"Can I protest?" Xiao He asked tentatively.

"No." Cui Man immediately said coldly. "Why not take this opportunity to spend some time with your girlfriend? Your schedules are basically the same. The foods and portions differ, but your morning jogs and walks are at the same times. Isn't that romantic? It'll also show everyone that you two are a couple."

Then Cui Man turned to Ye Wanqing. "Considering Wanqing's leg injury, you may start next week. But the diet begins tomorrow. If you think it's troublesome, we can have someone deliver your meals."

Xiao He gave a dry laugh, then suddenly remembered something. "Sister Man, I know Wanqing and I are pretending to be a couple, but it should be fine if I interact with another girl with the goal of dating her, right?"

"As long as you don't get photographed while opening an F, and don't act lovey-dovey in public. We don't care what you do in private. After all, your real identities haven't been made public yet." Cui Man smiled, rose to her feet, and waved. "All right, that's it for today. I'm heading back."

After seeing Cui Man off, Xiao He shut the door and held his forehead with a sigh. "Nothing good ever happens when she comes over..."

"Nothing good has happened since I met you..." Ye Wanqing muttered from the sofa.

"Same to you," Xiao He shot back irritably, then pushed the door open and went out.

He did not return until after five in the afternoon. Ye Wanqing was hiding in her room watching dramas. Everything proceeded as usual after that. Xiao He got Ye Wanqing's takeout for her, then they entertained themselves in their rooms until bedtime.

"Get the hell out already! You've been in the bathroom for an hour!" Xiao He shouted angrily outside the bathroom door the next morning.

"It hasn't been an hour! It's only been forty-five minutes!" Ye Wanqing snapped as she opened the bathroom door. "My leg is inconvenient today, okay? It's normal for it to take a little longer than usual, isn't it?"

"Move already, I'm about to piss myself!" Xiao He said in exasperation.

Thinking their life together would improve had really been wishful thinking. Everything was still the same.

After washing up, Xiao He had no classes that morning, while Ye Wanqing had two.

"Come on." Xiao He wheeled out a bicycle from who knew where and pointed to the back seat.

"So this was what you went out to get yesterday afternoon?" Ye Wanqing asked in surprise. Xiao He smiled faintly. "You already made an appearance at my department. If I didn't return the favor, wouldn't that be unfair? Let the guys in your department see your boyfriend too."

"What a petty man..." Ye Wanqing complained, shooting him a sidelong glance before sitting on the back seat.

Xiao He pedaled toward the school, while Ye Wanqing sat quietly behind him.

When they reached the school gate, a Bentley suddenly came speeding over from the other side of the road and nearly hit them.

"Fuck, do you know how to drive?!" Xiao He yelled, waving his fist at the Bentley. "Don't you know this is a crosswalk?"

"Oh, forget it. They had a green light too," Ye Wanqing persuaded from behind him. Xiao He said furiously, "So what if it's green!? Cars have to yield to pedestrians. That's traffic law!"

But then the Bentley stopped in front of their school, and a girl got out from the passenger side.

She was truly stunning. She was already around five foot seven, and with high heels on, she was almost as tall as Xiao He. Her figure was curvy in all the right places, and her long, slender legs looked as if they were four feet long.

Her features were equally flawless. Her phoenix eyes, paired with faint orange eyeshadow, made her look exceptionally alluring. Her petite nose had a high, almost foreign-looking bridge. Her mouth was a little large, but her smile was sweet. Soft curls fell casually down her back. At first glance, she looked a bit like Ni Ni—a truly sexy beauty.

And compared with Ye Wanqing and Huang Ling, the biggest difference was that she knew how to dress herself.

Her scarlet halter dress made her shoulders look especially slender. The blood-red color matched her lipstick perfectly, and its fitted cut accentuated the full curves of her waist and hips. Her C-cup chest was neither too large nor too small, giving her a beautifully balanced figure.

"That's Zhang Yuxin, the campus belle at our school. I've heard students talk about her," Ye Wanqing said. "She really has that goddess vibe."

"She's nothing special. I think you're prettier than her." Xiao He snorted and pedaled into the campus.