Xu Shuangrong had painstakingly shown Yu Jinche the contrast between her innocent facade and her Black Lotus nature. Yu Jinche couldn't have cared less.
Xie Mi made one obnoxious phone call to provoke him, and Yu Jinche grinned from ear to ear.
Xu Shuangrong fell silent.
"..."
Yu Jinche was a masochist.
What an oddly specific sentence.
[Xu Shuangrong: So you're saying that whole performance was for nothing?] [System: Yes. He's currently enjoying Xie Mi's abuse too much to think about anything else.] [System: There is one way to win him back, though.] [System: Go slap him.] [Xu Shuangrong: ...] [Xu Shuangrong: I'm afraid he'd lick my hand.]
After successfully checking in at the Hong Kong-Style Tea Restaurant, Xie Mi and Shen Yeqing arrived at the second shop in the first row of their 16-Cell Grid.
The Summer Clothing Store.
As luck would have it, they ran straight into another team.
Inside the clothing store, the four of them stared at one another.
"What a coincidence, Teacher Xie." Liu Woxing was the first to greet them, flashing a lovely smile.
Xiao Jingxi looked somewhat glum, apparently still brooding over that morning's events.
[Fun fact: Sister Liu hasn't smiled once since teaming up with Xiao Jingxi. This is her first smile today.]
[It's been so long since we saw Miss Liu smile this happily.]
[I don't know what history Liu Woxing has with Xiao Jingxi, but she really does love Xie Mi.]
[Isn't it obvious? Fans follow their idols. Xie Mi hates Xiao Jingxi, so Sister Liu hates him by association.]
[Holy shit, that makes so much sense.]
"It sure is."
Xie Mi grinned, glanced between Xiao Jingxi and Liu Woxing, and delivered a remarkably "tactful" comment. "Beauty and the Beast."
"Pfft-"
Liu Woxing couldn't hold back a