Her double standards were so cute

Luo Lianqing wore a smile, but inwardly, she was getting a little annoyed.

She had plenty of suitors, but by now, they had all been explicitly rejected, and basically none of them kept pestering her.

After all, there were fragrant flowers everywhere under the sky. But there was also the sort who clung on relentlessly.

Zhou Chi, standing before her, was the latter sort.

Luo Lianqing had said more than once that she had no plans to date, and even if she did, Zhou Chi would not be her type.

She had actually made herself perfectly clear, yet who knew what Zhou Chi was thinking? He still showed no sign of giving up.

Like right now. "Senior, if we win the game, will you agree to go on a date with me?" Zhou Chi asked, smiling at Luo Lianqing.

Strictly speaking, Zhou Chi was quite handsome-tall and well-built, with a sunny air, and a member of the university basketball team.

He was probably the type plenty of girls liked. There were even girls sneaking looks at him over there.

But as Luo Lianqing watched him suddenly bend down and bring his face closer, she stepped back. She felt somewhat repulsed, but outwardly, she sighed. "Zhou Chi, you'd better call me Teacher. Focus on your game."

Her expression was serious. "This is a group activity."

Zhou Chi looked at her beautiful face and chuckled. He straightened up. "Today, I'm fighting only for you. Team honor is just a bonus."

Whatever anyone else thought of those words, Luo Lianqing found them rather greasy.

But quite a few people standing nearby sucked in a breath, and a few girls even seemed a little excited.

Luo Lianqing: ...When is he leaving?! He's so annoying!

Just as his greasiness had her toes digging into the ground, her eyes suddenly met Wen Ce's a short distance away.

Wen Ce had only been watching. Although he was far away, he was not actually nearsighted, so naturally, he could see Luo Lianqing's expression clearly.

For instance, right now, her eyes suddenly lit up when they met his. He even saw a plea for help in them.

Wen Ce was a little curious about what Zhou Chi had done.

He took two steps forward, and Lin Fan stopped him. "Hey, Little Wen, where are you going?"

"I just remembered I have something to ask Teacher Luo." Wen Ce glanced at his arm, which Lin Fan had grabbed.

Lin Fan was speechless. Little Wen really had low emotional intelligence.

"Can't you see Zhou Chi's trying to court her? Wouldn't you be interrupting if you went over?" Lin Fan kept his voice very low. "Zhou Chi isn't exactly good-tempered."

Wen Ce's expression was calm as he glanced at Lin Fan, seemingly puzzled. "Isn't Teacher Luo our counselor? It's perfectly reasonable for me to ask her a question, right?"

As he spoke, he pulled Lin Fan's hand away and walked over.

Lin Fan called out, "Hey," only to see his retreating figure striding away.

He frowned slightly. "Little Wen seems a bit different today."

Wen Ce paid him no mind. He strode over, and the closer he got, the more certain he became that Luo Lianqing's earlier look had indeed been filled with pleas for help.

Just as he approached, he heard Zhou Chi ask with a smile, "Senior, what exactly is your type?"

Watching Wen Ce approach, Luo Lianqing already felt relieved, even though he had yet to do anything. This "friend" of hers, Wen Ce, seemed able to give her a sense of security.

She looked at Zhou Chi. "I don't know. Just not your type."

There were plenty of people on the basketball court, and Zhou Chi had not noticed Wen Ce approaching. "How do you know you won't like me without trying? I'm pretty good. Everyone who's tried me says so."

He delivered that last sentence very softly, with heavy innuendo.

Luo Lianqing's expression changed outright. This already counted as sexual harassment.

Her expression turned cold.

"What do you mean, everyone who's tried you says so?" Wen Ce's flat voice suddenly rang out.

The suggestive smile on Zhou Chi's face abruptly froze.

He turned to look at Wen Ce. "Wen Ce?"

"Hello, I need to speak to Teacher Luo." Wen Ce nodded at him expressionlessly. The gist of his words was: if you have nothing to do here, get lost. I have business with her.

Zhou Chi looked at Wen Ce's refined face, his own expression rather unpleasant.

He had previously heard that someone had run into Wen Ce out eating alone with Luo Lianqing.

After all, the very night Luo Lianqing first came to their class, he had announced in the men's dorm that he was going to pursue her.

Zhou Chi considered his family wealthy and himself a pretty good catch.

The boys in class had all egged him on, saying none of them would compete with him.

Yet this Wen Ce-he did not live in the dorm, but logically, Lin Fan should have told him...

Seeing Wen Ce's expressionless face now, Zhou Chi glanced at him, but ultimately said nothing.

He only said to Luo Lianqing, "Wait for me to win, Senior. Then we'll go on a date. You won't regret it."

With that, he left without waiting for Luo Lianqing to speak.

The people around them who did not know what was going on even thought Luo Lianqing had already agreed.

Wen Ce also saw quite a few people take out their phones, probably to share the gossip with their friends.

So this was how university students pursued girls nowadays?

He frowned slightly, then looked at the speechless Luo Lianqing. "Are you okay?"

"No." Luo Lianqing met Wen Ce's eyes expressionlessly, grievance written in her gaze. "I feel like I was just sexually harassed. He didn't say it outright, but I feel like that was exactly what he meant."

Her eyes were full of grievance, and her voice was very soft.

Wen Ce's heart inexplicably softened. He sighed. "It's okay. I'll help you get even later."

Luo Lianqing was not a particularly oversensitive person to begin with. Although Zhou Chi had disgusted her just now, she still let out a breath. "Forget it. I'll just treat it as getting bitten by a dog. So disgusting, aaah! Anyway, good luck with the game!"

She smiled at Wen Ce, keeping her voice very low. "Win, and I'll treat you to a meal~"

A hint of amusement appeared in Wen Ce's eyes. "They all say I can't play, and you're still counting on me to win?"

"So what if you can't? If you lose, I'll comfort you and treat you to a meal anyway." Luo Lianqing looked as though this went without saying. "Besides, basketball doesn't depend on you alone. Good luck~"

Her double standards made Wen Ce feel very good. He nodded, the smile on his face clear. "All right. I'll be waiting for that meal."

In the distance, Lin Fan shouted, "Little Wen! Get ready!"

"Go on. Good luck~" Luo Lianqing winked at him.

Wen Ce murmured assent. He suddenly wanted to reach out and pat her head, but in the end, his fingers merely twitched before he turned and ran over.

Luo Lianqing also went to sit in the spectator seats nearby.

She had only just sat down when a few girls took the seats beside her.

Luo Lianqing glanced over. It was Qin Yanran and two girls who were not in their class. One of them seemed to be Wang Meng's girlfriend.

Luo Lianqing had met her once before.

They greeted her. "Teacher Luo."

Luo Lianqing smiled and nodded at them. "Hello."

Looking at the smile on her face, Qin Yanran felt a little upset.

She really was someone it was hard to dislike.

When Qin Yanran remembered the way Wen Ce had smiled at Luo Lianqing just now, she felt even worse.

A whistle sounded on the court.

Everyone's gaze shifted to the court.