Lu Chi and Li Bingqing drank tea in the tea lounge for a while, figuring that Lu Jiyang's lackey Chen Xianpeng had probably taken enough photos by now.
Lu Chi said to Li Bingqing, "All right, classmate Li, you can go back. From now on, we'll follow our plan."
Li Bingqing nodded gratefully and thanked Lu Chi again:
"Thank you, classmate Lu Chi. Once I get into university, I'll definitely find a chance to repay you."
Lu Chi shook his head. "No need to repay me. We're each getting what we need. There's no need to get too involved."
Li Bingqing said nothing more. She nodded and walked out of the tea lounge with Lu Chi.
Outside, Zhao Feifei had already arrived.
She wore a pink dress, looking a little as though she and Li Bingqing were wearing matching sister outfits.
Her long black hair spilled over her shoulders like a waterfall.
She had fox-like eyes that held a hint of seduction when she looked at people.
A high nose bridge and a small mouth.
Every frown and smile marked her as a textbook green tea.
Lu Chi thought Li Bingqing was really committing to her act, even finding a supporting actress to play along.
Except this supporting actress was the mistress Zhao Min's daughter. This little green tea was no good!
Li Bingqing seemed worried that Lu Chi would misunderstand and think calling Zhao Feifei over was also part of the deception.
She leaned closer to Lu Chi and explained quietly, "Classmate Lu Chi, it's true that I wanted to trick you, but Zhao Feifei and I really did arrange earlier to visit the bookstore and read. The two things just happened to coincide."
Lu Chi said indifferently, "It's fine. Just follow the plan. You don't need to explain yourself to me. I'm not concerned about it."
"Oh," Li Bingqing replied, saying nothing more.
Zhao Feifei was a little surprised to see Li Bingqing with Lu Chi.
But she concealed her surprise in an instant.
She ran over and first smiled at Lu Chi, shooting him several seemingly casual flirtatious glances.
Taking Li Bingqing's hand, she explained in a coy, sugary voice, "Sorry, Bingqing. Something held me up today, so I only just got here. I hope you're not angry."
Li Bingqing shook her head. "Why would I be angry when you had something to deal with? Don't worry, I'm not angry. Come on, let's go to the bookstore."
The two went to the bookstore hand in hand.
Lu Chi stood outside the tea lounge, watching them slowly walk away.
Along the way, Zhao Feifei even glanced back at Lu Chi.
They were too far apart, so Lu Chi couldn't figure out what that glance meant.
Guagua: [Host, you should watch out for Zhao Feifei. She had an ambiguous relationship with Lu Jiyang before, and now she wants to charm you senseless with her electric signals.]
Lu Chi: "..."
Guagua: [Zhao Feifei and Su Yunian are famous at school as the "Ice and Fire Beauties." Su Yunian is stunningly beautiful, but her personality is cold and aloof, so she's called Ice Sister. Zhao Feifei falls a little short of Su Yunian in looks, but she makes up for it with her fiery personality and how easily she gets friendly with people, so everyone calls her Fire Sister. She has no fewer admirers at school than Su Yunian does. But she neither accepts nor rejects them. She gets along with everyone and plays push-and-pull with them all. Lu Jiyang pursued her before too, but she rejected him.]
Lu Chi couldn't understand it.
*[Doesn't he refuse to reject anyone? Why would she reject Lu Jiyang? Even if Lu Jiyang is an adopted son, he's still the adopted son of the richest family, with wealth to rival a nation.*
*And he's been reborn, too. He's practically a male lead, complete with a halo.]*
Guagua: [Zhao Feifei rejected Lu Jiyang because she wanted to strike a blow at Su Yunian. Of course she knows she's Zhao Min and Su Jingang's child, but she and her younger brother have never been able to acknowledge their father since childhood. They're illegitimate children who can't see the light of day, while Su Yunian, the rightful young miss of the Su Family, openly calls Su Jingang Dad every day. She's prettier and more elegant than Zhao Feifei, and she lives in pampered luxury every day, enjoying endless wealth and splendor. Meanwhile, as the daughter of the family doctor Zhao Min, although her mother is a doctor, she stays with the Su Family and does all sorts of housework for them every day like a nanny, to avoid arousing the suspicions of Su Yunian's mother, Xie Qing. She and her younger brother help with the work too. This makes her feel inferior. Although Su Jingang secretly gives them the best of everything too, she still feels it's unfair. So she's always hated Su Yunian. On the surface, she and Su Yunian are loving sisters, and she's always calling her "big sister" this and "big sister" that. In reality, she hates Su Yunian to the core and wishes she could kill her. Among her many admirers, Lu Jiyang is one of the most outstanding. He's also been engaged to Su Yunian since childhood, but Su Yunian doesn't like him. To strike back at Su Yunian, Zhao Feifei told Lu Jiyang that if he pursued Su Yunian, won her over, and then dumped her and broke off their engagement, she would get together with him.]
Lu Chi was stunned by Guagua's words.
Guagua truly lived up to being the Gossip System. Every juicy revelation it dropped was more of a classic than the last.
Lu Chi sorted through what Guagua had said.
First, Zhao Feifei was no good and wanted to get close to him.
He could see that himself.
Second, Su Yunian and Lu Jiyang were engaged?
Huh? Those two were actually engaged?!
He had only been with the Lu Family for a little over two weeks and hadn't heard anything about it.
He could tell that Su Yunian didn't like Lu Jiyang.
But for some unknown reason, the two still hadn't broken off their engagement.
Third, Zhao Feifei wanted to strike back at Su Yunian.
Her method was to have Lu Jiyang pursue Su Yunian, wait for her to fall for him, then dump her and take the opportunity to break off the engagement.
Then he would get together with Zhao Feifei, fulfilling her goal of trampling Su Yunian underfoot and giving her a sense of achievement.
In other words, Lu Jiyang was pursuing Su Yunian at Zhao Feifei's instigation.
Good grief!
Lu Chi pressed a hand to his forehead.
Lu Jiyang and Zhao Feifei really were a fly eyeing a rotten egg, a crooked pot paired with a lopsided stove.
Rotten fish seeking stinking shrimp, an old turtle paired with a big tortoise!
No wonder Lu Jiyang had sent Li Bingqing to trick him. So he had learned that dirty trick from Zhao Feifei all along.
To come up with such a dirty trick, neither of them was any good!
Come to think of it...
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
I'll find a chance to help Su Yunian and take on that son of destiny, Lu Jiyang, together.
For now, though, I finally got out, so I'll have some fun before heading home.
Lu Chi hailed a cab by the roadside and took it to a nearby amusement park.
He had already sent his driver back to the Lu Family.
Starry Sky Entertainment City.
Lu Chi let loose there, playing until he lost all track of time.
The Ferris wheel, the giant pendulum, the slides, the swings.
The carousel, the roller coaster, the drifting bottle.
Lu Chi shrieked and howled as he played.
The system Guagua also shouted excitedly inside Lu Chi's mind.
Guagua: [Aaaah! This is so much fun! So exciting! Too bad the host is a single dog. If only you had a female lead to go wild and fool around with you.]
Lu Chi: [Hey, do you fucking know how to talk...? If you can't talk properly, nobody will mistake you for a mute.]
Guagua: [Hahahaha...]
After playing for ages, Lu Chi even spent 300 yuan on a pile of tokens to play claw machines, motorcycle racing games, VR experiences, and the like.
He stayed until dark, ate a bowl of beef noodles outside, and only then went home.
Since transmigrating here, today could be called his happiest day.
Who would have thought that before that happy feeling had even faded, he would run into someone at the residential compound's entrance?
Zhang Yong!