She looked good with her forehead exposed.
It was the only thought left in Jing Wang’s mind.
“Young Master Lingzhou, Miss Bai’s glasses will be ready in about 30 minutes.
The custom contact lenses will require a full day to be made.”
The doctor pulled out the prescription and placed it on the coffee table.
“This is Miss Bai’s prescription information.”
Jing Wang leaned back against the sofa, his eyes gradually narrowing.
‘He actually went ahead and ordered custom contacts for the bean sprout.’
His gaze lingered on Bai Tao for a couple of seconds.
‘Then again, she really does look better in contacts.’
The moment the thought crossed his mind, Jing Wang couldn’t help but frown.
‘What am I thinking?’
‘This is ridiculous.’
He averted his gaze.
“So?
Why are you telling me all this?”
The doctor’s smile visibly froze, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.
‘Did I misunderstand?’
‘Miss Bai isn’t Young Master Lingzhou’s girlfriend?’
‘Then doesn’t that mean everything I just did was…’
The doctor swallowed.
“I just remembered, I haven’t had customer service add Miss Bai yet.”
The assistant beside him quickly held up a QR code.
“Miss Bai, you can scan this KK QR code to add your personal service agent.
They’ll contact you the moment your lenses are ready.”
“If you have any questions about using your new eyewear, you can consult them directly as well.”
KK was the dedicated communication app in this world, short for Knock Knock.
KK had all the features of a typical messaging app like WeChat, with one key difference: it showed if and when your message had been read.
Bai Tao tensed.
The old burner phone in her pocket felt like it was burning a hole through the fabric.
‘Hmm…
Can this old brick even run an app like KK?’
Jing Wang saw the clunky bulge in her pocket and was reminded of that tough-as-nails brick she called a phone.
He’d be mortified if she pulled it out again.
“No need.
Just notify me,” Jing Wang said, rubbing his temples.
The doctor breathed a sigh of relief.
‘So she is his girlfriend after all.’
“Well, I’ll leave you two alone then.”
The door closed, leaving Bai Tao and Jing Wang alone in the VIP lounge, staring at each other in silence.
This was going even better than Bai Tao had hoped.
Her eyes, as if equipped with auto-aim, furtively scanned over Jing Wang, finally locking onto the way his muscles filled out his Heslington uniform shirt.
‘Hehe.’
‘That shirt is so…
big.
Oh, no, I mean, that tie looks so…
firm.’
‘Ah, I really want to touch it again.’
Regardless, for the sake of her future happiness—both romantic and carnal—Bai Tao decided to press her advantage.
“Wang, um…” She pulled out her ancient phone and offered it to Jing Wang with both hands.
“Could I trouble you for your phone number?”
Jing Wang took a deep breath.
‘Glasses she’s worn for who knows how long, an antique of a phone, and she can’t even afford a single school uniform.’
‘The fact that this bean sprout could even exist at Heslington Beast School in this state could probably top the list of the world’s ten greatest mysteries.’
“I don’t know how to use this relic.”
He pulled out his own phone, found a contact, and made a call.
“Uncle Cao, go buy the latest model phone.
Get the top specs.
Any color is fine.”
“Also, get five sets of the girls’ uniform.
Size…” He tilted his head, lazily opening his eyes to glance at Bai Tao’s waist, which looked no thicker than his own thigh.
“Small.”
“Deliver them to Lingzhou Private Hospital, fourth-floor VIP lounge.
Now.”
He hung up and stood.
“Get your things and get out.”
Bai Tao swallowed.
“But your contact info…”
SLAM!
Jing Wang slammed the door shut and left without a shred of mercy.
Half an hour later, Bai Tao had her new glasses, a new phone, new uniforms, and—
a sticky note with Jing Wang’s KK ID written on it.
She wasn’t in a hurry to add him, instead folding the note and tucking it into her pocket.
Bai Tao took the campus shuttle back to her dorm.
The dorms at Heslington were divided into doubles, singles, and private standalone suites.
The singles were for the various young masters and misses, while the standalone suites were reserved exclusively for the F5.
As for the scholarship students like her, they lived in the lowest-tier rooms: the doubles.
The rooms were less than a quarter of the size of a single, with a curtain hung down the middle to provide some basic privacy.
Two people shared a single bathroom, so they had to coordinate its use.
Still, her own small space, though tiny, had everything she needed.
Other facilities, like the washing machines and refrigerators, were located in a common area.
Bai Tao changed into her uniform.
The shirt, skirt, and leather shoes were the required daily three-piece set.
She put on the tie and looked in the mirror at her overly long, thick bangs, reaching up to touch them.
Since she’d been sent to this world as a “plugin,” her appearance and style had been copied over exactly as they were.
She was well aware that she was quite attractive—the kind of person you couldn’t forget after just one look.
Back in her original world, to avoid drawing attention, she had deliberately grown her bangs out long and made a habit of wearing ugly glasses.
That reminded her.
‘Now that I’m in this world, there are no enemies chasing me.
I don’t have to hide anymore.’
‘People are visual creatures, after all.’
‘Next up is seducing the F5.
I need to find a chance to upgrade my image, and fast.’
Scholarship students received a basic monthly living stipend on their school cards, but that alone definitely wouldn’t be enough.
‘I’ll have to find a way to earn some money.’
She immediately opened the school forums.
Beneath a sea of celebrity gossip, she found the rarely visited “Work-Study” board.
A quick scan revealed nothing but one-off odd jobs like “Dog Walker Needed,” “Package Pickup,” and “Run Errands.”
After a few minutes of searching, she found some good news: a high-paying job tutoring the rich kids.
It was twice a week for 1,000 per session.
The bad news?
Bai Tao was basically a high school dropout who hadn’t cracked a book in years.
She’d probably need to hire a scholarship student to tutor *her* just to pass the school’s bimonthly exams.
She furiously scrolled past it.
“Isn’t there a single high-paying job out there that doesn’t require using my brain?” she muttered.
DING.
A new post popped up.
[High-paying position for Judo/BJJ sparring partner.
Work is only on Saturdays from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Transportation provided.
Pay negotiable.
One meal included.]
[Interested students, click the poster’s avatar to get their KK ID and add them directly to schedule an interview.]
[Requirements: Must be resilient and able to handle pressure.
Years of experience in Judo and/or BJJ required.]
This post seemed tailor-made for Bai Tao.
Before she could click on it, the sound of excited chatter drifted in from outside her window.
“The F5 are meeting up in the school cafeteria today!
And it’s one of those rare times they’re all there!”
“You don’t think they’re meeting to plan the Heslington welcoming ball, do you?
It’s in two weeks!”
“Ah…
Just imagining them all in suits is enough to make me faint.”
Bai Tao’s ears perked up, and at the same time, her stomach let out a grumble.
‘The F5 are in the cafeteria?’
‘Perfect.
I’m hungry, too.’