In the afternoon, the weather shed its gloomy tone, and golden sunlight pierced through the clouds, spilling across Jing City.
Fu Hanye had Uncle Zhou arrange afternoon tea, and also ordered the maid to clean the small round table and chairs by the flower pool. He knocked on He Sheng’s door and called her downstairs for tea.
To this, He Sheng found it somewhat strange.
Since when had Fu Hanye become so refined and sentimental? Since it was just a way to pass time anyway, He Sheng did not refuse.
Earl Grey tea, Longyin strawberries, and colorful macarons were laid out—delicate and beautiful. Even though He Sheng could only see a vague outline, she could still feel their elegance.
Fu Hanye leaned lazily against the chair back, his long legs with nowhere to rest stretching carelessly toward He Sheng’s feet.
He Sheng first took a sip of black tea, then picked up a small fork to eat a Longyin strawberry.
The strawberry’s outer layer had a thin sugar shell. With a light poke, it made a crisp crack sound.
When it entered her mouth, it was cool and refreshing, carrying the milky fragrance of cream and the sweet-sour taste of strawberry—like a strawberry, yet not quite a strawberry.
The taste was quite good. He Sheng’s brows relaxed slightly.
Fu Hanye was idly playing with his phone, recording everything.
After finishing one Longyin strawberry, He Sheng put down the fork. She did not really like macarons; they were too sweet.
Holding the warm, fragrant black tea, He Sheng tilted her face up, letting the sunlight warm her skin.
Her nearly translucent skin shimmered under the light like jade—beautiful beyond words.
Fu Hanye casually edited the video and sent it out, then closed his screen. When he lifted his gaze again, he saw the girl’s fragile, pale neck.
Suddenly, He Sheng felt a hot palm on her neck. The touch was like someone stroking fine porcelain; the slightly calloused palm stirred up a layer of goosebumps. That sensation felt as though she had been bitten by a fierce beast.
He Sheng: ?
She subconsciously tried to avoid it, but the man’s hand moved upward and hooked under her chin.
“Don’t move.” His voice was low and slightly rough. “There’s cream at the corner of your mouth.”
A bit of pink cream stained the edge of her cherry-colored lips. Fu Hanye wiped it off with his thumb, then, right in front of He Sheng, licked the cream from his fingertip clean.
He Sheng was completely speechless.
Did he really think she was some blind person who couldn’t see anything?
Please, she could at least make out shapes!
What Fu Hanye was doing was truly… truly overflowing with seduction. She would misunderstand, okay?
He Sheng pressed her lips together. She did not notice that her cheeks were slowly turning red. A little flustered, she stood up—but accidentally tripped over the table leg of the small round table and staggered.
The man reacted quickly and pulled her into his arms.
A familiar fragrance filled her senses, while the remaining cream taste on the tongue became even sweeter.
Fu Hanye supported the back of her head with one hand and steadied her back with the other. He lowered his head, as if wanting to properly taste the flavor of the cherry, wondering whether it would be sweeter than cream.
He Sheng snapped back to her senses and quickly covered Fu Hanye’s lips as he leaned in for a kiss.
His lips were cooler than her palm, soft to the touch.
He Sheng’s heart leapt to her throat. She stared at him with wide eyes, flustered and at a loss.
No—no way, this plot was a big no-no, da-me da-me! Was this guy starting to go crazy?!
Fu Hanye was unhappy. The atmosphere had already reached this point, yet He Sheng was actually refusing to be kissed.
This Young Master’s first kiss—she actually didn’t want it?
What did she mean? Did she want to die?
Fu Hanye pulled her hand away and tried again, but He Sheng once more covered his mouth and even shook her head.
He Sheng: I don’t want it! Don’t even think about it!
Fu Hanye’s pride was somewhat hurt. He roughly pushed her away and pointed at He Sheng while speaking coldly: “Just you wait. One day, you’ll be crying and begging me!”
He Sheng gave him two eye-rolls and silently raised her middle finger in her heart.
Impossible.
The two parted on bad terms. Fu Hanye went out to fool around, while He Sheng comfortably rolled around on her bed.
It truly was best to sleep alone—no one treated her like a doll, and she could roll however she wanted.
May heaven bless her so Fu Hanye would stay out for a few more days and not come home to lose his mind.
The system was furious at her lack of ambition.
It had never seen a host as lazy as He Sheng. When it concerned her own life, she still chose to slack off without hesitation.
【Host, this is not acceptable!】
He Sheng: “How is it not acceptable? I think it’s perfectly acceptable!”
【…Don’t say this system didn’t warn you. If you get closer to Fu Hanye, there are huge benefits. For example, your eyesight condition can be exchanged with 30 years of lifespan. You don’t want to be blind for your entire life, do you?】
He Sheng sneered disdainfully: “So what? I have money. I can hire someone to be my eyes.”
Don’t even think about tempting her into getting close to Fu Hanye. She would rather live lazily and survive as she was!
【……】
The system was so frustrated it almost wanted to grow limbs and fight her.
After successfully silencing the system, He Sheng felt satisfied.
They did not even look at what Fu Hanye had done today, yet they still encouraged her to get close to him.
Get close my foot. If she kept doing that, she might end up dead instead.
She might stir up that little wolf cub’s dark side, and even if she saved up enough lifespan, she would just become a canary in a cage.
He Sheng rubbed her temples. She needed to redirect the little wolf cub’s attention.
But how?
A name suddenly popped into her mind.
Shen Yao.
Yes, the female protagonist!
Even though their storyline had not officially started yet, it did not matter. She could force it to begin early.
He Sheng tugged at the plush toy’s ear, thinking carefully about her plan.
Step one: approach Shen Yao and become her friend so she could subtly create opportunities.
Step two…
There was no step two yet. She would take things as they came.
The next morning, He Sheng excitedly went to Uncle Zhou and asked him to help her re-enroll in school.
Uncle Zhou’s mouth went dry: “Miss He Sheng, you want to return to school?”
You could not see clearly and could not speak—what was the point of going back?
He Sheng nodded firmly. She not only wanted to return to school, she also wanted to change majors—to the same class as Shen Yao.
Uncle Zhou felt that He Sheng was being extremely reckless, but since she insisted, he could only comply.
Under normal circumstances, no one would return to school in the middle of a semester. However, money could solve everything. Not only did He Sheng successfully re-enroll, she also successfully transferred into Shen Yao’s class.
Everyone in the Fu Family knew about this—except Fu Hanye, who had not been home for several days.
While halfway through a startup practice assignment, their teacher called them back to school to check progress. When Fu Hanye saw He Sheng in the classroom, he briefly thought he had not slept enough.
Not only Fu Hanye, but the rest of the class also cast curious glances at her.
The counselor had already informed Shen Yao to take care of the newly transferred student.
Shen Yao, although she disliked the arrogant Fu Hanye, had a good impression of He Sheng. She walked over to greet her.
“He Sheng, I didn’t expect you to also be a student at Capital City University. From now on, we’re classmates. Let’s improve together.”
He Sheng smiled and nodded, revealing two shallow dimples.
Shen Yao sat down and softly introduced the basic situation of the class. When she mentioned the ongoing startup practice assignment, she comforted her: “Since you joined halfway, the teacher understands your situation. You don’t need to participate in this assignment. But if you’re interested, you can join a group and help out a little.”
He Sheng thought for a moment, then took out paper and pen: Can I take a look at your group?
Just as she finished writing, the paper was snatched away.
Fu Hanye tore it into pieces in a few quick motions and said coldly through gritted teeth: “Not allowed!”