Jiang You almost choked when she heard that.
’Even if Shen Lan is going off-script right now and seems really interested in me, I’d never dare to think I’ll be his last girlfriend.’
’According to the plot, the heroine is supposed to be his last.’
Although that was what Jiang You was thinking, on the surface she acted provoked, looking coldly at Lin Wan. "I will definitely be his last."
Lin Wan lowered her gaze. In truth, she had noticed Shen Lan and this girl the moment she entered the cafeteria.
The contrast was painful.
In the past, when Lin Wan asked Shen Lan to eat with her, he would come even if he had already eaten. She thought this meant he truly liked her. But now she suddenly realized that when he ate with her, his gaze was usually fixed on his terminal, never on her.
It was nothing like now, where his eyes were constantly fixed on another girl, unable to resist touching her to get her attention and talk to her.
Lin Wan abruptly realized that Shen Lan treated this girl differently.
And that was precisely why she had said it.
She knew Shen Lan deliberately feigned being a passionate playboy, so she wanted to make him say, for the sake of his persona, that the girl across from him wouldn’t be his last.
That sentence would be a landmine in their future relationship.
Lin Wan’s goal was to plant that very landmine.
She also wanted to make this girl certain that Shen Lan was just that kind of man-whore.
’And isn’t that man-whore persona something he created himself?’
When she was with Shen Lan, people would ask if he had touched her. She would deliberately let them misunderstand that he had, and Shen Lan never said anything to deny it.
In reality, Shen Lan had never touched her at all.
She began to suspect the rumors that Shen Lan had slept with all his exes were false.
’Did all of Shen Lan’s other exes do the same thing I did? Deliberately letting people think they’d slept with him?’
When in fact, they had never even held hands.
In any case, Lin Wan’s goal right now was to deliberately create a problem for Shen Lan’s relationship.
"I wasn’t asking you. I was asking Shen Lan," Lin Wan said, turning her head to look at him.
Shen Lan’s slightly long blue hair, which was a bit wavy, faded to a deep blue at the tips.
He was undeniably handsome. His blue eyes were clear, deep, and full of emotion. His long lashes were half-lowered, and his slender fingers rested lightly on the clean white tabletop.
Usually, he would have said without hesitation that this girl would, of course, not be his last.
But now, he was actually thinking about it.
He never used to think about things like this.
Lin Wan grew even more jealous, her hands clenching tightly at her sides.
"Maybe she will be," Shen Lan tilted his head, giving an ambiguous reply.
It meant she might be his last.
The expression on Lin Wan’s face stiffened. She thought Shen Lan would say she wouldn’t be his last, just to maintain his playboy persona.
’But is he actually breaking character for this girl?’
"’Maybe she will be?’ What do you mean?" Jiang You asked, looking at Shen Lan.
Shen Lan turned to look at her, his gaze fixed on her. He raised an eyebrow slightly and said softly, "It means whether or not you’re my last depends on you—if you’re willing to be my last."
Jiang You’s eyelashes fluttered. "I will definitely be your last."
Failing to achieve her goal, Lin Wan hastily said, "I’m leaving."
She looked rather pathetic as she left.
On the other side of the cafeteria, Zhou Yan got her food and spotted Zhou Yu in the corner. She walked over to him. "Didn’t you say you weren’t eating?"
Zhou Yu’s gaze was fixed on something in the distance, his jaw tight. He didn’t say a word.
Zhou Yan followed his line of sight and saw Jiang You leaving the cafeteria hand-in-hand with a young man. She suddenly understood and didn’t say anything more.
Inside the school supermarket.
Jiang You watched Shen Lan pick out some chewing gum. There were many different flavors.
She was stunned.
Shen Lan had said they were going to the woods to kiss, so he wanted to buy some gum to freshen up their mouths first.
And just like that, he had dragged her here.
Shen Lan’s slender fingers grazed over the selections on the shelf before pausing. He glanced sideways at her, his eyes tinged with an ambiguous, playful smile. "Oh, right. I forgot to ask, girlfriend, what flavor do you like?"
’The male lead belongs to the heroine. He has to save himself for her, so there’s no way we’ll actually end up kissing.’
Holding onto this belief, she was about to say peach flavor when, before the word could leave her lips, Shen Lan spoke first. "Should I get peach, since you like it?"
Jiang You froze. ’How did he know I like peach?’
But she quickly recovered. Not caring how he knew, she gave a haughty, "Uh-huh."
The woods were a bit secluded and few students ever came this way, so young couples often came here to kiss in secret.
Shen Lan led her inside.
For some reason, Jiang You started to feel nervous.
’Seriously, why kiss in the woods? It’s not like we can’t afford a room. Is it for the thrill?’
But Shen Lan just kept leading her by the hand, walking deeper into the woods as if on a leisurely stroll, without making a move.
Because he didn’t actually intend to kiss her.
’A kiss should be spontaneous, not something you meticulously prepare for.’
’Besides, I think the trees in the woods are pretty dirty. I don’t get why those young couples like to come here and pin people against them for a kiss.’
So he had no plans to kiss her.
He had only brought her here to tease her.
[Task Ten has been issued.]
The system’s voice suddenly rang out, startling Jiang You.
Both Jiang You and Shen Lan heard the task.
Jiang You’s expression stiffened.
Shen Lan froze for a moment.
Because the task was to ask him for a kiss!
According to the plot, now that the villainess had Shen Lan as her boyfriend, she would naturally try to get intimate with him many times, only to be rejected and mocked repeatedly.
This was the first time she was supposed to ask him for a kiss.
After being rejected, she was supposed to fly into a rage and force a kiss on him.
Of course, the forced kiss wasn’t successful. The villainess would be thrown to the ground, and the male lead would coldly tell her to get lost.
Jiang You glanced at the nearby trees, and without another moment of hesitation, she yanked Shen Lan behind a large tree trunk.
Caught off guard, Shen Lan was pulled along. His heart actually started to race, and a flicker of panic crossed his blue eyes.
By the time Jiang You looked at him, Shen Lan had already reverted to his usual devil-may-care smile. "In such a hurry, girlfriend?"
"Boyfriend, kiss me!" Jiang You demanded, pulling him down by the collar.
Forced to bend down and look at her, Shen Lan’s gaze subconsciously fell upon her full, rosy lips. The color of his eyes slowly darkened.
"Let me have a piece of gum first, then we’ll kiss, okay?" Shen Lan’s throat felt a little dry.
The man who had just been thinking about how dirty the woods were and that he wouldn’t kiss her here had completely forgotten his earlier resolve.
Jiang You was floored.
’Damn it! According to the plot, he’s supposed to reject me!’
’The male lead is going off-script again!’
’So, skipping the male lead’s part of the script, the next step is for me to force a kiss on him.’
Jiang You wrapped both arms around Shen Lan’s neck, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed him.