Ye You

"Damn it!"

A surge of anger uncontrollably rose in Lin Yu's heart.

Was there even any need to think about it?

Who else could casually fork over fifty thousand, just for a chance to be alone with him?

Among the people he knew, who besides Qing Mo had that kind of financial power?

The person behind these people had to be Qing Mo!

Lin Yu was so angry his teeth ached.

Well, well. He had thought before that Qing Mo would never stoop to something like this. Turns out she really was that bored!

Lin Yu got up and walked to the dormitory balcony, took out his phone, and dialed Qing Mo's number.

The phone rang only once before it was picked up on the other end. Before the other party could speak, Lin Yu fired off an angry, demanding question:

"Are you behind all this crap, this messed-up stuff happening at S University?"

Lin Yu was genuinely furious. He had long placed Qing Mo in a position far above that of an ordinary friend.

He trusted her. So when these bizarre approaches started happening, he never once suspected her, believing she wasn't the type to be so idle.

But now, it seemed she had truly betrayed his trust...

Just as Lin Yu was fuming and complaining internally, the voice coming through the phone instantly cut off his mental tirade.

"No."

Those two short words from Qing Mo made Lin Yu freeze on the spot.

It wasn't her?

Lin Yu frowned, suspicion growing in his heart.

Qing Mo's tone didn't sound like she was lying. But recalling all the information he'd gathered over this period, Lin Yu realized there was no other plausible explanation besides her.

Thinking this, Lin Yu hesitated for a moment before asking distrustfully:

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

"I have never lied to you."

Qing Mo's words drifted lightly into Lin Yu's ears, yet they struck his heart like a giant hammer, making it skip a beat.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Lin Yu quickly ran through his memories of his past with Qing Mo and realized she truly had never lied to him.

As for what she was planning to do with him that Lunar New Year's Day, she still hadn't told him to this day!

Not telling him of course didn't count as lying!

With things put this way, Lin Yu knew those people's approaches definitely weren't orchestrated by Qing Mo.

But that only made the whole situation even more absurd.

Could the "rival" in this version really be terrifying to such an extent?

Hanging up the phone, Lin Yu sat back down on his chair, preoccupied. Lang Hua, looking at the 50,000 yuan transfer on his phone, asked helplessly:

"What do we do?"

"Do we take the money?"

"Let me think."

Lin Yu raised a hand to rub his forehead, his mind racing.

First, his previous deductions still held.

These girls who approached him neither liked him nor were they rendered brainless by some plot influence.

They definitely had another reason for doing this.

Now Qing Mo's suspicion was also cleared.

In that case...

Lin Yu clicked his tongue in annoyance, painfully furrowing his brows.

Dammit!

All leads were broken. Now he didn't even have an investigation direction. What the hell was he supposed to do?

While Lin Yu was deep in thought, Lang Hua's phone chimed. He looked down at it and, unsure how to handle it, simply turned the phone around and held it up for Lin Yu to see, asking:

"She's pressing for info. Think of something."

Lin Yu looked at the chat history between "Lang Hua" and Ye You, worrying about how to put her off for now, when suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him. He thought of a perfect method to trace things back to the source.

What was he doing here blindly speculating?

Since he could be sure there was a scheme behind these people, why not just snatch one of their phones?

Once he got his hands on the chat records, wouldn't everything become clear?

Finally finding the optimal solution, Lin Yu got excited and immediately said to Lang Hua:

"Take the money. I'll tell you what to do later..."

"...Actually, never mind. Just give me your phone. I'll talk to her. You go play on the computer for a bit."

After sending Lang Hua away, Lin Yu held his phone, thinking of an excuse to lure Ye You off-campus to make things easier.

A Spray of Waves: Sunday at 10 AM, wait at the entrance of the Wanhui cinema. Lin Yu needs my help with something that day. I'll stand him up then recommend you to him. That should work.

It's Ye You~: ?

It's Ye You~: I paid fifty thousand just for this?

It's Ye You~: What if he doesn't want my help, like if he sees me at school and just turns and walks away?

A Spray of Waves: Don't worry, our service includes after-sales support.

A Spray of Waves: If the situation you describe happens, I'll issue a full refund!

It's Ye You~: ...

It's Ye You~: Fine.

After settling the time with Ye You, Lin Yu pondered how to get his hands on her phone.

Most phones these days had lock screen passwords, so sneakily taking a quick look wouldn't work.

He needed to find a way to take her phone away, get it to a repair shop to bypass the lock, and also come up with an excuse to leave himself, so he could see what secrets were hidden in her phone.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yu quickly came up with a lousy idea...

No, a brilliant idea!

But this would require someone's help. He wondered if that person had time...

...

A little past 10 AM on Sunday, Lin Yu found Ye You at the entrance of the Wanhui cinema.

It was already late autumn, but due to geographical reasons, daytime temperatures in S City generally remained around 26-27 degrees Celsius. This meant S City was still a sea of short skirts and beautiful legs...

Ye You's attire was also quite summery.

She wore a long gray T-shirt on top, with a very loose neckline that revealed her left shoulder, soft and fair.

The hem of the T-shirt just reached the top of her thighs, the expanse of pale leg flesh leaving ample room for imagination.

Further down were a pair of thigh-high white stockings, the tight, elastic material creating a slight indentation in the soft, pale flesh of her thighs. If one ignored the faintly visible blue shorts under her gray T-shirt...

Her outfit was practically more provocative than the cover girls on certain adult comics.

Ye You had a roundish face, cute features, and was only about 160 cm tall, essentially checking all the boxes for a "loli" type.

Hmm.

And the legal kind, too!

Tch!

Well, that kinda takes the fun out of it, doesn't it? (Scratch out this entire line!)

Lin Yu cleared his throat, adjusted his expression, then furrowed his brows. He walked up to Ye You with an impatient look and said disdainfully:

"Why is it you?"

A cute smile appeared on Ye You's face, but under Lin Yu's scornful gaze, her smile faded slightly, replaced by a somewhat awkward expression that made her look even cuter.

Lin Yu frowned, putting on a thoughtful act. After pretending to think for a moment, he clicked his tongue and spoke as if reluctantly compromising:

"Whatever. It's too late to find someone else now."

"You'll have to do."

"It'll all be the same later anyway!"