Five minutes later.
Copying his classmates' homework took just one minute.
For the remaining four minutes, Lin Yu browsed through Teacher Yan Miaozhu's personal photos with a critical eye.
Sigh. Expectations had been set too high.
The content fell far short of what he'd imagined.
Compared to the photos he'd taken for Antique Sister, these weren't even on the same level.
Just some shots with skimpy outfits and mildly suggestive angles.
The only takeaway was seeing Yan Miaozhu's sexy side beyond her professional attire.
Many photos clearly couldn't have been selfies.
Who knew which poor souls had been ensnared by the Green Snake Lady to produce these?
Among them were several against white bedsheet backgrounds.
No one uses such hotel-style bedding at home—these had to be taken in a hotel!
Admittedly,
Yan Miaozhu must have put thought into curating these photos for her hard drive.
Your average college student would never have seen anything this bold.
Anyone else would've been utterly overwhelmed,
their imagination running wild, certain body parts standing at attention.
But for a battle-hardened veteran like Lin Yu?
Not quite enough.
Lin Yu glanced at Yan Miaozhu sprawled on the beanbag chair.
Though she was trying hard to pretend she was asleep,
her breathing and rigid stillness couldn't fool him.
Truly sleeping people relax completely—their breathing takes on a distinct ease.
Their bodies also make occasional tiny unconscious movements.
Lin Yu almost wanted to lift Yan Miaozhu's arm and say:
"They say sleeping girls' arms stay raised if you lift them~
Let's test if teacher's really asleep?"
Lin Yu: "..."
After waiting a few more minutes,
Lin Yu figured it was time. He leaned in and called softly:
"Teacher Yan? Teacher Yan, wake up, the files are all copied."
"Teacher Yan? Teacher Yan..."
She's really committed to this act.
Who falls asleep that deeply in minutes?
Proof that words can't wake someone pretending to sleep.
Lin Yu had no choice but to pat Yan Miaozhu's shoulder.
This finally got a reaction.
"Mmm~ Nn~"
Stretching lazily, Yan Miaozhu rose from the couch.
This showed her skill level.
Even with the eye mask on, she pinpointed Lin Yu's location perfectly.
As her arms extended, her hand drifted unerringly upward,
fingers brushing closely along his body.
Lin Yu: "???"
That move...
Seemed casual yet deliberate, like using his body as a measuring stick.
Or maybe checking whether Lin Yu had developed
appropriate reactions after viewing the sleeping beauty and her photos?
[Ding!]
[Critical hit! The Saint's divine weapon awes the Green Snake Lady, stirring her heart!]
[Reward: 50 spirit stones]
Lin Yu: "..."
Knew it.
Definitely not accidental.
Immediately after,
Yan Miaozhu removed her eye mask, acting completely unaware as she smiled up at Lin Yu:
"All done? Feels like I barely slept—you're so fast, Lin Yu!"
Lin Yu: "..."
Thanks for that?
How would you know without testing?
Wait...
She saw him unaffected after viewing the photos...
Could she think he already... finished?
Damn damn damn!
Was "fast" implying that?
This is outright humiliation!
Steadying himself, Lin Yu maintained his naive persona, scratching his head:
"Not that fast..."
"Teacher Yan, I sorted them by group."
"If there's nothing else, should I head back?"
Lin Yu knew his words were meaningless.
With the door locked, she wouldn't let him leave so easily.
This was just to speed through formalities and see
what other tricks Yan Miaozhu had prepared.
Yan Miaozhu leisurely sat at the computer to inspect his "work."
Opening the hard drive, she suddenly feigned distress:
"Oh no! Why did I put that video here!"
Lin Yu: "..."
Could you be any more obvious?
Might as well keep the act internal—saying it out loud makes the ploy too transparent.
His soul wasn't some twenty-year-old puppy—he couldn't play along with glee, only cringe.
Yan Miaozhu looked up at Lin Yu, shifting to praise:
"Lin Yu, your performance at the convention yesterday went viral!"
"My WeChat moments were flooded with classmates sharing your video."
"So I watched it a few times (tactical pause)... Who knew you liked Tokyo Ghoul too?"
Her pause was masterfully placed—
after "a few times," letting Lin Yu infer keywords: obsession, admiration, affection...
Among students exists a shared psychological phenomenon called "hierarchy theory."
No matter how outstanding, studious or talented a student is,
they subconsciously place teachers on a higher tier.
When a young female teacher displays fascination with them,
the resulting ego boost dwarfs anything from female classmates.
This exists in society too—a subconscious "admiration of superiors" mentality.
In crude terms:
Holy shit! The teacher's into me? Could we possibly [censored]?
OMG! The CEO likes me? Could I get [censored] by the boss?
Hence the popularity of "CEO romance" tropes.
Among Lin Yu's female acquaintances, Yan Miaozhu was currently the undisputed master of psychological manipulation.
Lin Yu played along:
"You flatter me, Teacher Yan. I do enjoy anime sometimes."
"Occasionally I'll practice singing the theme songs."
"With other songs, my lack of skill would show."
Yan Miaozhu noted how Lin Yu kept avoiding eye contact while speaking.
A shy, tall young man—exactly her type!
"Good at singing, good at photography."
"No wonder so many girls like you."
"Your girlfriend... is it the older or younger twin sister?"
Catching Lin Yu completely off guard, Yan Miaozhu suddenly dropped the question.
Lin Yu: "..."
Can't you flirt without prying into personal matters?
Even more frustrating—
Just as Lin Yu prepared to answer, Yan Miaozhu immediately backpedaled:
"Don't answer, sorry, sorry!"
"I shouldn't ask such things!"
"College relationships are normal—it's not like high school, no need to be nervous."
Lin Yu: "???"
When was he nervous?
She's literally inventing nervousness for him!
Soon,
Lin Yu understood Yan Miaozhu's real purpose.
Older or younger twin sister—
Completely irrelevant!
She only wanted to gauge his reaction to confirm whether he had a girlfriend.
So you're the type who enjoys "hunting in others' territory," huh?
Having a girlfriend makes you safer and less likely to get into trouble, right?
...
(Second update for today, with an extra chapter coming tonight!)
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
