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!)
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
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?!
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
